Li Shimin

The fertile land in Australia is the land reclaimed after the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty cut down the original ancient trees and burned them.

The fields here are already very fertile, and with the addition of plant ash, the fertility of the fields is even higher.

Therefore, after a lap, the growth of the crops and vegetables planted in these fields made Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and other veterans amazed and extremely satisfied.

As for those gold mines, silver mines, and iron mines.

It made Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and others even more happy.

Just around the small city built by Li Changling with 5 people, there are two gold mines, three silver mines, and six iron mines in operation.

Moreover, after so many years of mining, each gold mine can now produce [-] catties of gold every month; each silver mine can mine [-] catties of silver; each iron mine can mine [-] catties of pig iron.

The mineral content is very high.

In addition, around the small town, there is an extremely large charcoal mountain!

According to the survey of experienced miners, this carboniferous mountain is enough for 5 people to use for more than a hundred years.

After the inspection, Li Changling took Li Shimin and others to a spacious and bright main hall, and it was all made of thick and heavy wooden blocks.

"Your Majesty, all old generals, at the end of today, I will invite you all to have a good taste of Australian meat.

Except for some familiar cattle and sheep, the animals in Australia are completely different from those in my Tang Dynasty.

Even the birds flying in the sky and the fish swimming in the water are different. "

"Oh?"

When it comes to food, Li Xiaogong may be the one who researches and likes the most among this group of people.

Therefore, after hearing Li Changling's words, his eyes immediately lit up.

"With such lush vegetation in Australia, there are no lions and tigers, hares, poisonous snakes, flying dragons, sparrows and pigeons?"

Li Changling was stunned, and quickly cupped his hands to salute, and said with embarrassment: "The king made atonement, the general was negligent. It is true that there are flying dragons, sparrows, pigeons, and poisonous snakes, but hares, lions and tigers, etc., the general has never seen in Australia.

However, the last general invited His Majesty and the old generals to eat today, not these, but wild animals unique to Australia. "

"For example, the cats in Australia are generally three feet taller than the cats in my Tang Dynasty."

"There are also century-old sea turtles, and the shell alone is three feet square!"

"The meat of those big rats around is also a must!"

"In addition, there are some very large birds in Australia, which are not only beautiful in appearance, but also very delicious in meat quality."

"In the sea of ​​Australia, there are more than ten kinds of strange-looking big fish, and the meat quality is also very delicious..."

"Where?"

Just listening, Li Xiaogong couldn't wait.

"Back to the king, the last general has arranged for the chef to cook!"

"What kind of skilled chef can you have in this small town?"

Li Xiaogong couldn't help but glared at Li Changling with disgust on his face.

"Hurry up and send people to bring the cooks brought by the old man and His Majesty to the back kitchen. Maybe the cooks brought by the old man and His Majesty can teach your cooks a few tricks!"

"Thank you Your Majesty, thank you Prince!"

Only then did Li Changling come to his senses, and hurriedly bowed his hands to Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and others to thank them.

Immediately, he ran out quickly.

Cooking meals for His Majesty privately, as long as there is any problem, he will not escape the responsibility!
However, with the chef brought by His Majesty, it will be different!

After half an hour.

Li Changling finally opened the door and came in.

Behind him, followed by a group of Li Shimin's imperial guards.

Each of the guards held a large plate of hot meat.

After putting it on the table, Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and others couldn't help being surprised again.

Really big!

Each plate is a large plate one foot in size.

On the plate, unknown meat is piled up, the meat is tender and delicious, and as the heat rises, the whole lobby is filled with the smell of meat.

A total of twenty large plates were divided into two tables and placed in front of Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong, Li Chenglu, Niu Jinda and others.

Although there were only ten plates per table, it still made these veterans full of satisfaction.

After the meal, all the people lay comfortably on the big chairs with their faces full.

"The old man remembers that when you were asked to guard Australia, you were still a little greedy for the prosperity of Chang'an, and didn't want to come to Australia. How about it, why don't you want to come to Australia now?"

Li Xiaogong looked at Li Changling who was standing aside respectfully, and joked.

"Hey, don't blame the county king, it was the last general who was young and ignorant!

In Australia, although the general and others have a population of 5, they can eat meat and eat until they are full.This kind of situation is completely unimaginable in the late Tang Dynasty.

Sometimes, the last general will have an illusion that the criminals sent to exile in the city do not seem to be exiled at all, but rather come to enjoy the blessings!

If it weren't for His Majesty's decree, the lieutenants of the Zhechong Mansion in Australia will be rotated every year, and the general will want to stay in Australia for the rest of his life! "

Li Changling quickly replied.

"It seems that your life in Australia is not good enough!" Li Xiaogong teased.

Li Shimin also looked at Li Changling curiously.

Li Changling hastily smiled awkwardly, and bowed his hands in salute.

"The general dare not lie to His Majesty and the county king. In Australia, apart from guarding against those monsters in the sea rushing into the small town, the general only needs to lead a group of soldiers every day to supervise the mining of gold and silver mines, and the rest will be done. The main purpose is to take the soldiers and go out to sea to catch big fish in the sea for the people in the small town.

In Australia, there are countless kinds of big fish in the sea. As long as they do not leave the coastline for [-] steps, they are basically not in great danger.

On land, the meat-eating animals are just some wild dogs, and they will not endanger the lives of us and the people of Tang Dynasty.

These continents are completely blessed lands for the people of our Tang Dynasty! "

Li Shimin asked suddenly: "So, if we move another [-] people to Australia, will they survive?"

Li Changling hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, even a hundred thousand Tang people are enough to live. Moreover, only the big fish in the sea are enough to eat!"

"I see!"

Li Shimin nodded thoughtfully.

"I came here this time, and the coal on the more than 200 large ships is running low. Wait, can the coal from Australia make up for the fleet?"

"Return to Your Majesty, it is absolutely possible!"

"Ok?"

Li Xiaogong stared, "You guys have to think about it clearly, it is a big steel ship with [-] ships, if you want to make up the coal that the ships need to consume, each ship needs at least [-] shi!

Two hundred steel ships need at least sixty thousand stones of coal! "

Li Changling bowed respectfully to Li Xiaogong, "Thank you for the reminder, but in Australia there can be a shortage of vegetables and food, but there is absolutely no shortage of coal. Just the Coal Mountain behind the small town is endless.

Moreover, it is extremely easy to mine. One person can mine with a shovel and a basket.

However, the only embarrassment for the villain is that there are only 5 people in the small town, of which only 2 are young and strong.

To fill more than 200 large ships with coal, it will take at least five days of work with only [-] young and strong in the small town. "

"It doesn't matter, as long as you have enough coal, there are five hundred soldiers on each ship, and it will be enough to load in two days!" Li Shimin said quietly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Changling breathed a sigh of relief.

In the next two days, the soldiers on more than 200 giant steel ships began to transport coal to the large ships.

As for Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong and others, they each started to hang out in Australia.

In this regard, Li Changling is also very relieved.

Under the protection of a group of guards, except for the sneak attack of poisonous snakes, no animal in Australia can threaten Li Shimin and others.

As for the viper?

I am afraid that there will be none of the poisonous snakes that can enter the side of Li Shimin's army!
Three days later.

Each large steel ship is loaded with more than 400 stones of coal, and the bottom of each large ship is full.

Under the watchful eyes of Li Changling and [-] Australian Tang people, two hundred large ships slowly set sail and headed north.

……

"Your Majesty, it's time to return to Chang'an this time!"

After passing through Luzon Island, Li Chenglu took the time to find Li Shimin and asked respectfully.

"I finally came out, how can I go back in such a hurry?"

Li Shimin glanced at Li Chenglu slowly, and said with a smile that was not a smile: "Could it be that you really think that I don't know that Xuanba asked you to join me in the imperial conquest, although he wanted to exercise you.

But the deepest purpose is to let you come and look at me.Prevent me from tossing around on these continents overseas and losing my life in vain. "

Li Chenglu smiled wryly, and said helplessly, "Your Majesty is wise!"

"Humph!"

Li Shimin sneered, and continued: "However, during my reign, the territory of the Tang Dynasty expanded so much that I haven't even seen it at a glance. How can I lead my army back to Chang'an so easily?"

"It's been nearly two years since Cheng Lu came out, and he's homesick."

Li Chenglu's face was full of grievances, "Besides, His Majesty has brought out a hundred thousand young men from the Tang Dynasty, maybe in the past two years, the cubs of these men's families will have run around all over the place.

But the pity is that these big Tang children have not seen their wives and children in the past two years, and their cubs can't recognize them! "

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help being taken aback.

Then, quietly looking at the sea.

After a while, I slowly said: "No matter how you try to persuade me, I will never miss this good opportunity."

"Li Wei!"

"The end is here!"

"I will pass on my edict. After the fleet returns to the Tang Dynasty, I will go to inspect the Wa country and Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla and other small countries. However, I only plan to take an army of [-] to go.

Among the [-] sons and daughters in the fleet, those who are worried about their parents, wives and children can disembark along the way..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Shimin changed his words again.

"No, don't pass it on!"

Li Wei was taken aback, "Your Majesty?..."

"Two hundred large ships, one hundred thousand sons, all return to their hometowns. In the seaports of Suzhou, Haizhou, and Qingzhou, replace [-] soldiers in each state, and follow me to Waguo, Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla!" Li Shimin said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Li Wei responded and walked down.

Li Shimin turned his head again, looking at Li Chenglu aside.

"Chenglu, when you get to Haizhou or Qingzhou seaport, you can also disembark and return to Lijiazhuang by yourself!"

Li Chenglu's face became bitter again, and he shook his head again and again.

"Your Majesty, I can't go back to Li Family Village by myself!"

"Why?" asked Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty didn't go back. If Chenglu went back to Lijiazhuang alone, Aye would break Chenglu's leg!" Li Chenglu said.

"I remember, it seems that since you guys were born, Xuanba has never severely punished you, and as for beatings, he has never been punished once!" Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty, this time is different!"

Li Chenglu said quickly.

Seeing this, Li Shimin did not argue with Li Chenglu, but said directly: "So, Naer and others will follow me to inspect the small countries such as Wa, Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla!"

"Chenglu obeys the order!"

Li Chenglu saluted slowly!
……

two months later.

The fleet entered Datang waters and passed through Liuqiu.

Half a month later, the fleet passed Suzhou, and [-] soldiers came up from Suzhou.

At the same time, the fleet also lost dozens of large ships.

Another half a month later.

The fleet has arrived in Haizhou.

Similarly, the fleet once again added [-] soldiers, and at the same time lost dozens of large ships.

This time, it was thousands of miles away in Chang'an City.

The Prince Jian Guo of the Tang Dynasty was sitting anxiously in the hall, reviewing the memorial in his hand.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside the hall.

"The old minister sees His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Li Chengqian looked up, stood up quickly, and returned the gift.

"Uncle, don't be too polite!"

Afterwards, he walked to the side sofa and helped Changsun Wuji to sit down slowly.

"Uncle just recovered two days ago, why don't you stay at home to cultivate for a few more days, why did you come to the palace..."

Suddenly, thinking of something, Li Chengqian's face brightened, and he quickly looked at Changsun Wuji.

"Dare to ask uncle, but there is news of the father?"

"Returning to Your Highness, news came from the manager of the shop in Suzhou. Half a month ago, His Majesty's fleet had returned to Datang, and several people stayed in Suzhou. Twenty thousand soldiers were disembarked from the fleet. Suzhou recruited [-] soldiers and continued to go north!"

Changsun Wuji reported slowly.

"Father is back?"

Li Chengqian's face was startled, and then he was puzzled again, "Since the father has returned to the Tang Dynasty, why didn't he send someone to deliver the news to the palace?"

"Could it be that the father doesn't know how much the mother misses him during the two years he has been away? Uncle..."

"Your Highness, the veteran is wondering why His Majesty wants to recruit [-] soldiers from Suzhou again!"

Changsun Wuji said solemnly.

"Why?" Li Chengqian asked subconsciously.

"Returning to Your Highness, now my Tang Dynasty is singing and dancing, and there are no foreign enemies. If Your Majesty is going to return to Chang'an, he can just come back directly from Haizhou or Qingzhou.

There is absolutely no need for His Majesty to put down the soldiers from Suzhou and other nearby cities on the original fleet, and recruit soldiers again.

Such behavior, unless His Majesty has no intention of returning to the palace! "Changsun Wuji said with a contemplative expression.

"Father has no plans to return to the palace?"

Li Chengqian was startled again, his eyes widened, and he looked at Changsun Wuji in astonishment.

"Uncle, father wants to go to inspect small countries such as Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje?"

"Even, His Majesty may go to Wa Kingdom!"

Changsun Wuji said helplessly, "Your Majesty realizes that this time will be his last trip to sea, and he must inspect the entire territory of the Tang Dynasty before he can come back with peace of mind!"

"Then the emperor will still go to America, right?"

Suddenly, Li Chengqian remembered something again, and stood up straight away, his face full of shock.

……