Chapter 806 The golden light is dazzling

The destruction of the Cheyenne tribe, which had lost its main force, was a foregone conclusion, and the Navajo people, together with another large tribe, the Colomma, joined forces to wipe out the Cheyenne. Two young men can exchange a machete or an iron pot, the price for women is halved, and the elderly and children can only be exchanged for an iron tool for ten.

Such a fucking thing, the two sides of the transaction are very happy to buy and sell, in just half a month, there are two tribes left within a hundred miles of the surrounding area. In this way, the trade is a bit untenable, and the more powerful Cologne tribe actually moved their brains to the Navajo people, and after several conflicts between the two families, the Navajo elders, who suffered a small loss, came to the beach and asked the "gods" to send troops to destroy the Colognema.

Li Heng and Dai Zhiyuan felt incredible after learning the details, are these people full of tofu scum in their heads? We are aggressors, can we be a little vigilant? In line with the fact that rabbits do not eat the grass on the edge of the nest, and in line with the purpose of regional peace and long-term stability, the expedition team called the elders of the two tribes to come, and after a meal, Li Heng proposed to mediate the conflict between the two tribes, and Dai Zhiyuan proposed the vicious suggestion that the two families would cooperate to rob the population of other tribes.

San Francisco is surrounded by water on three sides, and across the bay is the wider continent, not to mention the many tribes to the south. Why cramp yourself into a tiny San Francisco? It's okay to go farther away to do business without capital.

Don't say it, the two tribes have accepted this suggestion after deliberation. The only proposal was that the expedition would need more iron weapons. This trip came out, and the entire fleet brought more than 10,000 machetes. There are also more than 5,000 iron pots. After exterminating the Cheyenne tribe, they gained more than 5,000 people and more than 1,000 horses. The grain is innumerable. The iron artifacts that were exchanged, even if they were given a discount and a friendly gift, were less than 3,000 pieces. One can imagine how black-hearted these grandsons are.

After the agreement was reached, the Cologne horses were well fed and drunk, and went away satisfied. This tribe is nearly twice the size of the Navajo, after the division of the Cheyenne. The strength has grown considerably, and the territory has also increased. But they still didn't dare to face the Gang Colomma tribe.

Autumn is the season of harvest and the season of preparing for winter. As planned, Luda and a company set up camp near the valley where the Navajos lived, one for outposts and the other for reconnaissance along the river. Look for gold mines.

Human trafficking has greatly alleviated the problem of labor shortage in the colonies. The young men of these slaves were engaged in the construction of docks, roads, kilns, etc., while the young women had to burn the land and dry the salt, the old people were in charge of the logistics, and the children were given preferential treatment and were given a simple school every day.

Considering that these slaves were valuable laborers, the conditions of life were not bad, except that there was no freedom. I lived in a wooden shed where the earth dragon burned. Although it is a chase shop, it is compared to the thatched hut where the natives live themselves. Winters are much warmer. In terms of food, the expedition and the marines spit out a lot of luncheon meat when they see it, and the biggest advantage of this thing is that it is easy to store and transport, so when they set off, they try to bring as much as possible with them, and now they are all cheaper. The Ming people in the colony would rather go hunting in the ravine and come back tired and half-dead than eat a combination of luncheon meat and compressed biscuits.

After more than a month of running-in, these natives unexpectedly found that life here was good, of course, there were also people who kept running away and making trouble, but each time they were caught and hanged on the trunk of a tree to dry in the air. Before winter came, the expedition team was not idle, they needed to go hunting, store enough bacon for the winter, and see if they could find gold mines by the way.

Before the first snow fell, a road to the pier was repaired, and the expedition and survey team still did not find the gold mine. This is a big blow to the entire colony. Of course, there is good news, after the snow, the whole group of slaves has become more manageable. Escaping the colony in winter ended up either freezing to death or feeding the wolves in the wilderness.

Because no gold mines were found, discontent grew in the colonies, and the marines were a little better, and the depression in the expedition was more serious. As an outpost for the entire colony, Luda lived with a company on a mountainside. Beyond this hillside, there is a relatively flat area of not too large grassland, and half a day through this grassland, is the territory of the Cologne horses. After a period of colonization, it gradually became clear that the Cheyenne people were not local residents, they were actually a tribe that came from across the bay ten years ago. And this tribe was nothing more than a part of the Cheyenne tribe, which had to make a migration because it lost in the battle for territory. Along the coastline, all the way to the San Francisco generation of activities, because of the relatively strong combat power, encroached on a lot of the local Navajo territory. Because of the stronger strength of the Colomma, the Cheyenne people provoked several times and did not reap the benefits, and the two sides negotiated peace. When they were going to rob the colony, the Navajos pulled in the Colognema. Because the artillery fire was so ferocious, it frightened the Navajos and scared the Colognema away, otherwise the whole colony would have been in more trouble.

At noon, the sun shone on the snow, and the tenacious dead grass on the grassland broke free from the shackles of the snow and poked its head out in the cold wind.

A team of horses marched unhurriedly along the frozen river towards the clones' territory. Ahead of him was a stag who was already able to have a simple Chinese conversation, and this guy with a dozen hardcore brothers had completely thrown himself into the arms of the colonists. Here, eating well, dressing well, and living in a wooden house with a burning dragon after the snow, the natives have now discovered that these "gods" from the East are actually human beings, but they have a more powerful grasp of the knowledge power of the gods, which is more reasonable.

Half a month ago, the bucks took a job, and twenty friends rode horses, with Luda and a platoon of troops, along the river all the way south to explore, this is the last survey of the year. If you still can't find the gold mines, you'll have to wait until next year, or if there is another snowfall, there will be no grass in sight on the grassland, and the river will be completely frozen.

"The road, it's almost to the territory of the Colognema, theirs, not friendly." The buck turns the horse's head and finds Luda, who is jolting on horseback, to give a kind reminder. The Cologne Horsemen are indeed less friendly than the Navajos. Probably they have never suffered losses, and the entire tribe has more than 6,000 warriors alone, and they have always been the boss in this land, so they are more domineering. After being scared away the last time, the Cologne horses relented a little and began to trade in human beings, revealing their cruel and domineering nature.

In contrast, the Navajo people were much better, and before the onset of winter, the medical team was stationed in the valley and cured many patients, and the colonists completely gained the friendship of the Navajo people. Especially under the premise that the colonists' own resources were very tight, they helped them build a fire kang with green bricks and pottery pipes, which greatly improved the difficulty of the Navajo people to survive the winter.

Luda nodded in acceptance of the suggestion, and the Cologne horses became more and more restless when it came to trading, especially since they tasted the sorghum roast and had to exchange some "worthless" goods for wine every month. As long as the goods are furs, there is also some game. On the American continent, these goods are indeed worthless, but after being processed and shipped back to Daming, I dare not say that there is a million profits and a hundred times the profit. In the beginning, the Cologne Horsemen traded furs and game meat for salt and spirits, and their attitude was relatively good, but after the first snow fell, the attitude of the Cologne Horsemen became a little worse. Especially after the sorghum burnt stock was low and the colony decided to stop trading spirits, the Cologne people were extremely dissatisfied and almost clashed several times.

According to the stag's memory, he and his companions found the dog's head gold at the confluence of two rivers, and because they liked gold and shiny things, they strung them with ropes and prepared to hang them as ornaments. Near the confluence of the river is a large mountain forest, which belongs to the sphere of influence of the Cologne Ma people.

"Looks like we're going to have to hurry, otherwise it's hard to get to the camp before dark. Everyone simply eats some dry food on horseback, and there is no rest at noon. Looking at his watch, Luda shouted, and after receiving a response from everyone, the whole team continued on the road. It's hard to go out and do surveys, but in order to make a fortune, everyone endures it. After the snowfall, the road is difficult, which does add a lot of difficulty, but these are not problems, I am afraid that I will not find gold.

"Look, this is the confluence of the rivers, and after this place, the upstream rivers are relatively turbulent and unfrozen, and they stretch into the forest." Luda pointed ahead and shouted, and the buck let out a cheer, it was not too early, and according to the predetermined plan, he was to camp at the foot of the mountain. Normally, it takes at least two hours to prepare camp. Once the camp is confirmed, the stag can follow him to hunt, and at this time he can have the opportunity to use the weapons of the gods.

Continuing along the river, you will find a flat area at the foot of the mountain, which is the outer edge of the forest, and the terrain is not low, and it is easy to get local materials, so it is an excellent campsite. After getting off the horse, everyone began to be busy, first feed the horse a little fried soybeans, feed the horse at the same time, wipe the sweat of the horse with a towel, this place is more expensive than people, if there is no horse, it is difficult for everyone to walk back.

The river shimmered with golden light, and looking at the sunlight that the river was obviously flowing faster, and looking at the nearby terrain, Luda's first impression was that there could be a hydraulic mechanism, a mill or a hydraulic hammer. Unfortunately, this is now the territory of the Cologne horses. Until the supply ships from Hawaii arrived next spring, the colonies had no intention of picking up the Colognema.

"Buck, let your men go find firewood, you, take a few people to hunt, and you, go cut down some trees and come back, you guys, follow me to the river, and you ......." After some orders, dozens of people had a clear division of labor, some were in charge of the horses, some were in charge of the camp, some began to dig marching stoves and drainage ditches, and so on.

Carrying two buckets, Luda walked to the river to fetch water, and the other people had to pack bags of pebbles back, and the hot pebbles were spread on the ground, covered with earth and stepped on the foundation of the tent, so that the cold would be much less at night.

Standing by the river, looking at the clear river water, after washing his face, the moment he wiped the water, a golden light Shandong, Luda's eyes would not turn in an instant, the golden light came from the bottom of the river, and the reflection of the sunlight was particularly dazzling. (To be continued......)