"Chen Li Bao (Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, Zou Boqi) see the king!"

"No courtesy, sit down!" Li Kang smiled and stretched out his hand to help him, now the study is not like it was at the beginning, there is not even a chair, and others can only stand and talk.

"Thank you!"

The four of them sat down in turn, waiting for Li Kang to ask.

"You should tell me in detail about this experience first!" Li Kang said, although he had seen it in advance, but the fold was so big, and it was too brief, he only knew the beginning and result of the matter, as for the detailed process, he didn't know anything, and what Li Kang wanted to know was not only the unexpected naval battle, but also the scenery and landforms along the way, whether there were any human traces, and all specialties... It's all he needs to know.

"No!"

Then Li Bao carefully talked about what he had seen and heard along the way and what he had experienced, during which some professional knowledge was supplemented by Zou Boqi, and Li Kang listened very carefully.

After he finished speaking, Li Kang waved him to sit back, and he fell into deep thought, he needed to take a good look at his head before he could make the next judgment.

Li Bao took more than a month and a half when they went, but the voyage was not far, when they were close to the coastline, they traveled about three thousand miles, although the temperature was higher the further south, but the temperature difference between the temperature of Qiufu Island and Xin'an Town was not too big, far less than the temperature difference between the north and south of the earth, and its climate was at most similar to that of Zhejiang and Jiangxi, and it could not reach the warmth and humidity of the Lingnan region, and it could be preliminarily guessed that the volume of this new world was larger than that of the earth- The only way to prove it for sure is to rely on a mathematician to calculate a specific figure, or to follow a navigator around the ball.

In fact, on the earth, the difference between the north and south of China is only obvious in winter, and in summer the north and south are almost the same, both are hot! This is because the sun shines directly on the northern hemisphere in summer, and the further north you go, the less sunshine there is, but the longer the sunshine lasts, the two sides offset each other, and the gap is not obvious. The winters in the New World are much colder in the north than in the south, which is enough to prove that they are in the northern hemisphere, and that, like on Earth, the sun shines directly on the southern hemisphere in winter.

But this is not to say that Li Kang's guess is wrong, Li Bao and his party did not find any signs of tropical flora and fauna until Qiufu Island, and they can also barely support his speculation that "the new world is bigger than the earth".

And this is also where Li Kang is disappointed, everyone on the earth knows how magical the tropics are, just one grain is planted three seasons a year to make Li Kang drool, not to mention sugarcane, natural rubber, sisal, cinchona, oil palm, coffee and other cash crops, each of which is not too valuable!

It's a pity that there is no hope for the time being!

However, there are countless large and small offshore islands along the way, and several natural harbors have been discovered, and the kind that can park large warships has gained a lot and made up for a lot of regrets.

The most important discovery is that no trace of civilization has been found in the southern side of the Hengduan Mountains, at least not in the coastal areas, which removes the threat of a backyard fire for Huaxia.

Having said so much, in fact, Li Kang only thought about it for more than ten seconds.

"Haven't you figured out the identities of the people on those two ships yet?" Li Kang raised his head and asked.

"Because of the language barrier, it's too specific and unclear, at present, I only know that the pursuit is a group of pirates, and the identity of the people who are being chased and killed is not low, and they all have companions, but they are separated from the large army... As for the cause of the conflict, it is not known, but according to the speculation of his subordinates, it is nothing more than buying and selling on the road, and the enemy of the pursued and killed. Li Bao said.

Li Kang nodded, agreed, and seeing that he couldn't say anything more about it, Li Kang was about to send a few people away, and he said: "That's all for this matter, I will send someone from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who is good at language learning to help you get the information as soon as possible." You have made a great contribution this time, and when the information comes out, you will be rewarded according to its value!"

"Xie Junshang!" the four of them were overjoyed and hurriedly thanked.

"Well, you guys go down first!"

"No... Wait for your retirement!"

After the four of them left, Li Kang shook the bell in front of the table and called Fang Yizhi in.

"Secret, summon the vice minister of foreign affairs, Duanmu Ci!"

"No!" Fang Yizhi hurriedly responded, waited for ten seconds, and after making sure that Li Kang had no other instructions, he immediately went down to pass the order, of course, he didn't have to do this kind of errand himself.

It didn't take long for Duanmu Ci to rush to the study.

Li Kang briefed him on the difficulties encountered by the navy and asked him to send the language genius of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to help.

After Duanmu Ci heard about it, he personally invited Ying, he was also full of curiosity about these foreign people, and now that Li Kang gave the opportunity to get first-hand information to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he naturally did not want to let it go.

After Duanmu Ci left happily, Li Kang started the boring criticism again, and it is estimated that this morning will be in the soup again.

On the other side, Li Bao and the others parted ways after leaving the palace gate, Zou Boqi went straight back to Xin'an University, and then there was nothing for him to do for the time being, while Li Bao and the others returned to the Admiralty of the Privy Council.

In the Navy Commander's Office, Kaifeng asked eagerly: "How is it? Did the Lord say how to develop the south?"

"Your Excellency didn't mention it!" Li Bao shook his head and said.

"You didn't ask?" said Kaifeng very unrelentingly.

"How can I have time? The whole process is the king's question, we answer, and after the question, let us retreat!" Li Bao said helplessly, "But I want to ask in vain, the king should not have any plans to go south now, at least he will not take action until he finds out the specific origin of the two boats! The king has promised to send someone from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who is good at language learning to accompany us to interrogate, and there will be results soon!"

"Hey, that's all it takes!" Kaifeng sighed, "When the time comes, I'll have to show my old face, and I will definitely let my navy get a piece of the pie." ”

"Don't worry, Commander! This time is not like last time, there are several natural harbors along the way, and your lord is definitely going to use them as military ports, and when it comes to military ports, how can it be possible to leave our navy behind!" Li Bao was more confident than opening the wind.

"It's always good to ask for more benefits!" said Kaifeng with a grimace, "Remember, crying children have milk to drink!"

With a "snap", Li Bao solemnly gave a military salute and said solemnly: "Humble duty and abide by the teachings of the commander!"

"Get out!" Kaifeng blackened his face and kicked a big-footed girl over.

At this time, the voice of a guard came from outside the door.

"Commander!

Kaifeng hurriedly glanced at Li Bao, and secretly said, "It's so fast."

"Please!" he yelled at the door, then straightened his clothes, walked behind his desk, sat down, and waited. [.]