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Wang Guichen used a piece of fine silk to exchange for a port and a piece of land with the local natives.
How big is this land
I don’t know. There was no specific boundary drawn. At that time, Wang Guichen just stood on the hillside and gestured with his hands.
The local natives might have thought that he was gesturing to the plain near the port, but Wang Guichen believed that what he drew with his hand was a ray of infinite length, and what he bought was the entire South China State.
Afterwards, Wang Guichen used a basket of large bowls for their meals in exchange for two thousand young and strong local laborers.
Even though these natives were wearing animal skins, they were very good at work. For a big bowl, they ran very fast with a big stone in their arms, grinning with joy.
That's much more efficient than whipping or pushing with the muzzle of a gun, and it saves you trouble.
Hammers clattered on the coast, gravel flew everywhere, docks were being built, houses, warehouses, walls, and artillery batteries were being built...
On the top of the mountain, the craftsmen who came on the same ship were directing the locals to dig kilns, burn lime, bricks and tiles, and they were very busy.
The natives nearby brought all kinds of furs, prey, gems, gold and silver to exchange with Wang Guichen and his men for silk, cotton, porcelain, lacquerware, swords and guns. They lived in harmony and prosperity, and they were very close to each other.
No one could understand what the other person was saying, so the actual transaction could only be done by gestures...
"Nanhuazhou, I love you so much!" Mo Liang looked at the natives opposite him who were covered in fur and had their faces painted like cats. He almost couldn't help but rush up to hug these natives and kiss them a few times.
Of course, what attracted Mo Liang was not the painted faces of the natives, but the gems they held in their hands. The gems belonged to the woman in Rulai's family. The gems were so big and beautiful that they reflected the gorgeous light in the sun, just like the eyes of a fairy. It made people's hearts tremble.
The native in front was gesticulating hard, and the four behind him were standing in a row. Every time the native in front gestured, the four behind him would dance sharply.
Kah, what does this mean
"Why doesn't any of those bastards from the Diplomatic Academy learn the language of the natives of South China? What does this mean? It really confuses me." Mo Liang didn't know how to look for problems within himself, and simply took out his anger on the Daqin Diplomatic Academy.
"You want to exchange your broken stones for the big bowl in my hand?" Although Mo Liang knew that the other party could not understand what he said, he still subconsciously belittled the other party's gemstone as a broken stone. "Do you know? My bowl is not an ordinary bowl. It is a bowl used by immortals. Immortals, have you seen it?"
Mo Liang pointed to the sky, and the five natives immediately looked up at the sky at a 70-degree angle, following his finger. The sunlight in South China was so dazzling...
"I'm afraid you haven't seen it before. Not everyone can see the gods. You've been dancing for a while now. Okay. Since you're sweating all over, I'll reluctantly agree to exchange this bowl for the gem in your hand."
Mo Liang pointed to the big bowl in his left hand seriously. He had just used this bowl to eat in the morning and hadn't washed it yet. A few flies buzzed down and happily enjoyed his remaining fragrance.
Mo Liang shooed the fly away. He was surprised that there were flies in Nanhuazhou.
Disturbed by a fly, he had to start over again. He pointed at his bowl with his right finger, stretched out the bowl, pointed at the gem in the native's hand, clenched his right hand in the air, and slowly retracted it.
During the whole process, he stared at the natives' eyes and kept repeating: "Agree, exchange, I agree, take this big bowl... uh, take this magic bowl, and exchange it with you for that broken stone, bring it here."
"Beep, beep, beep..." The native in front moved his big lips violently, spitting saliva, clutching the gem in his hand and backing away repeatedly. It was obvious that he was unwilling to change.
"Damn it, I have a gun, a gun, are you afraid? Do you want to change it or not..." Mo Liang cursed loudly but tried to keep a smile on his face.
The Qin soldiers nearby looked at this, turned their heads away and laughed.
It was indeed painful to see the gorgeous gem disappear in front of him. Mo Liang decided to take a step back and continue gesturing, "Okay, I'll take a step back and exchange my magic bowl for the four of them's broken stones. I don't want yours."
"Dudududu..." The native in front continued to flick his big lips violently.
"Fuck, I'm going to take another step back. This is the last step. Don't even think I'll give in. Mine is the divine bowl. I want my bowl in exchange for the broken stones in the hands of the three of you. You, you, and you, bring the broken stones over here."
Mo Liang felt like he had suffered a great loss. For the sake of their "sincere friendship", he made a huge concession, but the native in front of him continued to wag his big lips.
"Damn it, don't refuse a toast and drink the penalty wine. Believe it or not, I'll just keep this bowl for dinner..."
Not to mention the Qin soldiers nearby, even Wang Guichen, who was leaning against the tree to cool off, couldn't help but hug the tree and burst into laughter. Deputy General Li Sangui laughed and scolded: "Mo Liang, can't you wash your broken bowl and bring it back?"
Even the deputy chief Wu Yue couldn't help but interrupt: "Mo Liang, the bowls in the cabin have been traded. If you can succeed in the trade, you can only eat with your hands tonight."
"Hahaha... ... ."
Mo Liang was just about to show off when the native standing in front began to gesture again, and the four natives behind him followed suit. Wang Guichen and others watched this scene as if they were watching a drama. Other Qin soldiers who were trading could not help but stop and watch.
The native in front pointed at the big bowl in Mo Liang's hand and waved his hands desperately. Mo Liang was furious: "What? This is a divine bowl, you don't want it?"
The native waved his hands desperately, and finally pointed carefully to a small incense burner beside the dock, which was used by Wang Guichen and his team to offer sacrifices to the sea during the groundbreaking ceremony of the port construction.
A bunch of careless men who were too lazy to even put away the incense burners after offering sacrifices to the sea.
Mo Liang had never expected that the natives would actually like this broken incense burner. He smiled at the deputy chief Wu Yue and said, "Hey, my job is saved this time, hehe!"
Finally, Mo Liang successfully used a small incense burner to exchange for the gems in the hands of the five natives. The five natives were very pious. They danced in front of the small incense burner, then prostrated themselves on the ground and took the small incense burner away respectfully.
After the natives walked a few dozen steps with the small incense burner, Wu Yue said with a smile, "Mo Liang, I don't know how many times they have spitted at your broken bowl. Do you still want it?"
Mo Liang recalled the way the native pursed his lips just now. Yes, he shouted "Hey!" at the natives dozens of steps away, wanting to give away the bowl in his hand and have a good ending.
As a result, after hearing Mo Liang's shout, the natives ran away, faster than Zhang Wuji's Great Shift of the Universe, and soon disappeared over the hillside.
Wang Guichen and others burst into laughter again.
There are many natives coming to trade every day, and there are many kinds of fun. It is not uncommon for people like Mo Liang to exchange a broken bowl or incense burner for a handful of gems.
Things that seemed insignificant to them became rare treasures in the eyes of the local natives.
This kind of transaction is actually easier than robbing someone with a gun. If you want to rob someone with a gun, you have to climb mountains and go through woods. But now, people come to your door automatically, and you can make a fortune just by sitting there.
As the construction of the port progressed day by day, one hundred land forces went deep into the interior to explore, while four warships explored along the east coast, but none of them returned.
Wang Guichen couldn't wait any longer, so he said to Wu Yue, the deputy governor, "I plan to send a few ships back to Daqin first. First, they will bring back the property obtained from the trade, some food, and second, they will bring back the nautical charts and various hydrological data. Only in this way can the merchant ships of Daqin come over."
Wu Yue nodded and said, "I have no objection to this, but I have different ideas about these natives. Look at them, they are still in a primitive state and have no culture of their own. If we give them a little, they can help us do things. As long as we guide them a little, they can easily assimilate. There is really no need to start a war and kill them."
Wang Guichen said, "Let's first find out the situation and make plans after we have roughly counted the number of natives. If there are few people, we can just ignore them. If there are too many, we still have to clear some of them."
Wang Guichen looked at the natives who were still rushing to trade goods, and then said, "Hurry up and write a report. The weather has been good these few days. I will make arrangements and have Qian Cheng and his several ships return the day before yesterday."
At this moment, a soldier rushed over and shouted, "General, General, the Marines are back, back?"
"where?"
"General... The Marines, they... they..."
The soldier was out of breath, and Wang Guichen was so anxious that he yelled, "What happened to them?"
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