"It's been so long, don't be angry anymore." Miura Yuzhen said. The Mihara Island mentioned by Fujiwara Suiku is now the island officially named Shandao by the three kings of Beihanzhou. Yan Xiu of the Yan family,
Long before Miura Yuzhen and Fujiwara Keikyu planned to seize an island as Kazuto's land, the Yanru brothers were thinking about seizing an island from them. After Kazuto discovered Mihara Island, they also fell in love with this island.
By bribing Bo officials, they slandered in front of King Bo, and relied on their own strength to force them to abandon Miyuan Island, and asked King Bo to give it a name. King Bo Zhu Yun named it Shandao.
"I also know that it has been so long and it is useless to be angry, but I still get angry when I think about it. Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore." Fujiwara Keijiu said: "If you find that the earth is indeed round, you can sail west from the mainland.
When you arrive at Dongxian Island, you must not tell others, let this route be known only to us and others first. The rewards that King Bo and even the Ming Emperor may give are far less useful than having this route exclusively!"
"Unless I encounter a fleet from the Ming Dynasty on the road, and I can't hide my identity from Hanzhou, I will definitely not tell others." Miura Yuzhen agreed. In order to realize his wish, he gave
Rewards are not very important.
"How can you be so unlucky that you meet someone from the Ming Dynasty who can tell your identity?" Fujiwara Keijiu said again with a smile. They discussed for a while and then dispersed.
A few days later, Fujiwara Keiku prepared eight boats and enough food and water. Miura Yuzhen said goodbye to him and left with the fleet.
Miura Yuzhen led the fleet and sailed due east along the 19th north latitude. The sea to the east of Hanzhou Continent was much more violent than the Pacific Ocean to the west of Hanzhou Continent. The Dongtu expedition fleet struggled in the storm
To survive, the route also shifted to southern latitude. They sailed for a month and finally saw a piece of land.
"Great, we finally saw land." One of the captains named Fukuyama Rokuro, who was looking into the distance with his clairvoyant eyes in both hands, shouted in great surprise.
"We finally saw land." At the same time, another captain, Tamanosuke Ito, also said similar words, but his mood was not high, and he was even a little sad.
"Ito-kun, don't be so sad. I think if Muraki-kun's soul in heaven knew it, he would definitely not want you to be so sad." Miura Yuzhen, who was also on the same boat, patted him on the shoulder and said. The Muraki-kun he was talking about
He was the captain of another ship. The ship was capsized by the waves in the previous storm, and all the crew members survived.
"I know. But when I think of Muraki, I still can't help but feel sad." Tamanosuke Ito said again.
Miura Tomozhen comforted him with a few words, cheered him up, and ordered the messenger to convey the order: "No one is allowed to go ashore without my permission."
This order caused the sailors of each ship to keep wailing. But they just wailed and did not raise any objections. Who knows if there are people on the land in front of them? How will they treat outsiders? If they are like some ethnic groups
If you kill the priests when you see outsiders, and all the crew members land on land, wouldn't they be seeking their own death? It's better to send a few people to explore first.
Miura Yuzhen originally wanted to lead the team to explore by himself, but was stopped by others. He was the commander-in-chief of the fleet. If he died on the island, the entire fleet would lose its backbone. After some discussion, Fukuyama Rokuro led the second team.
Ten sailors disembarked to explore the land.
Fukuyama Rokuro quickly gave them a surprise reply. After a while, he and twenty sailors rushed back to the shore, shouting loudly: "A person has been found! A person has been found!"
"Have humans been discovered? What is their level of civilization? Are they the same as the natives of the Hanzhou continent, the same as the natives of Nanyang, or can they be comparable to the people of the Central Plains?" Miura Yuzhen asked quickly. Zaiyun expanded the concept of the Central Plains.
Later, the He people, Koreans, and Yue people all called themselves Central Plains people.
"I haven't had any contact with them, and I haven't looked too much at what clothes they wear or what utensils they use. I just took a few glances and they are about the same as the natives of the Hanzhou continent. But this is not the most important thing; the most important thing is that they
Everything is pitch black!" Fukuyama Rokuro said.
"My whole body is completely dark? Are there such people? Can such people be considered human beings?" Ito Tamanosuke said doubtfully.
Miura Yuzhen's expression changed instantly, and he asked in a trembling voice: "Are they the Kunlun slaves of the Tang Dynasty?"
"Not only in the Tang Dynasty, I went to Nanyang before coming to the Han continent from the mainland. There were also cannibals in Nanyang who brought Kunlun slaves. However, the number was very small. It was probably because the long-distance sales were too expensive." Having said this, Yi
Dong Tamanosuke added: "It's hard to say whether the people I met are Kunlun slaves. After all, I can't point at their noses and ask, 'Are you a Kunlun slave?'. Let's not talk about whether they know what Kunlun slaves mean.
They may not be able to understand it.”
"But the most important thing is, if they are Kunlun slaves, and the Kunlun slaves are said to be captured from the west of Tianfang, can this mean that we have verified that the earth is round?"
In fact, there was no need for him to explain. Everyone present had already thought of this. At this moment, they all looked at each other blankly and murmured: "This has verified that the earth is round? Is it that simple?"
Of course it was not easy for them to sail eastward this time, but they thought that it would take a lot of hard work to verify whether the earth was round; but they seemed to have successfully verified it now, and it was hard to accept it for a while.
Miura Yuzhen was also a little confused, but he quickly reacted and became very excited. This verified whether the earth is round! It will be one of the most important events in the history of world geography and astronomy, and he will also be
Forever recorded in history!
After spending a lot of energy, he suppressed his excitement and said to Tamanosuke Ito: "The most important thing now is to prove whether they are Kunlun slaves. After all, people with dark skin are not necessarily the only ones with black skin.
Kunlun slave."
"That's true. Then the next step is to deal with the local dark-skinned people and ask them if there are people who look like cannibals who have been here." Ito Tamanosuke said.
"Yes, that's the question. Since the big cannibal captured Kunlun slaves, if they are Kunlun slaves, then they must have seen the big cannibal." Miura Yuzhen said repeatedly.
Then everyone discussed how to deal with dark-skinned people. Although none of them had experienced the initial landing in Jinshan City, they had all heard of it. Based on the experience of dealing with the natives of Hanzhou when they first landed, they prepared to
Dealing with dark-skinned people.
The expedition team successfully interacted with dark-skinned people and learned how to communicate with them. But to their disappointment, these dark-skinned people said they had never seen anyone wearing cannibal clothes; during the expedition
Before the team arrived, they had never seen anyone with dark skin.
This made Miura Yuzhen and others very disappointed. But he immediately became encouraged. "Now that we have discovered a large area of land, let's continue sailing along the coastline. If the earth is indeed round, we will be able to find Kunlun Nu sooner or later; if the earth
It is not round, and sooner or later we will be able to find the boundary of the earth."
But on the issue of which direction to sail next, the expedition team had disagreements. Most people believed that they should explore north, because the land of heaven is at northern latitude. If the earth is indeed round, they have indeed arrived at the survival point of Kunlun slaves.
If you sail north, you will definitely be able to come into contact with the giant cannibal.
But Miura Yuzhen subconsciously felt that it would be more beneficial to him to explore south. After some debate, Miura Yuzhen's prestige convinced everyone, and the fleet explored south.
They stopped and went for more than two months. Every time they walked a hundred miles, they sent people off the boat to contact the dark-skinned people and asked them if they had seen the giant cannibal. But without exception, everyone answered
never seen it.
This made the people on the ship even more frustrated. Those who were convinced by Miura Yuzhen's prestige suggested that they should sail north, but Miura Yuzhen pretended not to hear these words.
On this day, they came to a place about 34 degrees south latitude. Here, they made two major discoveries. First, the local people were not dark-skinned, but had skin closer to that of Nanyang natives;
They also looked like Nanyang natives. Miura Yuzhen and others were greatly surprised and hurriedly went ashore to contact them. However, they did not expect that these people were very ferocious and started attacking at the slightest disagreement. After all, this was the homeland of these people and there were many of them. Miura Yuzhen did not want to
The dead people did not want to use precious gunpowder, so they could only escape in embarrassment. Fortunately, these people were not dark-skinned people, and they could not be Kunlun slaves. They just didn’t want to deal with each other. Only Fukuyama Rokuro said angrily: "In the future, I will
Sooner or later, I will lead the Japanese and kill all these natives!"
The second major discovery was that they saw that this vast continent ended here, and they were heading north if they continued sailing along the coastline. Miura Yuzhen said to everyone at this time: "I have a hunch, let's continue
If you sail north, you will definitely find the giant man-eater. It proves that the earth is indeed round."
"In this case, let's just call the southernmost point of the continent where it juts into the sea the Cape of Good Hope." Fukuyama Rokuro added.
"Cape of Good Hope? What a name. From now on we will call it the Cape of Good Hope." Miura Yuzhen said with a smile.
They replenished some fresh water and fruits nearby, and the fleet continued to sail north. They sailed for more than two months, but still no dark-skinned person had seen the giant cannibal. The crew was told by Miura Yuzhen at the Cape of Good Hope
The morale boosted by those words dropped again.
"Miura-kun, we can't go on like this. We have been away from Hanzhou Continent for nearly six months. Although we have seen dark-skinned people, they are not Kunlun slaves. The continent we found may only be located east of Hanzhou Continent.
Another unknown land is not the hometown of Kunlun slaves. The earth is not round either. So, it is better to return to Hanzhou." Fukuyama Rokuro said to Miura Yuzhen.
"Yes, Miura-kun, although I don't like Fukuyama-kun's character, I think what he said makes sense. Before setting off, he said that he would go back if he didn't prove that the earth is round or discover the boundaries of the earth within two and a half months, but
It has been six months since we left Hanzhou, and the sailors are also complaining that they really should go back." Tamanosuke Ito also said.
"This..." Miura Yuzhen fell silent. He was unwilling to return to the Hanzhou continent now. He firmly believed that this continent was the hometown of Kunlun Nu. If he continued sailing north, he would definitely be able to find traces of the Great Eater's arrival, and even reach the sky.
If you return at this time, all your previous efforts will be in vain.
But the thoughts of the captain and sailors cannot be ignored. Although those who are willing to follow him to explore eastward are more or less interested in proving that the earth is round or discovering its boundaries, the six-month long voyage
It seems that their passion has been exhausted, and they all want to go back. Now they can use their prestige to force them to continue sailing north, but before long, their prestige will be useless, and the sailors will
Kill those who do not want to return, and then sail back to Hanzhou.
He thought over and over for a while, and finally he could only put down his hands in despair, and said: 'Since everyone wants to go back, let's go to the shore to rest for a while, and return to Hanzhou in the afternoon.'
But just before he said these words, a messenger suddenly shouted excitedly: "We found a ship ahead, and this ship looks like a man-eating merchant ship!"
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Thanks to the book friend Hanqing, the Angry Youth of the Han Nationality, 18665364504 for the reward.
