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    At the end of November of the 18th year of Zhenguan, Li Min suddenly sent troops to Malacca, including twenty main battleships, hundreds of other auxiliary ships, and tens of thousands of soldiers accompanying the ships.

    After this huge fleet entered Malacca, it immediately caused panic in Mo Luoyou and other countries, thinking that the prince of the Tang Dynasty was finally going to take action against them.  However, what everyone did not expect was that after the fleet entered the strait, it did not conflict with any force. Instead, it stopped at the Malay Peninsula on the other side of the Marayou City, and then under the watchful eyes of various forces along the Jinzhou coast  , and actually began to build cities and ports on a large scale on the Malay Peninsula.

    Across the strait from Moluoyu is the port country of Singapore, which will become famous in the future. However, the main island of Singapore is still desolate. There is only a native tribe of a hundred people on the island, and the army was quickly landed.  After clearing the land, the army went ashore to camp. At the same time, the craftsmen and slaves who came with them also transported various materials off the ship, and then immediately began to build docks and accommodation.

    Mo Luoyou and other countries were very confused at first and couldn't figure out what these people were going to do. They just saw that the other party was powerful and they couldn't provoke them at all. Therefore, everyone was very honest and did not dare to interfere at all. But when they waited  As soon as the dock on the island was completed, Lu Qing, who was assigned to take charge of the matter, immediately announced to all the forces in Malacca that the port under construction would be named Lion City and it would be under the jurisdiction of the Prince of Qi's Palace. He would temporarily act as Lion City.  As the city governor, he is in charge of the military and political power of the Lion City.

    The reason why the military general Lu Qing was appointed as the temporary governor was mainly because the Lion City was newly built and it was located in Malacca, a place far away from Taiwan.  Therefore, there must be a general who can control the situation, so Lu Qing became the governor as a general.  But this is only temporary, until the Lion City has established a foothold in Malacca.  Li Min will soon send a civilian official to manage the Lion City. This is not because he does not trust Lu Qing, but he cannot set a precedent for military generals to interfere in politics.

    Regarding the establishment of the Lion City, the forces such as Moluoyou were quite disapproving at first. After all, they were all native forces in Malacca and had been operating in the strait for generations. Although the port was not very safe, it was also very complete and not a single one at all.  outsiders can compare.

    But they soon discovered that they were wrong.  The craftsmen in Lu Qing's hands directed the slaves to work day and night. They used cement to build ports and various facilities, and then used gunpowder to blow up the rocks in the sea and clear out wide channels. In just half a year, they had built  Quite a few marinas available.

    As soon as the construction of these piers was completed, many Han ships came to berth at the piers. Although the facilities on these piers were still incomplete, compared with the chaotic Moluoyou Port opposite.  The entry and exit are also very orderly, and there will be no congestion like Mo Luoyou. There is another most important condition.  That is, safety is guaranteed, and goods will never be detained or even stolen.

    The establishment of the Shicheng port made most Han Chinese ships willing to dock here.  With the further improvement of port facilities, coupled with good port management.  Gradually, not only Han merchant ships were willing to dock in Lion City, but merchant ships from other countries were also willing to dock their ships in Lion City port.

    Although the ship traffic in Malacca is very large.  However, with the rise of the Lion City, there are fewer and fewer ships calling at other ports, and this is before the Lion City is fully built. I believe that with the improvement of the Lion City, it will one day monopolize most of the ships in Malacca.  By then Malacca will also be completely in Li Min's hands.

    In addition, while the Lion City was under construction, the twenty main navy warships stationed in the Lion City were not idle. They were divided into several small teams and patrolled the strait every day, mainly to combat pirates in the strait, and regardless of the pirates'  What is the background behind it? Anyone they meet will be killed.

    Most of these pirates are supported by some local forces in Malacca. They were already very dissatisfied with the Lion City. Now the pirates they sent out were also attacked by the Lion City fleet, which made them even more angry. It is a pity that their  It is too weak to be able to do anything to the Lion City.  However, these people will not be willing to give up. The forces headed by Mo Luoyou are secretly colluding in an attempt to form an alliance to resist Li Min's aggression.

    However, Li Min had been prepared for this situation for a long time. He even deliberately annoyed the forces in Mo Luoyou in order to make them take the initiative to attack. However, forces like Mo Luoyou are located in Jinzhou, and  The Lion City is located on the Malay Peninsula, so if they want to attack the Lion City, they must go out to the navy. However, in this world, no navy can capture the main battleship in Lu Qing's hands!

    When Li Zhi, who had just arrived in Shanghai, received the news that Li Min had sent troops to Malacca and did not directly conflict with the natives, but chose to build the city, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He originally thought that his sixth brother Li Min would launch a new round of war operations.  But??Thinking that he actually used this relatively mild method to control Malacca. In this way, although war may break out, who knows when?

    However, although Li Zhi was disappointed, he did not show it and still happily visited Shanghai with his eldest brother and third brother.  In the past, he had only heard that the new city of Shanghai was extremely prosperous, with many merchants in the city, and opportunities to make a fortune everywhere. However, he had never experienced it personally. It was not until he spent a few days in Shanghai that he truly understood Shanghai.  Apart from anything else, the astonishing flow of goods on the docks every day and the crowded carriages of trains in the city all tell the outsiders about the prosperity of Shanghai.

    After tongguo observed Shanghai over the past few days, Li Zhi compared Dengzhou, which is also a port city, with Shanghai. As a result, he quickly discovered that although Shanghai is not as good as Dengzhou now, Dengzhou's development potential has been exhausted.  , no matter how hard you try in the future, you will probably only be able to stay the way you are now.

    But Shanghai is different. The development potential of this new city is much greater than that of Dengzhou, especially the Chang'an Waterway, which has brought endless wealth to Shanghai. I believe that Shanghai will surpass Dengzhou in a few years.  It became the most prosperous city along the coast of Tang Dynasty.

    After staying in Shanghai for nearly ten days, although Li Chengqian and Li Ke always wanted them to stay a few more days, Li Zhi was eager to go to Taiwan. It was not only the base camp of sixth brother Li Min, but also the place where Cai'er was born.  Therefore, Li Zhi is full of yearning for Taiwan, both in public and private matters.

    Seeing that Li Zhi had decided to leave, Li Chengqian and Li Ke no longer tried to persuade them to stay. They just gave many gifts to Li Zhi and the other three as a sign of their brotherhood. In this regard, Li Zhi, Si Zi and Cai'er  Naturally, I won¡¯t refuse.

    Speaking of the ten days in Shanghai, what Li Zhi was most happy about was not seeing the prosperity of Shanghai, but seeing the changes in his eldest brother Li Chengqian. The former Li Chengqian was the prince, although his attitude towards his younger brothers and sisters was not like that of Li Tai and Li Tai.  You are like that, but he is also very rigid, and he likes to use his elder brother's airs to teach others. He is also very proud and does not like to listen to other people's opinions. When Li Chengqian was deposed as the prince, Li Zhi, as his biological brother, was really a little bit  I am worried that my elder brother will not be able to think about it.

    However, when he met Li Chengqian, he discovered that instead of being depressed because the prince was deposed, his eldest brother actively participated in the construction and management of Shanghai and became a good assistant to his third brother Li Ke.  If you hear this news, you will definitely be very happy.

    Shanghai is very close to Taiwan, especially after the opening of steamship flights, it is only a few days away.  When they arrived in Dengzhou before, they had seen the steamboat on the dock, but they had never had the chance to ride on it. They couldn't miss it this time.  So Li Zhi asked someone to charter a few steamships, and then the fleet followed. They first took the ship to Taiwan.

    Li Zhi was also very interested in this kind of steamship that could travel thousands of miles. He even chatted with the shipyard for a while and learned about the performance of the steamship in detail. It turned out that this kind of ship was also subject to great restrictions.  , First, it is easy to break. Of course, with the advancement of technology, this problem has been greatly reduced than before.  Second, there is a huge demand for coal and fresh water, so there need to be supply points along the way, otherwise it is not as good as sailing.

    However, although steam ships have such shortcomings, and their hulls are relatively small and cannot withstand the bumps of wind and waves, they cover up their advantages. For example, the biggest feature is that they are fast and require fewer manpower. When sailing, they also need less manpower.  There is no need to consider wind direction, ocean currents, etc.  I believe that with the development of navigation, this kind of steamship will one day replace the sailboat and become a real navigation weapon.

    After sailing on the sea for three days on a steamship, Li Zhi and the others finally arrived in Keelung, Taiwan.  Li Zhi stood on the bow of the ship, watching the ships coming in and out of Keelung's outer harbor, and couldn't help but feel a little excited. This is the base camp that Sixth Brother has worked hard to build. The island has grown from scratch, and has slowly developed into an overseas  It is a famous pearl that even various newspapers in Chang'an mentioned the prosperity of Taiwan from time to time, which attracted many scholars to consider Taiwan as a must-visit place when they travel.

    "Although Taiwan and Dengzhou are both territories owned by your sixth brother, they are fundamentally different. Whether it is politics or economy, they are obviously different from the Tang Dynasty. When you get there, you must observe carefully and learn with humility.  I believe you will definitely gain a lot!" Thinking of his father's instructions to him when he left Chang'an, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a sense of expectation. He really wanted to know what he could learn in Taiwan?  (To be continued)
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