A little further north from Lukang, there is a larger river that originates from the high mountains in the east. Large numbers of waterbirds often gather here, so it is called Bird Creek by the natives. In fact, it is also known as Dadu Creek in later generations.
Fortunately, the so-called Babuza tribe is actually divided into more than twenty small tribes, scattered in a radius of dozens of miles on the south bank of Bird Creek.
A little further south, there is another tribe, which is larger than the Babuza tribe. Its name was translated by Lin Yingjia as the Maowu tribe.
The Babuza tribe and the Maowu tribe actually come from the same origin, and their languages and customs are basically the same. However, they split due to something unknown many years ago, so the relationship between the two tribes is not good, and they even hate each other.
Further south, the Maowu tribe is the tribes of the so-called Liuqiu Kingdom. They should be the ethnic group with the highest level of production and the most powerful power on the island.
There is a Pabra tribe along the north bank of Bird Creek. They mainly make a living by fishing. They are much more fierce than the Babuza tribe and often initiate fights. Therefore, people from the Babuza tribe rarely go near that sea area.
In the hilly area on the north bank of Bird Creek, there is also the Bazehai tribe, which mainly hunts and supplements by farming, and is even more fierce.
But the really fierce ones are the Taya tribe living in the high mountains to the east. They are keen on hunting human heads. Each man must harvest a human head to be considered an adult. They also like to plunder, so other tribes around them are deeply affected by it. Its harm.
These are just the things that the natives are lucky enough to know. There are many tribes in places they don't know about. .
According to Wan Xing, their tribe has the largest population among the entire Babuza tribe. However, because these natives have a poor sense of numbers, they can only vaguely guess about four or five hundred people. In other words, the entire Babuza tribe There should only be a few thousand people.
Perhaps due to the fertile land in the plains, the Babuza tribe relies half on farming and half on hunting and fishing.
Farming is done by women. Slash-and-burn cultivation requires fallow land to maintain soil fertility. Millet, beans, yams, taro, etc. may be grown, which are used for both food and wine making.
Men are responsible for hunting and fishing, mainly hunting wild boars and sambar deer. Their weapons are javelins, bows and arrows, and very few iron weapons, which are occasionally obtained from outside exchanges.
Their clothes are sewn from animal skins, mainly deerskin, they can make pottery, they like to have their teeth tattooed and they worship their ancestors.
Interestingly, their ancestral spirits seem to have been put into clay pots, and they kowtow to the pots during worship.
Their social structure is a bit like a matrilineal society. Property is inherited by women. Although they are in charge of the household, they do not make the final decisions. The public affairs of the tribe are controlled by older men. Young men must live in the public house and receive training and dispatch from the elders. The elders are elected. Basically, we are lucky to have people who are experienced and good at certain skills.
Generally speaking, this tribe is relatively gentle and does not like fighting. It may be that the income from their production can meet their basic needs.
Zeng Ba didn't feel much about this information. He only felt that the force of the natives would not pose much of a threat and would not affect his own mission.
But Lin Yingjia took it seriously. Although the Song Army had a strong advantage in military power, political means were more needed to smoothly develop Liuqiu and maintain long-term peace and stability.
If this tribe can be completely surrendered and accept the government's rule and enlightenment, it will undoubtedly add a lot of help and lay the foundation for the future.
So he discussed it with Zeng Ba and decided to visit the lucky tribe.
Zeng Ba immediately summoned soldiers from both capitals, all of whom were specially equipped with iron armor, swords, guns, bows and crossbows, and more than 20 people on horseback, who looked very elite.
At this time, many people and a small amount of supplies had been unloaded. Lin Yingjia selected a lot of gifts and carried them on more than a dozen cows and donkeys.
Fortunately, when the natives heard that the Song people were going to "visit" their own tribe, they were very uneasy and wanted to refuse, but seeing this attitude, they finally did not dare to speak out.
The sharp edge of the iron weapons made them fearful. The iron armor seemed indestructible, making them despair. The tall four-legged beast was used as a mount, which shocked them. There was also a strong giant beast with a pair of sharp horns. The service also made them look up to the Song people even more.
Yes, there are no horses on Liuqiu Island.
There are no cattle, sheep and donkeys, and the natives have not yet mastered the ability to domesticate livestock. There are hounds among the mountain tribes, so being able to control animals is a magical thing for the natives.
Then Lin Yingjia repeatedly assured these natives that the visit was out of goodwill, so fortunately he could only choose to lead the way.
Just before departure, a small fishing boat happened to dock and unloaded the catch caught nearby last night, which amounted to more than a dozen baskets weighing thousands of kilograms. The natives like Wan Xing were once again eye-opened and stunned.
Seeing this, Lin Yingjia said to Wan Xing, "You were originally fishing for the tribe, but we were delayed, so these fish are compensated for you. You can take as much as you want as long as you can carry them."
When the interpreter conveyed the meaning, the natives were very happy. They didn't know what politeness meant, but they were not greedy. They just tied a few big fish through ropes and hung them on their bodies, which looked a bit funny.
A small catch was not a big deal, but the gesture of equality expressed through the act of compensation relieved Wan Xing from a lot of worries, and he happily led the mighty troops eastward.
The tribe is located about five miles away from the coast. There are woods or bushes in the middle. There is a path opened by the natives, which is a bit difficult to walk.
However, the natives were barefoot and carried dozens of kilograms of catch on their backs, and still walked with ease and ease. However, Song Jun had a more difficult time walking.
After spending more than an hour, I finally walked out of the woods and came to an open area.
Judging from the burn marks on the trees on the edge, this open land was cleared manually, with sparse crops growing on many plots.
There were some scattered native men and women nearby who didn't know what they were busy with. When they saw the Song army, they were all frightened. They screamed and ran to the tribe's stronghold. Fortunately, these natives shouted loudly, but it was of no avail.
In order to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts, Lin Yingjia simply asked Wan Xing to take a few natives back to the village to communicate, and the team stopped here to wait.
After waiting for a long time under the scorching sun, when the sweat on the soldiers' bodies was dried and their armors were burned to the touch, luckily they led seven or eight old men forward, followed by hundreds of natives.
When they were more than ten feet away, perhaps the old men became hesitant after seeing the image of the Song Army's troops clearly, so they stopped. Then fortunately, they danced and clucked, and then the old men came closer again.
At this time, Zeng Bagao, who was dressed in scale armor, was sitting high on the back of a horse, deliberately raising his aura and majesty, just like the stone old man in front of the emperor's mausoleum.
Lin Yingjia rode with him, wearing a flat-footed veil hat, a green dark patterned round collar and long sleeves robe, and a tight jade belt around his waist, which not only showed the majesty of a Song official, but also was elegant and peaceful, and the smile on his face was like a spring breeze. .
When the old natives came two feet in front of their horses, they all knelt down and prayed a lot. Their expressions were filled with panic, as if they were afraid that the heavenly soldiers in front of them would wipe out their tribes if they were unhappy. …
At this time, Lin and Zeng represented the Song Dynasty court, so they accepted the ceremony calmly.
Although he didn't understand the native people's words, Lin Yingjia thought it was nothing more than a respectful greeting, so he got off the horse directly without waiting for an interpreter, and stepped forward to help the old man at the front of the queue.
"Please get up. I'm waiting for you unexpectedly. Please don't be surprised if it disturbs you. Elders, please don't worry. Our government governs the world with benevolence and righteousness and will never harm its own people without reason..."
These words, after discussion with three interpreters, were first communicated to Wan Xing, and then conveyed to Wan Xing, trying to ensure accuracy. As for the effect, it is difficult to say.
"The so-called land in the whole world is not the land of the king, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers. Although Liuqiu Island is isolated overseas and isolated from the Central Plains for a long time, it is still the land of our Song Dynasty. It is just because the imperial court is beyond the reach, so all the people on the island have been I have not been able to bathe in the emperor's grace. Now I have sailed across the world, turning the sea into a smooth road. From then on, Liuqiu and the Central Plains have been closely connected and never separated. Lin was lucky enough to be sent by the official family and His Highness the King of Yan to set up a government office here. In the future, we will lead all the people on the island out of ignorance and hardship, so that everyone can live a healthy and peaceful life with no worries about food and clothing. I also hope that all the elders can sincerely cooperate with the court and cooperate with Lin to create a beautiful Liuqiu."
An official article was spoken impassionedly by Lin Yingjia
, but the three translators couldn't help but frown, and they spent a lot of energy to barely translate the main meaning.
With the help of Fortunately, the elders finally understood.
These Song people came from the other side of the sea. Now they want to put this island under their rule. In the future, everyone on the island will have to accept their jurisdiction.
Suddenly, the elders all had different ideas and gathered together to murmur and argue for a long time. Lin Yingjia did not rush or rush, and just looked on with a smile.
Perhaps it was because of his personal experience during this day and night that he had a clearer understanding of the strength of the Song people, so he seemed the most excited and tried his best to persuade the elders who had objections.
He pointed at the Song army and yelled at all the elders and the hundreds of natives behind him.
The natives looked at the weapons in Song Jun's hands, the iron clothes on their bodies, and the four-legged beasts on their crotches. They could not hide the fear and nervousness in their eyes.
What they saw in front of them made them dare not have any resistance, but fortunately the elder said that there were countless more powerful forces than this on the seaside, and there might be endless forces coming from the other side of the sea.
After realizing this reality, the elders stopped arguing. They didn't know whether they really planned to obey or to deal with the situation for the time being.
Anyway, they all showed humility and invited Song Jun into their tribe.
Lin Yingjia didn't care what the natives' true thoughts were at this time. As long as they could maintain peaceful contact, he had plenty of ways to make these natives truly obey.
Then he happily accepted the invitation and led the team to follow the natives slowly.
Although the commander-in-chief who came to Liuqiu's attack was Zeng Ba, he knew his position very well, so he remained silent in the situation just now and relied entirely on Lin Yingjia's performance.
The result was not bad at last. We no longer had to be exposed to the scorching sun, so we rode away happily.
Originally, all the natives were leading the way, but Zeng Ba saw a young native standing there in shock, looking at his mount with curiosity and longing.
This young man is a little different, he is not afraid.
Zeng Ba laughed, controlled his horse and slowly approached the young man, stretched out his hand to him, "Come up."
The young man blinked and seemed to understand Zeng Ba's meaning. He was not timid and raised his hand to Zeng Ba's palm.
Zeng Ba gently lifted the young man onto the horse's back and asked him to hold the horse's neck and sit firmly, "Little Guitou, I'm amazed at you. If you join the army, you will have a bright future..."
The boy didn't understand and just laughed excitedly.
