golden scales

The tribe that came into contact with the Ming people is just a small tribe on Ping Island. They use their limited logical ability to judge that these strange aliens are stronger than them.After accepting gifts from the wise, they return feathers, game, and brightly colored birds as a gesture of friendship.

Zhu Cizhen breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to use the steamed buns and noodle cakes that the locals did not have as bargaining chips, asking the natives to help with logging, quarrying, and transportation... But it turned out that there were only more than [-] strong men in this tribe, and they were not the same as the original tribe on Taiwan Island. Residents are not a class at all.

Therefore, it is necessary to contact more tribes, find more labor, and speed up the progress of the project, so as not to wait for the Australian side.

Shan Liantian, as the special envoy of King Yong, led a bureau of the Ming army, and accompanied the natives. In order to identify them, the Ming army named them "Chaya people" and went to their tribe. A mountain depression, not even a wall.

Judging from the land near their tribe, their agricultural level is still in the era of slash-and-burn farming, and the number is almost negligible.

What makes Shan Liantian feel creepy is that there are human skulls hanging on the door of every house.These human skulls were not only taken from rival tribes, but also some of the dead of their own tribe.The Chaya people hang these skulls at the door of their huts as decorations to show off their bravery during the day, and take them down as pillows at night.

After participating in a headhunting activity of the Chaya people, Shan Liantian became more and more frightened.With his own eyes, these Chayas took off the heads of their enemies, scalped them, made holes in their temples, and drank their brains raw.

This also explains why some of the skulls at the door of the Chaya people are intact, while others have drilled holes.The drilled ones come from headhunters, while the undamaged ones come from the deceased family members.

Shan Liantian also participated in several friendly transactions between the Chaya people and other tribes.Finally, the idea of ​​expanding the contact surface was dismissed.

Every mountain here has a tribe, and each tribe speaks a different language. After crossing a mountain, it is completely impossible to communicate in language.

Later generations called it the "Museum of Human Language", which is by no means in vain.

"It takes two days to walk inland from the coast," Shan Liantian reported back, "about thirty to fifty miles. The road is too difficult... well, there is no road at all! Cough cough, two days' walk After that, you can see a big lake. That big lake is probably no smaller than Dongting and Taihu Lake, and according to the locals, it is boundless..."

From Zhu Cizheng down, all officers, staff officers, and non-commissioned officers listened carefully to Shan Liantian's narration.

They also realize that this is not a good place to live.Not to mention the threats brought by these natives, the most frightening thing is the climate and mosquitoes here.No matter how careful they were, the infectious disease spread in the army. In the end, two ships had to be sent to Australia with the wounded and sick.The medical standard and living environment there are much better.

"The scenery of that lake is really nice, but there are too many mosquitoes and plague." Shan Liantian said with lingering fear.He brought an elite team with him, the combat attrition was zero, and the non-combat attrition reached [-]%.This is because he was more cautious, and hurried back from the reduction of [-]% of the staff, so that the entire army was not wiped out in the end.

"We have paid great attention to personal hygiene and drinking water, but mosquitoes are hard to guard against. Once bitten, keneng will get sick." Shan Liantian said: "It may still be difficult to keep 500 people here."

"How did the natives survive?" Zhu Cizhao nodded lightly to get off work.asked puzzled.

"It's hard to say whether they survived..." Shan Liantian said: "I haven't seen anyone over [-] years old. They are also stubborn when they get sick, and they rely on tribal witch doctors to exorcise them. Their physical fitness may be able to survive , the vast majority of people died early. For mosquitoes, they rely on smoked leaves, but there is no fixed species, so the effect is hard to say."

Zhu Cizhao sighed helplessly.Said: "Scale down the plan, just build a small fort with a port."

"Your Highness, the port must have water fortresses, and the natives have boats." The headhunting Shan Liantian participated in was the chaya people paddling small boats to attack hostile tribes under the cover of night.

Zhu Cizhao was helpless.I had to take another step back: "Then just build a simple pier, and the military fort is built two miles away from the pier."

From the large army fort where 500 people were stationed at the beginning, to the small army fort where 50 people were eventually stationed, just comparing the drawings made Zhu Cizhen's heart ache.The small fort of 50 people retains the characteristics of a concave fort in addition to its appearance, and the rest is simply a fire pier.

However, because of the small number of people, the food left is enough for them to use, and there is no need to consider land reclamation and planting, so the military fort can choose a location with a mountain and sea and enough room for expansion.Although it cannot be completed in one step, as a warehouse and transshipment port, the geographical location here is still very important, and it will be developed step by step in the future.

Among the 50 people left, one was a military doctor, and there were 12 vegetable farmers from three households, and the rest were Ming soldiers.The fleet also left a small boat for them, and arranged to escape into the refuge cave in the mountains to prevent the arrival of the Spaniards.

After saying goodbye to these great residents, the fleet went to Australia again.

……

It was already the summer of the first year of Longjing when Zhu Cilang got the report from King Yong.No matter how important things are written in the report, the day lily is also cold at this moment.Only in terms of technical conditions, the current territory of Ming Dynasty has reached its limit, and it is difficult to effectively control the remote areas.

After the General Staff studied the Ping Island Wenti, they were all excited.

"His Royal Highness King Yong built a military fort on the north side of Ping Island, and with the beacon tower at the Australian landing point, no matter from which direction the Spaniards invaded Australia, our army could take countermeasures in time." You Shiwei reported.

The earliest landing point of the expedition team was in the northwest of Australia, which was not suitable for human habitation, especially not suitable for China's farming civilization to start reclamation.So the expedition team further explored to the southeast, and finally found a livable southeastern territory, and it was only this part of the territory that really needed protection.

"The Military Intelligence Division's penetration of Luzon Island needs to be further strengthened, and try not to let the Spaniards have the opportunity to pose a threat to Australia." Zhu Cihong said.

The Military Intelligence Department belongs to the General Staff, You Shiwei nodded in agreement.

"Cizhen still didn't think carefully." Zhu Cihong sighed: "Ping Island is located in the tropics, and diseases and mosquitoes cannot be avoided by simply building a few houses. Let the Guangdong side urgently send a ship to transport cement, tiles, gauze curtains, There are doors and windows made of yarn. There are also copper pipes and cast iron pipes to control the indoor temperature, and at the same time, underground drains are also used to divert water.”

Building a hut with only wood is a generation higher than the thatched huts of the natives, but it is not an easy task to survive successfully.

"Also, is there any plan for the general training of troops stationed in places with harsh environments such as Taiwan, Ping Island, Mongolia, and Hercynian?" Zhu Cihong asked.

Qin Liangyu immediately replied: "Your Majesty, soldiers stationed in harsh environments have more chances to be sent to the lecture hall. The guards are rotated every year, and the returned soldiers will serve in places with good conditions such as the capital and Jiangning until Retired and returned to their hometowns. All officers and soldiers who have served in harsh environments will have commemorative medals. If they are willing to stay in the service area, the general training will also cooperate with the staff to give higher positions."

Zhu Cihong nodded: "I want to have no worries when I serve, and be satisfied after I retire."

Soldiers who can survive various harsh living environments have unquestionable loyalty and mental perseverance.These people will become the seeds of the new era, taking root and sprouting, spreading branches and leaves, and gradually changing the old habits of Ming Dynasty.

……

"Why is Australia not in bad condition?"

Sitting on the dry mound, Shan Liantian looked at the endless savannah and expressed his sincere emotion.

In August of the first year of Longjing, the fleet of Yongwang arrived at Nanzhan Prefecture in southeastern Australia.After arriving, the three thousand Ming troops belonged to the admiral Xiao Tugeng, the chief officer of the Australian military affairs, and formed the Australian First Army.Yong Wang Cizhen's friends also left the army one after another, either leading the army or serving as staff officers, to take on important tasks.

Zhu Cizhao also served as the governor, and temporarily placed the governor Xingyuan in the only place in Australia that can be regarded as a city: Nanzhan Mansion, Yongxian City.

At the beginning, the emperor's elder brother swore that Australia needed him, and the Ming army had already launched a fierce battle with the natives in Australia... I didn't know until I got there that this was just kidding.Although there were quite a few Australian natives, and most of them were headhunters, under the firepower of the Ming army, they had no chance of confronting them head-on.

"Finally we can use our own people to supervise the labor of the natives." Xiao Tugeng heaved a sigh of relief.

Before the arrival of King Yong, he had arrested and hired hundreds of natives to work for the Ming Dynasty, but because the number of Ming troops was too small, he had to use cold weapons such as knives and guns to arm some native tribes with better relations, and implemented " "Use soil to make soil" strategy.Although there is no trouble, every day is full of fear.

Now with these three thousand tigers, whether it is a protection expedition team exploring the depths of the Australian continent, or supervising the labor of the natives, and launching a conquest against disobedient tribes, they have the confidence.

When Shan Liantian was in Ping Island, he was full of fantasies about Australia, thinking that it was a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and rivers.After arriving in Australia, he really jumped into the sky and became the commander-in-chief of a major, but he only had one Ming soldier under his command, and the rest were all native laborers.His task is to take these black servants to the savannah in northern Australia to protect the safety of the expedition team.

"At least there are no large predators in Australia, as long as we are on guard against the natives with bad intentions." Yin Rusong comforted the half-grown major, feeling that Major Shan hadn't grown up yet.

Shan Liantian didn't know why he was so close to Yin Rusong, he was not as sour as other scholars.

"What's the use of these stones?" Shan Liantian asked Yin Rusong, calling the soldiers to come and help carry them while making a "ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" voice.

"Specimens." Yin Rusong said: "The Holy Son of Heaven wants everything in the world to be included in the compendium, and the capital keeps the specimens. These are all to be transported back to the capital."

Shan Liantian nodded, and suddenly heard a sharp scream from the natives, which was the war alarm. (to be continued...)

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