The next day, it is supposed to start surveying the surrounding area, and if possible, start establishing an official base here.

However, on the first night, it was raided by the natives, and the next day, it was all taken into captives. But as the work progressed further, Zhang Hongwu faced a very serious problem, that is, how to deal with the rations of these prisoners?

You know, they only have about a month's worth of food. If the rations were given to them, it would be obvious that the food would not have been saved for more than three days.

"Lord Wang, the meaning of the subordinates, the elderly are completely the storage of Lang Fei food, maybe you can ......" The militia adjutant (Zhang Hongwu is the main general) compared with his hand on his neck, the meaning is very clear, the excess Lang Fei Food, simply solve it as soon as possible.

"Then it's better to kill them all!" Zhang Hongwu glanced at the adjutant.

This indigenous person is clearly tribal, which means that these old men are likely relatives of these captives. If you kill someone's parents or relatives, do you expect to gain their loyalty?

"Do they have any food there?" Zhang Hongwu asked casually.

"There are some reserves of wild fruits and the like, but there are too few!" The adjutant seemed to have known that Zhang Hongwu would ask this.

"They have so little food in stock, which means they should know where to get food. And these foods are enough for them to eat for a long time, otherwise they would not have just stocked up on a small amount of things. Zhang Hongwu thought for a while and muttered.

"But what if they just don't have long-term reserves, such as bacon or cured meat, and can only eat them freshly killed, so they can't stock up on a large amount of food?" The adjutant raised his concerns.

"That'...... There are only two paths in front of us, slowly absorbing and digesting these natives as food migrates. Either that, or just kill these natives! Zhang Hongwu carefully considered it and gave the final conclusion.

"Then, what are you going to do, Lord Wang?" The adjutant actually came to a conclusion a long time ago.

"Follow them! We also need to get acquainted with our territory a little, don't we? Zhang Hongwu sighed and finally decided not to kill.

Why, just because these Indians are likely to be a race that migrated from the Chinese mainland to North America through the Bering Strait a long time ago, in other words, they have the same root and the same origin with the Chinese people. Maybe because of the barbarism for too long, the two sides have not been able to communicate, but in terms of appearance and skin, there should still be a possibility for the two sides to fuse together.

This is Zhang Hongbin's differential treatment of compatriots and aliens, the former will find a way to naturalize even if he is in a barbaric state. The latter, even if there is an advanced civilization, can be slaughtered without hesitation.

Why do you have such an idea, perhaps because some countries in later generations put forward the argument that "the Chinese are a despicable people, so it should not exist" in modern times? Now that he has crossed over, Zhang Hongbin means that 'except for the Chinese nation, all other nationalities are so despicable that there is no need to exist at all'. Fooling around or being strong is included, but Zhang Hongbin has no intention of changing it.

His thoughts also affected his courtiers and even his family and relatives. Influenced by his younger brother, Zhang Hongwu also has a relatively cheap idea of the supremacy of the Chinese nation, and he is also very persistent in implementing such ideas.

Zhang Hongwu is the master, and the adjutant naturally has nothing to say. The captives were selected, and all the people who resembled the head or commander were executed, and finally all the captives were put together. Don't think that if you are a compatriot, you can evade responsibility, war criminals must pay the price, this is the iron rule. Not to mention, the storage of this head of people will have a certain resistance to Zhang Hongwu's acceptance of this tribe.

There are special language masters, who used to communicate with them. The so-called language masters are mainly those who have a certain ability to accept and understand the new language, even if they have not been exposed to the Indian language, but with their knowledge and talent, they can obtain the means of communication with each other in a short time.

Neither side has a basis for communication, so it is necessary to find a way to communicate before we can establish the next step.

On the first day, the militia sent out thirty men to explore everywhere, and the worst thing was that there were no horses, so that it was impossible to explore more quickly. After a day of exploration, I explored a radius of about twenty miles. I found some berry bushes, but many of them I haven't seen and don't know if I can eat them, but you can try to compare the berries left in the tribe to see which ones are edible, or you can try to feed them to the Indians to see if they will eat them.

A herd of bison was spotted, twenty miles to the northeast in a grassland. Sometimes, however, bison herds are more terrible than lions, and many more people die on their horns than in the mouths of lions.

He communicated with Zhang Hongbin that night, and Zhang Hongbin also recognized and accepted their proposal, and at the same time, he also searched for a lot of information, and finally told Zhang Hongwu that these people may be the Shoshone people who live in this area, and it is very likely that they are West Shoshone people, that is, Shoshone people without horses. As for why it wasn't the East Shoshone, this was actually nonsense, after all, their people hadn't ridden horses when they attacked last night, and there were no cases of horses in the search tribe.

The master of the language has made initial progress, and he can already preliminarily dispel the other party's wariness, mainly for today's two meals, and the people of the republic let them know what is called a delicious relationship in the world. The language master had already made them understand that the people of the Republic were not colonizers and would not harm them. At the same time, they also realized one thing, that is, the appearance of the two sides seemed to be a little close, and it was very likely that they were from the same ancestor.

The next day, under Zhang Hongwu's construction, they still set out to hunt bison. Through the preset traps and repeaters, more than 50 bison were killed, and more than 30 were captured, of which 15 were broken and could not walk. But it doesn't matter, what is needed is food reserves, even domestication, and it was not intended for them to cultivate the land from the beginning.

The bison meat was also distributed to some Indians, and perhaps they had also suffered from the bison herd, so they were a little admired for these foreigners who were a little similar in appearance to themselves, and they could hunt so many bison. No matter what era, no matter where it is, the worship of the strong is always there.

The women's group also caught a lot of marine fish, some of which were made into soup or grilled fish, and some of which were made into dried or smoked fish. Their food is being consumed at a terrible rate, and it would be fatal if they didn't stock up on it.

The language master has initially established a means of communication, such as greeting, such as signaling them to eat or something, and can already communicate preliminarily.

On the third day, a field of corn, completely wild, was found, and a field of potatoes, the corn had not yet grown, but the potatoes were edible. The fragrant potato stew made the Indians kneel directly. They feel that these people are gods, supreme beings, and must be worshipped!

Yes, the masters of the language have completed the communication, have already brought them to the complete submission of the republic. All that remains is how to get them to learn Chinese and learn to communicate with the explorers of the Republic.

On this day, the food was going to be exhausted. However, the harvest of these two days was indeed very good, so not only did it not decrease, but there was an increase in two or three days of surplus food. What is rare is that, according to the communication of the language master, one thing is confirmed, that is, this area is very rich, enough for them to use it for a year. Of course, it is strictly distributed according to the Indian diet.

Confirming that this place could be used as a base, Zhang Hongwu officially began to announce the establishment of a base. The group began to get busy, and even the Indians, at the signal of the master of language, began their initial free activities, of course, under the supervision of the militia, and the slightest misdeeds would be shot on the spot.

In fact, having enjoyed so much delicious food, these Indians no longer wanted to rebel. They actually regretted it too, if they knew that this was a group of god-level beings, and they still sneaked into a ball? As a result, it was not worth sacrificing so many tribal warriors in vain.

Fortunately, the Indians also have wars, and they will be sacrificed in hunting in peacetime, so they mourn for so many warriors who have died, they grieve, but they will not hold grudges. It can be said that their civilization is accompanied by death all the time, they have to fight for survival, they have to work hard for food every day, and they have no extra time to think about revenge. It didn't before, and now it naturally won't, and I don't dare.

With the help of the Indians, a small wooden stronghold was built in ten days. The corn also ushered in the harvest, and a corn banquet was held that night, and everyone ate with bulging bellies, and the Chinese explorers and Indians seemed to be truly integrated together at this moment. There were even two or three young Indian women who took the initiative to show their love to several soldiers......

Looking at this harmonious appearance, Zhang Hongwu also felt very pleased.

After all, he has initially gained a firm foothold in this land.