The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 126
Li Shimin was noncommittal to his statement, but said: "What does this continent look like now? What about the descendants of the Shang Dynasty? Has the Shang Dynasty been rebuilt?"

Chen Jingke sighed: "No, they disappeared."

Li Shimin froze for a moment, the answer was completely beyond his expectations: "Disappeared? How did he disappear? Was he defeated by the locals?"

Chen Jingke shook his head and said, "No, they are self-destructive."

"During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, only a few dignitaries could read and write, and only they knew where they came from, who they were, and who their ancestors were."

"But their numbers were too small, and they died one after another due to diseases, wars and other reasons. The remaining ordinary people didn't know anything, and civilization was cut off like this."

"The first few generations still knew that their ancestors drifted from the other side of the sea. When these old people died one after another, even these legends disappeared."

"They think they are born here as natives, and their ancestors have lived here for generations..."

Li Shimin immediately thought of the destruction of civilization mentioned just now. Isn't this an alternative way of severing civilization... Subconsciously, he felt a sense of panic.

But after all, it was Emperor Taizong of Tang, so he quickly discovered the loophole in this passage: "Since they themselves have forgotten their origins, how do you know?"

Chen Jingke pretended to be unnatural: "I found the funeral golden book in a forgotten cemetery, which recorded their origins."

Li Shimin nodded, and didn't ask how they got the funeral book. There are some things that you don't need to ask, and everyone knows it well.

"What about the descendants of the Yin and Shang dynasties now?"

"They intermarried with the local aborigines, and they were no different from the aborigines. Later, they also established a relatively splendid civilization, but because they didn't have horses, gold and iron...they took the city-state as a unit..."

Li Shimin was surprised again: "You said that there are no horses or copper and iron on this continent?"

This was another thing beyond his expectation. It was unimaginable that such a huge continent would not have horses, copper and iron.

Chen Jingke said: "It is true that there are no horses, so it is very difficult for them to travel far. It is not that there are no copper and iron mines, but that these mines are buried too deep, and they cannot be dug out with bare hands."

"Because there is no copper and iron, they can only use stone and bone utensils, and the production capacity is very low. Fortunately, God rewarded them with food and gave them fertile land and many high-yield varieties..."

He talked about what he didn't know much about the ancient Indian civilization.

Hearing the fertile soil and good seeds, Li Shimin showed undisguised greed, and said, "You prevented me from going to this continent just now, but what can you do?"

Chen Jingke shook his head and said: "There is no good way, but if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. No matter what we want to do, we need to make sufficient preparations in advance."

"It is too troublesome to go to another continent by land. It is better to go by water. This requires the court to build sea-going ships suitable for ocean-going sailing and train enough excellent sailors."

"This will not only improve efficiency, but also reduce unnecessary casualties. Once we have a safe channel, this continent will become His Majesty's possession."

Perhaps thinking of such a bright future, Li Shimin's eyes showed excitement.

However, things like the development of the navy are internal affairs. He didn't say anything more, but pointed to the porcelain bottle and asked, "Where is this place?"

Chen Jingke introduced: "Here I collectively call Southeast Haizhou... This is the legendary Yizhou Island, this is Luzon Island, and this is Java..."

"These islands are rich in gold, silver, copper and iron, and there are inexhaustible precious wood and spices...Java Island is privately called the Spice Islands..."

"Your Majesty, please look here. There is a strait, which is the passage of the entire South China Sea. Whoever controls this place will hold the throat of Southeast Haizhou..."

"This is also a continent with hundreds of thousands of indigenous people living on it. Their civilization is so backward that they can't even be called civilization."

He introduced the situation in Southeast Asia, Australia, Africa and other places one by one, focusing on the treasures and wealth in these lands.

Anyway, after listening to it, Li Shimin's eyeballs almost turned green.

Looking at it like that, I can't wait to hold this porcelain bottle in my arms and shout, mine, mine, it's all mine.

Chen Jingke stayed until the palace gate was about to be locked before leaving. After returning home, he had a simple meal and went to bed early.

The non-stop babbling all day is almost swollen, but the harvest is also full, just waiting for Li Shimin to verify the authenticity of the information, and then take countermeasures.

He believed that the Tang Taizong in history would not let him down.

Chinese civilization has never lacked genes for expansion. Otherwise, how could our ancestors unify the Yellow River Basin, the Yangtze River Basin, the Sanxingdui civilization, and even the entire southern civilization?

Archaeologists discovered a 5000-year-old Great Wall site near Xiangyang, which was used by the Yangtze River civilization to resist the invasion of the Chinese civilization.

However, the greatness of Chinese civilization lies in its greatness. It does not simply destroy and destroy each other, but integrates, digests and absorbs them.

The achievements of those defeated civilizations did not disappear, but became part of the Chinese civilization.

This kind of inclusiveness is the reason why Chinese civilization can be so brilliant.

Why didn't he destroy Buddha directly, but wrote Journey to the West to make Lao Tzu transform Hoover into the original way?It is out of this consideration.

Our ancestors could absorb the advantages of other civilizations, why can't we?
We should not only absorb Buddhism, but even swallow and digest the entire Indian civilization in one gulp.At that time, who cares whether you are Tianzhu or Buddhism, they are all part of Chinese civilization.

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Lizheng Hall.

Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou were sitting on chairs, staring at the white porcelain vase on the table with a world map on it.

Changsun Wugou said in surprise, "I never thought the world would look like this."

Li Shimin nodded first, and then asked: "Maid Guanyin, do you think what he said is true or false?"

The eldest grandson Wugou said solemnly: "I am willing to believe him, but the matter is so important that you can't act emotionally, Erlang should send someone to investigate."

Li Shimin said: "That's exactly what I mean. It's easy to say anything else, but what's difficult to verify is about his origin. Do you think it's credible?"

The eldest grandson Wugou sighed: "I don't know, everything sounds reasonable, but... I always feel that something is wrong. I don't know if it is my illusion, or it is caused by too little understanding of the outside world."

Li Shimin also said: "I have the same feeling, I think he should have concealed important information."

Changsun Wugou nodded, his expression changed as if he had thought of something, and after a while he asked cautiously, "How is Erlang going to deal with him?"

Li Shimin knew her worries, and comforted her: "Don't worry, I'm not so short-sighted. Since the Chen family has discovered the outside world, they must have done in-depth research."

"Compared with this map, what I want more is all their research results, and these things are in his hands. As long as he is willing to use it for me, Datang has a place for him."

The stone in Changsun Wugou's heart fell to the ground, and he asked again: "Then about the marriage?"

Li Shimin said without hesitation: "No change."

(End of this chapter)