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Yuzhou Island was originally an ordinary island under the rule of the Great Jin Dynasty, and only a few poor people lived here.

But since last year, after Hexi rented her, it has become an important transit point between Yizhou Island and Hexi.

A few months earlier, when Fu Long arrived on the island on a naval warship, he began to build a port vigorously.

In order to support the construction of Yuzhou Island, Sun specially transported thousands of indigenous slaves by sailor warship.

Now, months later, the once desolate and dilapidated island has changed its appearance, with houses, docks, ports and other buildings rising from the ground.

Not far from the port, there is a military camp covering an area of 100 acres, in which the Marine Corps is stationed, specially designed to protect the port.

There were more than a dozen ships moored in the port, and three of them were actually three thousand large sand boats, which made Kou Qian's eyelids jump.

After talking with King Yong, Kou Qianzhi immediately got busy.

After receiving the full support of Master Cheng Gongxing, he immediately led the backbone of the sect to Yuzhou Island.

Kou Qianzhida has been living inland since he was born, and it is the first time he has seen the sea, and it is also the first time he has seen a sea ship like a mountain.

It just so happened that the sailor did not go to sea today, so Kou Qianzhi and others were fortunate to see the true face of the Hexi sailor.

You must know that with the respect of Wei Shuo, I haven't seen what a sailor is like until now.

In the port, three warships lined up, and Kou Qianzhi and the others stood below, looking very small.

Three warships, each with about 100 people on board, a total of more than 340 people.

Kou Qianzhi observed carefully and found that everyone was highly trained, shuttling back and forth on the deck, as if walking on the ground.

At this time, Fu Long hurried over after hearing the news, and stepped forward to greet him: "Dare to ask, but is it Kou Tianshi?" ”

"It's the poor road, but your Excellency is the Fu County Order?"

"Fortunately, fortunately! A few days ago, I received the will of King Yong, and learned that the Heavenly Master was coming, and I had been waiting for a long time. ”

"There's Lord Lao County." Kou Qianzhi said politely.

"Let's go, let's take you on a tour of the Sailor Warship."

After saying that, Fu Long walked towards the sailor's warship first, and the sailors on board hurriedly set up the plank.

Kou Qianzhi followed behind Fu Long, but saw that the other party walked calmly, obviously accustomed to life at sea.

On the contrary, the few backbone of the sect he brought with him, despite their unique skills, walked tremblingly, as if they would fall into the sea at any time.

Seeing this, he couldn't help frowning, and began to feel worried about the future journey.

It wasn't until he jumped on the deck and saw the ship's equipment that Kou Qianzhi began to be eager to try again.

He even couldn't hold back and asked Fu Long: "Fu County Order, is this time to go?" ”

Fu Long shook his head and unceremoniously refused: "It's early to leave!" You must first be trained as a sailor, and then you can go on your journey after you have passed the training. ”

Kou Qianzhi bowed slightly, and his original excitement dropped slightly.

However, Fu Long didn't care about the other party's feelings, he knew how dangerous it was to travel far away at sea.

In the past two years, in order to explore unfamiliar waters and find new routes, the sailors do not know how much to pay.

Sometimes in a storm, it is often a ship that crashes and kills.

Now that King Yong has sent these Taoist priests and repeatedly told them to ensure their safety, how dare he let everyone go to sea casually.

After visiting the naval warship, Fu Long took everyone down to rest.

On the way, he casually asked Kou Qianzhi: "You are not enjoying happiness in Chang'an, how can you be interested in going to the sea to play?" ”

Kou Qianzhi said secretly: Do you think I'm willing? Isn't it all forced by King Yong?!

But he certainly didn't dare to say this, so he said righteously: "This time I went to sea to spread the teachings in the wild lands overseas. ”

Fu Long couldn't help but look at Kou Qianzhi with a suspicious expression, expressing deep doubts about this.

He didn't doubt what Kou Qian said, but he was skeptical that he had gone overseas to spread his teachings in the wilderness.

As far as he knows, overseas is mostly a wild land like Yizhou, where indigenous people are rampant.

People don't even know the words, and they are even in a primitive state, which sect do you go to teach?

But Fu Long knew that he couldn't control this matter, so he stopped chasing Kou Qianzhi to break the casserole and ask to the end.

A few days later, Sun Chu returned from a long trip, which caused the entire Yuzhou Island to fall into a carnival.

In the evening, he received the wind for the far-away fleet, and Kou Qianzhi and others were also invited to participate.

During the drinking, Sun Chu introduced the journey to everyone, and listened to Kou Qianzhi and others' eyes.

Perhaps thinking that the speech was not clear, Sun Chu dipped his hand in the tea and drew a road map on the desk that only he and the fleet were walking or had already walked.

If Wei Shuo was here, he would definitely be able to recognize this as a rudimentary "map of Northeast Asia."

Including Northeast China, Japan, Korea, and even most of Northeast Asia.

Don't look at the very simple drawing of the map of Sun's place, this is the hard work of him and his sailors in the past two years.

The others looked at those crooked lines, and maybe they didn't feel anything, but Kou Qianzhi's eyes gave off a strange light.

When he was in Luoyang, he had heard King Yong talk about the deeds of the Marquis of the Shang Dynasty, and thought that King Yong had deliberately made it up.

But now that he looked at the map drawn by Sun, Kou Qianzhi suddenly realized that it might be true.

Maybe the New Heavenly Master Dao can really follow the footsteps of his ancestors and find another overseas continent.

So he excitedly interrupted Sun Chu's narration, pulled the other party's sleeve and asked urgently: "Does Captain Sun know the specific situation along the way?" ”

Originally, Sun Chu was telling everyone about his experience at sea, but now he was quite impatient by Kou Qian's plan.

But considering that the other party was responsible for the king of Yong, he had no choice but to press his inner dissatisfaction, and said patiently: "This route is the result of my sailor's hard exploration in the past two years, how can I not know the specific situation?" ”

"Please let Captain Sun tell me in detail."

"This ...... All right! ”

"After going to sea from Yuzhou Island, you will go north along the coastline and will first reach the Liaodong Peninsula."

"To the east from the Liaodong Peninsula is the Samhan Peninsula, where there are barbarian vassal states such as Goguryeo and Baekje."

"Heading south along the Samhan Peninsula, you can reach a large island (present-day Jeju Island), and one of the islands is Tamna."

"Due to the remote geographical location of the island, the people on the island are very simple and uncivilized."

"Therefore, the island is in an important location, and it has now become one of the important bases for sailors."

"Across the sea from Tamna, there is another desert island (present-day Tsushima Island), and further east is Wajima."

"Wajima is huge, consisting of four islands, large and small, with several countries on it."

"The Northeast is led by the Yamatai Kingdom, but its country has fallen into decline, but the Central Yamato Kingdom is rising day by day."

"Recently, in order to deal with the invasion of the Yamato Kingdom, the queen of the Yamatai Kingdom has purchased a lot of weapons from Hexi."

"Now we have made a lot of money just by selling ordnance to the outside world."

"The Taoist chief doesn't know that although this island is rampant with natives, it is rich in silver mines......"

"Oh, the general doesn't care about what silver mines are or not, I just want to know what happens to the north after passing the island?"

Sun Chu smashed his lips, but he had to stop showing off and continue to introduce: "Further north, ......"

"According to sailors who have been there, they have traveled all the way north along Wajima, through a narrow strait, and into a vast sea (present-day Sea of Okhotsk), which is the farthest sailor has traveled so far."

"Then why don't you continue north? Is it possible that there is no way out? ”

"There is no road on the sea, and there are roads everywhere you look."

"But unlike on land, the risk is greater at sea."

"Without experienced sailors, without adequate preparation, there is only a dead end for a rash departure."

"Further north, the climate is colder, and the road is deserted, and there is not even a place to settle down or a supply point."

"That means there's a road to the north, but you haven't been there?"

"That's right!"

"Good! In this case, please ask Fu Xianling and Sun Xiaowei to prepare a group of experienced sailors immediately, and prepare all preparations for the voyage. ”

"In a few days, these people will continue to explore the New World north in the footsteps of the sailors."

"What?! Do you really want to go to sea? ”

"That's nature! Otherwise, why didn't the poor road come thousands of miles to Yuzhou Island? ”

"Poor Dao doesn't hide it from the two, this time I went to sea to follow the will of King Yong, specifically to find the descendants of General Youhou Xi."

"Youhou Xi? Who's that? Why haven't I heard of it? Have you heard of Fu County? ”

"This official has never heard of this person!"

"You don't need to guess, this person is not a figure of this dynasty, but a general of the ancient Shang Dynasty, who once led people to the sea and lost his trace."

"King Yong guessed that he went to the other side of the sea, and the special sect was in charge of inquiring."

After listening to Kou Qianzhi's explanation, Sun Chu and Fu Long felt more and more absurd.

But since King Yong had already passed down the edict and Kou Qianzhi looked like he was swearing, they had no choice but to listen to his orders.

At the end of April, when everything was ready, several backbone of the New Heavenly Master Taoist sect embarked on a long journey.

As for what dangers await them ahead, no one knows.

Even if they will be able to return safely, it is unknown.