Chapter One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Eight Requests
Go directly to the center of the Great Lakes to build a city?
Han Du was shocked when he heard this, and felt relieved the next moment.
This is really Zhu Di's temper, he will occupy the best place. When he was just a vassal king, he dared to raise troops to rebel, but now he looks down upon the Native Americans even more.
Water is a resource that people cannot live without. No matter where they are, people will involuntarily choose to occupy places with superior water sources.
The Great Lakes have abundant water resources and a strategic location. The indigenous people here are definitely the most numerous and strongest.
"You chose to build a city on the Great Lakes, which I didn't expect." Han Du shook his head speechlessly, "But you are also considered to have strong troops, so you should have no problem dealing with the indigenous people, right?" ??
Are you kidding me? Zhu Di's cavalry and infantry are complete, well-equipped, and equipped with firearms. To deal with the native Americans, isn't this just like punching a kindergarten?
Zhu Zhanji sighed, "Those natives are not that unbearable."
Speaking of the indigenous people, Zhu Zhanji's mind instantly recalled the scenes of fighting with them. The barbarity, the ferocity, and the strong blood seemed to appear in front of him all at once.
Shaking his head, he shook the images out of his mind.
He continued, "Although the indigenous people are not equipped well, their troops are very fierce. And although they cannot defeat us head-on, their sneak attacks also make us unable to guard against them."
"Sneak attack?" Hearing this, Han Du suddenly became more energetic, "The natives can't defeat you head-on, so can a sneak attack still pose a threat to you?"
Zhu Zhanji nodded and explained in detail, "It's not only a threat, it's also a big one."
"Ah?" Han Du was a little confused for a moment.
Han Du is a bit unimaginable. If he can't fight head-on, what's the use of sneak attacks? He has destroyed many countries overseas. After wiping out the effective forces, the country has no room for resistance.
Zhu Zhanji looked bitter and continued, "If these natives were just sneak attacks, we wouldn't take it lightly, but they use poison despicably and shamelessly."
When Zhu Zhanji mentioned this, he showed an expression of gritted teeth. One can imagine how much he hated the indigenous people for using poison.
"I have six bodyguards, but they were all killed by the poisonous arrows of the natives. If they had not fought tooth and nail to protect me, I would have been poisoned to death long ago."
"Their poisonous arrows are extremely vicious. If you are shot, even if you scratch your skin, you will definitely die if you see blood. There is no cure."
"Anyone who is hit by a poisonous arrow will have large red, swollen and festering wounds in just a few breaths. My guards are also warriors who have experienced hundreds of battles and climbed out of the dead. But even so, they were
He was so painful that he went crazy and couldn't bear it and even pulled out a knife to kill himself."
Listening to Zhu Zhanji's sobs and pains, Han Du could imagine how tragic the scene would be after being poisoned.
No wonder Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but his eyes were blood red and there were tears in his eyes when he talked about it.
Han Du instantly remembered that the poisons of the Native Americans were famous, let alone now, even in future generations, there would be no antidote.
"This thing is indeed difficult to deal with. Isn't there a way to deal with it?" Han Du also felt that it was very difficult, shook his head and sighed.
People in Xinming are not fools. Even if they didn’t think of a way to deal with it at first. It has been more than ten years. If there is still no way, they would have been destroyed by the natives long ago. Zhu Zhan
It is impossible for Ji to return to Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Zhanji finally calmed down and said with a smile, "Although those indigenous arrows are very poisonous, they are all wooden arrows, which can be easily resisted by armor. As long as they don't shoot into the flesh through the gaps, they will be fine."
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"So, now we use heavy-armored sergeants to deal with the natives, so that their poisonous arrows are useless. However, the heavy-armored sergeants have difficulty in moving, and they cannot catch up with the native cavalry."
"" Han Du felt very speechless. He considered and said, "What about firearms? The range of firearms should be far beyond the arrows of the indigenous people. Using firearms to deal with them from a long distance can avoid being hit by poisonous arrows."
Zhu Zhanji picked up the tea cup and took a sip, saying, "Firearms are indeed a sharp weapon against the poisonous arrows of the indigenous people. If there were no firearms, we might not be able to rush to the location of the Great Lakes. But later, the bullets we brought were used up and we had to use them again."
Gunpowder, which slows down the rate of fire."
"The Duke of Zhen Guo also knows that if the cavalry fires less fire in a battle, the power will be greatly reduced."
Han Du nodded, this is the difference. The revolver can shoot out six bullets in an instant. I am afraid that even a firearm using loose powder cannot fire a second shot in this time.
"So you came back this time and wanted to get some bullets?" Han Du guessed Zhu Zhanji's purpose and looked directly at his expression, hoping to see something.
Zhu Zhanji was stunned at first. He did not expect that Han Du would guess his purpose all of a sudden.
Han Du confirmed his guess from the change in his expression, and smiled to himself, why is it so difficult to guess? Since the bullet is so important to Xin Ming, of course Zhu Di will not let it go.
However, Han Du was still a little curious. Since the bullets had long been used up, why did Zhu Di wait until now to seek help from Ming Dynasty?
From Zhu Zhanji's words, we can know that their losses over the years have been considerable.
Could it be Zhu Di's stubborn pride? Han Du smiled subconsciously.
Zhu Zhanji also laughed and sighed, "Exactly, but I haven't had time to tell the emperor yet. So, please help me cover it up."
Why not tell the emperor directly? That's because this is the foundation for Ming Dynasty to settle down and live, and Zhu Di is not sure that Zhu Yunye will agree to sell it to him.
This was the scene where Zhu Zhanji purchased slaves at a high price, thinking that the relationship between the two parties could be brought closer through the transaction, and then he took the opportunity to make a purchase request.
"Don't worry." Han Du was very satisfied with Zhu Zhanji's frankness and did not want to prevaricate him. "Although Zhu Di and I were once at odds with each other, since the late emperor was willing to forgive him, I will not hold on to him."
"After all, your purpose is to deal with outsiders, and I won't stop you."
"Thank you so much, sir." Zhu Zhanji quickly stood up and respectfully bowed to Han Du.
"Anqing is your aunt and we are all part of the same family. You don't have to be so polite." Han Du quickly pressed his hand on him and motioned for him to sit down first.
When Zhu Zhanji heard what Han Du and his family said, his eyebrows suddenly beamed with joy, and he seized the opportunity to climb up the pole, "Since we are all a family, I really have something to ask my great-aunt."
Han Du's hand was raised dully. I was just being polite, but you are really able to find every opportunity to seize the opportunity.
But the words have been spoken and cannot be taken back. Han Du can't fall out on the spot, right?
You can only laugh dryly, bite the bullet and say "easy to say, easy to say" and go straight to the center of the Great Lakes to build a city?
Han Du was shocked when he heard this, and felt relieved the next moment.
This is really Zhu Di's temper, he will occupy the best place. When he was just a vassal king, he dared to raise troops to rebel, but now he looks down upon the Native Americans even more.
Water is a resource that people cannot live without. No matter where they are, people will involuntarily choose to occupy places with superior water sources.
The Great Lakes have abundant water resources and a strategic location. The indigenous people here are definitely the most numerous and strongest.
"You chose to build a city on the Great Lakes, which I didn't expect." Han Du shook his head speechlessly, "But you are also considered to have strong troops, so you should have no problem dealing with the indigenous people, right?" ??
Are you kidding me? Zhu Di's cavalry and infantry are complete, well-equipped, and equipped with firearms. To deal with the native Americans, isn't this just like punching a kindergarten?
Zhu Zhanji sighed, "Those natives are not that unbearable."
Speaking of the indigenous people, Zhu Zhanji's mind instantly recalled the scenes of fighting with them. The barbarity, the ferocity, and the strong blood seemed to appear in front of him all at once.
Shaking his head, he shook the images out of his mind.
He continued, "Although the indigenous people are not equipped well, their troops are very fierce. And although they cannot defeat us head-on, their sneak attacks also make us unable to guard against them."
"Sneak attack?" Hearing this, Han Du suddenly became more energetic, "The natives can't defeat you head-on, so can a sneak attack still pose a threat to you?"
Zhu Zhanji nodded and explained in detail, "It's not only a threat, it's also a big one."
"Ah?" Han Du was a little confused for a moment.
Han Du is a bit unimaginable. If he can't fight head-on, what's the use of sneak attacks? He has destroyed many countries overseas. After wiping out the effective forces, the country has no room for resistance.
Zhu Zhanji looked bitter and continued, "If these natives were just sneak attacks, we wouldn't take it lightly, but they use poison despicably and shamelessly."
When Zhu Zhanji mentioned this, he showed an expression of gritted teeth. One can imagine how much he hated the indigenous people for using poison.
"I have six bodyguards, but they were all killed by the poisonous arrows of the natives. If they had not fought tooth and nail to protect me, I would have been poisoned to death long ago."
"Their poisonous arrows are extremely vicious. If you are shot, even if you scratch your skin, you will definitely die if you see blood. There is no cure."
"Anyone who is hit by a poisonous arrow will have large red, swollen and festering wounds in just a few breaths. My guards are also warriors who have experienced hundreds of battles and climbed out of the dead. But even so, they were
He was so painful that he went crazy and couldn't bear it and even pulled out a knife to kill himself."
Listening to Zhu Zhanji's sobs and pains, Han Du could imagine how tragic the scene would be after being poisoned.
No wonder Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but his eyes were blood red and there were tears in his eyes when he talked about it.
Han Du instantly remembered that the poisons of the Native Americans were famous, let alone now, even in future generations, there would be no antidote.
"This thing is indeed difficult to deal with. Isn't there a way to deal with it?" Han Du also felt that it was very difficult, shook his head and sighed.
People in Xinming are not fools. Even if they didn’t think of a way to deal with it at first. It has been more than ten years. If there is still no way, they would have been destroyed by the natives long ago. Zhu Zhan
It is impossible for Ji to return to Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Zhanji finally calmed down and said with a smile, "Although those indigenous arrows are very poisonous, they are all wooden arrows, which can be easily resisted by armor. As long as they don't shoot into the flesh through the gaps, they will be fine."
.”
"So, now we use heavy-armored sergeants to deal with the natives, so that their poisonous arrows are useless. However, the heavy-armored sergeants have difficulty in moving, and they cannot catch up with the native cavalry."
"" Han Du felt very speechless. He considered and said, "What about firearms? The range of firearms should be far beyond the arrows of the indigenous people. Using firearms to deal with them from a long distance can avoid being hit by poisonous arrows."
Zhu Zhanji picked up the tea cup and took a sip, saying, "Firearms are indeed a sharp weapon against the poisonous arrows of the indigenous people. If there were no firearms, we might not be able to rush to the location of the Great Lakes. But later, the bullets we brought were used up and we had to use them again."
Gunpowder, which slows down the rate of fire."
"The Duke of Zhen Guo also knows that if the cavalry fires less fire in a battle, the power will be greatly reduced."
Han Du nodded, this is the difference. The revolver can shoot out six bullets in an instant. I am afraid that even a firearm using loose powder cannot fire a second shot in this time.
"So you came back this time and wanted to get some bullets?" Han Du guessed Zhu Zhanji's purpose and looked directly at his expression, hoping to see something.
Zhu Zhanji was stunned at first. He did not expect that Han Du would guess his purpose all of a sudden.
Han Du confirmed his guess from the change in his expression, and smiled to himself, why is it so difficult to guess? Since the bullet is so important to Xin Ming, of course Zhu Di will not let it go.
However, Han Du was still a little curious. Since the bullets had long been used up, why did Zhu Di wait until now to seek help from Ming Dynasty?
From Zhu Zhanji's words, we can know that their losses over the years have been considerable.
Could it be Zhu Di's stubborn pride? Han Du smiled subconsciously.
Zhu Zhanji also laughed and sighed, "Exactly, but I haven't had time to tell the emperor yet. So, please help me cover it up."
Why not tell the emperor directly? That's because this is the foundation for Ming Dynasty to settle down and live, and Zhu Di is not sure that Zhu Yunye will agree to sell it to him.
This was the scene where Zhu Zhanji purchased slaves at a high price, thinking that the relationship between the two parties could be brought closer through the transaction, and then he took the opportunity to make a purchase request.
"Don't worry." Han Du was very satisfied with Zhu Zhanji's frankness and did not want to prevaricate him. "Although Zhu Di and I were once at odds with each other, since the late emperor was willing to forgive him, I will not hold on to him."
"After all, your purpose is to deal with outsiders, and I won't stop you."
"Thank you so much, sir." Zhu Zhanji quickly stood up and respectfully bowed to Han Du.
"Anqing is your aunt and we are all part of the same family. You don't have to be so polite." Han Du quickly pressed his hand on him and motioned for him to sit down first.
When Zhu Zhanji heard what Han Du and his family said, his eyebrows suddenly beamed with joy, and he seized the opportunity to climb up the pole, "Since we are all a family, I really have something to ask my great-aunt."
Han Du's hand was raised dully. I was just being polite, but you are really able to find every opportunity to seize the opportunity.
But the words have been spoken and cannot be taken back. Han Du can't fall out on the spot, right?
All I could do was laugh dryly and bite the bullet, "Easy to say, easy to say."