Why are civilized societies keen on the conquest of indigenous tribes?

Colonization is one thing, and the spoils of conquest are another.

Once white people went to Europe and exchanged glass beads for precious stones and gold with the natives, such a business would be addictive, and once the natives learned that they no longer accepted such "equivalent exchanges", violent plunder became the most convenient and quick way to obtain wealth.

Will was the most direct beneficiary of the violence, and after the Battle of Montana, the wealth of the Indians directly created a powerful Barron family, which looked like an American to Americans.

The indigenous tribes of Jurassic Island may not be as rich as the American Indians, but the accumulation of thousands of years should not be underestimated, the gold worth 15 million US dollars is only a part of Jimmy's trophies, and more of the loot is privately divided among the mercenaries, although the Far East Company does not encourage this method, but it is not prohibited, which is why the mercenaries are willing to travel across the ocean to work for the Far East Company, otherwise the salary of a hundred dollars a month is not much more than the miners in the Great Lakes mining area.

Yes, the salary paid by the Far East Company to the mercenaries is 100 dollars a month, and the "special allowances" that Li Mu and Livier talked about are all fools, even so, there is still an endless stream of cowboy gunners who come to the Far East Company to apply for jobs.

Strictly speaking, the mercenaries of the Far Eastern Company are also adventurers, but compared with the adventurer group composed of a group of hooligans like An Ye, the scale of the Far Eastern Company is larger, the structure is more tight, and the combat effectiveness is naturally outstanding.

"I think I can finally understand why the ZAMA Group is growing so fast, and to be honest, I'm starting to regret working in the oil industry." Rockefeller probably didn't expect that the mercenary industry would make so much money, but Rockefeller was not jealous, Rockefeller was also a shareholder of the Far East Company, and the $15 million was also part of Rockefeller.

"Hehe, it's still too late for you to change careers now, but this kind of opportunity is getting less and less, and the Far East may be the last virgin land in the world." Li Mu also lamented that he was born at an inopportune time, the world had basically been divided in the late nineteenth century, and if Li Mu had traveled to the sixteenth century, or even earlier in the fifteenth century, perhaps the name of the "empire on which the sun never sets" would have been occupied by the Chinese.

In fact, compared with the Chinese, the Spaniards and the Dutch are more wronged, the Chinese have been the boss for thousands of years, and now although they are down, at least their ancestors have been broad, and their confidence is still there, as long as there is a chance, the Chinese still have the possibility of turning over.

The Spaniards and the Dutch were too wronged, they opened up the Age of Discovery, and had the opportunity to form their own "empire on which the sun never sets", but unfortunately it was short-lived, and Spain's national strength has deteriorated since the "Invincible Armada" was eliminated, and now it has fallen to the point of being bullied by others.

The Dutch were also once famous as "sea coachmen" and experienced the "golden age", but they were defeated by France through the "Franco-Dutch War" on land, and were defeated by Britain through the "Anglo-Dutch War" at sea, so the once invincible East India Company was torn apart, and the huge commercial empire was only left in the corner of the Dutch East Indies, and they had to lick the stinky feet of the British sadly.

The jungle society is like this, if you don't advance against the current, you will retreat, no one will say that God or God is unfair, everyone has opportunities, don't complain if you can't grasp it.

"I found that your luck is too good, why don't we form a treasure hunting group to go on a treasure hunt, for example, the Golden City?" Rockefeller and Li Mu have been together for a long time, and they are also whimsical.

The legend of the Golden City is in the Inca Empire, the Spanish conquered the Inca Empire, plundered a large number of gold and gems in the Inca Empire, by chance, the Spanish commander Pizarro heard that the Inca Empire's gold was all transported from the country of Manoa ruled by a chieftain named Patty, so the country of Manoa immediately became the next target of the Spaniards, and the tragedy began.

According to the information that Pizarro learned, Manoa is located in the depths of the Amazon jungle, Manoa not only has a golden city made of gold, but also has a golden lake, compared with the golden city, the legend of the golden lake is more tempting, it is said that the king of Manoa will throw all the gold and jade contributed by his subjects into the lake when he ascends the throne, as a thank you to the gods, this traditional ceremony has been held countless times, and the value of gold in the golden lake can be imagined.

The problem is that Manoa is located in a vast primeval forest, where every step means fear and death, where there are poisonous snakes and beasts, unknown Indian tribes, and no definite path, so it can be difficult to find Manoa.

At this time, the Spaniards were still full of adventurous spirit, and under the lure of the Golden City and the Golden Lake, countless official or privately sponsored expeditions set out into the primeval forest, and the Spaniards, Portuguese, British, Dutch and Germans flocked deep into the Amazon jungle.

The expedition was not for nothing, a Spaniard named Caesada, with about 716 expedition members, finally discovered the Golden City and the legendary Golden Lake in the Kandina Marga Plain at a terrible cost of 550 lives, and Caesada brought back 3 million dollars worth of emerald gems, but this is only a small part of the treasure of the Golden City's invaluable treasure.

Since the 16th century, the salvage of the lake has not stopped.

In 1545, a treasure hunt organized by the Spaniards fished hundreds of gold items from the shallow bottom of the lake in three months, and this discovery strongly confirmed the existence of the golden lake, so more explorers flocked to it.

What Rockefeller is talking about is this golden lake in the Amazon forest.

"I have a plan, we can form a professional expedition team, carry enough drainage equipment, and drain all the water in the Golden Lake, and then all the gold and precious stones will be ours." Rockefeller seems to be interested in the legend of the Golden Lake for more than a day or two, and even has a plan.

Draining the lake sounds crazy, doesn't it?

The problem is that reality is often crazier than it is, in another time and space, in 1911, a British company did just that, the British company dug a tunnel to drain all the water in the Golden Lake, but the sun quickly dried the thick mud into a dry and hard mud slab, so when the British brought in drilling equipment from the UK, the lake was filled with water again, and all the previous tunnels would be flooded, and the costly salvage was ultimately a failure.

"John, this plan of yours is crazy." Li Mu had to admit that sometimes, he also had his own limitations of the times, and people in the 21st century probably couldn't understand the madness of the 19th century.

"But it's very operable, you see, we are not short of money, we can form a first-class expedition team, and even drive out all the other expeditions in Golden Lake, your horse construction company has enough excellent workers, we can even build the Niagara Hydropower Station, what is it to drain a lake?" Rockefeller was really prepared, maybe the Horse Construction Company was the reason why Rockefeller wanted to find Li Mu to partner.

"One problem, Lake Gold is in Colombia." Li Mu is also a little tempted, this is an adventure and treasure hunting, no man can resist this temptation.

Because of the Panama Canal, Li Mu is now on the blacklist of the United Colombian States, so it is still a question whether Colombia will allow the Horse Construction Company to enter the United Colombian States, and if not, no matter how detailed Rockefeller's plan is, it will be in vain.

"When have you been so cautious? One Panama can make Colombia a mess, and if the Colombian government dares to obstruct it, then we will change to a government that is willing to cooperate. Li Mu still underestimated the degree of Rockefeller's unscrupulousness, and the question raised by Li Mu is not worth mentioning here at Rockefeller, this is a guy who dares to send troops to deal with the strikers.

Li Mu didn't dare to be so arrogant in the United States.

Well, in fact, Li Mu is not bad, to quell the riots in the Great Lakes mining area, Li Mu also dispatched mercenaries, but not as blatant as Rockefeller.

"That's it!" Li Mu made a decision, and the two bold guys hit it off.

However, when it came to exploring and hunting for treasures, Li Mu immediately had a better idea: "John, whether the Golden Lake can be found or not depends on two things, I have a ready-made treasure here, are you interested?" ”

Although the legend of the Golden Lake hides great wealth, the legend has not been confirmed until the 21st century, and the Colombian government sent troops to blockade the Golden Lake in 1974, not allowing anyone to approach, so the legend of the Golden Lake has really become a legend.

Unlike the legend of the Golden Lake, many treasures have been confirmed in the 21st century, the most famous and valuable of which is the Padmanaba Swami temple treasure discovered in 2011 in Kerala, India.

Unlike the legendary Golden Lake, the discovery of the treasure of the Padmanaba Swami Temple is not accidental, for a long time, the local legend has been that the temple has a lot of treasures, but in the Indian society the status of the temple is high, no one dares to really excavate, the discovery of the treasure of the Padmanaba Swami Temple originated from the maintenance of the temple, when the underground palace of the temple was opened, the wealth that had been buried for more than a hundred years was finally revealed.

Officially, the value of the Padmanaba Swami temple treasure is about $11.5 billion, and no one knows how much it is actually worth, referring to the corruption of Indian officials, and the Indian media has given a reference answer of at least $20 billion.

This $20 billion, which is $20 billion in the twenty-first century, is certainly not that much at the end of the nineteenth century, but even taking into account the depreciation of the dollar, the wealth of the Padmanaba Swamy Temple is worth at least $200 million.

The GDP of the United States was just over $9 billion the year before last, and last year's statistics have not yet come out, even if it reaches $10 billion, $200 million is still 2 percent of the GDP of the United States.

"Two hundred million dollars - Reem, are you sure?" Rockefeller was stunned by the numbers provided by Li Mu, and it was obvious that Rockefeller's breathing was getting worse and his eyeballs were congested.

200 million US dollars is a huge wealth, Rockefeller, as a billionaire that the US government has actually recognized, estimates that his total personal assets have not exceeded 200 million US dollars, and the Junma Group claims to have a large amount of cash, and Li Mu can't take out 200 million US dollars if he wants Li Mu to come up with 200 million US dollars.

"Maybe it's not all, but now I get the news that the Padmanaba Swamy Temple has at least five tons of gold ornaments, as well as countless diamond jewels, and there is even an elephant made of gold in it, how much is five tons of gold worth alone?" What Li Mu said is true, this is all the data officially released by India after the discovery of the treasure of the Padmanaba Swami Temple in 2011, God knows how many have not been released, you must know that the Padmanaba Swami Temple has two underground chambers that have not been opened for more than a hundred years, and only one was opened in 2011, and the above treasures were found in one of the secret rooms.

The United States is now implementing the "gold standard", that is to say, the dollar is directly linked to gold, an ounce of gold is worth about 20 US dollars, a kilogram of gold is about 700 US dollars, even if it is calculated according to 700 US dollars, five tons of gold is worth 35 million US dollars, not to mention that there is an elephant made of gold, Rockefeller is really difficult to understand, how heavy the elephant should be.

"We don't seem to be far from India—" Rockefeller felt a golden yellow in front of him, and he wanted to go to India now.

"It's not far, but the two of us have too big a goal, if we go directly to India, the British will definitely target us, so we need to find an agent." Li Mu will not go to India, even if there is more gold in the Padmanaba Swami Temple, Li Mu will not go to India.

Just kidding, the health situation in India in the 21st century is worrying, let alone in the 19th century, Li Mu does not want to be a victim of "biological weapons".

Besides, the relationship between the Junma Group and the British government is very bad, whether the British government will allow Li Mu to enter India is two different things, Britain is not Colombia, even if Li Mu and Rockefeller are tied together, they dare not challenge the authority of the British Empire, this kind of thing, only Hitler's kind of fierce man dared.

"I can't wait, do you have any Indians on hand? If not, I'll go find it, Padmanaba Swami Temple, right? Let's buy the Padmanaba Swamy Temple and dig it however we want. "Rockefeller also knew that the British government could not afford to provoke it, and if it didn't work, it would come soft, and there would always be a way anyway.

"Then you have to be careful, it's not a secret that there is treasure in the Padmanaba Swamy Temple, there must be Indians who know about it, and you have to get the gold away before the Indians react." Li Mu is the best at hiding behind the scenes, and only fools will charge on the front line.