The sea surface of the South China Sea is high and the waves are fast.

A clipper ship slashed forward.

"Fang Er, it's winter now, right? Why is this Nanyang hotter than the summer in Chang'an City? ”

Standing at the door of the cabin, Gao Yang felt that the weather in the South Seas was not for people.

If it weren't for Fang Yiai saying that she was going to Puluozhong soon, she would have wanted to turn around and go back.

"Gaoyang, the weather in Nanyang is like this, especially around Puluozhong, the weather is hot all year round, and if you come here in the summer, it will be even hotter. It is precisely because of this special weather that many fruits are only produced in Nanyang, and you can't even think about being able to eat them in Datang. ”

One trick is fresh, eat all over the world.

Fang Yiai is now very familiar with how to divert Princess Gaoyang's attention.

"Is there a fruit that is full of thorns that you said, and although it has a strange smell, it tastes very good?"

Along the way, Gao Yang has been tempted by Fang Yiai, I don't know how many times.

"Naturally, there is. Although this fruit is best eaten in the summer, it can also be eaten in the winter. Don't worry, Wei Chihuan has been in Puluo for a long time, and he can definitely help us get this fruit. ”

Fang Yiai didn't care whether what he said could be realized by then, anyway, he coaxed Gao Yang first.

"I don't want to come to a ghost place like Nanyang after I come here once."

Gao Yang felt that he had been deceived by Fang Yiai, but there was nothing he could do.

……

In the southeast sea of Puluozhong, a clipper ship is sailing forward at a rapid pace.

Li Geng stood on the mast and looked at Pu Luozhong who appeared in the telescope, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

This trip south to explore Australia is really exciting.

If it weren't for the fact that his exploration team found a herd of wild horses in the canyon, and he was very good at taming horses, maybe the "Gewu Academy" would have returned early.

At that time, Aya Aniang in Chang'an City probably thought she was missing, right?

"Lang Jun, are we going to stay in Puluo this time? Or do you want to return immediately after replenishing fresh water and food? ”

Yang Qiwa thought of the pieces of gold in the cabin, and her heart was excited.

You know, everyone had to go back and forth to the canyon several times before they brought the gold nuggets they found back to Yongping Port.

There are at least a few thousand catties of gold, right?

Although compared with the harvest of the first time I went to the Wa Kingdom, these thousands of catties of gold will not make Yang Qiwa not even sleep well.

But thinking that there are countless thousands of catties of gold waiting for everyone to develop in the canyon, his mood is different.

"Let's see. Puluozhong is a city controlled by our Datang, and if you cultivate there, there is no problem with safety. If we don't stay for a few days to recuperate, then we will have to consider stopping at the Zhancheng side all the way back to Chang'an City. Instead of this, it is better to take a good rest in Puluo, and then go directly to Yazhou, and then go to Guangzhou and Quanzhou to replenish supplies. ”

Li Geng did not want to dock in the cities of Champa or Linyi, because it would be difficult to avoid the discovery of gold mines in Australia or the news that the ship was full of gold would not leak out.

No matter which country it is, the value of this ship's gold is very extraordinary.

It's definitely worth rushing at the "Gewu Academy".

……

Midtown Puluo is now more and more majestic.

After all, the East China Sea Fishing Industry is now gathering a lot of manpower and material resources to build this city.

The maritime merchants from all over the Tang Dynasty all took Puluozhong as the terminal of the South Seas.

Therefore, all kinds of shops and inns in the city seem to be very prosperous.

"Brother Xiao, this Puluozhong is really different every time you come."

Cui Jian and Xiao Huashan had just transported a batch of supplies to Puluozhong a few days ago, preparing to purchase spices and return to Jiangnan to sell.

In Puluo Middle City, there are still a lot of Tang maritime merchants like Cui Jian and them.

Of course, there are more maritime merchants of Dashi, Tianzhu and Persia.

These people basically monopolized the sea trade from central to western Puluo, and the fishing industry in the East China Sea has no way to get involved now.

"The location of Puluozhong is excellent, and the facilities in the city are very complete, of course everyone is happy to come here to rest. I've heard that even some pirates are willing to come here secretly. ”

As the captain of the Xiao family's fleet, Xiao Huashan knows a lot about many things at sea.

"yes. This Wei Chihuan is really a meat and vegetarian taboo. As long as he can make Puluozhong more prosperous, he doesn't care what he does. Don't you see the rules that are burned at the gates? Basically, it means that this Puluozhong is a free city, and as long as you don't make trouble in the city, no one cares where you come from or what you're doing here. ”

Cui Jian, as a child of the Cui family, originally thought that the family had no bottom line, but now he found that compared with Yu Chihuan, it was completely trivial.

Xiao Huashan looked around and said, "Actually, it's okay like this. Puluozhong is a commercial city, with fewer rules and fewer constraints, and everyone is more at ease when they come here. At least we don't have to worry about security issues, and we can make money, and I guess the next time we come here, it will be even more prosperous. ”

"Well, this time back to Datang, I suggest that the family increase their efforts to go to the South Seas, and also buy some land in Puluozhong to build a safe trade branch."

Cui Jian is more optimistic about Pu Luozhong's future.

In his opinion, the city was well suited to the interests of the Maison.

Xiao Huashan: "Your proposal is good, I will mention it to my family when I go back." ”

……

"Bang!"

With a huge iron anchor thrown from the deck into the sea, Fang Yiai and Gao Yang finally came to Puluozhong.

"The further south you go, the more backward the construction of various ports becomes, but I didn't expect that when you get to Puluozhong, you will have the appearance of Guangzhou."

Gao Yang looked at the white sails around him, and many ships were docked.

There are a lot of Kunlun slaves on the wharf who are busy loading and unloading goods, and the city wall not far away is majestic and majestic, so that people can't see that this is a city in a corner of the South Seas.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu strongly supports the construction of Puluo Zhongcheng, and the fishing industry in the East China Sea has several seagoing ships coming here almost every month, and even cement workshops have been built.

Fang Yiai still remembers that when she first came to Puluozhong, it was a desolate place.

Although it has a natural harbor, it is not always possible to have a ship docked recently.

It is like now, it is simply a copy of Wendeng Wharf, and the prosperous scene is definitely beyond the imagination of countless nobles in Chang'an City.

"There are a lot of Kunlun slaves here, if those people in Chang'an City see it, they will think that the people in Puluo are very rich."

Gao Yang knew that Kunlun slaves were high-priced slaves in Chang'an City, and they were even higher than Silla maids.

So seeing that there were so many Kunlun slaves on the dock, Gao Yang was still very surprised.

"Gao Yang, this Puluo used to be the West, and it was much more convenient for those big food merchants to transport Kunlun slaves over than to Chang'an City, so the Kunlun slaves here are far less expensive than Chang'an City, and many things, you can't measure them by the standards of Chang'an City. It's like spices, if you enter the city, you will find that the price of spices in Puluo is not even a fraction of Chang'an City. ”

Just when Fang Yiai and Gao Yang got off the ship, Yang Qiwa, who stayed on the "Gewu Academy", also noticed the ship.

Although clippers are not uncommon nowadays, they are either owned by the East China Sea fishery or people who have a close relationship with the East China Sea fishing industry.

So when Fang Yiai's fleet entered the port, Yang Qiwa noticed it.

When Fang Yiai and them appeared on the deck and were about to get off the boat, Yang Qiwa immediately recognized them.

When she first went to the Wa Kingdom, Yang Qiwa's relationship with Fang Yiai was still relatively good.

Besides, there were only a few leaders in the fleet at that time, and it was impossible for anyone in the ship pair not to know Fang Yiai.

"Fang Langjun, Fang Langjun!"

Just when Fang Yiai was struggling to ask someone how to find Yu Chihuan, it was as if he heard someone calling him.

Could it be that there is such a coincidence in this world, when he just wanted to find Yu Chihuan, he appeared, right?

Wrong!

If it was Wei Chihuan, he wouldn't have called himself so gently.

"Fang Langjun, it's me! Yang Qiwa! ”

Just when Yang Qiwa was about to get close to Fang Yiai, she was stopped by several guards.

This time, Princess Gaoyang followed Fang Yiai to the sea, and the guards around her will naturally not be weak.

"Yang Qiwa? It's you? ”

Fang Yiai looked at the guy in front of him who was even darker than himself in surprise, "Let him come over, this is his own person." ”

Yang Qiwa couldn't help but be moved when she heard the words "her own person" when Fang Yiai and the guards commanded.

This Fang Langjun is still the same as since there is no shelf.

"Fang Langjun, after a few years, I didn't expect to meet you again in Puluo."

"You haven't said yet, why did you suddenly come out of nowhere?"

"Fang Langjun, that's it. Didn't Guanshishan Academy arrange for a sea ship to go to the South Seas at the beginning of the year? At that time, Captain Zhu Erfu arranged for me to come over to help, and it happened that our ship came back from Australia two days ago, and according to the plan, it was going to leave for Chang'an the day after tomorrow. ”

"Australia?"

Fang Yiai listened to Yang Qiwa's words, and couldn't help but be stunned, "Have you really discovered the Australia that His Royal Highness the King of Chu said?" ”

The globe in Guanshishan Academy is not a secret to Fang Yiai.

Even Chang'an City has many people who have the opportunity to visit.

However, whether it is Australia or the Americas, there is no record in the history books, and the Hu merchants in the eastern and western cities have not heard of anyone who has been to these places.

Therefore, many people do not necessarily recognize the things marked on the globe.

Now Yang Qiwa said that she had just returned from Australia, and this information was extraordinary to Fang Yiai.

"That's right, if you go southeast from Puluo, you can reach Australia in less than a month, then Australia is so big, I guess we only reach a part of the northern part of Australia. Even so, our harvest this time is extraordinary, you don't know, there is a golden ...... in that place."

When Yang Qiwa said this, she hurriedly stopped her voice.

Although there is a gold mine in Australia, there is no need to keep it a secret.

But now on the docks, there are many people watching him, and he doesn't want to make this matter known to the world.

"What's there?"

Gao Yang on the side also interjected a little curiously at this time.

The content on the globe was mentioned to her along the way, so she had also heard of this place in Australia.

At that time, seeing such a huge land as big as Datang, she didn't believe that there was such a continent in the world.

I didn't expect it to be true now.

Doesn't that mean that the Americas and Europe also exist?

"Lang Jun, if you are interested, you will go into the city later to meet the two Li Langjun, you can discuss it with them, I will take you to visit our Gewu Academy, it will definitely surprise you."

Yang Qiwa wanted to speak and stopped, but now she didn't dare to directly call the shots and bring Fang Yiai and his party on the boat.

"Okay, let's go to the city then. This time it was such a coincidence, Li Geng and Li Yixie were also in the city, and they happened to have a few drinks with them. ”

……

When Fang Yiai saw Wei Chihuan and Li Geng and others, it was naturally very lively.

However, I don't know whether to show off or be excited, Li Geng and Li Yixie both warmly invited Fang Yiai to visit the "Gewu Academy".

Fang Yiai felt a little strange, but couldn't help her curiosity, so she followed her to the ship.

"Lang Jun!"

When Li Geng led everyone to the cabin, several good people waiting for the cabin hurriedly bowed down to salute.

Although most of the crew members had gone ashore, there was so much gold on the ship, and Li Geng naturally had to arrange some people to guard it.

"Princess Gaoyang, beloved, come, push the door and go in to take a look, this is what our Gewu Academy brought back from Australia."

Li Geng showed a mysterious smile on his face, which made Fang Yi's love itch, and he didn't care about it, and directly pushed open the door of the cabin.

Although it was daytime, the light in the cabin was not very good.

Fang Yiai barely saw a pile of stones in the cabin, and couldn't help but feel disappointed that there was nothing else special.

As for Gao Yang, this is even more so.

"Li Geng, did you go all the way to Australia with this pile of broken stones?"

"Princess Gaoyang, what is the difference between these stones again?"

Li Geng took a whale oil lamp from his entourage, and then picked up a "stone" from the cabin.

"Huh? These stones seem to have never been seen before, but they are not worth the journey you have to bring back from Australia. ”

Although the gold content of these nuggets is already very high, they are not smelted gold nuggets after all.

Coupled with the fact that the shape is very natural, Gao Yang really didn't realize its extraordinaryness for a while.

"Wait a minute, this stone seems to be a bit like a gold nugget, but this one seems to be a little less pure."

Fang Yiai is a person who has seen gold and silver mountains in the Wa Kingdom, and his vision is a little stronger than Gao Yang.

"Bereavement, pick it up casually on the ground, a gold nugget that has not undergone any treatment can be achieved like this, do you still dislike it for not being pure enough?"

Li Geng was half disgusted, half proud.

"Picked up on the ground?"

At this time, it was Gao Yang's turn to be shocked!

Although as Li Shimin's favorite princess, Gao Yang has always been worry-free.

However, this does not mean that her case money is high.

On the contrary, in fact, every princess of the Tang Dynasty does not have much pocket money when it comes to marrying money.

At least Li Shimin won't give much.

If you have other ways to get money, that's your ability.

"That's right, look at this again, this dog's head gold, it must have more than a dozen catties, and it was also picked up in the creek."

Gao Yang: ......

Love: ......