With a stick in his hand, he climbed the highest mountain nearby, and when he looked into the distance, he saw a layer of white mist, and then he clearly saw the rock salt layer underground.

It's just that it looks very close from here, but it may take two or three days to determine the exact location of the rock salt layer.

It took five or six days for Zhu Gaoxian to identify another oil field, a natural gas condensation field, and several small mines that were not worth mentioning.

After that, Zhu Gaoxian led the team to set off again, in mid-June, the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty came to Manraka Island, and before the ships docked, they saw that the cliff was full of kneeling people.

The warship could not dock, Zhu Gaoxian could only take a small boat to row over, the leader Xili Ba'er Suthorn led his wife and children to kneel on the ground to greet him, the leader was named Xili Ba'er Sushorn, because he was afraid of the Siamese conquest, he did not dare to claim the country, and he did not dare to call the king.

Here the southeast is the sea, behind is the old shore and even the mountains, all the sand and brine land, the climate is hot and cold, the fields are thin and the valleys are thin, and there are few people to cultivate.

One of the great rivers passed in front of the gate where the chieftain lived and flowed into the sea.

On the river, a wooden bridge was built, and more than 20 pavilions were built, and all the trading was carried out here.

How shabby!

Zhu Neng led the army to come, there is a military camp left by Zhu Neng here, cut wood and set up a row of fences, like a city wall, set up four gates, set up sentry posts at the four corners, set up a courtyard in it, set up tables, chairs and benches in the house, are all made of wood ready, and the furniture should be complete.

Behind the courtyard are several large warehouses, where grain and some goods are placed, waiting for Zhu Gaoxian to come and have supplies.

Zhu Gaoxian looked around and was very satisfied.

The population here is small, from the leader to the lower level of the people believe in Islam, the leader is wrapped in fine white cloth on his head, wearing a long coat of fine flower cloth, which is somewhat like a robe, and he goes in and out of a sedan chair.

The men covered their heads with square handkerchiefs, and the women held a bun behind their heads, and these people were slightly dark-skinned, wearing short shirts on their tops and white cloth handkerchiefs underneath.

The house is like a pavilion, but it is not paved with a plank, and it is cracked into strips with coconut trees, tied with cloth, bound with rattan, and built into a sheepshed.

He has no benches and mainly fishes, but he drives canoes.

Therefore, when they saw Daming's behemoth-like warship, these people were so frightened that they only knew that they were trembling, thinking that it was a divine artifact descending.

Rice is not grown here, but there is a tree on the mountain, called Shagu Tree, whose bark is mashed and filtered out to be the size of mung beans, and when it is dried, it is called Shagu Rice and used for cooking.

The sake is made from the seeds of a type of aquatic weed, and although it can be intoxicating, it is basically impossible to eat.

In order to thank the leader for welcoming him and to have a good relationship in the future, he set up a banquet in the courtyard according to Zhu Gaoxian's instructions and invited the leader to dinner.

There was also rice from Siam on the ship, and there were also onions, ginger, garlic, melons, and cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks.

In the future, this place can be used as a transit station, and the merchants who followed Zhu Gaoxian did not sit at the table today, but occupied a place, and the craftsmen who were ordered to start building houses and warehouses began to be built.

The indigenous inhabitants of the island were also invited to help, and the payment was rice and cloth, and the inhabitants of the island rushed to be the first to do so.

The dinner is eaten at the same table, Zhu Gaoxian sits at the top, and the rest are a small table, with mats woven by the locals on the floor, and the tableware on the table is Chinese porcelain, and a full set of red tableware is very exquisite.

Naturally, the wine was also brought from the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Gaoxian picked up his wine glass and said, "Thank you very much for welcoming the arrival of my Ming Dynasty with your lords and subjects, and drink as a respect!" ”

After listening to the translation, he hurriedly put down his wine glass and knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "The minister is sincerely afraid, the minister is sparsely populated here, and there is a Siamese rule in the north, and there is a supply every year, so I really dare not call the country, let alone be the king." ”

Zhu Gaoxian smiled and glanced at the dog, and the dog stepped forward to help Xili Ba'er up quickly, "My Royal Highness has written back to Daming, and soon, His Majesty the Emperor will have a decree to come down, since you guard one side of the land and protect one side of the people, you are naturally qualified to be the king!" ”

Sili Ba'er was overjoyed, and he pointed to the mountain to the west and asked, "Can you ask His Majesty the Emperor to seal my western mountain here, so as to set the boundary of the territory and prevent Siam from intruding?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian glanced at Na Xishan and shook his head.

Xili Ba'er thought that Zhu Gaoxian thought that he was too greedy, Xishan was so far away from here, would the Ming prince agree?

Zhu Gaoxian saw Xili Ba'er's quick stabbing thoughts in his eyes, and said, "I, Daming, am going to occupy a part of your country's land, and in order to compensate your country, we will negotiate with Siam, and the west of Bilao Mountain is all your country's territory, how about it?" ”

Xili Ba'er quickly knelt down, "Your Highness, Manraka will always be a slave of the Ming Dynasty, and we are willing to add another twenty taels of gold to the Ming Dynasty every year and contribute it to the Ming Dynasty, as a loyal vassal of the Ming Dynasty." ”

and forty taels of gold and twenty taels of gold, and sixty taels of gold.

Sixty taels of gold, according to the ratio of gold and silver, is six hundred taels of silver.

But what can be here?

Eating wild grass seeds and fish, although there are cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks, it is very rare, there are Menghu on the mountain, and there are so-called dragons in the water, that is, crocodiles eat people, and they can take out sixty taels of gold, which is also a piece of sincerity.

Zhu Gaoxian said, "That's it, very good!" ”

Six hundred taels of silver, Zhu Gaoxian is not too little, he said, "I have the best craftsmen, can build a powerful ship, Ming will never abandon and look down on his close friends, as long as the people of your country can live in harmony with the merchants who often come here in my Ming Dynasty, I Ming is willing to provide all help to your country." ”

This is something that Silly Ba'er can't ask for quickly.

At this time, no matter what Da Ming asked Xili Ba'er to do quickly, he would probably do it to the letter, and in the process of saluting Zhu Gaoxian, he was as pious as he was facing Muhammad.

In order to show the people of Manraka the high technology of the Ming Dynasty, some merchants actually put sewing machines on the street and sewed clothes for these people on the spot.

Xili Ba'er was attracted by the crowd and saw the tailor master of Daming sewing out a robe on the spot, with fine stitches and rare delicacy.

This is really a desirable country, if it weren't for the arrival of the Great Tomorrow Envoy, Xili Ba'er Susting would like to go to Daming now and worship His Majesty the Great Emperor.

However, it is impossible to sail across the ocean and go so far with a canoe from Manraka.

Zhu Gaoxian was sitting in the room looking at the map, and the dog hurriedly ran in and said excitedly, "Your Highness, a warship has returned, and the message has come back, saying that General Zhu has captured Chen Zuyi alive." ”

"Really? Let people in! ”

The person who came was Huaju, he brought a cruiser back, and naturally there was Chen Zuyi's harvest over the years on the cruiser, and because of this, Zhu Neng asked Huaju to bring it back.

Hua Ju and Gu Yun are both people who have followed Zhu Gaoxian, and for so many years, he has guarded Zhu Gaoxian's safety and is the person he trusts very much.

"A month and a half ago, when the ministers arrived in the Strait of Malacca, they got into contact with Chen Zuyi's people, and the ministers were ironclad ships, what are they? Rushed up directly, their ship soon fell apart, those dogs were also quite neat, after hitting the ship, they flipped on the ship of the ministers, and the ministers directly swept with submachine guns, these bastards also knew that they were afraid, they drove the boat and were about to run. ”

"Fortunately, His Royal Highness gave the nautical chart to his ministers, General Zhu was guarding in advance in the northwest of the Strait of Malacca, a place called Banda Aceh, and when the ships on this side rushed towards that side, they directly pressed over with artillery, the Strait of Malacca was slender and narrow, just like street fighting, and soon, they surrendered."

Speaking of this, Hua Ju felt a little guilty, and he said, "The ministers didn't leave these pirates alive, only Chen Zuyi was left, and the rest of the people were all thrown into the sea to feed Wang Ba." It's true, His Royal Highness didn't see these people, they were all very fierce, and they wouldn't do anything else, if they let these people go, the minister was worried that they would make a comeback. ”

Naturally, none of the people who were able to join Chen Zuyi's pirate group were good people.

Will be subject to the king's life outside!

Zhu Gaoxian naturally did not question Zhu Neng and Hua Ju, he said, "You judge according to the situation, I don't know those people, I haven't dealt with them, it's not good to evaluate, and that's why I didn't give you this order before." ”

"Besides, since it has been done, there is naturally a reason to do it." Zhu Gaoxian asked, "How was the harvest this time?" ”

Hua Ju was grateful, and he smiled, "Live up to Your Highness's expectations, this time you come out, you should not let Your Highness lose money." ”

"It's not just a question of whether this trip is a loss or not, you know, it's still far from Australia, and after we go, we must be able to drill oil in Australia soon, otherwise, we may not be able to go back!"

Hua Ju was not worried at all, who is His Royal Highness, he will always have a way to solve any problem, and said with a smile, "If you really can't go back, the ministers still have two hands!" ”

Zhu Gaoxian only thought he was joking, and told Siam's refusal to pay tribute, and said, "Pass my order, but wherever my Ming warship appears, Siam is not allowed to go to sea." ”

"Yes!" Huaju is also indignant.

This was a punishment for Siam's refusal to pay tribute.

If there was no Ming Dynasty, the southeast sea would still be Chen Zuyi's territory, how would Siamese ships go to sea? If you get a benefit and don't want to pay any price, how can there be such a cheap good thing in the world?

After talking to Hua Ju, Zhu Gaoxian thought about it alone for a long time, and gradually, he had an idea.

Whether it is Sumatra or Bo mud country, oil reserves are very rich, there must be oil wells here, otherwise, in the future, the Ming ships will not be able to replenish.

Perhaps, Java Island is a good choice, Zhu Gaoxian thought of later generations, there is an oil village in Indonesia, the village is full of simple houses, but next to the houses stand a tripod, everyone can dig out black gold from it, because they have the largest oil field in Indonesia.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxian instructed the dog, "Go and call me the people from the Ministry of Industry and the Ming Imperial Academy!" ”

This time, there were a total of six people from the Ministry of Engineering who came with Zhu Gaoxian, including Langzhong Lu Wei, director Jiang Liangfu, and the remaining four Zhou Yu, Luo Hengxin, Zhang Tong and supervisor Hu Chang.

There are a total of four people from the Ming Imperial Academy, Shi An and Sheng Jing, who have research on mining, and Yang Lian and Liu Guan, who have research on oil.