"The Yang Benman name" carries a lot of axes, hoes, sickles, hatches and other utensils.

The crew members drifted on the sea for so long and finally arrived on the land. They were reluctant to stay on the boat for a minute.

Everyone went ashore one after another, and with the captains on each ship as the center, several teams formed, and began to cut down wood and build houses in an orderly manner.

"Brother Li, a small river was found three miles ahead. The water was very clear and should be drinkable."

Li Yixie walked quickly to Li Geng with excitement on his face.

To build Hope Port into a truly usable supply port, freshwater sources are definitely a problem that must be solved.

Fortunately, the fleet has experienced hardships and luck has begun to improve now.

"Okay! Then our building will extend towards the river, and then incorporate this river into the walls of Hope Port as the main freshwater of the port; at the same time, we must also detect the surrounding terrain as soon as possible to see if there are any enemies."

Li Geng has heard from Li Kuan that there are people from other tribes living in the Americas, and these people may not necessarily welcome the arrival of the fleet. Everyone should be vigilant.

"Don't worry, our detection team is already in action. First, find out the situation within ten miles, and at the same time, find out the traces of the high-yield crops mentioned by His Highness the King of Chu."

The entire fleet had already done a division of labor, so Li Geng, the person in charge, didn't have to worry too much.

"That's good. You haven't had a good rest since you got ashore. There have been several wooden houses there. You can go in and rest first."

While talking, Li Geng walked towards the wooden house while Li Yixi was walking.

Although it is best to build stone houses next to the pier, it can withstand the wind and sun, and is not afraid of hurricanes.

However, as a temporary emergency, the wooden house is the most convenient.

In just one day, everyone invited a large piece of flat land and cut down a lot of wood, and were very busy.

"Huh? This wooden house..."

Li Yixie couldn't help but exclaim as soon as he came to the wooden house.

"What's wrong? Is there anything wrong with these wooden houses?"

Li Geng and Li Yixie have been old partners for many years, and they are so familiar with each other that they are no longer familiar with each other.

Therefore, Li Geng can accurately capture any emotional fluctuations of Li Yixi.

"Sandalwood, these are all high-quality sandalwood! Even in Chang'an City, these sandalwoods are considered high-quality wood and are essential materials for building palaces. Such a large batch of sandalwood is hard to find in Guanzhong. I didn't expect that we would use it to build a wooden house, which is really too luxurious."

Li Yixie is a noble child. His father, Li Junxian, stayed at the palace gate all year round and was a person trusted by Li Shimin. Naturally, he also had many opportunities to enter the palace.

Except for the Daming Palace, the main pillars of the Tai Chi Palace were made of various sandalwood.

When it comes to building a palace, the most time-consuming and laborious thing is often the acquisition, processing and transportation of the raw materials of these columns.

In addition, over the years, various sandalwood tables and chairs have been circulating in the Chu Palace. The wealthy and wealthy businessmen in Chang'an City are all proud of using sandalwood tables and chairs.

Li Geng didn't care much about this before, so he didn't feel anything.

Li Yixie is different. He could see at a glance that the wood in front of him was all kinds of sandalwood.

"There is all this kind of wood in that forest. According to you, isn't it full of sandalwood everywhere?"

"It's a pity that this America is too far from the Tang Dynasty. No matter how much sandalwood there is, it is not of much value. We cannot transport it back to the Tang Dynasty."

After being surprised, Li Yixie immediately realized the status quo and knew that it would be meaningless to be amazed here at this time.

However, this discovery also made him more curious about the American continent.

There is sandalwood everywhere here, so what about other things?

...

After a few people, rows of wooden houses had been built. In addition to arranging some people to build the wharf, Li Geng followed Li Yixie to start detecting the environment around the wharf.

Whether it is Li Geng or Li Yixie, he is willing to take such a great risk to go overseas. The main purpose is to find the legendary high-yield crops.

This is their only chance to be famous throughout the ages.

"Brother Li, I have been searching here for several days. Whether it is potatoes, sweet potatoes, or corn and peppers, I have not seen any of them. I guess this land may not have these crops."

Li Yixie was a little disappointed and walked forward while walking in some flowers and plants.

Although he had already thought that these crops were impossible to find whenever they arrived in the New World, he was still very disappointed after searching for several days without even finding them.

"The bay we are in happens to be at the foot of Mount Hope, and the flat area is relatively limited. But I see there should be a valley ahead. Why don't we go inside the valley to take a look?"

Li Geng just started to follow Li Yixie to find the legendary high-yield crops today, so his mentality is still very stable.

"I have an idea, probably I can find the shadow of these high-yield crops faster!"

As soon as Wen Daming said this, Li Geng and Li Yixie immediately stared at him, just like a hungry wolf seeing beef.

The look seemed to be saying: If you have any ideas, why don’t you say it quickly? Are you looking for a fight?

"Indigenous people! Found the indigenous people of America! His Highness the King of Chu said that there are also some tribes in the Americas. In most cases, these indigenous people can find some or several edible crops. And these crops are very likely to be the high-yield crops that His Highness the King of Chu told everyone!"

Unable to stand the eyes of Li Geng and Li Yixie, Wen Daming quickly expressed his thoughts.

"But His Highness the King of Chu also said that these natives are not necessarily very friendly to us, foreigners. If you can not deal with them, you will not deal with them first. When we gain a firm foothold in America, we will not have to be afraid of anything at that time."

In Wen Daming's opinion, the entire fleet of his side was only a few hundred people. These crew members who had experienced the test of thousands of miles of sea fronts before they came to America were the wealth of the Tang Dynasty.

If you have a conflict with the natives, even if the opponent's combat effectiveness is poor, you will definitely suffer some losses.

If these losses can be avoided, try to avoid them as much as possible.

"This is indeed a good idea! Indigenous people have lived here for hundreds or even thousands of years, and it is unlikely that they will survive entirely by hunting. In this way, their scale will not be very large. However, once a tribe discovers high-yield crops first, their population can definitely increase rapidly in a short period of time, and then annex other surrounding tribes to form a large tribe or even a country.

In this case, if this large tribe is hostile to us, it is really a huge risk. Maybe our behavior of finding high-yield crops will become a trap and directly scrapped the entire fleet."

Li Geng also understood that the worries Wen Daming mentioned were not simply worrying about nothing, but something very likely to happen.

With other options, he naturally did not want the fleet to take this risk.

"Since that's the case, we will continue to look for a few days nearby. Without any results, we arranged two ships to walk along the coastline for a few days, go everywhere to find out the movements of these high-yield crops, and return to Port Hope in half a month to gather!"

For the fleet, the main task now is to find high-yield crops.

Li Geng's decision

"If you want to detect sea routes, you have to come down frequently to find new crops. This efficiency will not be high. You will have to come back in half a month. I guess you can't even detect a distance of 100 miles. Why not set the time a little more relaxed and everyone will return to Port Hope in a month?"

Wen Daming's proposal was quickly accepted by Li Geng.

Afterwards, Li Geng led a team of men to the north, while Li Yixie led a group of men to the south.

A hundred people left behind in Hope Port to continue building the port, exploring the surrounding situation, and also serving as fishermen to fish for everyone to eat.

Fortunately, the fishery resources near Hope Port are very rich, and the tuna that is more difficult to catch has become the staple food for seafarers here.

Sashimi, grilled fish, and stewed fish heads. Everyone tried all the ways to eat tuna.

After many days like this, Wen Daming, who followed Li Geng to the north, came to a canyon.

"Brother Li, there are rivers in the middle of this canyon and wide plains on both sides, which are very suitable for the growth of various crops. Why don't we settle here today and look for it to see if there are any crops we want?"

Wen Daming looked at the canyon with birds singing and flowers smelling, and his heart was full of expectations.

During this period, he had already recorded a whole notebook, and he found that he was in love with this kind of life.

Every time I see a novel plant or animal, Wen Daming will quickly record it.

If time allows, he will draw a picture to record it.

When he encounters some crops that can pick seeds, he will pick a handful of seeds and bring them back to the ship.

The Wanwan Garden in Chang'an City and the Baicao Garden in Chu King's Mansion like to collect all kinds of animals and strange flowers and plants.

At that time, Wen Daming can make a fortune by selling various seeds.

Of course, as a writer with pursuit, Wen Daming definitely values ​​more than money.

In fact, there are really many people in this era who are very calm in their pursuit of wealth.

Unlike later generations, how can we relieve worries? Only by getting rich!

"The Americas is a good place. The terrain here is much simpler than that in the South Ocean. There are fewer various messy snakes and insects. The most important thing is that it will not be full of islands and the sea conditions are complex. Unfortunately, it is too far from the Tang Dynasty."

Although Li Geng has only been walking along the coastline for a few days, he has already had some preliminary impressions of South America.

"His Royal Highness of Chu said before we went out to sea that there are wide and long mountains along the western coast of South America, but there are vast plains and countless primeval forests in the east, and there are many strange snakes and insects in it. Everyone should be careful."

Wen Daming was afraid that Li Geng, the leader, would take it lightly, and the entire fleet would be in trouble by then.

You know, before Wen Daming went to sea, he stayed in the library of Guanshishan Academy for more than half a month, and read through all the books related to going to sea.

There are many crew members who have suffered great losses on some islands in Nanyang.

According to His Highness the King of Chu, there are many strange things in this world that are not available in the Tang Dynasty.

Don't fall down for no reason, and you don't even know how to die.

"Well, let's walk inside along the river bank to see if we can find out."

Li Geng took the lead, holding a machete in one hand and a sandalwood stick in the other, and walked forward with firm steps.

"Li Langjun, look at how many plants there are followed by red fruits, which seem to be somewhat similar to the peppers mentioned by His Highness the King of Chu."

Chen Sier, who had been following Li Geng and Wen Daming silently, habitually picked up the telescope from time to time to time to look at the scenery in the distance.
To be continued...