Daming Military Empire

Chapter 673 Obtaining land, reciprocity

Lu Xiangsheng was very nervous at the moment. He had endured for so long, wooed, even flattered him for so long, just to build a city here.

If the chief of Seattle does not agree, then the previous efforts will be in vain, and it will be difficult to maintain this precious friendship.

Chief Seattle pondered for a long time, and finally spoke. He whispered like a whisper, with a holy light shining on his face.

What he said seemed to be endless, and the man in charge of communication was afraid that he would not be able to remember, so he couldn't help but translate it as he said it.

What he said seemed to be translated, like a philosophical hymn:
Every part of this land is sacred to us.

every sandy beach;
every mountain range;
every river;
every shining pine needle;

Every buzzing insect;

And the mist in the dense jungle;
And the white clouds in the blue sky;
In the memory of our nation, all are holy.

He kept whispering, although he didn't mention the building of the city, but Lu Xiangsheng already understood that he was going to give up part of the land, because his words were full of praise, attachment and reluctance for this land.

Obviously, attachment and reluctance can only occur if you want to give away something precious.

Sure enough, at the end, he said to Lu Xiangsheng very seriously: "My friend, for the sake of the peace of all the tribes on this land and to drive away our common enemy, I am willing to give up this part of the land for you to build a city, but, You must treat this land and everything on this land kindly, you must know that the land does not belong to any of us, but we all belong to the land."

After all, he solemnly knelt down, murmured and kissed the ground under his feet, his expression was so pious and respectful.

Soon, all the Indians around him knelt down with him, whispering the same syllables, all of them extremely devout.

Those Mongolian people didn't translate anymore, they just knelt down and did the same thing.

Lu Xiangsheng felt as if his spirit had undergone a baptism. He deeply felt the Indians' love for this land. In the end, he also brought all his entourage to kneel down, knelt down on the ground, and solemnly promised: " Seattle patriarch, I remember your words, I swear to you, we will treat the land under our feet kindly."

Since then, he has kept his promise, tried his best to protect the environment on this land, and avoided man-made damage as much as possible. During his rule of the North American continent, the natural scenery has always been beautiful. He even wrote a special letter to the emperor. It is a very long memorial, and it is recommended to formulate corresponding laws to keep the original style of the North American continent as much as possible.

For this point, Zhu Cijiong naturally agreed with both hands. People in later generations understand the importance of environmental protection. He not only agreed with Lu Xiangsheng's suggestion, but also ordered Lu Xiangsheng to compile the law and send it back to the mainland of Ming Dynasty immediately. Colonies, all vassal states, and even the entire territory of Ming Dynasty!
These are all things for later, so I will skip them for the time being.

After the patriarch of Seattle agreed to sell the land, the matter of building the city was easy.

However, Lu Xiangsheng did not immediately order the construction of the city, but discussed it with the chief of Seattle.

There are many good customs in Ming Dynasty, and reciprocity is one of them, and it should be like this when dealing with friends.

If you just take advantage and don't give anything in return, you can only be friends once. If you want to be friendly for a long time, you still need mutual benefit.

Of course, Lu Xiangsheng would not occupy the land of others for nothing, and would not give them any benefits. What he wanted to discuss with the Seattle patriarch was how to let the Indian tribe obtain the due benefits in the matter of building the city.

He was able to think this way, and the Seattle patriarch was naturally very pleased. In fact, the reason why he agreed to give up this land was also a bit of helplessness.

Because he has already heard what happened to those tribes in the west, those white people are quite cruel and domineering, they are slaughtering Indians endlessly in order to fight for land, and the Indian tribes have no resistance in front of their guns and artillery force.

He knew that if the whites were allowed to develop like this, the Indian tribe would be wiped out sooner or later.

Now, the Ming Empire from the same source was willing to help them, so he naturally wanted it. Therefore, even if the Ming Empire wanted the best piece of land in his hands to build a city, he still agreed.

Unexpectedly, the people of the Ming Empire were so friendly, and even asked him to discuss the matter of repayment. This made him feel that his decision was extremely correct, and the people of the Ming Empire were trustworthy friends.

The two sides sat together and negotiated for a long time with great interest. Lu Xiangsheng combined the guiding ideology of wooing and Huairou to give the Indian tribe a lot of returns.

For example, during the construction of the city, the young and strong labor force of the Indian tribe can participate in quarrying and sand digging, etc., and the Ming Dynasty will give cloth and porcelain as rewards;
Another example is that an Indian gathering area is specially built in the city, and anyone in the tribe who wants to live in the city can apply, and Ming Dynasty will provide them with housing for free;

Also, let the people of the Indian tribe list the things they need more urgently. When the fleet turns around this time, they will bring as much as possible. At that time, the people of the tribe can exchange special products such as animal skins and meat, or they can go to Looking for a job in the city, in exchange for salary.

In short, Lu Xiangsheng gave the Indian tribe a lot of convenience, allowing them to get as much rewards as possible for the construction of the city, and the chief of Seattle naturally accepted it.

After the two parties discussed it properly, Lu Xiangsheng gave an order, and the soldiers of Tianxiong Army and Dongying First Army began to build a simple port and unload the supplies from the ship.

This really shocked the chief of Seattle. He originally thought that there were only sailors on each big ship, but he never thought that there were so many troops on it.

The Ming army that poured down from the big ship like an ant swarm, numbered at least a hundred thousand, more than all their tribes combined.

And their equipment, all muskets, countless cannons;
And their service, exactly the same, neat;

And their movements are uniform and full of blood and iron;

Such an army and such warriors are definitely not something that the people of their tribe can contend with.

Chief Seattle finally understood that the Ming Empire really wanted to make friends with them. Otherwise, with such a powerful strength, he could easily wipe out his tribe, so he still needed to negotiate with them and give them benefits!

Naturally, Lu Xiangsheng really wanted to make friends with them, and he didn't lie about this, because the emperor meant to live in peace with the Indians, to pull them into Daming's embrace, and become the people of Daming.

(End of this chapter)