Chapter 354: Religious Tools (Floating Red Plus 1)
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This was the case with the Indians on the shore at this time, and when the first shelling began, they were just a little confused, not knowing where this terrible noise was coming from, or why the people around them had suddenly died in pieces. But a few minutes later, a second wave of shelling told them the answer, and the big ship was to blame. Instead of fleeing, they knelt on their knees and began to worship and pray to the ship, and they took the smoke, fire, and noise of the ship as a god.
"Stop shooting! Figure, they're not pretending, are they? …… What are you doing? Don't be afraid, this is the weapon of my people, and it is only used against the enemy. Hong Tao didn't dare to confirm whether these people were really convinced or pretended, so he remembered to ask for advice. But when I turned around, I found that Tu was closing his eyes, gritting his teeth, clenching his fists, and his expression was very painful. For those who experienced a salvo of naval artillery for the first time, that feeling was very uncomfortable, if you add the scenes of those flesh and blood being hit by shells on the shore, not to mention the Indians who were still in a primitive state, even the well-informed generals of the Great Song Dynasty Naval Division might not be able to withstand it.
"It sounds like thunder, I've been afraid of thunder since I was a child......" Tu slowly eased from his fright, the strong female leader unwilling to admit that she was afraid of this weapon, and could only find a reason why it didn't sound good.
"Hey, hey, hey...... Just get used to it, these cannons are the same as the ones I left for you, only bigger, more numerous, and louder. I'll show you how to use them later. If you are interested. It is also possible to learn how to make them. With these weapons. We can occupy more land and people, and you will become more powerful than the Albanian leader, the most powerful leader! For the woman Tu, Hong Tao is completely coaxed like a child. She is scheming, courageous and persevering, but all relative. In terms of knowledge, she is probably not as much as a salamander. It's easy to deceive, or it's good to sway her mind.
"The Eagle Clan is also for me?" As soon as she heard that she could be the most powerful leader, the fear in Tu's heart immediately disappeared, like a child getting fresh toys, as for the consequences of these toys, she couldn't imagine.
"Well, not only the Eagle Clan, let your warriors show me the way, the tribes on both sides of this river are yours!" Since Tu likes the feeling of power, give it to her! Hong Tao is not at all worried that Tu will become a pure politician. Her passion for power is still primitive, it's human nature. It's not a bad thing.
Tu's way of dealing with the captives was peculiar, she didn't load all the captives on the ship and take them away, but only killed the elders and priests of the Eagle tribe, and then declared the tribe to be her own. You don't have to move, you don't have to appoint any officials, and you don't have taxes!
"Will they rebel? Don't you have to keep someone to watch them? Or take them all to your tribe, where there are large tracts of land to cultivate, and the north bank is not enough to cultivate the south bank. Hong Tao didn't understand Tu's approach, and couldn't help but remind her.
"Why? They are already brothers of the Tu tribe, and we are relatives. They won't run, without the elders and sacrifices, their souls will not be at peace after death, unless someone expells the elders and sacrifices in my tribe, they will always be the people of the Tu tribe. Tu didn't quite understand what Hong Tao meant, in her opinion, it was already very safe to do so, and there was no need for more precautions.
"Okay, we'll spend the night on the ship and go to the next tribe tomorrow morning." Hong Tao somewhat understood the meaning of the map, the Indians admired the strong, and they also admired the power of nature. Their social structure bears a deep imprint of animal groups, and in the process of fighting for power, they do not use too much killing, but like a group of monkeys competing for the position of leader, as long as the new monkey king beats the old monkey king away, the monkey group will naturally submit. There is no need to make any contracts, no agreements, this is their culture, deeply rooted in the bone marrow.
"Your Majesty...... What should I do? You promised me to fight every day, but as soon as the cannon went off, all these people surrendered! Tu was satisfied, and happily took her warriors to the shore to sing and laugh with the new people. But if someone is happy, there must be someone who is unhappy, and Swan is the one who is unhappy. He prepared all the way, devised several offensive plans, and even the deck guns were dismantled by him and put on wooden shelves, ready to be carried ashore by men to attack the fortifications. As a result, he and the slave soldiers did not even get off the ship, and the battle ended, which made him very disappointed, and began to suspect that Hong Tao was lying.
"As a warrior, you are good, but as a general, you are not qualified. When I made an agreement with your father, your father didn't ask me every time he saw me if he would fulfill the agreement, he just watched silently and thought with his own wisdom. Remember, fighting a war is not an end, just a means. If there is a simpler and more effective way to achieve the goal, why take these people to risk their lives? They are also human beings, and they also want to marry and have children and live to be 100 years old, and you can't not care about what other people think because of your preferences. Despise life is not the bravest person, respect for life is the real bravery. Don't worry, there are tens of thousands of tribes like this on this continent, and most of them live in places that are not close to the sea, and there are no rivers wide enough for warships to enter and exit. Then you need to take the cavalry to solve the problem, and then you don't blame me for assigning you too many tasks! ”
If a person likes something too much, it will often cause trouble to others. Swann has caused trouble to Hong Tao, and he doesn't want to see Swan become a murderous madman, so he must maintain this fearless courage, but he may not be able to use it at any time.
"Or can you say that this sentence just now is enough for this kid to ponder for days. Shouting about killing people all day long, I really don't know how those people in Malacca Port educate their children. "Seeing that Swan was deflated and was taught a lesson by Hong Tao, the happiest one was Luo Youde.
"I said Lao Luo, it turns out that I didn't think you were so careful, what are you calling with a child, your eldest son is older than him, right? Don't be idle, I just thought of a way to make it easier for you and Swann to rule this land, come on, go to the cabin, and let's sum it up. "If Swann is an object that can be educated, then Luo Youde is stubborn. He's so old, and he can't nourish his engineering plastic heart with chicken soup for the soul alone, so let's get down to business.
What Hong Tao and Luo Youde said is indeed the right thing, and it is related to whether their plan to develop the Americas can be carried out smoothly. The best way to rule and merge the aliens is not with guns, but with religion, which has been proven in history.
Europeans ruled Africa and South America for hundreds of years, and while using force as a backing, the spread of religion was fundamental. Especially in South America, which is about to become a province of Spain and Portugal, whether it is culture or customs, there is a strong southern European imprint, and even the languages are Spanish and Portuguese, which is called cultural aggression, once formed, it is difficult to change.
"Why don't you invite a few Taoist priests here and build another Taoist temple?" Luo Youde also agrees with this, and the first thing that comes to mind is Taoism, which originated in China.
"Taoism is not very suitable for our way, it teaches people to improve themselves and cultivate to become immortals. From an expansive point of view, it is more negative than Buddhism. Everyone has improved themselves, who cares about us? Hong Tao shook his head, the purpose of Taoism is not suitable for this kind of semi-colonial expansion, because Taoism is not aggressive at all, nor exclusive, it is too easy-going, otherwise it would not have been robbed of territory by Buddhism.
"Then go and invite a few eminent monks to come here and build a temple? I know the monks from Lin'an and Mingzhou, if they don't come, let Cixi find someone to tie them up! During the Southern Song Dynasty, Taoism and Buddhism coexisted, and Luo Youde naturally thought of the second option, as well as a general plan of action.
“…… Looking at the port of Brunei, the death of Sri Buddha, and the Buddhist countries in the Indian peninsula, which one do you think meets our requirements? They can't even hold their own territory, they're about to let the big cannibals toss yellow, and they still expect them to help us expand? Hong Tao does not believe in any religion, his attitude towards religion is more utilitarian, only looking at the effect and not asking anything else, all of which is to use religion as a tool.
"That's right, the country ruled by the monks is even less combative...... Honesty is really honest, but it's not enough to be honest, you have to be a little bloody, otherwise the foreigners will come, the knives will be raised, and they will lie on the ground and chant the scriptures, which is also a troublesome thing...... You don't want to get the religion of the Great Cannibals and the Great Qin people, do you? Luo Youde doesn't need Hong Tao to elaborate, he has been to these places more than once, and the local state is very clear. But Taoism is not suitable, Buddhism is not suitable, and Islam and Christianity are left.
"No, their religion is rooted and orthodox. It took us a long time to educate the people, and when their pope and caliphate came, it was all theirs, and we did it for nothing, and we must not do this kind of thing of digging a hole for ourselves. Hong Tao denied the remaining two religions.
"Your Majesty, don't go around in circles with me, just say it directly, what the hell are you doing. I've been made dead by you, and what else can't I get out of, as long as Your Majesty thinks it's feasible, I don't have a word! Luo Youde understood, Hong Tao must already have an idea in his mind, this is another time to inform himself, anyway, it is not to notify once or twice, there is nothing unaccustomed.
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