Chapter 538: The Indians
According to colonial tradition, this warm and harmonious harbor was named Edward Bay, and there was not so much dissenting from the public.
Even with the sea breeze blowing, but Humphrey. Gilbert still felt that the weather at this time was also hot, even hotter than London.
Wiping his sweat, Gilbert, as captain and a new governor, appointed by His Majesty the King himself, hurriedly waded through the water to the white and immaculate beach, and gathered everyone.
"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Humphrey. Gilbert, the founder of the London Colonial Company and the first Governor appointed by His Majesty the King! This is my mandate! β
Adhering to the principle of openness and fairness, Gilbert spread out the letter of appointment in his arms, shook it in front of everyone's eyes, and then let a few people who knew braille look at it carefully.
Regardless of their chattering discussions, Gilbert glanced at them and said in a deep voice:
"Under the terms of the letter of appointment, we may establish a colony north of Spanish Florida belonging to our United Kingdom, and here, as Governor, I will introduce you to other officials!"
As he spoke, Gilbert pointed to a kind old man in a priest's garment, and whispered:
"This is Pastor Graffro from the State Church, and he will also be our bishop here!"
"To serve Your Majesty and you, as a servant of my Lord, this is what I should do!"
The bishop was polite and seemed to be very talkative, much to the relief of Gilbert and his companions.
At this time, the crew, who had just left the ship, was in high spirits and empty, with a hint of excitement on their faces, and their eyes glowing as if they were looking at the priest.
Obviously, at this moment, these people are extremely uneasy and panicked in their hearts, and they are in need of religious comfort, and the presence of the priest could not be better.
"This Alan. Mr. Brady will be our Treasurer, responsible for managing all taxes and expenses in the colony, as well as household registration! β
As he spoke, the middle-aged man with glasses and Sven just now walked out.
"This is the judge!"
"This is a policeman!"
"This is the Inspector!"
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After introducing the officials of the colonies, Gilbert concluded:
"It's not a lot of people at the moment, but there's still a law coming from London, which is part of England."
Later, Gilbert arranged for people to start exploring this novel land, and then looking for land that could be used to find profits for the company.
"Whoa-la-"
After only a few miles to the west, through a jungle and through a few ravines, a river dozens of feet wide appeared before us, coming from far west, flowing downstream, tumbling and then emptying into the Atlantic.
"Then the river will be called the Edward River!"
Glancing at the wide river, and then at the fat fish with their white bellies tumbling in the splash, Gilbert fell in love with it.
No matter how stupid he was, he understood that the place where the water source was located was the best place to establish a colony, and it was also a river with abundant water and extremely rich fish.
Moreover, he also saw that this is the mouth of the sea that flows into the Atlantic Ocean, and there is a vast marshland nearby, overgrown with weeds and lush flowers, which is definitely suitable for arable land, and if you look up and down, you can see that at least tens of thousands of acres of arable land can be formed nearby.
"Let's settle here, it's part of Edward Bay!"
Allan. Brady stared at all this seriously, and then looked at the small animals running nearby, and his face suddenly showed an expression of enjoyment, and then said decisively:
"Lord Governor, judging from my senior colonial research, this can be used as our advance site, a temporary settlement, or even a large base!"
"Oh? Are you sure, my Treasurer? Gilbert asked, with a smile on his face.
"Of course, my Lord Governor!" Allen, the treasurer, did not scare him, but held his chest up, unwaveringly, and said firmly.
The others looked at the two of them with worried expressions.
Just when everyone thought that something was going to happen, the new Governor, His Excellency, suddenly burst out laughing:
"Your vision is very similar to mine, it seems that we both have the same level!"
In this way, new settlements are identified.
One hundred and seventy men began to cut wood, cut grass and, above all, build forts of a defensive nature.
Because, as soon as they got off the ship, they saw that there were Indians nearby, and it was very dangerous.
The women cooked, cut the grass, and cut the trees; Men dig the earth, carry wood, and carry out the construction of forts.
"Bob, come on, there's no one here!"
A young woman, dressed ordinarily and even with rough and dark skin, ran into a silent jungle and whispered to the back.
After the voice came out, a thin man, cautiously followed, and then the two sat on the ground, began to hug, and talked to each other.
Of course, physical education classes are not allowed, because the Anglican Church follows the Catholic standard and does not allow unmarried men and women to have sex before marriage.
Therefore, the two of them can only come here secretly to do some small fun-stealing activities, and they can't be seen.
"Ahh The man suddenly let go of the bulge on the woman's chest, hugged his feet and neck, and screamed loudly.
"Bob, what's wrong with you?" The woman's face turned pale, and when she saw the long creature that had slipped away, her face turned gray.
"This, this, there are snakes hereβ" said the man, his lips trembling with all his strength.
For a while, the two suddenly panicked, and the woman could only watch the man's life pass gradually.
At this moment, the woman felt a wind blowing around her, and then several yellow-brown people with feathers on their heads, animal skins, and bows and arrows on their heads walked up to the man.
The woman watched with some horror as the horrible brown men approached, and she suddenly remembered the legends of the many Indians, and frantically shifted her ass to make way for them.
I saw that the Indians touched the man's throat with two fingers, then looked at the wound, smiled at each other, and after a few discussions, they looked around.
In the eyes of women, this terrible behavior is a prelude to their imminent eating, and the legend of the Indians cannibalism has been passed down for a long time.
Then one of the Indians seemed to have found something, and cried out with joy, and the other Indians were equally full of joy.
The woman looked at it, a strange grass.
After that, the group of Indians chewed the grass with their mouths, and then carefully wiped the scrap on the men's feet and necks, very carefully.
At this time, the woman suddenly felt that this group of Indians seemed to be saving people.