Since the Luzon Prefecture was placed under the jurisdiction of the Zhizheng Hall, the official office of the Luzon Prefecture was abolished, and Fanning could only govern the garrison, and he rested in a large tent in the barracks.

On the table is a detailed map of the islands in the southern part of Luzon, which took three years to draw up, and except for the slight differences in the shape of the islands, the locations of the other major islands are not much different from later maps of the Philippines.

The Philippines in later generations was composed of more than 7,000 large and small islands, and on this map, no islands within a radius of less than 10 miles were drawn, but even so, there were more than 200 islands.

According to the regulations of the imperial court, except for Luzon and South Island, that is, Mindanao, other islands can be purchased by private individuals.

At this time, Cao Ping appeared at the door of the big tent and said with a smile: "Brother Fan, can you disturb me!" ”

Fanning hurriedly waved his hand, "Please come in!" ”

Cao Ping walked in, the map in his hand happened to be the map on the table, and he smiled: "My map is the same as the table, since there is a ready-made one, I won't open it." ”

"If you have any ideas, just say it."

Cao Ping nodded, "He pointed to several large islands connected together on the map and said: "The four islands we fancy are here, Yellow Crane Island, Lingque Island, Purple Goose Island and Shiying Island, of course, these names are only now, they are in the later generations, they are several large islands in the Visayas, Bohol Island, Cebu Island, and so on. ”

Fanning suddenly realized that the original long island was Purple Goose Island, that is, Cebu Island in later generations, not Palawan.

Fanning nodded, "These islands are all good, so which one do you prefer?" ”

"Personally, I prefer Purple Goose Island."

"This island is relatively long and narrow, more than 400 miles long from north to south, less than 100 miles wide from east to west, mountainous in the middle, surrounded by narrow coastal plains, the area of this island is far from the requirements of the Cao family, nearly eight times worse, you have to think about it carefully."

Cao Ping sighed, "It's true that the area is too small, although the area of Shiying Island and Yellow Crane Island is twice as large, the plains are too small. ”

Fanning said lightly: "Actually, the real problem, you haven't thought of it yet. ”

"What asked?"

"These islands are too close to the official mansion, and they are almost under the surveillance of the imperial court, doesn't the Cao family care about this?"

Cao Ping nodded silently, he really didn't realize this, it seems that he still hasn't thought it through enough.

"Then Brother Fan has a good island recommendation?"

Fan Ning smiled slightly: "I recommended it to the Cao family Timor Island before, but that island is still less plain, there are more mountains and volcanoes, and the climate is hot, now I plan to recommend another big island to the Cao family, the area is equivalent to Luzon Island, located in the temperate zone, there are snow-capped mountains, grasslands, plains, lakes and big rivers, just next to the island that the Fan family wants to buy, the imperial court is estimated to be about 100,000 taels of gold, if the Cao family can't take it, you can join the Gao family or the Pan family to buy this island together." ”

Cao Ping suddenly said with anticipation: "Can you go and have a look?" ”

Fan Ning nodded, "I'll go this time, but for now, I hope Brother Cao Xian must keep this matter secret!" ”

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Three days later, the fleet set sail again, first arriving at Porcel Island, the closest island to the port of Luzon, which was not expected to be purchased by the imperial court due to the discovery of an iron-rich ore on the island.

Just the day before yesterday, more than a dozen powerful families had already crossed the strait by boat and went to Huangtie Island to check, but no one said anything after they returned.

Immediately after that, the fleet arrived at Apricot Island, which was later known as Marinduke Island, which was shaped like an apricot, and the area was small, so it was named Apricot Island, with an area of about 1,000 square kilometers, and the terrain was flat, suitable for growing grain.

According to the regulations of the imperial court, small and medium-sized islands with a radius of less than 100 li and more than 50 li, the title of county duke or above, or the lord of the Shangzhu State can be purchased.

In the Song Dynasty, many wealthy people who rivaled the country, although they did not get the title, they all had very high honors, such as the Li family who went south together this time, the Li family who controlled the alum mine, the Liu family, the first grain merchant in Tokyo, the Mu family who controlled the pork in the capital, and so on, more than 80 people, they were all big rich people who depended on the powerful, and they were rich enough to rival the country, but they could not get the high lords, and basically all had the lords of the Shangzhu Kingdom.

Therefore, many people are tempted by this island and have taken small boats to the island to check.

The voyage was destined to spend most of the time waiting, and there were constantly people going to the island to investigate, thirty ships anchored in a bay to the east, until dusk, when the people who went to the island to investigate came back one after another, and everyone had excitement and anticipation on their faces, the island was flat, the land was fertile, overgrown with all kinds of precious trees, and there were several short rivers on the island, and some people even found gold sand in the rivers.

According to the price of the imperial court, the price of this building is about 15,000 to 20,000 taels of silver, and many people secretly put it in their purchase plans.

Akihito and Mingli also went to the island, and when they came back, Akihito excitedly said to Fanning: "It's good to buy this island as a supply transit island!" ”

Fanning glared at Akihito, "You want supplies, can't you go to Luzon Mansion?" ”

Akihito scratched his head, it seems to be too!

Mingli said with a smile: "The main island is very attractive, the scenery is very beautiful, there are no people, and there are several small lakes, so I like it at a glance." ”

"The islands along the way are beautiful, you have to see them."

Fanning said a prophecy, after the fleet continued to move south, it soon stopped and it was difficult to travel, almost everyone was fascinated by Yellow Crane Island, Lingque Island, Purple Goose Island and Shiying Island, even the wealthy businessmen who were not qualified to buy the four large islands also went to the South Island, that is, Mindanao, which belongs to the mainland and is not sold to the outside world as a whole, but can buy land, up to 1,000 hectares of land.

The fleet was divided into two routes, all the way to the South Island, all the way to anchor in a natural harbor on Ziyan Island, where the wind and waves were calm, there were no storms and waves, although the natives on the island were sent to Luzon by the Song army, but Fanning was still not at ease, and arranged soldiers to protect the people who went to the island to investigate.

Fifteen days later, the fleet to the South Island returned to Purple Goose Island, and the representatives of the powerful families who inspected the big island also returned, this time for half a month of investigation, at least three adults made a decision, they no longer went to the southern continent, but returned to Luzon Mansion, and the army of Luzon Province accompanied them to investigate in detail, and thirty-three powerful families also left twelve.

This group of people did not want to go to the distant southern continent at all, and only wanted to rely on the protection of Luzon to buy island land.

Fanning did not force it, and sent a ship to send them back to Luzon.

The fleet sailed east again, through the Laojun Strait, and sailed south along the east coast of the South Island, and when they reached the Rhino Horn Peninsula, they saw the supply city built here by the Luzon government, but the supply city was not completed, and the food and supplies were not delivered, only 3,000 Japanese laborers were in full swing to build the city here, but fortunately, there was a small stream next to the supply city, which gave them enough fresh water to replenish.

To the west of the Rhino Horn Peninsula is the future Davao Bay, and the imperial court plans to set up three county towns on the South Island, one of which is located in today's Davao City, but now there is only a plan, and it has not yet been implemented.

After five days of sailing, the fleet left the Rhino Horn Peninsula and entered the vast archipelago world, where one after another, islands covered in lush rainforest appeared in front of everyone, the sky was pouring rain from time to time, and the sun was shining from time to time, and they were close to the equator, and the weather was unusually hot.

Surprisingly, everyone has little interest in the islands here, including the eastern mainland, that is, Irian Island, no one asked to get off the ship to investigate, mainly because the climatic conditions here are relatively harsh, and it is far away from Luzon, and the natives on the island from time to time make everyone feel insecure, in contrast, everyone still prefers the islands on the Luzon side.

The fleet continued to sail south for nearly half a month, crossing the Timor Sea, and a long black line appeared in the distance, and they finally reached the southern continent of Australia.