Chapter 45 Reconciliation with the Indians Focusing on the world's great oil fields

The Indians, who had lived in North America for thousands of years, were not all fools, and after losing a few hundred brave warriors, they quickly retreated. Having not defeated the invaders, they knew that they had made a great mistake, and these invaders were more capable of fighting and had more terrible weapons than they were. They also know that the invaders will come to retaliate. So they fled back to their stockade and quickly organized the people in the stockade to flee.

To the chief's delight, they seized a lot of automatic rifles, but after repeated "research" they found that some weapons could fire and some did not (the safety was closed). The old people in the tribe said that this thing may also be divided into male and female. But what puzzled them was that some guys who could start the game stopped ringing after a while (the bullet was gone), and the old man said that the male can't be used for the rest of the year, and it may be okay again after a while!

The Indians, who had fled far away, received a report that a group of invaders had come to their stockade to take revenge, but they did not find anyone and did not set fire to their stockade, which made them feel incredible, and the first thing they did when they rushed into the stockade was to set fire to the stockade.

The battle was so loud that it alarmed many of the surrounding tribes. The tribal chieftains gathered for a meeting, and many of the tribal chiefs expressed their displeasure with the sheikh who had rashly attacked.

One of the chiefs said: "There have been people who have come to us in different clothes and languages, and they have come to trade with us, and these people will bring us a lot of things that we do not have here, and we will use our things to trade fairly with them, and it will be good for us, so why do you want to go to war with others!" ”

One of the chiefs said, "Look at you, if you start a war and you can't beat them, they will start to retaliate, and if you don't make it, we will all suffer!" ”

Another said, "Even if you win, if people don't come to trade with us in the future, it's a loss for all of us!" ”

The chief defended: "It was they who fired at the feet of our men with their weapons and insulted our people, so we fought back against them!" ”

"The fact that they didn't hurt you means that they don't want to be your enemy at all, and they must have misunderstood that this happened. You have attacked so rashly and killed so many of them, and now it is difficult to make peace with them! One of the chiefs said.

"However, there is no way to fight like this, right? We all have to guard against it! ”

"Maybe they'll stay for a while and leave on their own? They didn't stay long when they came before! ”

The chief who launched the attack listened to it for a long time, and none of these chiefs wanted to join forces with him to deal with the invaders, and he was very disappointed, but he also began to feel that what he was doing was too reckless, and he originally thought that with one more sneak attack by his own people, the invaders would be eliminated, and there would be a lot of captures, but now it seems that he made a mistake, and he can't blame these chiefs for not helping himself. They also know that they have lost hundreds of people, and they are not willing to sacrifice for no reason regardless of their own business, especially if they made a mistake first.

In the end, the chiefs unanimously advised the hapless chief that it would be best to talk to the intruder himself, and if there was a misunderstanding, he should solve the misunderstanding, and if he needed compensation, he should promise compensation. See how it goes, come back to us.

The chief had no choice but to agree. However, he didn't have the guts to negotiate with the invaders, he knew that they had killed a lot of them just now, and they must be hating themselves to death now. In the past, he was sent to death. But if they don't negotiate with the invaders, they won't be able to return to their stockades, and they won't be able to return to their own territory.

The chief decided to send his best warriors and some soldiers to scout the invaders. Unexpectedly, many people were killed, and a few were captured. However, according to the soldier who was released, the enemy meant to exchange the few remaining of their weapons (automatic rifles) for their remaining prisoners.

When the chief heard this, he was delighted, and the Indians could not go to war when exchanging prisoners of war, and he had to go and return the prisoners of war to the enemy himself, and also to see if it was possible to negotiate peace with the enemy.

Then the chief came with a group of men.

The chief saw the kindness in Lin Feng's eyes, and also from Lin Feng's invitation to him into the big house, he felt that these people did not want to be their enemies. So the chief happily followed Li Feng into the house, where they tasted the delicious tea leaves and drank the spirits they had never drunk before. The wise chief knew that although the two sides did not understand the language, they had already learned that they did not want to be enemies, let alone fight.

It was the first time that the chief and his warriors had drunk such a spirit, and had been asleep all the time. At dawn, Wu Sangui and their camp sounded the sound of wake-up calls, and they were awakened one by one.

However, they were surprised to wake up and find themselves lying on a very clean bed in the tent.

The chief rubbed his still-sore head and asked his own people, "How did I get here?" ”

Those guys, like him, didn't know, and they didn't dare to reply with their heads shaking and still a little dizzy.

The chieftain, seeing that his scepter was still at the bedside, picked it up, and walked out of the tent with a curtain, startled by the two soldiers standing guard and saluting him. At this time, Lin Feng happened to come over, and the chief said something to Lin Feng is gesture with Ula Ula. Lin Feng probably understood that the chief was grateful for last night's hospitality, and he was also embarrassed for last night's gaffe.

Lin Feng waved his hand and gestured and said, "You're welcome, we will be friends from now on!" ”

Lin Feng knew that the chief couldn't understand what he said, but the chief could tell the kindness in his expression.

At last the chief gestured and pulled over two young soldiers of eighteen or nineteen, which meant that they should stay. Lin Feng didn't understand what it meant, the anxious chief scratched his cheeks, and finally the chief gestured and said a few words, pointing at Lin Feng's mouth Ula Ula said.

Lin Feng understood that the chief wanted the young men of the two tribes to stay here and learn their own language. Lin Feng immediately nodded in agreement, and at the same time said that he would send two people to them to learn the language. The chief nodded happily.

Lin Feng and Wu Sangui discussed and decided to send two young soldiers with a low level of education, bring pen and paper, and follow the chief to learn their language.

Lin Feng entertained them very well. Before leaving, Lin Feng brought them a few iron pots, a few good kitchen knives, canned beef, and a few pairs of rubber shoes. Each soldier was also given a can, a few instant noodles, and an enamel bowl per person.

The chieftain and his entourage walked back step by step.

Lin Feng also arranged for two soldiers with good culture to teach the two Indians to speak and learn their language with them.

Wu Sangui was still very worried about this: "These savages, one place speaks one kind of thing, just like Zhao Jinli said when he was in Yaogang, and there is no way for a person on a mountain in the southwest to say one kind of thing. ”

Lin Feng was very optimistic, "General Wu, whether they were subdued by us or didn't want to be the enemy in the first place, we have a good relationship with them here now, and we have a solid foothold." As for our development in the south and into the interior, we can also rely on them to guide us, which is much better than our own blind adventure! ”

"Huh! When a large number of us come, I guess these savages will know that this is not good, no matter how stupid they are! Wu Sangui said.

"Alas!" Lin Feng sighed and said, "General Wu, there is such a vast piece of land in front of you, and God can't hand it over to us for nothing. We still had to unload everything from the ship as quickly as possible, and they needed to make two trips to bring enough food. After helping us transport the grain, they still have to go to Nanyang to help General Liu solve the affairs of Nanyang! ”

"Yes! More than 100,000 people have to have enough food to eat! Wu Sangui said, "However, I saw that this place is really very rich, and you don't see that there are many walruses on the coast." These wildlings can catch walruses with spears like that, and we can catch them even more with muskets! This walrus skin, walrus ivory, walrus oil are all treasures! ”

"These walruses, if we hunt them with muskets, will soon be gone!" Lin Feng said.

"Hey! Don't look at Lao Tzu as a rough man, but he also knows the rules of hunting. We don't hunt in one place either. From here, walk north along the coast, and there are many walruses! Wu Sangui said, "I still think, we can't eat food for nothing, can we get something back to count!" ”

"Huh! General Wu will also calculate! Lin Feng said with a smile.

"Come on! I don't think there is a general in our kiln who doesn't know how to do business! I think we have a lot of business to do with these Indians. They can use furs to trade with us for groceries. With such a vast place, millions of people and tens of millions of Indians, our business can be so big! Wu Sangui said, "At least give the soldiers enough food in exchange!" ”

"When our team comes, we will also ask Mr. Lu to send a shop over!" Lin Feng said.

"Hey! Sadly, our team heading north from the land is still far away in the mountains! I got in touch with them by telegram, but it's still far away! Wu Sangui said.

"It's better to let the cavalry come first," Lin Feng said, "With the cavalry, it will be more convenient for us to be here." ”

"We can't wait for the cavalry," Wu Sangui said, "we must send people out to the south as soon as possible, and explore the way to the south!" Determine the direction of the road to be built, and we will start building the road to the south! ”

"I agree!" Lin Feng said, "No, I'll take someone out to have a look!" That's our top priority. However, I would like to send a telegram to the house in the name of both of us. We share the responsibility for the damage! ”

"What's the matter?" Wu Sangui said, "I won't involve you in this matter!" I'll take care of it! ”

"Come on! Since the two of us have come out together, the sky is falling, and we all have to bear it together! Lin Feng said, "With so many deaths and injuries at one time, we must give an explanation to the family." It's not your business alone! ”

"Okay! Brothers! "Wu Sangui is not a person who is easy to be emotional, and now he is moved by Lin Feng.

After reading the telegram, Chen Yufeng sighed and said, "These people! Every time, it is careless. Just don't learn the lesson! This is tantamount to being slapped in the head! ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Wu Sangui and his family have just arrived in North America, and they need to pay some tuition. In my opinion, the matter of punishment will be put aside first! Tell them that attention is true in the future! ”

"It is said that Wu Sangui and Lin Feng are not people who suffer such losses," Ouyang He said, "I agree with Mr. Zhang's opinion, don't mention the punishment of them first, and congratulate them on establishing a foothold in North America!" Tell them to be vigilant in the future and not to make such mistakes again. At the same time, make a plan to develop inland as soon as possible, try not to provoke the Indians, but do not be afraid to provoke them. When we enter this continent, we will inevitably come into conflict. This mental preparation must be required! ”

Emperor Chongzhen was very happy when he heard that Wu Sangui and they had landed in North America, and asked Ouyang He to spread out the map, point to the place where they landed, and said: "The name Wu Sangui is good, and he is stationed at Shanhaiguan to block the attack of the Manchu Dynasty." It's great that a Shanhaiguan has now been built so far away! ”

After speaking, Emperor Chongzhen asked again: "Zhang Dongjia, what is in this place?" ”

"Huh! The emperor is in a hurry now? Zhang Zhimu said with a smile, "What you can see in front of you are walruses, dogs, bears, and Indian savages." In the long run, there is very good wood over there, and there is a lot of gold and black gold underground. ”

"Black gold! And what black gold? "Emperor Chongzhen didn't understand.

"It's oil! That's black gold! Zhang Zhimu said, "In the future, we will not be able to move forward without oil!" It can be said that we would not be able to industrialize without oil! ”

"Oh! That's why you want to build a big refinery here? Emperor Chongzhen asked thoughtfully.

"Yes!" Zhang Zhimu affirmed, "It's not just Yumen in front of us that we have drilled a few oil wells. From this to the west, there are still very large oil fields in the Gobi Desert, and there are still large oil fields in the ground west of Lake Balkhash. Not only the oil fields, but also the huge amount of natural gas, where there are reserves that our children and grandchildren will not be able to use up for generations. We're building an oil refinery here, and it's going to be very useful in the future! ”

Zhang Zhimu had never said anything like this to Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He before, so not only did Emperor Chongzhen look down at the map, but Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He also came around.

After looking at it for a while, Ouyang He smiled and said, "No wonder Mr. Zhang has to occupy these places in the big desert?" It turned out that I had a glimpse of oil! ”

"There is still a big oil sea in the world, we have to find an opportunity to occupy it! That's the southern shore of the Western Ocean, where is North Africa. And then there's Central America and Mexico. However, Mexico is now occupied by the Francos (Spaniards). Zhang Zhimu said, "If we occupy all these big oil fields in the world, our children and grandchildren will be able to eat and drink spicy food without doing anything in the future!" ”

"Huh! Zhang Dongjia is now thinking about the affairs of future generations, I really admire it! Although Emperor Chongzhen admired, his words were already a little sour.