The winter and spring seasons of East Asia are good times for navigation, and there are no typhoons in these two seasons, and there are northwesterly winds that move south from Siberia, which is very favorable for northern ships to sail southward. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ships heading south in winter and spring can return to the north in summer and autumn with tailwinds from the southeast.

More than a month ago, Li Yu sent Zhang Qin to lead a fleet of three ships south to explore the western coast of Danluo, the western coast of Jiuzhou Island in the Wa Kingdom, and the islands of Ryukyu and Luzon.

Today, on the dock next to the Liaodong Shipyard in Duli Town, three more ships are ready to go.

The paint on the three ships, as well as the planks, bridles, and canvas, are all brand new, and it can be seen that these boats are all new.

The crew was carrying all kinds of necessities, fresh water, food, and cylindrical wooden barrels to the ship.

"Are you all ready?" Li Yu asked lightly at the middle-aged man beside him.

"Your Highness, rest assured, the lower officer has prepared all the needs of the fleet, and only needs to wait for the crew to load them onto the ship and set sail." The middle-aged man replied.

"Well, this king is waiting for your good news in Pyongyang."

Li Yu was not satisfied with sending Zhang Qin's expedition fleet, waiting for the results slowly, and sending him to sail again after his return. Due to the lack of time and the wide range of overseas explorations, after careful consideration, Li Yu appointed Shi Hu Anjun of the Inner Mansion of King Yan as the head of the Lelanghai expedition fleet, and also arranged three ships to go to sea for exploration.

Its destination is the Sea of Japan in later generations, and Li Yu took its west coast as the jurisdiction of Lelang County in the Han Dynasty, and named the Sea of Japan in later generations as Lelang Sea.

Hu Anjun's task was to go south, starting from the southern tip of Baiguan, to find out the topography and sea conditions on both sides of the Korean Strait, and then go north to explore along the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, and then the northernmost destination for him was the Heishui estuary, then go east to find overseas islands, and then go south to explore the islands of the Japanese Kingdom, and finally return.

The task of Hu Anjun's fleet is much heavier and more dangerous than that of Zhang Qinlai, after all, no one has ever been to Huaxia in most areas of Lelanghai, and there is no information for reference.

After inspecting the fleet, Li Yu immediately led the people out of the dock and headed for the shipyard.

Yang Shiyan curiously rushed to Li Yu's side and asked, "Brother Yu, why did you let Hu Anjun lead the fleet to sea?" ”

Li Yu smiled secretly: "Secret." ”

"Humph! Don't you say I'm going to ask the surname Hu? ”

Yang Shiyan turned around and was about to walk back, but Li Yu grabbed her and said angrily: "You are really curious about everything, you want to know about it." ”

Yang Shiyan looked back and smiled proudly, "Then are you going to say it?" ”

"It's not a secret, so it doesn't hurt to tell you."

"I sent someone to lead a fleet to explore the sea before, you must know about this!"

"Hmm." Yang Shiyan nodded.

"The purpose of the fleet led by Hu Anjun to go to sea is the same as that of the previous fleet, to explore overseas."

"But you thought you had sent a fleet before, why do you send one now?"

"The areas they explore are different from each other." Li Yu said: "The fleet led by Zhang Qin is to explore the overseas islands southeast of Datang, while the fleet led by Hu Anjun will go south to bypass Silla and then go north to explore the coastal areas northeast of Andong. ”

Yang Shiyan was a little puzzled: "I have never understood why you were so impatient to send a fleet to explore the sea after quelling the Goguryeo rebellion. Three ships per fleet are expensive, right? ”

"The cost of this kind of sea ship is really expensive, a single ship costs seven or eight hundred, and a fleet needs more than three thousand to go to sea." Li Yu also replied with a burst of pain.

"What are you doing at such a high cost? Did he want to learn from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to send the Yellow Gate envoy to the sea to promote the national prestige, and lead various overseas countries into the court to pay tribute and rare treasures, so as to please His Majesty and the Empress? ”

"Hahaha......" Li Yu couldn't help laughing, causing Yang Shiyan to roll his eyes.

"Although I am very interested in overseas rarity and promoting the national prestige of the Tang Dynasty, I also hope to do what I can for the Tang Dynasty to share the worries of my father, the emperor and the queen mother. But that's not all I really want to do! ”

Li Yu smiled mysteriously, raised his index finger and shook it in front of Yang Shiyan's eyes and walked forward.

"And what is your real purpose?" Yang Shiyan was annoyed for a while, and suddenly asked in vain, and ran up to ask.

"You'll find out in the future!"

Li Yu dropped a sentence that didn't make sense, Yang Shiyan paced her little feet angrily, pinched her fist, and really wanted to step forward and grab Li Yu's crown is hammerhead.

Yang Shiyan had a flash of inspiration in her mind, remembering what Li Yu had done since she opened the mansion in the past few years, and caught up with Li Yu again and asked: "Brother Yu, you have been recruiting craftsmen to build ships since you opened the mansion, whether it is the Wei River in Chang'an, or the sea in Youzhou, or even the current Duli Town in Liaodong. Wherever you live, you will build a shipyard and build ships, did you plan this a few years ago? ”

Li Yu turned his head and looked at Yang Shiyan curiously, Yang Shiyan said angrily: "What do you see, haven't you seen a beautiful girl?" Hurry up and answer me. ”

"Alas! It's just that I haven't seen you like a beautiful lady who doesn't have a little girl's soft feelings! Li Yu shook his head and sighed, the look of disappointment on his face saw Yang Shiyan grit her teeth for a while, and immediately stood in front of Li Yu, relying on the advantage of being two years older than Li Yu and the early development of the girl, half a head taller than Li Yu, looking down at Li Yu with angry eyes.

Li Yu looked up at her smart and delicate eyes in surprise, and Yang Shiyan's eyes flashed with pride.

Yang Shiyan faced Li Yu and had no advantage to subdue Li Yu except for his height, knowing that Li Yu cared about his current height, and every time he couldn't do anything about Li Yu, he stood close to Li Yu and despised Li Yu in terms of height.

Li Yu's man's self-esteem was damaged again, and he consciously distanced himself from Yang Shiyan in Yang Shiyan's eyes that were not without contempt. When he got to Ling'er and Mei'er, he showed his tallness and regained his man's self-confidence.

'Let your little lady be proud for a while, and in a few years, Lao Tzu will grow taller, and then you will look up to me. Li Yu thought hatefully.

"Tell my sister about it, have you been planning this for the past few years?" Yang Shiyan came up again, and continued to look down with a rather sadistic smile.

"Huh!" Li Yu laughed dryly, "If you want to live a meaningful life, you must have a goal if you want a meaningful life, I just set myself a goal for my life." When you are curious about something and cannot be detected with your current ability, you will definitely find ways to prepare in advance. ”

"So you've been preparing for the past few years to send a fleet to sea today?"

"Guessed it all and asked?" Li Yu left Yang Shiyan, who was trying to find out the roots, and left again with people.

"But I still want to know, what is your goal? I have been preparing for several years. ”

"Again, you'll understand in the future!"

Yang Shiyan chased after Li Yu extremely unwillingly and asked, "Then how do you know that their overseas expedition will have results?" Won't go home empty-handed? ”

"Because I have gathered enough information from the scriptures. Okay, don't ask any more, wait until they return safely. ”

Li Yu impatiently stopped Yang Shiyan, who continued to ask, and saw Xu Zizheng, the owner of the Liaodong Shipyard, coming to greet him, and hurriedly stepped forward to meet him. Yang Shiyan, who wanted to find out the root of the problem, couldn't find a chance, and couldn't help glaring at Li Yu angrily, and Li Yu's ignorance made Yang Shiyan even more annoyed.