Chen Zhen first learned later that the living environment of the Inuit people was too harsh, so they did not have many of the daily necessities that were common in the Ming Dynasty.
For example, they do not make salt, have no vegetables and fruits, and almost no food. Their survival is difficult, and they rely entirely on the carnivorous lifestyle to meet the various nutrients their bodies need.
Especially eating raw meat.
They have a long-standing habit of eating raw meat and animal livers. The extremely heavy food habit shocked Chen Zhenxian, who was used to the food of the Ming Dynasty army.
When Chen Zhen first brought Baihuahua salt to them, they were surprised and very interested in this salty seasoning.
Because of the extreme lack of fuel, they almost never use precious fuel to make food. Barbecue and other delicacies are also delicacies that are not often eaten. The lack of fuel limits their cooking skills.
In addition to eating raw, they are more accustomed to pickling things that cannot be eaten.
The so-called pickling mainly uses animal carcasses as a way to pickle food. For example, the famous pickled puffins are pickled with seal carcasses.
Not only that, because they could not eat fruits and vegetables, they were extremely curious about the fruits and vegetables brought by the people of the Ming Dynasty. They were even more surprised when they tasted the sweet fruits. The crisp and sweet taste shocked them greatly. .
On the whole, Chen Zhenxian felt that this group of people who looked very similar to the people of the Ming Dynasty were a group of primitive people who drank their hair and drank their blood as recorded in ancient history books.
This made Chen Zhenxian very curious and surprised.
The ancestors of the Han people had already gotten rid of this state thousands of years ago, began to build houses and cities, moved towards the era of settlement, and developed a splendid civilization.
However, this group of humans, whose appearance was not much different from that of the Han people, seemed so primitive, which made Chen Zhen first think that they might be used as living materials to study the lifestyle of his ancestors.
Chen Zhenxian further confirmed that although they have relatively strong bodies and excellent hunting skills, other than that, their material life is extremely scarce and their civilization is almost non-existent.
They do not have the material conditions to establish a unified country and do not have this possibility.
But they have a lot of meat and have good survival ability and experience, so the area where they live can be used as a supply station to the new world across the sea.
The Ming Dynasty fleet could complete some material supplies here, and even recruit some strong people from among them to help as sailors.
Anyway, after a round of material exchange, everyone became quite friendly to each other.
The Inuit tribe was willing to use the fresh meat they hunted to exchange salt, briquettes, iron pots, rice grains and certain fruits and vegetables with the Ming people. The Ming people taught them the method of cooking meat in iron pots and then spreading salt. I fell in love with it.
The chefs on the fleet even used the meat provided by them to stir-fry a meal and treat them to a flowing banquet. The meal was so memorable that they could not forget it for a long time.
However, because they did not have a continuous way to obtain fuel, they still regarded the exchanged briquettes as treasures. They politely acknowledged the Ming people's suggestions of using briquettes to boil water for cooking, but did not intend to do so.
They very much hope that people from the Ming Dynasty can often travel here to start trade with them.
After leaving the Alaska supply station, Chen Zhenxian's fleet continued along the coastline, stopping several times along the way, setting up supply stations several times, and encountering Inuit people of different tribes several times.
Chen Zhenxian also gradually mastered the way of communicating with them, developed a method of food diplomacy, and showed the strength of the fleet at an inappropriate time, so they were all friendly.
And without exception, they all accepted the Ming Dynasty's request to establish a supply station here, and also promised to help maintain the supply station when the Ming Dynasty people were away.
At the time of separation, the Inuit people from each tribe came out in full force, reluctant to say goodbye to the Ming fleet, hoping that they would return as soon as possible and bring them all kinds of supplies they liked.
After that, Chen Zhen first felt that his direction was starting to go south, and what he saw was no longer the endless ice fields. Grassland, green plants, and warm coasts appeared, and the climate seemed to be gradually getting warmer.
But just after that, they encountered a storm at sea again and lost some ships and crews.
When they were forced to dock to rest, some crew members died of illness.
At this time, more than a year had passed since their departure, and Chen Zhen knew first that it was time for them to go back.
In the tenth year of Hongwu, the second Northern Route expedition returned to Zhongdu, bringing back the friendship and supplies of the Inuit people, as well as the establishment of multiple new supply stations, and explored a practical and reliable route.
But no gold or silver was brought back.
Although the Inuit news filled the gaps in the Ming Dynasty's navigation knowledge and made some scholars interested in it, the lack of actual benefits still made some officials very dissatisfied.
Su Yonglin couldn't immediately start the next voyage, so he could only let them rest temporarily and avoid the limelight to avoid too much opposition.
It was not until the end of the twelfth year of Hongwu that the preparations for the third Northern Route expedition fleet were completed and ready to start the third expedition.
This expedition was promoted by Su Yonglin alone, but many people were still unwilling and opposed it, thinking it was a waste of people and money.
However, after the Shandong incident, Su Yonglin's prestige was further enhanced, and the opposition seemed feeble.
At Su Yonglin's insistence, the third Northern Route expedition fleet assembled 46 ships, with more than 2,000 crew members of various positions, and then set off.
When Su Yonglin established the Democratic Republic, there was no news about the Beiyang expedition fleet.
In mid-2016, a year and a half after their departure, the Northern Expedition Fleet sent surprise news.
The returning fleet envoys were surprised to say that they successfully crossed the Alaskan ice sheet, and with the help of some Inuit people, they arrived in an area that was most likely the New World. They completed the landing and encountered a large human tribe.
The humans of this tribe wear strange clothes woven from feathers, fur and leaves, with strange colors on their faces, and hold primitive and rough weapons in their hands. They seem to be very wary of their arrival and are not friendly.
Chen Zhenxian used the same method as he did to the Inuit. On the one hand, he asked the soldiers on the ship to line up and show off distinctive armor and sophisticated weapons and equipment to intimidate the other party.
Then, he used daily necessities such as salt, iron pots, honeycomb briquettes, cured meats, fruits and vegetables as a fulcrum to leverage the other party's friendly emotions.
Chen Zhen first led his men to light a fire to make food, and invited the people of the tribe to come and eat together. A few bold people came forward to eat, and then greeted their companions to eat together with eyes full of surprise.
Relying on food diplomacy, Chen Zhenxian successfully established a relationship with the first human tribe after arriving in the New World.
Then Chen Zhenxian received a friendly return.
The tribe thanked them for the delicious food they provided with a considerable amount of rough gold products, animal bones, and fur products, and made a request for trade.
Chen Zhenxian expressed his hope to trade with gold, and the other party gave a larger amount of gold without hesitation, expressing his hope to trade Ming Dynasty commodities.
Chen Zhenxian was overjoyed and sent the news back to Zhongdu, saying that he would exchange all the supplies on the ship that could be exchanged for gold, and then travel to the New World and establish a supply depot before returning.
This news made Su Yonglin very happy.
He realized that Chen Zhenxian's fleet successfully reached the North American continent, met the Native American tribes, and successfully gained their friendship.
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