The first batch of indigenous people have entered the integration stage.
We are facing a big problem at the moment. The Ming colonization team brought by Zhu Hao is weak and prosperous, and the situation of the indigenous people is not much better than that of the Ming Dynasty. Even though the population under Zhu Hao has exceeded 40,000,
The number of women is only about 5,000, and the ratio of men to women is too unbalanced.
Especially those soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who did not bring their families to the New World. Compared with ordinary craftsmen, farmers and fishermen, they have higher demands in life, or they are more independent. If their wishes cannot be realized, they may not necessarily cause trouble.
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When the indigenous people move into the camp, the food ration issue needs to be arranged urgently. The next step is to take over all the land of the people of Jingjing Er, especially to let all the people from the Ming Dynasty try to use potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn as their staple food. If it is simply
It is estimated that the food brought by the fleet will not be enough in about half a year.
Lu Song went out for inspection that day and came back and said to Zhu Hao: "Sir, those foreign people, especially women, don't seem to take chastity and other matters very seriously. They were harassed by soldiers before... They don't seem to be too serious about it.
care."
When Lu Song reported this matter to Zhu Hao, as the deputy commander of the army, he was actually a little worried about it.
After all, there are only so many women. Once an opening is opened, disputes may arise, and it may even lead to civil strife.
In this place far away from the Ming Dynasty, the only law was Zhu Hao's military order. In addition to the indigenous women, there were also the wives and daughters brought by the craftsmen. The soldiers had weapons in their hands and were likely to cause chaos.
Zhu Haodao: "This is why I insist on conducting military training for all personnel and selecting the best from them to form a civilian army. This is to form a military force that can check and balance in addition to the officers and soldiers. Now let's secretly arrange and distribute the people of Fanbang.
work, and find someone to teach them Chinese, and it is stipulated that no soldiers are allowed to disturb them!"
Regarding the current situation, all Zhu Hao can do is rely on military orders to regulate it.
There was a language barrier between the two sides, and the natives joined in order to get protection. It was easy for them to face the ordinary soldiers, but they were worried that some of the soldiers would cause trouble.
So Zhu Hao then added: "If someone makes trouble, military law will be implemented immediately. In troubled times, heavy laws should be used."
"clear."
What Lu Song wanted was Zhu Hao's military order.
The Jin Yiwei under his command is one of the few teams with strict military disciplines. It is equivalent to a supervising team. At critical moments, Lu Song still needs to come out to support the scene.
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For the next period of time, about a month or so, Zhu Hao did not expand easily.
However, Zhu Hao roughly understood the current situation from Jing Jing Er... In general, the surrounding indigenous city-states had basically been wiped out by European colonists. Jing Jing Er's city already belonged to the western part of Central America, far away from Europe.
The colonists landed in the direction, and this area was not very rich. The European colonists only came to plunder for a while and did not come again for more than a year.
This in disguise told Zhu Hao that if he wanted to set up camp locally, this would be an excellent opportunity.
But for Zhu Hao, recuperating is not a good idea.
Whether it is planting or mining, both manpower and the accumulation of resources are needed. In addition to basic wood and fresh water, the resources currently available in this place rely on supplies brought with the ship, and the most favorite gold in the army is gold.
, silver and other items, currently no veins have been found and cannot be produced.
The iron ore and coal mines that Zhu Hao is interested in also require a large number of manpower for exploration and excavation.
In the past month, Zhu Hao almost built a fortified city. With nearly 40,000 people on his own, plus the 5,000 people brought by Jing Jing Er, he built a city with tight walls from scratch.
On this basis, private houses were built in the city, as well as shipyards and docks on the seaside that could be attacked, retreated and defended, and artillery was also set up in place.
"Sir, do we have to stay here forever?"
Lou Suzhen was very enthusiastic about conquering the New World.
She seemed to see that this land was vast and boundless, so big that it might be comparable to the territory of the Ming Dynasty. This was just her initial impression, and in a wild land like this, Lou Suzhen felt that there were opportunities everywhere.
Zhu Hao said: "As the people have said, there are only a few white people coming near the west coast. If we go inland, we will inevitably encounter the French colonists and a series of fierce battles will occur. Our biggest problem is that we
We are overseas and cannot replenish our troops."
Lou Suzhen asked: "Do those foreign barbarians have a steady supply of soldiers?"
Zhu Hao sighed: "They are used to being bandits. Maybe they are also facing problems in their own survival, so they are plundering everywhere. There should be more of them than us on this land, but whether they can be integrated together is unclear, but in the next few days
In the next year, we will definitely encounter repeated attacks. Before we develop to a certain scale, it would be too frustrating to be unable to launch a full-scale counterattack."
Lou Suzhen said: "This is why the young master should first establish a firm foothold before expanding, right?"
"Um."
Zhu Hao nodded, "This can be regarded as our last fortress... If the army is defeated, the food and other materials currently available will not be enough to support our return to the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the army will be disorganized and the soldiers will have no fighting spirit, and it may be difficult to support us. So we must use this place as our
The final support to build Ming Dynasty’s strongest fortress in the New World!”
Lou Suzhen said: "I don't know much about fighting, but I can still stabilize this city."
"good."
Zhu Hao originally planned to hand over the administrative affairs of the city to Lou Suzhen.
Organizing residents, including indigenous people, to reclaim wasteland, plant food, and allow women to spin and weave cloth all required planning and implementation. Zhu Hao brought spinning machines and looms, and there were ready-made ones locally.
Wooden materials can be used to make some simple textile machines, and Central America is rich in cotton and has a steady supply of wool. It can take the lead in developing the textile industry... However, all rich tools require the use of steel, which is what Zhu Hao must solve now.
Trouble.
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As the Ming Dynasty pioneer team was stationed in the coastal areas of the west coast of Central America, indigenous people discovered the arrival of "uninvited guests" one after another. Zhu Hao asked Jing Jing'er to send people to mobilize and contact the indigenous residents who could still be found around them, so that they could join the city and use them to
Practical actions told them that the Ming Dynasty’s colonization team was fundamentally different from European colonists.
Zhu Hao's purpose was to quickly accumulate human resources, so he was kinder to the indigenous people.
It's just more kind-hearted.
It is impossible to treat everyone equally. The language barrier alone makes it difficult to work together. What is terrible is that these indigenous people have the survival resources needed by the Ming colonization team, such as food, women, etc., so there are still certain conflicts between the two sides.
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Soon, there was a response.
"There are a few surviving people in the city-state who want to send people over to check on the situation here. They are having a hard time surviving... except for migrating, they seem to have no other choice!"
Jing Jing Er asked A Da to convey his intention to Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao probably understood the dilemma faced by Jingjing Er and the surrounding Aztecs. Either they stayed where they were, European colonists would constantly come to harass them, and every time they came, they would experience a bloodbath, and the ethnic group might be destroyed at any time.
They have two options.
Or continue to hide in the deep mountains and old forests and break them into pieces.
Either the tribe as a whole is migrating north or south, but even if they migrate, it is difficult to escape the approaching European colonists, unless they go to more desolate places, but in that case they are likely to compete with other tribes because of their survival resources.
A tragic war occurred.
Now Zhu Hao gave them a third option, which was to find the Ming Dynasty team as their backer.
Unlike Jingjing Er who was directly defeated by Zhu Hao's army, the indigenous people who had not fought against the Ming army were unwilling to leave their destiny to a group of foreign colonists. They did not feel that the Ming Dynasty's colonization team was any different from the European colonists.
There is no essential difference, because they are all here to plunder them.
"There are two small tribes that really can't survive. They have joined, with a total of two hundred people..."
There are only 200 people in the two tribes.
Zhu Hao wanted to say that the population of this village was not even as large as that of a Ming Dynasty village.
However, with these two tribes taking the initiative to join, it was finally a good start.
Zhu Hao immediately called Lu Song and his son and Guan Dezhao and his son over to discuss the next move.
"There is a big river along the coastline to the south, and many indigenous tribes live along the river. What we have to do is to send troops and horses, go deep inland along the river, and sweep the surrounding cities and villages. The next focus is to
Know the movements of the Fo Lang robots, design to attract them, and choose a place to complete the first battle with them!"
It has been a month since the troops led by Zhu Hao landed, but they still haven't seen any European colonists.
Obviously the European colonists would not have thought that there would be such a newly emerging coastal city in a dense forest close to the west coast.
The Europeans were busy plundering all over the Americas and did not pay attention to those places that did not seem to be very rich in a short time.
Zhu Hao also has his own plan.
It would be best to use the aboriginal city-states to attract Europeans to attack, and then suddenly attack and give the European colonists a showdown. After both sides know each other's existence, the two sides will fight very frequently in the next one or two years.
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The Europeans have advanced weapons such as muskets and artillery, and they have certain war capabilities.
Zhu Hao's top priority is to quickly find iron mines and coal mines. Although he knows the locations of some mines in Central America, they seem to be some distance away from the landing point. However, walking inland along the river, there is a silver mine and a
In such a small coal mine, even the local aborigines know how to use superficial coal to make fires and cook.
Both sides of the river are the places where indigenous people like to live most.
"Before the end of the year, we will knock down all the coal mines and silver mines, and then gather enough food for the winter." Zhu Hao said his plan.
Lu Song said: "I heard from the people that those executioners with golden or red hair, fair skin, and tall bodies did not rob food, but came more for their silver and gold."
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "That's because the food production here is too high, and a lot of it cannot be taken away. For bandits, taking away food is not as cost-effective as taking away gold and silver. After all, food is too heavy. But for us
, Food is the necessary condition for survival. Only a steady stream of food and people can allow us to gain a foothold here. On the contrary, gold and silver are secondary for the time being."