When the three of them saw Shen Shuli finished speaking, someone immediately took over the conversation.

Mu Wanjun refused excitedly: "No, these things must not be exposed. We have finally come here, and we can't put you in danger because of them!"

Su Yunhai also said hurriedly: "Yes, my girl, at worst we can just not go to the island for the time being. The rainy season is only three months. We can think of a solution after three months. But I think Lihai City is pretty good. We might as well settle down here."

Shen Yuehua: "They are right, my girl, you must not take any risks. We would rather stay in Lihai than let your secret be exposed! Come back to me quickly!"

Shen Shuli was helpless.

The rainy season ends and the ice season begins.

During the ice age, people in the north might be able to withstand it.

But if an ice season occurs in the south, it will definitely be a devastating natural disaster!

The houses, clothes, and daily necessities in the south are all summer styles, with no supplies to keep out the cold.

One can imagine what kind of life the people in the South live in.

...

...

The team can buy a house in Lihai and settle down, but how to resist the cold wave?

Everyone else's home was shivering with cold, but their home was the only one that was warm.

Do you think that the people of Lihai will unite and fight against these outsiders in order to survive and seize their houses and supplies?

This was the best solution she could think of.

"Don't worry, I'm just suggesting it."

"Dad, Jun, please accompany me for a walk. Let's go explore the exact location of the island first."

Mu Wanjun: "Where are you? I'll come find you."

Shen Shuli reported her location: "I'm just outside the city, there's an open space, suitable for a helicopter."

Su Yunhai: "Ali, don't move, wait where you are and be careful. Ajun, don't run around, wait for me to meet you at the inn and then go find Ali together."

Shen Yuehua: "Then you guys be careful."

Su Yunhai was outside the city at the moment, very far away from the two of them.

Shen Shuli waited for almost an hour before Su Yunhai and Mu Wanjun showed up.

There's no one around.

Shen Shuli had already released the helicopter, and after the two were seated, it took off directly and flew towards the approximate location of the island.

After sailing fifty miles away from the coast, there were basically no fishing boats.

Shen Shuli turned on the helicopter's lights to observe the sea conditions.

The wind was strong at night and the sound of waves was constant.

It can be seen that the risk of sailing at night is still very high.

When we reached the 200 nautical miles mark, a thick fog suddenly arose, greatly interfering our vision.

Shen Shuli lowered the helicopter.

The bottom of the helicopter was almost touching the sea surface when we observed and found that the fog was very low.

Shen Shuli flew higher again and found that the foggy area was very large. It was at least more than a thousand meters above the ground, and there was still fog.

The depth of the fog was as deep as fifty nautical miles, and the helicopter finally passed through the fog area.

Su Yunhai sighed: "The fog here is really thick, and the visibility is really too low."

Mu Wanjun smiled and explained: "The fog at sea is indeed very heavy at night, but it will basically dissipate during the day."

"It's quite scary to fly over the sea at night."

Su Yunhai looked at the inky black curtain under his feet, which looked like the mouth of a giant monster, and couldn't help but get goose bumps.

"It's quite creepy, so I asked you to come along to give me courage." Shen Shuli smiled obscenely.

People will feel fear in such a dark environment.

Su Yunhai said jokingly: "Don't be afraid, girl. With daddy here, all bad luck will retreat!"

As soon as the words fell.

The three people in the helicopter clearly heard the sound of something hitting iron sheets above their heads.

silence.

The space suddenly fell into silence.

Besides the sound of the propeller, there is the sound of the waves crashing.

Seeing the drizzle starting to fall outside, Su Yunhai couldn't help but curl his lips.

“Haha, hahahaha…” Shen Shuli couldn’t stop laughing. She felt embarrassed for her father.

"The rainy season is here so soon? Or is it that the south just has a lot of rain?" Mu Wanjun spoke up to break the awkward atmosphere.

Chen Shuli: "I don't know. Let's keep going forward. If we can't find any islands along the line from 300 to 350 nautical miles, we'll turn back."

"Yeah, okay."

Shen Shuli circled almost a circle around the sea area and finally saw the location of the island.

"That looks like the outline of an island over there. Girl, drive over and take a look." Su Yunhai said, pointing to a location.

Chen Shuli and Mu Wanjun looked over there and vaguely saw something on the sea.

We lowered the helicopter and shone the light over there, and sure enough, we saw a huge island!

"It really is an island! We found it!"

All three were very excited.

But all three of them soon fell silent again.

It's raining around here too.

This means that it is raining over a large area, not a unique weather condition in a certain sea area.

How could they bring a team of more than 2,000 people across 300 nautical miles to live on the island?

"Should we observe here for a few days, or go back directly?" Shen Shuli asked for their opinions.

Mu Wanjun suggested: "Since we have found it, let's go back. It is more important to solve the problem of going out to sea first."

Su Yunhai also said: "Why don't we explore the approximate area of ​​the island before going back."

"Can."

After Shen Shuli filled the helicopter with fuel, she began to fly slowly along the edge of the entire island.

The area of ​​the island was measured using aerial photography scans from a helicopter.

The area of ​​the entire island is much larger than Shen Shuli and the others imagined!

If placed on the modern blue planet, the uninhabited island would be located a little further away than the Dongsha Islands, forming a triangle with Taiwan and Hainan Island.

But the combined area of ​​the islands is five times larger than that of Taiwan, Hainan Island, and the Dongsha Islands combined!

It is definitely an extremely huge island!

This means that the resources on the island are absolutely abundant!

Originally, Su Yunhai and Mu Wanjun wanted to give up this island, but when they saw such a huge island, they were greatly shaken.

"We must take over such a large island!" Su Yunhai was so excited that he kept swallowing his saliva.

Mu Wanjun was also eager to move towards this island. Who doesn’t want to own an island?

"Yes, Father Su is right. If we can take over this island and develop on it, even if there is a big fight outside, it will not affect us."

Shen Shuli: "It will be the cold season in three months, which will affect construction, so we must build infrastructure on the island within three months, otherwise it will be too late."

It is still possible to work even if it rains a little, after all, the overall climate is still hot in summer.

Once the cold season comes and the whole world is frozen, forget about building a house.

Chen Shuli said: "I heard that a large ship will arrive at the port tomorrow morning. Let's go back and discuss with everyone and let everyone raise funds. We must find a way to rent or buy that ship!"

"Okay, let's go back quickly, otherwise it will be too late." Su Yunhai looked at the sky. It was already late at night.

Shen Shuli returned home according to the precise route map she had drawn.

Her direction did not deviate at all, and she returned to the north gate of Lihai in the shortest straight line distance.

It is also raining in Lihai City, which means that this rain heralds the arrival of the rainy season.

After getting off the helicopter outside the city, the three of them immediately rushed back to the inn.

Su Yunhai gathered all the leaders in the team to discuss matters in Shen Shuli's room.

The deliberators are:

Su Yunshan, Su Yunhai, Su Yunlin, Su Dingan, and Shen Shuli of the Su family.

Shen Yuehui, Shen Yuebai, Shen Yueguang and Shen Yueliang of the Shen family.

Xie Chengyuan and Xie Chengying of the Xie family.

Mu Hongqi, Mu Yansheng, Mu Wanjun from the Mu family, and Xue Bufan who represented the entire exile team.

Gu Changyao and Gu Changfeng of the Gu family.

Zhou Bowei from the Zhou family.

Li Youren and Li Rui from Taohua Village, Zhang Shiwen from the Zhang family, the village chief of Shan'ao Village and his eldest son.

There is also King Xuan, Xiao Yuxuan, who alone can represent the entire team he leads.

Su Yunhai was the person in charge, and he took the initiative to explain the content of the meeting to everyone.

"Everyone, I just asked around. A large ship will dock tomorrow morning. This ship is our last chance. We must leave the Li Sea and head to the island as soon as possible, otherwise we will definitely be trapped in the city."

In order to stimulate everyone's sense of crisis, Su Yunhai began to talk nonsense and exaggerate.

"The war is rapidly spreading to the south. I'm sure the Lihai Sea will soon be in chaos. Our identities are always a hidden danger. We must leave this troubled place as soon as possible."

"But there is a problem. The ship is full and we can't buy a seat. Besides, those ships have fixed routes and will not go to the island just for us."

"My idea is to find a way to buy the ship, but the price is definitely not cheap, so I called everyone here overnight to raise some funds to buy the ship."

"I have inquired about it. This ship was newly built two years ago. It is in very good condition in all aspects. It is estimated to cost 500,000 taels of silver to buy it."

"Now that we have a boat, it will be much easier for us to travel between the islands and the Li Sea, so that we won't become forgotten, isolated, and imprisoned prisoners after we go to the islands."

"We can also trade with the Lihai Sea through ships, so we won't be without supplies and funds."

"Today, anyone who is willing to pay money to jointly purchase the ship can do so as a shareholder. In the future, the profits from each voyage can be divided according to the proportion of each person's investment."

"Of course, if you are not willing to invest, my Su family can buy it on our own."

"But let me be frank. If you want to travel, buy supplies, or use my ship to transport goods, you will have to pay a sky-high freight fee. You can't say that I, Su, am dishonest then."

Xiao Yuxuan is a smart man, and the fact that he was able to travel here means that he has discovered the novel and has a general understanding of the world in the book.

He immediately understood what Su Yunhai meant and was the first to stand up and express his position.

"Uncle Su, I understand what you mean. Since I have decided to go with you and you want to live on the island, I will definitely go with you."

"How can such a good thing be missed by me? With my financial resources, I can buy this ship by myself."

"But I am willing to give others a chance to share a piece of the pie. I will first put out 50,000 taels of silver as a stake. If others cannot make up the difference, I can add more."

Mu Wanjun also hurriedly discussed with her father and brother in a low voice, encouraging them to invest.

Mu Hongqi knew that the reason why the Su family had to go to the island was because of their identity as prisoners. Of course, they had to take the initiative to solve the problem instead of letting the Su family work hard for them.

"I only have about 100,000 yuan in total. I am willing to take out 50,000 yuan. If it is not enough later, I can take out some more."

Brothers Xie Chengyuan and Xie Chengye also discussed it and decided to invest.

Xie Chengyuan was the boss behind Zui Linglong. Although his funds had not yet been delivered, the Silver Black Armor Guards secretly brought a lot of it with them. The Xie family was not short of money at all.

Moreover, Xie Chengying had been following Gao Fei for a year and was quite wealthy. Moreover, when he left Quanzhou, Gao Fei gave the Xie family a lot of money.

Xie Chengyuan said, "My Xie family is also willing to pay 50,000 taels. If it's not enough, you can add more."

Shen Yuehui also quoted 50,000 taels. Most of the Shen family's silver was given by the Su family.

The 50,000 taels were pooled together by the four brothers of the Shen family, who basically took out all their family assets.

The Gu family and the Zhou family were both wealthy and powerful. Seeing that King Xuan had only offered 50,000 taels, the two families did not dare to go beyond that, so they each offered 50,000 taels, and if it was not enough, they would add more.

Xue Bufan had a lot of silver hidden on him, but he was not as strong as other families, so he took 10,000 taels personally.

The other prisoners' families needed him to convey their messages privately.

The people in Taohua Village were very poor and owed a lot of debts.

The Li family was willing to pay one thousand taels, and the Zhang family three thousand taels.

As for whether other people in Taohua Village are willing to invest, we have to find them privately.

Su Yunhai saw that everyone agreed to invest, and the amount offered was already more than 300,000.

There is still a gap of less than 200,000.

Su Yunhai thought about it and offered a price of one hundred thousand taels.

The remaining tens of thousands of taels can be used by each family to add more if they want, and some opportunities should also be left for other poorer families.

But the Su family must occupy the majority and become the major shareholder, so that they can have a greater say.

"The money has been collected, probably. Village Chief Li, Village Chief Liu, Commander Xue, please go and discuss with those who did not participate in the meeting. Those who want to contribute should hand in the money and report it."

"Who will go with me to the Maritime Customs to discuss this matter? This matter must be done." Su Yunhai looked at the people with the highest status and position present.

He was worried that he couldn't handle it alone.

Xiao Yuxuan felt that who else but him could do it at this moment?

He stood up and said, "I will go with you."

Mu Hongqi also wanted to go, but his current status was awkward and he was worried that going would only cause trouble, so he had to give up.

The same goes for the Xie family.

But what Su Yunhai didn't expect was that when he went out, Xiao Yuxuan actually brought his grandmother, the Empress Dowager Lan Zhaoyi.

No.

Lan Zhaoyi is now the Empress Dowager.

Because the current emperor has changed, and he is now the empress dowager's grandson.

Even if the people of Lihai don’t give face to Su Yunhai or Prince Xuan.

We must also give face to the Empress Dowager!

Su Yunhai was worried that there was not enough silver, in addition to the 500,000 silver raised during the meeting.

Shen Shuli gave him another 500,000 taels just in case.

In the inn.

All those who had been resting were awakened, and each household was discussing the issue of buying a boat enthusiastically in their rooms.

Shen Shuli came to Mu Wanjun's room, and they were both worried about buying a boat.

"Baby, what do you think are the chances that they can buy that ship?" Mu Wanjun was very worried.

"With the Empress Dowager here, I think things will go a little more smoothly."

"But if the Maritime Customs loses a large ship, its revenue in the next few years will be greatly reduced. It will probably be difficult to negotiate unless we raise the price."

It was with these in mind that Shen Shuli prepared enough silver for Su Yunhai.

As long as she could buy the boat, money was not a problem for her.

It was getting light.

Xue Bufan, Village Chief Li, Village Chief Liu and others came to find Shen Shuli and asked her to hand over the collected silver and account books to Su Yunhai.

In addition to the Xie and Mu families, the exiled team also included eight other families: the Chen, Ji, Zhong, Bai, Qiao, Zhang, Tian, ​​and Hu families.

Other ordinary families, bodyguards, Silver Black Armor Guards, and King Xuan's 1,000 elite soldiers who heard the news also wanted to participate, and no one was turned away.

The total amount was 100,000 taels.

The names and amounts of silver in the account book were clearly recorded.

Shen Shuli flipped through it, feeling surprised.

She really didn't expect that all the small families in the team would participate.

I feel very comforted.

Until morning.

The Empress Dowager, Prince Xuan and Su Yunhai returned to the inn together.

But the three of them did not look very good, and the others who had been waiting for the results of the three of them felt their hearts sank when they saw their faces.

No one dared to step forward to ask for the result. They all looked at the three people anxiously, waiting for them to speak themselves.

Especially the Empress Dowager Lan Zhaoyi, her complexion was the worst among the three.

She was still feeling angry and couldn't vent it. She didn't want to lose her composure in front of these people, so she went straight back to her guest room.

Su Yunhai's face was also ashen at this moment, and he didn't want to speak at all.

Xiao Yuxuan reluctantly explained to everyone: "Don't worry, the ship has been bought, but the price is double the selling price. It was Mr. Su who generously donated money to fill the gap of 500,000 taels."

When everyone heard this, their hearts suddenly tightened.

They never thought that a ship would cost one hundred taels of silver!

This is only possible because of the Empress Dowager’s intervention!

People all over the world know that the Empress Dowager is the most honorable person in the world, and everything in the world belongs to the royal family.

Not only did these people not give the boat to the Queen Mother for free, they even dared to raise the price!

That's simply outrageous!

No wonder the Empress Dowager looked so unhappy!

If it were them, they would definitely not be much better!

But at this moment.

Everyone has a clearer understanding of the Su family's financial resources.

If the 100,000 taels are added, the Su family has paid a total of 600,000 taels!

The Su family is really a hidden talent!

"Everyone, the ownership of the ship is temporarily signed under my name. Once they unload all the cargo on the ship, we can board the ship and go out to sea."

"Also, my Su family has no intention of taking too much of the share. Let's readjust the proportions. Those who are willing to raise the price can do so now, but my Su family wants the right to operate, and the share cannot be less than any of yours."

"My Su family will pay 300,000 taels, and you can divide the rest."

Ordinary people didn't have much money to begin with, and they had already used up all their savings as much as possible.

Su Yunhai was mainly targeting those families with wealthy financial resources.

Xie Chengyuan took the initiative to say: "Uncle Su, then my Xie family will pay 100,000."

Xiao Yuxuan: "Then I'll also give 100,000."

Gu Changyao: "The Gu family has one hundred thousand taels." The Gu family in the capital and the Gu family in Qinzhou each own half.

Zhou Bowei: "I don't have as much wealth as you do, so I'll just pay 100,000 taels."

Mu Hongqi: "I actually wanted to give a little more, but the maximum I could give was only 100,000 taels, so I gave it all."

The total cost of these few companies alone is 800,000.

Before they opened their mouths, they had already calculated the proportions, leaving other families with a chance to eat meat.

Otherwise, whether it is Xiao Yuxuan or the Xie family, both families can come up with at least 500,000 taels.

The rest include 50,000 from the Shen family, 10,000 from Xue Bufan, and 100,000 from Taohua Village, Shan'ao Village, the guard team, etc.

A total of 960,000.

There is still a gap of 40,000, which will be filled by the Su family.

Su Yunhai asked his elder brother Su Yunshan to calculate the share ratio for each family so that everyone would know the exact ratio.

After confirmation, have each investor sign and put their fingerprints on the profit-sharing agreement.

During this period of time, the cargo on the ship should have been cleared out.

Su Yunhai asked everyone to go back and pack up their things and head to the dock.

When buying the ship, Su Yunhai bought the captain and all the crew members.

After all, not everyone can drive such a large ship.

To avoid accidents.

Su Yunhai, along with a group of crew members and guards, carefully checked every corner of the ship inside and out. Only after finding no problems did they feel at ease to let the team board.

More than just personnel boarded the ship.

All the supplies, vehicles and horses in the team had to be loaded onto the ship.

This ship sounds big, but it is still barely enough to accommodate more than 2,000 people and the supplies they carry.

While ensuring safety and avoiding overweight, we can only streamline the temporarily useless materials and wait for the next trip.

But all the people must be transported there.

Shen Shuli immediately rented a warehouse at the dock and asked porters to move the supplies that could not be taken away to the warehouse for storage.

After everyone is on board.

The big ship began to slowly leave the dock.

It was the first time for everyone to go out to sea, and faced with the unknown, everyone inevitably felt anxious.

Including several people who came through time and space.

In their eyes, this big ship was too backward and very slow.

Plus, we have to cross unknown waters and face islands that have never been visited by humans...

The ship sailed for an entire afternoon, and many people inevitably suffered from seasickness.

The seasick people hurried to the deck and vomited into the sea.

Mu Wanjun quickly prepared the medicine and asked someone to help boil it. She asked the person who was seasick to drink it, and the symptoms were alleviated a lot.

Although there was a light drizzle in the sky, the sea was relatively calm during the day, which gradually calmed everyone's anxiety.

Some people even have the leisure time and take out their fishing gear to go fishing in the sea.

For example, Su Yunhai.

There was not even a fishing rod in the entire team, so Su Yunhai had to ask for it from Shen Shuli.

Other people who like fishing were almost dying of greed after seeing this.

It is still very cold at night at sea.

Shen Yuehua asked the women who were not seasick to help make mattresses, quilts, cotton clothes and other cold-weather supplies.

It takes at least seven or eight days to reach the island, so warm supplies must be prepared.

Even if you go to the island, you will still need it.

Shen Shuli was idle for a while.

But you can't stay idle.

After informing her mother, she wanted to sneak into the sea to dive at night.

After Mu Wanjun learned about it, she also wanted to dive.

Shen Shuli took two diving suits from the space, and after they changed their clothes, they entered the sea through the window of Shen Yuehua's cabin.

Shen Shuli couldn't wait to go into the sea. She wanted to collect the sea water into the space and try to see if she could upgrade the space.

By the way, catch some seafood.

I have to say.

After trying to collect sea water into the space.

Shen Shuli discovered that the space really absorbed seawater!

It was almost the same reaction as when river water was first introduced into the space!

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