"South of the South China Sea, east of the East China Sea?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows slightly. "Isn't that at the end of the world?"

“How can we get this rubber from such a long distance?”

To Li Shimin, these place names sounded like fairy tales and were out of reach.

"Ha~!" Li Haoze laughed when he saw Li Shimin's expression. "Old Emperor, let me tell you a story!"

"Oh? Little Rangjun can also tell stories?" Li Shimin looked at Li Haoze curiously.

Then he nodded again, "Then I'm all ears to see what story Little Rang-kun has to tell."

Empress Changsun, Li Lizhi, and even little Chengyang, all pricked up their ears eagerly when they heard that the little divine beast was going to tell a story.

Li Haoze smiled slightly and began to tell the story, "Once upon a time, there was a frog that lived in a well.

The frog had never left the well, so it thought the bottom of the well was the whole world.

One day, a turtle from the sea passed by the well, and the frog started chatting with the turtle.

The frog showed off to the turtle how spacious and comfortable his world at the bottom of the well was, and invited the turtle to come down and visit him..."

"After hearing the frog's description, the turtle couldn't help but laugh.

It told the frog that the bottom of the well was only a corner of the world, and the real ocean was vast and boundless, thousands of times larger than the bottom of the well.

The frog heard what the turtle said, but he just didn't believe it.

It thought the turtle was deceiving it and insisted that the bottom of the well was the biggest world..."

"Until one day, there was a severe drought in the area and the water in the well dried up.

The frog that really couldn't survive had no choice but to jump out of the well.

The moment the frog jumped out of the well, he was shocked.

What unfolded before its eyes was an unprecedentedly vast world, and it realized how narrow its previous cognition was.

However, due to the drought in the land, the streams dried up.

Although the frog longs for the distant sea.

But it was ultimately unable to move forward, and ultimately ended its life in longing and helplessness..."

As Li Haoze continued to talk, the four of them listened with great interest at first.

But the more Li Shimin heard, the uglier his expression became.

He soon realized that the little beast was using the story to satirize him for being like a frog in a well.

I only know about the world of the Tang Dynasty, but have never seen a wider world.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin became furious.

He slammed the table and shouted angrily: "You little beast!"

"How dare you compare me to a frog in a well! Do you know that this is a heinous crime?"

Li Haoze saw this, but was not afraid at all.

He straightened his back and looked directly into Li Shimin's eyes: "Old Emperor, why are you so angry?"

"The story I'm telling you is just a little fable."

"Tell the children to have a long-term vision and not just focus on their own small piece of land."

"If you really insist on carrying it on yourself, there's nothing we can do!"

After hearing what Li Haoze said, Li Shimin's anger subsided a little, but his face was still ashen.

He took a deep breath and tried to make his voice sound calmer: "Little beast, I understand the fable you told me.

You are admonishing me to have a broad vision and not be like a frog in a well, only seeing the world in front of me."

"However," Li Shimin changed the subject, staring at Li Haoze sharply, "Do you know how rich and vast our Tang Dynasty is?

Our dynasty has a vast territory, abundant resources, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

Compared to the sea you described, isn't my Great Tang also a vast world that belongs to me?"

As he spoke, Li Shimin stood up, walked to the window and pointed at the prosperous city of Chang'an outside.

He said passionately: "Look at this Chang'an city, it is bustling with merchants.

Look at my Tang Dynasty again!

There are vast grasslands in the north, dense jungles in the south, towering mountains in the west, and a vast ocean in the east.

Isn’t this my vast world?”

"Ha~!" Li Haoze was really amused by Li Shimin's arrogance this time, "Is this what you call broad?"

"Old Emperor, have you ever seen a golden grain called 'corn'?

Its ears are like sticks, and the grains are plump. The yield per mu is so high that it far exceeds any other grain currently available in your Great Tang."

"Have you ever seen a crop called 'potato'? It looks unattractive, but its yield is amazing.

Whether in mountains or sandy soil, it can grow tenaciously and provide sufficient food for the people.

If this crop could be promoted in the Tang Dynasty, why would the world be hungry? "

"Have you ever seen rice that can be harvested three times a year, with plump grains and a fragrant aroma, ready for harvest in just a few months?"

Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this.

He never imagined that there were so many high-yield crops in the world that he had never seen.

If these high-yield grains could be introduced into the Tang Dynasty, how prosperous the future of the Tang Dynasty would be!

Li Haoze looked at Li Shimin's shocked expression and laughed in his heart.

But he had no intention of stopping, and continued: "Old Emperor, this world is much larger and more wonderful than you can imagine.

Take rubber, for example. Even though it's at the ends of the earth, if it could be found, it would be of immense use to the Tang Dynasty."

He paused, then explained, “That rubber can be made into a variety of items with excellent elasticity.

For example, tires make your carriage run smoother and faster;

For example, rain boots allow your soldiers to move freely even in rainy days;

Another example is the sealing ring, which can make your boat more airtight and less likely to leak.

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