The next night, Fu Nuo continued to host a banquet in the city to entertain the working group. And today, in addition to the residents of Fu Shan Mountain, there are also owners or elders who have received news from several other nearby mountains. Although Ning Qi is a teacher by profession, he still understands a set of things in society, so these belated participants also got more or less various small gifts, and soon narrowed the distance. Hearing that these Han Chinese from overseas could provide a large amount of salt and iron tools, several people immediately patted their chests and said that they would arrange for the supplies to be sent to the lower reaches of the river for trading.

Early on the morning of the third day, the task force finally packed up and left for the camp. However, on the return trip, the team was much larger than when they came, and more than 20 Li men took the initiative to contract all the materials traded to the crossing people, and they would deliver the materials and personnel safely to the destination according to the instructions of the lord Fu Nuo, and then go to see if the schools, construction sites, and farms that these Han people said were true.

Ning Qi held a cane cut from a tree branch in his hand, shaking his head and humming the Li folk song he had just learned last night as he walked. The experience of these two days is unimaginable to him before, and they all say that they are useless scholars, but this time they are serious and have negotiated cooperation with the Li people who do not understand the language, and it seems that his potential in business negotiations is not small, should he consider jumping to the diplomatic port in the future?

Many Li children followed the team for several miles, until everyone received the candy distributed by the crossing crowd before gradually dispersed. Although there are many wild sugarcanes in the settlements of the Li people, the sad thing is that their ancestors have hardly eaten the white sugar made from sugarcane, let alone the fruit candy brought by the people from later generations. For these Li children, this sweet food is simply a delicacy that only the gods can eat. At this time, the "savior" remarks thrown out by Ning Qi had begun to spread in Li Tong, and many young people who later took the initiative to join the people under the command of the people, and their thoughts were gradually affected from this time. They may not believe that these Han people are really "saviors", but it is obvious that these people have the ability to change the fate of the Li people.

After a half-day trek on a mountain trail, the task force finally returned safely to the makeshift camp at Base 2. I have to say that the transport team of the Li people solved the big trouble of crossing the crowd in the two trips that came and went, and these seemingly thin Li people had excellent ability to travel between the mountains, and the speed of walking with things was even faster than that of the crossing people who traveled lightly. The people from the Military Police Department had already proposed to Ning Qi on the road, whether they could absorb some good seedlings from the Li people to form a mountain combat force under the command of the people.

Without hesitation, Ning Qi rejected this kind of reckless construction. It's not that he doesn't know the role of the mountain troops, but that the current shortage of labor does not allow the Military Police Department to continue to expand the ranks of professional soldiers in a short period of time. According to the opinion of the majority of the members of the Executive Committee, except for the patrol personnel who went to sea and the guards of the labor camps, all the other people in the Military Police Department should now put down their guns and go to the construction site to move bricks. Ning Qi believes that even if a mountain battalion or something is to be formed, it must be put into operation in the Tiandu Iron Mine and the supporting iron-making equipment, and then recruit after the crossing can start to use local resources to produce some primary weapons, otherwise will the existing iron farming tools be used to arm the conscripted Li soldiers?

But Ning Qi's idea is only one-sided, with modern people's thinking, he probably can't understand the Li people's yearning for a higher level of civilization, which is not only a matter of food and clothing, but also the innate curiosity of human beings. Even the Li people, who live in the deep mountains and old forests all the year round, have limited knowledge, in fact, they have always had the dream of going out of the mountains to see the outside world. Li people like Fu Nuo who are so old that they eat and wait for death still hope that their younger generations can have a chance to get ahead, and there are not a few young Li people who have this idea, such as Fu Nuo's grandson Fu Li is one of them.

Fu Li is fifteen years old this year, and he will have to serve in the military service of the government from next year. In a large village like Fushantong, the military service and labor set by the Yacheng government are quite heavy, and 300 young and strong laborers must be sent every year, and they must bring their own luggage and labor tools to Yacheng to serve three months of labor, and if they encounter war, they will be transferred to military service. If you go to the battlefield during your military service, you can still get paid somewhat, otherwise every qiē you do during your entire service is compulsory labor.

Fu Li was not particularly disgusted by such harsh conditions, because his grandfather had depicted the scene of the Ming City when he was very young, and he had always wanted to go to Yacheng to see the tall walls, bustling streets, sturdy houses, and even soldiers with bright broadswords. It's just that he is too young and has not been allowed, which makes him often want to grow into an adult, and then he can go to Yacheng with the elders and uncles in the village in a grand manner.

The farthest Fu Li has ever been is the mouth of the Tiandu River, but it is very inhospitable, and no one settles in that place except for a few Han fishermen and pirates from the South China Sea who come every year. But these Han traders who came to visit the mountain in the past two days are said to have settled in the lower reaches of the river. In addition to dressing differently from the previous traders who came to Li Tong to do business, the goods they offered were also significantly better than the previous ones, and the salt sellers had never sold such fine white salt, and iron farming tools had always been contraband, and each time the Li people had to pay a lot of money to get a few hoes or sickles.

Fu Li didn't understand the language of these Han people, but he could feel the friendliness in the other person's eyes. Last night, after his grandfather fell asleep, Fu Li secretly took out the two short knives that the Han people gave to his grandfather and played with them. The shiny blade is really sharp, and it can cut through finger-thick branches with a slight swing, which is much more powerful than the hook knife he usually uses. Grandpa said that these Han people can give such a good weapon as a gift to the Li people, which shows that they really have no evil intentions towards the Li people.

Knowing that the Han caravan was leaving, Fu Li couldn't help but blend in with the escort team. He is the grandson of the lord of the mountain, so naturally no one will raise any objections to this. Fu Li really wanted to go to the place of the Han people and see for himself how they made so many good things. I heard that these short-haired Han people will also allow the children of the Li people to go to their places to study and read in the future, and this is one of the things that Fu Li yearns for the most. Isn't the knowledge that the Han people have mastered, and the things that the Li people are eager to know, all written in Chinese characters in books? Fu Li felt that as long as he could understand Chinese characters, he would naturally be able to learn these skills, and then bring them back to Li Tong to benefit the villagers and elders.

Fu Li was indeed a lucky man, and he was noticed by the traversers less than five minutes after arriving at the makeshift camp, when he was carrying a bundle of cowhides and intending to sneak in through the gate.

Most of the materials for the construction of the hydropower station have already arrived in the temporary camp, and in view of the fact that there are important materials such as hydro generators and complete sets of power distribution equipment, the special task force has set up a special place for the transfer of goods to the Li people outside the camp, so the charm power that tries to enter the camp has become very conspicuous. Fortunately, Ning Qi recognized that this young man was the family of Lord Fu Yu, and quickly let the sentry who grabbed him go.

Fu Li had never learned official language, and only Zhou Hengxing could understand what he said. Ning Qi found Zhou Hengxing, and it took five minutes to figure out the intention of Fu Li, and after listening to it, he was stunned and said to Zhou Hengxing: "You said that this kid wants to stay with us to learn things?

Zhou Hengxing said with a smile: "I think this is a good thing, isn't he the grandson of Lord Fu? We can use this to set an example, the rich three generations smashed the feudal confinement and went to the light, what a good subject!"

"Come on, these Li people are so poor that they can have a good life if they can have an iron pot at home, where are the rich three generations!" Ning Qi also smiled dumbly.

Zhou Hengxing put away a smile on his face: "Seriously, even if he is not a descendant of a rich man, his status is not low, you must know that these Li Tong lords are hereditary, and the government will issue them a special bronze medal certificate as a status symbol." At most, in a few decades, this kid is also a proper emperor of the soil. ”

"You mean, if we have the consciousness to cultivate a leader who is close to us from now on......" Ning Qi said thoughtfully.

"We should have seen a lot of this kind of thing, right? In later generations, China and the United States and the Soviet Union did not do less, and the effect was quite obvious. I don't believe that a few old people in your executive committee have not thought about this plan. Zhou Hengxing continued to use facts to persuade Ning Qi.

Zhou Hengxing's view is indeed correct, in the future generations, which powerful country will not support a few younger brothers in the vicinity? Although it is still too early to establish a political power in the future, if it can really support a leader of the Li people who "has an attitude," then it will play a great role in stabilizing the ethnic relations of the entire Hainan Island in the future. And it is true that as he said, the Executive Committee did mention various support puppet models in the discussion of the development route, but I did not expect that there would be an opportunity to implement this plan so soon.

Ning Qi thought for a while and said to Zhou Hengxing: "You ask him carefully, who else is in the family, how many uncles and elders does he have, and how many brothers and sisters...... In short, it is to set his words and see how likely it is that he will inherit the lord. ”

Zhou Hengxing said with a straight face: "If we really choose him, even if he doesn't have the blood of the Li people, we must help him to the throne!"

"I know this truth, but let's try to make it as little trouble as possible!" Ning Qi sighed and said: "We have to prevent the Ming army and pirates now, but we don't have the extra energy to defend the Li people behind us." ”

After saying that, Ning Qi looked sideways at the confused Fu Li, patted him on the shoulder, and didn't care if he could understand it or not, and said with emotion: "Boy, you will be developed in the future!"