These three characters are the first Chinese words these natives learned.
How could the natives, who had no iron tools, only stone tools, and lived by bone tools, have seen the Tang Dynasty military-style swords. For the natives, ten people could assemble this kind of weapon to defeat another two or three hundred people.
Horde, this is not a powerful weapon that can be fought with strength.
There was a big pile of basket-like containers made of rattan. Among primitive tribes, food was always the most precious trading item.
Wang Ba shook his head gently, he didn't want this.
After searching around the tribe, his subordinates were almost crazy because of the land confinement. Therefore, Wang Ba paid more attention to the information in this area, and soon found a large abaca forest. This thing is an annual plant.
, there are more than weeds on this island. But the varieties are slightly different.
Some of Wang Ba's men went back to the boat to carry things. Others were frantically chopping abaca like fools.
This thing is just like a weed in the eyes of the natives. Are these weirdos still trying their swords?
After chopping for a while, Wang Ba's men peeled the abaca there.
Wang Ba ran up to the leader and gave him a hug. If there is any common etiquette, it is hugging. After hugging, Wang Ba put the knife in the arms of the native leader, laughed, and said again
They hugged each other. Although Wang Ba felt weird hugging a man, if this hug could conquer these people, he thought it was worth it.
The native leader seemed to understand and hugged Wang Ba, holding the knife high and smiling.
Wang Ba's men have made some preparations.
About three hundred kilograms of fiber bundles that had not been squeezed or dried in the sun were piled on the ground. Wang Ba pointed at the pile of things, and then took out a sleeveless shirt made of white linen.
There were also pants that were knee-length. He pointed at the native leader, then at the pile of things, then at himself, and then at the set of clothes.
Give the clothes to the native leader, and then bring the pile of fiber bundles to your side.
"Hula!" the native leader understood.
Ask someone to immediately chop the abaca with a stone knife, then take out the fiber bundles on the inside, and continue to pile it up according to the size of Wang Ba's pile.
Arrive from early morning, day and night.
For more than ten days, Wang Ba and his subordinates tried their best to communicate with the natives despite the language barrier.
The natives already know that if the sun rises and sets for a day's work, they will get a bag of edible grain. They are responsible for finding the things according to Wang Ba's requirements and then processing them. A certain amount can be exchanged for something.
.For example, beautiful bowls, clothes, and women’s favorite silk scarves in many colors.
Men's favorite weapon is the hatchet, and they all think it is an extremely precious weapon.
After being busy for more than ten days, Wang Ba said to his subordinates: "I am going to take these abaca back to Huating. According to Xian Huang, this thing is ten times better than our hemp. The most refined part in it is...
It's like cashmere among wools. It's a top-quality product when used directly to make clothes, and the ropes woven from this thing are not afraid of sea water."
With the development of maritime transportation, even if ordinary hemp rope is soaked in oil, it only takes a few months.
The inventory of ropes sold at each port is calculated based on ten thousand feet.
"How about setting up a rope-weaving workshop here. We have tens of thousands of Jeju women there, and they are masters of rope-weaving." Someone suggested.
Before Wang Ba could respond, someone immediately said: "This is not our territory yet. You are stupid to rush people over."
"Anyway, I'll go back to Huating to check the market situation first." After Wang Ba finished speaking, he ordered: "Give us a boatload of those banana fruits. Load a boatload of abaca fruits for oil extraction. And what kind of coconuts are there?
The fruit can weigh several tons."
Wang Ba’s subordinates all responded in unison: “Okay!”
Just as he was talking, he saw that the natives who were tying fiber bundles suddenly dropped their weapons, picked up their weapons and rushed out. Wang Ba waved his hand, and two people quickly followed him.
Less than a mile away from this tribe, seven to eight hundred people with weapons were surrounding them.
"Damn it, brothers! Copy the guy!" A deputy general next to Wang Ba shouted. After all, people who have received formal training, even if they have been bandits, after receiving formal training from the Tang Army, the reaction of these people
Also, the speed is extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, the equipment is on hand.
Wang Ba's sword was also brought.
"If you can't help but fight, don't fight. These people will all be ours in the future!" the staff officer whispered beside Wang Ba.
When Wang Ba led his people to the front of the formation, the wizard who could already speak a few simple Chinese words came up to him and gestured. The staff officer beside Wang Ba looked at it for a long time and gestured for a while.
Only then did he understand: "Bozi, he said that we are friends, and they can fight against the enemy alone without hurting us."
"Injury to the ball!" Wang Ba laughed and cursed: "Can you ask me what's going on?"
"This is difficult!"
Of course it was difficult, and language communication was difficult, but Wang Ba gave the order. The staff had to find a way even if they had no choice.
When the other party saw the person coming here, he did not start a fight immediately, but instead told the person to take a few steps back.
Wang Ba held the Qinglong Yanyue and waved it casually a few times, cutting out a clearing the size of a room in the forest. Wang Ba, who was not blushing and breathless, signaled to bring out some wine and food.
Let’s face it, for peaceful negotiations, there must be food and drink, and courtesy to many people.
Gestures are the first way to communicate, then drawing pictures on the ground, and if not, just a few people making movements.
Wang Ba was having fun chewing a cigarette and watching with a smile.
"Bazi, the other party doesn't seem to belong to the same tribe." After observing for a while, someone came over and told Wang Ba. Wang Ba nodded: "This is like joining forces to attack this family, but I don't know if it has anything to do with us.
?”
There was no answer for Wang Ba.
A full hour passed, and the staff officer came over with sweating profusely and said to Wang Ba: "Bang Zi, it seems that there was a conflict over several women. The men of this tribe tore a silk scarf into four ribbons. Then
I just used five silk scarves to get more than 20 young girls from other tribes. This is a big deal, and the other party is here to fight."
"What the hell is this?" Wang Ba laughed and cursed.
The staff officer took a sip of wine and let out a long breath: "After a while of negotiation, several native leaders and their wizards came. It seems that this is a nonsense. I think it's the same as ours, nothing more.
It’s just a matter of putting up a good posture, first getting the situation under control, and then seeing how much money can settle the matter.”
Wang Ba thought for a moment: "You go ahead and do it." Then he said to the others: "Tell those goods not to load the bananas. We may have to wait a few days before leaving. Hurry and go!"
The negotiation continued, but Wang Ba couldn't understand a word. After talking for almost half an hour, Wang Ba's men helped cut down another banana forest. These people were making weird patterns with bananas on the ground.
Wang Ba was a little confused.
"Bottom, they said. Can we exchange one ton of bananas for three jars of wine?"
"It's done." Wang Ba didn't even raise his head. One ton of bananas was exchanged for three jars of wine. Although they are all wild here, it takes a lot of manpower to pick them up and transport them to the beach. After thinking about it,
, Wang Ba raised his head: "Be generous and give them four altars!"
The standard packaging of wine and spirits in the Tang Dynasty was almost 2.35 kilograms per jar in later generations. No one knows how this standard was formulated. In short, the standard for wine was established a long time ago, and one jar was
The wine was lifted eighty-one times, and the number was ninety-nine and eighty-one.
"Bozi, they said they would prepare abaca for us. They also sent people over to do the work."
"You just have to make the decision on such a small matter." Wang Ba really didn't bother to care about it.
Wang Ba's plan was disrupted, and he spent more than ten days to clear out a piece of land with several hundred acres and plant rice. Wang Ba wanted to see if it could really last a year here.
Plant four-season rice and arrange for people to keep an eye on it. The rice will be precious.
These natives only need to teach them how to work, agree on a day's work rate, and they will be able to work without any problem.
Before Wang Ba left, the staff officer said to Wang Ba while delivering the ship: "Bangzi, I found something interesting. If you think about it after listening to it, if we don't understand it, please ask His Highness the King of Qin for instructions!"
"you say!"
"These natives were the first to follow our tribe. They seemed to feel superior to others. Especially the wizard who had learned Chinese, was learning Chinese, and got some pills. The tone of his speech became more and more different from the wizards of other tribes.
Although I didn’t understand what they were talking about, their tone sounded like they were officials.”
"Be an official!" Wang Ba was stunned for a moment and then smiled.
The staff officer nodded: "It's like a poor man suddenly getting rich. What should we do about this?"
"Ball!" Wang Ba laughed and scolded: "First of all, we should adjust our attitude towards the Japanese. Those who can speak Chinese and write Chinese characters are naturally superior to others, but we must be careful. We have a small number of brothers here, and we cannot easily start a war.
.Don’t do things like killing people. Instead, you need to lure some diehards, money, and other things. Compared with this island, it’s nothing.”
The staff officer nodded vigorously: "I've written it down. There's one more thing. What will happen if the people on the other islands come over?"
"Hiss!" Wang Ba took a breath of cold air: "This is a bit troublesome. According to the rules, we can't touch other islands. But those who come here on their own initiative can't be driven away. But they can't become people of this island. This standard must be grasped.
. Go back and ask His Highness who the other islands have been sealed off to, and ask them to come over quickly."
"That's a good trip!" The staff officer helped Wang Ba get into the boat.
"Build a dock, it's simple." Wang Ba explained on the boat.
It is impossible to have a telegraph station here. Even if you want to build one, it is difficult to build it. There is only one way. So after Wang Ba goes to sea, he will naturally not be able to contact here again. It is for peace of mind to explain more.
Three days later, Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial palace, and Li Er's study.
"This Wang Ba is fast enough to publish what he saw and heard on that island on the front page of the Tang Dynasty newspaper." After Li Er saw the stamp sent by Wang Ba back from Huating Port, he immediately gave the order.
"Slow!" Li Yuanxing stopped Eunuch Gao who was about to go out: "Brother, ask him to write in more detail. Send him back by borrowing the flying boat to and from Huating tomorrow. All the interesting things he did there, no matter how big or small, must be written down and told. If he writes enough, my brother will grant him an additional island." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)