Tuesday, July 28, 1643.

Early in the morning, located on the southern shore of Manchester Bay and the northeastern coast of the later New Jersey Peninsula, a large "village" is about to welcome a large number of "guests".

Several large motorized barges appeared to the north, and the Delaware hired by the docks eagerly began to prepare the horse-drawn carts. Behind them, alfalfa bales were neatly piled up into a mountain.

In the eyes of the local Delaware Indians, the earliest of these guests from the north side of the bay can be traced back to 22 years ago. In my memory, hundreds of outsiders with similar faces to themselves magically appeared on the land of Long Island on the north shore of the bay, and since then they have not left, and gradually occupied the land that originally belonged to them.

The "Binzhou Delaware Community Reservation" is the largest refuge in Huamei for thousands of Delaware Indians who are still not naturalized after many years.

The conservatism and stubbornness of some Delaware may not be a fault, but in the eyes of some people through the crowd it is not a laissez-faire view. In order to have some "peace of mind", five years ago, the Chinese Congress passed the "Relocation and Protection Act of Yin Tribal Communities", which very clearly relocated all Indian tribes in China who were unwilling to integrate into Chinese society.

Delaware Community Reserve in northeastern Binzhou, Pecot Community Reserve in western Songzhou, Moxican Community Reserve in eastern Songzhou, and Nanaganse Community Reserve in central Haizhou...... Over the years, more than a dozen Indian reservations have been established, and the number of North American Indians, not included in the Chinese American population, exceeds the number of naturalized Chinese American Americans.

The restrictions on the extent of the reservation allowed the North American Indians to artificially curb the safari areas, and these traditional Indians had to say goodbye to their living customs and live a fixed agricultural life. In the reserves, hunting has been greatly reduced. Large tracts of farmland were cleared, livestock breeding became a staple of daily work, and the old tradition of trading goods with Chinese merchants was maintained on a regular basis.

As time went on, the number of Delaware men, women and children still living on community reservations continued to decrease, and more and more of the younger generation of Delawares chose to leave community reservations to live and work in gorgeous towns, both materially and spiritually.

In this process, the "Yin community education" can be said to have made an indispensable contribution.

……

A woman in a gorgeous dress stands quietly on a small slope in the reservation community, looking out towards the pier. The woman was about thirty years old and had a beautiful appearance. The exact age is not visible.

Around her, there are neat patches of turquoise alfalfa farms. It's been more than a month since the last harvest, but as far as the eye can see, the vigorous alfalfa has regained its vitality, and it will be two months at most before another batch can be harvested.

Later studies have shown that 1,000 grams of alfalfa can provide energy equivalent to 600 grams of grain feed, but the yield per mu is at least ten times that of grain, and the planting technology is extremely simple. The demand for green fodder, silage and hay feed in the livestock industry in China is extremely large. Alfalfa has long been the main agricultural crop on the Delaware Community Reserve and supplies Jersey City, a gorgeous agricultural powerhouse on the north shore of the bay. Alfalfa's potent soil improvement and fertility effect make the farm one of the most fertile in the whole of Huamei.

Although the pasture economy of the reserve looks homogeneous. However, the technical threshold is very low, and the forage and fodder are sold through guò, and the reserve can be exchanged for all the beautiful daily necessities, including grain.

This year's alfalfa is growing well, and the second crop has been harvested and silaged. With a small amount of green corn stalks, tens of thousands of tonnes of silage are being purchased by Chinese merchants who come to China and then sent to various livestock farms in Jersey City. And the reserved raised pigs, cattle and sheep. Every month, there are also gorgeous small merchants who come to buy.

The young and able-bodied population of the Delaware Community Reserve has been declining for many years, and there is a growing shortage of field labour. As the scale of forage cultivation continues to expand, more and more Huamei private agricultural companies and Huamei laborers have begun to gradually enter the Delaware Community Reserve to provide alfalfa farming services to the local Delaware people, and even directly participate in local farm contracting.

Now at the feet of the middle-aged woman, this large area of more than 3,000 acres of regular alfalfa farms is no longer a self-operated industry of the Delaware community, but a private farm contracted by a large gorgeous family. According to the agreement between the Huamei family and the local elders, the land will not charge any contract fees, and the only requirement is that a quarter of the annual income will be owned by the community reserve, this simple and simple contract terms have attracted many Huamei agricultural investors.

Stacks of grass are neatly stacked in the fields, and some gorgeous agricultural workers and a handful of Delaware can be seen walking around the fields with horse-drawn trailers. The area of the farm here, in the past, would have taken up most of the local Delaware labor. And now the gorgeous and advanced animal harvesting equipment no longer needs to be bothered by the Delaware people of the reserve.

As far as the eye could see, the wagon carrying tons of grass was heading away in the direction of the docks, and a few Delaware kids were still giggling behind them. A smile appeared on the corner of the middle-aged woman's mouth and slowly turned around.

"Principal Dama! Principal Dama! The village chief told you to hurry over! A Delaware kid in a beautiful costume panted and ran up the slope, shaking his little arm at the middle-aged woman.

"It's supposed to be class time, which teacher let you out?" The smile on Dama's face was undiminished, and he kindly stroked the child's head.

"I heard that the patriarch is here, and he brought a lot of people with him. The village chief is talking to the patriarch, and the schools are closed! The child's expression was serious, and it seemed that some public activities in the community had been terminated because of something.

"Is Mrs. Nada here too?" Dama was slightly stunned and turned his head in the direction of the community's residence.

……

The arrival of the Huamei fleet at the Delaware Community Reserve was much larger than people expected, including several motorized barges that had come to buy and carry agricultural products, as well as a patrol boat of the Huamei Coast Guard. The people who got off the boat were not just ordinary gorgeous businessmen, but also a dozen gorgeous policemen and a few men and women who seemed to be of high status.

The original wood, rammed earth or thatched houses are no longer visible, and the entire Delaware Community Reserve has been largely replaced with concrete bricks and tiles except for the traditional architectural forms. In one of the largest masonry houses, several men and women from Manchester City were sitting on a carpet of animal skins. There was a slightly tense negotiation with several elderly Elder Delaware.

“…… The patriarch should think about the whole clan, and it is impossible for us to relocate anywhere else. This was their promise back then, and the high priest of Nada could also testify, right? After a long silence, a deep voice from Elder Delaware rang out, and everyone's eyes were on a middle-aged gorgeous Chinese and a middle-aged noblewoman present.

"Husband, the village chief is right, this place can't stand the toss." The middle-aged lady muttered a little unbearably, and reached out and gently pulled the corner of her husband's clothes.

Mr. and Mrs. Li Xiang are probably the most high-ranking figures in the Delaware Community Reserve for more than 20 years. He is also the titular leader and protector of the Delaware clan. Now the two have six children, the eldest son Li Yinlin has become a well-known young physician, and married the eldest daughter of Huo Qian, the minister of civil affairs, at the beginning of this year; The eldest daughter Li Yinhan is also about to get married, and the marriage partner is the adopted son of President Bao Zitu.

After setting a record for 20 years as a cabinet minister, Lee Xiang finally became a senator in last year's Senate re-election, while his wife, Na Da, gave up her outside work early to take charge of the affairs of the entire extended family.

A few years ago, when the "Yin Tribal Community Relocation and Protection Act" was promulgated, Li Xiang and his wife spent a lot of energy and words to persuade the tribal elders in various places. The unnaturalized Drava people in the Songzhou area were all moved to settle here. But now, with the help of some, the established Delaware Community Reserve is facing another crisis.

"The nationalization of community reserve land is now a deliberate decision by Congress." Li Xiang nodded with difficulty. "For the local Delaware, the Cabinet has provided a number of candidates for the choice of the local Delaware, and the new reservation will not be smaller than it is now. The cabinet side will also be based on existing community property. Give additional compensation for land or goods. ”

"But......" Na A's face turned a little pale, and she grabbed the corner of Li Xiang's clothes and made a strong effort.

As for the attempts of some people in China to completely disintegrate these native Delawares into remote overseas territories, Li Xiang also argued in Congress. But his arms can't twist his thighs. No matter how much Huamei wants to show goodwill that is different from history, those fertile lands that have been opened up will still arouse domestic coveting.

In the eyes of some, letting go of this inefficient and lazy primitive tribal life is itself a great waste of China's native resources.

"Will it compensate for more land and goods......" Several old men exchanged glances with each other, as if they felt that the conditions were not bad.

"What's the alternative?" An elder craned his neck.

"Well, the Caribbean Overseas States, the Nanshan Overseas Territory, the Indian Ocean Viceroyalty, and the Wolshan Island Overseas Territory...... The farther the distance, the more compensation there is, up to three times as much. Li Xiang took out a copy of the text from his bosom and put it on the animal skin carpet, his expression a little dry, "With my personal construction, Barbados Island is better, not only is the land area twice as large as the current reserve, but you can also get double the property compensation." ”

Barbados, the easternmost island of the Lesser Antilles, covers an area of 430 square kilometres, and has been used by England as a mortgage for its national debt for more than a decade, with only a pitifully small coastal colonial stronghold. Due to the interruption of the repayment of the national debt of the English Civil War for more than six months, according to the mortgage agreement amended by the two sides after the Irish War, the island of Barbados had been legally occupied by the Chinese American Caribbean Fleet two months earlier, and more than 100 English immigrants were happily forcibly relocated to the ports of Sands and Surand in the Viceroyalty of South Africa, leaving a blank.

For these old people who stay at home, none of these place names are familiar, and there is no concept of how the climate and environment are different from the local area, and how far away they are.

"In addition, in order to ensure everyone's life after relocation, the state will not collect any taxes for the next five years." Seeing that everyone was a little moved, Li Xiang hurriedly struck while the iron was hot.

"Mr. Li! It's an injustice to all of us here! The government should listen to more voices. At this moment, a well-dressed woman walked in and saluted Li Xiang and his wife.

"Dama is here too." Na Da quickly stepped out of the way, and the apology on her face was even stronger.

"The place you just talked about, the people here have never experienced." Having been the principal of the Delaware Community Reserve School for many years, Dama knows better than anyone what Li Xiang's "future home" is. The place names in Li Xiang's mouth are all far overseas, and the climate and environment are completely different from those in North America.

"There are no enemies there. Winters are warm, with abundant rainfall and fertile land. The state will continue to help you there, build schools, farms, and ......" Li Xiang glanced at Dama and the Elder Delaware, whose faces had changed again, and his tone was very calm.

"But it's not the environment we're familiar with, whether it's the elderly or the children, they've never experienced life without winter. Is the government going to forcibly drive everyone out?! Living together in a civilized world, isn't it what everyone said at the beginning? Dama's face was pale and her whole body was trembling.

"Dama, Li Xiang is here to discuss with everyone. If more compensation is needed, I believe the state will also consider it. Nada quickly grabbed Dama's arm on the side.

"Patriarch, do we have to obey?" One of the elders seemed to understand the hint in Dharma's argument and showed a stern expression.

"This is the only way to preserve the integrity of the clan, and I must take responsibility for everyone's future." Li Xiang replied with a decisive answer.

"What if we don't want to?" Another elder asked in a whisper in the corner.

Looking at the gazes cast around, Li Xiang lowered his head, not knowing how to answer.

"If Zhou Kemin is still here, he won't allow you to do this! He promised me! After saying a word, Dama walked out of the room where the elders were meeting. Without looking back, he walked towards the community school.

I don't know how the news leaked out, but in the afternoon of the same day, thousands of men, women, and children from the Delaware Community Reserve surrounded the residence of Li Xiang and his wife, and more than a dozen policemen who were responsible for protecting Li Xiang and his wife were so frightened that they did not dare to come out. Seeing that the situation was not good, the coast guard patrol boat at the pier hurriedly set sail for the western part of Long Island, on the northeast shore of the bay.

While Li Xiang and his wife were sitting here to discuss with everyone, hundreds of kilometers away in Haizhou, the smallest population of the Nagansai community reservation. It has been surrounded by heavily armed Chinese Army and National Guard units. Patches of adobe houses were bulldozed by steam bulldozers, and thousands of men, women, and children were assembled and sent to the port of Jinmen in batches. They were to be forcibly loaded onto ships along with Iroquois Indian POWs who had been partially sentenced to exile and then shipped to Antigua in the Caribbean.

Antigua covers an area of 280 square kilometers. Together with the island of Barbuda, it returned to Huamei after the Irish War, and is currently under the administrative jurisdiction of Huamei Caribbean. The local Caribbean population has long since been wiped out, and today the island is almost unexplored except for the ruins of an empty colonial village left by the early English.

……

The next day, after negotiations between the DHS military police and the troublemakers who had arrived from the capital failed, two squadrons of National Guard units transferred from Jersey City and the capital landed on the Delaware Community Reservation.

The National Guard drove directly into the residential area, protected the temporary residence of Li Xiang and his wife, and forcibly detained a group of Delaware elders in the big house.

More community reservations of Delaware poured into the neighborhood, encircling more than 200 National Guard officers and dozens of uniforms. At the front of the crowd, a middle-aged man dressed in Delaware's traditional costume was staring coldly at the muzzle of the black hole on the opposite side.

“…… Again, all of us should return to our homes and not gather to surround this place! A military policeman stood by a well with a tin cylinder and shouted loudly, and the officers and soldiers of the National Guard or the military police around him raised their weapons in their hands.

"Let's all disperse." Behind the military police, Nada and Dama were both shouting anxiously.

"No, High Priest Nada, Headmaster Dama." The middle-aged man from Delaware stood in front of the crowd, smiled apologetically at the two high-ranking women, and then turned his head to the senior Chinese military and police officer opposite, "Mr. Officer, we are trying very hard to live in peace with all the people in this land, why do you want to destroy our lives and drive us away." ”

"I can't answer your question. But, Haben, as the tax collector of the reservation, you are a state civil servant, and you should not participate in organizing such violent anti-French gatherings! You should know what the consequences of this will be. The senior Chinese military and police officer blushed and looked angrily at the young Delaware not far away.

"Everyone is spontaneous, and it is not directed against you and the patriarch, and no one is full of malice." The middle-aged Delaware, known as Haben, walked up to a line of military policemen, touched the muzzle of one of the rifles with his hand, and smiled. "I am loyal to this country, but I must also protect the people here. Patriarch and High Priest Nada, have you not always insisted on this? ”

As if to echo Haben's declaration, the Delaware men around them let out high-pitched cheers and strode forward. The officers and men of the National Guard and the military and police all felt nervous and retreated one after another, and the weapons in their hands involuntarily trembled slightly.

"Haben, let the children go back!" Dama pushed past the military police and rushed in front of Haben.

"Principal Dama, can you bear to look at all the old people and children. Abandoned to those distant and strange islands? "It's different from what I learned in school as a child, and it's not the same as what I learned when I was serving in the Army." ”

"It's not an expulsion, the state will settle it properly, Haben." Li Xiang also stepped out and put his hand on the shoulder of Tax Officer Delaware.

"Properly placed? The land here is not as far as the eye can see, why can't it accommodate a few thousand people here? Haben took a step back and shook his head slowly.

"One last warning. Disperse immediately, or they will all be arrested......" The senior officer of the military and police of Chinese descent raised his hand, and rows of officers and soldiers of the National Guard and the military and police began to step forward and drive away.

"Ahh

A National Guard soldier let out a scream, and a rock was thrown out of the crowd at an unknown time. Directly slapped the soldier in the face.

"Disperse them and arrest Hubben!"

The senior Chinese military and police officer angrily gave the order, and the officers and men of the National Guard and the military and police, who were heavily armed with guns, rushed up and directly smashed the strong Delaware young men with the butts of their guns.

Warning shots are inevitable. The young Delaware who tried to resist physically were beaten to the ground one by one, and the reserve tax collector, Haben, who led the trouble, was held against the wall with weapons by several National Guard soldiers.

In just a dozen seconds, there was great confusion in the crowd. The elderly, women and children all cried out in terror, and everywhere there were crowded, colliding and running figures, and many infirm people were squeezed to the ground and trampled by others.

The young Delaware, whose head was beaten and bleeding, curled up on the ground, the old man staggered, the women who were separated from their families screamed, and the children cried one after another. In the chaos, Dama was still hoarsely persuading the military police around him, and Li Xiang and his wife had long been protected by the military police.

A tender cry attracted Dharma's attention, only to see a newborn baby falling to the ground between the running and colliding figures, surrounded by dense running footsteps, every second that could lead the baby to be trampled to death.

Dama's face changed instantly, and he desperately squeezed away the soldiers around him and ran towards the baby's swaddling clothes. A young Delaware who was beaten over by the military police hit Dharma's body, and Damma's weak body fell instantly. It seems that someone has stepped on his ankle hard, and after the severe pain, Dama realizes that he can no longer get up. A few seconds later, Dama struggled to crawl towards the baby's swaddling clothes, and in the process, his body was kicked and stepped on.

Finally hugged the baby into his arms, and Dharma, who couldn't get up, had to use his body to protect the child, allowing more and more people to step on him.

"Are you crazy, Captain Lagher, stop this violence now, they're all Indian civilians!"

At some point, a shooting attack was also fired at the chaotic crowd, and several young Delaware who resisted fiercely were wounded on the ground. In the big room, Li Xiang shouted at the red-faced commander of the National Guard, whose clothes had been torn and his cheeks still had a trace of blood from abrasions. Na Da behind her looked at the chaotic crowd outside the house crying and screaming, and even sat on the ground with dull eyes and muttered to herself.

"I'm sorry, Senator, I think it's hard to stop at this time, but I'll do my best......"

The European captain of the National Guard, who worked with the Department of Homeland Security's military and police to maintain order, apologized in embarrassment, but everyone present knew that once such a chaotic conflict began, it would be difficult to clean up.

……

Dozens of minutes later, with the intervention of Captain Lager, the violent crackdown initiated by the cold-blooded DHS military police really stopped. More than 30 young Delawares led by Haben were arrested, and the chaos even spread to the agricultural area on the side of the residential area, where a large chicken and duck farm was destroyed and ignited by someone who took advantage of the chaos.

When the plaza in the center of the community reservation calms down again, it is already a mess. Discarded sticks, stones, shredded clothes, cloth. Occasionally, there are several steel helmets painted with the insignia of the National Guard, and the civilians who have been trampled to death are even more shocking. Under the watchful eyes of the officers and soldiers of the National Guard who put away their weapons, dozens of old Delaware people were silently gathering the dead who were present. At first glance, more than 100 old and weak women and children on the reservation died in this chaotic trampling.

Under the protection of several military police, Nada knelt pale in front of Dama, who was already angry, still holding the baby who had survived the catastrophe in her arms.

At this time, none of Dama's body was intact, and his body was fractured in many places. Na Da didn't dare to touch Dama's body lightly now, but just hugged the baby and cried vigorously.

Dama no longer felt the pain, but calmly looked at the noble lady in front of him and the baby he had saved. The corners of his mouth were bloodshot and a vague smile.

"Dharma, hold on, the doctor is coming. I will send a telegram to the Cabinet and the Diet to prevent people from leaving. I promise that Congress will investigate this matter carefully......" I don't know when, Li Xiang also squatted next to Na Da and gently held Dama's hand.

"Patriarch, Mrs. Nata, thank you...... However, there should be no need for a doctor...... Zhou Kemin paid with his life for the country. Then I can also give my life for the people here, if this can be exchanged for more justice and mercy......"

After a few words, Dama gradually closed his eyes, and the smile on the corner of his mouth never dissipated. A few seconds later. Nada began to cry, and the military police around her lowered their heads.

……

At the end of July, the tragic clash on the Delaware Community Reservation in Binzhou, which led to the death of an Indian woman of considerable social status and prestige, caused quite a stir in the American Congress in China.

Dama's elder brother, Fatima. He is currently the only senior Indian mechanic in the United States, and he is also the first batch of Indian youths who intermarried with Chinese immigrants, and has changed his name to Huatima many years ago. He is working as a project supervisor at a state-owned heavy machinery company.

Fatima and Dama's mother died young, their father died in a contagion caused by the crossing of the people, and now the younger sister of the two siblings has died, causing great sorrow in both houses of Congress. In particular, Xiang Wei, Darma's former teacher, the wife of Navy Commander Wang Tiehammer and the principal of an Ivy League university, shed tears on the spot after hearing the news.

Dama, a woman who grew up from the eyes of the traversers, has always been a relatively special existence in Huamei. After Zhou Kemin's sacrifice, Dama chose not to marry for life, so on most occasions, the traversers regarded Dama as Zhou Kemin's widow, even if they never really lived together.

I thought that the Delaware clan, who had the closest relationship, would continue to be obedient under the influence of Li Xiang, but I didn't expect it to have such bad consequences. Lee Xiang erupted in the most vehement accusations in history, and finally put to shame some lawmakers who coveted the fertile land of the Delaware reservation, under the banner of securing the newly occupied land, and inciting Congress to pass the guò relocation bill.

While some Indian reservations with smaller tribal populations can be easily taken by force, forcible migration is a potentially dangerous form of radicalization for the larger and more widespread Drava people. In order to defeat the Iroquois Indian League in the north, Huamei has invested millions of military dollars and suffered many casualties in the past two decades. Even though Huamei now has a firm foothold in North America and has an absolute military superiority, no one wants to see a continuous hostile attack like the Virginian Baohatans.

Especially nowadays, in the Chinese National Defense Force or National Guard, even if the direct recruitment of Indian soldiers has long been stopped, the number of mixed-race soldiers with Indian blood among the active officers and soldiers is still quite large, accounting for about 2%, which will affect the stability of the army.

Including the Delaware Reservation, with the continuous promotion of education in the Yin community, the naturalization of North American Indians has not stopped. The effect is a little slower, but for Huamei, in the sparsely populated vast land, there is no life-and-death contradiction between Zài and North American Indians competing for living space. Huamei's growth road is still very long, so this kind of national policy of quick success and quick profit seems to be a bit disregard for the actual situation, thinking that "respecting the laws of history" has gone too far.

A few days later, under the personal chairmanship of Senate President Qi Jianjun, the Chinese Congress held a state funeral for Dama to highlight her great contribution to the "naturalization education of the Yin people" and the stability of the country.

Zhang Mingcheng, the speaker of the House of Representatives, who went to the Delaware Community Reserve in Binzhou, officially read out the Congress's attitude towards suspending the relocation of the reservation. The local council in Binzhou has also introduced a three-year local bill to continue to reduce taxes on the Delaware Community Reserve, which can be regarded as resolving the conflict between them in many aspects. As for the so-called serious investigation into the conflict and riots, it is only a question of who will be the scapegoat.

Dama was finally buried next to Zhou Kemin's tomb, and on her tombstone, the words "Zhou Kemin's wife" were clearly engraved, which completely ended the poignant relationship between the man and woman who traveled through time and space.

The baby boy whom Dama rescued before his death was investigated and found to have been trampled to death by his parents in the conflict. After the internal decision of Huamei's senior management, the child was raised by Li Xiang and his wife, and it was kept secret forever.

The identity of the baby is set as the child of Zhou Kemin and Dama, named Zhou Hai, and when he grows up, he will inherit Zhou Kemin's one qiē in this new world. (To be continued......)