This breaks the local restrictions, and the opening of the Silk Road is an inevitable thing in this era.

After all, the times are advancing, and the ideological direction must also progress with the progress of the times. In a strong and prosperous country, if you rely on your own strength and rest on your laurels, one day it will become a thing of the past, and people will be trampled on and unable to turn over.

It was imperative to spread the culture and sell the specialties of their own country in order to stimulate the economy of the dynastic state.

Especially after the turmoil of the Tang Dynasty at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the population decreased sharply, and the market demand was too little, so it was easy to enter the saturation period. In this saturation period, foreign trade is needed to make up for this gap, and it is imperative to reopen the Silk Road.

In this era, there is no shortage of far-sighted people, and there are not a few people who see through this. The previous discussion also mentioned this matter, and Luo Shixin was more certain than what they just said, and it was not a big deal, but the development of the Maritime Silk Road was a bit appalling.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan sent merchant ships to the sea, but due to scientific and technological reasons, the shipbuilding industry at that time was far from enough to make large sea ships that could withstand strong winds and waves. The most important thing is that God's eyes see so clearly, and they don't think about that direction. After all, in ancient times, before the Song Dynasty, the core of the development of the Chinese dynasty was in the northwest Guanzhong, the north and the Central Plains, and the south of the Yangtze River was a remote area, not the center of gravity of development. And the most critical part of navigation is the Jiangnan generation. This Jiangnan has not developed, what kind of navigation can we talk about?

In Luo Shixin's memory, the development of Jiangnan originated after the Anshi Rebellion. The Anshi Rebellion, which lasted for seven or eight years, caused severe damage to Guanzhong and Beidi. It made the people move south, and the economy moved south. It was also interrupted by the overland Silk Road. The Maritime Silk Road also took advantage of the trend. to the Song Dynasty, especially the Southern Song Dynasty. As a dynasty in a remote corner. Their economy was completely unaffected by geography, and the profits brought to them by navigation were incalculable.

As a later generation, Luo Shixin clearly understood that the sea route has a large volume, low cost and high safety, which is more convenient than the land Silk Road, and the earlier the development, the more beneficial it is for the country. However, in terms of the current situation, there are certain problems in the opening of the Maritime Silk Road.

At present, shipbuilding technology is not developed, navigation technologies such as compass and water-sealed cabin are not in place, and navigation knowledge such as astrology and geocultural trends is also equal to zero.

Even if Luo Shixin understood that navigation was the general trend of the future, he did not dare to rashly drive the Great Leap Forward. Don't be too hasty. Thus causing an incalculable disaster, but he could not fail to say it. If you don't say it, you will inevitably have to take a lot of detours. Even so, Chao Chinese Wu was also shocked and stunned for a while. The development of the nautical business that Luo Shixin said was something beyond this period.

Li Shimin, an excellent king, plus Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng, all of them were a little surprised, not to mention others. Most of them can't clearly judge whether what Luo Shixin said is reasonable or not, and they can't judge it, so they can't speak.

In the end, Fang Xuanling said: "Why does Lord Shangshu have this idea? ”

Luo Shixin replied: "Many years ago. I met a strange man named Zheng He, who was a traveler and businessman who liked to travel around and travel to many countries. According to him. The sea is vast and all-encompassing, as long as there is a ship that resists the wind and waves. Easy access to the sea and access to many, many places. I just want Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to open up the Western Regions. Only then did we know that there was still a vast world in the west of the Western Regions. In the east of the sea, how can there be no heaven and earth? The Han Dynasty was able to do it. They can do the same. It's just that it takes time to accumulate, and Chen believes that as long as you have the heart, you will eventually achieve results by doing it slowly. But we don't do anything, we don't succeed in anything. ”

Zheng He is nonsense, he can't say that he has traveled through time, and he knows the direction of the overall situation in the future, so he has to move Zheng He, a cattle man who has been to the West seven times, out to increase his persuasiveness.

Regarding Luo Shixin's second mentions, Li Shimin did not immediately agree. This kind of major matter in national policy is not a hasty decision. In public and private, Li Shimin, the emperor, has always been very clear, even if he has a good relationship with Luo Shixin, he will not blindly listen to his one-sided words and postpone the matter for a few days to re-consider.

Developing westward and opening the Silk Road on the road is useless.

At the end of the meeting, Li Shimin sent an envoy to the west to lay the foundation for the opening of the Silk Road.

Luo Shixin returned to the Criminal Department and found Ma Zhou to discuss with him about the Maritime Silk Road.

Ma Zhouben has the talent of a prime minister who is not inferior to Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and others, and has a very high political level.

Regarding Luo Shixin's whimsical mentions, Ma Zhou did not directly deny it because he didn't understand, listened to the detailed points very carefully, and said after a while: "My lord, do you want to persuade Your Majesty to accept your proposal?" ”

"It's nature!" Luo Shixin said without hesitation: "The Maritime Silk Road is the general trend, and the sooner it develops in this area, the more huge benefits can be obtained." ”

Ma Zhou said with a smile: "There is no basis at all, just by virtue of the general trend of adults, I am afraid that three-year-old children will not be able to convince them, how can they convince His Majesty Xià and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty?" Adults can't help but think that the government affairs of a country are too simple......"

Luo Shixin opened his mouth and had nothing to say: although Ma Zhou's words were a little unpleasant, they were indeed the truth. He knows that after more than a thousand years, he can move his fingers, as long as there is a signal, he will be able to communicate at the ends of the earth. The steel bump can fly in the sky and swim in the water, and it can be reached in a day at a distance of tens of thousands of miles. These are the truths, but who will believe them? If you are not considered crazy, it is good to be a heretic.

Ma Zhou continued: "If you want to convince the believer, you must first come up with enough examples, not empty words. As far as I know, there were maritime trade routes as early as the Han Dynasty. Why don't you start your investigation from the Han Dynasty, show the situation of maritime merchants in detail, and prove your point with actual data? ”

Luo Shixin clasped his hands together and said, "That's it!" After a pause, he pointed to Ma Zhou and said, "You mentioned this matter, your share is indispensable, let's do it together." ”

Ma Zhou said: "Willing to serve." ”

From the moment he was bewitched by Ma Zhou, Luo Shixin seemed to have returned to the era of writing papers in college, frantically looking for navigation materials.

After this painstaking effort, Luo Shixin once again felt the greatness of the ancients, who were like a blind man touching an elephant, creating a clear example for future generations to refer to, so as to surpass.

On closer inspection, I found that the business of navigation had begun since the Qin Dynasty. During the reign of Qin Shi Huang, he explored the sea to the west, reaching Southeast Asian countries and even India. In the Han Dynasty, after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pacified Nanyue, he sent envoys to sail the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean along the route opened up by the Baiyue people, passing through Southeast Asia, crossing the Bay of Bengal, reaching the southeast of the Indian Peninsula, and arriving in Ceylon. Sun Wu of the Three Kingdoms crossed the Jiangdong, created the zào shipbuilding industry, trained sailors, established the country with a naval army, and sent seafaring envoys to develop the territory and communicate with the outside world. It went north to Liaodong and Goguryeo, and south to Yizhou and Southeast Asia, Cambodia and other places. The same is true of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and there are more than a dozen countries that have done business with China.

However, due to the slow development of the shipbuilding industry, it has not been able to support the exchange of large merchant ships. However, even if it is a small trouble, a successful trip can also obtain a huge profit, but the danger of a small fight is extremely large.

First of all, it is difficult for a small boat to block the wind and waves, the sea is ruthless, and one careless loses both people and money. Secondly, by land and sea, it will pass through many countries for supplies, and the small boat is not enough to guard, and it is easy for people to swallow it in the dark. There is also the uncertainty of the route, the inaccuracy of the compass, and the existence of various problems. It is precisely because of these problems that the maritime industry has not developed and is in the stage of small fights.

With these successful examples, the persuasiveness of Roshison to develop a nautical career has been greatly enhanced. Ma Zhou went from being skeptical at the beginning, and confirmed this mention in the continuous collection of evidence, and became a faithful execution.

With his help, Luo Shixin wrote a thousand-word piece of music, showing the advantages of the seafaring career one by one, and at the same time saying the shortcomings without any concealment.

The response of this recital is different, what you want, what you want, not empty words.

In response to this recital, the Manchu civil and military forces opened an hour-long discussion. In the end, it was recognized by Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zhengneng as geniuses in governing the world, and they were successively recognized.

As Luo Shixin said, we didn't take action, but slowly figured it out.

Li Shimin allocated a large sum of money from the national treasury to support the improvement of the obsolete compass, to reward people who knew about the navigation routes, and to develop seafaring merchant ships that could withstand the wind and waves.

Datang will be able to become a naval power in the future, and warships will be all over the world, which is inseparable from Luo Shixin's concert...... This piece of music is also of great value in later history.

Luo Shixin was also satisfied with this result, he could not give any clever construction to let the shipbuilding industry advance for hundreds of years, but he believed that as long as there was enough money, with the wisdom of the ancient Chinese, he would be able to overcome the sea and create a merchant ship that could ride the wind and waves on the sea.

Day after day, under the activity of Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and other Manchu civil and military forces, the style of Zhenguan's rule has gradually emerged.

Especially the Silk Road!

The Silk Road was broken due to the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, which was reopened, and a large number of business and travel were exchanged, which further stimulated the economic development of the Tang Dynasty.

As expected, the opening of the Silk Road brought profits to Datang, but inevitably aroused the red eyes of others...... (To be continued......)