They wanted to build tables and chairs similar to those left by the Sun God.
But this is not an easy task. Although it is just a wooden table and chairs, the natives do not understand the mortise and tenon structure inside!
They didn't know how so many wooden pieces were put together and looked like a whole.
However, the wood in the American continent at this time was very thick. They chose the thickest tree trunks and tried their best to use stone axes and saws to make a flat table top. They also managed to build some very simple tables. As for the chairs, they It’s even harder, and I’m still figuring it out.
The children, on the other hand, continued to study the sacred texts in the cave.
The snow has completely stopped, and the long-lost sun has emerged from the clouds, shining on everyone, making everyone feel warmer.
Jin Yan leads her tribe to worship the sun god.
The bison said: "Chief, can we go out of the valley to hunt for prey? We can also learn how to make muskets, and we can also bring back some food."
Jin Yan thought for a while and nodded: "Okay, you can't go too far, you have to be careful of white people!"
The bison disagreed: "The white people must have been frightened when the sun god came yesterday. They didn't dare to come!"
Jin Yan looked at Niu angrily and said slowly: "Bison, you are disobeying my management, are you?"
More than ten teenagers looked at the bison.
The bison's face suddenly turned pale.
He just likes to be different, but has no intention of disobedience.
"I don't, patriarch, I obey! I won't go far!"
Jin Yan nodded: "The white people are despicable and inferior. We can't hope that they won't come, let alone be afraid of them coming! The sun god is not here, and what protects our people is the musket in our hands. Do you understand?"
The young men suddenly felt that they had a heavy responsibility, and they all responded with serious faces.
"Go ahead, remember to come back for something to eat when the sun rises above your head!"
Twelve young musketeers headed toward the valley entrance with great courage.
Jin Yan called a few women to help cook the porridge. They were reluctant to put in so much of this gift from the Sun God, so they mixed in some corn kernels.
Maybe Cao Gou will bring a lot of people here today, so we need to prepare more. However, we’d better wait for the people to come soon before cooking!
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Although Powhatan City is called a city, it is actually about the same size as a village. The natives did not have the concept of a city or city wall, but with the construction of Jamestown, they also imitated it.
They built a rough wooden wall with huge logs around the town to comfort themselves.
Opekan was the youngest brother of Chief Powhatan, but he was already forty years old at this time. He witnessed the establishment of Jamestown and experienced the long-term war between the Powhatan Union and the white people.
A deeper understanding of the power of white people.
Although there are currently more than 30,000 white people in Jamestown, which is much smaller than the Powhatan tribe, Opekan knows that if he confronts the white people head-on.
Even if the number of his warriors is five times that of the white people, he will definitely be the one who loses in the end.
Yesterday, the white people attacked the Tao tribe. The former leader of the Tao tribe, Heli, came to ask for help. Opekan hesitated, but finally declined politely. He could feel the despair and dissatisfaction in Heli's eyes.
Opekan said heartily: "Don't the white people want land? We can just sell it to them. There is a lot of land anyway... But the white people still want to buy the tribesmen, this..."
At that time, the price of black slaves was five times that of the indigenous people. This had a lot to do with the long distance and high mortality rate. Furthermore, the colonists did not want to completely anger the indigenous people, so when it came to using slaves, black slaves were the main ones. , but there are not many natives.
However, after the tobacco and cotton planting industries in Virginia developed, the demand for manpower increased greatly. When the supply of black slaves was insufficient, the colonists turned to the indigenous people.
Some people may ask, since slaves are used and black slaves are more expensive, why not just capture the indigenous people and use them?
There are many reasons for this. First, after the colonists brought various viruses to the Americas, the indigenous people were extremely susceptible to diseases when working or living together, leading to death and widespread infection.
The black slaves were generally taller than the natives, and they were not comparable to the natives in terms of strength, endurance, etc.
Black people come from the African continent and have natural resistance to various epidemic tropical diseases.
This is something that the Indians do not have. When the white people exterminated the Indians, they used the method of releasing viruses to make the Indians get sick and die on their own.
If the purchased slaves died of a disease, the loss would be too great for the slave owners, so the Indians would naturally not be able to sell them at a high price.
In addition, the African continent was very backward at that time, and many places were still in primitive tribal form. Most of the black people who were captured had no sense of autonomy. As long as they were not oppressed and couldn't survive, they would not choose to resist.
Relatively speaking, Indians are much more difficult to manage, and their enthusiasm and initiative in working are obviously not as good as blacks.
And although the Indians are backward, there have been highlight moments in history such as the Mayan civilization. There were also the powerful Inca Empire and the Aztec Kingdom more than a hundred years ago... Their consciousness and intellectual development were not as high as those of the black slaves at that time. Those who can be compared will naturally be less able to endure slavery obediently and will resist fiercely.
Furthermore, the colonists consciously wanted the indigenous race to be exterminated. If they used the indigenous people as slaves in large numbers, the indigenous population would naturally not be reduced too much.
Therefore, because of the same colonization, black people were trafficked to all parts of the world, and now they are everywhere.
The Indians, whose population numbered tens of millions, were systematically exterminated.
"It's a pity. I knew I would have promised the white people last time. That's more than a thousand people and more than ten thousand silver pesos!" Opekan took a sip of rum angrily.
It tastes so wonderful.
The more than 20 clan leaders in the room who came to discuss matters also raised their glasses together.
The former leader of the Tao tribe, He Li, naturally did not receive such treatment. He was exiled from Powhatan City, and the Tao tribe also disappeared...
This is a precious gift from God, the best gift that white people have brought! A loser without a tribe is not qualified to enjoy it!
The wine brought by the white people was the favorite of the indigenous people. They used beaver skins, squirrel skins, mink skins, fox skins, bison skins, etc. to exchange the wine with the white people.
The indigenous people did not have the technology to brew spirits in history. The British colonists' rum and French brandy were very popular in the Americas.
When the colonists came into contact with the Indians, they discovered that the Indians were more intolerant and addictive to spirits than other ethnic groups!
As long as the Indians are invited to drink, the Indians will easily become addicted to spirits. However, their ability to decompose alcohol is extremely poor and they often fall into a state of drunkenness!
Indians generally believe in gods. When they are drunk, they feel that they are better able to communicate with the gods. Of course, during transactions, colonists and fur traders will take advantage of them because they are not sober.
In addition, they like strong liquor, the stronger the better. Therefore, in America, rum sells much better than brandy and is the favorite of Indians!
This attribute continues to this day.
