Chapter 809: The Tang people participate in the colonial boom

The progress of the small world's annexation of other small universes has been carried out extremely smoothly under the auspices of Yiningville. Its size and heritage are also gradually increasing and strengthening as it continues to swallow up other universes. In the same way, the rules of the world are constantly improving, and various galaxies and planets have begun to appear in the primordial universe. In addition, the process of the birth of a new planet, the creation of various substances, and the process of birth and combination are all in progress.

And the flat world blocked by an invisible diaphragm can be called its development is also thriving. There are countless archipelagos in the midst of a dozen or so large landmasses and endless seas. With the opening of a vigorous Age of Discovery, some relatively closed worlds have become extremely lively in an instant.

With the opening of various new shipping routes, there are countless ships constantly coming and going on the sea, shuttling constantly. Bring the goods of the New World back to the Old World, and bring the goods of the Old World to the New World. Back and forth, the sky-high profits generated stimulated the high prosperity of the navigation industry. In order to better occupy the land of the New World and to better connect with the civilizations of the New World, and then trade relations. Capable governments began to carry out official colonization activities.

They would occupy some of the archipelago as their forward bases, build ports, cities, ship repair yards and other facilities, settle in migrants, and arrange for troops to be stationed. Through constant exchanges, the civilizations of the Old World discovered that the civilizations of the New World had many similarities with themselves. There is not much difference between the civilizations of the two sides, and some traditions and habits are relatively close, although the beliefs are different. So far, in the countries of the Old World, there are still other religions such as Catholicism, Buddhism, Buddhism, etc. In addition, there is Shinrikyo, which occupies most of Europe and North Africa!

In the civilization of the new world, the religions of faith are more chaotic. Some of them believe in their ancestors, some are still in primitive totem worship, and some believe in various wild gods of unknown origin. Beliefs are mixed, and they can be described as incomparably messy. However, one thing that pleased the people of the Old World was that the civilizations of the New World had frequent exchanges with the legendary High Elves. Even, every year they have traded with the High Elves.

Goods from the realm of the High Elves will still be highly sought after in the New World. At the same time, the High Elves will also purchase a lot of supplies from the New World. When the sailors asked the people of the New World, the High Elves, all of them could answer the question. They are no strangers to elves, but few have actually seen them. According to them, most of the High Elves' trade is with a federation of warlocks who rule the archipelago. And direct dealings with them, very little.

As a result, sailors and explorers from the Old World were intrigued by a country whose entire territory consisted of broken archipelagos. While curious, they began to inquire about the news of this so-called warlock country. From the information they found, they learned that the rulers of this special country are a group of special human beings with extraordinary powers. They ruled over a vast and fertile sea, with thousands of islands, large and small. They are not on the mainland, but on the archipelago, the largest of which is no more than 100,000 square kilometers. In addition, there are islands of various sizes and sizes, distributed over the vast sea.

Because of the particularity of the country, the navy of this warlock country is naturally extremely powerful. At the same time, the kingdom is incomparably prosperous, and their wealth is even richer than that of the human kingdoms of the New World.

Because of the relationship between profit and the pursuit of wealth, sailors and explorers from the Old World, under the guidance of human civilization in the New World, began to travel to the land of warlocks. There they saw a huge fleet of naval vessels, an archipelago of all sizes, a large and magnificent city, and a clean and tidy population.

Their arrival has also brought new news to the people of the Warlock Nation. At this point, they, like the people of the New World, knew that in the depths of the endless sea, there were other civilizations. The warlocks were naturally very interested in this news. Everyone is very interested in the civilization and country they have just learned.

The first explorers and sailors who were fortunate enough to come to the land of the warlocks began to describe this wonderful land in their diaries. At the same time, they also purchased a lot of goods that they had never seen before, and then returned to the old world. The seafaring and colonization boom of the Europeans, the new crops and commodities brought back from the New World, and the shiploads of gold and silver, constantly hit the nerves of the Tang people, and their goods began to try to impact the Mediterranean economic circle of the Tang people.

As a result, there was also a heated debate among the Tang people over whether to actively participate in the New World exploration activities and the colonization movement.

"We, the Tang people, sit on the hegemony of the Mediterranean, control the provinces of Upper and Lower Egypt, guard the Suez Canal, and control the trade arteries between the East and the West. Is it still necessary, to carry out a colonization campaign against the New World? Not to mention, according to the rumors we heard in Europe, the New World was full of terra nullius, unknown crops, and gold and silver. In addition, there are many kingdoms that exist, and there are many demons that we don't know about. So, in the face of such a dangerous and unfamiliar environment, is it necessary to sacrifice the lives of my Tang people to open up the outside world? ”

"My Datang has the special geographical advantages of the ocean and geography, thousands of miles of Tang land, and the land of my country has not been effectively developed. Nor is the population crowded in a small area of land as it has been for hundreds of years. The whole territory of my Tang land is rich in resources, thousands of miles of fertile land, and the population has not completely filled the whole territory of my Tang land. Now, they have to follow the tide and colonize the outside world. It doesn't conform to my tradition, and it is contrary to my etiquette. The official bowed his hand slightly, and said, "The minister is resolutely against this matter, the barbarian land is rampant with plagues and demons, and it is not good for my people to rush to it." Your Majesty, please think twice! ”

The young Tang Emperor bowed slightly, and one of the officials who did it immediately stood up to argue, he first saluted the Tang Emperor, and then said, "According to today's Europa, the New World is boiling. It is said that its vast land does not know tens of thousands of miles, thousands of miles of fertile land abounds, rich in resources, gold and silver everywhere. And there are many countries that have not been contacted, and our Tang Dynasty's overseas business is prosperous, far surpassing the old Song Dynasty, and the foreign territories are unknown. Although it has the main trade routes between the East and the West, Yangyi has been trying to break the dominance of our Tang Dynasty in monopolizing the trade between the East and the West for hundreds of years. Now, they have discovered the New World and are said to have visited the legendary land of the Elves. ”

"Although my Suez trade is prosperous, and the daily income is ten thousand gold, the treasury granaries are piled up. However, the goods from the New World still made my Tang Dynasty's Mediterranean trade status gradually begin to waver. In recent days, the number of ships coming to our port to trade has decreased by three layers compared to the past! If I Datang does not participate in it, it will inevitably gradually decline and eventually lose my position as a trade hegemon. ”

After Tang Huang heard this, his pupils suddenly contracted, which was the most nervous thing for him. The country's subjects are so rich because of the Suez Canal, and these days there are three fewer ships trading in the Mediterranean than in the past, so the loss of taxes is astronomical. It may be nothing at first, but in the long run, the consequences will be catastrophic.