Whether the big food is rich or not, Li Longji really doesn't know, but the spices are very expensive Li Longji knows. The aristocracy of the Tang Dynasty mainly ate mutton, and the mutton was extremely fat, so the demand for spices was particularly high, such as pepper nutmeg and so on, which were simply more expensive than gold. Thinking about it this way, Da Shi is indeed rich.

Li Longji suddenly thought about it, because according to Wang Chengen's secret report, this Xiao Qu's illness was almost omnipotent. He casually asked, "Do you know where the spices of the Great Cannibal come from?" ”

"The minister knows that the minister has something to offer to His Majesty." Xiao Qu said sickly, of course I know, didn't I deliberately lead the topic to spices!

"What?"

"It's a map of the world." Xiao Quzhi took out a world map from his backpack that he had secretly copied on his laptop in the post room these nights.

The map was taken by Gao Lishi and spread out on the imperial case, and Li Longji couldn't understand it, so he asked Xiao Qu to sit down and explain. Yang Guifei on the side also poked her head over with interest.

Xiao Qu was sick to report the incident in the river, and Li Longji originally wanted Yang Guifei to go to rest first, but Yang Guifei insisted on staying. It's not that I'm interested in political affairs, but I think Xiao Qu's illness is very interesting.

Because of Li Longji's pampering, most of the boxes of Ferrero chocolates that Xiao Quzhi gave to the two of them were eaten by Yang Guifei, and the wonderful taste still makes Yang Guifei unforgettable. There was also the jar of glutinous rice wine and the glass lamp, which made Yang Guifei full of curiosity about Xiao Quai.

When I saw Xiao Quai's real person today, I was even more impressed. Not to mention Xiao Quai's appearance at this time, his appearance is handsome, his temperament is pure and elegant, and his eyes are clear and he smiles before speaking, which is different from any man she has ever seen. It's not that she fell in love with Xiao Quai, her love with Li Longji is sweet, it's just that a delicate woman like her is most easily attracted to new things.

"Your Majesty, you see this is the Tang Dynasty, this is Yangzhou, this is Guangzhou, set sail from Guangzhou...... This is where the great cannibals get their spices, and these islands are not empty, but they are densely overgrown with spice trees. These big cannibals pick up some spices at the beach every year, and they can transport them to Datang to make a lot of money...... There are also these islands, all of which are precious woods, such as ebonywood, agarwood, golden silk nanmu, red sandalwood, and red sandalwood...... And it's also full of gold, silver and copper mines...... Except for the half-savage kingdom of Sri Buddha, the rest of the place is either empty or full of savages.

Your Majesty, do you know how these people usually live? They don't need to farm at all, they just need to lie under the coconut trees and bask in the sun every day and wait for the coconuts and other fruits to fall. Even the laziest people don't starve to death, so the local area is full of slackers...... People here only need to throw a handful of rice in the field at will, and harvest it in three or four months, and they can harvest it twice or three times a year......

Xiao Quzhi pointed to Sri Lanka in later generations and said: "And this is the country of lions, and this island is almost full of rubies, sapphires, and opals...... This is the big food...... This is a whisk ...... This is the Great Qin (Ancient Rome) of the former Han Dynasty, but the Great Qin was wiped out by a group of barbarians as early as 400 years ago. The barbarians living here now are the most backward, the most ignorant, the darkest, and almost all the nobles are illiterate...... But there are many gold and silver coins left by the Great Qin people here. Your Majesty, this whole sea route can be said to be full of treasures. And as long as you defeat the Great Food, there will be no opponents. We can completely dominate this route, and then the gold, silver and jewelry will continue to flow into Datang, and Datang will never have a food shortage again. ”

Xiao Qu was talking eloquently and with great interest, and when he finished speaking, he found that Li Longji's eyes were a little wrong. Xiao Quzhi suddenly felt that he was too sharp and too anxious. But after thinking about it, I thought that with my father's research on the Tang Dynasty and my own understanding of the Tang Dynasty, saying such a thing should not be life-threatening or have a bad impact.

According to Daddy, the Tang Dynasty should be the most open and tolerant dynasty in Chinese history, and the most receptive to new ideas; At the same time, it is the most enterprising, self-motivated and pioneering dynasty. His purpose is nothing more than to let the Tang people open their eyes to the world, and at the same time stimulate the ambition of the Tang Dynasty to conquer the world.

But what Li Longji thought was that Xiao Qu was really omniscient, and he was also wise and brave, leading troops to fight first-class, and planning the overall situation was also first-class. It can be seen from the fact that he did not kill the black-clothed Great Food Emperor's younger brother that this trick alone can not only get a large amount of ransom, but also make the Great Food fall into a long-term infighting.

And he was also very clear about how to immigrate and run the river, according to Wang Chengen's secret report, half of the credit for the battle of Talas was also attributed to Xiao Quai, and the city of Mulu in Khorasan was almost captured by him alone. This Xiao Qubing is too capable, too powerful, and his appearance is so good, and his status is so high (immortal disciples, in the eyes of the common people, he is not very worshipped), all of which makes Li Longji feel a little unsure.

But Li Longji immediately thought of Wu Yun and Li Mi's evaluation of Xiao Quai, saying that he was a pure-minded person with a pure heart. According to his own observations, his look and eyes seem to be true. In this way, this son has indeed come down from God to help him, and he should be reused?

Li Longji began to hesitate and contradict in his heart.

Xiao Quzhi didn't understand one thing, if his performance was in the early Kaiyuan Dynasty, he would definitely become Li Longji's most trusted person, regarded as a mainstay of the important minister, and reused it as a major treasure of the country.

But now, on the one hand, Li Longji has lost his ambition to forge ahead, and it is good to be able to pay tribute to gold, silver and jewelry from time to time, but to open up the four seas, he is really too lazy to spend this thought; On the other hand, Li Longji has no intention of ruling now, he needs ministers to do things for him and help him manage the country, but deep down he doesn't need ministers to be too prestigious and capable.

Seeing Li Longji's eyes like this, Xiao Qu was sick and didn't speak. However, Yang Guifei sensed that something was wrong and called Li Longji softly, and Li Longji asked with a smile: "How did the auxiliary minister know about these things." ”

Xiao Qu's illness turned around and said, "Half of it was said by the ancestor, and half of it was heard by the minister from that great food scholar Aliyi. In fact, the minister has not been to these places. Chen has lived in the mountains since he was a child, and he went down the mountain to the Anxi River, and this time he came to Chang'an, just like a countryman entering the city and seeing the dazzle. ”

Li Longji also laughed: "Fuchen, you have made such a great contribution this time, what reward do you want?" ”

Xiao Quzhi said respectfully: "These are all things that are within the minister's responsibility, and I don't dare to ask for any reward." But Wechen really wants to contribute to the Tang Dynasty and make the Tang Dynasty more brilliant and powerful, so Wechen implores His Majesty to agree to my plan and hand over the matter of immigration to the river to Wechen. ”

Li Longji thought about it, although it was a little reluctant to spend so much money on immigration, but it was not that he was still rich in this seizure, and he could still fall a small half; And this money was also won by him and Anxi Jun, besides, Xiao Quai's plan is really good, and his relationship with Anxi Jun is extraordinary, so it is just right for him to do it. So he said loudly: "What Yiqing played, I was all approved." I still have a reward for you, I have ordered someone to build a new house in Qinrenfang, which will be completed in less than a month. ”

Xiao Qu was sick and hurriedly thanked him, thinking in his heart that Qinrenfang, wasn't that a neighbor with the dead fat man in An Lushan?

Immediately afterwards, the Zhongshu Sheren went to draft the decree, and the eunuch took out the purple gold crown and the purple robe goldfish bag, which was another busy.