open sea

Chapter 923 Don't be afraid
There is such a person in this world.

His father inherited the leader from his father's father, and his family has always led the tribe to live among plateaus, jungles, Gobi and mountains.

They weave cloth, make pottery, farm, hunt, collect herbs and harvest soybeans, and sometimes fish in the river, and get some shiny yellow metal, which is not a good thing, just an ornament, a knife made of Barely able to cut, but always getting smaller and smaller.

No one in the world is more familiar with this rich land than them. Everyone said that one day this land will be handed over to him by his father, and after decades of peaceful life, this land will also belong to him son.

Until one day the Spaniards on horseback came, and to most outsiders, the cause of the war was gold, but it wasn't, gold wasn't a big deal, it was their greed, their ways, and even if they robbed A piece of wood can also cause war.

The short-tailed leopard was never raised by his father as a warrior. The environment in which they lived determined that this place would not encounter too many wars. He is an excellent hunter and a qualified leader. He is also the priest closest to the Feathered Serpent God in the tribe. , but only not fighters.

The changing world made him a warrior. When his father died in the war with the Spaniards, he became the leader of the tribe. He led the tribe to abandon the coast where they could catch big fish and migrate to the plateau protected by mountains and jungles.

Do everything for vengeance.

He collected the armor of the Spaniards, smashed them into pieces of iron plates to protect his chest; groped for the use of muskets, someone once pointed the muzzle at himself and pulled the trigger; tried to tame the rough four-legged beast of burden, Knees can be smashed with a rear hoof.

He killed some intruders and let others go, and finally learned that outsiders can also be used. People's desire for gold led him to a trusted Dutch smuggler. He sold all the gold knives and bought them. He returned a matchlock gun, a pair of breastplates, and even let a Spanish infantry train his troops.

He knew that life was sometimes long and sometimes short, and that for him life was preparation for the coming war.

No one knows when the war started, just as no one knows the whole picture of the continent they have lived in for generations after searching the entire tribe.

In fact, the short-tailed leopard never believed that he could defeat the Spaniards, he did not believe that anyone could defeat the Spaniards, he witnessed the rise and fall, so many powerful tribes died in the hands of the Spaniards, just like the Aztec who lived in the mouth of his father Same.

How long they lived depended on when the war with the Spaniards started, and when the war started, he would die like his father, and the war that would eventually start would be his grave.

Man is mortal, and he chooses to adorn his grave with more muskets and horses.

His grave is almost finished.

But you're telling me now that the Spaniards have been defeated?
Or did a group of people from nowhere beat the Spaniards?

"The Dutch merchant took away the golden sword and left you Western-made muskets, armor helmets, and Europa horses. This kind of business is not bad, but what if you don't have the golden sword?"

Choke!

A Ming-made waist knife with exquisite workmanship was slapped on the table by Pei Xiao. The brass fixture had unique carvings, and the red lacquered wooden sheath had a noble texture of pulp. He pulled out the waist knife with the handle wrapped in red thread. The clear blade with sharp lines reflecting the sunlight outside the window is extremely dazzling.

"The Beiyang officer's sword of the Ming Empire, the blade is thick and used in battle. It can't be blown and short haired, but it is made of clamped steel and quenched for durability. .”

Immediately afterwards, a roll of finely woven cotton cloth was also placed on the table, with half dark pattern and half bright pattern, exquisite workmanship.

Pei Xiao stroked the cotton cloth with his hand, and said: "Three spinning wheels spin thread, and three tubes of thread are spun at the same time; starch, dyeing, weaving, and jacquard are omnipotent; this cloth is not for sale, and the weaving king of the military government keeps it. If you have cotton, you can weave it, and if it is right for God, the imperial court still has five spinning wheels, weaving brocade and making satin, and growing mulberry to weave silk.”

The following routines are almost the same, the farm tools, seeds, and planting methods related to farming; the blunderbuss and banner drills related to military affairs, all of which were brought out by Pei Xiao to the short-tailed leopard.

"In the past, the Aztecs had millions of people, but they were defeated by hundreds of Western barbarians. Is this because the Westerners were invincible? At that time, it was said that you could not wait for firearms or horsemanship, but now Yang has experienced dozens of wars. Whatever you see, big or small, are all brave soldiers, some on horseback, some holding guns, and some wearing armor."

"Why are they still defeated by the Westerners today? Not to mention driving them out of Asia, tens of thousands of people are regarded as beasts and drive the mines to their death. Those who are willing to resist are retreating and retreating to the deep mountains and valleys."

Pei Xiao stretched out two fingers and focused heavily on the table: "It's not in the same heart! In the face of such a catastrophe of extermination, the leaders of the various tribes clearly raised their arms and followed millions of people. Why worry about the western thieves not being wiped out? But each of them is helping the tyrant to abuse and lead the beasts." Cannibalism, causing Asia to fall to white-faced alien rule!"

"Oh heavens, if Emperor Wanli of the country hadn't sent troops to the east, and after a hundred years, you and the Westerners would have defeated them one by one, would there still be descendants left behind? By that time, you and the chiefs, who would have the face to treat their ancestors!"

Pei Xiao was talking here, and Bai Tao from the White Horse Department was interpreting beside him, and he was stunned by what the short-tailed leopard was saying... It's not that these people have unknown origins, why do they feel a strong hatred when they hear these words? Iron does not make steel, what does this tone of teaching brothers of the same family mean?
Pei Xiao didn't care about the wonder of the short-tailed leopard, he said very sincerely: "We came to see you 200 years ago, on the northwest coast, and you were doing well at that time. I didn't bother you too much, but I didn't want to go to the east this time, the situation has become so bad!"

He was talking about Yang Tingxiang's research results in Mexico City. There are descendants of the "Northern Yuan Remnants" in the north. The Feathered Serpent God is similar to their dragons, and the people of the Heishuimohe Islands are no strangers to the Central Plains. Even the people there are not classified as Asian aborigines, but Heishui Mohe Jurchen.

As for the more ancient connection between the two parties, for example, it is purely Yang Tingxiang's conjecture. Even if there is a connection, there is a high probability that the aborigines are only connected with the Jurchens and Mongols, but this is not important.

Yang Tingxiang found out that the Westerners were shameless enough to rob the aborigines of their gold and silver when looking through the books of the Westerners in Bishuige, Changsheng County. They also wrote in the book that when the aborigines discovered the mine, they heard the order of the gods, saying these things Gold and silver do not belong to them, but the gods let them keep them for visitors from afar.

At that time, Chen Mu said that if they hadn't come, what was written in the book would become true after these generations died.

Likewise, what he says will become true in the future.

Pei Xiao did not forget Yang Ting's most important advice to him: "Forget about Spanish, everyone learns Chinese from Mr. You are the citizens of the Ming Empire, so you don't have to be afraid of the Spaniards anymore."

(End of this chapter)