Chapter 148 Chief Dabang
The child was shocked and stayed beside Zhou Charter and was at a loss. Zhou Charter touched the child's face and smiled, "This thing really can't be given to you. Well, Guo Erba, give him a silver dollar."
Guo Erchang has 1,000 silver dollars on his body, which is going to be given to the Grand Chief Meilixi as a gift.
"How can this work? It's going to be given to a plum!" Guo Er pole said, "If we count less, our faces will not look good."
Zhou Charter laughed and said, "It should be the same as giving it to the great chief and the people of the great chief. I think the great chief is a reasonable person and should be able to figure this out. With that, he said to the female soldier with a beautiful mole beside her, "What do you think, this girl?"
The female soldier has a good nose and doesn't say anything.
Guo Erpaan had to take out a silver dollar and give it to the child. When the other children saw that someone could ask for the silver dollar, Zhou Charter simply saw that he had a share. As long as the child stretched out his hand and sent it correctly, the news spread, and the children near and far ran around Zhou Charter. In a moment, more than 800 pieces of silver were sent out. There are only about 100 yuan left with the 1,000 silver dollars brought.
The group came to a tall wooden building. Most of the houses in Bailuzhai were low, and this wooden building looked very abrupt.
"Is this the chief's house?" Guo Er pole asked.
"No, this is the house of our Bailu Village." Danfeng said, "Please rest in the museum."
"This plum shelf is too big!" Guo Er pole was very dissatisfied: "It's okay if we come all the way to welcome us. Why don't we wait here? Do you rich people treat guests like this?"
Zhou Charter was also a little anxious. The team was in a dilemma outside the mouth of the gourd. The battle in Chiayi was in full swing, and the Tainan War was coming. Zhou Charter set up a large array in Tainan, and the array was Alishan, but this Alishan could never be done. He would still wait for the Meilixi summons in this white deer village. Zhou Charter hurriedly said, "Please ask Dancai Warriors to inform the Grand Chief, saying that Zhou Charter, the commander of Zhangjun, admires the great chief's demeanor and hopes to see the Grand Chief as soon as possible."
Dan Cai said, "The three of you will rest in the building, and naturally someone will entertain you to eat and live. There will be a millet festival tonight. At that time, three of you will be invited to attend the ceremony. Naturally, you will meet the chief. If you have anything to say, you can talk to the chief in person.
After saying that, Dan Cai ignored Zhou Charter and took the female soldiers straight away.
A white-skinned and fat middle-aged man greeted him: "I'm the general manager of the building, and I was ordered by the chief to entertain three distinguished guests..."
"Precious guest? Do you really treat us as distinguished guests? Guo Er pole is full of anger.
said solemnly, "The little one has been the general manager of the building for more than ten years, and the largest official is only a general matter. Mr. Zhou is the commander of Zhang Jun, Mr. Guo is the commander of Zhang Jun, and this Meng Nong is the prince of the chief of Dabang. They are all distinguished guests who can't be invited. Three people come to the building, and the museum is full of glory, even me, the president Guan, they all felt a light on their faces, and the three carriages were sloppy. Now it's getting late. Please invite the three to go to the back for dinner first. When it's dark, the little ones will personally send the three to the millet ceremony to meet the big chief.
This prison white is also a rich man. He has seen some of the world and is articulate. A few words are polite and polite. However, outside the building, more than a dozen Kanafu warriors held knives and guns, staring at them, and obviously put Zhou Charter three people under house arrest in the building.
The three had to follow the white and came to the restaurant behind the building, but they saw more than a dozen tables in the restaurant, with wine and dishes. The table was full of people dressed as Zou, devouring, eating meat and drinking in large bowls. It was so lively. Seeing Zhou Charter and the three people coming in, they stopped their chopsticks and focused on the three people.
Lao Bai said, "Sir Zhou, these are the leaders of the tribes who came to celebrate the Su Festival. Like Chief Zhou, they are all guests of Bailu Village. In the evening, they will also participate in the Su Festival with Chief Zhou. Chief Zhou, please take your seat.
It's polite, but there are more than a dozen tables sitting in the hall, and there are empty seats next to several tables, but the people sitting at the table look at Zhou Charter coldly and have no intention of giving up their seats. Obviously, these Zou people regard Zhou Charter as outsiders and are full of vigilance.
He had no choice but to say, "General Zhou is the admiral of the Qing Dynasty. Second-grade officials, please move and give a table to commander Zhou."
However, I saw a young man in white leaning against a chair, crossing his legs, looking sideways at Zhou Charter, and shouting coldly, "The officials of the Qing Dynasty have nothing to do with our Alishan Zou people. When Taiwan was still under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, those officials did not regard us as people. Later, they couldn't beat the Japanese, so they threw us to the Japanese! Now I still have the face to come to Bailu Village to show off! The great chief Merixi is a female streamer. She has little experience and even let them enter the White Deer Village. If it were me, I would never let the dog officials of the Qing Dynasty step into the White Deer Village for half a step!"
The young man was in his twenties, short, but his eyes were shining and domineering. This speech was not only very rude to Zhou Charter, but also extremely disrespectful to the great chief Merry Creek.
As soon as the young man's voice fell, many people echoed: "The young master is right. The chief is also confused. How can he let the Han people participate in the millet festival? That's to offend the gods!"
Guo Erbar was about to attack, but was held down by Zhou Charter. The indigenous mountain people of Taiwan have always had a grudge with the Hakka Han people. During the reign of the Qing Dynasty, officials also regarded the mountain people as barbarians and deliberately or unintentionally discriminated against the mountain people. Over time, the mountain people and the officials of the Qing Dynasty did not trust each other, and the two sides had a deep conflict. When these Zou people saw the Zhou Charter, they also reacted like this. It's reasonable.
The young man known as the "Young Master" sat five people in suits and leather shoes. The five people were not tall, but strong, with an inch of head, sitting straight, staring at Zhou Charter and sneering - needless to say, they were five Japanese soldiers in casual clothes.
The situation in the building is complicated. Not only are many Zou people full of hostility to Zhou Charter, but also the Japanese have taken the lead and become guests of Bailuzhai. It is likely that the Murata-style rifle carried by those female soldiers is the gift sent by these Japanese.
The Zhou Charter has regarded Taiwan as its own territory. The first thing to govern this territory is to let the Taiwanese indigenous people accept themselves, which is even more important than driving away the Japanese. Imagine that if you don't get the support of the local people, let alone govern Taiwan, it is impossible to drive away the Japanese!
And the Japanese must have thought of this, and their movements are faster than the weekly charter!
If the Zou people fall to the Japanese side, it means that the Alishan area has become the inside line of the Japanese army. If Zhang Jun wants to use the Alishan area to make a strategic detour and encircle and annihilate the Japanese army, it is impossible to realize it. On the contrary, the Japanese army can use the Alishan area to launch an anti-encirclement against Zhang Jun!
It seems that the Japanese's work has made progress, and most of the Zou people in the museum follow the "Young Master" to make noise. No wonder, Alishan people have been facing officials of the Qing Dynasty for a long time. They have had such and such conflicts with the Qing Dynasty. They have never seen the Japanese, and of course it is impossible to have conflicts with the Japanese. The Japanese army burned, killed and looted in the north-central part of Taiwan, but the war did not reach the Alishan region. The Zou people here People have no personal pain in the atrocities of the Japanese army. Nowadays, the Japanese come with gifts, and the feelings of the mountain people are easily turned to the Japanese. This is the so-called foreign monks who read scriptures.
The buildings are all chiefs of various tribes and their attendants. Speaking of which, they are all people with face. These people follow the young man and look embarrassed, but they can't control the scene.
Suddenly, a loud voice sounded at a round table directly opposite: "Sjun Zhou, please come and take a seat."
Zhou Charter looked up. It was the largest round table in the hall, which was at the top of the hall. On the chairman of the round table sat an old man with white hair. The old man was burly, broad and round, wearing a antler crown hat, beard under his jaw, and his face was ruddy and quite powerful. Around the old man, there were four warriors, each with a machete on his waist, and he was strong.
Before Zhou Charter could speak, Mengnon shouted, "Dad!"
The old man is Abani, the chief of the Dabang tribe.
Abani is not only the chief of Dabang, but also the high priest of the Zou people. In Alishan, he is one of the four Zou nobles second only to the great chief, enjoying high prestige. At this time, Abani came to celebrate the Corn Festival on behalf of the Dabang people. At the same time, he also presided over the millet ceremony as a priest. So, in the building, he sat at the main table.
When everyone saw Abani coming up and inviting Zhou Charter, they had to stop making noise.
Meng Nong took Zhou Charter and Guo Erpa to come to Abani. Zhou Charter bowed his hand and saluted: "Thank you for the invitation of Chief Abani. The Charter has heard the prestige of Chief Abani for a long time, which is like thunder. Today, it really lives up to its reputation!"
Abani got up and returned the salute: "I'm a mountain old man. What's the reputation? Zhou's military commander fought against Hufeiling, fought against the peak of the womb, attacked Anzhou, attacked Lushun, killed the Japanese Major General Yichang of Oshima, and cut down the governance of the mountains and the land*. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops were defeated, and the prestige of Commander Zhou was famous!"
Abani's voice was like a bell, and a few words expressed Zhou Charter's record. Everyone in the building listened and smacked their tongues. Even the five Japanese on the opposite table looked in awe.
Ali Mountain is remote. The vast majority of Zou people have never been out of the mountain in their lives. They don't understand the outside world, let alone Zhou Charter and Zhang Jun. However, the five Japanese are very familiar with the situation of Zhou Charter. Countless Japanese officers and soldiers died at the hands of Zhou Charter. Zhou Charter's name can cure children crying at night in Japan.