Datang Nongwang

Chapter 718 Enclosure
Li Chongyuan smiled unscrupulously.

As long as this monument is erected, whether it is now or in the future, this place belongs to China.

Li Chongyuan is not stupid.

In doing this matter, Li Chongyuan can be said to have a lot of thoughts.

The steles were erected one after another.

From the Linhai area, it has been standing a hundred miles away.

Li Chongyuan's purpose is simple.

That is to leave some territory for China in the future. If there are any disputes, as long as these steles are still there, there will be no more disputes.

Province is like this island, that island, there are always various disputes.

even.

Li Chongyuan also recorded the ins and outs of this territory in his little book.

As for the things in this small book, they were just what Li Chongyuan read for himself. When Li Chongyuan recorded these things, he must report them to the imperial court, so that the imperial court would have a history to record these things.

to this end.

Li Chongyuan really took great pains for these things.

The monument stood for several days.

Dozens of pieces were also set up.

Finally, after a few days, the monument was erected and the territory was measured.

Within a hundred miles, it all belonged to Li Chongyuan's territory, which was much larger than the fiefdoms awarded to him by the imperial court, or anything else.

In the past few days, although Chen Juan and the others did not know the significance of Li Chongyuan's actions, they did not stop Li Chongyuan's actions.

After the stele was erected, Li Chongyuan returned to the place where the Blue Ridge Tribe was located. Dawan, the leader of the Blue Ridge Tribe, once again warmly entertained Li Chongyuan.

Although their food is not very good, but the ingredients are good.

During the banquet, Dawan called his daughter Dawanka and said: "Master, although my daughter is not from Tang Dynasty and cannot speak Tang country dialect, she is smart and can do any job. I would like to ask Master to take Being by my side, even being a servant is fine. Asking the master to keep her is a kind of request we make to the master."

Li Chongyuan was a little dumbfounded.

This is how the same thing?

After a feast, shall we have a woman come out?
Although Dawanka's appearance is not outstanding, he has a good figure, and his skin is not as dark as other people's. He looks like a person from Tang Dynasty.

but.

Li Chongyuan didn't want to accept women, let alone such foreigner women.

Don't accept it, but Li Chongyuan also knows that although the consequence is not serious, it will definitely bring some accidents.

This place already belonged to him. If Dawanka was not accepted, the people of the Blue Ridge Tribe might be a little bit different.

and.

Even at this moment, Chen Juan and the others looked at Li Chongyuan, with a signal in their eyes, that is, they hoped that Li Chongyuan would accept this woman.

In the end, Li Chongyuan nodded after deliberating, "Okay, then follow me. However, this time I can't take her back to the Tang Kingdom, and I will bring her after we go to other places and pass through this place." Going back to the Tang Kingdom, what do you think, leader?"

"Yes, of course." Da Wan would not refuse.

Dhawanka, who was standing behind his father, saw Li Chongyuan nod his head, blushing on his face.

Perhaps, she was thinking in her heart that she was afraid that she was about to become the woman of this distinguished nobleman from the Tang Dynasty.

Even, she was still imagining that after she followed Li Chongyuan back to the Tang Dynasty, she would marry Li Chongyuan, enjoy the glory and wealth, and wear beautiful clothes made of silk.

As for whether it is a wife or a concubine, she doesn't have that kind of thought.

after all.

In the Blue Ridge tribe, as long as he is a capable man, he can marry several women and have a lot of children for him.

If you don't have the ability, then I'm sorry, you can only be a single dog, and it is not impossible to die alone.

At least, Li Chongyuan heard about it in the Blue Ridge Tribe, and was introduced to two old men in his tribe, who have been single since they were young.

The reason, of course, is incapability.

You can't hunt, you can't raise a family, you can't even do small jobs.

Compared with those frail scholars in the Tang Dynasty, they are much worse.

Naturally, he would not be able to marry a wife.

Over the next few days.

Because of Li Chongyuan's nod, Nada Wanka always followed behind Li Chongyuan's ass.

In a more euphemistic way, she said that she was already Li Chongyuan's person.

This made Li Chongyuan shake his head when he heard this sentence, and was even teased by Chen Huan, a violent woman, for several days.

A few days later.

Li Chongyuan and the others boarded the ship, ready to leave for the big island.

Dawan really wanted to keep Li Chongyuan and the others, but Li Chongyuan and the others left Dawan with a task.

That is to build many wooden houses.

The supply station, plus this will be his territory in the future, Li Chongyuan, if he doesn't have a decent place to live, Li Chongyuan doesn't want to build a thatched shed or a wooden house for the people of the Blue Ridge.

The taste really made Li Chongyuan head over heels.

Li Chongyuan and the others left.

Dawanka stayed on the beach for a long time, looking at the fleet that was drifting away, his eyes full of expectation.

Dawan looked at his daughter's appearance, and felt like his daughter in his heart, hoping that Li Chongyuan and the others would finish their work and return quickly, and take his daughter to Tang, a place that everyone yearns for.

"Daughter, after you arrive in Tang country, you must take us to Tang country. Tang country is a powerful country, and Tang country is very prosperous. I heard some people say that people in Tang country wear our clothes and eat The most delicious food." Dhawan said looking at his daughter.

Dawanka nodded, "Father, don't worry. Once I arrive in Tang Country, I will definitely come back to pick you up. However, we have to help him with the master's affairs, otherwise, will he come next time?" He won't be happy to see the cabin he needs."

"What my daughter said is true, what she said is true. Let's go back to work quickly." Dawan responded with a smile, and walked back eagerly.

Dawan has a heart yearning for Tang.

Even if he doesn't want to be the leader of the Blue Ridge, he still wants to live in Tang Country.

This is the main reason why he wanted to give his daughter to Li Chongyuan.

Li Chongyuan and the others left.

They were not at all worried that the people of the Black Ridge tribe would bring people to attack them again.

In the last battle, Li Chongyuan and the others directly wiped out half of the Heiling tribe.

As far as the current Heiling tribe is concerned, the number of men is estimated to be less than [-].

Even, it is estimated that there are less than [-] adult men who can fight.

With such a small number of people, if they want to launch a war against the Blue Ridge tribe, it can only be a result of courting death.

after all.

Even though some people of the Blue Ridge Tribe died in that attack, there were still more than 3000 men, close to 500.

As for that Musang.

Whether it is dead or alive, only the people of Lanling know. Anyway, after Li Chongyuan handed Mu Sang to the people of Lanling, he never paid attention to this person.

According to Li Chongyuan's guess, that Musang was either killed or buried alive.

Survival in such a place is based on the law of the jungle.

Whoever is strong is the master.

If you are not strong enough, you can only be trampled under your feet, just like the Black Ridge tribe.

now.

Li Chongyuan and the others, who had already left the Blue Ridge Tribe, were heading south all the way to Dadao according to Chen Juan's last record, and they had already put aside the matter of the Blue Ridge Tribe.

This time, Li Chongyuan never sat on the same boat with Chen Juan again.

It's not that Li Chongyuan doesn't like to be on the same boat with Chen Juan, but that Li Chongyuan has his own things to do.

This is not.

At this moment, he is hiding in the boat cabin, writing and drawing with a pen and paper.

As for what to write and what to draw, only he, Li Chongyuan, knows.

Leaving from the Maluku Strait, head south all the way, cross the Maluku Sea, enter the Seram Sea, turn eastward, enter the Banda Sea area, and then go directly south, and after sailing for thousands of miles, you can arrive at the Big Island.

This is the route Chen Juan and the others took back last time.

As for the route to the big island, it is to the west.

That is to say, from the country of Chenla to Malacca, then enter the Java Sea, then arrive at the Banda Sea area, and after passing through a large strait, arrive at the Big Island.

The two routes are different.

Taking the westward route, the distance is long, but the supply is convenient.

Even so, the chance of encountering pirates is far greater than this eastbound route.

And this eastward route has a short distance, but supplies are slightly lacking, and there are relatively few pirates. At the same time, it has to face strong winds and waves.

At least.

If you take the western route, even if you encounter strong winds and waves, you can walk to the land and avoid the strong winds and waves.

But on the eastern front, there is nowhere to hide.

Although there are many islands, they are separated by the sea.

Both routes have their advantages and disadvantages.

Fortunately, all the way down the south, there were no storms or waves, let alone pirates.

Half a month later, Li Chongyuan and the others arrived in the waters near the big island relying on the sextant that Li Chongyuan had made.

Li Chongyuan looked at a large island on the right, and began to think about the name of the large island in his mind, "Tiwi Islands? It should be. He is the closest to the big island. From the perspective of the left, it is The Coburg Peninsula on the Big Island."

After more than a month, I finally came to the big island.

Li Chongyuan didn't feel excited, and looked very flat.

Along the way, the islands he saw, or some big islands, had already diluted Li Chongyuan's surprise.

Moreover.

On this big island, Li Chongyuan is most interested in iron ore, and then came to look for rubber trees.

If the rubber tree can be found, Li Chongyuan may be very happy.

But now, Li Chongyuan has not even boarded the shore yet, so how could Li Chongyuan be excited.

keep sailing.

According to the memories in Li Chongyuan's mind, Li Chongyuan remembered that there was a natural deep-water sheltered harbor at the northern end of the big island, and that was Darwin Harbour.

but.

Under the big island at this time, there is no such name.

Even if all the names mentioned by Li Chongyuan never existed.

to this end.

When Li Chongyuan arrived at the natural harbor, he directly gave a Chinese name, "This place will be called Nan'an Port from now on. This place is tens of thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and it is also located in the south of the Tang Dynasty, and this place is ours. Discovered and explored, this port is also a natural port, and the name of Nan'an Port fits perfectly."

"Chong Yuan, it's really not flattering to get your name. According to what you said just now, it might as well be called Wan'an Gang." Chen Huan interjected at the right time.

This made Li Chongyuan throw a blank stare.

After landing.

Start building the camp.

Li Chongyuan is going to explore here, but the time will not be too long, ten days at most.

After ten days passed, Li Chongyuan found nothing.

In addition to marsupials, there are all kinds of eucalyptus, and some things that don't work.

Afterwards, Li Chongyuan and the others continued on their way, heading towards the west of the big island.

However, before leaving Nan'an Port, Li Chongyuan had some steles made and buried directly near Nan'an Port. This can be regarded as a testimony of Li Chongyuan's arrival at Nan'an Port.

a few days later.

Li Chongyuan and the others arrived at a natural harbor in the west of the big island.

This place is the Bloom that Li Chongyuan called in his previous life.

However, as soon as Li Chongyuan came ashore, this natural harbor was directly named "Wan'an Port" by Li Chongyuan.

This can be regarded as suppressing Chen Huan's constant yelling for a name, and it also allowed Li Chongyuan's ears to be quiet.

Li Chongyuan came here.

For iron ore.

According to Li Chongyuan's recollection, the best place to locate the iron mines on the Big Island is the western part of the Big Island, which is the so-called Pilbara region.

to this end.

As soon as Li Chongyuan and the others went ashore, apart from building a camp, they erected a monument.

Then, with a large force, they began to explore to the south.

For ten consecutive days.

Li Chongyuan and the others spent time in the process of exploration.

After ten days, Li Chongyuan finally arrived at a natural mine.

Li Chongyuan began to enclose the land when Li Chongyuan took a natural iron-leading stone and threw it on the ground casually, and it was able to attract countless iron ore.

Yes.

It is enclosure.

From the north circle to the south, and from the east circle to the west.

This circle is one month.

When Li Chongyuan was doing such a boring thing, and made Chen Juan and the others really feel bad, they didn't stop them, let alone say anything.

As long as Li Chongyuan wanted to do something, they would never say anything more.

When Li Chongyuan finished enclosing the land, Chen Juan asked with a smile: "Yuan'er, you really want to mine here in such a large area? It's too far away from Datang. It cannot be transported back to Datang. Could it be that Yuaner, you want to establish a country here?"

"Auntie, you think highly of me. Establishing a country here? It's better to go to the other side of the ocean to establish a country. As for whether to mine these iron ores, or how to mine them, and how to transport them back to Datang, I have already thought of a way. After we come back from across the ocean, a large-scale steelmaking base will be built here. Auntie, just wait and see.” Li Chongyuan doesn’t know how to build a country.

People who don't even want to be officials, how can they think about building any country.

Li Chongyuan has his own goals, which are completely different from others.

(End of this chapter)