Chapter 767: The commander who was almost captured by his own people
In fact, the fact that the Indians from each village came to this meeting room in the fortress openly represents their trust in the Beihai Town Overseas Corps.
In the eyes of these Indians, these outsiders with the same skin color as themselves did not bully the tribes with the terrifying weapons in their hands, and their transactions were very fair and reasonable, much better than the Spaniards.
In the past, they needed at least ten beaver skins, fifteen sharp daggers, and muskets in exchange for an iron pot from missionaries or fur traders. But now they only need half or even less.
Beaver pelts can be exchanged for the same items, with more and better types.
What is particularly valuable is that these outsiders in Kinmen Town respect their tribal beliefs. They also worship the wolf god and the eagle god in their temples, which makes the Miwok people feel both novel and moved.
The bad things done by the Franciscan missions over the years have made the Miwok people extremely disgusted. Although they have resisted, how can the bows, arrows and stone axes in their hands withstand muskets, cannons and spears?
Since everyone in Katata's tribe saw with their own eyes the power of the guns and artillery of the overseas corps, and saw the mountains of food brought by the "Thor" and "Jaguar", after a little consideration, they collectively made the decision to stand in the overseas corps.
On the other hand, we decided to fight against the Spanish together.
Regarding the request of the Miwok people to obtain firearms, the condition in Kinmen Town is to participate in military training. As long as they become tribal militiamen and respond to the call in time of war, they will have two muskets, one long and one short, a leather belt and leather armor made of cowhide.
A short sword; a squad leader at level 1 can additionally be equipped with an officer's sword and a metal breastplate.
Since defeating the invasion of the Spanish army, the most indispensable thing in Kinmen Town today is a variety of hot and cold weapons. Thousands of flintlocks and matchlocks were seized from cleaning the battlefield, as well as halberds, swords, leather breastplates and more.
It was piled up like a mountain. For this reason, Lu Qi had to have several warehouses built in the open space on the west side of the fortress to store these things. In addition, a large open space was fenced off to the south of Lonely Mountain in later generations for the purpose of keeping captured animals in captivity.
War horses, draft horses, cattle and sheep. Those responsible for taking care of those animals were Spanish prisoners of war.
Several other Miwok tribes saw that the first one to eat crabs could get so many benefits, so they also decided to join and sent their young men to participate in militia training. For them who only relied on hunting and gathering for a living, they had muskets.
In addition to being able to better defend their homes, it will also become easier to obtain prey; with enough food, children and elderly people in the village will not starve to death during winter and spring famines.
In this way, the Miwok people were completely tied to the chariots of Kinmen Town and formed a close alliance with each other. Although their main purpose was to fight against the Spanish and obtain more supplies through trade with Kinmen Town, since
If it is an alliance, then the marriage will be logical.
However, after the translator finished speaking, the Indians present were shocked by the gift given by Kinmen Town. If he did not agree to such conditions, he would be a super fool. But after being excited, he thought again, there are still people in the village.
A fifteen-year-old unmarried girl?
There are thirty-five Indians present today, belonging to twenty-eight villages of three tribes. The population of these villages ranges from nearly 300 to over 100. If the age standard for girls is lowered to two or three years
, there is no problem in selecting more than a hundred unmarried women from thousands of people. But the fifteen-year-old indigenous women are all children!
It is said that the physical development of Indians in primitive society is relatively early, and girls have reached the marriageable age at the age of twelve or thirteen. They usually enter puberty after the age of ten, and the tribe will hold an adult ceremony and let them enter a special cabin.
, living alone for 15 days, passing through the menarche period. When living alone is over, it means that the girl has become an adult and can get married.
In fact, the increase in the age of marriage in human history is not only due to changes in ideas, but also the increase in average life span is a very important factor. In an ethnic society with an average life span of less than fifty, or even only forty years, genes will force
People mature in advance to increase the labor force, so early marriage and early childbearing become inevitable.
Even in modern times, in some primitive tribes in Africa, it is common for people to get married and have children at the age of eight or ten. Since survival is precarious, the first priority is to reproduce the bloodline.
In the outer northeast of Beihai Town, had it not been for the large-scale use of agricultural machinery and equipment to increase productivity in the past ten years, and the unremitting efforts to improve education and medical security, the law on marriage and childbirth under the age of 16 would have been nothing but empty words.
The air in the conference room seemed to be frozen, and all the village representatives felt that this matter was difficult to handle. During the pause, some people looked at each other, and then started whispering. The content of these people's conversations was almost
Let's just form a group and go to other tribes to grab a batch. The key is whose family is better to grab?
The Apache tribe is outnumbered and cannot defeat them. Even the Spaniards dare to fight hard. How about choosing the Hualapas? But we have a good relationship in the past, so it is difficult to make a move! Or the Ruisenho people in the south.
?
Of course, some of the Indians present are also very thoughtful. People think that if they are fourteen or fifteen, they have the final say. Just like the girl in my family has just turned thirteen this year, but I have to say fifteen.
What can be done? Indian girls develop early, and it is impossible to tell if they are one or two years behind.
Li Shi didn't know that these natives would have so many thoughts at once. When he saw that everyone was talking in small groups and talking in low voices without expressing their opinions, he thought to himself that our betrothal gifts were already very generous. Isn't this enough?
Thinking of this, he asked the translator Su Ke standing aside: "What are they talking about?"
Su Ke listened for a while and then explained in plastic Mandarin. Li Shi was dumbfounded when he understood it. He got married at the age of twelve or thirteen. What a joke! This is not looking for a wife, it is clearly looking for a child bride!
It is said that the medical system in Beihai Town has been promoting health knowledge to the people through the grassroots medical system in recent years. Women should not be allowed to give birth before the age of seventeen. You must know that it is very dangerous to give birth before the female pelvis is fully developed, and in the belly
Surgery on the upper body is simply too scary for people of this age, and it's almost irritating to hear.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The ideal is very full, the reality is very skinny. After Li Shi reported the situation to Lu Qi, Lu Qi felt that there was no need to bother with any marriage and simply waited.
Let’s wait until Li Chao’s immigrants arrive. If it weren’t for the batch of Koreans from the south bank of the Tumen River that the committee said they would send before, he wouldn’t have come up with such an idea.
However, when things got to this point, he could no longer do it if he didn't want to. That afternoon, Katata's tribe sent a messenger to send a message, asking Kinmen Town to pick people tomorrow. Lu Qi was unable to get off the tiger, so he had to give way to
Li Shi, who reported the situation himself, will make a hard trip tomorrow, bringing a team of people with him and getting some gifts.
Li Shi was very depressed. There were so many officers in the base who were not looking for him, so he had to do the work of pulling strings. When he called Su Ke, who was the translator, and asked him to follow him to the other side of the strait tomorrow, Su Ke didn't.
Very happy. It has been almost a month since he came to Kinmen Town, and he misses his family very much. But as soon as he left the barracks, he stepped back again.
When Li Shi saw this, he asked casually: "Is there anything else?"
Suk stepped forward and asked somewhat flatteringly: "Sir, do you want a woman?"
"Nonsense! I have a wife!"
Of course Li Shi has a wife and a two-year-old son. He even showed Su Ke a photo, which made the other person scream in shock. But in Su Ke’s opinion, your wife is on the other side of the sea. It’s not right to find another one.
Isn't that good? Then he said with a smile: "Chief, one wife is not enough, three is not enough. Our chief has four wives!"
"..."
After speaking, this guy narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Shi without speaking. He thought he was tempted, so he mustered up the courage to introduce: "My sister is sixteen years old. Her husband just died and she has a son. Do you want her?"
?”
"Get out!" Li Shi was almost mad at this guy and waved his hand to tell him to get out!
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The anchor point that Zhao Xin chose for himself was the "Fortress Park" located in another time and space. In order to avoid being startled by his sudden disappearance and appearance, he chose the specific location in Loneliness, more than 400 meters southeast of the Fortress Park.
On the mountain. This place is called a mountain, but it is actually a small hill with an altitude of more than 100 meters.
When the sun is at its strongest at noon, there are very few pedestrians or vehicles on the streets at the foot of the mountain. Zhao Xin was wearing a large plaid short-sleeved shirt and jeans, a pair of tactical boots, a baseball cap and sunglasses, with his philtrum and chin
There was also a simulated beard on it. He walked to a trash can at the intersection of Lonely Mountain, pretended to drink up the mineral water in his hand, and then threw the empty bottle into the trash can.
Taking advantage of this moment, Zhao Xin had carefully observed the surrounding situation. When a car slowly passed by him and drove more than 200 meters, he no longer hesitated and quickly got in.
In a bush on the hillside behind me...
"Ah~~~!"
Zhao Xin, who had just returned to the 18th century, was still not doing anything when he heard a woman's scream from beside him, and then a big booted foot kicked his calf firmly. He was caught off guard.
, the guy groaned and fell forward, rolling down the hillside for a few meters before stopping.
After eating a mouthful of dirt, Zhao Xin felt that his right leg was numb. Just as he was about to try to get up, a hard and cold object hit the back of his head, and then he heard a man's voice with a slight southern accent: "
Don’t move! Hold your head with your hands!”
Damn it! Zhao Xin's first reaction was that this is terrible. The dignified commander-in-chief of the three armies of Beihai Town and the future emperor was actually captured at gunpoint! His sunglasses also fell off and he didn't dare to look at him.
, for fear of being recognized, he lowered his head and said repeatedly: "Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! It's one of our own! Be careful of an accident!"
Just now, a tall black figure suddenly appeared in front of him out of thin air, making Katata scream in fright. He Xiyang on the side was also startled, but because he had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, he instinctively raised his foot to give him a blow.
Katata did not go back to the village last night, but stayed with a few girls who came with her in a tent belonging to the same villagers in the trading market. It was a market during the day, and turned into a campsite at night, surrounded by wooden walls and fences.
There are soldiers standing guard on the watch tower of the nearby fort all night, so it is quite safe.
When lunch was served inside the fortress at noon, He Xiyang did not go to the canteen, but took it out in a lunch box. Because there were many people in the trading market, the two of them ran to the hill bunk where they often come. They had just sat down and hadn't eaten yet.
, Zhao Xin is here.
Holding a revolver, He Xiyang heard that the other party was speaking Mandarin, and his first reaction was that the big man was one of his own. Because whether he was a Spanish prisoner of war or an Indian, Mandarin was not so smooth, and he also had the unique characteristics of Beihai Town.
children's voice.
He Xiyang looked at Zhao Xin from head to toe, and when he saw the boots on his feet, he was sure that he was not running away. Only people from Beihai Town have such boots... By the way! Katata also has a pair.
It was given by myself.
He felt that the tall man in front of him looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before. As soon as a face appeared in his mind, he immediately instinctively rejected it.
Just kidding, how is that possible!
He Xiwen put away the revolver and said angrily: "Get up. Are you from the engineering team? Why are you here?"
"Hehe, don't you want to find a higher place to see the sea?" Zhao Xin breathed a long sigh of relief and deliberately spoke in a hoarse voice. While he was getting up, he had already seen the military uniform on the other party, and then
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the frightened alien girl not far away.
Unexpectedly, when he stood up, He Xiyang and Katata were startled again, thinking that this man was really tall. He Xiyang was 1.6 meters tall, and Katata was a little over 1.5 meters tall.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, you two go on, I'm really sorry!" Zhao Xin had no time to delay, and was afraid that He Xiyang would see the flaw. He tilted his head and raised his hand over his left shoulder, and hugged the two people behind him.
, endured the pain in his legs and walked quickly towards the fortress in the north.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Who is this person? Where did he come from?" Katata looked at the retreating figure, walked to He Xiyang and held him.
hand.
"It must be a guy from the engineering team. He was probably taking a nap just now. He was so reckless!"
"He's really tall."
"Yes. It's quite tall." He Xiyang said smoothly and began to think about who was a big man in Kinmen Town.
Zhao Xin walked more than 200 meters in one breath and saw the Golden Gate Fortress getting closer and closer to him. Then he stopped and bent down to rub his knee sockets a few times, and then looked at the fortress carefully.
Different from the buildings with red tiles and white walls in another time and space, the Golden Gate Fortress in Beihai Town almost completely replicates the "Middle East US military base" in the movie of another time and space.
The entire Kinmen Fortress covers an area of nearly 30,000 square meters, which is slightly larger than four standard football fields in later generations. The outer wall of the fortress is made of Beihai Town’s self-made “foldable explosion-proof wall”, with each unit having an elevation of 1.2 meters.
One meter wide, there are canvas bags filled with sand and gravel. After filling, they can be stacked upwards. The Golden Gate Fortress has three floors. On the outside of the wall, silver-gray explosion-proof wall panels covering the entire front wall have been installed.
When Luqi and the others were making preparations before setting off, they considered that Kinmen has sandy soil, neither hard stones nor trees, otherwise the Spanish fortress would not be an adobe building. After some discussion, they finally decided
Following the example of US military bases, blast-proof walls are used for the perimeter walls, and prefabricated houses are used inside.
From the outside, the buildings inside the fortress are very tall, and they are all gray-white square buildings. Inside each side wall, there are four ten-meter-high sentry towers, all made of steel pipes and angle steel, with a
Observation cabin.
At this time, on a sentry tower within the fortress wall, Lu Qi was looking around with a telescope. According to Zhao Xin's telegram, the other party should arrive today. But when he arrived, he didn't know where he came from.
After lunch, he couldn't sit still, so he took the guards to the sentry tower and wandered around. Thinking that he was condescending, if Boss Zhao came, he would be able to find it in time.
Suddenly, a figure wearing a plaid shirt flashed across the field of view of the telescope. Lu Qi was stunned for a moment, raised the telescope and hurriedly looked back. Finally, when he found the figure again, Zhao Xin had already walked away from him.
More than a hundred meters away, and this guy had already seen Lu Qi, so he smiled and waved.