The heavenly couple has tasted the sweetness of love in their lives, and may have tasted the saltiness of the sea, but do they really understand the sea?

In this closed era, people don't even know whether the heaven and the earth are square or round, and always feel that the end of the land is the sea, and the end of the sea is the edge of the heaven and the earth, so there is the stone tablet of "the end of the world" by the South China Sea.

It cannot be said that people are ignorant, because they have no way of knowing.

However, since Li Qinzai has come to this era, he must let everyone open their eyes and see what the world is really like, lest the emperors of all dynasties and dynasties always take the Western Regions first once they have ambitions.

There was silence in the main hall, and Li Zhi and Empress Wu frowned deeply and fell into deep thought.

Cui Sheng wrote the book and recorded every word Li Qinzai said.

"The end of the sea...... What is it? Li Zhi asked.

Li Qinzai smiled: "At the end of the sea are sweet potatoes, but not all sweet potatoes, there are many species as wonderful as sweet potatoes, and ...... The vast land that is countless times larger than the Tang Dynasty, and now living in that land are just some natives who are not yet civilized and wear animal skins to hunt for a living. ”

Li Zhi's eyes lit up, and his breathing became heavy.

The word "land" appealed to him deeply. There is no way, the emperor's occupational disease is criminal, as long as he hears that there is land, he feels that business has come to the door.

Qin Shi Huang said, "Forehead drop, forehead drop, ha is forehead drop." ”

Li Zhi said, "I want! I want it! I still want it! ”

After Li Qinzai finished speaking, Li Zhi's waist straightened up and unconsciously leaned towards Li Qinzai.

"Jing Chu will talk about it carefully." Li Zhi's eyes lit up.

Li Qinzai sighed and said: "Your Majesty, the minister still said that, in fact, the land is not important, the important thing is that we have to introduce new species, all kinds of high-yield grains, spices, minerals, plants, etc., as for the land at the end of the sea, it is just a convenient take." ”

"A hundred-year strategy, the first to eliminate the near enemy, and then to the far worry, the Tang Dynasty's current enemies are Goguryeo and Tubo, after the conquest of Goguryeo and Tubo, the minister thinks that the Western Regions should be courted by Huairou, and they are not in a hurry to conquer them."

"We should build ships, build ships of the sea, recruit shipwrights and seafaring talents, set up shippers, draw charts......"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Your Majesty's eyes should be removed from the Western Regions and placed on the east, at the end of the sea in the east, there is a magical continent, where there are abundant products, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is full of gold."

"If we can introduce the grain varieties of the New World and diversify the grain of Datang, let alone feed tens of millions of people today, even if it is several times more, there will be no pressure."

"No matter how much land you conquer, it is better to fill the belly of the people under your rule, as long as your people are filled, no one can shake the Tang Dynasty for thousands of generations, and the new continent at the end of the sea, that vast land, is the proof that Your Majesty surpassed Emperor Taizong."

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Li Zhi became more and more moved when he heard this, and then looked at Empress Wu, and a trace of excitement flashed in Empress Wu's eyes.

Taking a deep breath, Li Zhi smiled bitterly: "I can't wait to mention a million kings now, and go to sea to conquer ......."

"But what is the end of the sea like, how do the ships sail after leaving the port, where can they be replenished, where they can land, where are the reefs and shoals, etc., there are so many unknown dangers, how can I make such a decision?"

Li Qinzai sighed and said, "Expanding the territory and conquering the new land, how can there be anything that does not pay or sacrifice?" There is no way to do this, and only by paying casualties can we reap the rewards. ”

"Attacking the enemy's city is a war, and it is not another war to build a ship and go to sea to find the mainland, since it is a war, there must be casualties, which is unavoidable."

"As for the waterway and the mainland ...... after going to sea" Li Qinzai pondered for a moment, then looked at Cui Sheng, who was writing flying on the side, and said with a smile: "Uncle, I'm tired of borrowing paper and pencils." ”

Cui Sheng silently handed him the pen and paper.

Li Qinzai spread the pen and paper on the table, Li Zhi and Empress Wu came over, and Cui Sheng, who had been maintaining a high level of coldness not far away, couldn't help but move a few steps forward, and glanced at the pen and paper in front of Li Qinzai.

Li Qinzai draws with a pen, and his painting skills are a little rough, it doesn't matter, just understand it.

Let's draw a rough picture of Asia, and then the Pacific Ocean, the east coast of the Pacific Ocean is the American continent, and by the way, by the way, Australia, which looks like a ball on the earth, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean......

Finally, there is the Indian Ocean to the west, as well as the Western Regions, Central Asia and the European continent, as well as the Cape of Good Hope and the African continent, and so on.

After a long time, Li Qinzai finished painting and finished work, looking at his work, Li Qinzai couldn't help frowning slightly.

This painting skill is really ...... It's worse than what you write.

Li Zhi also frowned, although he didn't understand what Li Qinzai was painting, but he could still see the advantages and disadvantages of his painting skills.

"Jing Chu is really ...... You have so much idle time, isn't it good to practice calligraphy and drawing more if you have nothing to do? Although your father-in-law, King Teng, is a prodigal, his paintings are also a must-have today, so it would be good for you to ask your father-in-law for advice. Li Zhi shook his head, his eyes full of disgust.

Empress Wu covered her mouth and chuckled.

Li Qinzai tugged at the corners of his mouth: "Your Majesty, practicing calligraphy and painting can't be called idleness, but torture, if you want to live a leisurely life, why can't you live with yourself?" The handwriting is not good and does not violate the king's law......"

"Don't deviate from the topic, Your Majesty, please see, this picture drawn by the minister is the real world." Li Qinzai pointed to the map.

Li Zhi and Empress Wu leaned over and looked at it for a long time, and after a while, Li Zhi pointed to the edge of the American continent and said, "This world, here is the end?" ”

Li Qinzai shook his head: "No, keep walking here, it will be here......"

As he spoke, he pointed to the European continent on the other side of the map.

Li Zhi touched his chin puzzled, after all, he was a smart person, and after a while, Li Zhi finally figured it out, and said in horror: "What does Jing Chu mean that the whole world is round?" No matter which direction you go from, you can go back to square one? ”

Li Qinzai nodded: "The ancients said that 'the sky is round and the earth is round', which is actually a fallacy, in fact, it should be said that the sky is round and the earth is round." ”

Saying that, he rolled up the map and connected its two ends to form a reel, Li Qinzai said: "Your Majesty, this is what the world really looks like, it is actually a ball. ”

Li Zhi and Empress Wu's eyes widened in surprise and looked at each other in shock.

Li Qinzai ignored the frightened appearance of the two, and said to himself: "The Tang Dynasty is only a few tenths of it, and the new species and new grains that we urgently need are available on the continent at the other end." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the American continent and the African continent.

Staring at the shocked faces of Li Zhi and Empress Wu, Li Qinzai said slowly, word by word: "Build sea ships, recruit shipwrights, gather kings, Datang has sharp firearms, ministers have knowledge of science and engineering, plus this map, and the indomitable perseverance and courage of my Shangguo......"

"While this world is still asleep, the people who have woken up for thousands of years should be the real masters of this world."