Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2409 Appalling feats

At the beginning, Fang Xuanling sneered at Fang Jun's dissatisfaction when Fang Jun prevented the fleet from going overseas to explore the depths of the ocean.

Isn't that pure nonsense?
Especially Fang Jun's "cosmology" that pops up from time to time, such as the earth rotating like a sphere, is simply heresy. If it weren't for his son, he would have to beat him hard with a stick.

Since ancient times, people have believed that the sky is round and the place is like a chessboard. "The sky is round like a cover, and the place is like a chessboard." Like a large umbrella, it hangs high above the earth, supported by eight pillars around the earth, and the shape of the sky and the earth is like a pavilion with a dome at the top.

Thus, the myth of Gonggong angering Buzhou Mountain and Nuwa's refining stones to mend the sky was created...

Later, the "Huntian Theory" appeared again, "Huntian is like a chicken. The celestial body is round like a bullet, and the earth is like a yellow chicken, living alone in the sky. It is like a shell wrapped in yellow", and even created an armillary sphere to demonstrate the movement of celestial bodies according to the "army sky theory".

But any kind of theory is not as outrageous as Fang Jun's "the universe is vast, and the ball we live in is like a drop in the ocean"!
Especially the statement that the ground under his feet is a round ball made Fang Xuanling so angry that he wanted to pry open his son's head to see if there was water in it. No matter how absurd it is, it is impossible for a person to have such an idea!
If the earth is a ball, wouldn't the people on the back of the ball have to fall into the sky?
It's just unreasonable...

However, the very righteous son still refused to accept it, and clamored that one day he would send a fleet to sail in one direction to the depths of the sea, and then one day, he would return from the opposite direction.

Fang Xuanling fell silent.

He is not an unenlightened person, on the contrary, he is more able to accept new things and new theories than most people nowadays, even if he cannot accept the saying "the earth is like a ball", but seeing his son is glass and gunpowder, etc. With the development and invention of novel things, he felt that perhaps his son's realm was no longer something he, as a father, could comprehend and measure.

So even if you don't understand it, you definitely support it.

The result was a fleet of ships sailing across the ocean to the New World, bringing back several exotic crops.

Fang Xuanling looked at the swaying corn in front of him, stroked his beard, and said with emotion: "Youzi once said that people can't stand still, let alone stick to the rules, and have the courage to explore the living world. There will always be novel discoveries that will benefit people a lot. Shallow. This time the fleet crossed the ocean and brought back new crops from the New World after going through ups and downs. Carrying thousands of people on a voyage that lasts for several years, they will head in one direction to explore the end of the vast ocean, to see whether there is a fallen Buzhou Mountain, or an eggshell wrapped in egg yolk! "

His Majesty Li Er is not only fascinated: "Explore the end of the ocean..."

Although he is the commander-in-chief of the Royal Navy in name, he is in a state of laissez-faire with the Navy. As Fang Jun does it, the result is that the more he does it, the better the result is, and the wealth he plunders overseas is increasing. His coffers are now full of gold and silver treasures, giving him enough money to do whatever he wants.

But he didn't know that the navy was already planning to prepare for a new ocean voyage, but he was optimistic about it.

The expansion of sea routes has made everyone in the Tang Dynasty feel the huge amount of overseas wealth. Random porcelain and silk are shipped out, and they are exchanged for dazzling gold and various treasures one by one. The imperial finances expanded rapidly!

The expansion to the center of the empire had to curb the flooding of maritime trade while vigorously supporting and encouraging the smooth flow of the Silk Road to balance the wealth of the world, so that the wealth of Jiangnan would not far exceed that of Guanzhong. In a few years, the core position of the Guanzhong region will be severely tested, and Datang will have to consider the proposal to move the capital...

The wealth contained in the ocean really shocked all the subjects of the Tang Dynasty.

Since ancient times, human beings have been in awe of the vast and vast ocean. Now, under his Majesty Li Er, not only the ocean has brought rich wealth to the empire, but also the people have enough food and clothing, and the country has enough food and clothing. It is more likely to go lasso What an achievement at the end of the ocean?
From ancient times to the present, no emperor has been able to achieve this step, even Emperor Sui Yang, who was so happy and ambitious, probably never even thought about it.

Holding the jade belt around his waist, His Majesty Li Er was a little high-spirited: "Goguryeo, which lives in a corner and has never been conquered by the Central Plains dynasty, is about to disappear after the imperial conquest. The Hu people in Mobei have always been the great enemy of the Central Plains. My great Tang Dynasty was wiped out and lingered on, if one day my navy soldiers can bring back the news of the end of the sky, my merits and virtues will be considered complete in this life, and I will have no regrets!"

If these goals can be achieved in the end, he, Li Er, will be able to surpass Qin Huang and Han Wu, and achieve the great ambition of one emperor through the ages!

Of course, it would be even more perfect if he could prolong his life, or even become an immortal and live forever... It seems that after returning, he must order his fan monk to step up refining the elixir, otherwise his lifespan will be exhausted from time to time, and he cannot last until the day when hegemony is completed. What a pity that must be?

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While speaking, a group of soldiers with their helmets on top of their armor passed by the field path, their steps were neat and their armor was clanging, and a strong aura of sternness in the army rushed towards them.

His Majesty Li Er frowned slightly and asked, "What's going on?"

Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, regardless of government soldiers or recruits, can only wear armor and weapons when they are on duty. If they go out of the camp with full armor while on duty, they will be severely punished.

This is the Lishan Farm, why did the soldiers walk through the fields?

It is a felony to leave the camp with armor without permission!
Fang Xuanling quickly explained: "Your Majesty, it is not the soldiers who brought their armor out of the camp privately, but the bad boy ordered the guards in the right station under his account to be divided into several teams, and to patrol around the farm every day, day and night. Check to ensure that the new crops planted here will not be stolen or trampled on, not only to guard against wild beasts in the mountains, but also to prevent refugees from fleeing here and destroying the crops."

His Majesty Li Er let out a hey, outside Chang'an City, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, how dare he privately dispatch soldiers to carry out armed patrols?
I was about to get angry, but then I remembered that it seemed that Fang Jun had reported to him, but he only said to send a few soldiers to look after the new crops. Why did he say that he would patrol half the mountain day and night?

Where are these soldiers?

Nuo Da Lishan, except for the imperial guards on the other side of the mountain, if you want to control it, prevent thieves from sneaking in, and guard against wild beasts in the mountain, don't even think about it if you don't have two or three thousand people!

Under the emperor's feet, anyone who deploys more than ten troops without authorization constitutes a serious crime of treason. Did Fang Jun eat the guts of a leopard?
Of course, His Majesty Li Er absolutely believed in the loyalty of Fang's father and son.

Needless to say, Fang Xuanling, who followed him half his life as a soldier, was as gentle as jade and worked hard without complaint. He was a rare moral gentleman, and he would never have the slightest intention of rebelling; Fang Jun was also like this. He is domineering, but his heart is pure and loyal, and the prince relies heavily on him. Even if he does nothing, he just needs to endure steadily. After the prince ascends the throne, he is also a prime minister. Reverse usurper?
Therefore, the loyalty of the Fang family father and son is absolutely beyond doubt, which is one of the reasons why His Majesty Li Er indulged Fang Jun again and again.

But sending so many soldiers to patrol the mountain...

His Majesty Li Er immediately thought of another possibility. Since Fang Jun dared to pull half of the right guards out to guard the crops on Mount Li behind his back, wouldn't it mean that the value of these crops was worth his mistake and risk in Fang Jun's eyes? This risk?
His Majesty Li Er once again fixed his burning eyes on the corn, and even the sweet potatoes, peanuts, and peppers by the river beach not far away were all under his eyes.

Fang Jun once said that these plants from the New World will have a very high yield. As long as they are properly promoted, they may be able to relieve the food consumption of most people in the Tang Dynasty. Jun said exaggerated.

The rice seeds introduced from Annan were cultivated by Fang Jun and the officials of Sinong Temple, and now they have been planted on a large scale in Guanzhong. Until now, they are growing well. The officials of Sinong Temple estimate that the output is three times or even five times that of corn!
The introduction of Annan rice was done by Fang Jun alone. For this alone, His Majesty Li Er didn't know how to reward his achievements.

If these corns, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peanuts, peppers... could all be like Annan rice, wouldn't I have to confer on Fang Jun as a "king with a different surname" and then build a temple for him, with his name written on the yellow frame Enshrined in Taimiao?
This is to become a god if you live...

(End of this chapter)