The heavens start from saving Daming

Chapter 405 Lingnan
If it is a steel ship produced by Hyundai, without more than one year of training, it will not be able to drive at all.

Especially when the crew has no foundation, and even most of them are illiterate, this time will be extended on a large scale.

However, sailing boats are much simpler. Although many places are different, the basic principles are not much different. Ten days of emergency training can at least start the boat.

When it is at sea, it is slowly tossing.

The only reason why Li Yunze chose to go to sea in November was to avoid the terrible storm period.

No matter how awesome a boat is, it is also afraid of storms. Of course, it can avoid it if it can.

What's more, the temperature near the equator in winter is not low, and there is enough time to clean up the locally harvested spices and return on the same road before the storm arrives.

Starting from Jiangdu, go all the way to the sea along the river.

Then go all the way south along the coastline and go straight to Lingnan.

Naturally, all kinds of troubles continued along the way, and there was even a serious accident in which two ships collided.

As for other voyages, the sails could not be hoisted, the cables got twisted together, seasickness fell into the sea, and so on.

No one can do anything about this kind of thing, only to slowly adapt and absorb experience.

Fortunately, actual combat is the best classroom. When I arrived in Lingnan all the way south, I was already in shape gradually.

The people sent by the nobles of various families can only fight, the real main force still depends on the sailors who live on the water all the year round.

As early as the fourth year of Wude, Feng An belonged to Datang with the land of twenty states in the south of the Lingnan.

It's just that this kind of attachment is similar to listening to the tune and not listening to the announcement, and it is only a nominal attachment.

Especially after Li Mi, Du Fuwei and others died suddenly or had their heads beheaded for one reason or another, Feng An had no intention of going to Chang'an City at all in the face of Tang Emperor's call.

Waiting until Li Er came to power, Feng An felt that Li Er might be different from Li Yuan who unscrupulously eliminated the heroes, so he sent his eldest son Feng Zhidai to the court.

At this moment, it was Feng Zhidai who greeted the fleet at the pier.

Seeing such a majestic sea ship, Feng Zhidai on the pier was thrown into a mess by the wind.

"How can there be such a big ship in the world?!"

Lingnan in this era was not a closed place. The fleet of Arab merchants often came here, and then went north and south after resupply.

So Lingnan is not far behind, at least in terms of information acquisition.

But even Feng Zhidai, who is used to seeing all kinds of sea-going ships, has never seen such a large ship with a displacement of hundreds or thousands of tons. The towering sail of Nuo Da, which towers like a wall, looks higher than the city wall. .

The boat was too big to approach, so we had to anchor near the shore and take a small boat to dock.

As a liaison officer, Ma Zhou introduced everyone before and after running.

"I have seen you~~~"

"Meet Shaoqing~~~"

After the simple exchange of pleasantries, Li Yunze signaled to the ugly dudes behind him, "Please Shaoqing arrange a place for them to have a good rest."

Feng Zhidai was very surprised, "What's the matter?"

"seasick."

Arranged to send the seasick dandies to rest in the city, Feng Zhidai was puzzled and asked, "I see that the fleet is so huge, will this also cause seasickness?"

"It's okay, I'll get used to it after spitting. After another ten days and a half months of spitting, I can probably get used to it." Li Yunze looked around. "The pier here is too small, and even boats can't get close to it."

Feng Zhidai smiled wryly, "It's a joke, the people's livelihood in the south of the Five Ridges is poor, and they are unable to expand."

"I'll pay for it." Li Yunze said flatly, "I'll pay for it, and you will contribute. How about expanding this wharf so that it can dock big ships?"

Feng Zhidai was slightly stunned, "But it will cost a lot of money."

"It doesn't matter." Li Yunze smiled slightly, "How about a hundred thousand guan?"

"This, this." Feng Zhidai's mind was a little confused, and he wanted to agree subconsciously, but he always felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly said, "I still need to report this matter to my father."

"Coincidentally." Li Yunze smiled slightly, "I have a letter from His Majesty to Feng Gong here, let's go together."

Feng Zhidai had never seen such a hasty envoy. In the past, envoys from the imperial court always had to rest for a few days to take a shower and change clothes. They would only visit Feng An when they had arranged a time.

It seemed that Li Yunze was in such a hurry that he was going to meet him as soon as he got off the boat. This was really the first time we met.

Unable to find a good excuse to refuse, Feng Zhidai took Li Yunze to see Feng An in a daze.

As early as the Kaihuang period of the former Sui Dynasty, Feng An was already the county magistrate.

After so many years now, Feng An, who is no longer young, looks energetic even though his hair is gray.

"Meet Feng Gong."

Li Yunze signaled Ma Zhou to take out Li Er's personal letters and imperial edicts, and hand them directly to Feng An.

There is nothing to say about the imperial decree, it is nothing more than a reward.

Personal letters are similar, the main content is 'How are you doing recently, how is your body, I miss you so much~~~' and so on.

After all, not to mention the long distance here in Lingnan, the road is still very difficult.

Think back when Zulong conquered the land of Baiyue in the south of the Lingnan, he mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops and took countless talents to win it.

It's not that the army's conquest is impossible, but the cost is too great to be worth the loss. Naturally, the main method is to win over and buy.

"Your Majesty~~~"

Feng An, who is also an acting school, wiped his old tears in front of Li Yunze and Ma Zhou, expressing his respect and miss for Li Er.

It looked as if he wished he could fly to Chang'an City now, and have a drink with Li Er to comfort the pain of lovesickness.

It can't be seen that he has repeatedly refused to be recruited in the past, and he is unwilling to enter the court for various reasons.

After the performance, Feng An solemnly put away the imperial decree and letters, and then wiped the corners of his eyes and began to talk.

"I heard that you are going to sea this time, to find the island of spices?" Feng An naturally has his own eyeliner in Chang'an City, and of course he knows the relevant things.

"Exactly."

Li Yunze understood what he meant, and immediately stated, "It just so happens that the eldest grandson's family has withdrawn early. Is Mr. Feng interested in taking over the vacant share of their family?"

Feng Ang stroked his beard and smiled, "Such a good thing, I am naturally interested. However, Lingnan Barren can't afford that much money."

"I don't need to pay, and I can turn it back and give it back to [-] Guan, which is used to build an expanded wharf."

Li Yunze's words changed Feng An's color slightly, "Why?"

"I want to ask Mr. Feng to send 1000 people." Li Yunze raised a finger, "I want soldiers."

As soon as this remark came out, Feng An's expression became serious, "Don't you want to establish a country overseas?"

"how is this possible."

Li Yunze laughed, "Instead of establishing a country in such a poor place, it's better to be a king of the mountain in Datang. It's just that there are a lot of local savages on the Spice Island, and they need weapons to clean them up."

Feng Zhidai on the side couldn't help but said, "Aren't you the ones you brought along?"

"They all went to get rich," Li Yunze spread his hands, "If they don't go, they go to fight."

Feng An raised his hand to signal Feng Zhidai to stop, and said after a moment of pondering, "Let this matter be considered by the old man."

"can."

Li Yunze nodded, "I will rest here for ten days and replenish various supplies. I hope Duke Feng will give you a reply within ten days."

When Li Yunze and Ma Zhou left, Feng Zhidai couldn't help saying, "Father."

Feng An waved his hand, "I have my own concerns, so I don't need to say much."

"It's okay to borrow soldiers, but you can't give that much." Feng An thought carefully, "Lend him half. As for the repair of the pier, no."

Feng Zhidai was very surprised, "Why is this? It's a good thing."

It is of course a good thing for others to give money to expand their own infrastructure.He didn't understand why his father would refuse.

"You." Feng An looked at his eldest son and shook his head, "I only saw the benefits, not the hidden dangers."

Feng Zhidai hastily saluted, "Please clear up my father's doubts."

"Did you see their ship?"

"Yes, my child sees it. Its sails are like a wall, and its ships are like a city."

"Before you came, someone came to report to me." Feng An sighed, "How many people do you think can fit in such a boat?"

Feng Zhidai thought for a while and responded, "Hundreds of people can still fit."

"That's right." Feng An nodded, "Ten ships came here this time, what if a hundred ships? One hundred ships are such a big ship, carrying tens of thousands of elites, to go ashore directly at the pier."

Having said that, Feng An stretched out his finger and pointed in the direction of the pier, "How far is it from there to here?"

Hearing this, Feng Zhidai was shocked.

If the pier is really expanded to the extent that it can dock such a large ship, one day the imperial court wants to attack Lingnan, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses will suddenly appear outside the city of Guangzhou. There is no time to react.

"Although this person is young, he is thoughtful." Feng An sighed, "Unknowingly, he used [-] guan as bait and almost dug a big hole for Lingnan."

Feng Zhidai nodded again and again, "This person looks simple and honest, but he never thought he would be so cruel and merciless."

This is really wronging Li Yunze.

He really didn't mean to lay an ambush for Li Er, he just wanted to borrow a group of soldiers and horses from Feng An who are suitable for fighting in the forest, and go to clean up the natives on the islands in Nanyang.

The [-] pennies was nothing more than a rental fee. Where did the troop transport come from to attack the city of Guangzhou.

Even if he really had this plan, even if Li Er pawned the dragon robe at this time, he still couldn't afford a hundred clipper-shaped Galen ships, and he couldn't find so many sailors who could operate these large ships.

At this time, all the sailors in the entire Tang Dynasty who were able to run sea ships had basically been transferred to Li Yunze's fleet.

"The pier cannot be expanded, but it is still necessary to go out to sea to find the Spice Island."

Feng An smiled slightly and said, "Lingnan's productivity is not high. If the Spice Island can be found, it will be an important source of taxation in the future."

Lingnan in this era, of course, cannot be compared with Lingnan in the modern world.

With a small population, low productivity, dense forests everywhere, and no competitive products, it is indeed not easy to live a good life.

If you can control Spice Island, it will be a great source of income.

Coincidentally, many nobles thought so too.

It cannot be said that they do not understand the economy, only that they do not understand it.

Luxury goods that are supplied on a large scale are no longer luxury goods, and it is even more impossible to sell them at the price of luxury goods.

Li Yunze was not afraid that they would have this idea. If they didn't have this idea, who would want to travel thousands of miles to the land of savages and bring these islands that naturally belonged to Middle Earth into their territory.

He wants to let the people of Tang Dynasty know that don't stare at the Western Regions all day long. There are also countless wealth and land in the southern sea.

And in this era, as long as you make up your mind to get them, no one can beat them.

(End of this chapter)