On the West African savannah in July, the sun is scorching the earth. The heat was rolling on the ground, and even the oncoming wind carried the steaming heat. Only at night does it cool down on the prairie. But by that time, the grassland had become a mosquito world again.

Of course, the West African savannah is not so hot only in July, but all year round. It is also a misfortune to live in such a harsh climate.

In such a hot climate, it is difficult for people to develop the desire to work. Because, as long as you move, you will sweat all over. What is lost by sweating is salt, but in this era, the old black people in Africa still do not know how to make salt, and once they sweat, it is difficult to replenish the salt......

In order to keep the salt of the body from being lost casually, the old blacks in the tropics have developed a lazy habit for generations. Of course, it is not the laziness of the otaku in later generations, but the relative laziness of the industrious Chinese people.

In the eyes of the old blacks, food is obtained by hunting on the grassland with spears, javelins, or bows and arrows. Every time you hunt, it's best to hunt the prey that has just finished eating. Too much is also a waste, because, in the scorching heat of Africa, the meat will spoil in less than half a day.

What the? You say marinate excess meat into bacon? Please, this day old black can't make salt! During this era, the salt of the Mali Empire and the Songhai Empire came mainly from a few large salt mines deep in the Sahara Desert. But the salt bricks or slabs (large slate or brick-shaped table salt) produced by the salt mines were mainly supplied to the gold-salt trading market in Timbuktu. In other words, it was exchanged for gold from West Africa.

In Senegal, on the West African savannah, because no salt mines have been found, and no gold has been found, the locals have no access to the mineral salt produced in the Sahara Desert.

As a result, the locals have developed a habit of "hunting as much prey as they can eat". After all, they didn't salt the excess meat.

Some people may say that you can make smoked meat without salt, and smoked meat leaves can be smoked without salt. That's right, but Lao Hei won't......

Moreover, working people know that if they don't eat salt for a day, they will be bored. Therefore, the old blacks who lack salt have developed the habit of doing as little heavy work as possible. Of course, when they don't dare to work hard, such as playing drums and dancing to make a joke, they don't consume much physical strength, but they are quite happy......

Then, these customs were passed down from generation to generation, and in later generations, there was a "fine tradition" that the old black loved to tease, but was unwilling to work hard. They would rather sin and rob than work hard and cultivate the land themselves. When they are hungry, they go to the United Nations, or blame the European countries that colonized them in the first place. Although Marin's later generations would have liked to see Lao Hei accuse European countries and ask for assistance, he knew very well in his heart that even if the Europeans did not invade Africa, southern Africa would not develop...... Because, what can you expect from a group of people who are still educated in a slave society to develop?

You know, although it is also called culture, there is a difference between culture and culture. This is because there is a distinction between advanced and backward cultures.

Advanced culture can promote the development of society and promote the progress of science and technology. Backward culture, on the other hand, will become the biggest obstacle to social progress......

For example, in the 21st century, there are still a large number of chiefs in Africa who are above the people. There are even Chinese who have been named black chiefs, which is still praised everywhere......

The presence of Nima, these chiefs, is a clear obstacle to the development and progress of society. To take the simplest example – they impede the exercise of the judicial power of the state. In many parts of Africa, there is no law at all, but the chieftain has the final say, and the chief can marry thousands of wives......

It is said that traditional culture should be retained, but is such traditional culture worth preserving? Marin even felt that the African people were missing a decade of catastrophe. Because, those backward traditions, need to be smashed. Otherwise, Africans will never be able to become developed.

Sometimes, Marin even reflects on whether the movement, which has been criticized for being useless, is really useless? Perhaps, it smashed the ideological shackles of the Chinese people, resulting in people being able to travel lightly in their thinking after the reform, and then China's economy took off...... The so-called "break and then stand", probably that's it......

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Pulling back the distance, let's switch to the West African savannah in 1508......

The West African black rhinoceros is a branch of the rhinoceros, and it should be noted that the black rhinoceros is one of the more short-tempered rhinos. The West African black rhinoceros, as a species of the black rhinoceros, is likewise very temperamental.

At this time, the West African black rhinoceros was not a rare species, but was widely distributed in the West African savannah. Moreover, it is a grassland tyrant. Whether it is the local blacks, or the lions, leopards and jackals on the grassland, they dare not provoke easily. Why? Because I can't bite it...... Moreover, the tonnage of the black rhinoceros in West Africa is so large, once it rushes over, not to mention that the rhino horn can pierce you, just the impact force is like a tank, and the lion, leopard and jackal are by no means opponents. Of course, young rhinos can still gnaw on lions, leopards and jackals because the rhinoceros skin has not yet grown. Therefore, some lions and leopards will poach baby rhinoceros. However, the premise is that it can avoid the pursuit of adult rhinos.

And the Senegalese old black, who is still in the Stone Age, obviously does not dare to provoke the black rhinoceros of West Africa, and can only watch them arrogant.

The black rhinoceros has a very short temper, and although its eyes are not good, it will attack when it smells an abnormal smell. Unless, unless, together with a large herd of black people, they make strange noises and scare away the rhinoceros. However, it is also necessary to prevent the black rhinoceros from running wild and rushing into the crowd......

Therefore, for the local black, the West African black rhinoceros definitely makes the nightmare in their hearts much more terrible than any lions, leopards and jackals. Why? Lions, leopards, and jackals generally come out to hunt at night and do not meet humans.

And the rhinoceros, like the day, come out to wave. If a black person encounters a rhinoceros, he can usually only take a detour with a bitter face. Because, I can't afford to mess with it......

In the face of the local black people of the Stone Age, the West African black rhinoceros was like a tank. What to do with a tank that attacks at any moment? Without "anti-tank missiles", you can only dodge them from afar......

However, today is different. Because, on the Cape Verde peninsula in Senegal, a team of musketeers on horseback came......

After waiting for a while, the Bobo horse imported from Morocco finally arrived on Gorée Island. The Bobu horses were then transported to land and joined the 100 musketeers who were very good marksmans.

Then those 100 musketeers began to train those bob horses in their adaptability to gunfire. After all, the muskets of Mushkert were so loud that if they were not trained, they could easily startle a horse if they went off. When the time comes, once the horse is frightened, the musketeer on horseback may be finished. Of course, in order to enhance the resilience of the bob horses, the Senegalese fur company also equipped the horses with earplugs to reduce the impact of gunfire.

After a period of acclimatization, most of the bobu horses have adapted to the sound of gunfire. Then, confidently carrying muskets and riding the bob horses, the musketeers began to track down the black rhinoceros of West Africa across the grasslands......