It was the news that Lee Hyo-gong had returned.

Li Xiaogong got the emperor's will, and at the same time that the Navy Army report was transmitted to the spy battalion, it could also be directly passed on to Xia Hongsheng.

Xia Hongsheng translated the number codes and learned the news sent back by Li Xiaogong.

According to the news sent back by Lee Hyo-gong, he had arrived in the Ryukyus and was looking for traces of sea ships around the Ryukyus. At the same time, an advance team composed of spies and members of the Tang Blade team has been sent to Ryukyu Island to go deep into the island and conduct exploration.

At the same time, the Tang Navy had already begun to build a seaport in the Ryukyus, and at the same time built a barracks on land adjacent to the harbor.

When Li Xiaogong left, there was a special boat carrying Minfu, and another boat carrying various construction tools. In addition, Minzhou, Quanzhou and other places all assisted in the construction of the sailors, and more than a dozen large ships transported the necessary materials back and forth between the Ryukyus from Minzhou, Quanzhou and other places every day, so the speed of construction should not be slow.

In Xia Hongsheng's plan, after Li Xiaogong arrived in the Ryukyus, he immediately began to start construction, and there was no need to spend a lot of effort to exterminate the pirates for the time being. When the construction of the harbor began to take shape, those pirates cruising around the Ryukyus did not need Li Xiaogong to find it himself, I am afraid that they would have to find it themselves, and they would unite to find the door together. That body of water is the world of pirates, and they are absolutely unwilling to be stationed there by the Tang Naval Division. However, a single group of pirates could not shake the Tang Navy, so they were destined to unite and attack the Tang Sailor together while the Tang Sailor had not yet gained a foothold in the Ryukyus, in an attempt to drive the Tang Sailor away from that water.

It will definitely be a fierce battle then.

However, the fierce war is for the water thieves who swim in the seas.

The sailors and soldiers brought by Li Xiaogong were equipped with advanced steel crossbows and repeating crossbows, and those steel bows and crossbows were shot farther and easier to aim, and they could only be used with the crossbows of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, each of Li Xiaogong's boats is equipped with a stone thrower, as well as a gasoline jar, the mouth of the jar has a cloth strip soaked in wine, just ignite the cloth strip, and then throw the jar to the enemy's ship through the stone thrower, it can immediately burst out a sea of fire, this is the Tang version of the incendiary bomb.

The Byzantines were able to resist the powerful Arabs for so long with Greek fire, and Li Xiaogong carried more gasoline than Greek fire, not to mention this rabble.

Li Xiaogong himself is an extremely powerful general, and it is not too easy to deal with those pirates.

The letter also mentions that ships departing from Minzhou, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou are often robbed by pirates, and it is even said that in Quanzhou and Guangzhong, those pirates have special personnel to collect money from merchant ships going to sea, and if they are given the price offered by those people, the merchant ships will not be hijacked after they go to sea. If you don't pay it, you will definitely be robbed by pirates after going to sea, sometimes even murdering people and stealing goods, and even the ship will be robbed. It is hoped that the imperial court will thoroughly investigate the matter in Quanzhou and Guangzhou.

Xia Hongsheng knew that the spy battalion of this military newspaper would also be transferred to Li Shimin.

Xia Hongsheng actually wanted to go there in person. Because in Xia Hongsheng's layout, it is very important to open the era of exploration that belongs to the Tang Dynasty. Without a change in the social system, land annexation is inevitable. However, the reform of the social system is extremely difficult, and it is often accompanied by bloodshed and war. After all, there is only one "glorious revolution" in history. Therefore, it is very important to open the era of exploration of the Tang Dynasty and divert people's attention from the land for commercial development. It's not just about being able to absorb wealth from all over the world into Datang and make Datang rich. More importantly, freeing people from the shackles of land can greatly slow down the phenomenon and process of land annexation. At the same time, it can also become an important link in the rise of capitalism. Encouraging Li Laoer and the high-ranking officials of the Tang Dynasty to occupy this place and there, find crops that can increase grain production, and promote the Age of Discovery of the Tang Dynasty, all for this purpose.

Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Minzhou and other coastal areas, especially Guangzhou, have a large scale of maritime merchants, and their status is particularly important for opening the Age of Discovery.

is still the old saying that has been mentioned many times, the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. Profit is the greatest motivator that drives human action. Let people see the incomparably huge benefits of going to sea, and people will compete to explore the sea. This kind of benefit is not only the benefits that people get through the sea-going merchants, but also the various other benefits that come from the economic benefits of the sea-going merchants, including the benefits given by the imperial court.

Why did Britain, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries in later history be willing to go to sea to explore, triggering the Age of Discovery? In addition to the lack of land and resources in the country itself, it is difficult to meet the needs of its own development, so that people have to look overseas, but also driven by the benefits obtained. Christopher Columbus once said, "Gold is a wonderful thing." Whoever has it becomes the master of everything he wants. With gold, even the soul can be brought to heaven. ”

Quanzhou, Minzhou, and Guangzhou are all seaside places, with many ports, and there are already many maritime merchants, which have this foundation. Through these three places, the original maritime foundation of the three places will be further developed, and the three places will be transformed into maritime trade centers first. These three places were used to let the world see the great benefits that the sea brought to people, which led to a frenzied sailing tide.

Of course, this is Xia Hongsheng's long-term vision and planning, and there are still many things to be done in the middle to implement it. At the very least, the imperial court needed to introduce a series of incentives to encourage people to explore the sea and encourage maritime merchants to provide economic, policy, and technical convenience for going to sea.

It is precisely because of its importance that Xia Hongsheng wants to see it with his own eyes and plan on the spot.

However, if there is no identity and power given by Li Shimin, it will be in vain. So in the end, if you want to trigger the Great Maritime Age of the Tang Dynasty, you must first trigger Li Shimin's "sailing dream". In feudal society, the impetus of the rulers played a greater role than any other effort.

Without real and huge benefits, Li Shimin's vision will not focus on this for the time being.

And Ryukyu, and Southeast Asia, are the first benefits that navigation gives Li Shimin in Xia Hongsheng's planning.

"Qi Yong, prepare the carriage, I will enter the palace tomorrow." Xia Hongsheng turned his head to Qi Yong and said, and after Qi Yong left, he spread out a new piece of paper, thought for a while, and picked up the pen and started writing. (To be continued.) )