Datang first village

Don!Cross knife!

These three characters are the first Chinese that these natives learned. .

How could the natives, who had no iron tools but only stone tools and lived on bone tools, have seen the military-style knives of the Tang Dynasty.For the natives, ten people equipped with this kind of weapon can wipe out another tribe of two to three hundred people. This is not a powerful weapon that can be resisted by strength.

A large pile of basket-like containers made of rattan was piled up, and food was always the most precious trade item in primitive tribes.

Wang Ba shook his head lightly, he didn't want these.

Searching around the tribe, his subordinates have long been enfeoffed and almost went crazy.So looking at the information on this piece of information is more attentive than Wang Ba, and soon found a large abaca forest.This thing is an annual herb, more abundant than weeds on this island.Just a slightly different variety.

Some of Wang Ba's men went back to the boat to carry things.The other part is chopping abaca crazily like a fool.

This thing is like a weed in the eyes of the natives. Are these weird people still trying their knives?

After chopping for a while, Wang Ba's men were peeling abaca there.

And Wang Ba ran up to the leader and gave him a hug.If there is any common etiquette, it is probably hugging.After embracing, Wang Ba put the knife in the arms of the native leader, laughed, and hugged again.Although hugging a man made Wang Ba feel weird, but if this hug can subdue these people, he thinks it's worth it.

The native leader seemed to understand, and hugged Wang Ba, smiling while holding his knife high.

Wang Ba's subordinates have already made some preparations.

About [-] catties have not been juiced and dried, but the fiber bundles that have been stripped from the inside are piled up on the ground.Wang Ba pointed to the pile of things, and then took out a sleeveless shirt made of white linen, and knee-length trousers.Pointing to the native leader, then pointing to the pile of things.Then he pointed to himself, and then to the suit.

Give the clothes to the native leader, and move the pile of fiber bundles to his side.

"Hula!" The native leader understood.

Ask someone to cut abaca immediately with a stone knife, and then get out the inner fiber bundles, and continue to pile up according to the size of Wang Ba's pile.

From morning to day, day to 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 the sun rises and sets to make a day.They will get a bag of edible food, and they are responsible for finding the things according to Wang Ba's request, and after processing them, a certain amount can be exchanged for some things.For example, beautiful bowls, clothes, and silk scarves in many colors that women like most.

The weapon that men like is the hatchet, and they all think that it is an extremely precious weapon.

After working for more than ten days, Wang Ba said to his subordinates: "I'm going to take these abacas back to Huating once. According to the old man Xianhuang, this thing is ten times better than our hemp. The most refined part of it is Just like the cashmere in the wool, it is a top-grade product directly made into clothes, and the rope woven from this thing is not afraid of sea water."

With the development of sea transportation, even if the ordinary hemp rope has been soaked in oil, it will only take a few months.

The stocking of ropes sold in each port is calculated on the basis of thousands of feet.

"Or, set up a rope weaving workshop here. We have tens of thousands of women in Jeju, and they are masters of weaving rope." Someone suggested.

Before Wang Ba could respond, someone immediately said, "This is not our territory yet, you are so stupid to rush someone over here."

"Anyway, I'll go back to Huating to check the market first." After Wang Ba finished speaking, he ordered: "Put us in a boat for those bananas. The abacas for oil extraction are also loaded in a boat. And what about coconuts?" As a result, it can also weigh several tons."

Wang Ba's subordinates all responded in unison: "Good!"

As he was talking, he watched the natives who were tying fiber bundles suddenly drop their weapons and rushed out with weapons.As soon as Wang Ba waved his hand, two people beside him followed quickly.

Less than a mile away from this tribe, seven or eight hundred people with weapons surrounded them.

"Damn it, brothers! Copy guys!" A lieutenant next to Wang Ba shouted. After all, people who have received formal training, even if they were once bandits, after receiving formal training from the Tang army, how do these people react? And the speed is extremely fast, in the blink of an eye, the upper body is equipped.

Wang Ba's big sword was also carried.

"Don't fight if you can. These people will all be ours in the future!" The staff officer whispered next to Wang Ba.

When Wang Ba led the people to the front of the formation, the wizard who could already speak a few simple Chinese greeted him, gesticulating, and the staff next to Wang Ba looked at it for a long time, and then gestured for a long time. Only then did he figure it out: "Handle, he said that we are friends, and they can fight against the enemy alone without hurting us."

"It hurts!" Wang Ba scolded with a smile, "Can you ask me what's going on?"

"This is difficult!"

Of course it was difficult, language communication was difficult, but Wang Ba gave the order.The staff had no choice but to think of a way.

When the other party saw the person coming from this side, he didn't immediately start a fight, but instead asked him to take a few steps back.

Wang Ba held Qinglong Yanyue in his hand, waved it casually a few times, and cut out an open space the size of a room in the woods. Wang Ba, who was not blushing or out of breath, motioned for some wine and something to eat. Putting it on the table, peaceful negotiations require food and drink, and it's not surprising that there are many people who are courteous.

Gestures are the first way of communication, followed by drawing pictures on the ground, or a few people making movements.

Wang Ba bit a cigarette and looked at it for fun, watching with a smile.

"Handle, the other party doesn't seem to belong to a tribe." After observing for a while, someone came over and told Wang Ba.Wang Ba nodded: "It's like joining forces to attack this family, but I don't know, does it have anything to do with us?"

Wang Ba was not able to answer.

A full hour passed, and the staff officer came over sweating profusely and said to Wang Ba: "Handle, it seems that there was a conflict over a few women. The men of this tribe tore a silk scarf into four ribbons. Then Just using five silk scarves, I brought back more than 20 young girls from other tribes.

"Damn it, what is this?" Wang Ba scolded with a smile.

The staff officer took a sip of his wine and let out a long breath: "After a while to negotiate, several native leaders and their wizards have come. It seems that this is going to be a joke. If you want to come here, it will be the same as ours. It’s just to put on a posture, first to tie up the momentum, and then to see how much money can settle the matter.”

Wang Ba thought for a while: "You go talk about it." Then he said to the others: "Tell those goods, don't load the bananas. We may have to leave in a few days. Hurry up!"

Continuing to negotiate, Wang Ba couldn't understand a word.After talking there for almost half an hour, Wang Ba's men helped cut down another banana grove. These people were making weird patterns with bananas on the ground, and Wang Ba couldn't figure it out.

"Handle, they said. How about a ton of bananas for our three jars of wine?"

"It's done." Wang Ba didn't even lift his head. One ton of bananas only costs three jars of wine.Although it is said that they are all wild here, it takes a lot of manpower to pick them up and transport them to the seaside.After thinking about it, Wang Ba raised his head: "Be generous and give them four altars!"

The standard bottle of wine and spirits in the Tang Dynasty is almost the same as the 81 kg jar of later generations. No one knows how this standard was formulated.In short, the standard of drinking wine has existed a long time ago. One jar is 81 wine liftings, and the number of ninety-nine [-] is taken.

"Handle, they told us to make abaca for us. They even sent people over to do the work."

"This kind of trivial matter is up to you." Wang Ba really didn't bother to care about it.

Wang Ba's plan was disrupted, and it took more than ten days to forcefully clear out a piece of land with several hundred mu and plant it with rice.Wang Ba wanted to see if it was possible to grow rice all year round here.Arrange people to watch them specially, these rice can be precious.

As long as these natives are taught how to do their work, and they agree on a day's wages, they will be able to work absolutely fine.

Before Wang Ba left, the staff officer said to Wang Ba when he was delivering the ship again: "Ba, I found an interesting thing, but I listened to it and thought about it. If we don't understand, please ask His Highness King Qin for instructions!"

"you say!"

"These natives followed our tribe first, and they seemed to feel superior to others, especially the wizard who had learned Chinese, was learning Chinese, and got some pills. Although I don't understand what they are talking about, but the tone is like an official."

"Be an official!" Wang Ba laughed after being stunned for a moment.

The staff officer nodded: "It's like the feeling of a poor man becoming rich, what should we do?"

"Ball!" Wang Ba scolded with a smile: "First, adjust according to the attitude towards the Japanese. Those who can speak Chinese and write Chinese characters will naturally be superior to others, but be careful, there are few brothers here, and we can't easily start a war. Don't do things like killing people, but get some diehard loyalists, money and goods. Compared with this island, it's nothing."

The staff officer nodded vigorously: "I have written it down. There is one more thing, if people from other islands come over, what will they do?"

"Hiss!" Wang Ba took a deep breath: "This is a bit troublesome. According to the rules, we can't move people from other islands. However, those who come over on their own initiative can't be driven away. But they can't become people from this island. This measure must be grasped." .Go back and ask His Highness to see who the rest of the islands have been granted to, and tell them to come over quickly."

"That's a good trip!" The staff officer helped Wang Ba into the boat.

"Build a dock, something simple is fine." Wang Ba confessed on the boat.

It is impossible to have a telegraph station here, and it is difficult to build it even if you want to. There is only one way to transit.So after Wang Ba went to sea, naturally he couldn't contact here anymore, and he confessed more for peace of mind.

Three days later, in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial palace, and Li Er's study.

"This Wang Ba's speed is fast enough, put what he saw and heard in that island on the front page of Datang News." Li Er ordered immediately after seeing Wang Ba's seal sent back from Huating Port.

"Slow down!" Li Yuanxing stopped Eunuch Gao who was about to go out: "Brother Emperor, ask him to write in more detail. Borrow the flying boat to and from Huating tomorrow to send it back. Write down all the interesting things about him there, no matter how big or small, tell me He, if he writes enough, I will grant him another island." (To be continued.)