Zhang Ke was stunned when he saw such a big piece of gold.
Obviously, all the clothes I brought this time were not enough to exchange for this piece of gold.
Although the savages' lack of understanding of value can be used to defraud the gold into their hands, Zhang Keda knows very well that deception is not a good option if he wants to continue operating here in the future.
Since there were not enough clothes, he thought of something else. After giving the order, the soldiers came over carrying a few more bags.
Zhang Keda took out a small bag from it, and when he opened it, it was filled with white powder as fine as sand.
He put a little of it into his mouth with his finger, and then asked the other person to try it too.
The man followed his example and only tasted it, and then he screamed. He actually put the gold into his hand, as if he was afraid that he would regret it.
For these natives, salt is obviously more valuable than clothes.
After two consecutive deals were concluded, the people of the Baltic River Guard were finally no longer so hostile to the coalition forces.
The walled city even sent a lot of meat and exchanged several steel knives from the coalition forces.
The natives who could only use stone tools and wood saw the power of steel knives and regarded Zhang Keda and others as gods.
"You see, we can gain recognition from the locals without killing and conquering. Once our friendship is established, it will be unbreakable. They will also become our support and help us resist the enemy."
With the support of these indigenous people, there is great hope to defend this big island.
Seeing the coalition soldiers and these natives eating meat and dancing together, and the soldiers sharing wine with these natives, Mongolia Ertai was greatly shocked.
Apparently this peaceful form of communication was far beyond his understanding.
At this point, the coalition forces completely controlled the southern part of Sakhalin Island.
Although there are still many language barriers with the indigenous people on the island, simple communication has been achieved.
The coalition felled wood to build houses and made fires for cooking, each of which brought great surprises to these natives.
The coalition forces took them to engage in various activities, and gradually allowed these natives to learn many new skills.
"After training for a while, we can recruit troops from among them. As long as we have three thousand soldiers and horses, we are not afraid of Huang Taiji's attack across the strait. If you hold out until June, the next time the fleet comes, you may be able to counterattack."
After being out for long enough, Zhang Keda was ready to return.
Shandong still knows nothing about the situation here.
I believe Zuo Mengeng will be extremely happy when he brings the news back.
When arriving, the fleet was cautious and explored with difficulty.
The return trip was full of rewards
Twenty tiger skins, three hundred mink skins, three hundred bear skins. More deer skins, more than three thousand. Seven hundred wild ginseng branches, thirty eastern pearls, and twenty kilograms of gold.
These alone are already priceless.
In addition, Zhang Keda also decided to drag two thousand-year-old giant trees back.
Shipbuilding is underway in Shandong.
He believed it wasn't the only one.
But how to build ships in the future, wood will be a big problem.
But in this bitterly cold land in the far north, there are huge trees everywhere.
He wanted to find Zuo Mengeng to discuss how to use the wood.
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Linqing.
Zuo Mengeng is accompanying Xu Guangqi.
After the Chinese New Year, the old man's health became worse. He could not walk independently and could only sit in a wheelchair. His consciousness was sometimes blurred and sometimes clear.
His face is covered with age spots, and he even vomited blood in the past few days.
Guhuan
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the old man's days are numbered.
Xu Guangqi knew it himself, so he had been working hard to gather knowledge when he was awake. He only hoped that his experience and knowledge could be passed on more.
It was a beautiful spring day, and Zuo Mengeng personally pushed him out to get some fresh air outdoors.
Xu Ruolin and Liu Rushi were also accompanying her.
With Xu Guangqi's appearance, she had no intention of doing anything, so she handed over all the work at hand to her deputy and concentrated on taking care of the old man.
She didn't even have time to care about the construction of the Commander-in-Chief's Mansion in Jinan.
"Yaya, you see everything has recovered, the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and you are going to be in good health too."
Xu Guangqi smiled slightly.
"You, you, you are married and you are still the same as a little girl. Yaya's body is the clearest. Don't worry, life and death are determined. In my life, the first half of my life was very difficult, and the second half of my life was smooth sailing. Now I see
Now that you juniors are doing well, what else are you dissatisfied with?"
Xu Ruolin's eyes turned red, she turned her head secretly and took a swipe.
Zuo Menggeng solemnly said: "My grandfather blended the East and West throughout his life and opened his eyes to the world. His merits are immeasurable. In the future, his name will surely be engraved in the history of history for those who come after him to look up to."
Xu Guangqi grabbed his hand and said sincerely: "I was originally making no progress and my future was confused. I just turned to God and studied Western learning. It was just a new way. I never thought that there was another use. This is how things are in the world. Planting flowers with intention is worse than planting willows without intention. But if you work hard and work hard, the flowers will bear fruit."
Zuo Mengeng didn't understand why he said that.
Xu Guangqi took the initiative to uncover the mystery.
"What you have done now seems to be more beneficial to the people of the world. But who knows whether the dragon slayer will become an evil dragon in the future? You can only be cautious at all times, uphold your original intention, and never take chances. You must
You know, with your current power, a word or a few words can change the life and death of countless people. The higher you get, you have to walk on thin ice, and you should always think about the suffering of the common people."
Zuo Menggeng understood and said sincerely: "To govern a big country is like cooking small delicacies. It is not to regard state affairs as trivial, but to regard trivial matters as important."
Xu Guangqi laughed heartily.
"This will make me feel relieved."
In spring, the fields are busy.
Spring flowers and green leaves are full of vitality and refreshing. It refreshes the spirit and is lively and full of power.
In the rice fields on the roadside, a thin figure was working hard and did not notice a large group of people approaching.
But Zuo Mengeng saw him and said hello.
"Renzhong!"
The man then raised his head and saw that it was Chen Zilong.
"Ouch! Duke Xuanhu!"
Chen Zilong ran out of the rice field, looking very embarrassed.
He was wearing coarse linen clothes, his feet were bare, and his feet were covered with mud. However, he did not feel any shame, and looked very free and easy.
It wasn't until he got closer that Xu Guangqi recognized him.
It seems that the two of them are both teachers and friends.
"Are you going to the fields again?"
Chen Zilong stood solemnly next to Xu Guangqi like a student reporting on his studies.
"The juniors are studying the issue of increasing rice production."
Regarding agriculture, Zuo Mengeng was very concerned about it and asked hurriedly: "Is there any harvest?"
Chen Zilong scratched his head and seemed to be embarrassed about something, but he gritted his teeth and said it anyway.
"I saw that the barnyard grass in the field grew much better than rice straw, because they caused the rice yield to be unsatisfactory. I thought, why are these barnyard grasses easier to grow than rice straw? Can you think of a way to make it grow better than rice straw?
Is the advantage of barnyard grass easy to grow transferred to straw?"
Xu Ruolin not only smiled and said: "Aren't you just having a whim?"
Chen Zilong's face turned red.
"I don't know if it will work, I just want to give it a try."