Datang Longya

Chapter 134 The Necessity of Developing Lingnan (2)

It is really not a lie to say that the sea merchants are miserable.

As early as the Qin Dynasty, the ancestors of Lingnan opened up a trading circle with ceramics as the link in the South China Sea and the South Pacific coast. During the Nanyue Kingdom, they even exported lacquerware, silk, pottery and bronze ware.

Historically, the deeds of the Lingnan ancestors laid the foundation for the formation of the Chinese Maritime Silk Road.Until the Han Dynasty, Lingnan became the maritime trade center between the Central Plains and the ancient Roman Empire and the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road.

These are the brilliance of Lingnan, but behind this brilliance are steps paved with countless human bones and broken ship planks.

Li Shimin was confused this time. Sea transportation is indeed the fastest way to increase trade, but it must not be now, at least the steamship must be researched.

Just as Leng Feng wanted to speak out to persuade him, he found Li Shimin secretly gesturing at him.

I'd like to see what kind of medicine you sell in your gourd!Leng Feng swallowed the words that came to his lips.

Feng Ang said: "Lingnan shipping has been rising in Lingnan since the pre-Qin period. The world was in turmoil during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the shipping was cut off. It was not until the Supreme Emperor unified the world that it began to recover.

But going by sea, although the profits are huge, is an act of tying your head to your waist. Among other things, the hidden reefs on the sea alone are the king of hell, and the charts handed down by the ancestors have been lost. This..."

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Maybe it was before, but it won't be in the near future."

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin clapped his hands, and the originally closed palace door suddenly opened, and Zhang Zhongqing, who was still covered in a black robe and mask, walked in.

When Zhang Zhongqing came here, he didn't even salute the emperor, but "hummed" to Leng Feng twice, his words were full of contempt that couldn't be concealed.

Li Shimin introduced to Feng An: "This is the commander of Jinglei Division. The Jinglei arrow you saw earlier was made by Jinglei Division! Hidden reefs on the sea? Just blow them up with Jinglei!"

Feng An couldn't help asking: "Since it's a hidden reef, it's naturally under the sea. I have seen Thunder Arrow before. Although this thing is worthy of the name of 'Thunder', but 'water and fire are incompatible', it won't work when it comes into contact with water. "

Zhang Zhongqing proudly said: "This problem was solved ten days ago, my subordinates."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Zhongqing took out a section of fuze from his arms and said: "As long as this new type of fuze is not kept immersed in water, it will not break fire! I believe that as long as we continue to study, sooner or later we will be able to manufacture a completely waterproof fuze." the fuze!"

"You really made it out!"

Leng Feng left his seat excitedly and grabbed Zhang Zhongqing's arm.Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhongqing really made a "waterproof fuze". Although it is not completely waterproof, it can at least ensure that the thunder arrow can be shot normally without worrying about being extinguished midway.

Zhang Zhongqing flung Leng Feng's hand away coquettishly, and said, "Let go, let go, didn't someone say that I can't get it out? Hmph!"

Fang Xuanling, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Your Majesty, the development of Lingnan and immigration to Lingnan are decades away. Is it too early to mention it now just because of shipping?"

Li Shimin said with emotion: "It's not early, it's not early, I'll call another person for you."

After speaking, Li Shimin clapped his hands again.

Leng Feng didn't understand why the emperor made people like to clap their hands so much, what would happen if someone else clapped their hands?
The door of the hall opened again, this time the guy who walked in was as black as a black charcoal head, thin as a skeleton, Leng Feng looked at it for a long time before he realized that this guy was Li Yu who had met him once when he was fifteen none.

That time he learned from Leng Feng, and after the two discussed some things that people from the Central Plains need to pay attention to when they go to Lingnan, in Li Shimin's face, Leng Feng wrote him an adventure guide.It seems that this guy really went to Lingnan.

Feng An couldn't help but also looked at Li Yuwu. His body was thin and his complexion was dark. It was obvious that people from the Central Plains had been in Lingnan for a long time.

After Li Yuwu saluted the emperor, he smiled at Leng Feng, showing his big white teeth.

"This man's name is Li Yuwu. He left Chang'an on the [-]th day of the first lunar month and went to Lingnan. He traveled in Lingnan for nearly a year and saw the landscape of Lingnan. If it wasn't for his report, I wouldn't rush to Lingnan. thing."

Li Yuwu said to Feng An: "Your Majesty has sent me downstream to visit Lingnan for nearly a year. Although I just took a quick look at the flowers during the tour, I have seen most of Lingnan.

Dare I ask Mr. Feng, is it true that Lingnan is a bad mountain and bad water? "

Feng Ang said: "Really, Lingnan has a vast land and few people. There are many miasmas in the mountains and many floods in the rivers. It is not an exaggeration to say that the mountains and waters are evil."

Li Yuwu also said: "I said that the road in the south of the Lingnan is difficult, and it is difficult to walk a hundred steps away from home. Is it true?"

Feng Ang said: "Really, a hundred steps away from home, you can see all the grass and trees around you, there is no path when you encounter mountains, and no boats when you encounter water. Your Excellency's words are not exaggerated."

Li Yuwu also said: "I'm saying that the people in Lingnan cannot cover their bodies with clothing, that there is no cure for serious illnesses, and that if something goes wrong, they will become gods. Is it true?"

Feng An said: "There is no medical treatment in Lingnan, and people in Lingnan are terminally ill when wind and cold enter their bodies. Witchcraft is prevalent. They worship mountain gods when they see mountains, and worship river gods when they see water. up.

My Lingnan is hot, only a fool would wear so much, and the way of Confucius and Mencius is not practiced in my Lingnan, so the people all bare their arms and legs. "

Li Yuwu coughed in embarrassment and continued: "To sum up, Mr. Feng, what do you think can be done to make Lingnan like the Central Plains?"

Feng An lowered his head and pondered...

Do you even need to think about it?Leng Feng blurted out directly: "If you want to get rich, build roads first!"

Feng Ang slapped his forehead, and said to Leng Feng: "What the Lord of the Kingdom said is reasonable, the journey from Lingnan to the Central Plains is difficult, so even some people who go to sea to do business will only use Lingnan as a supply place. After the supply is completed, they will continue to go north along the coast. Either enter the river through the mouth of the Yangtze River, or stop in Hangzhou and take the land route.

If there is a road from Lingnan to the Central Plains, more than half of the maritime merchants will not choose to continue to take the sea route.The situation at sea is unpredictable, and after going through hardships to Lingnan, it is really torture to sail northward in fear! "

Fang Xuanling thought for a long time before saying to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty's intention is to build the road first?"

Li Shimin nodded: "I didn't plan to do this before, and wasting people's resources to excavate mountains and dig rocks on the mountainous roads from the Central Plains to the south of the Lingnan Mountains was actually an act of Sui Yang Emperor's canal, but the appearance of the thunder gave me a glimmer of light. clear……"

The matter of Jinglei was not hidden from Fang Xuanling and other important officials, so Zhang Zhongqing did not avoid suspicion, and said: "Mr. Fang, although Jinglei is a weapon for military strategists, every time it appears, it will definitely cause endless murder, but it is also used to open mountains and crack rocks. A thing of immeasurable merit!"

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