On the second day after the court decided to send troops to Tubo, Gong Ren came to Zhang Zong and asked about the issue of sending troops. He has been an official in the Ministry of Rites in recent years. Although he has no real power, his status is not low. Especially every time Lun Qinling and others make military achievements on the front line, he will be rewarded.

However, although Gong Ren could not leave Luoyang, he was still very concerned about the situation in Tubo. So after hearing that the court was going to send troops to Tubo, he immediately came to ask Zhang Zong for the situation. Zhang Zong also chatted with him for a long time before he left with peace of mind.

A few days later, the plan to use troops to Tubo was officially issued, and the entire Tang Dynasty immediately started to operate. Several elite troops in the southwest were mobilized to the Tubo border and handed over to Lunqinling to command.

In the case of a large-scale national war, it would be very dangerous to hand over a general who surrendered to the enemy. If this general rebels, it would cause a devastating blow to the entire strategy.

However, as the saying goes, no doubt people, no doubt people. Since the Tang Dynasty accepted Lunqinling, it would no longer doubt him. Moreover, this time it was necessary to attack Tubo locals, so it must be directed by a general familiar with Tubo. Obviously, no one is more suitable for this candidate than Lunqinling.

Just when the Tang Dynasty was focusing on Tubo in the southwest, Zhang Zong turned his attention to the southeast of the Tang Dynasty, to be precise, the southeast coast, because Qian Dahai returned from the Americas again and came to visit Zhang Zong, so Zhang Zong also specially held a banquet at home.

"Dahai, have you gained anything this time?" After three rounds of wine, Zhang Zong smiled and asked Qian Dahai. This should be the third time he has returned from America. Last time he brought back high-yield crops such as potatoes and corn, and then rested in the Tang Dynasty for a few years, and then went to sea again the year before. It took nearly two years to come back.

"Your Majesty, the biggest gain is that you found the sweet potato you mentioned, and there are some other important crops. They are still on the way to come. I will come to Luoyang to report to you first!" Qian Dahai reported that he hadn't seen him for a few years, and his wrinkles on his face increased a lot. After all, he was breeze and sunny on the sea, so he looked much older than ordinary people.

"That's good. Are you in danger this time?" Zhang Zong nodded after hearing this, and then asked again that sweet potatoes are a good thing. He used to like roasted sweet potatoes, but before there were potatoes and corn, so the surprises brought by sweet potatoes were much smaller.

"Of course there are dangers. After all, any situation at sea can be encountered. For example, we lost several crew members this time, and there are several other ships that need to be overhauled. However, compared to last time, the losses this time are much smaller." Qian Dahai reported immediately.

Zhang Zong felt a little unbearable when he heard that he had lost several crew members. However, thinking of the risks at sea in this era, it was too difficult to reach the Americas without any losses, so he could only sigh in secret, and then asked about Qian Dahai and the others' specific experiences.

Qian Dahai also explained his experience in going to America in detail. Compared to the last time, they spent a longer time in America and had a larger scope of exploration. They even crossed Central America and arrived at the east coast of America.

Unfortunately, during the exploration process, Qian Dahai and his friends had a conflict with the local indigenous people. For this reason, two people died at the hands of the indigenous people, which made Qian Dahai very angry and retaliated. Although the revenge was successful, it also worsened the relationship between the two sides, so he had to leave Central America and follow the coast to South America.

In South America, Qian Dahai and the others met some friendly tribes, at least the other party was willing to trade with them, which gave Qian Dahai and the others a great harvest, such as some crops were found with the help of these indigenous people.

"Mr. Concubine, we encountered a relatively bad situation this time." At the end of the talk, Qian Dahai suddenly frowned and said.

"What's the situation?" Zhang Zong asked with a curious expression when he heard this.

"Just shortly after we arrived in the Americas, some civilian fleets also arrived in the Americas. Although these fleets are not as strong as us, when they go back, more people will definitely arrive in the Americas, and then the routes to the Americas will gradually be released." Qian Dahai frowned and said.

In Qian Dahai's view, he exchanged the route to America with his life, and received strong support from Zhang Zong, so he regarded the route to America as his own private property. Now other people have also arrived in America, which makes him feel that the other party is here to grab a job. After all, America is a big treasure.

"So that's the matter." Zhang Zong smiled and said, "If you want to open it, it's public. Anyway, I don't plan to enjoy the American route alone, and you don't feel uncomfortable. America is so big, and you can't occupy America by relying on the few people under your command."

"But... after those people went to America, wouldn't our wealth be divided?" Qian Dahai was still a little overwhelmed, after all, he was not as big as Zhang Zong.

"It can't be said that America is a rich land, but if there is no one, it will not have much value at all. Only when there are too many people can the land and minerals be mined can its value be revealed. So I actually hope that more people will go there." Zhang Zong explained with a smile again.

"This..." Qian Dahai still couldn't understand Zhang Zong's thoughts, but he was also very smart and wouldn't ask for any questions he didn't understand. Anyway, he just needed to obey Zhang Zong's instructions.

Thinking of this, Qian Dahai nodded solemnly and said, "Okay, since the prince consort said that, I don't want to let go. But I asked for some information that those who arrived in America seemed to want to open a port there. Should we take action first? Otherwise, when they take up all the good places, we will suffer in the future."

"This is a good idea. When a port is opened, people naturally need to be stationed. Immigration will appear at that time. Maybe there are not many people at the beginning, but as time goes by, immigrants will sooner or later become large-scale!" Zhang Zong said in great praise when he heard this.

He had originally thought about immigration, but he felt that the time was not yet ripe, but he didn't expect that the civilian businessmen had already started to take action. Since that's the case, they also had to seize the opportunity.
Chapter completed!