"Do you really have to look for the New Zealand Islands? There is only one ship and dozens of people, and I'm afraid there will be many crises on the way." On the side of the simple dock of the Yara River, residents living in this colonial stronghold came to see Cheng Hong and the others off.

The Oceania expedition team once organized an expedition to the New Zealand Islands under the leadership of Cheng Hong, and encountered a storm on the way back. This was their second time to look for the New Zealand Islands across the sea.

Tasmania, opposite the Bay of Melbourne, has been involved in the expedition led by Cheng Hong, and only the New Zealand Islands have not yet been fed with the Chinese flags.

Cheng Hong and dozens of others were worried about the failure of the exploration of the New Zealand Islands and wanted to make their last voyage before returning to their homeland.

"This time it is the persistence of dozens of us. We cannot add too much trouble to everyone because of our ideas. We started to prepare for this adventure a year ago. There should be no problems with this adventure. We will definitely be able to find the island marked on the map smoothly." Cheng Hong said confidently.

"Exploring the New Zealand Islands is a good thing for us. We will not oppose your actions, but the sea is extremely dangerous and no one can provide you with support. Take care of yourself." The visitor who replaced Cheng Hong as the governor of Tianji City said to the expedition team that was about to set off.

"Please allow us to take away twenty muskets. If the sailing goes smoothly, we will inspect the coastline of the archipelago after we arrive in the New Zealand Islands. If we have not returned for at most half a year, it means we have been killed." Cheng Hong said.

"Take the muskets and I will report them to the military headquarters for you. Twenty muskets are not valuable to us," said the Governor.

"Brothers, it's time for us to set sail. This may be our last adventure on the other side of the ocean! There is a huge archipelago five thousand miles east of the ocean. We are going to plant our flag there. We will be the first to discover huge archipelago and fulfill our unfinished mission!" Cheng Hong made his last mobilization before setting sail.

This time, the expedition team that went to search for the New Zealand Islands only had one ship, and they would face the vast South Pacific Ocean. Melbourne Bay is more than 2,000 kilometers away from the New Zealand Islands, which is even farther from the capital to Japan. There are only scattered Pacific islands in the middle, and the supply is very unstable. If their ship hit the reef and enters the water, they even have no spare ships, and they are likely to be buried in the sea.

The lonely ships bulged their sails and entered the Melbourne Bay along the Yara River and sailed into the vast South Pacific Ocean.

The Governor of Tianji City watched the lonely sailboat gradually disappear: "It is a rare adventurer to have such enthusiasm and pursuit when they were able to stay in Oceania for a few years. If they can explore this sea area and explore all the islands in the Pacific Ocean, it will be of great help to the development and route planning here."

"Sir, the main purpose of our visit to Oceania this time is to find an alluvial sand gold mine called Shufenshan. It is said that there is a large amount of easy-to-mine sand gold. I wonder when we will set off?" This time, geological experts and mineral experts sent from the local area asked the Governor for instructions.

"Don't be anxious. Shufen Mountain is still quite far from the Tianji City we established. You should know that in addition to the surrounding area of ​​Tianji City, there are primitive terrain formed by plains, mountains and swamps. We also need to form a special exploration team to search for gold mines in Shufen Mountain. Do not mention gold mines to the residents here for the time being, otherwise it will affect their crop planting and grazing and raising." The Governor reminds these experts who do not care much about the world.

If the news of their visit to explore the gold mines spread, the residents of Tianji City would probably not be in the mood to farm and grazle, and would clamor to go to the undiscovered gold mines to hunt for gold.

"When we discover gold mines and establish a strict inspection system, we will see if we want to collect immigrants to hunt for gold, or should we recruit indigenous people to help us..." said the Governor.

The newly arrived exploration team lived in a house in Tianji City. There were two or three groups of reclamators who had arrived a few years ago. Many of them personally reclaimed large areas of farmland and pastures. They were reluctant to leave everything they created. When they wanted to transfer back to China, they chose to stay and become permanent residents here. At night, hundreds of people stationed at the southernmost end of the eastern hemisphere raised bonfires to chat about their hometown and the development of land, each with sighs.

Among this group of people, there were a few very special people. They were shirtless, wearing animal skin skirts around their waists, and were skillfully turning the grill. The lamb made a sizzling sound under the roasting of charcoal fire, and the golden oil overflowed, and then drizzled with chili juice and cumin. The tempting smell made people around them unable to help salivate.

"The seasoning you brought is really great! This must be a gift from the god of nature!" Several natives wearing animal skin skirts were very hungry before the roasted lamb was cooked.

"What are those people? How can they speak Chinese?" the new governor asked the residents of Tianji City.

"They were a few young people in the indigenous tribes that Captain Cheng Hong conquered when we landed here. They first regarded us as gods, but later they often mingled with our people, and asked us to defeat several tribes that competed for territory with them. We divided up the captives and spoils together. In order to obtain more easy-to-communicate labor, the teacher we brought would teach Chinese." The inhabitants said to the governor.

"How many people are there in their tribe?"

"There are hundreds of people in this tribe, seven or eight tribes that have established relationships with us, and other tribes that are unwilling to obey us were driven further north by us. The tribes we make friends with need to send tribe members to help us cultivate farmland and grazing, and keep livestock. In return, we will provide some of the items and food they want."

“That is, if we have something to do, can we dispatch these people who obey our tribes?”

"That's why we have supreme power in this area, and the backward tribes worship us like former vassal states."
Chapter completed!