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- ps: It has been confirmed that my wife is pregnant. (laugh)
I am a bit busy during this period, I need to apply for a birth certificate. I also have to go to the hospital for a physical check-up, attend pregnancy classes, and many, many more things. As a husband, I have to accompany you throughout the whole process
"Welcome to come to Manhattan Island to watch the military exercises of our tribe. I would like to express my extreme gratitude and prepare a small drink to express my gratitude."
After everyone sat down one by one, Zhao Hongyu first said some congratulations, and then lunch began.
Those Mohawk elders took advantage of the lunch break to start questioning Zhao Hongyu.
Heitong, can the weapons in your hands be provided to the Mohican tribe?
How did you think that a matchlock gun could be used in this way?
Heitong, can this method teach us the warriors of the Mohican tribe?
Questions one by one were constantly thrown to Zhao Hongyu, and these elders were waiting for his answer.
Samara was also very curious as to how Zhao Hongyu would answer.
He has met a lot of white people and knows their attitudes towards the Mohicans.
Although a small amount of matchlocks could be sold to the Indians, if the quantity was too large, it would be impossible for the white people to trade with them.
Samara could see that this was a form of self-protection on the part of the white man.
"But Samara didn't care about the matchlock before. After all, the matchlock seemed to be extremely powerful, but in fact it was a useless weapon to the Indians.
When used, it is really not as easy to use as bows and arrows and blow darts.
Therefore, Samara didn¡¯t think much about the fact that white people would not sell matchlocks to them in large quantities.
However, now that Zhao Hongyu has changed the combat use mode of the matchlock gun, this has brought an unparalleled shock to Samara.
¡°If white people also used matchlocks to wage war, even powerful people like the Mohican would not be able to match them.
In this way, weapons like matchlocks also entered the eyes of Samara and the elders.
"Purchasing a matchlock gun has become the consensus of senior officials in Mohawk." At the same time, they also wanted to invite Black Eyes to teach the Mohicans to use matchlock guns in this way.
The only thing Samara is worried about is whether Heitong can sell weapons to them, and at the same time teach them to use matchlocks to fight. This is also a big problem.
No matter who mastered this combat method, they probably wouldn¡¯t teach it to others.
¡°Anyway, if the Mohicans master this method, they will never hand it over to others.
The old leader Samara thought so.
It is precisely because of this that Samara is very curious and wants to know how Zhao Hongyu will respond to these questions.
"This kind of weapon can be sold to you, there is no problem at all. As for the price, it is slightly lower than the price of white people by 10%. We are all acquaintances."
Zhao Hongyu first gave a satisfactory answer to the question of whether matchlock guns are sold.
Sure enough, the fair and noble black pupil is still the same black pupil. He has not changed. This is the most popular reaction in everyone's mind.
In fact, they know that the biggest reason why Zhao Hongyu started selling this ancient weapon is that his strength has grown and he is no longer as weak as before.
At the same time, Zhao Hongyu is not worried that his soldiers who have learned 21st century combat tactics will not be able to defeat these Indians.
Even if they bought matchlock guns and learned the five-stage shooting, Zhao Hongyu was still confident that he could defeat them.
No one else, because he still controls supplies such as gunpowder and lead bullets.
So, just buying a matchlock gun is of no use. Without gunpowder and lead bullets, it's just a pile of fire sticks.
As long as he controls the sales of gunpowder and lead bullets, Zhao Hongyu will not worry at all even if the Mohicans buy matchlock guns.
??Besides, the Mohicans may not necessarily be disadvantageous to themselves.
As long as he does not touch the fundamental interests of the Mohicans, he will not conflict with the Mohicans.
At the same time, through these two months of joint trade, the lives of the Mohicans have changed a lot. Today's Mohican people have made significant improvements in their material and spiritual lives.
The food has become exquisite and the living space has become spacious.
In the past, they always had to worry about food, but now they don¡¯t have to worry about this at all.
Today¡¯s Mohicans, you have to ask them, do they still want to live the kind of life they had before?
?Then the answer you will get is definitely ¡®no¡¯. This is a very simple truth.
The main reason for such changes is because of Zhao Hongyu and the products he provides.
¡°If there is a conflict between the Mohican tribe and Zhao Hongyu, the Mohican people will be the first to be unlucky. Because they cannot produce those goods, they cannot grow rice, they cannot brew Erguotou, they cannot make convenient matches, and they cannot even grow cotton, sew cotton clothes, or build iron weapons.
In other words, if you offend Zhao Hongyu or have any conflict with him, then what the Mohican tribe has now will no longer exist.
This issue must be considered carefully.
And Zhao Hongyu knows this very well, and this is the second main reason why he can now safely sell matchlock guns to the Mohicans.
He doesn¡¯t think that the Mohicans would conflict with him because they don¡¯t want to live a ¡®happy¡¯ life like this.
Thinking about it from another angle, what will happen even if they kill themselves?
Those goods of theirs will eventually be sold out. By then, they will have no new goods to replenish, and they will have to go back to their previous life in less than a year.
Therefore, Zhao Hongyu, who controls the source of the product, is very safe.
The Mohicans are not idiots, they will not do such stupid things.
At the same time, Zhao Hongyu also used this drill to promote his armed strength. Tell everyone not to make mistakes, he is not a vegetarian either.
"Weighing two items into one, even if someone has a small calculation in their mind, they have to give it up now." Because the soldiers under Zhao Hongyu have shown strong combat effectiveness, if there is a conflict with Zhao Hongyu, it is impossible for him to get any benefits, and the price he needs to pay is too high.
In the end, even if they defeated Zhao Hongyu, they would gain nothing in the end.
"I can teach you this combat method. I will teach this combat method to Black Bear, and he will train the caravan guards and mineral guards."
Zhao Hongyu even gave an answer to this question, which completely reassured the Mohawk elders.
In fact, they had no idea that Black Bear had already taken refuge in Zhao Hongyu and became his man.
"And among the armed forces of Mohawk controlled by Black Bear, the young soldiers selected are also radicals and belong to the angry youth of Mohawk.
They have varying degrees of resentment against white people, and Black Bear is working hard to control these two armed forces.
It is precisely based on this situation that Zhao Hongyu said the above words.
After saying that, Zhao Hongyu gave Black Bear a vague look, and Black Bear nodded knowingly.
The eye contact between the two did not attract the attention of the people around them.
"Humph, they're just some old matchlock guns. Even if they teach you five-shot bursts, it's nothing."
I control the gunpowder and lead bullets, and you also have to judge the amount of gunpowder to add. If you don't pay attention to this thing, you will be in big trouble.
Zhao Hongyu laughed secretly in his heart.
Yes, he can teach the Mohicans how to shoot five shots in a row. But regarding the amount of gunpowder added, he would not tell the other party so realistically.
You must know that a qualified musketeer can not only increase his shooting speed in a short period of time. There is one more important thing to note, and that is the amount of gunpowder added.
Yes, European musketeers rely on their own experience when adding medicine or medicine. No one has given any systematic guidance on this matter, so this is something that Zhao Hongyu can control.
If the gunpowder is added too little, the matchlock ammunition will not be able to fire.
And if you add too much, there may be a danger of the chamber exploding.
This problem has always troubled the musketeer officers and soldiers of various countries on the European continent.
In a battle, facing the rushing enemies, the Musketeers need to stay rational and calm. If you don't have a good mental quality, once you are afraid of shaking, adding more or less gunpowder will be in trouble.
And, they also need to be very fast.
You can¡¯t reload the ammunition for a few minutes, otherwise the daylilies will be cold.
This problem will not be solved until the emergence of paper ammunition.
Because each piece of paper ammunition is measured and processed according to strictStandard packaged gunpowder. This avoids the problem of too much or too little gunpowder filling.
You only need to tear off the oil paper containing the ammunition, pour the gunpowder in the paper bag into the barrel, and then load the lead bullet.
It is precisely because of the emergence of paper gunpowder that the combat effectiveness of the musketeers has been improved.
However, it will take decades for this thing to appear.
At the same time, the matchlock guns at that time were also improved a lot.
With Zhao Hongyu¡¯s promise, the elders of Moxigan were very happy. These old guys praised Zhao Hongyu repeatedly and started drinking mohawk soup.
How could Zhao Hongyu be fooled by them? This is simply impossible.
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May 15, 1621, sunny
We ride a sea ship across the endless ocean, heading for new hope.
During this voyage, dozens of people died due to harsh conditions and diseases, but those who survived are still persevering.
It¡¯s been 46 days and we haven¡¯t seen land yet, God help us.
On the blue sea, a British three-masted Galen ship was heading west through the waves.
A man wearing a shabby linen shirt, brown trousers with holes, a beard and greasy stains all over his body. On the bow of the boat, he was writing something in a notebook with a goose feather dipped in ink.
Behind him, the crew members were doing what they should do.
A young sailor with a red turban on his head climbed up to the observation tower on the main mast.
"Land! There is land ahead!"
A voice sounded, and the somewhat lifeless ship suddenly became lively.
When the man on the bow who was writing something heard this, he raised his right hand and made a false sign of the cross on his chest.
"God bless!"
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