Seeing that Li Shimin was not interested, Qin Fan knew that the other party had never understood Australia's advantages.

So, he went straight to the point:

"Australia is a natural pasture! Since Boss Li is not interested, then give up."

Hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up: "Natural pasture?"

Qin Fan shook his head and said, "It's useless to have a mere pasture! It's me who is too talkative."

However, Li Shimin was willing to give up, and his eyes shone brightly: "If it is a natural pasture, wouldn't it be able to breed and train war horses for my Datang!"

"Let my Tang cavalry go further?"

Indeed, now the shortage of war horses in the Tang Dynasty has given Li Shimin and the ministers of the court a headache for a long time.

Not only war horses, but also ordinary horses, it is quite inconvenient to breed.

Because horses are creatures, unlike rabbits and piglets, they can give birth to a lot in one litter.

It takes almost a year for a mare to become pregnant once, and then give birth, and only one or two foals are born.

So the breeding of horses is a huge problem.

Regardless of war horses, it costs a lot of money just to breed ordinary horses.

Secondly, there are different breeds of horses.

However, most of the good horses come from the Western Regions.

So Datang itself lacks horse breeds.

In this case, it is even more difficult to breed a group of war horses for battle.

Even if you have enough breeds, the breeding of horses is a problem.

Because war horses need to be trained from time to time, this requires sufficient space for herding.

But Datang doesn't have too many vast grasslands, which is also a problem.

If the horse's exercise is insufficient, and the fat is hoarded, it will inevitably lag back when it reaches the battlefield, and even lead to the death of the rider.

Domesticating horses requires a lot of feed such as forage, soybeans, etc.

In Datang, these feeds also cost a lot of silver.

If you go to the natural pasture in Qin Fan's mouth.

Horses only need to bend down to chew on the freshest grass.

In this way, the cost of feed can also be saved a lot.

See Li Shimin's excited posture.

Qin Fan also took the opportunity to tell the truth:

"It's true that Australia is a natural pasture and the climate is quite suitable."

"Not only can it be used to train horses for Datang. And the genus of cattle and sheep is also able to raise animals in them."

"Why were the Xiongnu Turks able to plunder us in the middle of winter?"

"A big part of the reason is because they wear sheepskin and cowhide, which can withstand the cold winds of winter."

"If we had enough wool to weave into clothes, then no one in Datang would freeze to death in the middle of winter!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin was excited again.

You must know that the continuous heavy snowfall at the beginning of this year caused thousands of people in the entire Datang to freeze to death.

Even though he has stepped up his efforts to let local governments carry out disaster relief and comfort the people.

But after all, manpower and material resources are limited, and many people, especially those who have no fixed residence, have disappeared forever in that heavy snowfall.

"Good! That Australia! I will take it!"

Saying that, Li Shimin looked at Qin Fan and discussed, "Brother Qin, in my opinion, it is better for the Chang'an to go to Australia first and take down the natural pasture."

"It's not too late to look for an opportunity to search for guinea fowl in Africa!"

Hearing this, Qin Fan shook his head: "It's not proper, the guinea fowl thing is to defend against locusts."

"It's about farming, and it should come first."

But Li Shimin's heart tightened: "But in Australia, although Brother Qin said that there are only some aborigines."

"But what if someone occupies it one step ahead of me?"

"What should I do?" Qin Fan smiled and joked, "You just need to tell me about the fact that this part of Australia is a natural pasture

Our Majesty."

"Your Majesty will surely wave his hand and send thousands of troops and horses to seize this treasure land."

Li Shimin frowned: "It's not appropriate to work so hard and hurt money! It's not right!"

Qin Fan saw that Li Shimin was serious, so he stopped joking.

He explained, "No one else will discover that place in five hundred years."

"So Boss Li, you don't have to worry at all, and you don't have to be anxious!"

Qin Fan is telling the truth, and it is what history has recorded.

The Europeans discovered and occupied Australia, and the massacre of the Aborigines took place in the 17th century.

There are still a thousand years to go.

Don't worry about that at all.

"Brother Qin, why are you so sure that no one will be able to find out there, what if someone gets there first?"

Hearing this, Qin Fan shrugged his shoulders and said nothing.

After all, he couldn't tell Li Shimin that he knew these things from historical records!

But Qin Fan's silence gave Li Shimin an inexplicable confidence.

Yes, when did Brother Qin say that he missed it?

Since Brother Qin said so, there must be a reason!

Li Shimin was in a mood for a while: "Okay! Wait for the Chang'an to return from Africa, and then explore."

Qin Fan shook his head.

Li Shimin was a little confused, and he put the matter of exploring Australia and occupying that natural pasture after looking for guinea fowl.

How could Qin Fan still disagree?

Qin Fan opened his mouth and said, "The Chang'an is a merchant ship, and it is just a detour to Africa to find guinea fowl, but its main purpose is to trade."

Hearing this, Li Shimin disagreed: "But that natural pasture is also very important to Datang, and its importance is no less than the silver obtained from trade!"

Qin Fan nodded: "That's right, this ranch in Australia is indeed very important."

"Then why don't you want to send someone to Australia?" Li Shimin was puzzled.

"When am I not going to let people go to Australia?" Qin Fan said lightly, "I'm just letting the Chang'an do what it should have done, trade!"

"As for exploring Australia, I'll design another expedition boat!"

"It's too risky to use merchant ships for expeditions!"

"In the event of a collision, the loss of both men and ships is huge!"

Because the merchant ships designed by Qin Fan were originally for trade, they needed to be equipped with a lot of people.

If the Chang'an, a merchant ship, is used to explore the waterway, in case it encounters any reef and sea, it is very easy to hit the reef and break holes.

There is even a risk of sinking.

Therefore, Qin Fan will strongly oppose it!

As he spoke, Qin Fan raised his hand and took out a parchment scroll, and scribbled on it with charcoal.

After a while, Qin Fan, who was full of drawing skills, handed a new type of ship drawing to Li Shimin.

Seeing this, Li Shimin suddenly realized.

It turns out that Brother Qin still has such good things!

"This exploration ship is fast and relatively small, but it can also withstand wind and waves."

"It's the right time to explore the Australian route."