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Text Chapter 425 The ¡®Big Island¡¯ in the South

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    "The captain, the leader and most of the people believe what we say, but now the noisy native doesn't believe that we are the messengers of the gods. It seems that we have to use some means to scare these bumpkins!" Liu  Kata whispered.

    Lu Wan also nodded after hearing this, turned around and gave a few instructions to the person next to him, and then the person left quickly. After a while, a large ship parked on the outer sea slowly came towards him.  These natives have long seen these large boats. They usually go to the sea to fish, but they use small boats made of a local plant. This kind of small boats are not comparable to Luwan and his Galen boats.  This is one of the reasons why the natives believe that they are messengers of gods.

    As the huge sea ship got closer and closer, the awe on the faces of all the natives became heavier, even the young native who didn't believe it. After the big ship stopped, everyone on the beach could see it clearly.  , the crew on the ship rolled out a cannon from the cabin, fixed it and aimed it at a huge rock not far away.

    'Boom~' With a loud noise, a hot shell flew out. The distance between the ship and the reef was only about a hundred steps. In addition, the size of the reef exposed from the sea was enough to be the size of a basketball court, so there was no need to aim at all.  The shot was so accurate that it hit the reef with one shot. As a result, gravel flew on the reef, and the scene was extremely terrifying.

    When artillery was first used in the Japanese country, many Japanese soldiers thought it was the coming of gods. But now the natives on New Year's Eve Island are not even as good as the Japanese, so when they saw the power of the artillery, especially the loud noise just now, they were immediately frightened.  All of them knelt down and shouted words such as "God forgives me" in native dialect. Even the young native who was dissatisfied just now turned pale with fear.  Following their leader, they knelt on the ground and never dared to question Lu Wan's identity.

    See this effect.  Lu Wan, Liu Kata and others all looked at each other and smiled. They were all familiar with this trick.  As long as they encounter ignorant natives like today, and the other party has a sense of awe, then taking out the artillery or fireworks will immediately make the other party respect them like gods, and they will no longer dare to resist at all.

    In fact, Yan Bei asked Li Min for the artillery on the ship. Originally, he wanted Lu Wan and the others to take them on the ship. If they encountered any strong enemy, they could use the artillery to deter them, even if they were unable to defeat them.  Escape is still okay.  Lu Wan and the others did encounter many merchant ships from Persia and other countries at the beginning, but when they saw that they were from the Tang Dynasty, they were all very respectful. Even those pirates from foreign countries did not dare to provoke them. After all, everyone  You know, this sea area belongs to the Tang Dynasty, if they still want to hang out here.  You can't provoke the Tang people, otherwise you will wait for crazy revenge from them.

    It is precisely because of this that the artillery on Lu Wan's ship was useless, and all they encountered later were natives.  And even if there is a conflict, it will always be on land, and the native boats on the sea cannot withstand their impact.  Where are the artillery still used?  Only later, by chance, Lu Wan and the others discovered another function of artillery.  That's just pretending to be a ghost and shooting it down.  Those awe-inspiring natives will all tremble and no longer dare to resist them, and will even actively provide various supplies and information.

    After the first time, the artillery, which was originally considered useless, finally had room to exert its residual heat and became a show-off prop for Lu Wanlu, the master stick, and the effect was also excellent. Almost as soon as it appeared, the natives all admired it, and even  In the days to come, whenever the slave-catching team landed on the island with artillery, the natives who had been deceived by Lu Wan would immediately kneel down and put their own people on the ship.

    Regarding this situation, hundreds of years later, some of the descendants of the native people who had been assimilated by the Han people proudly praised: "Our ancestors knew that this was the cannonball fired by the pioneer sailor, Captain Lu Wan, after they saw it.  God¡¯s will guides us from ignorance to civilization and opens a new chapter for the Nanyang nation!¡±

    After taking care of the natives in front of him, Lu Wan immediately asked someone to bring out some silk and porcelain and give them to these natives, assuming that these were gifts from the gods.  New Year's Eve Island already belongs to the southern hemisphere, and merchants from Persia and other countries have not yet arrived here. It can be said that Lu Wan and the others were the first batch of maritime merchants to come to the island, so it was the first time for the natives to see such exquisite products.  The gifts, especially the jade-like porcelain, were regarded as treasures by them, and they held them carefully in their hands with pious expressions on their faces.

    This is called the combination of kindness and power. The power of the artillery allows them to see how powerful they are. Giving these rare gifts will only make these natives more confident in their status as envoys and make it easier to do anything in the future.

    Next, Lu Wan invited these natives into the camp, and then served them wine and food. As a result, after the natives tasted the delicacies cooked by professional chefs, they all shouted that this was a gift from the gods, which made Lu Wan and others very funny in their hearts.  .

    After inviting the natives to taste the delicious food, then enterWhen it came time to get down to business, Lu Wan asked the question and Liu Kata helped translate. They began to ask each other about some information about the island. As a result, they learned from each other that they were not the only natives on the island.  Instead, it is divided into two parts. The eastern part of the island where they are located is covered by forest. The natives in front of Lu Wan live in this forest. They usually make a living by hunting and occasionally fishing in the sea. They call themselves Bapu people.

    Another group of indigenous people live on the plains on the west side of the island, mainly making a living by fishing and gathering. Of course, they occasionally hunt animals on the plains. The Bapu people call them Yali people. There is a contradiction between them.  They often conflict with each other.  In addition, Lu Wan also learned from the other party's words that both the Bapu and the Yali people have the custom of headhunting, and they will also eat the corpses of the killed enemies. In other words, these two native tribes  They are all cannibals.

    In fact, the so-called cannibals are not as scary as most people think. For example, the Bapu people in front of Lu Wan and the others usually make a living by hunting and eat the same food as ordinary people. However, when fighting with the enemy,  They eat the corpses of their enemies because they think they can gain courage from them.

    Lu Wan and the others had encountered many cannibals before, so they had no particular fear of the Bapu people. In their opinion, these Bapu people were simple-minded, and because they made a living by hunting, they were worse than ordinary natives.  Being stronger makes him a good slave candidate.

    After asking about the situation on the island, Lu Wan asked the other party if he knew the situation on the nearby islands with the attitude of giving it a try.  Originally, he didn't have much hope for this. After all, these native boats could only fish offshore at most and could not sail very far, so they must have limited knowledge of the surrounding islands.

    The leader of the Bapu tribe was originally named after Bapu. After hearing Liu Kata¡¯s translation, he excitedly pointed to the south of the island and talked for a long time, while Liu Kata listened.  He was so stunned that he even drooled from his mouth.

    Seeing Liu Kata's expression, Lu Wan and the others were all surprised. After finally waiting for Bapu to finish speaking, Lu Wan immediately asked: "Liu Tongyi, what did the other party say? Is there any big island in the south?"  ?¡±

    At this time, Liu Kata wiped the saliva from his mouth and said to Lu Wan with excitement: "Captain, we are going to launch this time. According to Bapu, it is not far to the south of their island.  There is an extremely huge island. Bapu can't tell how big it is exactly. I only know that some of their ancestors have been there. But according to my estimation, it should be a large island no smaller than Taiwan, and it may even be bigger than Taiwan.  Be big!¡±

    Lu Wan was also very excited when he heard this, but then he thought of another question. He frowned and said: "If it is as big as Taiwan, it will be just right, but it must not be as big as Borneo or Jinzhou, otherwise we will be slave-hunted."  But it¡¯s very disadvantageous!¡±

    Hearing Lu Wan's words, Liu Kata and others also woke up from their excitement, and their faces became more worried.  The Borneo in Luwan's mouth refers to the Kalimantan Island in later generations, and Jinzhou refers to the Sumatra Island in later generations. These two islands are large in area and have a large population. They are said to be two ideal slave-catching locations, but the bad thing is  The bad thing is the vast area.

    When there was a shortage of people on Taiwan Island, Yanbei first sent people to Luzon Island to catch slaves. Later, he thought of going to Borneo and Jinzhou to catch slaves. It went well at first and captured many slaves. But later, the two big  The natives on the island learned wisely and no longer stayed at the seaside. Instead, they fled into the mountains and rainforests. In the mountains and rainforests, these natives were at home like a fish in water. If the slave-catching team wanted to catch them, they had to go deep in.  , it¡¯s a pity that in that kind of place, it is simply a nightmare for the slave catching team. Not only do they have to deal with endless poisonous insects and beasts, but they also have to be careful of assassinations by the natives. If a team of 100 people enters, they may not even be able to escape.  That's it.

    Slave hunting suffered losses on these two large islands, so in the end they had to wisely abandon large-scale slave hunting operations and turn into sporadic slave hunting. In addition, most of the power was transferred to a higher level of development.  At the same time, Java Island is much smaller in area. During the Tang Dynasty, a country had already appeared on Java Island. The Tang people called it the Heling Kingdom. Yanbei often sent people to land on this island to capture the people of the Heling Kingdom.  Some time ago, the king of Heling Kingdom sent someone to the Tang Dynasty to see Li Shimin, specifically raising this issue, hoping that Li Shimin would take care of it. Unfortunately, Li Shimin showed a gesture of indignation on the surface, but had no reaction afterwards.

    It was precisely because of the lessons learned from Jinzhou and Borneo that Lu Wan was worried that the large southern island described by Bapu was too large and would affect their slave hunting. Unfortunately, Lu Wan and the others could not imagine what kind of land they would see in front of them.  land?
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