At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 350, Conflict and Enlightenment
In the seventh year of the Han Dynasty, March 10th, Spice Island, Yongning Town.

The Han Dynasty's spice transport fleet came to the Spice Island for the second time. The fleet brought a large amount of food, iron tools, weapons and equipment, cloth and other goods needed by the Spice Island, and a full 1000 Han immigrants came to this land.

At the same time, they also took away the spices and precious wood collected in Yongning Town this year. The size of the fleet this time was more than three times larger than the last time, and it also carried three times more spices and wood. The fleet stayed here for 3 days and returned to Dahan again.

The newly arrived immigrants brought the long-desired labor force to Yongning Town, and also brought the title of Spice Baron Martin Lei, the military commander of Zhenning Town, who was conferred by the court.

The arrival of new immigrants made Zhenning Town Military Chief Ma Ding Lei relieved. There were so few Han people on the Spice Island that Ding Lei felt completely insecure, fearing that they would be attacked by the savages on the island.

Now that the imperial court has added thousands of people, it means that Yongning Town has thousands more soldiers. With the size and fighting power of the Spice Island tribe, there was almost no way they could defeat him.

The abundant labor force has given Ding Lei new ideas. He believes that if you pick up spices all over the mountains and plains, you will eventually run out of spices. After all, it is not as sustainable as growing them yourself. Moreover, the Han Dynasty also wanted to gradually rule the Spice Island, but relying on just one coastal stronghold was obviously not enough. They wanted to develop the Spice Island in depth and tap the wealth on the island.

In April, the Sima Mansion of the Yongning Town Army approved a plan to build a new cash crop park. They planned to set up a settlement about 4 miles southwest of Zhenning Town and move two hundred new immigrants and thousands of savages to live here. The first commercial crop garden on Spice Island will be built here, covering an area of ​​10 acres, to provide high-quality spices to the Han people.

Spice Island had no trace of civilization before the arrival of the Han Dynasty. It was a completely barbaric place. The new settlement required Han immigrants to build it bit by bit, starting from clearing weeds and bushes, setting fire to the forest, leveling the land, Dig the foundation, build the city wall, and work hard for the construction of the new village.

In the new peace, Chang Guyu looked at the new immigrants who were not very skilled in leveling the land and cursed: "What's going on with the court? Why are there so many Baiyue people among the immigrants? Is this because we are savages here?" It’s not enough, we need to add more.”

And this is also a win-win deal. The savages feel that they have exchanged useless spices and wood for precious and beautiful fabrics and strong and sharp iron tools. They feel that they have made a profit.

"There are enemies," the sentry replied immediately.

The Han people also felt that they could use a small amount of linen in exchange for tens of thousands of laborers, help them obtain spices, and gain hundreds of thousands of gold. It was a great deal.

Tan Si, the director of the pavilion, led the Baiyue people to hunt bison, leopards, even tigers, crocodiles and other wild beasts to create a safe farming environment for local villagers.

If it were in other places, Guyu wouldn't be so scolding, but here on Spice Island, the thousands of Han people were surrounded by countless savages. The Han soldiers who stayed here were sensitive and hoped that the people standing behind them were their compatriots. Rather than some Baiyue people.

But when the Han Dynasty built Yongning Town on Spice Island, the situation was different. When he first built the village and town, Ding Lei also hired savages.

"what happened?"

When Guyu climbed up the wooden fence, he saw a large group of savages wearing animal skins and holding spears rushing towards them. There were thousands of savages that Gu Yu saw now, and there was a steady stream of savages rushing out from the deep forest behind. , it is not clear how many savages attacked them.

Tan Si, the director of the pavilion, said with a smile: "The Baiyue people are originally Han people, and they have all gone to the Spice Island. They have become Han people even if they are not Han people. The most important thing is that in this barbaric area, the Baiyue people can better use their abilities." Advantages, this is not a bad thing.”

Everything was extremely orderly. The villagers in Ping'an put on leather armor, took swords and long bows and quickly arranged their military formations, and an elite branch appeared.

Gu Yu quickly stood up when he heard the voice and rushed out of the house.

Let these savages clearly understand that there are only 200 Han people on the Spice Island.

Tan Si, the director of the pavilion, directed all the young men in Ping'an to go to the arsenal to take out armor and weapons and let them equip them quickly.

This is not the first time they have fought with the savages. When the Han people came to this land, they first traded spices with the savages.

In this way, the villagers of Pinganli led thousands of savages to work at sunrise and rest at sunset. With their hard work, the plantations in Pinganli continued to penetrate deep into the jungle.

Early this morning, the sound of "dang-dang-dang" resounded through Ping An.

At the same time, he ordered: "Light the smoke and ask for help from Yongning Town."

These powerful hunters effectively protected the Han people who came to explore. With the joint efforts of more than two hundred Han immigrants and thousands of savages, a new village began to slowly form. Then the surrounding trees were cut down, and the precious trees were sent to the warehouse to wait for the next fleet to arrive. The remaining trees were used to build wooden houses in Ping Anli, and the land vacated by the woods was gradually opened up into fields and planted with rice. and cash crops.

In the following time, Guyu led people to cut down wood, build orchid fences, dig foundations, build houses, and cultivate fields.

The Han troops staying here were all soldiers of the Nanhai Navy. They were neighbors with the Baiyue people. As soon as these people started doing farm work, he could see that these were not farmers of the Han Dynasty at all, but people from the land of Baiyue. Although They look the same as the Han people and know how to farm, but in the end they are not as good as the Han people.

And as Tan Si said, although the Baiyue people are not good at farming, they are the best hunters. In places full of primitive atmosphere like Spice Island, they live like a fish in water. Under their hunting, within a month More than 200 ferocious beasts were hunted and killed in the surrounding areas of Pingan, and thousands of kilograms of ferocious beast meat were obtained, as well as more than high-quality furs.

Yongning Town is so beautifully built, there is so much wealth inside, and the number of Han people is so small, it looks easy to fight.

The level of civilization on Spice Island is still very low. The leaders of the savage tribes do not know the gap between them and the civilization of the Han people. They only see that the number of Han people is far less than them, but they live a richer life and have more wealth than they do.

Don't look at savages as simple and honest, but the lower the level of civilization, the more barbaric they become. This does not mean that simple people will not become robbers.

When the savages on the Spice Island saw that Yongning Town was so wealthy, they did not want to pick up more spices or cut down more precious wood for trade, but wanted to capture the city, seize the treasures in the city, and make the Han people become Their slaves, creating wealth for themselves.

So the savages who were friendly to the Han at the beginning united and launched thousands of people to attack Yongning Town.

But the savages knew nothing about fighting. They just used some wooden spears and swarmed in. Facing the Han army at the peak of their combat effectiveness, these savages were vulnerable to a single blow.

Ding Lei directly led 200 fully armed Han troops to attack and defeated these savage coalition forces in one battle. Then he took advantage of the situation and killed the savage tribes and captured all their wives, children, and children.

In this battle, the Han army captured more than 3,000 people. Ding Lei killed the tribal leaders and wizards on charges of waging war against the Han. Ordinary tribesmen were demoted to prisoners of war and had to work for three years to repay the Han's losses. This is also the reason why there will be more than a thousand savages in Ping'an Village built by Gu Yu and others. They are all prisoners of the last war.

And these savages also accepted their identities. Although they were prisoners of war, the living conditions on the Han side were too good, much better than the lives of their original tribes. In addition, the Han people were too powerful, and they did not dare to resist.

Even though the management of the Han army was lax later, they were still unwilling to escape. Many tribesmen had begun to adapt to working under the command of the Han people. In the eyes of these savages, they were now slaves of the Han people and they should listen to the words of the Han people. , not to mention being a slave of the Han people, life is much better than being an ordinary tribesman. At least they have a house that can protect them from wind and rain.

This battle also demonstrated the majesty of the Han army, causing several nearby tribes to submit to the Han army and become their allies on the Spice Island. Of course, there are more tribes who are full of vigilance and hatred towards Yongning Town.

So when Guyu and others built Ping'anli, they had already regarded it as a military stronghold. People were still living in tents, so they built walls first. And obviously this is far-sighted. Without this wall, these savages would come directly in now.

"Fire arrows!" After the villagers put on their armor and climbed onto the city wall, they shot the savages outside the city with long arrows.

"Shhhhhh!"

These savages were covered with animal skins and were almost half-naked. Facing the long arrows of the Han army, they almost hit one with one arrow. Soon they were safe, and the savages were bleeding like rivers and wailing all over the field.

Among them, the Baiyue people's archery skills were more exquisite and they achieved more results. There were only more than thirty people, but half of the casualties on the battlefield were caused by them.

Although the savages also had bows and arrows, their bows and arrows could hardly reach the Han army. Even if they barely flew to the Han army, they could not penetrate the Han army's leather armor.

The two sides fought for less than half a stick of incense. After hundreds of savages fell, they could no longer bear the casualties and withdrew from the range of their bows and arrows.

But these savages did not quit completely. They were gathered together, as if they were thinking about how to deal with this wall blocking their eyes.

Tan Si looked at the savage who was hiding out of the range of the bow and arrow and said: "This savage must be mentally ill. He doesn't even have a ladder. How do they plan to attack the city? Are they rushing over to die?"

Although Pinganli is small, a 2-foot-high earthen wall was built for safety. This kind of wall was nothing in the Han Dynasty, but it was the strongest fortress on Spice Island. These savages obviously had not figured out how to climb over this wall. .

Guyu laughed mockingly: "They must have seen the ladder before they can make it."

The savage's weak attack power made Gu Yu feel at ease, and he was even in the mood to taunt the savage.

The words were divided into two parts. Ding Lei from Yongning Town immediately sounded the warning gong after seeing the smoke coming from the direction of Pinganli.

The Han people in Yongning Town began to gather. Ding Lei organized personnel to start distributing weapons, and the thousands of Han soldiers and civilians in Yongning Town quickly turned into an army of a thousand people.

Ding Lei left 500 people to garrison Yongning Town, while he led 500 people towards Ping'an Town.

The distance of ten miles was not too far, and soon Ding Lei came over with reinforcements.

Then they changed their formation slightly and attacked the barbarians. The Han army had a rigorous military formation and a full set of steel weapons, but the barbarians escaped from the tribal alliance. They did not understand military formations at all, and their weapons only had one spear. Both sides Upon contact, the Han army directly defeated the savage coalition, and Tan Si also went into battle with 100 soldiers.

The two armies pursued for ten miles and captured thousands of wild men before returning to the army.

Ding Lei and Tan Si were talking and laughing on the way. They defeated more than 2000 savage coalition forces and captured thousands of people with zero casualties in the battle. Of course, capturing so many savages is not worth mentioning, but they can end this battle without casualties. Make them very happy.

After returning to Ping'an, Ding Lei grabbed a savage leader and asked, "Why are you invading my big man's territory?"

Ding Lei has been on Spice Island for more than a year and has learned the words spoken by the savages here, so there is no problem in communication.

The savage leader said angrily: "This is our home, and this forest is our hunting ground. Now you have cut down all the trees, killed all the prey, and want to starve us to death. You Han people are all devils, and we are I won’t let you go.”

This answer shocked Ding Lei. He thought it was the greed of the savages who started this war, but he did not expect that these savages wanted to defend their homeland.

But Ding Lei quickly calmed down and said: "Find out the savage leaders and wizards, hang them all, and punish the remaining savages with hard labor."

"promise!"

10 hanging corpses appeared outside Ping An.

But the words of the savage leader still made Ding Lei feel uneasy.

That night he went to Guyu and Tan Si and said: "Spice Island is too important to me as a big man. It is impossible for us to withdraw from here. But what the savage leader said today made me very scared. We Han people are the minority here. If we arouse the hatred of the savages across the island, it will be difficult for us to gain a foothold here. "

"We have neglected the way to educate the savages on Spice Island. In the future, you will not only let these savages work for us, but also teach them Chinese, teach them the Analects of Confucius, and educate them into Han people. Only they think that they are Han people, Only then can we, the strong men, take root in this land.”

Guyu said: "When I was in the army, I could only recite a few items from the Analects of Confucius. Zi said in Sichuan, "The deceased is like a man, never leaving day and night. I have forgotten the rest. Now you want someone to teach the Analects of Confucius" , some things are difficult for others to do, and I don’t have the ability.”

Tan Sidao: "It is better for the imperial court to send scholars here to teach the savages. This is what they are good at."

Ding Lei said: "Of course someone will ask the court, but you also have to do this. Don't teach them the Analects of Confucius, teach them to speak Chinese and be Han people. Otherwise, these people will harass us at every turn. How can we still live on the Spice Island?" development.”

(End of this chapter)