The waves came and went on the beach, and then they receded.

A few flying seagulls hovered over the "Gewu Academy", showing off their beautiful dancing.

Li Yixie stood at the top of the mast, which was the highest point in Yongping Port.

"Li Geng, you show up quickly, I promise that I will never quarrel with you in the future."

Li Yixie held the binoculars and looked intently into the distance.

However, except for the occasional pocket beast figure, there was no shadow of Li Geng.

According to the agreement, everyone divided into three teams and headed inland, walked for a month and then turned back.

Now, Li Yixie, Zhu Tong, and Zhu Yin's two teams have returned to Yongping Port for half a month, and Li Geng and they still haven't returned.

This can't help but be very worrying.

"Li Langjun, why don't I take a group of people tomorrow to look for the route taken by the middle road exploration team and see if I can find anything?"

Zhu Tong stood on the deck and couldn't help but put forward his own suggestions to Li Yixie on the mast.

"No, when everyone set off, it was already agreed that if any team could not return on time, the other teams should not look for it, just wait at the port for a while, I can't break this agreement just because Li Geng has a good relationship with me."

Li Yixie's face was firm and slightly painful to answer Zhu Tong's question.

When he set out, His Royal Highness the King of Chu specially emphasized to everyone the various dangers that may be faced in the New World.

In order to minimize the risk of annihilation, we made a series of agreements.

During this time, Li Yixie also found several kinds of poisonous snakes on the way, and even found a group of majestic bison herds.

Those hundreds of bison, if they hit Li Geng and them, the consequences would ......

To tell the truth, Li Yixie is now very worried about Li Geng's safety.

"It's been half a month, and if we don't search again, even if we go later, it's too late."

Zhu Tong said in a tangled voice.

"Let's wait for another half a month, if they still don't come back, we will leave a team of people to stay in Yongping Port, and the others will start to return."

Li Yixie's decision was a bit cold-blooded, but it was the best choice.

It has been so long since the "Gewu Academy" came out, and the various discoveries along the way can be regarded as very fruitful.

If you can't bring these lessons and discoveries back, then it will be a waste of the hard work of His Royal Highness the King of Chu and Xu to join the army.

It was also a loss for Datang's overseas exploration trip.

After all, my own line basically proved that the earth is divided into northern and southern hemispheres, and I also discovered Australia on the chart, and the meaning is still very different.

……

"Haha~ I finally didn't waste all this time, these wild horses are not our opponents after all."

In the canyon, Li Geng rode on a wild horse and couldn't help laughing.

In addition to searching for all kinds of dog-headed gold and gold nuggets and golden sands in the open air, Li Geng and the others also found a herd of wild horses in the canyon.

After many battles of wits and courage, Li Geng successfully led more than a dozen vigorous team members to conquer this group of wild horses.

It means so much to them.

The gold mine in the canyon is clearly a staggering bonanza.

No one has been here for thousands of years, and there are dozens of dog-headed gold pieces found in the open air alone, not to mention fist-sized gold nuggets.

To put it mildly, they are just every one of them incarnated as Hercules, and don't even think about bringing all this gold back.

Now that there are horses, it's different.

"Qiwa, you are ready to prepare, first take four or five people Pegasus to Yongping Port, and notify Li Yixie to come over and help with the transportation. They also worry about us. ”

Li Geng calculated the time and felt that he couldn't delay it any longer.

According to the agreement at the time of departure, if his group has not moved, maybe the "Gewu Student" will return to Datang first.

Then if Li Geng and the others want to return to Datang, it will be possible at least until new ships come over next year.

He didn't want to waste a year out of thin air.

"Li Langjun, don't worry. I'll be on my way in a moment. With these wild horses, plus the road has been traversed once, it only takes a few days to get back to Yongping Port. ”

Although Yang Qiwa was tanned, she was in a good mood.

"In the past, there were still some students in the academy who didn't understand the meaning of going to sea very well, but now this huge gold mine alone can stop countless people's mouths."

"And that's not all. After the news of Australia's gold mines is transmitted back to Datang, it will definitely attract countless adventurers to go to sea to hunt for treasures. His Royal Highness the King of Chu will not have to work so hard to encourage everyone to go to sea in the future. ”

Yang Qiwa's knowledge is now different from that stupid poor boy at the beginning.

Regarding Li Kuan's overseas layout, he can understand a little bit.

"Yes, first the Iwami Silver Mountain in the Japanese Kingdom and the spice island in the South Seas, and now Australia has discovered a big gold mine, and the attraction of going to sea is getting stronger day by day."

No matter what time it is, the value and appeal of gold is not comparable to ordinary things.

Gold can exist as a high-value item for thousands of years, and naturally it has its own unique charm.

……

Midtown Pulo.

Wei Chihuan stood on the city wall with a worried face, looking to the southeast.

The "Gewu Academy" has been away from Puluozhong for almost half a year.

There's not a bit of movement yet.

Did they find out that Australia didn't?

Did they arrive in Australia?

Did they encounter a storm?

Or rather, are they okay?

As a good friend of Li Kuan, Wei Chihuan naturally knows the significance of this exploration ship.

"Lang Jun, why don't I take a fleet to explore the southeast?"

Zhu Erfu had just transported a batch of goods to Puluo Middle City, and now he was standing on the city wall with Yu Chihuan.

"No, the sea is vast, if you take ten fleets out, what are the chances of finding them?"

Wei Chihuan is now also an experienced seafarer.

Naturally, I did not expect to have the opportunity to find a ship in the middle of nowhere, a ship that I did not know if it still existed.

"Half of the people on this 'Gewu Academy' are students of Guanshishan Academy, these personnel are carefully cultivated by His Royal Highness the King of Chu, if they are lost, the prince will definitely be heartbroken. I knew that I would go south with them personally. ”

Zhu Erfu said with some remorse.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu originally said that when he sailed at sea, he must build more supply points, and now I have a deeper and deeper feeling about this."

Yu Chihuan sighed inexplicably.

……

Xinzhou.

Shiyang and his party were placed here.

According to the regulations of the imperial court, cotton was not allowed to be planted in the south of Taiyuan Prefecture.

Because these places are the most essential part of the Tang River East Road, and they are also places where the ruling foundation is relatively mature and stable, there is no need to promote cotton planting.

Xinzhou is the first state to the north of Taiyuan Province.

To put it mildly, Shiyang, who signed up early, still enjoyed the benefits.

Taiyuan is the land of Li Tang's Longxing, and it has always been heavily guarded, so there is no need to worry about any big risks in Xinzhou, which is close to Taiyuan.

Of course, the land where the stone nutrients arrived was the land in the northern part of Xinzhou.

"Aye, just now the county has sent a truckload of honeycomb coal, and the house has been built, so I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Xinzhou is not a grassland landform, and there are still many mountains, which is convenient for Shiyang's family to build a house.

"Ming'er, you are busy with your go, you don't have to worry about it at home now. You've just been appointed lieutenant chief, so you'll have to walk around the houses. ”

Shi Yang had a proud look on his face.

In the early years, there may have been some inhabitants in this area, but the village has long been abandoned.

This time, thousands of immigrants from Chang'an were resettled in this area, scattered into several villages.

Basically, the students of Guanshishan Academy have gained importance.

Although Li Zheng is not an official in Datang, he is not even a civil servant.

However, in later generations, it can be regarded as the number one in the township, and as the starting point of the official career, it is actually not very bad.

On that day, this was not very bad, but it was for a peasant child like Shi Ming.

If it's a big family, it's different.

"Aye, don't worry, this time Xinzhou Thorn Shi also attaches great importance to immigration work, and many things have been arranged. Nowadays, everyone's job is mainly to cultivate the fields, and you are much more experienced in this area than I am. After the beginning of spring, I will be busiest when I will be instructed on how to grow cotton. ”

Shi Ming is very confident in his technical level and does not feel much pressure.

"This time the immigration, the imperial court did give very great support. The carriage of Datang Transportation Group sent us directly to Xinzhou, and also distributed farm tools to each of our families, and I heard that the cotton seeds behind were also distributed to everyone for free. ”

Shi Yang is a person who has experienced the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and when he compares his life as a child with the present, he finds a gap.

"Aye, how could there be any big basket of things personally arranged by His Royal Highness the King of Chu. You can rest assured, when the family's 200 acres of Yongye land are reclaimed, we will buy new land with the rest of the money, and after the cotton is picked, the family's current wooden house can be converted into a brick house. ”

Shi Ming has a blind admiration for Li Kuan.

In Guanshishan Academy, there are not a few people like Shi Ming.

Of course, Li Kuan's performance is also worthy of their admiration.

"Okay, Ayah listens to you. However, you have to plan ahead of time for your family affairs, otherwise it will be delayed. ”

Shi Yang said that he returned to this topic, which made Shi Ming big for a while.

"Aye, I'll go to Uncle Shi Fu's house at the head of the village, and then go around the other villages to see if there's anything else I need help with."

Nothing good will ever come of discussing this topic.

Shi Ming decisively chose to be a deserter.