"South...... Nanyang! Although it was separated by the wind and waves, Liu Banban still quickly recognized that the big ship in front of him was the Nanyang sent by the Slave Hunting Association to explore the route.

Manila City was originally established by slave hunters, and now the city is also inhabited by a large number of people related to slave hunting, even before the establishment of the Manila government, it has always been the slave hunting association to manage the entire city, and later Li Su set up a government here and sent officials to manage, but most of the officials are still from the original slave hunting association members, such as Liu Ban, who is from the slave hunting team.

It is precisely because of this that the influence of the slave catcher association in Manila is very great, and the people in the city will also pay special attention to some things related to the slave catcher. And Liu Banban was Lu Wan's subordinate before, and when Lu Wan went south, he also went to see off the other party, so he was particularly excited when he saw that the Nanyang finally returned.

Seeing the Nanyang swaying in the wind and waves, and the four big ships behind it, this made Liu Banban feel a lot more comforted while worrying, he knew that Lu Wan had taken five big ships south, but now the five big ships have all been brought back, which means that they did not suffer much loss on the exploration route. Thinking of this, Liu Banban was also happy for his old club Lu Wan.

The Nanyang and several large ships rose and fell in the wind and waves, and from time to time there were huge waves crashing on the deck, which looked extremely thrilling, but these five large ships were specially designed by the Slave Hunter Association to explore the route of the ship design college, and they were much stronger than ordinary ships in terms of wind and waves, and the crew on the ship were all elites selected by various slave catching teams. So the whole fleet looks thrilling, but in fact it is still under the control of Lu Wan.

Although Liu Banban in the house also knew that the fleet was in danger. But he felt that he had to do something, and just then he saw the red command flag used to direct the ship into the port. At the moment, he didn't care about the strong wind outside, grabbed the Ling Qi and went to the outside of the monitoring room on crutches, and then waved the Ling Qi in the strong wind to guide Lu Wan and them.

On the returning Nanyang, Lu Wan was also very excited, compared to when they went, their return journey was not smooth, especially when they came back, it happened to be a windy season at sea. At every turn, they will encounter strong winds and waves, and almost all the small boats they brought are damaged by the wind and waves, and finally they have to transfer the personnel to the big ships, and the small boats can only be abandoned, after all, there is really no port to repair along the way, and the carpenters on their ships can only do some daily maintenance, and there is nothing they can do about the big problems.

Fortunately, there are plenty of products in the South Seas, so as long as you can find an island with greenery, you don't have to worry about food. It's just that the only thing that makes people feel unsatisfied. The tea leaves and various commonly used condiments brought on the ship were almost used up, and in the end only salt and some spices from the South Seas were left for seasoning, which made the ship's chef unhappy. After all, no matter how good his cooking skills are, if there are no condiments, he can't make a meal that satisfies the crew.

But their hard days are finally coming to an end. In front of them was Manila, and it was also the farthest port they had been controlled by Li Su on this voyage. They can rest here for a few days. And the ship will be overhauled, and then after the replenishment is completed, it will set off for Taiwan. When they report what they have found along the way, the mission will be considered a complete success.

"Boss, it seems to be Lao Liu over there!" Lu Wan, who was sheltering from the wind and waves in the wheelhouse, suddenly heard the people next to him say, and he looked up, and sure enough, he found that on the peninsula on the left side of Manila Bay, there was a person who was desperately waving the flag, and seeing that the other party was missing a hand and a foot, it must be his old subordinate Liu Ban.

"That's right, it's indeed Lao Liu, this kid is really as bold as before, and he dares to stand outside in such a big storm, hurry up and let him go back!" Lu Wan also said excitedly, and at the same time, his eyes were a little moist. This is not only because of a good brother like Liu Banban, but also because of the excitement when the wanderer comes home.

Liu Banban soon saw the flag on the ship, and knew that the boss Lu Wan had seen him, and now he was worried about his body, so he asked him to go back. And Liu Banban did feel that the wind was too strong, and he was really unsteady standing with his crutches, so he stopped insisting at the moment and hurried back to the house.

Although he only stayed outside for a short while, his body was already wet with the blowing seawater, and it was very uncomfortable to stick to his body, fortunately there was no one else in this room, and it was not time to turn over, so he simply took off all his clothes, and then took out the good wine he secretly brought and drank a few sips, and at the same time thought that he must go back tonight, otherwise he would not be able to give the boss them a wind.

After Lu Wan and his fleet entered the bay, they immediately felt that the wind and waves were much lighter, and when the fleet found a berth, officials immediately came to greet them, after all, in the port of Manila, not only Liu and half of the people knew the Nanyang, when Lu Wan and they just entered the bay, someone had already recognized this fleet carrying the hope of the future development of the slave fishing association.

Lu Wan was not surprised by the welcome, after all, when they went south from Taiwan, the last supply depot was in Manila, and they were also very popular here at that time, whether they knew or did not know the slave hunters, they saw them off in the most enthusiastic way, and now they finally returned victoriously, they will naturally be welcomed by more people, and at the same time, the Manila government also reacted immediately, preparing a grand welcome ceremony and banquet for the members of the fleet.

However, not everyone is blessed to enjoy the enthusiasm of Manila, and the crew of Luvan's fleet not only sacrificed a considerable part of the crew after half a year of sea voyage, but also some of the crew members were physically tormented by injuries and illnesses and needed to be well recuperated. For example, the curly hair who found the dog's head gold had severe dysentery a few days ago, and it happened that the stinky artemisia pills on the ship had also run out, so he was now isolated on the ship, and as soon as he arrived at the port, he was transferred to land with a group of equally sick or injured ships, and then treated by a professional doctor, and it was impossible to participate in the celebration banquet prepared for them in Manila, but they could participate in the celebration banquet prepared in Taiwan.

Although the security of Manila is not very good, it is very commendable in terms of eating, drinking and having fun, after all, this is a port city, and most of the people who come and go are crew members, and these people have a desire to vent after staying at sea for a long time, so almost every port is built well in terms of eating, drinking and playing, and Manila is one of the best.

It is precisely because of this that after half a year of sailing, Luvan and his family are even more fascinated by the entertainment facilities here in Manila, and many crew members stay in brothels or casinos almost every day, venting the energy accumulated in these days. However, Lu Wan knew what he was going to do next, so after a few days of venting for the crew members, and the injured and sick crew members were well treated and treated, he finally gave the order again for the fleet to leave Manila and sail towards the island of Taiwan, where they had started and where the voyage ended.

At the same time that Lu Wan and his family arrived in Manila, the local officials had already sent someone to inform the slave hunting association, so before Lu Wan and they arrived in Taiwan, Yanbei had already received the news of their return, and at the same time, Li Yu had also received a letter from Taiwan's flying pigeons and knew the news of Lu Wan's return of their fleet.

Li Su was very busy at the moment, dealing with the relocation of Dengzhou industry to the island of Taiwan, and always keeping an eye on the gradual infiltration of Linyi after the coup d'état, and another important matter, that is, the issue of silver coins, which had now produced nearly half a million silver coins at the mint in charge of Yifan, which could be put on the market at any time through the bank.

However, although the above matters are important, in Li Su's heart, the development of shipping routes is in the first place, and all other aspects are in the service of overseas development, so after he got Lu Wan and their return, he immediately suppressed several things in his hand for the time being, and prepared to rush to Taiwan in person to meet Lu Wan's fleet.

However, when she heard that Li Su was going to Taiwan, Wen Xin was also clamoring to go, last time she lived in Taiwan for a while, and felt that the scenery there was good, especially the sea view was much more beautiful than Dengzhou, so I wanted to go with it this time.

However, Li Su knew that this was just an excuse for Wen Xin, the reason why she was clamoring to go was mainly because she saw that Xijun and Wu Meiniang already had children, and Mengxue because she had just married, so she didn't talk about it for the time being, as for Jin Shengman, she has been snubbed by Li Su, and she is still a virgin, so she is only the only one who has been married to Li Su for so long, but she has never had children, so she wants to take this opportunity to work hard again to see if she can conceive a child.

Li Su also understands Wen Xin's idea of being anxious to have children, but this time she can't just take her alone, but she has to take Wu Meiniang and Cui Mengxue with her, one of them is an intelligence chief, and now she is monitoring the development of Lin Yi's situation, and she needs to report to him from time to time, so she must follow, and the other needs to go to Taiwan to check the construction progress of the medical school, so that she can arrange future teaching courses, so she must bring it.

Wen Xin was a little troubled at first, after all, if Wu Meiniang and Meng Xue went together, then Li Su couldn't just accompany her alone, but Mei Niang and Meng Xue were also very considerate of Wen Xin's mood, so they had already discussed, and the two of them lived together along the way, so Li Su could accompany Wen Xin more, and Wen Xin was naturally very grateful after knowing it. In the end, she didn't know what to think, so she discussed with Li Su and planned to take the whole family with her, and by the way, take a look at how the palace in Taiwan was built?

For Wenxin's proposal, Queen Xiao and Cai'er, who have been living in Li Su's mansion, agreed, especially Cai'er, she also wanted to go back to her hometown to see, and when the ugly little girl heard that she was going to take a boat to play, she was happy to jump and jump, clamoring to go, and finally Li Su had no choice but to agree to take everyone there. (To be continued.) )