While a secret meeting was going on in the room of the Western Bank in Paris, the leaders of the tribal alliance were listening to the words of a great Ming man in a long house built of wooden poles and bark on the other side of the ocean.

The Iroquois Confederation is a confederation of North American Indian tribes. Stretching from the Hudson River in the east to Lake Michigan in the west, the Ottawa River in the north, and the Ohio and Potomac rivers in the south, the Union is arguably the most powerful tribal group in North America. Because of its special geographical location, they have repeatedly clashed with the Dutch, British, and French, and the arrival of these Westerners has also brought them cloth, brandy, guns, cannons, and other goods, when they have a conflict with the British, they can trade with the Dutch, and when they have a conflict with the Dutch, they can trade with the French. Missionaries in both countries are also working tirelessly to change the lives of these people.

Nearly twenty years ago, when the Ming set foot on this land, there was also a conflict with the Iroquois Alliance, and even compared with the French and the British, the conflict between the Ming and them was more intense, especially with the arrival of a large number of immigrants, the reality that the immigrants continued to go deep inland, making the conflict inevitable.

In the past ten years, almost every few years, the two sides will have conflicts of different scales, compared to the British, the French, the formed colonial defense forces have repeatedly dealt heavy losses to the Iroquois Alliance, because of this, after many conflicts, the Iroquois Alliance sensibly chose to negotiate, after all, the losses caused by the war are not what they can bear.

Although the Iroquois League ceded large tracts of land during the conflict three years ago, it brought peace to the land, but now peace is once again being challenged.

"You're saying you want the Coalition to send some kids to New York for an education, to be educated by yours?"

The body of Stonewall, the leader of the Oneda tribe, resembled his name, and he sat upright like a rock, his questioning with a deep hostility.

"Yes, Chief Stonewall. Let the children of the Iroquois Alliance receive Chinese education from an early age, not only can they master the Chinese language proficiently, communicate with the Chinese people, but also be familiar with Chinese etiquette. This will help them in the future, and of course, they will bring advanced farming techniques to the Iroquois Alliance. ”

With a smile on his face, An Renpu's expression was very calm.

Two years ago, the new Governor of the Colony took office, and the attitude of the colonies towards the Iroquois and other natives changed, and before that, in the face of natives attacks, the colonial authorities emphasized blood for blood, and the Defence Army carried out crusades against the League again and again. Thanks to this, the size of the colony increased fivefold.

Crusade!

Thanks to such an iron fist, the Ming Dynasty, which established a colony in North America at the latest, easily gained a foothold, of course, this is because the Ming Dynasty is the only country other than Spain that sends regular troops here!

However, after the new governor took office two years ago, the military crusade came to an end, and the new governor chose to "return to the summer", and the core of this policy was to educate the Iroquois League and their children.

In fact, in the past ten years, the colonial authorities have also implemented this policy, but at that time it was to take prisoners of war as slaves, there were at least thousands of indigenous slaves and maids in the colonies, and some small tribes had already taken the initiative to accept the indoctrination and accept the Chinese style of life, and now they are dressed in no way different from the Chinese people, of course, there is still a difference in appearance. Their lives are far better than those of their fellow Iroquois Confederacy, and it is precisely because of this that An Renpu is full of confidence in this trip.

However, the Iroquois were not as receptive to the civilized world's advice as they had been. When An Renfu's words fell, only Stone Wall was heard grinning.

"Advanced farming techniques? When the white people came here, we taught them to plant, we raised them, and now the corn you grow comes from this land, and as for the Chinese, it is the language of your Ming people, and we Mohawk, Oneda, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca all have our own language, and if you are willing to send your children to Oneida, we will also raise them in the best way, so that they will become true warriors, warriors of the earth. ”

As soon as Stonewall's words fell, the rest of the Iroquois in the longhouse burst into laughter. The laughter was full of pride, and even though they had never defeated the Defenders on the battlefield, they still believed that they were true warriors. As for the Akito, he is just a deceitful guy, and every time the Iroquois Alliance fails, it is not because they are not heroic enough, but because of the trickery of the Akito.

Every time!

The Iroquois' hard-line attitude did not surprise Ahn Renpu. In fact, he knew very well how conceited these Iroquois were, they may have been defeated many times on the battlefield, but they never surrendered cowardly, and they have always been a very stubborn enemy, and it is because of their tenacity that they have repeatedly defeated each other in their conflicts with the French, the English, and the Dutch.

However, these Iroquois people may not know that compared to the French and the British, the Ming have always been the most patient group of people. For the Han Chinese, who had fought wars with the Xiongnu, Turks, Mongols, Jurchens and other northern nomads, fishing and hunting peoples that lasted for nearly 2,000 years, there was never a lack of patience.

Based on the bitter lessons of history, the colonial authorities' continuous crusade against the Iroquois Alliance has actually been to prevent this enemy from becoming bigger, and the current implementation of "Fu Yi and return to Xia" is actually just an option to "raze and raze".

"Of course, the bravery of the Iroquois warriors has always been obvious to all, and we have never doubted it, but, Chief Stonewall, if you can accept the Protestant Christianity brought by the missionaries of England, why are you not willing to accept the civilization of China and accept the Holy Religion?"

This time, An Renpu directly pointed out the "hypocrisy" of the Iroquois, who had always been the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and most of the time, the "good buddies" of the British, although they clashed with the British many times, but this did not prevent the two from cooperating, and the British also sent missionaries here, and although they were ostracized, there were still some Iroquois who chose to be baptized.

"It was their own choice, not the British asking us to send our children to them, Mr. Ann."

Stone Wall stared at An Renpu and asked rhetorically.

"When I offered you to send your children to us to be raised by us, didn't you also refuse? Twelve years ago, you didn't start a war against us because your children were with us, and that war, when you killed hundreds of us, was a massacre! That includes my father! ”

Hearing Stone Wall indignantly mention the war twelve years ago, An Renpu replied coldly.

"If you hadn't attacked our settlements, if you hadn't taken our children as slaves, we wouldn't have started that war, Stonewall, your father was sentenced to death because of his arrogance, he was arrogant enough to think that attacking us would not pay the price, but he was wrong, when you kill one of us, be prepared to die ten or twenty people, and when you take our people as slaves, even to the ends of the earth, we will chase them and rescue them, and kill all those who enslave them......"

In fact, in the eyes of An Renpu and the other Ming people in the New York colony, these natives were in fact as keen on plunder and slaughter as the Xiongnu, Mongols, and Jurchens, and their tribes attacked each other, and when the Europeans arrived, they also plundered the white people who lived in the scattered settlements. The men were killed and their scalps were cut off, and the women and children were taken back to the tribe as slaves. Twelve years ago, the largest war with the Iroquois was fought by the Ming Empire, in which the Ming people were slaughtered and the surviving women and children were taken into slavery, after which the Wehrmacht and the visiting navy retaliated against the Iroquois Confederacy. The war lasted from spring to winter, and it was not until the chieftain of the Oneida tribe surrendered and released all the plundered Ming people, but even so, including the chieftain and dozens of natives who had enslaved the Ming people, were still sentenced to capital punishment as a condition of the truce.

An Renpu's answer certainly caused dissatisfaction among Stone Wall and the other chiefs, but despite their indignation, they clearly knew the difference in strength between the two sides. At this moment, I only heard An Renpu change his words again, and said with a smile.

"However, I think that all this unpleasantness is over, and now with it all over, we can be friends!"

"Friend, do you mean friends like you and the Hurons? Like them, they gave up everything, put on your clothes, spoke your language, and became like you, right? ”

The one who spoke was the Mohak chieftain Black Bear, the most powerful of the Mohak tribe in this tribal alliance, with thousands of warriors.

At the mention of the Hurons, the faces of the Iroquois present immediately showed hostility, perhaps for the Iroquois, the Ming were their enemies, but the Huron were their mortal enemies, and they were also an Indian tribal alliance. After years of fierce competition with the Iroquois in the fur trade, in 1649 the Iroquois drove some of the Huron from the St. Lawrence River west to Ontario, and a small number settled near Quebec, with four groups forming the Wendalt League, which was destroyed by the Iroquois. In the past ten years, those people have been continuously assimilated, and fundamental changes have already taken place in language and customs, most of them believe in holy religion, and only a very small number of people still maintain their original beliefs.

As the Iroquois' long-cherished enemies, the Iroquois were naturally concerned about the fate of the Hurons, and had been laughing at their changes, which was why they had formed an alliance with the British, after all, the Ming had already chosen the Hurons.

The black bear stared at An Renpu and said seriously.

"The Hurons were once our enemies, but they were also a group of warriors, but now? You see what has become of them, they have given up their language, their customs, they have put on your clothes, like you, they have grown their hair, and some of them, like you, have put on green clothes and come together against us, and now you want us to send our children to you, will they stay in the same room as the Hurons, will they become friends, and then, when they grow up, like the Hurons, take the weapons that you gave them, and come and attack us? ”

The old, wrinkled black bear, sitting in the middle of the smoky longhouse, said slowly.

"You are different from the French and the English, they came here just for the fur and some land, maybe they are greedy, but they are definitely not as greedy as you, you are the real greedy, you not only want to take away our land, but you want to make us you, if we refuse, what will you do?"

After asking rhetorically, the black bear said in a hoarse voice.

"You're going to kill those who refuse, am I right?"

Facing the black bear, the chief of the Mohak tribe, who is also the chief of the tribal alliance, faced with his question, An Renpu nodded slightly, and then said.

"It's a possibility. But don't worry, Chief, I'm here to avoid this possibility, Chief Black Bear, perhaps, we have differences on many issues, but you must know one thing, we have never killed one of you at will, and after we came to this land, we brought civilization and conquest here...... Perhaps, but our conquest is civilized, and do we kill any of you at will? Never! ”

In the face of the chiefs of these tribal alliances, An Renpu once again emphasized the difference between the New York colony of the Ming Dynasty and other countries.

"Even your friends, the British, have not attacked you once in many years. But we never did that, unless you attacked us first, and who can deny that? Even now, we still want to be able to have civilized interactions with you, and civilized interactions...... Just among civilized people, anyone who resists the progress of civilization will always be eliminated in the end! ”

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