Han Du and the others frowned as soon as they entered the depression. What did they see? Savagery, killing... Each and every Yin Di'an was hung on a sharp wooden shelf like cattle and sheep. Some had only a few bones left, and some still had some broken bodies and arms. And some saw their palms penetrated and hung on them, and they were still wailing uncontrollably. There are not just men among them, but men, women, old and young. In a large wooden house, Han Du also saw neatly arranged baby skulls.
Han Du has never seen what purgatory looks like, but he only thinks that this scene in front of him is it.
"Kill! Kill them all, leaving no one alive..." Han Du's eyes were red and he gritted his teeth before issuing the bloodiest massacre order.
Neither Fang Xiaoru nor Zhai Yuan said anything to stop Han Du. On the contrary, they feel that this is not the case and they cannot vent their anger.
Jiang Ming led the navy officers and soldiers and slaughtered them for three days before they completely slaughtered all the cannibal tribesmen. No matter adults or children, no one was spared. Some people might still sympathize with the child, but Han Du couldn't sympathize. Because when he first came in, he saw children holding knives and cutting the flesh of the people hanging on the wooden shelves regardless of the people's cries. While cutting, he put it into his mouth, with a cheerful smile on his face, and the gaps between the teeth exposed in his grin were full of dark red blood.
Although Han Du was extremely resentful of these cannibals, he wanted to crush them to ashes. But they still have a tolerant attitude towards the gold they possess. After all, as the saying goes, it is the person who is guilty, not the object. Gold is an object and is obviously innocent. Moreover, these cannibals have a lot of gold. After all, they are a bandit group.
Han Du spent three days plundering the entire cannibal tribe, and countless gold was moved to the ship. There are even a lot of gems, among which Handu also found some rough diamonds. Some of them are large and have been simply polished, and you can still see a little bit of colored light under the sunlight.
The fleet continued north along the coastline, encountering some Yindian tribes along the way. Han Du asked Zhai Yuan to come forward to identify these people first, but he never encountered cannibals again. Han Du did not go on a killing spree, but exchanged some things with these people in a kind manner.
The items carried by the navy, whether they were iron armor, fine steel swords, cloth, silk, glass, etc., were all rare and good things, and they could be exchanged for gold and gems with the Yin Di'an people. Even silver is not taken seriously by Han Du now, and he will not agree to the Yin Di'an people exchanging silver.
After this exchange, Han Du really got a lot of good things.
Moreover, Zhai Yuan was not idle either. When he was exchanging with other Yin Di'an people, I don't know how he communicated with other people. Anyway, in the end, he even kidnapped several people from the tribe and were willing to follow him to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhai Yuan ran to find Han Du, hoping to bring these people with him.
Han Du looked at him with a troubled face, thinking that the boy really didn't understand anything. Did he think that carrying someone around was as easy as carrying a box of gold? You must know that these are all mouths that need to be eaten, drank and pooped.
Even carrying gold is not easy. Although gold does not require eating, drinking, and diarrhea, gold still has weight. Every load on the sea is precious. People, cannons, ammunition, food, and fresh water, all of which do not need to consume load? Especially fresh water and food. If you are not prepared enough to go to sea, you are asking for death.
Therefore, every time Han Du went to sea, he would bring twice as much food and fresh water, even if he would rather bring less ammunition. It is precisely because of this caution that I was able to cross the vast sea alive this time. Otherwise, everyone would have died of thirst long before the heavy rain.
Now Zhai Yuan wants Han Du to bring people back to the Ming Dynasty. When there are more people, the supplies he brings will decrease accordingly, because the load must be distributed among these people. Materials are decreasing, but the materials consumed are increasing. This trip will put more pressure on the fleet, and Han Du is naturally unwilling to take these people back.
Seeing that Han Du was sullen and silent, Zhai Yuan turned his attention to his husband, hoping that he could say a few words for them.
When Fang Xiaoru saw it, he pondered for a while and said to Handu: "The emperor of the former Yuan Dynasty has been thinking about the coming of all the countries to come to the court. In order to allow the foreign countries to come to the court, he has issued decrees to various gangs more than once. But so far, the emperor has not been able to come to the court. There are not many other countries that pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. You can take them back and treat them as tribute from other countries. Once the emperor is happy, he will definitely record a great achievement on you."
Han Ducai didn't care about his merits or not, but he still had doubts about Fang Xiaoru's words: "You also said that only foreign countries can pay tribute, but these people are just a tribe, how can they be regarded as foreign countries? Don't take them back and introduce jokes. , it means that the credit has not been gained, but that it has been achieved."
These are all small tribes. How can they be compared with Fanguo?
After hearing this, Zhai Yuan quickly interjected: "Master Hou, the tribe of Xiaoren is indeed not big, and it is not worth mentioning compared with the tens of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty. But deep in this earth, there are also millions of people A powerful tribe of people.”
It is true that millions of tribesmen can barely be regarded as a country, but Han Du does not want to discuss the powerful tribes deep in the earth with Zhai Yuan now.
Fang Xiaoru smiled faintly and said firmly: "No. Not to mention that the emperor may not be willing to punish you. Even if someone impeaches you for this, how can these Yin Di'an people still survive?
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They could be survivors of the Yin Shang Dynasty, and they belong to the same lineage as us. You brought them back to the Ming Dynasty to recognize their ancestors. Isn't it a great achievement? "
Han Du smacked it twice and felt the same. With Lao Zhu's great success, if he could bring these people back, it would make Lao Zhu happy, and maybe it would give him a good face.
Finally, Han Du clapped his hands and decided to bring these people back to the Ming Dynasty. And the reason is that foreign countries thousands of miles away are impressed by the Ming Dynasty's reputation and want to congratulate the Ming Dynasty.
The fleet continued northward and stopped at a beach while exchanging with the local Yin Di'an people. The doctor accompanying the army suddenly ran over with something excited on his face.
"Master Hou, look what is this?"
Both Han Du and Fang Xiaoru looked at what the doctor was holding.
"Is this a carrot?"
Fang Xiaoru also nodded slightly. This thing was white and tender, as thick as a baby's wrist. Although it was a little smaller and a little longer, no matter how he looked at it, it looked like a carrot.
"What radish?" The doctor's face suddenly became a little angry, and he said quickly: "This is ginseng!"
Han Du immediately shook his head and laughed, "You want to say that I still believe its radish, ginseng? A ginseng that is more than a hundred years old is only the thickness of a chopstick. Is a ginseng as thick as yours still a ten thousand-year-old ginseng?" This is the real world, and ginseng is a thousand-year-old ginseng. This is not a fantasy world, ginseng can easily be 10,000, 100,000 years old, or even millions of years old.
In fact, the lifespan of ginseng is only one to two hundred years, and it usually only exists for a few decades before being dug up. If you can have ginseng that is more than a hundred years old, it is the best of the best.
"Master Marquis, please believe me, I don't know why it can grow so big, but I have tested its medicinal properties and it is exactly the same as ginseng."
Han Du didn't understand the idea of testing the properties of medicine, but looking at the doctor's seriousness, Han Du waved to the other doctors to come over.
"Master Hou~" Several people came to Han Du and bowed to greet him.
"You guys came just in time to see if this is ginseng." Han Du pointed at the radish in the doctor's hand.
Several people were also familiar with each other. After hearing Han Du's words, they quickly took out the tools and began to test the medicinal properties.
After the meal, the leading doctor stepped forward and said to Han Du: "Back to the Marquis, after repeated tests by the villain and others, this thing is ginseng."
Han Du was surprised when he heard this and asked: "Are you sure it's ginseng? Have you ever seen such a big ginseng?"
The leading doctor also smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't believe it at first, but after repeated tests by the villain and others, I found that the medicinal properties of this thing are almost exactly the same as ginseng. If it wasn't ginseng, the villain wouldn't know it. What should I call it? As for why it is so big, the little man has no idea."
Faced with the unanimous approval of several doctors, Han Du had to agree with their views. Is this really ginseng? After all, one person may get it wrong, but with so many people, they can't all get it wrong, right?
Han Du took it in his hand and looked at it for a few times, then handed it to Fang Xiaoru, who was also curious.
Fang Xiaoru looked over and over, and asked doubtfully: "Is this really ginseng? Why is it so big?"
Facing Fang Xiaoru's gaze, Han Du spread his hands and shrugged: "Ask me, who should I ask? Maybe it's because the climate is different. By the way, where did you find it?"
Han Du suddenly turned his head and asked the doctor who discovered the ginseng.
Seeing that the Marquis recognized it, the doctor quickly turned around happily and pointed in one direction and said: "It's right there. When the villain was passing by, he found a bunch of ginseng seedlings on the ground. So he dug one up with the intention of giving it a try. When I came out to take a look, I didn’t expect that it was actually ginseng.”
"Wait a minute, you said a bunch? Could it be that this thing is not just one plant, but many?" Fang Xiaoru immediately realized the meaning of the doctor's words and asked quickly.
The doctor quickly said: "Yes, it's over there, it's a big piece. To be honest, if I hadn't been curious and tested the medicinal properties, I wouldn't have believed it could be ginseng. By the way, this ginseng doesn't look like a weed. Are they growing piece by piece?"
"Let's go over and have a look." Han Du suddenly became very curious.
The doctor brought Han Du and others here. There was a place that had just been dug on the ground, and there were ginseng branches and leaves dropped by the doctor next to it.
Han Du leaned over and picked up the branches and leaves thrown away by the doctor. He took a closer look at them and found that they were indeed exactly the same as ginseng.
Seeing that Fang Xiaoru was curious, he handed him the branches and leaves.
Han Du looked at the ginseng seedlings in front of him in silence. These things are indeed exactly the same as ginseng. Are they all?
Han Du waved his hand and ordered the doctors: "dig up all these and see if they are all ginseng."
"Okay, Lord Marquis." Several doctors replied quickly.
Digging ginseng is something they are good at. Only the people here can dig out the ginseng from the soil intact. If it were the navy soldiers, it would be a waste of natural resources.
The dug ginseng should be kept in good condition before being dried and stored in the sun. This is the first time Handu has seen drying ginseng like radishes. The dried ginseng is packed in boxes one by one.
Several doctors went crazy digging for ginseng. Even after loading several large boxes, they were still not satisfied and wanted to continue looking for places to dig. And with a determined look on his face
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He said: "Master Hou, since there is such ginseng here, there is no reason why there is not other places. How about Master Hou letting the villain wait for a few days, digging a little more and then calling it a day?"
Han Du looked at the people helplessly and said, "This is the third place you have dug. Every time you ask me to tolerate you for a few days. How long have I tolerated you?"
"Hehe, this..." The leading doctor also knew that he was in the wrong, so he smiled flatteringly and said nothing.
Han Du shook his head, looked at a few people and said: "I know that you have been digging for herbs all your life, and you have never encountered people digging ginseng piece by piece like this. But you should stop it. Have you forgotten why we are here? Are you here?"
Seeing that several people were silent, Han Du continued to sigh: "We have to go back, how about you stay and continue digging, dig as much as you like, and I will take the others back first?"
Several doctors were forced to the corner by Han Du's words, and they could only nod helplessly in agreement. I reluctantly glanced at the green mountains in the distance, thinking about the large tracts of ginseng in the mountains. It has grown there for thousands of years and no one has picked it.
The fleet continued northward.
Although Fang Xiaoru needed to teach the later Yin Di'an people to learn Chinese characters, after all, he had Zhai Yuan as his chief disciple. Although Zhai Yuan has a lot to learn now, there is no problem in letting him teach other Yin Di'an people. But because Zhai Yuan's original language is very similar to that of other Yin Di'an people, the communication between them would be better than Fang Xiaoru's. The important task of teaching other Yin Di'an people to read naturally fell on him.
Sailing at sea is extremely boring, especially when sailing into the deep sea. The water is exactly the same in front, back, left and right, which makes people feel bored easily. Now the fleet sails along the coastline and can see the mountains and plains along the way.
Facing the sea breeze, Han Du, Fang Xiaoru, and Jiang Ming sat on the bow of the boat and drank water instead of wine.
Jiang Ming was completely unable to understand the elegant taste of literati. When he saw it, water was water and wine was wine. Even if you sip the taste of water a hundred and eighty times, it will not turn into wine.
But who gives him the lowest status among the three? Han Du and Fang Xiaoru liked each other, so naturally they had no part in talking to him. No matter he is happy or unhappy, he has to accompany him carefully.
Fang Xiaoru held a small glass of water and looked at the sun rising into the sky from the right side. He hesitated for a moment and asked Handu in confusion: "There is something I have been holding in my heart for a long time. I don't know whether to say it or not." ?”
Han Du smiled and glanced at Fang Xiaoru, thinking: If you really don't want to say it, then you won't ask this. So since you have asked, can I still prevent you from telling me?
"What kind of friendship do we have? If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter. I'm listening."
Fang Xiaoru gently put down the cup in his hand and asked doubtfully: "You keep saying you want to go back, but you keep walking north. Can we go back? Why don't we go back the same way?"
Han Du glanced at Fang Xiaoru and said with a smile: "Returning? Don't you know how dangerous it is to return the same way? Do you want to experience a narrow escape again?"
Thinking of the experience of crossing the sea, Fang Xiaoru couldn't help but shudder even with his Qi-nurturing skills. Of course, he didn't want to go through it again.
Han Du thought for a while, then brought over a cup and two lids for demonstration, pointed at it and said: "This cup is equivalent to the sea, this is the Ming Dynasty, this is our current location, the Ming Dynasty and us are facing each other across the sea. If we want to return to Daming, there are only two ways. One is to cross the sea directly. We have walked this road once, and I don’t want to walk it a second time anyway. The other is to go north along here and turn around slowly. Slowly return to the Ming Dynasty."
Fang Xiaoru glanced at Han Du's gesture and asked doubtfully, "Don't we need to cross the sea to go north?"
"No need," Han Du smiled and pointed to the northernmost position and said: "The earth here is connected together. Although it is very cold, it is difficult for us to pass through here. But below it, here is It’s a group of islands, similar to those in the Southern Ocean. We pass through here without having to worry about fresh water.”
Fang Xiaoru nodded and understood Han Du's plan. Being able to replenish fresh water at any time makes the risk much better than crossing the sea.
This road is far safer than the way we came here.
The fleet just stopped and moved. One day, Han Du was still catching up on his sleep in the cabin, and was woken up by a rapid knock on the door.
Han Du slowly opened his eyes and saw Fang Xiaoru standing in front of him. He asked in confusion: "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Something big happened." Fang Xiaoru hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Han Du up by force, and was about to go out. "Come on, I'll take you to have a look."
"Hey~hey~hey...What happened? No matter how urgent it is, please let me put on my clothes first..." Han Du was pulled away by Fang Xiaoru. Staggering, he quickly grabbed the clothes in his hands.
Arriving at the lower cabin, Han Du saw a group of people gathered inside as soon as he got in. One of the soldiers was surrounded by everyone, with a sad look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Han Du's face suddenly turned bad and he asked in a deep voice. I thought to myself, could it be that this kid has done something that is outrageous to both humans and gods?
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