Ming Zuo

Chapter 557
Seeing such a large piece of gold, Zhang Ke was stunned.

Obviously, all the clothes I brought this time are not enough to exchange for this piece of gold.

Although these savages can be used to deceive gold into their hands because they don't understand the value of the relationship.But Zhang Keda knows that cheating is not a good choice if he wants to operate here in the future.

Since there were not enough clothes, he thought of something else.After giving the order, the soldiers came with a few more bags on their backs.

Zhang Keda took out a small bag from it, and when he opened it, it was full of fine white powder like sand.

He put a little of it in his mouth with his finger, and asked the man to try it too.

The man imitated his appearance and only took a sip, and immediately screamed.She actually stuffed the gold into his hand directly, as if she was afraid that he would regret it.

For these aborigines, it is obvious that salt is more valuable than clothes.

After two consecutive deals were concluded, the people of the Polo River Guard finally became less hostile to the coalition forces.

A lot of meat was even sent out from the walled city, and several steel knives were exchanged from the coalition forces.

The aborigines who only knew how to use stone tools and wood saw the power of steel knives, and they all worshiped Zhang Keda and others as gods.

"You see, without killing and conquering, we can gain the approval of the locals. Once our friendship is established, it will be unbreakable. They will also be our reinforcements and help us resist the enemy."

With the support of these natives, there is great hope to hold this big island.

Seeing the people of the coalition army and these aborigines get together to eat meat and dance, and the soldiers even shared wine with these aborigines, Mengertai was greatly shocked.

Apparently this peaceful mode of communication was far beyond his comprehension.

So far, the coalition forces have completely mastered the southern part of Sakhalin Island.

Although there are still many language barriers with the aborigines on the island, simple communication has been achieved.

The coalition army cut logs to build houses, and at the same time lit a fire to cook. Everything brought great surprises to these natives.

The coalition forces led them to engage in various activities, and gradually taught these natives many new skills.

"After training for a while, we can recruit troops from among them. As long as there are three thousand soldiers, there is no fear of Huang Taiji attacking across the strait. If you survive until June, the next time the fleet comes over, you may be able to counterattack."

After being out for a long time, Zhang Keda is ready to return.

Shandong still doesn't know anything about the situation here.

I believe Zuo Menggeng will be very happy if he brings the news back.

When they came, the fleet explored cautiously and with difficulty.

On the way back, it was full of rewards
Twenty tiger skins, three hundred mink skins, and three hundred bear skins.There are more deerskins, more than [-] pieces.Seven hundred branches of wild ginseng, thirty pearls, and twenty catties of gold.

These alone are worth a fortune.

In addition, Zhang Keda also decided to drag two thousand-year-old giant trees back.

Shipbuilding is under way in Shandong.

He believed it wasn't the only one.

But how to build ships in the future, wood is a big problem.

But in this bitterly cold place in the extreme north, there are huge trees everywhere.

How to use these wood, he wants to discuss with Zuo Menggeng.

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Linqing.

Zuo Menggeng is accompanying Xu Guangqi.

After the new year, the old man's health is not very good.Unable to walk independently, only in a wheelchair.Consciousness is also blurred for a while, and awake for a while.

The old age spot on the face is densely covered with stars, and he vomited blood a few days ago.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the old man's time is numbered.

Xu Guangqi knew it himself, so he has been working hard to collect knowledge when he is sober.I just hope that my experience and knowledge can be passed down more.

Today is a beautiful spring, Zuo Menggeng personally pushed him out to get some fresh air outside.

Xu Ruolin and Liu Rushi were also by her side.

With Xu Guangqi's appearance like this, she has no intention of doing things. She handed over the work at hand to her deputy and concentrated on taking care of the elderly.

She didn't even have time to care about the construction of the Commander's Mansion in Jinan.

"Yaya, you see everything has recovered, spring is warm and flowers are blooming, and your body will be healed."

Xu Guangqi smiled slightly.

"You, you, you are married and you are still like a little girl. Yaya's body is the clearest, don't worry, life and death are fate. In this old man's life, the first half of his life was full of hardships, and the second half of his life went smoothly. Looking at it now Seeing that you juniors are doing well, what is there to be dissatisfied with?"

Xu Ruolin's eyes turned red, she turned her head secretly, and tried it.

Zuo Menggeng said solemnly: "Grandfather has blended things all his life and opened his eyes to the world, which can be said to be infinitely meritorious. In the future, his name will definitely be engraved in history, and he will pay homage to those who come later."

Xu Guangqi grabbed his hand, and said earnestly: "Originally, the old man was aimless and his future was uncertain. Just now, he surrendered to God and studied Western learning intensively. It was just a new way. I never thought that there are other uses. Things in the world are like this, Planting flowers intentionally is worse than planting willows carelessly. But if you work hard, it will blossom and bear fruit."

Zuo Menggeng didn't understand why he said that.

Xu Guangqi took the initiative to lift the fog.

"What you have done now seems to be more beneficial to the people of the world. But how do you know if the dragon slayer will become a dragon in the future? You can only be cautious at all times and uphold the original intention, and you must not take chances. You want I know that with your current strength, a few words can be the life and death of countless people. The higher you are, the more you want to walk on thin ice, and you must always think about the suffering of the common people."

Zuo Menggeng understood, and said sincerely: "Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, not treating state affairs as trivial, but treating trivial matters as the most important."

Xu Guangqi laughed out loud.

"So the old man can rest assured."

In spring, the fields are busy.

The spring flowers and green leaves are full of vitality, which is refreshing.The spirit is cleansed, lively and full of strength.

In the rice field by the roadside, a thin figure was working hard, not noticing a large group of people approaching.

But Zuo Menggeng saw him and greeted him.

"Among the people!"

That person raised his head, and it was Chen Zilong.

"Ouch! Lord Xuan Hu!"

Chen Zilong ran out of the rice field, looking very embarrassed.

He was dressed in coarse linen, barefoot, and his feet were covered with mud.But he didn't have any shame, and he looked very free and easy.

Xu Guangqi didn't recognize him until he got close.

Speaking of which, the two are both teachers and friends.

"Are you going to the fields again?"

Chen Zilong stood beside Xu Guangqi like a student reporting on his studies.

"The younger generation is studying the issue of increasing rice production."

Regarding agriculture, Zuo Menggeng was very concerned, and hurriedly asked: "Is there any harvest?"

Chen Zilong scratched his head, as if he felt embarrassed, but he gritted his teeth and said it anyway.

"I saw that the barnyardgrass in the field grows far better than the straw, because they cause the rice yield to be unsatisfactory. I thought, why are these barnyardgrasses easier to grow than straw? Can you think of a way to put The advantage of barnyardgrass that is easy to grow is transferred to straw?"

Xu Ruolin not only laughed, "Aren't you just fantasizing?"

Chen Zilong blushed.

"I don't know if it will work or not, I just want to try."

(End of this chapter)