The second day of the banquet.
Elvin and the crew had already accepted the patrol mission and couldn't wait to set sail again to the mainland.
It wasn't because they loved the job, but because … they had to deliver the last batch of smuggled goods.
Whoosh —
Even if they sailed from south to north against the wind, with the help of the "Monsoon Goddess" on the bow of the ship, the "Storm Horn" reached a speed of six knots. It took less than a day to reach the destination of this trip — Donglun Kingdom.
This was originally the first colony established by the Donglun Branch Company established by the royal family. After the later reforms, it was directly assigned to the royal family. Now, the Donglun Branch Company was jointly managed by the governor sent by the royal family.
The news had already been sent in advance through the terns.
When the "Storm Horn" arrived, the merchant belonging to the Donglun Branch Company was already waiting there.
"Captain Elvin! Welcome to the beautiful Donglun Kingdom. "
Seeing Elvin's arrival, he immediately rushed in front of him and shook hands with him with a warm smile on his face.
"Hello, Mr. Lisos!"
Elvin took Milan and Gary off the ship, and the chief officer Borg was responsible for guarding.
Step … Step … Step …
Behind them, two rows of soldiers carried wooden boxes and walked down the "Storm Horn" one after another. It was the 200 flintlock guns and matching ammunition that Elvin brought from the mainland.
The two smuggled goods carried on the ship.
As an ordinary commodity, industrial textiles had been sold out in the previous colony. Only the most valuable and sought-after firearms had not been dealt with.
Of course, even in this relatively turbulent place, the firearms trade was not something that anyone could do.
Most of the lucrative trades, including the firearms trade, were generally monopolized by the kingdom and the powerful forces with connections.
Ordinary people couldn't even think about getting involved.
But for Elvin's current status, it was nothing. He had connections, capital, and was a member of the strongest armed forces in the New World.
If it wasn't for the fact that it was his first time doing it and he wanted to test the waters, the number of guns could be multiplied several times.
What's more, these guns were not advanced standard ordnance controlled by the military. They were originally "trade guns"!
Because in the vast but sparsely populated New World colony.
There was no powerful government or law that could protect the lives of the pioneers. To most of the pioneers who were just ordinary people, the guns in their hands were the only reliable power.
It was also used to exchange for valuable goods such as furs, as well as important strategic resources to form an alliance with the indigenous Atreans. It could even be used as a hard currency to circulate on this land.
Therefore, in addition to the excellent firearms used by the pioneers themselves, a simple "trade rifle" was born.
The structure was simple, easy to mass produce, and the cost was relatively low. Because it was mainly used for the fur trade in the northern part of the New World, it even had a special name: "Fur Rifle".
"Your Excellency, please follow me. Mr. Nekado, our trade director, has been waiting for you for a long time."
"Alright."
The smuggling of goods by the Marines is a semi-public matter, and no one can take the risk of offending the entire Marine community seriously, so neither side has the consciousness of being a smuggler.
One of them was even the official manager of this colony.
In fact, the businessman of the Donglun branch company was a member of the ocean fleet. When he heard that Elvin had a batch of guns that had not yet been confirmed as a buyer, he immediately recommended the Donglun branch company that he worked for.
When he left, he repeatedly asked Elvin to consider his own company. He didn't expect that Elvin really came to his door a few days later. Of course, he was overjoyed.
Half an hour later.
"A deal with the indigenous people?"
Sitting in the luxurious office of the trade director, Elvin took a sip of the high-quality coffee from the New World and asked with great interest.
"Yes! Today is the day we trade with the Yucatan tribe. Are you interested? "
The chubby trade director, Mr. Nekado, was very polite to Elvin, not only because of his identity as the captain of a battleship, but also because he hoped to establish a good relationship with him and win more "supplies" from the Navy.
With the current colonization process in full swing, there would never be too much arms.
What's more, the two competitors of the company, the North West Fur Company and the Hudson Bay Fur Company, were the first established fur companies to enter the industry, and each of them had a strong background.
Even a colonial company like the Donglun branch company with an official background of the kingdom didn't have the power to completely suppress them or take away the monopoly in their hands.
Therefore, they could only do business honestly.
At this time, arms were a hard currency that was harder than gold. Of course, they had to strive for it.
Especially when the overall transport capacity of the kingdom was limited, if they could fight for more, there would be fewer competitors.
Only with good results could his position be stable, and it was even possible to be transferred back to the local headquarters for a high-level promotion.
Otherwise, for a "small business" that was less than 1,000 Gold Lions with the shipping fee, there was no need for him to personally come.
"Of course, I am very interested. To be honest, this is the first time I came to the New World to perform a mission. I haven't seen what the indigenous people living in the wild look like. "
Elvin looked at Milan next to him and immediately agreed.
Since he was going to stay in the New World for at least half a year, of course, he would have to deal with the indigenous people.
Elvin had long wanted to see what the "wild" Atreans who lived in the wild in a tribal form and relied on farming and hunting for a living were like.
Director Nekado didn't like small businesses, but did Captain Elvin like them?
He just wanted to adapt to the new environment as quickly as possible. No matter how much information he collected, it was obviously not as effective as seeing it with his own eyes.
Director Nekado's proposal was a pleasant surprise for Elvin.
Especially since he had reached the peak of the official Knight, he had to prepare for his future path.
Thinking about the "Eagle Warrior Training Method" that he obtained from the first mate of the "Spirit of the Eagle", he wondered if the indigenous tribes here had similar transcendent inheritances.
If he could get a few more of these special class secret scrolls, it would be beneficial for him to analyze the power of the special tattoo.
Nekado only thought this was an ordinary outing to get closer to him, but he didn't realize that his customer already had other ideas …
Da da da … Da da da da …
The group of people rode on tall horses, accompanied by four carriages that were pulling goods, all the way inland.
The burly director rode beside Elvin on horseback, and he seemed to be in a good mood. His words were well-organized, and he quoted from the classics. If he wasn't an administrative officer, he would be a good tour guide.
"I've heard that in the beginning, the pioneers exchanged a flintlock for furs that could be stacked as high as a gun. Tsk tsk, I can't do it now … "
Before the arrival of the first batch of colonists, the natives here had not invented the wheel or the horse. They talked about the hardships of the pioneers, the various specialties, and the current situation of the natives.
Of course, there were also the Sorea horses that they were currently riding, which originated from the Ilya Kingdom.
They possessed pride and bravery, as well as a temperament of being docile and approachable. At the same time, they possessed powerful explosive power and elegant demeanor.
Most importantly, the price was not cheap. Obviously, they were giving Elvin a lot of face!
As the caravan moved forward, the tall deciduous broad-leaved forest around them gradually became denser.
According to Nekardo.
Although they mainly lived in the inland areas, not all of the native tribes were far away from the colonies.
Except for the Kashna Empire that once lived in the northwest of the new continent and the Azik Empire that lived in the central and southern parts of the new continent, many of the native tribes in the other areas actually lived a semi-nomadic, semi-sedentary life.
In the vast but sparsely populated colonies, the forces of the natives and the colonists were often at odds with each other, and it was difficult to define the division of forces.
And outsiders could not imagine it at all.
The native Akalians themselves were not monolithic, and the hatred between the tribes was far greater than the hatred toward the colonists. They had never gathered a consensus, and it was impossible for them to unite their forces.
Even if they got a flintlock, they would always shoot at their own people first.
Even the so-called empires of Kashna and Azik were more like a federation. The internal forces were chaotic, and they only recognized the status of the sovereign in name.
When Shilius first landed, the two empires weren't completely broken through by brute force. Instead, the Shilius people used their internal conflicts to unite one group and attack the other, easily achieving glorious results.
The same was true for the northern part of the new continent where the "Tulip Alliance" had taken root.
There were many large and small tribes, and just the languages alone were close to a hundred. One could imagine how many tribes there were. The Iroquois, the Hurons, the Mohawks, the Onida, the Onondaga, the Senesza, and the Cayuga.
Among them, the Iroquois and the Hurons had a deep-rooted feud.
This also happened to give the pioneers, who were relatively weak at the beginning, a chance to deal with them!
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
