He glanced contemptuously at the Indian warriors in front of him who were holding primitive bows, arrows, spears and other weapons. The middle-aged white leader with a beard saw that the chief wearing an eagle feather crown had also arrived, so he held his head high and spoke with
He said loudly in a haughty tone.
"This is the territory of our American Fur Company! We have been kind enough to you by allowing you to use your furs in exchange for precious living supplies. How dare you savages resist?!"
This leader has been dealing with Indians in the Missouri forests for decades and speaks fluent Indian. However, the content of his words is not friendly at all, but full of a condescending and aggressive attitude.
He said it like giving alms.
"Now, I give you one last chance to come up with 500 beaver pelts as compensation for your rejection of our American Fur Company's kindness, and in the future, you will come up with at least 200 beaver pelts for material transactions every month!"
The middle-aged white man's words made all the Lakota warriors present grit their teeth, widen their eyes, and glare at the middle-aged white man fiercely.
However, the white leader turned a blind eye to the murderous gaze of the Indian warriors. He did not even look at Chief Geronimo's reaction and continued to speak in his condescending manner.
"If you agree, you can continue to live here, but if you choose to refuse, your tribe will no longer exist in the Missouri Forest after today!"
Faced with this naked threat, not to mention all the Indian warriors present were furious and furious. Even Chief Geronimo, who had always had a straight face and an expressionless expression, couldn't help but have a trace of anger flash in his eyes, and a touch of red gradually appeared in his eyes.
appeared in the eyes and gradually spread.
Since the last time he traded with Chen Mo, using the furs he had accumulated after trading with the American Fur Company some time ago in exchange for a large number of very useful new materials, Chief Geronimo has been thinking about the new things in Chen Mo's hands.
The kerosene lamp has indeed brought them a lot of convenience. Even on windy and rainy days, they don't have to worry about being lost in the forest because of lack of lighting, or sitting in the tent as if they are blind, but what?
Can't do it either.
A kerosene lamp can illuminate a large area of space, and can clearly illuminate the road in the forest. In a tent, it can make the entire tent extremely bright, and there is no need to worry about igniting the tent as easily as a campfire.
, causing danger.
This kind of kerosene lamp is also very durable. Once filled with kerosene, it can be used for several days. Even if you go hunting at night, you don't have to worry about it going out in the middle.
A bottle of kerosene is enough to last a long time and only requires five beaver skins, so they can use it freely without being reluctant to use it like other expensive consumables they purchased before.
As a result, Chief Geronimo was even more satisfied with Chen Mo. He felt that Chen Mo's prices were fair and he was not like the American fur companies who oppressed and exploited them like crazy.
At the same time, Chief Geronimo is also very much looking forward to Chen Mo's arrival again so that he can use the large amount of furs he has just accumulated during this period to continue trading with Chen Mo.
However, before Chen Mo arrived again, he was waiting for the acquisition team of the American Fur Company.
With Chen Mo having a wide variety of supplies, high quality and low prices, and fair prices, Chief Geronimo was naturally unwilling to trade with the vampires of the American Fur Company.
In the past, there was no choice. The American Fur Company had a monopoly on the fur trade in the entire Missouri region. Except for their purchasing team, no other fur traders dared to venture into this vast forest to trade with them.
So even if the other party keeps the price of furs very low, they still have to choose to trade with them in exchange for some useful materials.
However, unlike other tribes, the Lakota tribe does not drink alcohol, so there is no need for consumables such as liquor. They only exchange furs for some blankets, utensils, knives and other daily necessities.
The hunters of the Lakota tribe are also very powerful in the entire Missouri region. They catch a lot of prey every day. Even if the American fur company keeps the price of fur very low, they have already exchanged enough living materials.
.
And their tribe does not like drinking, smoking and other things like other tribes. They have a continuous demand for liquor, tobacco and other consumables, so in fact, they no longer need the things that the American Fur Company traded with them.
, and in order to limit the strength of the Indians and prevent them from resisting, the American Fur Company would not exchange weapons such as muskets with them.
Therefore, the current Lakota tribe does not actually need to trade with people from the American Fur Company. In the past, it was just due to habit and waste recycling. After all, they themselves need to use limited furs to make clothes and tents.
They all use large pieces of fur such as bison skin, and small pieces of fur such as beaver skin and mink skin are actually of little use to them.
Without Chen Mo in the past, there was no use keeping the furs, so they simply exchanged them for some daily necessities. Now that Chen Mo and the useful and cheap new items he brought, they would naturally no longer continue to trade with the American Fur Company.
But even if they don't need it, these arrogant guys will not allow them to stop the fur trade.
Therefore, after the last time they came to purchase furs but were rejected and ultimately got nothing, the American Fur Company quickly organized a larger team to come to warn and retaliate. They must let these native Indians know that this territory
Who has the final say!
Faced with the warning from the middle-aged leader of the American Fur Company, Chief Geronimo's eyes ignited with blazing fire.
If it were other tribes, in this case, they might have succumbed to these thirty or so guns, but this is the Lakota tribe, a powerful tribe well-known in the entire Missouri region, and their warriors are also dozens of people around them.
This tribe is even the bravest and most powerful warrior in the entire Missouri forest. Their faith and pride do not allow them to fear or surrender!
If they choose to accept the conditions put forward by the people of the American Fur Company out of fear, they will live in humiliation forever and will not be able to hold their heads up for the rest of their lives. Rather than doing that, they might as well fight to the death!
The warriors of the Lakota tribe will fight to the death, not surrender!
Facing the ultimatum issued by the armed team sent by the American Fur Company, Chief Geronimo took a spear from the tribe next to him, passed over the tribal soldiers confronting the enemy, and came to the front of the team.