Chapter 1086 Hostages in hand, I have the world
SF City has become a landmark city of Daming in South America. Relying on two mining areas and ports, the coastal areas of the former Inca Empire have established a trade route that runs through the north and south, transporting coal from the coal city to the mining city, and then sending rough iron ingots and steel ingots from the mining city to SF City, making various iron tools in SF City, and then transporting basic living and production materials from SF to the south.
At the same time, shiploads of steel began to be shipped north, as a large amount of steel was needed in Central America.
The sea trade route was opened, and there was no need to worry about European colonists coming to attack the ships on this trade route, but Zhu Hao clearly knew that the accumulation of materials must be stepped up, and a great collision of Eastern and Western civilizations would soon occur on the land and sea of the Americas.
For the natives of the Inca Empire, they just had to wait patiently for the two civilizations to decide, because they couldn't do anything but passively accept it.
In order to ensure the smooth trade route and the safety of the transported goods, Zhu Hao transported a large number of goods to the north, each time he dispatched more than three large ships, and the guns and guns equipped on the ships were the most advanced weapons of this era, so as to ensure that when the sea encountered an enemy attack, he could rely on firepower to crush the ships of the European colonists.
According to the season, it should be the spring of the Ming Dynasty, but the Inca Empire is extremely hot, and the abnormal weather makes the people who migrated from the Ming Dynasty very uncomfortable, and the Inca Empire actually began to epidemic the smallpox virus.
Fortunately, on the side of the Ming army, everyone planted cowpox, and Zhu Hao also began to consciously promote the cultivation of cowpox among the people of the Inca Empire, although most people did not accept it, but even if it was a forced method, everyone was ordered to be vaccinated, but there was a big shortage of cattle.
There are no chickens, ducks, dogs, cattle, sheep, horses and other domesticated livestock on the American continent, all domestic animals are brought from Daming by fleet, and sick cattle are not rare, resulting in very troublesome cultivation of cowpox, if inoculated with human pox, the mortality rate is too high, and the last resort can only be divided into areas for planting separately.
Whether the people of those areas that were not under his control could withstand the smallpox plague was not in his consideration for the time being.
First ensure the safety of the three towns of SF City, Mining City and Coal City, and at this time, because of the epidemic of smallpox virus, refugees from all over the country began to gather in Zhu Hao's territory, and at this time, the area controlled by Zhu Hao was only 200 miles from north to south, and less than 100 miles from east to west.
………… On this day, the Inca Empire had several special guests from the capital city of Cusco. It was Wayna's daughter, the princess of the Inca Empire, Luo Fei, and her delegation of envoys, and Luo Fei came to negotiate with Da Ming on behalf of Vayina's wife, that is, Luo Fei's biological mother.
This Princess Luo Fei is about twenty-three or four years old, obviously married, with the charm of a mature woman, and her posture is sultry.
However, no matter how attractive she is, it is difficult to enter Zhu Hao's eyes, because Zhu Hao does not want to accept any women in a foreign land, on the one hand, there are enough women around him, and on the other hand, Zhu Hao is likely to be the one who wants to become the emperor of the New World, and he must ensure the purity of his descendants' bloodline.
"We are willing to cede six territories to the messengers of the gods, and in addition to the territory you now occupy, we will also hand over the five regions that are close to this place, as well as the veins you have asked for to produce black gold, and we will build a new temple here to worship the gods......" At this time, the core of the orthodox ruling of the Inca Empire, that is, Rava the wife of Vayina, has not given up her husband's intention for the time being.
Probably this woman also discovered that the strength of the Ming army was too strong, and the 50,000 Royal Forest Army was easily wiped out by the enemy, and the remaining army in Cusco at present, even if the entire Inca Empire army was put together, it could not compete with the Ming army.
Only retreat to meet the needs of the Ming Dynasty. First cede part of the territory, and then worship the gods that Zhu Hao admires as their own gods in a theocratic way, so that it is convenient for the rulers of the Inca Empire to control their subjects and obtain
The support of the "gods", in the name of the blessing of the temple, fooled the people, and they continued to occupy high positions, and at the same time, they could also let the people help with mining and paying taxes.
Zhu Hao was still very satisfied with Luo Fei's conditions. In fact, there is no need for the high-level of the Inca Empire to do anything, what he wants, he can take it himself, but now the ruler of the Inca Empire took the initiative to donate the mineral deposits in order to meet the needs of the Ming Dynasty, and even agreed to recruit people to open the mine...... It's really nice!
"Please also ask the messengers of the gods to stop accepting fugitives from all over the world, many of them are untouchables, and when they come here, they feel that they can be above the imperial family, and they will not be subservient, and today they can be disloyal to the imperial family, and they will not obey the gods when they turn back, so it is really contrary to the teachings of the gods to the world." Luo Fei obviously didn't just come to give favors, she also came to negotiate on behalf of the top echelons of the Inca Empire.
When the land was given, he demanded that ordinary people should not be allowed to cross the border to the area controlled by the gods.
Zhu Hao frowned and said, "I heard that in the past few months, you have begun to restrict fugitives from going to the areas under my control...... The gods have given the world the right to move freely, and it is against the will of the gods to prohibit it, so you must change your course and immediately release the border controls. "No matter what Zhu Hao says or does now, he uses the non-existent god as a cover.
For the upper class, it doesn't matter whether there is really a god or a providence, the point is that the people at the bottom believe that it can be used as a tool to rule the world.
"In addition, I don't need so much territory, but I need more mines, your people must help open the mines, as for your father, he can't return to your capital at the moment, and I won't send troops to occupy your capital for the time being." Zhu Hao said.
Luo Fei said: "But we have received news from visitors from the north, who say that they will come to our land before the dry season comes, visit us, and assist us in the war against you. The other party's words made Zhu Hao realize that the European colonists had realized the existence of the Ming army and knew that the two sides were fighting for colonies.
In this case, the Franco-Romans changed the colonial method of the bloody killings carried out in Central America, and wanted to fight the Ming army by contacting and befriending the Inca Empire, which was also because the European colonizers found that their proud firearms were so vulnerable to the weapons possessed by the Ming.
Joining forces to defeat the strong has always been a tactic that one side is accustomed to adopting in war, and it is naturally impossible for European colonists to unite with the Ming Dynasty and destroy the Inca Empire together, so they can only unite the equally weak Inca Empire to deal with the Ming army.
But Zhu Hao couldn't imagine what kind of help the Inca Empire could bring to the European colonists.
"When they come, you will not receive reinforcements, but from the enemy...... If you agree to their terms now, don't expect me to take refuge in your capacity as an oracle of God! Your empire will be destroyed by this! ”
"Thank you for the reminder from the Celestial Envoy." Luo Fei did not find the European colonizers useless. Although the people within the Inca Empire, refugees who fled from the north, knew about the atrocities of European colonists in Central America, but as rulers, Princess Luo Fei and other high-level officials felt that the European colonists had advanced weapons, huge territories, and a large population.
She could only take it for granted that Zhu Hao was scaring her. …………
"This woman can't stay, let's kill Liwei!" When Luo Fei went to visit her father and bring news from the upper echelons of the Inca Empire, Guan Jing entered the Chinese army tent with an angry look.
This is also a common sentiment among Ming soldiers. They all regarded the natives of the Inca Empire as savages, and when the Ming army fought with the northern barbarians such as the Tatars and the Warats, they always regarded each other as dissidents, and when did they have any plans to take them for their own use?
Perhaps in Guan Jing's opinion, savages are not worthy of bargaining power, and it seems that a woman who dares to play tricks with Zhu Hao can only be worthy of what she said before by killing her and making her a cold corpse.
Zhu Hao said: "The two armies are fighting without killing them, and besides, she is here to send us benefits, there are as many as five carts of gold alone, and there are more than 5,000 women...... If I'm going to kill her with such good intentions, will these southern natives completely turn to us in the future? "Zhu Hao, this is to set an example.
You can't kill someone just because Luo Fei has bad intentions. In fact, for Zhu Hao, it doesn't mean to kill or not, even if the Inca Empire forms an alliance with the European colonizers?
Can the European colonists give the Incas enough iron tools? Can you teach them how to use it? Or can you treat the natives of the Inca Empire as human beings?
Zhu Hao's arrival, although the Inca Empire was not lightly tossed, but it was only a toss of the ruler, and the kindness to the people was still obvious, otherwise there would not be so many tribes pouring into Zhu Hao's territory.
Moreover, Zhu Hao understands the principle of storing water and raising fish, and the exploitation of the indigenous people is not serious, but the European colonizers have always been for the purpose of plundering, and there is no grass in the places they pass, and there is never room for them.
If he really wants to fight, Zhu Hao asked himself whether it was true from the time, place and people. If the rulers of the Inca Empire had any sane, they would not have joined forces with the European colonizers...... It may also be necessary to let them understand the brutality of the European colonizers, and after a comparison, they will find that the seemingly murderous Ming army is the protector who can really protect the interests of their empire.
Luo Fei arrived in the mining city in less than three days and had to leave. Before leaving, Vayina burst into tears, holding her daughter's hand and talking non-stop, as if she would never do it again