"As for the sea routes, the land trade routes here are not blocked, why take the risk and delay the time to develop a new shipping route?" Li Feng already understood the world quite well, and at the same time, he also understood that this world was different from many parts of his own world.

One of the reasons for the beginning of the Age of Discovery was the pursuit of spices by Westerners, which was a hard demand, and the trade routes were monopolized by Austria-Hungary, which was no longer possible, after all, if you want to continue to trade, you need to open up new trade routes, and finally in many conditions, the pursuit of this unknown sea was achieved.

And the situation here is very different, the passage of trade routes, although there are many obstacles, but it is far lower than the search for the sea, and the demand for goods is not special, but the exchange of ordinary goods, I really can't think of why the sea trade is extremely risky?

Although, with the development of science and technology, the beginning of the age of sail was a natural beginning, now giving up the advantage of land in favor of the sea is a bit of a detour.

I shouldn't be unaware of this, maybe I've just crossed it before, and I'm a little excited.

After hearing about it, Karen said: "A lot of these things have been prepared, and it would be a pity to give up now, and besides, the ocean problem has always been in His Highness's mind." The preparation is also sufficient, and it is ready to act. ”

"Okay, now that it's ready, is there a problem with the construction technology of the large ship?" In this case, Li Feng still believed in the judgment of the professionals here.

"Well, there is no problem with the design, whether it can be put into use or not, we will know when we need to build. Your Highness, have you delayed your plans?" asked Karen with some concern.

Li Feng said: "No, I'm too satisfied, the interests of the ocean are naturally as early as possible." Now that you're ready, let's get started. ”

After learning about his own industry, Li Feng began to gradually take over some government affairs. Although the matter is very rusty to deal with, but when you see the handling of everyone after seeing it, you can perceive that your previous handling is not very good.

Li Feng felt that with the development of science and technology, his development here would definitely gradually become high-speed, and as long as he continued to hold back his troops, he would be able to win, but an unexpected situation still appeared.

Somewhere in the empire.

"Can we parse this machine?" asked the man dressed in the Ministry of Works' official office.

The subordinate said: "General Bai Tingyue just transported this machine in its entirety, and Austin and their side have already transferred all the people, and after the most elite craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, they have only made the use of the method, and they have dismantled the other one, but the progress is not satisfactory." ”

"Can we handle such a thing?"

"How to smelt such a huge piece of iron alone is a problem that we can't solve. ”

"Looks like we need to talk to Austin. When the man walked towards the cabinet, he ran into Bai Tingyue halfway.

"General, are you waiting for me here?" asked suspiciously, seeing Bai Tingyue blocking his way.

"Things have changed a little recently, you don't want to get involved in Austin for the time being, study these things in the Ministry of Industry, you can go and see this place, but you must go alone, the top craftsmen of the empire are doing it here. Bai Tingyue said.

The man looked at the address given by Bai Tingyue, frowned slightly, and asked, "What the hell are you going to do?"

"Now, I don't need to do anything, I just need to loosen their grip and they'll bite it. Anyway, I don't want you to be hurt by mistake. Bai Tingyue finished speaking and left.

In the Imperial East Palace.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Four Princes is deeply favored by the emperor, and the military power in his hands is also heavy, and the foundation of the court and the central government is deep, if this continues, your situation will be very dangerous. The counselor said to the prince.

The prince thought so, but after scratching his head, he said: "What you said is simple, but, how to prevent it, although I am the prince, the only one I can rely on is General Bai Tingyue, but General Bai Tingyue is not involved in party disputes, and he will not help me to squeeze out the fourth person at all." Although it will protect me from being assassinated, once the fourth child succeeds in the court, he will definitely not save me. As for the others, after several failures, they have been brushed almost as much. The only good thing is that the fourth child does not have a good staff, and these important positions are held by neutral people. ”

"Your Highness, the white general that the empire resisted, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince will not have a chance to a military coup, above the court, we have fallen into the disadvantage, although we have some handles, we can control some ministers, but, even so, there is no way to change the current balance of power. However, there is someone who can help us. The strategist said, and after looking around, he leaned into the prince's ear and whispered a person's name: "Tai Shizhi"

After hearing this, the crown prince frowned slightly, and asked, "Who is this person? Since it can help us change the balance of power in the court, why is such a talent unknown?"

"Your Royal Highness, it would be wrong to say that the nationality is nameless, a ride is absolutely dusty, and he is as immobile as the mountain Taishi Zhi, this is the person, because he has learned people, his martial arts are amazing, and he is good at defense. The first emperor invited him to go out of the mountain several times that year, but he never agreed, but he recommended it to His Majesty, General Bai Tingyue. Because the empire needs to expand its territory, Bai Tingyue is stronger than him. The advisor said, "Because this matter was sealed by His Majesty, few people know about it." ”

"Oh, my father didn't invite anyone out of the mountain, so how could I invite them. The prince asked with some confusion.

The strategist shook his head and said, "Your Majesty invited him back then, just because he could rule the country for his talents, so he is a courtier after all." However, you are different, if he is willing to help, it is a life-saving grace for you, the treatment must be different, and the sincerity is also different. What's more, the situation of the empire is different now, and there is no need to expand its territory. ”

The words of the strategist made the prince's heart moved, but he was still a little worried, because if he wanted to show his sincerity, he had to go to the invitation in person, and in this way, he would have to leave the East Palace. However, there are too many things to prepare for leaving the East Palace by yourself.

"I need to talk to my father about this matter, otherwise, I won't be able to leave the East Palace for a long time. Moreover, once the fourth child is alarmed, I am afraid that he will send a killer to deal with me in a minute. ”

The advisor nodded, and left.