In 1843, the American Northwest was still unexplored.

How wild is it?

Just 40 years ago, a large area of land from south to north, including today's Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Oklahoma, etc., involving 14 states, 2.14 million square kilometers of land, collectively called 'Louisiana', all belong to the useless, lost in vain and pity 'chicken ribs'.

Unfortunately, this 'chicken rib' belonged to a French colony, and the French emperor at that time was the famous Napoleon.

In order to scrape together a sum of money for himself to buy a warship, Napoleon waved his hand and simply sold the territory equivalent to the entire size of the United States at that time.

- In fact, there is only one possible buyer, but who is called Napoleon NB, this buyer has to buy if he doesn't buy!

The price is $15 million, or about 4 cents per acre.

At this price, this buyer doesn't want it yet, and thinks it's too expensive.

The man who signed the agreement was named Alexander Hamilton, the one now printed on the $10 bill. But at that time, he was scolded by the Americans as a 'traitor'!

The front foot had just signed the agreement in Paris, and the back foot returned to Washington, where the vice president at the time was so angry that he blocked him outside the White House and refused to let him in, wanting to duel him!

Unfortunately, the 'traitor' Hamilton used a set of bells and whistles to draw his gun, he fired first, but did not hit the vice president, who was honestly aimed and shot, and he was shot and destroyed.

After Hamilton's death, the U.S. Congress initially did not recognize the traitorous agreement. But this matter was quite a big problem at that time, and the whole world knew that the Americans had fallen into Napoleon's trap, and the agreement was signed, and it was up to Napoleon to agree to the debt.

In order to let the French default first, the Americans dragged the money and refused to pay, saying that they had no money.

After several twists and turns, to the extent that the British Empire intervened in mediation, France just didn't want this land and insisted on cash. Louisiana's place, what are you doing here?

Finally, considering that Americans may not want to pay for it, France also arranged for two European banks to give loans.

For fear that the Americans would not want to take out a loan, they also took the initiative to give an annual interest rate of 6% - this interest rate, which will be the interest rate of a bank acceptance bill after 200 years, which is basically equivalent to giving it away for nothing.

On this condition, Lao Meidu did not want to give it for 20 years, and it was not settled until 1823.

This shows how unpopular the land west of the Mississippi River was at that time.

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After more than 20 years of 'development' – if the Indian rush here is also considered 'exploitation', in 1843 there were already several large white settlements in the northwestern United States.

But overall, it's still Indian territory.

One of the most important ones belongs to the Sioux people.

Don't say that the turtledove is a mountain tiger, but John Fremont is a 'golden knife horse', and you have to deal with the Sioux people when you get here. (*Note at the end of the text*)

After the Apache in the south were driven into the forests of the Sierra Madre, the Sioux people in the northern Great Plains were already the last elite of the Indians. The rotten ship also has three catties of nails, that's what it means.

Therefore, when the turtledove saw a curly-bladed white knife sent by the chief of the Oglala tribe, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

In the end, I still think that this Indian is too small!

Since the crossing, the turtledove has been wandering around Texas, and the people he knows are either Indian traitors or fools.

After a long time, I took it for granted that the Indians at this time were probably like this.

When he saw this curly-bladed white knife, the turtledove suddenly broke out in a cold sweat:

It's Sioux!

In the original history, in the face of the steel and artillery of the Americans, this is the last Indian tribal alliance that dares to rise up!

And at that time, the United States was a powerful country that had been tempered by the Civil War and had been reborn.

This is a tribe that can give birth to countless heroes such as 'Red Cloud', 'Sitting Cow' and 'Crazy Horse'.

In the context of cultural extinction in the United States, where would the tribes that could still pass down heroic epics get their names?

It may not be powerful, but it is not to be humiliated!

……

"Someone!"

"Prepare for the feast!"

"Red Cloud, please!"

After seeing the knife, the turtledove immediately made a decision.

How could the old chief not love Red Cloud?

The reason why I am willing to give up is nothing more than something else!

Instead of playing Tai Chi with a dying old fox, it is better to choose a 'own person' who is more inclined to himself!

Try the grass with the wind, and cut the mess with a quick knife!

The red cloud came over quickly.

In the past few days at Carlisle Industrial School, he was greeted by delicious food and drink, and his heart became more and more guilty and uneasy.

When he saw the turtledove, he sighed, picked up the wine bottle and poured himself a big sip first.

"Turtledove! You don't have to say anything, I know it all! Hongyun Gu finished filling a whole large bottle, sat down on the table, and said to the turtledove, "You want to go to the gold mine at the bottom of Bear Valley, don't you?" ”

Before the turtledove could start a word, he was stunned by Hongyun's straightforward question.

Are young people like this now?

"How do you know...... Where are the gold mines? Turtledove asked.

"Haha, who doesn't know now, there's a gold mine there?" Hongyun untied the headband, and his black knotted hair fell like a little snake.

The turtledove suddenly realized: yes, that's right! Since even a few white explorers could discover the gold mines of the Upper Bear Valley, there was no reason why the local Sioux people couldn't.

"That's right, I'd like to talk to your father about whether we can develop a gold mine together." The turtledove's face did not change color, and he said frankly.

"It's useless for you to look for him!" Hongyun sat down on the table with a golden knife and said, "He has a 'three no' principle for the rebels, do you know what the 'three no's are'? ”

Turtledove shook his head.

"No objection! Not involved! Noninterference! Hongyun said: "All in all, no matter how you toss, it's none of his business. If you want to talk to him, he won't talk to you! ”

"So what do you think I should do?" Turtledove asked.

Hongyun lifted the empty bottle, poured it into his mouth, poured nothing out, and then leaned in with one eye to look at it.

With this action, he was making one last thought.

The turtledove took a knife and fork and began to cut the steak on the plate, first into cubes, then into strips, and then into fine pieces.

He was also considering.

……

Of the Sioux Seven-Colored Flame Council, the Oglara Tribe is the easiest link to open. The rest of the tribes are now almost lackeys of the white man, with only a few tribes, such as the Oglara and Hukpaha, still having a voice of their own from time to time.

The Upper Bear Valley, where the gold mine is located, is also part of the territory of the Oglara tribe.

Maybe an Oglara is nothing, but the Sioux Grand Alliance, no one can underestimate it.

The Seven-Colored Flame Council may not be able to accomplish anything, but as local natives, they definitely have the energy to make the turtledove unable to do anything!

So, we still have to talk about it.

A Sioux who supports themselves, or at least does not oppose them, is the first and extremely important step towards the creation of a new base.

……

Turtledove could probably guess what advice Red Cloud would give him.

Young people, I always think that when the old man is down, it should be his turn.

It's not easy to be a chief, isn't it just a matter of having a mouth?

Turtledoves like such young people.