Both Jin Mantang and Gongsun Changming knew that Li Ze had always paid great attention to overseas trade and the construction of navy.

Overseas trade brought huge wealth to Li Ze's Wuyi court, and over the years, the construction of the navy has been continuously strengthened. In the eyes of these two, the greater extent is to ensure the security and monopoly of maritime trade.

The current Tang navy has actually been divided into two parts, with some guarding their families and taking into account the attacks on southern forces. Under the attack of the Tang navy, the maritime trade in the south has basically reached a stagnation. Because once they go to sea, they will be attacked by the Tang navy and lose all their money.

Quanzhou Port and Guangzhou Port, the largest ports in overseas trade in the past, are now basically abandoned, and overseas trade is basically concentrated in Haixing Port, Jiaozhou Port and Yangzhou Port, which have not been completely completed. Merchants in the south who want to go overseas trade can only ship to the nearby Yangzhou, but as both sides officially turn against each other and start the war, even this line was cut off. Southern merchants who originally relied on maritime trade are now on the verge of bankruptcy.

Another part of the navy became part of the long-distance trade. They traveled abroad as escort ships of the caravan. When attacked by pirates, they were brave defenders, fighting with pirates to defend the interests of their own merchant ships. Once they encountered merchant ships from other countries, they immediately turned into pirates and launched an attack on the other party, snatching the other party's supplies.

Whether they are guarding the family or outside, they play an unparalleled role in the stability of the Tang Dynasty court. The huge investment back then was opposed by countless important officials, but now these people are all praised and praised Li Ze's current fruitful results brought about by his opposition from the public.

But the two did not expect that Li Ze's attention to him reached such a level, and he actually wanted to set up a university church specifically for this.

Both of them know how much investment it takes to invest in a university.

"Is this necessary now?" Gongsun Changming said: "Now our navy can travel all over the world. I think it's enough to maintain this situation. It's okay to train naval generals, but it also specializes in people learning the language of those barbarians. What can it do?"

Li Ze smiled and said, "Mr. Gongsun, do you know what my greatest wish is?"

"Dover the world." Gongsun Changming said immediately.

Li Ze nodded: "My world is not just the world of our Tang Dynasty, but this world." He stretched out his hand and pointed to the globe placed on his big case.

I walked over and turned around on the globe: "Tang Dynasty, how big is this place? I want people in every part of the world to be proud of understanding our Chinese civilization and being able to speak our Chinese language. If we want to do all this, we must first understand these people."

"The warship is driving over!" Gongsun Changming said proudly. "Just as Li Xiang said before, if you don't agree, you will be defeated first."

"If it's just for business, this strategy will naturally work. But to spread our civilization, it's not enough to have force alone." Li Ze shook his head and said, "On this road, force is just a backing. Just show it out when necessary. If you really want to set up martial arts everywhere, you will really embark on the road of war and death."

"As long as we are strong enough." Gongsun Changming was dissatisfied.

Li Ze looked at Jin Mantang with a smile and said, "Mr. Jin, you left Meizhou and also went to Europa. How do you see the people in those places?"

"I won't say it for the time being. In my opinion, it is still in a state of chaos and there is no prospect. But Europa, although far inferior to us, is strong enough. If they were not as scattered and fell into each other's struggle as they are now." Jin Mantang said: "If a hero like Li Xiang appears, I think they will become our strong opponents. I have seen warriors in one of the city-states and observed the battle between the two factions. The fighting style is very different from ours and the scale is not the same, but their combat effectiveness cannot be underestimated. The tenacity and courage of the soldiers are amazing."

"That's right!" Li Ze nodded and said, "Their culture and traditions are very different from ours. They have their own set of philosophy of dealing with the world and governing the country. If we forcefully break into it, it will only cause strong resistance."

"I'm afraid this will be true." Jin Mantang said: "The people there are fanatical believers in religion. No matter what kind of power they are, the punishment for pagans is equally strict. When their Inquisition punishes heresy, the cruel methods are outrageous. Although they are now divided and dominate their own affairs, they believe in the same religion. If their emperors want to be legitimized, they must be recognized by their religious leaders, that is, the pope. So from another perspective, they are also a unified civilization."

"Yes. They are completely different from us." Li Zeyouran said: "If we send troops to fight as Mr. Gongsun said, how many people can conquer? Can they rule after conquering? Can they rule for a long time? We will completely move our set over, which will inevitably be inconsistent with the local conditions. And fighting far away overseas, how much combat power our soldiers have, how can we ensure that we can replenish continuously? It's too far away! On which land, what we need to do is to exert our influence and force, which is just a last resort to ensure that our influence is further enhanced and that our interests are not violated."

"So we need to understand them, their culture, their traditions, their religion, and then find their weaknesses. From these weaknesses, we can ensure that we can gain continuous benefits from where we can get continuous benefits." Li Ze said: "This world is big, and this world has never lacked heroes. We don't lack it here, and they don't lack it anywhere. Now our Tang Dynasty already knows the vastness of this world, and they don't know it yet, we have taken the lead. But sooner or later they will know, and sooner or later they will want to occupy a place in this world.

Land. In the future, two civilizations will inevitably have a collision, so we must do our homework in advance. They can exist and can be strong, but they will never be allowed to transcend. The only thing that guides the world forward is our Tang Dynasty. Whenever there is a country in this world that surpasses us, we must immediately try our best to suppress it ruthlessly, including war. The purpose of this war is not to occupy their territory, not to enslave their people, but to ensure our superiority. We must be clear about this."

Jin Mantang and Gongsun Changming were a little fascinated by hearing this.

Looking at them, Li Ze smiled and said, "All it is one thing. In this world, the Tang Dynasty is preferred."

"This is my heart!" Gongsun Changming laughed: "It is time for the Tang Dynasty to be given priority. The Tang people should stand at the top of this world and look down on everything in this world."

Li Ze wanted to become a sowinger of civilization and spread Chinese civilization to every corner of the world. But he also knew that the dispute between civilization, compared with the struggle between countries, would be more cruel and more life-and-death.

Therefore, countries carrying the spread of civilization must have the strength to surpass other competitors. Not only force, but also wealth. Only in this way will people think that what you are good and that they have the motivation to learn. The more they want to change their backward situation, the more they want to learn what they have, what they think is advanced. The more they learn, the deeper the Chinese civilization will take root on those lands.

To make all races and countries in this world feel that the moon of the Tang Dynasty is rounder than them, this will achieve Li Ze's goal.

China and China are about to become the central country above this world.

Thanks to the ancestors for their cultural heritage over thousands of years, the Tang Dynasty is still in war, but his strength can still stand at the top of this world, which allows Li Ze to make arrangements in this area calmly. After he completed the final integration of this land, it is the time for him to truly exert his arms to the world.

The Western Regions are about to return completely, and the southern and northern deserts have been taken under their command. Tubo has been broken up by itself. It is only a matter of time to deal with them. When the southern direction is completely defeated and the Tubo territory is occupied, you can calm down and manage your ideal Chinese civilization.

Li Ze felt that it was enough for the current territory. She was enough to carry her dreams. He now had everything that a superpower should have.

Too greed for the territory is not a good thing, because the territory that cannot be effectively ruled is basically a drag and a burden, and it will become a burden to the empire. Li Ze thinks it is just right now.

Jin Mantang was excited when he heard this. A businessman could also participate in the construction of Li Ze's grand dynasty and become an extremely important member of it, which made him so excited that he couldn't help himself. Zhang Hui's name was forever linked to Wuwei Academy. Chunyu Yue's famous general was passed down from history with the inheritance of the Tang Dynasty's laws. Now, he also has the opportunity to let his name be passed down forever in future generations, not just a successful businessman.

"Since Li Xiang valued me so much, I will go back to Yangzhou and prepare to build a Naval Academy." He stood up and bowed: "Give me a year, and I will build the best university in Yangzhou."

"So, I'm sorry!" Li Ze also stood up and bowed: "It's all for the Tang Dynasty."
Chapter completed!