The national strength of Datang is thriving, and Chang'an City has become more and more prosperous.

Li Kuan's wedding is coming, and many people are busy rushing to Chang'an City.

Mountbatten and Aska were no exception, and followed Ma Zhou to Chang'an.

"I originally thought that Liangzhou City was big enough, but I didn't expect that compared to Chang'an City, it was not a level at all."

Don't look at Mountbatten has a very high status among the Hu people around Liangzhou City, and his knowledge is extraordinary.

But after all, I have never been to Chang'an.

It's like some people barely leave their county before college.

Even if you used to think how powerful you were and how much more knowledgeable you were than the people around you, when you really went to the imperial capital and the magic capital, and compared it with your classmates from the local students, you will find that you thought you were well-informed......

Li Kuan himself has a deep understanding of this.

"Mountbatten, how about you say we should also buy a yard in Chang'an City? When the cement road from Liangzhou to Chang'an is built, you can come and live for a period of time from time to time. ”

Aska also yearns for life in Chang'an City.

"This can be had, let's go see the prince today, and if it's okay tomorrow, let's go find a house together and see if we can find two yards close to each other."

Mountbatten's eyes lit up, and he thought Askar's idea was good.

……

Outside the Mingde Gate.

Cheng Chumo and his entourage looked at the city gate where people came and went, and couldn't help but feel a little wrong.

Every time I leave Chang'an City and come back, I can always feel a great change.

"When I was in Dengzhou, I heard that His Royal Highness the King of Chu's Nanshan Construction Engineering had begun to build a cement road from Chang'an City to Liangzhou, and I didn't feel anything about it. Now when you see the outside of the city gate, it is all smooth and wide, and you can feel that this cement road is really extraordinary. ”

Cheng Chumo did not have the consciousness of getting off the horse and entering the city, he stood directly at the gate of the city, looking back at the scene on the cement road.

Such a large group of people, those who rode horses, and those who drove carriages, immediately congested the front of Mingde Gate.

However, as several major pests in Chang'an City, although Cheng Chumo and the others have not been active in Chang'an for the past two years, the personnel guarding the city gate can still recognize them.

Besides, if you dare to block the city gate so arrogantly, you don't need to look at it, you can guess that it is not an ordinary person.

"Brother Cheng, I heard that after the cement road from Chang'an to Liangzhou is repaired, the prince is still going to build Chang'an to Luoyang, and then we will take a big boat to get off in Luoyang, and then take the cement road back, and we can save a day or two."

The extraordinary cement has been seen by several of them.

But this is the first time I have seen such a large-scale road construction.

"If you want me to say, directly build the cement road from Chang'an to Dengzhou, so that riding a fast horse back and forth, saving more time."

Fang Yiai's face was dark, full of muscles, and he looked like he was infinitely powerful, which frightened the city gate officials who were about to come forward to persuade him.

However, fortunately, a few people grew up in Chang'an City after all, and after being a little curious, they began to enter the city.

……

The annex of the Chu Wangfu was very lively early this morning.

Dongfang Ping hurried and hurried, and finally arrived in Chang'an City last night, and it was only a few days away from Li Kuan's wedding.

"Lord Wang, this time I came from Quanzhou and brought some spices back, I heard that these spices are not uncommon in Nanyang, but they are expensive in Chang'an City."

Since Dongfang Ping left Dengzhou, he was first in Hangzhou, then in Mingzhou, and now he has gone to Quanzhou to be in charge of the affairs of the city.

And Li Kuan was also very interested in Dongfang Ping's perception during this time.

In particular, Quanzhou and Guangzhou are the two state capitals that have the most contact with maritime merchants at this time in the Tang Dynasty, and there are definitely many merchants from foreign countries.

Moreover, these people came from the sea, which was very different from those Hu merchants in the west of Chang'an City.

Although Li Kuan has the vision of later generations, he has a certain understanding of the international situation in this era.

However, there is only a certain understanding.

In fact, we don't know much about the situation in the countries of the South China Sea and the coastal areas of the Indian Ocean.

Especially in Nanyang, many Fanbang countries have strange names, and it is difficult to remember.

"You're right, spices are rare in the Tang Dynasty, but they are not rare in the South Seas. The king heard that there is another spice island in the South Seas, and the whole big island is full of all kinds of spices. ”

It may be difficult for future generations to understand why spices have left a strong mark on history.

We all know that since ancient times, corrupt officials have liked to collect valuable things.

However, it is said that in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, after a prime minister-level official was investigated, 800 stone of pepper was found in his home!

Eight hundred stones!

It's not 800 pounds!

He's not a pepper seller.

It can be seen that spices were valuable items in the Tang Dynasty and had certain monetary attributes.

The reason why Li Kuan didn't think of this stubble before was mainly because it was much more difficult to go to the South Seas than to go to the Wa Kingdom, the entire South Sea Islands were all over the place, the waters were complicated, and some pirates were entrenched in them.

If you rashly let the fishing boats of the East China Sea go to the South Sea, there is really a possibility that there will be no return.

Otherwise, do you think that there are so many merchants in Guangzhou and Quanzhou, they don't know that there are spices in Nanyang? I don't know if it will be much cheaper to buy it directly in Nanyang?

"Spice Island?"

Dongfang Ping gasped, "Isn't that just like a mountain of gold and silver?" ”

Although I don't know how big the spice island is in Li Kuan's mouth, the spices produced are definitely not something that can be carried by one or two boats, so think about it......

That's a living mountain of gold and silver.

"Almost, the key is that you can find the island. Otherwise, just in Linyi and other countries, although spices are also available, they are not everywhere. ”

Li Kuan said while thinking in his heart, is it okay to consider going to Nanyang?

"Lord Wang, now the ships at the Quanzhou wharf have gradually become accustomed to the jurisdiction of the City Shipping Division, and the subordinates are going to go back this time, so they will transfer to Guangzhou and establish the City Shipping Division there."

"Okay! Once Guangzhou's city is on the right track, you can consider discussing the South Seas with the East China Sea Fishery. ”

The shipyards in Dengzhou are already trying to make larger clippers, and by the time they launch next year, they will almost be ready to think about going to the South Seas.

Since Dongfang Ping has this meaning, and his own Nanyang is in line with his own layout, Li Kuan naturally has no intention of objecting.

"Lord Wang, don't worry, at most half a year, my subordinates will definitely let all the ships in Guangzhou obey the orders of the city."

With the experience of several places in succession, Dongfang Ping is now full of confidence.

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