Chapter 217: Yin Di'an (2)
Zhou Yanru decided to live in this tribe in order to learn the local language. He borrowed a few horses from the Yin family and told Zhang Qianfang about this decision. Zhang Qianfang naturally complied, and he asked these people to bring small mirrors, silk, cotton cloth, and candles to the Yin family as gifts, which made Zhou Yanru's status in the eyes of the tribesmen even higher.
Zhou Yanru and Song Yingxing lived here, and the Ming army who escorted them also stayed, and the Yin family built a house similar to a shack for them, and sent enough food. The Ming army also participated in the hunting operations of the Yin family, and the powerful power of their firecrackers made the Yin family worship them as gods.
Zhang Qianfang arranged a large number of small teams in small boats to look for a wharf suitable for large ships along the coast, and found a natural wharf more than 30 miles north of the place where they landed. It was closer to the Yin tribe and the road was easy to walk, so the Ming army moved the ship to this natural pier, and then began to build houses near the pier, preparing to build a Ming army base before going on an expedition.
The Yin family wanted to help them build a house, but soon found that they had no way to understand the way Ming built a house. The people brought by Zhang Qianfang have been carefully selected, so there will be no shortage of carpentry. A few days later, a long strip of simple Chinese-style buildings was formed here, leaving the Yin family stunned. Compared to his own shack, this should be a palace, I wonder if the royal city of Cusco used to have such a beautiful house.
Ten days later, the base of the Ming army finally barely took shape. But Zhang Qianfang couldn't wait, he came to the Yin family's tribe to discuss with Zhou Yanru about finding a new species.
When Song Yingxing saw him, he said excitedly: "General Zhang, they are really Yin people. I found their previous script, which is very similar to our seal characters, they also have the custom of burying with jade, they also have the legend of the tengu eating the moon, they have the legend of controlling the water, they also worship the dragon, and they also have the Taijitu. These are all proofs that prove that they are of the same kind as us, and Master Zhou is so powerful, and now he has learned almost three of their words. ”
Zhang Qianfang said: "Lord Zhou, we have to find a new species, and it will not be too late to talk about the matter of relatives later." ”
Song Yingxing calmed down at this time: "Lord Zhou is talking to the elders of their tribe, by the way, Lord Zhou said that it should not be the meaning of the elders, it should be more appropriate to call him the leader, I will call Lord Zhou." ”
After Zhou Yanru came out, Zhang Qianfang said what he meant. Zhou Yanru shook his head and said, "General Zhang, don't worry, this official thinks that it is easier to have a good relationship with them first and let them help us find new species?" We couldn't have been more familiar with this place than they were. And I have a bold idea, if we have a good relationship with these remnants of Yin Shang, it will be much more convenient for us to attack or immigrate here in the future. We should include all Han people in the Ming Dynasty, and since they are also Han people, of course they should become Ming people. ”
Zhang Qianfang is only a military governor, and everything else should be decided by Zhou Yanru. Hearing him say this, he naturally didn't have any opinion, and he said: "It's a way for them to help us find species, but I'm afraid that our food will last for four months at most." At that time, when the plan was made, we planned to go here to grab other people's food, but now we can't rob the Yin family, right? What's more, there are hundreds of people in their tribe, and robbing them all can't solve the food problem. ”
Zhou Yanru said: "Don't look at them, there are only a few hundred people, their food is abundant." Song Yingxing calculated that the food they stored would allow them to live for at least two years. There are large areas of open land, so we might as well grow food here to ensure that our needs are no problem, not to mention that our farming skills are better than theirs. ”
It is obvious that he is reluctant to ask Zhang Qianfang to change his career to become a farmer, but since he can't grab it, let's plant the land first. Zhou Yanru discussed with the leader of the Yin family, and the Yin family immediately expressed their willingness to assist the Ming people in farming. They took the Akito to burn the wasteland, and then took out the seeds to the Akito and told them how to cultivate them. Zhang Qianfang found out that they were still in the stage of slash-and-burn farming, and the Ming army lacked the tools to cultivate the land, and even so, the Ming people's methods of disposing of land were much better than theirs.
Three months later, Zhou Yanru had completely mastered the language of the Yin family, while Song Yingxing systematically recorded the language of the Yin family and memorized some common words in pinyin. At this time, the crops planted by the Ming army grew in excellent condition, and it was estimated that they could supply the food needs of the Ming army.
Zhou Yanru proposed to the leader of the Yin family that he wanted to find a tree that could flow sticky things, and the leader of the Yin family thought for a while and said: "I know that there is a kind of tree that can flow latex, which the locals use to coat clothes, waterproof, or apply it to their feet. ”
Zhou Yanru said: "It should be like this, can you find trees and seeds?" ”
The leader said, "This tree is in the Devil's Forest, and it is about twenty days away from here. ”
Zhou Yanru was overjoyed and said: "That's okay, please give us a guide from the chief, let's go find that kind of tree, our king needs this kind of tree." ”
The leader said: "Everyone is the Yin family, I will personally lead the warriors of the tribe to take you into the Devil's Forest and find what you want." ”
After discussing with Zhang Qianfang, Zhou Yanru decided that Song Yingxing and Geng Zhongming would lead two hundred soldiers who had lived in the mountains to find trees. Zhang Qianfang guarded the boat and the base, while Zhou Yanru had to take the students to the nearby Yin family tribe to continue the journey of recognizing relatives.
Zhou Yanru's set of statements roughly means this: The Yin family fled their ancestral land because of their loss of country and came to this place called America. Now the people of the ancestral land have come to the Americas, hoping to recognize their former relatives and create a better life together.
Such arguments are honestly unconvincing, but the subtle weapons and superb agricultural techniques displayed by the Ming army make the less convincing words convincing. In just one month, under the leadership of the Yin family's guide, Zhou Yanru became friends with the five neighboring tribes, and swore an oath with their leaders: everyone is from the ancestral land, and they are willing to unite and help each other in the Americas.
The Yin family empire in Cusco had been conquered by foreign Spaniards decades ago, and the Spaniards had only not penetrated into the small tribes here for the time being, but the Yin family here already knew that they were dead. Now that the Yin family has found that the people from the ancestral land have such powerful weapons, of course they hope to be protected by the Ming army, and even hope to restore the glory of the Yin family empire with the help of the Ming people.
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