Chapter 095: The Powhatan Clan
Wine, historically the natural enemy of the Indians, European immigrants used this kind of thing to trap countless Indian tribes, and now it is used by Hong Tao as a good thing, Carl's life is only worth a stab of rum plus a small can of sugar and two machetes.
"See, you don't have this forest worth much! Since you caused the disaster, then don't work for the two masters, this deal will be completed by you, and by the way, bring back our people's corpses, so let's get them a grave bag too, they are also raised by their parents. "Just changing Karl back doesn't solve the problem, these Indians said that the land on which the camp was established is also theirs, and if you want to, you have to bring two more barrels of wine and two machetes!
"I know their camp, or let's kill them!" As a colonist, with treacherous blood in his bones, Carl didn't feel that others had treated him leniently, and he wanted to take revenge.
"Rat, two rats, remember this scene, don't be kind in the future, especially with people with red hair! See your Uncle Carl? When they let him back, he wanted to destroy the whole family. Do you lack virtue or not? Speaking of which, your little life was saved by the Indians, and if they hadn't found you bark, you would have died a long time ago. Stop talking nonsense, grab something and exchange it. This time, Hong Tao suddenly pretended to be a good person, and two months ago he was chasing and killing Indians on Mexican soil, and he wiped his face, and the blood on his hands had not dried up, and he became the protector of the Indians again.
"Really? You can't use me as bait! Carl really didn't believe that Hong Tao had good eyes.
"You only have such a few people now, and they come in hundreds, thousands, and they don't die, day and night, can you stand it? It doesn't matter if you want revenge, once you've established yourself here, you'll get the musketeers and horses from Sun City, and then it's up to you. However, I don't recommend that you get too stiff with the locals, and if you can communicate like this, it's better to find a way to make them your people. In such a big place, are you going to ship people from Europe? ”
Hong Tao knew more about the Indians in North America than Carl, and they were not quite the same as the Indians in Mexico, they did not have a huge ethnic group like the Mayans and Aztecs, but only small tribes and loose tribal alliances, and their culture, technology, and social structure were more primitive. In such a situation, it is simply impossible to conquer a city by force and then unify an Indian group in a certain area. Therefore, it can only take advantage of the contradictions between Indian tribes and ethnic groups, pull a group of people, and then slowly expand their territory. This is also the method adopted by the European colonizers in those days, and it proved to work.
These Indians are very hospitable, and it is estimated that they have never seen humans of other races, and they don't know that people can be so bad, so they have no defense. When Carl carried the casks ashore, all he had to do was give them a high-five, and even if the deal was done, there was no contract and no worries, this was the way they had been for generations, so why should they doubt it?
That night, Carl stayed in the Indian village again, and the flood could not get ashore, and stood on the deck looking at the figures dancing around the campfire in the village on the shore, but he was thinking about something else.
From the lips of the missionary, Hong Tao learned the name of this Indian tribe. They called themselves the Powhatan people, who had lived in the valleys of the James, Elizabeth, and York rivers for generations, and lived by fishing, hunting, and domesticating deer, and were the people of the great rivers, which were their gods.
Hong Tao didn't care whether they planted the land or not, and whether their god was the sun or the sea, but he was a little confused about the name of this group.
Historically, there was a Powhatan tribe in the land of Virginia, and it was very, very famous. For it was in this community that the daughter of a chieftain named Pocahontas appeared, who converted to Christianity and married a white man from Jamestown. Later, he went to England to meet the then Emperor James I, and soon died of illness in London. Her father, a chief of the Powhatan tribe, was crowned King of Virginia by the British Emperor.
The matter is not over here, in that era, the nobility was still very valuable, especially the title of king, which had reached the peak of the nobility. No matter what race you originally are, you have been officially canonized by the Emperor, that is, noble. So Powhatan, the chief of the Indian tribe, became a true top British nobleman, his daughter Pocahontas was a veritable princess, and the children of her and her English husband carried noble royal blood.
This is not only recognized by the British, but also by the Americans. In the history of the United States, the most noble family had the blood of the Indians in their bodies. It's as funny as being the premier nobleman of the Yuan Dynasty, but a Song-Mongolian mixed-race. But there is no objection from everyone, and it is really difficult to understand the American way of thinking.
In any case, this noble family has always been handed down. At first, they ran a tobacco business in Virginia, and they were very wealthy, and then they married many American dignitaries, and the family became more and more powerful. However, the family is usually very low-key, and does not appear in the media much, and many people do not know where they come from, especially people outside the United States.
The Randolph family, the noblest family of American blood. Don't say that Americans don't recognize aristocrats, they also covet this honor, but unfortunately there are very few people with aristocratic blood, and they can't compare to Britain, so they can only endure it, and by the way, say something sour.
The chairman of the Continental Congress that year was named Peyton. Randolph; Jefferson's mother's name was Jane. Randolph; Commander of the Confederate Army, Robert Brown. General Lee, Jefferson's cousin; The first attorney general of the United States was named Edmund Edmund Attorney General. Jennings. Randolph; All but the first eight governors of Virginia were members of the Randolph family, with the exception of the first and fifth.
In Virginia, the Randolphs are the first family to deserve, and when it comes to federal politics, the Randolphs are not weak. Washington was still Peyton's junior, and of the four ministers in his administration, the Randolphs accounted for two.
However, the real direct descendants of the Randolph family are called Thomas. Randolph. It's a pity that this heir with royal blood is not very capable, and he has only served as the governor of Virginia, and no matter how high he is, he can't go up.
It can also be seen from here that the United States also has the existence of the Taizi Party, but they cannot cover the sky with one hand. This has to do with the founding system of the United States, which was built by a group of people using equal consultation and no one can force anyone. In other words, the reason why this country was able to become independent from Britain was because of a group of capable people, no one who was much worse than the other.
What's even more fortunate is that this group of capable people did not go their own way, leaned against each other, and even turned into warlords. Instead, it adopts a model similar to business negotiation, which combines everyone's interests and finally finds the most suitable solution. I have to say that this group of capable people does have great wisdom, and it is fortunate that a country can catch up with one or two capable people, but the Americans have caught up with a lot, and Zhen Nima is lucky! If you want to surpass this collective wisdom, unless there is another group of capable people, it is a pity that this kind of opportunity can be met but not sought.
In this kind of environment, even if it is a son or a party, it can only use the family's resources to have an advantage over others, and cannot completely take the lead. And as the system becomes more and more perfect, these advantages are gradually reduced to a point where they are not particularly obvious. In fact, this is enough, there is nepotism in any society and country, without exception, the difference is only the degree of strength.
Just like crime, it is not practical to eliminate crime completely, but it is acceptable to reduce crime to a certain level through a sound law. The ultimate goal of balance, checks and balances, and compromise is not to eliminate any of the forces, on the contrary, its role is to enable all forces to achieve a situation of common prosperity through mutual checks and balances.
"It's time to find an Indian woman for Karl too, he has too few children to be detrimental to the inheritance of the territory, and illegitimate children are also sons! I think this Powhatan is good, and tomorrow I have to ask if their chief has any daughters, from fifteen to thirty-five, and if she is married, I can make her a widow soon!" Carl had drunk too much by this time, and was performing his European court dance by the campfire, unaware that someone was calculating him. (To be continued.) )