For a typical inland agricultural civilization social form like China, the ocean is not a very happy word. Like all farming nations, with vast territory and sufficient land, the Chinese living inland China have not clearly understood and learned about the importance of the ocean from ancient times to the present. For the Chinese, the ocean seems to be a less important noun, whether in ancient times or modern times.

Although China had the concept of naval warfare for a long time, even the concept of naval landing warfare was also the concept of naval landing warfare. When Emperor Wu of Han conquered Goryeo, he used this tactic. Under the transportation of sea ships, 50,000 Han troops crossed the ocean from Shandong and other places to land directly on the Korean Peninsula. This battle took place during the Han-Hungary War, although it also achieved great victory, the great victory in the grassland war zone was too dazzling and was so concealed by it that it did not have a great impact on future wars.

The more famous water war after that was the Battle of Chibi. The Eastern Wu defeated Cao Cao's army with the navy. The Eastern Wu navy had excellent water war skills. There was also the incident where 10,000 Eastern Wu soldiers crossed the Taiwan Strait and landed on Taiwan Island. But note that it was a navy, not a navy. In ancient China, the concept of navy was not clear. Even if the modern navy had already been established in the late Qing Dynasty, it was still called the navy. Maritime trade was very prosperous in the Song Dynasty, but even during that period, the Chinese government believed that the navy was still needed in the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. It did not put the technology of commercial sea ships on the navy to upgrade it to a real navy. Fighting on the Yangtze River and fighting on the sea were completely different concepts. Navy and navy also had two different attributes. However, from beginning to end, the ancient Chinese government did not have a clear awareness of naval defense and sea power.

The famous Ming Dynasty Zheng He's voyage to the West was just to promote his national prestige. Understanding the outside world did not cause any major military and political and economic development in the Ming Dynasty, let alone colonization. The Ming Dynasty was like this, so let alone the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, from the beginning to the end, the sea border, sea power, and sea defense and navy were always second-level development targets that were not valued, so that the Qing Dynasty was beaten by "guests" from the sea without any power to fight back.

Therefore, it is not difficult for Suning to understand the unprecedented shock when His Majesty Li Er saw this world map. Indeed, talking about the ocean to a horse emperor who had been fighting for a lifetime is indeed a disharmonious topic. The emperors and generals of China basically put land wars first. The Tang Dynasty's border expansion movement was also mainly based on land and did not involve sea borders. His Majesty Li Er is of course no exception. He has been spreading the world for decades and has never participated in commanding water wars, let alone sea wars. The world is so broadcast and the Tang Dynasty is so small. Am I just a frog in the well before? This land is dozens of times that of the Tang Dynasty? The world is so big that this world map brings to His Majesty Li Er, the king on land, is so shocking. So for more than an hour, His Majesty Li Er didn't say a word.

His reaction was expected by Suning. Yesterday, after the veterans of the Li Tang royal family returned, they heard that one of them fainted from excitement. The family went to the palace to ask for an explanation. His Majesty Li Er came to Suning to ask for an explanation, and Suning presented the world map to His Majesty Li Er as an explanation.

"Tell me, is this true?" His Majesty Li Er said suddenly.

"Of course it's true. I believe in my master, that's all." Suning replied calmly.

"Why didn't I take it out in the past? I didn't take it out until now?" His Majesty Li Er continued.

"In the past, the main target of the Tang Dynasty was the Turks in the north, and the recent target was the Western Regions and Tubo. Now the Western Regions and Tubo are on track, and the development plan in Jiangnan is in full swing. His Majesty is forced to give some benefits to those uncles and uncles, it is the time." Suning was still very calm.

"Is the world really so big? Are there so many foreign countries really so many? Are there so many lands without a master? Can porcelain be exchanged for gold?" His Majesty Li Er's voice trembled.

"Take it seriously." Suning is just two short words.

"How many people, how many ships, how many supplies, how long does it take?" His Majesty Li Er asked four times in a row.

"The more people, the better. The bigger the ship, the more the better. The more supplies, the better. The time is uncertain. I am not sure. It depends on the distance on this map to decide. Master did not mention time. He just told me that the storm on the sea is extremely fierce. Once a life-threatening occurs, it also involves the problem of going up the wind, going up the wind, going up the wind, going up the wind, going up the wind, going up the wind, going up the wind, going up the wind, going up the wind, going up the wind, going up the wind, going up the wind, going up the wind, going up the wind, going up the ocean, it's hard to say." Suning said honestly. How long does he know how long it takes to reach Australia and the United States with a sailboat? But I still know a little about the problems of going up the wind, going up the wind, and ocean currents. Thanks to the geography of the Celestial Empire...

His Majesty Li Er nodded: "So you want the royal family to go for inspection?"

Suning did not shy away: "There is no good thing in the world that you can get money when you lie down at home? You want benefits without paying a little price? It's so easy? No matter who it is, don't think about benefits without paying. They are just the first batch. When they come back and explore the good path, they can let all the people with such ideas go overseas to do business. Jiangnan can develop rapidly and the population will move quickly. It doesn't take too much effort from the court, just pay attention to tax collection."

"Will many people die?" His Majesty Li Er asked.

Suning smiled and said, "Where can't kill people? This is even more true at sea. If you encounter a storm, it is possible to be wiped out. If you are lucky, it is possible to die alone. Of course, there is no drinking water at sea, and the sea water is bitter and cannot be drunk. You need to bring enough water. Also, the master also said that it is best to bring some fruits over. It seems that if you don't eat fruits for a while, people will die and be unsuccessful. I don't know why. Of course, tea seems to be able to replace it."

His Majesty Li Er lowered his head and thought for a while, and asked, "The sea is vast. If you can't see the sun when you encounter a cloudy day, how can you tell the direction? The sea is so vast that once you get lost, you will definitely go without going back. Such losses cannot be borne by the Tang Dynasty."

Suning thought that, the compass was invented in the Song Dynasty, but...

"Sinan." Suning said.

"Sinan? Yes, Sinan can point out the direction. As long as you use Sinan and there is this map, there should be no problem to reach the destination, but the time is not sure. Well, since as you said that the land without a master is so vast, if I sent troops to occupy it, it can be taken as a territory. So how can I manage it? If the distance is long, it is probably difficult to manage it." His Majesty Li Er is worthy of being a madman in the development of the border. He is very firm in his persistence in the land area.

"Your Majesty, there must be a road before the car arrives at the mountain, and the boat will naturally be straight when it reaches the bridge. I can't give any answer now. It's not too late to talk about it when we really get to that point. Besides, these islands are very close to the Tang Dynasty. It is not a problem to directly incorporate them into jurisdiction. It just so happens that the development of Lingnan, Guangzhou and other places can be accelerated, right?" Suning pointed to the island countries in Southeast Asia. Those monkeys are probably still eating raw meat and drinking blood.

His Majesty Li Er nodded in agreement, thought for a while, then raised his head and asked with his eyes shining, "Can you really trade porcelain for gold?"

Did this guy lose money?

Suning said helplessly: "Your Majesty, it is more important than these expansions, right? As long as my Tang Dynasty occupied all these lands, not only were there full staff required for labor reform, but everything there was from the Tang Dynasty. Don't say anything else, just take it. But the key is how to occupy those lands!"...

His Majesty Li Er coughed a few times, glared at Suning with embarrassment and asked, "Then how do you think you can occupy it? No, how do you bring the majesty of the Tang Dynasty to those wild and uncultivated lands and to cultivate those barbarians?"

Beautiful! This is the spirit you want! Such an emperor is the best!

Suning said excitedly: "Use the navy! No, fighting in all directions in the sea should be called the navy! Use huge ships as warships, install all long-range attack weapons such as Baniu crossbows and catapults onto the sea ships, and then equip soldiers with long-range weapons such as crossbows, and install very long-term iron sticks on the hull. The head is sharpened to prevent the enemy ships from hitting them during close combat!

Select soldiers who are familiar with water to enter the navy. Form a powerful navy and occupy this large island first. Then slowly talk about other things. The candidates for this soldier can be selected in Jiangnan and other places. Since ancient times, elite soldiers were produced. Didn’t the Tang Dynasty plan to set up a military palace in Jiangnan? This is just right. The military palace in Jiangnan can be set up as a naval military palace, specializing in training naval soldiers, establishing a harbor, etc..”

His Majesty Li Er nodded repeatedly and said, "When the road is discovered, you can let the navy go out to sea to fight and take all the unowned lands as the territory of our Tang Dynasty, right?"

Suning nodded: "The west of the Tang Dynasty still needs to be managed now. Whether it is the Anxi Protectorate or Tubo, it will take some time to operate. Moreover, the population of the Tang Dynasty is not enough to continue to allow the Tang army to expand its borders to the west. The countries there are also very strong. If a war occurs, the logistics of the Tang Dynasty will be very difficult and reinforcements cannot arrive quickly. This is unwise. Only after the Western Regions countries and Tubo are taken away and the entire Western Regions are taken into the territory of the Tang Dynasty can the Tang Dynasty have a stable rear and continue to expand its borders to the west.

This period of time will definitely not be short. Instead of doing nothing, it is better to start building a navy and explore maritime trade routes, the Silk Road, the Western Turkic Trade Road and the Xueyantuo Trade Road can no longer accommodate more private merchants, because we have other things to do, but the sea is different. We know nothing except this picture, and it is time to explore. Therefore, let the people spontaneously organize large fleets to go to sea. If they make a lot of money, they will pass through ten and ten to hundreds. This road will not be a maritime silk road!"

"Maritime Silk Road?" His Majesty Li Er's eyes shone.

Suning replied excitedly: "Yes, the Maritime Silk Road, at that time, the land and Shanghai will not delay, and gather the efforts of Jiangbei to expand the north and the west, and the efforts of Jiangnan to expand the east and the south, and the two routes will advance. The soldiers in Jiangbei are the cavalry and infantry, and the soldiers in Jiangnan are the navy, each performing their own duties and developing their own development. If maritime commercial affairs can bring huge benefits, the finances of the Tang Dynasty will be further relaxed, and efforts will be made to develop Jiangnan and Shandong, and a considerable part of the newly acquired territory in the west will be used.

Also, Your Majesty, hasn’t Your Majesty always wanted to deal with Goguryeo? During the former Emperor Wu of Han, Yang Pu, the general of the Lou Ship, led an army of 50,000 across the sea to attack Korea and defeated him. Although Yang Pu was not a good person, his military ability was still very strong. This person was good at using navy troops and used ships to travel, making extraordinary achievements, which was also very inspiring to our Tang Dynasty.

Goguryeo is located in the northeast. The three defeats of the former Sui Dynasty made him extremely wary of the Central Plains. The attack route of the former Sui Dynasty was controlled by him. If our Tang Dynasty marched from land, it would inevitably pass again and be delayed by its full preparation. The winter in the northeast was extremely cold. If the war was dragged to winter, it would be detrimental to our Tang Dynasty. Therefore, if we want to achieve a complete victory, we should not only march from land to restrain its main army, but also use the navy to attack Goguryeo from sea to sea, and attack the two routes so that it could not take into account both the head and tail!

By then, Goguryeo would be divided into two groups to guard our army. The defense of our main force would inevitably be reduced, the resistance to our land advance would inevitably be weakened, and the attack would be relatively easy. Moreover, its main strong army was concentrated in the north. Our army landed on Goguryeo from the southern part of Goguryeo with its navy and some army. The defense would inevitably be not strict, and we could go to many places in one battle! Take him off guard!"
Chapter completed!