While they were talking, I saw Akainu coming over with hundreds of old people, women and children, large and small.
"Village Chief, I listened to the message from Daimugun and brought people from our village here to collect food." Akago came to Taimarang and nodded and bowed, and stretched out his hand to greet Daimugun who was not far away. come over.
From the moment this group of women and old men came in, Taimarang still couldn't understand what this "slick man" named Akainu meant by inviting these people to come. But after hearing this, he immediately understood that this guy was looking for loopholes in Master Tianbing's words!
"If you even dare to take advantage of the Heavenly Soldiers, you are seeking death. If you want to die, don't take me with you!" Taimarang couldn't help but feel a little angry, and his expression changed several times.
"Why did I translate Master Tianbing's words into the word "sir" at that time? I'm going to be in trouble." Taimarang was a little annoyed, but he was angry at Akainu.
"When people play with clay dolls and big-eyed deer, they know they are looking for young and strong men. This stupid stick..."
Taimarang looked at the somewhat dull stick.
I feel like I can't blame him because he is just "dumb", otherwise how could he be called a stupid stick.
And this stupid wooden stick was ordered by Master Tianbing himself, so it can’t be said to be Master Tianbing’s problem!
Taimarang didn't dare to think about it anymore.
Originally, there were more than fifty young and strong men in the village. Except for some who could not be notified, those who could be present should not be more than forty.
Even if everyone could be present, there would be more than fifty, and one liter of food per person would only be more than five buckets of food, and would not exceed one stone.
But now, looking at the large and small crowds, the number of people must be more than a hundred.
Although the past two years can be considered a good harvest year, since the shogunate issued the order to "clear the wild and strong walls", the Satsuma clan's daimyo have not been idle, desperately trying to snatch the remaining rations from the people's homes. Nowadays, there is almost no food in the village, and the whole village relies on wild vegetables, tree bark, grass roots, etc. to satisfy their hunger.
Food is extremely precious.
It is estimated that the Heavenly Soldiers would not be happy if they had to give out more than one stone of food for no reason.
It would be okay if these people could see the situation clearly, but if they couldn't see the situation clearly and insisted on making trouble through their own translation mistakes, angering the heavenly soldiers, they would start killing people.
And all this is only caused by my own translation errors. I really don’t dare to think about what kind of punishment I will receive.
"Uh, okay. You go to the side first." Taimarang felt a little cold sweat on his back. He just hoped that Wang Teng and the other heavenly soldiers would not get angry.
Wang Teng watched them chattering without knowing what they were talking about, and looked at Taimarang strangely.
When Taimarang saw this, he did not dare to be slighted in any way. He quickly flattered Wang Teng and said, "Sir, this person is the friend named Dumbstick."
Taimarang said, pointing at Akainu and then at the wooden stick.
Wang Teng looked at the stupid stick and immediately remembered the person he had just named. When I first gave him 30 cents, I was still very excited.
Thinking about how I used to be a poor person, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night when I got my first payment for joining the army and settling in. Now that I have achieved what I have today, I can't help but feel a little sad.
At this time, I saw Taimarang continue to say: "This one is called Akago. I heard that the adults in the village were going to convene a meeting, so I also notified the women in the village to come together to admire the appearance of the heavenly soldiers."
Taimarang spoke so carefully, turning his mind rapidly, for fear of saying something wrong again.
Wang Teng was very happy when he heard it. He praised Taimarang with the few spoken Japanese words he had learned: "Hey, Taimarang, you did a good job. Tell that guy named Akainu, you did a good job. I just said, your village Why do so many people come here?"
When Taimarang heard this, he was stunned again.
Didn't I make a translation mistake? Does the adults mentioned by Master Tianbing include women and the elderly?
But no matter what, when he heard that Wang Teng didn't mean to blame him, he was finally able to let go of the big stone in his heart, and a comfortable smile immediately appeared on his face.
At this time, Wang Teng continued to say to Taimarang: "Go and organize them to queue up, and count the number of people by the way, so that we can give them the money."
"Okay, sir." Taimarang replied with a smile.
"Brother Shangchen, please help this Taimalang village chief." Wang Teng turned to a middle-aged man wearing a short-sleeved blue shirt and said.
"It should."
Shangchen, the Shang clan of the Ryukyu royal family. Since I am proficient in Chinese and Japanese, I came here to act as a translator. In fact, many bilingual people from Ryukyu were called in to serve as translators.
Driven by profit, Taimarang felt that the queue was unprecedentedly fast.
"Everyone, please stand still and be quiet. Master Tianbing has something to tell you now." Taimarang shouted in Japanese.
In an instant, the place fell silent.
"Hello everyone, I am Wang Teng, the military commander of the Dayi Dynasty. I am here to convey the latest policy of the Dayi Dynasty to you." Looking at the quiet environment, Wang Teng said directly without making too many moves.
Taimarang on the side also acted as a translator.
The lowly Japanese did not react too much. After all, they also know that they are now in an area occupied by Da Yi. Da Yi did not burn, kill, loot or loot them, but it was several times better than many famous names.
"You all know that I, a wealthy Chinese, have no regard for your land. But the officials of your shogunate are determined to find trouble and provoke a war with us. Therefore, the next war actually has nothing to do with you people. , it’s a battle between us and the shogunate. You people, just live your lives with peace of mind." Wang Teng said.
As soon as Taimarang finished translating, there was a whisper from a bird.
"Quiet." Taimarang couldn't help but maintained discipline loudly.
"I, the Great Yi Dynasty, passed by your country and saw many people who were not well fed or clothed. Originally, I, the Yi Dynasty, didn't want to care about it. But now you are under the rule of the Yi Dynasty after all. I am a merciful saint and can't bear to rule you. The people are in dire straits. So I decided to divide the fields for you so that you can farm with peace of mind, have enough food and clothing, and bathe in the great grace of my Holy Dynasty." Wang Teng said, cupping his hands towards the south.
...
"Dividing the fields, is it true?"
"It's true. This is what China's heavenly soldiers said. It's absolutely not wrong."
...
At this time, there was a burst of discussion below, and the silence just now was no longer there.
"Quiet, everyone is quiet. Master Tianbing still has something to say." After Taimarang shouted several times, the discussion finally became quiet.
