Li Yan looked at Lu Wan's firm eyes and finally sighed helplessly: "Okay, since Captain Lu has made up his mind, I will promise you that the ships and funds needed for this exploration will be sponsored by me personally. In addition, when I discovered that most of the Australian crew members were still in the slave hunting association, I can also contact them to see if they are willing to take risks with you!"

"Thank you Your Highness to fulfill it!" When Lu Wan heard that Li Yan was finally willing to fund himself, he was happy. He had prepared for this trip to America for several years, and now he convinced Li Yan again. In this way, he solved the last problem of this exploration journey. After everything was ready, he could lead the fleet to sail again.

But Li Yan smiled bitterly and waved his hand and said, "Captain Lu doesn't need to thank me. In fact, the news about America was first proposed by me. Finding a route to America is also my dream. But America is too far from us. Although I really want to send people there, the journey is too difficult and there is no suitable candidate, so I delayed it. However, since Captain Lu takes the initiative to go, I will naturally have to mobilize all the forces to support it!"

America is extremely rich. Not to mention anything else, if we can transport some high-yield crops such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, etc., then it will be a feat for the Tang Dynasty or Taiwan and other places in Li Yan, not to mention that there is a lot of gold and silver, which will also have great promotion significance for future economic development.

Lu Wan, who was supported by Li Yan, left the palace with great enthusiasm and sent the list he had already prepared to the palace the next day. The list was filled with various materials needed for this voyage, and even had clear requirements for the performance of the sea ship. Li Yan immediately organized people to prepare. The rest were all easy to say, mainly because Lu Wan had high requirements for the performance of the ship and needed to be redesigned and built. However, Li Yan asked the person in charge to rely on the ship within one year at the latest.

In addition, Li Yan also asked someone to contact the slave hunting association and found the crew members who had discovered Australia with Lu Wan. However, when these people heard that they wanted to explore the farther America, and they were led by Lu Wan, most of them agreed without hesitation. However, a small number of crew members were unable to participate in this exploration because of injuries and age. This made these people very sorry.

Although Lu Wan received funding from Li Yan, he was not idle, because Li Yan gave him a task, which was to spread the news of the exploration of the American route and then win over some sponsorship from the people. Although the cost of this exploration was not much for Li Yan, he wanted to share this exploration with everyone and tie the power of the official and the people together. Only in this way can we give full play to the initiative in the exploration of private routes and prepare for larger-scale overseas development in the future.

This matter was very simple for Lu Wan. He just needed to hold a press conference according to Li Yan's arrangement, then accept interviews from major newspapers and magazines, and give a brief introduction to the exploration of the new route. As a result, after the major newspapers reported, Lu Wan did not need to speak at all, and many big merchants came to the door, hoping to contribute some effort to the voyage. Of course, they also had some of their own requirements, such as hoping to share the route in the future.

In addition to the above, Lu Wan had one more thing to do, which was to gather some old subordinates from that year. Although most of the ships participating in the exploration of Australia were still in the slave hunting association, a considerable number of them chose to leave, and these people were also important personnel in the fleet at that time, such as Feng Shijie, the surveyor.

These people have good abilities and do not rely much on the slave hunting association, so even if they leave the slave hunting industry, they can still live a good life. However, when Lu Wan was preparing for this American route exploration, he was the first to think of these old subordinates. First, he knew all these people well and was very skilled in command. Second, the abilities of these people have also been tested in practice. The sailing is also extremely rich, which is not something that novices who are just novice in the Navigation Academy can compare with.

It is also true that after Lu Wan spread the news of this exploration of America, he immediately visited the old brothers one by one according to the information provided by Li Yan. However, Lu Wan's first stop was not in Taiwan, but went to Luzon, which was far away because Feng Shijie, the surveyor in the fleet, was there.

The refreshing and pleasant pine plateau, the place where the pine tribe was located had already changed a lot. All the thatched huts at the time disappeared, replaced by a very large mansion. The walls of the house were built particularly tall and square, looking like a small town. There were four towering corner towers in the four corners of the house, and there were vaguely visible guards walking around.

When Lu Wan came here according to the address, he saw this sturdy mansion at a glance. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said to himself: "Feng Shijie is really lucky. He has become a mineral giant in Luzon. I guess he has been used to the blessings in recent years. I wonder if he still has the ambitions of that year?"

Although I know that Feng Shijie's identity has long been different now, and it is really difficult to make the other party give up his current wealthy life and go to sea with him to take risks, Lu Wan still walked to the door and asked for a notice. After all, even if the other party is unwilling to take risks again, as an old friend, since he has come, it is good for everyone to talk about the old one.

Feng Shijie has indeed lived a very leisurely life in recent years. He was the first to discover gold mines on the Pine Plateau, and then he took the lead and took several gold mines with huge reserves in his own hands. Then he took a loan and started mining gold mines by himself. As a result, he quickly paid off his loan and became a very famous mine owner in Luzon in one fell swoop.

However, this was just the beginning. Feng Shijie, who was very visionary, took the gold mine under his name to the bank as collateral, and then used the money he had borrowed to attack everywhere. He soon made great progress in the mining industry in Luzon. Now he has become a mining giant in the entire Luzon. In addition to the large mine owners supported by a few big families, he has the most say in the mining industry in Luzon. After the establishment of the Mining Association of Luzon a few years ago, Feng Shijie also became one of the permanent directors of the entire association, and his social status has been greatly improved. Now it can be said that he wants to be famous and rich.

In addition, Feng Shijie now has a son and a daughter, both of whom were born to his wife, Akihiko Yun. Speaking of which, Feng Shijie is really in love with Akihiko Yun. Even though his status is already very different now, he has never taken a concubine. As long as he has time, he will stay at home with his wife and children. If such a man is in the future, he will definitely be a model husband.

During this period, the industry under Feng Shijie's name has expanded to its limit, and all that is left is consolidation, so this makes it rare for him to relax. For example, today, he is teaching his son to learn swimming in the swimming pool of his inner house.

"My hands and feet must be coordinated. Yes, don't be afraid, pay attention to breathing!" Feng Shijie stood in the swimming pool wearing swimming trunks, holding his son's small body with both hands, and talking about the key points of swimming.

Feng Shijie's son is Feng Ping'an. When he was exploring the Australian route, his wife Yunjian Qiuji was already pregnant for a month. After he finished his mission and returned home, his son was about to be born. Because every time Feng Shijie went to sea, Yunjian Qiuji was very worried, so he gave his son a safe name, hoping that her husband could return safely.

Feng Ping'an is now four years old and has a small body. Although the temperature on the pine plateau is a bit cool, he is now bare and slashing the water with his father's help. Although he can't beat himself for the time being, his movements are very standard.

Looking at his son's clumsy appearance, Feng Shijie showed a loving smile on his face. In addition to strengthening his body, his purpose of teaching his son to swim was also a kind of nostalgia for his previous life. After all, after graduating from the Navigation Academy, he spent a long time on sea life, especially after he participated in the discovery of Australia route. This matter is still the most proud thing he is now. When he meets friends in the mall, as long as he tells this, he will immediately get respect from the other party. Put it aside whether the business is completed or not. At least many people are willing to be friends with him.

However, Lu Wan's life now looks very happy, but in fact he also has his own troubles. The most important one is the marriage of his sister Feng Shuyu. Speaking of which, in the past few years, Feng Shuyu has learned a lot of business methods with Wang Guoren in the palace of the Qi prince, and he can already stand alone. The reason why Lu Wan's mine business can be so big is also closely related to Feng Shuyu's secret help.

Feng Shijie originally thought that the King of Qi had fallen in love with his sister, but later when Tongguo and Feng Shuyu talked, they found that the two were innocent. This made Feng Shijie feel relieved and asked someone to talk to many media outlets, but Feng Shuyu didn't know what he thought, but he refused to get married and rejected all the media outlets Feng Shijie said. This made Feng Shijie feel very troubled. Seeing that his sister was almost twenty years old and could not get married then, she would be really an old girl.

Thinking of his sister's marriage, Feng Shijie couldn't help but sigh. Now Feng Shuyu has his own career, and the wealth and power he holds is greater than that of his brother, so he has no choice but to deal with his sister.

In addition to his sister's affairs, Feng Shijie also had a trouble about himself, but he only knew this trouble, and he didn't even tell his wife who was closest to him.
Chapter completed!