"Therefore, a certain Tang Dynasty is indeed the richest and most powerful country in the world, and it is the center of the world!"

Li Er laughed and strode into the hall, everyone hurriedly got up to greet him, Li Er waved his hand and smiled.

"A certain micro-suit comes, you don't have to be formal."

Li Yong said with a smile.

"What the sage said is not wrong, Datang should be regarded as the richest and most powerful country today, but the territory is not necessarily the most extensive, and few countries can compete with Datang."

Li Er couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this.

"What? Is there a country in the world with a territory wider than the Tang Dynasty? ”

Li Yong nodded with great certainty.

"Yes! The world is bigger than the saints could have imagined. ”

Cheng Chuhei is no longer as immature as before, the circumnavigation made him mature, and also broadened his horizons, and he was no longer as afraid of the emperor as before, he shook his head slightly.

"We don't know this, the Western Regions are very vast, and the language barrier is different, so we are just passing by in a hurry, and we don't know the specific situation of the Western Regions."

Li Er said with a smile.

"In any case, your voyage has opened up a new trade route, and you are a hero that will be remembered by history!"

Cheng Chusi shook his head slightly.

"The saint praised it falsely, and the minister was not interested in trade routes, but just wanted to explore the world and explore the unknown."

Li Er said with a smile.

"I heard that many people from the big families entered Chang'an with you, so it can be seen that they are very coveted for the new trade route!"

Cheng is the heir.

"The minister's voyage is also regarded as a wish of his own, thanks to the guidance of the county prince, this voyage has made a detailed record, and the minister will hand over all these to the county prince, which can be regarded as the minister's teaching to him."

This decision can be said to be beyond everyone's expectations, everyone knows the value of these records, and it is too little to say that the value is too little, if Cheng Zhihei says that he wants to sell these, it will definitely cause the crazy robbery of the major families, I didn't expect Cheng Zhisi to give such a precious thing to Li Yong like this, but although it is unexpected, it is reasonable, after all, this is Cheng Zhihe! Cheng Biting Jin's eldest son, the son of the nobles of the imperial court, Li Yong hurriedly waved his hand.

"It's just lip service, it's you who are really great, so all this wealth belongs to you, and you are the heroes!"

Cheng Chusi shook his head slowly.

"There is no shortage of courageous people in this world, what is lacking is guidance, without the guidance of the chief instructor, it is impossible for your subordinates to accomplish such a feat, so these records should belong to you! You don't have to say no more! Besides, it is useless for subordinates to ask for these, and their subordinates have no interest in any trade routes that are not trade routes. ”

Li Er couldn't help but give Li Yong a look when he heard this, what are you a big fool still shirking? Do you know what this trade route means? It means that the wealth is rolling! Cheng Chusi is indeed not a greedy person, although the trade route to the Western Regions is full of money, but Cheng Chusi is really not interested, Li Yong muttered.

"Since you insist on sending each other, then I won't be hypocritical!"

Cheng Zhisi listened and said happily.

"Happy, that's right! This is the chief instructor we know! ”

Li Er couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this, with Cheng Chuhei's detailed record, it shouldn't be difficult to go to the Western Regions by sea, because of Li Er's arrival, the atmosphere of this banquet was a little calm after all, but the process of the heir was very happy, and he didn't take his father and mother and other princes and emperors in his eyes at all, because they were no longer the sons and daughters of those who plagued Chang'an, Cheng Chuhei didn't know how many thrills he had experienced on this voyage, he had already seen through life and death, and he naturally had no reverence for the imperial power, at this moment he only had wine in his eyes, Only the wine can not be disappointed, even so, Xu Shiji and others are still very satisfied, after listening to so many voyage deeds, they are also amazed, this is not the same pride as galloping on the battlefield, since Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong are here, it is naturally impossible to let Cheng Shihei and them stay in the Xishan Courtyard, not to mention that Changle at home is still pregnant! The group left with a full meal and wine, Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chigong were very satisfied, because they finally brought their son back, and such a big achievement really gave the two of them a big face, Li Daozong They were also very satisfied, they heard Cheng Zhihei say so many overseas things, they also had great knowledge, and discovered the sea route to the Western Regions, and Cheng's detailed records fell into Li Yong's hands, what does this mean? This means that they can also get involved, because Li Yong has never been a person who eats alone, and their boats have all been built and just happened to be launched, but Cheng Chuhei is a little regretful, because he still has a lot to say to Li Yong, and he is also very reluctant to give up the wine in Li Yong's house, but he actually returned to Chang'an, it is really inappropriate not to go home, he also misses his younger brother at home and everything else, no matter how he is also the eldest son of Lu Guogong! Cheng Biting Jin and they all left, but Li Er didn't leave, because he still had something to say to Li Yong!

"I didn't expect Cheng Chuhei and them to really come back, it's amazing, you kid is good! I can't imagine that you have a way to subdue these gentlemen! ”

Li Er said with emotion, from beginning to end, he never mentioned that he wanted to reward Cheng Zhihei, because he has self-knowledge, Cheng Zhihei will never accept it, so it is better not to be bored, if Cheng Zhihei is willing to accept the reward, then he can even seal Cheng Zhihei, Wei Chi Baolin a county duke, discovered the sea route to the Western Regions, it is definitely worth a county duke, it's a pity! Cheng Zhihei and they would not accept it at all, because he knew that Cheng Zhihei's heart had already gone with Li Yong, and Li Yong nodded again and again.

"It is indeed remarkable, the impact of this voyage of Cheng Chuhei on future generations is immeasurable, and future generations will definitely remember this feat!"

How much impact it will have on future generations Li Er didn't want to know, he just wanted to know how much influence it would have on him, Li Er hurriedly asked.

"Since they have given you all the news records of the voyage, and you have the manpower to have experience in going to sea, you should be ready to go to the Western Regions, right?"

Li Yong nodded slightly.

"Of course, you have to try it, opening this trade route will only be good for Datang, and there will be no harm."

Li Er nodded again and again.

"Okay, good, the imperial court has also built a lot of ships in the past two years, just loaded with goods to go to the Western Regions!"

Li Yong laughed secretly in his heart when he heard this, if it weren't for my imperial shipyard, would you be able to build a ship to go to sea? He shook his head slowly.

"Sage, it's not appropriate for the imperial court to do this, doesn't the imperial court have a city department, the imperial court just collects taxes, and you can't go out to do business in person."

There is indeed a city company that can collect taxes, but Li Er is still greedy for the profits of going to sea!

"Why can't the imperial court go out to do business in person? You kid aren't afraid that someone will rob you of your profits, right? ”

Li Er was suddenly anxious, and Li Yong smiled.

"Don't worry, sage, if the sage really wants to get involved, you might as well let the queen set up an imperial businessman, and then send a boat to follow to the sea."

"You said it earlier, okay, that's it!"

Li Er couldn't help but be very satisfied when he heard this. If it is in the name of the imperial court to go to the sea to trade, the profits will also be handed over to the household department, if the queen is allowed to set up the imperial business, then the profits will belong to the two of them, they can use what they want, it is very cool to think about it, Li Er is excited and excited.

"The shipbuilding that has been working hard for the past few years has finally come in handy, more than 30 big ships! How much profit can I make for a round trip? One or two million should be there, right? ”

Li Yong shook his head slightly when he heard this, no? Li Er groaned,

"Then there should be hundreds of thousands, right?"

In fact, it is quite a lot to get hundreds of thousands of guan on a trip to the sea, but with Li Yong raising more than 2 million guan in one day, it is difficult for Li Er to be satisfied with just a few hundred thousand guan, Li Yong said with a smile.

"I mean, it's probably not going to make a penny, but lose all the ships and cargo!"

Li Er raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Do you think that even with Cheng Zhihe's detailed records, they may not be able to reach the Western Regions? Then it's better to let Cheng Chuhei lead the fleet once! ”

Li Yong said with a smile.

"There will definitely be danger when going to sea, even if you know the sea route, but the sea is unpredictable, maybe there will be a storm at any time, but I'm not talking about this, so many ships of goods have arrived in the Western Regions, what is that? That's a shipload of gold and silver! And it's on someone's turf. ”

Hearing this, Li Er had already understood, and said a little incredible.

"You mean, someone dares to steal a certain cargo? Dare to rob someone's boat? ”

Li Er was indeed surprised, because he was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty! It's a khan! Now that Datang has intimidated the world, who still dares to rob him of Li Er's goods? I have to say that Li Er does have such qualifications to think so, but the reality is cruel, Li Yong shrugged slightly.

"People just rob it, what can you do?"

Although what Li Er said just now was very heroic and tough, but in the face of Li Yong's rhetorical question, Li Er really didn't know how to answer, and called over? What are you kidding, it's too far away, and the whip can't reach it! Li Yong said with a smile.

"It's too far, it's too far, so there must be warships to escort it, it's their territory on land, but we have to make sure that as long as it's on the sea, it's our territory!"

Li Er couldn't help but start pacing when he heard this, and said in a deep voice.

"So, so-and-so still has to set aside some ships to make warships?"

Li Yong nodded slightly.

"This is the first time to sail to the Western Regions, we must return safely, I want to give everyone a little confidence, if this sea route is really lively, the saint's city department will wait to count the money and count the hand cramps, but the city department collects taxes for tens of millions a year is not a problem!"

Hearing this, Li Er's saliva flowed out, and he nodded again and again.

"Okay, what you say makes sense, those ships will be handed over to you, you can toss as you like! Recently, life in the palace has not been easy, and the queen also squeezed out 500,000 yuan to donate to the Charity Federation, anyway, to earn some rouge gouache money for the queen. ”

Li Yong saw that Li Er had taken the bait, and nodded with a smile.

"Okay, I must make some rouge gouache money for the queen!"

When Li Er left Xishan Villa, when he was satisfied, he suddenly thought of a point, what Li Yong said about making some rouge gouache money, wouldn't he really mean making some rouge gouache money? No way? No way? It can't be true, right? When Li Yong returned to the backyard, he was quite drunk, and the maid was relaying the thrilling and exciting adventures that Cheng Chuhei had talked about, whether it was Li Liqing, the princess of Changle, or Li Ruixue and Luo Fengxiang, who had been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, they were all fascinated.

"Lang Jun is back?"

Li Lizhi slowly got up and said happily, Li Yong walked into the upper room, but he didn't go deeper, because he was a little excited today, so he drank a little too much, afraid that the smell of wine all over his body would stimulate Changle.

"I'm very happy today, I drank a little too much, so I won't go in."

Li Yong explained with a smile, it can be seen that Li Yong is really very happy, because since he knew that she was pregnant, Li Yong had rarely drunk alcohol.

"Lang Jun is so happy?"

Li Li asked with a smile, with curiosity in her tone, Li Yong nodded seriously.

"Happy, really happy, Cheng Chuhei They are amazing, this is a feat, a great achievement!"

Great merit? To be honest, Princess Changle and the others don't understand it, they just think that Cheng Chuhei and they have discovered Jinshan Yinhai, but since Li Yong said that this is a great achievement, it must be a great achievement.

"Is Lang Jun going to organize a fleet to go to the Western Regions?"

Princess Changle asked, and Li Yong nodded.

"As soon as Cheng Chuhei and them came back, all the families knew that he had found a sea route to the Western Regions, who didn't want a piece of the pie? Even the saint made a special trip over, saying that life in the palace was not good, and he wanted to earn some rouge gouache money for the queen's mother! ”

Li Lizhi was a little embarrassed when she heard it, her father was really right, Datang was getting richer and richer, and Datang was paying more and more taxes, how could life in the palace be difficult? At least it's much better than before, Li Lizhi pursed her lips and smiled.

"Then ask Lang Jun to help the queen mother earn more rouge gouache money!"

"I'm afraid that your father and mother will count the money and get cramps in the end!"

Li Yong muttered and beckoned.

"Liwan, give me the wine to go!"

Zheng Liwan hurriedly blessed her body, and then shyly replied and followed Li Yong out of the upper room, Cheng Chuhei They entered Chang'an and did not cause a sensation in Chang'an, but it spread among the noble clans, so, many people are destined to be sleepless tonight, this night Wang Jiu'er is a little tossing and turning, because tomorrow she is going to see Li Yong, although in front of the third uncle, Wang Jiu'er is very confident, but at this moment she is nervous, after she asks for cooperation, she doesn't know how Li Yong will answer her, to be honest, She doesn't have much interest in going to sea or not, and the biggest attraction of cooperating with Li Yong is that she can have more contact and contacts with Li Yong, what makes her so worried is that if Li Yong doesn't agree, does it mean that Li Yong doesn't have her in his heart? She was not afraid of Li Yong's conditions, what she was afraid of was Li Yong's refusal, and it was not until the third watch that Wang Jiuer fell asleep deeply, and Wang Jiu'er, who woke up in the morning, looked at herself in the mirror and felt a little painful, she didn't sleep well last night, and her complexion was not good today! Is this how to meet Li Yong? But they had already promised the third uncle, and after grooming, Wang Jiu'er looked at herself in the mirror left and right, and said worriedly.

"Am I ugly today?"

"How so? Miss is the most beautiful at any time! ”

The maid said seriously.

After listening to the maid's praise, Wang Jiu'er finally had more courage.

"Let's go! Go to Lijiazhuang! ”

The carriage was escorted by the guards and headed towards Lijiazhuang, Wang Jiu'er was suffering from gains and losses along the way, hoping that the carriage would travel faster and see Li Yong earlier, and hoping that the carriage would travel slower, afraid that the result would be difficult for him to accept.