Hundreds of years ago, it was a very profitable investment. But now, it is good to be able to operate the capital guaranteed. It can only be used as a place for families to go overseas for vacation and practice.

The reason is that Da Chu has such a vast territory and various materials are too abundant.

The spices that were originally rare overseas can now be enjoyed by ordinary people in Dachu. There is even a further downward trend.

In this way, these plantations will make even less money!

In another world, in the Tang Dynasty, there was a saying that rice was only worth three or four cents. But in the Great Chu, it was in the vast desert north, where only cattle and sheep were produced. In those places, a bucket of rice was only three or four cents.

Thinking of this, Liu Yi smiled bitterly.

From the perspective of the small peasant economy, this is naturally a good thing. But Liu Yi naturally knew that this was the beginning of a large-scale economic crisis.

The Great Chu court had already seen through all this. In recent years, it has made every effort to develop military industry and has fought two battles with the enemy on the other side from time to time.

There is also a large-scale war brewing, which requires the consumption of a large number of materials in the war to solve the problem.

This is a famous saying by Taizong Fan Yi back then. All internal problems can be solved through external expansion.

All contradictions are contradictions of uneven distribution, not uneven distribution, just because the number is too small.

In this case, what the ruling ruling is to make the amount bigger!

In China, various large-scale constructions are also underway. The telegraph network cables connecting the entire empire are almost completed.

Railways, highways, etc. are also under the fervent construction.

Especially a railway that runs thousands of miles across the Black Sea Protectorate, which is located in the far north of the empire, and will be opened to traffic this year.

At that time, the court's influence and control over the vassal states outside the Great Wall had to be even stronger.

And all of this is just a microcosm of the times.

Although I went to sea, I didn't encounter much trouble except for seasickness along the way.

Basically, you can drive according to the route. Every few days along the way, you can encounter ports of various overseas vassal states in Da Chu.

From time to time, you can encounter passenger ships, merchant ships, and even warships of Dachu.

Originally, at this time, everyone was relaxed. Except for some unlucky people who went to sea for the first time, they vomited in a dim mood.

Of course, Liu Yi would not have any problems, but after the fifth day of going to sea, he felt danger.

Especially on this day, I just replenished supplies at Shunfeng Harbor and set off again.

"What's wrong?" Wang Ran seemed to be the first to find Liu Yi a little uneasy. He kept looking around on the deck.

Liu Yi held a monolithic mirror and kept observing the situation at sea.

At this moment, he handed the Qianli Jing to Wang Ran and asked him to see it by himself.

There were several black dots in the Qianli Mile Mile Mile, which were too far away to see clearly.

"It seems to be a ship..." Wang Ran said.

"These ships have been following us for a long time," said Liu Yi.

"You mean?" Wang Ran hissed and took a deep breath: "Can these be pirates..."

In the vast ocean, there will naturally never be no existence like pirates. But it is too weird to encounter it just after leaving the smooth harbor, right?

Liu Yi shook his head: "It's hard to say, let's take a look. I'll inform the other two boats!"

Soon, with the banner, the message was notified to the other two ships.

Although Xu Yi was going to sea for the first time, the sailors and even the captains on these ships were all experienced in sailing on the sea as adults.

In the face of this situation, the only suggestion is to speed up.

It is extremely large at the sea, and there is no coordinate. It is a simple matter if the two boats are several miles apart and pass by them outside their sight.

The ships behind, regardless of whether they are malicious or not, are even more likely to get rid of them as long as they are out of sight.

Sure enough, as the fleet accelerated, the black shadows in the distance were completely out of sight.

A faint sense of danger finally disappeared in Liu Yi's heart.

This is not surprising. In another world, until the era of World War II, when radar was just starting, the only thing that the fleets in the two seas wanted to meet was luck.

Not to mention now!

However, Liu Yi ignored one thing. This world is different from another world.

There is a Taoist Dharma in this world!

Soon, Liu Yi felt a sharp look on his back, as if he had a sharp look, looking at him.

In the air, a black dot was hovering and flying. I don’t know what kind of seabird it was. However, the feeling of being monitored came from it.

"Looking for death!" Liu Yi snorted coldly: "See a way to shoot this bird down."

With the banner, the three ships approached quickly. Then as Wang Ran cast a spell, a fog appeared. The three ships were wrapped in.

The bird couldn't see it clearly, and indeed lowered its height and circled over the fog to observe.

Seeing this scene, no one looked good. Even a fool knew that he was decorated.

Liu Yi slammed the big bow in his hand and instantly locked the seabird.

As if he felt the danger, the seabird immediately flapped his wings and rose up. However, at this moment, the weapons equipped on the steamship opened fire.

The weapons equipped in naval battles are extremely powerful, and even have steam-pushed crossbows and projectiles.

Especially this kind of steamboat is extremely powerful. In an instant, he only heard a giant roar like a monster.

This is the huge sound of steam being released, and a stream of white air. Countless projectiles shot into the air, as if forming a large net in the air.

The seabird didn't even have time to whine, and in the air, it burst into a ball of meat sauce.

Liu Yi took back the big bow in his hand. Although he knew from Qin Shiyue's memory that these steamships were powerful, he did not empathize with them after all.

Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, Liu Yi still feels something.

"It is said that the steam boiler in Dachu doesn't seem to burn coal or oil." Liu Yi thought to himself, is this probably an alternative technology tree in this world?

Eliminated the thorns in the eye and the fog dissipated. The fleet accelerated again.

Although the square and Yi font sizes are just ordinary sailboats, not steamboats. However, the ship shapes are quite advanced and the speed is not too slow.

According to another world, it has a speed of more than ten or twenty knots. Although it is not as good as the fly-scissors, it is not bad.

This time, since someone was targeted, the fleet changed its course.

The sea is vast, and since it is targeted by someone, it must be in the port. If someone is deliberately trying, it must be in the Shunfeng Harbor.

This time they changed their course and passed several harbors without entering. After passing through the waterways away from home, the port islands began to become sparse.

Naturally, the fleet has completely entered the ocean. It can be said that it has completely entered the sea.

After so many days of sailing, most people have adapted to the wind and waves on the sea. The ones they choose to go to sea are not masters, but they are all strong and have good adaptability.

After sailing for dozens of days, we arrived at COSCO Port. This is one of the most important supply ports in the overseas ocean.

It is also one of the most important ports in Great Chu. Although it is a vassal of a certain foreign vassal, there are also imperial fleets stationed here.

After so many days of sailing, everyone was exhausted physically and mentally. When they arrived at Zhongyuan Port, except for leaving the necessary staff, all the others went to the shore to have fun at will.

Liu Yi originally planned to stay on the boat, but was invited by Xu Yili Fang and the others.

"This place is the safest place. This is the place where the Da Chu fleet is stationed. Who dares to do it here? Walking around, it's so hard along the way, you must go out and relax!"

Liu Yi thought about it, but the same was true. He nodded and agreed.

This place is already a typical tropical sea area with great beach scenery. It is just a mess at the port, filled with all kinds of messy buildings.

Countless places to provide leisure and entertainment for those who go out to sea, and the business is very prosperous.

People like Xu Yi naturally look down on those low-level places where people in Xialiba are enjoying.

I took Liu Yi to walk away from home. At this time, it was evening, and the sea water was even more light blue and transparent like glass.

Coconut trees are planted everywhere on the shore. At night, the sea breeze is coming, which is extremely comfortable.

Just a place by the sea, an authentic brothel like Da Chu was built, erected on one side.

"This is OK. Isn't it the first time you went out to sea?" Liu Yi asked curiously.

"Although we are here for the first time, Captain En is a veteran!" Xu Yi laughed.

It seems that relaxing suddenly makes people feel particularly unrestrained.

That Captain En was the captain of the steamship. In summary, he was still affiliated with the Dachu Navy.

Just like the steamboat, the sailors and others on the boat were all used by the imperial prison students lent to them by the imperial prison.

"I have been here a few times before, and the consumption here is too expensive. When I was in service, I didn't have that much money in my pocket..."

Captain En smiled faintly, and a word made everyone laugh.

This time, all the captains and sailors on the ship were responsible for the salary of Xu Yilifang.

And at least, it is more than ten times that of their troops.

Captain En is about forty years old and is almost at the age of retreating to the second line. But it is the time to have rich experience.
To be continued...