Although the nine-day gala and carnival caused a lot of investment in the entire Los Angeles colony, and even threatened the food reserve plan of Los Angeles to a certain extent, the effect it achieved was recognized by everyone in the committee. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info You can clearly feel that there seems to be a little more look on the faces of each traverser, and in the process of running and struggling for their own lives, everyone has a goal in life.

Perhaps, they have finished saying goodbye to the past and are beginning to truly see themselves as a new Angelenos, building their own home on this land.

After the event, in order to make up for the food shortage, the committee planned to increase the reclamation of several farms around Los Angeles.

Zhao Daling presided over the meeting, "We have now built three farms near Los Angeles, mainly growing food crops, and our food supply is still facing huge problems in the first half of the year. ”

Liang Zhenhai, who has been appointed as the director of the Industrial Bureau, took over and said: "Our Industrial Development Bureau has made every effort to tackle key problems and strive to put into operation a fertilizer plant within a month to provide fertilizer for several of our farms to ensure production and income." ”

After all, these are figures in the system, and they still speak in a very official tone.

Although Bai Nan was not a member of the committee, he was also present, and he said: "In fact, the land near Los Angeles is not the most fertile and best land in California, but the real land is in the Great Central Basin in our north, where there are tens of thousands of square kilometers of plains, and the fertility of the land is also extremely considerable. ”

Liu Tian frowned and said, "But it's not a place we can control, and besides, there should be Indians there." ”

Bai Nan bowed his head slightly: "The Yokuz people are the main ethnic group that dominates the Central Great Basin, and the population should be more than 10,000 people, but there are many tribes, and they can't gather any strength. I think we can send out the farming regiments, with a certain degree of armament, to carry out reclamation activities there. ”

Zhao Daling said with a smile: "It's similar to the system of the Construction Corps, right?" ”

"That's exactly what it looks like, but I think maybe we don't necessarily have to clash too much with the Yokuz. We have a lot of resources at our disposal, and the Great Central Basin is too big for us to occupy all at once. We can emulate the European colonizers of this era and buy large tracts of land with small favors, of course, they will not see anything wrong with it at first, and soon the shrinking living space will cause us to conflict. But I also think that if naturalization is done well, these Yokuzi could also become our workforce. Bai Nan said eloquently, obviously having already thought about it.

Xue Yue said a little weirdly: "It's better not to take it for granted. ”

Now the general of the Guofu Army has basically been deprived of his military position, and his military rank is also high, and the Decision Committee can't watch the major general become the head of the general, so it ignores Xue Yue's rank of general, so that the highest military rank in the colony army is the major general. In fact, Zhao Daling himself promoted himself to a lieutenant general, commanding the three armies. In addition, Deng Xiyi, Hong Bao, Zhou Man and others were also promoted to colonels. And Zheng He thought that his strength was not in commanding the fleet, so he did not receive a military position.

Zhao Daling coughed lightly twice and said, "We still need to continue to discuss this issue, contact the Yokuz people first, and carry out feasibility research and verification. ”

Bai Nan said at this time: "We also have an Indian here, who should be able to be a part of our help." ”

Zhao Daling said: "You are talking about the Chumash man who was rescued by Chang Bin." ”

"Yes, the Chumash and the Yokuz live side by side and have some trade ties with each other, and we can learn more about the Yokuz from the Chumash so that we can further carry out our plan to reclaim the Great Central Basin. Diplomacy and engagement with the more friendly Indian tribes will also help us to use their power for our own purposes in the future. ”

"Lieutenant Colonel Bai, do you think it's appropriate to adopt the Huairou policy to deal with the local natives?" Zheng He has also learned a lot of modern vocabulary during this time, and even this Ming Dynasty man has taken the lead in changing into modern clothes.

In order to work conveniently, many people in the Ming Dynasty have changed into the uniforms of the Republic of China or the modern people, but almost none of them have shaved their hair short, and no one will force them to do so, so this strange scene has appeared.

"Lord Zheng, do you know, there are many Indian tribes, and even different languages and cultures between them, there are more conflicts between them, and the colonists of the thirteen colonies in the east of us are accustomed to pulling one faction to fight another, and we befriend some Indians and hostile others. The Chumash are in our north, but the Tunwa are in our immediate neighborhood, and we have discovered the location of the Tunwa tribe in these days, and the Tunwa have become alert to our presence. It's just that because of our strength, the Tunwa people did not take any drastic measures. But the contradictions of the land are solid, and sooner or later we will clash with the Tunwa. Therefore, I think it is a better strategy to contact the Chumash people in the north and deal with the Tunwa people. As for the Yokuz, it remains to be seen what their attitude is towards our presence specifically. Bai Nan explained.

Zheng He waved his hand and said, "Don't call me an adult, let's say goodbye to our past identities now, just call me Commissioner Zheng." ”

Liu Tian said at this time: "Actually, I think that our colony has a population of 130,000, and the military strength is enough. ”

Zheng He frowned and said: "Although the natives are barbaric and rude, slaughtering them indiscriminately is really hurtful to heaven and morality, and it is not the work of benevolent people. ”

Xue Yue also said: "This murder and extermination of the clan is still too hasty. Even if we want to seize the land around Los Angeles, we don't necessarily have to use too many means, if we want to control these Indians, there is always a way. ”

Liu Tian muttered: "You don't necessarily have to kill them all, if you deal with them at that time, it's not to create some excuses for incidents, they are all decorated one by one." But Liu Tian also knew that if he really let himself be the one who raised the butcher's knife, he wouldn't be able to do it.

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When Sumuri's injuries were almost healed, he prepared to take his leave and return to his tribe. In just a few days, the colony has changed dramatically, and the first buildings have been almost completed. In addition to government utility buildings, a number of three-storey apartment buildings have also been built. These buildings can be completed quickly, and the original workers of China Railway China Construction are insufficient, and many labor forces from the Republic of China and the Ming Dynasty are also involved in the project. Maybe they lack construction experience, but they can still do things like cement and yard bricks. In addition, the committee distributed more rations to the immigrants who participated in the labor, and the meat obtained from the hunting horses was also given priority to them, and many peasants in the Republic of China, in order to increase the food of their families, some also put into work to make people more down-to-earth through labor.

The building was obviously beyond the cognition of an Indian in Sumuri, and he was even more amazed by the powerful construction ability of these Chinese. This also strengthened his determination to befriend the "Chinese tribe" on behalf of the Chumash people and trade with the Chinese.

Before leaving, Bai Nan handed over the collected items of the Tongwa people, such as bows and arrows, spears, etc., to Su Muri, who naturally could not take them all, only took a pair of bows and arrows and some leather goods. Bai Nan also took out a saber and gave it to Su Muri as a gift. Naturally, this saber is not a standard military dagger of PLA, nor is it a saber captured by the Guo army from the United States or Japan, but a brocade cloth embroidered spring knife from the Ming Dynasty. This embroidered spring knife does not represent the highest metallurgical level of the Ming Dynasty, but it is also extremely sharp, and it is also the sharpest weapon that Su Muli has been exposed to since he was a child, and Su Muli was ecstatic when he saw that this knife could easily pierce the belly of a reindeer.

Of course, Sumuri was more interested in the muskets used by these Chinese hunters. He had seen the Spaniard's muskets before, and they were obviously much weaker, not only did they need to be reloaded, but they also had a short range and little power. Sumuri had seen hunters use carbines to fire in bursts on horses, which was incredibly powerful and very convenient. However, it is obvious that the other party has no intention of giving such a powerful weapon to himself, Su Muli thinks that if it is himself, he will definitely not want to give this weapon to others, and now Su Muli is full of thoughts, how to come back and exchange what can be exchanged for this weapon.

Another thing that Sumuri is very interested in is the horsemen of the hunters, whether it is a sweaty horse or an Arabian horse, it is a very expensive, beautiful horse breed, for a man who loves speed and violence, it is a temptation that cannot be refused. There are also some horses in the Sumuri tribe, which are domesticated by captured North American wild horses. These wild horses are basically Andalusian horses and other breeds brought by the Spaniards and turned into wild horses. Although the Spaniards have only colonized the west coast of North America in recent years, they brought horses to Mexico in the 16th century, and the North American wild horses migrated faster than the Spaniards, so although there are not many wild horses on the west coast, there are some.

Sumuri didn't know that maybe there was such a thing as guns, and the colony might have given a friendly Indians a branch or two as a thought, but horses were absolutely impossible. There are more than 200 war horses in the entire colony, and they also shoulder the role of breeding offspring, especially some stallions, who are not willing to be geldings at all, and would rather not ride than keep. If Su Muri had told Bai Nan where to find the wild horses, Bai Nan would have taken a ticket to catch the horses. The colony now has some cars, but with less and less fuel, and horses will play a major role for some time.