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Chapter 971: Expedition to Europe (8)

Because he wrote very slowly, Dong Zhong just talked about his rough experience. In addition, he didn't write about how he lived on the island, but even without thinking, he knew that he had lived alone on the island for several years and must have faced various difficulties, and even a minor illness might have killed him, but Dong Zhong didn't say much.

"Princess, how are you doing, and how do you get married to the little prince?" Dong Zhong wrote on the paper again that he had already known Zhao Jia's identity. Although he felt that Agnes was at a disadvantage as a concubine, it was very rare to be able to take a foreign woman as a concubine with Zhao Jia's identity and the traditions of the Song Dynasty. What's more, he could see that Zhao Jia and Agnes had a good relationship, and their son Zhao Hua was also very cute, which also made him very curious about the acquaintance of Zhao Jia and Agnes.

When Dong Zhong asked about this, Agnes was obviously a little shy. Zhao Jia laughed at this, and then briefly introduced the story of her acquaintance with Agnes and the situation of Agnes in recent years. As a result, when Dong Zhong heard that Agnes was arrested as a slave and was trafficked by humans, he was also worried and angry. However, when Zhao Jia later appeared to save Agnes, he felt relieved. At the same time, he finally understood why Agnes was willing to be Zhao Jia's concubine. After all, when she was the loneliest and helpless, it was Zhao Jia who saved her.

Although communication was inconvenient, Agnes and Dong Zhong still talked a lot, especially Agnes also told Dong Zhong that she had found Dong Zhong's family and settled them well. Dong Zhong's sons had already started a family and started a business, and had more than a dozen grandchildren, which made Dong Zhong even happier. Zhao Jia kept advising Dong Zhong to drink. Finally, Dong Zhong got drunk and fell asleep on the desk. Zhao Jia then asked someone to carry him down to rest. Agnes was very happy when she saw that Dong Zhong was still alive. She drank a few more drinks at this time. She lay in Zhao Jia's arms and talked nonsense, and then fell asleep in a deep state.

The next morning, Zhao Jia wanted to check the preparations of the supply ship so that she could rush to Europe as soon as possible, but Dong Zhong suddenly asked for a meeting and said that there was something important to report to him, which made Zhao Jia very curious, so he asked someone to bring Dong Zhong in. After seeing the other party in, he saluted him. Then he said in a stiff tone: "Little... Little Prince, are you going to Europe?"

"Yes, now we're waiting for the supply ship to be ready, we're going to set off." Zhao Jia nodded. Although he and Agnes did not tell Dong Zhong the purpose of this trip yesterday, the entire port knew about them going to Europe, so it was not surprising that Dong Zhong knew about this.

When Dong Zhong heard that Zhao Jia and the others were going to Europe, he was immediately excited. He wanted to speak but became a little difficult. Zhao Jia hurriedly asked someone to take out his last pen. Dong Zhong then wrote on the paper: "Can the little prince delay the itinerary? I have something to give to the little prince!"

"What?" Zhao Jia frowned when she heard this, because their itinerary was planned and generally could not be changed. However, Dong Zhong was Agnes's teacher and had saved her life. So Zhao Jia was not good to refuse directly.

"Map, a map along Europe and Africa!" Dong Zhong wrote on paper again.

"What, you actually have a map, where are you now?" Zhao Jia also stood up excitedly when she heard this. Yesterday he and General Xu were worried about the establishment of a port. Because they were not familiar with the flight below, but if they had a map, nothing would be a problem. But it is not surprising to think about it. Dong Zhong was the first Song man to arrive in Europe after all, and it was normal to have such a map in his hand.

However, Dong Zhong smiled bitterly at this time, and then continued to write on the paper: "When I came back from Europe, I drew a very detailed set of nautical charts. Unfortunately, my main ship sank on the road and the nautical charts were gone. Later, I fell to the island. When I was bored, I drew maps along Europe and Africa with my own memory. Although I couldn't guarantee that it was very accurate, at least it had a perfect accuracy, and I also made some notes for some natural and excellent ports."

When I wrote this, Dong Zhong paused for a moment and then wrote: "It's just that I don't have paper and pen on the deserted island, so I can only draw the map on the stone wall where I live. Later, I thought of the sand table used by the military, so I built a large sand table in the place where I live, marking all the terrain on it. However, the sand table is too big and not convenient to carry, so I left it on the island."

"What are you waiting for? I'll ask someone to prepare the ship. Let's take the sand table together!" Zhao Jia said excitedly. Dong Zhong meant this. At that moment, with Zhao Jia's order, a warship was ready to set sail.

I heard that I was going to the island where Dong Zhong lived, but not only Agnes clamored to go, but even Hu Yanqing was very interested in seeing it after hearing about it. Even General Xu wanted to go there. Unfortunately, Niutou Port could not leave him at all, so he could only watch Zhao Yan and the others leave.

The small island where Dong Zhong lives is in the northeast of Niutou Port. He floated for a few days before he arrived at Niutou Port. However, at the speed of the Song Dynasty warship, it took only half a day to arrive. It is indeed a small archipelago, with six or seven small islands clustered together. The island on the westmost side has the largest area and is covered with dense forests. Dong Zhong used to live on this island.

Zhao Jia and his team stopped on the southwest side of the island. Because the warship had too deep draft, they could not dock on the island, so they could only anchor nearby and boarded the island on a small boat. Dong Zhong lived in a cave not far from this beach. Zhao Jia and his team followed Dong Zhong through a jungle and soon came to an open space. They saw that a flat land had been reclaimed here, with some unknown plants planted on it. It seemed that this place should be Dong Zhong's farmland, but the crops they planted were not common wheat and rice, but some specialties on the island.

After passing through this simple farmland, you will come outside a mountain wall. The mountain wall is surrounded by a semicircular fence. When you open the small door on the fence, you can see a small courtyard. There are some simple wooden or stone tools scattered in the courtyard, and some animal furs. On the stone wall opposite the door, there is a large cave. When you enter the cave, you will find that there is a wider hall inside. On the ground of the cave, there is a large sand table, which is the topographic map of Africa and Europe.

"That's it. In order to pass the time of loneliness, I have devoted all my energy to making this sand table." Dong Zhong wrote on the paper at this time, then looked at the cave that had lived in for several years, and a complex look appeared in his eyes.

Zhao Jia also walked forward excitedly and looked at the sand table. He also had a world map in his hand. Although it was inaccurate, he still knew the rough shape of the coastlines of Africa and Europe. Now, after comparison, he could find that the sand table in front of him was the coastlines of Europe and Africa, and it was more accurate than the map in his hand. Some of them were marked with small wooden pieces of Dong Zhong to indicate some local situations, and some of them marked as being used as ports.

Seeing this precise sand table, Zhao Jia was very surprised. He thanked Dong Zhong repeatedly and asked someone to find a way to transport the sand table. However, Dong Zhong made the sand table just to consume time and never thought about transporting it out. Therefore, the bottom of the sand table was connected to the ground. However, this was not difficult for Zhao Jia and the others. The terrain of the sand table was made of clay and was not easy to deform. Therefore, Zhao Jia and others divided the sand table into many small pieces, then placed it on the wooden board and transported it out piece by piece, and then spliced ​​it on the boat.

Of course, others did these tedious things. Agnes was also very curious about the place where Dong Zhong lived, so Dong Zhong took her and Zhao Jia around the neighborhood. In addition to the farmland, Dong Zhong also raised some livestock on the island, but he let them go when he left before. In addition, he also planted a fruit forest. The climate here is hot and fresh fruits are eaten all year round.

As Dong Zhong moved around the area where he lived, this only accounts for a small part of the island, and there were also most areas that Dong Zhong had never been to. Because there were many dangerous beasts and poisonous insects in the jungle, Dong Zhong was almost venomed by a snake once and kept it for half a month before he came back to life. Since then, he has never dared to rush around on the island again.

After Zhao Jia and the others walked around, the sand table was finally delivered to the boat, and it was time for them to go back, but Dong Zhong showed a look of nostalgia at this time. After all, he had lived here for several years, and people had feelings. He had been devoted to survival before, so there was nothing when he left, but now his life was guaranteed. When he left again, he naturally felt reluctant to leave, especially the tools in the yard were made by him little by little, which made him feel the urge to empty the yard.

Seeing Dong Zhong's appearance, Zhao Jia suddenly smiled and said, "Mr. Dong, this island was the first one you discovered, and you have lived on the island for so many years. You must have a lot of affection for this island. Why not wait until you go back and I will plead with my father and how about rewarding this island to you?"

"Is this... really OK?" Dong Zhong couldn't help but say excitedly when he heard this, and even spoke a little fluently.

"Of course, this time, the gentleman presented the map to us, which helped us a lot. Some rewards were nothing." Zhao Jia said confidently. This is just an overseas desert island, and it is too far from the Song Dynasty, so it is not difficult to reward private people.
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