Drive the RV back to Datang

Chapter 507 Chapter 518: Plan of the Sea
Li Shimin picked up the fourth memorial book, smiled all over his face, and didn't speak, but the hearts of the officials were like fifteen buckets fetching water, up and down, finally, Li Shimin spoke, and he said slowly: "This is the first time. The four volumes of memorials are related to maritime trade, Shi Kuang, please roughly talk about the content of these memorials."

"Yes." Li Hao slowly cupped his hands and raised his voice, "Your Majesty, please build shipyards and seaports in the coastal areas. At the same time, I have the blueprints for the construction of large ships, which can vigorously develop our Tang Dynasty's maritime trade and strengthen our national strength. .”

The development of maritime trade is only one of the purposes, and the other purpose is to build an invincible navy.

I don't know why, maybe the officials were shocked by Li Hao before, but now when it came to this kind of problem, no one came out to speak against Li Hao.

Li Hao thought that someone would come out to object, and he had prepared a lot of words, but he didn't expect such a scene, and he was even a little disappointed.

Li Shimin saw that no one was playing with Li Hao, so he took the initiative to cooperate with him and asked, "Shikuang, is maritime trade important to strengthening our national power in the Tang Dynasty?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is very important." Li Hao quickly nodded and replied, "At present, our country does not have much foreign sea trade, and most of it is domestic sea trade. As everyone knows, this world is very big, and the world outside the ocean is beyond your imagination. , the Maritime Silk Road, you must have heard of it.”

The ministers were moved when they heard the words, Li Hao was planning to stretch his claws to the sea, far enough, but they were very interested in the Maritime Silk Road, after all, it was a very profitable business, although the Maritime Silk Road has become increasingly popular recently. Withered, but still exists, but limited by navigation technology, it has been unable to catch fire.

Li Hao continued: "Your Majesty, in fact, this minister's proposal this time is to vigorously develop the maritime industry of our Datang, reactivate the Maritime Silk Road, and even become a hundred times stronger than before, setting off an era of great navigation that sweeps the world. Foreign trade At that time, publicize my Great Tang's enlightenment, show my Great Tang's tyrannical national power, and let the barbarian people Sinicize one by one."

Li Hao is planning to launch cultural aggression through maritime trade. Li Hao calls it the Canghai Project. Don’t underestimate cultural aggression. This is a very terrible aggression, even more terrifying than the invasion of real swords and guns. Chinese civilization It is broad and profound, and often makes foreigners admire. In the future world, there will be many foreigners who love Chinese culture so much that they wish they were Chinese.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were countless foreigners with such thoughts. There are already millions of foreigners in the Tang Dynasty. Shi Najie is the most typical example.

Cultural aggression can really corrupt a nation, and even annex a country's civilization, not to mention that the Chinese civilization is not comparable to that of other countries.

Li Hao went on to say: "Foreign sea trade is a quick strategy to strengthen the country. The customs and port tax revenue alone can reach more than 300 million per year."

After hearing the words, all the officials exclaimed, what is the concept of 300 million guan? Just reopen it?"

Li Hao raised his eyebrows, and said proudly: "This old man who can't be named, if there is a will, there is a way. If you don't try it, how will you know if you can do it? Reopening the Maritime Silk Road, Li A certain one is quite sure."

He turned to face Li Shimin, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, when I was in Qiongnan, I devoted myself to researching shipbuilding skills with craftsmen. Now I have more than a hundred huge ships, each of which is more than ten feet long, and the smallest is fourteen. The largest ship is more than 10 feet long, and the fleet goes out to sea once or twice a year, and every time it returns, it will bring back more than [-] taels of gold."

The officials were in an uproar when they heard the words. In their impression, a boat ten feet long was already a huge ship. A boat over forty feet long was so big. It was terrifying to think about it. Hai can earn 10 taels of gold?Are there any gold mines overseas?Many people began to suspect that Li Hao was bragging.

As Li Hao said, he took out a thick stack of blueprints from his bosom, held them up high, and said, "Your Majesty, here are the blueprints for the construction of the ship researched by the ministers and craftsmen. This ship is called Galen Ship. The oceans of the world can’t go anywhere without me, Datang.”

Finally seeing the blueprint of the legendary giant ship, Li Shimin hurriedly said: "Submit it!"

Xu Lian stepped down from the Luantai and presented a thick stack of blueprints to Li Shimin. Li Shimin took it and looked at several of them. I can't understand it at all.

This is very embarrassing, after all, Li Shimin is not a talent in this field, he scanned the group of officials, and suddenly said: "Wang Chaosheng, look at these drawings."

Xu Lian hurriedly walked down the Luantai with a stack of blueprints on a tray, and came to the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Wang Chaosheng, Wang Chaosheng carefully picked up one and looked at it, after a look, he was out of control, his eyes widened She was so round, with a look of shock all over her face, and after reading one after another, she didn't have the slightest intention to stop.

Wang Chaosheng was so fascinated by it, he even let out a sound of surprise and praise from time to time, completely forgetting that he is now in the Tai Chi Hall. Seeing that he couldn't stop at all, Li Shimin couldn't help losing his patience. He couldn't handle such a thick drawing. Wait for Wang Chaosheng to read all of them, and asked aloud: "Wang Chaosheng, what do you think of these blueprints?"

Only then did Wang Chaosheng wake up, put the blueprints back on the tray with great excitement, and then went out to salute, excitedly saying: "Your Majesty, the craftsmanship is uncanny!"

"Oh?" Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he asked happily, "So what Li Hao said is true?"

Wang Chaosheng excitedly said: "King Qiongnan is really a genius, even I don't understand many things about this blueprint, but I can see that the boat-making process of this blueprint is simplified, and the structure is solid. Huge ships should not be a problem, these blueprints are so precious that they can be called rare treasures in the world!"

"Fortunately!" Li Shimin laughed heartily when he heard the words, pointed at Li Hao and said, "Shikuang, you have made great achievements again!"

Li Hao bowed his hands modestly, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I dare not take credit for it. I only hope that our Tang Dynasty will be strong, not only rule the land, but also conquer the sea."

The ministers were also infected by this sentence when they heard the words. Dominating the land and crossing the sea is such a grand blueprint. Just thinking about it can make people's blood boil, even if they don't like Li Hao, or even hate Li Hao, but Li Hao Hao's expectation was also their expectation. For the first time in history, they supported Li Hao sincerely.

Li Shimin smiled with satisfaction: "Okay, what a master of the land, crossing the sea, the blueprint is presented, and after the dynasty is over, I will send people to the Ministry of Industry. Shi Kuang, tell me first, where is the best place to add shipyards and ports?"

Li Haodao: "Your Majesty, Guangzhou, Quanzhou, Taizhou, and Chengshanjiao are all good seaport areas. You can add seaports or expand seaports in these places. As for shipyards, it is not appropriate to build too many. One is enough. I think it is the best. The best shipyard site can be chosen in Dengzhou, Dengzhou is facing the sea on three sides, and there is a natural recess in the northeast, named Weihai, which can avoid strong winds and waves, and it is a natural harbor. Building a shipyard here is perfect."

"Get the map." Li Shimin immediately asked Xu Lian to get the map.

Li Hao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I have a map." He took out a folded map from his arms as he spoke.

"Bring it up."

Xu Lian hurriedly stepped down from the Luantai and presented the map. Li Shimin unfolded the map and took a look, heh!What a detailed hand-drawn map, and it is extremely accurate. It looks like it was made by Li Hao. After all, Li Hao is good at painting, and people can be lifelike, let alone maps.

Li Shimin moved his gaze to Dengzhou, and sure enough, he saw a circle drawn with charcoal on the northeast coast of Dengzhou, marked with the word "Weihai".

"It's really a good place." Li Shimin stared at the map for a long time, nodded again and again, then he handed the blueprint to Xu Lian, and said, "Take it down and show it to all the ministers."

Xu Lian hurriedly got off the Luantai with the map in his hand, and walked back and forth beside the queue of the officials, letting them look at the map. The officials nodded after reading it, and had to admit that Li Hao was really good at picking places, and Weihai was indeed a natural harbor.

After all the ministers finished reading, Xu Lian returned the map to Li Hao, and Li Shimin asked with a smile, "What do you think?"

All the officials nodded in agreement, saying that Weihai is very suitable for a shipyard, and some people suggested that Weihai should also build a seaport. However, at this moment, a discordant voice sounded, and Ma Zhou suddenly questioned: "Your Majesty, Weihai It is indeed a good harbor, but I still have doubts. Weihai is close to Goguryeo, Silla and other countries, and pirates are rampant in that area. If a shipyard or seaport is built here, once the enemy attacks, the shipyard and The ships in the harbor may fall into the hands of the enemy, so they are not making wedding dresses for others."

The ministers were surprised when they heard the words. They thought that Ma Zhou had a good relationship with Li Hao, but they didn't expect that Ma Zhou would now question Li Hao's views. What is the situation?

Li Hao smiled and said: "Master Ma's words are very true, so we must increase our troops in the coastal area of ​​Weihai to defend against pirates, and at the same time practice the navy in Weihai. Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"

After Li Hao finished speaking, he gave Ma Zhou a small look, and Ma Zhou smiled knowingly. In fact, this was just a cross talk between the two of them, which naturally led the topic from the shipyard port to the navy.

Sure enough, Su Dingfang immediately said in a loud voice: "The minister seconded the proposal, the situation in the Weihai sea area is chaotic, we must increase our troops, and set up a new Weihai Guard to train the navy."

Li Ji immediately went out and bowed his hand: "The minister also seconded the proposal."

Niu Jinda came out: "The minister also seconded the proposal."

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Almost all the generals voted for it, because they have seen that Li Hao's construction of the shipyard is not only for the simple purpose of maritime trade, but also to strengthen the Datang Navy. How can they not be excited, and they naturally agree, not only that , Even some civil servants with a long-term vision also seconded.

Li Hao's fourth memorial was also passed smoothly, and this time most of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty agreed, which was the first time in history.

(End of this chapter)