Li Yuanxing came to the flagship large conference room for the first time, because he didn't have anything very important and worthy of a meeting.
The nine ports in Nanyang were more exciting to Datang than the discovery of nine huge gold mines.
In just half a month, radio stations were set up in Chang'an, Huating, Jingzhou, Guangzhou, Qiongya, Halong Bay, Tainan County, Luzon Island, Haiya City, Malacca, all the way to Palembang, and nine major Nanyang ports.
, the labor force at Huating already exceeds 200,000 people.
Several major shipyards have driven the development of many surrounding industries.
Sailboats are still the mainstream ships in the offshore. They are small in size and fast. They can haul one to two hundred tons of cargo for offshore trade.
It’s no problem even if you go to Goguryeo or Wado.
The mainstream merchant ships in Southeast Asia, armed merchant ships, are still 500 to 800 tons, with two classes: twin steam engines and four steam engines.
The fastest can reach a speed equivalent to seventeen knots in later generations. It is almost 120 miles per hour. From Huating to Luzon, it only takes two days and one night.
With industrial shipbuilding, an 800-ton wooden ship can be completed in three months.
A large shipyard basically has more than a dozen dry docks and dozens of ships are under construction at the same time. A small fast inland sea ship with a capacity of 200 tons or more and two steam engines can be built in one month. A sailboat takes two months.
about.
"Your Highness, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon!" Cui Junsu was the first to come to the conference room.
Li Yuanxing did not look back, but sighed: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon again. How fast!"
Cui Junsu was talking about the Mid-Autumn Festival, but Li Yuanxing was talking about the New Year. The two unrelated words seemed to have no connection at all. But Cui Junsu understood that what Li Yuanxing meant was that another year was about to pass.
"Will Your Highness return to Chang'an?" Cui Junsu asked again.
Li Yuanxing shook his head gently: "After these nine ports have taken a prototype, we can go back."
At this point, Li Yuanxing suddenly said again: "Calculating the time, Lan Yue should be pregnant." After asking, Li Yuanxing patted his head lightly: "Wrong. You should ask Wei Changshi this question."
Cui Junsu smiled and nodded. Judging from Li Yuanxing's tone, it seemed that the young Prince Qin was making some difficult decision, and his expression was a little dazed.
Someone came again, Cui Junsu sat in his seat and said nothing more?
"Uncle Five Emperors, you have to personally approve an armed merchant ship of 1,800 tons. This is the only ship in my heart right now." Li Chengqian entered the room, saluted, and spoke directly.
Li Yuanxing smiled, he knew what Li Chengqian meant.
If you don't let me be the prince, that means the throne will have nothing to do with me in the future. I don't ask for too much. But you have to give me one of those big ships. I want to expand my territory.
Li Ke followed behind and sat down without saying a word.
Li Ke understands better than Li Chengqian that some things can be won without fighting for them. You can't fight for the throne, and the same goes for ships. The 1,800-ton ship is currently only allocated to the military, and it is extremely difficult to produce.
At present, the total number of 1,800-ton ships owned by Datang is more than a dozen.
"Sit!" Li Yuanxing motioned to Li Chengqian to sit down first.
Soon, the conference room was filled with people, and Pei Xi led his guards to guard the door.
In this room, there were only a dozen or so Wang Jue sitting there, and of course Li Mo, who couldn't walk or talk, was one of them. The other two were a little acclimated in recent days, so they stayed in the room and let the medical officer
Take care of.
All the curtains were closed. Li Yuanxing stood in the middle. Qiuxiang and Yuanchun came over and took the cloth from the five-foot-tall object in the middle. It was a blue ball with many patterns on it.
, the people present could identify what this ball was. Less than ten people.
"This is the Tang Dynasty, this is Chang'an. This is Qiongya, and this is Haiya. This is Palembang!" After Li Yuanxing finished speaking, he took three steps back, leaned on the table, and slowly picked up a cigarette.
Everyone was staring at the ball and didn't move at all.
Qiuxiang said softly next to Cui Yingying: "Princess Ying, this is Australia, and Melbourne is here!"
Australia is larger than the Tang Dynasty. How many thousands of miles of land is there?
Qiuxiang drew a line on the globe. Compared with the whole of Australia, Melbourne is like a sheep's ear on a sheep.
"Don't worry about your own fiefdom yet." Li Yuanxing stood in front of the globe again, gently turned the globe with his hand, and slapped it on the globe: "This is Nanyang. It is as rich as the Tang Dynasty. Here, I am prepared to
Play a little game that’s not too complicated.”
"Please give me your orders, Your Highness!" Li Ke actually addressed him as Your Highness, not as Uncle Five Emperors.
"I, Prince Qin's Mansion, and the Ministry of War of the Tang Dynasty. Except for Yulin, Zhan Feizhou, and main battleships, everything can be rented out. As long as you can get enough rent, the navy's second-class main battleships are all under 2,000 tons.
The boat can be rented to any company."
Li Yuanxing's words shocked everyone.
"The Scarlet Blood Guards are the kings of land warfare. The Thunder Cavalry and the other thirteen cavalry are the kings of the plains. The Dragon Army cannot find any fighting force that can rival them in the sea. With these, the whole world will be invincible. Everyone
A king or a duke will have an independent fief, and several earls will also have a joint fief. Of course, they can also be granted to the king. But how many of these can be granted? Cui Shangshu, I ask you, how many can be divided
?”
Cui Junsu stared at the globe, his eyes spitting fire.
After hearing Li Yuanxing's question, he said word by word: "Beyond the Tang Dynasty, the world is so big. Even if you are granted the title of Viscount and Baron, it is only one tenth of the world. Unless His Highness says, is there still the Tang Dynasty in this world?"
territory!”
Li Yuanxing almost fainted.
Cui Junsu is a scholar and has never been on the battlefield. But his words are more cruel than Cheng Motou.
In Cui Junsu's eyes, everything that appears on the map belongs to the Tang Dynasty. It depends on how the people of the Tang Dynasty divide it up.
Li Yuanxing smiled and shook his head, patting Europe: "Here, the Roman Empire was once as glorious as the Han Dynasty. Their territory was larger than our Han Dynasty. Now, the successor of the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, is also
It is a powerful country.”
"Your Highness, how did Rome fall?" Cui Yingying asked curiously.
"This needs further research. The reliable theory is that the Han Dynasty destroyed the Huns. Later, the Huns fled and destroyed the Roman Empire. They also beat the Tianzhu people to their heads. Of course, this needs more
Use historical data to prove it!”
If Li Yuanxing said it, it must be true, and everyone here believes it.
"The Romans are so weak!" Cui Yingying said casually. Many younger people laughed, but the older people had serious faces, especially Changsun Wuji, who stared at the island of Great Britain.
"King Qin, how about placing Cheng Qian's fiefdom here?" Changsun Wuji asked directly.
"There are still small countries there, and there are more troubles. You know, Christianity is the mainstream religion there, and the king there still submits to the church, and has even launched so-called holy wars more than once to eliminate all pagans. In this era,
Although they are still in chaos, this island should be from the Seven Kingdoms era."
Li Yuanxing briefly talked about the history of Great Britain.
Li Chengqian stood up fiercely: "His Royal Highness, King Qin, Chengqian requested to be sealed here. Chengqian has never heard of Christianity, but he knows that those who do not believe in the Taoism of the Tang Dynasty are heretics who must be destroyed!"
Li Chengqian emphasized the word "pagan" with a very strong accent.
Li Yuanxing sighed softly: "That's all, I'll give it to you. It's just that Uncle Wu suggested that you start infiltrating from trade, concessions, and ports. Don't rush to start a war. It's a month or two from Chang'an City by sea.
Where is the time? There is no need to rush, and there is no need to rush. The lives of the people of the Tang Dynasty are very precious!"
Li Chengqian nodded heavily.
Changsun Wuji stood beside him and bowed, which represented the arrival of Li Chengqian's true kingly era.
Your eldest son's family has plans. Doesn't it mean that my Xiao family has no talents?
"A certain Xiao Ping, please beg for a title on behalf of the prince Li Ke!" The people behind Li Ke also stood up. But Li Ke clenched his fists tightly. What he wanted was also his future.
"Take your pick!" Li Yuanxing sat aside calmly.
"here!"
Li Yuanxing was stunned when he looked at the location pointed by Xiao Ping. It was Egypt, and it was northeast of Egypt.
Judging from Li Yuanxing's reaction, Xiao Ping knew that he had found a treasure, so he bowed and said: "My Xiao family is willing to spend all our wealth to build a canal here. This place is not more than two hundred miles away. According to the purchase from Princess Mingyue,
According to the information, this country has a population of several million and employs 300,000 people. It can dig a 200-mile-long canal in less than three years. And Princess Mingyue seems to have a very detailed canal design, so
Three hundred thousand people, two years!”
Suez Canal!
Wu Zhao, Wu Zhao, your heart is too wild!
No! Li Yuanxing shook his head gently. This was not Wu Zhao's inner ambition. Wu Zhao was just releasing the news. It should be said that the aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty were too wild. The status here was definitely no less than that of Gaochang, or even higher than that of Singapore in later generations.
Li Yuanxing did not answer immediately, and Li Changying also stood up: "Your Highness, the total length of the Panama Canal between North and South America is 120 miles. That should belong to Li Jia! Our Li family is also capable of opening a canal."
The fiefdom of the Caribbean certainly has this right and qualification.
"I know that Li Suo's fiefdom is at Haikou. The Xiao family and the Lu family are willing to work together to dig this canal. A 50-50 split!" Xiao Ping said again.
Li Yuanxing shook his head gently: "Fifty-five cents, no. After 10% of the tax is paid to the treasury, we can add another fifty-fifty. You charge whatever you want for passing boats, and don't be too harsh. That's all, you go and have fun. There is one
Remember, the Tang Navy needs to borrow it during wartime, and I will not pay you a penny!"
"His Royal Highness is joking. Of course, official ships of the Tang Dynasty can pass free of charge."
"No, only the navy is free during the war. Now that the canal has been built, you can collect the money. This is reasonable."