A little north from Lugang, there is a large river, originating in the eastern alpine mountains, often a large number of water birds gather, so it is called Bird Creek by the natives, in fact, it is the big belly Creek in later generations.

Fortunately, the so-called Babuza tribe is actually divided into more than 20 small tribes, scattered in a radius of dozens of miles on the south bank of Bird Creek.

A little further south, there is another tribe, which is larger than the Babuzha tribe, whose name is translated by Lin Yingjia as the Maowu tribe.

The Babuza tribe and the Maowu tribe actually come from the same origin, and the language and customs are basically the same, but I don't know how many years ago they were divided because of something, so the relationship between the two tribes is not good, and they even hate each other.

Further south, the Maowu tribe is the so-called Liuqiu tribe, which should be the most productive and powerful ethnic group on the island.

On the north bank of Bird Creek, there is a Pabra tribe, which mainly lives by fishing, and is much more fierce than the Babuza tribe, and often takes the initiative to provoke fights, so the people of the Babuza tribe rarely approach that sea area.

In the hilly area on the north bank of Bird Creek, there is also a Bazehai tribe, which is supplemented by hunting as the main farmer, and it is even more fierce.

But the real ferocity was the Taya tribe, who lived in the high mountains to the east, and were keen to hunt human heads, and each man had to harvest a human head before he could become an adult, and he loved to raid, so that the other tribes around him suffered.

These are just the things that the natives know about the fortunate others, and there are many tribes in places they don't know.

According to Wan Xing, their tribe is the most populous of the entire Babuza tribe, but because these natives have a very poor numerical concept, they can only vaguely guess what about four or five hundred people look like, which means that the entire Babuza tribe should only have a few thousand.

Probably because of the fertile land of the plains, the Babuza tribe relies half on agriculture and half on hunting and fishing.

Farming is done by women, slash-and-burn farming, fallow to maintain the fertility of the land, and the cultivation may be millet, beans, yams, taro, etc., which are used not only for food, but also for wine.

Men were responsible for hunting and fishing, mainly boars and sambar deer, and were armed with javelins and bows and arrows, with very few iron tools, which were occasionally exchanged from the outside world.

Their clothes are sewn from animal skins, mainly deerskins, they can fire pottery, they like to tattoo and dye their teeth, and they worship ancestral spirits.

Interestingly, their ancestral spirits seem to have been placed in clay pots, and they kowtow to the pots during worship.

And their social structure is a bit like a matriarchal society, where property is inherited by women, although they are in charge of the house, they are not in charge, and the public affairs of the tribe are controlled by the older men, and the younger men must live in the public house, and be trained and dispatched by the elders, who are elected, and are basically fortunate to be such experienced and skilled people.

In general, this tribe is relatively mild, does not like to fight, and may have produced enough to meet basic needs.

Zeng Ba didn't feel much about this information, but felt that the force of the natives would not pose much of a threat and would not affect his own mission.

But Lin Yingjia was interested, although the Song army had a strong advantage in military strength, but if it wanted to develop Liuqiu smoothly and achieve long-term stability, it was more necessary to have political means.

If this tribe can be completely subjugated and educated by the government, it will undoubtedly add a lot of help and lay the foundation for the future.

So he discussed it with Zeng Ba and decided to visit the tribe of Wan Xing.

Zeng Ba immediately summoned the soldiers of the two capitals, and deliberately all of them were dressed in iron armor, equipped with swords, guns, bows and crossbows, and more than 20 people on horseback, which looked very elite.

At this time, a lot of personnel and a small part of the materials had been unloaded, and Lin Yingjia selected a lot of gifts and carried them with more than a dozen cows and donkeys.

When the Turen heard that the Song people were going to their tribe to be "guests", they were very nervous and wanted to refuse, but when they saw this posture, they didn't dare to say it in the end.

The flickering edge of the iron weapon frightened them, the ironclad forest seemed to be indestructible, which made them despair, the tall four-legged beast was used as a mount, which shocked them, and the strong beast with a pair of sharp horns was also obediently served, which also made them look up to the Song people even more.

Yes, there are no horses on the island of Liuqiu, too

There are no cattle, sheep and donkeys, and the natives have not yet mastered the ability to domesticate livestock, so there are hunting dogs in the mountain tribes, so it is a magical thing to be able to summon animals in the eyes of the natives.

Lin Yingjia then repeatedly assured the natives that the visit was made out of good intentions, so fortunately they could only choose to lead the way.

Before leaving, a small fishing boat happened to dock and unloaded the catch caught nearby last night, which was more than a dozen baskets and thousands of catties, which made Wan Xing and other natives open their eyes again and were stunned.

Seeing this, Lin Yingjia said to Wan Xing, "You were originally fishing for the tribe, but we delayed it, so these fish are compensated to you, as long as you can take as much as you want."

When the interpreter conveyed the meaning, the natives were very happy, and they didn't know what politeness was, but they were not greedy, but each person wore a few big fish with a rope and hung them on his body, which looked a little funny.

A little catch is not a big deal, but the gesture of equality that can be expressed through the act of compensation has alleviated many of his worries, and he happily led the mighty people eastward.

The tribe is located about five miles from the coast, and there are woods or bushes in between, and there is a path carved out by the natives, which is a bit difficult to walk.

However, the natives were barefoot and carrying dozens of catties of fish, and they were still walking like flying and relaxed, but the Song army walked more difficult.

After spending more than an hour, he finally came out of the woods and came to an open field.

Judging by the signs of fire on the trees on the edges, the open land was cleared by hand, and many plots are covered with sparse crops.

There were some local men and women scattered nearby who didn't know what they were busy with, and when they saw the Song army, they were all frightened, screaming and running towards the tribal village, even if they were lucky enough for these people to shout loudly, it would be to no avail.

In order to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts, Lin Yingjia simply asked Wan Xing to take a few natives back to the village to communicate first, and the team stopped here and waited.

After waiting for a long time under the scorching sun, when the sweat on the soldiers' bodies was dried and their armor was also roasted, fortunately they led seven or eight old men to come, followed by hundreds of natives.

When they were more than ten zhang away, perhaps after the old men saw the image of the Song army, they became hesitant and stopped, and then fortunately they danced and chattered there, and the old men approached again.

At this time, Zeng Bagao, who was dressed in scale armor, sat on horseback, deliberately raising his momentum, majestic, just like Shi Weng Zhong in front of the emperor's mausoleum.

Lin Yingjia rode with him, wearing a flat-legged veil hat, a cyan dark pattern round-necked and large-sleeved robe, and a jade belt around his waist, which not only showed the prestige of the Song Dynasty, but also was elegant and peaceful, and the smile on his face was like a spring breeze.

When the old men of the natives came to the two feet in front of their horses, they knelt down in unison, and chanted a lot of prayers, all with panic, probably afraid that the soldiers in front of them would sweep away their tribe if they were unhappy......

At this time, Lin Zeng and the others were representing the Song Dynasty, so they accepted the salute calmly.

Although he couldn't understand the words of the natives, in Lin Yingjia's mind, it was nothing more than some greetings and something like that, so he didn't wait for an interpreter, he got off the horse directly, and stepped forward to help the old man at the front.

"Please get up, please get up, I waited for the abruptness, I hope the elders are not strange, and please don't worry, I will rule the world with benevolence and righteousness, and I will never hurt my own people for no reason......

These words, after three interpreters discussed, first communicated with Wan Xing, and then Wan Xing conveyed them, trying to ensure accuracy, as for the effect, it is difficult to say.

"The so-called world is not the king's land, the coast of the land is not the king's minister, although the island of Liuqiu is isolated overseas, isolated from the Central Plains for a long time, but it is still the land of my Great Song Dynasty, just because the imperial court whip is out of reach, so that the people on the island have not been able to bathe in the emperor's grace, and now I pass through the sea in the world, turning the sea into a smooth road, since then the flow of the island and the Central Plains will be closely connected and never separated, Lin is fortunate to be sent by the official family and His Royal Highness King Yan, so far to set up a government to build governance, and in the future will lead the people on the island to get rid of ignorance and hardship, So that everyone can live a worry-free and healthy life, and I hope that all the elders can sincerely cooperate with the court to create a splendid flow."

An official article was said impassionedly by Lin Yingjia

It's just that the three interpreters can't help frowning, and it took a lot of energy to barely translate the main meaning.

With the help of Wan Xing, the elders finally understood something.

These Song people came from the other side of the sea, and now they want to put this island under their rule, and everyone on the island will have to accept their rule from now on.

Suddenly, the elders had different ideas, and they got together to muttering and arguing for a long time, but Lin Yingjia was not in a hurry or urging, so he watched with a smile.

Perhaps it was the personal experience of the fortunate day and night that he had a clearer understanding of the strength of the Song people, so he was the most excited, desperately trying to persuade the elders who held opposing views.

He pointed to the ranks of the Song army and yelled at all the elders and the hundreds of natives behind him.

The natives looked at the blades in Song Jun's hands, the iron clothes on their bodies, and the four-legged beasts under their crotches, and they couldn't hide the panic and nervousness in their eyes at all.

These made them dare not have any resistance, and fortunately, the elder said that there were countless more powerful forces on the seashore than this, and there might be endless forces coming from the other side of the sea.

Realizing this reality, the elders stopped arguing, and they didn't know if they really intended to obey or if they intended to perfunctory the situation for the time being.

Anyway, they all showed humility and invited the Song army into their tribe.

Lin Yingjia didn't care what the natives really thought at this time, as long as he could maintain peaceful contact, he had a way to make these natives truly obedient.

Immediately gladly accepted the invitation and led the team to follow the natives slowly.

Although the commander who came to Liuqiu to fight the front station was Zeng Ba, he was very clear about his position, so he kept silent on the occasion just now, and it was all up to Lin Yingjia to perform.

The result was not bad, and there was no need to continue to be exposed to the scorching sun, so he rode away happily.

Originally, all the natives were leading in front, but Zeng Ba saw a native-man boy standing in place, looking at his mount with curiosity and longing.

This boy is a little different, but he is not afraid.

Zeng Ba smiled, and the horse slowly approached the young man, and stretched out his hand to him, "Come up."

The young man blinked, seemed to understand what Zeng Ba meant, and was not timid, and raised his hand to send it to Zeng Ba's palm.

Zeng Ba lifted it lightly, carried the young man on the horse's back, and asked him to sit firmly with the horse's neck, "Little ghost, I am amazed at your bones, if you join the army, he will have a bright future......

The boy didn't understand, just laughed excitedly.