Chapter 1009 The Voyage Diary of the Knowledgeable Man, the Port of Twenty Thousand Miles, the Lifeline of the West Coast

"Lord God bless! The Kingdom's support fleet added some food at Xishan Port, repaired the large longships that came along the way, and exchanged three old longships in good condition. There are four kingdoms in Xishan Port. The ship is the largest kingdom port on the west coast! Afterwards, the support fleet stayed with 60 or 70 kingdom sailors, added the same number of Miwok sailors, and continued northward. In fact, along the way, the constant exchange of sailors , can make the fleet more adaptable to the environment in the Northland, and it will also help increase the proportion of the Kingdom Headquarters in various ports..."

"At 39 degrees north latitude, the Pomo Bear Hunting Department is a large tribe of 3,000 people, occupying vast river mouths, coasts, and forests. The Bear Hunting Department is very friendly to the kingdom. One of the main reasons is that Cedar Sa The second reason is the continuous emergence of huge fleets and warriors due to the great strength of the kingdom. The last and most important reason is the continuous supply of southern trade goods that the kingdom is eagerly demanded by the Pomo people. , including 'rare' lake gems, precious metal axes and spears, and practical cotton cocoa!…”

"Like the mountain tribes in the east, the farming level of the bear hunting department is still very primitive and cannot provide much food for the fleet. However, in this powerful tribe, there are many strong Pomo hunters who are good at hunting in the forest. There are also many furs for hunting. In the forests around the tribe, there are a large number of towering redwoods, firs, oaks, and white pine trees, all of which are excellent timber... Therefore, the goods that the bear hunting department can provide are a small amount of food , a medium amount of fur, a large amount of wood, and tribe hunters that can be recruited!..."

"Under the nod of Xiong Feng, the chief of the bear hunting department, the support fleet left behind Nolan, a first-class missionary priest, and several young deacons of the kingdom, who spread the belief of the main god in the bear hunting department and taught them how to grow potatoes. At the same time, the support fleet is also here. Using metal tools and weapons, they recruited a dozen strong and tall Pomo hunters as supplements to the crew. Their strength is really not small, and their stature is obviously higher Cut, especially good at throwing spears!..."

"At 41 degrees north latitude, the Kingdom's Lake Bay Port was built around the Viyotes' Lake Garden Department. It now has a population of more than 500! Most of the population of Lake Bay Port comes from the nearby Viyotes who converted from intermarriage. The Yotes are a model of the assimilation and integration of the tribes in the north! Xifeng, the missionary priest in charge of the port, has built a large area of ​​huts and wooden houses, as well as a stone temple of the main god. His wife Tulan, the headman, has just They gave birth to their first child! As for the remaining warriors and sailors of the Kingdom, they all intermarried with local Viyot women, and many of them had children!…”

"Praise the Lord God! On behalf of the kingdom, the second-level priest, Ke Jie, expressed the blessing of the Lord God to them, and left behind many metal tools. Afterwards, he brought two hundred warriors from the kingdom and more than a dozen baskets of generous gifts, and personally I met with Tu Jing, the kind and kind old leader of the Lake Garden Department, and persuaded him to convert to the Lord God!... Finally, the old leader Tu Jing nodded in agreement, and led the tribal leaders to participate in the conversion ceremony and converted to the Lord God! And two or three The Huyuan Department with thousands of people has embarked on a bright and right path since then!..."

Night fell over the land, and bonfires were lit in the mountains. The hunting wind blows from the north, bringing the icy coldness of October in the extreme north. Baixiong Gaowa set up a clay pot on the bonfire, dug some snow into the pot, and threw in a large piece of frozen salty whale meat. She glanced at the two "chiefs" who were paying attention, thought for a while, and then took out a small bag of refreshing herbs, put them in a clay pot, and cooked them together.

"Blessed by the Lord God! The simple and simple Huyuanbu has converted to the Lord God!...Cheap, delicious grilled eel..."

The knowledgeable Mickey's eyes flickered, thinking of the delicious grilled eel in the Lake Garden Department, he couldn't help but licked his dry lips.

"Lord God! I don't know when I will be able to return to Huwan Port in the south... What's the matter, it must be eight or nine thousand miles away!..."

"Well, counting the series of supply points set up along the way, from Huwan Port to Gaoshan Port, there are ten voyages and eleven ports in the middle...it should be exactly 10,000 miles!..."

The exploration captain Zuvaro shook his head with a smile, and his expression was a little sad. After the voyage of thousands of miles, they will continue to head west, and they don't know how many years will pass before they can return... Maybe, the wind and waves of the thousands of miles, the sky-high waves, will swallow them completely, and there will never be a chance to return...

"That's right! Next to Lake Bay Port, there are South Port and North Port!..."

The knowledgeable Mickey was startled for a moment, touched the vicissitudes of his chin, and his eyes were also in a daze. He looked at the sailing diary in his hand by the orange bonfire, as if he saw the past that he had pioneered and the future that will eventually be prosperous!

"Praise the Lord God! Not far to the north from the bay area, only a day or two's voyage, is the towering God's Enlightenment Tree. Priest Kejie led everyone to hold a prayer ceremony on the coast where the God's Tree is, and then again North. At 42 degrees north latitude, there are the Sequoia and Leafgrass tribes where the Tolowa people are hostile to each other. These are two large tribes with thousands of people, and they have attracted a group of small tribes. The embryonic form of the tribal alliance..."

"The arrival of a fleet of more than 700 people from the Kingdom greatly shocked the two large Torova tribes. Priest Kejie stayed for a few days on behalf of the Kingdom, and met with Yecao, the chief of the Yecao tribe, and Damu, the chief of the Sequoia tribe. It expresses the light and benevolence of the Lord God, and the expectation of mediating the conflict between the two sides! However, his final harvest is to establish a business relationship with two large tribes, obtain the permission to spread the belief of the Lord God, and obtain the approval of the two tribes for the longship to cross the border. Peace Guarantee... The hatred between these two big tribes has accumulated for many generations, and I am afraid it will not be easily quelled. Similarly, the two big tribes fighting each other value people very much, and the kingdom cannot recruit the brave Torova warriors. Instead, we can exchange weapons for some prisoners of war..."

"At 43 degrees north latitude, the quiet bay where the Kuss are located is the south port of the kingdom. In just one year, the port of the kingdom has grown from sixty or seventy people to more than 300! Obviously, a full stomach Zuvaro, who is bad at water, taught many messy methods to the priest who manages the place. The warriors and sailors stationed in the kingdom used cheats, sneak attacks, seduced with gifts, and even seduced with wine... Each of them married several A Kusi woman. And these small tribes of semi-matrilineal inheritance, like iron dust attracted by a magnet, gathered dozens of miles around Nangang, and there are estimated to be six or seven hundred in number..."

Seeing this, the exploration captain Zuwaro touched his nose unnaturally. He coughed twice and explained in a low voice.

"Mickey, the Lord God blesses you! In order to spread the glory of the Lord God, for the prosperous future of the kingdom, and to enlighten the ignorant tribes in the north... the pious warriors and sailors of the kingdom are willing to make hard and hard 'sacrifices'!...Praise the Lord God! Let our bloodlines be closely integrated with those of the Jiaoren compatriots in the north, regardless of each other!..."

"Ha! Integrate tightly, without distinction? ...Zuvalo, you can do it! ...Uh..."

Hearing this, the knowledgeable Mickey grinned. But when he saw the white bear Gaowa who had just grown up and was cooking next to him, his voice dropped instantly. After a while, he rubbed his cheeks and sighed.

"Witness of the Lord God! Intermarrying with the tribes of the Northland, merging with each other's blood, and then converting the beliefs of relatives to the Lord God... is indeed the fastest way for the kingdom to develop on the vast west coast! It's just, the loyal ones of the kingdom Warriors and sailors, come here to marry wives and have children, it is impossible to go back! And looking at the entire kingdom, how many loyal warriors and sailors can travel thousands of miles to this vast and desolate west coast and settle down Woolen cloth?…"

Hearing this question, the exploration captain Zuvaro narrowed his eyes and fell silent. He understood what Mickey the wise man meant, and he could also understand the other party's concerns.

The fleet that went northward twice brought nearly two thousand young and strong warriors and sailors from the kingdom. And these people are all selected from the counties, the backbone of the most devout faith, the most loyal and obedient to the kingdom! Even if there are tens of thousands of Dingkou in the counties of the kingdom, there are definitely not many such backbones.

Therefore, it is impossible to maintain such a quality of the crew for the next support from the Kingdom. And whether it is the exile of nobles or the migration of tribes, many unreliable people will be introduced... At that time, the order on the west coast may not be so stable and harmonious! …

"Blessed by the Lord God! The kingdom has a huge fleet, and it also controls the lifeline of the west coast, and will not be challenged by any tribe or fiefdom! The belief of the Lord God will eventually spread throughout the Northland! And when we reach the western continent, It will also be like the prophecy of His Majesty's revelation, to obtain a four-legged beast that crosses the land, and a huge ship that connects the coast with the ditch!..."

I've been a little busy these two days, and I've been a little bit exhausted. It's a new month, a new start, and we must work hard to update!