Eighteen seagoing ships sailed to the coast, and after sailing along the coastline for some distance, they finally found a deep-water port to anchor their ships and successfully reached the shore.Cheng Bi and the others went ashore in a small boat, but found that the land was very barren, and more than ten miles from the coast was a desert, which was not suitable for survival.At this time, Cheng Bi remembered that Zhao Ming had said that the western part of Xinmingzhou is relatively barren, while the central basin and the southeast are fertile with water and grass, fertile land, suitable for grazing, and can become the raw material production area of Huaxing Company.Cheng Bi discussed with everyone for a while, since he had lost his course and arrived at the Xinmingzhou mentioned by the commander, then everyone was not in a hurry to sail north, it was better to explore Xinmingzhou first, find a suitable place to live, rest, and explore the surrounding seas, understand where they are, and then try to find a route back.At that moment, the sailors went ashore to search for a long time, found some fresh water, and hunted some strange animals, and continued to sail east along the coastline.A few days later, the fleet arrived near Arnhem Land, west of what was to become the Cape York Peninsula, and landed in Darwin Harbour.In contrast to the arid deserts of the west, the savannah climate is at its coolest in the region when the fleet arrives in June.At this time, Australia did not have a name, and the port of Darwin, where the fleet landed, was also later named.For the sake of convenience, Cheng Bi and others continued to use the title given by Zhao Ming, calling the newly discovered continent Xinmingzhou, and naming the landing place Liusu Port.This is not because there are willow trees here, but among the twenty-eight houses, the willow soil deer, that is, the willow house, is the third house of the seven houses in the south, and the new Mingzhou is in the south of the Ming Dynasty, so Ji Mengchen suggested that it be named Liusu.Liusu is a relatively large harbor in the north of Xinmingzhou, suitable for seagoing ships, and it will be an important trading port and stronghold of Donghai Town in Xinmingzhou in the future.During this ocean voyage, Cheng Bi and the others all gained more knowledge, and they saw that the Dutch, Portuguese, and the newly met English, with very few men, could occupy a vast land everywhere, and they naturally had some ideas in their hearts.Now that the fleet could not return for a short time, Cheng Bi and others decided to establish a stronghold in Liusu first to rest and recuperate.Eighteen ships anchored on the seashore, and more than 1,000 sailors and crews landed on land, set up tents, wooden houses, reclaimed wasteland, and even built kilns to burn bricks and tiles, preparing to build improvised fortresses.Isolated above the ocean, surrounded by the sea, Xinmingzhou has not been developed at this time and is still in a pristine state.Because of its isolation from the outside world, the plants and animals on Xinmingzhou are very different from other regions, and these unheard of animals, as well as the unfamiliar environment, inevitably make people feel a little frightened.Therefore, more than 1,000 people, only operating near the port, did not dare to venture deep into the interior to explore, fearing that there would be any risks or the existence of raw flags that would cut off people's skulls.It is not easy to build a village and town in a completely barren land, but fortunately, the Han people are a good and industrious people, and there are many people in the fleet who have participated in the colonization of Taiwan, so in just a few days, the trees were cut down, the grass was burned, and there were tents and cooking smoke everywhere, like an imperial game, forming a proposed village.Liusu is located in the north of Xinmingzhou, not far from the equator, it belongs to the tropical climate, the sun shines directly on the Tropic of Cancer in June, Liusu is not too hot in the southern hemisphere, but the climate is not cool.Fortunately, Zhao Ming had the foresight to know that the main routes of navigation were in tropical and subtropical regions, so when he formed the fleet, he recruited a large number of people from Taiwan and Fujian, so he did not have too much discomfort with the water and soil of Liusu.Zhang Yida, who had experience in colonization in Taiwan, led the crew to work day and night, and soon built a large camp.Zhang Yida was originally in Taiwan, doing camphor business, has established a business name, and has gained a firm foothold, but in the process of camphor trade, Zhang Yida soon found that he worked hard to cross the mountains and mountains, risking his life, and most of the profits from the camphor purchased from Shengfan went into the pockets of the Dutch and other maritime merchants.The camphor produced by the firm must go through the maritime merchants before it can be shipped out of Taiwan, and the maritime merchants buy it at a low price, so that the camphor merchants such as Zhang Yida, who have worked hard, can only get a small share of the hard-earned money, and the Dutch resold it to all parts of the South Seas, but the profits have doubled several times.This made Zhang Yida very angry, when Zhao Ming set up a merchant shipping company and offered shares to the outside world, Zhang Yida took out the money earned from camphor trade and invested in China Merchants Shipping Company, hoping to get rid of the dependence on the Dutch with the help of China Merchants Shipping Company, produce by himself, transport and sell by himself.After taking a stake in China Merchants Shipping Company, Zhang Yida soon found that sea transportation, buying low and buying high, honestly collecting camphor in the mountains, was more profitable, so he handed over the camphor business to his subordinates to take care of, and focused on maritime trade.At the beginning, China Merchants Shipping Company formed a fleet to sail, and Zhao Ming knew that the biggest obstacle to navigation at this time was not wind and waves, but disease and climate, so he specially gathered some personnel who could adapt to the tropical climate.Zhang Yida wanted to learn about maritime trade, so he joined the fleet and went to sea with the fleet.Because he has experience in colonizing Taiwan, he presided over the construction of Liusu's camp.At this time, Zhang Yida was directing the crew, cutting down trees and building fences, Cheng Bi led a few people over, and said in a deep voice: "Yida."
I've got something for you!
”Zhang Yida instructed his subordinates to continue logging, turned around, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Sir, what's the matter?"
”Cheng Bi said with a gloomy face: "The person who went out to investigate just now came back and said that in the east of Liusu, there was cooking smoke, and it seemed that someone was moving.I'm afraid the Dutch have discovered the land and want you to take someone to explore it. ”"There are Dutch people here too?"
Zhang Yida frowned when he heard this, and after a moment of silence, he said, "So-and-so, I'll take someone to see the surrounding situation!"
”After speaking, Zhang Yida hugged his fists, then called a few people, and turned to leave.Waiting for Zhang Yida to walk away, Ji Mengchen said to Cheng Bi again: "Sir, now the fleet has temporarily settled down, but this is not a place to stay for a long time after all, we still need to return to Daming as soon as possible and get in touch with Dashuai." ”Cheng Bi nodded, "What do you think?"
”Ji Mengchen said: "Please also ask Mr. to allocate a boat to Yu, Yu wants to explore the surrounding seas, find out the surrounding situation, and explore why Beichen disappeared and the position of Taiyin and the sun changed." ”(There is only one chapter today, and from tomorrow, try to restore the three watches!)
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