Lu Xiangsheng was very nervous at the moment, he had endured it for so long, won over it for so long, and even flattered him for so long, just to build a city here.

If the Seattle chief doesn't agree, the previous efforts will be in vain, and this precious friendship will be difficult to maintain.

Chief Seattle pondered for a long time before finally speaking, his face shining with a holy light as if he were whispering.

What he said seemed to be endless, and the Meng people in charge of communication were afraid that they would not be able to remember, so they couldn't help but translate it casually.

His words seem to have been translated like a philosophical hymn:

For us, every part of this land is sacred.

Every sandy beach;

every mountain range;

Every river;

every sparkling pine needle;

Every buzzing insect;

And the mist in the thick jungle;

and the white clouds in the blue sky;

In the memory of our nation, they are all holy.

......

He kept muttering, although he didn't mention the construction of the city, but Lu Xiangsheng already understood that he was ready to give up a part of the land, because his words were full of praise, attachment and reluctance to this land.

Obviously, there will be attachment and reluctance only if you want to give away something precious.

Sure enough, in the end, he said to Lu Xiangsheng very seriously: "My friend, for the sake of the peace of all the tribes in this land, in order to drive out our common enemy, I am willing to give up this part of the land to you to build a city, but you must be kind to this land, be kind to everything in this land, you must know that the earth does not belong to any of us, and we all belong to the earth." ”

After that, he knelt down solemnly, kept muttering, kept kissing the earth under his feet, and his expression was so pious and reverent.

Soon, all the Indians around him knelt down with him, muttering the same syllables, all with great reverence.

The Mongols didn't have an interpreter anymore, they just knelt down and did the same thing.

Lu Xiangsheng felt as if his spirit had gone through a baptism, he deeply felt the love of the Indians for this land, and finally, he also knelt down with all the entourage, knelt on the ground, and solemnly promised: "Seattle Patriarch, I remember your words, and I swear to you that we will be kind to the land under our feet." “

Since then, he really kept his promise, try to protect the environment of this land, try to avoid man-made destruction, during his jurisdiction over the North American continent, the natural scenery has been as beautiful as a picture, he even wrote a long letter to the emperor, suggesting that the corresponding laws should be formulated, as far as possible to maintain the original style of the North American continent.

For this, Zhu Cijiong naturally raised his hands in favor, later generations understand the importance of environmental protection, he not only agreed to Lu Xiangsheng's suggestion, but also ordered Lu Xiangsheng to compile the law, immediately transmitted back to the Ming Dynasty, he will implement it in all colonies, all vassal states, and even the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty!

These are all afterthoughts, so I won't mention them for the time being.

After the Seattle patriarch agreed to sell the land, the matter of building the city was easy to do.

However, Lu Xiangsheng did not immediately order the construction of the city, but pulled the Seattle patriarch to discuss.

There are many good customs in the Ming Dynasty, and the exchange of courtesies is one of them, and it should be so when you interact with friends.

Just taking advantage of the advantage and not giving anything in return, then you can only be a friend once, and you must be friendly for a long time, or you must be mutually beneficial.

Of course, Lu Xiangsheng will not occupy other people's land in vain, and he will not give anyone any benefit, what he wants to discuss with the Seattle patriarch is how to let the Indian tribes get their due benefits in the construction of the city.

He was able to think like this, and the Seattle patriarch was naturally very pleased, in fact, the reason why he agreed to give up this land was also a bit of a helplessness.

For he had heard of the tribes to the west, the whites who were quite fierce and domineering, who were slaughtering the Indians endlessly for the sake of land, and the tribes of the Indians were powerless to resist their muskets and artillery.

He knew that if the whites were allowed to continue like this, the Indian tribes would be wiped out sooner or later.

Now, there is the same source of the Ming Empire willing to help them, he naturally can't ask for it, so even if the Ming Empire wants the best piece of land in his hand to build a city, he still agreed.

Unexpectedly, the people of the Ming Empire were so friendly, and they even discussed with him about the return, which made him feel more and more that his decision was extremely correct, and the people of the Ming Empire were friends who could be trusted.

The two sides sat together with great interest and negotiated for a long time, and Lu Xiangsheng's guiding ideology of combining wooing and Huairou gave the Indian tribe a lot of returns.

For example, in the construction of the city, the young and strong laborers of the Indian tribes could participate in quarrying and digging sand, and the Ming would give cloth and porcelain as compensation;

For another example, there is a special Indian gathering area in the city, and those in the tribe who want to live in the city can apply, and the Ming Dynasty will provide them with housing for free;

Also, let the people of the Indian tribes list the things they urgently need, and when the fleet turns this time, they will bring as many as possible, and then the people of the tribe can exchange them for special products such as animal skins and animal meat, or they can go to the city to find work and exchange them for wages.

In short, Lu Xiangsheng gave the Indian tribes a lot of convenience, allowing them to get as rich a reward as possible for the construction of the city, and the Seattle chief naturally accepted it gladly.

After the two sides discussed, Lu Xiangsheng gave an order, and the soldiers of the Tianxiong Army and the First Legion of Dongying began to build an improvised port, unloading the supplies on the ship, and at the same time, all the soldiers also began to disembark and set up camp, ready to build the city.

This really frightened the Seattle chief, who had thought that every big ship was just a few sailors, but he didn't expect that there were so many troops on it.

The Ming army that poured down from the big ship like an ant tide numbered at least 100,000, more than all the people in their tribe combined.

And their equipment, all muskets, countless cannons;

and their service, all the same, neat and neat;

and their movements, neat and uniform, full of iron and blood;

Such an army, such a warrior, is definitely not something that the people of their tribe can contend with.

Chief Seattle finally understood that the Ming Empire was really friends with them, otherwise, with such a strong strength, he could easily let his tribe be wiped out, and then he still needed to negotiate with them and give them benefits!

Lu Xiangsheng naturally really wanted to make friends with them, but he didn't lie about this, because the emperor's intention was to coexist peacefully with the Indians, pull them into the arms of the Ming Dynasty, and become the people of the Ming Dynasty.