Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 499 Navigation Route
The world map drawn by Gao Ming is a simplified version, which simply outlines the continents without marking the names of the countries.

On the one hand, Gao Ming really does not remember the countries on the world map. On the other hand, it is 644 AD, and the countries on the world map are completely different from those in the 21st century, so he has no way to mark them.

However, Gao Ming marked the sailing route very carefully, so he explained it to Liu Bing very smoothly at this time.

"Look, old Liu, this location is Nanyue in our Tang Dynasty. When the time comes, you will start from this place by boat and head south. If everything goes well, you will arrive here in five days!"

Gao Ming pointed to a location on the map, and then looked at Liu Bing.

"This is here, I call it the Strait of Malacca, and you'll go north through this strait, and it will take you four to five days to cross this strait, and after crossing this strait, sail westward for about ten days In about time, it will be here, and I will make it Sri Lanka!"

Seeing where Gao Ming pointed, Liu Bing's eyes lit up.

"His Royal Highness, is the corn you mentioned here?"

Of course, Liu Bing's excited look did not escape Gao Ming's eyes. Seeing his shining eyes, Gao Ming shook his head helplessly.

"Of course not here. If it only takes 20 days to find it, will it be your turn?"

"Uh……"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Liu Bing was dumbfounded.

He felt that what Gao Ming said was indeed true, if it only took ten and a half months to find it, then someone must have found it long ago, and it would not be his turn.

Seeing that Liu Bing stopped talking, Gao Ming shook his head again, then continued to point to the map.

"When you arrive in Sri Lanka, continue to sail southwest. If the wind is smooth, you can reach the island of Maldives in three days. You can replenish some supplies there, and then continue to sail southwest."

Having said that, Gao Ming immediately smiled at Liu Bing.

"In the next 20 days, you will pass through Seychelles and Comoros, and then enter the Mozambique Channel, which is here. When you arrive here, it means that you have completed about one-third of the journey! "

"..."

Originally, when Liu Bing saw Gao Ming smiling, he thought that Gao Ming would say that he had reached his destination, so when he heard Gao Ming say that it was only a third of the journey, he felt a little bad.

In more than 40 days, only one-third of the road was covered, so wouldn't it take more than 120 days to complete the journey?
And this is still a smooth situation. If the weather is bad, then delay it a little longer, won't it take more than half a year?
In this way, even if he can successfully find the corn, when he comes back, it will be a year later?

Thinking of drifting in the sea for more than a year, Liu Bing's face was filled with a wry smile again.

"I knew it wasn't that easy!"

Seeing the wry smile on Liu Bing's face, the corners of Gao Ming's mouth immediately turned up.

"What's the matter? Want to retreat? It's too late to regret it now!"

"regret?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Liu Bing was taken aback for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses and quickly shook his head.

"His Royal Highness, this old slave has never regretted it, and this corn is related to my Tang Dynasty for generations to come. Even if this old slave dies at sea, I will definitely not regret it!"

Seeing Liu Bing's determined face, Gao Ming smiled and nodded.

"Well, it's good to have this determination, then I'll continue talking!"

After speaking, Gao Ming continued to point to the map and spoke to Liu Bing.

"After arriving here, next, you will spend half a month to a month, cross the Mozambique Channel, reach the southernmost tip of Africa, and then go all the way north along the coastline of Africa, which will take you about three to four months time……"

Listening to Gao Ming's narration, Liu Bing secretly added up the time Gao Ming said, but he found sadly that the time Gao Ming said had been more than half a year, but he hadn't said he had reached the destination yet.

Isn't this corn too hard to find?
As if sensing Liu Bing's thoughts, Gao Ming suddenly smiled at him.

"When you reach this location, sail westward for half a month, and you will reach the end of this journey. It's here, I call it Cuba, and the corn is here!"

Gao Ming remembered that Columbus discovered corn in Cuba in 1492, so he believed that the origin of corn was in Cuba.

After hearing Gao Ming's words, Liu Bing stared at the position of Gao Ming's fingers with wide eyes, and looked at the country like a shrimp, his brows immediately frowned.

"Why is this place so small?"

Liu Bing's reaction was also within Gao Ming's expectation, so Gao Ming nodded immediately as soon as he finished speaking.

"Yes, this place is so small, but there are many smaller islands around, so you have to pay attention to the search, don't miss anything!"

Speaking of this, Gao Ming immediately patted Liu Bing on the shoulder again.

"But you don't have to worry. At that time, I will let Lu Guogong choose 2 soldiers to go with you. These soldiers participated in the Liuqiu and Luzon Island landing battles. They are very good at searching for islands, so you don't have to Worry!"

"This...His Royal Highness, is 2 people a bit more?"

Hearing that Gao Ming said that he would send 2 people with him, Liu Bing's eyes widened again. Seeing his shocked appearance, Gao Ming immediately burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, 2 people are not many at all. If my old man's temper is followed, it would not be surprising to send 10 people!"

"But……"

Seeing what Liu Bing wanted to say, Gao Ming immediately waved to him.

"Well, you don't need to say more, the purpose of your trip is not only to find corn, but also to convey a message to the countries along the way, telling them that there is a great country in the far east, the name of this country is Datang, and you are the envoy of Datang!"

"An envoy from the Tang Dynasty?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Liu Bing's eyes widened again, full of shock.

"I, Liu Bing, a mere eunuch, can I become an envoy of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Yes! Of course!"

Looking at Liu Bing who looked unconfident, Gao Ming nodded very formally and seriously.

"I will let people load the ship with silk, tea, porcelain, and some gold. At that time, you will use these things to make friends with the countries along the way, in exchange for supplies on the voyage, and promote Datang to them, telling them that our Datang is the world The most powerful country in the world, understand?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Liu Bing's expression turned serious, and he nodded seriously.

"Yes, His Royal Highness, this old slave understands!"

Seeing Liu Bing's serious expression, Gao Ming smiled with satisfaction.

"It's good to understand. This time you go to sea, I will give you four treasures. They will help you go to sea to find corn. Starting today, you will have a new title, and this title is——Eunuch of the Four Treasures!"

Liu Bing: "(⊙o⊙)..."

Although it doesn't sound clear, it always feels amazing!
(End of this chapter)