Chapter 408 I will smash anyone who dares to rebel
Chapter 408 I will smash whoever dares to rebel
Author: The best is like no water
"I got so many spices this time, what's the reward when I get home?"
When asked, Cheng Chuliang, Cheng Yaojin's son, responded with a smile on his face, "Everything is done according to my father's instructions."
"I got so many spices this time, what's the reward when I get home?"
Fang Yiai scratched his head, "Before departure, Changsun Chong said that he saw several businesses but had no capital, and wanted to borrow some from me. If there is a reward, then lend it to him."
"I got so many spices this time, what's the reward when I get home?"
Li Siwen said with an upright face, "There is no reward for doing things for the family."
"I got so many spices this time, what's the reward when I get home?"
Wu Yuanshuang, who was so suffocated that he could pierce the deck, shouted, "There is a girl named Hongyue in Pingkangfang. I will redeem her body and take her back to the house."
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Faced with the same question, all the dudes had different answers.
Excluding those who are arrogant and those who are not smart, most of them focus on eating, drinking and having fun.
Regarding this result, Li Yunze also shook his head, "The noble education of the Tang Dynasty is not good."
No wonder there were very few descendants of famous generals in the early Tang Dynasty.
Even if Li Jingye comes out, he still takes the whole family to dance in the graveyard.
Let alone the late Tang Dynasty, there is no news about them in the middle Tang Dynasty.
Perhaps descendants still occupy a place in the court, but that is just the shadow of their ancestors and is not worth mentioning in itself.
Even in Li Er's era, there were always some idiots who rebelled, or simply guarded the door.
Li Yunze lamented about this, "Don't you want to do something meaningful? It's so boring to spend all day eating and waiting to die."
The dandy's reactions varied.
Some are silly, some continue to act, and some just fail.
There is also a very straightforward statement: 'My father and the others followed His Majesty in conquering the country. Aren't they going through life and death just so that we can have fun?'
Li Yunze was also amused. These dandies saw things quite accurately.
He stopped trying any more and asked straightforwardly, "If the Tang Dynasty established a county in Nanyang, which of you would be willing to work here? It must be a high-quality one."
All the people who responded to him were shaking their heads in unison.
Even Fang Yiai, who looked a bit naive, did not want to come to such a smog-filled place.
Later generations will always talk about the Age of Discovery. One of the important points is that most people would rather be involved in the wild and fertile Middle-earth than go to the bitter cold land in the north or the smoky land in the south to expand.
earth.
Overpopulation has been a problem in all dynasties, but it can be easily solved by going outside.
But there are really too few people who really go out. They can only watch helplessly as countless fertile lands become someone else's.
Before coming, Li Yunze only wanted to clean up the savages here and vent his anger.
But now we see such a rich Nuoda Island right in front of us, but no one is willing to take it. Is it really going to be left to those savages who don't even have pants?
"I have to talk to Li Erhaosheng about this matter after I get back."
The land in the Nanyang Islands is actually very fertile because there are many volcanoes here, and volcanic ash is recognized as high-quality fertile soil.
On this point, just look at the little days and you will know.
Before entering the industrial age, so many people could be supported by the large plains on a few islands. The fundamental reason was that the volcanic ash land was too fertile.
If you want to promote this matter, Li Er can only come forward to do it.
The previously scattered fleet gradually began to regroup. Each one saw that the water line had dropped significantly, and the warehouses were filled with various dried spices.
The greedy ones even piled them on the deck.
Seeing this scene, Li Yunze immediately ordered them to throw all the excess food into the sea.
What was thrown away was not spices, it was all money.
Faced with the passionate opposition, Li Yunze's response was simple, "If you don't want to throw it away, just jump down and accompany it."
Naturally, some old sailors later explained, 'It's not a stormy period now, and the ship is close to the island, so the waves are not that big. But the waves are rough on the way back. If there are so many loads, the ship will capsize and sink if the waves are big.'
Although everyone was still dissatisfied, they were much better than the red-eyed state when they first came to the Spice Islands, and in the end they could only reluctantly agree.
Of course, some people also suggested throwing those Champa rice seeds off the ship to free up positions.
Regarding this proposal, Li Yunze directly threw the person who made the proposal, the very clever Cheng Chuliang, into the sea to calm down.
After receiving Li Yunze's promise to come back next year, everyone finally set sail and started their return journey after making a lot of money.
With Li Yunze providing precise coordinates and directions as a guide, the fleet finally returned to Lingnan after more than a month of sailing.
When the news spread, the whole city of Guangzhou was in a sensation, and countless people came to the pier to watch the excitement.
When the spices belonging to the Feng family were transported ashore in sacks one by one by boat, Feng An even came to the dock in person.
He opened the linen bag with a knife, and the valuable spices immediately spilled out, and there was an exclamation of surprise all around.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Feng Ang pulled Feng Zhiding and asked in a deep voice, "Have you remembered the location?"
"I can only remember it roughly, it's too far away." Feng Zhidao explained with a wry smile, "Actually, it's useless even if I find it."
"Huh?" Feng An raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?"
After taking a trip to the sea, Feng Zhiding, who was obviously tanned but also more energetic, responded, "It's the same sentence, it's too far. It's a sea route of several thousand miles."
Having said this, Feng Zhidai pointed at the large ship on the sea in the distance. "Except for that kind of large ship, other ships cannot go there at all. Even if they follow, they will never come back. This is the case with the pirates who followed."
Feng Ang looked thoughtfully at the large ship in the distance, "Can I buy it?"
He didn't think about grabbing it directly.
Although there are 500 Lingnan soldiers on the boats, there is a high chance that if they try to rob them, they will be able to rob a few of them. Not to mention that these boats are filled with priceless spices.
But what happens next?
If he really did this, he would be a slap in the face to Li Er, and he would also offend a large number of nobles.
Cutting off people's money is like killing one's parents. Cutting off the property of so many nobles, when the time comes, all the famous generals will come swarming over.
Feng An was unwilling and asked again, "Can it be made?"
Lingnan is close to the sea, so it naturally has no shortage of shipbuilding capabilities.
But as soon as he said the words, Feng An himself shook his head.
After thinking for a long time, Feng An made a decision. He looked at Feng Zhidai and said, "You go with the fleet and go to serve in front of the Chang'an City Palace."
Feng Zhidai nodded vigorously and immediately agreed.
They say they are serving, but they are actually serving as hostages. After all, they are the eldest son who will inherit the family business, and only those with this status are qualified to be hostages.
When the fleet was under repair in Lingnan, Li Yunze went to the fields he bought and looked at the thriving sugar cane fields, and was very satisfied with it.
When harvest time comes, the sucrose produced by crushing is estimated to be able to meet the needs of most of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yunze also left half of the rice seeds in Champa and told the farmers in Lijiazhuang to plant them after the sugar cane harvest.
Champa rice is said to be harvested three times a year, but the prerequisite is that it is grown in the south where the climate conditions are hotter.
If it were really taken to Chang'an City, I guess it would only be ripe once a year.
If Li Er wants to see the benefits of this thing, he must have a experimental field to show it.
When the fleet left Lingnan, it took Feng Zhidai with it.
Along the way, Feng Zhidai and Li Yunze got close to each other in various ways, and they were extremely enthusiastic.
That day Li Yunze was sitting on the deck fishing, and Feng Zhidai was fishing with him.
"There are waterwheels all over the Pearl River at this time, which makes it very convenient to irrigate the fertile fields." Feng Zhidai said with a smile, "This is all the result of Master Li."
Li Yunze, who was concentrating on fishing, responded, "Yes, it's all my credit."
Feng Zhidai grinned and continued, "The various iron farm tools produced by Lijiazhuang are convenient and durable. People who have used them say they are good. The owner of Lijiazhuang is the savior of farmers all over the world."
Now Li Yunze finally turned around and looked at him, "Tell me, what do you want?"
"Lingnan is short of iron." Feng Zhidai scratched his head in embarrassment. "The wooden waterwheel cannot be used for a long time, and the number of iron farm tools is not enough. The main reason is the lack of iron. If Master Li can transport iron to Lingnan, everyone in Lingnan will be extremely grateful.
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On the surface, he wanted iron parts for waterwheels and iron farm tools, but in reality, he wanted more iron armor and iron weapons.
The five hundred Lingnan soldiers who were seconded this time received not only wages and spices, but also a set of iron armor and iron weapons when they returned.
Its superior quality has made everyone in Lingnan extremely satisfied.
Now that you are satisfied, you want more.
Feng Zhidai first said that the water tanker and farm tools were just the beginning. After the relationship was established, buying iron armor would naturally become much easier.
Li Yunze had seen a lot of these methods and words before.
Li Yunze, who fixed the fishing rod and sighed softly, stared at Feng Zhidai, making him feel a little embarrassed.
"Do you think I'm powerful?" Li Yunze asked, "I can get whatever I want. You can find spice islands thousands of miles out to sea. You can easily get hundreds of sets of strong armors. Once a big ship like this comes out, there are tens of thousands of them."
ship."
Feng Zhidai sneered, "Yes."
"I can tell you the truth." Li Yunze raised his hand and patted Feng Zhidai on the shoulder. "What you see is just the tip of the iceberg. My real ability is far more than that."
"I know you want iron armor. As long as I am willing, I can come up with eighteen thousand sets of them."
At this point, he spread his hands and said, "But why should I give it to you, to give you a chance to rebel?"
"How is that possible?!" Hearing the words of rebellion, Feng Zhidai screamed like a cat whose tail was stepped on, "We are just waiting to protect ourselves."
"What are you protecting yourself from?"
Li Yunze's smile gradually changed. "Lingnan is already the land of the Tang Dynasty. Who do you want to protect yourself from? I don't care about other things, but I provide materials and technology to the Tang Dynasty to make the Tang Dynasty strong and prosperous. And
It is not used to provide ammunition for careerists."
After saying that, he waved his hand, picked up the fishing rod and continued to focus on the sea.
"Who dares to rebel and destroy the hard-won peaceful life of the people? Then I will show the rebels what it means to kill you with money."