Chapter 829: The Monarch Who Prepares For A Rainy Day
The banquet at night was undoubtedly a success, or unprecedented.
With a precedent like Elsevier, the latecomers may never be able to enjoy the treatment like Elsevier. As the first elf to come to the old world, the courtesies he has enjoyed cannot be enjoyed by others again. And his arrival is destined to be recorded in the books of history by human civilization for future generations to read and read, and then learn that the elf who first came to the old world is called Elsweer. If Eswell achieves more brilliant achievements in the future, then correspondingly, his records in human history will become greater and more famous. It's not just a brief introduction in a few words, on the contrary, it may be a large introduction full of flowers and flowers, and it will be given a very high evaluation.
But these are just things in the future, far away from today's time. At the banquet, Eswell met the so-called high society from the Tang people, all wealthy businessmen, officials from the army and navy, and administrative officials from this very small province. There are also many nobles, they brought their wives and daughters, and they came to the banquet one after another to see the splendor of the elves.
The banquet was a success, and the scale can be said to be the largest in the smallest province of Gibraltar. At the banquet, Eswell introduced all aspects of the elves, and by the same token, he also got all aspects of them from the Tang people present. The two sides satisfied each other's curiosity, and at this time the latest decree from the native Tang people also came.
When the Tang royal family and the cabinet government learned that an expedition ship dispatched a few months ago to explore the new world and new routes had a bad start and all crew members died. The hearts of the Tang royal family and the cabinet government are really hard to describe in words. A few months ago, they were ambitious and determined to join the new world and join the trend of the times. Unexpectedly, a few months later, the unfortunate news came.
The young Tang Huang, his face was really hot the first time he knew about it. After all, it was he who made the final decision to participate in the development and voyage of the new world. However, the scene where all the members were killed was like slapping him hard on the cheek a few times. What does this mean, and how should those objecting courtiers talk about him behind his back? In any case, this bad start was a heavy blow to the young Tang Huang's reputation.
Unexpectedly, the news of the death of all crew members was not brought by the surviving crew members. It was brought back by a raging elf who was spread in the old world years ago. This surprised Tang Huang very much, and he was very interested and took this opportunity to make up for his lost reputation. Moreover, he is still secretly contributing to the flames, allowing the news of the elves to spread throughout his country and the entire Western world at the fastest speed! Moreover, it has to spread to the wider Eastern world.
Although the first time he went out to open up, he suffered a heavy blow, but the arrival of the elves can take this opportunity to make his reputation reach a new height in one fell swoop. This shows what?
The European countries participated in the great voyage and opened up new worlds, with the ultimate goal of finding elves. When the elves are not found, this goal is to find a new route to China. Although China did not find it, they found a more famous elf. Compared with ancient China, the more mysterious elf civilization is obviously more mysterious and attractive.
With the upsurge of finding elves, and European countries finally relied on this upsurge, the mystery of the New World was lifted. At this point, the old world knows that there is a new and even wider world on the vast ocean. The land there is full of wealth, novel species, many people, and rumors of getting rich overnight spread to the old world in a very short period of time. Therefore, a truly unique era of great voyages was established.
Not only does it bring wealth, it also brings change!
Emperor Tang obviously aimed his idea at the elves,
The sailors who had discovered the elves before, their return voyage not only brought the news of the elves and the goods of the elves. It also gives the country where it is located, bringing incalculable prestige, these are intangible wealth. From the fact that the Mediterranean trade circle has shrunk slightly in recent years, it can be seen that too many merchants have placed their trading locations in other ports. Instead of continuing to choose to trade in the local port of the Tang people, it can be seen.
Although these are trivial matters, if things go on like this for a long time, it will only be a matter of time before the economy and trade around the Tang people weaken. And for hundreds of years, Tang people, whether they were emperors or officials and common people, have long been accustomed to the economic exchanges around them. Relying on this and the huge advantage of controlling Suez and the entire territory of Egypt, the Tang people accumulated countless wealth and unimaginable wealth.
Once their trade dominance and the weakening of the Mediterranean economic circle, the consequences will be a chain reaction that will affect all aspects of the Tang people.
Therefore, although the young Emperor Tang was still immature in governing, he saw the crisis hidden behind the glory of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, after he succeeded to the throne, he has been doing his best to eliminate the extravagance and corruption caused by the succession of previous generations of monarchs, and he has also been committed to using more national power on the mainland, constantly developing the country, and creating a powerful country. domestic demand, and try our best to re-support and develop some declining industries and commerce.
Everything is in the foreshadowing, and the fear is that once the Mediterranean trade and economic circle around them collapses and the status of the Western World Trade Center is transferred to other countries, how will they deal with the subsequent series of chain reactions? . War will inevitably appear at that time, and a new round of reshuffle is destined to end with the rise of one side and the decline of the other.
Some countries will decline for a while, and then rise again, but some countries will decline completely, and can never regain their past glory.
Tang Huang was very afraid that his country would become like this. Therefore, he did a lot of things in the short few years after he succeeded to the throne. However, the effect is still fading, the spread is too large, and there are too many things to do. There are too many places for him to reform and innovate. Not only the ministers can't adapt to his rhythm, but even the people can't adapt to his fast pace. All because of hundreds of years of life, the people have already adapted to the current pace of life.
If there is no unexpected arrival of elves in this foreign exploration operation, then the gradual decline of the Tang people is almost inevitable. In the first development, all employees were faced with the situation of death. It is conceivable that at that time, the pressure from various parties in the country will surely follow. Under the pressure of many parties, the young Emperor Tang could either break out of the situation and regain control of the situation; or, he would compromise with many parties, go out to participate in the great voyage, and announce the comprehensive end and the complete failure of his reforms!
However, it is different now, and the key to breaking the game has come. That is the elf, the elf who came alone on the elegant white boat with good intentions, his appearance gave the young Emperor Tang the hope of breaking the situation. He wants to use the arrival of this elf to reverse everything completely, not only to help him grasp all the power, but also to use the elf to not only restore his lost reputation, but also climb to a brand new world! At that time, his reforms and his ambitions will all be wiped out under the unprecedented popularity of the monarch. Because at that time, no one would oppose a monarch with unprecedented great prestige!
For this reason, a luxurious and huge warship representing the royal family officially left the port. With Tang Huang's order, go to Gibraltar, and welcome his ally, an elf from the New World, with great momentum!