Hu Cheng calculated the time, and it was already the month of Wax, and now it was the middle of the month of Wax when I went back, and the family should be anxious if I didn't go back. Hu Chengcheng consulted with Xu Guanzhong. Hu Chengdao: "Time flies really fast, it's almost the New Year in a flash, according to the time, I have to rush back now, and I should be in a hurry if I don't go back to Chao Tuanji, but this MCA dragged the family with the mouth, and there are more than 2,000 people here who naturally refuse to go back with us." If we all go back, it would be a pity if such a person ran away. ”

Xu Guanzhong said: "It's indeed time to go back, the situation on this island has been almost explored, the south is a desert island, the north is the territory of the Goryeo people, and the mountainous area is the territory of Majia Village." ”

"It's a good place, and there are still millions of acres of cultivated land that can be developed." Hu Cheng said.

Xu Guanzhong said: "In this way, leave me a squad of troops, I will follow Ma Hua back to the village, and you can take the others back." After you arrive in Yuncheng, you send someone to send my mother some money for the New Year. ”

Hu Chengdao: "Okay, but this journey is also very peaceful, you leave ten people too little, you leave twenty people." I don't think the Koreans will suddenly attack. ”

Hu Cheng and Xu Guanzhong told Ma Hua about going back, and Ma Hua said: "Captain Xu is very welcome to stay with me, in order to show his sincerity, the shopkeeper will transport a repeating giant crossbow back, although it is not completely successful, but it is still feasible to use it on the hand crossbow." ”

Ma Hua said and took the drawings to Hu Cheng.

Hu Cheng said: "Okay, it's not too early, we will set sail immediately, I will take care of the farming cattle in your village, and I will report to us immediately after I go back." ”

Immediately, Xu Guanzhong led twenty soldiers into Majia Village, and MCA and they still improved the continuous crossbow every day, and the matter of village defense was handed over to Xu Guanzhong.

It was the slack season, Xu Guanzhong couldn't be idle, and organized the Zhuang Ding of the three villages to conduct drills and exercise every once in a while.

Hu Cheng led the fleet to set sail and sail back to Yuncheng. In fact, there were four people left in the fleet, all four of whom were elite spies from the Intelligence Service, and they stayed behind to continue exploring the island. After all, the stakes are high, and this island will become the rear of Yuncheng in the future.

Although the sailing speed of the sail wooden boat is okay, it must always have the wind, and it is not a smooth wind every day. In this way, after eight days to Hangzhou, Hu Cheng sold a batch of goods from Hangzhou, and then went north after a batch of tea, and when he arrived at the port of Shijie Village in Yuncheng, it was already the fifteenth day of the lunar month.

Chao Gai smiled bitterly when he saw Hu Cheng: "You can be regarded as coming back, if you don't come back, I will send troops to find you." ”

"The sea boat is not as slow as the canal. But I'm finally back, and I've gained a lot from this trip, so let's talk about it when we go back to the house. ”

Ruan Xiaoqi asked, "Why didn't you see Brother Xu Guanzhong?" ”

Hu Chengdao: "He stayed overseas, and there are some important things to deal with over there." ”

In the barracks, Hu Cheng said: "The island has been checked clearly, this is a rough map." It's certainly not accurate due to the rush of time, but it probably can't be wrong. The island is now under the jurisdiction of the Goryeo Kingdom, but it is not very important, with only 500 soldiers and horses. ”

"Oh, there are only five hundred soldiers and horses, and they will be handed over to our navy, and they will be beaten in one go." Ruan Xiaoqi said.

Chao Gai said: "I originally thought that there was no Goryeo power on the island, but I didn't expect this to be the case. Anything else that made a major discovery? ”

"Yes, there are descendants of Ma Jun, a master craftsman in the late Han Dynasty, on the island, there were originally more than 5,000 people, but because of the feud with Goryeo, there are still 2,000 people left, divided into three villages and living in the mountains. This Ma family is quite remarkable, although there are only more than 2,000 people, but at least more than 200 skilled craftsmen. The current owner is called Ma Hua, and he is also a master like his ancestor Ma Jun, and he actually created a repeating giant crossbow, but the power is not good, and it is still being improved. I discussed with Xu Guanzhong that this person was a rare talent, and Xu Guanzhong stayed to help Majia Village to avoid being taken advantage of by the Koreans. Hu Cheng said.

Chao Gai slapped the table: "Fanbang Yidi, you dare to bully and kill my dignified Chinese." It is really unreasonable that more than 5,000 people were beaten by them, and only about 2,000 people remained, and they hid in the mountains. ”

Ruan Xiaoqi said: "It's just that these people are too bold, my brother will give an order, and our navy will set sail immediately." ”

Hu Cheng didn't expect Chao Gai to immediately think about sending troops, which was also unexpected, and he hurriedly said: "The conflict between the Goryeo and the Ma family is not a matter of one or two days, it has been decades. Besides, the Ma family built all kinds of traps and many defensive weapons, and the Koreans couldn't take advantage of it. ”

Chao Gai said: "Okay, you and Xu Guanzhong have done a good job, and you should be rewarded well." Let's just let them live a stable year for the time being. Xu Guanzhong couldn't come back for the things of the group training, and he worked hard. I arranged for someone to send some money and food to his family, and the money and food subsidies for the sailors who did not come back were also sent to his home. ”

Hu Cheng was in a hurry to go home, gave Chao Gai the map and the drawings of the repeating giant crossbow, and went home.

Chao Gai returned to the army barracks and immediately held a secret meeting, and there were very few people who came, only Wu Yong, Zhu Wu, Gongsun Sheng, Ruan Xiaoqi, and Liu Tang. Jiao Ting led people to guard outside, and ordinary people were not allowed to approach.

Chao Gai said: "The island to be explored is clear, the area is not small, much larger than our Yuncheng, and there is a lot of land that can be developed. The population includes 3,000 local tribes, and 2,000 immigrants from the Ma family at the end of the Han Dynasty. The Goryeo Kingdom also sent 500 soldiers to garrison it. The Koreans and the Ma family have been at war for decades. ”

Wu rolled his eyes and said: "The end of the Han Dynasty is the period of the Three Kingdoms, which means that this island itself is ours, and it was Goryeo who wanted to seize it in the past, and the Ma family swore to resist to the death." The Koreans bullied my Chinese compatriots, and we should help each other. ”

"That's right, after all, Goryeo has not yet formed a formal state during the Three Kingdoms period, and Fanbang Yidi actually dares to kill my compatriots, which is really unbearable." Zhu Wu also said.

Gongsun Shengdao: "It is not advisable to start a war rashly, although Goryeo has more than civil strife and the national strength is weak, but after all, it is a country, and there are still six or seven thousand troops." What we want is an island, a territory, since the south is empty, why not take the opportunity to seize the south, develop tuntian, and graze cattle and horses. After accumulating a batch of grain and grass, why be afraid of the little Goryeo? ”

Chao Gai said: "Let's be prepared with both hands." Ruan Xiaoqi, you have often been going to the shipyard recently to see the manufacturing of warships and merchant ships, and then you have to do a good job in the ideological work of the soldiers and prepare for the voyage. ”

"Then what about us, are we also preparing to fight across the sea?" Liu Tang asked.

Chao Gai said: "The cavalry is not needed for the time being, two hundred infantry is enough." Our goal is only this island, not Goryeo. ”

Gongsun Sheng said again: "Shi Zhi is strong, since my brother said that this island is ours, please ask my brother to name this island." ”

Chao Gai thought for a while: "It's called New Jeju, and it's a county at the level." Mr. Gongsun knows the inscription, and he asked someone to carve a stone tablet, and finally there is an inscription that looks very old, saying that this new Jeju was our land at the end of the Han Dynasty. ”

Gongsun Sheng said: "Okay, I'll try it." ”

The end of the year is approaching, and there are many things to do in the army. All kinds of generals, soldiers' rewards and punishments, money and food distribution, etc., many things have to be handled, and at the same time, they also have to prepare for the expedition after the Spring Festival.