The Southern Fleet apparently achieved results a little earlier than the Northern Fleet.

First of all, according to the news of local fishermen, plus a random discovery by the fleet, the first was the discovery of Liuqiu Island, which is the bend of the later generations.

Then the fleet carried out a small landing survey, and found that the number of aborigines on the island was not large, and almost the same as in primitive times, so the news was quickly spread to the mainland hundreds of miles away, and then the fleet continued to move west, and then south, all the way through Southeast Asia, and then arrived in Indonesia, on the way to harvest a lot, along the way, after marking along the way, intending to return the same way.

But by chance, he rescued a local fisherman who capsized, and was told that three or four days further north was another place, where the situation was not much better than here, but the natural resources were abundant.

The fleet immediately decided to head north, and then arrived in the present-day Philippines, where it found that there were many natural resources, especially rubber.

Rubber is now in demand in Datang, and many units need to be booked in advance, and even so, they may not be able to be distributed, and the local output is too small.

Then, after the fleet had stopped, the surveying team made a compilation of charts, and then was surprised to find that if their calculations were not wrong, they could reach Liuqiu by walking about two days further north, and in three days at most, they could return to the mainland.

This news shocked the fleet commander, and it was only three or four days, even if the calculation was wrong, it would be a big deal to return home, but if the calculation was not wrong, it would be a completely new discovery.

If they return the same way, this route will only follow the road they came from, after nearly 20,000 miles, and it will take more than a month to arrive.

So, after replenishing the Philippines with coal, fresh water, and food, the fleet decided to go north, but Liuqiu did not meet it, and on the night of the fourth day, they found a fire on the shore, albeit very faint.

After dawn, the fleet began to dock, and only then did he find that he had arrived at Nan'an County, that is, a county below Quanzhou, and according to the previous surveying and mapping, the east of Quanzhou was Liuqiu.

This discovery made the fleet excited, and it took an extra five days to venture out, and then accidentally discovered a new route, which saved more than a month.

Then, the fleet went directly north, back to the starting point, Haicheng.

Haicheng is the starting point of the two fleets in the north and south, not that other places are not suitable, but this is the only seaside city with a railway, and it is very convenient to transport materials or something, but the wharf in Guangzhou is being built, and the scale is larger than the Haicheng wharf, only after the opening of the railway, a considerable part of the fleet will be transferred to Guangzhou.

Although the harvest of the southward fleet is very rich, a considerable part of the results can be found in the Datang mainland, but the varieties are not the same, but in line with the principle that they can't come back empty-handed after a trip, everything they see, feel a little unfamiliar, and can be brought back, all brought back, even if there is no gain, let the scientific researchers study it.

When the list was uploaded to the imperial court, the ministers were deeply attracted by the three names on the list.

They are oil palm and rubber, which are located more than 1,000 miles away, and copper ore which is located 5,000 miles away.

There are many other resources, but these are the three that the Tang people care about the most.

Oil palm, the oil yield is very high, in the peanut has not been introduced in the era, Datang's edible oil is mostly animal fat, soybean oil, but the oil yield is not high, and the oil yield of oil palm is high, and the yield is high, which brings another new change, which can completely improve the life of the people of Datang.

Although Datang has rubber, the output is also very low, it is said that the output there is very high, if it can be shipped back to Datang, then it can completely solve the current demand.

Needless to say, copper ore, cannonballs, bullets, and many things need to use copper, but there are not many local copper mines in Datang, and even if some are found, it is difficult to mine, so many times, copper is a restricted material, and Datang urgently needs to find new resources to replace, and it doesn't matter if you can't find it, just like now, if you can find ore resources outside, then the domestic problem can also be solved?

The most important thing is that people are stupid and have a lot of money......

The fleet used two sets of exquisite ceramic tableware, exchanged a shipload of oil palm with the local royal family, used a thousand catties of tea, exchanged ten ships of rubber, used a hundred sets of weapons and armor, and exchanged twenty ships of copper ore.

Datang has already tasted the sweetness of the Age of Sail, and this surprise came a little quickly and unexpectedly.

Don't say that the porcelain tableware is an antique, how much can two sets be sold for in the future, how much this thing will cost in Datang now, if you can, you can exchange it for the Philippines and you will never find an oil palm again.

"Your Majesty...... Do you want......? Fang Xuanling, who has always been known for his stability, is also a little impatient at the moment.

No matter how good the concentration is, after seeing the current situation, they will also go crazy.

"If what the fleet says is true, we only need to prepare two or three armies to fully control this area." Yang Shidao looked at the map in front of him and said with some excitement.

The map was simple, drawn by the survey and mapping team of the southward fleet according to the route, and they could only see whether the places along the way were land or sea, but they did not know how big the opposite side was.

But you can see a general shape, it seems that they can go south through Siam, pass through the country of Luo and Luo Yue, and then cross a strait that is not wide, and reach the country of Buddha, which is the origin of copper ore, and then continue to cross a section of the strait, reach the country of Haling, and go north to the country of Bori, if it is feasible, they can even build the railway all the way to the country of Luo Yue, then the benefits will be greater.

It's far away, but the benefits are not nothing, you can plunder other people's resources to your heart's content, so that you can save your own resources, and you are not afraid to hollow out other people's resources, after all, your own resources are stored.

With such an opportunity to spend other people's money, how can they not be tempted? Besides, it is said that the situation there seems to be inferior to even the Warring States period, and in addition to resources, the poor should not be wanted.

Isn't this a good time to go up and grab a bite?

With the current strength of Datang, do you need to worry? There is no need at all, it can be divided into two fleets, one south and one north, to develop at the same time, and the new ships are launched at a rate of five ships per month, once the Guangzhou shipyard is built, this speed will be directly doubled, Datang is not false at all, right?

Li Yuanji looked at Li Chengguang, after returning from Annan, Li Chengguang's participation in political affairs has become more and more frequent, and everyone seems to be accustomed to the current scene.

"Father, the sons and daughters feel that they can advance appropriately, but to grasp this degree, the current focus of the Tang Dynasty should be on the domestic ......"