The crossing starts from the Datang Shuanglong

Chapter 157 Returning to the Central Plains
Come home full!

After Chu Tianxiu enthusiastically destroyed the country of Java and searched for their classics, none of his soldiers were idle.

However, their main task is not to fight, but to cut down trees, with almost crazy enthusiasm, to cut down the spice trees on the Banda Islands in Java.

Even though Chu Tianxiu's purpose of going to the South China Sea this time was not for money, she did not come with the purpose of losing money.What's more, this storm at sea caused Chu Tianxiu to lose his money severely, and he had to find a way to collect some precious goods to heal his blood well. In this place of Java, the most precious thing is undoubtedly It is spice.

The so-called spices do not refer to precious woods such as sandalwood and agarwood, but common condiments such as cardamom, pepper, and cloves. However, these rotten street things of later generations are so precious in this era that they are almost priceless. than gold.

Today's catering culture is far from as developed as later generations, especially when stewing meat, it is difficult to solve the inherent fishy smell of meat with conventional methods, so adding a little spice to adjust the taste of the meal has become the most extravagant product.

Especially after Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty came to power, he, who loved luxury, used spices in the palace wantonly for incense, which made the price of spices keep rising, so that in recent years, there are big food in Persia People traveled thousands of miles to send spices to Chang'an City for huge profits.

But this kind of spice, which is extremely precious in the Central Plains, is very cheap on those spice islands. It can be picked everywhere in the mountains and plains, so that the soldiers under Chu Tianxiu can harvest and load it in the most primitive way. Send bags of spices to the warship.

After Chu Tianxiu playfully reduced more than 200 Javanese indigenous countries, the spices carried by his soldiers to all sea ships piled up all the cabins and affluent spaces on all sea ships, As a result, Shan Meixian had to personally investigate and distribute some of the spices to ensure that their fleet can continue to sail smoothly.

Next, the fleet could indeed turn westward, sail into the Straits of Malacca, enter the Bay of Bengal, and reach the southern part of Tianzhu, allowing Chu Tianxiu to experience the martial arts of the ancient Tianzhu Dynasty.

But if you continue to drive, not only will the route be long, at least it will take about half a year to drive on the sea, and it will not generate too much profit, it will be completely unprofitable, and it will be a loss-making business.

Therefore, Chu Tianxiu was not willful, but ordered the ship to return north to end this sea voyage.

Before returning to the north, Chu Tianxiu temporarily left about [-] soldiers and two sea ships in an indigenous country in Java, and appointed his disciple Chu Gong as the governor to temporarily command those who were attacked by Chu Tianxiu. The territories of two hundred indigenous countries that were destroyed.

This task is indeed not easy. Although these territories have already been conquered by Chu Tianxiu, and even through the means of the magic door, he has subdued many kings of Java and won their loyalty, but with [-] troops, It is definitely a great test to take charge of such a large area outside the territory.

But it is obvious that this operation of his was actually decided by Chu Tianxiu's brains, and it was more or less like rushing a duck to the shelves.

In this place of Java, there are not only a few precious spice islands, but also a key maritime traffic artery for communication with the Western Regions. If you can occupy a stable territory here, you can connect it with Jiangyin, Ryukyu, and Yizhou. , Luzon's territory is connected into a stable sea route, which has gained great sea benefits. Therefore, no matter how difficult his operation is, he doesn't care too much.

It may be that after Chu Tianxiu went south this time, he spent all his bad luck.

This journey to the north was calm and smooth, except for the few pirates who came from the Great Food Kingdom and Sanfoqi on the road, and they were wiped out without Chu Tianxiu's own hands. Apart from bringing some color to this boring sailing trip, nothing major happened, and it was very stable.

On the next voyage, when the fleet passed Sanfoqi and Chenla, the fleet stopped for a while, did some business with these two countries, sold some of the spices, and replaced some of the local specialties. I only stayed in Lin Yiguo for a while to check the local situation.

On the following sea route, Chu Tianxiu did not go to Ryukyu again, but went north along the coastline of Zhongtu honestly, preparing to return directly to Zhongtu.

Part of the reason for this is that Chu Tianxiu has been away from Zhongtu for too long, and he is worried that there will be no one to take care of the great business there; This kind of bulky goods had to be paid for by the royal family of the Sui Dynasty before it could be consumed.

Now, it has only been about seven months since Emperor Sui Yang died. If Chu Tianxiu does not dispose of these spices quickly, their value will be greatly depreciated. Not to mention the price of gold, even the price of silver. no more.

After sailing from the South China Sea to the Beibu Gulf, more and more merchant ships from the Central Plains gradually encountered on the sea, and many of them were merchant ships of the Song Dynasty who traveled between the north and the south for maritime trade.

Chu Tianxiu ordered someone to stop a merchant ship of the Song family, and after revealing his identity, he asked them about the major events that happened in the Central Plains recently.

Today's world is indeed very unstable, and the uprising armies in various places are already one after another, but except for the Li Clan who raised his troops in July, with the support of the Guanlong nobles, the offensive and advance are extremely fast, almost reaching the foot of Chang'an, and they will be able to Apart from the swallowing of Chang'an Whale, there is still no major event that can completely shake the foundation of the Sui Dynasty's rule.

It has to be said that Chu Tianxiu's eyes were a little greedy for Li Fan's generosity.

With the strength and power of the Li Clan, even though there will be twists and turns in this trip, the result is unquestionable. If Li Yuan is allowed to take down Chang'an City, the old capital of the Sui Dynasty, the city in the heart of the world, and the place where successive dynasties established their capitals, it will be possible. Said to be received by Wang Qi, it is almost equivalent to swallowing a quarter of the whole world.

Even if Chu Tianxiu had already made up his mind and laid out several secret hands, as long as Yu Huahua and Yang Guang were killed, then Jiangdu City, which is also listed as one of the three major capital cities in the world, would be within easy reach. The pattern of the valve is indeed very greedy, but it is not too jealous.

After Chu Tianxiu learned the information about the Central Plains in detail, he also learned about a "trivial matter" by the way, which aroused his interest:
Two months ago, Shen Luoyan, the military commander of Wagang Village, commanded the troops of Qianmeng League, contacted the forces of the Song Clan in the south of Lingnan, and had already wiped out the Nanhai faction entrenched in Zhuya County. Only the leader "Golden Spear" Mei Xun led the Nanhai faction. Send the remnants to escape on the sea by boat, and turn into a group of running pirates and water bandits, constantly attacking the ships of the Song clan to avenge their hatred.

Interestingly, according to the merchant ship, "Golden Spear" Mei Xun's activities happened to be in the Beibu Gulf area, so if Chu Tianxiu was lucky enough, he might run into this group of sea bandits on the way.

(End of this chapter)