After a false alarm, Li Yixie led the fleet to continue south.

Later, we encountered a group of fish one after another, and everyone was already numb about the abundant fishery resources in this area.

If these fish were caught on the sea of ​​Dengzhou, they would have been caught on the dining tables of the people of the Tang Dynasty by overwhelming fishing boats. How could they still allow their arrogant parade in groups in the sea?

"Li Langjun, as agreed before departure, he will return to Hope Port in one month and meet. At most, we will be ready to return for a few more days."

Seeing that it had been walking south for more than ten days, Yao Cheng felt that it was almost time to return.

In this day, communication is very inconvenient, so we can only conduct a coordinated adventure according to this agreement. Otherwise, if we travel around South America for a few years, we may not be able to meet.

"Well, we have walked nearly a thousand miles south. If we still haven't found the crops in the album of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, we can only return the same way."

Although Li Yixie was unwilling to give up, he had no choice.

You can't just go south without finding it. When will it be?

Although there is no shortage of fresh water when walking along the coast, there is no need to worry about supply issues. However, the two fleets are getting further and further away, and they will have no choice but to discuss things together.

"I see when the plain ahead is vast. It seems that a larger river flows into the sea. Why don't we just walk inland along that river for a few days? See if there will be any other discoveries?"

Yao Cheng felt that the fleet needed to change its ideas and explore more inland.

I happened to find a river that seemed to be able to walk on a sea boat, which would be more suitable.

Otherwise, there is not even a road, so I really don’t know how to move inland.

"Okay! Just do what you said! Normally, humans are settled along rivers. Whether it is a large city or a small village, there must be rivers passing by nearby. If there are people living in this area west of South America, then the biggest possibility is to be on both sides of the river.

Once we find traces of the activities of the natives, there is a great possibility to find the crops mentioned by His Highness of Chu. By then, this trip to the sea will be fulfilled even if the merits will be fulfilled.”

"Woo! Woo! Woo!"

Just as Li Yixiong and Yao Cheng were talking, the lookout hand on the mast blew the warning conch horn again.

Li Yixie was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

After going out to sea for so long, this conch has only been sounded three times in total. One of them was the misjudgment of the "Simon" a few days ago. What is the situation now?

Is there really a siren here?

"Smoke! Several thick smoke were found at eleven o'clock!"

When the lookout hand's words came, Li Yixie immediately understood why he sounded the conch trumpet.

Since the fleet left the last supply port hundreds of miles east of Yongping Port, it has never seen the fireworks lit by others again.

Departing from Hope Port, more than ten days have passed, and now it is the only time I see thick smoke!

This means that the fleet meets natives!

The natives mentioned by His Highness the King of Chu do exist!

Zhuishu's sword is read. "All crossbows are installed, everyone wears weapons, but don't make people feel our murderous aura. We must be loose on the outside and tight on the inside."

Before the fleet set off, it made plans to meet natives, so Li Yixie calmed down for a few minutes and immediately began to order.

"Looking at the direction of the thick smoke, just a few miles above the estuary of the river, it seems that the natives are indeed living around this river. Li Langjun, I guess the number of natives here may not be small."

When the ship slowly entered the estuary of the river, a wide river appeared before everyone.

According to everyone's experience in China, on both sides of such a big river, they will inevitably build cities with scattered spaces.

Now that everyone has discovered traces of the activities of natives, the possibility of continuing to move along the river and discovering more natives becomes very high.

"The natives do not understand the language of our language, and the right time, place and people are in harmony. We do not have the advantage. At that time, we must follow the plan of the drill when we set out. If we have no choice, we should try not to make a severity with the natives."

Although Li Yixie felt that it would be no problem to destroy several native tribes with the weapons in his hands.

But if you destroy several tribes, can you destroy all tribes?

If you kill me and I will kill you, Li Yixie will bring everyone to South America, not to fight against the natives.

If you can make good friends with the natives, that would be the most beneficial to the Tang Dynasty.

After all, South America is too far from Chang'an City.

As far away as Li Yixi and others died in South America, when the bones were already cold, no one in Chang'an knew something had happened to them.

李彩 zhuishukan.com 李彩. "I think we should divide into three groups of people, one group of people guarding the boat, ready to drive the boat and welcome the invading natives at any time; the other group of people stationed on the shore under the boat, to ensure the safety of the ship, and to timely support another group of people who went to negotiate with the natives."

Yao Cheng watched the thick smoke get closer and closer to the ship, and also opened food to make his own suggestions to Li Yixie.

"Yes! Just do what you said!"

Li Yixie thought about it for a moment and agreed to Yao Cheng's proposal.

"Li Langjun, there were native people on the bank of the river three miles ahead! There were several rafts parked there in the river."

At this moment, the lookout hand on the mast said something that was both in line with everyone's expectations and was quite nervous.

How would these natives treat their uninvited guests?

Peace or battle?

This is a result that is not decided by Li Yixie and others.

"Li Langjun, the natives seemed to have discovered our ships, and the natives kept running towards the river bank from nearby!"

"Li Langjun, these gangs of landscaping slaves are not wearing any clothes!"

"Li Langjun, some natives are holding spears, seemingly preparing for battle!"

The lookout hand on the mast kept talking, making the atmosphere on the deck tense.

Li Yixie and Yao Chengdu couldn't help but climb up the mast, picked up the telescope, and looked at the situation in the distance.

"These natives basically only wore only one animal skin, and some women had nothing on their bodies. It seems that these natives were worse than the Hu people deep in the grassland. They had not learned to sew clothes at all and had not invented available cloths."

After seeing the natives with their own eyes, Li Yixie breathed a sigh of relief.

These natives did not have three heads and six arms, nor were they eight feet tall, but looked somewhat similar to some barbarians in Lingnan Road and Jiangnan Road.

Although many people seem to have messy feathers on their heads, they look like a savage.

But from the thatched hut that was vaguely visible near the river bank, Li Yixie judged that these natives had begun to live a tribal life, not the kind of savages who were traversing the mountains and forests.

"Li Langjun, I don't know whether the scale of this native tribe is large or small. In preliminary estimates, it should be like two or three hundred people."

After careful observation, Yao Cheng also came to his own conclusion.

"I have been traveling nearly a thousand miles from Hope Port, and I have discovered the first tribe of the natives. Either the natives in front live inland, or there are no natives in front. So now a tribe with hundreds of people is not small nearby."

After Li Yixie discovered that these natives could not bring danger to him, his mood gradually became relaxed and began to chat with Yao Cheng.

"I don't know whether these natives rely on fishing to make a living, hunting in the forest, or are already growing crops. I hope we can find traces of potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and peppers here. They must have lived on this continent for hundreds or thousands of years. If even they have not started growing these crops, it will be very difficult for us to find them."

Yao Cheng felt that the hope of finding high-yield crops such as potatoes depends on the natives.

People like me are searching everywhere aimlessly, and the possibility of finding them in a short period of time is very low.

日彩 9bzw.com 日彩. "Looking at the appearance of these natives, they can only make very simple rafts. This raft can easily walk on the river, but when it reaches the sea, it will be overturned by the waves in minutes. So I guess they should still make a living by hunting, assisting with some crops planting and fishing. I just don't know if there is anything we want in the crops they raise."

"If the natives have always been small, then they may not find stable crops; if we find a large number of natives on both sides of the river, then they must be planting some or several crops, otherwise simply hunting will not support so many people."

Yao Cheng came to this conclusion based on the comparison between the Hu people in the northern grasslands and the Central Plains dynasty.

Only agricultural people can withstand the rapid increase in population.

Jiubing Chinese: Nomads have no way to feed a large number of increased population in a short period of time.

It is even more impossible for tribes that cannot even be done by nomadic peoples.

"More than a hundred natives have gathered on the river bank. Your question will be answered soon!"

Li Yixie put down his telescope.

At this moment, there is no need for a telescope to see the river bank ahead leaving the station full of native people.

"Li Langjun, looking at the appearance of these natives, it seems that they have no particular hostility towards us; although some people are holding bows and arrows and guns, so many people gather together and have no formation. There are also many unarmed women, who don't seem to fight against us."

Yao Cheng's face gradually became relaxed.

As long as the natives do not take the initiative to attack, Yao Cheng and the others will naturally not cause trouble for themselves.

"Hello, I, everyone. If these natives are more hospitable, we don't mind being a good guest. Yao Cheng, would you better think we'll bring some gifts to meet them?"

Li Yixie began to think about how to deal with these natives.

No matter where you are or when, giving gifts is always a good way to get closer.

It’s not a big mistake for people to be polite.

"This gift is really not a good choice. We don't understand their situation at all. If we give them what we think is valuable as a gift, they may not be able to recognize the goods at all and cannot realize our sincerity; but if we take out the things that we don't like, and worry about damaging the matter. Otherwise, we will give them some dried fish, right?

They actually live near the river and must have eaten fish. With their current living standards, food should still be a relatively important thing. If we send fish, they can immediately feel our kindness, which is conducive to our next conversation."

Yao Cheng thought about it and proposed a plan to give away food.

In today's Tang Dynasty, the common people usually exchange food for the gifts during festivals.

In his opinion, the gift attributes of food are definitely universal to the world.

After all, no matter where you are, you need to eat.
To be continued...