And Li Xiaode is also very proud of his hometown, seeing that I am very humble to listen to his speech, so I was out of control, and even told me a lot about the development of ancient China's maritime trade, such as the Three Kingdoms Wu Sun Quan, sent Xuanhua to engage in Zhu Ying, Zhonglang Kangtai sailed to the sea, and traveled to the countries of the South China Sea, "what I have experienced and heard, there are hundreds of countries." After their return, the two wrote "The Legend of Foreign Objects in Funan" and "The Biography of Wu Shi Foreign Countries" respectively based on what they had seen and heard, deepening and enriching their understanding of the ancient shipping routes from the South China Sea to Southeast Asia, across the Arabian Sea, and even to the ports of the Red Sea.

Hearing this, I couldn't help but gasp, the Three Qing Dao Venerables were on top, and when the Three Kingdoms were in place, the footprints of the Chinese had reached as far as the Red Sea. Think about it, thousands of years later, in all dynasties and generations, the footsteps of the Chinese people have always been ...... Well, I have to say that at that time, the pioneering and enterprising spirit of the Chinese nation was far stronger and more far-sighted than that of the later dynasties.

Li Xiaode wiped the foam from his mouth, took the tea I handed him, took a sip, and continued to talk about Guangzhou and shipping. “…… After the unification of the previous dynasty, Emperor Yang sent many envoys to foreign lands, and after three years, Chang Jun, the director of Tuntian, and Wang Junzheng, the director of Yubu, were recruited by the imperial court and sailed to the terracotta country......"

"Terracotta Country?" I blinked, I don't know why, Li Xiaode saw that I didn't understand, so he simply walked to the wall, pointed to the map hanging on the wall and explained it to me, and only after a glance did I understand that the so-called terracotta country is a southern barbarian country on the Malay Peninsula.

After seeing that I understood, Li Xiaode continued: "After six years of great cause, I returned after Jiaoluan. When Chang Jun and his entourage arrived at the border of the terracotta country, the king Lifu Duosai sent an envoy to greet the Sui envoy with 30 ships, and when he returned, he sent the prince Na Yaga with tribute, and the Sui Dynasty envoy gave 5,000 pieces of goods to the king of the terracotta, and the terracotta country also contributed the golden hibiscus crown and dipterocarp to the Sui Dynasty. According to the itinerary of Chang Jun and others, the "Chronicles of the Red Earth Kingdom" was written, and every time Xia Guan thought about it, he always recalled the exploits of these predecessors, and had to sigh, when will my Datang go a little farther than the previous dynasty. ”

---------------------------------------------------- Li Xiaode sighed there, I stood on the side but was full of annoyance, very angry, very resentful, a group of guys went to so many places, why didn't they know to go to the whole rice planting to come back, the harmful Lao Tzu is now doing this, but then think about it, well, why not give this son a chance to spread the name through the ages? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but grin with joy.

"What are you laughing at, sir?" Li Xiaode on the side asked very inexplicably, not understanding the fun of changing the trajectory of history that he could have as a time-traveler. "Well, I'm really happy, I can't imagine that since the Han Dynasty, my Chinese ancestors have been so proficient in maritime affairs, according to what you said, my Datang's ocean transportation, Guangzhou set sail, can run through the South China Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf and the East African coast? Right. ”

Li Xiaode nodded proudly: "This is natural, my Tang route, thousands of miles away, my lord should have seen those Kunlun slaves in Chang'an, right?" My Tang Dynasty voyage ship goes more than 10,000 miles, so the sea route from Guangzhou to the west to the Persian Gulf is also called Guangzhou Tonghaiyi Road by some people. ”

I have naturally seen it, and I have seen it on TV in later generations, but what I didn't expect is that the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago could also be seen in Chang'an, which cannot but be said to be a miracle. I nodded: "That's natural, oh, you say so, it's true, if you haven't been there, then there are people who have come, and when you come and go, there are naturally these Kunlun slaves." However, in fact, I have two ideas, and I want Brother Xiaode to refer to them for me. ”

Li Xiaode saw that my expression was very solemn, and he also cleaned up his expression and bowed his head to listen. "One of them, it's still intelligence, I've been established for almost three years now, and for a period of time, all aspects have gradually been put on the right track, which has played a positive role in the prosperity and stability of my Datang, peace and unity, and the monitoring of neighboring countries, however, I have only now discovered that there is one place that we didn't notice from the beginning, that is: here...... "My finger fell to the edge of the land, that vast and boundless blank.

"My lord, do you mean the ocean?" Lee Hyo-tak is a very smart person, and from my chat with him and my current expression, he quickly understood what I meant.

I nodded, "Yes!" It refers to the ocean, my Datang is on the ground, and it can be called invincible, but don't forget, the unknown is often more likely to kill people. "I don't dare to say at this time that the threat of our Datang comes from the sea, to be honest, the most important thing is that outside the first island chain of Datang, it is the boundless Pacific Ocean, and there is no enemy with the strength to match it, so this is also one of the reasons why the Chinese nation does not attach much importance to naval construction, and what they didn't expect is that after more than ten centuries, Weixie came, that is, from the sea, causing hundreds of years of suffering to my Chinese nation.

I can only let Li Xiaode understand one thing, the unknown things need us to explore, understand, enhance the vision of the Chinese people, broaden their minds, and not cling to the incomplete.

"What we need is not only to draw charts of all aspects of our Datang sea area, such as from Datang to the terracotta country, to the Persian Gulf, to the plagiarized country, but also to understand the products and mineral resources of various places, in addition, we must pay attention to the dangerous sea areas to ensure the smooth flow of our Datang sea routes." I paused when I said this, and dropped my finger on the Indochina Peninsula south of the Tang Dynasty: "In addition, I have a heavy responsibility to entrust to you. ”

"You want me to go here?" Li Xiaode blinked his eyes for a long time before he held back such a sentence. I shook my head: "It's not for you to go here, but to send you to this area, these countries, and ask me where to grow a kind of grain that can be grown three times a year in their area, and is not afraid of drought and flood." The growth period is about fifty or sixty days. ”

When Li Xiaode heard this, the corners of his eyes were standing, and he gasped vigorously: "My lord, you are not fooling the lower officials, how can there be such grains in the world." ”

"Do you think I'm kidding you?!" I turned my head and shouted with a straight face. "Xia Guan didn't dare, but this was really unbelievable. Fifty or sixty days, more than 350 days a year, doesn't it mean......" Li Xiaode's pupils showed signs of dilation, and his eyes turned into white rice.

"How many seasons do you think you can plant in a year?" I leaned over to him and whispered. Li Xiaode was stunned and wrenched his fingers, rolled his eyes, and almost fainted. This idiot.

---------------------------------------------------- Lee Hyo-deok had regained his senses, he was very sober, very fanatical, and very serious in front of me, kneeling in front of me, face to face, listening to me tell him. "In short, in the Indochina Peninsula, in any case, at least before March next year, give me a batch of rice seeds for trial planting, if it can be planted in Chang'an and Liaodong, then, when the time comes, this is a shocking achievement, although our climate can only be planted for one season at most, but we can sow other grains in the rest of the time. In addition, if it is the Jiangnan region, if it can be properly maintained, it can be planted for two seasons, my Datang agriculture, one acre of fertile land can get three stones of grain, then Jiangnan Qianqian Prefecture, can be two seasons, that is, six stones, the output has doubled, you can imagine, in this way, if Jiangnan can be developed, at that time, I am afraid that Jiangnan is ripe, and the world will be enough. ”

"My lord, the lower official will definitely live up to your trust, no matter what, even if you abandon this surname, you will definitely bring the rice seeds back to my Datang for your lordship." Li Xiaode is not a fool, I am not a madman, I can't lie to him about this kind of thing, because of this, as long as he can bring back such rice seeds from Central and South Asia, not to mention other things, such a feat, it is not too much to be crowned.

"Hehe, Brother Xiaode's words are too much, the purpose of what the official told you, one is for this rice seed, because you are in the south of my Datang Lingnan, so this matter can also be operated through traders, and the other point is that I must give me a detailed map of all the land in the south of the Tang Sea, in addition, it is best to make friends with the local natives, it is best to take root, and it can have a promoting effect on the future development of my Datang......" said a lot, however, Li Xiaode is a smart person, Naturally, we know what to do first and what to do later, anyway, Datang's maritime trade business is not the most important thing for a while, but we have to lay a foundation first.

Zhancheng rice, let alone to buy it, even if I instigated Uncle Li to send a whole army to seize it, it should be, for the development of agriculture in my Tang Dynasty, all means will be recognized as justice, which is very important.

(To be continued)