Chapter 643 Sending People to Occupy the Country of Fear

After hearing about Twenty Thousand Miles, Li Dan thought he could send someone to check it out, but when he heard about Guhai, he was discouraged.

"Why is it separated by the sea? The ground is not connected?" Li Dan muttered, showing no interest.

"When we have a fleet of big ships, we can go there. The problem of fresh water can be easily solved. We need to make more large glass covers and bring saltpeter."

But Li Yi was not worried. He was just sailing on the sea and had a chart.

The drinking water at sea was distilled, and many ships were brought across without having to fill each ship with people.

The ship was specially responsible for supplying supplies. When all the supplies were used up, the ship was abandoned. It was not necessary. It was just a matter of money.

The only threats are hurricanes at sea, major storms, or sudden encounters with large whirlpools.

"It will take quite a few years, right?" When Li Dan thought about the large fleet, he went back and forth. It took a long time from setting up the fleet to the fleet coming back.

"As long as you do it, you will eventually succeed. If you don't do it, wouldn't you still live a normal life now?" Li Yi thought openly.

Just like the country's research on weapons and spacecraft, the transition of leaders from generation to generation will eventually be achieved.

"Yes, it will always be like that if you don't do it. Even if I can't wait for that day, you can do it." There was determination in Li Dan's eyes again.

"As long as you wait, you will have ships if you have money, and sea ships can fight wars, and you can help carry good things back."

Li Yi comforted the old man. If the old man lived for another ten years, he would be able to see things on every continent.

They have Columbus and Magellan, the fleet is not big, and there are not many crew members, so they are just running around.

They don't even have any navigation charts, they just rely on their passion and bet on luck.

He can tell the sailors a lot of knowledge, including world maps, and make various tools for them.

If a hundred large ships were to go out, and many of them would be responsible for supplies, how could they not be able to come back? What kind of luck is that?

"Are there people in those places?" Concubine Doulu was listening, thinking of the local people's questions.

"Some places have them, some places don't. Some places have potatoes and sweet potatoes. The locals are not educated and speak different words than us."

Li Yi asked the palace maid and eunuch to bring tea and dried fruits, and chatted with the two of them while they ate.

"The local people are not as good as the southwestern barbarians in using bows, arrows and spears. In fact, the closest location is to the north of the Japanese country. Follow the road in the northern part of Hebei Province and continue walking northeast..."

Li Yi told Li Dan and his wife about the geographical location.

He told the two of them that after passing through the area of ​​Japan and going up close to the land, they reached a strait, and there was new land on the other side of the strait.

It's just that it's very cold there. If you sail along the land over there, the weather will gradually get warmer.

"There is no canal there now, so we can only continue down and circle around to the other side. In fact, if we land directly there, there will be something. The local climate is similar to that of Qiongzhou..."

When Li Yi explained this time, he found paper and pen and drew the American continent.

Li Dan and Concubine Doulu listened attentively, and the maids and eunuchs were also attentive.

They never knew there was such a place, it looked so big.

"How does Xiaoyi compare with the territory of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Dan couldn't know the specific size, so he asked.

"How do I put it? Compared to the Longshuo period, there were three and a half Tang Dynasties there. Based on the actual land controlled by the Tang Dynasty now, there are seven Tang Dynasties."

Li Yi gave two answers. Many places in the Tang Dynasty were claimed to be his, but were occupied by others.

"It's so big, and there are a lot of places for farming, and there are crops with high yields? If we occupy it..."

Li Dan wanted to expand his territory.

Li Yi shook his head: "Who will govern it? Will the person who governs it become the king of the place?"

"Alas!" Li Dan thought of it after being reminded by Li Yiyi.

The distance was so far, so the people sent there built in the area and gathered the local people under their control.

At the same time, they also understood that the Tang Dynasty suddenly announced the founding of the country, but the Tang Dynasty had nothing to do with them.

Even if they leave their relatives in Datang as hostages, they will most likely not want these relatives anymore.

Like now, many military governors use local people as governors. Some governors cannot take good care of them and will rebel at any time.

"What a pity that place is." Concubine Doulu looked regretful.

"When the Tang Dynasty has big ships with steam engines and better weapons, as long as there are no problems within the Tang Dynasty, they will not dare to rebel if they send people there."

Li Yi had plans to control America, including Kangaroo Island.

The artillery is placed on the ship, the shells are not manufactured locally, and the technology is not provided.

Whoever is sent there will be rotated every few years. If they dare to disobey, more gunboats will go over and attack.

"Live up to your expectations?" Li Dan paused while holding the tea.

"If the water vapor in the pot is ready, two months will be enough to get from Datang to the other side." Li Yi didn't say half a month, because his skills were not good enough.

"Make it quickly, two months will be enough." Li Dan agreed with this time.

Li Yi: "..."

That night, Li Dan and Concubine Doulu left without staying at Zhuangzi, and took away the sketches drawn by Li Yi.

Back to Baifu Hall, let me first say that the test results are very good and you can live for a few more years.

Then he began to tell them what Li Yi told them about potatoes, emphasizing that they were all uncivilized natives.

When you plant something, it will grow quickly, and there will be a group of horses on the grassland. Li Yi didn't say anything about the horses, it was Li Dan's own idea.

"Brother Yi has never mentioned it to me, but Brother Yi has always wanted to build a big ship, so it has something to do with it."

Li Longji was yearning for it. He even considered going to many places he had never been to instead of occupying them.

"As long as the boat is fast enough, we can rule the local area."

When Queen Wang was watching her children eat, she thought directly about how to control the local area in the future.

Such a large area, with few local people, natives, why not?

"Let's build ships first, inland river ships." Li Longji temporarily gave up thinking about distant places.

The Tang Dynasty was not done yet, and there were Tubo, Turks, Khitans, and Arabs around.

A few days later, more small ships appeared, and these small ships began to be rented out by Li's village.

The water network was being dug, and there were already places with rivers that could be used.

There were many rivers in Lantian County, and a batch of small boats were sent there, from one village to another, and someone was responsible for ferrying.

Monthly subscription, the money is calculated according to the rental for one month.

Don't charge money first, and see the situation after one month.

If the renter thinks it is cost-effective, pay the money to rent it.

I think it's better to do something else to make money, or even lose money, so I don't have to pay, but I won't rent this boat to him in the future.

On the sixth day of April, Yao Chong and others drove to the site of the water network construction to check the situation.

"It's been more than a month, and Li Yi hasn't made any movement. Are you scared?"

Yao Chong saw people digging ditches there and remembered that it was too quiet recently.

"Winter wheat has been harvested, and other crops will be planted. Cotton has been checked by people from Lijiazhuangzi, and there are still some small steamers in use."

Zhang said that he was unsure when he recalled the things in Lijiazhuangzi.

When Li Yi didn't show up, he felt that something was missing in his life, and he felt insecure again.

Lu Huaishen closed his eyes for a while: "Your Majesty said that Li Yi can't come up with new inventions for the time being."

"It may not be an invention. There is also Tubo. The hostages from Tubo haven't come yet." Zhang said that he remembered that the competition had been delayed until now.