There was no place to replenish supplies along the way because the places by the sea between China and the subcontinent were basically primitive aboriginal tribes.
Of course, these native tribes are defenseless in front of the imperial army and will be broken into pieces at a single touch.
But it’s up to the maritime merchants to fight these native tribes...
When it comes to fighting, armed merchants can also cook, but it is just to supplement the food and water used for navigation. This cost-effectiveness is too low, and communication is not easy... Although maritime trade is prosperous, Datang encouraged maritime trade from the beginning.
It has only been a few years since the start of the trade, so maritime merchants basically tend to bring enough food and water at one time - and this kind of thing cannot be done by ships that are not big enough, so they must be big ships.
Of course, there is another situation...these ships mainly carry people and weapons, and no cargo, so even if they add food and water, the hull will not be too big, but in this case...
This is equivalent to a warship. Although maritime merchants also have fully armed warships, obviously they will not operate with several warships together. Generally, they will be a specialized warship accompanied by several semi-armed commercial cargo ships.
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These boats...
Li Sheng's eyes gradually turned cold, and Wu Meiniang on the side didn't know what happened, and became inexplicably nervous...
"Sir, what's going on..."
"Uh, nothing happened. But...I have to write a letter."
Li Sheng thought for a while, then took out a pen and paper in the living room and started writing. The whole ship was a sailing cruise ship, built in the IKEA style. In later generations, it was a tacky art style, but in this era it was
It is a work of art like a figure. The whole thing is a mansion, and all the rooms are just like the illustrations.
However, Li Sheng's expression was quite serious, his eyes were shining, and he quickly finished writing the memorial.
"Sir, this letter is..."
"The memorial is ready to be sent to His Majesty."
This boat is not only well-made, but also has a temporary backup boat. On the one hand, the boat is a lifeboat prepared by every sea ship, and on the other hand, it is used to carry orders. As long as the memorial is handed over, it can be sent to the Saint in a short time.
After all, the cruise ship is not far away from the female port.
Wu Meiniang was a little confused. She didn't know how many ships she saw. Why did the young master suddenly produce a memorial...
This high-level struggle is also dangerous.
But as if he saw Wu Meiniang's confusion, Li Sheng chuckled and explained. The origin of these ships is unknown...
Although there is no evidence, but!
In his previous life, Li Sheng had seen countless NGO-like organizations in various countries. These organizations seemed to belong to different countries and were composed of different groups. However, as long as they checked the funds, they all came from the same source... Early
It's no longer a secret.
And even though it's the Tang Dynasty now...
But Li Sheng also knew that he had to guard against similar things, because in the Han Dynasty...the imperial court in the Central Plains governed the border areas, the Western Regions, and Mobei...the Han envoys sent out, such as Ban Chao, Geng Gong and others...were concerned about similar incidents.
The methods are very familiar. Speaking of which, he is still a senior of an organization in later generations!
Although there is no evidence at the moment, Li Sheng naturally has some strange and special impressions of the Sainte Port... so he immediately thought of this direction. And, besides the possibility itself, there is another reason...
Regardless of whether the possibility that someone is causing trouble is true or false, this is a good reason to report to the court and apply to send a senior general to take charge of the matter.
Originally, Li Sheng planned to run away after finishing the music box matter. Who knows what Li Er was thinking, but he actually issued an edict as soon as he said it, asking him to continue to work hard - isn't this a joke?
He has already been granted the title of Prince for no apparent reason. If he performs further meritorious deeds, will he be granted the title of General Tiance?
And now this opportunity has come at such a wonderful time.
To be honest, Li Sheng was not sure at all what the ingredients of those ships of unknown origin were - in fact, there was a high probability that they were merchant ships coming from the west, that is, the subcontinent. Indeed, from Hangzhou to Panjaro,
The distance from Mangbaicheng requires a big ship, but there are also maritime merchants overseas, and they don't have the conditions to build any big ships...
In other words, the appearance of those few medium-sized ships was not that suspicious at all. But because of the reason that "these ships were suspicious", Li Sheng and Li Er were able to ask another general to take over the development of Saint Virgin Port.
When it comes to handling it, it's very nice.
His original plan of "making a little effort and running away" was inexplicably broken, but now it can be said that it has come full circle again...
Li Sheng sealed the memorial with several layers of fire paint and white wax, and then handed it over to the Imperial Guards who came with the ship. He watched the boat quickly disappear from sight, with an inexplicable smile on his lips...
Although I don’t know why Li Er would be like Shi Lezhi and let himself “continue to work hard to create greater glory”, it’s really a bit scary to think about it... This is a proper series of "Think carefully and be afraid of extremes". But now... no matter "think carefully"
What is the thing that scares me to the extreme? I can finally relax.
…
Whether it's close or not, it's far beyond the sea...
The sea ship dispatched by Wang Jing and others is landing at Saint Maiden Port!
This time Wang Jing not only dispatched all the elite disciples under the command of Five Surnames and Qiwang, but also Mr. Li Tiancheng personally took command among them. Although Mr. Li Tiancheng, as one of the serious leaders among Five Surnames and Qiwangs, could not show up easily,
The main thing is to sit on the ship and take command, but it can be said that this lineup is quite luxurious.
After all, no matter whether it was engaging in various industries, setting up factories, or arranging for their children to try to participate in sea trade, these elders did not personally go out, only when they were hoarding timber for speculation in Hangzhou.
This shows the importance of specifications.
Just like ten minutes ago, Li Sheng did not notice the boat sent by Qiwang from the fifth surname at first. This time, Mr. Li Tiancheng also did not notice that a small sampan with extremely fine workmanship was on the boat he was leading.
Next to the team, they boarded the shore...
The following ones did not wear the uniforms of the Forbidden Army, but the standard black robes of the West Lake Industrial Zone. Of course...
Because this robe is a trench coat produced by Li Sheng, it is actually very eye-catching, but since it is not a robe of the Forbidden Army, naturally no one pays attention to it. In comparison...
At this moment, Mr. Li Tiancheng is more interested in Saintess Harbor itself.
For some reason... the moment the boat docked, Li Tiancheng looked at the scenery on the shore, and everything... felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity in his heart, as if he had lived in this place many years ago...
But in the end, he shook his head and turned to look at the young man beside him, "Come on, how do you think the weather in Saint Maiden Harbor... looks like?"