The fleet went through hardships and dangers, and at the cost of nearly fifty deaths, finally passed through the Storm Strait, at this time Lüvin had also woken up in a coma, but because of excessive blood loss, he could not command the fleet for the time being, and when the fleet arrived at the port of Lüvin in Central America, Lüvin barely recovered his spirit and took over the command of the fleet again.

At this time, the fleet has completed most of the journey around the world, and then it only needs to cross the Pacific Ocean to reach Taiwan, this route is still discovered by Lu Wan and they have long discovered, and now it has become a very mature route, as long as it is not selected in the typhoon season, there is generally no great danger.

In fact, it was true, Lu Wan and his team followed the route they had discovered all the way west, and finally arrived in Taiwan more than a month later, and were warmly welcomed by Li Su and the Taiwanese people. It's just that because Luvan spent more than a year in the Yucatan Peninsula and the time spent navigating South America, they created the illusion that they had been missing for two years, making many people think that they had been shipwrecked, causing the entire fleet to sink.

However, although Lüvan's fleet did not sink completely, it lost all the small and medium-sized ships and one large ship, and more than 70 people died in the voyage, so it can be said that this round-the-world voyage was the heaviest loss of Lüvan, and even he himself lost a right leg in the voyage.

Despite this cost, Lüvan and his team completed the first circumnavigation of the world in human history, thus proving that the earth is spherical in fact. And it is worth mentioning that Lu Wan and all the crew carried boxes of gold from the ship that was already about to be scrapped in front of the Taiwanese people. The entire city of Tainan was the first to boil, and then Tainan was the center. It spread quickly in all directions.

Although this circumnavigation of the world caused great losses to Lüvan's fleet, the gold he brought back was more than enough to compensate for his losses. And let everyone in the fleet get a very good reward. This news immediately stimulated everyone, and countless brave young people began to form a team and set off for the Americas, only to find their own golden dreams.

Speaking of Datang or Li Su's Daqi, because of the development of industry and commerce, all walks of life need manpower, and as long as ordinary young people are down-to-earth and willing to work, there will definitely be no problem in living a prosperous life. But human greed is innate, and all of them have a kind of luck mentality, when they see others bring back boatloads of gold from overseas. Those impulsive young people can no longer sit still, and they don't like the same boring life, and the passionate treasure hunt is undoubtedly attractive to them, so that no matter where there is news of gold mines or something, it will always attract a considerable number of people.

However, for these people who take risks because of the attraction of interests, Daqi officials, including Li Su, are very supportive, and even sometimes provide some convenience and safety guarantees. The few who are lucky and successful will also receive strong official publicity, so that one of them will become a celebrity and set an example for others.

Although among these young people with dreams of getting rich overnight. It is easy to commit crimes, but this movement of people can speed up the development of places like Australia and the Americas, and allow more Han Chinese to move out of their homes. See the wonderful world out there. And according to the official statistics of Daqi, those who searched for treasures but found nothing. Most of them will choose to settle in the local area and not return to their hometown.

First, they failed to realize their previous dreams. Therefore, they feel that they have no face to go home, and secondly, they have become accustomed to the local life, and compared with the core areas of Daqi such as Taiwan and Nanyang, there are more opportunities in regions such as the Americas and Australia.

In the garden pavilion of the Royal Palace in Tainan City, Li Su and Wang An sat opposite each other, there was nothing big today, and even Wang An, the prime minister, was idle, so he was pulled by Li Su to drink tea together.

"Your Majesty, I happened to be out of Tainan last time Lu Wan came back, and now I heard that he went to Luzon again, I don't know how his health is?" Wang An took a sip of tea, and then asked. Compared with more than ten years ago, Wang An is obviously much older, his hair that was originally black and white has turned more than half white, and his figure is a little fatter, but there are more wrinkles on the skin on his face, and he looks older than his actual age.

After hearing this, Li Su sighed and said: "Presumably, Wang Fu also knows about Lu Wan's broken leg, and now his body is recovering well, but if you want to fully recover, it is best to recuperate for a while, Feng Shijie's pine plateau is a good place to recuperate, plus most of their families are also there, so Lu Wan and they all went to Luzon!" ”

"Alas, Lu Wan's loss this time is indeed heavy, and he is missing a leg, it is estimated that he will not be able to run the ship in the future, which is indeed a great pity for the navigation industry!" Wang An also sighed and said. As the prime minister of Daqi, he naturally knows Lu Wan's contribution to Daqi, not to mention anything else, just the Australia and American routes discovered by the other party can bring huge revenues to Daqi's treasury every year.

It's just that Li Su shook his head with a smile after hearing this: "Wang Fu doesn't know, although Lu Wan suffered a huge blow this time, but he did not give up his sailing dream, the last time I feasted him, he had already said that after recuperating his body, he would lead the fleet to sea again, although he was missing a leg, but his brain was still there, and there was no problem in commanding the fleet to sail." ”

Wang An also showed an expression of admiration after hearing this, and praised the knot: "Good! What an indomitable Captain Lu, no wonder he has been able to fulfill His Majesty's instructions many times and discover several new routes, his spirit alone is not comparable to ordinary people! ”

Li Su also nodded slightly: "Lu Wan is indeed a rare navigator talent, the last time he and his third brother went to Rome, we had not yet established a country, and it was not good to have any big reward for him before, but just by his discovery of the routes between Australia and the Americas, and the fact that he brought back a lot of cash crops for the first time, it is enough to be knighted, but I have not been sure now, what kind of title should I give him?" ”

"Knighted?" Wang An was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then a look of shock flashed on his face. After the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, Li Su imitated the title system of the Tang Dynasty, set up five titles: duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male, and then divided his ministers according to the size of their merits, such as Wang An, Lu Hong, Lu Qing and Su Dingfang, all of whom got dukes.

On top of these five-rank titles, there is also a throne, but the throne can only be divided into princes, and among Li Su's sons, only the eldest son Li Qi has reached the age of being crowned king, plus his nickname is Australia, so he was named the king of Australia. However, the throne of the Great Qi is similar to that of the Tang Dynasty, and the implementation of the virtual monarchy system is not like the throne of the Han Dynasty, which holds the local military and political power. For example, like Li Qi, the king of Australia, nominally the whole of Australia is his fiefdom, but in fact he is not very in charge, and Australia's government affairs are also managed by governments at all levels.

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, titles are generally given to ministers in the court, although Lu Wan has made miraculous achievements, but after all, he is not an official of the imperial court, if the title is given, the old minister is afraid that once this precedent is opened, any kind of person may be awarded a title in the future, will this cause the consequences of our Daqi's title being too indiscriminate?" Wang An persuaded Li Su with some caution.

However, Li Su waved his hand and said with a nonchalant face: "Wang Fu's words are wrong, in fact, in my eyes, whether it is the officials in the court or those law-abiding ordinary people, they are all members of my Daqi, although their positions are different, but they are all contributing to my Daqi, as long as they make a big enough contribution, then they are eligible for knighthood." ”

When Li Su said this, he glanced at Wang An and then said: "For example, like Lu Wan, he found that the route between Australia and the Americas opened up the passage between Daqi and these two continents, this kind of contribution is so great, among the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, there are only a few people who can compare with him, so I will not be stingy with a small title, if there are other people who can compete with Lu Wan in terms of contribution in the future, then I will also give the other party a title!" ”

Hearing that Li Su not only decided to knight Lu Wan, but also planned to expand the scope of the title of reward, no longer limited to officials, this made Wang An a little overwhelmed for a while, after all, since ancient times, the title has been a symbol of aristocratic status, and now Li Su has given the title to the common people, isn't it a mess?

However, Wang An is worthy of being the prime minister of Daqi, and he is also the person closest to Li Su ideologically, and it only took a moment to calm down, and at the same time he also understood the deep meaning of Li Su's move. Daqi is a country founded on business, in this country, the big business owners occupy an important position, Li Su will be the object of the title is no longer confined to the officials, so in this way, there will definitely be a considerable number of big business owners in the future to become the nobles of the big Qi, which will definitely greatly stimulate the enthusiasm of those industrial and commercial people, but also tie their interests to the chariot of the Great Qi.

Thinking of this, Wang An breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "Your Majesty is thoughtful, it really makes the old ministers admire, it has too much impact on people other than officials, and it is estimated that only the founding monarch of the country like Your Majesty can carry it out, but at the very beginning, it is best to choose carefully the candidates for the title, otherwise if some people with bad deeds are allowed to get the title, I am afraid it will deal a blow to Your Majesty's prestige!" ”

"Well, this I naturally understand that the title is different from the official position, it is just an honorary title of social status, although there is no real power in the hands, but it pays more attention to personal reputation and prestige than the official position, so I will let people take good care of it, and at the very beginning, I will only choose a few people like Lu Wan, who are top-notch in various industries, to give the knighthood!" Li Su saw that Wang An understood what he meant, and nodded with great relief.

But then Lu Wan's brows furrowed, and he suddenly thought of one thing: "Your Majesty, although it is a good thing for me to give civilians knighthoods, have you ever thought about it, how will Datang react to this matter?" (To be continued......)