Since departing from Shouzhou in early May, Yang Xiong, Zhang Zhihao and their entourage have been on a roller coaster ride and have been in ups and downs.

At the beginning, they were all successfully brainwashed by Lin Feng, and the future fame and fortune, glory and wealth, and a hundred pieces in their pockets made them full of excitement along the Huai River into the sea. In the process of crossing the sea to the south, the act of secretly going south with the Wuyue sea border from afar made them feel more exciting and adventurous in their hearts. However, after the initial amazement at sea, many people began to be stunned by the waves at sea.

After a large group of people resupplied in Quanzhou, the freshness brought by the increase in the number of team members did not make them much more excited. As their ships continued to sail on the vast uninhabited sea, with endless water in front of and on the left and right, the smiles on the faces of many people slowly receded, and the people became quieter and quieter. The big fish that jumped on the bow of the boat, the schools of fish that skimmed by the boat, the brilliant sunrise, the dazzling and charming sunset, no longer aroused the interest of a few people.

Seeing that the whole team was getting lower and lower, Yang Xiong and Zhang Zhihao thought of many ways to tell stories, jokes, and talk about the future with everyone, but basically there was no obvious effect, and the speed of the ship became slower and slower, and several times they went astray because of the dereliction of duty by the people on duty.

As soon as they arrived on the vast sea, the ten special soldiers with Chen Shengfang as the squad leader became more and more suspicious that they were being snubbed by Lin Feng, and letting them go to sea was actually assigning them, so they ignored other people every day except for training with a straight face; The thirty-four soldiers were even more original, just wandering around the ship every day, not taking the two nerds seriously at all, and not even nodding when they met in person; As for the forty people who joined the team in Quanzhou, they mainly drove the other two small boats, although they were polite to Yang Xiong and Zhang Zhihao on the surface, but when they turned around, they were more willing to mingle with those soldiers and ruffians to play nonsense.

One early morning in early September, three boats were caught by a sudden storm, and for three days they tossed in the mixed colors of the sky and the sea, and everyone vomited in the dark.

On the third day, a ruffian, who had just turned twenty, cried in the night, shouting to go home and calling out the names of his parents. The crew, who had not been sleeping peacefully, all woke up and listened silently to his cries. Under the constant thunder and lightning in the night, the cabin with only one candle was as solemn as iron, and everyone's face was as cold as the rain that kept pouring down from the sky on their heads.

Yang Xiong and Zhang Zhihao were good at persuasion, but they couldn't stop the soldier from crying bitterly, and the shouting became louder and louder.

After the last moment, Chen Shengfang came over, grabbed the young soldier's collar and lifted him up, opened his bow left and right, and slapped him four times in a row. Seeing Chen Shengfang's fierce gaze, the young soldier finally stopped crying, and the group got up and twitched.

Chen Shengfang raised his head, glanced at Yang Xiong and Zhang Zhihao with pitiful eyes, and said coldly: "Remember, it's not in Shouzhou now!" If you two are like nerds again, our fleet will be over, Lord Lin's mission will not be completed, and all of us will die without a place to bury! ”

After speaking, Chen Shengfang turned around and walked to the deck of the ship to observe the situation ahead.

Yang Xiong and Zhang Zhihao glanced at each other, and their pale faces suddenly turned red.

Early the next morning, the storm miraculously disappeared, the rage of the raging sea vanished, the sea became as smooth as a mirror, and the golden morning light sprinkled on the bodies and faces of those who had stepped out of the cabin, making the tormented people feel a trace of warmth, and making their faces a little more bloody.

However, when Yang Xiong and Zhang Zhihao walked out of the cabin, a small storm suddenly set off in the hearts of the people on the boat: the two people who had insisted on wearing neat and tidy Confucian clothes since they got on the boat all changed into fishermen's clothes with open arms and open chests, revealing their arms and chests that were not as white as words; On their heads, the bun that they had been holding was gone, and the messy hair that had been cut was flying in the morning breeze.

Zhang Zhihao looked at everyone's surprised eyes, stroked the messy hair back with both hands, and shouted: "Damn, it's still refreshing like this!" ”

Chen Shengfang couldn't help but chuckle.

Yang Xiong waved his arm, pointed to the sun as big as a golden plate and roared: "Brothers, see it, this is a test of God for us, whoever bets with me, I bet that the land must not be far away!" ”

Don't say it, this really makes Yang Xiong say. In the evening, an island appeared in the southwest.

Yang Xiongyi, who had been in high spirits all day, was excited, and shouted at the people on the boat with a drawing: "Brothers, have you seen it?" This is the location of the South China Sea Islands marked by Lord Lin! As long as we follow this island all the way south, we will be there in no time! ”

The crew of the ship finally regained their vitality and ran to the side of the ship, watching the island grow bigger and bigger in sight.

Without waiting for the boat to stop, many of the crew members of the three boats jumped into the water and swam desperately to the land, and the others also threw the long rope of the boat to the side of the ship, and quickly descended the rope, stepping on the white and warm sea sand, wading through the clear and transparent water, and running to the fine sand on the shore.

Chen Shengfang stretched out his hand to stop these busy people, but he retracted his hand again and jumped off the boat.

When Yang Xiong and Zhang Zhihao stepped onto the beach with the team, they found that some of the people who had gone out at the beginning had already turned back, and they all looked strange.

Yang Xiong immediately grabbed a soldier in confusion and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

A soldier sighed: "There is a small village not far ahead, there are only about 30 families, they can't understand a word, and they are all dressed in tatters!" ”

A soldier next to him approached and replied angrily: "We walked into a broken wooden house, and there was nothing in it, not even a thing with iron!" ”

"By the way, those black-oiled dwarves we met often shouted Datu and Balengai, and I don't know what Lu Dao is talking about." The soldier in front added.

Yang Xiongxin suddenly became a little cold.

At this time, a special soldier who ran to the side of the hill came around, his expression was even more ugly, and he came over and whispered: "It seems that there is only this small village around, and I don't see any crops at all, only a few forests called bananas." ”

Zhang Zhihao suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Please go to the small river over there as soon as possible to fill some fresh water and come back, and then all gather on the big boat." ”

Presently, a member of the crew, who seemed to be in a state of distraction, turned back and sat listlessly on the deck of the large ship.

"Brothers, why are you not interested? Did everyone originally think that everywhere in the world was as rich as our Central Plains Jiangnan, full of gold, copper and iron? Zhang Zhihao asked loudly.

Isn't this nonsense? The others were silent, their heads bowed, and they didn't bother to raise their eyes.

"Many brothers have heard Lord Lin talk about why the barbarians in the north always go south to grab money and food? It's very simple, let's be rich and they are poor! However, they grabbed it happily, and the price was not small, and they accidentally left their lives in the Central Plains! Everyone thinks, if we are asked to go out and rob it, would you rather grab the land here or the land of Zhou? This is, of course! Zhang Zhihao continued to say loudly.

Hearing this, many people raised their heads and stared at Zhang Zhihao.

"The situation here, Lord Lin mentioned it to me before he left! What are we here for? It's for the land and minerals, what do you care about the people here? They're poor, lazy, and stupid, so aren't they the best targets for robbery? Zhang Zhihao's voice was higher and he continued to flicker.

Of course, this is a big lie at the beginning! Although Lin Feng is a descendant who has traveled over to the future, he is by no means omniscient and omniscient, and he only has a rough understanding of the Philippine Islands in the later generations. At the beginning, when he was assigned to the sea, he only subconsciously sent Jia Yuhang and them to the western half of Southeast Asia, where there were Srivijaya and Khmer dynasties, and Zhang Zhihao and them were assigned to the eastern half of the relatively backward development.

According to history, it was not until 300 BC to 200 BC that the first Malays crossed the South China Sea to the Philippine Islands. In the centuries that followed, people from the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra continued to migrate to the island, and slave states were established here.

It is said that the village on which the immigrants arrived was called "Balangei", and at this time, there were only 30 to 100 households in a village here. They called the leader Datu (or Raja). It was not until the 12th century that the earliest Balangei alliance appeared on the island of Panay, "Madias".

In a word, the current Philippine Islands are completely uncivilized slave tribes!

Hearing Zhang Zhihao's advice, more people raised their heads.

Yang Xiong's emotions were also aroused by Zhang Zhihao, and he interjected: "Everyone has also seen that people here can survive by only planting bananas, doesn't it mean that the land here is very fertile and everywhere?" What is the last thing we need there? O man! What's missing? O land! In the future, we can sell these good lands to landless people in the land of China, which is a good deal! ”

This naked stirring sentence suddenly made the eyes of the people on the scene light up!