From Robinson Crusoe

On August 8, after packing up the astronomical telescope and dealing with the wooden and stone walls on the beach, Chen Zhou returned to the cave and began to devote his energy to dealing with the indigenous people.

Cocoa puree is heating up in the kitchen.

The room was brightly lit. Chen Zhou sat at the desk, holding a pen in one hand, quietly reading a book, thinking about the situations that might be encountered in the process of rescuing the indigenous captives and how to deal with them.

He believed that the ideal situation would be that when the cannibal feast was held in December, the number of natives landing on the island would be small, preferably around ten people, so that it would be easier to deal with them.

Moreover, the number of prisoners they brought to the island was relatively small, only two or three.

The fewer people there are, the clearer and simpler the situation will be, and the risk will be lower.

But ideal situations don't always happen, so he also needs to consider some more difficult situations and extreme cases.

For example, the total number of indigenous people who landed on the island reached 30 or even 50.

This huge difference in numbers was enough to cover up the backwardness of the technological level. Not to mention that he was wearing rattan armor, even if he was wearing plate armor, he would not be able to fight fifty people in such an open terrain.

These natives didn't even have to cut him; they could have crushed him to death just by rushing over and pinning him down.

Chen Zhou had already made a plan. If he found that the number of natives landing on the island exceeded his ability to deal with, he would decisively abandon the plan to rescue the natives.

Even if we have to wait two more years, we can't take this risk.

Of course, the probability of extreme situations occurring is very low. Under normal circumstances, the work of rescuing the indigenous people will definitely proceed smoothly.

In the process, he also needs to consider another question - who to save?
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According to the description in the original book, every time the natives landed on the island, they brought more than one captive.

The most unfortunate among them were probably killed by having their necks cut shortly after reaching the shore. The remaining few had their hands and feet tied and were tossed along by the canoe, unable to resist at all.

The lucky escapes, like Friday's, are the exception.

He could not count on the low probability event that some of the prisoners would break free from their restraints and run up the mountain on their own initiative.

If you want to complete this task successfully, you must take the initiative. If you are a little slow, the living person you rescue may become a corpse.

During this process, he must seize the opportunity and observe clearly early on how many captives are brought ashore, what they look like, and how old they are.

In Chen Zhou's mind, the most ideal candidates for rescue were young indigenous captives between the ages of 18 or 19 and 21 or 22.

The indigenous captives of this age have not yet solidified their thinking and are able to accept new things to a certain extent. At the same time, they are physically strong and can serve as excellent laborers, helping him to undertake some heavy physical work with low technical content.

If there were no young native captives, he hoped to rescue a young captive between the ages of fourteen and sixteen or seventeen.

In Chen Zhou's opinion, the character of indigenous teenagers should be relatively pure, and their learning ability should be relatively strong. Although their physical strength may not be sufficient, it can be cultivated slowly.

Compared with young indigenous people, the upper limit that young indigenous people can reach is higher.

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If he had observed on the mountain long ago that there were teenagers among the captives brought ashore by the natives, and that they were ranked first or second in danger, Chen Zhou would have rescued one of the native captives if he could protect himself.

If there were no teenagers among all the captives, but only middle-aged and elderly people, he might consider taking action.

The middle-aged natives grew up in primitive tribes and participated in the internal fighting between tribes. They have experienced the craze of cannibalism and also fell into the situation of being cannibalized. It is impossible to say whether their hearts have been completely distorted.

Moreover, the middle-aged native already knows many skills to survive in the wild. If we take him home and he intends to escape, it will be difficult to keep him under control.

The defects of elderly natives are even more obvious.

His biggest shortcoming is that he does not have sufficient working capacity.

At the same time, he was deeply influenced by the primitive tribe, had stubborn ideas, had a poor acceptance of new things, and had poor learning ability. It was impossible for him to learn a completely new language in a short period of time.

However, the elderly also have their advantages. At least they are very familiar with primitive tribes. If they can learn Chinese, they can communicate with each other.

Chen Zhou can completely understand the customs and habits of the primitive tribe through the elderly natives and then "prescribe the right medicine".

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After planning the priority of rescuing people, Chen Zhou had to consider where to place the captive after rescuing him.

Until he was sure that the natives were in awe of him and loyal to him, he would not let them set foot in the cave, or even in this yard.

This is his private territory. Once the natives rashly step in, he will have every reason to suspect that the natives have ill intentions towards him.

Once the element of awe is missing from this strange master-servant relationship, he will definitely take the initiative to eliminate the hidden dangers.

After all, it concerns one's life and property, so it must be given extra attention.

After much deliberation, he decided to build a separate wooden house right in front of the watchtower on the wall and next to the field.

The interior of this wooden house can only accommodate a small stove and a bed. The bed is located opposite the watchtower, where a large window should be opened. As long as he climbs up the watchtower, he can have a panoramic view of the situation inside the wooden house and thus grasp the movements of the native captives.

As for whether the natives would sneak away while he was sleeping, Chen Zhou had no particularly suitable way to restrain them.

You can't put shackles on the natives, put a lock on them, and ask them to open the lock when they work and then put the lock back on when they are done.

This behavior of treating people like animals is bound to cause dissatisfaction, leading to resistance and defection.

The so-called taming must use both kindness and force to make him convinced, loyal, and willing to work for you voluntarily.

Even though Chen Zhou had never been an official and had no management experience, he had seen how leaders in his unit made empty promises and said one thing in front of him and another behind his back. He felt that dealing with the natives should be much simpler than dealing with modern people, and that giving them a beating and then a sweet treat might be enough.

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In the initial stage of domestication, Chen Zhou planned to first change the natives' eating habits, make them adapt to eating cooked food with salt, and reject the bad habit of cannibalism.

This change can be achieved by establishing a majestic image in the minds of the natives.

At the same time as changing the diet, the problem of language barriers was also solved.

He planned to burn several pieces of white clay slabs and then mark pinyin on them. While teaching the natives to master Chinese pronunciation, he also helped them understand the names and uses of different items by pointing out them one by one in daily life.

As for the indigenous people's ideas and concepts, Chen Zhou did not think he could change them.

These tribal civilizations in the 17th century were isolated overseas, lacked external communication, were small in size, and were busy with internal strife, so they had no time to develop language and writing.

Coupled with the lack of metallurgical resources on the island, they were unable to develop a unique art and language, nor could they make any technological advances.

It’s like their technology tree is locked. Without any help from the outside, they may have to stay at this stage forever until the world is destroyed.

They believe in primitive gods and think that cannibalism is a ritual of sacrifice to the gods. This backward idea can be changed, but it cannot be completely reversed.

The modern knowledge that Chen Zhou learned was far beyond this era, from the most basic characters to mathematics, history, logical thinking, common sense, etc. These things that modern people know and can understand cannot be instilled into the indigenous people at all.

Materialism, in particular, may directly shatter the indigenous people's understanding of the world, causing their thinking to collapse and causing them to doubt the world. The differences between eras are too great.

There are several centuries between 1661 and 2025.

Over the past few centuries, mankind's principles and values have undergone tremendous changes, and forced change can only be counterproductive.

Moreover, atheism not only subverts the three views of the indigenous people, but is also of no benefit to the domestication of the indigenous people.

History has long proven that religion is an excellent means of control, and this means still works even in modern times with advanced technology.

When the old god in the hearts of the natives dies, it doesn’t matter, just create a new god for him.

It just so happened that Chen Zhou had a ready-made statue available - the exquisite statue of Wang Lingguan had been moved to the cave for some time.

Chen Zhou planned to dig out a small temple near the cave, return Wang Lingguan's belongings to their original owner, and move the statue to the temple for worship.

He didn't feel any psychological pressure about this matter.

After all, although Taoism has declined in modern times, it is still one of the largest religions in the country. It has historical roots and a Taoist heritage.

Contributing to the spread of Taoism in the other world and creating a few new believers is a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

If Chen Zhou were asked to invent a religion out of thin air and become its leader himself, he would not be able to do it.

Even if they know in their hearts that there is no God, they will involuntarily strengthen their belief in God in the process of deceiving the world.

Gradually, even the most mentally strong people will have mental problems, not to mention that they are on an isolated island, out of touch with modern society, and face a long survival challenge.

Chen Zhou didn't dare to risk going crazy by becoming a charlatan. Since there was religion to refer to, he was happy to use the "borrowing approach" and let Wang Lingguan work here as well.

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There are so many details to consider when it comes to rescuing native captives.

In addition to deciding which native to rescue, choosing the right time, how to resettle and tame them after rescue, Chen Zhou also had to consider whether all the natives who came ashore should be killed or let go.

It is very difficult to kill them all, and if we let them go, there is the risk of being attacked by the indigenous army landing on the island.

We also have to consider that even if the natives return to their tribes and are frightened by his bravery, they may never come to the island again.

One helper seems not enough. If possible, Chen Zhou still hopes to tame more natives, completely liberate them, and turn this challenge into a vacation-like enjoyment.

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Advance preparation can only ensure that you have an appropriate plan in mind when encountering various emergencies.

However, it is impossible to calculate all the possibilities with one's own brain power. When it comes to actual combat, it depends on whether one's thinking is flexible enough and whether one knows how to adapt to circumstances.

Chen Zhou knew this very well, so he only made plans for several major situations with higher probabilities on the evening of August 8, and on August 6, he immediately started the actual work.

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The first step of the work was to set up traps and obstacles in the mountains of the northeast, which could effectively reduce the speed at which the natives would chase him, increase safety during the rescue process, and at the same time cause casualties to the fastest and most courageous native warriors.

The spike trap dug by Chen Zhou was only 50cm deep and filled with 30cm long sharp spikes. Once a native accidentally stepped on it, the sharp spikes could directly pierce his feet, not only making him lose his combat effectiveness, but his screams would also greatly reduce the morale of the natives.

After setting the trap, Chen Zhou began to build a log cabin for the native captives.

He felt that since his preparations were so meticulous, there was a good chance that he could rescue more than one prisoner at a time, so he put in a little more effort and built two wooden houses on either side of the farmland.

There is a large field between the wooden houses, which can separate the natives far away to prevent them from thinking of escaping after communicating.

While building the wooden house, Chen Zhou also built an exquisite doghouse for Lai Fu and placed it in the yard.

Hutou, Tizi and Gangdang, who often go out, were also allocated their own houses. Their cat beds were connected by wooden boards and set up high for them to climb and play.

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After completing this work, Chen Zhou was busy firing white clay boards and carving pinyin.

He didn't expect that other tasks that required a lot of physical effort did not stump him, but the task of engraving pinyin, which he had previously thought was very simple, stumped him.

He was still in primary school when he learned pinyin. After he knew enough characters for daily use, he had less and less contact with pinyin.

When reviewing all the initial consonants, finals, as well as whole-word syllables and some special finals, Chen Zhou always suspected that he had missed a few syllables or finals.

It took him a whole day to complete the entire pinyin table by referring to the English alphabet and spelling out some rare characters on his own.

In order to make it easier for the natives to learn Chinese, Chen Zhou mass-produced several pinyin tables and planned to hang them in the natives' rooms so that they could review them when they were free.

Then, he also made several Chinese character recognition boards of first-grade level, which listed some common characters, such as mountain, river, person, sun, as well as numbers, and the names of some common animals on the island.

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Wang Lingguan Temple was built last.

Chen Zhou believes that the appearance of a temple can determine whether the natives can quickly develop a reverence for strange gods.

If he had the ability, he really hoped that he could build the Temple of Heaven, the Great Wall, or a magnificent building like the Potala Palace or the Shwedagon Pagoda.

Their size and majesty are enough to make the natives kneel down in submission at a glance.

But he really did not have the ability to build wonders, so he could only rely on his own leadership in design and aesthetics, use as many mortise and tenon structures as possible, mix them with his own understanding, and then sculpt them.

He built a temple based on his understanding of the "ancient architectural style" that modern scholars would denounce as "inappropriate" or "fabricated".

To increase the beauty of the temple, Chen Zhou used a variety of woods without colored paint.

Utilizing their natural colors and textures, more details are added to the mortise and tenon structure, making the Wang Lingguan Temple appear more solemn and sacred.

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Finally, as September was approaching, Chen Zhou completed several projects.

Also at the end of September, the last mystery reward before the second anniversary of the challenge will arrive.

After a long time without the torture of decryption projects, the practicality of the mysterious rewards has become mediocre, and it can't even make people feel particularly surprised.

Faced with this reward, Chen Zhou is looking forward to whether there will be a new "anniversary gift package".

If there really is a second anniversary gift package, what he is looking forward to even more is the prizes in the gift package - the Space and Time Administration has never been stingy when it comes to anniversary gift packages.

Of course, this is also because he only received the anniversary gift pack once. (End of this chapter)