Great Tang princess

Chapter 805 Liu Zihe Returns

When everyone was cheering, Li Yuechen's heart sank suddenly. Until now, she didn't see any other ships following this ship!

You know, when Liu Zihe went out, there were three boats, why only see one now?
Could it be that there was a conflict with the locals?
But it's not right to think about it. The current South American continent is full of uncivilized indigenous people, and civilization has not yet formed.

And Liu Zihe and the others had artillery on their boat, how could they not win?
Besides, even if you can't win, with this kind of firepower, you must have no problem escaping.

Thinking of this, Li Yuechen frowned tightly, thinking about specific countermeasures in his heart.

If there really was a conflict with the locals, whether it is worthwhile to go on an expedition in this era is a big question worth considering.

After all, South America is too far away from here, and it would cost too much money and resources to go on an expedition to the other side in this era.

But forget it, the specific thing is to ask the specific details after the ship docks.

An hour later, the empress ship slowly docked and stopped steadily with the help of the soldiers at the dock.

Then a man with somewhat gray hair got off the boat, and trotted all the way here.

Before landing just now, Li Yuechen on the pier could already be seen through the telescope.

So Liu Zihe trotted all the way after getting off the boat, and soon came to Li Yuechen.

Looking at Liu Zihe, whose hair was mostly gray, before Li Yuechen could speak, he burst into tears: "This subordinate is ashamed of His Highness..."

While crying and about to kneel down, Li Yuechen stretched out his hand to support his arm, not letting him kneel down.

"Be clear, what happened? Three ships traveled, why only this one came back?" Li Yuechen asked.

Liu Zihe cried so hard that he couldn't speak, he kept opening and closing his mouth.

Li Yuechen turned around, asked the soldier next to him to bring the kettle, and then put it in his hand: "Don't worry, tell me specifically, what happened? But was attacked?"

"Thank you, Your Highness..." Liu Zihe took the water bottle while crying, and gradually calmed down after drinking a few sips of water.

At the same time, Li Shu also dispersed other irrelevant people around and asked them to go to the gazebo on the pier to chat slowly.

After arriving at the gazebo, Liu Zihe raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and said slowly: "After I left, the road was calm and calm. On the contrary, when I was about to arrive, I encountered the tsunami that His Highness said. It is obviously far away from the shore. It was less than ten miles later, but I just couldn’t get through.”

Speaking of this, there was a little fear in his eyes, and he continued: "I only remember that the sea was overturned, the wind was howling, and the waves were as high as ten feet... At that time, the No. [-] ship collided with the No. [-] ship. The ship was cut off in the middle, and all the brothers on board fell into the sea..."

"At that time, it was stormy, and I didn't dare to go into the water to rescue people at will. I could only try my best to stabilize the hull... After more than an hour, the wind and waves gradually calmed down. , found a few living brothers, but most of them..."

Listening to Liu Zihe's narration, Li Yuechen frowned.

Then he patted Liu Zihe on the shoulder immediately: "Brothers have worked hard, but since two ships survived, why only one came back this time?"

"Returning to Your Highness, the No. [-] ship is broken down and cannot sail, so I asked them to wait there first." Liu Zihe replied.

"Okay, everything is fine if people are fine!"

Li Yuechen patted him on the shoulder.

Liu Zihe wiped away tears and raised his head: "Your Majesty, please hang the name tags of the brothers who died in the sea..."

"No hurry!" Li Yuechen interrupted him, "After the matter is clear, I will not only hang up their nameplates in the military area, but also publish their stories in newspapers, so that their achievements will spread throughout the world!"

"After you understand?" Liu Zihe raised his head curiously, not knowing what she meant.

However, Li Yuechen waved his hand: "Let all the soldiers on the ship come over!"

After a while, all the soldiers who came back this time lined up in front of the gazebo.

Wu Zetian frowned: "Chen'er, it's best not to say something explicitly."

"Don't worry, Aunt, there aren't so many twists and turns in the army, it's better to say it clearly."

Li Yuechen agreed, then stood up, and said to the soldiers in front of him: "I have heard Liu Zihe explain the matter. But considering that you and the others are all overseas, there may be things that may harm your colleagues. So next , you wait for everyone to accept individual inquiries, and make a decision after the matter is clear, can you understand it later?"

After hearing this, the soldiers were slightly taken aback, but they quickly replied in unison: "Understood!"

These soldiers are all educated and can figure out the reasons and specific reasons.

"Liu Zihe, where are you?" Li Yuechen asked.

"Although I feel upset, I can understand His Highness's actions!" Liu Zihe replied with his head bowed.

Li Yuechen nodded: "Very good!"

Then Li Shu was asked to arrange a separate room for these soldiers, temporarily unable to meet with other people, waiting to be questioned.

Of course, they are not prisoners after all, this is an inquiry, not an interrogation.

So their room is not a prison cell, and there is everything they should have, but they can't go out temporarily.

In fact, Li Yuechen was just perfecting the procedure by doing this, just like soldiers who had to remember to submit reports after the war.

For Liu Zihe's words, he believed in his heart.

The place in South America, especially the future Chile where they landed, is itself at the junction of the two major plates and the volcanic and seismic belt around the Pacific Ocean.

Therefore, the two major plates are often squeezed, and geological activities are quite active. Volcanoes and earthquakes often occur, and tsunamis are naturally a normal phenomenon.

This is still the case in the future, not to mention that the present is only 1000 years ago.

But believe it or not, the procedures that should be followed still have to be followed, and this is also considered for the future.

However, such an incident happened, Li Yuechen couldn't leave for the time being, and had to stay in Qingdao for a while.

……

The next day, Li Yuechen participated in the interrogation of Liu Zihe.In addition to herself, she also called her mother.

Wu Zetian is a very powerful strategist, has the ability to read people's hearts, and can be used as a lie detector.

There may not necessarily be a scientific basis, but at least ordinary people cannot fool her.

After extremely detailed questioning, it was basically certain that what he said was the truth.

By observing the small movements and eyes of his answers, etc., it can be judged with a high probability that he is not lying.

Coupled with the combination of follow-up inquiries to other people, it can basically be judged that there is no problem.

This kind of inquiry is skillful, for example, various small details will be asked.

When people make confessions, it is impossible to completely cover everything, and there will always be things that you don't notice.

So after a week of inquiries, it is basically certain that what they said is true.

After confirming, the next step is to check the objects they brought back.

On the day the ship just docked, all the goods had already been moved down.

After Liu Zihe's inquiry was over, he brought Li Yuechen and the Supreme Emperor over to check.

Seeing the goods being moved out of the warehouse, Liu Zihe introduced: "In the past, basically all the species His Highness mentioned were found, strawberries, dragon fruits...but the appearance seems to be a little different from what His Highness said."

This is not beyond Li Yuechen's expectations, after all, the crops in the future have been specially cultivated for many generations.

In this era of basically no human intervention, these crops must be quite different from the future.

"In addition, I have also conducted some experiments on the marijuana that Your Highness mentioned." Liu Zihe explained, "I have cooperated with a few tribes not far from the sea, but there are conflicts between them and other tribes. Some tribes There is even a custom of cannibalism, so these people were captured for experiments."

Listening to his explanation, Li Yuechen nodded. The horror of this thing must be treated with caution.

It can't be set on fire, because it is also a kind of medicine, which can be studied by the medical school.

At the same time, there will be legislation in the future, and this aspect must be strictly dealt with.

But in any case, it is a happy thing to bring back various fruit seeds.

Although there is no way to promote it on a large scale immediately, the agricultural department of the Ministry of Household Affairs can first gradually experiment and then slowly promote it.

In addition, what they brought back this time was not only fruits, but also many crops that Li Yuechen couldn't recognize.

Perhaps it was because the difference from the future was too great for her to recognize it.

Then Liu Zihe took out the big bag: "Your Highness, this thing was found in the interior of South America. It's just a seed, it's poisonous..."

As soon as he heard it was poisonous, Li Dan next to him immediately pulled Wu Zetian back a step: "Bastard, you dare to use it against the Supreme Emperor!"

"Your Highness misunderstood. Although this seed is poisonous, the fruit is edible and sweet. I thought I could take it back and plant it..." Liu Zihe quickly explained.

Li Yuechen looked at it carefully, and then smiled: "Actually, this kind of seed is edible, but the locals don't know how to handle it. Will this kind of seed, after being crushed, cause severe pain in fingers and blisters?"

"Yes, that's right!" Liu Zihe nodded, "Your Highness really knows!"

"Well, this thing is called a cashew nut. It needs to be shelled and then roasted. It can be eaten after processing." Li Yuechen smiled and nodded slightly.

"Cashews?" Li Dan asked curiously.

Li Yuechen smiled: "The seeds of this thing look like human kidneys, hence the name."

After the explanation, I told them that it is best to wear gloves when handling this thing, otherwise it is really easy to be poisoned.

At that time, you can consider asking the engineering institute to use sheep intestines and the like to try to make some tighter gloves.

Don't think about rubber for the time being. There are only two rubber trees in Hainan at present, which are high-quality resources.

Of course, Liu Zihe and the others brought back a few more trees when they came back this time, but there were still not many.

For a long time to come, rubber will still be very expensive in Datang.

Although rubber trees have been cultivated locally, it takes a long time for small saplings to grow into large trees.

At present, instead of focusing on local cultivation, it is better to get the internal combustion engine out and import it to South America as soon as possible, and at the same time import rubber trees on a large scale from there, and start planting here.

"By the way, Your Highness, when I came back this time, I brought back a lot of ore." Liu Zihe said.

"Ore? What mine?" Li Dan asked.

Li Yuechen smiled and said: "Gold mine! It seems that the plan was very successful?"

Liu Zihe nodded and smiled and said, "Your Highness is right. After I went to the island, I exchanged glass for a large amount of gold. But after I checked, I found that there were too many impurities, and the local people's smelting skills were not good, so I took the ore back to prepare for myself. Practiced."

Listening to his answer, Li Yuechen couldn't help but smile, it's cool to use the gap in industrialization to make money.

The current glass in Datang dare not say that it is worthless, but it is not considered expensive.

The main reason is that Li Yuechen is deliberately controlling the output. At present, it is not considered a luxury, and the middle class can afford it.

Even some things like glasses made of leftover materials can be afforded by ordinary people if they bite their teeth.

Now it is mainly used as a foreign trade commodity, and most of the customers are also foreign businessmen.

As for the country, most of the officials' homes are gradually replaced with glass windows.

Officials of the seventh and eighth rank can also afford glass windows, but the high-end glass products with various patterns are still a bit expensive for them.

"Okay, but I'm afraid this kind of business won't last long." Li Yuechen said with a slight smile.

"Why? Glass for gold, this is unimaginable violence!" Li Dan replied.

Li Yuechen shook his head slightly: "From the moment my Great Tang arrived on that continent, world communication has already begun. They will subconsciously start to imitate when they see all kinds of my Great Tang fleet."

"That is to say, the natives on that continent will start wars, and the tribes will annex each other, and eventually imitate us to establish our own country."

Speaking of this, Li Yuechen suddenly thought of a question.

Originally, America should have been discovered by Columbus thousands of years later, but now he discovered it first and intervened in the other party's history.

Will it cause the other party to skip the slavery society and directly enter the feudal dynasty stage?
But forget it, the current history has long been a mess, and it is really hard to say what the future will become.

After chatting with Liu Zihe, Li Yuechen asked him to change his clothes first and prepare to have lunch together.

In any case, Liu Zihe is a well-deserved hero for bringing back so many things, and he must take good care of them.

Liu Zihe agreed, went back to wash up, and then changed into a brand new military uniform, planning to go there early and so on.

Speaking of which, it's been several years since I went out, and I don't know what changes have taken place in the Qingdao Military Region.

When I came to the cafeteria, I was suddenly attracted by something in another room next to it.

I saw a group of soldiers talking and laughing in that room.

Each holds a long, thin wooden stick in his hand.

And in that room, there were ten rectangular tables.

But what was placed on the table was not teacups or the like, but colorful balls.

The soldiers, in groups of two, knelt back and forth in front of a table, poking the balls on the table with the slender wooden sticks in their hands.

(End of this chapter)