I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

"Your Majesty, the term trade winds came from the Arab merchants.

Strangely enough, the trade winds come at a very precise time. Every year at this month, the wind direction changes.

It’s magical.”

For Wang Hongfu, the monsoon period, or the trade winds, is a gift from the sea god.

In fact, Li Shen didn’t know how it was formed, he could only say that it was formed naturally.

"Isn't there any other time?"

Li Shen did not explain what trade winds were because he didn't understand them either.

What he cares about is whether he can come back soon.

“Your Majesty, I have never been out to sea, but judging by the situation, it seems that there should be other times.

According to the time, the Arabs that the prince interrogated should have set out around February.

If we can be more successful and use clipper ships, we might be able to reach the Arab world before February.

There can’t be any mistakes in this process.”

This is just Wang Hongfu's own speculation.

"Your Majesty, I wonder why we must limit this time?"

Wang Xuance, who was standing by, had also been thinking about this question, so he interrupted.

"What do you mean?"

“Your Highness, the one and a half years we are talking about refers to the round trip time for a fleet.

But what if we don't send out a fleet?"

Wang Xuance asked back.

"Oh? Tell me about it."

Li Shen immediately perked up.

"Your Majesty, we can send two fleets to Daqin, which will bring more goods, and let them take turns to go back and forth.

The Arabs sent a fleet, and the Tang sent another fleet.

In November, the fleet set out from Guangzhou to the Arab Empire, and as soon as the trade winds rose, the Arab Empire's fleet would set out to return to the Tang Dynasty regardless of whether this fleet had arrived or not.

If Manager Wang's speculation is correct, if we set out in February, with the speed of the clipper, we will be able to reach Guangzhou in June or July at the latest.

There are still several months before the trade winds of November. During this period, there is enough time to convey information to Chang'an and purchase supplies.

We will continue our journey in November.

The ships from the Arab world also needed to transport supplies to the Hashemite family, pass on information, and purchase goods.

These things also take a long time. When the trade winds start, we will continue our journey back to Datang.

This way, the time it takes for the two of us to go back and forth will be much shorter, and it will also be very beneficial for us to pass on information."

"Snapped!"

"Wonderful."

Li Shen slapped his thigh, Wang Xuance's idea was indeed ingenious.

"Xuan Ce, your idea is good. I think the trade winds are different and only come once a year.

We will then investigate with some of the merchants who frequently travel along the route.

Especially the merchants from the West,

At that time, we can add more fleets according to the trade winds in different periods.

If we can do it once every four months, the speed at which we deliver information and make money will be greatly improved.

Not bad, very good, I have learned a lot from you over the years."

"Your Majesty is right. I would also like to thank Your Majesty for your cultivation over the years. I am grateful."

Upon hearing Li Shen's words, Wang Xuance immediately echoed and expressed his gratitude.

"Eh? What? This is also a gifted person with a very high level of comprehension. If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't even be able to appreciate one ten-thousandth of my ability.

For example, Lao Wang, no matter how hard I try to teach him, he won’t learn anything.”

"Yes, yes, I am stupid and have failed the prince in cultivating me."

Wang Hongfu quickly apologized.

“Okay, now that the time issue has been resolved, let’s figure out how to deal with them.

Just now Xuan Ce said to cooperate directly with the Hashim Family,

This king feels it is inappropriate. Firstly, if this kind of cooperation does not bring me any benefit, I will have to support them with many things.

They are so greedy that they will ask for a lot of things to show their sincerity. Tell me, should I give them or not?

Secondly, if they knew that I was cooperating, they would definitely be wary of me.

We cannot guarantee that they will not be the same after they come to power.

Because of the distance, we can't control it all the time.

So we have to think of another way that can make money and be effective.

I will first tell you what I want to achieve: internal strife, division, and depletion of their national strength.

The best scenario would be to prevent them from destroying Persia, allowing Persia to regain lost territory, or to engage in a protracted war with the Arab Empire.

This is in our best interest.”

Li Shen expressed the effect he wanted to achieve, and others might find his words ridiculous.

It is simply a pipe dream for a person to subvert a country by relying on his own strength.

However, Wang Xuance and the other two believed in King Ji's words without a doubt.

Because the Prince Ji’s Mansion has the financial resources and the strength.

With the current financial resources of Prince Ji's Mansion, it is no problem to support hundreds of thousands of troops.

What's more, he just wants to stir up trouble in a country and act like a troublemaker.

After Li Shen raised the question, everyone, including the military general Xue Rengui, began to think about it.

Several people racked their brains, but no one could come up with a good solution.

Li Shen thought for a long time and finally asked:

"What do you think of our method of using the magic pearl?

We have our own glass workshop, so we can go there and swindle some money.”

Li Shen thought of his old profession, cheating.

"My Lord, I'm afraid this method won't work."

Wang Hongfu said.

"Why?"

"Your Highness, the Arab Empire also produces colored glaze, and it seems that they learned the craft from Persia and the ancient Coptic.

They integrated the technologies of the two countries, and the colored glaze they produced was very popular in our Tang Dynasty.

Most of the colored glass we produce is crystal colored glass, which has a very high transparency and even the Arabs cannot make it.

However, the colored glass made by the Arabs was colorful, especially the large Persian colored glass beads, which were very popular among the nobles.

To be honest, I think that the glass technology of the Arabs is much more mature than ours."

"Is it?"

When Li Shen heard Wang Hongfu say that the Arabs also produced glass, he was somewhat disappointed. His plan to defraud money failed.

Moreover, the technology of the Arabs was actually better than theirs, which made him a little unconvinced.

"Old King, you go to the research institute tomorrow and convey my order to have them set up a Liuli research team.

Let them develop a glass formula with Tang Dynasty characteristics as soon as possible.

I just don't believe it. Our Tang Dynasty can be outdone by them. It's just a matter of formula."

"Yes, my lord, I will do it tomorrow."

Wang Hongfu quickly accepted the order.

(These three pictures were not rigorous, so I changed them later. Under normal circumstances, the speed of the clipper ship is 30 kilometers per hour.

The total length of the Maritime Silk Road is 14,000 kilometers.

The clipper's travel time was 466 hours.

If you drive 10 hours a day, that's 46 days, but considering other factors, I set it to about four months.

It is reasonable whether it is reasonable or not.)