Chapter 326 Novice Village Islands

The era of sea power?

Pang Tong chewed on this word, and then thought of it logically:

"Then, is this the era of land power?"

Kong Ming rubbed his legs and changed to a more comfortable sitting position, shaking his head and said:

"This era varies from person to person and country to country. I think..."

"As long as there is a country that can sail in the ocean, the struggle for sea power is not far away."

"Knock on the door of other countries with strong ships, enslave their people, and..."

Kong Ming couldn't say anything more. That future was really scary, but it seemed to be close at hand.

He just concluded with a slightly heavy face:

"If there is no strong ship to defend against sea power, you can only become fish meat."

From the experiences of the younger generation, there is no doubt that the Chinese people in later generations have experienced many hardships.

But who would have thought that this hardship came from here?

But if you think about the giant ship that helped General Yunchang capture Jingxiang, Kong Ming feels that it is natural for the fleet to have such power.

At this time, Kong Ming also thought of the aircraft carrier that had not been mentioned for a long time in later generations.

This thing not only travels on the ocean, but is also the mother of the aircraft. Kong Ming has already had a vague guess in his heart.

Although he couldn't figure it out for a while, he could vaguely sense the horror of it.

Zhang Fei didn't care much about this. He cared about another name:

"Brother, then can't we use the name of Xu Fu to call this huge island of Japan the homeland of the pre-Qin Dynasty?"

Listening to the idea of ​​his third brother, Liu Bei was shocked for a moment:

"Ah? How can it be done like this?"

"Yes, it seems feasible."

Zhang Fei was still indignant over there:

"The Japanese learned the culture of the Han and Tang Dynasties...fruits, but ended up being ungrateful and plundering the Han people."

Liu Bei nodded slightly, but finally said:

"This matter is quite far away...The most urgent task is to restore the old capital, and after regaining the Central Plains, find a good place to build ships in Guangling or Beihai."

Speaking of this, Liu Bei was a little excited.

In fact, many things will be revealed this year. As long as we can recover Guanzhong, have the trade route to the Western Regions, and have the fertile land of Guanzhong, the day of Cao's defeat is not far away.

And after the real restoration of the Han Dynasty, many of the current plans will have a basis for realization.

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"Control the sea route and monopolize cross-sea trade."

Li Shimin murmured and repeated the words of his juniors.

The cause and effect relationship is not complicated.

The Tang Dynasty followed the Qin and Han dynasties, emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce.

But looking at the early Tang Dynasty, the trade route to the Western Regions was opened in the west, and Haidong at least ensured the authority of the Tang Dynasty. Although the tribute from the south was not taken seriously, it never stopped.

In this case, the identity of the Tang people has become the best pass. All the barbarians in the eight directions are the subjects of the Tang Dynasty. There is no war between them, and merchants are naturally popular.

However, the household registration system of the Tang Dynasty firmly pressed the people to the territory. Unless they were called to go to war or had a legitimate reason to travel far away, they could only wander around in the territory for the rest of their lives, growing old and dying.

But the household registration system is not applicable to the Hu people. These "new Tang people" enjoy the great convenience brought by the strong martial virtue of the Tang Empire and have seized a lot of wealth by doing business.

Moreover... Li Shimin feels that if he does not know the interests involved, most people, from the emperor to the clerks, are happy with the current situation where the people farm and the Hu people do business.

But according to what later generations said, the profits gained from ocean commerce are secondary.

Li Shimin sat there and watched quietly, and he was completely silent. His expression could not show joy or anger, but everyone who was familiar with him knew that this meant that he was struggling with his heart.

After all, what Guangmu said now could not be more straightforward. In just a few words, it questioned the national policy that this land had been pursuing for hundreds of years.

This was a question about the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, and the adjustments or changes involved, no matter how small, would inevitably cause storms when they were finally implemented throughout the world, so Li Shimin had to be cautious.

Du Ruhui was also thinking carefully, and when he turned his head, he saw Fang Xuanling writing furiously on the paper on the other side after copying the words on the light screen.

He leaned over and saw a lot of digital symbols.

"Xuanling, what is this?" Du Ruhui didn't understand.

"Tomorrow, Ke Ming will come with me to Wannian County."

Fang Xuanling calculated and looked at the numbers on the paper with worry, and explained in a low voice:

"Many things said in later generations are all great knowledge."

"The more I think about the Malthusian trap, the more I feel that it is profound."

"I used mathematics to hastily calculate the fifty years of my Tang Dynasty."

Du Ruhui saw that his face was heavy, and he couldn't help but get nervous:

"How?"

Fang Xuanling didn't explain at this time, but just shook his head and said:

"Tomorrow, follow me to Wannian County. After half a month, I may use mathematics to advise Your Majesty to open the sea."

Du Ruhui opened his eyes wide. He knew how kind his old friend was usually. Unless he encountered a matter of life and death, he would mostly adhere to the principle of "not fighting".

At this time, he could see that the situation was serious by looking at his old friend's attitude, so he also got nervous and nodded:

"Okay."

[Another important reason can be attributed to geographical reasons.

The southern sea area of ​​China is the largest island group in the world.

This island group stretches from the Andaman Sea in the west to the Philippines in the east, from Taiwan Island in the north to Australia in the south. There are many large islands and small islands in between. The climate is pleasant and the products are rich.

Cloves, nutmeg, sandalwood, camphor, benzoin and gold produced here were very popular in the ancient feudal dynasties of China.

For Chinese sea merchants, traveling between this Novice Village island group and China is safe and profitable.

In this case, why bother to go to the far west and risk the shipwreck and the death of people to earn a fortune that may not be spent with life? 】

As the light curtain tells the story, a map that is more southerly appears more clearly on the light curtain.

Li Shimin raised his eyes. He had an impression of this island. After all, the earth map drawn by Yan Lide was hanging next to it.

It's just that the map was covered by white flocs, and it was not as clear as the southern islands in front of him.

But soon, Li Shimin's eyes widened:

"What kind of continent is Australia? It's so big?!"

On the previous map, it was possible to vaguely see that there was a wide land in the southeast of Datang, but only a shadow could be seen on it.

This time, the light curtain was quite generous, and most of this piece of land was reflected in everyone's eyes. Just a slight comparison would tell you that:

This piece of land is much larger than the current territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Jing pulled his beard and said with a complicated mood:

"This... islands make it easy for China to sail here."

"However...if the enemy garrisons all the strong ships in this island, this Novice Village islands may become a sea cage for China, which is difficult to break through."

Li Jing's thinking changed very quickly. As a commander at the level of a military god, after knowing the strengths and weaknesses of the ships, he could also deduce the general principles of naval operations and deduce them based on this.

The generals around him all changed their colors after listening to Li Jing's analysis.

The Tang Dynasty does not have this worry at present, but if it does not think about danger in peace, this possibility is indeed very high in the future when the era of sea power comes!