Soon, ten sleigh carts pulled by elk departed with a large amount of merchandise carrying Dunbar and their companions. In this group, Zhao Hongyu also arranged for a genetic doctor who had learned some medical knowledge in Manhattan.

Although the medical skills of this genetic person are not very high, and even barefoot doctors are not as good as them, the drugs used to treat the Indians plus their own treatment of minor diseases should be more than enough.

At this point, Zhao Hongyu can be regarded as the first contact with Iroquois.

As long as the Iroquois people are stabilized and they don't come to trouble themselves early, their Great Lakes region will definitely fall into the hands of him Zhao Hongyu, there is no doubt about it.

"Your Highness, do you have any thoughts on them going to the Cayuga tribe?"

After watching the sled convoy disappear in the valley passage in the distance, Wang Shan leaned up and asked.

"What can I say, I have great hopes for them on this trip, and I think they can get the job done." , Zhao Hongyu didn't think there would be any accidents.

In fact, the Indians of this era are very simple, as long as you are kind to them, then it is easy to get their friendship.

Of course, you have to have no conflict of interest with them.

For example, Zhao Hongyu cannot reveal his ambition and thirst for land.

Only in this way can 'friendship' be maintained for a long time.

If he showed even the slightest ambition for the land in the Iroquois-controlled area, the Iroquois would have wiped them out here.

This is not without examples.

There were tribes that were wiped out like this, and the French were not without friendship with the Iroquois, but there was still a war after the best of the best.

Zhao Hongyu still knows this point.

"We deal with them and make sure that the goods are traded fairly. At the same time, we must not reveal our ambitions and desires for the land for the time being, so as not to arouse the wariness of the Iroquois. ”

Zhao Hongyu said to Wang Shan.

Wang Shan smiled when he heard this: "It's obviously impossible not to arouse their vigilance, since we appear here, they won't be wary of us." But if we show sincerity and goodwill first, then they won't be us. That's for sure, Indian rules. ”

in the Manhattan area. Wang Shan also taught a lot with the Indians.

From the Indians in the Manhattan area, Wang Shan learned a lot.

I also have a little bit of an understanding of the customs of the Indians.

The first is that the Indian tribes living in the area are always hospitable to outsiders who show goodwill and will not attack.

Unless you do something that disgusts the opponent, or you break the other party's taboos, and peek into the other party's land and 'wealth', only then will it lead to war.

Otherwise. Most of the Indian tribes are very friendly.

Except, of course, those Indians who are subordinate to the white man and who have become white thinkers, because their minds are no longer Indians.

Therefore, such a tribe cannot be viewed and treated as the norm of the Indians.

"I understand what His Highness means, that is, to make them numb, and we use our actions to stabilize them to develop ourselves, right?" , Wang Shan said.

Zhao Hongyu nodded: "Yes, we are for the Iroquois." Completely belonging to outsiders. So we can't show our ambitions, but let them know that all we want is fair trade. So. The Iroquois wouldn't be right. ”

In Zhao Hongyu's plan, it would be unwise to start a conflict with the Iroquois.

Because he did not have enough strength at hand, he could not begin to conquer the Iroquois by force.

Besides, the Iroquois was not so easy to conquer, with a population of more than 300,000 and 50,000 jīng warriors.

What's more, the Indians will not fight a frontal war, and their best production is raids and ambushes, which completely make the opponent defenseless. This is also what Zhao Hongyu fears the most.

If he can't convince the Iroquois once, then Zhao Hongyu will usher in endless sneak attacks and endless ambushes.

He and his troops will never be restless.

This is a situation that Zhao Hongyu definitely does not want to see.

So. Based on this consideration, Zhao Hongyu decided to see if he could make the Iroquois let down their guard and be assimilated like the Mohicans at the same time.

However, Zhao Hongyu forgot one thing, the Iroquois are different from the Mohicans. They are a super-federation of super-tribes that have been united and absorbed by many small tribes.

The Mohicans, on the other hand, were a complete and unified tribe.

Therefore, it is only possible for Zhao Hongyu to assimilate some tribes, but it is unrealistic to completely assimilate the entire Iroquois.

After all, each tribe has different demands and interests, and their ideas are also different.

This was fully reflected in the future Anglo-French-American Seven-Year War, as well as the American Dúlì War.

Of course, it's certain that there may be white people in this, but the fact that flies don't bite seamless eggs, and the Iroquois is not monolithic, is history-proof.

Zhao Hongyu and Wang Shan began to walk back, and as they walked, they began to deduce and evaluate what might happen in the future.

"Your Highness, we have shown goodwill and sincerity, and we have been very fair in trade. But we're building a camp here now, right? ”

At this time, night had fallen, and the curtain of black sè enveloped the earth, bringing the black sè to the world.

The north roared by, interspersed with snowflakes that had been blown up to the ground, tumbling and flying in mid-air and falling gently.

As the roaring north blows, the branches of the trees that have no fallen leaves around them shake again and again.

Wang Shan put forward one of his own views.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongyu thought about it. Then he said, "Well, what you said is true. The Iroquois are very strict about their territory, and we are indeed guilty of their taboos now. But we can find a good excuse to say that it is a temporary lease to be used as a distribution center for trade, and I don't think they will object to it. ”

Soon, Zhao Hongyu thought of a solution.

Yes, from the hands of the Iroquois, lease this place.

Although it costs a fee that seems to be wronged. But it could get the Iroquois to accept the offer and let their guard down.

At the same time, it can also avoid falling out with the Iroquois and going to war with them at such an early stage.

It is very unwise to use force at this time.

Zhao Hongyu will choose this way to occupy the Great Lakes unless he is brainless.

The reason is very simple, the amount of force is insufficient.

If he is given some things, he can have 20,000 warriors under Zhao Hongyu. Then he should not object to the occupation by force.

But the truth is that he came to this place with only five hundred genetic warriors, and a hundred Mohican warriors.

The total number of warriors is only six hundred, and with this amount of armed power, it is no different from looking for death.

Zhao Hongyu wouldn't do that.

"Give them a little benefit, reassure them in the name of lend-lease, and then we can get a period of stable development." After listening to Zhao Hongyu's proposal, Wang Shan pondered for a while and felt that it was very feasible, and he also said it in the past.

Zhao Hongyu nodded: "Yes." Give them an acceptable suggestion and impress them with benefits. I don't think they'll refuse. After all, it is a lease in our proposal, and the land still belongs to them, but it can bring them benefits, which is a good thing. ”

Wang Shan hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, how many years do we plan to lease it?" There is a time limit for this, and this number of years must be borne in the hearts of the other party, and we have to calculate the time it takes for us to develop. Otherwise, the other party is likely to disagree with this proposal. ”

As a gold medal dogleg Wang Shan is not covered, he tried his best to help Zhao Hongyu improve this proposal, as well as add some small details. At the same time, think about what might happen.

"Also, Your Highness, what price are you prepared to pay? You must know that if there are too few words, it is not enough to impress them, and if there are too many, it is not worth it. Wang Shan said to Zhao Hongyu after the most reluctance.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongyu smiled and said, "The benefits I paid are enough to impress them." You don't have to worry about that, I'm not going to be so stingy, because I know what I need. He was very confident.

However, Zhao Hongyu is also seeking the land of the Iroquois and the natural resources of the Great Lakes region. Compared with these, what is the little benefit he has paid now?

"As for the lease period you said, ......", Zhao Hongyu thought about this issue seriously, and Wang Shan's proposal was very important to him, and he had to take this issue seriously. Because he had to consider how receptive the Iroquois were to the proposal, and what they had in mind. Only by not exceeding this bottom line, and letting the Iroquois see the benefits, can they agree to their proposal.

Therefore, after thinking about it very carefully, he turned his head and asked Wang Shandao: "Personally, I think the lease period is one year, what do you think?" ”

"Your Highness, isn't a year a little short? Will we be able to develop in this year's time? Wang Shan said to Zhao Hongyu with some confusion.

In Wang Shan's opinion, one year is really too short.

And they can't develop anything in this year.

That's not a bad calculation.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Hongyu smiled and said to Wang Shan: "Although I must develop the city, my plan is just to build a slap in the face of the framework first, and as for the construction of the city, it will be a matter later." So my main development is genetic people, don't forget that the Gurkha genetic people are only 20,000 yuan each. ”

Wang Shan seemed to understand the meaning of his majesty.

This is the same as the Songun policy of a certain country in the future