Resources and markets are always the darlings of empires, resources refer to a country's material, financial and human resources and other important materials, and the market represents the place of sale. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The more resources an empire has, the faster it will develop, and after the rapid development, a large number of various products will be produced, and these products need to be sold on the market, which requires a large market and trading channels.

The larger the size of the market, the more beneficial it is to the development of the empire, and the faster the empire will develop.

Many areas along the Maritime Silk Road have the resources needed by the Tang Empire, and at the same time, these areas are also markets for the sale of goods from the Tang Dynasty, so the areas along this line are very important to the Tang Empire.

The current situation is that there are too many factors that are not conducive to the development of the Tang Empire on this trade route, and these are all problems that must be solved.

Needless to say, piracy will seriously affect the profits of merchants and the enthusiasm of trade, and must be completely eradicated.

And all this is an important mission of Ang Lee's trip, of course, Ang Lee has to face more situations than these, but no matter what problems he encounters, Ang Lee will not back down, and Ang Lee will never give up until he opens up the Maritime Silk Road.

"Yun'er, go and call those Kunlun slaves."

Li An pushed Yun'er away from his arms and spoke.

"Yes, Aaron."

Yun'er squirmed and got up and went to call the four Kunlun slaves over.

The smell in the carriage was somewhat unique, and even a few Kunlun slaves with slightly weaker intelligence understood what had just happened.

"Aaron."

The four Kunlun slaves looked at Li An respectfully.

"Do you know why Ah Lang is taking the four of you south this time?"

Li An looked at the four of them and asked.

"I don't know."

All four shook their heads.

"Do you miss your hometown?"

Ang Lee continued to ask.

"Yes, we often miss our hometown, but Ah Lang treats us very well, and we are willing to stay by Ah Lang's side."

"Yes, we are willing to stay by Ah Lang's side, we are willing to stay in Datang, but if we can go back to our hometown to see, we will also be very happy."

Four people expressed their opinions.

"Very good, then Ah Lang will tell you that this time you will have to go south by sea, and the farthest place should be your hometown, when the time comes, you can go back to your hometown to have a look, are you happy?"

Ang Lee asked with a smile.

"Really?"

The four of them all looked a little incredible,

"Will Ah Lang still deceive you? In three or five months at most, you will be able to see your hometown. ”

Li An said happily.

"Thank you Ah Lang, we can finally go back to our hometown to have a look."

"We haven't been back for years, and we don't know if there's anyone at home."

"I hope my brothers and relatives are still alive."

Several Kunlun slaves looked very happy.

Ang Lee brought them back to the African continent not because he was really kind to fulfill the wishes of these people, but because he needed qualified translators.

Now these Kunlun slaves can already master the language of the Tang Dynasty very well, in addition, their hometown language is still unlikely to be forgotten, in this way, they have become the best translators of the Tang Dynasty and African countries, once they perform better, Li Ang can also leave them in the local area, let them assist the Tang officials to govern the stronghold in Africa.

"Alright, you can go south in peace! Within six months, you will definitely see the land of your hometown. ”

Ang Lee waved his hand and told them to step back.

"Pearl, you stay."

Ang Lee hooked his finger again, letting the black pearl stay.

"Ah Lang, is there anything else?"

Black Pearl is the best in Datang linguistics, and he is the best of the four.

"Come and sit down and talk to Ah Lang."

Ang Lee clapped his hands to his side and let Black Pearl sit next to him.

"Aaron."

Black Pearl looked a little shy, she was still a child when she was first bought, and now she has grown up a lot, and she knows to be shy.

However, because her complexion is too dark, even if she is shy, she can't see the slightest flush on her face, and her neck is still black, only the expression of her eyes can make people feel shy.

Looking at the black girl sitting beside him, Li An actually had a trace of restlessness, which made Li An himself feel a little incredible.

Maybe it's because I'm used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and I think it's delicious when I see pickles occasionally, and the black pearl in front of me is an extremely delicious pickle.

I have to say that the black pearl next to him, in addition to the darker complexion, is still very good in all aspects, the convex place is convex, the concave place is concave, the facial features are more exquisite, even the lips are thin, and many people have the impression of the sausage mouth is completely different, full of a charm of another courtyard.

In other words, the black pearl next to him is a beauty among the black people, and in the black group, it can be ranked at the top, and it is no wonder that it will make Ang Lee a little moved.

However, Ang Lee really didn't dare to start at will, once he did, it was difficult to guarantee that this black girl would not give birth, and if a mixed-race little black boy came out, his feat would be exposed.

At that time, he will be completely famous, even more famous than the door incident in later generations, and his colleagues and people in the capital are estimated to write poems to ridicule Ang Lee, and ridicule Ang Lee for not letting go of even chimpanzees, so that Ang Lee's reputation is not going to be finished.

Although Ang Lee doesn't pay much attention to his reputation, the social status of black people in Datang is extremely low, and they are not even as good as the eagle dogs raised at home.

If it really has something to do with Kunlun Nu, it is like a famous saying in later generations called the dog of the day, and how will others evaluate him if a normal person is a dog on the day.

Although Kunlun Nu should also be a dignified person, but in the class era of the Tang Dynasty, it is absolutely impossible for such a thing to happen, Kunlun Nu's social status is similar to that of dogs, if Kunlun Nu is moved, it will be a dog, and there is no place to be reasonable.

"Pearl, you're pretty."

Li Anqiang endured his mood and praised awkwardly.

"Aaron."

Black Pearl didn't know what to say, she lowered her head shyly, as a maid, she only had to obey Ang Lee, if Ang Lee had any intentions, she could only agree, but, looking at her expression, she seemed to have a good impression of Ang Lee, the master, and seemed to be eager for Ang Lee's intimacy.

"Okay, it's okay, you go down first!"

Li An picked up a bowl of water on the table, took a few sips, waved his hand, and let the black pearl go down.

Seeing the confused black pearl get up and leave, Li An breathed a sigh of relief, it was really dangerous just now, if he didn't hold back and did it, it would be troublesome.

Li An couldn't help but start to reflect on himself, and said that he was full of warm thoughts**, what he said was not false at all, in his previous life, because he had to run for heavy work, Li An's interest in women was not too big, or he didn't put too much energy on women, but after coming to Datang, life became smoother and smoother, and work was not hard, in this case, Li An's interest in women greatly increased, not only married four ladies, but also ate weeds from time to time, not only did the Silla maid in the mansion refuse to let go, now, actually thought about the black girl, and the taste was not ordinary Diao.

At this moment, Li An endured, but this does not mean that Li An can endure all the time, opening up the Maritime Silk Road is a long journey, and it is inevitable that there will be emptiness and loneliness on the way, in case you can't help it, it seems inevitable to make mistakes.

The train traveled for more than two days before it arrived at its destination, Guangzhou, and when it was time to get off the train, officials at all levels in Guangzhou came to greet Li An.

In the eyes of officials at all levels in Guangzhou, Ang Lee was a big official in the capital, and they had to take it seriously.

In addition to officials at all levels, representatives of the great clans and merchants of Guangzhou also came, especially merchants engaged in maritime trade, and almost none of them did not show up.

After all, the purpose of Ang Lee's trip is very clear, that is, to open up the Maritime Silk Road, and this is a great good thing for them.

A while of greetings was indispensable, and then, from the mouth of the Guangzhou assassin, Li An learned the basic situation of Guangzhou, especially the situation of the shipyard and port in Guangzhou, as well as the situation of the aircraft carrier and landing ship that had just been completely renovated.

Going south to open up the power of silk on the sea, a strong armed force is the guarantee of everything, so Li An is still very concerned about the transformation of the ship, and the first thing he did afterwards was to go to the shipyard to visit the big guy who had just been renovated.

"Go south, Zhang Erniu, you go with this official to see the new ship."

Li An naturally wanted to take these two with him, because the soldiers and horses under his command would be deployed on the Heavenly Army Mothership and the landing ship in the future.

In addition, there are more than 30 gunboats recently transferred from Laizhou Bay in the port, each of which is equipped with more than 30 guns, which can be called a powerful weapon of naval warfare.

These ships are Ang Lee's main fleet in the south, and in addition to these main forces, there are more than 100 transport ships in the port, which are responsible for transporting materials and personnel.

"Go south, this is the aircraft carrier I told you about, you can also call him the Celestial Army Mothership, look, it's majestic enough!"

Li An pointed to the Heavenly Army mothership in front of him and introduced excitedly.

"Li Shilang, this is what you said about the Heavenly Army Mothership! It looks so big! It's all flat, and it seems that you can really take off and land planes! ”

Nanxia looked at the behemoth in front of him excitedly, and the corners of his mouth were full of smiles.

"Of course, this big guy is prepared for the plane, but it must be used normally when the wind and waves are small, if the wind and waves are too strong, the take-off and landing of the plane will be risky, from tomorrow, you let the Heavenly Army start training on this mothership! In a month's time, we're going south. ”

Li An said seriously.

"Yes, the lowly understands it, and the lowly will go up and have a visit."

Happily running south to the Celestial Army mothership, to observe the details of the mothership up close, and to prepare for tomorrow's training.

Li An continued to walk forward until he came to the vicinity of the five landing ships, and nodded: "Erniu, see it!" These five landing ships are yours, the gap in the front end is the opening, after the opening is opened, the ironclad gun truck can drive directly in, and the upper deck can accommodate hundreds of soldiers. ”

"This is a landing ship! It looks so big, let's go up and have a look! ”

Zhang Erniu was very interested in the large steam landing ship and decided to go up to find out.

"Okay, let's go up and have a look."

When the two of them got on the boat, the soldiers on duty on the ship immediately greeted them, just looking at Li An's clothes, he knew that he was a big official, so he naturally couldn't be lazy.

"Open the front bezel immediately."

Li An opened his mouth and ordered the soldiers on duty on the ship to open the baffle at the front of the landing ship, so as to see if it was convenient for the ironclad gun car to get on and off the ship.

"Bang Bang Bang Bang ......"

As several thick chains descended, the flap at the very front of the landing ship slowly moved forward and fell, eventually reaching parallel to the ground.

"See! The ironclad artillery cart can drive directly onto the beach through this baffle and launch a surprise attack on the enemy. ”

Ang Lee walked into the cabin and walked towards the baffle.

"Yes, this baffle is quite sturdy, but can it really hold up the ironclad gun carriage?"

Zhang Erniu was worried that the ironclad gun truck was too heavy and would crush the baffle.

"You don't have to worry about this, the baffle has been tested and is strong enough to bear the weight of the ironclad gun truck, but it must be passed one by one, and several cars must not be pressed on the baffle together, otherwise it will really be crushed."

Li An introduced seriously.

"Yes, I understand, give it a try tomorrow and see how it works?"

Zhang Erniu was already a little impatient.

"Okay, start training tomorrow, you must be close to the actual combat, within a month, you must form combat effectiveness, this is the task you must complete."

Li An asked solemnly.

"Don't worry! As long as there is no problem with the landing ship, the lowly will definitely be able to complete the task. ”

Zhang Erniu replied confidently.

The carrier and landing ship of the Celestial Army are respectively responsible for the carrying and combat missions of the First Flying Brigade of the Celestial Army and the First Brigade of Ironclad Artillery Vehicles, and they are the core combat forces of Ang Lee's southward journey.

The more than 30 steam gunboats are the main force of surface warfare in Li An's southward journey, equipped with more than 1,000 artillery pieces, equivalent to 20 artillery brigades, and with four artillery brigades as a corps, it has the artillery capacity of the Fifth Brother Artillery Corps, and its strength can be described as extremely powerful.

It can be said unceremoniously that if you encounter pirates robbing ships on the sea, these more than 30 steam gunboats can easily sink all the pirate ships, and the deterrent effect on pirates is also huge.

It's just that when attacking the deep base of the pirate's lair, these steam gunboats are difficult to use, because the range of the guns is limited, and they can't hit pirate forces outside the range.