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Chapter 1411 Li Jun Returns

Liangshan City.

The waterway to Liangshan Lake was blocked early in the morning, and a large number of cargo ships could only wait in the river outside Liangshan City.

"What's going on today? Why are all the waterways blocked?"

Some sailors on board complained.

"Keep your voice down. A large army is returning to the city today. Shut up if you don't want to die!"

Immediately, an old sailor started to scold, saying that this was Liangshan City, not a place where one could talk nonsense.

At this time, Sun Lei was waiting at the dock with all the officials.

As the horns sounded, several weathered giant ships appeared on the river.

The sailors on the ships docked on both sides of the river looked at these huge ships in amazement. They all made a living by sailing, and they could tell at a glance that these huge ships were extraordinary.

"What happened? Such a huge ship is so broken!"

"We'll have to go through at least dozens of typhoons!"

"More than that, look at that sail, it's made of the best material, it's a bit tattered, it's going to sail a hundred thousand miles!"

"Look at the side of the ship. That's salt crystals. It's so thick. It must have sailed far out to sea."

"Could it be that the bull-head gold was found overseas?"

"It should be. I don't know where it went. It is said that the bull head gold weighs a hundred kilograms!"

The sailors discussed in low voices.

Li Jun was standing on the side of the ship at this time. He had dark skin and his face was full of wrinkles. He looked like he was fifty years old although he was about thirty years old.

"Lower the sails, slow down!"

Li Jun shouted to the sailors.

The sails of the giant ship were quickly lowered, the oars on both sides stopped, and the ship's forward speed gradually decreased.

At Liangshan Lake, many ships were already docked at the pier, and at this moment, the horns on these ships were also sounding loudly.

There were already naval guide ships on the water to provide guidance, and the ships of Li Jun and others followed the guidance and docked smoothly.

"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

Li Jun took Tong Wei, Tong Meng and Zhang Heng off the boat and bowed down to Sun Lei.

"Haha, get up, you've worked hard all the way!"

Sun Lei smiled and helped Li Jun up. From the weathered and old appearance of Li Jun and the others, Sun Lei knew that they had suffered a lot over the past year.

"Your Majesty, we have fulfilled our mission and found the food you requested!"

Li Jun excitedly said to Sun Lei that he had never forgotten the mission of this voyage.

The soldiers quickly carried down several baskets from the boat, which contained sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, peppers, tomatoes and other foods. For tomatoes that were difficult to carry, in addition to seeds, they even planted some in barrels.

"I'm determined!"

Sun Lei looked at the green tomatoes in the buckets and said with a smile, "Li Jun put a lot of thought into his performance and planted tomatoes on the boat like he was planting flowers."

"It is our duty!"

Li Jun immediately said seriously, if he didn't show his loyalty now, when would he show his loyalty? He was wearing tattered clothes not because he had nothing to change into, but because he wanted to show his hard work.

"very good!"

Sun Lei only replied with two words, but these two words made Li Jun and others very happy. These two words were not only a recognition of them, but also a praise for them. With these two words, their reward would definitely not be low.

"Are these new crops? They look really strange, like giant millet!"

Xiao Jiasui picked up a corn and began to look at it.

"You'll know after you plant it, it's definitely a good thing!"

Sun Lei looked at the tiny corn with some helplessness. This wild species still needed time to cultivate. But Sun Lei was not worried at all. He did not know how to farm or cultivate crops, but as a big agricultural country, there were too many people who knew how to farm. It would not take a few years for this thing to be cultivated in Qi.

"Let's go, the banquet is ready, tell us about your experiences along the way!"

Sun Lei said with a smile while looking at Li Jun and others.

A sumptuous banquet was set up in the palace hall.

Li Jun and his companions sat down somewhat uncomfortably. They had been on the ship and overseas for the past two years and had almost forgotten what a banquet was like.

"Stop drooling! Eat! Our banquet doesn't have so many rules!"

Seeing Li Jun and others swallowing their saliva, Sun Lei said with a smile!

Li Jun and others were no longer polite and started eating delicious food and drinking fine wine.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for making fun of you. We really haven't had anything decent to eat in the past two years!"

Li Jun spoke while eating.

The banquet continued. After Li Jun and the others had eaten some food and satisfied their appetite, they began to talk about things outside the domain.

"After leaving the East China Sea, you can reach the Strait between Wa and Kusa in one month by following the sea area between Wa and Gaoli. After leaving the Strait, follow the islands northeast to find the mainland. Then walk along the coast and you will reach the Northern Territory Strait in another two months."

"It's really cold there. The sea is frozen and the wind is blowing. Looking around, the mountains and rivers on the mainland are all white."

Li Jun recounted what he had seen and heard.

"Wouldn't that be like the northern part of the North Sea, frozen all year round?"

Yue Fei listened with great interest. He liked these foreign experiences the most and one day he also wanted to lead his troops to those places.

"As we go further east along the coast, the temperature gets higher and higher. There is a continent for thousands of miles. In terms of area, it is several times larger than our Central Plains. The climate is also very good, quite warm, and the forests are dense."

Li Jun spoke.

“Is there really such a big place?”

Wen Huanzhang was stunned for a moment. It has been said since ancient times that the Central Plains is the center of the world and the best place in the world. But after hearing what Li Jun said, the foreign land in the east does not seem to be bad either.

"Really? We even went up to explore. We climbed up the mountain and couldn't see the end. The area is vast and sparsely populated, with only a few uncivilized natives."

"Those natives wore simple animal skins and had feathers of various colors stuck on their heads. They could only howl when they saw people. They were good at using spears and crossbows and attacked us. Many of them were killed!"

Zhang Heng spoke.

"Those crops were stolen from the natives. The natives are not good at planting, but they can survive with those crops. You can see how high the yield is!"

"And the gold was also found from the natives. Later we went to look for the river valley. We could see gold in the river. There must be a big gold mine there!"

Tong Wei and Tong Meng also spoke up.

"How can we not put up the flag of our Qi country in such a beautiful place?"

Sun Lei smiled and said, since the American continent was found in advance, it must be the location of their Qi State.

"Your Majesty, this is a sea chart!"

Li Jun quickly took out a detailed nautical chart and handed it over. With this nautical chart, it would be much easier to go to that foreign land.

"Zhu Wu, take this to the Ministry of War!"

Sun Lei looked at Zhu Wu and said, the army will definitely go to the new continent first.

"Your Majesty, when I came back, I met the Fei Bao brothers and others in the sea outside Japan. They have already taken over the silver mine in Japan and are organizing people to mine it. The first batch of silver will be shipped back next month."

Li Jun looked at Sun Lei and said again.

"Haha, that's double happiness. I just need a silver mine!"

Sun Lei smiled and said that he was going to introduce a new currency, among which silver mines were a big problem, and silver coins would become the main currency in circulation.