The ancients watched me play the Starry Sky Railway

"The three guards are quite capable, but compared to Xing and the others, they are far behind."

"It's just that these three soldiers are clearly not bad guys, and fighting them is nothing more than a misunderstanding."

"Therefore, Xing and the others are unwilling to kill innocent people and just want to quickly resolve the misunderstanding."

"But these three soldiers are too rigid. No matter what Xing said, they wouldn't listen."

"The battle became stalemated for a while."

"March, use your six-phase ice to freeze their feet, and then we can run." Xing came up with an idea.

"That's right!" Sanyueqi's eyes lit up, and he immediately leaped into the air. The six-phase ice instantly condensed into arrows, shooting towards the three soldiers like a tide.

"As soon as these swordsmen land on those soldiers, they will instantly transform into pure six-phase ice again and freeze them!"

"only……"

"A handsome man with short blond hair and a silver-white combat uniform appeared behind the three soldiers."

"In his left hand, he held a shield shaped like a violin case. He raised his hand slightly, and a nearly transparent shield of light instantly appeared, blocking all of March Seven's arrows."

"Huh?" Sanyueqi was stunned.

"'Captain Jeppard, they are the suspect's accomplices!' one of the soldiers immediately reported."

"During the previous battle, they were restrained, unwilling to harm you. Even the arrows they fired were completely harmless. This kind of person can't be an accomplice of the suspect." Jeppard said calmly, "You should withdraw first."

"This..." The three soldiers hesitated, but still obeyed the order: "Yes, sir!"

"What a handsome young man! He's holding a zither case? Could it be that he's also proficient in music? Wouldn't that make him just like Zhou Lang?"

"He's really handsome. I wish the husband my parents find for me could be as handsome as this."

"Huh? Didn't you say last time that you wanted to marry Dan Heng?"

"Oh, whether it's Danheng or Jeppard, I don't mind."

"I think they would mind, hahaha."

"I hate you so much."

When several young ladies from official families get together, with only their own maids as the only other people around, they dare to say anything bold.

After a while, the car speed increased and entered the topic of 18+.

"Huh, finally someone who understands what's going on," March Seventh said angrily. "They just wouldn't listen to anything we said. I'm so pissed. I got tricked by that Sambo for no apparent reason. I'm so pissed..."

"Even so, if you're being misunderstood, that proves there's a reason for it, right? Were you working with that Sambo before?" Jeppard analyzed the situation.

"'It's like this...' Xing explained everything that had happened along the way, as well as the origins of himself and his companions. Seeing their apparent disbelief, he turned and said, "By the way, Sanyue, show him the photos."

"That's right, Xing, you're so smart! You haven't seen what your own planet looks like yet, right? Here, let me show you the photo I took of Yalilo 6."

"March 7 showed Jeppard the photos he had taken to prove his and his group's identities."

"After seeing the photos, the soldiers couldn't believe it."

“You’re saying this white ball… is the ground beneath our feet? Is it where we live? That’s too…”

"But Jeppard was lost in thought."

"Once upon a time, Yalilo 6 was a planet connected to the universe. Extraterrestrial visitors from various planets flocked to it, and the people of Yalilo 6 would also travel to other planets for fun."

"The Yalilo VI civilization was quite advanced at the time, so they naturally had panoramic photos of the planet and even a planetarium."

"But since the cold wave hit, no one has visited this planet. As the planet's native inhabitants dwindled due to the cold wave, civilization also began to decline rapidly."

"Many ordinary people no longer even realize that the earth beneath their feet is a globe. They are as ignorant as the ancients."

"But it's not their fault. It's just that, on this planet, people have to do their best just to survive."

"So, in that world, the ground beneath our feet is actually a ball?!"

"If the earth in that world is like this, then what about the earth beneath our feet? Is it also a sphere? If it really is a sphere, how can we prove it?"

Li Shimin also noticed this at this moment, and his face looked thoughtful.

"This is easy. If there is a ball under my feet, as long as I find the right direction and keep walking forward unwaveringly, won't I return to the original place sooner or later? If I can't return to the original place, then it's not a ball!" Cheng Yaojin patted his chest, feeling that he was very smart.

Ministers such as Changsun Wuji glared at Cheng Yaojin.

Could they not have thought of this? Of course they could! But they couldn't say it!

After recuperating for so many years, it is time to prepare for military action against the Turks, and all kinds of food and supplies must be prepared in advance.

Now ask His Majesty to find someone to test whether there is a ball under our feet?

There's a huge ocean out there! If you want to try it out, you need to build a big ship, right?

Isn't the money for building a ship also money? Doesn't it cost money to recruit talents to sail the sea? Don't the soldiers and supplies equipped on the ship cost money?

After spending such a huge amount of money, are we still going to fight against the Turks?

Moreover, even if we prove that there is a ball under our feet, what good would that do? Would it double the financial resources of the Tang Dynasty?

There was no need for these civil officials to advise him, Li Shimin thought of this naturally.

No matter what, the economy is the foundation of everything. Without money, there is no confidence. This is true for both people and countries.

However, Li Shimin did not want to give up.

His intuition told him that this would be of great benefit.

So he said, "How about this, Fu Ji, you draft an edict and tell the people of the world that anyone who can travel across the world, prove that there is a big ball under their feet, and bring back evidence will be granted the title of Duke of a County, and the title will be inherited for generations."

Generally speaking, apart from the royal family, the highest title that could be bestowed in the Tang Dynasty was Duke, such as Li Ji, Duke of Ying...

These were the ministers who had fought alongside him in the wars and had made great contributions for him, and therefore were qualified to be granted the title of Duke.

The first title below the Duke is the Duke of a County.

The title of Duke of a County is usually not hereditary and will be reduced from generation to generation.

But Li Shimin said at this moment that the title could be inherited from generation to generation.

One can imagine how huge the reward he offered was.

He believed that this would definitely arouse the fighting spirit of those wealthy but status-deficient families among the people.

But what Li Shimin didn't know was that his edict would usher in the Age of Exploration for the Tang Dynasty.

As the sky screen played, the military power of the Tang Dynasty continued to rise rapidly.

Since then, the barbarian slave trade in the Tang Dynasty has become increasingly popular.

"In the Tang Dynasty, even the most ordinary people could afford to buy five barbarians to do farm work for them." - By Li Shimin, the most powerful slave owner in the seventh century