novelpro Chapter 277 Coral Reef Island
Chapter 277 Coral Reef Island
Ten miles of land does not seem like much.But it is also enough to make Daxia invincible on this Maritime Silk Road.
After discussing with Feng Zhan and several lieutenants, Jing Yan, Jiang Yuqing decided to establish a "Malacca military port" here.
Send one general and two lieutenants to lead an army of one thousand to live here permanently, guarding the throat of the Malacca Strait.It perfectly connects Daxia and Shendu Protectorate.
To the southwest you can also see the Banico Islands.
The land with a radius of ten miles may not seem large, but it is more than enough to build a military port.
In addition, they also plan to establish an embassy here, as well as the Daxia Nanyang Trade Distribution Center.
Whether it is Daxia or merchants from various countries, they can freely conduct transactions here, and the army of Daxia will protect the legitimate interests of both parties in the transaction.
As the news spread, countries along the Malacca Strait were sensationalized.
He secretly thought that the Heavenly Dynasty Shangguo was indeed powerful, and it easily wiped out the Yizhu pirate group, not to mention the hay and the rabbit, and also established an overseas military port base by the way.
Among them, the happiest ones are the Daxia merchants who have been traveling along the Maritime Silk Road all year round.
With the army of the motherland here, they will no longer be afraid of being bullied when they go to Nanyang, and their waists will be straight in an instant.
They sent representatives to the port immediately, begged to see Jing Yan, and asked about the trade distribution center.
The land of Jing Yandao has just been acquired, and detailed planning and construction are still needed. Once there is a definite plan, the imperial court will notify everyone as soon as possible.
With Jing Yan's personal acknowledgment, the merchants were overjoyed, and they pooled their money to buy a large amount of fresh fruits, vegetables and meat and sent them over, euphemistically calling them laborers.
Professional things need professional people to do.When the Supreme Emperor received the couple's request to send someone to Nanyang again, he laughed and scolded, "The brat will make trouble for me, and so on."
Even so, anyone could see that the corner of Taishanghuang's mouth was raised high, and he didn't let it go all day.
As the news spread, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were jubilant, and everyone was overjoyed.
The current Emperor His Majesty is also too capable. Since he ascended the throne,
It is easy to expand the territory, as easy as drinking water and eating.For example, this time, it was just going out to sea to fight a pirate, which could bring back an island and a throat.
Especially the land at the back, despite its small size, is the raw meat cut from other people's bodies, and it doesn't cost a single soldier.
I heard that a large amount of treasure belonging to the pirates was also found. If it is really necessary to bring it back, the treasury may not be able to hold it.
Hubu Shangshu Jiang Wenyuan went to court every day, his face was full of joy, don't ask why, it's because he is going to be a grandfather soon.
What kind of general and what kind of soldiers are there? The household department has such a stingy financial fan Shangshu as an example, and other subordinate officials also follow the example.
Where is the money spent and how much should be spent?
Jiang Shangshu is in a good mood, and the lives of other officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs are also better, and those who wait for him to write an approval note to get money will have a better life.
They wish Jiang Shangshu would do this every day, of course it is impossible.
For example, some time ago, when the treasure ship returning to Daxia was hijacked, his expression was very ugly.
Jiang Wenyuan walked in square steps, all the way into the imperial study room, where several important officials were already sitting.
After meeting with the Supreme Emperor, the hatchback sat down and talked.The Supreme Emperor asked everyone's opinions and candidates for the establishment of the Nanyang Embassy and the Nanyang Trade Settlement Center.
The Honglu Temple of the Ministry of Rites is in charge of diplomacy, and the ambassador of the newly established Nanyang Embassy will definitely be selected from Honglu Temple.
The Emperor Taishang ordered the Minister of Honglu Temple to recommend candidates for ambassadors and permanent officials of the embassy.
The household department is in charge of the wealth, and the officials of the trade distribution center must be staffed by the household department.Jiang Wenyuan has a lot of talented people under him, and it is no problem to send a few people to manage the trade center.
As for the rest of the staff, they can be selected from the Fuzhou Shipping Department.
The matter of candidates was decided, and all the ministers took their leave one by one.
Jiang Wenyuan was at the end and was about to leave when the Supreme Emperor stopped him: "Family, do you think these two children can come back during the Chinese New Year?"
Jiang Wenyuan secretly rolled his eyes, you ask me who should I ask?Of course, he couldn't say this clearly against the Supreme Emperor.
I had no choice but to persuade: "Probably they can come back! They are fast, and it only takes a day or two to get from the south to the capital."
The Supreme Emperor was successfully comforted: "You are right."
He then sighed: "Oh, it's not good for the children to be too capable. They have been running around all year round. It's not easy to see them."
This can be said to have reached Jiang Wenyuan's heart. He is such a precious daughter, and he feels very uncomfortable after not seeing him for a long time.
So this pair of monarchs and ministers are also in-laws, so they chatted like this.At noon, the Supreme Emperor reserved food and served wine.
The two drank for half an hour, and finally got drunk and were sent back to each other.
The Supreme Emperor returned to his bedroom, held the Supreme Empress in his arms, and yelled "Jiao" and "Jiao", which made the Taishang Empress get goosebumps, got angry, copied a feather duster, and almost killed the king. Living.
In the end, he couldn't stand it anymore, so he asked the eunuchs to prepare a shoulder bag and carried him to the other concubines, out of sight and out of mind.
This old bastard is becoming more and more unscrupulous, and it should kill her.
Johor State.
Although the king of Johor was forced to pay a lot of blood, he finally recovered the national treasure seal, and the throne under his ass was finally able to sit firmly.
But thinking of the piece of land that was cut out, my heart was always tense, so I went to the harem to find comfort.
His queen persuaded him: "Although Emperor Daxia is a pickpocket, he is still reasonable. As long as we don't provoke them, Johor will be safe. No matter what, it is better than Yizhu, right?"
When the king of Johor heard this, he also made the same reasoning.
Besides, even if he was given ten more guts, he wouldn't dare to use force against Da Xia, so that's the only way to go.
On the military base side, pre-planning is already in full swing.
Jiang Yuqing intends to plant rubber trees in all of the Banico Islands after this is done.
Once the bicycle is successfully developed, it will become popular in the future.Not only bicycle tires can be used, but also carriage tires can be used in many places.
The preparations for the military port are inseparable from Jing Yan's presiding over the overall situation. After a few days of rest, Jiang Yuqing took the fleet out to sea again to search for the treasures left by the pirates.
Try to find it as soon as possible so that you can return home as soon as possible.
This time, Yiyi didn't want to be separated from his father, so Jiang Yuqing just let him go.A boy follows his father, which is good for his future character growth.
After leaving Johor, the fleet crossed the Straits of Malacca and headed straight for the sea of coral reefs.
In the weather in early November, the capital of Daxia has already started to wear cotton-padded jackets, but here they still wear thin clothes.
At this time, the sky is cloudless and the sea is calm. This is the favorite weather for all the crew members who go to sea.
The fleet sailed on the vast sea for three days, and finally came to this piece of coral reef sea.
This sea area looks no different from other sea areas on the surface, but if you look closely, you will find that the water is full of hidden reefs and eddies.
If someone who is not familiar with the terrain rushes in, the ship will be destroyed and people will die.
But in Jiang Yuqing's view, this is not a problem.In this vast sea, who is more familiar with the way of the sea than the animals in the sea?
Jiang Yuqing repeated his old trick and attracted a group of dolphins, who were old friends from last time.
They heard that Jiang Yuqing was coming to the Coral Reef Sea, so they swam over many days in advance and waited in this sea area.
Jiang Yuqing fed them a bunch of spirit fish as usual, and the dolphins happily led her the way after eating.
Jiang Yuqing's boat took the lead, and the rest, needless to say, lined up automatically, following her big boat.
After walking cautiously with the dolphins for most of the day, a coral reef island protruding from the water finally appeared in front of us.The largest of them is about one-third the size of Coconut Island.
There are no steep cliffs or beautiful beaches on this island. Looking from a distance, there are only lush vegetation.
Through a hidden and curved waterway, the fleet sailed into the central lake surrounded by coral reef islands.
There are more than ten ships moored here, all kinds of large and small ships.
Among them was a large ship that was particularly conspicuous, even the black five-clawed golden dragon flag on the bow and mast was still there.This is obviously the treasure ship that Da Xia was robbed.
Jiang Yuqing ordered to drop anchor and stop the ships, and boarded these ships to check.
She and Feng Zhan climbed onto the treasure ship that was hijacked, and found more than ten boxes of rough gemstones of various colors loaded on the ship, untouched.
It's just that on the deck and in the cabin, there are bloodstains everywhere, and there are traces of swords and swords.
It is not difficult to imagine how fierce fighting took place here before it was hijacked by pirates.
Except for the treasure ship of Da Xia, other ships were also loaded with heavy treasures.
One of the boats contained more than a dozen large and small blood corals.The largest one is more than one meter high, and the smallest one is half a meter high, which can be described as priceless.
The boats are all in excellent condition and ready to sail.Therefore, the treasures on the ship do not need to be moved again, and they can just go back to the port with the fleet.
After counting the ships and all kinds of treasures harvested this time, Jiang Yuqing left Feng Zhan to guard the treasure ship, and decided to go to the island to see for himself.
The vegetation on the island is dense, and there are many seabirds, densely twittering, very lively.After walking more than ten meters, Jiang Yuqing discovered dozens of different birds.
White or gray bird droppings are everywhere under the trees.In order to avoid being drenched in bird droppings, the soldiers cut off huge banana leaves to cover their heads, and moved forward cautiously.
Further forward is a dense sunflower forest. Due to the exceptionally fertile soil, they are all more than two meters high, and the bottom is extremely wet and slippery, making the road difficult.
Everyone stumbled and searched for traces, and walked forward for about two quarters of an hour, and their eyes suddenly opened up.
This place turned out to be a relic, or a cemetery.