"Uncle, are you looking for me?" Shi Jinqing asked with a smile as soon as he arrived.
Han Du nodded and pointed at a few natives.
Shi Jinqing took one look and said in surprise: "These are Manrakans. Are we in Manga?"
"Where is Manlajia?" Han Du asked doubtfully.
Shi Jinqing explained: "Manlajia is a small country near Shuizhenla. Well, it's not right to call it a country. They don't even think of themselves as a country. They only think of themselves as a tribe, and the highest king is the chief."
It turned out that they were a group of uncivilized barbarians. Han Du immediately lost interest. He waved his hand and said to Shi Jinqing: "Do you understand what they say? If so, tell them that we will correct it here for a few days and then leave. Tell them not to come.
If you disturb us, we will be killed without mercy!"
"Okay." Shi Jinqing nodded, turned around and talked to several Manlajia people, and then Shi Jinqing signaled the Ming army to let go of them.
Several natives tentatively backed away, but when they saw that the Ming army had no intention of attacking them, they immediately turned around and ran away quickly.
Han Du didn't pay much attention to such an incident at first. However, a few days later, those natives came back. Not only that, they also brought with them some people who seemed to be of high status among them.
Han Du glanced doubtfully and asked Shi Jinqing to negotiate.
After a while, Shi Jinqing came back with a smile and said: "Uncle, their chief kindly invites us to go to their tribe, shall we go?"
"What do you think?" Han Du asked.
Shi Jinqing looked back at the chief and said to Han Du: "Uncle, since we are here, if we are not in a hurry, why not go there?"
Han Du pondered for a moment and nodded, "Okay."
When Han Du and others came to the chief, they originally thought that the natives did not care about hygiene at all and would have a peculiar smell on their bodies. However, as soon as Han Du got closer, they were surprised by a wisp of fragrance. The fragrance was thick, long, and very strong.
It is so penetrating that Han Du can smell it easily even when he is standing a few feet away.
With curiosity in his heart, Han Du became more polite with the chief and saluted him. With Shi Jinqing translating at the side, there was no obstacle to communication.
The chief warmly invited Han Du to join his tribe, and Han Du happily went.
When they arrived at the place, Handu discovered that it wasn't even a city at all, it could only be said to be a gathering place. Even the people here didn't even have a decent house, only sheds built with wood.
The people here are so poor that they barely have any clothes on their bodies and don't even have a hair on their body. They can be considered as poor as naked. But these people are also too rich. Every fiber used to build the shed is a treasure.
The broken door panels were all made of red sandalwood. A native sat on the wooden post. After he patted his butt and left, he discovered that the wooden post turned out to be a huanghuali tree as thick as an arm.
Han Du's eyes widened and he swallowed secretly, like a mouse falling into a rice vat.
Now Han Du had no intention of eating or drinking at all, so he arrested Shi Jinqing and traded various things with the chief.
This long knife can cut iron like clay. Holding it, you will be the brightest kid in the entire tribe.
What? You want to ask about the price of this long knife?
?This is a magic weapon, referred to as a magic weapon. Han Du held out a finger and asked Shi Jinqing to signal the chief to bring him a hundred pieces of wood in exchange.
A hundred pieces of wood? The chief suddenly grinned in shock. This price is cheap, too cheap. You can just pick up these pieces of wood in the mountains and forests. As long as you send more manpower, a hundred pieces of wood is not a casual matter? Anyway, these pieces of wood are there.
The mountain is full of fallen objects, everywhere.
The chief waved his dark palm domineeringly and bought hundreds of long knives. What if so much wood can't be transported? It doesn't matter. The chief said that Han Du could transport as much as he wanted, and he would give it to Han Du the next time he came.
Just make up for it.
After buying a long knife, the chief also took a fancy to Han Du's gorgeous clothes.
However, Han Du's clothes were an earl's python robe, so it was naturally impossible to give them to the chief. After explaining to him, the chief didn't care. They just looked at it with envy, and then decided to change the clothes of the soldiers next to them.
"Uncle, the chief still wants to trade with us." Shi Jinqing smiled and translated the chief's words.
Han Du happily waved his hand and said, "Okay, except for things that cannot be sold, he can have anything he wants. As long as he has enough wood, we will give him as much as he wants."
A blue cloth dress costs ten pieces of wood, and a silk dress costs fifty pieces of wood. Not only these, but also exquisite tableware. Look at these bowls, they are all made of porcelain, as white as jade, with exquisite landscape patterns painted on them.
, a bowl like this sells for ten pieces of wood, it’s not expensive at all, right?
With this opportunity to make a fortune, Han Du took out and sold all the glasses he drank from. There were many glass glasses in the Ming Dynasty, but such wood was rare in the Ming Dynasty.
As soon as the crystal clear glass appeared, the chief was immediately shocked. Seeing his eyes dazed and kneeling towards the glass while mumbling something, you knew that he regarded the glass as a rare treasure in the world.
The chief immediately regarded Han Du as his best friend and closest brother, and warmly invited Han Du and others to his house.
As soon as Han Du walked into the chief's house, he immediately saw a piece of gray-yellow rotten wood lying across the center of the house. The chief walked straight over and sat on the rotten wood, apparently treating it as a stool.
Han Du's face stiffened for a moment, and now he finally knew where the deep fragrance on the chief's body came from. What was so special about him was that he used the agarwood as a stool to sit on, and rubbed his butt against the agarwood all day long.
It's strange that I don't have any fragrance on my body.
Shi Jinqing also recognized Chen Xiang, his face also stiffened, and he looked at Han Du.
Han Du said in a deep voice: "Ask him, where did this thing come from?"
Shi Jinqing nodded quickly and turned to ask the chief about the origin of the agarwood. Shi Jinqing was smart enough not to tell the chief what it was, but just said that it was fragrant and they were a little curious.
The chief had no doubts and told Shi Jinqing directly.
After hearing this, Shi Jinqing reported to Han Du: "He said he dug it from a place three times the sun rises from here. He liked the taste better at first, so he had to move it back so far with great effort."
The sun rose three times, that is, they walked for three days. At the speed of these people in the mountains and forests, the distance traveled in three days should not be very far.
Han Du pondered for a moment and said, "Ask him where the specific location is. It's best to ask him to take us there." "Uncle, are you looking for me?" Shi Jinqing asked with a smile as soon as he arrived.
Han Du nodded and pointed at a few natives.
Shi Jinqing took one look and said in surprise: "These are Manrakans. Are we in Manga?"
"Where is Manlajia?" Han Du asked doubtfully.
Shi Jinqing explained: "Manlajia is a small country near Shuizhenla. Well, it's not right to call it a country. They don't even think of themselves as a country. They only think of themselves as a tribe, and the highest king is the chief."
It turned out that they were a group of uncivilized barbarians. Han Du immediately lost interest. He waved his hand and said to Shi Jinqing: "Do you understand what they say? If so, tell them that we will correct it here for a few days and then leave. Tell them not to come.
If you disturb us, we will be killed without mercy!"
"Okay." Shi Jinqing nodded, turned around and talked to several Manlajia people, and then Shi Jinqing signaled the Ming army to let go of them.
Several natives tentatively backed away, but when they saw that the Ming army had no intention of attacking them, they immediately turned around and ran away quickly.
Han Du didn't pay much attention to such an incident at first. However, a few days later, those natives came back. Not only that, they also brought with them some people who seemed to be of high status among them.
Han Du glanced doubtfully and asked Shi Jinqing to negotiate.
After a while, Shi Jinqing came back with a smile and said: "Uncle, their chief kindly invites us to go to their tribe, shall we go?"
"What do you think?" Han Du asked.
Shi Jinqing looked back at the chief and said to Han Du: "Uncle, since we are here, if we are not in a hurry, why not go there?"
Han Du pondered for a moment and nodded, "Okay."
When Han Du and others came to the chief, they originally thought that the natives did not care about hygiene at all and would have a peculiar smell on their bodies. However, as soon as Han Du got closer, they were surprised by a wisp of fragrance. The fragrance was thick, long, and very strong.
It is so penetrating that Han Du can smell it easily even when he is standing a few feet away.
With curiosity in his heart, Han Du became more polite with the chief and saluted him. With Shi Jinqing translating at the side, there was no obstacle to communication.
The chief warmly invited Han Du to join his tribe, and Han Du happily went.
When they arrived at the place, Handu discovered that it wasn't even a city at all, it could only be said to be a gathering place. Even the people here didn't even have a decent house, only sheds built with wood.
The people here are so poor that they barely have any clothes on their bodies and don't even have a hair on their body. They can be considered as poor as naked. But these people are also too rich. Every fiber used to build the shed is a treasure.
The broken door panels were all made of red sandalwood. A native sat on the wooden post. After he patted his butt and left, he discovered that the wooden post turned out to be a huanghuali tree as thick as an arm.
Han Du's eyes widened and he swallowed secretly, like a mouse falling into a rice vat.
Now Han Du had no intention of eating or drinking at all, so he arrested Shi Jinqing and traded various things with the chief.
This long knife can cut iron like clay. Holding it, you will be the brightest kid in the entire tribe.
What? You want to ask about the price of this long knife?
?This is a magic weapon, referred to as a magic weapon. Han Du held out a finger and asked Shi Jinqing to signal the chief to bring him a hundred pieces of wood in exchange.
A hundred pieces of wood? The chief suddenly grinned in shock. This price is cheap, too cheap. You can just pick up these pieces of wood in the mountains and forests. As long as you send more manpower, a hundred pieces of wood is not a casual matter? Anyway, these pieces of wood are there.
The mountain is full of fallen objects, everywhere.
The chief waved his dark palm domineeringly and bought hundreds of long knives. What if so much wood can't be transported? It doesn't matter. The chief said that Han Du could transport as much as he wanted, and he would give it to Han Du the next time he came.
Just make up for it.
After buying a long knife, the chief also took a fancy to Han Du's gorgeous clothes.
However, Han Du's clothes were an earl's python robe, so it was naturally impossible to give them to the chief. After explaining to him, the chief didn't care. They just looked at it with envy, and then decided to change the clothes of the soldiers next to them.
"Uncle, the chief still wants to trade with us." Shi Jinqing smiled and translated the chief's words.
Han Du happily waved his hand and said, "Okay, except for things that cannot be sold, he can have anything he wants. As long as he has enough wood, we will give him as much as he wants."
A blue cloth dress costs ten pieces of wood, and a silk dress costs fifty pieces of wood. Not only these, but also exquisite tableware. Look at these bowls, they are all made of porcelain, as white as jade, with exquisite landscape patterns painted on them.
, a bowl like this sells for ten pieces of wood, it’s not expensive at all, right?
With this opportunity to make a fortune, Han Du took out and sold all the glasses he drank from. There were many glass glasses in the Ming Dynasty, but such wood was rare in the Ming Dynasty.
As soon as the crystal clear glass appeared, the chief was immediately shocked. Seeing his eyes dazed and kneeling towards the glass while mumbling something, you knew that he regarded the glass as a rare treasure in the world.
The chief immediately regarded Han Du as his best friend and closest brother, and warmly invited Han Du and others to his house.
As soon as Han Du walked into the chief's house, he immediately saw a piece of gray-yellow rotten wood lying across the center of the house. The chief walked straight over and sat on the rotten wood, apparently treating it as a stool.
Han Du's face stiffened for a moment, and now he finally knew where the deep fragrance on the chief's body came from. What was so special about him was that he used the agarwood as a stool to sit on, and rubbed his butt against the agarwood all day long.
It's strange that I don't have any fragrance on my body.
Shi Jinqing also recognized Chen Xiang, his face also stiffened, and he looked at Han Du.
Han Du said in a deep voice: "Ask him, where did this thing come from?"
Shi Jinqing nodded quickly and turned to ask the chief about the origin of the agarwood. Shi Jinqing was smart enough not to tell the chief what it was, but just said that it was fragrant and they were a little curious.
The chief had no doubts and told Shi Jinqing directly.
After hearing this, Shi Jinqing reported to Han Du: "He said he dug it from a place three times the sun rises from here. He liked the taste better at first, so he had to move it back so far with great effort."
The sun rose three times, that is, they walked for three days. At the speed of these people in the mountains and forests, the distance traveled in three days should not be very far.
Han Du pondered for a moment and said, "Ask him where the specific location is. It's best to let him take us there."