The stars in the sky are reflected on the sea, turning into gorgeous floating bands of light. The stars and the moon shine together, and the sparkling waves rise and fall, just like the dreamy water-moon mirror flowers. People on the longboat gazed at the peaceful beauty of the sea and listened to distant songs. No one spoke, no one wanted to break the silence of Taoyuan for this moment.
Such a quiet and peaceful life has lasted for thousands of years in the Taíno tribes of the Caribbean Islands. And just as the two people on the boat had predicted, the beautiful flowers were about to reach their final stage and wither away in the wind and rain.
Three years later, Columbus's expedition fleet would arrive here and begin the massacre of Native Americans. The peace, harmlessness, and abundance of the Taínos would inspire the most cruel tyranny of the whites. Robbery, massacre, slavery, animal lust... all the most horrific crimes will occur on this fertile archipelago. At that time, no matter men, women, old or young, even newborn babies will become meat torn into pieces in the mouths of hounds. That was not a sporadic crime, but a large-scale, systematic extermination, there is no doubt about it!
After the second exploration brought enough soldiers, Columbus began to frantically seek wealth and kill wantonly. He claimed all the lands he saw as belonging to the Kingdom of Spain, and he was its governor in the New World. He ordered all Taíno Islanders under his control to hand over a pound of gold sand or a large bolt of cotton every three months. All the villagers who were unable to complete the task had their hands cut off, hung around their necks in public, and died with all their blood drained. The number of islanders who died as a result is counted in the tens of thousands on the islands.
And when they arrive later, the impoverished Spanish thugs will also join in the brutal carnival. They are extremely ferocious and crazily plunder the land, gold, silver, slaves, and female slaves they desire from the indigenous villages... They also want to satisfy their animalistic nature of wanton killing, and enjoy killing old people who cannot work at will.
According to the original history, when the white man's fleet arrived, the countdown to the end began. Facing the Taino islanders who lacked force, the greedy Spanish thugs would never show any mercy! Even the priests on the ship couldn't stand their cruelty, thinking that hell was coming to the world.
Within ten years of the appearance of whites, every indigenous village along the Caribbean coast, from Cuba to Haiti to the Lesser Antilles, would have been plundered, enslaved, massacred, or destroyed by the Spanish. The remaining islanders could only hide in the mountains and forests, praying to avoid the crazy plundering of white people.
Within thirty years, millions of indigenous people across the Caribbean islands will die under the brutality of white people, and 80% of the population will be wiped out. Smallpox began to spread across the islands for the first time, wiping out tribes who fled into the mountains and forests. Endless slavery and abuse would make Taíno women under Spanish rule would rather throw their babies to death than let them suffer alive.
Within half a century, more than 95% of the Taíno and Caribbean tribes on the Caribbean Islands will be wiped out! And the Spaniards will continue to sow death and madly plunder the wealth of Central America. Following in the footsteps of smallpox was the terrible typhus. The three major epidemics of these two plagues in Central America would kill tens of millions of indigenous people and reduce the population of the so-called New Spain by more than 85%!
Half a century later, the Americas were filled with desolate and ghostly dead cities, and the Spanish rulers were still ruthlessly extracting wealth. They preached about the divine constitution of white people to resist the plague, and did not care at all about the demise of the ruled tribes, nor would they take systematic measures to resist the plague. They will even spread diseases artificially and destroy the resistance of the remaining tribes.
Because they came here not to build anything, bring any light or enlightenment. Because no matter what kind of cloak they put on, their purpose has never changed. It is just to plunder wealth and destroy!
Of course, at this moment, the two people on the boat did not know and could not imagine these tragic futures that took place in another time and space. At this time in the world of Central America, only Shulote could see all this clearly and predict the future. As a fleet that settled in advance, the primary goal of everyone's exploration was to find the large open-air iron mine in Cuba and establish the first kingdom stronghold.
"Ti Carlo, we started from the western mountains of the Snake Tail and headed east along the Cuban Snake Island. After two months, we arrived at the Golden Lake of the Snake Head... This journey must be two thousand miles, right?"
"Dear Captain Chihuaco, this journey must be two thousand miles! I even feel it is two thousand four hundred miles... In the past two months, we have not stopped much. We have been rowing eastward, and it is going smoothly. A section of ocean current borrowed some east wind..."
Tikalo stretched out his hand and touched his bright bald head. Then, he pinched his fingers and calculated in a low voice.
"Starting from the familiar Xishan Department, about a hundred miles to the east is the Lake Bird Department on the edge of the big lake. Another three hundred miles is the Forest Department on the coastal plain, and another hundred miles is the Bata Department on the lowland seaside. This section During the trip, we found two lost long ships... Then we traveled four to five hundred miles southeast, bypassing the desolate southern tidal flats and swamps, and arrived at the Brown Bay on the edge of the jungle bay, where we found the last lost long ship. Again Nearly two hundred miles to the east is the rich Jaguar Department on the inside of the lagoon. Another two hundred miles away is the Waterfall Hill Department with numerous waterfalls and undulating hills... From the eastern mountain portion of the Snake's Tail to the Waterfall Hill Department in the middle section of the Long Snake, this It’s already 1,200 miles away!”
"From the waterfall in the middle to the east, there are many tidal flats along the coast, all of which are small fishing villages. The powerful Sahara tribe, Haratori tribe, and Kamagui tribe are all inland. After the fleet has traveled 700 miles, it is The larger Sha Cun Department along the coast. From Sha Cun Department further east, along the coast for five hundred miles, you will arrive at the Jianwan Department at the southern corner of Shetou. In fact, you can directly cross the sea from Sha Cun Department and sail to the southeast , you can reach the Jianwan part directly in two to three hundred miles... From the waterfall hill part in the middle part of the long snake to the Jianwan part at the head of the snake, this is another one thousand two hundred miles!"
"Going around the promontory from the Jianwan Department, and then four to five hundred miles eastward, we are at the Jinhu Department where we are at the moment. The Jinhu Department is also on the inside of a lagoon, and the bay is calm. And three miles to the west of here Ten miles away, there is a large red and yellow mountain, which is the most famous scenery in the area... Phew! In total, in the past two months, we have sailed 2,800 miles!"
Upon hearing such detailed calculations, the old militiaman Chihuaco widened his eyes, pulled his hair hard, and took a breath.
"Oh! You are so blind! This Cuban Snake Island is so big, and things are two to three thousand miles away!... Hiss! If there were no records of Mayapan in Tikalo, and we didn't know the specific location of the iron ore, we would be randomly If we are searching on the island, which year should we go to find it?...Ha! You are so blind! It is so bad to send us out!..."
The stars are bright and the moon is bright, making people miss their hometown and gradually giving rise to melancholy. Chihuaco suppressed his voice and cursed a few words in a low voice, feeling a little sad. This time he left his hometown in the Lake District, probably seven or eight thousand miles away! I don’t know if I can go back alive...
The old militiaman thought wildly for a while before he calmed down. He recalled what Ti Carlo had just said, blinked his eyes sharply, and his expression changed.
"Wait a minute! Tikallo, you just said that there is a large red and yellow mountain thirty miles west of Jinhu Department? What does that mountain look like specifically?"
"Huh? Yes, that mountain is in this area. The ancestors' fleet has records and is marked on the sailing heritage board. However, I have never been... Why, is there anything special about this mountain? Place?"
Tikalo was stunned and touched his head, with some speculation in his eyes. The old militiaman looked at him for a while before he pondered and smiled.
"Witness the Lord God! I don't know what is on the mountain. It's just that the red and yellow color is indeed a bit strange, giving me some uncertain premonitions. When I was exploring the northern continent, I also heard the local tribes say something similar The mountain is... No matter what, I will call the priests who are on board the fleet tomorrow to take a look and we will know!"
