Although the team passing downstairs were all people wearing Ming Dynasty costumes, everyone could tell at a glance that the group of people sitting in the open carriage must be the North American Indians.
Because although this group of people are dressed the same as the people of the Ming Dynasty, their movements, habits, and demeanor are all different from the rest of the team. It is as if Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden and was dazzled, looking like she had never seen the world. Compared with the people of the Ming Dynasty.
When people from the countryside came to the city for the first time, they were even more miserable.
Of course, apart from that, there are also differences. I heard the strong man sigh: "Why are there people with red skin? The world is so big, there are so many wonders!"
After hearing what the strong man said, the short man also expressed his opinion: "Except for the skin color, he looks similar to the Mongolians, and the difference from us is not very big."
The other two people understood that what he meant was that these Indians were more like Ming people than Xiyi and Kunlun slaves.
Amid the comments like these three brothers, the team slowly advanced and finally arrived at the Forbidden City.
This group of Indians had long been dumbfounded. The prosperity of Ming civilization deeply shocked them, who had been living a primitive life in groups.
They were like puppets, doing whatever they were told by the Ming people around them. Following Yan Yingyuan, they came to the Huangji Hall to pay homage to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
All the civil and military officials were there, and like the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty, they were curious about the natives of North America. However, because in the solemn Huangji Hall, because Emperor Chongzhen's power was increasing day by day, etiquette was restored. No one dared to whisper to each other, they were just curious.
looking at.
According to the instructions in advance, after many simulation exercises, this group of Indians have become proficient in performing the ritual of kneeling three times and knocking down nine times. At the same time, they shouted devoutly in half-baked Chinese: "Long live, long live, long live!"
Emperor Chongzhen smiled, let him stand, and then said: "You Indians have the same ancestors as my Chinese people. The Ming Dynasty heard that your Indians lived a hard life and were oppressed by the Western barbarians, so they traveled thousands of miles to save them.
You, I hope you can live the same life as the people of the Ming Dynasty. This requires you to work hard and actively cooperate with me, the Ming Dynasty vassal."
There was an interpreter beside the Indians, who conveyed Emperor Chongzhen's message to these Indians. After all, it was impossible for these Indian leaders to learn Chinese on the way there.
After the Indians understood what Emperor Chongzhen meant, they kowtowed again and thanked them. Of course, this was also the translator reminding them to do so.
Then the Indians brought tributes, and all the native products of the North American continent were presented to the temple.
Some were brought up with pots and mud on them, and some were just fruits placed on plates as offerings. These were so rare that they were still rare to see in the Ming Dynasty.
Others may not recognize them all, but Zhong Jinwei knows them all. Among the local products donated by the Indians, there are corn, potatoes, peanuts, tomatoes, pumpkins, strawberries and other products.
Zhong Jinwei was overjoyed. These were all good things. Although some crops existed in the Ming Dynasty, the varieties brought from North America would be different. If they were hybridized, better varieties might be born, which would be easier to promote and cultivate.
Although Emperor Chongzhen pretended to be calm and calm, when he saw Zhong Jinwei's happy look from the corner of his eye, he naturally knew that the thing was good and he was very happy in his heart.
Soon, these Indians were led out of the temple and went to a place specially arranged for them to rest. In the next period of time, they will be brainwashed by Ming Dynasty professionals, so that while they admire Chinese civilization, they aspire to become
A member of the Chinese nation.
When a new batch of vassal kings takes over North America next year, they will have to follow them back to the North American continent.
Next, Emperor Chongzhen drove to the Wenhua Palace and, accompanied by a few senior officials, met with Yan Yingyuan, the commander of the Northern Fleet, and listened to his formal and detailed report on the North American affairs.
Yan Yingyuan naturally knew that the big guys wanted to hear things other than what was urgently delivered before, so he already had a draft in his mind, so he immediately started talking about it.
After defeating the Spanish fleet at sea and reaching the North American continent, Yan Yingyuan led the fleet to continue south along the coastline to wipe out the Spanish.
However, we did not go too far, and traces of the activities of some Chinese and Spanish people were found on several coastlines. Those who deserved were caught and killed. Of course, a few escaped into the dense forest.
The story of the Ming Dynasty's huge fleet's expedition to North America slowly spread. Especially after the Spaniards fled back to Mexico, because of their fear of the Ming Dynasty fleet and the fear of Ming Dynasty officials' large-scale expedition to North America, they began to massacre those under their jurisdiction.
Among the yellow people in the area, a small number of Chinese people escaped and were met by Yan Yingyuan and rescued.
Combining news feedback from all aspects, the situation in North America has become clearer.
Nowadays, the Indians in North America have entered the patrilineal clan stage. A tribe is divided into several villages, and most of them live in groups based on blood relationships. The population generally ranges from 500 to 3,000.
A tribe may have more than 10,000 people. Further south, kingdoms have begun to form, especially the Inca Empire. At its peak, it had a population of more than 10 million, but it has now been destroyed by Spain.
The Indians in North America lived a very miserable life after being ruled by Spain. Indians in many places were exterminated by the Spanish. For example, the Indians in the Bahamas were exterminated in less than twelve years; there were also 300,000 people in Cuba.
The Indians were basically extinct in a short time; of the 250,000 people in Haiti, only about 500 were left in the end.
Of course, these are statistics compiled by later generations. Yan Yingyuan only knew that the Indians were randomly killed by the Spaniards and suffered heavy casualties.
The brutality of the Spaniards rivaled or even exceeded that of the Japanese in later generations.
They opened the bellies of pregnant women at will; they competed to see who could dexterously cut the Indians in half or who could dig out the entrails the fastest; they threw the Indian babies on rocks or threw them directly into the river; they performed various tricks to survive.
Burn Indians etc.
More Indians were thrown into mining by the Spanish until they died, and then they were thrown into the wellhead. Outside each mine, there were piles of Indian bones.
The crimes committed by the Western barbarians against the Indians are too numerous to describe. It is precisely because of this that when the Ming Dynasty arrived in North America, it encountered much less resistance.
Because of adequate preparation in advance, good ethnic policies, and similar skin colors, it was easier for the Indians to feel close to the Ming Dynasty.
In addition, he executed some Spanish prisoners in some places ravaged by the Spanish, which won the support of the Indians.