Great Tang Southern Emperor

So there is no doubt about the opening of the age of great navigation.

Chapter 791 Map of Nanyang (2)

Chapter 153 Nanyang Map (2)

"What? We're so close to Australia?" Liu Rengui's eyes turned red and his breathing became short of breath.

Of course he also knew about the existence of Australia, and also knew that the reason why Li Zhen opened up the Age of Discovery was to conquer here, but in their minds, since it is a continent, it must be far away from Datang. It is definitely not possible to climb here within the year.

However, looking at the marks on the map in my heart, it seems that Australia is not very far from Datang. At least using the Nanyang Islands as a springboard, there is no problem in jumping over step by step.

"Your Highness, let this subordinate go to sea. This subordinate should not be the commander of the Yuezhou Fleet. This subordinate is going to search for Australia, and this subordinate wants to expand the territory." Liu Rengui was in a hurry, and this is a great contribution.

What's so good about being the governor of the Yuezhou Fleet?

In the whole world, except for the Dengzhou Fleet, who would be the opponent of the Yuezhou Fleet?

In the Nanyang area, this fleet is basically abusing children.

There is no energy at all to fight.

How can it be compared with the discovery of the New World?

Leaving aside whether he can conquer or not, just because of his contribution to discovering the New World, Liu Rengui is enough to be named a marquis and a general, and his name can be left in history. His status in history can be compared with those ancient sages—after all, no matter how powerful the ancient sages are , Can they find a new place to live for millions of Chinese people?

impossible.

At best, they are just fooling others with their mouths.

"I said you are a bit too childish, right? Why do you think that one out is one out?" Looking at Liu Rengui who was eager to try, Li Zhen laughed: "Just now I said that I would stab the South Tianzhu coalition army in the back. How do you look at it now? Have you forgotten the previous missions when you get new credits?"

"But Your Highness, the task of discovering Australia is none other than your subordinates." Liu Rengui fought hard: "It's not that my subordinates are bragging about it. In terms of the entire Tang Dynasty, who has more sailing experience than my subordinates? The Australian party must definitely After going through untold hardships, who else in this world is more suitable than his subordinates?

As for the battle in Tianzhu, there is no need to worry about it at all. Anyway, the mission of the Yuezhou Fleet is to escort the army to land, and then fire a cannon or two when they are in trouble. This kind of task can be done by individuals, but exploring Australia is not something ordinary people can do. That's right, this has to come down. "

"Don't worry, the task of exploring Australia is naturally yours, but not now, and exploring Australia is not as simple as a fleet." Li Zhen was a little helpless, he regretted releasing this map, even Liu Rengui Steady people look so crazy after hearing about Australia. If it were someone else, they might have to remonstrate with themselves. Such a credit is something that no one will give up.

But now is not the time to complain, it's still important to get down to business.

"I said, it's too much for us to digress? What were we talking about just now?"

"Eh..." Liu Rengui was speechless, and he slandered in his heart that if it weren't for your ability to bring rhythm too much, would we have gone astray?

"Okay, let's continue the topic just now." Li Zhen pointed to the line extending from the Indochina Peninsula: "This is what I want you to see."

"This is...well, this is really God's help to Tang Dynasty." Liu Rengui looked at the line in Li Zhen's hand, and immediately understood Li Zhen's meaning, and was very happy, because the line Li Zhen pointed at , is the world's first famous archipelago in later generations - the Nanyang Islands (also known as the Malay Archipelago).

As can be seen from the map, the Nanyang archipelago contains thousands of large and small islands, among which the famous ones include Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, New Guinea, the Philippine Islands and many other islands. , is huge.

That's all, what really excites Liu Rengui is that these islands are not far apart, and there are a large number of small islands connected to each other. You can row over.

No wonder Li Zhen said it was neither far sea nor near sea.

It does make sense, the Nanyang Islands are indeed far away from the mainland in terms of distance, and of course they are far away from the sea.

But from another point of view, Li Zhen sent the fleet to explore these islands. The distance between the islands in the Nanyang Islands is so close, and sailing from one island to another island cannot be regarded as a long-distance sailing. , Those captains who have undergone primary training can complete it, and there is no need for a master like Liu Rengui.

"Yes, this is indeed God Blessing Datang." Li Zhen was also very happy. This was his plan from the beginning. As long as there were enough ships, the entire Nanyang Islands would belong to Datang.As long as this place is under control, Li Zhen can go one step further, using the Nanyang Islands as a springboard, set foot on the Australian mainland in one fell swoop, and completely conquer here.

If calculated according to the distance of the islands, Datang is really not far from Australia. Even as long as sufficient supply stations are established on a few key islands, the huge fleet does not even need to be fully loaded with supplies, the entire ship is full of goods You don’t have to worry about starving—even if you don’t build a supply station, the Nanyang Islands are rich in resources. As long as you take the right route, you won’t starve to death just relying on the resources on the island.

More importantly, the English are still drinking blood, Germany and France are still called barbarians by the Byzantine Empire, the Russians are still in the barbaric era, the Americas are still dominated by indigenous peoples, Tianzhu is being submerged by the iron hooves of the Tang Dynasty, and the Japanese kingdom has lost The opportunity to rise, as long as there are a few more years, Datang will set foot on their land. Half of Nanbang's territory has been occupied by Datang, and the only remaining Silla is trembling under the power of Datang. Pretending to be a grandson...

This is really the best era. In such an era, the future enemies of Datang have either not appeared or have been wiped out. Even if they can pose a threat to Datang now, they are destined to disappear in Datang. Under the smoke of wolves - in this era, Datang is the only overlord in the world, destined to be immortal forever.

"This is my plan." Li Zhen pointed to the map and said, "I haven't taken out this map before because we don't have enough ships. Once the news leaks, our enemies will definitely not sit back and watch our development. Big. But now, our ship is finally here, so there's no need to hide."

With more than 1000 large ships and supporting small boats, Li Zhen is sure that she can explore one-fifth of the Nanyang Islands in one voyage—of course, it is definitely impossible for Li Zhen to sail all the ships at one time.

The reason is simple - no one.

Chapter 792 The 'Enmity and Enmity' between Li Zhen and the Wu Brothers

Chapter 154 The 'Enmity and Enmity' between Li Zhen and the Wu Brothers

"Great, this place is ours." Liu Rengui said excitedly: "As long as we occupy this place, Datang will have endless resources and be born invincible. Datang is destined to prosper forever."

"It's useless to flatter like this now, you should think about how to recruit people." Li Zhen said coldly: "A thousand big ships, plus supporting small boats, need a lot of people, you should hurry up Think about what to do."

"...The subordinate will find a way now, and the subordinate will retire."

Liu Rengui was also in a hurry. For him, there were a lot of boats but he couldn't sail them all out. It was like a delicious cake was there but he didn't have the ability to eat it. This feeling was really uncomfortable.

Seeing Liu Rengui rushing out of the door, Li Zhen let out a long breath: "Huh, really, a person in his 40s is still so naive when it comes to credit."

"It's understandable. After all, this is the dream of Chief Governor Liu. He himself once said that as long as he can land on the Australian mainland in his life, he will be worth it even if he dies." Wu Meiniang unconsciously appeared in the Behind Li Zhen, she gently massaged him.

"Did you hear everything?" Li Zhen leaned back, her head rested on a soft place, and she closed her eyes and asked.

Wu Meiniang quickly asked: "Did I hear something I shouldn't have heard?"

Li Zhen shook her head: "Forget it, it's not a big deal, our ship will arrive soon, and sooner or later we will not be able to hide the Nanyang incident. This is destined to be made public, and it's okay to spread it now."

"Your Highness, don't worry, the concubine's identity will not be passed on."

Li Zhen said softly: "It doesn't matter, the torrent of the times is coming soon. On the cusp of this storm, anyone who tries to stop it will be smashed to pieces. Even if you keep it a secret, Datang is destined to face a crisis in a few months. A big change."

"And... isn't this exactly what His Highness wants? The Age of Great Navigation?" Wu Meiniang said with a chuckle, "Your Highness, you will draw the curtain, and then use the power of the whole world to completely lift the veil of the Age of Great Navigation, and push the Great Navigation to the next level." to the top."

Li Zhen didn't answer, but leaned on Wu Meiniang and murmured like a dream: "Sister Meiniang, do you know? It's like I'm dreaming about everything today. I'm just an ordinary person. Thinking about it, I can actually push Datang to the present level, even if Datang does not have me in the future, he is destined to embark on the road of ocean dominance, I can say that I have completed my merits and virtues, and I will die without regret."

"Bah, bah, what are you talking about, Your Highness?" Wu Meiniang was in a hurry. She didn't expect Li Zhen to say such a thing, and said quickly: "Da Tang has just taken a step, and he is still far from reaching the peak. , you can't have messy thoughts, you don't want to see how the big changes promoted by you can reach a certain level...

Your Highness, you are the backer of our mother and son. If something happens to you, how will our mother and son live? "

In the end, Wu Meiniang has already started to cry. It can be said that all of her today is brought by Li Zhen (I think she doesn't know that even without Li Zhen, she is destined to be a generation of strange women), if Li Zhen really If something goes wrong, then Li Zhen's former enemies will never let go of this opportunity for revenge—even with Li Shimin's protection.Because Li Zhen's enemies are not only the common people, among Li Shi's many princes, no one knows how many hold grudges against Li Zhen.

Maybe Li Shimin was able to protect them before he was alive, but after his death the throne is destined to fall on his son. It is hard to say what will happen to Wu Meiniang and her son—unless Li Shimin can seal them so far that no one can find them. The place to go, otherwise everything is hard to say.

"Don't worry, I'm just talking, I don't think I'm going to die now." Li Zhen opened her eyes and quickly comforted: "You're right, I won't see for myself how far Tang Dynasty can go. , I’m really not reconciled.”

"Then, Your Highness, you can't say such things in the future." Wu Meiniang wiped her eyes: "You scared me to death just now."

"Don't worry, I don't have a hobby of suicide." Li Zhen promised quickly.

"By the way, what are you doing here?"

Wu Meiniang froze, and then said angrily: "Oh, look, I've been trying to persuade you, but I forgot about the business."