His Majesty the Emperor continued with a serious face: "If this continues, even the food in Chang'an City is a little dangerous~ After all, the disaster year has just passed!" ”

Speaking of this, the emperor looked at me deeply and continued: "Boy, I know that you Bai Yujing can't actually come forward directly. After all, it is not easy to release the 'divine object' from Bai Yujing. I know you're struggling. But~ If you solve the food crisis for me in advance~ then I will let it go, even if it violates the layout of Chang'an City, I will agree to give you a street......"

"Really? That's great! I~ I'm going to find a way to go! As soon as I heard His Majesty say this, I jumped up with joy.

Because I was so happy, I didn't hear clearly what the emperor said was not an alley but a street. However, I heard the emperor say that "you want to get out" is actually the layout of Chang'an City? Then all the streets of Chang'an City are horizontal and vertical and the direct layout of each 'square' also flashed in my mind...... I subconsciously sensed that something was wrong here. But because I got the promise and remembered that after this 'gold hole' was really built, I had a steady stream of gold income. And with a large amount of gold reserves, I am almost invincible in the world and can walk sideways with all kinds of skills~ I have begun to get carried away in advance. Even I have a vision of the future in my head: when the gold reserve is over, the group lethality of the mandarin duck and the duck's ultimate, plus my ability to not be afraid of death or injury~ I wonder if I will have enough of enjoying the territory of Datang in the future, and then roam the world again......

"Roaming the world? Traveling around the world ~ Wait, maybe, this is a good way? ”

Because my mind was full of beautiful ideas after 'getting rich', I had a flash of inspiration to think of a solution that might solve the current problem......

"Your Majesty, I have thought of a good main ~ uh! Weichen said goodbye, I want to go back to the 'Shimen'......" I hurriedly said this to Your Majesty, and after getting another reply, I left this private room directly, no longer disturbing the leisure time of His Majesty the Emperor and the eldest princess Xiao Lizhi, and went directly upstairs to press the red mark on his chest, and crossed to the mall again......

I'm going to go to the mall and find a book to read. I remember when I looked at the map at the time, I seemed to have seen it......

"Ha~ I found it, and sure enough, it's ......"

When I went back to the mall, I went straight to the library counter and found this "World Atlas...... On top of this, there is a map of the world and an introduction to the specialties of each country......

Because I remembered when I was in school to study geography, I vaguely remember the various small countries around my country, but because it is located in the tropics, the climate is warm and humid. Therefore, rice in many areas of the Nanyang region can be harvested three times a year without any special care. For this reason, there is also a very famous name: three-crop rice......

Of course, in fact, not only Nanyang, but even the current Baise area of Lingnan is actually rich in this kind of three-season rice. What's even more amazing is that the sowing methods of the local people are extremely backward and primitive farming methods compared with the people of the Tang Dynasty...... When I later learned that they were cultivating the seeds in the fields at other times except for the harvest, they basically just scattered the seeds in the fields...... Compared with the hard sowing of the people of the Tang Dynasty, it is simply not too easy......

So I'm going to go to Datang in person, and I'm going to make a move of 'transnational grain collection'. Anyway, I brought all kinds of supplies and transportation with me, plus the super large space of 'Xiaoyu's territory' outside the mall. It didn't take much effort for me to buy a lot of grain from abroad!

In particular, I was able to find a lot of introductions to countries such as 'Vietnam and Cambodia' in the "World Atlas", which showed that not only fruits and other specialties were famous, but also a large amount of fragrant rice......

The key question now is whether you will need to go to sea......

After roughly finding the destination, I saw that the two little girls, the mandarin duck and the duck, also came over to see the excitement after they found out that I was in a hurry to return to the mall. So I discussed with them about preparing to travel long distances again and leave Datang again. Oh yes, and I also mentioned the plan to collect grain across borders.

As a result, the two were very willing to travel again.

Moreover, after the duck also reported to me about our current gold reserves, it is estimated that with the current gold, the two of them are enough to perform more than a dozen ultimates!

If you say that, then the safety of this trip may also be guaranteed.

In addition, Mandarin duck also gave me a special major, she told me that when she was still young~ that is, when she was not divided into mandarin ducks, she was still a mandarin duck. She herself grew up in Suzhou and Hangzhou. So I've seen some people who do maritime business. Although I didn't know much about these people, she also suggested that before I traveled, I should go to someone who has experience in doing business at sea, ask about overseas matters, including road maps and ships, and ask where the special food is produced, and what goods are convenient to trade with the locals......

Mandarin's words gave me a wake-up call~ Although the navigation industry is not developed in this era, there is no such thing as the Qing Dynasty to ban the sea. Therefore, the merchants of the Tang Dynasty may not have sailed farther, but the few small countries I saw from the atlas that were rich in grain may have fixed routes......

It's just that I'm a little skeptical that if the Maritime Chamber of Commerce really goes to these small grain-producing countries to do business, then why have I never heard of grain being shipped in! Obviously, Datang has been a natural disaster and a war in recent years, but in fact, there is a shortage of food, right? Doesn't anyone want to go and bring back food from overseas?

This doubt made me hesitate for a long time, and I even began to wonder if these grain-rich countries recorded in the "World Atlas" of later generations had grain in later generations. And where are those places in this era where there are not even people? Love Book House

Of course, this is just a thought I don't know. And I quickly went to find Cheng Yanjin, and with his help, I was introduced to a chamber of commerce in the west city of Chang'an by his housekeeper.

Anyway, I ran from Xishi to Cheng's house, and then the Cheng family's housekeeper took me back to Xishi. I didn't expect this small chamber of commerce to be not far from my restaurant...... Wasted half a day of my time.

When I entered the chamber of commerce, I learned that this was a small chamber of commerce with the Qinghe Cui family as the backstage, and the merchants in it were mainly businessmen who went to the sea to do business.

It's just that in general, this kind of maritime merchant who goes to sea is actually divided into many routes. For example, the merchants of the famous Maritime Silk Road route generally gathered in the coastal cities of Lingnan Road, that is, Nanhai County ~ Panyu during this period. Although it was not until the Song Dynasty that the real 'Maritime Silk Road' began to flourish. But there were already several sea routes in the Tang Dynasty...... Oh yes! If you do business by sea, you need to have a shipping route......

In addition, there are several different business routes, and Mandarin told me that the maritime merchants she met in the Suzhou and Hangzhou areas were actually merchants who took other routes.

And if I want to go across the country to collect grain, the best route is to go straight to Annam Province and go straight to Annam Metropolitan Protectorate, and then cross the sea to various small countries in the Nanyang region to buy grain.

It was only after I received the help of these maritime merchants belonging to the Qinghe Cui clan that I learned that this route was actually extremely far away.

This is not to say that the sailing line after going to sea is far away. Rather, the land distance from Chang'an City to the area where you can 'go to the South Seas' is the long route...... Although there is indeed an official road along the way that can be traveled smoothly~ but the route is particularly long, and it is necessary to cross the river halfway, and it is an extremely difficult mountain road.

In addition, I also learned from them why no one sells grain from the Nanyang area~ Although as long as the merchants who have been to the Nanyang area, they generally know that many places in the Nanyang are indeed extremely cheap food, and if you go there, you can even use a little cloth, silk, porcelain or something, you can exchange the whole ship for a large amount of grain, which is basically no different from picking up for nothing...... But it's too far! After calculating the cost of travel, it is hundreds or thousands of times more expensive than food...... In fact, the price of grain in the Tang Dynasty has always been forcibly controlled by the imperial court. Even if you bring it with hard work, it's just a money-losing deal...... That's why no one buys food from anywhere. And there is no need to go to Nanyang, even if it is Lingnan Road and Annan Road, there is a lot of grain that is very cheap~ It's just that it is still impossible to transport grain to Chang'an City because of the distance......

And the food needed by Chang'an Luoyang is actually sent from Changzhou, Suzhou, where it is the real grain producer of Datang~ This era is known as 'Su Changshu is the world'...... Of course, the most important reason is that the grain from Suzhou and Changzhou can be sent to Luoyang City by water, and then transferred to Chang'an......

In this way, the only thing I can do is to store and carry a large amount of food, and buy some porcelain, cloth, and silk from Chang'an City cheaply......

So after thanking these maritime merchants for helping me solve my doubts, I went directly to my home this time and began to discuss with everyone.

"Hmmm! If that's the case, we can still do it! When I came back, I also inquired about the situation of the post station, and if I sent an urgent letter of 800 li from the Annan Metropolitan Protectorate, I would be able to reach Chang'an City in about a month. In this way, we will walk along the official road, faster than one and a half months, slow three months, will definitely be able to rush to Annam, in the time of about a month to trade in the South Seas, basically a little more than half a year, we can rush back! "I analyzed it to the whole group.

As soon as I got home, I gathered all the maids, including the prize, for a meeting and mentioned my suggestion, and my main opinion was to ask them if they would like to go out with me again! It's just that this time it's longer, and it will take two or three months just to get there! And that's when we use cars and motorcycles to get on the road.

In fact, if we were in a hurry, we could even rush to Annam Province at an expedited speed of 800 miles. After all, if we were to travel day and night, as long as my own body and spirit could withstand it, in fact, our speed could completely surpass the speed of this '800 li urgent letter'.

After all, this kind of urgency can only be done by constantly rotating the rider's station, and even running the horse to death at all costs. And the fastest speed of a horse can't actually catch up with my car and motorcycle. After all, even if it is a legendary Maxima who can 'walk thousands of miles a day and 800 miles at night', he can only walk 1,800 miles a day when he is desperate. And if I drive with all my might, even if I only go at a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour, I can surpass the speed of Maxima in ten hours!

In addition, we can change drivers in three shifts, in fact, if we work hard, we can even do a round trip in just three months......

It was with these considerations in mind that I convened this family meeting to ask the maids if they would like to make such a hard trip. If I really do it, not only can I settle the matter that Luoyang City has just caused, but I can also get the reward of His Majesty the Emperor for this, so that I can open this 'Golden Cave' in Chang'an City!" If it really opens, then I don't have to worry about the consumption of gold? If I encounter the enemy again, I will just close the door and let the 'mandarin duck' go without saying a word...... The two of them's ultimate move can wipe out an entire team in an instant. Even if the two of them work together, they can resist the march of an army of 10,000 people......

As a result, after my meeting was held, I found that several maids were reluctant to go out again! Big grass and big trees and small trees, they probably all want to be a serious housemaid. That's why it's against it. But only Xiaoling and Prize are left to fully support me. The girl is purely idle, and as long as it is lively, she is willing to participate. And Xiaoling probably just because her heart is towards me......

But I suggest that everyone separate, leaving only the grass and those who don't want to leave when they are at home. They are also very opposed! It seems that although this girl wants to stay at home, she doesn't want to be separated from me! This was a bit of a surprise to me.

Because we discussed it for a long time, and we didn't come up with a suitable solution until it was dark, we decided to rest for the night first, let everyone think about it, and wait until tomorrow to make a decision.

I went back to the mall and looked at the atlas again. Let's think about whether this plan will work at all......