I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 842: Do you want to be the son-in-law of a remnant of the people?

Hu Yinglin, who was in urgent need of getting out of the predicament, quickly pulled everyone to the other side of the boat.

A large number of sailors gathered here, and even the sailors who continued to remain vigilant on the mast couldn't help but lean over to take a look.

However, the Marines standing in line on the deck still held muskets and remained on guard.

Hu Yinglin and three other men desperately squeezed onto the side of the boat. They looked out and saw two canoes floating on the sea. Sitting on each boat was a young woman in her prime.

She has a plump figure, pretty face, brown skin, and exudes a healthy beauty all over her body.

They wore grass skirts, but their bras were made of floral fabric, which might have been acquired during a trade with the exploration team. One of them was holding an umbrella, a Jiangnan oil-paper bamboo umbrella, but it was a little old and had a few cracks.

They sat in the canoe, leaning sideways, looking at the sailors on the Anyang with smiles on their faces, not shy at all.

Four native men paddled, circling the Anyang back and forth on the sea.

The sailors crowded on the side of the ship, stood on the crossbar, leaned forward with their upper bodies, stared at the bodies of the two native women fiercely with their eyes, shouted and laughed, and whistled from time to time.

"What is this for?"

Wang Shisong asked without knowing what was going on.

Zhu Lian blushed and said, "It's immoral! You have no sense of shame!"

Hu Yinglin and Wang Shisong turned to look at Zhu Lian. This was the first time for everyone here. How did you immediately understand what these two native women were doing?
"Wenqing, do you know what they are doing?"

Zhu Lian stamped his feet and said, "My two brothers, don't you understand yet?"

"What do you understand?"

“Ten miles of Qinhuai River, Yangzhou Slender West Lake!”

Hu Yinglin was stunned. "Ah, you said these two indigenous women are prostitutes on the island?"

Wang Shisong couldn't believe it, "How could it be! The man rowing the boat looks like the woman's father or brother."

"So what? Jiangnan is full of prostitute boats. The women are prostitutes, and the boats are operated by their husbands, fathers, and brothers. The whole family makes a living by using the women as prostitutes to accompany drinking.

I never thought that such a thing would happen in the Fuso Islands thousands of miles away!
You see, there are such small boats circling around Yuci, Yuanling, Zhijiang, Huoqiu and Baishui.

incredible!

I originally thought it was a paradise, but it turned out to be just as worldly and filthy as before."

Shen Mingchen suddenly said: "Wen Qing is wrong."

Zhu Lian was stunned. "Wrong? Brother Jia Ze, how did I get it wrong?"

"These two women who are the survivors of Xizhong, as well as the women surrounding the other boats, are looking for a husband."

"What! Recruiting a son-in-law?"

Hu Yinglin and the other two were shocked.

Shen Mingchen continued, “According to the report of the exploration team that discovered this place, the residents of the Fuso Islands live an extremely primitive and simple life, and all trade is done by barter.

They have no concept of prostitution, and if they do, it is just an affair.

Living on small islands for a long time, over thousands of years, their population has gradually grown, but they are more or less related by blood.

Research from the Wanli University Medical School shows that when blood relatives marry, the children they give birth to are more likely to be deformed, have low intelligence, and have a very low survival rate.

The descendants of Xizhong on the Fusang Islands do not understand these medical principles, but thousands of years of experience tell them that if foreign men or women join the tribe, the children born will be smarter and stronger. "

Hu Yinglin immediately responded: "I have read in two books on the study of grassland peoples that there is a very peculiar custom in the south and north of the desert, starting from the Xiongnu.

If they meet a young and strong man who has come from afar, the herders will let him sleep with their wives to preserve their offspring.

I used to think I was ignorant, but after reading the research report from Wanli Medical College, I realized that this was the experience summed up by herdsmen in both north and south of the desert over thousands of years.

The environment in the north and south of the desert is harsh. If you have a strong child and let him grow up, he may be able to protect the safety of the whole family.

The reason is the same as what Brother Jia Ze said. It seems that these women who are descendants of Xi Zhong from the Fusang Islands are really here to seek a husband."

Zhu Lian's face turned ugly, and he shook his head and said awkwardly, "It seems that I really was thinking wrong.

It’s just that the way these survivors’ women recruited their husbands was too straightforward.”

The three of them burst into laughter.

"The love between a man and a woman can be described as 'Pheasants chirping on the island in the river.' There are also folk songs sung across the mountains, and when they fall in love, they go into the mountains and forests to have sex in the wild."

“This can be described as both the implicit and the explicit school!”

The sailors who had been listening to the four people's discussion could not help but say: "The four gentlemen are very talented. They have revealed the mystery in one sentence."

Shen Mingchen smiled and said, "Do you want to recruit a son-in-law? These women are wearing flowery cloth from our dynasty, and they are obviously the daughters of nobles on the island.

After marrying into the family, you can eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks. "

The sailors burst into laughter.

A sailor said with a smile: "There is nothing on this bird island. Even if you become the island owner for me, you will have a bird's nest."

"But these indigenous women look good at bearing children. It would be great if I could marry them."

"Why would I wait for you if I could marry you? I would have jumped into the sea and swam over long ago."

"Don't be afraid, you can't swim as fast as I can!"

Joyful laughter rang out from the side of the ship.

But everyone remained polite and just laughed and whistled, no one dared to make any provocative remarks.

The navy's military discipline is even stricter than that of the army, and more than 90% of the Ming Dynasty's civilian and merchant ships use a simplified version of the naval navigation system and military discipline.

"Actually, this is fine."

Shen Mingchen said.

Hu Yinglin and the other two couldn't help but turn around and ask, "Why did Brother Jia Ze say that?"

"The Ming navy and the agricultural reclamation corps are going to be stationed in the Fuso Islands. The sailors and the agricultural reclamation corps are all men. If they can marry and start a family locally, it will definitely calm people's hearts.

And we will marry the survivors on the island to build closer ties so that we can better educate them."

At this point, Shen Mingchen looked at Hu Yinglin and the other two and said meaningfully, "The same is true in Xiazhou and Shangzhou. Moreover, the Xiazhou and Shangzhou women there are said to be handsome and beautiful, very extraordinary.

Yuanrui, Zhongshu, Wenqing, you are young. "

Hu Yinglin and the other two hurriedly said, "Brother Jia Ze, we all have families already, so we dare not have any unrealistic dreams." "What do you mean by unrealistic dreams? Our dynasty allows you to take concubines. The women from the Xia and Shang dynasties that you marry in Xiazhou can be your concubines. When your term is up, you can bring them back to the Ming Dynasty.

You are all staff officials of the Jinglüe Division and also young talents of the Ming Dynasty. By marrying the daughter of the chief of the Xia Shang survivors in Xia Shangzhou, you can help the Jinglüe Division win over these survivors, build closer relations and make it easier for their education.

It is convenient for both public and private interests, so why not do it! "

Hu Yinglin and the other two looked at each other.

how?

Could it be that when we go to Xia and Shang for training, in addition to working diligently and conscientiously, we also have to devote ourselves to the beauty trap?
One sailor couldn't wait to ask, "Mr. Shen, can we do it too?"

Shen Mingchen smiled and said, "The court means that unmarried sailors and fleet sailors are encouraged to marry Xia and Shang survivors in Genxunzhou and settle down and start a family."

"Encourage? What are the encouraging measures?"

"There is a lot of land and few people there. If you want to enclose land, as long as you can cultivate it, you can enclose 1,000 or 10,000 acres. The Jinglüe Division will also help build houses and provide various subsidies such as guns, ammunition, farm tools, and horses.

The Jinglüe Division will open schools in all counties of Xiashang Prefecture this time, and your children will definitely be given priority in going to school."

Shen Mingchen talked about a bunch of preferential policies, and the sailors around him listened carefully.

A sailor asked, "What if there is a wife at home?"

"You can also take her as a concubine, but you must explain your marital status to the woman who survived. If you dare to conceal it and cheat on her, the woman and her relatives and friends will report it to the Jinglüe Division or the county government, and the government will definitely side with her.

There will be severe punishment at that time.”

"What if I didn't hide the fact that I had taken a concubine?"

"You can take your concubine back to her hometown, as long as you can deal with the tigress at home. Anyway, you can't abandon her after having an affair with her. That will result in both sides being sued."

"Then I will settle down in both places, traveling between the Ming mainland and Genxunzhou."

Everyone turned to look at the sailor. You are really a smart guy!
Shen Mingchen said: "The government can't control you if you do this. But even if you take the clipper ship, it takes half a year to go back and forth. As long as you don't worry about the wives and concubines on both sides running away with the man, you can do this."

Everyone laughed.

After half an hour, the survivor woman on the canoe saw that no one had come down from the boat to find a husband, so she had to give up and left reluctantly.

More than an hour later, the number of canoes surrounding the six clipper boats increased instead of decreased. It turned out that tribes from other parts of the island knew that six "big fish" had arrived and rushed to trade.

The area around the ship was bustling and noisy, just like a vegetable market.

The cook collected a large number of chickens and pigs, as well as a large number of green coconuts. The bananas were not collected, but the sailors exchanged some for each other.

That thing won't last long. In such hot weather, it will rot in a few days.

Shen Mingchen and the other three changed some things, but they still felt unsatisfied.

Hu Yinglin would search in the canoe from time to time, and there were also survivor girls who came with their families to exchange things, but he would never see such clear eyes again, nor would he have that heart-pounding feeling.

More than two hours later, more than a dozen ships came from the shore. In front were four clipper transport boats filled with fully armed marines. Two people stood at the bow, they were Wang Fengju and Wang Jiaping.

Behind them were a dozen catamarans.

There was a 10-meter-long hull on each side, with a flat wooden board in the middle and a mast, which was filled with the survivors.

The person at the front of each boat had colorful feathers on his head that were about to reach the sky, like a peacock with its tail spread out lying on his head.

"It seems that the negotiations were successful. Wang Aotu and Wang Zhongbo even invited the chieftains of the remaining people to come to the ship as guests.

good thing.

Three of you, I have to go to Mingquan Lord to report, so I will go ahead."

"Brother Jia Ze, go and get busy."

The chief boarded the ship. Ten minutes later, the sailors on the Anyang became busy and began to carry out various containers, including two large iron pots.

Hu Yinglin pulled a sailor and asked.

"What is this for?"

"Go ashore and get some fresh water."

"Why did you bring the pot up there?"

"Go to the shore and fetch some fresh water. Boil it in a pot first, and then bring it back when it's half warm?"

Wang Shisong asked in confusion: "Is it so troublesome?"

"Who knows what invisible bugs there are in the clear water on the island? Will we get sick if we drink it? When we go out to sea, we are most afraid of getting sick, especially this kind of... Yes, the medical officer calls it infectious and parasitic diseases.

What do you think is more difficult, boiling water or treating illnesses and holding burials at sea? "

Nothing to say.

Zhu Lian was still a little puzzled. "We can load the water onto the boat and boil it. There is coal in the boat's kitchen."

Hu Yinglin and Wang Shisong said almost in unison: "This is such a waste."

The two looked at each other, and Hu Yinglin answered, "Boil water and use a lot of firewood and coal. Why not boil it on the island and use the firewood there? The more we save, the better."

"That's right." The sailor agreed, "Mr. Hu is right, we will need to get more firewood from the island later.

There is no firewood to boil water and cook, so the rice and dishes will get cold. And even though the water has been boiled once, it will still go bad after a long time. If it is not boiled again, it may still make you sick. "

After staying at Yanggu Island for two days and two nights, the six clippers set sail again on the third day. Soon, the Anyang, with five ships, was flying over the Pacific Ocean again.

As the days passed, Hu Yinglin lived a repetitive life.

In the morning, they learned surveying and navigation techniques with the midshipmen, and took turns teaching the sailors off duty. In the afternoon, they followed the sailors to learn how to tie knots, raise sails, and other tasks. In the evening, they had dinner with the officers and staff.

After dinner, I went to the deck to look at the stars and the moon, tell stories to the sailors, and listen to their songs.

I went back to my room, finished writing my diary and went to sleep.

More than twenty days passed in a flash. That morning, Hu Yinglin was giving a math lesson to the sailors who were off duty.

"Quadratic equation"

"Boom!"

Two cannon shots interrupted Hu Yinglin's words.

The teachers and students in the classroom were stunned for a moment, then they all stood up and rushed to the deck.

(End of this chapter)