C1058 The colonial character of the Chinese people (1/2)

The Tahitians were a chain of islands formed by the ridges of the Pacific Ocean, and each island was actually a stone mountain in the ocean.

There was not much land that could be reclaimed, but the warm weather was not a problem for the Three-Season Rice. Chinese people used small amounts of rice and a large amount of seafood to create many delicacies that left the natives and European explorer dumbfounded.

The best was the seafood congee cooked by the Chinese people. The soup was scalding hot and fragrant. The luxurious dragon and shrimp meat along with various types of shellfish and macaque fish slices plus a bit of Chinese vegetables were making the immortal porridge salivate.

After tasting it two or three times, the natives could no longer live without this kind of delicacy. Unfortunately, they did not know how to grow, nor could they get any seasonings. Therefore, even if the Chinese gave them some rice, they would not be able to produce this flavor.

Do you want to enjoy such delicacies in the long run? Then he would trade something for it! From that day on, the indigenous peoples of Tahiti learned to trade goods.

The black pearl unique to the seashell shell of the deep sea used to be a toy in the hands of natives and children. Now, it could no longer be played with. It had to be stored and then exchanged for delicacies with the Chinese.

If the black pearls were not enough, then the beautiful coral in the ocean could also be used as a filler, something the Chinese also recognize.

If you can't even get hold of coral, then simply go hunting. The shallow waters of the archipelago are filled with crab, shellfish, grouper, octopus and other specialties. As long as you catch a lot of them and send them to a Chinese village, you can get a lot in exchange for some delicacies.

Soon enough, countless seafood piled up in Chinese villages, and there was no way to eat all of it. Initially, the natives did not understand what these foreigners were trying to do. In their eyes, food that they could not eat was a waste. Hot weather will soon corrupt the food.

But unexpectedly, the Chinese have collected so many seafood is not for eating! The natives watched helplessly as the Chinese cooked the crabs, then dried them and began to dismember them.

The largest crab claws were placed to one side, while the rest of the legs were cut off and put together. The plump flesh of the crab's hind legs was, of course, also taken apart and stored in a large collection.

The split crab meat would need a lot of salt to be marinated and dried, and within a few days, those ordinary-looking crab meat and crab feet would become half-dried products. They would add another layer of salt and then store it in wooden boxes and terrines, placing it in the newly built warehouse.

Crabs were the most expensive delicacies, the Chinese even used blue and white porcelain altars to marinate them, and those crabs and minced meat were not wasted. You could use a large amount of salt, then mash them up and store them for less than half a month, and then you could pickle them out with thick, fragrant ointment, which the Chinese called crab sauce.

Crab processing is just one of these weird Chinese behavior, the rest of the octopus, scallop, macula, sea cucumber... All kinds of seafood Chinese have strange storage methods.

The natives were completely unable to understand the actions of these outsiders. In their eyes, if they didn't eat the food, they would store it away. What was there to do if they had nothing better to eat?

If they were too energetic, why didn't they sing and dance and celebrate by the fire? If he couldn't do it, then what was he supposed to do in the wild?

Unfortunately, they couldn't resist the allure of delicious food. Even though they knew that the Chinese were doing meaningless work, they could only shrug their shoulders and continue catching crabs.

Tribes that were in a fishing and hunting state would never understand the way of life of a farming civilization until one day, a huge scissor boat appeared in front of them. These aboriginals were completely dumbfounded.