Mourning and his soldiers toured the island for a week, and found a huge pond in the southeast, about two hundred paces from the center of the island.

"Go and see if it's salt water or fresh water in the pond."

A soldier ran over, squatted down, took a handful of water in his hand, put it in his mouth and tasted it, "Tuanza, it's fresh water." ”

"Fresh water?" Mo Ning was overjoyed, if there was fresh water on the island, crops could be planted on the island in the future, and soldiers could also stay on the island, he personally ran over, summoned diǎn water, put it in front of his nose and smelled it, sure enough, it was fresh water, but the fresh water emitted a strong smell of guano droppings, this pond should be a place for seabirds to drink.

Since the seabirds drink from here, there should be no problem with the water quality, as long as the seabirds are dispersed in the future, the water will be automatically purified.

Mo Ning originally planned to leave fifty soldiers on the island to garrison, considering that this was the first time the fleet had come to this nameless island, and he didn't know what to come back next time, so he gave up this plan, and he was ready to discuss with Wei Xin before making a decision.

"Leave the general's flag on the island, and carve words on the rocks to tell those who come after him that this island is ours."

The soldiers planted the Sun and Moon military flag on the edge of the pond and carved the word "Da Ming" on the rock next to it with their waist knives, indicating that they were the first to land on this small island.

On the island, Monin pointed to diǎndiǎn, where houses could be built, where farmland could be cultivated, and where ships were moored, small wharves and lookout posts were built.

The group did not return to the ship until noon.

The soldiers who had returned earlier had already plucked the captured seabirds and stewed them in clean water, and they smelled a fragrance from afar.

"Tuanza, it would be nice to hunt a few more seabirds, there are many brothers, and I am afraid that these seabirds will not be enough to eat."

"Are you stupid, when the flintlock gun goes off, the other seabirds don't run away, waiting for you to fight?"

Mo Ning smiled, being able to eat fresh meat on a distant island can indeed improve the food of the soldiers and boost the morale of the soldiers, but whether the seabirds will come back for a while and a half, he can't help it, however, Mo Ning immediately thought that there are fish in the sea, if you can bring a few fishing nets, fresh fish will be eaten.

When distributing food, monks have more porridge and less porridge, ♀dǐng♀diǎn♀ small ♀ talk, .£.o▲s_(); Most of the soldiers served white rice with potatoes, and at most they could share a spoonful of seabird soup.

After Morning asked the recorder to note the location of the island, the ship sailed back.

On this voyage, Mo Ning's biggest gain was to find an uninhabited island, which would belong to the land of the North Sea Fleet, and would not need to be purchased from Han Wuye like Qingzhidao.

When it came time to return home, it took almost twelve days for the fleet to return to Aonoshima because it was a headwind.

Han Wuye hadn't decided whether to go back to Middle-earth and see the hometown of his ancestors, Mo Ning was inconvenient to persuade him again, he passed by Hachizhang Island, and after visiting the soldiers guarding the island, he returned directly to Qingdao.

As soon as Mo Ning returned, he was approached by Wei Xin and asked him to tell him about the strange stories of the foreign land.

"Mo Tuanza, what did you gain this time?" Originally with no interest in exploring eastward, and did not even know that there was a wider sea to the east of Ryukyu, he sent Monin's fleet purely to complete the task assigned to him by Zhu Youzhen.

But every time Mo Ning came back, he would bring him new knowledge and new experiences, especially the discovery of Hachijo Island and Aonoshima, his interest in the exploration of the East became stronger and stronger, if it were not for the commander of the North Sea Fleet, he would have to personally explore the east.

"Commander Hui, there are two main gains from going to sea this time." Mo Ning knew that Wei Xin was becoming more and more interested in exploration, and deliberately sipped tea to adjust Wei Xin's appetite.

"Then you don't want to say it quickly?" Wei Xin waited for a long time, but when he didn't see anything next, he couldn't help but stare at him.

Mo Ning saw that Wei Xin's expression was wrong, so he continued: "First, I negotiated with Wang Yongqing and Han Wuye about the garrison of the two islands; The second is in the southeast of Qingzhi Island, found a small island uninhabited, it is estimated that no one has ever been on the island, we left a military flag on the island, and carved the word 'Daming' on the rock, and then returned. ”

"An uninhabited island? Do you have troops on the island? Wei Xin was obviously more interested in the newly discovered uninhabited island, "Only if the army is stationed, there is the land of the Ming Dynasty, you only leave the military flag and make a mark on the rock, if someone else comes and throws your flag and rock into the sea, who do you talk to?" ”

"Commander, this small island is too far away from Qingdao's home port, a trip against the wind, nearly a month, and a round trip is two months, if the soldiers stay on this desert island, I don't know when they will be able to wait for our fleet," Mo Ning said his plan, "If you establish an official supply base on Hachijo Island or Aonoshima Island, where will you go in the future, you will save a lot of time." ”

Wei Xin is right to think about it, if the soldiers on the island meet the ships of other countries, a small number of soldiers will not be able to fight the enemy at all, if the number of soldiers is large, the supply is a problem, "Hachijo Island and Aonoshima, how are the negotiations?" ”

"Commander, a company of soldiers is stationed on Hachijo Island, a total of one hundred and thirteen sergeants, and the island owner Wang Yongqing has demarcated a piece of land of about six hundred acres for us."

"Isn't it possible to build a supply base on Hachijo Island?" Wei Xin didn't know what Mourning meant.

"Commander, there's a problem here, now they need the protection of the soldiers, that's why they allow us to be stationed there, if one day, they regret not letting us station, what will we do?"

This is indeed a problem, that is, there is no time guarantee for the base, and the island is full of Han people, so you can't kill them all, right? If the island is Japanese, it will not work, if a large number of Japanese are killed, it will cause disputes between the two countries, or even war, Wei Xin asked casually: "Then how do you plan to solve it?" ”

"Commander......" Mo Ning hesitated.

"You're a soldier, what's the mother-in-law? Say whatever you want, and if it doesn't work, let's think of other ways. ”

"Yes, Commander," Wei Xin tightened his voice, "On Qingzhi Island, the land assigned to me by Fifth Master Han was bought by me permanently. ”

"Buy? Let's talk about what the hell is going on. "Weixin didn't know that the island could still be bought.

Mo Ning told Wei Xin in detail about the contract he signed with Han Wuye, "Commander, one hundred taels of silver, isn't it too expensive?" ”

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive," Wei Xin couldn't wait to pick up Mo Ning and turn around twice, "With this permanent land, we can build a supply base." ”

"Commander, I think so too." Mo Ning saw that Wei Xin agreed with his approach, and wanted to find Diǎn credit.

"That's what you think too?" Wei Xin blew his beard and glared: "You have already bought this land, why didn't you say it earlier?" Is it testing me? ”

"How dare I take the commander?" Mo Ning had no choice but to tell the truth: "Because without the consent of the commander, he used the military salary of the North Sea Fleet to buy land without authorization, and his subordinates were not sure. ”

"You are a little bold," Wei Xin shook his head, and diǎndiǎn headed, "However, you did not buy the land for your personal enjoyment, but for the base of the North Sea Fleet, that is, Your Majesty, and you should not be blamed." ”

"Thank you, Commander."

"Thank you, thank you? There are two things you need to do right now, this one, think about building a supply base on Aonoshima, in addition to building houses, warehouses, docks, and growing vegetables, you need to do those things. ”

"Yes, Commander," Mo Ning suddenly jumped up from his seat and gave Wei Xin a military salute, "What about the two?" ”

"Second, I'll give you two days off, you take a rest first, and then report to the barracks two days later and follow me to Beijing."

"Commander, why? It's almost a new dollar, why do you want to enter Beijing? Mo Ning was a little dissatisfied, he had been adrift at sea for more than half a year, and he didn't even let Xinyuan.

"I also want to spend Singapore at home, but someone in Jingshi wants to see you." Wei Xin couldn't help laughing, waiting for Mo Ning to continue to ask.

"My subordinates have no acquaintances in Beijing, who wants to see my subordinates? Besides, it's all going to be new dollars, and I'm too lazy to see him! Mourning muttered.

"You have to see this person, even I have to rush to Beijing in time because of you." Wei Xin has only said half a sentence so far, he deliberately wanted to hang Mo Ning's appetite, who let Mo Ning spit on him just now!

"Who the hell is it? Commander, this is the ...... of the New Year"

"Emperor, the emperor wants to see you, do you say you can't go?" Wei Xin saw that Mo Ning was so anxious that he couldn't find the lice on his body like a horse monkey, so he opened up the mystery.

"Huh? Emperor? Why did the Emperor see me? Mo Ning was stunned for a moment, he first thought about the worst, and he didn't do anything to bully the king! If you want to talk about the garrison on Hachijo Island and Aonoshima, it is also agreed by the commander, if you want to hold you accountable, you can't hold yourself accountable, looking at Wei Xin's proud appearance, he understands that it may be that he wants to be crooked.

It turned out that the last time Wei Xin reported Mo Ning's landing on Bazhang Island and Qingzhi Island to the National Defense Yuan in the form of a military report, Li Chunye felt that the matter was special, so he reported it to Zhu Youzhen.

Zhu Youzhen had long heard about Xu Fu's eastward crossing, and in the history of later generations, there were even many people who suspected that the Japanese were the descendants of Xu Fu and those boys and girls, but there was no scientific basis.

Now that Li Chunye reported to him about Hachijo Island and Qingzhidao, he realized that the Japanese are not the descendants of Xu Fu and Tong Boy, and the descendants of Xu Fu and Tong Boy and Boy are other people, they do not live on the four islands of Japan, nor have they been assimilated by the Japanese, for more than 2,000 years, they have lived on Hachizhang Island and Blue Island, living in isolation, and living a relatively hard life.

Although Zhu Youzhen is not a strict nationalist, he heard that these descendants of the Han nationality are living in a difficult life, and he still can't hold back and wants to help them.

Originally, Zhu Youzhen just wanted to help them secretly and not change their quiet life, there are really few such paradises in the world, but he heard that the Japanese daimyo began to exile criminals on the two islands, and their quiet life could no longer be saved, so he had a new idea.

These two islands live by Han people, so these two islands should belong to the land of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the Han people on the island do not object.

Although the area of the two islands is not large, in the future, with the territorial waters, adjacent zones, and exclusive economic zones, the sea area that can be controlled will reach hundreds of thousands or even millions of square kilometers.

In Zhu Youzhen's mind, he was not worried about Japan's wanton interference, since Ryukyu was in his pocket, it was normal for these islands to the east of Ryukyu to belong to the Ming Dynasty.

If Japan must come to seize these islands, it will be the best excuse for tomorrow's war, and if it really wants to fight, it will not be up to the Japanese to decide what kind of war will be fought.

Zhu Youzhen is not a hot-headed person, he is not sure whether Wei Xin's military report is true, this matter is too peculiar, I am afraid that the North Sea Fleet created a scam like the "South China Tiger Photo" in order to invite merit, if this qiē does not exist, then the preparation and manpower and material resources he has invested for these two islands are a big joke.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen gave Wei Xin, the commander of the North Sea Fleet, a holy decree, that once Mo Ning returned to Qingdao, he asked Wei Xin to take Mo Ning and immediately rush to Beijing, and he would personally summon Mo Ning.