Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 904 Fang Jun erects a monument, first come first served!
The flagship raised the flag and sailed towards the island first, followed by the entire fleet behind, rushing forward mightily.Looking down from the sky, the sails of more than a hundred warships are white, and they draw a curved arc on the sea, leaving a trail of white wakes, flocking to this island that suddenly appeared in the sea.

Floating on the sea for a long time is a great mental training for soldiers, especially most of them are "landlubbers" who originally lived in the Guanzhong generation, so it is difficult to bear this kind of depression.

Since there are islands, it is better to let the soldiers release it, and go to the island to search for some fresh water.It's just that the situation on the island is unknown, so naturally we can't just disembark and land all of them rashly. The first to land in a small boat is the "stormtrooper"...

Fang Jun was unwilling to be lonely, and personally led the "stormtrooper" to land.Naturally, Liu Rengui didn't dare to stop Fang Jun, but he didn't dare to be so laissez-faire, so he hurriedly asked Xue Rengui to follow behind and protect him at any time.

"Assault boats" are small boats that are usually tied to the deck without sails.But with enthusiasm for the land, the soldiers flew together with oars, and dozens of "assault boats" rushed towards the land like arrows leaving the string.

There was still a long way to go to the beach, and the soldiers couldn't resist jumping into the waist-deep warm sea water.Fang Jun, like an ordinary soldier, jumped off the bow of the ship and stepped on the fine sand on the bottom of the sea. The feeling of being down-to-earth made him tremble all over, and a wave of excitement surged up immediately, and he roared: " Go!"

The first to rush to the shore.

Infected by Fang Jun's emotions, the rest of the soldiers followed behind with strange screams. From time to time, some people lost their balance and fell into the sea because of their hasty steps, causing bursts of hearty laughter.

The sea water is warmed by the sun, and it looks like a blue gem from a distance, but it is crystal clear with a touch of green when viewed up close.The beach is white and soft, with strange-shaped shells walking from time to time.

The sea water gently licks the beach, the island is densely forested and the scenery is picturesque.

Finally came to the shore, Fang Jun ordered: "Don't be crazy, check the surrounding situation around, if there is any abnormality, immediately call the police, and then search for fresh water."

In unfamiliar places, you have to be vigilant at all times, and you can't be negligent for a moment.

"promise!"

The soldiers of the "Storm Troop" responded with a bang, and immediately scattered and rushed to the dense forest on the island.

Xue Rengui followed Fang Jun every step of the way, looked around, and sighed: "It's so beautiful! This small island is like a pearl inlaid in the sea, like a paradise. I just don't know if there is anyone there?"

Fang Jun simply took off the clothes on his body, just like this shirtless, rolled up his trouser legs, took off his shoes and held them in his hands, stepped on the soft sand with bare feet, and said with a smile: "The forest is so lush, if you want to come here There is fresh water on the island. It’s just that this place is too far away from Ryukyu, and there is no sign of deforestation at all. There should be no people living there. Ryukyu fishermen can’t get so far, and this island is not within the route of the chart. We are the first humans to set foot on this land since the beginning of the world."

Having said that, Xue Rengui also became excited.

No matter what you do, the first time always has a special meaning and is always unforgettable...

The two walked at a leisurely pace, and soon came to the edge of the forest.

Xue Rengui touched the dark brown bark, looked at the straight and sliding trunk, and the leaves on the top of the canopy, and said: "This forest is very large, there must be wild beasts in it. Let the soldiers search around later After all, fish, shrimps, crabs and mussels have been in my stomach every day for nearly a month, and I have a fishy smell on my body, so I need to get some animal meat for tooth sacrifice..."

After talking for a long time, he didn't hear any movement behind him. When he turned around, Xue Rengui was startled: "Master Hou, what's wrong?"

Fang Jun stared straight at the big tree in front of him.

Xue Rengui thought that Fang Jun had found some kind of poisonous snake, so he quickly looked around, but found nothing, and asked curiously, "Master Hou, what are you looking at?"

Hou Ye's eyes straightened as if seeing a peerless beauty...

"Damn it! It's not a red blood tree, is it?"

Fang Jun felt that his hands were shaking.

Xue Rengui was puzzled: "What is the red blood tree?"

"Knife, where is the knife?"

Xue Rengui quickly handed over the horizontal knife in his hand.

Fang Jun took the horizontal knife and drew it out of its sheath. He chose a big, thinner tree and chopped it at the root.The bark splits, exposing the reddish wood inside.Fang Jun's eyes were red, and he wanted to cut down the big tree with one knife after another like crazy.

Xue Rengui was taken aback. I don't know why this Lord Hou is going crazy, but this is the first time I have seen a tree cut like this. Not to mention, even if it is cut down, the big tree can still be sent to them if it is not preserved. Turn it upside down and smash the two of them into meatloaf...

"Well... Lord Hou, it's the end of the day."

Xue Rengui has a good EQ, and he didn't bluntly say that there is no one like you who cut down trees like you, so he left Fang Jun some thin face.But Fang Jun didn't care about this at all, he chopped more than a dozen knives, sawdust flying everywhere, but he didn't cut much, so he had to hand the knife to Xue Rengui: "Cut it down!"

"Okay, look at it!"

Xue Rengui also took off his shirt and was shirtless, took the horizontal knife, and cut down obliquely from top to bottom according to the gap Fang Jun made just now.It seems that it doesn't take much effort, but every time the knife is cut, a piece of wood will be chipped off, and there will be a big gap in a few strokes.With more than 20 knives on one side, two-thirds of the tree was cut off, and then turned to the other side to continue.

The tree is heavy, and the force of gravity will tilt towards the side with the larger gap.

When Xue Rengui cut off the last connection with a knife, the whole tree creaked and fell to the side where no one was there, and fell to the ground with a bang.

Fang Jun leaned forward impatiently.

A faint purple sap flowed from the fracture, and the wood at the heart of the tree was reddish-brown. The wood texture was fine and almost invisible. When I sniffed it with my nose, there was a faint fragrance...

Fang Jun looked up to the sky and laughed!

"Get rich! Get rich!"

Xue Rengui looked confused, looking at the crazy Fang Jun, not knowing what to do.

"Master Hou... so what, this tree is very valuable?" Otherwise, why did you say you got rich?
Fang Jun excitedly said: "It's valuable, not ordinary valuables. The key is that you don't have to buy it if you have money! Do you know what it is? This is called red blood tree, and this wood is red sandalwood, and it is the best among red sandalwood, Xiaoye Rosewood!"

Sandalwood, Sanskrit means giving. Among all kinds of hardwoods, it has the firmest texture and the heaviest weight. Its fragrance is eternal, colorful and changeable, and it is invulnerable to all poisons. It is immortal and can avoid evil, so it is also called holy sandalwood.

The earliest record about "sandalwood" in ancient times was first seen in "The Book of Songs Cutting Sandalwood": "The sandalwood is cut in the canyon, and the river is dried up."Since the Han Dynasty, red sandalwood was considered to be one of the most precious woods, and it was often used as a material for vehicles, musical instruments, high-end furniture and other exquisite objects.In the Ming Dynasty, due to the love of the royal family and princes and nobles, the rosewood furniture in the Ming Dynasty seemed rough in workmanship, but it was carved with spirit and high spirits.

Ten sandalwood is nine empty, the bigger the tree is, the more hollow it is, so red sandalwood rarely exceeds 800 centimeters, which is one of the reasons for its high value.Moreover, this kind of tree grows the slowest, and it takes [-] years to become a useful tree after adding a ring every five years!In the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, red sandalwood wood, which had long been unavailable, became more and more precious.

Rare things are precious!
But what about the present?
What a whole large forest, full of red blood trees!
It's all money!
If they were all cut back and sold as furniture after being made into furniture, it would be worth ten salt pans without much effort!

"Marquis Benjamin will mark this island on the sea chart in detail. In the future, a small pier will be built here, and the army will be garrisoned to prevent robbery and logging. Remember, this is the cornucopia of our Royal Navy, who If you leak the location here, I will cut off his head!"

Such a huge sum of wealth cannot be swallowed by one person.

Besides, Fang Jun has never had the habit of eating alone, so why did the soldiers under his command follow you to charge into battle?It's not about getting promoted and getting rich!What's more, this kind of wealth will inevitably attract the covetousness of countless people. Only by classifying this island as the property of the Royal Navy can those jealous people be prevented from doing evil things!

"By Allah, is this red sandalwood?"

A strange voice sounded from behind, and Fang Jun suddenly turned his head.

Actually forgot these Arabs on board!

Fang Jun stared at Ghadir, whose eyes were about to bulge out. Do Arabs also like red sandalwood?
These guys are the best at sailing, maybe they will remember this place, and they will come to steal harvesting and logging secretly in the future!
Fang Jun blinked, turned his head and said to Xue Rengui, "Immediately, immediately, find a stone for Benhou to make a stele and bury it by the sea! Back then, Ma Yuan cast the pillar, and Benhou erected the stele today. territory!"

Then he said proudly to Gadir: "From now on, this place is the territory of the Tang Dynasty! The belief of my sailor - the land under my feet is my land! Who dares to steal harvesting and logging, Don't blame me for being ruthless. Anyone who violates our Tang Dynasty will be punished even if he is far away!"

Regardless of future generations, will it eventually fall into the hands of others like some islands? Even if this place is lost in the future, it will still leave a legal basis for those useless descendants!
I'll start staking the land first, and then I'll talk about it after occupying it!

(End of this chapter)