"I've been here twice, both in a small boat from the river, and the first time I was spotted in advance, and I ran away without going ashore at all. Then we built up the fence so they couldn't raid the village at night. The second time they came, they didn't plan to land from here again, but chose to sneak attack from the land in the early hours of the morning. As a result, it was discovered by the sentries on the fence, and more than a dozen people were killed by crossbows. No one has been tempting them for a year or so, the equipment of those people is too backward, the arrows they shoot are made of wood and stone, and after getting acquainted with their roars, there is nothing to fear. ”

The artisans talked about life in the tribe with great interest, starting with the fighting between the tribes and continuing with the exchange of goods between the tribes by the river during the harvest season. Then he talked about what was still lacking in the tribe, what tree species they found nearby that were suitable for shipbuilding, what minerals they had, etc., and Hong Tao carefully took the notebook and recorded it.

When they returned to the village, several elders and the female leader Tu had already gathered the villagers, singing and dancing, similar to the last time Hong Tao got married. It's just that everyone can communicate in simple Chinese, especially the children and young people in the tribe, their ability to learn Chinese is much stronger, and some of them are even better than the picture speaks.

"Your Majesty, you have blinded me again, and it is worth marrying a daughter-in-law here, and you are still their leader, so why do you want me to use it!" Luo Youde envied and hated Hong Tao's ability to settle home wherever he went, he finally married one, and he was far away in Cape Town, and his status was not so high.

"They are different from us, and you are here to persuade them more, to make them agree with our way of life, so that they can take the initiative to learn more knowledge, and let them become our own people." For Luo Youde complained. Hong Tao didn't hear it, it's too late to say anything now, and there is no way to take regret medicine!

"Just rely on these dozens of people we brought?" Luo Youde understood what Hong Tao wanted to do here, but he didn't believe that this task could be completed, there were too few people.

"Dozens? Lao Luo, you really dare to open your teeth! When I first arrived in Jinhewan with my family. There are dozens of people, old and young, women and children. That's really nothing, so I relied on boiling whale oil and selling it to you and slowly developed into the Golden River Empire. There are endless trees, endless minerals, endless slaves, and tribes, and I have also assigned you dozens of heavily armed warriors, and Swan is here, and these dozens of people are used by hundreds. These deck guns alone are enough for you to be the Emperor of the Earth here, how much more do you want? "Hong Tao can't listen to others complaining about poor conditions, and he is self-made. As long as it's not worse than when you were back, keep your mouth shut and say less.

"Well, don't stare at you, I'll try what you were like when you started from scratch in Jinhe Bay. But the words are in front, you can't blame me if you don't do it well, if I had your ability, I would have been the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty as early as possible. Luo Youde was choked by Hong Tao and couldn't find a reason, Hong Tao said the truth. Or what he saw with his own eyes. But Hong Tao's success does not mean that he can also succeed. Luo Youde has never compared himself with Hong Tao on an equal footing.

"Boss Luo, I was frustrated when I heard what you said. Your Majesty has already pointed the way, the cannons are ready, and there is still a face to say that it will not be successful? I don't think it's difficult, let's take them to eat and drink spicy food with us. Those who don't listen to the call will click away, isn't it just catching slaves? It's not like I haven't caught it, can it be that the slaves here have four legs? We can't catch up! Swann was very unhappy when he heard Luo Youde shrink back vigorously. He came here to make contributions, not to eat and wait for death, and to put up such a cowardly egg bun as Luo Youde. The future is a bit bleak.

"Hey, I said bastard, did Your Majesty and I have you when we were born and died! Go and go, stay and go, adults talk, children don't interject! Luo Youde was beaten by Swan in front of Hong Tao, even if he was thick-skinned, he couldn't hang it anymore, and began to put up his old qualifications.

"Stop, stop! The two of you are arguing now, and what a life to come! Swan, apologize to your Uncle Luo, he is your elder, don't talk like this in the future. Lao Luo, you also talk too much nonsense, no wonder the child annoys you, I annoy you! Figure, come here, let me introduce you to it. This is my brother, named Luo Youde! This is my nephew, named Swan. After that, the two of them stayed here and helped build better houses, better machines, and better doctors in the village. ”

In the face of Luo Youde's conservative prudence and Swan's radical boldness, Hong Tao played fifty boards each, and no one encouraged or criticized. What he wants is this effect, these two people have very different personalities, as long as there is no fundamental conflict of interests, they will not fight to the death against Mai Mang, after a period of running-in, it is easier to complement each other's advantages.

What he is worried about now is not the partnership between Luo Youde and Swan, but Tu's attitude. It is difficult to judge whether this tribe of Indians can tolerate a large number of aliens who will fundamentally change their lives, and Hong Tao has no experience in this area.

The only thing that can be learned is the series of conflicts between the new European settlers and the local Indians when they first arrived on the American continent. At that time, the new European immigrants took advantage of the contradictions between the Indian tribes and provoked a vendetta between them, so as to reduce their own pressure. However, this method has great side effects, and it is more effective in the early stage, and once the Indians react in the later stage, they will never be trusted. Now that he has learned the lessons of European immigration, Hong Tao wants to build on them better and see if he can reduce the side effects.

There are also many successful examples of integration with other races in Chinese history, and the methods used are nothing more than war, appeasement, and tenderness. At first, you have to fight a dozen, you don't necessarily have to kill too many people, but you have to beat the opponent hard, and then sit down and slowly negotiate the conditions. How to find a balance between toughness and softness is the key, and when necessary, the appeasement policy can also be used to make appropriate adjustments. 、

In short, Hong Tao did not want to kill all the Indians like the European settlers, nor did he want to rob them of their land, forests and rivers. But they need to be able to support themselves, follow themselves, make some concessions and changes on both sides, and then live a good life together. For those tribes who are stubborn and seriously interfere with their own development, Hong Tao will be more ferocious than European immigrants.

"They're all going to stay here!" Tu was a little surprised by Hong Tao's plan, not surprised but stunned.

"What's wrong? Any questions? Is there someone in the tribe who is against it? Seeing Tu's expression, Hong Tao immediately understood that Tu had difficulties. And it's not that she doesn't want to, it should be that someone else put pressure on her.

"I'm afraid the elders will have opinions...... Don't tell them about this until I convince them, okay? Tu didn't want Hong Tao to underestimate her, and was still trying to cover it up.

"Why? Are these waterwheels, mills, crossbows, farm implements, cannons, and horses bad? Hong Tao thought of the factor that Tu's prestige in the tribe was not high enough, after all, she was a woman, although the Indians did not discriminate against women, but let a young woman be the leader of the tribe, after all, no strong man could suppress it.

"Some elders believe that these things are against the will of the gods of the earth, that they will attract the rebuke of the gods, and that they will not rest for the souls." The explanation of the diagram is vague, and the general meaning seems to be related to the beliefs of the Indians.

The Indians are widely distributed on the American continent, and the large ethnic groups include the Eskimos and Aleuts in the Arctic; the Atabaskans, Argonkin, Iroquois, Sioux and Muscokes of North America; Central America has Aztecs, Mayans, Caribbeans, and Chibuchas; South America also includes the Incas, Guarani, and Araucans.

Although these groups are all Indians, their living habits and cultures are very different. Some are still in matriarchal societies, some have entered slave countries, the language is not even the same, and the beliefs are even more mixed. There are beliefs in everything from the sun and the stars to every grass and tree, and even if Hong Tao has studied the local Indian culture in Belize for a while, he can't tell what they believe.

They don't have a fixed god and think that everything in the world has a soul, and life can end, but the soul does not die. If we had to classify their beliefs, they should be closer to natural beliefs.

The tribe to which Tu belongs belongs to one of the northernmost tribes of the Mayan Empire. Due to its location, it was the border between the Mayan Empire and the Toltecs who ruled north-central Mexico, and there were frequent minor tribal frictions between the two clans. There are two Toh villages in the upper reaches of this river, which are the feud of the Tu tribe.

However, the Trothels did not invade the south on a large scale, because they were followed by another more warlike northern nomad, the Aztecs. They defeated the Trotskys and destroyed their cities. The obedient Totmen became Albanians, and all those who did not submit were cut out of their hearts, and it is said that the Albanians like to dig out the hearts of the living and sacrifice them to the gods.

Hong Tao has no way to deal with the issue of faith, this thing is more powerful than brainwashing, and it is difficult to convince. But he had a way of getting the elders to change their minds, or to stop objecting, because the dead could not express their opinions.

No matter who he is, he can't stop his plan, he can usually talk about it and discuss it, but once Hong Tao feels helpless, he will do whatever it takes. The bottom line is that this thing only exists when he's not too angry, and sometimes it's quite high, but if he says no, there is no warning.

(To be continued.) )