Great Tang Southern Emperor

Pier No. [-] has been completely submerged in silk ribbons, and even the floor of the pier has been replaced by a red carpet. There are dragon dancers, lion dancers, trumpeters, and drummers beside them... It is very lively.

Today is not a special day - at least before, today was not a day, neither a solar term, nor a birthday of some god, nor a festival...

But this was before, and Li Zhen had reason to believe that today was too much, and the nautical history of the whole world would definitely remember this day, because today——is the day when Liu Rengui led the Datang Fleet to return.

This is destined to be the most brilliant stroke in the history of world navigation. Datang's road to ocean conquest will start completely after today, and the era of great navigation is coming.

It was the morning at this time, and the sun was already extremely fierce. Although this place was on the pier, the cool sea breeze still couldn't take away the heat in the air.

Li Zhen stood under the scorching sun, looking forward to it, even though she was sweating profusely, she didn't complain at all.

Xiao Fuzi leaned forward and persuaded: "Your Highness, the sun outside is poisonous, you'd better buy a car first and avoid it."

Li Zhen shook her head and refused: "It's okay, everyone stands outside, isn't this king inferior to others?"

"Then servant girl, go and get some fruit juice for His Highness." Xiao Fuzi has been with Li Zhen for more than ten years, and he knows his temperament very well. Since he has already refused, it is useless to persuade him any more, and he can only retreat. The second best thing is to cool down Li Zhen's heat with iced fruit juice.

"In that case, you might as well make more and let everyone go to get rid of the heat."

"Your servant understands." Xiao Fuzi immediately understood Li Zhen's intentions. It would be a pity if such a good opportunity to buy people's hearts was not used.Anyway, in Lingnan, the least valuable thing is fruit. It's just that it's a bit more laborious to extract the juice, but Li Zhen owns a juice factory in Lingnan, so you can just go there and get some.

Chapter 663 Liu Rengui Returns

Chapter 26 Liu Rengui Returns

Soon, a large group of guards came over carrying buckets of fruit juice, and cheers were soon heard from the crowd, accompanied by words such as "Your Highness is a thousand years old".

"Phew." Li Zhen also took a big mouthful of fruit juice and breathed a sigh of relief, drinking iced fruit juice on a hot day, life is so good.

"Your Highness, the boat is coming." Just as everyone was tasting the juice carefully, a guard standing on a high place overlooking the sea suddenly shouted loudly.

"It's finally here." Li Zhen's spirits lifted immediately, she quickly put down the juice, and impatiently raised the binoculars.

Through the telescope, Li Zhen soon saw a mast appearing on the surface of the sea, as if floating out of the sea.

Then another mast, a third, a fourth...

When the last mast appeared on the sea, the ship ahead had completely appeared in front of everyone.

When hundreds of ships appeared on the sea together, the scale seemed to be a group of prehistoric monsters, coming slowly, giving people a strong psychological pressure silently.

"It's finally here."

"It seems that the fleet has not encountered any danger."

"I hope that what Liu Rengui brought back can be worth the cost of going to sea this time."

"I heard that Liu Rengui found an archipelago on the opposite side of the sea, and there are many natives on it."

"It is said that His Royal Highness King Yue has already invited the Holy Majesty to designate the Luzon Islands as an overseas state of the Tang Dynasty."

"..."

The fleet was getting closer and closer, and everyone gradually saw the faces of the people on board.

The flagship of the fleet was a merchant ship, and there was a group of people standing on the bow. The leader was dressed as a literati, with a vicissitudes on his face and an unshaven beard, which showed that he had suffered a lot on the sea.

Behind him, there are countless sailors. These sailors are all in the same state at this time, that is, they are cheering and jumping towards the coast. cheerful.

This is also the case on the rest of the ships. It seems that this trip to sea has made many people fearful.Fortunately, he finally came back alive, which is undoubtedly the best for him - as for the reward from the King of Yue, it is the second best.

As the deputy envoy of the Shipbuilding Department, Feng Zhibao personally went out this time to direct the fleet to dock. The flagship was naturally the first to dock. They ran off the boat, and the more irritable ones simply jumped into the water and swam directly to the shore.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

"..."

If someone takes the lead, someone will follow.Others saw that this method was very good, and immediately jumped out of the boat—anyway, none of the sailors can't swim.

"Mother."

"Ma'am, I'm back."

"Father, you are getting old again."

"Grandpa, I came back alive."

"..."

After disembarking, all the sailors ignored Li Zhen and rushed to the welcoming team behind, looking for their family members, and there was a burst of crying on the pier for a while.

Seeing this situation, Liu Rengui's face turned dark, and he quickly got off the boat and confessed to Li Zhen: "Your Highness, please forgive me, it's because I'm not strict in discipline. When I go back this time, I will definitely fix them up."

Li Zhen laughed and said, "What's the point? The sailors have been wandering at sea for a long time, and haven't been reunited with their families for more than half a year. At this time, their emotions erupted suddenly, which is what should be done. Besides, this also shows that our sailors are a group of people." How can such a person be punished if he is a loving and righteous person? Not only can he not be punished, but he also needs to be rewarded heavily."

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness." Liu Rengui knew that Li Zhen was stepping down the steps for him, so he immediately went down the donkey and said with a smile, "But the rules must not be messed up. Your Highness wants rewards, and ministers want punishments. It makes sense, so let's count it as Rewards and punishments."

Li Zhen was naturally noncommittal: "That's up to you."

"Yes." Liu Rengui suddenly straightened his face, knelt down on one knee, took out the military order Li Zhen gave him from his arms, and shouted: "My minister Liu Rengui Zhenguan was ordered to go to sea to explore unknown places in November 16. There were many difficulties along the way. In all kinds of dangers, fortunately, the soldiers put their lives to the test, and the fleet is as one as Barabara...We have explored the Luzon Islands, a total of 660 islands, and returned to Lingnan today, and I will report to His Highness (some small islands are not worth exploring)."

Li Zhen took over the military order and nodded slowly: "Zhengze has worked hard. You have done a good job this time. This king is very pleased. There must be countless difficulties and obstacles along the way. Today, I am victorious and come back Barabara... I will record all your achievements Alright, after today, I will definitely ask the Holy One for your merits and receive your reward."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Liu Rengui thanked again, and the ceremony was considered complete.

Li Zhen wiped off her sweat and said with a sigh: "Oh, this etiquette is really troublesome (it's shameful to say it), otherwise you should get up too."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Liu Rengui stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, this time I got a lot of money on Luzon Island, worth tens of millions. I don't know how to deal with these things?"

"It's okay, take them all off, just let everyone have a look." Li Zhen said, holding back the excitement in her heart, why should she hide it?Isn't that messing with his plan?

He has worked hard to plan for more than ten years, set up such a big situation, opened a shipyard, and sent people to sea, isn't it just for this day?Now that the day has finally come, why not let people see it?

Let those businessmen hidden in the crowd see how big the profits of going to sea are.

Merchants seek profits, as long as they see that going to sea is really profitable, and the profits are huge, and the profits are more than a hundred times that of ordinary businessmen, then there are many people who are willing to board their own boats and go to sea with the official fleet. A pot of gold, tasted the taste of a hundred times the profit, then they don't need to push themselves, they will take the initiative to open the prelude to the era of great navigation.

Businessmen will never be satisfied. When all businessmen go to sea, the overseas market will be occupied sooner or later. In order to compete for the market and reach the destination one day earlier, they will sell at a high price first, then they will naturally take the initiative. The rapid development of science and technology has become inevitable to develop ships with faster speed and larger carrying capacity.

With the opening of the age of great voyages, more and more people can go abroad by sea, and the common people see more things, their knowledge will naturally widen, and the wisdom of the people will naturally be opened.

With the exploration of the merchants, Datang will acquire more and more land. Sooner or later, they will explore the Americas. The various crops there will be brought back, and Datang will no longer have the words of hunger. As long as the king is not too stupid, the world will naturally be in order.

Chapter 664 Huge Harvest, Secret Enemy