The fertile fields in Australia were cultivated by soldiers of the Tang Dynasty after cutting down the original ancient trees and burning them.

The fields here are already very fertile, and with the addition of plant ashes, the fertility of the fields is even higher.

Therefore, after going around, the crops and vegetables grown in these fields were growing in such a way that Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and other veterans were amazed and extremely satisfied.

As for those gold mines, silver mines, and iron mines.

Let Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and others be even more happy.

Just around this small town built by Li Changling with 50,000 people, there are two gold mines, three silver mines, and six iron mines being mined.

Moreover, after so many years of mining, each gold mine can now mine 400 kilograms of gold per month; each silver mine can mine 800 kilograms of silver; and each iron mine can mine 5,300 kilograms of pig iron.

The mineral content is very high.

In addition, there is an extremely large carboniferous mountain around the small town!

According to surveys by experienced miners, this carboniferous mountain is sufficient for 50,000 people for more than a hundred years.

After the inspection, Li Changling took Li Shimin and others to a spacious, bright main hall built entirely of heavy wooden blocks.

"Your Majesty, veteran generals, at the end of today I will invite you to have a good taste of Australian meat.

Except for some familiar cattle and sheep, the animals in Australia are completely different from the animals in my Datang Dynasty.

Even the birds flying in the sky and the fish swimming in the water are different."

"oh?"

Regarding food, Li Xiaogong may be the one who has the most research and favorite among this group of people.

Therefore, after hearing Li Changling's words, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"With such lush vegetation in Australia, there are no such things as lions, tigers, hares, poisonous snakes, flying dragons, sparrows and pigeons?"

Li Changling was stunned and quickly bowed his hands and said with an embarrassed look on his face: "The king's atonement is due to the general's negligence. There are indeed flying dragons, sparrows and pigeons, and poisonous snakes, but the general has never seen hares, lions and tigers in Australia.

However, it is not these that the general invites your majesty and the old generals to eat today, but wild animals unique to Australia."

"For example, Australia's cattails are generally three feet taller than my Tang Dynasty catkins."

"There are also century-old turtles, whose shells alone are three feet square!"

"The meat of those big rats around here is also outstanding!"

"In addition, there are some very large birds in Australia, which are not only beautiful in appearance, but also have very delicious meat."

"There are more than ten kinds of strange-looking big fish in the Australian sea, and the meat is also very delicious..."

"Where?"

Just listening to it made Li Xiaogong a little impatient.

"Go back to the king, the general has arranged for the chef to cook!"

"Can you find any good chefs in this small town?"

Li Xiaogong couldn't help but glare at Li Changling, his face full of disgust.

"Quickly send someone to take me and the chefs with you to the back kitchen. Maybe I and the chefs with you can teach your chefs a few tricks!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Prince!"

Only then did Li Changling react and quickly thanked Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and others.

Immediately, he ran out quickly.

He cooks meals for His Majesty privately, and if anything goes wrong, he will not be able to escape the blame!

However, with the chef brought by His Majesty, it will be different!

After a while.

Li Changling finally opened the door and came in.

Behind him, followed a group of Li Shimin's guards.

Each guard held a large plate of hot meat in his hands.

After placing it on the table, Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and others couldn't help being surprised again.

It's really big!

Every plate is a big plate about one foot in size.

The plate was filled with unknown meats. The meat was tender and delicious. As the heat rose, the whole hall suddenly overflowed with the aroma of meat.

A total of twenty large plates were divided into two tables and placed in front of Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong, Li Chenglu, Niu Jinda and others.

Although there were only ten plates per table, this group of veterans still ate with satisfaction.

After the meal, everyone lay down on the big chairs with comfortable faces.

"I remember that when I asked you to come to guard Australia, you were still a little greedy for the prosperity of Chang'an and didn't want to come to Australia. How about it? Why don't you want to come to Australia now?"

Li Xiaogong looked at Li Changling who was standing respectfully aside and said jokingly.

"Hey, don't be surprised, Prince, because the general was young and ignorant at the time!

In Australia, although the general and the others had a population of 50,000, they could still eat meat to their fullest extent. This situation was something that the general would never dare to imagine in the Tang Dynasty.

Sometimes, the generals will have the illusion that the criminal prisoners in the city who were sent into exile do not look like exile at all, but rather like they are here to enjoy blessings!

If His Majesty hadn't issued an edict that the captains of the Australian Zhechong Prefecture would be rotated every year, the general would have wanted to stay in Australia for the rest of his life!"

Li Changling quickly replied.

"It seems that your life in Australia is very prosperous!" Li Xiaogong said with a smile.

Li Shimin also looked at Li Changling curiously.

Li Changling quickly smiled and bowed his hands.

"The general does not dare to deceive your majesty and the prince. In Australia, apart from guarding against the sea turtles rushing into the small town, the general only needs to lead a group of soldiers every day to supervise the mining of gold and silver mines, and the rest is done.

The main purpose is to take the soldiers out to sea to catch big fish in the sea for the people in the small town.

In Australia, there are countless big fish of all kinds in the sea. As long as you don't leave the coastline for more than 2,000 steps, you are basically not in much danger.

On land, the animals that eat meat are just wild dogs, and they will not endanger the lives of people like us in the Tang Dynasty.

This continent is completely a blessed land for the people of our Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin suddenly asked: "So, if another 50,000 people migrate to Australia, will they survive?"

Li Changling hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, even a hundred thousand people of the Tang Dynasty can survive. Moreover, the big fish in the sea alone are enough to eat!"

"I see!"

Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully.

"When I came this time, there was very little coal left on the more than 200 large ships. Can you, Australia's coal, replenish the fleet?"

"Return to Your Majesty, absolutely fine!"

"Um?"

Li Xiaogong glared, "You guys have to think clearly, those are two hundred large steel ships. To make up for the coal consumed by the ships, each ship needs at least three hundred shi!"

Two hundred large steel ships require at least 60,000 stones of coal!"

Li Changling bowed respectfully to Li Xiaogong, "Thank you, Prince of Wales, for reminding me, but there may be a shortage of vegetables and food in Australia, but there will never be a shortage of coal. Just the coal mountain behind the small town is endless.

Moreover, it is extremely easy to mine. One person can mine with a shovel and a basket.

However, the only thing that makes it difficult for the villain is that there are only 50,000 people in the small town, of which only more than 20,000 are young and strong.

If you want to fill more than 200 large ships with coal, it will take at least five days with only 20,000 young people in the small city."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you have enough coal, there will be five hundred soldiers on each ship, and it will be enough to load it in two days!" Li Shimin said softly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, General!"

Li Changling breathed a sigh of relief.

In the next two days, soldiers on more than 200 large steel ships began to use this method to transport coal to the large ships they were on.

As for Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and others began to wander around Australia separately.

Li Changling was also very relieved about this.

Under the protection of a group of imperial guards, except for sneak attacks by poisonous snakes, no animal in Australia can threaten Li Shimin and others.

As for venomous snakes?

I'm afraid there won't be any poisonous snakes that can get into Li Shimin's army!

Three days later.

Each large steel ship was loaded with more than four hundred stones of coal, and the bottom of each large ship was filled to the brim.

Under the watch of Li Changling and 50,000 Australian Tang people, two hundred large ships slowly set sail and headed north.

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To be continued...