Just when Wang De went from Li Xiuming's palace to get the map, Li Yuanyou asked in confusion, "Pingyang, I have heard your mother say that since the Tang Dynasty crossed the ocean to the east, there is also a continent, and its land is no less big than the two Central Plains, and the people in this place are the descendants of Shaohao, can it be true?" ”

Li Xiuning nodded and said, "But this place is far away, if you are unlucky, you will definitely be lost in the ocean, the ship will be wrecked, and there will be no trace." ”

"Then how did Shaohao's descendants arrive?"

"From my Datang to the north, to the extreme arctic cold land, its wind and frost are combined, the climate is cold, the ocean is frozen, our continent and this continent are connected by ice bridges, and the descendants of Shaohao may have crossed the sea from this." Li Xiuning said that the Aimosky and Indians probably came from this way.

"That place is rich in products, with a grain yield of more than ten stones per mu, and endless forest trees, gold, silver, jewelry, and rare beasts." Li Xiuning said that she felt that she had to boast a little bigger, even if she couldn't go now, she would definitely go in the future.

To open the era of great navigation in the Tang Dynasty, don't limit the vision of the Tang people to the mainland, the goal of the people of the Tang Dynasty should be the sea of stars.

The territory above the mainland, for Datang, the places next to each other belong to chicken ribs.

To the north is the steppe, the Turks are now more rampant, and it will take a few years, Li Jing exterminated the Turks, in order to stop for a while, and the Central Plains is an agricultural civilization, and the grassland is more suitable for nomadic civilization, for the Tang Dynasty, the food is tasteless, and it is a pity to abandon it.

To the west are the countries of the Western Regions, although many countries in the Western Regions were destroyed later, but the broken place is full of yellow sand, and it is basically of little value except for maintaining the trade routes of the Silk Road.

To the south is Jiaozhi Tianzhu and other countries, and Lingnan is now a land of miasma and barbarism, not to mention crossing the tropical rainforest to Baiyue.

Not to mention the east, it is an endless sea.

"A thousand stones per mu? Is there such a thing in this world? Li Yuan was shocked, if he had this thing in his hand, his merits would be comparable to those of the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors, and he would be able to laugh at the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, even if he did not become an immortal, he would die without regrets.

Li Xiuning nodded and said, "One thing is called sweet potato, and the other thing is called corn, both of which are high-yielding things. But it is far away, and it is impossible to solve the problem of food and clothing for the people of our Datang Dynasty in time. ”

"Then Pingyang, do you mean to let Jiancheng and Yuanji go to sea to find this thing?"

"I originally planned to do so, but considering that with the level of craftsmen in my Datang at this time, it is difficult to build a big ship to support such an ocean, and people are at sea, and all kinds of natural disasters and accidents are continuous, although it is wrong to build Yuanji, it will not let them lose their lives in vain." Li Xiuning said, "In fact, from Quanzhou to the sea, all the way to the south, there is also a continent, no less than the Central Plains. ”

Li Yuan was already shocked and had nothing to say.

But then he was short of breath and said with a flushed face, "Let these two rebels go to sea and find the supreme divine artifact, which can be regarded as atonement for the sins they have committed." ”

Li Xiuning shook his head, "Father, it is unwise to do it knowing that you can't do it." These two high-yield things, after the prosperity of my Datang and the development of the level of craftsmen, it is not too late to think about it, anyway, it will not become extinct, it is there, and it will be obtained one day. ”

"Pingyang, my Tang Dynasty is newly established, the people's livelihood is withering, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be rebuilt, if there are these things, the national strength can be quickly restored, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment." Li Yuan said, "Therefore, I believe that letting these two rebels go to sea, whether they succeed or not, is my royal example and the efforts made for the subjects of the world." ”

When the two were arguing, Wang De had already walked into the hall with a map.

Li Xiuning took the map from Wang De's hand, spread it on the ground, and said to Li Yuan, "Father, please come and take a closer look." ”

In front of me is a map of the world, with only a rough appearance and outline. Li Xiuning only marked on it what she knew about the country and sphere of influence in the early Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuan glanced at the map, and he couldn't take his eyes off it anymore.

"Is this the whole picture of the world? My Tang Dynasty is actually just a corner of this world, in ancient times, Yelang was arrogant, and now I am Tang people sitting in the well and watching the sky. Pointing to North and South America, he said, "Are the sweet potatoes and corn you said are grown here?" ”

Li Xiuning nodded, "I am blessed with a unique land in the Central Plains, but to the south is a land of miasma, to the north is a land of bitter cold, to the west is full of yellow sand, and to the east is an ocean. ”

"Just send those two rebels to the sea, such a large piece of land, it must be the territory of my Tang people. The so-called whole world is not the king's land, and since I have seen it, this is my territory. Li Yuan stood up straight, but his eyes were staring at the map, as if he were looking at a rare treasure.

Li Xiuning pointed to Oceania and said, "I suggest that Jiancheng and Yuanji go here." ”

Li Yuan shook his head, "Sweet potatoes and corn are the top priorities, the stability of the world must be related to the food and clothing of the people, opening up the territory is only the merit of the king, on the premise of satisfying the merit of the king, let the people of the world get real benefits, it is what an emperor should consider." ”

Li Xiuning glanced at Li Yuan in surprise, the founding emperor was really not an ordinary person, this mind, this bearing, can say this, no wonder Li Er can say the words of the king and the people, the water can carry the boat, and the boat can also overturn the boat.

"Father, it's so ambitious. As for what you said about food and clothing, I have an idea. Li Xiuning's eyes looked all the way from Chang'an to Australia, and suddenly saw Jiaozhi and other places in the middle, and he actually forgot about the thing of Zhancheng rice.

Li Yuan looked at Li Xiuning, and the surprise in his eyes became more and more intense, "Come quickly." ”

Li Xiuning pointed to the lower half of the southern part of the Tang Dynasty and said, "There is rice in the land of Jiaozhi, and the drought-resistant yield is stable. ”

Historically, the large-scale cultivation of Champong rice should have been during the reign of Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty. And this thing is actually not as mysterious as it is said in history, what is two crops a year, three crops in two years, but after harvesting rice that year, and then replanting a round of barley and other crops. The Northern Song Dynasty promoted it mainly because it was drought-tolerant, easy to feed, and much better in taste than millet barley.

"Cochin? This place is not far away. Li Yuan said, "Xing Xu sent one or two generals to lead the troops to bring back the rice seeds." ”

Li Xiuning thought about it, and it seemed that he had missed something, after all, he was not from a background in agriculture, and it was not his own forte to improve crop yield and farming efficiency.

But efficiency? Improve efficiency, why did the old lady forget this thing? Quyuan plow, how much labor can be saved?

How did the drawings for this thing come about? It seems that I have seen this kind of real thing in a certain museum, so it should not be difficult to draw it according to the cat and the tiger.

Li Yuan has a lot of officials under him who are proficient in agricultural affairs, draw it out and let them study it, their own time is not much, there are still a few days left, now they have to arrange the follow-up things of Xuanwu Gate properly, after all, they have to let Li Yuan abdicate willingly, in order to complete the quest perfectly.

Li Yuan's abdication in history was a few months later, but now he can't manage so much.

Hurry up, hurry up. There's a lot more to do on your own. Although this is just a copy of the world, in just a few days, Li Xiuning feels that this is also a real world.

The people in this world are not as dull as in the game world, they are all flesh-and-blood characters, and this is also a real world, and you can't just leave and leave a big mess.