The sunrise at the seaside is very beautiful. It was the first time that Princess Yongping saw this scene. It was the people in the post station who reminded her. If they hadn’t reminded her, how would Princess Yongping know that there would be such a beautiful scenery here?
It was not only Princess Yongping who marveled at the beauty of nature. Including the entourage that accompanied her, none of them had ever seen such a beautiful scenery. Even the sea existed only in their imagination.
When the sun rose completely, more than a dozen transport ships appeared in the distance. After taking Fuso, these transport ships worked almost day and night, transporting some supplies from Fuso to Datang every day.
Princess Yongping secretly calculated that although the Tang Dynasty had been planning to take over Fuso for a long time, with the current gains alone, it not only recovered the original capital, but also made a huge profit. No wonder the Tang Dynasty would become more and more powerful.
Princess Yongping had heard Li Xiang say before that continuous foreign wars would drag down a country, but if the losses in the foreign wars were not great and the country could replenish its blood during the foreign wars, then this would form a virtuous circle.
The current Tang Dynasty has formed this virtuous cycle, but it has caused suffering to the surrounding countries. Princess Yongping thought of her own Nanzhao Kingdom from these ships, and eventually she lost her joy. Nanzhao Kingdom and Fuso are the same on some levels, except that Nanzhao got an advantage. They do not have much disagreement with the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Highness, the ship is ready. You can ask your servants to load the ship. After you have breakfast, we can board the ship."
It was about the same time as originally calculated, and Princess Yongping asked her men to start loading things up. It was such a long trip to Fuso, and there were many things to bring with them.
Princess Yongping had no impression of the Tang Dynasty's ships, but some people in the team knew that these ships were not only larger in size, but also had some new changes in the position and angle of the sails, which made these ships more stable on the sea and sailed faster.
People who have never sailed on the sea naturally don’t know how difficult the voyages were in the past. It was almost a life-or-death struggle. But people who have experienced ship reforms are a little skeptical about it. However, after traveling back and forth to Fuso many times, they began to believe that it was all true, and they were very grateful to Li Xiang for his improvements.
After getting on the ship, Princess Yongping also had her own independent bedroom, which was not small in size. This is only normal in this era. If it were in the past, there would not be such luxurious ships.
"What are those people doing?"
Princess Yongping saw that there were quite a few people queuing nearby.
"Your Highness, we have a total of six ships traveling together this time. If anything happens, we can still look after each other. Those people are going to Fusang to pan for gold."
The maid assigned on board took a look outside.
"Gold panning?"
Princess Yongping obviously didn't understand the meaning of this sentence. Does Fusang have a lot of gold?
"Ah... it's like this. Fusang has just been occupied by us, and there are still many opportunities in various places. In the past, when our Tang army occupied foreign lands, there were always some opportunities. As long as you can seize them, you can change your own fate, or even the fate of your entire family. It's like digging up a gold mountain. So they all went to pan for gold, but they had to pay for their own tickets."
After hearing the explanation of the maid on the boat, Princess Yongping felt a little uncomfortable. It seemed that many people had traveled to Nanzhao some time ago. It was just easier to go there and there was no need to wander around on the sea. Many people had gone there in the past few days.
The maid seemed to realize that what she said was wrong and immediately went out to do other things, so as not to upset Her Royal Highness the Princess, who was someone that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had taken care of.
In fact, in the eyes of many people in the Tang Dynasty, even if you are a prince or princess from a small foreign country, you cannot be superior to others. If it were not for the care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, how could we be so polite to you?
It is understood that you have to pay to take a boat, but this is the first time for Princess Yongping to see people taking a boat to go overseas. Seeing these people paying happily, perhaps Fusang is really the beginning of a dream for these people, and the same is true for herself.
After about two hours of preparation, the boat was already packed. The cabin on the lowest level was where those who had paid just now lived. It was said that there were several people in one room, and after getting on the boat, they had to help with some chores. If they were unwilling to do it, then they would not have a chance to get on board.
Compared with those who were washing, Princess Yongping felt that she was lucky. Not only could she not feel the shaking of the ship, but her three meals a day were also very delicious.
After rocking on the sea for a few days, the people at the lower level were almost vomiting, but the people at the upper level felt a little bit. This is the benefit of power.
When Princess Yongping also felt unwell, they were already able to see the continent in the distance.
"Your Highness, please prepare yourself. We will be landing in about an hour."
It had been a long time since she had been separated from her sister. When she heard that she would soon see her sister and that she had other ideas about her brother-in-law, Princess Yongping quickly found her clothes and spent a long time in front of the mirror to dress herself up.
In today's Chang'an City, mirrors are considered a luxury item. If it weren't for her relationship with Li Xiang, she would not have been able to use such a thing. Even the imperial concubines in the palace couldn't have one. After all, Li Xiang controlled this thing very well, and the current price is still very high.
The people on the lower levels were no longer staying in their own cabins. They had almost vomited all their bile in the past few days. Now that they saw the continent in the distance, they all ran to the deck and cheered that they had finally arrived.
Several small boats came from a distance. Judging from the clothes they were wearing, they should be the Tang Dynasty army. These people had to board the boats in advance for inspection.
Although the route was opened, all people boarding the ship had to have a gate opened by the local authorities.
This was also to prevent criminals from sneaking onto the ship and then going to Fuso to commit crimes. The two lists were separate. After the official document was issued, it was first sent to the higher-level government office. After the two lists were combined, they were first sent to Fuso. Those going to Fuso carried a copy with them...
