Chapter 1061: The Great Voyage Age A Thousand Years Earlier
Li Zhi rubbed his numb cerebral skin and shouted at me angrily. However, this guy was quite sensible and didn't dare to yell loudly, otherwise he would have been scolded by Uncle Li again if he let others know.
"Nonsense, you know what the hell is. How many years in the morning, there is a lot of use for me to offer this strategy to my teacher!" I gave Li Zhi a fierce look, taking advantage of the fact that no one noticed that I beat the crown prince in the palace, and quickly withdrew my hand and put on a hypocritical look.
Li Zhi couldn't help but be stunned, and his hand rubbed his head also took it back: "What do you mean by this? Could it be that Master's strategy was useless a few years ago?"
"It's not just useless, but it was also a joke when it was brought up. Think about it, back then, how many ships could we build ships in the Tang Dynasty a year, and how many merchants could there be in the sea in a year? What about now?" I said nothing. When I first conducted maritime exploration through the Jinzhao Academy staff, the ships of the Tang Dynasty's business travelers were old and small, mostly about ten meters of ships, and there were very few maritime merchants.
The staff of Jinzuo Academy joined forces and divided the labor and cooperated to provide convenience for maritime merchants. The staff of Jinzuo Academy took the staff of Jinzuo Academy to search. Over time, the volume of trade along the coast increased greatly, and the number of merchants went to sea increased. In addition, my elder brother entered Jiangnan Road. In order to conquer Luzon and Liuqiu Dadao, he built large-scale improved ships in Quanzhou and other places every day. Most of them were handed over to the navy, and some of them were sold to our Datang merchants and Jinzuo Academy. The Jinzuo Academy hired the maritime merchants to continue their inquiries. In addition, the Datang South Sea Navy sailed and performed in the southern waters of the Tang Empire. Those merchants, or those who should be called adventurers, have become more proficient in the climate of the South China Sea.
However, the staff of Jinzou Academy are a minority after all, just like the few islands found south of Luzon Island, which were discovered by adventurers with the title of Jinzou Academy hired personnel. "So, as long as our Tang Dynasty is willing to give small benefits to those adventurers, throw out some honors as bait, and let those maritime merchants go for adventures as adventurers, but our Tang Dynasty does not need real support, but just draw a big cake for them. Anyone who discovers the mainland or islands can receive titles and medals granted by the state, and the sovereignty belongs to our Tang Dynasty. If minerals or properties are found to be reported to the country, they can obtain 20% of the profits after the country is developed..."
"But what if they discover minerals or properties but do not report them to the country?" Li Zhi finally asked a question, and I grinned: "This is even simpler. When he discovers an island, he will always take people to develop it? And can my Nanhai Navy and Jinzou Academy staff be vegetarian? He concealed the reports for a while. How could he conceal the reports for a lifetime? Besides, conceal the reports? Then we will take them back to the country and make him unable to take any profit. Tell me, will he be so stupid? Although the merchants are pursuing profits, they are naturally smart and will not even be able to calculate the accounts."
If I follow my policy, over time, it will inevitably create a large number of wealthy maritime merchants and adventurers. And they will become role models of speculators in our Tang Dynasty who are uneasy about the status quo. At that time, after the pioneering trend of the people formed among the people, the Age of Discovery and Colonial Age will come quickly.
By then, the Tang Dynasty ship industry will inevitably develop rapidly, and the desire for the Tang Dynasty and the new world will inevitably allow the people of the Tang Empire to maintain a spirit of perpetuity and adventure. At that time, the world is at our feet, and the seven continents and four oceans of Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America will be filled with the banner of our Tang Empire and will fly everywhere in any corner of the world!
Now, the farthest business of the Datang sea merchants, adventurers and the staff of the Jinlan Academy have reached the Blood Sea. According to the information sent back, it should be that the Persian Gulf has passed through the Dashi Peninsula and the Red Sea area on the border with Africa. Well, unfortunately the chart has not been sent back yet. This team of explorers and business travelers have only arrived in Jinlan Bay when they return to the ship. The staff of the Jinlan Academy can only send a small amount of intelligence information back with carrier pigeons. The specific harvest will be obtained and will only be known when they return to Chang'an.
The appearance of compass and standard sizes, including map drawing, and other methods learned from Jinzou Academy, have been circulated in the hands and mouths of the Tang Dynasty navigators and adventurers of the Tang Dynasty. The Jinzou Academy has now established a branch in Guangzhou, the South China Sea of the Tang Dynasty, specifically used to train navigation knowledge. Of course, various disciplines such as exploration and species identification that the intelligence personnel of the Jinzou Academy must learn. However, it is only for the naval personnel of the Tang Dynasty and the intelligence personnel of the Jinzou Academy. As for those Dashi and Persians, we do not miss it.
"How about it, I have given you such a great merit to you. If you don't use it, when will I wait?" I pushed Li Zhi and raised an eyebrow at him. Li Zhi gritted his teeth, turned around and laughed dryly: "I'm not anxious at this moment. I hope Brother Jun will say more in detail. I will copy it down and present it to his father. Wouldn't that be even better?"
"Hehe, you kid, are you afraid that your father is worried that it will be the idea I gave you again? Remember, I will help you this time. If you miss the stuff yourself, then the master will have nothing to say. If you want to get something to me in the future, it will be even more difficult." I patted Li Zhi's shoulder and smiled, and Li Zhi quickly said, "Look at what you said, Xiao Zhi is not the kind of villain who can't keep the slits."
One night before the New Year's Day ceremony, Li Zhi saw Uncle Li and took out the memorial he edited, and some opinions and suggestions on the expansion and occupation of the Tang Dynasty. He received praise from Uncle Li. Uncle Li even gave Li Zhi a jade pendant that he had been with him for a long time, encouraging the prince to continue working hard, carry forward the spirit of hard work, work hard, and become an excellent successor as soon as possible.
Sacrifice to ancestors is a ritual passed down by the ancestors of China. Because the family is the foundation of society, worshiping ancestors strengthens the emotional connection between family members and family members. The clan power has always been strong in Chinese society, and the worship of ancestors, which is the direct embodiment of clan thought, has also flourished. In addition to the political influence of Confucianism "governing the world with filial piety", worshiping ancestors has become a very important folk activity.
Ancestor worship is one of the oldest contents in the Spring Festival customs. The "Shangshu Shun Dian" records: "On the day of the month, Shun is in the Wenzu." Kong Anguo, the eleventh generation grandson of Confucius, explained this sentence: Emperor Shun went to the ancestral temple to worship his ancestors on the first day of the first lunar month.
The Spring Festival ancestor worship is the largest ancestor worship activity in a year. Before the festival, all the portraits or tablets of the ancestors in the ancestral hall must be sorted out. On the first day of the lunar calendar, sacrifices are required to collectively worship all ancestors. Moreover, each clan will trace the ancestors' generations and form images, called the divine scroll. Or the gods are placed on the spiritual platform. On the first day of the lunar calendar, all descendants are brought to worship and worship by the elders in their families.
The purpose of worshiping ancestors is to thank the ancestors for their merits. There is also a classic Chinese word called "be careful of the end and chase the distance", and praying for the ancestors to bless the whole family in the new year. Of course, it also has the effect of uniting the family and strengthening family relations.
Unfortunately, the old man was desperate and could not see any possibility of quietly worshiping his ancestors. The group of people changed into brand new clothes, and the little kids who showed off their toys in their hands did not know how to restrain themselves when worshiping their ancestors. They played in the ancestral hall and ran around behind the servants who placed the sacrificial items, chasing each other.
The old man was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at me. But the problem was that a lifetime ago, the old man felt sorry for these little bastards and wanted to put them all in his mouth as treasures. Not to mention taking action, even if I scolded these wild boys, the old man would still ask me for advice. Look, his child is more favored than himself in the eyes of the old man. This kind of mood really makes me, a father, very resentful, but I can't do anything about the old man. Who told him to be my father?
My mother even regarded this large group of little kids as her heart. She was not too late to love her, so she was not willing to do it. Just like at this moment, the old man stood by the side and shivered in anger. My mother looked at her at a loss in front of her, and mentioned this and ran away again. "Boy, you are still running around. Be careful of grandma sucking your ass. Xiao Deguai, come, don't make trouble with them, sit here obediently, grandma gives you candy..."
It was like playing the game of an eagle catching a chicken, the lamb was holding a baby in his arms, Cheng Luanluan was pregnant, and the other women were all busy with each other, and some had to hold the little guy who was still breastfeeding and unable to walk. These little guys didn't know what evil spirits were, and kept howling, with high notes one after another, and the quiet and solemn ancestral hall had become a kindergarten.
I can't stand it anymore, but I can't stand it anymore. Look at my elder brother's son Fang Tai, who is squatting as steadily as Mount Tai, while my children are such a headache. This really makes me, my father, extremely angry.
Chapter completed!