"I got so many spices this time, what's the reward when I get home?"
When asked, Cheng Chuliang, Cheng Yaojin's son, responded with a smile on his face, "Everything is done according to my father's instructions."
"I got so many spices this time, what's the reward when I get home?"
Fang Yiai scratched his head, "Before departure, Changsun Chong said that he saw several businesses but had no capital, and wanted to borrow some from me. If there is a reward, then lend it to him."
"I got so many spices this time, what's the reward when I get home?"
Li Siwen said with an upright face, "There is no reward for doing things for the family."
"I got so many spices this time, what's the reward when I get home?"
Wu Yuanshuang, who was so suffocated that he could pierce the deck, shouted, "There is a girl named Hongyue in Pingkangfang. I will redeem her body and bring her back to the house."
"..."
Faced with the same question, all the dudes had different answers.
Excluding those who are mean-spirited and those who are not smart, most of them focus on eating, drinking and having fun.
Regarding this result, Li Yunze also shook his head, "The noble education of the Tang Dynasty is not good."
No wonder there were few descendants of famous generals in the early Tang Dynasty.
Even if Li Jingye comes out, he still takes the whole family to dance in the graveyard.
Let alone the late Tang Dynasty, there was no news about them in the middle Tang Dynasty.
Perhaps descendants still occupy a place in the court, but that is just the shadow of their ancestors, which is not worth mentioning in itself.
Even in Li Er's era, there were still some idiots who rebelled, or simply guarded the door.
Li Yunze lamented about this, "Don't you want to do something meaningful? It's so boring to spend all day eating and waiting to die."
The dandies' reactions varied.
Some are silly, some continue to act, and some just fail.
There is also a very straightforward statement: "My father and the others followed His Majesty to conquer the country. Aren't they going through life and death just so that we can have fun?" '
Li Yunze was also amused. These dandies saw things quite accurately.
He stopped trying any more and asked straightforwardly, "If the Tang Dynasty opens a state and establishes a county in the land of Nanyang, which of you will be willing to come and work here? It must be a high match."
All the people who responded to him were shaking their heads in unison.
Even Fang Yiai, who looked a bit naive, didn't want to come to such a smoky place.
Later generations will always talk about the Age of Discovery. One of the important points is that most people would rather be involved in the wild and fertile Middle-earth than go to the bitter cold land in the north or the smoky land in the south to expand. earth.
Overpopulation has been a problem in all dynasties. In fact, it can be easily solved by going outside.
But there are really too few people who actually go out. We can only watch helplessly as countless fertile lands become someone else’s.
Before coming, Li Yunze only wanted to clean up the savages here and vent his anger.
But now we see that such a rich Nuoda Island is right in front of us, but no one is willing to take it. Is it really going to be left to those savages who don't even have pants?
"I have to talk to Li Erhaosheng about this matter after I get back."
The land in the Nanyang Islands is actually very fertile, because there are many volcanoes here, and volcanic ash is recognized as high-quality fertile soil.
On this point, just look at Xiaoli.
Before entering the industrial age, so many people could be supported by the large plains on a few islands. The fundamental reason was that the volcanic ash land was too fertile.
If you want to promote this matter, Li Er can only come forward to do it.
The previously scattered fleet gradually began to regroup, and each one saw that the water line had dropped significantly, and the warehouses were filled with various dried spices.
For those who are greedy, even the deck is full.
Seeing this scene, Li Yunze immediately ordered them to throw all the excess food into the sea.
What was thrown away was not spices, it was all money.
Faced with the passionate opposition, Li Yunze's response was simple, "If you don't want to throw it away, just jump down and accompany it."
Naturally, some old sailors later explained that it was not a stormy period, and the ship was close to the island, so the waves were not that big. But there were rough waves on the way back. If we packed so much, the bigger the waves would be, the ship would surely capsize and sink. '
Although everyone was still dissatisfied, it was much better than the red-eyed state when they first came to the Spice Islands, and in the end they could only reluctantly agree.
Of course, some people also suggested throwing those Champa rice seeds off the ship to free up positions.
Regarding this proposal, Li Yunze directly threw the person who made the proposal, the very clever Cheng Chuliang, into the sea to calm down.
After receiving Li Yunze's promise to come back next year, everyone finally set sail and started their return journey after making a lot of money.
With Li Yunze providing precise coordinates and directions as a guide, the fleet finally returned to Lingnan after more than a month of sailing.
When the news spread, the whole city of Guangzhou was in a sensation, and countless people came to the pier to watch the excitement.
When the spices belonging to the Feng family were transported ashore in sacks by sack, Feng Ang even came to the dock in person.
He opened the linen bag with a knife, and the valuable spices immediately spilled out, and there was an exclamation of surprise all around.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Feng An held Feng Zhiding and asked in a deep voice, "Have you remembered the location?"
"I can only remember it roughly, it's too far away." Feng Zhidao explained with a wry smile, "In fact, it's useless even if I find it."
"Huh?" Feng An raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?"
After taking a trip to the sea, Feng Zhiding, who was obviously tanned but also more energetic, responded, "It's the same sentence, it's too far. It's a sea route of several thousand miles."
Having said this, Feng Zhidao pointed to the large ship on the sea in the distance. "Except for that kind of large ship, other ships cannot go there at all. Even if they follow, they will never come back. This is the case with the pirates who followed."
Feng Ang looked thoughtfully at the large ship in the distance, "Can I buy it?"
He didn't think about grabbing it directly.
Although there are 500 Lingnan soldiers on board, if they really try to rob them, there is a high chance that they can rob a few of them. Not to mention that these ships were filled with priceless spices.
But what happens next?
If he really did this, he would be a blatant slap in Li Er's face, and he would also offend a large number of nobles.
Cutting off people's money is like killing one's parents. Cutting off the property of so many nobles, when the time comes, all the famous generals will come swarming over.
Feng Ang, who was unwilling to do so, asked again, "Can it be made?"
Lingnan is close to the sea, so it naturally has no shortage of shipbuilding capabilities.
But as soon as he said the words, Feng An himself shook his head.
After thinking for a long time, Feng An made a decision. He looked at Feng Zhidai and said, "You go with the fleet and serve in front of the Chang'an City Palace."
Feng Zhidai nodded vigorously and immediately agreed.
They say they are serving, but they are actually serving as hostages. After all, he is the eldest son who will inherit the family business, and only those with this status are qualified to be hostages.
While the fleet was being repaired in Lingnan, Li Yunze went to the fields he bought and looked at the thriving sugar cane fields, and was very satisfied with it.
When harvest time comes, the sucrose produced by crushing will probably be able to meet the needs of most of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yunze also left half of the rice seeds in Champa and told the villagers in Lijiazhuang to plant them after the sugar cane harvest.
Champa rice is said to be harvested three times a year, but only in the south where the climate is hotter.
If it were really taken to Chang'an City, it would probably only be ripe once a year.
If Li Er wants to see the benefits of this thing, he must have a experimental field to show it well.
When the fleet left Lingnan, it took Feng Zhidai with it.
Along the way, Feng Zhidai and Li Yunze got close to each other in various ways, and they were extremely enthusiastic.
That day Li Yunze was sitting on the deck fishing, and Feng Zhidai was fishing with him.
"There are waterwheels all over the Pearl River at this time, which makes it very convenient to irrigate the fertile fields." Feng Zhidai said with a smile, "This is all the result of Master Li."
Li Yunze, who was concentrating on fishing, responded, "Yes, it's all my credit."
Feng Zhidai grinned and continued, "The various iron farm tools produced by Lijiazhuang are convenient and durable. People who have used them say they are good. The owner of Lijiazhuang is the savior of farmers all over the world."
Now Li Yunze finally turned around and looked at him, "Tell me, what do you want?"
"Lingnan is short of iron." Feng Zhidai scratched his head in embarrassment. "The wooden waterwheel cannot be used for a long time, and the number of iron farm tools is not enough. The main reason is the lack of iron. If Master Li can transport iron to Lingnan, everyone in Lingnan will be extremely grateful." .”
On the surface, he wanted iron parts for waterwheels and iron farm tools, but in fact, he wanted more iron armor and iron weapons.
The five hundred Lingnan soldiers who were seconded this time received a set of iron armor and iron weapons after their return, in addition to wages and spices.
Its superior quality makes everyone in Lingnan extremely satisfied.
Now that you are satisfied, you want more.
Feng Zhidai first said that the water tanker and farm tools were just the beginning. After the relationship was established, buying iron armor would naturally become much easier.
Li Yunze had seen a lot of these methods and words before.
Li Yunze, who fixed the fishing rod and sighed softly, stared at Feng Zhidai, making him feel a little embarrassed.
"Do you think I'm powerful?" Li Yunze asked, "I can get whatever I want. You can find spice islands thousands of miles out to sea. You can easily take out hundreds of sets of strong armored stomachs. This kind of large-scale ship has a lot of power as soon as it comes out." Ten ships.”
Feng Zhidai sneered, "Yes."
"I can tell you the truth." Li Yunze raised his hand and patted Feng Zhidai on the shoulder. "What you see is just the tip of the iceberg. My real ability is far more than that."
"I know you want iron armor. As long as I am willing, I can come up with 8,000 sets of them at will."
At this point, he spread his hands and said, "But why should I give it to you? Are you rebelling?"
"How is that possible?!" When he heard the words of rebellion, Feng Zhidai screamed like a cat whose tail was stepped on, "We are just waiting to protect ourselves."
"What are you protecting yourself from?"
Li Yunze's smile gradually changed... and solidified. "Lingnan is already the land of the Tang Dynasty. Who do you want to protect yourself from? I don't care about other things, but I provide materials and technology to the Tang Dynasty in order to make the Tang Dynasty strong and powerful." , rather than providing ammunition for careerists."
After saying that, he waved his hand, picked up the fishing rod and continued to pay attention to the sea.
"Who dares to rebel and destroy the hard-won peaceful life of the people? Then I will show the rebels what it means to kill you with money."
