The Alpine Clan? Several question marks instantly popped up in Liu Hong's mind, and he thought for a long time before he figured out that this might be the indigenous people of Taiwan Island.

But what did the natives do to him? The army of the Ming Dynasty almost did not commit any crimes except for the Dutch, so it should not be found as soon as the Dutch came.

But anyway, I couldn't sleep because I was worried, and it didn't hurt to see it, so I asked Qin Gongming to bring someone over.

Shao leaned, a young man in a colorful coarse cloth robe came in, Niu Da Bang mallet was a little uneasy, and stopped the man at the door and searched him.

When he walked in, Liu Hongjian found that the man's face was red and white, and he didn't know what he had drawn, his long hair was loosely tied behind his head, and there was a large string of animal teeth hanging around his neck.

It's just that the cuffs of the wide colored robe only reach the elbows, and the apron worn under the head is similar to that of later generations.

"I, the Taroko clan, Baso Mona, have met the Ming Prince." Baso Mona did not resist, and after being searched, he walked to a distance of four or five steps from Liu Hongjian and bowed.

The Taroko tribe is the self-proclaimed name of Taiwan's aborigines, in fact, there are no less than ten large indigenous tribes on the island of Taiwan at this time, these tribes have similar languages, but their folk customs are different, because these indigenous people mostly live in the mountains and forests, and the Han people collectively refer to them as the Gaoshan tribe, Qin Gongming and Liu Hongjian on the side explained.

"Do you speak Da Ming? Yes, yes, let's say, what are you people looking for this king? ”

It is easy to speak Daming, he himself hates to bring a translator, Liu Hong's tone is also very polite, after all, since Taiwan has been recovered, the natives on this island are also the people of Daming.

If these natives have a request for the court, as a spokesperson, he is still willing to help as much as he can, after all, he is united as a family.

"Our patriarch hopes that the Ming people will continue to abide by the agreement." Basso's Daming language is very stiff, almost word for word.

"Oh? What conventions? Liu Hong became curious.

"Lord Wang, the Gaoshan tribe once had an agreement with the Han people on this island, the Han people are not close to the mountains, and the Gaoshan people will not disturb each other." Qin Gongming seemed to know a little more than Liu Hong, explaining.

Liu Hong gradually understood as soon as he heard it, what is the Han nation best at? It must be farming, farming needs to be cultivated, and the hard-working Han people always like more land when they can.

To reclaim wasteland, it is necessary to cut down and burn the mountain forest, and if the mountain forest is burned, the ashes are the natural fertilizer.

The Gaoshan people are definitely not happy, they rely on the mountains and forests, and rely on the birds, beasts, insects, and fish in the forest to survive.

This is a xenophobic nation, Liu Hong gradually said, but this is almost impossible, even if it is the Miao Territory of the Ming Dynasty, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Shu, their leaders must accept the canonization of the imperial court, otherwise it is not a country within a country?

Although this country is a bit small, but there are only a few thousand people, but that is not good, for ethnic minorities, the greatest tolerance he can give, that is, respect for their unique folk customs, but in the general direction must accept the jurisdiction of the imperial court.

"The patriarch said, 'If you agree, we will give twenty deer, thirty wild boars, and fifty sheep every month.' Seeing that Liu Hong was gradually silent, Ba Suo quoted the price negotiated within his clan, which was already a great sincerity for their Taroko clan.

Liu Hongjian almost laughed out loud when he heard it, probably because these natives had been closed for too long, and the game was fresh, but where could this be used as a price for negotiations.

If he wanted to eat wild game, Chahar Khan's Polo Chi was able to catch the steppe wolves for him, and tiger meat, bear paws, leopard heads, and so on.

"Our patriarch is grateful to the Ming army for coming to attack the curly people in the city of Gerancha, which is why we are willing to give so many livestock, if you can agree, we are willing to send tribal warriors to help you."

Seeing that Liu Hong was gradually becoming more and more excited, Baso didn't seem to pay much attention to their sincerity, and in addition to being annoyed, he wanted to fight for it again.

Liu Hongjian also felt that he was a little out of shape, the courtesy was light and affectionate, even if you didn't look down on other people's gifts, at least you shouldn't make fun of them.

"Curly-haired man, are you talking about the Dutch? Hehe, that's a chic name. Liu Hong said casually.

Unlike Asians, Dutch people have mostly curly hair, and even if they grow it long, it is still curly.

"Wait a minute? Do you have contact with the Dutch? Liu Hong was a little surprised.

"Our people have an agreement with the curly people that they will exchange their livestock for salt and rice every month." Blaser said truthfully.

"Then why are you willing to help this king deal with them, and how can you help this king?" Liu Hong gradually felt that this Basso looked honest, but he was arrogant in his heart.

He brought the fleet over and couldn't do anything to the castle of Relan Shaling, these natives have better archery skills and greater strength, can they still tear down the castle of the dog's day?

"The Dutch went too far, not only did they not keep their promises, and often had curly-haired soldiers enter the mountains to harass the tribesmen, but they also demanded that we increase the number of livestock.

We have to send them an excess of livestock every few days, and the people have long been dissatisfied with them, and as long as the Ming agrees to our request, we are willing to open the door of Geranja for you. ”

Basso was not very arrogant when he said this, but looked like he was raising his hands, which made Liu Hong suddenly interested.

After some questioning, I learned that every seven or eight days, the Gaoshan people would enter the city from the east side gate of the city of Geranza to exchange the prey they had hunted, and said that they were sure to help the Ming army open the gate, but only if the Ming soldiers could capture the city.

Liu Hong was overjoyed when he heard this, he didn't absolutely listen to the words of this Gaoshan tribe, but this deal was not a loss, even if he couldn't open it, he would have no loss.

"In this way, if your people can help this king take this Relanza, this king is in charge, and the court will give you a hundred stones of rice and grain for free every month, and the Yanba court can supply it for free.

What if we can take down Geranza as soon as possible, so that there are so many worries and give some favors?

At the same time, Liu Hongjian also calculated in his heart, more than 10,000 catties of grain is just a drop in the bucket for the imperial court, and the cost of salt is lower, but it can dominate this group of natives from the root.

As for the contradiction between the Gaoshan people and the Han people, this is more about the need for the two to come into contact with each other, the Han people need game, animal skins, and herbs in the mountains and forests, and the Gaoshan people need iron tools, needlework, and cloth.

In addition, the exchange market can also enhance the exchange between the indigenous people and the Han people, and maybe in a few years, these indigenous people will be able to identify with the Han culture.

Basso did not reply, but at the same time his hands were not idle, as if he was trying to calculate how much grain was in a hundred stones.

After a long time, Baso was finally pleased to find that a hundred stones of rice could almost feed most of the people.

This, combined with the fact that rice is a supplement to their food, means that their people never have to go hungry again, and they also have free salt......

"Do you speak and count?" Basso said very seriously.

"Presumptuous! This is His Royal Highness the King of Anguo County, how can he lose his trust because of this little thing? Liu Hongjian hadn't spoken yet, but Qin Gongming, the general soldier of Quanzhou on the side, slapped the table.

Basso was not frightened by the one-armed Qin Gongming, he was in charge of the contact between the clan and outsiders, and he saw many Han people who liked to slap the table at every turn.

"Lord Ming, I need to discuss with the elders in the Hui clan, but I personally think there is nothing wrong with it." Basso bowed and saluted, firmly.

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