Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 523 The most primitive communication!
On the vast sea, dark clouds were gathered by the strong wind.

Between the clouds and the sea, a fleet sails proudly.

They step on the waves while rushing towards the storm like arrows...

When the storm at sea subsided, everyone on the ship lay limp on the ground like a deflated ball. Even the king of Qin, Zhu Yu, lay down with the navy soldiers without any scruples, celebrating the reunion The rest of my life.

"It's dangerous!"

"It was so close just now, we have to go see the Sea Dragon King!"

Ma He, the leader of the fleet here, also came up and sat down next to Zhu Xi.

"Who said no!"

"Fortunately, we tied the battleship together with chains in advance, otherwise the storm at night would have swallowed us all!"

Zhu Xi couldn't help complaining when he heard the words.

"It's all because of the broken ship that Zhu Yunxi built. It can't work with wind or sails, and it has to burn coal!"

"Where do we go to get coal for this vast ocean!"

"I can't throw it away, and it's too heavy to carry..."

Ma He had a mysterious admiration for Zhu Yunxi, and when he heard Zhou Wang complaining about the emperor's grandson, he immediately spoke well for the emperor's grandson.

"Can't say that!"

"If it weren't for the Hongwu ship, we wouldn't have escaped this storm so easily..."

Hearing this, Zhu Huan gave Ma He a dark look, and stopped talking nonsense with this dead eunuch.But when he thought of his beautiful wife and concubine at home, he felt restless and couldn't help complaining.

"How long will it take us to find the Golden Continent!"

"Has it been several months?"

Hearing this, Zhu Xi couldn't help stretching his neck to look at Ma He.

"Xiao Ma, tell me a good word, can we still reach the Golden Isle in this life?"

As soon as Ma He heard this, he immediately took out the map for comparison.

"In principle, it should be here. I don't know why, but I didn't even see a shadow of land..."

"Did we go wrong?"

Zhu Xun and Zhu Xun were dumbfounded when they heard this, and Zhu Xun was even more aggrieved and wept loudly.

"Xiao Ma, don't scare us, you are the captain of the fleet, how could you get the route wrong?"

"I'm sure I'm right, I just don't know this picture..."

Ma He shook the drawing, realized something was wrong just after he finished speaking, and hurriedly explained.

"The sea chart must be correct. It may be due to the weather. Our sight is limited..."

Zhu Xi fell silent when he heard the words, and Zhu Xi cried even louder when he heard the words.

Zhu Xun never thought about finding gold, let alone catching big birds. He was completely abducted by Zhu Xun, a scum.

Therefore, after crying for a while, Zhu Xi vented his anger on Zhu Xi.

"It's all your fault!"

"Why do you mention me to Zhu Yunxi's grandson when you have nothing to do? You have to kill me to be reconciled!"

Zhu Xun has long been used to listening to it, but if Zhu Xun doesn't complain a few days, he won't be used to it.

"Little Ma, if we can't find it, let's go back the same way?"

"Gu has already asked someone. The food and water we brought are enough, enough for us to return to France. At that time, you can just throw me and King Zhou into France, and we will go back by land..."

Ma He heard the words and shook his head firmly.

"no!"

"Since the servant has been ordered by the emperor's grandson, he must find the Golden Continent before he can go back!"

Seeing this, Zhu Xun scolded unabashedly.

"You're just a blind eye!"

"A eunuch like you can't even survive three days in this king's palace!"

While several people were complaining to each other, the lookout hanging on the mast suddenly shouted.

"I saw it!"

"I see land!"

"Golden Continent!"

"This must be the Golden Continent!"

Hearing this, Zhu Xun jumped up from the deck with a "crash". After several months of sea voyages, not only did he lose his fat belly, but also made many of his minor problems disappear, and his skills also changed. Be very healthy.

Zhu Wei stopped crying and looked in the direction of the lookout in a daze, but there was still nothing but a vast expanse in front of him, without the slightest sign of land.

Ma He directly ordered someone to hoist himself up to the highest point of the mast, and took out his binoculars to look into the distance.

When he was sure that there was indeed land ahead, Ma He also became extremely excited.

"It really is land!"

"Order all fleets to advance at full speed, and be sure to go ashore before sunset!"

The flag bearer on the ship received the order and immediately sent instructions to other warships with semaphore, and the other warships burst into cheers after receiving the order.

"Finally found the Golden Continent!"

"Brothers, full speed ahead!"

With everyone's joint efforts, they finally arrived on land before the sun set.

However, for the sake of safety, Ma He did not order people to disembark and land, but stayed until dawn.

Facts proved that his decision was correct. When the first ray of sunlight hit the land in the morning, everyone on board gasped.

I saw that the beach that was empty yesterday was already full of savages holding javelins, wearing feathers, and wearing animal skins.

Before Ma He set sail, he followed Zhu Yunxi and heard many stories. He knew that these people were the natives of this continent, and they seemed to call them Anren...

Although Ma He didn't remember the exact name, but he did remember one thing, that is, don't kill people at will unless necessary.

The officers on the fleet immediately prepared to shoot, and then reported to Ma He.

"Boss Ma, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Hearing this, Ma He pondered for a while.

"Prepare the boat, and pick two tongues, and I'll meet the savages on the other side."

The commander of the navy stopped immediately upon hearing the words.

"No!"

"Now it's unclear whether it's an enemy or a friend, so the manager must not put himself in danger!"

Hearing this, Ma He shook his head and said.

"We are newcomers, if we kill indiscriminately and arouse the common hatred among the natives, no matter how sharp Ming's firearms are, they will not be able to withstand the counterattack of this continent..."

"Furthermore, we are teachers of the king, teachers of benevolence and righteousness, how can we commit such heinous crimes?"

"You don't need to persuade me anymore. I believe that the natives on the opposite side are simple people. As long as we show kindness, they will be happy to trade with us."

The commander of the navy could only obey when he heard the words, but he still asked Ma He to issue an order to prevent accidents.

"Boss Ma, if the other party kills people indiscriminately, we..."

Hearing this, Ma He smiled coldly.

"Our Daming is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, not a teacher of pedantry."

"If the other party dares to kill, you can just kill them!"

"Humble job understands!"

After Ma He settled everything, he immediately led a few others off the boat.

When Ma and disembarked, Tai Nuo, the leader of the Arawak tribe, immediately ordered everyone to retreat, forming a semi-surrounding shape to surround Ma and a group of people.

However, seeing only a few people disembarked from dozens of large ships, Tai Nuo felt a lot more relaxed.

Although he still doesn't know the purpose of these yellow-skinned people, at least he can see that the other party has no malicious intentions.

Otherwise, if they disembark together, even if there are hundreds of warriors on their side, they will still be no match for the attacks of these people.

In order to show his bravery, Tai Nuo only brought a few people forward.

The two met on the beach and looked at each other for a long time, trying to guess the other's intention and attitude through the other's eyes.

Ma He took the lead in breaking the silence and extended his most sincere greetings in standard Ming Mandarin.

"Honorable Sir!"

"I am an official who came to your land to seek trade on behalf of the grandson of the Emperor Ming Dynasty. Please accept my gift!"

Ma He said as he took a tray from his entourage and presented his gift.

Although Tai Nuo didn't understand a single sentence, he still judged the difference from the other party's actions.

This person is offering me gifts?

This person wants to date me?

This man wants my protection?
Tai Nuo didn't look at the gift on the tray in a hurry, but looked for a hand behind him, and took a colorful shell from the person behind him.

This is his return gift!

They Arawak people never take other people's things in vain.

Tainuo Raula told Ma He a meal, Ma He, like Tai Nuo, could not understand what the other party was saying, and could only judge by the other party's actions.

"You mean give this to me?"

"Exchange this for me?"

"Ulla Ula Ula..."

The two completed the gift exchange while dancing and dancing. Ma He enthusiastically introduced the purpose of the gift to Tai Nuo. Tai Nuo saw that the other party was wearing rainbow-like silk on his body, and he roughly understood that this kind of fabric was used to make clothes. .Therefore, he reciprocated, took out another colorful conch, and blew it in front of Ma He.

It wasn't until seeing Ma He blowing the conch that Tai Nuo laughed happily.

Seeing that the relationship between the two parties has eased, Ma He immediately put forward his own request.

He made a gesture of holding water and drinking with both hands, and made a gesture of eating with his hands.Tai Nuo followed suit, and then nodded towards Ma He, indicating that he understood the other party's needs.

Then Tai Nuo sent orders to the tribe, and the tribe quickly brought food and water.

Ma He reciprocated, and persuaded Tai Nuo to return a few bolts of silk as a thank you.

The ice-breaking journey between the two sides heats up rapidly in this kind of back and forth between you and me.

During the sign language communication between Ma and Taino, Ma and several members of the fleet have also been trying to find the rules of Taino's speech.

Although it is difficult to master a language with zero foundation, they still learned a few words through short conversations.

Like water and food...

Ma He has been communicating with Tai Nuo enthusiastically, until it was three poles in the sun, Ma He made a request.

He drew a circle on the beach, pointed to the warship he brought, and drew little people in the circle with his fingers.

Tai Nuo instantly understood that the other party was asking if his people could log in.

The generous Taino immediately patted his chest and nodded, talking about horses and the completely incomprehensible Arawak language.

Fortunately, the communication between the two is not limited to language, Ma He still understood his meaning through his actions.

But just to be on the safe side, he still drew more villains in the circle, which meant that there were a lot of people on his side.

Tai Nuo was a little hesitant when he saw this. His tribe only had less than 2000 people, but it seemed that the other party had more people than him...

Seeing each other's hesitation, Ma He gave another gift and took out a picture with magical crops on it.

Tai Nuo immediately became happy when he saw the picture of the other party, because he could understand it.

Tai Nuo looked at the picture, and saw that the paintings turned out to be corn and potatoes, but the corn in the other's portrait was bigger and the seeds were fuller.The potatoes are even bigger than a fist, far from being as small as they usually eat.

Tai Nuo understood what was on the painting, nodded towards Ma He, and ordered someone to bring up a basket of corn and a basket of potatoes.

When Ma He saw the two fetishes, surprise appeared on his face.

He never thought that the task entrusted by the emperor's grandson would be so simple!
"Great!"

"With these two things, the slaves and maids will be able to deal with the emperor's grandson!"

Seeing that the other party was so happy to see the corn and potatoes, Tai Nuo immediately let go of his vigilance.

For a man who only likes food, it can't be too bad.

Tai Nuo immediately began to draw on the ground. Compared with Ma He's paintings, his paintings are much more complicated.

However, this is also one of the necessary skills for him to become the patriarch, and that is to draw maps.

Taino drew a rough map of the territory on the beach, and then drew an area within his own territory, indicating that this area could be given to Ma He, so that Ma He and his people could live.

Ma He quickly understood the meaning of the other party and expressed his gratitude.

After the two sides negotiated their respective boundaries, Ma He immediately summoned the crew to disembark.

When Taino saw dozens of warships hanging down the long rope ladders, and people in strange clothes got off the boats one by one, he regretted it instantly.

There are too many of these people...

And the weapons they wear are much better than their own.

If they went to war with their own tribe, wouldn't their own tribe be destroyed in an instant?
When Tai Nuo got off the boat with 2000 people, he took his tribe and roared away.

Ma He guessed the other party's concerns, but at this time the people on his side had already disembarked, so he could only explain to the other party later.

He believes that as long as the other party sees his sincerity, he will definitely give up his hostility and worries.

After landing on land, the people on the fleet quickly chose a flat place to set up camp, and moved stones from the nearby mountains to build a fortress.

5000 people worked together, and it took only one morning to build the camp and set up tents in the camp.

When the first wisp of cooking smoke rose from the camp, all the Ming soldiers couldn't help crying.

Today they can finally sleep on safe land, enjoy clear spring water, and taste delicious meals.

In the next few days, Ma He ordered the sergeants to strengthen the camp and establish a temporary stronghold, while communicating with Tai Nuo, the leader of the Arawaks.

While communicating with this guest from afar, Tai Nuo also sent people to watch him, seeing that the other party really had no intention of attacking him, so he gradually let go of his vigilance and began to make friends with Ma He seriously.

After the two sides danced and danced for more than ten days, the two were finally able to communicate in simple Arawak.

At the same time, Tai Nuo can also utter a few words of Ming Dynasty official language from time to time. Although the pronunciation is very bad, at least he can understand it.

As the exchanges deepened, Ma He put forward more and more conditions.

What gold, silver, and the talking blue luan big bird, all were put on his agenda.

Tai Nuo is also very enthusiastic, as long as Ma He asks, he is willing to help.

It's just that he also made a request of his own, that is, he hopes that Ma He can lead his tribe and help him defeat an enemy on the other side of the mountain.

Ma He immediately fell silent when he heard this request, because according to the emperor's grandson, there was no need for them to intervene in disputes between local tribes.

Once they helped Tai Nuo and defeated the enemy on the other side of the mountain, what should the enemy on the other side call more people to deal with them?
Ma He expressed his worries, but Tai Nuo was also silent for a while.

After a while, Tai Nuo pointed to the horse and the embroidered spring knife on his body, Ula Ula said.

Ma He instantly realized that this friend of his wanted to borrow his own weapon!
Ma He looked at the surrounding scenery. There are vast plains, vast jungles, mountains, and water...

People here can smelt precious metals such as gold, silver, and copper, but they can't smelt iron.

(End of this chapter)