Zhang Qin and his entourage were warmly received by Gao Duluo, the star lord of Danluo, and made Maoxingxue a place of residence in Danluo. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The flotilla spent one day repairing here, and on the third day the whole flotilla split in two. Zhang Qin led two ships to continue to sail to the entire island in the eastern ring of Rao, and Godura sent Tu Nei Gao to personally guide the ship and set off with the ship.

Yu Hong led a ship and 80 of his subordinates to wait for Zhang Qin to return to Maoxingxue, while Wang Haichong took a cartographer and 20 guards who stayed behind to investigate the local topography from near Maoxingxue, determine the latitude and longitude and then draw a map, and with the help of Gaotura guides, they went deep into the interior of the island.

Yu Hong, who was stationed in Maoxingxue, organized people to cut wood in the small bay where the ships stopped to build houses and wooden trestle bridges for ships to moor, and by the way, he also helped Gaoduro build a royal palace compound. Its size is equivalent to the living area of a medium-sized family in Chang'an.

Gao Duluo was happy, and held a banquet to entertain Yu Hong and others.

It's just that Yu Hong and his subordinates really didn't want to eat the unpalatable food of the Danluo people anymore, so they sent the cooks in the fleet to bring spices, and Godura provided the ingredients to make a sumptuous meal.

Delicious seafood soup, fragrant pork skewers, stir-fried kidney flowers......

Gao Duluo and a group of Danluo courtiers praised after eating, especially Yu Hong took out the wine brought by the boat, drank the overlord drunk like a blazing body, and only two bowls drunk Gao Duluo and other Danluo monarchs and ministers who had never drunk such strong wine.

From Maoxing Cave to the south deep into the interior of Danluo, when he camped at the foot of the Halla Mountain in later generations, Wang Haichong wrote in his expedition diary:

Since the three-day investigation of the Danluo border, this island has a major feature, and there are many stone caves. Along the way, there are no less than a dozen caves found, strange rocks, small stone mountains one after another, so that the local people all build houses with stones, and there are some people living directly in the caves in the interior.

From the coast to the inland mountains, there are many small hills that are far away and only about four miles in a radius and no more than 60 to 120 zhang high, which is really amazing.

As for Danluo's national conditions, it can be described as the smallest and weakest country known. The population of Maoxingxue, the capital of the country, and its vicinity is about 8,000. According to Liu Xianggong, the right minister of the current dynasty, there were 8,000 households in Danluo, and it is estimated that there are more than 20,000 mouths in other parts of the island. Except for the king, who had decent clothes, most of the Danluo people were dressed in animal skins, with clothes and pants, and their shaved hair resembled those of the northern Hu people. Although cattle were raised, the land was not cultivated by oxen, the grain production was low, and most of the people went to sea to fish, and the victims of the sea were so many that there were more women than men.

There are no thieves in the country, no doors in the house, and there is the virtue of mutual help among neighbors, so no one needs to steal or beg for a living. Therefore, when the master goes out to work, he just puts a horizontal log at the door of the house to show that there is no one at home. Other than that, there are no other unnecessary facilities. In the local dialect, this horizontal log is called "main column".

As for the Danluo armed forces, according to a certain number of days, although there are bows and swords and sheaths, there are not many of them, and there is no standing army, and it is easy to have no armor. There was no city god to defend against foreign enemies, no army training, no horses. A certain believes that as long as the young and strong people of his country are not gathered in one place, he can destroy his country with a fleet of nearly 300 people.

At dawn on the second day, Wang Haichong and his entourage set off again, preparing to climb the highest mountain in Danluo.

It's just that there are no horses on the island, and it has been quite difficult to walk in the past two days.

In later generations, Halla Mountain, the locals called it Aoling, the mountain is steep towards the north, Wang Haichong had to go around to the east of the mountain under the guidance of the guide, and the guide said, standing on the top of the mountain can overlook the whole island.

On the east side of the mountain, the terrain is gentle and forms an alpine grassland, and in autumn, the entire mountain turns fiery red, with many mountain heel flowers and maple leaves all over the mountain.

In the grassland, raccoon dogs, wild deer, and roe deer run along the ridge, and the red mountain heel flowers and maple leaves form a vivid and colorful natural beauty, which makes Wang Haichong and his party intoxicated.

Shusun Kang looked at the wild deer that jumped away from his eyes, recalled the roasted whole deer he had eaten before, and couldn't stop swallowing saliva in his throat.

"Damn, I haven't had a good meal since I went to sea." Uncle Sun Kang was furious, and directly took the bow and arrow from the guard and chased after him.

"You're a wild road, where are you going?"

Seeing Uncle Sun Kang running into the grass with a bow and arrow, Wang Haichong, as the team leader, asked strangely.

"You stupid hat, of course so much game here is for hunting." Uncle Sun Kang floated a tired word from afar.

Wang Haichong was stunned for a moment, there were so many raccoons, wild deer, and roe deer on the way up the mountain, and he didn't think about climbing and looking down on the whole island to draw a map of Danluo country, but he forgot about his stomach.

In addition to Wang Haichong himself, the cartographer, the local guide, and the wild road, there were also twenty good guards brought with him, ten bows, three crossbows, and dozens of arrows.

"You ten hurry up and get some game, damn it, have a good meal today."

Wang Haichong immediately divided half of his men to hunt, and he took the rest of the people to continue climbing.

This alpine meadow is still very large, with abundant aquatic plants and a large number of wild animals.

Li Shen, the gang leader who had been following Wang Haichong, walked all the way, his eyes always looking at the grassland in front of him.

The climatic conditions of the water and grass here are good, which is not bad compared to the pasture where the Hexi Horse Husbandry Supervisor is located, and even more so in terms of location. This place is located in the middle of the mountainside of the island, and the establishment of a horse herding supervisor here does not have to be like the horse herding supervisor in Hexi, which has been repeatedly plundered by the Tibetans and suffered heavy losses every year.

Although the terrain of the Liaohe River Basin is flat, the winter is severe and the grassland conditions are poor. In terms of the conditions for raising war horses, it is far inferior to Hexi, and it is not a good place to cultivate high-grade war horses. This is also an important reason why the Tang Dynasty is concentrated in the Hexi region.

If the king of Yan establishes a horse herding supervisor in this place and raises war horses, the horses produced will not be inferior to the Qinghai of the Hexi horse herding supervisor, and he can supply high-quality war horses to Andong at that time.

Wang Haichong and his entourage enjoyed the beautiful scenery all the way, and it took an hour and a half to finally reach the top of the mountain, but there was a 180-zhang long lake in the center of the mountaintop, which surprised Wang Haichong and others.

Since childhood, I have visited countless famous mountains and rivers in Datang with my master, and the top of the mountain is either flat or sharp or inclined sharp edge, and I have never seen a lake on the top of the mountain that has always been concave into the mountain.

Wang Haichong was surprised by the size of the world, not to mention the stunned expressions of everyone except the guide.

"This can't be a place for immortals to bathe, right?" One of the guards exclaimed.

Hallasan Mountain is actually a 500-meter-diameter crater lake formed by a volcanic eruption 25,000 years ago. From the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain to the shore of the lake, there are more than 70 kinds of rare plants that can only be found in Jeju Island, such as Jeju Hanlan, Jupong, Halla pine fungus, and natural herbs. It is also a paradise for wild animals, and dozens of deer are leisurely grazing and resting by the lake in the eyes of Wang Haichong and others. Brilliant wildflowers and sparkling lakes make for a stunning view of the mountainfront.

"I didn't expect such a wild island overseas to have such a beautiful scenery." The scenery of this place will be compared with many famous mountains in the Tang Dynasty that Wang Haichong has visited.

"After finishing work, tonight is camping by the lake."

"Yay......" Wang Haichong finished speaking, and more than a dozen people cheered happily.

Looking around from the top of the mountain, as the guide said, the whole island is in full view. The entire island is a duck-egg-like oval, with the exception of Olling, which is located in the middle of the mountain, which is later Hallasan, and the surrounding terrain is gently covered with large forests, and you can see the smoke rising from all sides of the island in the distance.

"Wang Daochang, do you think that the meadow halfway up the mountain is suitable for horse ranching?" Li Shen stepped forward and pointed to the halfway point to the mountainside in Shandong and asked.

Wang Haichong, who was looking at the topography of the whole island with his eyes wide open, was annoyed that he didn't ask for the telescope from Zhang Qin, and listened to Li Shenyi's words, and took a closer look at the small area of grassland on the mountainside, which is really a good place to raise horses. As for where it is good, Wang Haichong, as a layman, can only feel that the water and grass are abundant.

"Gang Li has a good eye, this pasture is indeed suitable for raising horses, and after returning from the poor road, he will show Yan Wang Yuming that Gang Li can see the location of horse grazing here."

"Thank you." Li Shen was deeply grateful to Wang Haichong for mentioning in front of King Yan that he had discovered the benefits of raising horses here.

"Presumably Captain Li is quite proficient in horse herding!"

Li Shen smiled and arched his hand: "Hehe, Wang Daochang smiled, his subordinates once worked as a wrangler in Hexi Horse Herding Supervisor, then joined the army, and then transferred to the command of King Yan." ”

"No wonder Captain Li can see at a glance that this place is suitable for horse herding." Wang Haichong said with a smile.

At noon, Uncle Sun Kang and ten guards sent to hunt carried a large number of prey on their shoulders, grinning loudly all the way to the shore of the lake on the top of the mountain. At noon, the group had the most comfortable meal since going to sea, and looking at the beautiful scenery in front of them, everyone almost didn't want to leave for the rest of their lives.

Wang Haichong and his entourage stayed in Aoling for two days before leaving, standing on the top of the mountain and looking down on the whole island, which was of great help to draw a map of the whole island. When he returned to Maoxing after leading his people to inspect the east, south, and west of the island, Zhang Qin also led the fleet to return from the west.

With the enthusiastic help of the Danluo Star Lord Gao Duluo, the fleet sailed again after replenishing water and food, and the destination was the coast of Jiuzhou Island in the southeast.