"Mr. Simpson, we are naturally willing to conduct transactions with you on the basis of freedom and equality," Zhao Xu said.
As soon as Simpson heard this, he knew that the other party was going to negotiate a price with him. The so-called freedom and equality naturally meant that both parties negotiated on an equal footing.
"I don't know how much goods Mr. Zhao has in hand, but we are willing to accept them all," Simpson said.
"Of course there is no problem. We are very willing to trade with you. But now there is a problem that allows us to find a way to complete the transaction." Zhao Xu said.
"If you have any questions, would you like to ask Mr. Zhao?" Simpson knew that Zhao Xu wanted to make conditions.
As a businessman, Simpson is naturally very familiar with negotiations. When encountering such a situation, the other party obviously wants him to take the initiative to continue the conversation.
"It's like this. We have a batch of furs in our hands, but they are not in our settlement. If they are transported here, they must pass through the territory of the Eagle Tribe."
"I know that Mr. Simpson has been here for a long time and is familiar with the indigenous people here."
"So, I would like to ask Mr. Simpson to help mediate. We have no ill intentions towards the Eagle Tribe, and our cultivation of land here will not affect their normal hunting and grazing."
Zhao Xu said, and he said it very tactfully, believing that Simpson could understand what he meant.
Sure enough, after Simpson heard this, he thought briefly.
"Mr. Zhao, we do have some contact with the Eagle Tribe, but it is only for business. If it is about this transaction, I can talk to them and see if we can get them to have a temporary truce." Simpson said this.
Just keep it in reserve.
In other words, we have made this deal, and I can let them stop harassing Chinese settlements for the time being.
But if they continue to attack Chinese settlements in the future, there will be nothing I can do.
Because Zhao Xu has not given up the right to trade with the indigenous people.
Both sides are equivalent to leaving a backup plan.
Zhao Xu also understood what Simpson meant.
He only needs a temporary truce from the Indians to give the settlements a chance to breathe. Wait until next year, and they will welcome more immigrants.
This means that Zhao Xu will have more armed forces in his hands. How can he be afraid of those Indians then?
If those people dared to harass him again, he wouldn't mind asking the army to wipe out their lair.
Isn't it just a nomadic tribe with tens of thousands of people?
The grassland tribes with millions of people have been conquered by the Renaissance Army. Will they still be afraid of this small tribe with tens of thousands of people?
It is said that a strong dragon cannot defeat local snakes, but the Renaissance Army is a real dragon, not a fake one.
"Okay, Mr. Simpson, then this matter is for you. Let's talk about the price."
Zhao Xu was not worried about Simpson's fraud. He wanted to wait until the Indians returned the goods before delivering the goods.
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Next, the two began to have repeated discussions on the price of the fur.
Simpson did not expect that Zhao Xu was knowledgeable about the fur business.
Think about it too.
The Chinese are now the main suppliers of high-end fur internationally.
Zhao Xu, who has been hanging out in the Far East, naturally knows the inside story of the fur trade.
Simpson had already prepared for bleeding.
After the final discussion, he found that Northwest Company made no profit at all from this deal.
This completely defeats the seller. But at least this way, you no longer need to bear the consequences of breach of contract.
In Europe, Northwest Company is just a small company, and they cannot afford to offend those big names in Europe.
And once the news of the shortage spreads, Northwest Company's stock will be affected first. At that time, the gangsters on the board of directors will be the first to settle accounts with him.
Now that he has obtained the goods, he can make up for his sins.
As for the overpayment, it will be settled on the heads of these Chinese. Moreover, he just discussed with the Chinese that he can use part of the supplies to offset the payment, so that he can lower the price.
Dealing with these Chinese people in the future is also a matter for the board of directors. He is a small manager and can do some conspiracy. But if he really declares war with these Chinese people, he still has no authority.
Moreover, he had already learned from the special envoy Black that the Governor was moving the population here, presumably to deal with these Chinese.
He could totally choose to wait and watch the show.
It's better to get over the current difficulties first.
A few days after Simpson left, all the Indian cavalry that often appeared around retreated.
Zhao Xu was finally able to reduce the strength of the guards.
Let more people invest in construction work.
In order to welcome the immigrants arriving next year, they must build as many houses as possible.
At the same time, we must find ways to reclaim more farmland.
When immigrating to open up new lands, the first thing to do is to be self-sufficient in food.
The second step is to consider how to better develop the local area, such as developing some characteristic industries, exploring surrounding geo-commercial conditions, etc.
Their pioneering team is on the front line. Their role is to explore and find suitable settlements, and then carry out preliminary construction.
Create certain basic conditions for subsequent immigration.
A few days later, the fleet led by Gao Jun and Xiang Yong finally arrived at the Henan settlement.
Dozens of canoes and a large number of rafts brought a large amount of supplies.
These wooden rafts are not only a means of transportation, but also materials in themselves.
After being pulled to the shore, the cable was untied and turned into logs.
Now all the problems of winter supplies that plagued the settlements in the river bend were solved.
"Gao Jun, I didn't expect that your Hebend settlement did such a good job." Zhao Xu looked at the food that Gao Jun brought and couldn't help but praise.
Unexpectedly, they actually grew food, which was a good start.
As long as they can grow food, the Chinese can establish themselves here.
"Captain Ji led people to plant these grains on the riverbank land we opened up at the beginning. The harvest was pretty good. The riverbank land was very fertile. We burned a lot of branches on the ground and mixed the plant ash with it before planting.
Then we opened up several thousand acres of land along the edge of the forest, but we can only sow it again next year." Gao Jun began to report.
"Well, you did a good job." Zhao Xu nodded repeatedly after hearing this. Hewan Settlement has overfulfilled the task.
"Team Zhao, there is one more thing I want to report to you. We have collected a lot of forest Indians through the Grizzly Bear Tribe. Unexpectedly, these people are very good at carpentry work. These large canoes were made by them earlier.
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"We split the large logs in the middle, and they used simple tools such as chisels and planes to build canoes. I passed Team Zhang's place before, and he also said that these canoes were well made."
Zhao Xu then carefully looked at these canoes. As expected, each one was extremely finely made.
There's even a layer of waterproof tree paint applied to it.
"Where are those Indian craftsmen? Didn't they bring some with them?" Zhao Xu asked.
"Yes, but Captain Zhang said that he was the captain of the logging team and left those Indians at the Sanchahe settlement. He said he would take these people with him to train them," Gao Jun explained.
"Hmph, this Zhang Sen knows how to pick the good ones." Zhao Xu complained in his heart.
However, the southern shore of the lake is mostly grassland with not many trees, so it would be good to leave these people to Zhang Sen.
At least it can be used to its full potential.
Gao Jun also reported some situations in the Hewan settlement to Zhao Xu.
"After you go back, you and Ji Qiang will continue to build more houses. I think we may welcome more immigrants than originally planned." Zhao Xu ordered.
By this time, everyone had arrived at Zhao Xu's cabin.
While Xiang Yong was there, Zhao Xu simply organized everyone to hold a small meeting.
"Gao Jun, if you have enough food on hand, can you recruit more Indians?" Zhao Xu asked.
"Of course this is possible, but we still have to ask Grizzly about how many people we can recruit. He came with me this time."
"Okay, then call the grizzly bear over."
"Captain Zhao, why do you want to recruit a large number of Indians?" Xiang Yong asked.
"Huh, this time the British hired the prairie Indians as thugs, and we suffered a hidden loss. They did the first year of junior high school, and we did the fifteenth. Since these prairie Indians are willing to be the lackeys of the British, then naturally we want to
Find a way to destroy them."
However, there are some things that are not suitable for the pioneer team to do, and may even become the enemies of all prairie Indians.
Zhao Xu would definitely not do such a thing.
But since the British can find agents, they can also find agents.
After a while, the thick and powerful grizzly bear was brought over.
"I've met Leader Zhao!" Grizzly Xiong saluted Zhao Xu. He had met Zhao Xu before and knew that he was the biggest leader here.
After staying with the Chinese for so long, the grizzly bear already knew the etiquette of this dragon tribe.
I even learned a lot of simple Chinese and can understand some common conversations.
Grizzly Bear is a smart Indian.
"Grizzly Bear, I heard that you have helped our Dragon Tribe do a lot of things during this period." Zhao Xuxian praised.
"Chief, this is what the Grizzly Bear should do. Without the Dragon Tribe, our Grizzly Bear Department would not be what it is today." After all, the Grizzly Bear is different from ordinary Indians. He can already say flattery.
"Grizzly Bear, you have withstood our test, I am willing to guarantee that you will join the Dragon Tribe. Are you willing?" Zhao Xu said solemnly.
It is Grizzly Bear's dream to become a member of the Dragon Tribe, which means that he can wear the same clothes as the Dragon Tribe warriors and use their weapons.
"Yes, Leader Zhao, I, Grizzly Bear, am willing. I am willing to fight for the Dragon Tribe." Grizzly Bear expressed his stance.
"Okay, Grizzly Bear, then from today on, you are a warrior of the Dragon Tribe. I authorize you to go back to the forest to recruit Indian warriors. Our Dragon Tribe will provide weapons and food. Next spring, I will bring
I will go with you to eliminate those grassland tribes, and you will become the commander of the Indian Legion."
"Really, Chief Zhao, are you willing to take me with you to eliminate the prairie Indians?" the grizzly bear asked excitedly.
He was a little afraid of the prairie Indians, but the Dragon Tribe was much more powerful than the prairie Indians.
He had just seen some prairie Indian captives in the camp, as well as the war horses they rode.
The translator had told him that just a few days ago, the camp had just defeated the prairie Indians.
If only we could work with the dragon tribe to defeat the prairie Indians.
Then Grizzly Bear will become the great hero of the entire forest Indian tribe in the future.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little excited.