Chapter 526 Of course, the Tang Navy must be formed!
Chapter 526 Of course we must form the Tang Navy!
Local tyrants, corrupt officials and gangs of water bandits collude with each other. If they want to renovate the canal, it is unlikely to be effective without the deployment of the army.
But if the movement is too big, it can easily completely paralyze this north-south transportation artery, so Li Er endured it for a long time.
"Let's not talk about the canal. Tell me honestly, besides opening up a maritime trade route, what else do you want to do?
You don’t need an army to open up trade routes.”
"Your Majesty, didn't you say that you should take the opportunity to strike a big blow!"
Li Er frowned: "According to the intelligence you collected, Da Shi's military power is very powerful. It's good if your ships can float to Da Shi. Do you still want to hit Da Shi?"
"Your Majesty, it is true that the Great Cannibal's military strength is not weak, but it has also made enemies everywhere. Even if they can destroy Persia, the Byzantine Empire in the north is still very powerful, and there are many other hostile forces around it."
"And Dashi's biggest weakness is that they don't have a navy, and their shipbuilding and navigation skills are almost zero."
Li Er was stunned: "Isn't it a peninsula where they live? It's surrounded by the sea. How come the cannibals can't build ships?"
Not only Li Er, but also several ministers were puzzled.
"Your Majesty, although the Dashi Peninsula is bordered by the sea on three sides, the entire peninsula has a tropical desert climate.
It’s as desolate as our northwest desert.”
"The Great Eaters are nomadic among desert oases. They are particularly good at raising camels. Camel archers are their specialty cavalry and are very powerful."
"But they know nothing about shipbuilding and navigation."
"But this is only temporary. It will be hard to say when they continue to grow. The shipbuilding and navigation skills of the Persians, Greece, Egypt and other countries in the west are still good. The Great Eaters are very good at learning and utilizing other people's technology."
"So Wei Chen is preparing to form a navy to explore the way!"
Su Chen remembered that the Dashi Empire later formed a powerful navy, but it certainly did not have one in the early days.
Li Er pondered for a while: "You mean to send the warship over before the cannibal learns to sail?"
Su Chen immediately praised: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Li Er said: "The land route is too far to pass. If you can really drive the fleet there, it would be a good idea. Even if it is not of great use, at least you can find out what is going on over there in Dashi."
Hearing what Li Er said, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Wei Zheng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you need to be cautious about this matter!"
Li Er nodded and said: "I will consider this matter again!"
"Okay, that's it for today. I've been talking to you for a long time, and I'm a little tired."
"Your Majesty, you've worked hard. It's almost noon. Your Majesty, please rest first. I'll let the kitchen prepare lunch."
When Princess Changle saw that the business in the hall was finished, she also came out and passed Li Er.
Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief, this thing can probably be done.
To sign in when you arrive in Medina within a year, you can only go by sea and land.
With the shipbuilding and navigation technology currently mastered by Su Chen, it is much safer and more convenient than traveling by land.
With another powerful navy, we might be able to destroy Dashi.
Then start the Age of Discovery in advance!
If the Tang Dynasty wanted to dominate the world, of course it had to fully launch the Age of Discovery.
Su Chen originally planned to promote the steam engine later, but the plan could not keep up with the changes.
Let’s just go hand in hand. Anyway, the widespread application of steam engines and the beginning of the Age of Navigation will require a long process.
Let’s make a start first and then look at the specific situation.
After having lunch, His Majesty Li Er hurried back to Chang'an with several ministers.
"Your Majesty, what the Protector has said this time is too risky. Your Majesty would rather not agree to it."
On the way back, Wei Zheng and others warned.
Li Er shook his head, sighed and said: "This boy's wings are hard now. I'm afraid I won't be able to do it if I don't agree."
Wei Zheng and others heard the same thing: the best ships and navigation technology are in Su Chen's hands. Even if Li Er doesn't agree, if Su Chen is determined to go, who can stop him?
As for the navy in Laizhou, there is nothing to regret about them:
It was formed by Yang Guang in the former Sui Dynasty, with the purpose of crossing the sea and attacking Goguryeo.
After Datang took over, they also planned to use it as a surprise force to attack Goguryeo from the sea.
But it was of no use at all, and Goguryeo perished.
Then this army will be useless,
Li Er was ready to disband several times.
But later Su Chen said that there were many gold mines in Japan, and Li Er thought they might be useful.
As a result, Su Chen took the lead in the gold mines of Japan.
Recently, Li Er has been coveting Su Chen's gold mines in Japan. He thinks that Su Chen can't take over all the gold mines in Japan, so he is planning to send this idle and rusty navy to Japan to find gold mines.
Woolen cloth.
Now Su Chen is suddenly asking for it. Judging from Li Er's attitude today, he is probably going to agree.
"Your Majesty, aren't we here to discuss the railway matter today? Why did you hear Su Chen talking about cannibalism for a long time?"
Li Er glared at Changsun Wuji: "Did you react now?"
"And the two of you, you are both dignitaries and ministers of the empire, and you have been led by Su Chen all morning."
Fang Xuanling said helplessly: "I am ashamed, but compared with the Lord Protector, I am really ignorant and unable to speak out!"
Wei Zheng sighed and said, "The Protector is so young that I don't know where he got all this knowledge?"
"It seems that His Majesty is ready to agree to him, but I still feel that it is too dangerous. What if..."
Li Er snorted: "If I don't agree, he will probably recruit his own people, which would be even more dangerous."
"I don't know what's wrong with this kid this time, so he has to go to the Big Food Country."
No one could do anything about Su Chen's sudden madness.
After Li Er returned to the palace, the first thing he did was order Baiqi to collect all kinds of information about Dashi in detail.
As for Su Chen, he and his craftsmen were busy making steam engines.
I promised Li Er that I would build a test steam locomotive before the year to open his eyes!
After getting busy, time flew by quickly, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.
"Master, we don't have enough iron in stock."
The housekeeper found Su Chen who was busy in the workshop and reported.
"If I don't have enough, I won't buy more. This little thing bothers me."
Su Chen said unhappily that the steam engine test was not ideal and Su Chen was annoyed.
"But Master, even if we buy all the iron materials on the market in Chang'an, it won't be enough. Those are actually our shops, and I have already taken back the iron materials."
"The rails that the young master wants to lay require too much steel. How about making the circle smaller?"
Su Chen glared at the housekeeper: "The circumference is less than one thousand meters. How can I test it if it is shorter?"
"I will figure out how to deal with the iron myself. Just ask the blacksmiths in each smelting workshop not to delay my work."
"Also, get me the fig gum quickly. If you don't get enough tomorrow, your year-end bonus will be gone."
The housekeeper went out with a sad face. Where can I find gum in this winter?
