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- Drop anchor!
In the southern Caribbean Sea, the port of the former colony Cayenne, Zhao Hongyu and his party slowly docked.
The arrival of a fleet of seventy-two battleships allowed the people of Cayenne to see the power of the empire.
Especially the three heavy battleships, with their deep-sea behemoth-like appearance, really shocked the country bumpkins.
"Bless your highness."
Chelsea had already led her men to wait for Zhao Hongyu at the dock.
After Zhao Hongyu got off the boat, Chelsea immediately came over and greeted him.
Zhao Hongyu smiled and nodded, saying: "Thank you for your hard work. If it weren't for you, the Caribbean Sea would never have been incorporated into the Empire's territory."
Chelsea hurriedly said: "Everything has been planned by the military department a long time ago, and we are only acting according to the orders. And thanks to His Highness's plan, Europe began to be in chaos, so we were given a chance."
As a high-level military general in the empire, Chelsea still knows some things.
Especially since he followed Zhao Hongyu to Europe, he saw everything Zhao Hongyu did.
It was precisely because of Zhao Hongyu's plan that the Dutch and Spanish on the European continent mobilized the fleets in the Caribbean back, thus giving the empire a good opportunity.
If this is not the case, even if the empire can finally seize hegemony and colonies in the Caribbean, it will cost a lot of casualties and time.
You know, in order to deal with the war in Europe, the Spanish transferred more than 300 warships.
The Dutch also transferred more than 400 warships.
If these warships had not been transferred, then Chelsea and the others would definitely be in a hard fight. Whether the Caribbean is under the control of the empire at this time is another matter.
Therefore, Chelsea does not dare to bow and be proud.
He understood very well.
Zhao Hongyu raised his hand and patted him lightly on the shoulder.
"Don't be humble. Work hard in the Caribbean from now on. The waters here will be taken over by me. In the future, a large number of warships will mobilize your troops and hand them over to you. So you have to give yourself some confidence."
"I will definitely live up to His Highness's trust." Hearing this, Chelsea stood up straight and lowered her head slightly in response.
"Let's go, I just plan to stay in Cayenne for a short time. After all, the Caribbean is owned by the empire. As the crown prince, I always have to take a look."
Zhao Hongyu said as he called Chelsea to lead the way.
Cayenne was originally an important city in the Caribbean colonies of the Dutch, which was planned as a management center.
Therefore, compared to other colonies, this place is much more prosperous.
pity. Compared to Manhattan, Cayenne is like a small village.
After getting used to the prosperity of Manhattan, coming to Cayenne suddenly makes people feel like they are in the countryside.
On the street, most of what Zhao Hongyu saw were foreign trade and indigenous people whose skin color was different from that of Indians.
¡°These natives either have blue tattoos on their faces, or they use a cylindrical decoration to pass through their earlobes, stretching them out in a weird way.
These people carry bunches of bananas or fishing nets on their shoulders. Otherwise, they carry a mesh bag made of rattan, which contains collected wild fruits.
Blocked by the soldiers on the street, when they looked at Zhao Hongyu one by one, there was a strong look of curiosity in their eyes.
Zhao Hongyu at this time. Sitting in a black carriage pulled by four horses.
Opposite him, sitting there was Chelsea.
Emma, ??Sarah, Wang Shan, Anais and others were in the carriage behind.
Zhao Hongyu deliberately wanted to sit down with Chelsea because he had many questions to ask.
Both sides of the street. Wooden European-style buildings are lined up side by side, and occasionally there are buildings made of stones, but there is a cross-shaped sign erected high on the top of the building. Zhao Hongyu has been told what this is.
Most of them are simple wooden shacks built with templates, and most of the people living in them are indigenous people.
During the previous period of Dutch rule, the lives of the indigenous people here were not satisfactory.
And there are a lot of various taxes.
Now that it is under imperial rule, the lives of these indigenous people are much easier.
Because there are only a few taxes in the empire, you don¡¯t have to pay them again after you pay them.
All of a sudden, the burden of these indigenous people was relieved a lot.
Therefore, the natives have a good sense of the empire.
At the same time, the soldiers of the empire traded fairly, unlike the Dutch who did not pay after eating, and beat people from time to time.
??Looking at it this way, the Empire is indeed much stronger than the Dutch.
Therefore, the indigenous people accepted the imperial rule quickly.
It is precisely because of this that the order and economy in each colony have slowly recovered.
¡°In addition, after the empire gained hegemony, goods from Manhattan were also shipped over in an endless stream.
Those daily commodities, as well as various vegetables and spices, immediately conquered the indigenous people here.
No matter how you look at it, being ruled by the Empire is better than being ruled by the Dutch.
"Chelsea, do the natives here have any ill feelings toward the Empire?"
After slowly retracting his gaze, Zhao Hongyu asked softly.
"Your Majesty, the natives here are more barbaric than the Indians, but they are also simpler. As long as you don't bully them intolerable, then they will not do anything detrimental to the empire." , during Chelsea's time in Cayenne, they have almost touched the temper of the indigenous people through various means.
Of course, he also asked many Dutch residents who did not leave Cayenne and stayed behind.
Through these people, we also learned about the causes of conflicts between the Dutch and the indigenous people for decades.
Generally speaking, it is a fact that the indigenous people here are more barbaric than the Indians in North America.
You should know that among these indigenous people, some tribes still retain the custom of cannibalism.
This is not the case among North American Indians.
It can also be seen from this that the indigenous people here are relatively ignorant, while the Indians in North America are much more civilized.
I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s because the Spanish interrupted the civilization process of the Mayans in the Caribbean, which caused the indigenous people here to become more and more barbaric.
In short, Chelsea believes that the level of indigenous civilization here is not as good as that of the Indians in North America.
"However, although the natives here are very barbaric, as long as you are sincere to them, these people will definitely treat you heart and soul.
This is a common feature of all tribes on the American continent.
The imperial soldiers are much stronger than the Dutch soldiers. Apart from patrolling and keeping watch, they never bully the indigenous people. This is really unlike the Dutch.
Think about when the Dutch ruled Cayenne, who didn¡¯t bully the natives among those Dutch soldiers.
In the eyes of those Dutch people, you can't see any respect.
The natives are not fools, they can see it.
But this is not the case in the eyes of imperial soldiers. You can see the sincerity and respect in their eyes. The most important thing is that you can truly feel that they treat you as a human being.
Especially during this period of time in Cayenne, something happened that made all the natives completely recognize the empire's rule.
A few nights ago, a fire broke out in an Aboriginal home. Imperial soldiers risked their lives to rescue a family of five from the fire. This was clearly seen by the Aboriginal people who were watching.
After rescuing the people, the soldiers saw that the indigenous people had no big problems. Even though they were frightened, they did not say anything. They even did not accept the gold thank-you gift given by the indigenous people.
All of this made the natives compare the Empire with the Netherlands.
Listening to Chelsea¡¯s words, Zhao Hongyu began to recall several movies he watched in his later life.
¡°There are many depictions of Caribbean indigenous people in those films.
Of course, this film was shot by Europeans, so it certainly won¡¯t be a very positive depiction of the indigenous people.
¡°However, what is described in those videos is almost all true.
"Your Highness, strictly speaking, we have to thank the Dutch and the Spanish. If it weren't for them, it would not be easy for us to manage these indigenous people."
Zhao Hongyu was distracted when he suddenly heard what Chelsea said, and immediately came back to his senses and looked at him curiously.
"Oh, how do you say this?"
Zhao Hongyu was very curious about this. He didn¡¯t know where to start talking about Chelsea.
Why do they still need to thank the Dutch and the Spanish? This is not the case.That makes sense.
Seeing the confusion and curiosity on His Highness¡¯s face, Chelsea sat upright and explained to Zhao Hongyu: ¡°Your Highness, haven¡¯t you noticed any difference among the natives outside?¡±
Hearing this, Zhao Hongyu cast his gaze out of the car window again.
"These indigenous people seem to be the same, there is nothing strange about them.
If there is really any difference, it would be their appearance and their skin color.
However, Chelsea must have a reason for saying this. What is this reason?
Zhao Hongyu¡¯s eyes kept scanning among the indigenous people on the street.
¡°Surprisingly, Zhao Hongyu seemed to understand something.
Although these indigenous people still retain some indigenous characteristics, the clothes they wear are basically European styles.
On the streets, there are not many naked natives, but they are very few.
At the same time, there were some indigenous people setting up stalls on the street to do business and bargaining with others. Zhao Hongyu also saw some indigenous people using silver coins to shop.
Is this what Chelsea is talking about?
Zhao Hongyu seemed to have caught something.
"You mean, these indigenous people have begun to accept civilization?"
Zhao Hongyu paused for a moment, then looked at Chelsea and said. (To be continued) - 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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