The village quickly gathered a group of black pressed villagers, and it was impossible to see that there were more than 200 people, all with knives and guns, and rattan shields.

Xu Guanzhong waved his hand, and everyone was ready to fight one by one.

"We have no malice, we are the Great Song Water Master." Xu Guanzhong shouted.

One of the leaders of the opposite village was wearing a long robe and holding a long knife in his hand, and he was very surprised when he heard Xu Guanzhong speak, and asked loudly: "Are you from the Han Empire?" The man asked.

Xu Guanzhong said: "We are Han people, but not the Han Empire, now the Han Dynasty has been destroyed for hundreds of years, and now it is the Great Song Empire." ”

The man looked up to the sky and sighed: "The big man is really finished, hey." ”

Xu Guanzhong was also surprised, he didn't expect that the people on this island would actually shout.

"What's your last name? Can we sit down and talk, don't dance knives and guns? Xu Guanzhong said.

"Under the surname Ma, it is called Ma Hua, as long as you have no malicious intent, we will not use knives and guns." It's humane.

is actually surnamed Ma, it must be from the Central Plains. Xu Guanzhong waved his hand and asked his subordinates to retreat.

"Captain, beware of deception." The sailor reminded Xu Guanzhong.

Xu Guanzhong said: "It is a happy thing to meet someone who speaks Chinese like us on an overseas island, not to mention that there is no conflict of interest between the two sides now, so there is no danger, you retreat and stay vigilant, if something happens to me, you will go back and report Hu Chengxing." ”

Xu Guanzhong threw down his knife and gun to show his sincerity and came to the entrance of the village alone.

MCA said: "Are you really coming from the sea? ”

"Of course, you must know Chinese characters, this is my waist card." Xu Guanzhong said and took out Xu Guanzhong's waist card for the Yuncheng group practice and shook it.

Ma Hua smiled: "Haha, a long drought is a rain, and you meet your old acquaintance in a foreign land." I didn't expect to meet Han people, so please come in. ”

Ma Hua waved his hand and ordered Zhuang Kedu to put down his weapons, Xu Guanzhong was also frightened into a cold sweat, there were actually people in this group of Zhuang Ding holding crossbow arrows with boxes.

"Mr. Ma, is Zhuang Ke holding a Zhuge crossbow?" Xu Guanzhong asked.

"Exactly, you actually know Zhuge Repeater, and you really deserve to be a soldier. By the way, what kind of unit is your regimental training? MCA asked.

Xu Guanzhong also said: "The entire Jingdong Road is under our control? ”

"What is Jingdong Dao, it was not mentioned in the book left by the ancestors, what is it?"

Xu Guanzhong said: "When did the ancestors move here, could it be that they moved here during the Han Dynasty?" ”

Ma Hua said: "There is thin wine in the village, can you drink it together?" ”

"That's very good."

Ma Hua invited Xu Guanzhong to the tavern at the entrance of the village, although the area of this tavern is not large, but it is antique, and it is all in the style of the Han Dynasty.

Ma Hua said: "According to genealogical records, the ancestor was Ma Jun, a master craftsman of the Han Dynasty, because the country was turbulent and disheartened, so he took more than 50 members of his family to go to sea on a sea boat built by himself, and drifted all the way here. ”

Xu Guanzhong said: "No wonder, it's been a few years, seven or eight hundred years, and now the Central Plains are all the Great Song Kingdom." Although there is no turmoil in today's Great Song Dynasty, there are strong neighbors eyeing each other outside, and powerful ministers control the government internally, which is also troubled internally and externally. ”

The tavern is not simple, but the dishes are very good, the taste is very authentic, two pots of good wine, a few side dishes. MCA is most concerned about the affairs of the Central Plains, Xu Guanzhong is knowledgeable, so he briefly talked about the things at the end of the Three Kingdoms, and talked about the establishment of the Great Song Dynasty and the current situation of the Great Song Dynasty.

Xu Guanzhong asked: "Back then, there were fifty or sixty people who moved to Ling's ancestors, but now eight or nine hundred years have passed, why is this village so small?" ”

Ma Hua said angrily: "Originally, our Majia Village was not here, in the north of this island, we occupied a large port, and enjoyed the benefits of fish and salt. The village has a population of more than 6,000 people, and it can be said that it is the real owner of the island, but then a barbarian tribe came called the tribe of the king of Tamna, which has a large population, about 20,000 people, and the arrival of this tribe has caused constant wars on the island. We attacked each other, although there were many of them, but the weapons were not good, and what our Ma family was best at was manufacturing all kinds of weapons and machinery, and they were defeated and retreated. But later, they attracted the army of Goryeo. Although our Ma family can manufacture all kinds of advanced weapons, they do not have outstanding generals to lead, so they were defeated, and more than 6,000 people were reduced to more than 2,000 people, hiding in the mountains. ”

"That's the case, and now this island is under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Korea?" Xu Guanzhong asked.

"Yes, it is under the jurisdiction of Goryeo, but there is civil strife in Goryeo, and no one will take care of this island. There are only 2,000 people in our Ma family, and we can't stand the toss, so we can live a peaceful and stable life. MCA said.

Xu Guanzhong said: "You haven't thought about returning to the Central Plains for so many years? ”

"It's annoying to fight for years, the ancestors wanted to live in seclusion because they were tired of this, but they didn't expect that this island was not a paradise. If I'm not mistaken, you're here to rule over this island. MCA said.

"The Great Song Dynasty is a country facing the three strong neighbors of Western Xia, Liao and Jin, and there is a shortage of various resources such as grain, so it needs to develop this island. Of course, you can rest assured that no matter how you develop it, it will not touch your original interests. Xu Guanzhong said.

Ma Hua said with a smile: "Now the Korean people on this island have the final say, and for so many years, the Korean people have bullied us if they want to rely on the large number of soldiers." If you want to develop this island, the first obstacle is the Goryeo people, who garrison 500 elite soldiers on the island, which is very difficult to deal with. ”

"Why is it not easy to deal with, you can't deal with five hundred elite soldiers with Zhuge crossbows?" Xu Guanzhong asked.

"If the Zhuge crossbow is enough to deal with Liao, but the Goryeo people are not stupid, and they have imposed a trade blockade on us, and we can hardly buy bronze and iron tools, and there are many existing Zhuge crossbows, only less than a hundred." What's more, among the 500 elite soldiers, there are 200 cavalry, who are very well trained and have iron armor to protect themselves. So we can't afford to go head-to-head with them. ”

"I see."

Ma Hua said: "If you want to occupy this island, the first step is to destroy these 500 elite soldiers. ”

Xu Guanzhong said: "That's all things to consider as an official, I'm a person in charge of exploring the way, this time I brought three ships of goods over, what do you need can be traded, the price is absolutely cheap." ”

MCA was very happy, after all, it was the first time in many years to see the Central Plains people, and immediately said: "Oh, what goods are there?" ”

"The best Suzhou and Hangzhou silk, Xinyang Maojian, West Lake Longjing, Jingdezhen porcelain. There are also all kinds of seasoned spices, leather boots, etc., a variety of goods. ”

Ma Hua's eyes lit up: "Are there bronze tools, are there iron tools?" ”

Bronze and iron are the basic materials for making Zhuge crossbows, no wonder MCA wants these things in one mouth.

Xu Guanzhong didn't say much, took out the tiger tooth dagger from his foot and neck and handed it to Ma Hua: "Look at it, how about this steel mouth?" ”

MCA was taken aback: "It's so good, the edge is steel, but the blade is iron, this forging process is very advanced, and there is no way to mass produce this knife." ”

"Otherwise, this is our regular knife, and ordinary soldiers are equipped with it, because our ironworks have adopted a new iron-making method, which can process iron into steel, which greatly reduces the cost.