Yuanqiao..."
Seven ships lay across the sea, and Jing stood on the deck and looked up.
This is a natural port suitable for fishing, so villages gather here.
Yuanqiao is Taiwan.
The earliest history of Taiwan can be traced back to the Yin and Shang Dynasties. According to records, it was called Daiyu and Yuanqiao.
In fact, Taiwan, and even the southeastern coastal islands, were influenced by the civilization of the Yin Shang Dynasty and even the Zhou Dynasty.
During the Warring States Period, "Yu Gong", a book that included mountains, rivers, topography, soil, products and other conditions in various places, also recorded: "Dao Yi wears Hui clothing, Juehui weaves shells, Juebao orange pomelo, Xigong."
The Daoyi here refers to the aboriginal people of Taiwan.
At that time, Taiwan and Zhuxia had already established certain connections and were influenced by Zhuxia civilization.
During the Qin Dynasty, Taiwan's aboriginal forces began to disperse and the political powers were divided. In addition, the First Emperor's focus was more on the Hetao area bordering the Central Plains and the South Vietnam area, so there was no official contact with the island barbarians for a long time.
At the same time, because it was far away, the political power was too dispersed, and the risks were high and the returns were low, Da Qin had no idea of meddling in the internal affairs of the island barbarians.
However, the First Emperor launched many expeditions to search for immortals, but in the end he could not avoid Taiwan.
As for Jing, after becoming a disciple of the Yin Yang family, he learned a lot of knowledge and had a certain understanding of Taiwan's history, so he couldn't even pronounce his name.
After setting off from Fusang, Jing's first stop was not Taiwan, but an archipelago.
Naturally, there are also Yi people living here, but the population is even smaller than that of Fusang.
For the time being, it is still a tribal system, with fishing and hunting as the mainstay and farming as a supplement.
Because there are many islands, each island has hundreds of people, dozens of people, or a thousand people at most.
The farming techniques are very different. You probably just throw the seeds on the ground and let nature take its course.
This place was marked as the Ryukyu Islands by Zhao Si on the map. He once passed here when he returned to Qin. Although Jing and his party only had seven ships and several hundred people, if they were placed in the Ryukyu Islands, in terms of combat effectiveness, they could unify the entire Ryukyu Islands.
The population in this place is relatively scattered, there are few large tribes, and the tribes attack each other.
Because he still had to go on the next ocean voyage, after Jing landed here, he simply replenished food and water resources and set up monument markers before setting off again.
The geographical location of Ryukyu is quite important. Leave the coordinates and we will get it sooner or later.
The Island Barbarians were actually the losers who withdrew from the Central Plains in ancient times.
To be honest, the cultural connection with the Central Plains is not small. During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, they surrendered to the Yin Shang Dynasty, and the Zhou Dynasty surrendered to the Zhou Dynasty. The two sides had exchanges with each other and had a clear history of paying tribute.
Although they still use oracle bones, they already have a rudimentary political power and civilization.
Seven sea-going ships docked at the port, and barbarians from nearby islands spontaneously gathered at the port.
Small boats that were still fishing offshore also hurriedly docked and fled into the crowd in panic.
They held crude weapons and stared at Da Qin's ships, full of vigilance.
Jing frowned and rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a little troubled...
There is no one on my side who is familiar with the other party's language, and no one can communicate with them. It seems that they are probably going to have a fight.
In fact this is the norm...
The simpler the civilization, the easier it is for violent conflicts to break out, while the more mature the civilization, the easier it is to maintain restraint.
When landing supplies in the Luzon Islands, Jing led his team to annihilate an indigenous tribe.
I don't know where the other party got the courage, but dozens of people dared to attack Da Qin's ships in small boats with simple stone tools.
Or take the initiative to attack...
This time, the situation was slightly better in Yuanqiao. The opponent could at least see the gap and maintained a certain degree of restraint. He did not take the initiative to launch an attack. His caution was greater than his desire to attack.
But looking at the posture maintained by the other party, we also know that as long as our side continues to dock at the port, war will inevitably break out.
It's not that Jing didn't want to try sending envoys to communicate, but the language barrier, no translator, and the limited number of crew members, to put it bluntly, Jing was more willing to kill them all than risk losing one person.
"Show the flag of Daqin and continue to dock!"
wind!
Following Jing's orders, the Qin flag with gold characters on a black background was lifted into the sky over the Yuanqiao sea area. The strong sea wind blew the flag, and the seven ships began to dock slowly but firmly at the port.
As Da Qin's ship moved, the island barbarians on the shore became obviously more nervous. Some were frightened, some were quarreling with each other, and some were shouting crazily.
Unfortunately, the sea breeze was too strong and I couldn't understand what the other party said.
"The crossbows are cocked and the trebuchets are ready. Once the opponent launches an attack, fight back immediately!"
Jing was a smart man. He knew at a glance that the opponent's crude weapons had a much worse range than Da Qin's weapons.
As long as the opponent dares to take action, Da Qin can completely wander out of the opponent's range and give a powerful counterattack. At worst, he can move ashore after the fight, just in time to scare the monkeys and show Da Qin's strength, lest the opponent think that he is a soft persimmon and have to think twice about it. .
Jing agreed with what Zhao Si once said.
"After going to sea, communication with the barbarians must be established within the range of Qin Nu!" Jing repeated what Zhao Si said.
In this era, most areas were still tribal and not so monolithic. It was just a matter of changing places to dock. It was a good thing to let the other side understand through a fight that Da Qin was not someone to be trifled with.
"Chief! It's not good! It's not good!"
Within a "palace", if it can be called a palace...
Several young men with naked upper bodies and dark skin hurriedly broke into the palace, which was comparable to the mansion of a wealthy person at the county level in Qin State.
"The Qin people are coming! The Qin people are coming!"
Several young men talked to each other, and a slightly obese middle-aged man sat up in shock after hearing the sound!
"Qin people? Where?"
"The Qin people are at the port!"
Nowadays, the island barbarians are in a state of fragmentation due to their competition from the Central Plains to the surrender of the Yin and Shang dynasties and even to the Zhou Dynasty.
At present, the area near the port is ruled by Luan, which is called the Daye Department. It has independent smelting technology, farming technology and even documentary and historical records. Objectively speaking, Luan is still the orthodox island barbarian, but now he can only shrink from it. This seaport governs hundreds of miles in radius. Most of the ancestral property has been lost, and the area suitable for farming has been almost robbed.
Logically speaking, the currently divided island barbarians have no way of knowing that the Central Plains has changed its name to Qin.
Thanks to Xu Fu’s blessing...
Xu Fu went to sea to find immortals and falsely called Yuanqiao Yingzhou, one of the three Penglai immortal mountains.
Although the Daye tribe was in decline at that time, it was still able to dominate its surroundings with its smelting technology and farming technology.
The leader of the Daye tribe at that time was Luan's father Chuan.
Unfortunately, Xu Fu brought hundreds of large ships to the Penglai Fairy Island he called, and prepared to land at the port under the jurisdiction of Dayebu.
By the way, they crushed a group of overestimated natives who tried to prevent the Qin people from landing.
Chuan angrily summoned his clansmen to start a war with the Qin people.
Then he was crushed again, Chuan also died in the battle, and the Daye tribe was invaded by all sides due to the defeat. Luan was ordered to do so at the critical moment, and he took the remaining tens of thousands of tribesmen and abandoned their land and wealth to establish a foothold here.
After several years of recuperation and embezzlement, the current population of Daye tribe has returned to 40,000 tribesmen.
However, due to the terrain restrictions here, the land that can be cultivated is really limited, and there can only be so many people. Now the surrounding tribes are guarding the Daye tribe. If nothing happens, the Daye tribe may be locked up for a long time. With this population, it will never be able to regain its former glory of 300,000 tribesmen, radiating dozens or even hundreds of tribes.
"How could it be... The Qin people didn't come from this port last time..." There was surprise, confusion, fear, and inexplicable powerlessness on Luan's face.
I've moved hundreds of miles. Is it the Unlucky Man or the Daye Department?
Isn't this just a meteorite that comes with tracking and positioning?
Although he did not participate in the last battle, the fear of the Qin people was deeply engraved in Luan's heart.
"Quickly restrain the tribesmen and ask them to put down their weapons and not act without authorization. You go and evacuate the tribes. I will go to the port personally..."
At this moment, his fat body exploded with astonishing power. He even ignored the driving force, directly pulled a war horse and hurried towards the port.
The good news is that the territory of Dayebu is now pitifully small. This port is a rare open port and is convenient for fishing. Therefore, the previous palace is very close, and it didn't take long to get here.
Objectively speaking, if you get on a boat and go to sea, you are considered to have gone abroad.
"Put down your weapons! Put down your weapons!"
Luan shouted under the guard of the guards, and the islanders believed in him, put down their weapons one after another, and were restrained by Luan to retreat.
"Let them dock. They are not trying to invade our land, nor are they trying to plunder our food. If you don't resist, no one will die!"
…
Jing stood on the deck watching the farce.
A man who looked slightly better dressed was riding a war horse and shouting under the guard.
The islanders retreated in confusion...
"Head of the tribe? Anyway, he's someone who can talk. It seems like he can try to make contact with him?" Jing touched Baal and then turned around to give orders.
"Go and prepare to take a boat to the port to contact the other party..." Jing designated a person alone and motioned to the other party to take a boat and try to communicate with the other party.
Although there is a language barrier, it is not impossible to establish some simple agreements.
As long as we don't come up and fight each other, there will be a basis for communication.
The assigned soldier, Cheng Wei, was about to put down the boat and dock alone, but was stopped by Jing again.
"Wait a minute, he's coming..."
A glint of light flashed in Jing's eyes!
The man who had just restrained the tribe from retreating and laying down their weapons seemed likely to be a person of extraordinary status among the other party. With the help of people around him, he stepped onto the boat.
one person!
Alone! He didn't carry any weapons. In order to prove his honesty, he even took off his coat and exposed his arms.
You were rowing the sail with difficulty!
The Qin people's terrifying warships hovered on the sea like sea beasts.
Just now, a wonderful idea flashed through Luan's mind.
Now, Dayebu has been locked up by the surrounding tribes, and he wants to bet on the future with his own life!
(Tomorrow comes tomorrow, there are so many tomorrows, March, I must update you three times tomorrow, don’t let me down again!)
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