Li Shimin never thought that Li Ke had such great ambition hidden in his heart, but to be honest, Li Shimin was also moved.
"What are your thoughts now?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ke and asked.
"There is no conflict between these two things. Let's try our best to do both." Li Ke said with a smile, "So I have to go to Lingnan Road first and prepare to find a way to capture Linyi and Zhenwa first as our Tang Dynasty. An important supplement to food.”
"Go, but you definitely don't have enough soldiers now. I'll give you another 10,000 soldiers." Li Shimin thought for a while, and then said seriously.
"No, I think it's better to go to the local area for training, because I need a large navy. Some soldiers on land will get seasick. It will take a lot of time to train them into qualified naval forces. I will go directly to Lingnan Let's recruit local soldiers locally." Li Ke said directly.
"But this time I will select some of these soldiers who can adapt to the ship and take them away."
"The Tang Dynasty also has its own navy. I will transfer two thousand more people to you. In addition, I will ask the Ministry of War to increase the training of the navy. In addition, the Tang Dynasty court will also increase the construction of sea ships. This time in You mentioned building docks and wharves near the mouth of the Yangtze River." Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said.
Since Li Ke believed that the navy was so important, Li Shimin felt that there was no problem in starting to train the navy in preparation for a rainy day. If there were not enough ships, it would be enough to start building them. However, if the navy was not enough, it would be troublesome to temporarily set up the navy.
"As long as the father decides this, it will be fine."
"When are you going to leave?" Li Shimin looked at him.
"One month later." Li Ke said simply. One month later it was already late May. By the time Li Ke arrived at Lingnan Road, it would be almost early June, and it would not be long before the fleet to Persia departed.
"Who are you going to take?"
"I'm going to bring Chang Le there, as well as Li Yan and others." Li Ke said.
Li Shimin: "..."
"Are you sure you are here to do business?" Li Shimin glared at Li Ke.
"Of course, didn't Changle say that he wanted to express condolences to the border soldiers? The land of Lingnan is also a border. She went to carry out her mission without any danger." Li Ke said.
Li Shimin rolled his eyes, am I talking about Changle's problem?
"But you only take Changle with you, your precious sisters won't let you." Li Shimin looked at Li Ke with a smile.
"Then just bring them all." Are you threatening me with this? You see if I'm afraid or not. At worst, I just need to bring them all, even Si Zi. They won't have any problems anyway.
Li Shimin: "..."
"Go away! Take them all with you. Are you responsible for safety?" Li Shimin glared at him.
"Isn't this what you said, father? Besides, don't you always think they are bothering you? Why don't I just take them with me?" Li Ke said with a smile.
"Take them with you. Are you going to do business?" Li Shimin was a little speechless. I'm afraid you didn't go out to have fun.
"Then should I take it or not?" Li Ke was helpless. It's you if I take it, and it's you if I don't take it. Dad, what do you want from me?
"You can go by yourself. Changle can go, but forget about the others. With so many people following them, you have to take care of them. Moreover, the journey is long. You must have gone by water. The journey is long." Li Shimin thought for a while.
"Yes." Li Ke nodded, "When I leave, I will establish the Datang Shipping Chamber of Commerce. At that time, 51% of the shares will be handed over to the Datang Royal Chamber of Commerce."
"Don't you want it yourself?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ke.
"I won't be involved in this matter." Li Ke thought for a while, and he won't be involved in this matter. Yuelai Trading Co., Ltd. can become a supplier of the Datang Maritime Chamber of Commerce, such as armor weapons, tea, linen, and silk. Silk, silk, etc. can be supplied by Yuelai Trading Company, of course, at market prices.
Let’s talk about porcelain. There were official kilns in the Tang Dynasty, but the official kilns in the Tang Dynasty were different from the official kilns in later times. For example, the official kilns in the Song Dynasty were two different concepts. One is that the porcelain kiln factory is private and belongs to a certain family, but it pays tribute, so it is called an "official kiln". The other type is the official kiln factory, which is directly opened by the imperial court and is also called "official kiln".
The official kilns of the Tang Dynasty basically have these two concepts, but at present, the official kilns of the Tang Dynasty are mainly based on the first type, that is, the "official kilns" with tributes, and the Ministry of Industry of the Tang Dynasty There is only one official kiln directly opened, but it currently mainly produces pottery.
In fact, at present, there are not many porcelains in the Tang Dynasty, because the current temperature technology of porcelain firing needs to be improved, and the porcelain firing technology is top secret among several official kilns.
Jingdezhen in later generations and Fuliang County in the Tang Dynasty are already important porcelain firing places, and Li Ke has also had people open related porcelain firing kilns in Fuliang County. For Li Ke, he fired His technology was advanced, and he had a complete porcelain firing process, so Li Ke had actually asked people to prepare high-quality porcelain.
Li Ke has already fired many fine porcelains, but he has not prepared many copies of these fine porcelains. In other words, he will not take too many of these things with him this time, but he will take some of them.
It is impossible to fight directly against Lin Yi and Zhen Wa at the beginning. Datang's soldiers in Lingnan Road have not been fully trained yet, which is not enough! Therefore, it is impossible to fight. The most important thing is that Li Ke wants them to help farm and open up the fields first.
Just keep these fine porcelains and give them as gifts, the free ones are the most expensive ones.
What is sold now is of course ordinary porcelain.
"By the way, Dad, I may ask someone to give you a set of porcelain recently." Li Ke hesitated for a moment, and then said.
"Huh? What level is it? The one you gave to Changle?" Li Shimin was instantly interested. In the Tang Dynasty, top-quality porcelain was also extremely valuable. Although it was not as expensive as some of the expensive things produced by Li Ke, it was still valuable. Not low.
"It's the latest one refined by Erchen. The one given to Changle is actually an accidental product and it's difficult to refine it again." Li Ke said helplessly. It's not impossible, but the yield rate is a bit low. These things are of no use. In addition to decorating the facade for Dad, the blue and white porcelain of the later generations is actually enough, and it is an absolute treasure in this era.
"What's that like?"
"I call it blue and white porcelain." Li Ke said, "Anyway, it looks very beautiful. It is definitely the best among the best."
"Why did you give it to me suddenly?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ke very alertly.
"Um...because I want to take some to sell." Li Ke choked for a moment, and then said.
Li Shimin: "..."
