I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 841 Clear Yanggu Island
The natives of Yanggu Island on the canoe, well, the descendants of Xi Zhong identified by the Hanlin Academy, all appeared to be very tall and strong, with brown skin, round faces, thick eyebrows and big eyes. Their facial features looked about 40% similar to those of the men and women of the Ming Dynasty.

The natives include both men and women, most of them are young and strong, and there are also old people and children helping out.

Most of them wrapped their vital parts with clothes made of leaves.

Some of them were clothed in linen, and I guess they were all nobles or wealthy families on the island.

The same goes for women, all of them are plump.

She wore her clothes in accordance with the principle of using less "straw cloth" material. Her thighs and arms were completely exposed, and a large area of ​​her chest was exposed below her neck, with a deep cleavage, but it was not white at all.

Hu Yinglin and others looked at it and turned their heads quickly.

Look no further!

The sailors were used to it, so they whistled and whistled.

The natives were not angry, and they even made humming sounds from time to time in response.

Many of them wore local "crowns" filled with colorful feathers, and various necklaces made of stones, shells, etc. hung around their necks.

It can be seen that the natives attached great importance to this exchange and they all wore the best clothes and "jewelry" in their homes.

Basically, one or two canoes represent a family, with parents, children, brothers and sisters all on board. Some of the canoes are filled with coconuts, breadfruits, bananas and other unknown fruits, but not many varieties.

Some of them had several wooden cages filled with chirping chickens. Several chickens poked their heads out of the cracks in the cages, cackling and complaining about the injustice being done to them.

Some of them had a few half-grown pigs tied up with their limbs tied with straw ropes, lying there grunting.

It's obvious that he's just waiting to die.

Wang Shisong pointed at the chickens and pigs and said happily: "These chickens and pigs look similar to the pigs and chickens raised in the Ming Dynasty."

"Yes," Zhu Lian continued, "but these pigs are only half-grown. Why don't you raise them until they are bigger before selling them?"

Hu Yinglin pondered, "Maybe there's a shortage of food on the island. It's enough to raise these pigs until they're edible. It would be a waste if they were raised too big."

"Is there still such a thing?"

"I was just guessing."

At this time, the biggest buyer appeared.

The ship's cook, wearing an apron and a cloth cap, stood on the deck, cigarette in his mouth, hands on his hips, looking very high-spirited.

His thick waist and round arms look particularly majestic in the sun.

Behind him stood several sailors, with several baskets at their feet, containing items for exchange.

The natives in the canoe also noticed that a big buyer had come, and they all came over, pointing at their things and chattering.

The cook took a quick look around, taking a look at the dozens of canoes surrounding the boat. He stretched out his finger, made a mighty move, and collected all the chickens and pigs on the canoes.

When sailing at sea, food and water are the most important things.

The two sailors followed the cook's instructions, climbed over the side of the ship, climbed down along the rope net that had just been laid, and communicated with the natives at close range.

Their bodies were hung on the rope net, with a basket hanging on their chests, which contained items for exchange.

The sailor took out a small bottle of white wine and handed it to the man in the canoe. He took it doubtfully, imitated the sailor, opened the cork, and took a careful sip.

His face turned bitter and his eyes widened. Why did he let himself drink such a disgusting thing?
The sailor signaled him to be patient. After a while, the alcohol took effect and the native man's eyes suddenly widened even further.

I became an immortal!

There really is a magical medicine in the world that can make you forget your worries and relax.

The sailor handed over a small jar of sugar.

Another indigenous man took it carefully. In the eyes of the indigenous people, these small clay jars for sugar are considered exquisite works of art.

The native man carefully opened the lid and saw the white sugar cane, feeling a little confused.

The sailor motioned for him to poke it with his finger, dip it in some sugar and put it in his mouth to try.

The native man followed suit, dipped some cane sugar in his mouth and tasted it, and his eyes became round.

It’s so sweet to my heart!

The two sides gestured with their hands and finally reached an agreement.

Four bottles of wine and a can of sugar were exchanged for two cages of chickens and two half-grown pigs on the canoe.

The canoe rowed away, and the two native men held tightly the four bottles of wine and a small can of sugar they had exchanged for. Their families paddled quickly and hurried back to shore to divide the things.

What is replaced is what is replaced, there is no standard.

Generally, the sailors would show the items to be exchanged and let the natives inspect the goods first, and then they would propose the conditions.

Things from the Ming Dynasty were extremely precious to the indigenous people. In their eyes, they were much more precious than the things they had exchanged.

Deep down, they really want to get more.

But the experience gained from exchanging with other islands over the years told them that if they were too greedy, they might not have such precious things next time.

They considered it again and again and made their offer carefully.

But these items were of no importance to the Ming sailors, who preferred to eat fresh pork, chicken and fruit.

They thought that no matter what price the natives offered, it was fair. Moreover, they knew that the Ming Dynasty would stay here permanently, so they followed the instructions of the Political Work Department and did not deliberately "drive up prices", but gave as much benefit to the natives as possible.

Soon, the cook of the Anyang used sixteen small bottles of wine, seven small cans of sugar, two three-meter-long pieces of floral cloth, and a box of matches to exchange for eight and a half grown pigs, six cages of twenty-seven chickens, and four hundred kilograms of dried turtle meat.

The first wave of natives paddled away in their canoes in high spirits.

The second wave of natives came around in canoes.

They had no chickens or pigs, only coconuts, breadfruit, bananas, taro and various unknown berries.

It must be edible. From time to time they would stuff two grains into their mouths. After eating, they would jump twice on the canoe to show that they were fine after eating and were still alive and kicking.

Others held bird cages containing local birds.

They were very big, with colorful feathers like parrots, and looked very beautiful. There were also children and women holding various handicrafts they made, chirping and selling them loudly. Wang Shisong concluded: "The products here are not abundant."

Hu Yinglin nodded. "This place is isolated overseas, and it is already very rare to be able to raise chickens and pigs."

Zhu Lian went on to say: "Now that we are here, they will have a good life in the future."

"It's hard to say, maybe they don't welcome us."

The three of them turned around and saw Shen Mingchen standing next to them.

Wang Shisong asked in confusion: "Why do you say that, Brother Jia Ze? Is there anyone in this world who doesn't want to live a good life?"

"That being said, if you were one of these natives and saw someone sailing a huge sailing ship as big as a mountain and with powerful cannons, would you think that he was as kind as a bodhisattva, giving you food, cotton cloth, and a good life?"

Shen Mingchen's words left Hu Yinglin, Wang Shisong and Zhu Lian stunned.

The three of them were silent for a while, and Hu Yinglin replied: "If it were me, I would be worried that he would take away everything I have and turn me and my family into slaves."

"Yes, that's what the Spanish did in Gensun.

These Western barbarians are all nouveau riche. Once they suddenly gain powerful strength, they want to rob the entire world and turn everyone else in the world into their slaves.

Virtue does not match.

Only the Ming Dynasty, with a history of 5,000 years, knows that conquest is not about how much land is conquered or how many people are killed, but about the hearts of the people. To educate, to teach the people, to educate the people. "

Hu Yinglin and the other two looked at each other and said, "Brother Jia Ze, now that you mention this, the Confucian classics are really useful."

Shen Mingchen smiled slightly and said, "The exploration team that discovered this place stayed here for about a month and conducted preliminary research on the Xizhong survivors on several islands.

Basically, each island is a country, and each island may be divided into several tribes.

Yanggu Island is relatively large, with more than 200,000 indigenous people, divided into more than a dozen tribes. They basically all practice the Kapu system.

"Kapp system?"

"Yes, Kapu, it is a phonetic translation based on the words of the indigenous people.

According to this system, chiefs and priests were at the top of society, while women and slaves lived at the bottom.

The Kappa system stipulated where people of different classes could fish and hunt, where they could farm and harvest, on which beaches they could swim and play, what they could eat, and how they could dress. Violators would be sentenced to death.

The Kapu system also stipulates that women are not allowed to eat at the same table with men, touch fire, eat coconuts and bananas, eat roasted pork and turtle meat, and are not allowed to appear in some occasions.

Wang Shisong frowned and said, "This is even worse than the dregs of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism."

Hu Yinglin understood what he meant. "The natives of the Fusang Islands have been isolated for thousands of years and have developed their own civilization. But it is relatively crude. Our Ming Dynasty should use both economic and cultural means to save these Xizhong survivors from ignorance."

Shen Mingchen laughed loudly and pointed at the canoe outside the boat and said, "These handicrafts made by the Xizhong survivors are unique. The three brothers can go and exchange some for them."

Hu Yinglin and the other two lay on the side of the boat and continued to watch.

After a while, Wang Shisong used two half-broken pencils and a dozen pieces of scattered straw paper to exchange for a colorful "big parrot" from an indigenous boy, along with an exquisite birdcage made of branches.

Zhu Lian spent some time choosing and then traded a box of matches with only ten or so left for a large bag of dried sweet potatoes. He took a bite and found it sweet and tasty, with the right amount of hardness and softness. It was delicious.

Hu Yinglin looked around and found a beautiful straw mat on a canoe.

It was held high by a person. It must be made of different local grasses that were processed in some way and woven together. The grasses of different colors and thicknesses woven into a pattern that was simple and mysterious.

Hu Yinglin fell in love with it at first sight.

The straw mat is about 1.2 meters wide and 2 meters long. During this period of sailing, the weather was hot and humid, and sleeping on such a straw mat must be very comfortable.

Hu Yinglin took out a paper cutter, which was a stationery, not a weapon, and shouted loudly at the canoe below.

The person holding the straw mat stuck her head out and turned out to be an aboriginal girl.

Her skin was a healthy tan, her features delicate, especially her eyes, which were as clear as the sea surrounding the Fuso Islands.

The native girl was wearing a grass skirt and a grass bra around her chest. She had a wreath on her head and was talking to Hu Yinglin in a babushka.

Hu Yinglin turned his head away subconsciously. The native girl saw him turn his head away and became a little anxious, chattering even more urgently.

Feeling the urgency, Hu Yinglin had to turn around, waved the paper cutter with his right hand, and pointed at the straw mat with his left hand.

The girl took one look at the paper cutter in Hu Yinglin's hand and jumped up with joy like a cute brown rabbit.

Hu Yinglin blushed and turned his head away again. After pausing for a few seconds, he could not help but turn his head back again. He saw the native girl waving at him, indicating that he should quickly complete the transaction.

Hu Yinglin took out a basket tied with a rope, put the paper cutter in it, and then lowered it slowly and carefully.

The native girl snatched the paper cutter from the basket, and the shiny blade flashed on her face.

There are two lines of small characters engraved on the blade, with the character "Yan" on the top and "Made at Kaiping Knife Factory" on the bottom.

The native girl rolled up the straw mat and tied it to the rope hanging the basket. Hu Yinglin quickly pulled it up. He held the rolled straw mat but his eyes were fixed on the native girl in the canoe.

She called out to her father, mother, and brothers who were trading with other people on the Anyang, and showed off the paper cutter she had exchanged with them.

When her family saw the shiny steel paper cutter, they were very surprised. They took it from the girl and passed it to each other carefully.

The native girl turned around, smiled brightly, and waved generously at Hu Yinglin.

The straw mat in Hu Yinglin's hand fell onto the deck with a snap.

He quickly bent down to pick it up, and pretended to check whether the straw mat was broken or scattered on the ground. He stood up only after his pounding heart calmed down.

When I looked out again, I saw the girl and her family paddling their canoe happily back home.

The beautiful singing voice came intermittently with the wind and entered Hu Yinglin's ears.

Although he could not understand what the song was singing, Hu Yinglin could feel the joy of the aboriginal girl.

Shen Mingchen looked at Hu Yinglin and said meaningfully, "Yuanrui is really generous. Your small paper cutter may be a precious sword like Gan Jiang and Mo Ye on the island. You can even ask that woman to marry you."

Hu Yinglin forced a smile and replied, "I accidentally brought two extra paper cutters, it doesn't matter."

The sailors on the deck started to make a commotion, screaming, stamping their feet, and whistling, like a pot of boiling water.

Shen Mingchen, Hu Yinglin and the other two looked at each other. What happened?
(End of this chapter)