"What a strange Mayan. They actually thought that metal would lead to war, so they banned the use of metal products completely. Only some gold products are allowed in the temple, and gold is not allowed to be traded. No wonder we didn't see even the grain of gold during the trading today." Zhao Jia was sitting on the deck at this time, looking at the setting sun in the west and spoke. He remembered that his father once told him that gold is abundant in America, so when he traded today, he was going to trade gold, but he didn't see it at all, but he didn't expect it to be the reason.

"Yes, what our ancestors said about slaughtering food is probably referring to this situation. The essence of war is conflict caused by different interests and understanding forms. Although metal weapons make war more cruel, aren't our gunpowder weapons even more cruel?" At this time, Yang Shiliang also frowned and said, "They not only learned military tactics in the military academy, but also learned a lot of other aspects of knowledge to help them establish a correct world outlook and outlook on life. Only in this way can they become qualified generals.

"These Mayans are still very smart. I communicated with the priest and found that he was very proficient in astronomy and mathematics, and some places were even far superior to me. Unfortunately, their religion restricted their development. There were no tools for metal making, and even wheels were not put into use. How could such a society have great development?" At this time, Le Yuan shook his head and said, "The prohibition of the use of metal products was released by the Mayans in the name of religion. In addition, there were wheels. The Mayans still had no cars, but they obviously could make round wheels, but no one used them. Le Yuan still didn't understand the reason.

"Oh, it's not our turn to worry about the Mayans. After the transaction is over, you will continue to sail south and strive to bypass the Americas as soon as possible to reach the Pacific Ocean. By then, we will be not far from home." Zhao Jia suddenly stopped feeling and said, "They are destined to be passers-by in the Mayan lives. Maybe the Song Dynasty will have some contact with the Mayans in the future, but that's all for the future. What they need to consider now is to bypass the Americas and return to the Song Dynasty.

The transaction between Zhao Jia and the Mayans lasted for three days before it ended. Then Zhao Jia and the others left the strait with Mayan cargo. They continued to sail south. Along the way, they encountered some towns where Mayans lived, but none of them were as powerful as Wahhak City. Some of them looked not smaller than Wahhak City, but the population in the city was very small. According to the Mayans in the city, their ancestors had suffered a plague, which led to a continuous decline in the population, and many city-states even disappeared. This news also shocked Zhao Jia and the others because they did not look like what kind of plague was so powerful?

However, in the following contact, Zhao Jia and the others found that not all the Americans were friendly, among which the Mayans and the Tainos were relatively friendly, but there were other ethnic groups who were very cruel. For example, when Zhao Jia and the others first encountered an unfriendly native tribe, they were ambushed by the other party as soon as they got ashore, and several people died for this, and more than a dozen people were injured. This also made Zhao Jia very angry. He took his people to destroy the entire tribe of the other party that night. After all, the Song people are not easy to bully, and those who kill him will have to bear their anger a hundred times.

It was also after suffering a loss that Zhao Jia and the others finally began to regain their original vigilance. They sent people to investigate repeatedly every time they went ashore, and remained very vigilant when they contacted the natives. But even so, they still had many conflicts with some natives, some because the other party was not friends, and some because of the different customs of the two parties. This is also an inevitable thing.

After all, the overall civilization level of the natives in the Americas is relatively low and their personalities are relatively barbaric. Even if they are considered friendly by Zhao Jia and others, they also have bloody and cruel side. For example, they once witnessed a war between Mayans, and the losers were taken to the temple of the winners as prisoners of war. Then these prisoners of war were cut off and tied to the altar until they died of excessive blood loss. It can be said that they are extremely cruel. However, in the eyes of the Mayans, blood can nourish the gods and is also a necessity for communication between mortals and gods. Therefore, whenever they sacrifice gods, people will be used as sacrifices. Of course, there are also records of sacrifices in the history of the Central Plains, but it was abolished more than a thousand years ago, and instead used sacrifices such as three animals instead.

Although it is impossible to conflict with the natives, fortunately most Americans are still relatively friendly, especially the Han and Americans, and they are both yellow and have similar appearances. This is probably one of the main reasons why the Mayans and Tylenols are friendly to them.

The more south Zhao Jia and the others went, the more barbaric the natives they met, and the fewer Mayans were, because the Mayans mainly lived in Central America, and then to the south were some very barbaric natives. The Mayans often fought with them, and these natives were very unfriendly to outsiders and were not welcomed by outsiders. After Zhao Jia and the others had contacted each other several times, they ended in a conflict. In the end, they simply didn't bother to contact these natives again, so they just focused on their journey, hoping to bypass the Americas as soon as possible.

After sailing for more than a month, Zhao Jia and the others finally arrived at the southernmost end of South America. There was a huge island here, and there was a long strait between the island and the mainland. The strait was very windy and waves, and there was even ice floating on the sea. However, this did not stop Zhao Jia and the others from walking, so they took a brief rest nearby and finally drove the fleet into the strait.

At the beginning, although the wind in the strait was quite strong, the scenery on both sides of the strait was pretty good. There were grassy grasslands on both sides of the strait, but when you walked in, the strait began to become narrower, and the cliffs on both sides were full of glaciers. From time to time, huge ice fell from the cliffs, which made Zhao Jia and the others dare not approach the strait.

What's worse is that shortly after they entered the strait, there was a heavy fog in the strait. Even the strong wind in the strait could not blow away the strait. As a result, this caused great difficulties in navigation. A ship even accidentally hit a reef, and a big hole broke at the bottom of the ship, and the cabin was full of sea water. Finally, even the hull began to tilt. In the end, Zhao Jia had to issue an order to abandon the ship. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please visit http://m.piaotian.net
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