Chapter 397: Tribal Friendship
It is normal for people in the fleet to not be able to control their lower body. After all, people have been on the ship for several months, and I am afraid they can't even find a female mouse on the ship. So it's not surprising that these people did anything after they got ashore. In comparison, Li Fangyuan and others are still in love, which is quite peaceful.
"This matter is very troublesome. If it is another tribe, we will leave. However, the Sunset Tribe is the first friendly tribe we have encountered. Moreover, they have a great influence. The surrounding coasts are all their sphere of influence. The fleet had planned to establish good relations with them before so that they could interact in the future, so it is really not appropriate to break up with them." At this time, Captain Jiang pondered for a long time and finally spoke.
"Captain, you won't really want us to stay, right?" Someone asked anxiously when he heard this. They came to America with sacrificing their lives and were about to return to the Ming Dynasty with a lot of gold to enjoy the blessings of the Qing Dynasty. How could they stay here as natives?
"Don't worry, you can't stay here. After all, the crew in the fleet has suffered a lot of losses, and there are places to use people everywhere, so I will talk to the leader of the Sunset Division in person to see if there is room for improvement?" Captain Jiang also showed a bit of pain when he said the last.
Through this period of contact, Captain Jiang has discovered that the leader of the Sunset Tribe is greedy and likes the various goods they bring very much, so if it really doesn't work, he can only use some goods to bribe the other leader.
Captain Jiang has a high prestige. With his words, Li Fangyuan and others were relieved, and the other captains did not object. After all, this matter was related to the fleet and the Sunset Department, so you must know the opinions of the other party to make a decision.
After the discussion was completed, Captain Jiang also announced the end of the meeting. Several captains took their people back to rest. The place they live now is a natural port, with a big river leading directly to the sea, and two large, three small and five boats were parked in the mouth of the river.
Because of the serious damage to all ships during the sailing along the way, they could only repair them temporarily at sea, as long as they could float on the sea, but now they have to repair them once. So during this period, they also moved from the boat to the shore and organized crew members to work on the boat every day.
Everyone else left, but Li Fangyuan stayed. He saw that he was also embarrassed to say to Captain Jiang: "Captain, I..."
"Okay, I know what you are going to say. Everyone is men, and I understand you, but I have said it just now and several other captains. We must pay attention in the future. The fleet does not prohibit you from having sex with indigenous women, but don't cause trouble like this time!" Captain Jiang reached out and patted Li Fangyuan on the shoulder and said.
"Thank you for your understanding, I will never make the same mistake again in the future!" Li Fangyuan said with emotion at this time. Captain Jiang was not only his boss, but also took great care of him along the way. It can be said that if it were not for Captain Jiang's care, he would not have become an important figure in the fleet.
"Okay, don't take this matter seriously. Our ship maintenance progress is very smooth. It is estimated that it will take about ten days to set sail again. It will take a month to arrive in America, but the things King Yan asked us to look for were not even found except for gold." Captain Jiang sighed when he said this.
They did find gold, because there is gold in the Sunset Ministry, which is said to be exchanged from a tribe in the south. Moreover, the Sunset Ministry does not attach much importance to gold. It is usually just used as an accessories. The fleet exchanges a lot of gold at an extremely low price. Now, all the crew members of the entire fleet probably have some gold in their hands.
When he mentioned the serious matter, Li Fangyuan immediately showed a solemn expression, and he immediately replied: "Captain, you don't have to worry too much. In the picture album given to us by the King of Yan, many things are produced in Central America and even South America. We came from Japan along the current, and we should have arrived in North America, so we have to go south next. As long as we have patience, we will definitely find those things!"
"That's true, but America is so big, we don't have many people, and we can't stay in America for too long, so I'm still a little worried about whether I can find those things?" Captain Jiang frowned again and said.
This time, Captain Jiang tried to protect Li Fangyuan and others, in addition to the obvious reasons, the most important reason was that Li Fangyuan, because now Li Fangyuan has become his most capable assistant. He would discuss with the other party if he had any problems, so he is definitely indispensable in the fleet.
"This is indeed a big problem, but I have an idea during this period. Maybe we can inspire the natives in the Americas to help us find what we need!" Li Fangyuan said confidently at this time.
"Agitate the natives? This is a good idea, but most of the natives we met along the way are more hostile to us, and only the Sunset Ministry is more friendly. And even the Sunset Ministry, we can only trade with them. It is difficult to persuade them to do things for us?" Captain Jiang also showed a embarrassed look when he spoke at the end.
"Captain, haven't you noticed it? The natives who attacked us before were actually some small and medium-sized tribes. Even if we don't leave, we can actually defeat them. The Sunset Tribe is the first big tribe we have encountered. Their attitude is more friendly. And from my experience, maybe we will encounter some more friendly big tribes in the future!" Li Fangyuan said again.
"A more friendly tribe?" Captain Jiang was stunned when he heard this. It seemed that he had discovered this for the first time.
In fact, Li Fangyuan's analysis is quite reasonable. The indigenous people in the Americas are not highly productive. Generally, a tribe cannot support too many people. Those who can form large tribes have a relatively high level of civilization and can accept the integration of other tribes. They also require relatively skilled management skills in normal times, so the tribes are more friendly to outsiders like the fleet.
Of course, the above conclusion is not absolute. There are examples where large tribes exclude outsiders, while small tribes are hospitality. However, from a probability point of view, the probability of large tribes being friendly may be higher.
"Captain, if we encounter a friendly tribe like the Sunset Ministry in the future, we can draw out the things we need and let the other party help us find them. If we can find them, we will trade them at a high price, which will save a lot of effort." Li Fangyuan said again. He has almost finished his linguistics of the Sunset Ministry recently, and communication with other tribes in the future should be easier.
Chapter completed!