The Tahiti Islands are originally an island chain formed by the uplift of mountains on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Each island is actually a stone peak on the ocean.
There is not much land that can be cultivated here, but thanks to the warm climate, it is no problem to have three crops of rice a year. The Chinese used a small amount of rice and a large amount of seafood to create many delicacies that astonished the indigenous people and European explorers.
The best thing is the seafood porridge made by the Chinese. The thick soup is piping hot and extremely fragrant. The luxurious lobster meat, various shellfish, grouper fillets, and a little Chinese green vegetables make this divine porridge so delicious. Slobber.
After the indigenous people tasted it two or three times, they could no longer live without such delicious food. Unfortunately, they did not know how to grow it and could not get various seasonings, so even if the Chinese gave them some rice, they could not make it. This taste comes out.
Want to enjoy this delicious food for a long time? Then use something to exchange it! From that day on, the indigenous people of Tahiti learned to exchange goods.
Black pearls, unique to deep-sea shells, used to be toys in the hands of indigenous children. Now they can no longer be played with. They must be stored and exchanged for delicacies with the Chinese.
If black pearls are not enough, the beautiful corals in the ocean can also be used to top up the number. The Chinese also recognize this kind of thing.
If you can't find any corals, then go easy and hunt. There are crabs, shellfish, groupers, octopus and other specialties in the shallow waters of the archipelago. You just need to catch a lot and send them to the Chinese village. You can get some delicious food in exchange.
Soon, countless seafood was piled up in the Chinese villages, and it was impossible to eat them all. At first, the indigenous people did not understand what these outsiders wanted to do. In their minds, food that could not be eaten was considered a waste. Hot weather can cause food to spoil quickly.
But what is unexpected is that the Chinese people collect so much seafood not just for eating! The indigenous people watched helplessly as the Chinese boiled the crabs, dried them and began to cut them into pieces.
Put the largest crab claws aside, cut off the rest of the crab legs and put them together. Of course, the plump crab hind leg meat must also be removed and collected together. The crab roe on the crab shell is a delicious treasure and needs to be kept in beautiful porcelain. .
The split crab meat needs to be marinated and air-dried with a lot of salt. Within a few days, the ordinary-looking crab claws and legs become semi-dried products. They add a layer of salt. Then it was stored in wooden boxes and clay pots and placed in the newly built warehouse.
Crab roe is the most precious delicacy. The Chinese even pickle it in blue and white porcelain jars, and the crab shells and minced meat will not be wasted. You only need to use a lot of salt, then mash it and store it for less than half a month. A thick and fragrant ointment comes out. These white flowers of ointment are called crab sauce by the Chinese.
The processing of crabs is just one of these strange Chinese behaviors. The remaining octopus, scallops, groupers, sea cucumbers...the Chinese have strange storage methods for various seafood.
The indigenous people are completely unable to understand the behavior of these outsiders. In their eyes, they store food instead of eating it. Isn't this because they are full and have nothing to do?
If the energy is so high, why don't they sing, dance, and celebrate around a campfire? If you really can't, it's better to go out into the wild grass and do something you love than to do this, right?
It's a pity that they can't resist the temptation of delicious food. Knowing that these Chinese people are doing meaningless work, they can only shrug their shoulders and continue to catch crabs indifferently.
Tribes that were in a state of fishing and hunting civilization could not understand the lifestyle of farming civilization at all. Until one day a huge clipper ship appeared in front of them, and these indigenous people were completely dumbfounded.
They watched helplessly as the useless things stored by the Chinese were put on the ship. Then barrels of fine wine, tools made of steel, large bags of rice and wheat, and living piglets, chickens and ducks were all taken away. transported to Chinese villages.
Of course, there are also foreign guns and steel knives that terrify the natives. They had suffered losses from European guns in the early years, and now they can't help but feel frightened when they see these things.
From that moment on, the fishing and hunting tribesmen learned to store, and they also knew what commodities were. For the first time, they had the concept of surplus products in their minds, and they also knew that surplus products could be exchanged.
Armed with tools, the Chinese accelerated the pace of transforming Tahiti. They dug mountains and blasted rocks, expanded docks, and built permanent stone trestles.
The masons carved stone tablets one after another, with the words "Tahiti, China" carved on them and Xiao Letian's great achievements on the back. Then they searched for islands all over the world to erect monuments.
One piece is erected on the ground and another is buried underground. It doesn't matter who owns the island's sovereignty. In the eyes of these Chinese people, these islands belong to them and their prime minister.
This is also the cunning point of Xiao Letian. The stone tablet is not worth a lot of money, but with these things, you can go to court with the Western powers in the future. Anyway, the islands in the South Pacific are in a state of demilitarization at the moment. As long as you are not in New Zealand If you set up stone monuments on Australian soil, then no one will care what the Chinese are doing.
Like a thief, Xiao Letian laid out his plans in the South Pacific. Under the surprised eyes of countless indigenous people, he erected Chinese boundary monuments on the islands one by one.
The Tahiti Islands, Cook Islands, Society Islands, Tuamotu Islands... and even the Fiji Islands thousands of kilometers away to the west have all been buried with stone tablets by these Chinese.
The days passed peacefully like this. The Chinese immigrants exchanged delicacies, handicrafts, ironware, and various kinds of pearls, corals, and seafood with the indigenous people, and then simply processed them and sold them to Chinese merchant ships that came regularly in exchange for Vietnamese goods. More and more supplies are coming.
Up to this moment, the total number of Chinese in Tahiti has exceeded 3,000, and there are also six fast dhows, which shows the high profits of ocean trade.
The five elders knelt down and bowed in the direction of Northwest Ryukyu and said devoutly, "It's really thanks to the Prime Minister's blessing. If the Prime Minister hadn't spared no effort to promote us, our Tahitian goods would never have been able to sell at such a high price!"
"I heard from the captain of the merchant ship that the Prime Minister has brought out Tahiti's special ingredients to praise him at banquets more than once! Our black pearls, corals, and various dried seafood have become must-have delicacies on the Prime Minister's table! "
"If the Prime Minister says something is good, it must be good. The price of our Tahitian specialties in Ryukyu is twice that of similar goods in other places. The supply is still in short supply... General! You must come back to China this time." Bring some gifts to the prime minister, and tell him that we are praying for him on the pirates thousands of miles away!"
After finishing speaking, the five elders burst into tears of excitement.
But Xiang Ying was extremely shocked when he heard the plain story. A layman watching the excitement and an expert looking at the door. What these Chinese immigrants in Tahiti did was actually more than just survival.
This represents a completely different Eastern colonial philosophy! Yes, Westerners brought knives, guns and Bibles to enslave those backward peoples, and anyone who disobeyed was killed.
And only the Chinese can use this kind of terrazzo-like tender rule to change these primitive peoples little by little! This is the greatness of the Prime Minister. In the colonial era when thousands of horses and horses were silent, at least Xiao Letian still retained a trace of human warmth.
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