Zhao Zhengzhi's efficiency in his work obviously exceeded Wenyi's expectations, and he returned to Jin'an County ten days later, bringing back detailed information.

Wen Yi immediately summoned the core personnel to come over for a meeting.

"The lord said that he would give priority to the southern plain of the island and the basin in the middle of the island, so I divided the men into two teams. I led a team to the middle of the island basin, and Lin Hong led a team to the south of the island plain. ”

"Look, everyone, this is our map of the two places......"

Zhao Zhengzhi took out a map of Yizhou Island, which originally had only one outline and a general topographic map of the mountains, but now there are many more lines in the southern plain of the island and the basin in the middle of the island.

"These lines are all rivers, these thick lines are big rivers that can be navigated, and these circles are village ......"

"There are at least ten tribes in the basin of the island, scattered in various places, and the total population should be about 10,000 people. There are slightly more tribes in the southern plains of the island, no less than twenty, with a population of between 20,000 and 30,000. ”

Hearing the total population, everyone's expressions became solemn, and the strength of the natives was stronger than they imagined.

"The natives are very backward, they have no writing, they don't even know how to farm and livestock, and they mainly rely on hunting and gathering to survive."

"The natives on the plains south of the island showed signs of sowing seeds, but they only sowed the seeds on the ground and didn't care. They respect women, and it is common for men to marry women......"

Everyone looked at each other, they knew that the natives might be backward, but they didn't expect to be so backward.

I don't even know how farming and animal husbandry, I really don't know how they survived.

Zhao Zhengzhi continued: "There is another thing that is very beneficial to us, the natives do not know how to smelt metal, and their tools are all made of stone and bone......"

"Really?" Chai Ben couldn't help but blurt out.

Even Wen Yi was surprised, in his previous life, he only knew that Wei Wen had been to Yizhou Island, but he didn't know the situation on the island, but he didn't expect that the natives there were still in the stage of matriarchal primitive society.

The main thing is that they have not mastered the ability to smelt metals......

At this time, he vaguely remembered something, in his previous life, he seemed to have heard that the metal deposits on Yizhou Island were barren, and almost all metals had to be imported.

If this is the case, it is normal for the natives to not know how to smelt metals.

Originally, everyone was still worried about the problem of the other party's large population, but now they are completely relieved. There are many unarmed people, and in the face of sharp swords, they are a flock of lambs to the slaughter.

Moreover, in a highly developed civilized society, it is simply too simple to assimilate a primitive civilization.

Conquest, then give them a bite to eat, and then use the culture for assimilation, and it won't be long before these natives will become Han Chinese.

Wei Ran asked a question while being happy: "Do these natives have frequent contact with each other?" ”

Zhao Zhengzhi said: "It's not very frequent, usually only when you change relatives, you will communicate, and you usually go your own way." Two tribes that are more than a hundred miles apart may not communicate once in decades. ”

"The natives in the south of the island and the natives in the island do not get along with each other even more, the natives in the island call themselves Bazehai people, and the natives in the south of the island call themselves Yaren."

"But their language is similar, they all have a Lingnan accent, and they can even communicate with us at a slower pace."

Wen Yi said: "This is normal, the natives on Yizhou Island are actually a branch of the ancient Yue people, and they still use the language of the ancient Yue people, which has not changed for thousands of years." ”

Everyone showed such expressions, and they had no doubts about Wen Yi's words.

Xue Dayuan asked a matter that everyone was concerned about: "The situation in the south of the island and in the island has been figured out, when will we land on the island?" ”

"Huh!" Everyone looked at Wen Yi.

Looking at everyone's excited and expectant eyes, Wen Yi laughed and said, "Haha...... Time is running out, there is nothing to hesitate about, send troops now. ”

"Chai Ben."

"Yes."

"I order you to be the general manager of the march on Yizhou Island, and you will be fully responsible for the landing on Yizhou Island."

"Yes."

Wei Ran is the deputy director...... Li Zhong's division, Ma Yibai's division, Yueshan's division, and Liu Meng's division were in charge of the operation...... The Hefang Department is responsible for receiving support. ”

"Yes."

Following the rebellion to exterminate the three major slang tribes, the Langhu forces once again poured out.

Li Zhongbu and Ma Yibai were the regular troops of the first two battalions in Langhu, Yueshan and Liu Mengbu were the two battalions that had just been recruited, and they had only been training for ten days, and He Fangbu was the only regular sailor.

All five battalions of 3,000 troops were dispatched.

Counting Zhao Zhengzhi's reconnaissance company, more than 100 people will be added.

In addition, the 1,000 families who are ready to migrate to Yizhou Island have also been selected, and most of them have taken the initiative to sign up.

Although Langhu Lake is good, except for the house, everything else is public, everyone eats a big pot of rice and has no bottom in their hearts, and more people still hope to have a piece of land of their own.

The men of these 1,000 families would follow the fighting troops to the island, not expecting them to fight, of course, but letting them guard the captive natives and supervise their work.

When they stabilize over there, they will send their families over.

In order not to let others know that they were empty inside, this time the troops carried out a secret operation, and set off at dawn while the night was blowing.

Even if others know that they have sent people out to fight, they do not know the exact number of troops sent.

Looking at the fleets in the distance, Wen Yi only felt a heavy heart. Even if he is confident about the future, he will still be worried in the face of such a battle that will pour out of the nest.

In a word, the strength is still too weak, otherwise it would not be enough to fight a group of primitive people and mobilize all of them.

When the ship disappeared from sight, he led the man back.

On the way, Xue Dayuan reported another problem to him: "Our grain can't support the summer harvest." ”

Wen Yi immediately felt that one head and two were big, and asked helplessly, "How long can you hold on?" ”

Xue Dayuan said: "One month at most." ”

Wen Yi said: "The summer grain will not be harvested until the end of May, which means that there is still a gap of half a month. ”

Xue Dayuan said: "Yes." We planted the grain in the autumn last year in a hurry, and we didn't harvest much grain...... After taking the county seat of Jin'an, the grain was also beyond its means. ”

"If you don't start a war, you can barely survive until the summer grain harvest, and now you have to find a way to solve it."

Wen Yi pondered: "Didn't Gao Jue, the magistrate of Houguan County, make friends with us, can you borrow some grain from him." ”

Xue Dayuan shook his head and said: "The yamen in Lingnan are not rich, even if he is willing to borrow, it is only a drop in the bucket." ”

Wen Yi rubbed his temples and said, "Hey, it's really difficult." ”

Seeing him burst out, Xue Dayuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why don't we reduce the rations?" ”

Wen Yi said: "No, the little food saved in our mouths can't solve the actual problem, we have to think of another way." ”

After thinking for a while, he said, "In this way, the people are encouraged to go out to sea to fish, and the yamen rents fishing boats to them." ”

"We can also send big boats to serve as guides for them, but the catch must be half as good as ours."

Xue Dayuan thought for a while and said: "This is a good way, I heard Xiao Baishan say that fishing at sea is more rewarding, but the risk of going to sea is great, and most of the people are fishing in the coastal rivers and dare not go to the sea." ”

"Now that there are big ships as a guide, I believe that many people will be willing. With these catches, there should be no problem in holding on until the summer grain is harvested. ”