Aspirations for Nation and Beauty Chapter 2: Iron Horse Glacier Section 57 Great Discovery
"Master Huo, do you want this group of mercenaries to serve our navy? It is still too early to explore the inland west, and our strength in the south is slightly insufficient. It’s better to let those people go to Assab and over there to help.” The old sailor in old clothes kept spewing thick smoke from his nostrils, and he obviously didn’t understand Huo Congrong’s decision in this regard.
"Mr. Dress, these guys are not going back to Assab, they are not familiar with the situation there, this is the scope of her activities. What's more, Assab is still unable to provide them with sufficient food. Resupply, even supplying the official supply of our empire is a bit difficult. It has been almost a month since no supply ship came from Mangadishu, and I don’t know what went wrong. I have loosened the last batch of supplies by Assab In the past, it seemed that he could last for a month. You probably don’t know how many people Zhou Laoer has under him? He has nearly 300 people in Sabana, and it is said that nearly 200 people came to laugh at his old man. His subordinates are already on their way to Mangadishu from the empire by boat, and when these two hundred people arrive at Fasabana, this guy will have more troops than I have in Sabanad!" Huo Congrong smiled slightly, "Although he He is a mercenary leader, but quite cunning. As far as I know, he has secret contacts with the two larger tribe leaders in the west interior. It is rumored that he even married a tribe leader's daughter as his wife, but no one dares to ask him. This question."
Perhaps due to customs and habits, it is very common for Tang men to marry Indians and other whites as wives and concubines, but it is extremely rare to marry blacks. One reason is that although there are blacks in the empire, But it is quite rare, and most of them appear as slaves. Another reason is that the Tang men's aesthetics regard white skin as beautiful, and black skin is not well accepted by the public.
"Oh? This guy seems to have some skills, and he can get along well with those natives." The guy who looks like an old sailor is also a member of the Imperial Navy, but he only officially became a member of the Imperial Navy when Eastern Samoa was merged into the Imperial Navy. A member of the Imperial Navy. Dreis is the captain of the naval exploration and mapping ship "Blue Castle". This is a medium-sized survey and mapping ship. It has patrolled between Sabana and Assab several times. It is one of the main naval detection forces for South China Exploration and Expansion.
"Well, this is also the main reason why I want this guy to act as our front station. This guy has some mobility in the west. Compared with our regular expedition surveying and mapping team, his methods are not so particular. To It’s much more flexible.” Huo Congrong nodded and said, “Besides, he doesn’t need much support from us, at most it’s just a supply of supplies. The south is certainly the focus of the empire, but sooner or later the west will also enter the empire. It’s better to let them work for the empire, as long as they are effective, I believe the empire will not be aware of what people do.”
"Well, yes, the power of the empire here is too weak now. If this situation continues, I'm afraid it will really be like what that guy said just now. If those guys from the Western Continent take the lead, then we It will be too passive in the future. Being able to use these guys can be regarded as making the best use of everything, and it can be regarded as a meritorious thing for them, at least it is much brighter than their doing those things." The old sailor thought After thinking about it, he nodded and agreed with Huo Congrong's opinion.
"Mr. Dries, how is the situation on your side?" Finally got to the point. Although Huo Congrong is only the deputy head of a marine division. However, on behalf of the entire Imperial Navy, it is responsible for the entire extended detection work in the area south of Angel Bay, including Sabana. He also presided over the overall work of the entire southern part of the New World, so Dreis also needed to report the recent progress to the Red Army.
"The situation in the early stage was not very good, and you also know that the weather in the early stage was too bad. The Blue Castle had to stay in the small harbor of Assab to avoid the wind, and the work was really carried out in the later stage, but this trip we have some Breakthrough, we set out from Assab and sailed along the coastline to Lan for nearly 400 kilometers. We found an island 120 miles away from the coastline of the mainland. The area of the island is not large, about 200 square kilometers. But we have made an amazing discovery on this island." When he said this, Dres' eyes began to shine, and a flush appeared on his face.
"Oh? What discovery?" Huo Congrong realized that there might really be some big discovery. With Dries' calm personality, such a performance is considered an anomaly.
"This island is full of wild cloves, almost all over the mountains. My crew and I couldn't believe it, but it is true. I also brought back some plants and prepared to send them back to the empire for inspection. If it is true They are all lilac flowers, and that island can be called Lilac Island." Dries took out two plants from the package beside him and handed them to Huo Congrong.
Huo Congrong was a little surprised, but an island covered with cloves is undoubtedly a huge discovery for the empire. Although it does not mean much to the navy itself, it is also a credit to the navy. After examining the plant carefully, I put it to my nose and took a good sniff. It should be cloves.
"Mr. Dries, I have to congratulate you. This should be clove grass. If your discovery is true, I am afraid that the empire will occupy this island immediately even at the risk of irritating the countries of the Western Continent. , This is simply a natural cornucopia. You should know what spices mean to the empire and the Western Continent. Now that the empire controls most of the Meli area, almost all spice production is in the hands of the empire. The empire's demand for spices has always been It's soaring, it can't meet the needs at all, let alone supply the growing gap in the Western Continent, hehe, maybe you will be awarded a medal or even a noble status for this." Huo Congrong's tone was full of envy.
"Hehe, I have already had someone draw the sea chart of that island, I hope it can bring a surprise to our empire." Dreis was also grinning from ear to ear, and could be canonized as a nobleman That is a dream that ordinary people can't achieve in their lifetime. Dresh has never expected it, but it has also heard that the person who discovered Golden Crown Island has been canonized as a nobleman. If he really has such good luck, he will be honored. .
"Well, this is a huge discovery. I have to report it back to the empire as soon as possible. Please give me a signal from above. In addition, we also need to report some opinions on our side. Maybe the empire should really change its current strategy. Already." Huo Congtong stood up and pondered that the discovery of Dingxiang Island might be able to prompt the empire to make this determination.
The empire’s colonial policy has always been vague. This cannot be blamed for the turmoil of the Imperial Council and the Privy Council. In fact, at the beginning, the empire always encouraged both the official and the private sector to fully participate in the expansion of the New World colonies. The expansion of the New World is already one step behind. The establishment of the Gaalyub colony once aroused the high vigilance of the countries in the Western Continent, especially after a marine division stationed in Gaalyub, it made the Shampoo countries pay attention Datang will act in every move on this continent.
The subtle changes in the attitudes of the countries in the Western Continent have also made the Empire feel. The lair is much closer, and if the empire wants to compete with them there, it doesn't take much to know what the end will be.
Therefore, on the surface, the empire has shrunk its official actions, and on the surface, at least let the countries of the western continent feel relieved~IndoMTL.com~ But in fact, the empire's support for non-government forces has not decreased at all, and even invested more However, the exploration and expansion of the empire is not limited to a new continent. From the Mawen Islands to the south and southeast are important routes for the empire to explore, and the new continent is only one of the highlights of the empire's exploration and expansion.
After sorting out a large stack of documents and maps in his hands, Wufeng felt quite satisfied with the world in his own hands. The discovery of Dingxiang Island is a shocking geographical discovery, which means that there may be a large number of people in the waters around Dingxiang Island. Or the possibility of growing spices is available on the mainland. Melly's spice planting has made Melly the richest place in the empire after Jiangnan County, and now the growing demand for spices in all parts of the mainland has doubled Melly's worth , especially the empire's demand has almost quadrupled, and the harsh requirements of spice planting on the hydrothermal climate have been a bottleneck that has plagued the survival and expansion of spices, and this bottleneck cannot be reached by research or improved plants. The way is to find land that is also suitable for growth, but there are people living in all parts of the Raya continent, and it has not been heard that qualified spice plants can grow there.
But now the naval officer of Dres has found a bright road to the empire. Scholars from the Institute of Botany of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of the Empire have confirmed that it is an authentic lilac plant, both in terms of fragrance, color and effect. Like the cloves from Meli, this means aesthetics, and Wufeng can't help but want to grin at the thought of it. Jiangshan Meirenzhi, Chapter 3, Sweeping Liuhe, Chapter 2, Iron Horse and Glacier, Section 57, Great Discovery