Ji Tang

Chapter 1087 Discovering the New World

More than ten fleets flying the "Ji" flag were traveling cautiously on the sea. In front of them, there were several smaller ships that were constantly detecting the situation under the sea surface. With the measurement, the ships behind them were constantly adjusting their directions. .

Sometimes you even have to turn around and go back, and then go around from the side.

But even with such caution, a warship was damaged along the way. Fortunately, the rescue was timely and there were no casualties!
This is already the southern hemisphere of the earth. Going south from the eastern section of the strait, they saw many large islands, some of which were even a continent, larger than Guanzhong.

The land here is fertile, and there are many monkey-like natives living on it, surrounded by trees made of leaves, with unknown feathers on their heads. When they saw this god-like battleship, they were all stunned. Some He even knelt on the ground as if to welcome the gods!
But the sea area here is also extremely complex, so complex that you will touch the reef if you are not careful.But no one on the boat had any fear at all, only the excitement and curiosity of exploring the unknown!
Just the day before yesterday, they came to an island full of precious spices. They could smell the familiar spices even from a distance!
When we walked onto the island, everyone was shocked!

At a glance, there are all kinds of spices, and it is almost impossible to pick them up. If they are all transported back to Chang'an, they will not be able to distribute them?
After asking the general manager for instructions, they each took three sacks and went to the island to pick.

The chief manager only allowed them to pick up three bags of things, not even one more bag!

"Master, this place is so rich! It's incredible!"

Ji Li looked at the island with excitement. Where is this wilderness?It is simply an island of gold, and it is still the kind that crops up every year.

"You should go too and bring something for home, so that you can save money and go back. My sister-in-law will talk about you again!"

Ji Li felt a little strange, but after looking at the head of the family who was sitting in a wheelchair, he shook his head and said, "No, there is no shortage of these things at home!"

Ji Li failed to assassinate Mai Meng and jumped into the sea to save himself. At the same time, more than 100 people jumped into the sea, but less than 50 people were found alive. The others were either shot to death or buried in the sea.

When he learned that Ji Song's legs were disabled, he ran to his tent like crazy and cried bitterly, regardless of his own injuries, saying that he was sorry for the entrustment of his tribe, and even more sorry for his third uncle, for not protecting the head of the family.

From the second day on, he ate and drank in front of Ji Song and never left!

Ji Song understood what he meant and tried to persuade him, but it was of no use. In the end, he had no choice but to let him go!

"Master, why are we here?"

Ji Li looked confused. Although this place was rich, based on his understanding of the family master, he probably wouldn't notice it!
"Soon, you'll know when the time comes!"

Ji Song didn't say much. After the soldiers finished picking, he ordered to continue southward!
We saw a lot of various islands along the way. If we saw one that was pleasing to our eyes, people would prominently carve monuments and set up books on the islands, saying that this place would belong to the territory of the Tang Dynasty in a certain year and month.

There were too many islands. At first he was interested in naming the islands, but in the end he just ignored them and named them all after the officers and soldiers on the ship. If it was not enough, he would name them after their relatives and children.

It's all a mess now, and there's everything you call it.

Erdan Island, Goudan Island, Sanya Island, Osmanthus Island, in the end he covered his face and could hardly see anyone.If this is seen by future generations, then why not curse yourself to death?

This is so damn casual!
However, after three days, the fleet became more and more full, and the work of exploring the water conditions became more and more dangerous.

"General Manager, General Manager!"

Just when Ji Song was wondering if he was going in the wrong direction, a guard ran towards him happily!

"what happened?"

The guard quickly took a few breaths and said: "General Manager, Lu Lu, news came from the front, they really discovered Lu Lu!"

Ji Song was startled and said quickly: "Are you sure it's not an island? Maybe it's just bigger?"

It's no wonder he asked this. There were too many such things before. At first, everyone would yell when they encountered a larger island.Later, I met more people later, and it got better.

"No, an endless black line, definitely not an island."

Now Ji Song couldn't sit still, but looked at his legs and smiled bitterly: "I almost forgot that I was disabled!"

Ji Li's expression changed slightly, and she climbed up the mast with one step, took out her telescope and looked forward.

He was shocked. After looking around for a long time, he excitedly came to Ji Song.

"Master, he is right, it should be a continent!"

This time Ji Song was completely convinced and said loudly: "Immediately send the boat to approach quickly. Remember, retreat immediately when in danger!"

"promise!"

Ji Li looked at the Ji family suspiciously and asked, "Master, did you know that there is a continent here?"

"Haha! Who knows? Maybe it's just good luck!"

Ji Song was noncommittal, making Ji Li almost choke to death.Seeing that the head of the house was unwilling to say anything, he could only keep his doubts in his heart. After all, was there not much mystery about the head of the house?

Following Ji Song's order, the three Qianshi ships sped towards the mainland. The Qianshi ships had a shallow draft and would hardly hit the reef as long as they were careful. It would be best for them to go ahead and confirm.

To be honest, he still had some doubts in his heart. The sea area here was very different from what he remembered. In later generations, there wouldn't be so many reefs here at all?

In fact, this was just due to his ignorance. Later, in order to ensure the safety of waterways and reduce navigation time, the Kangaroo Kingdom carried out reef bombing operations in many surrounding places, and many relatively submerged reefs were cleared.This is the same as cleaning up boulders on the Yangtze River waterway!
woo~
Half an hour later, when the horn sound came from the front, Ji Song was overjoyed!

That's right, I finally found this truly wild and ownerless continent.

Compared to Yinzhou, no civilization has been established here since ancient times.Most of the later indigenous people came from Java Island.

The reason why he found this place was to find a way out for Ji and those close to him.And this is far enough, but with the implementation of the Tang Dynasty's expansion of the South China Sea, it won't be long before this area will also intersect with the civilization of the Central Plains.

Staying away but not alienating can ensure that the people in this land will not be complacent in the future and completely break away from the Central Plains. He does not want his descendants to become ignorant savages one day!

"Speed ​​up the exploration, we must reach the coast before dark!"

"In addition, the forwards are ordered to find the nearest port to dock and establish a maritime stronghold for the fleet!" Ji Li looked at the family leader strangely, wondering why the family leader was so anxious?Now that you have found it, just drive slowly, why take the risk?He wanted to dissuade him, but after seeing the anxious looking head of the family, he hesitated!

Ji Song knew that he was indeed anxious, but he had to be so.He has stayed overseas for long enough. Gu Yanzhi must have arrived in Chang'an now, so he won't be able to keep his news secret for long.

He had selfish motives for going south to search for the Southern Continent this time.

Once Gu Yanzhi could no longer hold out in Chang'an, the emperor would definitely ask him to go back immediately. Will he still be able to resist the order by then?

It was risky to resist the decree before. If he resists the decree again, the emperor will probably be uneasy!
Therefore, before the decree from under the bed comes, you must lay a certain foundation for the future here!
Soon, as time passed slowly while he waited anxiously, he could see the coastline getting closer and closer in the distance even in a wheelchair. The vast black line was getting closer and closer, like a sleeping bird with hundreds of thousands of people. The giant beast of the year is slowly awakening!
In this uncivilized continent, it finally ushered in the first human civilization to witness it.He didn't know what Toles was feeling back then, but he was full of excitement at this time!
This huge land is home to unique species and vast land. Although the central and western regions are mostly desolate, it possesses the richest mineral resources in the world. In later generations, it was even known as a country sitting on a mine cart, which shows its Abundance!

And to the east of the Eastern Mountains is a fertile land, enough to feed tens of millions of people, and that is where my goal is!
Soon, under the guidance of the previous boat, more than ten warships slowly sailed into a harbor, which was backed by land and faced the vast sea. A part of it was inserted into the land, forming a natural port.

It wasn't big, but it was big enough for their ships to dock.

However, if he wanted to go ashore, he had to take a small boat, which was indeed a little troublesome for him!
The sky lit up slightly, and Ji Song stretched and woke up!

Listening to the chirping of seabirds outside, he smiled and shouted: "Come here!"

"What a great place!"

After being carried into the boat by the soldiers and brought to the shore, he had people push him to a high cliff.Looking out at the ocean, listening to the chirping of seagulls, watching the swimming fish that occasionally come out of the sea to breathe, and their prey, I suddenly felt at ease!

"Hurry up and have someone investigate the surrounding situation. If nothing else happens, this is not a good place to establish a stronghold!"

After dawn, he discovered the situation here. If he guessed correctly, this should be the middle of the Southern Continent. They came in from countless islands, and he was not surprised to get here!

But the sea area here is really not suitable for navigation, and it is even less possible for him to establish a stronghold here.

Thinking of the fertile east coast in later generations, that is the final place!

"I went out to investigate this morning and agreed to come back in three days!"

Ji Song nodded when he heard this and said: "There is no need to go to the west and go directly to the east to explore. We will go east no matter what in three days!"

Then he glanced at Ji Li, who was still wearing thin clothes, and said, "Don't you notice anything different here? Wearing so little? I'm not afraid of freezing you to death!"

Ji Song looked at him with disdain, then tightened his tight clothes, and with the thick cushioning on the wheelchair, he shrank into the chair!

"what?"

It was okay not to mention it. When Ji Song said it, everyone realized that the temperature here was much lower than that in the strait.They had stayed near the strait for more than a year before. The temperature there was very high all year round. They had almost forgotten spring, summer, autumn and winter.

But here, the temperature has actually dropped?
"Master? Why is this happening? Doesn't it mean that the weather gets hotter as you go south? Why is the temperature here similar to that in Lingnan?"

Ji Li looked at Ji Song doubtfully. They were all martial arts practitioners, so this temperature was nothing.Furthermore, although the temperature here has dropped, it is much higher than in the Central Plains.

You must know that it is still early spring in Chang'an, and it can freeze to death!
Ji Song leisurely opened the mechanism of the wheelchair, and saw that the chair slowly and flatly turned into a recliner in a short time!
He changed his posture comfortably and said with a smile: "Who told you that it gets hotter as you go south? The climate here is actually similar to that in the south of the Tang Dynasty. It may be a little more troublesome. But there is also a temperature difference. I don't think about the strait, and the four seasons all year round. Not much has changed!”

"If you don't believe it, you can go all the way south. Maybe in the southernmost part of the continent, the climate is the same as that of the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty?"

"impossible!"

Ji Li shook his head like a rattle. He wouldn't believe that the climate here would get colder as we go south!
How can this be?

"Tch! Believe it or not, I'm too lazy to say it!"

Ji Song didn't tell everyone that this was the southern hemisphere of the earth. The weather here was completely opposite to that in the Central Plains. The farther south it got, the colder it got. When he went to the southernmost point, he might be able to see the chubby bird that he loved and hated at the same time.

Seeing that the head of the family had no intention of explaining, Ji Li suddenly felt unconfident.Because the head of the family has always been right, no matter how panicked Liao Juelun is, in the end the facts prove that he is right.

"Okay, if you don't think too much about this, you will understand later!"

Looking at the tangled Ji Li, Ji Song said angrily: "You have to stay here for a long time anyway, so you have plenty of time to explore slowly!"

"What? You want to leave me in this ungrateful place?"

Ji Li almost jumped up and pointed at her nose. Looking at Ji Song was like looking at a heartless man who always gave up but always gave up. He was a little embarrassed by the sight.

But those who should be deceived must still be deceived, otherwise others would not be safe if they left such a big place alone.

If you don't leave one confidant behind, will the others agree to stay?
"Cough cough!"

"What's this word? What kind of place where birds don't poop? Let me tell you, there are a lot of good things here, including kangaroos, wombats, incredibly cute koalas, and platypuses. They are all unique novelties in the world. Species.”

"In addition, there are a large number of gold mines here. If you are lucky, you may encounter a large piece of bull gold while walking. Then you will be prosperous. When you return to Chang'an, you won't be able to make a big fortune. Wealth? Ten lifetimes are enough."

Seeing that he was still a little reluctant, Ji Song tempted: "As long as you are willing to stay here for three years, just three years, everything you gain here will be yours, as long as you can bring it back!"

"I"

"Wow!"

Just when Ji Li was about to say something, she heard the exclamations of a group of soldiers in the distance.

"Let's go and take a look, they seem to have discovered something!"

Ji Li's words of rejection were blocked in her throat. Seeing her family leader changing the subject, she had no choice but to push him in that direction in a sulky tone.

(End of this chapter)