"Buy it with the money?" Li Ke smiled maliciously, "Of course there is no problem with this, but I want to remind Ambassador Xiluo that this time I attacked the Visigoth Kingdom and used 50,000 firearm troops. The cost of these firearms is very high. For example, in the last first confrontation with the Visigoth Army, the ammunition consumed alone exceeded 300,000 silver coins. Mr. Xiluo knew the value of silver coins. You can calculate this battle!"

"Three...300,000!" Xi Luo almost jumped up when he heard this number. He naturally knew the value of the Tang Dynasty silver coins. A silver coin was a permanent copper coin, and the rice price of the Tang Dynasty was only five cents per dou. The 300,000 silver coins were no longer a small number for Rome, not to mention that this was just a battle. If Li Ke wiped out the entire Visigoth Kingdom, God knows how much their military expenditure would be?

Thinking of this, Xiluo couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, the King of Wu, for reminding me that after I go back, I will report to Your Majesty truthfully."

Seeing that the other party was already scared by the numbers he reported, Li Ke laughed in his heart. It was nothing wrong to spend 300,000 silver coins in the last war, but because of the first time he fought with the Visigoths, he showed his might with absolute power in this war, so the consumption of ammunition was several times that of usual. If he met 100,000 Goths next time, the cost would be more than half.

Siro and the others did not leave immediately, but lived in Malaga for a few days. Whenever they had the chance, they would go into the barracks and watch Li Ke's army's training. In order to deter these Romans, Li Ke also specially arranged Siro and the others to follow the army and participate in a siege.

As a result, when Siro and the others saw that the Visigoth wall was knocked down by artillery, and then the rockets and grenades were cleared, soldiers holding muskets rushed into the city. After controlling the entire city in a short time, they all looked pale. This fighting method was beyond their understanding and was comparable to the legendary Greek gods.

It was this personal experience that made Siro and others have a clear understanding of Li Ke's strength, and even in their hearts, they have already labeled Li Ke as "invincible". When they brought what they saw and heard back to Eastern Rome, Constance II and a group of nobles were also shocked. They did not expect that the Tang Dynasty not only had an unparalleled naval strategy, but even the army was so strong. Although they are still allies now, Constance II already felt a deep fear.

Just when Li Ke won a big victory in the Iberian Peninsula and finally gained a foothold, Li Yan, who was far away in Taiwan, received a news that surprised him very much.

Today, the pier in Tainan City is crowded with people. Countless people in the city have come here, and even Li Yan stands on the pier with his family, preparing to welcome the return of a legendary figure in the navigation world. This person is Lu Wan who went to Rome with Li Ke.

Two years ago, Li Ke sent Lu Wan's fleet across the Strait of Gibraltar, and the two fleets separated, but in the next two years, there was no news about Lu Wan's fleet. Although it is said that someone in Central America had seen their fleet, it was not confirmed, so many people suspected that Lu Wan's fleet was likely to encounter a shipwreck such as a typhoon in the Atlantic Ocean, and the entire fleet was buried at the bottom of the sea.

At the beginning, it was speculated that only a few people died in Lu Wan and the others. After all, Lu Wan is the most famous navigator among the Han people. Not only is his sailing experience extremely rich, but his fleet members are also very elite. Most of them are old crew members who discovered the routes of Australia and America, and the ships in the fleet are also very well-established. It can be said that such a fleet that conquered the Pacific Ocean will not fall in half the Atlantic Ocean in any case.

However, as time passed, there was no reliable news for two years that Lu Wan and his fleet was still alive, so most people gradually thought that Lu Wan and his team had really encountered a shipwreck. Even Feng Shijie and his old friends who did not participate in Lu Wan's fleet thought that Lu Wan might have died. For this reason, they also held a memorial ceremony for Lu Wan and his team at sea, and invited a group of monks and Taoists to chant scriptures and pray for them.

But what no one expected was that two years later, Lu Wan's fleet suddenly appeared in the West Strait of America, and entered Lu Wan Port to rest. The news came, which immediately caused reprints from various newspapers and also caused a sensation in the entire society. After all, everyone wanted to know where Lu Wan and the others had gone in the past two years of their disappearance?

"Meet Your Majesty, Queen!" Li Yan and Wen Xin stood on the dock, and from time to time, groups of people came to see each other. These people were either wealthy merchants or literary giants, and there were also famous navigators like Lu Wan. The ones who came to see were more than a dozen merchants who came to Luzon, among which Feng Shijie, as a mining giant, was also among them.

"Don't be polite!" Li Yan also smiled and said to these Luzon merchants. Luzon's development is very fast now, and in some aspects, it has surpassed Taiwan, and the development space there is greater than that in Taiwan. Therefore, many industrial and commercial owners have moved their focus to Luzon, so Li Yan also attaches great importance to these Luzon merchants.

"Shi Jie, you are here to welcome your old friends, I wonder if Lu Wanhe's family members are fine?" Li Yan asked immediately when he saw Feng Shijie in the crowd.

"Report to Your Majesty, Captain Lu and the crew's family thought they had died before. Many people built tombs for their husbands, sons, fathers, etc., and also set up tablets at home. However, after learning about Captain Lu and his friends' return, they were all happy, and each family burned the tablets. Now all these families have come, and they are there now!" Feng Shijie said, pointing to the front of the pier. There was a team of old and weak women. Most of them were excited, and many women were crying happily.

Feng Shijie is Lu Wan's old subordinate and his old friend. After Lu Wan returned from America, he entrusted his family to Feng Shijie to take care of. The other crew members also thought that Feng Shijie was a reliable friend, but they moved their families to the Pine Plateau in Luzon like a rush. Although they did not explicitly ask Feng Shijie to take care of him like Lu Wan, Feng Shijie often visited the families of these old brothers.

"Well, the sea is ruthless. Every time the crew goes to sea, they risk their lives, and at the same time they also cause their families to be frightened by it. But I believe that one day we can conquer the sea. By then, no matter where we take a boat to the world, the people in the family don't have to worry about our safety." Li Yan said with a firm look.

But he actually had no confidence in his heart, because even in the 21st century later, sailors could not guarantee that they were 100% safe. With Daqi's current technology, if you want to reach that level, you don't know how much time it will take.

Next, Li Ke chatted with Feng Shijie for a few more words, after all, the two of them were old acquaintances. The others around them saw that Feng Shijie could actually have such an intimate conversation with His Majesty the Emperor made them both envious and a little jealous. At the same time, they also paid more attention to Feng Shijie and were preparing to find an opportunity to strengthen cooperation with the other party. After all, the other party can even speak with His Majesty the Emperor, and it is more reassuring to do business with such people.

"By the way, Shi Jie, have you ever met Shu Yu?" Li Yan suddenly asked an irrelevant question.

Feng Shijie was stunned after hearing this, and then answered: "Your Majesty, I came in a hurry this time, so I haven't had time to see my younger sister yet."

"Well, after welcoming Lu Wan this time, you should go and see her and advise her to take a little longer. She had a cold some time ago, but it has not been completely cured yet." Li Yan said with a smile. Feng Shuyu is Xijun's best help, and he is the chief supervisor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He helps Xijun take care of the royal private property and is deeply trusted by Li Yan. Some time ago, she fell ill and had problems with the entire Ministry of Internal Affairs, so Li Yan asked Feng Shijie to visit him.

"Thank you for your concern. Cao Min will visit my younger sister this afternoon!" Feng Shijie was shocked when he heard that his sister was sick. He wanted to go see his sister now, but in such an occasion, it was difficult to get out, so he had to wait until the afternoon to go. At the same time, he was very grateful for Li Yan's care about his sister's body so much.

Li Yan nodded then, then asked Feng Shijie to retreat aside, focus his attention on the sea, waiting for Lu Wan and the others to return. At the same time, he was also guessing in his heart that what happened to Lu Wan and the others, but there was no news for two years?

However, Li Yan, who was in deep thought, did not notice. Feng Shijie, who had retreated, suddenly felt refreshed, and then a strange look flashed across his face. A complex look appeared in his eyes when he looked at Li Yan. His sister Feng Shuyu was already an old girl of 26 or 27 years old, but she had never been willing to get married. No matter what he, the elder brother, said, Feng Shuyu's attitude was very firm.

At the beginning, Feng Shijie thought that Li Yan had fallen in love with his sister and wanted to take her into the harem, but later he found that it was not the case at all, which made him feel relieved. But now His Majesty the Emperor suddenly cared about his sister's body for no reason. Is this a signal to him? If this is true, Feng Shijie would be really ecstatic.
Chapter completed!