Chapter Five Hundred Indians
Shortly after the gold mine was discovered near Wanghai City, another good news came. That was the exploration fleet heading south returned. The exploration fleet returned not only explored the thousands of miles of sea areas south of Ziwanghai City, but more importantly, it finally discovered the traces of the indigenous peoples of the New World.
As the records are recorded, as the climate gradually became warmer and warmer, and the climate was more suitable for people's lives. When the exploration fleet sailed to a place, which seemed to be the area between Seattle and San Francisco in later generations, the Aboriginal people were finally discovered.
These indigenous people are called Indians in British information, but in fact, Indians are not a nation, but a general term for Native Americans in Western countries except the Eskimos.
The exploration fleet appeared in the sea, and the local Indians were shocked when they saw it. At this time, the western part of the North American continent was still a paradise. Due to geographical location, the colonization of the Americas by Britain, France, Spain and other countries in Europe had not yet penetrated into this area, so the Indians here were relatively in a peaceful era.
Of course, this peace is only for peace between local civilizations and Western civilizations, and there are still wars and frictions between tribes. The Indian tribe that the exploration fleet first encountered was a small tribe, with the entire tribe totaling only more than one thousand people. They lived in plains and valleys not far from the sea, and small wooden houses built of wood and hay, making a living from primary agriculture and fishery and hunting.
The emergence of the exploration fleet made these Indians both terrified and curious, but when the Ming Navy sent personnel to land and tried to communicate with them, it was not friendly at the beginning.
These Indians were very vigilant and had a certain degree of aggressiveness. Although the spears and bows they used were extremely backward due to metallurgical reasons, they still had lethality.
The Ming army, who was responsible for contacting, did not act recklessly, but tentatively contacted the other party step by step, first using some living equipment and other items to try to give to the other party to reduce the other party's hostility. After a few times, maybe it was the appearance and skin color of China. In fact, these Indians still look a bit similar to the Chinese people from the perspective of appearance, especially the color of their hair and eyes, which are all black hair and black eyes.
A similar look, coupled with the gift, gradually led to a certain exchange between the two parties. After several rounds and turns, the other party finally accepted the good intentions of the Ming Dynasty. Although both parties did not understand the language, relying on gestures, this communication still achieved certain results.
Afterwards, these Indians became friends of the Ming Dynasty, especially when this tribe happened to be attacked by another tribe more than ten days after encountering the Ming Dynasty exploration ship. In this war that seemed like a "child's play" in the Ming Dynasty, but in the tribes and tribes, the Ming Navy naturally stood on the side of the friend they had just met and helped them.
The Ming Navy's attack immediately made both sides stunned. The powerful firearms, strong and sharp swords, and well-trained warriors made the outcome of the war undoubtedly tilt in one direction.
In just a blink of an eye, the life and death enemies of several generations fell one by one under the sword of the Ming Dynasty. Even the famous warriors died inexplicably under the weapons that the Ming people could make thunder sounds in the sky and flames.
This war frightened both sides of the war, and the result of the war also made the Indians who had known the Ming people first ecstatic. The feud was completely eliminated in a blink of an eye, and the powerful enemies no longer existed. Their casualties were minimal. All of this was brought by those who had just met, sailed on a big ship that they had never seen before, and used strange weapons, but seemed to be like those who imagined so much.
After the war, the victorious tribe leaders presented spoils to the Ming people with noble etiquette. Among them were not only the enemy's heads, but also the captured young and strong girls. In addition, there were jewelry made of colorful feathers and flowers to contribute to these god-like "tribe members".
The Ming people did not refuse the other party’s gifts. It’s not a big mistake. There is also such a tradition in China. Even in some areas where ethnic minorities gather, the etiquette of treating the head as a gift still exists. What’s more, as soldiers, it is a tradition of Chinese people to take the head as a gift, and the Ming people happily accepted this.
Since then, the relationship between the two sides has become more harmonious. In addition, the Indians have always worshipped the sun. In the Indian tradition, the sun is the supreme god, and the Ming Dynasty's flag is a blue-bottom red and embroidered with gold thread, which is exactly in line with the Indian tradition. The other party's patriarch and elders believe that these Ming people are messengers of God, who bring them hope and future friends.
In this way, the Ming Dynasty exploration fleet temporarily stationed here, and like Wanghai City, it began to build a city in this place. When building the city, the Ming Dynasty adopted a similar policy to the Ainu people for these Indians, so everything went very smoothly.
Moreover, during this period, the Ming Navy also helped this tribe eliminate and annex several surrounding tribes. In just over a month, the tribe that originally had more than 1,000 people expanded to nearly 5,000 people, and the area under control also ranged from a very small area to an area of more than 200 square kilometers.
With the increase in population, coupled with the inducement of the Ming Dynasty, the city was built so fast that it even surpassed the Wanghai City in Alaska. The city was temporarily named Sun City. The origin of this name was mainly due to the Indian tradition, and it was used in this way to appease and attract Indians.
In addition to the development of the tribe, the Ming Dynasty also accepted many Indians. Of course, these Indians were all losers in tribal conquest. Among them were young and strong, and there were women. If the Ming Dynasty did not accept these people, it would not only make the Indians feel panic, but also many people would be killed or sacrificed directly according to local traditions.
Chapter completed!