My son A Fei has the appearance of a sword master

Chapter 148 High Yield Crops
This place is a typical plain area, with tribes on both sides of a river. It is highly similar to the Hemudu culture of the Neolithic Age in Middle-earth.

Both sides of the river are dotted with "algae tents" or "domes", which are standard buildings in the Native American plains.

The buildings are constructed from curved timber and cladding to create a cone- or dome-shaped structure, which is then covered with algae on the outside to provide weather protection.

The building space is not large and can accommodate up to four or five people. Based on the scale of this tribe's buildings and the visible people in the tribe, there are probably more than [-] people in the entire tribe.

This is already considered a large tribal chiefdom among the aboriginal people.

Near the houses where they live, there are also some pens surrounded by wooden fences. The Native Americans have domesticated sheep and they can raise sheep.

The sheep should be grazing outside at this time, and will be driven back in the evening.

It's a pity that they didn't know how to use wool to make clothes. They just stuffed wool into linen quilt covers and used them as quilts to keep out the cold in winter.

Not far from both sides of the scattered houses, there are large tracts of reclaimed land.

Some fields are planted with potatoes, others with corn, tomatoes, sunflowers, peppers, and peanuts planted in the open space between the corn stalks.

Crops originating from South America can almost be seen here.

These crops are not yet mature. Corn is sown in July, blooms in September, and matures in October.

If you want to eat fresh corn, you have to wait for several months.

Potatoes can be planted three times a year. The latest autumn potatoes do not mature until November, which takes two months. The maturity season of other crops is basically September and October.

On the other hand, looking at the branches and leaves of peanuts, they should be almost mature, or maybe even already mature. They will be able to eat fried peanuts soon.

Because all the strong men in the tribe followed the chief to the seaside, the only ones left in the tribe at this time were the old, weak, women and children.

However, they immediately felt relieved when they saw that all their clan members had returned safely and were getting along very harmoniously with the strangers.

Li Tianxin said to Zhang Qianhu: "Zhang Qianhu, take your brothers and set up tents downstream of the river. Don't disturb the natives."

"Send a few agile brothers back to the beach to wait for the factory boss. When they come back, ask Zheng Statou to come here to report the situation."

"Yes."

Zhang Qianhu went to make arrangements on his own, while Li Tianxin and his entourage followed the aborigines and headed towards the tribe. Only two small flags of personal guards followed them, carrying mazas and hand-cranked generators in their hands.

The reason why the soldiers were stationed downstream was because this river was obviously a source of drinking water for the indigenous people, and their bathing and toiletries could easily pollute the water.

As for the further downstream, there is no need to worry, because further downstream is the Atlantic Ocean and there are no other settlements. This tribe is the settlement closest to the sea nearby.

The clan members returned, and the tribe soon became noisy.

Firstly, they brought back an unimaginable amount of fish this time. Secondly, the aborigines who had eaten the big pot rice were very excited and described the delicacies they had eaten to the tribesmen.

Others showed off to their relatives that they had received stainless steel lunch boxes and knives from gods.

When Li Tianxin and his party arrived here, it was probably around ten o'clock in the morning, and now it was after two o'clock in the afternoon, which was still early before dark.

The old chief summoned all the tribesmen and spoke loudly to everyone. From time to time he stretched out his hands respectfully to Li Tianxin and his party.

Li Tianxin and the others didn't understand, so they just stood in the center with a smile, calmly facing the admiring gazes of the aborigines.

The guards behind them glanced at the aboriginal girls uncontrollably, mainly because of their cool clothes, which really tested the determination of the Chinese men.

The body shape of Native Americans is similar to that of northerners from Middle Earth. The men are tall and tall, while the women are tall and slender. Due to years of hard work, they are all in good shape and have very little fat.

Their appearance is completely in line with the aesthetics of the Chinese people. Most of them have regular facial features, and many of them can be called beauties.

The only disadvantage is that due to their backward clothing and long-term exposure to the sun, their skin color is darker than that of the natives.
Most of them are wheat color, almost the same as the skin color of Jike Junyi and Principal Gu. Some of the older ones are slightly darker.

However, as long as there is a complete clothing system in the future, I believe the aborigines will soon become fairer.

After the old chief said something, he took the lead towards Li Tianxin and others and performed the etiquette he had just learned at the beach.

Other ethnic groups also imitated his example, folding their hands and bowing.

Li Tianxin raised his hands and made a sign of invitation, and said to the aborigines in a rather helpless tone: "I have nothing to say to you now. You won't understand me anyway."

"Library..."

As soon as he said these words, there was an uncontrollable and suppressed laughter behind him.

Li Tianxin continued with a smile: "I won't go into details. Anyway, we are here, and you guys will have a good life soon."

The aborigines looked at him eagerly and looked at each other.

Zhu Qiqi rolled his eyes, shouted "Okay", and then applauded enthusiastically.

The people around her and the guards behind her understood instantly, and they all shouted "Okay", then clapped together and signaled to the surrounding aborigines.

When the aborigines saw this, although they didn't understand anything, they subconsciously clapped along, and some clever ones even shouted "Okay".

With a warm smile on his face, Li Tianxin nodded repeatedly to the aborigines.

When the applause stopped, Li Tianxin gestured to the old chief: "Let them go about their business while we walk around nearby."

The old chief looked at Li Tianxin's actions and took some time to understand. Then he waved to the aborigines and told them to disperse.

He also went to his house, but asked his son to follow Li Tianxin and others and listen to the instructions of the man of god.

Li Tianxin led everyone to the corn field and saw small corn cobs growing out of the corn stalks, with tender white corn whiskers on their heads.

Bai Feifei looked at the crops in the field and said to Li Tianxin: "Tianxin, this thing looks a bit like sorghum, but it seems a little different."

Li Tianxin nodded and said: "This is indeed a grain similar to sorghum. It can be used as a staple food and for making wine, but it is not sorghum."

"Sorghum was called 'sorghum' in ancient times, but this thing is called 'corn millet', and its common names are corn, corn, corn, etc. It was discovered by Shennong, the ancient Yan Emperor."

"I just don't know why, jade millet has not been handed down in China. I have only seen it in ancient books."

Li Tianxin said nonsense seriously, because only by saying this could he explain why he knew these unprecedented things.

But no one had any doubts at all, because Li Tianxin was really very knowledgeable in what he said, and he had always been truthful in what he said, so they had no reason to doubt it.

Of course, they would not go to the bottom of the matter and insist on asking him which ancient book he saw it in. There was no need.Li Tianxin squatted down next to the corn field and looked at the peanuts in the gaps between the corn stalks.

When he saw that there were no flowers on the plant, he knew that the peanut was almost mature.

Because the so-called peanuts, after the flowers fall, the peanuts will grow.

Li Tianxin directly held a peanut plant and pulled it out. With a flick of his luck, the soil at the roots was shaken off, revealing densely packed peanuts at the roots.

Under the curious eyes of Shen Lang, Bai Feifei and others, he picked a peanut from the root and peeled off the shell directly, revealing the pink peanut inside.

He picked out the peanuts and threw them into his mouth. The crisp and sweet taste of raw peanuts immediately filled his mouth, and he couldn't help but smile.

Even in his previous life, he rarely ate fresh peanuts dug out of the ground, and now it has been decades since he did so.

He took off another one, handed it to Bai Feifei's mouth and said with a smile: "Try it, it tastes very good."

Bai Feifei didn't hesitate, he opened his mouth and took the peanut into his mouth. After chewing it, he felt a refreshing fragrance melting in his mouth.

"Tianxin, what is this?"

Li Tianxin grabbed a handful of peanuts and distributed them to everyone to taste, while explaining: "This thing is called peanuts, also called peanuts. It is named after peanuts."

"This thing is also extinct in Middle-earth. I didn't expect to see it here."

After speaking, he pointed to the potatoes in another field not far away and said solemnly: "The most powerful thing is this."

"The name of this thing is potato, commonly known as potato. Not only is it delicious, it is suitable for vegetables and food. The most important thing is that it does not pick on the land, and the yield is amazing."

"If it is fertile land, the yield per mu can be several thousand catties. Even if it is poor land, the yield per mu will not be less than one thousand catties. It can be grown three times a year. The same is true for corn. The yield per mu is usually between one thousand and two thousand catties." between."

"The main purpose of my trip to sea this time was to find these high-yielding grains. God bless the Ming Dynasty, I finally found it."

After listening to Li Tianxin's words, Shen Lang and others couldn't help but marvel. Nowadays, the average yield per mu of various grains in the Ming Dynasty is three hundred to four hundred kilograms.

A thousand kilograms of grain produced per mu is astonishing to them, and a thousand kilograms of grain produced per mu is simply unheard of.

Shen Lang said with emotion: "Only this place, which is similar to the ancient times of Middle-earth, can preserve the species of the ancient times so completely. It is indeed God's blessing for the Ming Dynasty."

Panda'er said excitedly: "With these high-yield grains, the Ming Dynasty will no longer be in danger of famine, and the people can truly live and work in peace and contentment."

Li Tianxin smiled and nodded, then turned around and said, "Let's go, the natives should have this food in their homes. Let the brothers go hunting nearby later and exchange the prey with the natives for some food. I'll let you taste it first."

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In just a moment, a row of brown flat-top tents neatly arranged horizontally and vertically appeared downstream of the aboriginal tribe.

This is the flag tent of the Ming army soldiers, that is, a tent where a small flag lives.

These tents are all 4×5 in size, with a space of 20 square meters, half of which is used to set up bunks for ten people to sleep, and the other half is used to store supplies and equipment.

Each tent is spaced 1.5 meters apart from each other, and drainage ditches are dug around the edges.

The indigenous people were very curious about everything about the gods. When the soldiers set up tents, they came to watch, and some even took the initiative to help.

Originally, according to discipline, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Army would not allow outsiders to intervene, but in order to establish a good relationship with the aboriginal people, Li Tianxin ordered them not to refuse the aboriginal people's help.

However, the aborigines couldn't do anything that was too complicated, so they gave the aborigines their engineering shovels and asked them to follow the example and dig drainage ditches, fire pits, toilets, cellars and other tasks that only required effort.

After finishing their work, they would not let the aborigines work in vain. They would take out the compressed dry food they carried and give it to the aborigines as a reward.

Originally, the aborigines were just helping out on a voluntary basis without any thought of getting paid. This was an unexpected surprise.

This move also left an impression in the minds of the aborigines that as long as they worked for the gods, they could receive gifts, which was very meaningful.

After setting up the tent, Li Tianxin walked up to several aboriginal people, pointed at the distance, and then made a bow and arrow gesture.

As he gestured, he said that the aborigines quickly figured out that they wanted to hunt, and even when there were warriors who brought their own bows, arrows and weapons, they took the initiative to lead the way.

Zhang Qianhu ordered a hundred households and followed the aboriginal guide there.

Not long after, gunshots began to sound in the distance.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun was setting in the west, the factory fanzi was escorted by two hundred households to the tribe.

Zheng Baotou, the leader of Fanzi, reported to Li Tianxinhui: "The Governor, there is a location three miles away from here, which is very suitable for establishing a base."

"That location is just downstream of the river. There are rich forest resources nearby. There are some small minerals within a radius of twenty miles."

"Among them are coal, iron ore, lead-zinc ore, and tungsten ore, but other minerals have not been discovered yet."

"The mineral resources on this continent are still very rich, but there are not many mineral reserves around here, but it is more than enough to support our start."

Li Tianxin nodded and said, "It's enough for initial use. It won't be too late to explore rich mines in distant places in the future."

"It's getting late today. Let's take a rest for the night and build a base tomorrow. Then we can ask the natives for help."

In South America, mineral resources are mainly concentrated in the north, central and west coast, especially in Peru and Chile. The east coast is relatively barren, but it is not without it.

This time they traveled and brought a lot of cloth with them, which they could use to make clothes and exchange for food with the aborigines.

Then they use the food in turn and ask the indigenous people to help them work.

When the base is established and can be self-sufficient, it can drive the indigenous people to start making progress.

This tribe lacks everything else, but is very rich in food.

After all, potatoes can be grown three times a year, and they can be stored in a cellar for half a year.

Li Tianxin has seen that almost every household in the tribe has several potatoes stored in the cellar, too many to eat, and the corn is all dried and piled up at home.

It is a pity that the aboriginal people did not invent the stone mill and could not grind the corn into flour. They just used stone mortars to smash it and cook it.

Fresh corn tastes good when cooked like this, but dried corn tastes very rough when cooked like this.

So Li Tianxin told the factory that the first thing to do after the base was established was to build a small steam flour mill.

(End of this chapter)