The words that said that the maritime merchants were miserable before were really not false.

As early as the Qin Dynasty, the Lingnan ancestors opened up a trading circle with ceramics as a link in the South China Sea and the South Pacific coast, and exported lacquerware, silk fabrics, pottery and bronze ware during the Nanyue Kingdom.

Historically, the actions of the ancestors of Lingnan laid the foundation for the formation of China's Maritime Silk Road. Until the Han Dynasty, Lingnan became the maritime trade center between the Central Plains and the ancient Roman Empire and the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road.

These are the splendor of Lingnan, but behind this splendor are countless ladders paved with humanoid white bones and broken ship planks.

Li Shimin was confused this time, shipping is indeed the fastest way to increase trade, but it must not be now, at least it must be studied by steamships.

Leng Feng just wanted to open his mouth to persuade him, but found that Li Shimin made a gesture to him covertly.

I'd like to see what kind of medicine you're going to sell in your gourd!" Leng Feng swallowed back the words that came to his lips alive.

Feng Ang said: "Lingnan shipping has risen in Lingnan since the pre-Qin era, the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and the end of the Sui Dynasty were turbulent, and the shipping was cut off, and it was not until the Emperor Taishang unified the world that it began to recover.

However, taking the sea, although it is very profitable, is the act of tying the head to the waist, not to mention anything else, the reef on the sea alone, is the king of Hades, and the nautical charts handed down by the ancestors have been lost, this ........."

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Maybe it was before, but it won't be in the near future." ”

After speaking, Li Shimin clapped his hands, and the originally closed door of the hall suddenly opened, and Zhang Zhongqing, who was still covered by a black robe and wearing a mask, walked in.

Zhang Zhongqing walked here, didn't even salute the emperor, and first "hummed" at Leng Feng twice, his words were full of contempt that could not be concealed.

Li Shimin introduced to Feng An: "This is the leader of the Thunderbolt Division, and the Thunderbolt you saw before was made by the Thunderbolt Division!" Reefs at sea? Just blast it with thunder! ”

Feng Ang couldn't help but ask: "Since it is a reef, it is naturally under the sea, and the thunder arrow Weichen has seen it, although this thing is worthy of the name of 'thunder', but 'water and fire are incompatible', and it will not work when it encounters water." ”

Zhang Zhongqing said proudly: "This problem has been solved as early as ten days ago. ”

After speaking, Zhang Zhongqing took out a fuse from his arms and said: "This new type of fuse, as long as it is not immersed in water all the time, will not burn!" I believe that as long as we continue to research, sooner or later we will be able to create a completely waterproof fuse! ”

"You really got it!"

Leng Feng excitedly left his seat and grabbed Zhang Zhongqing's arm. Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhongqing really came up with a "waterproof fuse", although it is not completely waterproof, but it is installed on the thunder arrow, at least it can ensure that the thunder arrow is shot normally, without worrying about being extinguished halfway.

Zhang Zhongqing shook off Leng Feng's hand very coquettishly and said, "Let go, let go, didn't someone say I couldn't get it out?" Hum! ”

Fang Xuanling, who had been silent, suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, how can it be decades before to develop Lingnan and immigrate to Lingnan, is it too early to mention it just because of shipping?" ”

Li Shimin sighed with emotion: "It's not early, it's not early, I'll call you another person." ”

After speaking, Li Shimin clapped his hands again.

Leng Feng didn't understand why the emperor liked to clap his hands very much, what would happen if someone else clapped his hands?

The door of the hall opened again, and this time the guy who walked in was as black as a black charcoal head, and he was as thin as a skeleton, and Leng Feng looked at it for a long time before he could see that this guy was Li Yuwu, who had a relationship with him when he was fifteen.

That time, he learned from Leng Feng, and after the two talked about some things that Central Plains people need to pay attention to when they go to Lingnan, in the face of Li Shimin, Leng Feng wrote him an expedition strategy by hand. It seems that this guy really went to Lingnan.

Feng Ang couldn't help but look at Li Yuwu, his body was thin and his face was dark, obviously the appearance of the Central Plains people after they arrived in Lingnan for a long time.

After Li Yuwu saluted the emperor, he smiled at Leng Feng, revealing his big white teeth.

This person's name is Li Yuwu, and on the sixteenth day of the first month, he left Chang'an quickly, went to Lingnan, and traveled in Lingnan for nearly a year, and saw the scenery of Lingnan mountains and rivers. If it weren't for his report, I wouldn't have been in a hurry about Lingnan. ”

Li Yuwu said to Feng An: "Your Majesty has been sent downstream to Lingnan for nearly a year, although it is only a sightseeing tour during the trip, but you have seen most of Lingnan in the lower stream.

Dare to ask Feng Gong, is it true to say that Lingnan is a bad mountain and a bad water? ”

Feng Ang said: "Indeed, Lingnan is vast and sparsely populated, there are many miasma in the mountains, and there are many floods near the river, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a bad mountain and a bad water. ”

Li Yuwu said again: "In the next paragraph, the road to Lingnan is difficult, 100 steps away from home, and it is difficult to walk, is it true? ”

Feng Ang said: "Indeed, a hundred steps away from home, looking around at the grass and trees, there is no path in the mountains, and there is no boat in the water, what Your Excellency said is not an exaggeration." ”

Li Yuwu said again: "It is said that the people of Lingnan are difficult to cover their bodies, there is no medical treatment for serious diseases, and they are gods when they encounter differences, is it true? ”

Feng Ang said: "There is no doctor in Lingnan, and the people of Lingnan can be called a terminal illness when they are cold, and witchcraft is prevalent.

My Lingnan is hot, so fools will wear so much, and the way of Confucius and Mencius is not practiced in my Lingnan, so the people show their arms and legs. ”

Li Yuwu coughed embarrassedly and continued: "To sum up, Feng Gong, what do you think can be done if you want to make Lingnan like the Central Plains?" ”

Feng Ang lowered his head and pondered.........

Do you still need to think about this? Leng Feng blurted out directly: "If you want to get rich, build a road first!" ”

Feng Ang patted his head and said to Leng Feng: "What Gong Xi Guogong said is reasonable, the road from Lingnan to the Central Plains is difficult, so even some people who go to the sea to do business just use Lingnan as a supply place, and after the supply is completed, continue to go north along the coast, or enter the river through the mouth of the Yangtze River, or stop in Hangzhou, and take the land route.

If there is a road from Lingnan to the Central Plains, more than half of the maritime merchants will not choose to continue to take the sea route. The sea is unpredictable, and after going through hardships to Lingnan, it is really torture to sail north in fear! ”

Fang Xuanling thought for a long time before saying to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty's intention, is it just that you plan to build the road first?" ”

Li Shimin nodded: "I didn't have this plan before, the mountainous road from the Central Plains to Lingnan, and the people's efforts to open the mountain and dig the stone were actually the move of the Sui Yang Emperor Canal, but the appearance of thunder made me see a glimmer of light." Zhongqing ......"

The thunder did not hide from Fang Xuanling and other important ministers, so Zhang Zhongqing did not avoid suspicion, and said: "Fang Xiang, although the thunder is a sharp weapon for soldiers, every time it appears, it will definitely create boundless killing, but it is also a thing of immeasurable merit when it is used to open mountains and crack stones!" ”