Datang Library

Chapter 322 The Real Purpose
"Yuanba, take Chengqian back first!" Bai Fan ordered.

Li Yuanba was also curious about what was going on, that he still had to carry himself and Li Chengqian behind his back?But he, who had always trusted Bai Fan, didn't ask any questions, and walked out with Li Chengqian as he said.

"Uncle Wang, please go and guard the surrounding area, no one is allowed within a hundred paces!"

Seeing Li Yuan nodding his head, Old Wang knew how to set up guards.

Now there are only Li Yuan, Feng An, and Bai Fan in the entire sacrificial ancestral hall. Bai Fan respectfully salutes the tablet of Mrs. Xian on the main seat, and then takes out something from his bosom.

He bent down and spread it out on the ground. It was a map, a table-sized map, which was hidden by Bai Fan in his robe.

After the map was spread out, the three of them sat around in front of the map. Li Yuan and Feng An were also observing the map. Of course, the two of them didn't know where it was on the map, and it wasn't any state road map they had seen before. Guess, could it be the Lingnan Great Treasure that Bai Fan mentioned?
"In short, are you being so solemn just to show us this picture? Where is the painting on this picture? Could this be the treasure map of the Lingnan Great Treasure you mentioned?" Feng An asked.

Bai Fan laughed out loud, thinking that Feng An is a real money fan, only thinking about making money, he shook his head and said, "No, both of you are at the top of the Tang Dynasty, let me ask you a question, do you know how vast the world is? How big is the world?"

This!
Li Yuan and the two didn't answer for a while, they were both thinking about how to answer, after a long time, Li Yuan said: "I don't know how vast the world is, but the world is so big, and there are many records in ancient books.

Since ancient times, the Central Plains of my Tang Dynasty has been the center, surrounded by barbarians. After the expansion of the national territory, I found that the north is a grassland, beyond the grassland is a vast ice field with no human habitation, the east is the boundless sea, and the west is the countries of the Western Regions. However, there are also ancient records that say that there are Dashi Kingdom and Daqin Kingdom thousands of miles westward, and the south is the boundless South China Sea. "

Bai Fan applauded and said with a smile: "The old man is really knowledgeable. You are right, but this is the limit of what people in Tang Dynasty know today. What I want to tell you today is how big and vast this world is."

Following Bai Fan's explanation, Li Yuan exclaimed: "Impossible, my Tang Dynasty is sitting on thousands of miles of fertile land, how can it be as small as a palm? According to you, the world is so big, why didn't the predecessors find out that there is no record?"

"It's very simple. It's because it's so big. You can ride horses from one end to the other every day, and you can't finish it in a year. What's more, there are many countries along the way, which are extremely dangerous. Who has the perseverance to go there?
Old man, don't be preconceived and don't believe in anything. I'm telling you a fact and popularizing the knowledge of world geography. You can't just sit in the sky. "

Li Yuan was silent, and then went to take a closer look at the territory belonging to the Tang Dynasty. Bai Fan's painting was correct, the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, and the coastal areas were all right. That is to say, this is really the territory of the Tang Dynasty?It turns out that there is such a big world outside of Datang?

Thinking of this, Li Yuan couldn't help laughing: "Thinking about the world that I and the 36th Road at the end of the Sui Dynasty fought against the king, it turned out that it was just a frog sitting in a well watching the sky, and I spent 20 years on this place that is as big as a palm. It's really ridiculous!
The world is so vast, I, Tang Dynasty, should not stand still and stick to it. We should expand the territory and lay down a great river and mountain for the younger generation. In short, you should show this picture to Erlang. "

Bai Fan stopped him and said, "I kept it secret just to prevent His Majesty from seeing it. Is it so easy to gain territory? Datang is such a big place, surrounded by packs of wolves, and we can't destroy it. It's so far from Chang'an to Lingnan." If it weren't for Feng Gong's righteousness and patriotism, would Chang'an be able to rule here?

Judging from the current military foundation, places that the army cannot reach in a month are places that the Tang Dynasty cannot firmly rule, let alone places that can only be reached after a year's journey. What is the use of spending our lives to fight?

Besides, the outside world is vast, not only our Tang Dynasty is a powerful country, the Great Food Kingdom and the Great Qin Kingdom are both big countries recorded in ancient books, because the trade is still friendly to our Datang, but they are also big countries with huge territories. How easy is it to beat them?

Don't dream, old man, I didn't take it out to let you occupy the territory, but there are more important things than this. "

Feng An looked at Li Yuan, who was in a sluggish state, and then at Bai Fan, who was holding the pearl of wisdom indifferently. His heart was already filled with turmoil. It is famous all over the world, it turns out that everyone lost to others in terms of vision.

"The Supreme Emperor, I think that Jian Zhi's words are reasonable. It is important to expand the territory and expand the territory, but it is more important to govern the country and protect the people. If the territory cannot be governed, it is a bloody sacrifice. When Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty destroyed the Huns, the northern territory They all belong to the big Han, but now, isn't it because they can't be governed by the grassland tribes?
You don't have to worry about it, since Jian Jian raised these matters, he must have an idea, so you might as well listen to what he wants to say. "Feng An persuaded.

Both of them looked at Bai Fan, waiting for him to speak: "I've always known this picture, if I don't show it, I'm afraid I won't be able to control His Majesty's ambitions. Once the military is used, the Tang Dynasty will inevitably be destroyed, because the people of the Tang Dynasty still can't eat it. If you are full, there is no basis for hegemony, and the country is too poor to expand."

Li Yuan nodded heavily, and sighed: "You are right. Datang is indeed too poor. You also know Erlang very well. He has a good army and is determined to surpass Hanwu. If you show this picture, maybe he will be able to do so within ten years." To launch a big war, but the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, hehe, I am afraid that even ten years of cultivation cannot support such a big battle.

I will keep this matter a secret for you, as long as Mingyuan and the three of us know about it. If you say you have other goals, tell me! "

Bai Fan nodded and said: "I have a huge fortune for the Feng family. If this happens, not to mention the prosperity of the Feng family for ten thousand years, at least one thousand years of merit is enough, and this merit is on this picture. "

Li Yuan and the two were puzzled, what kind of wealth?Can it be called merit?

"Both of you know that I want to build ships here and establish the Tang Dynasty Navy, but they don't know the real purpose of going to sea. It's not to fight for hegemony, but there are treasures overseas, and there are several kinds of food that can make all the people in the world no longer hungry. , as long as the big ship is successful, whoever leads the Tang team to retrieve it for the people will be a great merit."

what?
Li Yuan asked: "Is this true?"

Bai Fan nodded solemnly, "One kind of grain with a yield of one thousand catties per mu is called corn, which can be eaten by the people every day. It can be used as a daily vegetable, and it can be used as food for disaster relief and life-saving in disaster years!"

"One thousand catties per mu? Three thousand catties?" Feng An exclaimed, and Li Yuan exclaimed!
The old man Li Yuan even held Bai Fan's arms tightly, and asked: "Is there really such fairy food? Where? Where is it? I will go get it myself!"

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