Chapter 539: A Special Disease
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As a result of a chance encounter, the English and the Indians finally had a communion, a communion that seemed to be a favor.
The woman went back with the man, leaving behind words of gratitude, and the Indians' doubts and smiles, and curiosity.
With the gradual reclamation of Edward Bay, the first settlement of the United Kingdom in North America was born.
It was the first English settlement in the whole of America, forty-two years before the historical English colonization.
Thus, this first settlement, also known as Edwardton, was the first step in the fall of the English in North America.
A few months passed in a flash, and thanks to the agricultural tools and materials of the pioneering, the more than 100 people also cultivated nearly 1,000 acres of land, and all the wooden houses of the people gradually stood in the harbor of this swampy peninsula.
Although the materials are relatively abundant, the process is also very difficult.
For example, climate adaptation.
The first summer in Edwardtown was a long and painful one for immigrants from England.
The unbearable heat, unhygienic drinking water, and spoiled food caused many immigrants to become sick and die.
Of course, due to the presence of doctors, the immigrants were well helped, and after the cause of drinking water and rotten food was discovered, it was immediately adjusted, and the number of attrition was only a dozen, and the people's hearts gradually stabilized.
The reason for this is also because during the colonization of Ireland, some people learned a good lesson, so that immigrants who came to North America for the first time were able to live.
And what about history? The first settlement was established in Jamestown, and the lack of initial colonial experience caused a famine in the settlement of 500 people in the first year, and even produced a tragic phenomenon of cannibalism, and half a year later, when the rescue ship returned, only 60 people remained.
So, it was not the Mayflower ship that first arrived in North America, but the group of immigrants who founded Jamestown.
However, the interesting fact is that when it comes to the ancestors of the first immigrants in the United States, many Americans only know the "Mayflower" but do not know Jamestown, perhaps because they are reluctant to mention it.
In fact, the Puritans ashore the Mayflower in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December 1620, 13 and a half years after the Englishmen who settled in Jamestown.
This is because Jamestown's history is not so glamorous, and Americans have been ashamed to talk about it for hundreds of years, and cannibalism is still too tragic and inhumane.
In the decade from 1606 to 1624, there were 5,649 immigrants, but by the end of the year, it was only 1,095, and the mortality rate reached 81 percent, which is extremely terrifying.
Therefore, the conquest of Ireland not only added hundreds of thousands of citizens to the kingdom, as well as countless pastures and lands, but also brought a lot of colonial experience to the United Kingdom, and brought more convenience to the future expansion of colonization.
And the second point is the encounter with the Indians.
From London to North America, a voyage takes more than half a year, and the food on board cannot guarantee the stomachs of more than 100 people.
Moreover, the wheat and rye planted are also very unsuitable for the climate here, most of them die without ears, and the surviving ears of wheat are also extremely small, and it seems that the yield is not much more than that of seeds.
At this time, the group of brown-skinned Indians walked in front of their eyes and solved a lot of difficulties for them.
For example, the construction of houses, teaching them to fish, hunting, learning about various herbs to cure diseases, and driving away hordes of North American wild wolves for them.
More importantly, the Indians gave them corn seeds, native to North America.
They were also taught how to grow corn.
The high yield of corn, and in the suitable climate of North America, the harvest period is short, and a large amount of grain can be obtained in a few months, which directly solves their famine problem.
Of course, the premise of the help of the Indians is the determination of land ownership.
Suffice it to say, Edward Bay, where they are located, belonged to an Indian tribe called Mokara, and they belonged to a direct invasion.
When he first saw these brown-skinned Indians, Gilbert thought of using force to evict them and acquire the land.
But this is the first settlement, first of all, to survive, to make peace, not to force.
At this time, he remembered the request of His Majesty the King:
In the early stage, the purchase is the main means to obtain a foothold, and the rest will be talked about later.
Sure enough, using some iron and glass balls, he was able to purchase ownership of the entire Edward Bay area, which was about 100,000 acres, enough for an early foothold.
As soon as they became neighbors, the English and the Indians gradually began to come into contact, and the development of Edwardtown became more and more smooth, and the English began to truly establish themselves in North America.
"Bob, where's your chief?"
Since the last time he was rescued by the Indians, Bob had been married to the woman, and then the woman was pregnant, and he was now fishing, making some fish soup for her to eat.
At this time, there was a call in his ears, very awkward English.
He turned his head to see that the Indian with the beautiful feather he had saved last time was walking over and calling out to himself.
"What's the matter? Missersi! Bob asked, confused.
"I don't know what's going on, there are many people in our tribe who are sick, and the symptoms are very inexplicable, it has never happened, after the decision of our elders and chiefs, our tribe will move here!"
"Why migrate? It's nice here! And we don't have anyone here with this strange disease! Bob held back the horror in his heart and said calmly.
"Our chief said that this place is no longer suitable for our tribe to live, this is the will of the gods, and we have no way to solve it!"
The Indians, who were stuck in chicken feathers, continued to speak helplessly.
"I'm here to see your chieftain, and I want to ask you if you'd like to buy our land!"
"Mithelsesy, we are the Governor, not the Chief!" Bob said as he led the way.
Soon, Bob brought several Misesy Indians to Gilbert very little, and then explained his intentions.
When he heard about this disease, Gilbert was worried that he and the others would also get this contagion, but then he realized that he and the others had never had a strange disease, which made him feel much more relieved.
Then, when he learned that he could buy land at a low price, he suppressed his excitement and agreed.
After a lively and friendly discussion, Gilbert bought the whole peninsula for fifty bows and one hundred iron tools, and obtained the ownership of the land.
And he also has some speculation about this disease.
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