Capital Datang

That night, Li Yin received the news about the meeting between Cai'er and Hu Yuyi, but he had left it to Cai'er to handle it himself. After all, people have to grow up, and Cai'er also needs to experience In this level, there may be more women around Li Zhi in the future, so she must learn to adapt. Although this may seem a bit cruel to future generations, it is a very normal thing for people of this era. ※※

After reading the information about Cai'er and Li Zhi, Li Yin did not rest, but came to the front hall, where a person was waiting to be summoned by him.

Speaking of which, Li Yin is really busy during this period. First, the strength of the Malacca Strait, Mo Luoyou and other countries has been greatly damaged. It is a good time for him to take the opportunity to occupy, so he will not let it go. Collected [-] troops, and another [-] warships, together with the land and sea armies of Lion City, have swept all the countries along the Strait of Malacca, and took the entire strait into their own hands.

The only thing to worry about is that the remnants of Mo Luoyou and other countries have hid in the rainforest in the middle of Jinzhou, and will come out to harass them from time to time. Although it won't cause much impact, it is like a group of cockroaches Like a disgusting person.It's a pity that Li Yin doesn't have any extra power for the time being, and Jinzhou is much larger than Luzon, and its population is several times that of Luzon. In addition, the island is full of rainforests, even Linyi's army dare not go too far Therefore, Li Yin has nothing to do with the natives in the central part of Jinzhou for the time being. However, under the management of Li Yin, several fortresses were built along the coast of Malacca, and these fortresses are not something that the natives can conquer.

In addition to Malacca, the construction of Ceylon Island is also in full swing. After several months of exploration, many people have discovered gemstone mines with huge reserves on the basis of the original gemstone mines in Ceylon Island. , This discovery once again set off a wave of Taobao fever in Taiwan, Datang Nanfang and other places.Countless people with the dream of getting rich took a boat across the ocean to Ceylon Island, and then hired a few locals to look for gemstone mines. Although the hope is very slim, everyone firmly believes that the next gemstone mine I must have found it myself.Capital Datang 551

The emergence of gemstone mines has greatly stimulated the local economy of Ceylon Island, and the number of Han Chinese has also risen sharply on the island.The number quickly increased to tens of thousands. Under the guidance of Li Min, some other discerning people discovered that Ceylon is mountainous and shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, which is very suitable for tea planting.Therefore, many people began to buy land in Ceylon and open up tea gardens to grow tea.

The tea exported by Datang is mainly supplied to countries such as Persia, Dashi and even Rome, and the island of Ceylon happens to be located on this sea traffic artery, so if tea can be produced here, it will definitely sell well. A lot of money is saved, but this may have a big impact on Datang's tea industry.

Malacca and Ceylon.It has already involved Li Yin's great energy. Although he has the assistance of Lu Qing, Wang An and others, some things still have to be handled by him personally.In addition, after Li Zhen and Li Yun landed on the Tianzhu continent, they faced siege from several surrounding countries.Although Li Yin knew that with the strength in the hands of Li Zhen and Li Yun, it would be easy to deal with the coalition forces of these small countries, but the supplies in their hands needed him to supply from the rear, such as food, weapons, horses and so on.It is up to him to organize the fleet transportation, so he is too busy to get away during this time.Even meeting an important person has to be arranged at night.

In the main hall of Prince Qi's Mansion, a middle-aged man wearing a blue robe stood in the hall. This middle-aged man looked gentle and looked like a teacher, but his complexion was dark and rough. , but it is very similar to the skin color of the crew who have been running the ship all year round, and on the chest of this middle-aged man, there is a gold medal. The medal is engraved with a big ship, which is advancing in a violent storm. It looks extremely exquisite and vivid.

If someone sees the medal on the chest of this middle-aged man, he will definitely exclaim, because this medal is the gold pioneer medal that all captains, and even all boat runners, dream of. The highest honor in the world, and up to now, only a few people have received this kind of medal.

In addition, this kind of medal not only represents a kind of supreme honor, but also represents huge benefits, such as being able to enter the palace to meet Li Yin at any time, in addition, there are privileges such as not paying respects to officials, and not being punished for crimes. When people buy goods, as long as it is an industry that cooperates with the Wangfu, they will give huge discounts, and even when they transport goods, they are also given tax-free treatment, which can be said to be a good thing for both fame and fortune.

The first person to receive the Gold Pioneering Medal was Lu Qing, and the last person to receive it was Lu Wan. It was he who led the fleet organized by the Slave Association to find the southern Australian continent.And the middle-aged man standing in the hall today is Lu Wan, who was born as a pirate. He took advantage of the privilege of the gold pioneer medal to ask Li Yin to see him, as if he had something very important to do.

"Captain Lu, you're welcome, take your seat quickly!" Li Yin immediately smiled when he saw Lu Wan standing there after entering.All the people who received the gold pioneer medal were given the title of captain, which was equivalent to a title of honor, except for Lu Qing, because he was a general in the army, so Lu Qing preferred to be called General Lu.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" This is not the first time Lu Wan met Li Yin. When he returned from Australia, Li Yin attended their celebration banquet. In addition, Li Yin attached great importance to them, so Lu Wan Not too nervous, he took two steps back and sat down.

"It's been a few years since the last farewell. I heard that you have withdrawn from the slave association, and you rarely travel at sea during this time?" Li Yin asked suddenly.

When Lu Wan and his fleet came back, the entire exploration fleet was immediately disbanded. Some crew members made a fortune, such as the curly "hair" who found the dog's head gold, and now he is a rich man at home. Yes, for example, Feng Shijie became a big mine owner in Luzon. Of course, most of the crew members still stayed in the slave association and continued to live a life where risks and money coexisted. However, Lu Wan left the slave association soon after. Yan Bei told him about it, but everyone has their own ambitions, and Li Min didn't care too much about it. He didn't remember what happened until today when he saw Lu Wan again.

Lu Wan didn't expect that His Royal Highness King Qi would still remember what happened to him a few years ago, which made him feel flattered, and he stood up again and said, "His Royal Highness, when Lu came back, he found that he still had something on his body. There are many deficiencies, such as surveying, mastery of the "performance" of new ships, and even some reserves of navigation knowledge. So I came to Keelung, and then entered the Nautical Academy to learn various aspects of knowledge. After I achieved something, I bought a few more boats, mainly to take the route from Taiwan to Australia, and help people transport goods while practicing the knowledge I have learned!"

Li Yin was greatly moved when he heard that, he never thought that Lu Wan, who is already a top captain, is not satisfied, and even re-learned as a student, so what motivates him to work so hard?Is it just to perfect your sailing skills?

"Captain Lu, are you preparing for something by putting so much effort into learning about navigation?" Li Yin finally asked the doubts in his heart.

After hearing this, Lu Wan did not hide anything, stepped forward and bowed and said: "Your Highness is wise, since returning from exploring new routes last time, I have discovered how small our vision was before. Although we discovered Australia by accident, In the map you released, Your Highness, there are still many places that we have not reached, such as North and South America in the Far East!"

Hearing what Lu Wan said, Li Yin was finally moved again, and he finally understood the purpose of Lu Wan's hard work, so he stood up and said, "Do you want to go to America?"

"Yes, Your Highness. In addition to studying and sailing, Caomin has been trying to find a route to America in recent years. With the help of the Navigation Academy, we discovered that there is an ocean current going eastward along the northern coast of Luzon. On both sides of this ocean current, there are two ocean currents that go against this ocean current. From this, we infer that this ocean current is probably an equatorial ocean current that traverses the Pacific Ocean. If you go eastward along this ocean current, it is likely to be Arrived in the Americas in the Far East!" Lu Wan said excitedly.

In the past few years, he has spared no effort to find a route to America, and even donated his own family property, in order to fulfill his wish. If he can discover Australia on the basis of discovering more In the rich America, his mission will surely become a miracle in the history of navigation and the idol of countless latecomers.

Looking at the excited Lu Wan in front of him, Li Min was a little uncertain. In later generations, he only knew some knowledge about ocean currents in geography class, but it was very vague. to America.But Li Yin knew one thing, if Lu Wan really wanted to reach America, he might encounter countless difficulties and obstacles, even dozens of times more difficult than when they reached Australia, and he might even die in the sea.Capital Datang 551

"Do you really want to go to America?" Li Yin confirmed again, Lu Wan is a rare seafaring talent, if it is not necessary, Li Yin really does not want to let the other party take risks.

"Your Highness, ever since Caomin came back from Australia, he has regarded America as the only goal in his life, so please make it come true!" Lu Wan said with certainty.If you want to go to America, you must have a good ship and a good crew. This is not something he can support alone, so he thought of asking Li Yin for help, and with the official background, he can also convince more people Go with yourself.