Chapter 167: Zhao Xu's oral edict
"Hahahaha~ Luzon, we are here!" Zhao Jia stood at the bow of the boat and laughed loudly. In a few days, they finally met the Luzon waters, and even encountered several ships of merchants from the Song Dynasty. When these merchant ships learned that Zhao Jia and the others had actually conducted a global voyage, they were all admired by nineteen and provided them with a lot of help. For example, they sent craftsmen to help Zhao Jia and the others repair the ship, and also gave them a lot of food, medicine, etc. These were very precious things on the sea. Therefore, Zhao Jia and the others were also very moved and gave them some souvenirs they brought back from Europe or America.
After a few days of sailing, Zhao Jia and his fleet finally arrived at Luzon Island, which was the first Nanyang Island occupied by the Song Dynasty. After so many years of development, the entire Luzon Island has now been completely included in the rule of the Song Dynasty. The number of Song people on the island accounts for 40% of the total population, and the remaining 60% of the natives almost agreed with the rule of the Song Dynasty, so this is the most solid piece of land in the overseas rule of the Song Dynasty.
"Banana Hong Kong, you must go to Banana Hong Kong for a good time!" Looking at Luzon Island that slowly appeared in front of him from below the horizon, Yang Shiliang next to him also waved his fist hard. He had been to Luzon Island more than once before, and knew that the largest and most prosperous port on the island was Banana Hong Kong established by the Song army when the first landed in the year. It was also the largest settlement of the Song people on the island, and there were all kinds of entertainment venues. After more than a year of hard sailing, these people needed to relax.
Compared to the excitement of Zhao Jia and Yang Shiliang, the next to him seemed very calm. He saw him holding paper and pen in his hand and lying on the side of the ship and writing seriously: Today we finally arrived at Luzon Island, and then moved forward to the Song Dynasty. The prince set out from Guangzhou Port in the Song Dynasty to Europe, and then started this global voyage from Europe. During this period, we suffered considerable losses, and many people fell on the road forever, but today we finally succeeded. The earth is a spherical shape, which is not just a speculation, but has been proved by us. This matter will be permanently recorded in the history of mankind!
The other crew members on the ship were also in jubilation, and then the entire fleet began to accelerate towards Luzon Island. However, the area of Luzon Island was too large. Zhao Jia and the others came to the northeast corner of Luzon Island, while Banana Port was on the southern abdomen of Luzon. Therefore, Zhao Jia and the others had to go around for a long way to reach Banana Port, but the crew members of the fleet were too tired. So in the end, Zhao Jia and Yang Shiliang and others discussed it, and finally decided to find a small port in Luzon to stop, replenish their water before heading to Banana Port.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Jia and his fleet finally came to a small port called Wanyue Port in eastern Luzon. This port is located on an extended peninsula. The shape of the peninsula is very similar to a half-crescent moon, so it is called Wanyue Port. The size of this port is not very large. After Zhao Jia and his fleet entered the port, they actually filled the entire port. In fact, this port is not a commercial port, but a fishing ground. Nearby is the famous large fishing ground in Luzon. There are several fishing times every year. The large fishing boats in the port fish up and sell it to canned factories on the shore, and canned fish are sold to various parts of the Song Dynasty. It is precisely because of this pillar industry that a relatively prosperous small county town is formed near Wanyue Port, and the name is naturally also called Wanyue County.
Zhao Yan and his team's huge fleet of ships docked at the port naturally alarmed the local officials. In fact, after hearing the news, the local county magistrate immediately ran to the port in person. After all, since the establishment of Cengyue County, there has never been such a large fleet of ships docked at the port. He was even worried that the other party was a pirate or something, so he had notified the nearby garrison.
However, after Zhao Jia and the others got off the boat and revealed their identity to each other, the young county magistrate was shocked and couldn't stop. He didn't expect that such a group of big Buddhas came to his small place, and there were many others. Just the Zen Master Foyin, who was enthroned by the imperial court, was enough to let the Luzon magistrate welcome him personally. Not to mention that there was a prince of Yue on the boat, which was the top royal family in the Song Dynasty.
It is precisely because of this that the county magistrate of Cengyue County also showed great enthusiasm for Zhao Jia and his group, especially when he learned that the other party had just conducted a global voyage, he was even more respectful to Zhao Jia and the others. He was also a student who graduated from the School of Science and Technology. Naturally, he knew the risks of voyage around the world. Especially when he thought of Zhao Jia's identity, he admired him even more.
Under the reception of the magistrate of the Cengyue County, Zhao Jia and his team rested in the port for two days, and then set sail again to prepare to rush to Banana Port. However, on the way to their fleet leaving Cengyue Port for Banana Port, they suddenly encountered several ships coming from Banana Port and intercepted them at sea.
"Put down the boat and ask what the other party is from?" Zhao Jia was also very curious about the ships blocking the front. He immediately sent someone to ask. It is said that Luzon has become the inland sea of the Song Dynasty, and there is no possibility of pirates appearing. Even if it is a pirate, the other party cannot be so arrogant that he uses several medium-sized ships to intercept more than a dozen large ships, right?
The person who came forward to ask questions came back soon, but it brought a message that surprised Zhao Jia. The person who stopped him was the governor of Luzon. You should know that although Luzon was large in size, there was only one state on the entire island, and the highest administrative official was the governor. Moreover, according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, generally officials in office could not leave the place where they served without the special approval of the court.
In fact, not only Zhao Jia was surprised, but also Le Yuan and Yang Shiliang couldn't understand it. The three of them discussed this for a while, but they still couldn't figure it out. So they asked someone to invite the governor of Luzon to come. In a short while, a middle-aged official came to Zhao Jia's boat on a small boat and then went up the deck along the ladder.
"The lower-ranking official, Van Wen, the governor of Luzon, pays homage to the crown prince!" After the middle-aged official got on the boat, he sorted out his official uniform and immediately saluted Zhao Jia.
"Master Fan doesn't have to be too polite. I don't know why you came here and why you blocked our way?" Zhao Jia asked immediately. Seeing the other party's steady appearance, he wouldn't stop them for no reason.
Hearing Zhao Jia's question, the Magistrate Fan did not say anything nonsense and answered directly: "Your Highness, the prince, the emperor, please come to Dengzhou immediately to meet Your Majesty!" (To be continued.) Mobile users, please visit http://m.piaotian.net
Chapter completed!