Liu Ji and his people came here all the way to become the king.
Unexpectedly, it failed, it was a complete failure.
The king failed, but was captured and turned into a slave.
Liu Ji, Fan Kuai and others tried to escape several times, but failed.
These natives took them very seriously.
The task of Liu Ji and others is to work for the natives.
Most of these natives make a living by hunting, but occasionally they grow some crops.
This crop grows very tall and produces fruits larger than a fist, with yellow particles on them, like large rice grains.
So Liu Ji and others called this thing corn.
The natives have unique techniques for eating corn.
After Liu Ji and others tasted it, they thought it tasted pretty good.
Although it cannot be compared with the iron pot stir-fry in Xianyang City, it is still quite good.
And they found that corn yields are extremely high. If this was brought back to the Central Plains, people would probably rush to plant it.
Won’t everyone make a fortune by then?
But then I thought about it, can I return to Daqin in this life?
Everyone looked sad again.
The farming methods of the natives are very strange, and they do not know how to fertilize.
Often a forest was burned to the ground and then sown.
After a year or two, when the fertility is exhausted, move to another place.
When Liu Ji and others were captured, the fertility here happened to be exhausted, so the natives took them and began to migrate.
When Liu Ji was in Da Qin, he was not engaged in production and was not very good at farming. But even if he was not good at it, he was still better than these natives.
He persuaded with earnest words: "Everyone, you don't need to move. I will teach you how to fertilize."
Liu Ji's answer was a stick.
These natives are very confident and will never listen to a slave.
What's more, the two sides didn't understand each other's language, and the natives couldn't understand what Liu Ji meant.
After Liu Ji was beaten, he felt indignant.
He said to Fan Kuai: "Don't you claim to be extremely powerful? Is there any way to kill these natives?"
Fan Kuai said with a bitter face: "Brother, I haven't had enough to eat since I got here. Where can I still have the strength now?"
Liu Ji sighed.
Not only did Fan Kuai not have enough to eat, he also didn't have enough to eat.
I don’t know if the natives did it intentionally or unintentionally.
However, whether intentionally or unintentionally, if we end up in this situation, what else can we say?
Just make do with life.
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Hundreds of miles away, Xu Fu was using a telescope to stare at the native city in the distance.
In fact, calling it a city is a bit flattering to the natives.
The level of their city building is really not very good, not even as good as Xu Fu's camp.
Xu Fu said to the entourage beside him: "How are the preparations?"
The follower said: "It's going well. Now more than half of the native people have converted to believe in banishing immortals."
Xu Fu nodded with satisfaction and asked curiously: "How did you do it?"
The attendant laughed dryly: "It's actually simple."
"The villain first selected a few smart people and learned a little bit of the native language."
"Then spread the news among them. Relying on the knowledge that banished immortals taught us, we successfully predicted the wind and rain several times, and they believed it."
Xu Fu nodded with satisfaction: "You are right. Knowledge is power."
The attendant asked in a low voice: "Sir, when will we take action? If we take action now, I am 70 to 80% sure."
Xu Fu shook his head: "No need to worry, no need to worry. You must know that all of us have been here together through life and death, and we are all as close as brothers. I can't bear to see any of you die."
"I won't take action without 100% certainty."
The attendant smiled bitterly: "How can you be 100% sure about this kind of thing?"
Xu Fu said with a smile: "There will always be. Now, we can proceed to the next step. Counting the days, it's time for sacrifices in the city again, right? This time, we have to break in and save the sacrifices."
"They don't have horses. We come and go like the wind. We save people and leave. They will definitely not be able to catch up."
"Our purpose is to tell those natives that they don't have to wait in fear all day long to die. There are people in this world who will help them get justice."
The attendant nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."
Then he went to select smart and capable people.
When choosing, the entourage also felt a little strange.
Recently he has explored an area covering hundreds of miles.
To be honest, the soil here is fertile and the climate is suitable. There are also many people living there.
But these people just don't have cattle or horses.
Not only were there no cattle or horses, there were no cars either.
Not only was there no car, there were no wheels either.
It's really strange.
The people here seem to be focused on offering sacrifices.
Soon, the entourage selected thirty people. Keep them well fed and ready to serve.
Now, all we have to do is wait for the sacrifice to begin.
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In the city, Wu Guduo was discussing matters with the prince.
Two fat men sitting together put a lot of pressure on the people next to them.
The prince said: "King, will tomorrow's sacrifice still follow the previous specifications?"
Wu Gu'er said: "This is natural. Only sacrifices can maintain my divine power. The specifications of the sacrifices cannot be reduced too much."
The prince said with some worry: "Recently, those lowly people are not very tame. It is said that some people secretly believe in foreign evil gods."
Wu Guduo was stunned and asked: "What evil god?"
The prince said: "It is those people from overseas who brought the evil god. It is said that this evil god can predict wind and rain and is extremely effective."
Wu Guduo sneered: "What's the use of knowing the wind and rain? We sit in the palace, there is no need to be afraid of the wind and the sun."
The prince said: "But those lowly people seem to be a little afraid of wind and rain. Therefore, they respect this evil god very much."
Wu Guduo frowned and said, "Send the order, and anyone who secretly worships the evil god will be beheaded immediately."
The prince responded and went to deliver the order.
Wu Guduo poured himself a glass of wine and closed his eyes with satisfaction: "Good wine, good wine..."
"I don't know what kind of food these overseas people brought, but the wine is so delicious. When we catch them later, we must torture them."
Thinking of this, Wu Guduo began to plan how to catch these overseas people.
In fact, Wu Guduo had already thought of a way before, but failed.
The camps built by these overseas people are very cunning, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Therefore, although Wu Guduo has a large number of people, he is unable to exert his advantage. Every time he lost his troops and generals, he came back defeated.
Fortunately, those killed and injured were all lowly people, so Wu Guduo didn't feel bad at all.
In addition, those overseas seemed to be frightened out of their wits.
When the two armies fought, lowly natives were often captured by those overseas.
But people overseas never dared to harm their lives.
It is said that every time he was comforted with kind words, entertained with good wine and food, and then the prisoner was released.
What does this mean? This shows that those overseas are afraid and do not dare to be enemies with themselves.
Wu Guduo smiled proudly when he thought of this.
It's okay if they are afraid. Maybe you don't need to send troops. At least scare them hard once, and they will surrender.
Thinking of this, Wu Guduo felt a little regretful.
It is said that those overseas people are all men, but there are no women. Otherwise, you can taste the customs of overseas people.
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In the Great Qin camp, a native prisoner was learning the Qin language.
He struggled to pronounce one syllable: "Qin?"
Xu Fu's entourage nodded: "Yes, it's Qin."
A smile immediately appeared on the prisoner's face.
The prisoner's name is Bone Deer.
Of course, this name is transliterated.
The bone deer is a captive, and a happy one at that.
He was captured on his own initiative.
When the two armies fight, it is inevitable that someone will be captured.
In the past, there were wars with other tribes, and some of Bone Deer's relatives were also captured.
Those who were captured were all prisoners of others, working hard day and night without any rest, not to mention how miserable they were.
But Gu Lu soon heard that these overseas people were different from the surrounding tribes.
After they capture prisoners, they will not kill them or treat them as slaves, but treat them as friends, who will eat and drink as much as they can.
This temptation is too great. Just eating and drinking is enough... isn't that the kind of treatment only the royal family has?
As a result, the bone deer's mind came to life.
During another battle, Bone Deer was deliberately captured.
In fact, it was easy to be captured. After all, the Qin soldiers were too strong. As long as they ran a little slower, they would be captured alive.
After being captured, the bone deer ate the first full meal in his life, and then put on light and warm clothes.
The bone deer cried, and then stayed in the Qin army, saying that he was willing to be a cow or a horse and did not want to leave.
Xu Fu was a little helpless and earnestly persuaded Gu Lu, hoping that he could return to his own people. After returning, he would help the Qin soldiers to publicize and spread the policies of the Qin Dynasty.
But the bone deer refused to go back even if it was beaten to death.
Xu Fu had no choice but to let him stay.
However, it is not without benefits to keep him.
At least Xu Fu knew a lot of information from the bone deer's mouth.
At the same time, Bone Deer was also asking a series of questions.
Of course, he has not yet learned the Qin language, so when he asks questions, he uses the native language.
The bone deer asked Xu Fu's entourage: "Can you let me see your tree?"
The attendant asked curiously: "What tree?"
Bone Deer said: "She is your mother."
Follower: "What?"
Fortunately, the entourage knew that this bone deer had a good heart, otherwise, he would have gotten angry on the spot.
How can anyone ask to see someone else’s mother?
The Bone Deer thought for a while and said: "Your mother is... the big tree that you regard as your mother. The tree that gave birth to you."
Xu Fu watched the two of them talking lively from the side and asked curiously: "What is he talking about?"
The attendant looked confused: "It seems that I haven't learned the lesson yet."
"He said, what mother, what tree, what we are born from trees, I must have misunderstood this."
Unexpectedly, Bone Deer continued: "It is said that there is a tree in your Daqin that towers over the sky and the earth. It grows taller by tens of thousands. The fruit that comes from this tree is you. Therefore, you only have men and no women."
"That's why you can't have children. You came across the ocean just to take root and plant another mother tree here. Am I right?"
The attendant looked confused.
Xu Fu asked curiously: "What exactly did he say?"
The attendant translated it.
Then...Xu Fu was also confused.
What the hell is this?
Xu Fu asked the bone deer: "Where did you hear it?"
Bone Deer said: "Everyone in our clan knows it."
"It is said that the king has been in no hurry to start a war. He is just waiting for you to plant the mother tree, and then send people to secretly cut down the tree."
Xu Fu had a headache and said to his entourage: "Teach him and tell him that we also have women in Da Qin. They are also born and raised by parents."
It took the boss a lot of effort to explain the matter clearly to Gu Lu. Let him know that there are not only men in Da Qin, but also women.
In fact, the attendant didn't make it very clear until the end. After taking out some photos for Gu Lu to look at, Gu Lu finally understood.
These photos were all taken by women from the female clan.
Since the advent of cameras, people in women's households have also developed new tricks.
If you pick up customers all day long, how many can you pick up in one day? There are only twenty or thirty people who are diligent.
How much money can you make if you work so hard?
Someone with a little bit of savvy rented a camera and took some half-hidden photos.
Then I developed many of these photos and sold them everywhere.
The cameras of this era did not have particularly high pixels, so the people in the photos were not so real, as if they were wearing filters naturally.
Ordinary women look like beauties, but the beauties in the female clan look simply gorgeous with a little makeup.
Especially in these photos, the poses are provocative, and there are some things that you think you can see, but you can't.
That feeling of scratching your heart and lungs, unable to stop...
Anyway, the photos sold like hotcakes.
The women in the female clan finally no longer have to lie down to make money, they can make money standing up.
And some poor people don't have the money to go shopping in the women's house, but if they grit their teeth, they can spend the money to buy photos.
There are also some people who have very strict upbringing and are too embarrassed to visit their maidens. They also secretly bought photos.
In the dead of night, I will secretly appreciate it.
Before Xu Fu set off, most of the sailors on the ship bought these photos.
After all, the waterway is long and there is no one of the opposite sex in sight.
In such a lonely time, there must be something to pass the time.
The entourage did not expect that these photos would actually dispel the rumors among the natives.
Gu Lu looked at the photo and said with emotion: "The women of Da Qin are really beautiful."
He didn't feel that these women were poorly dressed. After all, women among the natives wear less.
Bone Deer was completely attracted by the beauty in the photo.
The attendant took the photo away and said to the bone deer, "Do you understand now?"
Bone Deer nodded seriously: "I understand. It turns out that Da Qin's mother tree can not only bear men, but also women."
Follower: "..."
What the hell, after spending a long time, this guy still doesn’t understand?
