Great Tang Southern Emperor

"According to my subordinates' observations, the length of this island will definitely not be less than [-] kilometers. The width should also be about [-] kilometers, which means that this is a medium-sized island exceeding [-] square kilometers. There are thousands or even tens of thousands of square kilometers of islands, but as a temporary stop, it is enough for us to squander."

"No matter what, first find out the situation on the island." Qi Bin ordered: "Take a group of people to look around the island in a while, and it's best to find out what resources are there, especially medicinal materials. On the one hand, we should collect as much as possible.”

"Don't worry, my lord, I understand."

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Chapter 929 Leaving+Clouds

Chapter 288 Leaving+Clouds

The results of the exploration made Qi Bin and the others very satisfied. First of all, this is an uninhabited island. Except for some animals, there are no people on it, and there are no traces of people's activities. This makes Qi Bin and the others relax. Come down - there is no trace of human activity, which means that this island belongs to the kind that has not yet been discovered, and this kind of place is the safest.

Speaking of which, I was really lucky. If it wasn't for the storm that blew the fleet into this strange sea area, it might take hundreds of years for this island to be discovered, and it might even be until the island sank. It will be discovered by people, come and go silently, except for the little plant debris on the bottom of the sea that may prove the existence of this island, no one will know that there will be such an island in this world. Appeared, and even hundreds of years later, the plant remains were decomposed by the sea, and there was nothing in this world to prove the former glory of this island.

What surprises Qi Bin even more is that according to preliminary surveys, the area of ​​this island has reached 750 square kilometers, and it is rich in various animal and plant resources. Although there are no mineral resources, it is covered with high-quality nanmu Although it is not the best golden nan, it is enough for shipbuilding. Besides wood, there are also many herbs found on the island, including several good medicines for healing.

In addition to the necessary wound medicine and wood, they also found a lot of edible plants on the island...

The food crisis in the fleet is not serious, and there are fishing boats that can catch fish. There is no shortage of meat on board, but the only shortage is vegetables-everyone knows that when people lack vegetables, they lack vitamins B and C I don’t feel anything in a short period of time, but after a long time, I’m prone to sepsis and beriberi, both of which can be fatal.

Fortunately, they found edible vegetables and fruits on the island, avoiding the crisis.

After resting at sea for half a month, they finally healed most of their injuries. Even if they haven’t healed, the injuries have been brought under control, and the boat has been repaired. At least they sailed back to Datang safely. There is no problem.

One thing I have to mention is that Sa Lun finally woke up during this period. Originally, according to Qi Bin's plan, he was going to keep him in a coma until his injuries were recovered before telling him the truth of the matter. , but the ship doctor did not dare to feed a large amount of anesthetic to Sa Lun—the main ingredient of the anesthetic these days is Datura, and this kind of thing is poisonous. It is okay to take it twice occasionally, but if it is too often, it can be I really can't wake up.

Knowing this situation, and faced with Sa Lun's repeated questions, Qi Bin finally couldn't help telling him what happened to the fleet - he just told him what happened, and he didn't talk about the loss. If sex is said too much, Saren can't stand it...Although after learning the news, Saren almost gasped.

Qi Bin was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything more. Even when faced with Sa Lun's persecution, he just reported a fake number to fool him, otherwise Sa Lun might really draw it.

After marking the coordinates of the island, the fleet set off again with a large amount of supplies.

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In the past few days, the atmosphere in Yuezhou Port and even the entire Yuezhou City has not been very good, and there is no longer the prosperity and hustle and bustle of the past.

It’s not that the number of ships entering and leaving has decreased. In fact, with the return of the first batch of merchants who panned for gold from Luzon, they brought back a huge amount of wealth, including gold and silver mines, precious stones, spices, wood, and leather goods. There are cherished animals and slaves... it can be said to have everything.

With the return of this group of merchants, it finally verified the prosperity of Luzon. Some merchants who were still waiting and watching could no longer sit still, and went to the Immigration Department to buy exploration permits and related maps of Luzon Island at high prices. Then they replenished their ships with supplies one after another, set sail to sea, and went to the New World to pan for gold.

In addition to these merchants, there are countless ordinary people who can't survive on the mainland with simple tools and salutes, and boarded the boat arranged by the immigration agency, but the destination of these people is not Luzon, but Borneo. They will usher in their new life there, no matter whether this life is good or bad, they don't even know whether it is life or death, but they have made a choice for their own life after all, even if it is death, they will die without regret.

Along with these immigrant ships, there are also various cargo ships. They transport the necessary materials needed for the construction of Borneo. Although the construction authority of Borneo has been delegated to the private sector, some necessary infrastructure still needs the court. To lead, such as the port, such as the initial housing construction, such as the stationing of the army and so on.

Therefore, during this period of time, Yuezhou Port is much busier than before, but under this bustle, there are dark clouds that no one knows about.

This cloud is nothing but the Saren fleet.

It stands to reason that the Saren fleet should have returned long ago, but the immigrant boats from Borneo to Lingnan have run twice, and the Saren fleet has not returned yet—you must know that when Li Zhen just returned to Lingnan, he had already sent the Saren faction to Lingnan. Went out, but now more than a month has passed, the injury on Li Zhen's buttock is almost healed, and the fleet has not come back yet, there is no need to doubt, something must have happened to the fleet.

If it is said that the entire army was wiped out due to a natural disaster, Li Zhen will admit it. After all, the sea is so big, and anything can happen. Although it is only February and the typhoon season has not yet arrived, the sea is not absolutely calm However, it is not uncommon for a few storms to come occasionally.

Since you are living at sea, don’t expect to never encounter a typhoon for the rest of your life. In fact, you have returned safely from so many voyages before. Even if he is depressed, he will not be angry.

The problem is that Li Zhen is very angry, not only Li Zhen, but everyone in Tang Dynasty who is in Lingnan is very angry, including Li Shimin...

The specific reason has to be mentioned from three days ago.

Three days ago, before dawn, a layer of mist shrouded the entire Yuezhou Port. On this day, Yuezhou Port was no different from before. Huge ships like giant beasts in the sea were moored at the berths. All ships exude an oppressive aura.

It’s not time to start work yet, and the coolies on Pier No. [-] are waiting there anxiously. At the same time, they pray in their hearts for God’s grace to stop more ships at Pier No. [-] so that they can earn more money so that their families can eat. A few full meals...

Chapter 930

Chapter 289

Just when everyone was looking forward to the arrival of the merchant ship earlier, a sharp-eyed person suddenly pointed at the sea and said in surprise: "Look, everyone, a ship has entered the port, a ship has entered the port."

"Boom!"

The pier suddenly boiled, and countless people stood up and looked up. Sure enough, a large ship with a displacement of at least [-] tons was floating on the sea, swaying towards the pier.

"Hurry up, set up the pilot flag, blow the pilot number, and lead the ship into the port." Soon a foreman began to direct the crowd to guide the ship into the port. The flag was also raised high, fluttering slowly with the wind on the sea in the early morning.

These two tools are specially designed for ships. The sound of the pilot number is loud and clear, especially on the sea, and it can be transmitted for more than ten miles. If many people blow it together, it can be transmitted for dozens of miles. Miss the port.

As for the role of the pilot flag, it is similar. It uses the brightest red color, but it is different from the pilot number. For special berths, ships must be parked in the berths to be considered qualified, otherwise, the Department of Shipping will fine them for parking indiscriminately.

The role of the pilot flag is to highlight it here. A pilot flag represents a berth. When a ship docks, just align the bow of the ship with the pilot flag, so naturally there is no need to worry about misalignment.

"Great, today we won the jackpot again. It's a good sign. Now we can beat Chen Er and the others." Someone said happily. There are more than a dozen piers in Yuezhou Port, and the competition among piers is fierce. , Even the coolies will fight with each other in order to compete for a package.

But because of the assassination of Li Shimin, there are no such organizations as gangs on the wharf, so in order to avoid conflicts between coolies and increase the collective sense of honor among coolies, with the encouragement of the trade unions, the major wharfs also started Secret rivalry, various comparisons, who unloads more cargo, who docks more ships, who can receive work earlier...

All kinds of comparisons vent the energy of the coolies. Winning No.1 will not only increase the collective sense of honor, but also be rewarded by the Shipbuilding Department. Raise your head up in front of you - of course, this kind of competition is a reincarnation every ten days. If you win this time, you can raise your head up and be a man, but if you lose next time, you can only be a grandson.

Don’t think that Pier No. [-] is the closest to the sea and think that this port often wins, but you must know that Yuezhou Port is built on the basis of the Pearl River Delta. Far away, there are dozens of miles to nearly a hundred miles.Unless some familiar businessmen have no berths or other reasons, there are really few people who choose to berth at No. [-] or No. [-] pier.

The reason is very simple, because after the goods are unloaded and loaded on the trucks, the hiring fees of those carriages and horses are also calculated according to the distance. There are more docks at the back, so although the first pier is the easiest to see the ship, it is really hard to say who has the highest probability of picking up the job. It can only be said that each has its own advantages.

Of course, because the Yuezhou port is getting more and more prosperous, there are not enough berths at all, so in fact, the business that everyone gets is similar, and the real competition is efficiency.

And a ship came early this morning. I have to say that Pier [-] was very lucky. No wonder they thought it was a good omen—after all, there was no sonar technology in this era, and ships could not sail at night. The ships that entered the port were basically unloaded yesterday, and the ships that did not enter the port last night should also be anchored at sea at this time. Usually, ships will not berth until around Chen Shi, but now it is only a quarter of Mao Shi. There are still two full hours.Now that income is coming in, it can only be said that this is a good sign.

"Pier [-] is really shit luck." Pier [-] is the closest place to Pier [-]. Hearing the sound of gongs and drums on Pier [-] at this time, he naturally understands what it means, but the dock has its own rules. , Whoever discovers the ship first will own it. Unless the owner of the ship is unwilling to dock with you, other docks cannot be snatched, otherwise it is a violation of the rules and will be expelled by the Maritime Department.

"Eh? Head, the situation seems to be wrong." The sharp-eyed coolie finally found out that something was wrong: "Why is this ship so dilapidated? Even the mast is crooked. Could it be a shipwreck? "

The foreman squinted at him, and hummed: "Nonsense, Mr. Qin said that the sea around here will be fine for five days, and there will be no big storms and waves at all. Where did the shipwreck come from? I said your boy is here It’s fine if I tell you before, if the boat master hears about it, it will offend people.”

No wonder the foreman said that about him, it really offended people. People who run the sea are always the most superstitious, and they are the most taboo about these things. If the ship owner really knows about sharp-eyed coolies, he will not be angry, but I feel uncomfortable for sure, and maybe I won't come to Port No. [-] next time.

The one called Lord Qin is the enshrinement of Yuezhou Port. After the big storm hit Yuezhou Port last year and caused huge losses, Li Zhen specially found an expert from the people. This person is proficient in astronomical phenomena. Where there is drought, there is flood. Where there is a snowstorm and where there is a storm, he only needs to look at the clouds in the sky to tell, which is a strange person.

In fact, the greatest role of such a person is to be a navigator, but this master Qin has a problem, that is, he-seasickness.

There is no other way, so Li Zhen had no choice but to hire him as a specially-appointed professor of Yuezhou Navigation College, to teach students astronomical knowledge. Qi Bin had learned from him for several months, so he was able to predict it just based on the clouds. A storm more than 100 kilometers away.

At the same time, he is also an enshrinement at the Yuezhou Port, specializing in helping the pier predict storms, so that the port can prepare in advance.The boatmen will also get the weather conditions of the last few days from him, and they can use this to estimate their future income, whether to lay off part of the staff first, or temporarily find other jobs to do first, etc...

"No, head, it seems that there is really a shipwreck." As the ship got closer, someone finally found something wrong: "Look at the head, not only is the mast crooked, but there are also many patches on the ship. Shipwrecked."

"Damn, what bad luck." The foreman also saw it, and his face turned ugly. It's not because he can't make money, but more importantly, he received a ship that was in shipwreck on the first day of the day. What kind of bad luck must this be?How unlucky is this?Maybe you won't be able to get a job today, right?

Chapter 931

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