Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 736 Brave New World 1
This is a vast continent. The coastal plain rises quietly from the intoxicating blue at the junction of the sea and the sky, winds and undulates in the stormy waves, and extends to the end of the sky.Day after day, year after year, the sea crashes against the coast. When it overflows the white sand, it will appear gentle, but when it hits the overhanging shore, it will become extremely violent, making a thunderous noise. The sound, the foam splashes, and some cliffs formed by the accumulation of volcanic ash and sulfur disintegrate and deform under its impact. After each huge wave passes, a large piece will be lost. It seems that as long as there is another wave covering it, it will It seems to disappear.

Across the coastline, there is a vast land, the grassland is boundless, and the weeds grow more than one meter high, which is extremely lush. If a nomad sees such a scene, they will cheer loudly——————————————————————————————————————————————————— their pastures!But if they did, they would soon find themselves cheering too early, the weeds were so tough that nothing but termites would eat them, not even kangaroos.And the edge of the grassland is boundless sandy shrubs and annoying bushes. That kind of ghostly place is dry and hot, and it doesn't rain for several years. It is very difficult to survive there.However, there are always some people who have withstood the test and survived tenaciously. Thick smoke can often be seen billowing in the desert. The aborigines set fire to dry and dense weeds and shrubs, and burned these vegetation. Then sprinkle the seeds on a thick layer of plant ashes to let your favorite grains and fruits grow.These aborigines have lived on this land for 4 years. Due to their isolation from the world, they have no chance to communicate with other civilizations. They still live a life of slash-and-burn farming and gathering for a living, using animal bones and The smashed rocks make all kinds of tools, and those simple tools are what they rely on to survive in this land.This piece of land seems to have stayed in the prehistoric era. For tens of thousands of years, they have never passed the level of the Lianhuan trench settlement.

Today, the aborigines who are searching for food on the coastal plain are surprised to see a few pointed sails emerging from the junction of the sea and the sky.They stopped what they were doing in amazement, stood on tiptoes and looked over there, and saw a huge sailboat cutting through the waves and sailing towards this side, then another, and another... a total of three !These poor natives were terrified. They had never seen such a big boat in their life. The only kind of boat they had ever seen was a pitifully small canoe. In front of the sailboat, he is simply a dwarf in front of Gulliver's giant!The tribal leader exclaimed, everyone stopped looking for food, and hid in the woods in a huff, watching the coast nervously. It was the first time for them to see outsiders in thousands of years. They were both frightened and curious.

Soon, those sailboats were approaching, but because there was no natural deep-water port in this area, the big ships dared not approach the shore, and the sailors on board were busy and put down a few small boats.The sailors on the ship chanted and paddled together, rowing the boat fast, shuttled like flying between the crests of the waves, rounded the reefs, rushed through the breaking waves, and finally washed up on the beach.The aborigines were surprised to see that these people were disheveled and fell to their knees on the beach with a plop, their hands stuck in the sand, crying and screaming, and a strange voice burst out from their hoarse voices: "Australia! Australia! We Found Australia!"

Are these guys crazy?
Those guys aren't crazy, but they're going—happy crazy.

This is an expedition team. They set off from Guangzhou, crossed the Straits of Malacca, visited India first, stayed in the Buddhist kingdom of Tianzhu for a while, learned about the local customs and products, and replenished some food and fresh water. Set sail to the sea, according to some unreliable charts and some descriptions of that super unreliable bastard, sail to the mysterious continent that has always been isolated from the civilized world for tens of thousands of years.Along the way, they experienced terrible storms, terrible tsunamis, treacherous reefs, and saw with their own eyes the vibrant islands and many unheard of creatures living on those islands, such as penguins, seals, and sea lions, who endured the lack of fresh water. And the pain of food, narrow escape, and finally saw the continent that made them gamble everything when they were about to collapse... Anyone would be crazy with joy!
Yao Chonggu laughed wildly, thumped the Dutch shipyard Valois on the shoulder, and shouted: "We found it, finally found it! Our hardships were not in vain, and I knew we would find Australia!"

Valois seemed much calmer, because he had been to Australia a few years ago and stayed on land briefly, so there was nothing new about him.He calmly said: "Yao, don't get too excited. Although this land is vast, it is very barren and harsh, and there are only some indigenous people who are still in primitive society. I don't think it has any development value! "

Yao Chonggu climbed up a huge rock and looked into the distance with binoculars. Sure enough, as far as he could see, he couldn't see any human habitation, all he could see was a boundless wasteland, which made him wonder if he had traveled through Time and space have come to the prehistoric era.He couldn't help being a little disappointed, there was no one, so what's the use of this continent?No matter how fertile the land is, someone has to develop it to be useful, isn't it?If there is no manpower to develop such a vast land, it will be too sad. It is not easy to immigrate from China!
Valois seemed to understand his feelings very well, and said with a smile: "Are you disappointed? To tell you the truth, Yao, we Dutch discovered this continent 30 years ago, but it has not been developed because it There is no development value at all!"

Yao Chonggu said: "It's still too early to draw conclusions... Hey, what is that?" Looking through the binoculars, he curiously saw a group of furry guys who were about the size of an adult bouncing around on the grass Jumping forward to this side, the jumping ability is amazing, it can jump more than two feet in one jump, and the forward speed is extremely fast.Except for a pair of unscientific hind legs, those guys look almost exactly like mice, only magnified a thousand times.Seeing a group of huge "rats" bouncing towards this side, everyone in the entire expedition looked very strange.Finally, Yao Chonggu called out uncertainly: "Maybe, probably, they should be the kangaroos that Mr. Yang mentioned?"

Huang Donglai, the squadron leader of the Heluo New Army, nodded: "It must be a kangaroo!" He licked his lips and smiled: "It's a lot of meat, it looks delicious...I've been eating canned food for several months, my father The bird's mouth is fading out!"

More than a dozen soldiers nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand!" When they said this, they were already stuffing bullets into their rifled flintlock guns and revolvers... Herbivores are just a bunch of animals to them For meat, the bigger the better.After eating canned food and jerky for several months, they were naturally very excited when they suddenly saw so much fresh meat. When they were ready, they carefully outflanked it.

The aborigines hiding in the woods saw these black-haired and black-eyed guys having the idea of ​​playing kangaroos in a whimsical way, and whispered:
"They're not smart at all to mess with kangaroos!"

"They don't know that kangaroos can jump, even if they chase a broken leg, they can't catch up!"

"Not only can kangaroos jump, but they are also fierce. They can break a person's ribs with one kick!"

"The most important thing is that the meat of the kangaroo is unpalatable. It looks like it has been soaked in urine. Anyone who thinks about kangaroos is a big idiot!"

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These natives chattered and gloated at those idiots.They have lived on this land for generations, and they know this land well, and they have known for a long time which animals can be messed with and which ones can't be messed with—they never have the option of "kangaroo" in their recipes. It turns out that the kangaroo is really difficult to deal with. It jumps fast, has rough skin and thick flesh. The tail of a kangaroo can be fatal to a person; besides, the taste of kangaroo meat is really bad-at least they think so.This group of stupid outsiders actually went to provoke kangaroos. It was a good show. They could already foresee the disgraceful, bruised nose and face of these outsiders.

However, they were only half right.

bang bang bang ————

A burst of gunfire broke the silence of the wilderness. The small animals in Australia probably never heard such a terrible sound. The birds scattered on the grass and pecking at the grass seeds screamed and flapped their wings in fright, and the kangaroos were even more frightened. Fleeing in a panic, even the aborigines who were hiding in the woods to watch the excitement screamed in fright.The aborigines with better eyesight could clearly see the scorching flames emanating from the long or short pipes in the hands of the outsiders, and a kangaroo weighing two hundred kilograms was splashed with blood, as if struck by lightning, and fell heavily. He fell to the ground, twitched a few times and then stopped moving.The kangaroos, which had no natural enemies, were so easily brought down by these outsiders. The aborigines who were waiting to watch the show couldn't help being stunned and dumbfounded. Their first reaction was: these outsiders used terrible black magic on the kangaroos!
The soldiers who successfully hunted did not know that they had been regarded as demons mastering black magic by those cute and silly aborigines. They squatted down and pinched here and there, studying their prey. Someone pulled the kangaroo belly open The baby pouch exclaimed in amazement: "It's really a pouch!" He took out a small kangaroo that weighed a pound from it, "There's a small one inside!" The appearance of the small kangaroo caused a commotion, and everyone They came up and watched this poor little kangaroo inhumanely, only thinking that this little thing is very cute.After opening their eyes, they worked together to carry the prey back, lit a fire on the beach by the sea, peeled off the kangaroo's skin, cut off a large piece of fresh and tender kangaroo meat, and happily played barbecue.

After a while, there was a strange smell on the beach.

Yao Chonggu sniffed it vigorously, and said, "Why does this meat smell so strange, it smells so bad?"

Huang Donglai also sniffed twice, his brows knit into knots: "It really smells, how could it be like this? This meat is obviously very fresh!"

Valois looked at the roasted piece of meat in his hand that was sizzling with oil and smelling bad, with a confused look on his face.

Yao Chonggu called: "Hey, Lao Wa, why are you frowning? Don't tell me you haven't eaten kangaroo meat either!"

Valois said with a bitter face: "You guessed it right, I have never eaten this thing..." He glanced at the roasted meat again, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said tentatively: "Maybe this kind of meat Just like stinky mackerel, it smells bad and tastes delicious, right?”

A soldier said: "Yes, yes, it may be the same as stinky tofu, but it smells a little bit stinky."

Huang Donglai said impatiently: "You're talking so much nonsense, don't you know if you taste it?"

So everyone ruthlessly opened their mouths wide, bit down on the barbecue, tore off a large piece, and chewed hard.This is a memorable moment. They finally tasted the real Australian flavor. The foodie empire left its footprints on this strange continent for the first time... It is only a small step for them, but it is for the whole world For the food empire, it is a big step!

With this bite, everyone's complexions became very weird, their cheeks puffed up, their mouths full of fat raised their heads, you stared at me and I stared at you, all looking like they were about to cry... Finally, also I don't know who started it, everyone spat out all the barbecue meat in their mouths with a "bah", the soldiers of the Heluo New Army are fine, Yao Chonggu, who is used to delicious food, is about to burst into tears: "Fuck you Mom, what kind of ghost meat is this, it's so unpalatable, it looks like soaked in urine!"

The foodies who are big foodies and provinces finally met their opponents and planted on kangaroo meat rich in urea...

(End of this chapter)