The East Gate Lighthouse has one more task than the Eluanbi Lighthouse, which is to monitor the Spanish fleet and provide early warnings for attacks that may arise at any time.

Therefore, when they saw this huge fleet and so many Western sailboats, the tower guards were startled at first. They immediately sounded the alarm bell, pulled off the cannon suits, and quickly entered a state of alert.

It was not until the sun and moon shine brightly on each other clearly that the officers and soldiers calmed down a little and asked about the other party's identity in the words of lights.

The other party's answer was unbelievable to the tower guards. They never expected that the fleet that set out to sail around the world more than three years ago would actually come back!

Many people thought something happened to them...

Although the signal was sent out of the first time, the police officer guarding the tower still carefully checked the flag on the mast and the mottled numbers on the ship. He could not believe that this was the "Eternal Sinner Liu Daxia" that had been sailing around the world for a thousand days!

Unlike the caution of the tower guards, the crew members who returned from the voyage could no longer contain their excitement. They rushed to the side of the ship and waved and cheered at their comrades in the coast guard uniforms on the dock, whistling and whistling.

I don’t know which starts first, but the crew soon sang together:

"The police flag is floating on the ship, and the heart is jumping in my heart.

Then we took care of the belt and the military cap, and we came back on the waves…”

This vernacular song sung in the police academy has long been immersed in the souls of the coast guards. The officers and soldiers guarding the tower completely put down their guards. They put away the Longqing style in their hands and sang loudly on the lighthouse:

"The seagulls yell at the edge of the strings, and the hand flags and flags sway in the wind.

The calm sea lifts waves and welcomes you back to your mother's arms..."

The boat sang in unison on the tower, and the song echoed over the strait:

"Hello, my dear motherland, hello, mom.

Tears fell on the face, and laughed to the fullest.

The azure sea is pure and crystal clear, like a blue good news dedicated to my mother.

Hello, my dear motherland, hello, mom.

Hello, mom, hello..."

The East Gate Lighthouse immediately released the carrier pigeon and delivered the good news to the Coast Guard General Headquarters in Yongxia City that afternoon.

Mr. Zhao was in Luzon at this time, but unfortunately, he had just left Luzon Island and inspected Mayi Island, which was separated by water.

Jin Ke was also very excited when he received this news, but he knew that Zhao Hao must be even more excited...

Because normally, it takes up to two years to complete a circumnavigation, the Flying Fleet should return last fall.

The young master was fine at first, but he waited around. In winter, the boat he was waiting for didn't come yet, so he panicked. He thought to himself, could the Spanish arrest them?

By the end of the year, the fleet had not returned, and Zhao Hao was so panicked that he had not even returned to the mainland during the Spring Festival, so he was "joy with immigrants" in Luzon.

During that time, he stood by the beach every day and looked at it, and it almost became a "Madam's Stone".

People say that the young master is really a seed of infatuation. Although there are more wives, if there are less, he will feel like he has lost his soul.

This is true. But without Xiao Zhuzi, he will be particularly distraught. He talks to Jin Ke and others all day long, "My father-in-law cares about my daughter, what should I give him?" "Wuwu Xiaojing, I shouldn't let you go out."

Seeing that the young master's biggest heart disease could finally be cured, Jin Ke quickly asked Chang Kaiche to take the speedboat to send the great news to Mayi Island.

Ma Yi is the Minduluo Island in later generations. However, the latter was a name that the Spanish changed after more than a hundred years. It is still called "Ma Yi", which means "the land of black people".

Mayi Island covers an area of ​​10,000 square kilometers and is the seventh largest island in the Luzon Islands. It is mainly composed of gentle hills in the west, and in the east, there are arable plains with fertile land, abundant sunshine and precipitation.

There are eight indigenous tribes on the island that believe in natural gods, with a total of 20,000 or 30,000 people, and they are naturally close to the Heavenly Kingdom.

Because they built sailboats from the Song Dynasty to Guangzhou, exchanging Chinese porcelain and iron tools for local products on the island, such as yellow wax, pearls, betel nuts, etc.

Moreover, they were very trustworthy in trade and never let go of the promises. Therefore, the people of the Song Dynasty also had a high opinion of Ma Yiren, believing that they "respecting morality and keeping promises."

Although the two sides had not had any contact for more than a hundred years after Zheng He, the Ma Yi people were still obsessed with the people of the Celestial Empire. Since they learned that the Celestial Empire had recaptured Luzon, they took the initiative to send people to Yongxia City to contact and request that Ma Yi Island be incorporated into the Governor General of Luzon.

This idea is similar to Puerto Rico in later generations, crying and calling for becoming the territory of the US imperialists. This is how the Ming Dynasty was attractive to the people within its own barriers.

Of course, the chiefs of Ma Yi were seeking merger due to the pressure of reality. They had just entered the slave society and had a small population. Whether it was the Sulu Sultanate in the west or the Spaniards in the south, they were much stronger than them. With the protection of their father, they could rest assured.

But the landlords' family did not have any surplus food. The rulers of all dynasties have always recommended them out, and I don't know how many requests for mergers from foreign enclaves have been rejected.

Zhao Hao refused everyone. In his plan, the entire Nanyang should be the core territory of the Ming Dynasty.

So Mayi Island was naturally merged into the Governor General's Office of Luzon, becoming an integral part of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhao Hao came to Ma Yi, first, to meet with the leaders of the eight tribes and discuss future plans with them. With rich experience and lessons in dealing with the Pingpu people in Taiwan, Mr. Zhao was naturally able to come up with a plan to allow the indigenous people to conquer the land and be grateful to him. The atmosphere of the meeting was very harmonious.

In addition, he came to inspect the newly discovered gold mines.

In order to convince his father-in-law, Zhao Hao brags that Luzon has gold mountains and picks up gold beans all over the ground. But he has been taking Luzon for more than two years, but he has not found a gold mine on Luzon Island. His father-in-law really can't explain it.

Zhao Hao could only pin his hopes on Ma Yi. Because he remembered that Ma Yi's Spanish name "Minduluo" means "gold mine".

He was not disappointed. Less than a year after going to the island, the mining search team of Jiangnan precious metals found a mine site in the northern mountainous area of ​​Mayi and tried to extract a batch of golden sand.

This made Zhao Hao overjoyed. After preparing to meet with the native people, he went into the mountain to see it with his own eyes, and then reported the good news to his father-in-law... Look, although I lost my precious daughter for you, I found you the precious gold.

"In that case, my father-in-law probably won't forgive me, right?" Mr. Zhao, who was enjoying the dance performance of an indigenous girl, suddenly became distracted. He murmured to Paul Tang beside him: "I'm so stupid, really, even though I knew that I might go to war with the Spaniards, I still asked Xiaojing to go out to sea..."

After hearing this, several indigenous leaders hurriedly looked at Paul Tang, who was the general translator. Paul Tang scratched his head and said with a forced smile: "Our young master said that the dance is good, so he misses his wife who is far away!"

The native leader showed a sudden expression, and even said that he did not expect Mr. Zhao to value feelings as much as us.

Whenever a woman who loses her husband will lose her hair, she will take a hunger strike for seven days and sleep with her husband, and is mostly on the verge of death. If she does not die outside of seven days, her relatives will advise her to eat and live a life, but she will not change her fortune for life. She may even lose her husband and burn her corpse and die together in the fire.

Paul Tang smiled and nodded, just about to peel a piece of candy for the young master. Suddenly, Chang Kaiche moved his fat body and rolled over like a ball.

"Young master, good news, the lady is back!" Chang Kaiche shouted in anger.

"Which lady?" Mr. Zhao asked in confusion. Who is coming? It's almost the Chinese New Year. Don't take care of your children at home?

"Yes, it's Mrs. Zhang..." Chang Kaiche quickly panted and explained: "The one who sailed around the world!"

"Ah? Really?" Zhao Hao couldn't believe it at first.

"It's true. I passed the East Gate Strait this morning and I will be able to arrive at Yongxia Bay the day after tomorrow!" Chang Kaiche hurriedly nodded while presenting the report from the East Gate Lighthouse to the young master for a review.

Zhao Hao hurriedly grabbed the piece of paper and saw that the black and white text was clearly written, and the ocean-going fleet had returned, and the scale expanded to sixteen ships!

"Hahaha, thank God..." Mr. Zhao finally believed the super good news and couldn't help but cry with joy. He couldn't help but feel happy. He couldn't help but say hello, and then left the table with a dance and dance.

"Young Master, what are you doing again?" The leaders of the tribe looked at each other, thinking to himself, why does this boss feel so abnormal? Is it reliable?

"Oh, our wife, whom we have missed for many years, has finally come back. He can't wait to greet you. Let me say sorry to you and see you again in the future." Paul Tang hurriedly told the leaders: "It's okay, come on, continue playing music and dancing!"

"What the young master said just now?" This is what the leaders are most concerned about.

"Of course, we have made up our minds. We are just talking about it and we will do it when we say it!" Tang Paul smiled and gave them a reassurance, saying, "If you are not at ease, we will sign the contract now!"

"Don't worry!" The leaders hurriedly smiled embarrassedly: "But it's more reassuring to sign..."

Zhao Hao boarded the boat at Dolphin Bay in the north of Mayi Island, and originally planned to go out to sea to welcome him. However, there were too many islands in Luzon and were afraid that they would miss it. In the end, he suppressed his urgent mood and waited on Verde Island between Mayi Island and Luzon.

Verde Island is located on the Mayi Strait leading to Yongxia City, ten kilometers away from Dolphin Bay and only 5 kilometers away from Batangas at the southern end of Luzon Island. It is the southern gate of Yongxia Bay. It is currently very important in strategic position.

In addition to lighthouses, the war zone also built a bastion and a marina on the island, closely monitoring all passing ships in case of the Spanish attack.

Mr. Zhao waited for a whole day in Verde Island and couldn't sleep or eat, and finally saw the long-distance fleet sailing slowly to him in the north wind.

Zhao Hao immediately ordered someone to send a signal, and at the same time he couldn't wait to board the speedboat and greet the devastated sinner Liu Daxia.

On the Liu Daxia, the correspondent read out the signal from the lighthouse as soon as possible and hurriedly reported: "The commander-in-chief asked to board the flagship!"

Lin Feng didn't expect that the master would come so quickly, so he quickly asked the little black girl to put on her dress and shouted to greet her quickly.

Zhang Xiaojing, who had been very calm, finally became nervous. She quickly sat in front of the dressing table in her cabin. While patting powder on her face, she ordered: "Hurry, Qianyi, help me get that red skirt, red can make me look less black!"

"Miss, you're not dark at first..." Qianyi muttered: "It's just not as white as before."
Chapter completed!