Chapter 182: Welcome Friends with Good Intentions (Three Watches!) )
We are from the Iroquois Cayuga tribe, my name is 'Dunbar', and they are my companions.
When Zhao Hongyu, Wang Shan and Emma returned, the middle-aged man who seemed to be the leader of the three Indians introduced himself to Zhao Hongyu.
As you can tell from his accent, the Iroquois speak the same language as the Mohicans. If anything, it's that there will be some differences in some of the slang.
This will not be difficult for Zhao Hongyu, who was given a language plug-in by the space-time trader.
Any language in the world will not be an obstacle to communication in Zhao Hongyu's place.
Wang Shan only knew a little bit of Mohican, and he had to speak it slowly, so he couldn't understand the guy's self-introduction.
However, it has a relationship, this does not prevent him from standing beside Zhao Hongyu and adding aura to his majesty.
Emma was different, because the language of the other party was not much different from that of their Mohicans, so she could understand.
At this time, Emma, although wearing a white polar bear fur coat, dressed herself like a doll. But when she returned to the camp, she immediately asked the maids to take out her crown of eagle feathers and put it on her head.
"I am the Queen of the Manhattan Indians, and this is my husband, the King of the Song Empire and the Indians of Manhattan. I'm the daughter of the black bear of the Moxie dry tribe, and we're here to trade. ”
Emma's remarks have long been taught by Zhao Hongyu, so she said very smoothly to these three guys.
Of course, Moxie Dry Dunbar knew what Manhattan and the Song Empire were, and he didn't understand.
But at a time like this, Dunbar couldn't ask so much.
"Dear Queen Emma, King Hongyu, I Dunbar welcome you to the land of Iroquois. Of course, we welcome friends and traders, but we only draw our swords when dealing with enemies. ”
Of course, the other party didn't believe Emma's words, so this guy named Dunbar had something to say.
Zhao Hongyu didn't care about this situation. He smiled at Dunbar and said, "We really want to trade with the Iroquois here, so we have brought a lot of goods, you can take a look at them first." ”
Smack!
Wang Shan, who was standing behind Zhao Hongyu, clapped his hands at Zhao Hongyu's signal.
Soon, some genetic people wearing European-style iron armor walked into this makeshift tent with iron plates in their hands.
On the iron plate, some of the goods sold and sold in Manhattan are placed.
Loose spices, mixed thirteen spices, matches, rice, mustard, two pots, iron weapons and farming implements, arquebuses and gunpowder, and lead bullets. and labor protection clothing.
Of course, this is not all, after all, trade is just an excuse, and the main thing is to stabilize the Iroquois for a while.
After seeing so many goods, Dunbar didn't immediately show interest, after all, he didn't know what these things were for.
Only the arquebus was a little bit of a thing, after all, the French also had this weapon, but because the Iroquois were always in conflict with them, the French would not sell it to them.
The French are not stupid, they also know that they want to maintain an advantageous lead in weapons. Otherwise, they would not have been beaten by the Iroquois.
The Iroquois here are the bosses, and the French have always been suppressed by the Iroquois.
This continued until the time of the Anglo-French War of the Year 7. It was only after arriving in the United States that the Iroquois completely collapsed.
And the end of the Iroquois, most importantly, is also because of their own division, otherwise the Indians would have ended much better.
But this is all for the future, and it doesn't matter much to Zhao Hongyu.
Then, Zhao Hongyu introduced Dunbar and his companions to what these commodities were.
As Zhao Hongyu explained, Dunbar's eyes slowly widened and widened.
Rice is food. This is something he could not have imagined.
And the small wooden stick in the box can easily light the flame, which is much better than the flint of the French.
Iron weapons and farming tools. It is also useful for Iroquois villages.
Mustard...... Well, it tastes good.
The second pot is very spicy, but it feels strange after drinking it, and it tastes better than the wine of the French whites.
And the green sè costume looks bloated on the body, but it is very warm, which is also very good.
While listening to the narration and introduction of this self-proclaimed leader of the 'Song Empire' in Manhattan, and after experiencing or tasting it himself, Dunbar began to become obviously interested in these goods.
When Zhao Honghe said that trade is the 'price' of exchange, Dunbar pondered it carefully in his heart, and felt that these people were more reasonable and fairer than the French white-skinned people.
"We sincerely welcome those who have come with good intentions. But why do you have to bring so many people with you? You must know that a small tribe on the move is just so many people. ”
Dunbar raised his own questions.
Zhao Hongyu smiled: "It's not very safe on the road, so bring more people to rest assured." What's more, we have too many goods, and we are also worried about being robbed by those greedy whiteskins. ”
Poor white people, once again became bad guys.
Dunbar nodded after listening to Zhao Hongyu's words: "Yes, those white-skinned people are very greedy, they peep into our land and prey, you are carrying so many goods on the road, it will indeed be very unsafe to meet white people." ”
Because the Iroquois people have been dealing with French whites all year round, they do not have a very high opinion of white people.
In particular, there are often frictions and conflicts between the two sides, which makes the relationship between the two sides even worse.
In fact, this situation has something to do with the fact that the Iroquois have become stronger, and it also has something to do with some lawless and shameless businessmen.
At first, the Indians were very simple, and they were willing to exchange very valuable furs for some worthless goods with the whites.
However, even if this is the case, it cannot stop the unscrupulous merchants from using inferior goods to deceive the simple Indians.
It was only true that the early Indians did not know the way, but how could there be anything in this world that would never be revealed.
Over time, the Indians came into contact with more and more whites. There is also a growing understanding of white people. And after suffering many losses, the Indians came to their senses.
The Iroquois Indians, in particular, began to resent the whites for their deception.
This is the same reason that the unscrupulous merchants of China in later generations sold counterfeit goods in the whole world, and as a result, the reputation of China was extremely stinky.
In later generations, the Chinese people were also extremely respected. Whether it is Africa or Dubai, but in the end, it is because of the ubiquitous fakes, and some lawbreakers have lost the face of all Chinese people.
Later, the Chinese people were looked down upon.
Those Chinese businessmen who went to Africa. Selling all kinds of inferior fakes to Africans, and when it comes to Chinese goods after getting the most out, it has basically become synonymous with fakes, and I have to say that it is really sad and pitiful.
And the same is true in Dubai.
At the beginning, the pearl of the Gulf in this Arab country, many Chinese people went to pan for gold. At that time, the Dubai people were still quite friendly to the Chinese people, but after the Chinese people went there, they broke the law in various ways, and the Dubai people's sense of the Chinese people was greatly reduced.
After getting the worst, the treatment of the Chinese in Dubai is not even comparable to that of the Indians.
Zhao Hongyu had been to Dubai before, so he knew this very well.
And the same is true of the whites of this era. You must know that when they first came to the American continent in the New Age, they were considered to be messengers of God.
And so it goes. In such a comparison, in fact, the Chinese people of later generations are no different from the white people of today.
It's just that everyone faces different people.
But this is a good thing for Zhao Hongyu, if the Iroquois and the French do not deal with each other, then he can take advantage of it.
As long as he can get more land for the future empire, sometimes it doesn't matter if the means are dirty, he wants to get a big territory for the Chinese gene people under his command, and at the same time for his descendants.
For Emma, you can pay attention to three views. But if you talk about the land issue three times, it will be a bit brainless.
Is Zhao Hongyu brain-dead?
Obviously he wasn't.
Next, Zhao Hongyu left Dunbar and his two companions to have dinner with him in the tent.
Fragrant rice. and roast beef smeared with spices, stir-fried venison with mustard, and stewed American ginseng with turkey all bring Dunbar a taste delight.
They had never tasted such a delicacy, and they had never known that food could be so delicious.
For a moment, Dunbar and his companions couldn't even eat their heads, just kept their heads down and ate the dishes in front of them.
There is no politeness or moderation in this era, and it may still happen in Europe, but the Indians do not have the hypocrisy of being hypocritical.
Isn't it normal to eat more if it's delicious?
"This kind of rice, as well as mustard and two-pot head, we will exchange it with you. Fur, American ginseng, and this ......", Dunbar touched his body and found a few things that Zhao Hongyu was very familiar with.
Isn't this potatoes and corn, but also big peppers and sweet potatoes!
After seeing the few things that Deng Bar took out, Zhao Hongyu was completely helpless.
He had needed these things before, but now he could buy them in the Planar Trader. As long as you wait until the chūn is opened, the land reclaimed on Manhattan Island will be able to start planting.
It's not just Dunbar that comes out, but even Chinese cabbage, lettuce and tomatoes can be grown. At that time, the variety of food in Manhattan will become even more.
But now he can't refuse Dunbar, after all, he hasn't grown this kind of food yet, so it's not bad to exchange some with the other party to satisfy his hunger.
Especially the potatoes, the stewed beef is so fragrant.
Besides, he already has peppercorns and spices on his hands, so it's no problem to make potato beef stew.
Thinking of this, Zhao Hongyu swallowed his saliva, and then said to Dunbar: "Hmm, do you want to exchange this kind of food with us?" Well...... It's not impossible, but we don't need a lot of them, so it's best to exchange them for furs or something. ”
Deng Bar nodded when he heard this, and he also knew that these goods in Zhao Hongyu's hand were more valuable than the things he could exchange for.
Therefore, for Zhao Hongyu's proposal, Dunbar did not object.
Emma, on behalf of the Manhattan Indians, then chatted with Dunbar.
What she was chatting with Dunbar was just a cliché between some Indians, and Wang Shan pulled Zhao Hongyu at this time: "Your Highness, look at what the one on Dunbar's waist is, if I'm not mistaken, it's gold." ”
Zhao Hongyu didn't look at Dunbar, who was talking to Emma, and he had already known about Wang Shan's reminder.
There was a small golden metal piece around Dunbar's waist, how could Zhao Hongyu not see it.
He just pretended not to care.
"Don't be so interested, let's take our time." , Zhao Hongyu reminded Wang Shan in a whisper, asking him to pay attention not to show that kind of greedy god.
"We already have a gold mine in Manhattan, and even if there is a gold mine near Lake Ontario, it's just the icing on the cake, don't be in such a hurry."
Under Zhao Hongyu's reminder, Wang Shan laughed.
"It's really unexpected, there are so many gold mines on the American continent, and you can find some clues by looking around. If there were a gold mine here, His Highness would have more income. ”
Wang Shan whispered to Zhao Hongyu.
Of course, he hoped that his majesty would have more and more money in his virtual account, because as His Highness's money increased, he would be able to buy more goods and develop machinery.
Only in this way can they dig up all the minerals buried under the land near the Great Lakes after they occupy the Great Lakes.
"Don't think nonsense, we have to protect the resources of the Americas and try not to exploit them. Here in the Great Lakes, I only need land, and as for resources, it is better to leave a descendant. We can look elsewhere, right? Zhao Hongyu understood what Wang Shan meant, but he had his own plans.
"Your Highness, you are now in the stage of development, and this question is considered a little too early." , Wang Shan objected slightly. "What you need now is a lot of money to develop new products and develop genetic people. Thinking about saving resources or something right now, I don't think it's necessary at all. ”
"As long as you develop, we can completely reoccupy a piece of land and leave this mess to others. Even if the environment is polluted, so what? Wang Shan expressed his opinion.