Chapter 2381 - The Mighty Great Tang, Armed and Ready! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

Far to the south, on the seemingly endless ocean…

Bang!

With a massive boom, a fleet of countless large tower ships broke through the waves, throwing out grappling hooks as they approached the shore.

“They’re coming into the harbor! They’re coming in!”

Countless people near the pier let out heaven-shaking cheers as stairs were thrown out from the tower ships and countless sailors disembarked.

Their leader had a dark, tanned face, and his body was brimming with energy and exuded the aura of a leader. If one looked carefully, one would find that this person appeared somewhat similar to Wang Chong. This person was none other than Wang Chong’s cousin, Wang Liang.

After many years at sea, Wang Liang had long ago ceased to be that immature youth. Through his countless mortal struggles with Mother Nature, Wang Liang had become the renowned ‘King of the Seas’ of the Great Tang. And the fleet of tower ships under his command was simply enormous.

More importantly, before entering seclusion, Wang Chong had passed all naval affairs of the continent to Wang Liang, including all things concerning the relations between the Great Tang and the Promised Land.

“Young Master Wang, thank you for your efforts.”

A Lingnan official, wearing court robes and a joyous expression, was waiting to welcome Wang Liang at the pier.

“Sir Governor, I have kept you waiting,” Wang Liang said, apparently familiar with this person.

This was the Governor of Lingnan, and at the same time, the representative of the great clans of Lingnan. Over the years, Wang Liang had been responsible for shipping and the training of sailors, and the great clans were responsible for building the tower ships that Wang Liang used.

Each person had their clearly defined job.

Wang Liang had never disappointed them, and he had made these clans a great deal of money, developing the navy from nothing to this prosperous sight before them.

Of course, the most important factor was that Wang Liang’s surname was Wang. He represented the Wang Clan of the Great Tang and the revered Supreme King.

“Sir Wang, you’ve brought a great deal of stone and grain this time.”

Liu Zhi came up, his face all smiles.

“Three hundred thousand dan in total. Today is the tenth batch. Together with the previous shipments, there should be enough for the Great Tang to eat for seven years,” Wang Liang said, a hint of pride on his face.

Even before the war of the northeast, the Promised Land had already begun to ship grain to the Great Tang, but the shipments from the last three years had been far greater than before.

Each time he came back with grain, he would leave with people. By now, Wang Liang had transported at least two million people over to the Promised Land.

“Wonderful!”

Liu Zhi was delighted to hear this number.

“Right. Sir Wang, I have heard that the Promised Land already has many fields with abundant harvests, six or seven crops in a year. Is that true?”

“Hahaha, where did you hear that?”

Wang Liang heartily laughed.

“Six or seven crops in a year is impossible, but four a year, one in each season, does happen. When planting crops in the Promised Land, one year is the equivalent of two, and everything that’s being grown is hybrid rice.”

“Impressive, impressive! Four crops a year is truly astonishing. The Promised Land is truly the land of hope, the land of plenty!”

Liu Zhi sighed in wonder.

Hybrid rice was already being promoted throughout the Great Tang. Even so, only two crops per year was possible, and in the north, it was only one crop per year. That the Promised Land could have four harvests per year was unthinkable for the Tang.

“Right, how is the progress on your end?”

“It’s about done. All the great clans have been working hard the last few days, and almost all the ancient trees of Lingnan deep in the mountains have been cut down. However, following His Highness’s orders, we always plant a new sapling for every tree we cut down. Not too long ago, we managed to hit one hundred thousand tower ships, but we currently lack the manpower to bring all these ships to the sea. I’ve already handed off some of the ships to the Imperial Court for it to use for military purposes,” Liu Zhi firmly said.

One hundred thousand tower ships had required almost the entire strength of the Great Tang, the mustering of countless great clans who worked day and night.

Everyone knew of the duty on their shoulders. The one hundred thousand tower ships served as the Great Tang’s lifeline in Wang Chong’s plan. If they lost the war, the Promised Land would be where they could retreat.

Consider defeat before considering victory!

Wang Chong could decide to not think about himself, but he had to consider the civilians of the Great Tang.

Wang Liang sternly nodded as he replied, “Thank you for your efforts. Our duties are of utmost importance, and everyone’s lives depend on them. Everything on our end will be done on schedule. The rest will depend on how the others are faring!”