Li Yuanxing doesn’t think that the sulfur ball is of any use to the Tang Dynasty? In addition to being an island, it seems to be just an island.
For the fish in the sea, Datang already has enough fishing grounds. The seafood is not bad either. Speaking of defense, who can reach Datang? Who can fight a naval battle with Datang now?
"The first defensive island chain! And the offshore defense circle!" The cabinet master said again.
Li Yuanxing didn't say anything, because he thought it was useless at the moment, as there were no enemies to defend against.
"Yizhou, that is an unsinkable aircraft carrier. If you add the Japanese islands and Hainan Islands, these three islands can guarantee the absolute coastal defense of the Tang Dynasty. This is absolute defense."
When Li Yuanxing heard what the cabinet master said, he slapped his forehead heavily.
Li Yuanxing said in his heart, my grandfather, this is the Tang Dynasty, not modern times, no one will attack the Tang Dynasty. Absolutely no one, let alone who has the courage, even if he has, can fly boats in the sky and fly in the sea in this era
Huge ship, I wonder where the enemy can reach Datang by sea.
But the cabinet master had other plans.
"Yuanxing, you are bestowed overseas. No matter whether these guys are restless or not, whether they have ambition or not. After you show your strength, everyone will yearn for it, so they will work hard to develop. Only then did they realize that they can develop.
What a huge gap between their little strength and the Tang Navy."
"Interesting!" Li Yuanxing recognized the taste.
The cabinet master continued with a smile: "You know, back then we laughed at Mi Di as a paper tiger, but in comparison, after so many years, we really know how big the gap in technology is, and how difficult it is to catch up. So we let them
If you are ambitious but also fearful, you will succeed!"
"That makes sense, but it costs a lot of money!"
"The sugar from the sugar cane fields does not need to be transported to Chang'an. They can eat it locally, or even cook and eat the bagasse. Everything is based on trade. Within three years, you must build the Tang Dynasty to Rome
route." The cabinet master gave Li Yuanxing a great idea.
Li Yuanxing said with a smile: "How about I also drive out to Panama by the way?"
This sentence is nonsense. The cabinet master also knows that with the current manpower, material resources, and financial resources of the Tang Dynasty, without the promotion of huge interests and wealth, there is no practical significance at all in opening a canal. But it does not mean that it will not be opened in the future, so the cabinet
The master said: "Occupy that place first!"
Li Yuanxing burst into laughter.
The cabinet master said very seriously: "Whoever is strong will be the overlord. If you are weak, you will be bullied by others. There is no absolute fairness and no absolute justice. Everything is driven by the interests of a group and various disputes.
, so even if there is a war in the future, we must promote a Chinese orthodoxy!"
What a huge ambition. This is bigger than Li Yuanxing's ambition.
However, it is an excellent idea.
"When you go to sea, don't go too far in a hurry. Bring some medical officers and some more seeds. For example, when you reach a place, stop and take a rest, plant some vegetables, and boil some salt. The world is big!"
Li Yuanxing naturally listened to the cabinet master's instructions.
Li Yuanxing is preparing to go to sea, and the fleet's specifications are being planned by Admiral Tiance's Mansion. What worries the nobles of the Tang Dynasty most is not the size of the fleet, but the people who are qualified to board the ship. There are also some who are qualified to accompany the ship. This
There is only one fleet, and the flagship is the only giant ship in the Tang Dynasty that has a draft of 5,000 tons and is inlaid with fine steel plates in key parts.
The cabinet master assigned Li Shar to Li Yuanxing as the leader of the escort fleet.
Wu Bin, Pisces, Li Chang and other elites naturally had to be brought along. Among the Qin princesses who were not pregnant, they also had to board the ship. The palace also sent three imperial doctors and three female concubines.
Then, Cheng Motou was actually picked on the ship, not to accompany the ship, but to serve as the vanguard of the cabinet master and garrison at Haiya. This sea cliff will be the location of Singapore in later generations. Li Er and Li Yuanxing discussed it over and over again, and now the best choice is
The one who is reliable is Cheng Motou. Even if Cheng Motou does some random things, he will definitely give priority to being loyal to the Tang Dynasty.
A few days later, Li Er was very interested after hearing about the first island chain and the absolute defense circle.
I personally went to Kunming Pond and stayed for two days, specifically discussing the proposal of this defense system with Mr. Cabinet. Especially when Mr. Cabinet mentioned the trinity of defense zones of air, land and sea, the Tang Dynasty must be impregnable, so Li Erhen could not immediately order the construction of several large palaces.
Naval Port, unfortunately the Japanese island has not been captured yet.
Li Er had no choice but to suppress his excitement and personally inquire about the political, military, financial and food progress of the Japanese Island Raiders.
In Chang'an City, when the news that Li Yuanxing was going to sea spread throughout Chang'an, Li Lanshan also returned to Chang'an City from Yaozhou.
Li Lanshan really had nothing to criticize about her life at that time. Even the royal families, nobles, wealthy people and so on in later generations could not compare to the luxury she lived as a princess of the Tang Dynasty. She had at least thirty maids every day.
Surrounding her, there were also specialized female doctors who were examining her in the morning, noon and evening.
When it comes to food, there is nothing Li Lanshan can't think of, and there is absolutely nothing a chef can't make.
But the only thing that makes Li Lanshan feel uncomfortable is that it has been several months since she came to Datang, and Li Yuanxing has not come to Yaozhou to visit her. He has returned to Chang'an once during this period, but no one would have thought that even if she wanted to see Li Yuanxing, she would need to make an appointment. Unless it was Li Yuanxing.
Take the initiative to summon her.
This time Li Lanshan came back and sent someone in advance to meet Li Yuanxing.
When can I see Li Yuanxing? What will I say after meeting Li Yuanxing? In other words, how will I feel? How will Li Yuanxing react?
Li Lanshan felt somewhat uneasy.
After all, Li Yuanxing was not a heartless person. When Li Lanshan returned to Chang'an, Li Yuanxing was waiting for her in person at the North City Gate, which moved Li Lanshan somewhat.
"His Royal Highness King Qin, you are so busy. I will make an appointment to see you ten days in advance next time!" Even if she was moved, Li Lanshan would still say a few words to Li Yuanxing lukewarmly. She was looking forward to Li Yuanxing's explanation.
, but Li Yuanxing said lukewarmly: "I want to go to sea, will you go?"
"Going to sea?" Li Lanshan knew it was time to go to sea, but she asked because she didn't understand why Li Yuanxing took her with him.
"Whether it counts as neglecting you or not, I can't tell. My life in the Tang Dynasty was like this. In order to further control Silla and Baekje, the people of the Ministry of Rites are trying every possible means to add people to my palace. If you really take it seriously
It’s a good thing that there are more and more women, so I have nothing to say.”
"When things go to extremes, they must turn against each other!" Li Lanshan only replied.
"Then will you go to sea with me?" Li Yuanxing asked.
Li Lanshan shook her head gently: "I don't plan to go to sea. I have been sick recently. If I get seasick at sea, I don't know if I will die of discomfort, so I won't go. How long will it take for you to come back? This time,
How far do you plan to go?"
Li Yuanxing did not answer immediately because he had not made up his mind.
"I suggest you go further this time!"
"What's the reason? What do you hope I can get?" Li Yuanxing turned around and gently took Li Lanshan's hand. Li Lanshan gently shook off Li Yuanxing's hand and put her hand on Li Yuanxing's shoulder: "You
I know that the people of the Tang Dynasty would not leave their homes unless they could not survive."
"I know." Li Yuanxing replied softly.
Li Lanshan asked again: "Then what makes the merchants of the Tang Dynasty walk 20,000 miles and spend a year traveling between Chang'an and Rome? There is only one thing, and that is huge profits."
"Big profits!" Li Yuanxing repeated, then smiled: "In addition to profits, there is also ambition."
"Then make a huge profit. You can start from gold mines, or you can start from anything that can really make people ambitious. Bring all your childless princesses with you. You have enough time on the ship. The seven major families will inevitably
It will occupy the most interesting position on the five continents, coupled with the enfeoffment of royal princes and other aristocratic families, the Tang Dynasty will be like a huge magnet, attracting wealth from all over the world."
Li Yuanxing kissed Li Lanshan gently on the face: "Wait for me back in Chang'an. By the way, even if your son is not the King of Qin in the future, he will still be the most likely successor of my Qin Prince's Palace. It will be harder to educate him.
"
Li Lanshan responded proudly: "My son will naturally not read the Analects of Confucius!"
Li Yuanxing laughed.
That night, Li Yuanxing wrote a letter to Li Er, saying that he planned to take five princesses to sea, then five brothers, five princes, and then fifty people with titles from the Tang Dynasty. Each person could bring
Attendants are judged according to their rank, and guests can be invited according to their rank.
For example, each of the five princesses can invite three guests, the prince can invite five guests, and the princes can invite four. For those with a title, the highest three guests, and the lowest one.
Li Yuanxing's fleet this time, the plan given by Admiral Tiance's Mansion is that in addition to the flagship, there will also be ten logistics supply ships of 1,300 tons, six frigates of 1,800 tons, and twenty 500-ton ships.
, then there are passenger ships of 1,300 tons, and a total of thirty merchant ships.
After Li Yuanxing read the plan, he canceled the ten supply ships and replaced them with ten passenger ships. The bottom holds of all forty passenger cabins and merchant ships were used as storage locations for supplies. Even if each ship had fewer people, more supplies would have to be loaded.
Some. And the supplies on each ship should be roughly similar.
Li Yuanxing's reason is that if a certain type of supply is placed on a ship alone, if an accident occurs, it may affect the entire fleet.
An announcement from the Prince of Qin's Palace was officially published in the Datang Newspaper.
The content is written by Li Yuanxing himself. This is Li Yuanxing's advice to everyone who is willing to go on a long voyage. Long voyages are risky, the sea is ruthless, the waves can be several feet high, and the storm can blow the entire ship hundreds of miles away, and even blow the ship away.
Broken into pieces. On the sea, once such a terrible accident occurs, the ship will be destroyed and no one will survive.
What Li Yuanxing wrote is true, the common people believe it, and the nobles do not doubt it either.
But you, King Qin, have gone to sea personally, who would be afraid of these risks? Besides, the risks are huge, but it is much safer than traveling tens of thousands of miles through the desert.
So the result is that an invitation letter has been sold for a thousand dollars in the business circle. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)