Datang first village

is it necessary?

Li Yuanxing doesn't think that the sulfur ball is of any use to Datang?In addition to being an island, it seems to be an island.

For the fish in the sea, Datang already has enough fishing grounds.Seafood is not bad there. Speaking of defense, who can fight Datang, and who can fight a naval battle with Datang right now.

"The first defense island chain! And the offshore defense circle!" Master Gui said again.

Li Yuanxing didn't speak, because he thought it seemed useless right now, since there were no enemies to defend against.

"Yizhou, that is an unsinkable aircraft carrier. If you add Wa Island and Hainan Island, these three islands can guarantee the absolute coastal defense of the King of the Tang Dynasty. This is the absolute defense."

Li Yuanxing slapped his forehead heavily after hearing what the cabinet master said.

Li Yuanxing said in his heart, my grandfather, this is where Datang is not modern, and no one will attack Datang.Absolutely no one, not to mention who has the guts, even if he has the flying boat in the sky, or the giant ship of this era in the sea, how can there be enemies who can attack Datang by sea.

But the cabinet master had other plans.

"Yuan Xing, you are sealed overseas. No matter whether these guys are restless or not, no matter whether they are ambitious or not. After you show your strength, they will personally yearn for it, so they will develop desperately. But it is only then that they realize How far is their strength from the Datang Navy?"

"Interesting!" Li Yuanxing heard the taste.

The cabinet master smiled and continued: "You know, back then we laughed at Midi as a paper tiger, but in real comparison, after so many years, I really realized how big the gap in technology is, and how difficult this distance is to catch up. So let them Be ambitious, yet be in awe, and you will succeed!"

"That's right, but it's a lot of money!"

"The sugar from those sugar cane gardens doesn't need to be shipped to Chang'an. They just eat it locally, or even cook and eat the bagasse. Everything is based on trade. Within three years, you have to build the Tang Dynasty and reach Rome. route." The cabinet master gave Li Yuanxing a very good idea.

Li Yuanxing said with a smile: "Then how about I drive out to Panama as well!"

This sentence is nonsense, and the cabinet master also knows that with Datang's current manpower, material resources, and financial resources.Without the impetus of huge interests and wealth, it has no practical significance to open a canal.But it doesn't mean it won't be opened in the future, so the cabinet master said: "That space, occupy it first!"

Li Yuanxing burst out laughing.

The cabinet master said very seriously: "Whoever is strong is the overlord. If you are weak, you will be bullied. There is no absolute fairness, and there is no absolute justice. Everything is driven by the interests of a group. All kinds of disputes , so even if there is going to be a war in the future, we must promote a Chinese orthodoxy!"

What a big ambition.This is bigger than Li Yuanxing's ambition.

However, it is an excellent idea.

"When you go out to sea, don't rush to go too far. Bring some medical officers and more seeds. For example, when you reach a certain place, stop to rest, plant some vegetables, and cook some salt. The world is big!"

Li Yuanxing naturally listened to the cabinet master's instructions.

Li Yuanxing is preparing to go to sea, and the size of the fleet is being planned by Admiral Tiance's House.It is not the size of the fleet that the nobles of the Tang Dynasty care about the most, but the people who are qualified to board the ship.There are also some who can be qualified to accompany the ship. In this fleet, the flagship is the only giant ship in Datang that claims to have a draft of [-] tons and is inlaid with refined steel plates in key parts.

The cabinet master assigned Li Shark to Li Yuanxing as the leader of the escort fleet.

Elites like Wu Bin, Pisces, and Li Chang were naturally to be brought along, and those who were not pregnant among Princess Qin also had to board the boat, and the palace also sent three imperial doctors and three female priests.

Then, Cheng Motou was unexpectedly picked onto the boat, not to accompany the boat, but to serve as the vanguard of the cabinet master and garrison Haiya.This sea cliff is the location of Singapore in later generations. Li Er and Li Yuanxing discussed it over and over again. The most reliable person right now is Cheng Motou.

A few days later, Li Er was very interested after hearing about the first island chain and the absolute defense circle.

I personally went to Kunming Lake to live for two days, and discussed with the cabinet master the suggestion of this defense system, especially when the cabinet master mentioned the trinity defense circle of the air, land and sea. Naval port, unfortunately Wajima has not been taken yet.

Li Er had no choice but to suppress the excitement and personally intervene in the progress of the government, military, money and grain of the Japanese Island Raiders.

In Chang'an City, when the news that Li Yuanxing was going to sea spread throughout Chang'an, Li Lanshan also returned to Chang'an City from Yaozhou.

Li Lanshan really has nothing to criticize about her life at this time. Even compared with the royal families, nobles, and wealthy people in the later generations, they can't compare with the luxury of her, the princess of the Tang Dynasty.There are at least thirty maids around her every day, and there are also specialized female doctors who are checking her up in the morning, noon, and night.

When it comes to food, only Li Lanshan can't think of it, and there is absolutely nothing the chef can't cook.

But the only thing that made Li Lanshan feel uncomfortable was that she had been in Datang for several months, and Li Yuanxing had never visited her in Yaozhou. During that time, she had returned to Chang'an once, but who would have thought that she needed to make an appointment to see Li Yuanxing.Unless Li Yuanxing took the initiative to ask her to be summoned.

This time when Li Lanshan came back, he sent someone ahead of time to meet Li Yuanxing.

When can I see Li Yuanxing, and what will I say after seeing Li Yuanxing?Or, how would you feel.How did Li Yuanxing react?

Li Lanshan felt somewhat uneasy.

After all, Li Yuanxing was not a heartless person. When Li Lanshan returned to Chang'an, Li Yuanxing was actually waiting for her at the North City Gate, which moved Li Lanshan somewhat.

"Your Highness Qin Wang is so busy, my little girl will make an appointment to see you ten days in advance next time!" Even if she was moved in her heart, Li Lanshan would still say a few words to Li Yuanxing lukewarmly.While expecting Li Yuanxing to open his mouth to explain, Li Yuanxing said lukewarmly: "I want to go to sea, do you want to go?"

"Going to sea?" Li Lanshan knew that when she went to sea, she just asked that, because she didn't understand why Li Yuanxing brought her with her.

"Whether it counts as neglecting you or not, I can't tell. My life in Datang is like this. In order to further control Silla and Baekje, the people in the Ministry of Rites are doing everything possible to add people to my palace. If you really More and more women are a good thing, I have nothing to say."

"Extreme things must be reversed!" Li Lanshan only replied with this sentence.

"Then will you go to sea with me?" Li Yuanxing asked.

Li Lanshan shook her head lightly: "I don't plan to go out to sea. I've been nauseated recently. If I get seasick at sea, I don't know if I will die in pain, so I won't go. It's just how soon will you come back, this time, How far are you going to go?"

Li Yuanxing didn't answer immediately, because he didn't make up his mind either.

"I suggest that you go farther this time!"

"What's the reason? What do you want me to get?" Li Yuanxing turned around and gently took Li Lanshan's hand.Li Lanshan gently shook off Li Yuanxing's hand, and put her hand on Li Yuanxing's shoulder: "You know that the people of Tang Dynasty will not leave their hometown unless they can't survive."

"I know." Li Yuanxing replied softly.

Li Lanshan asked again: "Then what made the merchants of Tang Dynasty walk [-] miles and spend a year traveling between Chang'an and Rome? There is only one thing, and that is huge profits."

"Great profit!" Li Yuanxing repeated, but smiled: "In addition to profit, there is also ambition."

"Then make huge profits. You can start from gold mines, or everything that can really make people have ambitions. Bring all your childless princesses, you have enough time on board, the seven great families, must It will occupy the most interesting position on the five continents, coupled with the entrustment of the royal prince and other families, Datang is like a huge magnet, attracting wealth from all over the world."

Li Yuanxing kissed Li Lanshan lightly on the face: "You wait in Chang'an for my return. By the way, even if your son is not the King of Qin in the future, he will still be the most likely successor of my Prince Qin's mansion. Educating him will take a lot of hard work. "

Li Lanshan replied proudly: "My son, of course he won't read the Analects of Confucius!"

Li Yuanxing laughed.

That night, Li Yuanxing wrote a letter to Li Er, saying that he planned to take five princesses to sea, then five younger brothers, five princes, and then 50 people with titles from the Tang Dynasty.Each person can bring attendants according to the rank of title, and can invite guests according to the rank of title.

For example, five princesses can invite three guests each, princes can invite five guests, and princes four.Those who have titles are the highest three and the lowest one.

For Li Yuanxing's fleet this time, the plan given by Admiral Tiance's government is that, in addition to the flagship, there will be ten logistics supply ships of [-] tons, six escort warships of [-] tons, and twenty of [-] tons. , and then there are [-]-ton passenger ships, and a total of [-] merchant ships.

After Li Yuanxing read the plan, he canceled the ten supply ships and replaced them with ten passenger ships.All forty passenger cabins and the bottom holds of merchant ships are used as places to store supplies. Even if there are fewer people on each ship, more supplies should be loaded.And the materials on each ship should be roughly similar.

Li Yuanxing's reason was to put a certain kind of supplies on a single ship, and if there was an accident, it might affect the entire fleet.

An announcement from Prince Qin's Mansion was officially published in Datang Daily.

The content is written by Li Yuanxing himself.This is Li Yuanxing's advice to everyone who is willing to go on a long-distance voyage. Long-distance voyages are risky, the sea is ruthless, huge waves can be tens of feet high, and strong winds can blow the entire ship hundreds of miles away, and even blow the ship to pieces.At sea, once such a terrible accident occurs, the ship will be destroyed and people will die, and there will be no reason for survival.

What Li Yuanxing wrote was true, the common people believed it, and the nobles did not doubt it.

But you, the King of Qin, go to sea in person, who would be afraid of these risks, and besides, the risks are huge, and it is much safer than traveling tens of thousands of miles in the desert.

So the result is that an invitation letter has already been fired a thousand times in the business circle. (To be continued.)