Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 578
Fan Ning immediately made an arrangement. He left [-] soldiers, led by the commander Chen Ping, to build a board-walled camp at the mouth of the Dingnan River, and went deep inland for exploration.

At the same time, I warned them that although there are no tigers, cheetahs and other ferocious beasts here, they should pay attention to guard against crocodiles and poisonous snakes, especially the local natives. Although the Maori have not yet entered Australia at this time, the natives from Nanyang may have already arrived. .

After the arrangements were made, Fan Ning led the five large ships out of the river mouth and set off again to the southeast.

What Fan Ning was most worried about at this time was whether the Maori entered the South Island and the North Island. Although they entered New Zealand during the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it was a large-scale entry. What about the vanguard?

There will always be people who come first, live for decades or even hundreds of years, and find that this place is very suitable for survival, and then a large number of people will migrate here.

In Fanning’s memory, the Maori came by canoe from among the countless islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific islands are very mysterious and barbaric. People come to show their bravery.

Thinking of this, Fan Ning shivered. If the Maori really came to the island, then a fierce battle would be inevitable.

"Mingli, it's so late, you still can't sleep?" Cao Yu's voice appeared below the deck.

I saw Cao Yi and Ming Li standing on the side of the boat talking about something, and faintly heard that Ming Li was talking about the Lion Kingdom and Tianzhu, which made Cao Yi look leisurely yearning.

Fan Ning had nothing to do with his father-in-law who liked to go to sea. Before the North and South Islands arrived, he began to yearn for the Indian Ocean.

Cao Yi has always been interested in exploring the sea and will not be affected by other people's emotions. Although his purpose of going out to sea is to seek immortality and Taoism, it cannot be denied that he is also an excellent explorer.

It has been ten days of sailing, and they haven't encountered land yet. Looking at the dark sea, Fan Ning is really worried in his heart. Will they go in the wrong direction in this vast Pacific Ocean?However, he comforted himself that Da Song's nautical compass is indeed very accurate, as long as the direction in his memory is correct, the fleet will not deviate from the course.

It should be that the speed of the ship is relatively slow, so the North and South Islands have not been found.

At this time, Mingren appeared beside him, and he asked with a smile: "Ah Ning, if everyone is unwilling to come to the Southern Continent to buy land and islands, can our purchase price be lowered?"

Fan Ning shook his head and said, "What I'm telling you is the real price. With 8 taels of gold, you can buy a country. Where can you find such a good thing? Besides, you only need to pay 2 taels of gold in the end." , Be content! Stop thinking about bargaining all day long, and put me on the fire."

Mingren was a little embarrassed, scratched his head and smiled: "I just see that you are not in a good mood, so help you liven up the atmosphere!"

"Then thank you, but I still want to remind you that some advantages cannot be taken. Today you seem to have taken advantage of the court, but in the future the court will definitely double it and let you return it. The best way is a fair price. According to the Pay according to the set standard, so that everyone has nothing to say."

"I know, I can't take advantage of the court."

Akihito waved his hand, "I won't tell you anymore, go to sleep!"

Ming Ren went back to the cabin listlessly, Fan Ning looked at his back, feeling a little regretful in his heart, he shouldn't have spoken to him like this, Ming Ren and Ming Li were actually suffering too, but they were optimistic by nature and didn't show it.

Fan Ning secretly sighed. The biggest mistake this time was not bringing a boat prostitute. He should not be so noble and look down on the boat prostitute. In fact, the boat prostitute played a huge role in psychological counseling during the long voyage.

Before dawn the next day, Fanning was awakened by the excited shouts of the crew.

"Land! I see land!"

He didn't even bother to put on his shoes, so he put on his clothes and rushed out of the cabin.

Everyone ran out of their respective cabins and stood on the side of the ship to look around. The morning glow shot out from the clouds, dyeing the whole sky red, and the original deep blue sea also turned rose color, which was extraordinarily magnificent and colorful. In the distance was a The long coastline, not like a small island, but a continent, they finally arrived at their destination.

The boat finally approached the shore, and in the distance were snow-capped mountains, a large grassland on the shore, and low and rolling hills not far away. Small forests were elegantly dotted on the grassland, and various small flowers on the grassland were swaying and brilliant. The sky is blooming, the deep blue sea, white clouds and blue sky, the weather is comfortable, no longer the heat of Nanyang, it is simply fascinating and refreshing.

Everyone was intoxicated by the picturesque scenery, Cao Yi sighed, "This is where the gods live."

"A-Ning, is this the South Island or the North Island?"

Fan Ning was also at a loss. He didn't know whether this was the South Island or the North Island, but judging from the continuous snow peaks in the distance, this should be the South Island. There are not many snow mountains like this on the west coast of the North Island.

"I guess it's the South Island. My direction is the South Island. Let's go north!"

The fleet turned around and sailed north along the coast. The scenery along the way was extremely beautiful, with large grasslands and rivers, which were very suitable for farming and animal husbandry, and the climate was extremely comfortable.

All the way north, Cao Ping was silent. He had to admit that Fan Ning found a treasure land, which was much better than the few lands he saw in Luzon Mansion.

"Nephew, how are you?"

Cao Bi asked Cao Ping in a low voice, "This big island can be taken!"

Cao Ping nodded, "If all the places are like this, then they must be captured. I think it's best to go ashore and investigate carefully."

"I'm going to find him!"

Cao Yi then found Fan Ning and asked to go ashore for investigation.

Fan Ning took out the map, pointed to the strait between the two big islands and said, "I think the fleet is moored here, and both sides can go ashore. It is best to have troops to follow."

Cao Yi was taken aback, "You mean there are indigenous people on these two islands?"

Fan Ning shook his head, "I don't know the details, it's better to be careful, but there should be no aborigines on the South Island, and it's hard to say on the North Island, but even if there are, the number should not be many."

The ship continued to go north. At noon the next day, the land in front disappeared, and a deep blue sea appeared. This should be the sea area between the North and South Islands. Otherwise, they would have to pass through a long and narrow peninsula. snow mountain.

This proved that Fan Ning's deduction was correct. They arrived in the northern part of the South Island, so they entered the Great Bay within a day.

The fleet turned to sail eastward, and on the morning of the second day, they finally saw the strait, with a piece of land in the north and south, and the land in the north is where the famous city of Wellington is located.

The two sides parted ways. The Cao family and the Gao family took two ships and led two hundred soldiers to land in the south, while the Fan brothers and Zhu family led three ships and three hundred soldiers landed on the northern peninsula.

The two parties agreed to meet in the Strait one month later, and then return to the southern continent together.

Fan Ning and his party only surveyed the peninsula for two days, but found no human traces, so they took a boat across the strait and went north along the east coast. Fan Ning knew very well that if there were indigenous people, it must be the east coast of the northern peninsula. , the many small islands there are where the Maori first settled in the North Island.

According to historical records, the Maori did not appear in the North Island until a hundred years later, but Fan Ning could not believe the historical records. Maybe just like the Australian mainland, the natives from the Nanyang region migrated here thousands of years ago, but they were eventually The Māori seized the land.

Five days later, the three large ships arrived at the peninsula area, and small islands dotted all over appeared in front of their eyes. The small islands were not big, most of them were more than ten square kilometers, and the islands were covered by forests.

All the soldiers stared at the land and the sea. They combed their hair like a comb, checking island by island, and then went north along the peninsula, checking all the way.

The Maori are mainly Polynesian people who live by fishing and hunting, and if they exist, you must see their unique canoes.

After searching for ten days, but found nothing in the end, Fan Ning heaved a long sigh of relief, explaining that the record is still correct. It will be 100 years later, in the middle and late tenth century, when the indigenous talents from the Pacific Islands will arrive in the North Island one after another, and then It took two to 300 years before a large number of indigenous people migrated here.

It is still the 60s of the ninth century, and the South Island and the North Island should still be two uninhabited islands.

The Fan brothers and the Zhu brothers landed again and led the soldiers to investigate this extremely beautiful and rich island in detail.

(End of this chapter)