Chapter 164 Target, Great Lakes

The French established a colony in the area of what would be eastern Canada, above the New York area, in the area of Quebec

It is very close to the Great Lakes region and is connected to the St. Lawrence River basin, which has direct access to the northern seas.

Quebec is a strategic location.

Not far south of Quebec is the Montreal area, and a little further southwest is Lake Ontario, the easternmost part of the Great Lakes.

What Zhao Hongyu wanted to do was to preemptively establish a city belonging to the Song Empire on the east side of Lake Ontario, and also establish a city or settlement between Lake Ontario and Lake Huron on the west side.

Only in this way can the road of the French westward expansion be completely cut off.

At that time, Zhao Hongyu could fully announce to the outside world that the Great Lakes region of Quebec started from Lake Ontario to the west, and was the territory of the Song Empire.

If the French wanted to advance or explore westward, they had to agree with the Song Empire.

Through Chen Zhenbang, Zhao Hongyu got an enlarged version of the 21st century map of the world, and he stared at the map for a long time.

It is also strange to say that in addition to many commodities in the space-time trader that require investment to develop, some other materials also need to be purchased at the relevant civil level.

For example, if Zhao Hongyu was not the village head, he would not be able to buy it.

This made Zhao Hongyu a little strange, and even thought that the space-time trader might be restricting himself, in order not to let himself destroy the balance too quickly.

However, Zhao Hongyu did not care about this problem for a long time, and his main attention now is on how to enter the Great Lakes region.

If only I could buy some historical materials.

Zhao Hongyu retracted his gaze and sighed with some regret.

Yes, although the map of the World Realm can be purchased, for some books with historical materials, the space-time trader restricts the purchase and teleportation, which makes Zhao Hongyu very disappointed.

And now the knowledge taught in Manhattan-area schools is still in the first grade of elementary school.

In the second year of the course, the space-time trader does not support purchase and transfer at all.

Therefore, the teachers of Gene People had no choice but to divide the textbooks of the first grade into six levels and treat them as the curriculum taught in the six grades of primary school.

But even the knowledge of the first grade of elementary school is very advanced in this era.

At the very least, many children have learned addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and they are fully capable of being a qualified bookkeeper.

Moreover, the writing taught in elementary school can also help the children of the Song Empire in Manhattan get rid of their illiteracy.

Of course, the illiterate people are concentrated among the Indian children, that is, the flag men who were marked by Zhao Hongyu as a positive white flag. As for the general people with red flag genes, they are basically people who graduated from junior high school or high school, so there is no problem of illiteracy at all.

And Zhenghongqi, there is only Zhao Hongyu in the whole world now, and there is no way for anyone to make him a natural person.

And Emma became Zhao Hongyu's 'crown princess', the queen of the Indians, and her current identity is just the capital of the white flag, and she can only become the flag owner after her father Black Bear hangs up.

At this moment, Zhao Hongyu had already taken Wang Shan and the nine genetic people who followed him first, as well as a team of 500 heavily armed guards, on the way to the Great Lakes region.

Emma, as his wife, also followed Zhao Hongyu on this journey, and she also led the Jīng Ruimohican warriors, who numbered more than 100 people.

Therefore, Zhao Hongyu and his entourage reached the number of more than 600 people.

The good thing is that the snow in the Americas is heavy in winter, creating a thick layer of snow.

Manhattan-produced sleds, as well as catching trained elk, came in handy at this time.

More than 300 sleds did not cause any hardship to their travel, but made their journey very easy.

At the foot of a mountain range three days away from Manhattan, Mr. Zhao and his family set up camp.

At the same time, Zhao Hongyu also took out the map and began to discuss it with Wang Shan.

"Your Highness, do you mean to establish a city on the eastern side of Lake Ontario?" After listening to Zhao Hongyu's account of his plan, Wang Shan asked.

Zhao Hongyu nodded, raised his hand and pointed to the east side of Lake Ontario marked on the map, and said: "Yes, we must build a city here to block the road for the French to go south, and a West Point fortress alone is not enough." ”

Wang Shan nodded, he could see from the map that Zhao Hongyu's intention was not wrong.

If a city were built on the east side of Lake Ontario, not only Lake Ontario would fall into their hands, but also Lake Erie, which was connected to Lake Ontario.

It's a win-win-win-win thing.

At the same time, it would also discourage future attempts by the French to go south, as they would have to cross Lake Ontario if they were to go south. This is equivalent to saying that Zhao Hongyu has turned all the lands in the Americas south of the Great Lakes into his own territory.

"I don't think it's realistic to build a city right away, but we can build a settlement first. The number of people is not large, 10,000 people are enough, and these 10,000 people can completely control the situation over there, so that the French will not act rashly. ”

For this plan, Zhao Hongyu has very strong confidence.

10,000 people, Wang Shan felt that it was indeed not too difficult.

But considering that Manhattan City now only has more than 8,000 genetic people, isn't that a lot of 10,000 people?

Therefore, when Wang Shan raised this question, Zhao Hongyu replied: "10,000 people are not much, you must know that the Great Lakes region is rich in products and is very strategically developed, and this is a place that we cannot give up no matter what." Coal, iron ore, and gold and silver minerals can bring us great profits. ”

As a modern person, Zhao Hongyu knows the resources of the Great Lakes region very well, and he has long coveted it.

Now that he's in the 1620's, he's settled in the Manhattan area, and God won't forgive him if he doesn't take the Great Lakes.

"We're not just going to build settlements here in Lake Ontario, we're going to have at least 10 settlements between Lake Ontario and Lake Huron to the west, and in the middle of Lake Huron and around Lake Superior, so that we can completely control the northern part of the Great Lakes."

Zhao Hongyu stretched out his hand and grabbed it on the map, then clenched it into a fist and hammered it fiercely, and said loudly to Wang Shan.

"In this way, the entire Great Lakes region and a large area of land in the south will become the territory of our Song Empire. These places are borderless now, and some of the Indians who live there are not considered a threat, and we can easily deal with them. ”

Zhao Hongyu's heart is hot, and his ambition has begun to increase little by little with the growth of his power.

Wang Shan was very happy, and he was satisfied that his Highness had ambitions.

What he was most worried about was that his Highness was satisfied with his existing achievements, and began to get drunk and dream, and at the end he would wear down his ambitions.

Now it seems that these worries are completely unnecessary.

"Your Highness, if we occupy the Great Lakes region, we can advance westward to the Mississippi River Valley, and even cross the Mississippi River to occupy the western part of America completely, and establish cities on the western coast. And after the city is established on the western coast, we can build shipyards and occupy the Bering Strait, so that the Russian Far East will also be ours in the future. ”

Wang Shan also followed Zhao Hongyu's grand plan and began to yy.

An empire that straddles two continents?

Zhao Hongyu raised his hand and stroked his chin.

It's been a year since I came to this era, and my age has become 16 years old (I've gotten smaller, not my actual age). If the plan goes well, then by the time I am in my early 20s, I can basically complete this dream.

He felt a little excited when he thought about it.

Depend on!

Do I still have the potential to become the greatest emperor in history?

Zhao Hongyu retracted his cranky thoughts and snickered in his heart.

"Alright, let's stop yy. Now let's see how to stand in the Great Lakes region, you must know that the Great Lakes region is not like Manhattan. ”

Although it is impossible for Zhao Hongyu to know the exact score of the Great Lakes Dao, he still knows a little about the fact that there is an Iroquois Alliance in the Great Lakes region.

The Iroquois, a super-union of five large Indian tribal confederations, has a population of more than 200,000 and is located in the southern part of Lake Ontario.

It is active in Lake Ontario and around Lake Erie, where it hunts and fishes.

If Zhao Hongyu wants to master the Great Lakes, then in addition to the French in Quebec and Montreal, these indigenous Iroquois Indian Confederate tribes are also what Zhao Hongyu needs to deal with.

At this time, Zhao Hongyu was not in a hurry to go to Europe, or to find a way to return to the East.

He thought very clearly, those things didn't matter to him, after all, what could he do in Europe? The city there is dirtier than the toilets of the 21st century, so he won't suffer it.

And what can you do when you go back to the East?

Could it be that you should go back and kneel down to the officials of the Ming Dynasty and be their servants?

Zhao Hongyu is not so cheap, so he is not in a hurry to go back.

Even if he wants to go back, he will go back with a strong posture and be a savior.

Therefore, what he has to do now is to rise on the American continent and control the entire American continent in his own hands.

He has to uproot all the colonies of the European continent on the American continent, and there is only one voice and one empire in this place.

Hearing this, Wang Shan put away his hippie smile, and after walking over, he looked down at the map and became serious.

"Your Highness, I heard the Black Bear say that there is a very powerful tribe here if we are going to occupy the Great Lakes. Then we have to deal with this tribe well, otherwise it will be very troublesome. ”

Although Wang Shan has received the knowledge of the virtual 21st century, history is still relatively weak for him.

Therefore, he did not know much about the history of the Dao, and he would not have known about the existence of the Iroquois of the Dao.

However, this did not prevent him from getting some useful information from the black bear before leaving.

And when the black bear heard that Zhao Hongyu was going to the northwest, he immediately gave detailed information, after all, Zhao Hongyu was his son-in-law, and it was also the guarantee of their happy life in Moxican.

He didn't want Zhao Hongyu to be in any danger.

It is precisely because of this that Emma will have a hundred more jīng warriors around her. Besides, Emma is now the queen of the Mohicans and the Manhattan Indians, so it's no surprise that she has a convoy by her side.

As the mascot of Zhao Hongyu who took refuge in Manhattan Indians, Emma plays this role very well.

Here in Manhattan, it is receptive to foreign tribes wanting to join.

However, if they want to join the Song Empire in Manhattan, then they must give up their former identity. These Indians were to become first the Moses tribes, and then the Empire's White Flag Bearers.

At the same time, they all have to be brainwashed by the 'minion' model, and only in this way can they become the bannermen of the Song Empire.

Emma was playing a game with a few little Indian girls, and in front of them were several small wooden signs with a humanoid pattern on them.

At the same time, a small square table in front of several girls zhōngyāng was clasped with a pile of wooden plaques piled up in the shape of a pyramid.

This is a wooden card that Zhang Tie made when he was bored, 'Yin Shang Da Zhou Dog Rong Kill', and this game was very popular among children among the Indians.

Because in addition to playing games to relieve boredom, it can also familiarize them with the historical knowledge they have learned.

You must know that the genetic teachers in Manhattan have always instilled in the Indians the knowledge that the Indians are the descendants of Yin Shang.

And the several Indian girls who accompany Emma to play the game, they are all Emma's maids and personal guards.

These girls have been taught by Song Hu for half a year, and they are quite good at martial arts.

Seeing Emma having fun, Zhao Hongyu was relieved, he was afraid that Emma would feel bored when he came out with him.

"The Iroquois, the mighty tribe you spoke of in the Lake Ontario region, is called the Iroquois. It is a super-league of Native Americans with a population of over 200,000 people, dominated by five major tribes and joined by other smaller tribes. ”

Zhao Hongyu explained to Wang Shan after listening to him.

Iroquois?

Wang Shan had never heard of this name, and he did not study history very well.

Therefore, when Zhao Hongyu said the name, Wang Shan raised his head and looked at it with very puzzled eyes.

Wang Shan saw that Wang Shan didn't quite understand, so he explained to him seriously.

With Zhao Hongyu's explanation, Wang Shan slowly understood the origin of this Iroquois and their strength.

Slowly, Wang Shan spoke: "In this way, this Iroquois is really an obstacle to our occupation of the Great Lakes region. Their large population means that they are also very strong militarily, so they are not afraid of any enemy. So it would be very troublesome to seize the Great Lakes by force, and at the same time the French. ”

Wang Shan frowned and thought for a while, and then asked, "Then can you buy them?" ”

Zhao Hongyu shook his head: "I don't know what to do, after all, I haven't been in contact with them, so I can't make a judgment yet." ”

While the two were talking, the genetics had already prepared dinner.

"Your Highness, dinner is ready, please dine."

Emma, who was playing a game, immediately cheered when she heard this.

Emma threw the wooden card in her hand on the table, then ran to Zhao Hongyu and threw herself into his arms.

"I'm hungry for a long time." , She raised her head and looked at Zhao Hongyu pitifully and said.

Looking at Emma's big flickering eyes, Zhao Hongyu smiled.

"Okay, let's eat."

Lately Emma likes to clingy and knows how to cuddle with him.

Could it be that her mother-in-law taught her again?

Zhao Hongyu took Emma's little hand and led her to another tent, he thought a little strangely. (To be continued.)