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- Soon, ten sleighs pulled by elk carried Dunbar and their companions away with a large amount of merchandise. Among this group of people, Zhao Hongyu also arranged for a genetic doctor who had learned some medical knowledge in Manhattan.
Although the medical skills of this genetic man are not very good, not even comparable to that of a barefoot doctor, it should be more than enough to treat Indians with the medicines used to treat minor illnesses.
At this point, Zhao Hongyu had his first contact with the Iroquois.
As long as the Iroquois people are stabilized and they do not cause trouble for themselves in the early stage, there is no doubt that their Great Lakes region will fall into the hands of Zhao Hongyu.
"Your Highness, what do you think about them going to the Cayuga Tribe?"
After watching the sleigh convoy disappear in the valley passage in the distance, Wang Shan came up and asked.
"What can I say? I have great hopes for their trip. I think they can complete the task satisfactorily." Zhao Hongyu didn't think there would be any surprises.
In fact, the Indians in this era are very simple. As long as you are good to them, it is easy to gain their friendship.
Of course, you must have no conflict of interest with them.
¡°For example, Zhao Hongyu cannot reveal his ambition and desire for land.
Only in this way can "friendship" be maintained for a long time.
"If he reveals even a little bit of ambition for the land controlled by the Iroquois, the Iroquois will definitely eliminate them here.
This is not without examples.
There have been tribes that were wiped out in this way, and it¡¯s not like the French didn¡¯t have friendship with the Iroquois, but didn¡¯t war eventually break out due to interests?
Zhao Hongyu still knows this.
"When we deal with them, we just need to ensure that the transaction of goods is fair. At the same time, we cannot expose our ambition and desire for land for the time being. Only in this way can we not arouse the wariness of the Iroquois."
Zhao Hongyu said to Wang Shan.
Wang Shan laughed when he heard this: "It is obviously impossible not to arouse their wariness. Ever since we appeared here, they will not be wary of us. But we first expressed sincerity and goodwill, then they will not be wary of us." Let's attack. That's for sure, it's Indian custom."
In the Manhattan area, Wang Shan also had a lot of teachings with the Indians.
Wang Shan learned a lot from the Indians in Manhattan.
I also have a little understanding of the customs of the Indians.
First of all, no matter the Indian tribe living in that area, they will always warmly entertain outsiders who show goodwill and will not launch attacks.
Unless you do something that offends the other party, or violates the other party's taboos, or peeks into the other party's land and 'wealth', only this will trigger a war.
Otherwise, most Indian tribes are very friendly.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? except for those Indians who are vassalized by white people and think like white people, because their thinking is no longer Indian thinking.
Therefore, such tribes cannot be viewed and treated in the normal way of Indians.
"I understand what His Highness means, which is to numb them. Is it right for us to use actions to stabilize them to develop ourselves?" Wang Shan said.
Zhao Hongyu nodded: "Yes, we are completely outsiders to the Iroquois. So we cannot show our ambitions, but let them know that all we want is fair trade. In this way, the Iroquois People won¡¯t be able to do anything right.¡±
In Zhao Hongyu¡¯s plan, it would be unwise to conflict with the Iroquois from the beginning.
Because he did not have enough strength at hand now, he could not use force to conquer the Iroquois from the beginning.
??Besides, the Iroquois are not easy to conquer. They have a population of more than 300,000 and 50,000 elite warriors.
What's more, the Indians don't know how to fight head-on wars. What they are most good at is raids and ambushes, which completely make their opponents unable to guard against them. This is what Zhao Hongyu is most afraid of.
If the Iroquois cannot be convinced once and for all, then Zhao Hongyu will face endless sneak attacks and endless ambushes.
He and his troops will never have peace.
This is a situation that Zhao Hongyu absolutely does not want to see happen.
Therefore, based on this consideration, Zhao Hongyu decided to see if he could get the Iroquois to let go at an early stage.heart, and at the same time can be assimilated like the Mohicans.
"However, Zhao Hongyu forgot one thing. The Iroquois are different from the Mohicans. They are a super federation formed by super tribes united together and absorbing many small tribes.
The Mohicans are a complete and unified tribe.
Therefore, it is only possible for Zhao Hongyu to assimilate some tribes, but it is unrealistic to completely assimilate the entire Iroquois.
After all, each tribe has different demands and interests, and their ideas are also different.
This will be fully reflected in the future Seven Years' War between Britain, France and America, and the American Revolutionary War.
Of course, it is certain that white people may be at work here, but flies do not bite seamless eggs, and the Iroquois are not monolithic. This has been proven by history.
Zhao Hongyu and Wang Shan began to walk back. As they walked, they began to deduce and evaluate what might happen in the future.
"Your Highness, even if we have shown goodwill and sincerity, and we are very fair in our trade. But if we build a camp here now, is it also a violation of the Iroquois?"
It was already nightfall, and a black curtain enveloped the earth, bringing black to the world.
The north is whistling past, and from time to time there are some snowflakes that are blown up from the ground, rolling and dancing in the air and then falling gently.
With the howling northern breeze, the surrounding branches without fallen leaves swayed continuously.
Wang Shan put forward an opinion of his own.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongyu thought for a while. Then he said: "Well, what you said is true. The Iroquois are very strict about their territory, and we have indeed violated their taboo. But we can find a good excuse, just say it is temporary I think they won¡¯t object to the lease being used as a distribution center for trade.¡±
Soon, Zhao Hongyu thought of a solution.
Yes, lease this place from the Iroquois.
Although it would cost a seemingly unjust fee, it would allow the Iroquois to accept the offer and let down their wariness.
At the same time, it can also avoid falling out with the Iroquois and going to war with them at such an early stage.
It would be unwise to use force at this time.
Zhao Hongyu would have chosen this method to occupy the Great Lakes only if he was mentally retarded.
The reason is very simple, lack of strength.
"If we give him something to do, and if the Great Lakes develops well, Zhao Hongyu can have 20,000 soldiers under his command, then he should not object to the occupation by force.
But the fact is that the only people who came to this place with him were 500 genetic warriors and 100 Mohican warriors.
There were only 600 warriors in total. Using this armed force to attack the Iroquois was no different from seeking death.
Zhao Hongyu would not do this.
"Give them some benefits and reassure them in the name of leasing, and then we can achieve a stable period of development." After listening to Zhao Hongyu's proposal, Wang Shan thought about it and felt that it was very feasible. He also said in terms of reasons past.
Zhao Hongyu nodded: "Yes, give them an acceptable proposal and impress them with benefits. I don't think they will refuse. After all, our proposal is a lease and the land still belongs to them, but It¡¯s a good thing to be able to bring benefits to them.¡±
Wang Shan hurriedly asked: "Your Highness, how many years do we plan to rent it? There must be a number of years, and this number of years must be within the other party's heart, and we must also calculate the time required for our development. Otherwise, the other party is likely to disagree with this proposal.¡±
As a gold medalist, Wang Shan is not a fool. He tried his best to help Zhao Hongyu improve the proposal and add some small details, while thinking about possible situations.
"And, Your Highness, what price are you prepared to pay? You know, if it's too little, it won't be enough to impress them, and if it's too much, it's not worth it." Wang Shan finally said to Zhao Hongyu.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongyu smiled and said: "The benefits I paid are enough to impress them. You don't have to worry about this, I won't be so stingy, because I know what I need." He was very confident.
But this is true. What Zhao Hongyu is seeking is the land of the Iroquois and the natural resources of the Great Lakes region. Compared with these, the little benefit he has paid now is nothing.
"As for the lease period you mentioned" Regarding thisZhao Hongyu thought about the question seriously. Wang Shan's proposal was right. He must take this issue seriously. Because he had to consider the Iroquois' acceptance of this proposal and the bottom line in their hearts. I only have to not exceed this bottom line and let the Iroquois see the benefits, so that they can agree to my proposal.
Therefore, after he thought about it carefully, he turned to Wang Shan and said, "I personally think the lease term is one year. What do you think?"
"Your Highness, isn't one year too short? Can we develop in this year?" Wang Shan said to Zhao Hongyu in confusion.
In Wang Shan¡¯s view, one year is really too short.
And they couldn¡¯t develop anything in this year.
This is not a bad idea.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongyu smiled darkly and said to Wang Shan: "Although I must develop the city, my plan is just to build a slap framework first. As for city construction, that will happen later. So I mainly develop genetic people. , don¡¯t forget that a Gurkha gene only costs 20,000 yuan.¡±
Wang Shan seems to understand what his Majesty means.
This is the same as the military-first policy of a certain country in the future (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend it as a registered member of Piaotian Literature. Your support is my biggest motivation.) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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