Drop anchor!

In the southern Caribbean Sea, in the port of the former colony of Cayenne, Zhao Hongyu and his entourage slowly docked.

The arrival of a fleet of seventy-two warships showed the people of Cayenne the power of the Empire.

Especially the three heavy battleships, the appearance of the deep-sea monsters, really shocked the hillbillies.

"Your Highness, Wan An."

Chelsea had already taken his men early and waited for Zhao Hongyu here at the docks.

As soon as Zhao Hongyu got off the boat, Chelsea immediately walked over and greeted him.

Zhao Hongyu smiled and nodded, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, if it weren't for you here, it would be impossible for the Caribbean Sea to be incorporated into the empire." ”

Chelsea hurriedly said: "Everything is already in the hands of the military department, and we are just doing what we are told." And thanks to His Highness's plan, Europe began to mess up, so we were given a chance. ”

As a mid-to-high-ranking military general in the empire, Chelsea still knows a few things.

Especially when he followed Zhao Hongyu to Europe, he saw everything he did to Zhao Hongyu.

It was precisely because of Zhao Hongyu's plan that the Dutch and Spaniards on the European continent would mobilize the fleet back on the Caribbean side, and then give the empire a good opportunity.

If this were not the case, even if the empire were to finally seize the hegemony and colonies of the Caribbean, it would have cost a lot of casualties and time.

In order to cope with the war in Europe, the Spaniards transferred more than 300 warships.

The Dutch also transferred more than 400 warships.

If these ships are not transferred, then Chelsea will definitely be in a bitter battle, and whether the Caribbean Sea is under the control of the empire at this time is another matter.

Therefore, Chelsea do not dare to bow down and be proud.

He knew it in his heart.

Zhao Hongyu raised his hand and patted him lightly on the shoulder.

"Don't be modest, work hard in the Caribbean in the future, the waters here will be handed over to you. In the future, a large number of warships will be mobilized under your command and handed over to you. So you have to give yourself a little bit of confidence. ”

"I will definitely live up to His Highness's trust." Chelsea straightened up and bowed his head slightly in response.

"Let's go, I'm just going to stay here for a short time on Cayenne, after all, this side of the Caribbean Sea already belongs to the Empire, and I, as the crown prince, always want to take a look."

Zhao Hongyu said as he beckoned Chelsea to lead the way.

Cayenne was originally an important city in the Caribbean colonies of the Dutch, that is, planned as a center of administration.

So, compared to other colonies, it is much more prosperous.

Pity. Compared to Manhattan, Cayenne is like a small village.

After getting used to the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, coming to Cayenne makes you feel like you're in the countryside.

On the street, most of what Zhao Hongyu saw were foreign trade and natives with different skin colors from Indians.

These natives either have blue tattoos on their faces, or use a cylindrical ornament through the earlobe, which is very weird to hold the earlobe very large.

These people carry bunches of bananas or fishing nets on their shoulders. Otherwise, they carry a mesh pocket made of rattan and hold the wild fruits they have gathered.

Blocked by the soldiers on the street, when they looked at Zhao Hongyu one by one, their eyes showed a deep curiosity.

Zhao Hongyu at this time. Sitting in a black carriage pulled by four horses.

Across from him, sitting was Chelsea.

Emma and Sara and Wang Shan and Anneth were in the carriage behind.

Zhao Hongyu deliberately wanted to sit with Chelsea because he had a lot of questions to ask.

Both sides of the street. Wooden European-style buildings are lined up side by side, with the occasional stone stack, but the building is topped by a cross-shaped sign. Zhao Hongyu has already been told what this is.

More often than not, there are simple wooden huts built with formwork, and most of the people living in them are indigenous.

In the past, during the period of Dutch rule, the natives here did not live as well as they wished.

And there are a lot of taxes.

Now that the empire is under rule, these natives are living a much better life.

Because there are only a few taxes in the empire, you don't have to pay them anymore after you pay them.

All of a sudden, the burden on these natives was lightened a lot.

So, the natives have a good sense of the empire.

At the same time, the soldiers of the empire bought and sold fairly, and did not pay after eating like those Dutch, and beat people from time to time.

In this way, the empire was indeed much stronger than the Dutch.

As a result, the natives were quick to accept imperial rule.

It is precisely because of this that order and economy in the colonies have slowly recovered.

In addition, after the empire achieved hegemony, goods from Manhattan were also transported in an endless stream.

Those daily goods, as well as various vegetables and spices, conquered the natives here at once.

No matter how you look at it, it's better to be ruled by the empire than to be ruled by the Dutch.

"Chelsea, the natives here don't have any ill feelings towards the Empire, do they?"

After slowly retracting his gaze, Zhao Hongyu asked softly.

"Your Highness, the natives here are more savage than the Indians, but they are also more innocent. As long as you don't bully them to the point where you can't bear them, then they won't do anything against the Empire. During his time in Cayenne, Chelsea had already touched the temper of the natives by various means.

Of course, he also asked many of the Dutch residents who had not left Cayenne and had stayed.

Through these people, we also learned about the causes of the conflict between the Dutch and the indigenous people for decades.

In general, it is a fact that the natives here are more savage than the Indians of North America.

It is important to know that among these indigenous people, there are also some tribes that retain the custom of cannibalism.

This is not the case among North American Indians.

It can also be seen from this that the natives here are more ignorant, while the Indians in North America are much more civilized.

I don't know if it was because the Spaniards interrupted the civilization process of the Mayans in the Caribbean, so it led to the more and more barbaric aborigines here.

In short, Chelsea believes that the indigenous people here are less civilized than the Indians in North America.

However, although the natives here are very savage, if you are sincere to them, these people will definitely be heartfelt to you.

This is a common denominator of all tribes on the American continent.

The Imperial soldiers were much stronger than the Dutch soldiers, and they never bullied the natives except for patrolling and keeping vigil, which was really not like the Dutch.

Think of the Dutch soldiers who didn't bully the natives when the Dutch ruled the Cayenne.

You don't see a little respect in the eyes of those Dutch.

The natives are not fools either, they can tell.

But this is not the case in the eyes of the Imperial soldiers, you can see the sincerity and respect in their eyes, and most importantly, you can really feel that they treat you as a human being.

In particular, an incident occurred during the Cayenne period that made all the natives completely approve of the rule of the Empire.

The night before, an aboriginal house caught fire, and it was the Imperial soldiers who risked their lives to save the family of five from the fire, which was really seen by the natives who were watching.

After rescuing people, the soldiers saw that the problem of the natives was not big, and even after being frightened, they did not say anything, and they did not accept the golden thank you gifts offered by the natives.

All of this made the natives compare the empire with the Netherlands.

Listening to Chelsea's words, Zhao Hongyu began to recall in his mind the few films he watched in his later life.

In those films, there are many depictions of the indigenous people of the Caribbean.

Of course, this film was made by Europeans, and it certainly doesn't have a very good positive depiction of the indigenous people.

However, what is described in those films is almost all true.

"Your Highness, strictly speaking, we also have to thank the Dutch and the Spaniards. If it weren't for them, it wouldn't be easy for us to manage these natives. ”

Zhao Hongyu was distracted, and suddenly heard Chelsea say this, and suddenly came back to his senses and looked at him curiously.

"Oh, what do you say?"

Zhao Hongyu was very curious about this, and he didn't know where to talk about Chelsea.

It doesn't make sense for them to thank the Dutch and the Spaniards.

Seeing the puzzlement and curiosity on His Royal Highness's face, Chelsea sat up straight and explained to Zhao Hongyu: "Your Highness, haven't you noticed any difference between the natives outside. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongyu once again cast his eyes out of the car window.

These natives still seem to be like that, nothing unusual.

If anything, it's their appearance and skin color.

However, Chelsea must have his reasons for saying that, and why.

Zhao Hongyu's gaze kept scanning from among the natives on the street.

Fiercely, Zhao Hongyu seems to understand something.

Although these natives still retain some indigenous characteristics, the clothes they wear are basically European.

On the streets, those naked natives are not for nothing, but there are already very few.

At the same time, there are some aborigines on the street who are setting up stalls to do business, and they will also bargain with others, and Zhao Hongyu also saw some aborigines, using silver coins to shop.

Is that what Chelsea is talking about?

Zhao Hongyu seemed to have grasped something.

"You mean, these natives have begun to embrace civilization?"

Zhao Hongyu first paused, then looked at Chelsea and said. (To be continued......)