It is said that although the Tang Dynasty had many soldiers and generals, it was precisely because of the large scale of the Forbidden Army that it was not so agile in what it could do.
This directly caused Li Er to be extremely irritable in the recent period.
Why hasn’t Mao’s fleet been organized yet?
As for Li Er's problem.
The replies from Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, and others were all: wry smiles.
First there was a wry smile, then a wry smile of helplessness, and then a wry smile of helplessness and speechlessness.
Then I could only explain to Li Er earnestly that no matter how powerful the Tang army was, it would be difficult to organize one so quickly.
The key point is that this fleet is not an ordinary fleet, but a maritime force that truly crosses the ocean without going along the coast!
Such a force is naturally unusual, and ordinary preparations certainly don't make people feel reassured.
Of course, Wei Zheng and others could not understand Li Er's almost dizzy anxiety. After all, no matter what, his own child disappeared in such a strange place.
What else is there to say? We have to go and get the person back even though we are facing mountains of fire!
Even so, it is impossible for Wei Zheng and others to obey the imperial edict. In theory, it is impossible for such a big matter to be based solely on the emperor's own whim.
Of course, as loyal ministers, Wei Zheng and others could not disobey Li Er's orders, but then again, rushing to Nanyang was the most dangerous military operation since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
It is probably second only to the voyage to the Americas, or even more dangerous than the voyage to the Americas.
After all, in the Americas, Datang had already found a closer location on land through the Liaozhou passage, which directly significantly reduced the length of the sea route for Datang to enter the Americas.
But Nanyang is different! People in China have never been to that distant and unfamiliar sea area.
It is impossible for Wei Zheng and others not to consider the nervousness of the soldiers, and more importantly, how would the families of the soldiers evaluate the actions of the imperial court? And now in the Tang Dynasty, now in China, papermaking technology has been developed, and countless people have it.
There are as many newspapers and magazines as stars.
This is impossible without considering various effects.
Although Li Er was extremely anxious, even Wei Zheng and the other ministers around Li Er were also extremely anxious.
After all, if Li Sheng really had three advantages and two disadvantages, how could the Tang Dynasty have prostituted more Shengshi and Guozuo for nothing?
But you just have to be fully prepared.
Although Wei Zheng and other ministers have been working frantically, and countless yamen are running back and forth crazily to make this happen, by the time the fleet is basically ready, more than four months have passed!
Another key factor is the Tang Dynasty’s black iron warships.
There is only one ship, which is still within the national waters, and the rest have all gone to the Americas - that is a long journey, because this is definitely impossible, because the imperial court needs ships, and then the ships themselves come from the Americas.
Opened it back.
This will definitely require sending a message, and then a ship will still need to be sent to the Americas - however, it is risky to cross the Pacific with a steel warship, let alone a wooden ship?
When this wooden ship arrives in America, damn it, if you have the time, it would be better to just send the ship to Nanyang. So, the whole story has become like this, it has become like this: directly sending the ship to Nanyang.
How to do it.
Although it looked stupid, Li Er and others were helpless.
Your Highness, Li Sheng, is acting so imaginatively, what can the court do?
But as the saying goes, talking is useless. Li Sheng has already set off, and now Datang can only take action as much as possible.
Of course, after organizing the fleet to go to sea, Li Er no longer worried about Li Sheng's affairs, because,
After setting up the fleet, it was well known that the fleet was dispatched because the prince went overseas and did something extraordinary. Therefore, Li Er naturally wanted to ask about the fleet, especially the general who led the fleet, that is, Li Ji.
There are also sailors and craftsmen from all walks of life, etc.
You need to talk to these guys and ask them if they are sure of reaching Australia.
If you are sure, that's great, but if you are not sure, Li Er panics a lot, but he still can't help but ask, but after asking, he got an unexpected answer.
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The answer is that everyone has a bad opinion about wooden boats.
Of course, no general, captain, or soldier of the imperial army, or sailor or craftsman would say that I am afraid and do not want to go that far by sea. Your Majesty, can you take back your life?
The idea that "it's hard to say", that is, the future is uncertain, was met with silence by Li Er.
This is a direct blow to Li Er. Good guys, you are all so frightened even when your sister is going to sea. What should I do with my child?
But then, Li Ji reported, "Your Majesty, when it comes to going to sea, according to Weichen's experience, although the road to America is difficult, the steel ship is safe to travel. Weichen went to America before."
But when it comes to today, several months have passed since Li Er's great undertaking of opening up the sea, the direction of America, and Li Ji has already made a trip there in these few months.
As mentioned before, Datang's sea-opening activities in the direction of America were divided into two lines.
One of them is the Ranger Line, which takes advantage of the restless, courageous, and indeed capable, educated young people in the country to help these young men go overseas to make a career.
Although this was indeed done because of the macro-national policy of the Tang Dynasty, but then again, this macro-national policy was originally to serve the young people in the country. Any empire can only do one thing non-stop, and that is
Continuously making profits externally gives young people hope of climbing the ladder.
The other line is the regular army - this is what Li Ji said about his experience some time ago. At that time, Li Ji took Li Er's first wave of troops to America through steel warships.
When Li Ji said this, Li Er couldn't help but frown, "Is this true?"
"That's America. The hull of the ship is made of steel, which is strong, but when it comes to the wind and waves on the sea, how can I hear that it's the same?"
Li Er couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, I'm afraid this thing is a little strange.
He knew that this steel warship was very powerful, but according to Li Ji, not only could this ship cross the ocean, but it was also very stable?
Li Ji nodded at that time, but still explained, "But the vast sea is, after all, the most dangerous place in the world, so I thought so."
Li Ji explained after "Wei Chen thought so" and explained to Li Er that there were still many difficulties in sailing - but with his explanation, Li Er felt more at ease.