Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 128 The first contact with the Li people (please subscribe!)

In the battle of landing on Qiongzhou Island, the guards did not fight a tough battle from the beginning to the end. However, when they went deep into the interior of the island and contacted the natives deep in the island, they discovered small-scale conflicts.

The natives thought that the Qing army came to harass them again, wanting to take away their territory and force them to collect taxes, so they took up bows and arrows to resist.

The natives of Qiongzhou Island are mainly Li people, and the fighting power of the Li people is not bad.

Local Li men never leave their bows, and their bows are all made of vines on the mountain.

The vines have grown into the shape of a bow, and there are bows at both ends so that they can hang the bowstring.

Bowstrings are also made of vines.

They make arrowheads out of bamboo, but without fletching.

But this kind of arrow is also very special. It is "Y"-shaped when viewed from the front, and rhombus-shaped when viewed from the side. It is shot into the human body. Because it has barbs, it cannot be pulled out by force, and it will hang on the flesh.

Therefore, in the deep mountains and old forests, the Li people are fierce in fighting.

Speaking of which, when the Qing army first entered Qiongzhou, it triggered a great resistance from the Li people.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted the strategy of Huairou. Most of the Li people were included in the capital map and recorded in the Yellow Book. Except for the "Sheng Li" who did not accept corvee, the "Shu Li" all paid food and errands.

It was different when it came to the Qing Dynasty. They were extremely brutal. When news of various massacres spread to Qiongzhou Island, it would naturally arouse their resistance.

The most important thing is that the Qing Dynasty requires that the hair be shaved and easy to wear.

Although the Li people are natives, they also pay great attention to clothing, especially head decorations. They can't stand the hairstyle of the Qing Dynasty.

It's also outrageous, even the natives know the ugly hairstyle, where did the Qing Dynasty get the face to promote it!

Coupled with the operation of the Nanming forces in Qiongzhou Island, the Li people followed the Nanming forces to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. For example, Yang Yandi, a subordinate of Guo Xingye, cooperated with the Li people many times, but they were all suppressed in the end. Yang Yandi and others People also went to Guangnan country.

Fortunately, the guards wore excellent breastplates and helmets, and the Li archers did not cause much damage to them.

Under the pressure of artillery and flintlock guns, the misunderstanding was quickly resolved, and the Li people discovered that this army was not the green battalion of the Qing Dynasty, but also wore the sun and moon flags, so their hostility towards the Guards gradually decreased.

Pan Aqiang didn't let the guards go on a killing spree, because Zheng Kezang had confessed that the Li people in Qiongzhou Island were forces that could be won over.

Regarding Li people, Pan Aqiang and Qin Zhiguo talked about Wang Yang, who is far away in Luzon.

When he was in Yizhou Island before, Wang Yang often hooked up with Pingpu girls, and A Qiang joked: "If Wang Yang is here, maybe the women of the Li people will suffer!"

Qin Zhiguo and Wang Yang had a good relationship, so he helped him with a sentence: "Not necessarily, Li women will have some black patterns on their faces after they get married, and they like to eat betel nuts, so their lips and teeth are black. , Wang Yang doesn’t like this one.”

"Shh! Keep your voice down, I'm here to do business with the Li people today, if they understand that we're talking bad about them, it's too bad!" Pan Aqiang quickly stopped Qin Zhiguo's dangerous speech.

It turned out that today Zheng Kezang ordered them to come and strengthen their relationship with the Li people.

Pan Aqiang and others brought the Sun and Moon Flag, and a few Han guides who understood Li dialect. Based on their good memories of the Ming people, after a while, several Li people emerged from the opposite forest and walked all the way to the temporary guards. The gate of the trade camp that was built stopped at about ten meters away.

The leader of the Li people was a middle-aged man, who was chattering at Pan Aqiang and others.

The Han guide then said: "Master Jun, they said they brought good agarwood, and would like to ask you what you have?"

Agarwood is a gift from God to Li people.

In the Lidong area where the Li people live in Qiongzhou Island, wild agarwood has been produced since ancient times, and "there are all counties, especially near the sea, with trunks and branches, and mountains and ridges are connected for thousands of miles. The leaves are like holly, and the big ones hold several." , quite spectacular.

When Su Shi was demoted to Qiongzhou Island, he once said that there was no food, no medicine for illness, no house, no friends, no charcoal in winter, no cold spring in summer on the island.

Because agarwood can deodorize and avoid pollution, the absence of miasma in Qiongzhou Island may be related to the abundance of agarwood.

The production of agarwood has affected the lives of Li people.

Li people picked agarwood to go back to build houses, bridges, rice cookers, and dog troughs.

Single wooden utensils refer to various utensils made of natural wood.

The rice cooked with a single wooden rice steamer made of agarwood exudes a light fragrance.

And agarwood, no matter in ancient times or modern times, is a valuable item.

Especially in ancient times, agarwood, sandalwood, etc. were already rare goods designated by the nobles of the palace. The ancient books of the Song Dynasty recorded "one tael of agarwood and one tael of gold".

"Tell the Li people that we brought salt, sugar and some iron tools." Pan Aqiang said, pointing to the items on the ground.

Following the direction indicated by Ah Qiang, the man from Li was very excited when he saw jars of high-quality salt and sugar in pottery on the ground, as well as several iron farm tools such as shovels and sickles.

The man came up and knelt down, picked up the farm tools and looked carefully, then opened the clay pot, put his finger in it, dipped some salt into his mouth, and from his expression, he was obviously very satisfied.

After tasting, the middle-aged man got up and was chattering again, and the Han guide translated that the Li people were very satisfied with these things.

Afterwards, the man from Li took out a few pieces of small agarwood from his pocket and handed them to Pan Aqiang and the others, saying that they would give them all these pieces, but he wanted five catties of salt and ten pieces of iron farm tools, and asked them if they agreed?
Of course, Pan Aqiang and others agreed that the two parties reached a deal in a good atmosphere and were very satisfied, and would like to do more trade.

After completing the initial transaction negotiations, the Li people saw that the guards had no ill intentions towards them, so they came out of the woods one after another. There were about 30 people, old and young.

Most of these people wore cloth shirts made of jibe cloth, and each of them had a small hook knife and a bow and arrow pinned to their waists, but their faces were very calm, and they had no intention of attacking.

Qin Zhiguo looked at these ragged Li people and mountain people, and felt that their spirits were much better than those of the Han people in Fucheng who were forced to shave their hair and change their clothes.

The Li people were also very enthusiastic, and even invited the guards to visit their village.

Pan Aqiang and the others hesitated, fearing that there would be an ambush, but they were not afraid after thinking about it. They were fully armed, and it must be the Li people who were afraid of them. Then they remembered Zheng Kezang's account, to maintain a good relationship with them, Use them to your advantage.

So, Pan Aqiang said: "Of course, our king is very happy to make friends with you, and very happy to be a guest at your home."

Afterwards, Pan Aqiang and others walked along the path between the mountains and the forest for about an hour, and everyone saw an area with traces of cultivation on the hillside. This is the territory of the Li people!
Climbing all the way, I finally arrived outside the Li people's village. The Li people who led the way asked Pan Aqiang and others to wait outside the village. He wanted to go in first and inform the old cave master.

(End of this chapter)