Morning's fleet had a smooth journey and returned to Qingdao, and he, ignoring the fatigue of the long voyage, immediately asked to see Wei Xin, the commander of the North Sea Fleet.

Wei Xin did not go to sea today, he was inspecting the reorganized Marine Corps.

"Commander, Mo Tuanzuo is back and is asking to see him outside the camp."

"Mourning is back? Go, look, see what message he brings back. Wei Xin handed over the inspection to Deputy Commander Lu Yuying for the time being.

"See Commander." Mo Ning saluted Wei Xin, then stood aside.

"Mo Ning doesn't have to be polite," Wei Xin returned the salute, now Mo Ning is engaged in the exploration activities, but the task personally assigned by Zhu Youzhen is the most important thing in the North Sea Fleet now, and Mo Ning has even improved his status in the North Sea Fleet, "When did you come back?" ”

"Commander Hui, my subordinates have just come ashore."

"Just ashore?" Wei Xin swept Mo Ning, and didn't even return home, so he came over, it seems that there must be some important gains, "Mo Ning, don't worry, this commander will personally pick up the wind for you, let's talk while eating." ”

When they came to the canteen of the barracks, Wei Xin's personal soldiers served wine and food, and Wei Xin did not find anyone to accompany them, just the two of them, even the deputy commander Lu Yuying did not participate.

Mo Ning briefly reported on the experience of this eastward trip, "Commander, should you send troops to Hachijo Island?" ”

"Yes, of course, I can't ask for a supply base in the east." Wei Xin had also heard the story of Xu Fu's Dongdu, that was still listening to the artist in the teahouse, this time Mo Ning's fleet, really saw Xu Fu's descendants, Wei Xin was distracted for a while, until Mo Ning asked, he woke up from reverie.

"Commander, how many soldiers should we station on Hachijo Island?" Hearing that Wei Xin agreed to garrison troops on Hachijo Island, Mo Ning was secretly happy, and it seemed that leaving soldiers on Aonoshima was the right one.

"Well, since Wang Yongqing took the initiative to ask for a hundred people to be stationed, then a hundred soldiers, just one company, take your time, if there are more garrisons now, maybe the islanders will not agree." Wei Xin was so excited that he only knew how to drink.

"Yes, Commander, I see."

"Mo Ning, you just came back, take a rest first, I'll give you ten days of vacation, and then come back to prepare, half a month later, set off again, as for the ship soldiers to bring food seeds, I will be ready," Wei Xin thought for a while °C⊥dǐng°C⊥diǎn°C⊥ small °C⊥ said, .∷.o↗s_(); "I will send another small fleet to deliver food supplies to the two islands, after you go to the two islands, don't come back for the time being, just use the two islands as a base and continue to explore eastward." ”

After sending Mo Ning away, Wei Xin immediately reported the matter of Hachijo Island and Aonoshima to the National Defense Yuan.

When Mo Ning returned to the barracks again, the preparations for the fleet were basically ready, and in addition to the original ships, the other transport fleet sent by Wei Xin would also go east with Mo Ning.

Five days later, Mo Ning traveled east with Wei Xin's great expectations for Yang Fan.

This time, Monin didn't anchor at Tanegashima Island, and he went straight to Hachijojima.

Wang Yongqing didn't expect Mo Ning to come so quickly, he was a little surprised, he heard that Mo Ning had brought a large amount of grain, and he personally went to the dock to watch the transport ship loaded with grain.

Not to mention the food, the two-deck transport ship alone surprised him, which was much more majestic than the legendary Xu Fu's fleet.

Wang Yongqing and Mo Ning's negotiations, there is no suspense, basically compared to the agreement between Mo Ning and Han Wuye, but Bazhang Island is larger, agreed by both parties, there is a company of soldiers stationed on the island, more than 100 people, Wang Yongqing gave Mo Ning a much larger land than Qingzhi Island, and Mo Ning provided Wang Yongqing with sufficient rice seeds.

Mo Ning and Wang Yongqing also agreed that if there was a surplus of grain for the islanders, they would sell it to the garrison on the island, and Mo Ning would exchange it for cloth, tea and other daily necessities according to the price of the grain.

After negotiating with Wang Yongqing, Mo Ning went to Qingzhi Island again, he wanted to give the soldiers stationed on the island greater confidence, the North Sea Fleet did not forget them, and would not abandon them on a desert island far away from the Ming Dynasty, lest these soldiers despair and harm the islanders.

The expansion of the Blue Island Wharf has not yet been completed, but the thatched huts where the soldiers are staying have been renovated, and Mo Ning has redistributed military rations to the soldiers on the wharf, and has given Han Wuye some rice seeds.

The island is happy.

Han Wuye took Mo Ning to wash the dust, and this time he no longer had the worry of last time in his eyes, "Mo Tuanza, you are really a trustworthy person, the old man represents the people on Qingzhi Island, thank Mo Tuanzuo for the seeds he brought." ”

"Where, Han Wuye is polite, we are all descendants of the Han people, and it is appropriate to help each other," Mo Ning put his mind at ease, the supply base of Qingzhi Island was temporarily stable, "There is too much grain transported this time, and I will bring more vegetable seeds in the future, so that the people on the island can eat fresh vegetables all year round." ”

"Then thank you Mo Tuanza." Thinking that the people on the island would no longer be hungry, Han Wuye was happy in his heart, and he couldn't help but drink a few more glasses.

"Fifth Master Han, my brothers didn't trouble you, did they?" Mo Ning is also a little worried that when he is not on the island, these soldiers must abide by military discipline, and if there is any robbery of property and insulting women, then this supply base may not last long.

"No, no, they are all real soldiers, they just expand and train on the docks, and they never disturb the people in peacetime." Speaking of this, Han Wuye's words changed: "Mo Tuanzuo, how far is Middle Earth from Qingzhi Island?" ”

"This, I can't say for sure, because it's all a vast sea, but if you get on the ship of the Ming Dynasty, it shouldn't take more than ten days," Mo Ning found that Han Wuye's eyes lit up, "Han Wuye, but you want to go back to Middle-earth to have a look?" ”

"When I saw Mo Tuanzuo, the old man had an idea, that is, to go and see his hometown in his lifetime, and I will discuss this matter with the owner of Wang Island before making a decision!" Han Wuye wanted to go to Middle-earth to see, but he was also afraid to go back, after all, after more than two thousand years, where did his ancestors live, and there was no written record on the island, and the result of word of mouth was rather vague.

"Fifth Master Han, if you always return to Middle-earth and see the richness of Middle-earth, I'm afraid you won't want to come back." Mo Ning laughed at Han Wuye.

"That's not necessarily, the old man doesn't have any relatives in Middle-earth, he just wants to see the homeland where his ancestors lived." Han Wuye couldn't imagine what was happening to Middle-earth now, and his mind had never left Hachizhang Island and Qingzhi Island.

"Fifth Master Han, then you discuss it with the owner of Wang Island, if you discuss it, you can take Daming's transport ship back, or you can wait for me to come back and take my ship back, if you really want to go to Daming, I will be a guide for the old man and accompany the old man for a few days." Now Mo Ning is already familiar with Han Wuye, and he speaks very casually, without any scruples about the age gap between the two parties.

"Then the old man thanked Mo Tuanzuo first, if the old man made a decision, he would definitely take Mo Tuanzuo's tailwind boat." Han Wuye thought about it, if he returned to Middle-earth by boat, it would only take ten days, plus ten days of coming back and ten days of touring, one month would be enough to get rid of thousands of years of nostalgia.

"I'm expecting the old man to make a decision early, old man, do it." Mo Ning picked up the wine cup and respectfully toasted to Han Wuye.

"." Han Wuye is also very refreshing.

Mo Ning suddenly thought of a question, "Old man, the current Ming Dynasty is rich in products, if the old man goes to Middle-earth, he will inevitably be dazzled by the dazzling goods, but these goods need silver to buy." ”

"Goods? Silver? "Han Wuye naturally doesn't know anything about business.

Mo Ning explained for a long time before Han Wuye understood, "The old man just went back to Middle-earth to take a look, these things outside the body, don't do it." ”

"Old man, this is not right, there are a lot of practical goods in Middle-earth, if you don't buy the same, it will be a loss, besides, at least buy some souvenirs, right?"

"What should I do with Yimo Tuanza?" Han Wuye naturally does not have business acumen.

"There are two methods, one is to barter, that is, to exchange the products on the island of Aonoshima," Mo Ning looked east and west, but did not find anything eye-catching, "Old man, are there any strange products on the island?" ”

Han Wuye shook his head, "The products on the island, in addition to grain, are aquatic products. ”

Mo Ning also sighed: "These two kinds of production, Daming has it, it shouldn't be sold for a few dollars." ”

"And what about the other one?" Han Wuye remembered that Mo Ning said two methods just now.

"There is another thing, that is, silver, I haven't heard of silver produced on the island, so I have to earn it with my heart." Mourning is exactly in accordance with the rules of the Ming Dynasty.

"How do I earn money?" Han Wuye still didn't understand.

"In the Ming Dynasty, there are usually two ways, one is to sell the products produced, and the other is to work for others, and others pay the corresponding remuneration." Mo Ning also felt that neither of these methods seemed to be suitable for Aonoshima, not to mention that there was no strange production on the island, even if he sold coolies, he couldn't earn a few dollars a month, besides, who hired these laborers on the island?

Han Wuye also felt that these methods were really unreliable.

Could it be that this paradise really can't be sold for silver? Mo Ning racked his brains, and finally thought of some clues, "Old man, the island has a beautiful environment and the people are simple, if it is developed, there will definitely be Han people who come to travel, and tourists will land on the island to eat and sleep, and they will spend silver on the island." ”

"Qingzhidao is more than ten days away from Daming, who will come here for sightseeing? Where will you get a lot of silver in a while? ”

Mo Ning thought about it, it was to be developed, and it was not a matter of a day or two, he was ruthless, "Old man, there is only one way to sell the island." ”

"Sell the island?" Han Wuye's sparse hair stood up when he landed, "The island is sold, where do we live?" What do the people of this island do for a living? ”

"Fifth Master Han, blame me for not understanding what I said, atone for my sins," Mo Ning bowed his hand, "Old man, I don't mean to sell the entire island, but to sell the part that can't grow crops in the remote, such as the outer wheel mountain, such as the wharf, these will not affect the livelihood of the people." ”

"Outer Rim Mountain? Now it's still in the hands of the Japanese, besides, who came here to buy Wairinkyama? ”

"It's true that no one buys Wairim Mountain, and now Aonoshima is almost isolated from the world, let alone selling, and no one will ask for it for free, except for the Japanese daimyo who wants to exile criminals." Mo Ning smiled wryly and shook his head, feeling that he had come up with an extremely rancid idea, "That's only the dock." ”