"This person is really ugly, how can he look like a monkey" In front of Zhang Chao and Li Shimin, there were several people lying down.
He looks very ugly, like a monkey.
Light brown complexion, long, straight hair, little hair, not even beard.
The skull is short, but the eyes are larger, the nose is small and straight, the lips are thicker, and the body is very short.
"This is the indigenous people of Luzon, born and raised."
Zhang Chao looked at these corpses and immediately recognized them from their very obvious features, this is the indigenous people of Luzon.
In fact, the contact between the Central Plains and Luzon, in the official history books, was first in the Soochow period of the Three Kingdoms, which was 400 years ago.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Eastern Wu was in a corner of peace, and he couldn't beat Cao Wei, or even Shu Han.
So Soochow did not take the usual path, and once went to the sea to explore.
For example, Dongwu once immigrated to Baodao to reclaim the famine, and also captured many Shanyi to go back to be slaves.
Later, Lu Dai, the Jiaozhou assassin of Eastern Wu, also sent Zhu Ying and Kang Tai to the sea to inspect.
The name of the operation is Nanxuanguo, and the goal is Funan.
During this diplomatic campaign in Vietnam and southern Cambodia, their fleet came to Luzon.
In their records, of course, there is no official name for this place in Luzon, and even the name Luzon is the first time that Zhang Chao has used it.
At that time, more than 7,000 islands in the Philippines were still in the form of indigenous tribes, which were not much different from the Shanyi in Liuqiu, and there were many indigenous people, but they were still very primitive.
The two diplomatic envoys of Soochow came over for a walk, and were greatly disappointed, and the natives were afraid of the Soochow fleet, so they hid from afar, and did not even dare to say a word about it.
And the backwardness of the natives on these islands also disappointed the two, these natives could not trade to make money, and they could not borrow troops to support Soochow, so there was really nothing to talk about with them.
The two chanted a few lines of poetry, asked the sailors to erect a stone monument on the shore of the island, wrote a few words, and left.
By the time of the Sui Dynasty, navigation technology and maritime trade had made great progress, and Yangzhou, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou in the south were very prosperous.
At this time, there were already merchants sailing to the Philippine Islands for trade, and there were fixed routes.
However, it was limited to the navigation level at that time, because of the wind, waves, and tides, this route did not go directly from the coast of Fujian to Luzon, the nearest island in a straight line.
Instead, it departs from Quanzhou, first bypasses Hainan Island, then follows the Vietnamese coastline to Champa in southern Vietnam, then continues south along the coastline after replenishment, crosses the South China Sea along the Malay Peninsula, reaches Brunei on Bo Ni Island, and then heads north to reach the areas around Medan Island and Sulu Islands in the southern Philippines.
Went around in a very big circle.
But this route is only a small branch of the South Sea trade route.
There are also very few merchants who run this route, because until now, there is no kingdom in the Philippine Islands.
It was still in the tribal era, and a small island could be a tribe, and on a large island, there might be dozens or hundreds of tribes.
Language barriers, even in chaotic hostile relations.
Their largest tribe is only a union of a few villages, not even a city.
Their output, that is, fruits, spices, and seafood, sometimes sold the captured enemy tribesmen as slaves to the merchants of the Central Plains.
The merchants of the Central Plains sold them silk, porcelain, tea, wine, and cloth.
The volume of trade is very small.
Because it is too backward, although there are fixed routes, merchants rarely go.
The Central Plains also knows that there is such an island, but it also knows very little, only that in the depths of the South China Sea, there is such a group of poor monkeys.
But this time, Zhang Chao went south, but not by the old route.
As early as more than ten years ago, Zhang Chao had begun to intervene in the shipbuilding industry and proposed many navigational technology reforms.
The Zhang family participated in the seafaring trade, and the Zhang family's ships searched for new routes everywhere.
Sail directly to Luzon Island from Quanzhou.
It is also possible to sail directly to Luzon from Liuqiu.
Even from Hainan, from Guangzhou, Qinzhou Port, etc., there are direct routes to Luzon, Boni, Java and other places.
This time, Zhang Chao and Li Shimin's fleet went south at the chicken coop, passed through the Duwan Strait, and then went directly to Luzon Island.
In fact, the distance is very close, only a few hundred miles.
Compared with the past circle, I don't know how much distance I don't know.
Li Shimin was holding a coconut, he liked this fruit recently, sweet and sour, which made him feel a lot more comfortable in this heat.
Before he came, he thought that Luzon was a good place, but he found that he had come along the coast, and although this place was unexpectedly close to Liuqiu, all he could see along the coast were mountains and woods.
I didn't even see a town, but I finally saw a village, but as soon as the boat approached, all the people ran away.
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I sent people up, I wanted to talk to them, but they dared to sneak attack.
A fight.
Tang's advance team did not suffer any casualties, but they killed seven, and the others dispersed in a hurry, and the advance team had to return with these corpses.
Ugly, short.
The weapons he took were spears sharpened from wood, and blow arrows.
He was covered with a hide, barefoot, like a wild man.
So disappointed.
"This Luzon is too ordinary."
Li Shimin sighed.
Zhang Chao just smiled, now he is still staying on the northwest coast of Luzon Island, which is full of mountains, of course it is bad.
But further south, you come to Manila Bay, where there is the Central Plains, and the Bicol Plains to the southeast, which is a very fertile plain.
Manila Bay alone, that's the best deep-water port.
It is 120 miles long in the northwest and southeast, surrounded by two peninsulas, the bay penetrates deep into the interior, and the north and northeast connect the central plain.
The main area of the bay is 10 to 40 meters deep, with little tidal variation, and it is also the best fishing center.
The island of Corregido, in the southwest, divides the bay into two waterways, north and south, making navigation very safe.
Although it was greatly affected by typhoons, it was very good for farming.
Manila Bay has been named Luzon Bay by Zhang Chao, and it was the center of the development of the Luzon Kingdom that he had chosen.
The excellent deep water bay, the adjacent fertile plains, and the proximity to the Central Plains, plus the fact that although there are many natives, there is no unified power.
For the Zhang family who crossed the river, there is no better place than here.
Although Jiaozhou, Linyi, and Funan are better, the indigenous forces there are strong, and they are also directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, so Zhang Chao did not interfere with it.
The indigenous forces of the Malay Peninsula are also very strong, and they are far from the Central Plains.
Luzon is like a blank sheet of paper, which can be splashed with Zhang Chao.
A nice bay was chosen, and the boat sailed directly to the shore.
Zhang Chao cautiously sent soldiers ashore and conducted a search first.
After confirming that it is safe, let the people on board disembark.
First set up a large camp, set up a camp, set up a tent, and then look for dry timber and dig a stove.
The camp is located on the edge of a small river, and water can be boiled and drunk directly.
There are also quite a few soldiers who go to pick coconuts and bananas, and this seems to be the most important thing here, and it is everywhere.
The crew members who had been stuffy on the ship for several days were very satisfied to stretch after stepping on land, and it was no longer the stuffy cabin air.
On the ship, because there are too many people, the upper deck can only be ventilated in batches and in turn.
The food on board is also poor, and there are strict limits on fresh water.
The most terrible thing is that if you get sick, you will be immediately sent to a hospital ship, if it is serious, you will be quarantined, and if it is more serious, you may be thrown into the sea, especially after being diagnosed with a contagious disease, you will basically be abandoned.
If you're lucky, you just happened to pass by an island and you will be sent to the island.
If you're unlucky enough to have no island or land, you'll have to feed the fish.
Li Zhi was a little weak.
He was pale and weak.
The doctor said it wasn't a serious illness.
"I don't want to leave, can you just let me stay here."
Li Zhi said to Li Shimin.
"His Royal Highness's fiefdom is in Australia."
Li Zhi said angrily, "I don't want to leave anymore, anyway, whether it's Australia or here, aren't they all going to send me to a desert island, so what's the difference between me staying here." ” Zhang Chao said to him, "This is Luzon, my feudal country." ” Wu Meiniang's face was not very good, but fortunately, although the child in her arms was young, she was in good health and did not feel any discomfort.
Blowing the sea breeze and smelling the salty smell of the sea, she comforted Li Zhi.
"Your Highness, it won't be long before you can get to Australia."
Li Shimin came over and patted his son on the shoulder, "Take out some manly manly spirit." ” It turned out to be very good weather, but suddenly it was overcast.
"It's going to rain, let's go back to the tent."
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Now this season is the rainy season in Luzon.
The dry season and rainy season in the South Seas are distinct, and there is a lot of rain.
There are also frequent typhoons, and rain is coming.
Fortunately, the camp has been set up and the tent has been set up.
Heavy rain poured down and strong winds carried it.
Zhang Chao didn't return to the ship, and it wasn't a typhoon, just a heavy rain.
"This Luzon Island is too far behind Ryuqiu."
One of the attendants said that after many days of continuous coastal sailing, this Luzon seemed to have nothing but the big one.
Except for the mountains, still the mountains, except for the jungle and the jungle.
"Actually, Luzon is bigger and better than Liuqiu.
A few days further south, there is a fine bay, and to the north of the bay are two great fertile plains.
The Luzon Plain to the north of the bay extends for more than 300 miles, which is not much smaller than the Guanzhong Plain. ” As soon as Guanzhong Plain was mentioned, everyone immediately had a very intuitive impression in their hearts.
Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, how rich the Guanzhong Plain was in the past, although the land of the Guanzhong Plain is not as rich as it used to be, it is still the most important grain producing area in the northwest.
The central plains of Luzon are certainly not as large as the Guanzhong Plains, but the land here is more fertile and rainfall is more abundant.
What's more, there are such good ports and inner lakes, and when it comes to development, the potential is even greater.
There is also a large fertile plain on the southeast peninsula.
"That's really better than Ryuqiu, treasure land."
"Well, don't forget, Luzon not only has the rich fishery resources of Luzon Bay, and the fertile Luzon Plains, but also the Luzon gold mines."
Zhang Chao said with a smile.
At the mention of the gold mine, everyone is even more excited, what a good place. t1706231537: