"Nonsense, your official position is sealed by the saint, how can I adjust it if I want to, but since you have the heart, I will give you the premise of the saint, but I don't know whether it will be successful or not, after all, the saint doesn't know Liu Renyuan's ability, and he won't be at ease to hand over the water master to him." The corners of Feng Daiwen's mouth rose, pretending to be displeased, and he raised his voice and said.

Liu Renliang turned his mind, a flash of inspiration, patted his chest and said: "The last general will give the Holy Lord a table, petition, and be willing to lead the ocean-going fleet to open up overseas." ”

"Well, since you have the heart to do so, then I will help you persuade the Holy One." Feng Daiwen smiled and patted him on the back and said.

"Hehe, thank you, thank you." Liu Renliang thanked him again and again, and then ran out to familiarize himself with the ship.

"Hey, hey! Otherwise, the old man is getting older, and he also wants to sail away and see the legendary Daqin and other places. Zhang Liang smiled and saw Feng Daiwen fooling Liu Renliang, but it is also a good thing that one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.

"With this big ship, the sea is a shortcut, I don't know how many troops this ship can transport." Liu Hongji asked, he had carefully observed the ship, at first he was very shocked by such a huge ship, and then he felt excited, thinking that he had invested in one, and he couldn't help but be very satisfied with his vision, and felt that the investment must be very cost-effective.

"This new expeditionary No. 1 is seventy zhang long and twelve zhang wide, the whole body is forged from double layers of steel, the keel, the same is true for the deck, the ship is six zhang high, divided into four layers, the bottom is a sealed warehouse, usually store coal, material ballast, even if there is any case, causing water leakage, it can be sealed up, continue to sail.

The ship has four steam engines, two of which work in turns, and the ship has masts, which can also go with the wind, and if it is a troop transport, a ship of 10,000 people at close range, and if it is far away, it depends on the distance, after all, supply is a troublesome thing.

Fortunately, it is not driven by manpower, which saves a lot of manpower, and it is better to sail a ship for thousands of people. The only regret is that a huge port is needed to dock. ”

Feng Daiwen took a few princes and a group of teenagers to visit up and down, spacious as the cabin of the main hall, which opened everyone's eyes, the thick all-steel ship, no matter how you look at it, it feels solid, compared with the wooden boat, this feeling is even worse, just like a battery car, parked next to the tank, it is a person who can distinguish the gap.

"When you go on a campaign, there will be thirty-six steel crossbows fixed on the deck, which can guarantee the shooting of all enemies, and there are also life-saving boats, in short, unless there is a great natural disaster, you can be guaranteed to be safe and sound, so your investment is absolutely guaranteed.

And after the beginning of spring, Nanyang will build one or two large wharves, which can be supplied nearby, some time ago, Lingnan sent a letter, and the sea route to the Jieri Dynasty has been discovered, and the imperial court will also organize a merchant group to go after the year.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is a vast land that is not inferior to the Tang Dynasty, and the combat effectiveness of their army is not even as good as that of Goguryeo. After the visit, Feng Daiwen led the group into the restaurant, ate the first meal on the big boat, and finally encouraged everyone.

When the younger generation heard Feng Daiwen's words, they were naturally very excited, excited, and yearning for conquering the vast and huge world.

After eating, the young people who couldn't sit still all went out to wander on the boat and watch the sea, which was also because the status of several old people was too high, and they were really depressed together, and there was not much difference in the status of Feng Daiwen, so they stayed to accompany a few people, found the highest room, and chatted while drinking tea and watching the sea.

"The old man is fortunate to have seen a map in the imperial study, and then he understands the size of the world, but for countless years, many people have fought to the death for the sake of this Central Plains land, and they don't know that there is such a vast world outside." Liu Hongji sighed.

"Speaking of which, I also want to thank Wei Guo, so that our veterans will not lack a place to play, and if we want to continue to expand in Datang, we can still struggle for our children and grandchildren." Zhang Liang also nodded with a smile.

In fact, what he meant was that he didn't have to worry about his merits, and he didn't have to worry about being an official, and many generals rebelled and made trouble, also because they guarded the place and had nothing to do, or complained that they couldn't be reused.

Now there is a shortage of people everywhere in Datang, and the court is very busy with those who are capable, and as for the military generals, countless places need people to sit in charge, which is why Li Shimin likes to put the young people who have emerged in recent years and give power to the new territory.

First, you can watch the ability, and second, even if something happens, it has nothing to do with the overall situation, and it won't affect the Central Plains, so it's a big deal to clean all those places.

This is also the reason why Datang has been calm in recent years, the family is busy developing a lot of land, opening workshops to make money, and sending the children of the family to become officials, and the same is true for the nobles, watching the power they control more and more, making more and more money, they are staring at the small countries around Datang, and they are constantly sucking blood.

At the same time, he is also afraid of the ability of the Tang Dynasty to burst out, to conquer the east and west, to destroy the country and the clan, no one is a fool, knowing that he is not an opponent and still appearing to the head, everyone is holding their tails and making a fortune in a muffled voice.

Li Shimin also did not refuse the children of the family and the descendants of the nobles, and all those who were capable were reused, and the mediocre ones were also placed in the appropriate position.

At the same time, a large number of poor children are promoted, although the knowledge and ability of the poor children are slightly poor, but they are used for basic positions, but they are more assured.

For young people, Li Shimin was happier, first sent to the military academy, the martial arts academy brainwashed, and reused, not only the young people were loyal, but even the older generation was grateful to Li Shimin, thinking that this was reusing their own children.

As parents and elders, they are obviously very concerned about their children and grandchildren, and if their children and grandchildren are promising, they are slightly wronged, so it is not a matter of time.

Now he is still wandering in Chang'an, and he can't find anything serious to do, he is really synonymous with waste, no family is willing to marry him, and even his own family will give up and leave him to fend for himself.

It can be said that in the past two years, there has been unprecedented peace within the Tang Dynasty, there is not much competition for power and profit, and the family has also made many concessions, of course, Li Shimin has also given enough sincerity and compensated a lot in other aspects.

Just three days before Feng Daiwen and his entourage returned to Chang'an, the rest of the people who returned to the dynasty returned to Chang'an City at the same time according to the scheduled time.

Li Shimin welcomed back the expedition with a grand ceremony, the Ministry of Rites welcomed out of thirty miles, with a holy decree, the prince welcomed out of ten miles, and brought Li Shimin's reward again, Li Shimin personally took all the ministers of the court and the central government, rewarded the three armies in Mingdemen, rewarded all the soldiers who went out, and the young generals were promoted, and the veterans were all knightly rewarded, and those who did not reach the national government were almost all promoted by one section.

(End of chapter)