As soon as Han Du and the others walked into the depression, they all frowned. What did they see? Barbaric killings, Yin Di'an people were killed one by one and hung on sharp wooden shelves like cattle and sheep. Some of them had only a few left.
There are zero bones, some have some broken bodies and broken arms, and some have their palms pierced and hanging on them, and they are still wailing uncontrollably. Among them are not just men, but men, women, old and young.
.In a large wooden house, Han Du also saw neatly arranged baby skulls.
Han Du has never seen what purgatory looks like, but he only thinks that this scene in front of him is like it.
"Kill! Kill them all, leaving no one behind." With red eyes and gritted teeth, Han Du issued the bloodiest massacre order.
Neither Fang Xiaoru nor Zhai Yuan spoke out to stop Han Du. Instead, they felt that this was not the case and that they could not vent their anger.
Jiang Ming led the navy officers and slaughtered them for three full days before killing all the cannibals. No matter adults or children, no one was left alive. Some people may still sympathize with the children, but Han Du did not.
Because when he first came in, he saw a child holding a knife and cutting the flesh of the people hanging on the wooden shelf regardless of their wails. While cutting, he also put it into his mouth, his expression changed.
He showed a cheerful smile, and the gaps between his exposed teeth were full of dark red blood.
Although Han Du was extremely resentful of these cannibals and wanted to crush them to ashes, he still had a tolerant attitude towards the gold they possessed. After all, there is a saying that it is the people who are guilty, not the objects.
.Gold is just an item, and it is obviously innocent. Moreover, these cannibals have a lot of gold. After all, they are a bandit group.
Han Du spent three days plundering the entire cannibal tribe. Countless gold was moved onto the ship. There were even a lot of gems, among which Han Du also found some rough diamonds. Some of them were big and even
It has been simply polished, and you can still see a little bit of colored light under the sunlight.
The fleet continued to go north along the coastline, and encountered some Yindian tribes along the way. Handu asked Zhai Yuan to come forward to identify these people, but they never encountered cannibals again. Handu did not open his mouth again.
Don't kill, but exchange something with these people in a kind manner.
The items carried by the navy, whether they are iron armor, fine steel swords, cloth, silk, glass, etc., are all rare and good things. You can exchange them with the Yin Di'an people for gold and gems. Even silver is not used by Han now.
Du took it seriously and would not agree to the Yin Di'an people exchanging money for it.
Through this exchange process, Han Du really got a lot of good things.
Moreover, Zhai Yuan was not idle. When he was exchanging with other Yin Di'an people, I don't know how he communicated with other people. Anyway, in the end, he actually abducted several tribesmen and were willing to follow him.
Head to Daming.
Zhai Yuan came to find Han Du, hoping to bring these people with him.
Han Du looked at him with a troubled face. This kid really didn't understand anything. Did he think that bringing someone with him was as easy as carrying a box of gold? You must know that these are all mouths that need to eat and drink.
Lazarus.
Even carrying gold is not easy. Although gold does not require eating, drinking, or drinking, gold also has weight. Every load on the sea is precious, including people, cannons, ammunition, food, and fresh water.
Do you need to consume load? Especially fresh water and food. If you are not prepared enough to go to sea, you are asking for death.
Therefore, every time Han Du goes to sea, even if he would rather bring less ammunition, he must bring twice as much food and fresh water. It is precisely because of this caution that he can cross the vast sea alive this time. Otherwise, he would have died early.
Just before the heavy rain, everyone died of thirst.
Now Zhai Yuan wants Han Du to take people back to the Ming Dynasty. When there are more people, the supplies he brings will decrease accordingly, because the load must be distributed to these people. The supplies are reduced, but the supplies consumed are increasing. Every time they go, one goes
The pressure on the fleet will increase, and Han Du is naturally unwilling to take these people back.
Seeing that Han Du was sullen and silent, Zhai Yuan turned his attention to his husband, hoping that he could help them say a few words.
When Fang Xiaoru saw it, he pondered for a while and said to Handu: "In the former Yuan Dynasty, all the countries came to court. After the emperor established the country, he responded to this question.
I have always remembered them. In order to allow Fan Bang to come to the DPRK, I have issued decrees to various gangs more than once. But so far, there are not many Fan Bangs who have come to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. You can definitely take them back and treat them as tribute from Fan Bang. Your Majesty
Once you are happy, I will definitely record a great achievement for you."
Han Ducai didn't care about his merits or not, but he still had doubts about Fang Xiaoru's words: "You also said that only a foreign country can pay tribute, but these people are just a tribe, how can they be regarded as a foreign country? Don't take them back and introduce jokes.
, it means that the credit has not been gained, but that it has been achieved."
These are all small tribes. How can they be compared with Fanguo?
After hearing this, Zhai Yuan quickly interjected: "Master Hou, the tribe of Xiao Ren is indeed not big, and it is nothing compared to the tens of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty. But deep in this earth, there are also millions of people
A powerful tribe of people.”
It is true that millions of tribesmen can barely be considered a country, but Han Du does not want to discuss the powerful tribes deep in the earth with Zhai Yuan now.
Fang Xiaoru smiled faintly and said firmly: "No. Not to mention that the emperor may not be willing to punish you. Even if someone impeaches you for this, these Yin Di'an people may still be the survivors of the Yin Shang Dynasty, and we
They belong to the same lineage. You brought them back to the Ming Dynasty to recognize their ancestors and return to the clan. It is a great achievement, right?"
Han Du smacked his lips twice and thought so. With Lao Zhu's great success, if he could bring these people back, it would make Lao Zhu happy, and maybe it would give him a good look.
Finally, Han Du clapped his hands and decided to bring these people back to the Ming Dynasty. And the reason was that foreign countries thousands of miles away were impressed by the Ming Dynasty's reputation and wanted to congratulate the Ming Dynasty.
The fleet continued northward and stopped at a seaside. While exchanging with the local Yin Di'an people, the doctor accompanying the army suddenly ran over with something excited on his face.
"Master Hou, look what is this?"
Han Du and Fang Xiaoru both looked at what the doctor was holding.
"This is a carrot?"
Fang Xiaoru also nodded slightly. This thing was white and tender, as thick as a baby's wrist. Although it was a little smaller and a little longer, no matter how he looked at it, it looked like a carrot.
"What radish?" The doctor's face suddenly became a little angry, and he quickly said: "This is ginseng!"
Han Du immediately shook his head and laughed, "You want to say that I still believe its radish, ginseng? A ginseng that is more than a hundred years old is only the thickness of a chopstick. If it is as thick as yours, is it still a 10,000-year-old ginseng?" This is the real world, and again
This is not a fantasy world, ginseng can easily last for ten thousand years, more than one hundred thousand years, or even millions of years.
In fact, the lifespan of ginseng is only one to two hundred years, and it usually only lasts for a few decades before being dug up. If there are ginseng that can last for more than a hundred years, it is the best of the best.
"Master Marquis, please believe me, I don't know why it can grow so big, but I have tested its medicinal properties and it is exactly the same as ginseng."
Han Du didn't understand the idea of testing the properties of medicine, but looking at the doctor's seriousness, Han Du waved to the other doctors to come over.
"Master Hou~" Several people came to Han Du and bowed to greet him.
"You guys came just in time to see if this is ginseng." Han Du pointed at the radish in the doctor's hand.
Several people were also familiar with each other. After hearing Han Du's words, they quickly took out tools and began to test the medicinal properties.
After the meal, the leading doctor stepped forward and said to Han Du: "Go back to the Marquis, after repeated tests by the villain, this thing is ginseng."
Han Du was surprised when he heard this and asked: "Are you sure it's ginseng? Have you ever seen such a big ginseng?"
The leading doctor also smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't believe it at first, but after repeated tests by the villain and others, I found that the medicinal properties of this thing are almost exactly the same as ginseng. If it wasn't ginseng, the villain wouldn't know it.
Should
What do you call it? As for why it is so big, the little man has no idea."
Facing the unanimous approval of several doctors, Han Du had to agree with their views. Is this thing really ginseng? After all, one person may get it wrong, but with so many people, it's impossible for everyone to get it wrong, right?
Han Du took it in his hand and looked at it for a few times, then handed it to Fang Xiaoru, who was also curious.
Fang Xiaoru looked over and over and asked in confusion: "Is this really ginseng? Why is it so big?"
Facing Fang Xiaoru's gaze, Han Du spread his hands and shrugged: "If you ask me, who should I ask? Maybe it's because the climate is different. By the way, where did you find it?"
Han Du suddenly turned around and asked the doctor who discovered the ginseng.
Seeing that the Marquis approved it, the doctor quickly turned around happily and pointed in one direction and said: "It's right there. When the villain was passing by, he found a bunch of ginseng seedlings on the ground. So he dug one up with the intention of giving it a try.
When I came out to take a look, I didn’t expect that it was actually ginseng.”
"Wait, you said a bunch? Could it be that this thing is not just one plant, but many?" Fang Xiaoru immediately realized the meaning of the doctor's words and asked quickly.
The doctor quickly said: "Yes, it's over there, it's a big piece. To be honest, if I hadn't been curious and tested the medicinal properties, I wouldn't have believed that this thing could be ginseng. In other words, this ginseng doesn't look like a weed.
Are they growing piece by piece?"
"Let's go over and have a look." Han Du suddenly became very curious.
The doctor brought Han Du and others here. There was a newly dug place on the ground, and there were ginseng branches and leaves dropped by the doctor next to it.
Han Du leaned over and picked up the branches and leaves that the doctor had thrown away. He took a closer look at them and found that they were indeed exactly the same as ginseng.
Seeing that Fang Xiaoru was curious, he handed him the branches and leaves.
Han Du looked at the ginseng seedlings in front of him in silence. These things are indeed exactly the same as ginseng. Are they all?
Han Du waved his hand and ordered the doctors: "dig up all these and see if they are all ginseng."
"Okay, Lord Marquis." Several doctors replied quickly.
Digging ginseng is something they are good at. Only they can dig ginseng out of the soil intact. If it were the navy soldiers, it would be a waste of natural resources.
The dug ginseng must be in good condition before being dried and stored. This is the first time that Handu has seen that drying ginseng is like drying radish, and the dried ginseng is packed in boxes one by one.
Several doctors went crazy digging for ginseng. After loading several large boxes, they were still not satisfied and wanted to continue looking for a place to dig. They said with a firm face: "Master Hou, since there is such ginseng here, then there is no such thing."
There is no other reason for this. How about Lord Hou letting the villain wait for a few days, digging a little more, and then calling it a day?"
Han Du looked at the people helplessly and said: "This is the third place you have dug. Every time you ask me to tolerate you for a few days. How long can I tolerate you?"
"Hey, hey," the leading doctor also knew that he was in the wrong, so he smiled flatteringly and said nothing.
Han Du shook his head, looked at a few people and said: "I know that you have been digging for herbal medicines all your life, and you have never encountered people digging ginseng piece by piece like this. But you should stop it in moderation. Have you forgotten why we are here?
Are you here yet?”
Seeing that several people were silent, Han Du continued to sigh: "We have to go back, how about you stay and continue digging, dig as much as you like, and I will take the others back first?"
Several doctors were forced to the corner by Han Du's words, and they could only nod helplessly in agreement. They reluctantly glanced at the green mountains in the distance, thinking about the large tracts of ginseng in the mountains. They have grown there for thousands of years, and there are no people.
pick.
The fleet continued northward.
Although it is said that Fang Xiaoru needs to teach the later Yin Di'an people to learn Chinese characters, after all, he has Zhai Yuan, the chief disciple. Although Zhai Yuan now needs
There are a lot of things to learn, but there is no problem in letting him teach other Yin Di'an people. But because Zhai Yuan's original language is very similar to that of other Yin Di'an people, the communication between them
He was even better than Fang Xiaoru. The important task of teaching other Yin Di'an people to read naturally fell on him.
Sailing on the sea is extremely boring, especially when sailing into the deep sea. The sea water is the same in front, back, left and right, which makes people feel bored easily. Now the fleet sails along the coastline, and you can also see the mountains along the way.
Landscapes like plains.
Facing the sea breeze, Han Du, Fang Xiaoru, and Jiang Ming sat on the bow of the boat and drank water instead of wine.
Jiang Ming was completely unable to understand the elegant taste of literati. In his opinion, water is water and wine is wine. Even if you suck the taste of water a hundred and eighty times, it will not turn into wine.
But who makes him have the lowest status among the three? Han Du and Fang Xiaoru like them, so naturally they don't have a say. Whether he is happy or unhappy, he has to accompany them carefully.
Fang Xiaoru held a small glass of water and looked at the sun rising into the sky from the right side. He hesitated for a moment and asked Handu in confusion: "There is something I have been holding in my heart for a long time. I don't know whether to say it or not.
?”
Han Du smiled and glanced at Fang Xiaoru, and thought to himself: If you really didn't want to say it, then you wouldn't ask like this. Then since you have asked, can I still prevent you from saying it?
"What kind of friendship do we have? If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter. I'm listening."
Fang Xiaoru gently put down the cup in his hand and asked doubtfully: "You keep saying you want to go back, but you keep walking north. Can we go back? Why don't we go back the same way?"
Han Du glanced at Fang Xiaoru and said with a smile: "Go back the same way? Don't you know how dangerous it is to go back the same way? Do you want to experience a narrow escape again?"
Thinking of the experience of crossing the sea, Fang Xiaoru couldn't help but shudder despite his Qi-nurturing skills. Of course, he didn't want to go through it again.
Han Du thought for a while, then brought over a cup and two lids for demonstration, pointed at it and said: "This cup is equivalent to the sea, this is the Ming Dynasty, this is our current location, the Ming Dynasty and us are facing each other across the sea.
If we want to return to Daming, there are only two ways. One is to cross the sea directly. We have walked this road once, and I don’t want to walk it a second time anyway. The other is to go north along here and turn around slowly.
Slowly return to the Ming Dynasty."
Fang Xiaoru glanced at Han Du's gesture and asked doubtfully: "Don't we need to cross the sea to go north?"
"No need," Han Du smiled and pointed to the northernmost position and said: "The earth here is connected together. Although it is very cold, it is difficult for us to pass through here. But below it, here is
This is a group of islands, similar to those in the Southern Ocean. We pass through here without having to worry about fresh water."
Fang Xiaoru then nodded and understood Han Du's plan. Being able to replenish fresh water at any time, the risk is much better than crossing the sea.
This road is much safer than the way we came here.
The fleet just stopped and moved. One day, Han Du was still catching up on his sleep in the cabin when he was woken up by a rapid knock on the door.
Han Du slowly opened his eyes and saw Fang Xiaoru standing in front of him. He asked in confusion: "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Something big happened." Fang Xiaoru hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Han Du up by force, and was about to go out. "Come on, I'll take you to have a look."
"Hey~hey~hey what happened? No matter how urgent it is, you should let me put on my clothes first." Han Du was pulled by Fang Xiaoru and staggered a little, so he quickly grabbed the clothes in his hand
inside.
Arriving at the lower cabin, Han Du saw a group of people gathered inside as soon as he got in. One of the soldiers was surrounded by everyone, with a sad look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Han Du's face suddenly turned bad and he asked in a deep voice. He was thinking, could it be that this kid has done something that is outrageous to both humans and gods?