"Cao Du and Wang Du, I called the two of you here mainly to discuss a matter with you." Looking at the two generals under him, Wang Shimiao said seriously.

The sailor's camp is in the sandy beach area by the sea, because it is dangerous to go further into the island.

Judging from the daytime observation, the island is not very large, though. But the vegetation was so dense that no one knew what the dangers were in the depths of the jungle, and their mission was only to get fresh water, so they didn't go too far into the island during the day.

However, after receiving fresh water supplements, Wang Shimiao had some new ideas.

"The commander commands!"

Without the issue of fresh water, neither of them would have much of an opinion.

"Captain Yang, who was in charge of showing us the way before, said that there is a big island south of Liuqiu, which is comparable to Liuqiu and Danzhou. The envoy planned to wait for a day's rest before heading south in search of the big island known as Luzon. Wang Shimiao said seriously.

"Luzon? Commander, there's no need for that, is it? Wang Yuanxing was a little disapproving, "The purpose of our trip is Fuzhou and Liuqiu." Whether the Luzon that led the way really exists is still said, we are not familiar with the routes and weather here, if we rush forward and encounter last night's wind and waves again, it is one thing to be so lucky.

The last general thought that after replenishing the fresh water, he could return to the voyage and complete the task assigned by the governor's office.

Moreover, our soldiers all grew up along the Yangtze River, and they are not used to this sea, and if they go south, there will be a lot of opposition. ”

Seeing that Wang Yuanxing did not support him so much, Wang Shimiao's face was a little unpleasant.

"Cao Du, what do you think?" Wang Shimiao could only look at the other general, "As far as this envoy knows, the Holy Lord is very interested in overseas islands. If we can find an unclaimed island and dedicate it to the Holy One, it will be a great achievement. ”

Wang Shimiao, who had no choice, could only use the saint to force the two subordinates to agree.

Sure enough, when Cao Du heard this, he immediately nodded, "The last general thinks that what the commander said makes sense, anyway, but no one is lacking, so it's not easy to come out, and it's okay to go around." My old Cao, I haven't been on the sea much.

If I can really get the praise of the saint and get an official and a half-position as the commander said, my old Cao will wake up happy in his dreams. ”

"Since Cao will not object, then that's it. The envoy and Cao will lead three Ning ships to the south to inquire about the situation, how about Wang Du returning with the birth of two Ning ships? Wang Shimiao suggested.

"Commander..." Seeing Wang Shimiao make such a move, Wang Yuanxing was also a little anxious.

"What? Could it be that Wang Du has other suggestions? Wang Shimiao said lightly.

"It's not." Wang Yuanxing hurriedly shook his head, "Commander, the last general just thinks that we are still better together." This time we went south, we only had five Ning ships, and if we split in two, it would not be safe on this sea. ”

Although Wang Yuanxing has a sense of fear of the sea, he thinks that if Wang Shimiao and others really make great contributions, wouldn't he be very disadvantaged?

It was just a walk to the south, and if he hadn't found any of the big islands of Luzon in a few days, he would have asked to return.

Thinking of this, Wang Yuanxing changed his mind, and Wang Shimiao smiled.

That night, they rested for the night on the nameless island, and the next day, after replenishing the fresh water, they set sail south again.

Along the way, several islands were discovered one after another, some large and some small, but as more islands were discovered, Wang Shimiao became more determined in his ideas.

There may really be a big island to the south.

Generally, there are only so many islands in the vicinity of the big islands.

Knowing that on the fourth day after their departure from the nameless island, they arrived at a large island, and when they sailed around the island for half a day without seeing a side, they realized that it was a very large island.

As for whether it is Luzon or not, it is hard to say, but it is definitely a big island that does not belong to the Tang Dynasty.

However, as soon as they came ashore, everyone found a lot of good things, not to mention ironwood.

But there was also an accident, not long after they came ashore, they were attacked by a group of wild men.

This made Wang Shimiao angry, no matter how they said it, they were also the sailor army of the imperial court, which belonged to the forbidden army, and they were actually attacked by a group of savages.

So he led hundreds of elites to kill this wild tribe, and finally these people fled into the depths of the jungle.

In view of the unfamiliarity with the dense forest environment, Wang Shimiao also ordered a pursuit.

At this moment, two soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield in the tribe suddenly fought. The people around tried to persuade them, but not only failed to persuade them, but also joined in the beating.

"What? Do? When the Commander does not exist? Wang Shimiao drew his sword and shouted.

Hearing Wang Shimiao's roar, these dozens of soldiers stopped, standing there with blue noses and swollen faces.

"You, you say, what's going on?" Wang Shimiao pointed to a team and said.

"This..." The named team was hesitant, and he was one of those who participated in the beating.

"Say!" Wang Shimiao's face was not very good-looking.

"Back to the commander, the people below found a large piece of gold!"

"Gold?" Wang Shimiao was stunned.

Then Wang Shimiao saw that the culprit who caused a group of subordinates to fight and fight, a small dog's head gold, weighing at least dozens of catties.

Even if the gold content is only five layers, it is a huge amount of money.

In Datang, the common currencies are copper coins and silk, and gold is generally not used as currency because it is scarce, but it does not mean that it is worthless.

In front of him, this piece of dog's head gold, which weighs dozens of catties, can buy a small house in the prosperous area of Chang'an, and it is no wonder that these ordinary sailors and soldiers will fight.

"Commander, what now?" Cao Du pointed to the piece of dog's head gold and said.

"Give me a careful search to see if there is any such gold, remember, you are not allowed to hide it privately, otherwise don't blame this commander for not being merciful." Wang Shimiao said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

Under the orders of Wang Shimiao, a group of sailor soldiers searched carefully in this savage tribe, not to mention, they really turned over a lot of dog's head gold, some big and some small, but the one just now was the largest.

Looking at the largest piece of dog's head gold, Wang Shimiao was also thinking about how to deal with it.

"Commander, what to do with this gold?" Looking at the large pile of gold in front of him, Cao Jiang couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"Bring it back to the ship, discuss it, everyone is divided!" Looking at the subordinates whose eyes were shining, Wang Shimiao knew that these gold were hot potatoes, and he wanted to swallow them alone, but the people below saw it, and it was impossible to swallow it alone.

"Commander, it's better for the commander to accept this big one, right?" Cao Du said knowingly.

"This big piece of gold, this commander will naturally accept it first." Wang Shimiao did not covet this gold, but said seriously, "This gold, this commander will not swallow it alone, and after returning to the water division station, this command envoy will send someone to dedicate this big gold to the saint." ”

"Dedicated to the Holy?" Cao Du was stunned.

"That's right. Come on, send someone to explore this big island tomorrow, and make a good mark to prove that my Tang Dynasty sailor has been here.

Also, remember to mark the chart so you can come next time. After speaking, Wang Shimiao glanced at those precious trees, and was happy in his heart, but he didn't deliberately pay attention to these trees.