Chapter 288 Departure + Cloud The results of the exploration made Qi Bin and others very satisfied, first of all, this is an uninhabited island, except for some animals, there is not even a human figure on it, and there are no traces of human activity, which makes Qi Bin and the others relax - there is no trace of human activity, that is to say, this island belongs to the kind that has not yet been discovered, and this kind of place is the safest.
It's really my luck, if it weren't for the storm that blew the fleet into this strange sea, this island may not be discovered for hundreds of years, and it may even be until the island sinks, and it will not be discovered.
There is nothing in the world that can prove the glory of this island.
What surprised Qi Bin even more was that according to preliminary detection, the area of this island reached 750 square kilometers, and there were abundant resources of various animals and plants on it.
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, plus there are fishing boats to fish, there is no shortage of meat on board, but there is only a lack of vegetables - everyone knows that if people lack vegetables, they lack vitamin B and C supplements, and they don't feel anything in a short time, but after a long time, they are prone to sepsis and beriberi, both of which will kill people.
Fortunately, they found edible vegetables and fruits on the island, avoiding a crisis.
After repairing at sea for half a month, they finally healed most of the people's injuries, even if they are not healed, the injuries have been controlled, the ship has been repaired, at least there is no problem in sailing back to Datang safely.
One of the things that has to be mentioned is that Saren finally woke up during this period, originally according to Qi Bin's plan, he was going to keep him unconscious, and wait until his injuries were intact before telling him the truth of the matter, but the ship doctor did not dare to feed a large amount of anesthetic to Saren - the main ingredient of the anesthetic in this year is mandala, and this kind of thing is poisonous, it is okay to eat it twice occasionally, but if there are too many times, you will really not wake up.
Knowing this situation, and facing Salen's layers of questioning, Qi Bin finally couldn't help but tell him what happened to the fleet - he just told him about the encounter, and he didn't say anything about the loss, he was afraid that if he said too much at one time, Saren would not be able to stand it and take a breath......
Although after learning the news, Saren had almost smoked it. was so frightened that Qi Bin didn't dare to say anything more, even in the face of Salen's questioning, he just reported a fake number and fooled the past, otherwise Saren might really draw it.
After marking the coordinates of the island, the fleet set off again with a large amount of supplies. …… In the past few days, the atmosphere of Yuezhou Port and even the entire Yuezhou City is not very good, and there is no longer the prosperity and hustle and bustle of the past.
It was not that the number of ships was reduced, but in fact the return of the first merchants from Luzon brought back enormous wealth, including gold and silver mines, precious stones, spices, timber, furs, precious animals, and slaves......
It's got it all.
With the return of this group of merchants, and finally verified the wealth of Luzon, some businessmen who were still waiting could no longer sit still, and went to the immigration department to buy Luzon exploration licenses and related maps at a high price, and then replenished their ships with supplies, set sail for gold, and went to the New World to pan for gold.
In addition to these merchants, there are countless people who can't survive on the mainland with simple tools and salutes, and get on the ship arranged by the immigration department, but these people's destination is not Luzon, but Borneo, where they will usher in their new life, whether this life is good or bad, and they don't even know whether it is life or death, but they have finally made a choice for their lives, even if they die, they will die without regrets.
Along with these migrant ships, there were all kinds of cargo ships, which carried the necessary materials needed for the construction of Borneo - although the construction authority of Borneo was delegated to the people, some necessary infrastructure still needed to be led by the imperial court, such as ports, such as the initial construction of houses, and in the stationing of the army, etc.
Therefore, during this period of time, Yuezhou Port is much more lively than before, but under this excitement, there is a dark cloud that no one knows.
This dark cloud was none other than the Salen fleet.
It stands to reason that the Salen fleet should have come back a long time ago, but the immigration ships from Borneo to Lingnan have made two trips, and the Salen fleet has not yet come back - you must know that Li Zhen had already sent Salen out when he first returned to Lingnan, but now more than a month has passed, and the injury on Li Zhen's ass has almost healed, and the fleet has not returned yet, so there is no doubt that something must have happened to this fleet.
If it is said that the whole army was wiped out due to a natural disaster, Li Zhen would admit it, after all, the sea is so big, anything can happen, although it is only February now, and the typhoon season has not yet arrived, but the sea is not absolutely calm, and it is not uncommon to have a few storms occasionally.
Since he is begging for a life at sea, he should not expect to encounter a typhoon in his life, in fact, he has returned safely from so many voyages before, which is already a blessing to invite the sky, and it has been delayed until now that he has encountered a typhoon, Li Zhen is already content, even if he is depressed, he will not be angry.
The problem is that Li Zhen is very angry, not only Li Zhen, but also people in Lingnan in the Tang Dynasty are very angry, including Li Shimin......
The specific reason for this starts from three days ago.
Three days ago, before dawn, a layer of mist shrouded the entire Yuezhou Port, this day Yuezhou Port is no different from before, there are giant ships moored on the berth like a giant beast in the sea, each exuding an oppressive momentum.
At this time, it was not the time to start work, and the coolies on Pier 1 were anxiously waiting there, praying in their hearts that God would send down the favor and dock more boats at Pier 1, so that they could earn more money and their families could have a few full meals......