Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 61 Traveling across the ocean, the adventurer of the Tang Dynasty
Li Ke didn't expect Li Shimin to help him in this matter, but only hoped that Li Shimin would not trip him up and cause trouble on the land issue.

At this moment, reporting this matter to Li Shimin, Li Ke carefully observed Li Shimin's face, hoping to see Li Shimin's thoughts on the land issue.

"land?"

Li Shimin's face tightened at this moment, and he looked extremely cautious. He frowned and thought for a long time before looking up at Li Ke again.

"Ke'er, land is the lifeblood of those gentry. If you put your focus on land, I'm afraid those gentry will fight you desperately..."

Li Shimin was worried at this time, obviously he had seen the seriousness of the matter.

The most important thing for the gentry is the land. In order to keep the land in their hands, they can do anything.

Li Ke smiled faintly and said confidently: "Father, I have my own plan for this matter, and I will definitely handle it properly."

"If they are willing to be harmonious and make money, and follow my methods, I will naturally be happy."

"But if you get rough, I would dare to fight with them!"

Li Shimin sighed: "I am very pleased that you have such courage! However... everything must be done with your own safety as the top priority, and you must not be too radical and cause turmoil!"

Li Kecai was not afraid of the so-called turmoil, but in front of Li Shimin, he did not say anything clearly. He just nodded and smiled: "I know!"

Li Shimin nodded with great satisfaction. He turned around and praised Concubine Yang: "Good! Ke'er has grown up and knows that he can share my worries for me!"

Concubine Yang also laughed and said: "Although I don't understand what your father and son are talking about, but the concubine heard Ke'er talking about the people all the time, and knew that what he did must be a kind deed with the common people in mind... The concubine is very happy in her heart! "

"Yes!" Li Shimin nodded, "The purpose of Ke'er's efforts is to improve the livelihood of the people of the Tang Dynasty, so that the people can have enough food and clothing, and no longer suffer from poverty and hunger..."

He then said to Li Ke: "But... can your farm plan really stop people from going hungry?"

Li Ke smiled confidently: "It's natural. My son will naturally have a way to greatly increase food production and lower prices steadily. By then, the people will naturally no longer have to suffer from hunger..."

"Increased production?" Li Shimin was startled, his eyes filled with anticipation, "What can you do to increase food production?"

"There are too many..."

This matter is not difficult for Li Ke: "I can improve farm tools, improve production methods, and introduce high-yielding grains..."

"In the far north, going further west, there is a continent where there are several products with extremely high yields, such as potatoes, corn, etc. We can introduce these things here. As long as they are successfully cultivated, we will have a lot of success in the future. The people of Tang will never go hungry again!"

The more he talked, the more he became addicted: "And the spices, the natural and fennel we use now are too expensive. We can introduce them from Nanyang, and grow spices in Datang. In the future, we don't need to spend high prices from those foreign traders. I bought spices in my hand."

Li Shimin listened attentively, what Li Ke said made him dumbfounded.

"Ke'er, where did you hear what you said?"

After being stunned for a long time, Li Shimin came back to his senses and asked curiously.

When Li Ke was stunned, it was really hard to explain this matter. It was hard for him to say that he came from the era of information explosion thousands of years later.

"This is all said by merchants who passed by in Shu. Those merchants have been traveling overseas all year round, and they have traveled to many places on ocean-going ships!"

He could only fool around like this.

"Is this true?"

Li Shimin looked serious.

Li Ke nodded: "It's absolutely true!"

"it is good!"

Li Shimin slapped the table and said excitedly: "Before, there was a strange man named Xuanzang who said that he wanted to explore the sea and suggested that I build ocean-going warships. At that time, I didn't take this matter to heart. Now that you say it, I really think so." Something's interesting!"

Xuanzang?

Li Ke became interested in Xuanzang.

He hurriedly asked, "Is this Xuanzang a monk?"

"Huh? How do you know?"

Li Shimin was very puzzled.

Li Ke smiled leisurely: "I have heard of this person's name before, I want to meet him, tell him where the spices, corn, and potatoes are produced, and let him go to sea to test it out."

Looking for seeds of crops such as potatoes is a matter of long-term significance to Datang.

So when he heard that Li Shimin wanted Xuanzang to go out on an expedition to find these crops, Li Ke took advantage of this opportunity to meet Xuanzang.

Although the ocean-going warships were far from complete, planning and preparation in advance was necessary. Li Ke had to show him the approximate location, lest Xuanzang run around and fail to find these crops in the end.

When I saw Xuanzang, he was copying scriptures in the Diyin Temple in the west of the city.

"I have seen His Royal Highness the King of Shu!"

Seeing Li Ke coming, Xuanzang had already stood up, clasped his hands together, and gave a slight salute.

This Xuanzang was born so elegant and thin that Li Ke was a little doubtful as to how such a thin body could withstand the difficult journey across the ocean in the future.

He quickly taught Xuanzang his knowledge of geography, and told Xuanzang about the origin, appearance, taste and habits of several major crops.

Xuanzang was very respectful and recorded all these contents in a book and organized them.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, as long as the warship can set sail, I will find these things for you and bring them back to Datang smoothly!"

Seeing Xuanzang's resolute attitude, Li Ke was worried again, and told some points that should be paid attention to on the long voyage, and tried his best to help Xuanzang's expedition go smoothly.

When he came back from Xuanzang, Li Ke got the shocking news that his eldest grandson Wuji had returned.

Changsun Wuji hasn't appeared since he was set up by Li Ke last time and fled.

Now that he got the news that this person had come out of the mountain, Li Ke couldn't help but be a little surprised. It seemed that the days when this person was hiding behind the scenes and guiding the country were over.

After Li Chengqian left, the Guanlong Group finally ushered in their backbone.

Li Ke had expected the return of Changsun Wuji for a long time.

He couldn't stay behind all this time. Now that Li Chengqian had been sent out of Beijing, Changsun Wuji wanted to return to the court and take charge of the overall situation.

Sooner or later, there will be an open and secret fight between the two, and Li Ke has already prepared for it.

……

Duke Qi's mansion, Changsun Wuji and many party members gathered together.

"Sir, His Highness the Second Prince has been sent to the capital by His Highness. What should we do in the future?"

"I heard that he was angrily beaten by Li Ke in public, but His Majesty did not punish Li Ke, but demoted the second prince instead. What's the reason for this?"

"Does Your Majesty really want to favor that Li Ke?"

Inside the main hall, all the Guanlong officials looked terrified, and they were really frightened to death by Li Chengqian's dispatch to Beijing.

Li Chengqian is the hope of these Guanlong officials. Only when Li Chengqian ascends to the position of Dabao can their power be continued.

Now that Li Chengqian is gone, how can they compete with Li Ke, who is the prince?

(End of this chapter)