Extraordinary Voyage Chapter 316: Donglunzhi Company and Wild Aboriginals
The latest website: the second day of the wind banquet.
Ivan and the crew have taken over the inspection mission and can’t wait to set sail again for the mainland.
It's not because of how much I love this job, but because...the last shipment of smuggled goods is to be delivered.
Call——
Even if it was sailing against the wind from south to north, with the help of "Head Statue·Monsoon Goddess", "Storm Cape" also ran out of 6 knots and reached the trip in less than a day. Destination-East Lundz.
This was originally the first colony established by the Donglunzi Company established by the royal family. After the later reforms, it was directly placed under the royal family. Now it is jointly managed by the Donglunzi Company in cooperation with the governor sent by the royal family.
The message has already been delivered in advance through Tern.
When the "horn of storm" arrived, the businessman who belonged to the East Lundz company had already been waiting here.
"Captain Irwin! Welcome to the beautiful East Lunzi."
When I saw Aiwen's arrival, he rushed to him and shook hands with him enthusiastically with a smile on his face.
"Hello Mr. Lixos!"
Ivan took Milan and Gary to disembark, and the first officer Borg stayed behind.
Step on.. Step on.. Step on..
Behind them, two rows of soldiers carried wooden boxes and filed down the "Storm Horn". It was the 200 flintlock muskets and matching ammunition that Ivan brought from the kingdom.
Two smuggled goods carried on board.
As a common commodity, industrial textiles have been sold out in the previous colonies, and only the most valuable and most sought-after munitions have not been dealt with.
Of course, even in this relatively turbulent place, arms trading is not something everyone can do.
Most lucrative businesses, including arms trading, are generally monopolized by the kingdom and powerful powers with access.
Ordinary people don’t even want to get involved.
But for Aiwen’s current status, it’s not a big deal anymore. He wants people to have connections, he needs to have his capital, plus he is one of the strongest armed forces in the New World.
If it weren't for the idea of trying the water for the first time, it wouldn't be a problem to double the number of guns several times.
What's more, these muskets are not advanced military weapons controlled by the military. They are originally "trade muskets"!
Because it is in the colony of the New World with a large area and sparsely populated area.
There is no strong government or law to protect the lives of pioneers. For most of the pioneers who are just ordinary people, the guns in their hands are the only loyal and credible force.
It is also used to exchange valuable commodities such as fur, and important strategic materials for concluding an alliance with the indigenous Atrians, and can even circulate directly on this land as hard currency.
So in addition to the sophisticated muskets used by the pioneers, a simple "trade rifle" came into being.
Simple structure, convenient for mass production, and relatively low cost, because it is mainly used for the fur trade in the northern part of the New World, and even has a proprietary name: "fur rifle".
"Your Excellency, please come with me. Our Director of Trade, Mr. Necardo, has been waiting for a long time."
"Okay."
The entrainment of private goods by the navy is basically a semi-public matter, and no one can take the risk of offending the entire navy group to be true, so neither side has the slightest smugglers consciously slander the market.
Even one of the parties is the official administrator of this colony.
Actually, the business clerk of the East Lundz Company was a member of the ocean-going fleet. Hearing that Ivan had a group of guns that had not yet confirmed the buyer, he immediately recommended himself to the East Lundz Company where he worked.
When I was leaving, I repeatedly asked to consider my company. I didn't expect that Ivan would actually come to the door within a few days. Of course, I was overjoyed.
After half an hour.
"A deal with the indigenous people?"
Sitting in the luxurious office of the Director of Trade, Ivan took a sip of high-quality coffee from the New World and asked with interest.
"Yes! Today is the day when we are trading with the Yucatan tribe. Are you interested?"
The chubby Director of Trade, Mr. Nekado, is very polite to Ivan, not only because of his status as the captain of the battleship, but also hopes that by establishing a good relationship with him, he can win more "sources" in the navy.
For the current colonization process in full swing, there will never be too many things like arms.
What's more, the company's two current competitors, North West Fur Company and Hudson Bay Fur Company, are the first old-brand leather companies to enter this industry, and they all have deep backgrounds.
Even a colonial company with an official background in the Kingdom, such as the Donglunzhi Company, has no power to completely subdue them, or to rob them of their monopoly position.
Then you can only do business honestly.
At this time, arms, a hard currency that is harder than gold, of course have to strive for it.
Especially when the kingdom's overall capacity is limited, if you can fight for more, your competitors will be less.
With good grades, you can be stable in your position, and it is even possible to be transferred back to the local headquarters to be promoted to the top.
Otherwise, for a "small business" with a shipping fee of less than 1,000 Golden Lions, there is absolutely no need for the director to act in person.
"Of course, I am very interested. To be honest, it is the first time I came to the New World to perform a mission, I have not seen what the natives living in the wild look like."
A glance at Milan next to him, Ivan immediately agreed.
Since you have to stay in the New World for at least the first half of the year, it is of course indispensable to deal with the indigenous people.
Ivan has long wanted to see what the state of the "wild" Atrians living in the wild as a tribe, relying on planting and hunting for their livelihoods.
I don't like the small business Chief Nekador. Does Captain Ivan like him?
He just wants to adapt to the new environment as quickly as possible. No matter how much information he collects, it is obviously not as real and efficient as to see it with his own eyes.
The proposal of Director Necardo was a surprise to Aiwen.
Especially when he has reached the peak of the official knight and must prepare for his future path.
Contacting the "Eagle Warrior Training Method" previously obtained from the first officer of the "Eagle Spirit", I wonder if the indigenous tribes here have a similar extraordinary heritage?
If you can make more copies of this special occupation secret book of the same line, it will be of great help for yourself to analyze the power of that kind of special tattoo.
Necardo only regarded this as an ordinary outing to bring ties closer, and he didn't realize that his guest already had a different idea...
Da da da... da da da...
A group of people riding tall horses, accompanied by four horse-drawn carriages, rushed all the way inland.
The big-waisted director rode side by side with Ivan. He had a very good conversation, and he spoke clearly and citing the classics. If he is not an administrative official, he is also a good guide.
"I heard that at the beginning, the pioneers used a musket for the fur to be as high as the gun. Tsk tsk, not now..."
Before the arrival of the first colonists, the aborigines here did not invent wheels or horses. They talked about the hardships of the pioneers, and talked about various specialties and the status quo inside the aboriginals.
Of course, these Sorella horses that they are riding now, originally from the Kingdom of Ilya, are indispensable.
They have the spirit of pride and bravery, as well as the temperament of being tame and easy to get close to, and they have a strong explosive power and a graceful demeanor.
The most important thing is the high price, which obviously gave Ivan a lot of face!
The convoy went all the way, and the tall deciduous broad-leaved forest around it gradually became dense.
According to Necardo.
Although they mainly live in inland areas, not all indigenous tribes are far from the colonies.
Except for the Gashna Empire, which once lived in the northwest of the New World, and the Azik Empire, which lived in the south-central part, many indigenous tribes in other regions actually lived a semi-safari and semi-settled life.
In colonies with large areas and sparsely populated areas, the forces of indigenous and colonizers are often fangled, and it is difficult to define the boundaries of forces.
And outsiders can't even imagine it.
The indigenous Akalians themselves are not monolithic, and the hatred among the tribes is even greater than that of the colonists~IndoMTL.com~ They have never reached a consensus, nor can they unite their strength.
Even if he gets a musket, he always shoots at his own person first.
Even Gashna and Azik, which are known as empires, are more like a federation governed by co-governance. The chaotic internal forces only recognize the status of the suzerain in name.
When Hilius landed, the two empires were not completely broken by violence. Instead, the Hilius took advantage of their internal contradictions, united one group to fight against another group, and easily achieved brilliant results. .
The same applies to the northern part of the New World where the "Tulip Alliance" has taken root.
There are many tribes, large and small, and there are hundreds of languages alone. One can imagine how many tribes are divided into. Iroquois, Hurons, Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondaga, Cernesa and Cayuga...
Among them, Iroquois and Huron are even more deeply feuds.
This also happens to give the pioneers who are relatively weak in the early stage a chance to deal with them!