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Chapter 20 Do you know how big the world is?

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    What do you live on?

    How big is this world?

    Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling looked at me and I looked at you, their eyes seemed a little confused.

    "Mr. Zhao's question is too simple. We naturally live on the ground, and the world is also divided into nine states."

    Fang Xuanling laughed.

    Zhao Chen rolled his eyes: "I'm going to give you zero points for this answer. Listen up, we live on a sphere, and the entire land below is a huge sphere. Do you understand?"

    "impossible!"

    Fang Xuanling immediately denied it.

    Li Shimin also smiled and said: "Mr. Zhao, you are talking nonsense. How can it be a sphere where we live? The land under our feet is obviously very flat. If it is a sphere, how can we stand on it?"

    Zhao Chen smiled and said: "Simple, Lao Li, have you ever seen a ship sailing to the shore?"

    "You must have seen it before."

    "Then let me ask you, when you stand on the shore and look out, can you see the hull of the ship at once, or do you see the mast first and then the hull?"

    "this¡­¡­"

    Li Shimin was stunned for a moment. He thought for a moment. He really saw the mast first and then the hull every time.

    "If the feet are flat, then why can't you see the whole ship immediately when you sail over?"

    Li Shimin was a little shaken. He looked at Fang Xuanling and found that Fang Xuanling was also thinking hard.

    "This world is a sphere. The reason why you think it is flat is because the sphere is so big that you can't feel its rotation at all. Come on, squat down, and I will draw it for you."

    Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling, the two kings and important ministers of the Tang Dynasty, squatted obediently in front of Zhao Chen, as if they were primary school students.

    "Now, this is the earth. We live on it. It is a sphere that is constantly regenerating itself. If the earth is completely spread out, we will have four oceans and seven continents."

    Zhao Chen took the branch and simply sketched it and marked it.

    Li Shimin¡¯s eyes widened: ¡°Then, where is Datang?¡±

    "The Tang Dynasty, according to the current territory, is right here."

    Zhao Chen briefly outlined the territory of the Tang Dynasty in Asia.

    "Have you seen it? This is Chang'an. There is only one small dot on the whole earth. Next to it is Tibet. No, this is Tubo. If you go out of the Western Regions, you will find the Middle East. Going further, you can reach Africa and Europe"

    Zhao Chen explained in detail, Li Shimin's eyes widened.

    "Really, really?"

    "Nonsense, why am I lying to you? I am in a good mood and want to popularize geographical knowledge for you. Don't you know it blindly?"

    "Then, do these other places have countries?"

    "There are a lot of them. Let me take a look. On the European side now, there should be the Eastern Roman Empire. Its territory is probably about the same as that of the Tang Dynasty. There are also the Western Turks. This is Li Er's old neighbor. Next to it, you should also have Goguryeo.  I know, the neighboring country of Japan will probably be renamed Japan"

    Zhao Chen counted the treasures of his family, and while talking, he traced them on the ground with branches. Li Shimin's eyes widened when he heard this.

    "This, is the world so big?"

    "Nonsense, there are seven continents."

    Zhao Chen threw the branch away, stood up and clapped his hands: "You know how big the world is."

    Li Shimin was speechless for a long time, still in shock, and seemed to be muttering to himself: "If one day, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty sweeps across the world"

    Zhao Chen laughed: "Old Li, you are just a grain merchant. Leave the matter of sweeping the world to that kid Li Er." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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