Li Yan was of course happy about Murong Shun's behavior. Li Yan always wanted a ranch to stock various livestock he brought from modern times. Murong Shun's surrender provided Li Yan with such a place, so Li Yan then moved the farm to the grassland. Of course, Li Yan did not let them suffer any losses. After handing the cows to them for breeding, he also spent money to buy milk. In this way, it was a labor fee for them. Breeds like Boer goat are also very popular among Tuyuhun herders. For this reason, Li Yan also set up a livestock trading market in Songzhou to exchange cattle and sheep with herdsmen...

"This is what I want to say." Xue Rengui breathed a sigh of relief. "The reason why we cleaned up the grinding man so easily is because grinding man is basically infantry, but if we are facing fast cavalry on the grassland, our losses will be great."

Li Yan patted Xue Rengui on the shoulder and said, "I have thought of this, so Tuyuhun will send 40,000 cavalrymen to help you."

"Yes." Xue Rengui nodded and said, "Your Highness, is this Murong Shun trustworthy? If they take the opportunity..." Xue Gui hesitated a little.

"You don't have to worry about this. Murong Shun doesn't have the courage or the reason, so just go there." Li Yan said.

"Yes." Xue Rengui replied. This trip was a tough chore, a great leap forward for a thousand miles. However, when he remembered the chores between Qin Huaiyu and Zhu Youzhi, he felt glad. At least he was still on land. The two guys were floating on the sea, which was much more uncomfortable than him.

As Xue Rengui thought, Qin Huaiyu was vomiting loudly on the expedition fleet at this time, and Zhu Youzhi was also pale. They had just experienced a storm. The huge waves made the ship shake very hard, and many people were vomiting a lot.

"General Qin, are you okay?" Li Hui looked at Li Yan with some concern. What surprised Li Hui was that he had experienced this storm as long as he was not strange at all, which made him feel a little proud. In his opinion, he was really suitable for the ocean.

Qin Huaiyu lay on the side of the boat and retching again, saying, "It's okay, damn storm, I just hope I won't meet again."

"Your Highness said there are dangers everywhere on the sea. I used to think it was a good job, but now it seems that we are really wrong." Zhu Youzhi took a telescope and searched the sea. His first stop was Manila, Philippines on the map. Although Li Yan gave them specific standards on the map, it was very difficult to find it. After all, looking at the map is one thing, and searching on the spot is another thing.

Qin Huaiyu wiped his mouth, clasped Li Hui, and floated on the sea for a long time. Their life was simple, or monotonous. They just played cards together every day and drank. There were only a few hundred people on a boat. They quickly got to know each other, "What's the use of saying this? I don't know how your highness went out to sea for four months."

"How can ordinary people understand Your Highness?" Zhu Youzhi said. Li Yan was a mysterious figure in their hearts, and there was deep awe in his heart, because you don't know what he would turn out in the next moment.

Zhu Youzhi and Qin Huaiyu chatted without a word, but Li Hui's eyes continued to search on the sea. At this time, a small black dot entered his eyes. He pointed to the southern sea area and shouted: "What is that?"

Picking up the telescope, Zhu Youzhi looked in the direction Li Hui pointed at. It turned out that it was a small fishing boat. There were three dark-skinned and short people rowing on the fishing boat. "Kunlun slave?" Zhu Youzhi couldn't help but speak.

"Kunlun slave!" Qin Huaiyu and Li Hui also rushed over. Sure enough, as Zhu Youzhi said, there was indeed a small fishing boat not far away rowing towards the south.

"Your Highness said that this kind of Nig is living in this Philippine land now. Who is Nig?" Qin Huaiyu stayed there for a long time but couldn't get around it.

"Negritors!" Li Hui also held it for him for a long time, and finally told the name of this race for Qin Huaiyu. Li Yan checked the information of the Philippines. The earliest dynasty of this island country was established in the 14th century. Now, in this era, living in the Philippines, they are the most primitive indigenous people, also known as the short black people, which is the type of Kunlun slave. The pirate Wang Shijie caught these people from here and sold them to the Tang Dynasty. Because the Nigritors are very docile, they were soon loved by the Tang Dynasty nobles.

Without waiting for them to speak, the fleet's flagship changed the waterway and followed the ships of the short black men. If these indigenous people led the way, they would be easier to gain a foothold in this place. After all, this group of people has no concept of land yet, so it is absolutely no problem for them to occupy a place.

"Sun Dongxu, this kid, is faster than us!" Qin Huaiyu said.

"He has a pirate as a guide, which is naturally different. Besides, he has been on the sea for more than a year and has a lot more experience than us." Zhu Youzhidao, "So while we are learning more during this period, we can't count on them anymore when we act alone in the future."

On the flagship, Sun Dongxu was proud. Although the two behind him had much higher ranks than him, he was definitely a rookie in sailing, which made him feel very happy. "Wang Shijie, can you communicate with them?"

"Yes, I have been in this area for more than ten years. If they don't speak the plenary session, they will probably be able to do it." Wang Shijie has become more and more proud of himself in the navy since he asked for the pirate's identity. With his rich maritime experience, he was soon valued by Sun Dongxu. His life was even more nourishing than before.

"That's good. Your Highness said that the island contains a large reserve of gold mines and more copper mines. We need to mine all the minerals here!" Sun Dongxu said with a smile, gold! Who doesn't like it?

Although the Philippines is an island country, its mineral resources are extremely rich. Among them, gold reserves are third in the world, reaching 136 million tons, and brass reserves reach 4.6 billion tons. This does not include nickel, aluminum and other minerals. It can be said to be a treasure land. For Li Yan, all these things are of course poached.

Of course, Li Yan didn't expect Sun Dongxu to dig out these minerals at all. He planned to let Li Ran mine these minerals in the future. After all, mining such as minerals is definitely time-consuming and labor-intensive. In this way, they were simply responsible for establishing ports and handing over all overseas minerals to Li Ran.

"However, our task is to build a Manila harbor." Sun Dongxu continued, which was also what Li Yan told him.

Whether it was the battle against barbarians on land or the exploration of sea colonies, Li Yan's steps were steadily carried out, and the victory of the southern front also allowed Li Yan to get rid of his last bit of heart disease. The border problems in Yizhou can be said to have finally been solved.

When Xue Rengui led his troops north, Li Yan returned to Yizhou and left the rest to Xue Rengui, so he no longer had to continue to participate.

In a month, paper could not be kept popular. The invasion of the Southern Barbarians was still circulating in Yizhou. Therefore, as soon as he returned to Yizhou, he asked the Shengtang Business Daily to publish the news of the victory in the Southern Front in the newspaper. At the same time, he also passed the information to Chang'an, so that Wang Zheng would also publish it.

"The sixth brother is amazing. He first defeated Tuyuhun, and then Tubo. This is a bit tough again. Oh, how great would it be if I could watch the game on the spot." Before Li Yan returned to the royal palace, the three princes Li Yuan and Li Zhi surrounded him and asked questions. Cui Yingying naturally blamed him for hiding such a big thing from him.

Li Yuan nodded slightly when he heard this, and looked at Li Yan with even more admiration, "Liulang, do you mean that Jie Li from the north and Mo Xueman from the south are ready to attack the Tang Dynasty?"

"That's right, now Masaiman has been defeated, and there is no news about the north. Moreover, this time the Tang Dynasty fought against Xue Yantuo and the Turks at the same time." Li Yan said with a frown.

Li Yuan said: "The Turks should not be underestimated. Only when the north surrendered to him could they gain peace. It is precisely because of this that your father was so afraid of Jie Li because he had felt that kind of humiliation."

"Well, I understand that I have sent troops to support the country, and I hope that this time I can completely solve the grassland problem." Li Yan said, but he had just obtained the information and the situation in the north seemed very unhappy at this time. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!