Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2186
After a person has the highest power in the world, he wants to have it forever.

Want to live forever.

Throughout the ages, emperors seeking the elixir can be said to emerge in endlessly.

They are unwilling to grow old, let alone die.

They want to have these powers forever and ever, to enjoy the endless beauties in the world.

It's just that people get old slowly.

And when they get old, they will naturally have some fears, fear of dying, and fear of facing the beauty in vain.

Li Shimin is not very old, but he is no longer young. Facing those young concubines in the harem, he always has a feeling that he can't bear it.

He used to be able to play with several concubines in a day, but now, it takes a few days to find one.

He was afraid of that feeling of powerlessness, even if those concubines would show that they enjoyed it because they were afraid of him.

However, after Li Shimin took the magic pill, he felt full of strength all over his body. With women, he even regained the feeling and confidence he had when he was young.

When he stopped from a big battle, he couldn't help but think, this magic pill is really a magic pill.

And if he continues to take it, will he be able to prolong his life and be strong like that dead wood monk?

Not only that, but what if he could live forever?
He was a little shocked in his heart, and besides the shock, he was more greedy.

There are only twelve divine pills, and one is cheaper for a eunuch, so he only has eleven left, how can this work?

So, after Li Shimin returned to the bedroom, he immediately called an eunuch over.

"Order, leave that dead wood monk in Chang'an City, let him refine the magic pill for me, and let him mention whatever materials are needed."

Although he didn't mean to put Monk Deadwood under house arrest, Li Shimin's words had already made it clear that he wanted Monk Deadwood under house arrest.

If a person has some abilities that others don't have, then he is very dangerous. Today's dead wood monk may live a very carefree life in the future, but it is probably impossible for him to want to be free.

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Taitai immediately understood, so without hesitation, she quickly took the order and retreated.

The weather in Chang'an City is still cold, and the people here are discussing what the fleet brought back from the sea this time.

After many of these things came to the market, they were quickly bought by people at high prices.

After some other businessmen saw how much money they could make by going overseas, they gradually moved their minds. They suddenly discovered that they had found a new business route besides the Silk Road.

They can go to sea. There are so many countries overseas. They must make a lot of money after they bring the things from the Tang Dynasty to them. For example, iron pots, silk porcelain and so on. These people have made a lot of money by relying on this method. of.

And bringing things from other countries to Datang is another sum of money to earn.

The successive overseas trips have made more and more businessmen see business opportunities.

If the success of Qin Tian and the others could be called luck, then the success of this fleet is enough to explain everything.

Businessmen are crazy, and when they see a profit, they will quickly sell.

Soon, the entire Datang shipbuilding industry developed like this.

They believe that before long, more and more people will go to sea, until going to sea becomes a norm.
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After taking the magic pill, Li Shimin felt very energetic.

Now he spends most of the night playing with his concubine almost every night.

However, although he has spent more time in this area, he can still be regarded as a diligent emperor.

He is watching all kinds of things about Datang every day.

Li Shimin has already heard that private merchants are becoming more and more enthusiastic about going to sea.

After hearing about this incident, Li Shimin was very happy because he knew that once more people went to sea, their Datang would become more prosperous because of it.

Their imperial court will also increase their income and become richer.

In addition, the merchants have all gone to sea to do business, so the number of merchants who went to the Silk Road will gradually decrease, right?

After all, compared with the Silk Road, going to sea is much more dangerous, but the rewards are obviously more generous.

Businessmen are the kind of people who are willing to dig out all the benefits. If they can maximize their benefits, they are willing to take more risks.

In this way, many businessmen will definitely go to sea.

More merchants choose to go to sea, and the Silk Road will gradually become barren. It will not be an easy task for Qin Tian's Xiliang to grow.

After discovering these things, Li Shimin felt that he should give it another push.

"Go ahead, all merchant ships that go to sea can get the assistance of my Tang soldiers nearby. If there are pirates who intercept them, they can also come to report. The imperial court will help them destroy those pirates, and the imperial court will go to sea for them. Provide all kinds of convenience, as long as they are willing to go to sea."

Going to sea benefits the country and the people, and since it benefits the country and the people, their imperial court must support it.

After Li Shimin's order was issued, those businessmen became more and more excited.

"Okay, okay, as long as the imperial court is willing to provide us with assistance, it will be safer for us to go to sea, and basically we don't have to worry about anything."

"Yes, yes, according to our past experience, if there are too many businesses on a road, sooner or later there will be some bandits. Take the Silk Road for example. Before it was opened, there were no bandits there. After all, there is no one to let them plunder, but after there are people, there will be robbers, and this is definitely the same when going to sea, maybe in the future, there will be pirates, and now the imperial court is willing to help us ensure safety, which is really great But it's over."

"Yes, if the imperial court does this, we don't have to worry about the future. We just need to go to sea with peace of mind."

"Extremely, extremely true."

"........."

Going to sea has become very popular in the Tang Dynasty, but even so, it is still impossible to shake the importance of the Silk Road in the economy of the Tang Dynasty by doing business in the sea.

At least a few years later, the situation of going to sea will be more important than the Silk Road. After all, the business of the Silk Road has become very mature, and as long as there is no trouble on the way, there can be a round trip within half a year. It is suitable for businessmen who want to return funds.

But go to sea, without a year or two, can you come back?
(End of this chapter)