Han Du suddenly came back to his senses and asked hesitantly: "You mean, you can learn how to read and write what they taught you in one month? This is simply impossible, okay? Even if I wait another month, you can't
It's impossible to teach them any results, it's just a month of wasted time here."
"Then let's take another gamble?" Fang Xiaoru narrowed his eyes and looked at Han Du.
Han Du was stunned for a moment. After he lowered his head and pondered for a moment, he raised his head and smiled helplessly: "Okay, even if I know it is your trap, I will still jump in. One month is one month, but after one month, no matter what the result is,
, you have to come back to Daming with me."
"It's a deal." Fang Xiaoru immediately smiled and gave Han Du a high-five. .??.
Han Du felt the pain in his palm and wondered where Fang Xiaoru got the confidence.
Since he had to teach and educate people, Fang Xiaoru started to get busy the next day.
Since Han Du felt that he could stay here for another month and Fang Xiaoru wanted to teach and educate people, Han Du took out his own secret book and redrawn the various things that he had drawn to help his son learn to read quickly.
Read it again.
When he handed the things to Fang Xiaoru, he was overjoyed and even said he was more confident in making the chief's son literate.
After Han Du had some free time, Jiang Ming came to chat with Han Du.
Next to a fire, Jiang Ming used a branch to roll over the potatoes and potatoes buried in the ashes. Since Han Du roasted and ate these two things alive, no one eats boiled ones anymore. Baked and boiled ones.
, the taste is simply one in heaven and one on earth, completely incomparable.
He put down the branch, clapped his hands and asked: "Master Hou, what happened to you up there that day? The general is down below, how come you saw Master Hou and Master Fang kneeling and worshiping those statues?"
Han Du raised his head and glanced at Jiang Ming, then slowly laughed and said, "What? You want to know?"
"Well, the general is just a little curious. If you can't tell the general, then there is no need for the Marquis to embarrass you." Jiang Ming said with a flattering expression.
Han Du picked up the wooden stick on the ground and turned over the potatoes in the ashes. Looking at the dancing flames, he said, "It's not that I can't tell you, but you may not believe it after hearing it."
"The general may not believe it? Where do you start talking about this?" The curiosity in Jiang Ming's eyes became even stronger.
Han Du saw that he really wanted to know, so he came to talk to him.
Jiang Ming's eyes widened after hearing this, and his mouth opened in a circle that could fit an egg in. He had traveled all over the country and was considered a well-informed person, but he would never have thought that there was someone who could do it tens of thousands of miles away.
People who have connections with China.
"Is what the Marquis said true? This is simply too unbelievable? If we come from the sea, it will be a narrow escape. They don't even have a decent boat, how did they get here?"
"You ask me, who am I asking?" Han Du glared at Jiang Ming angrily, and then said hesitantly: "However, Fang Xiaoru said through the inscriptions on several pieces of jade that these people worshiped ancestors from the Yin Shang Dynasty.
's ancestors."
Jiang Ming became silent after hearing this. He had some understanding of Fang Xiaoru's character. Moreover, scholars all pay attention to rigorous academic studies, so Fang Xiaoru's status would not make him joke about this matter.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ming immediately lowered his voice, approached Han Du and asked, "Master Hou? Are these people really relatives of our Ming Dynasty?"
"Okay, the word relative is a good one." Han Du immediately smiled and pointed his finger at Jiang Ming. After he finished, he patted his thigh and said, "Oh, don't mention it, there really is something like a relative in it."
Jiang Ming didn't know why when he heard Han Du say this, he suddenly felt a suffocation in his chest. He turned around and glanced at the Yin Di'an people, and saw that they were completely naked, just like a group of uncivilized savages.
Just like people.
He muttered unconvincedly, "Who wants to have relatives like this?"
Han Du glanced at Jiang Ming who looked unhappy, laughed twice and said, "Don't be unconvinced, I tell you, these people may really be your relatives."
Seeing that Jiang Ming was about to refute, Han Du stretched out his hand to suppress his words and continued: "Your family's surname Jiang is derived from the surname Ji. Shang and Zhou are not far away, so maybe there are some relatives of yours."
Jiang Ming listened to Han Du's deliberately funny words and said helplessly: "If you think about it this way, there will be no one in the entire Ming Dynasty who is not their relative."
"Hahaha"
In just one month, the chief's son actually knew some words.
Han Du didn't know whether he should say that Fang Xiaoru was a good teacher, or that the chief's son was a quick learner.
But it should be said that the chief's son is indeed extremely talented. In just one month, he was able to have some simple exchanges with Fang Xiaoru. He even asked Fang Xiaoru to name him, Zhai Yuan.
During this month, Fang Xiaoru had free time besides teaching Zhai Yuan.
Later, he also made rubbings of various characters on the mound and high platform. He planned to take them back to the Ming Dynasty for study.
On this day, Fang Xiaoru taught Zhai Yuan simple daily sentences as usual. After such a month of teaching, although the communication between Zhai Yuan and Fang Xiaoru was still somewhat stumbling, he was able to express his meaning clearly.
Near the end, Zhai Yuan suddenly asked: "Mr."
"Huh?" Fang Xiaoru put down the paper in his hand and raised his eyes to look at Zhai Yuan.
These papers were specially selected daily expressions based on Han Du's suggestions. Originally, according to Fang Xiaoru's intention, they should be taught to Zhai Yuan step by step according to individual characters, words, idioms, and articles, just like enlightenment.
But Han Du said that we only need to let Zhai Yuan know the characters and some commonly used words first, and then we can directly teach him daily vocabulary. This will enable him to speak Chinese in the shortest time and be able to communicate with us.
Communication. As for idioms and articles, they contain the subtle meanings of the sages and are too complex to be learned and understood by Zhai Yuan in a short time. Moreover, many of these things are not used in daily communication.
In the end, Fang Xiaoru had no choice but to nod his head and agreed with Han Du's statement. He no longer wanted to allow Zhai Yuan to learn Chinese according to the scholar's approach, but to allow him to communicate with him as quickly as possible.
Now it seems that the effect is quite good. Zhai Yuan has completely learned some basic daily expressions. Although his accent is a bit weird when speaking Chinese, there is still no big problem in communication.
Zhai Yuan felt great pressure when he looked at Fang Xiaoru. He hesitated for a moment before continuing to ask: "Sir, are you going back to Ming Dynasty?"
Fang Xiaoru looked dazed for a moment, then came back to his senses and sighed: "The fallen leaves have returned to their roots, how could they not want to go back?"
Zhai Yuan looked at Fang Xiaoru blankly, obviously not understanding what he meant.
Seeing this, Fang Xiaoru quickly explained, "Wherever you are born, you will die there. Daming is the place where I was born and raised. I have been out for more than a year, so it is time to go back."
When he heard that Fang Xiaoru was really going back to Zhai Yuan, he immediately became anxious and asked quickly: "But there are still many things that you haven't taught me. What should I do if you go back?"
If someone else had said this to Fang Xiaoru, Fang Xiaoru would definitely be too lazy to pay attention to such a rude person. However, he knew that because Han Du repeatedly emphasized quick success, quick success, now Zhai Yuan speaks straight to the point, without any roundabout movements.
What's more serious is that Zhai Yuan speaks in confusion, and the order is completely messed up. But fortunately, the advantage of Chinese is that its information carrying capacity is extremely powerful, and even if the order is messed up, it does not affect the understanding of the meaning.
"What do you want to say?" Fang Xiaoru asked directly.
Zhai Yuan said quickly: "The student wants to go with the husband. Not only can he continue to be taught by his side, but he can also see the Ming Dynasty. Isn't this the best of both worlds?"
Fang Xiaoru's brows glanced slightly, and immediately relaxed the next moment. She looked at Zhai Yuan doubtfully and asked, "Do you really think so?"
You must know that this trip is tens of thousands of miles away, and it is even unknown whether he can come back. Therefore, although Fang Xiaoru was leaving, he did not ask Zhai Yuan to follow him to the Ming Dynasty. Because Fang Xiaoru saw that
Come and separate Zhai Yuan from his relatives. This is inhumane. I didn't expect that Zhai Yuan would raise it himself.
Zhai Yuan nodded and continued: "Didn't Sir say that my ancestors might be related to his ancestors? I also want to visit Daming."
Fang Xiaoru's heart moved, and he immediately felt that it was a good thing for Zhai Yuan to go to the Ming Dynasty. Now Fang Xiaoru is researching the exact relationship between the ancestors of these people and the ancestors of China. If Zhai Yuan can go to the Ming Dynasty, it will be a considerable help to Fang Xiaoru's research.
Big. In addition, Zhai Yuan learns Chinese very quickly, and will definitely be able to read and write in a short time. At that time, Zhai Yuan will be able to help Shang Xiaoru.
Fang Xiaoru already had the idea of letting Zhai Yuan go to the Ming Dynasty with him, but he still said: "In our customs in the Ming Dynasty, what is important is that the parents are not far away. The trip to the Ming Dynasty is tens of thousands of miles away, let's not talk about you first
Whether you can come back or not, even if you can come back, I don’t know how long it will take. I think if you want to go to Ming Dynasty, you should discuss it with your parents."
Zhai Yuan had a look of surprise on his face when he heard this, and said quickly: "I have already told my parents, and they have agreed, so can I go to Daming with my husband?"
In fact, the idea of going to the Ming Dynasty was not Zhai Yuan's own. It was his chief father who took the initiative to let him go. Although their tribe will not be short of food, it does not mean that there will be no disputes and they will be able to go from birth to death.
They are all stable. There are also disputes among their tribes. Relying on the strong is their indispensable way of survival.
but.
Although the country of these people is called the Ming Dynasty. It is said to be on the other side of the sea, tens of thousands of miles away. But judging from the power of these people of the Ming Dynasty, it must be an unimaginably powerful country, and it may even be the same as the sun.
The kingdom of God is generally powerful. It is a very rare thing for Zhai Yuan to have the opportunity to go. As for whether Zhai Yuan can come back after being so far away. Of course it is good to come back, but even if he cannot come back,
He also has more than just one son, Zhai Yuan.
Fang Xiaoru was stunned for a moment, not expecting that Zhai Yuan had done all this in advance, and nodded subconsciously. Since he had already made an agreement with his parents, he naturally had no reason to stop Zhai Yuan.
Fang Xiaoru found Han Du that day and told Han Du that Zhai Yuan wanted to go to Ming Dynasty.
Han Du was surprised, quickly reacted, and said with a smile: "This is a good thing."
"A good thing?" Fang Xiaoru asked with some confusion. Zhai Yuan going to the Ming Dynasty was naturally a good thing for his own research, but what does this have to do with Han Du? How come Han Du said it was also a good thing?
Could it be that Han Du had guessed what he was thinking and was giving himself face like this?
"Good thing!" Han Du nodded solemnly.
Han Du hadn't even thought about how to bring these Yin Di'an people into the Ming Dynasty. He didn't expect that Fang Xiaoru would give Han Du a surprise.
Just imagine, if these Yin Di'an people start to speak Chinese and write Chinese characters, and if their ancestors can be verified and connected with their Chinese ancestors, then in the future these people will speak Chinese, write Chinese characters, and even look the same.
He has black hair, black eyes, and yellow skin. When the baby was born, he had the same blue mark on his buttocks as the Ming Dynasty people.
Who doesn't agree with saying that they are of Chinese blood? Who dares to object?
Han Du couldn't hold it any longer. He quickly stood up, rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "If they want to go, let them go. Didn't you teach others? Tell Zhai Yuan,
Let him choose a few people who will learn Chinese with him and go with him. After all, he is the son of a tribal chief, so it is natural for him to have a few followers with him. "
Fang Xiaoru took a deep look at Han Du and guessed that he must have some evil idea in mind. However, this matter also had many benefits for Fang Xiaoru. So, he pretended not to know and did not ask Han Du. He nodded.
, even if you agree to this matter.
After receiving the news that Fang Xiaoru was willing to take Zhai Yuan to the Ming Dynasty, the chief was very happy and even held a grand bonfire party to commemorate the generosity of the people of the Ming Dynasty.
After learning that gold was also valuable in the Ming Dynasty, the chief immediately took out all the gold in the wooden house and asked Zhai Yuan to take it away in order to prevent his son from suffering in the Ming Dynasty.
Before Zhai Yuan even boarded the warship of the Ming Dynasty, he became the richest man on the ship.
Han Du gave part of the armored steel swords carried by Shen Zhou and others to the chief, winning the chief's respect for Han Du.
It's not that Han Du refused to give them all, but Fang Xiaoru reminded Han Du that it would take who knows how long before he can return to Ming Dynasty. Although the revolver is sharp, it is extremely dependent on bullets. No matter how many bullets there are, they will always be worn out.
It's the end of the day. But steel swords and armors are different. They can be used forever. At most, they can be sharpened when they are dull.
One of the big ships owned by Shen Zhou and others was damaged by Han Du, and it was no longer worth repairing. The other five ships were taken away by Han Du after repairing the damaged areas.
Eight ships moved northward along the coastline. Han Du stood on the bow of the ship and his eyes were fixed.
Fang Xiaoru came over and asked as if unintentionally: "You brought those people back to the Ming Dynasty. Have you ever thought about what would happen without them?"
Han Du glanced sideways at Fang Xiaoru. Without asking, he knew that Fang Xiaoru was talking about Shen Zhou and those people.
"Why do you want to plead for them?"
Fang Xiaoru looked at Han Du intently and said nothing.
Han Du took a deep breath. He already knew Fang Xiaoru's answer. After thinking for a moment, he said in a deep voice: "I know that you can't bear to see them because most of them are old, weak, women and children, but
Some things cannot be forgiven."
Almost all the best among Shen Zhou and others participated in robbing the sacrifices of the Yin Di'an people, and were eliminated by Han Du outside the tribe's fence. Those left on the boat were all the family members of Shen Zhou and others.
Fang Xiaoru's face became full of doubts, and she quickly asked: "Why? The emperor will avoid the old, weak, women and children when he asks for a crime, unless he kills the entire family. Why are you so persistent?"
Han Du took a deep look at Fang Xiaoru. He didn't know how bad what these people did was. Even if he explained it to Fang Xiaoru, he might not be able to understand.
Han Du didn't want to talk about this issue anymore, so he said: "Then let the emperor make the decision. Whether they live or die, it is their fate, no one else can blame them."
Han Du did not tell Fang Xiaoru clearly that Han Du would also sympathize with women and children, but it definitely did not include these people. In order to seize power, these people would even bring trouble to the world, causing the entire world to be displaced and precarious. Although, it is precisely because of these people.
Deliberately hiding food caused the world to be turbulent, and the Ming Dynasty had the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and establish the world. But merit is merit, fault is fault, and people in the world died because of this. So, don't all these have to be blamed on these people?
Moreover, they were not at all polite to the people of the Ming Dynasty. Privately printed treasure banknotes swept the world's wealth, so that after the founding of the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, everyone from the emperor to the common people were as poor as dirt, and they only enriched themselves.
These people, women and children are indeed pitiful, but aren’t the common people in the late Yuan Dynasty pitiful? Even in the Ming Dynasty, there are still people who don’t have enough to eat and don’t have warm clothes to wear. Isn’t that pitiful?
Although these women and children were not directly involved in these things, did they enjoy the wealth swept away from the Ming Dynasty?
Seeing Han Du's firm attitude, Fang Xiaoru sighed and said nothing more.
During the voyage to the north, Zhai Yuan showed his unique importance. When he docked along the way, he could almost meet the local Yin Di'an people. Apparently these people were spread across the entire continent.
Not all Yin Di'an people are as friendly to outsiders as Zhai Yuan's tribe. Some Yin Di'an people, after discovering Han Du and others, wanted to attack them without even saying hello.
He was even carelessly attacked by these Yin Di'an people and injured the navy officers.
Han Du's face was ashen as he looked at the navy soldier lying on the ground, his body stiff, his face pale and his lips black. This soldier was only in his twenties. He had followed Han Du all the way to this place for tens of thousands of miles, and he did not die in the strong wind and waves.
Under the power of God, he actually fell here.
The soldier just wanted to find a place to deal with the urge to urinate after eating. As a result, he was nailed on the neck by a poisonous stinger that flew from nowhere. The poisonous stinger was extremely powerful.
However, after only a short cup of tea, he foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground to die. Even the doctor accompanying the army had no time to save him.
Zhai Yuan pulled out the poisonous thorn from the soldier's neck, handed it to Han Du and said: "Master Hou, this is a tree that contains very powerful poison. It also exists in my tribe. Usually my tribe members
I use this thing to hunt wild beasts."
Han Du glanced at it and knew that this was probably the Poison Arrow Tree that he had only heard of its name but never seen in his ten lifetimes.
On the other hand, Fang Xiaoru took it from Zhai Yuan's hand and looked at it. An ordinary branch had a sharp wooden thorn tied to it, and there was a faint black blood on the wooden thorn.
"Is this thing very poisonous?"
Han Du saw that Fang Xiaoru didn't take this thing seriously, so he quickly replied: "It's really a matter of blood."
Fang Xiaoru was so frightened by Han Du's words that he almost threw it away. "Sealing the throat at the sight of blood" is a word used by literati to describe the violence of poison. In Fang Xiaoru's impression, there are few poisons that can truly seal the throat at the sight of blood.
.Even the famous arsenic, crane crown red, etc. cannot seal the throat at the sight of blood.
But now Han Du emphatically said that this thing can really seal the throat at the sight of blood. Fang Xiaoru couldn't help but lose fear. He looked at Han Du in disbelief and asked, "Is that what you mean?"
Han Du nodded calmly and pointed to the wooden thorn at the tip. He explained: "This is called poisonous arrow wood. Even though it is so small, the sap contained in this tree is fatal to humans.
That little bit can kill someone."
"This thing is so dangerous, so you should put it away carefully." After Fang Xiaoru finished speaking, he handed the branch to the navy soldier behind him.
When the soldiers heard that even the Marquis said this thing was dangerous, they naturally did not dare to neglect it and carefully untied and removed the wooden thorns at the tip.
Han Du looked at the jungle in front of him with a dark expression. After the soldier fell down with a scream, the jungle in front of him has not moved at all. Apparently, the soldier is still lurking here and has not left.
Do you want to continue the sneak attack and eat all of yourself and others? Han Du sneered at the corner of his mouth, so let's see if you have such a big appetite.
Zhai Yuan, a member of the Ming Navy, died, and his face was not good. These days, he can speak Chinese more and more fluently, and he mingled with the navy officers on the ship. Now that he sees people dying here, it is natural for animals to harm their own kind.
Get sad.
However, he still forcibly cheered up and said to Han Du: "Master Hou, those people should not have left yet. Let me go and communicate with them."
Han Du immediately waved his hand, stopped Zhai Yuan, and said with a sneer: "No, since they didn't even say hello, they just attacked us directly. Obviously they didn't think about communicating with us. Not only will you not have the slightest intention to go up,
Instead, it will put you in danger."
"Isn't it just murder? I will also have people coming!"
"The general is here." Jiang Ming immediately knelt down beside Han Du.