After receiving Wang Jinghong's notice that he could set off to find the map, Ji Yan was still a little excited in his heart, and he didn't sleep well all night.

Early the next morning, he packed his bags, left the tent, and visited Wang Jinghong again.

Before setting off, Ji Yan received an iron talisman from Wang Jinghong, and also received a large sum of money.

After all, their purpose is very pure, they need to map and carry out some "geological exploration" work, so if they encounter some problems in the process, they can be solved with money, and using money to attack is the best choice.

Ji Yan also briefly told Wang Jinghong his thoughts, that is, he planned to go to the area at the junction of Jiaozhi and Zhancheng, and even if possible, go deep into Jiaozhi.

After listening to Ji Yan's thoughts, Wang Jinghong hesitated slightly, but after a while, he still expressed his appreciation to Ji Yan.

And praised Ji Yan, "I am full of courage." ”

Wang Jinghong has been up and down in the sea for many years, and he knows that there is no need to hide this kind of free verbal praise, and he will not give it in vain.

He hesitated, worried that Ji Yan was too optimistic and wanted to make meritorious contributions too much.

However, it is always no harm for the boss that his subordinates are willing to do it, and he is only slightly worried.

Although Wang Jinghong takes care of Ji Yan very much on weekdays, for him, Ji Yan is just a subordinate with some ability after all, and he does not have any real feelings for Ji Yan at present.

expressed some concern for Ji Yan, and repeatedly told him to be cautious, except for these, Wang Jinghong never said anything to him.

Ji Yan saluted Wang Jinghong again and withdrew from the tent.

Without saying a word, Ji Yan turned around and went to the camp where the Jinyi Guard was stationed.

Because the last time Ji Yan talked to Mei Yuning's two, it was when he was in the capital, in the Fusi Yamen of Nanzhen, the conversation at that time was not pleasant, and the ending was unhappy.

So when he came back to the Jinyi Guard, he didn't go to look for Mei Yuning first as before, but went directly to the hundred households of Zheng He's fleet accompanying the Jinyi Guard.

Among the members of Zheng He's fleet, there are probably more than 100 Jinyi guards.

These brocade guards are led by two hundred households, and these two hundred households are in the order of promotion, respectively, the main and the secondary.

The two brocade guards all knew Ji Yan, so they naturally greeted each other with a smile at the beginning.

explained his intentions, and Ji Yan said that he would take two people from the Jinyi Guard Camp, and showed the talisman.

The two hundred households have tested the military talisman, and naturally it is true that it can no longer be true, so they have nothing to say, indicating that Ji Yan can be chosen at will.

One of the hundred households also deliberately said that Captain Mei was in the camp at the moment and could call "him" at any time.

Ji Yan knew that his "abnormal male-male relationship" with Mei Yuning had already been rumored in Jinyiwei, so he said: "Captain Mei is brave and strategic, and he is indeed a good choice for this trip." ”

After listening to Ji Yan's serious answer, the hundred households didn't say anything, anyway, they were obviously holding back their laughter.

However, the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty was open, so a good man style was not a big deal at that time, at most it was just a spice for everyone's gossip.

In Ji Yan's three-person team, in addition to himself and Mei Yuning, it is best to find someone who understands maps.

So he consulted with the two hundred households if there was anyone who knew how to draw maps.

There really is one.

A hundred households said: "There is a small flag officer named Sun Dayong in the camp, who is in his thirties and has done drawing before. ”

Then there was nothing to say, and the members of the three-person scientific destination geological exploration team were finalized.

The hundred households then ordered someone to send Mei Yuning and Sun Dayong and explain the situation.

Ji Yan was very curious about the ancient drawing method, and took the initiative to ask Sun Dayong about it.

Sun Dayong looked old, he didn't look like he was in his thirties, he looked like he was in his forties, he was dark-skinned, not very tall, even a little shorter than Mei Yuning, and his voice looked even older, and he told everyone in the camp about the details of mapping.

There were three ideas for mapping at that time.

The first is a map based on mountains and rivers, a map based on a route of travel (waterways, roads, ocean routes, etc.), and a map based on a route (waterways, roads, ocean routes, etc.).

The most common application scenario of this kind of map is the county chronicle, because the geography of a county is basically fixed, and the famous mountains in the county shall prevail, and the others are attached to it.

The second type is based on roads, waterways, and sea routes.

For example, there is a picture called "The Complete Map of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal", which is drawn in this way.

The biggest feature of the above two maps is that they have low technical content, and they are all based on the subjective perspective of the drawer, which is more like a tour map, and the accuracy is not high.

The third type is a map that is close to the modern way of surveying and mapping, and is based on objective scale.

This is the Western Jin Dynasty invented the "plan to draw square" drawing method, that is, on the original map draft, draw many vertical lines, divide the artwork into a small grid, each square represents a certain length of measurement, and then draw the results of the measurement on the map.

This method, which is very close to modern cartography, has extremely high scientific accuracy, but the measurement workload is extremely high.

Ji Yan thought that his goal was just to make a map, and it would be best if there was a ready-made one, or if he could find someone who was familiar with the local terrain and was willing to come back with him to draw a map, it would be okay.

The next strategy is to need your own people to draw on the spot, if this is really the only way, the drawing of the main perspective is estimated to be enough.

After discussing this, it was almost noon, and they did not delay any longer.

led Mei Yuning and Sun Dayong to Ji Yan out of the camp and entered the capital of the Zhancheng State first.

Ji Yan's plan is to be in the capital of the Zhancheng State in the first day or two, to figure out some specific situations, sort out the context, and even find a guide before going north.

In the capital, they first found a good inn, booked three rooms, one next to each other, and then bought and changed into local clothes.

Time flies, and after all this work, the day has fallen, and the first day has passed in such a hurry.

That night, Ji Yan was lying in his room, when he suddenly heard a knock on the door, so he went to open the door and opened the door.

It turned out to be Mei Yuning.

Mei Yuning didn't speak, and as soon as the door opened, she went directly into Ji Yan's guest room.

The two have been separated for more than a month, and the last time the two talked like this, Mei Yuning was depressed because of things at home and threw fire on Ji Yan.

Therefore, it can be said that Xiao Bie is newlywed.

However, this meeting is still a little awkward.

Ji Yan didn't know how to speak, so he could only ask very politely and officially: "How are you doing?" ”

Mei Yuning listened to Ji Yan and spoke, as if she let go of her thoughts, she sighed lightly: "It's okay, it's just that a lot of boring people chew their tongues." ”

Ji Yan only thought at this moment that because he was a celebrity in front of Zheng He, and he was on the treasure ship, no one usually dared to make jokes about him in front of him.

But Mei Yuning's situation is different, she is in the Jinyi Guard camp most of the time, so it is inevitable that many people will make fun of her.

Although Mei Yuning is usually cold to people and has an indifferent face, after all, when she is on an errand with these people, especially when she has recently gone to sea, she needs to get along day and night.

In addition to being careful not to be found out to be her daughter, she also has to deal with these jokes, which is really not easy.

Thinking of this, Ji Yan couldn't help but feel pity.

He looked at Mei Yuning still looking at himself with a smile on her face, her eyebrows and eyes shining like stars, and she was lightweight, obviously not wanting to worry about her.

Ji Yan was even more distressed, he couldn't help but open his arms and wanted to hold Mei Yuning in his arms.

Mei Yuning immediately saw Ji Yan's careful thoughts, she turned around and avoided Ji Yan's embrace.

Then he looked at Ji Yan, smiled and tied up his hair in two ways, changed the topic, and asked, "What kind of hairstyle do you say I will comb tomorrow?" ”

This question, if it is an ordinary straight man, from the perspective of logic, rationality, science, etc., to analyze which hairstyle is more convenient, then it can only be said that he really wants to be a bachelor for a lifetime.

This question is really just asking one thing, which one is good-looking?

Ji Yan couldn't help but smile and think in his heart: Fortunately, although I don't read much, I have a lot of Internet access, and how to answer this kind of proposition is not easy to answer.

He smiled at Mei Yuning stupidly, and said from the bottom of his heart and from the bottom of his heart: "You are beautiful, no matter how you comb it, you look good." ”

Mei Yuning, like countless girls in later generations, heard this answer, although her hands were still tied with her hair, her face was full of smiles.

At this moment, staring at Mei Yuning's snow-white neck, Ji Yan couldn't help but feel his blood surging.

The little virgin was already a little bit of a sperm worm at this time, and he thought that if Lao Sun was not next door, maybe he really couldn't control it

Although he didn't think about such a problem, that is, he was a weak scholar, if he really did it, in front of a kung fu master like Mei Yuning, it was equivalent to giving it for nothing.

It's easy to annoy Mei Yuning and break all three of his legs.

However, the sperm worm is on the brain, which is actually similar to the courage of wine, that is, it will lose the ability to think rationally.

Ji Yan couldn't help but look at Mei Yuning in a daze, like a zombie smelling the breath of a living person.