"Take the money to buy?" Li Ke smiled a little ill-willedly, "This is naturally no problem, but I want to remind Ambassador Xiluo that this time I attacked the Visigothic Kingdom and used 50,000 firearms troops, the cost of these firearms is very high, for example, in the first confrontation with the Visigothic army last time, the cost of ammunition alone exceeded 300,000 silver coins, Mr. Ciro knows the value of silver coins, you can calculate this battle!" ”

"Three...... 300,000! Xi Luo almost jumped when he heard this number, he naturally knew the value of Datang silver coins, a silver coin is a consistent copper coin, and the price of rice in Datang is only five cents a bucket, 300,000 silver coins are not a small number for Rome, not to mention that this is just a battle, if you wait until Li Ke destroys the entire Visigothic Kingdom, God knows how much their military expenditure will be?

Thinking of this, Xi Luo couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat on his forehead and said, "Thank you Your Royal Highness King Wu for reminding me, after I go back, I will report truthfully to Your Majesty." ”

Seeing that the other party had been frightened by the number he had reported, Li Ke smiled secretly in his heart, there was nothing wrong with spending 300,000 silver coins in the last war, but it was because he fought with the Visigoths for the first time, so he played a majestic role with absolute strength regardless of the cost in this war, so the consumption of ammunition was several times that of usual, and if he met 100,000 Goths next time, it was estimated that the cost would be more than half less.

Ciro and the others did not leave immediately, but stayed in the city of Malaga for a few days, and whenever they had the chance, they would go into the barracks and watch the training of Li Ke's army. In order to deter these Romans, Li Ke also deliberately arranged for Ciro to follow the army. Participated in a siege.

As a result, when Ciro they saw that the Visigoths were destroyed by artillery, and then rockets and grenades were cleared. Soldiers armed with muskets stormed the city, after taking control of the entire city in a very short time. All of them were pale, and this way of fighting was beyond their comprehension, comparable to the legendary Greek gods.

It was also this personal experience that gave Siro a clear understanding of Li Ke's strength, and even in his heart, he had already labeled Li Ke as "invincible". And when they brought what they saw and heard back to Eastern Rome, Constans II and a group of nobles were also stunned, they did not expect that the Tang Dynasty not only had an unrivaled naval strategy, but also an army so strong. Although they were still allies, Constans II already felt a deep fear.

Just when Li Ke won a big victory in the Iberian Peninsula and finally gained a firm foothold, Li Ke, who was far away in Taiwan, received a very pleasant news that surprised him.

Today, the dock in Tainan City is crowded with people, countless people from the city have come here, and even Li Su is standing on the dock with his family, ready to welcome the return of a legendary figure in the maritime world, this person is Lu Wan, who went to Rome with Li Ke in the first place.

Two years earlier, Li Ke had sent Lüvan's fleet across the Strait of Gibraltar. Then the two fleets separated, but for the next two years there was no news of the Lyvins' fleet, although it was said that their fleet had been seen in Central America. However, it has not been confirmed, so many people suspect that Luvin's fleet may have encountered a shipwreck such as a typhoon in the Atlantic. The entire fleet was buried at the bottom of the sea.

At the beginning, it was speculated that Lu Wan and the people who were killed were only a few. After all, Lu Wanke was the most famous navigator among the Han Chinese, and he was not only extremely experienced in seafaring. And his fleet members are also very elite, most of them are old sailors who discovered the routes between Australia and the Americas with him, and the ships in the fleet are also very good, it can be said that such a fleet that has conquered the Pacific Ocean will not be planted in the Atlantic, which is half the smaller one.

But as time passed, there was no reliable information for two years to prove that Lu Wan's fleet was still alive, so most people slowly thought that Lu Wan and they had really encountered a shipwreck. Even Feng Shijie, an old friend who did not participate in Lu Wan's fleet, thought that Lu Wan might really be killed, so they also held a memorial ceremony for Lu Wan and them at sea, and invited a group of monks and Taoists to chant scriptures and pray for them.

But what everyone didn't expect was that today, two years later, Lu Wan's fleet suddenly appeared in the West Channel of the Americas, and also entered the port of Lu Wan to rest, this news came, which immediately caused various newspapers to reprint, and also caused a sensation in the whole society, after all, everyone wanted to know, where did Lu Wan go in the two years they disappeared?

"Meet Your Majesty and the Empress!" Li Su and Wen Xin stood on the wharf, and from time to time there were groups of people who came to visit, these people were either businessmen and tycoons, or literary giants, and there were also famous navigators like Lu Wan, but now they came to meet more than a dozen big businessmen from Luzon, among which Feng Shijie was also among them as a mining giant.

"Flat, you're welcome!" Li Su also smiled at these Luzon businessmen and said that now Luzon is developing rapidly, and even in some aspects, it has surpassed Taiwan, and the development space there is also larger than Taiwan, so many industrial and commercial owners have moved their focus to Luzon, so Li Su also attaches great importance to these Luzon businessmen.

"Shi Jie, you've also come to greet your old friend, I wonder if Lu Wan and the families of those crew members are okay?" Li Su saw Feng Shijie in the crowd and asked immediately.

"Your Majesty, the families of Captain Lu and the crew also thought that they were killed, so many people have built a mound for their husbands, sons, fathers, etc., and have also set up tablets at home, but after knowing the news of Captain Lu's return, they are also happy, and all families have burned the tablets, and now these family members are all here, and they are there now!" Feng Shijie said and pointed to the front of the dock, where there was a team of old and weak women, most of them were full of excitement, and many women were crying happily.

Feng Shijie is Lu Wan's old subordinate and his old friend, and after Lu Wan came back from the Americas, he entrusted his family to Feng Shijie to take care of, and the other crew members also thought that Feng Shijie was a reliable friend, so they moved their families to the Pines Plateau in Luzon like a swarm, although they did not explicitly let Feng Shijie take care of them like Lu Wan, but Feng Shijie often visited the families of these old brothers.

"Well, the sea is unforgiving, and every time the crew goes out to sea, they almost risk their lives, and at the same time their families are terrified, but I believe that one day, we can conquer the sea, and then, no matter where we go in the world by boat, no one in the family will have to worry about our safety." Li Su said with a resolute expression.

It's just that he actually doesn't have any confidence in his heart, because even in the 21st century in the future, the seafarers dare not guarantee that they are 100% safe, and with the current technology of Daqi, they don't know how much time it will take to reach that level.

Next, Li Ke chatted with Feng Shijie for a few more words, after all, the two are also old acquaintances. The other people around saw that Feng Shijie was able to talk so closely with His Majesty the Emperor, which made them both envious and a little jealous, and at the same time, they also attached more importance to Feng Shijie, and were ready to find an opportunity to strengthen cooperation with the other party, after all, the other party could even talk to His Majesty the Emperor, and it was more reassuring to do business with this kind of person.

"By the way, Shisuke, have you ever seen Soyu?" Li Su suddenly asked an irrelevant question.

Feng Shijie was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then replied: "Your Majesty, I came in a hurry this time, so I haven't come to see my little sister yet." ”

"Well, after welcoming Lu Wan this time, you still go to see her, and then persuade her to rest more, she had a cold some time ago, and she hasn't completely recovered yet." Li Su said with a smile. Feng Shuyu is the best help for Xijun, and serves as the head of the Internal Affairs Office, helping Xijun take care of the private property belonging to the royal family, and is deeply trusted by Li Su, some time ago when she fell ill, the entire Internal Affairs Office had problems, so Li Su asked Feng Shijie to visit.

"Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, the grass people will visit my little sister this afternoon!" Feng Shijie was also shocked when he heard that his sister was sick, and he couldn't wait to see his sister now, but on this occasion, it was difficult to get out, so he had to wait until the afternoon to go. At the same time, he was very grateful to Li Su for caring so much about his sister's body.

Li Su nodded at this time, and then asked Feng Shijie to step aside, focusing his attention on the sea, waiting for Lu Wan and their return, and at the same time, he was also speculating in his heart, what happened to Lu Wan and them at the beginning, and there was no news for two years?

It's just that Li Su, who was in deep thought, didn't notice that Feng Shijie, who had retreated, suddenly perked up, and then a strange look flashed on his face, and there was a trace of complicated emotions in his eyes when he looked at Li Su. Her sister Feng Shuyu is already a twenty-six or seventeen-year-old girl, but she has always refused to marry, and no matter what he says as an elder brother, Feng Shuyu's attitude is very resolute.

At first, Feng Shijie thought that Li Su had taken a fancy to his sister and wanted to admit her into the harem, but later found out that it was not like that at all, which made him die. But now His Majesty the Emperor suddenly cares about his sister's body for no reason, is this a signal to him, if this is really the case, then Feng Shijie will really be ecstatic.

This is not entirely because he wants his sister to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix, but the most important thing is to let his sister marry as soon as possible, after all, the eldest brother is like a father, Feng Shuyu does not marry for a day, Feng Shijie, who is an elder brother, will blame himself for a day, and feels that he failed to take care of his sister, and now if he can really be included in His Majesty's harem, for Feng Shijie, it is definitely the best of both worlds. (To be continued......)