French Louis Merchant House was the most powerful merchant house in Jamestown, mainly engaged in fur, tobacco, ironware, grain purchase, brown sugar, liquor sales, mineral trading, slave trading, etc.
It is a comprehensive trading house involved in various trades. As long as it makes money, it will do anything. The strategy they adopt is to increase the purchase price of the indigenous people. For sales, they dump a large amount of goods, such as brandy, ironware, etc.
Therefore, their trading relationship with the indigenous people is relatively more stable than other trading companies, even other trading companies that also belong to France.
Some tribal natives were seduced by the operations of Lewis Trading Company and traded with them by name, which made other trading houses very angry and jealous. Ratcliffe also controlled a British trading house in Jamestown. The more prosperous Lewis Trading Company became, the more It squeezed out the space for survival and profits of other trading firms, and naturally harmed Raycliffe's interests.
Especially on the issue of gold, letting the natives know the value of gold is an unforgivable and stupid act in Ratcliffe's view!
Of course, there are gold pesos issued by the damn Spaniards too!
In the past, through deception, gold could be obtained from the natives at a very small price.
It is said that among the earliest pioneers, a small barrel of rum could be exchanged for the same weight of gold!
It was truly a nostalgic and yearning time!
But now, these natives have become a lot smarter. They don't trade with gold anymore, and they are keeping a tight lid on it, which makes everyone uncomfortable.
Although the value has been revealed, the value of the white people's goods itself is extremely low, and they can make a lot of money by trading in gold.
So the colonists at Jamestown tore off the disguise and robbed openly. This is a profitable business with no capital!
And Ratcliffe took advantage of Walker's team to suffer heavy losses this time. The first stab was at Lewis Trading Company, and the second stab at the indigenous tribe! It also took the opportunity to break the peace agreement just reached.
As for Walker waiting for dozens of people to die, even though Ratcliffe made it sound serious, in fact it was just a gesture on his part.
In that war with the indigenous people, hundreds of people must not have died? If dozens of people die, he will step down. The governor's position is too trivial. There is still someone above him, Raycliffe! related!
Tonight is a good harvest night.
At the same time, he just got some exciting news!
Ratcliffe was looking at the list, and Captain Walker, who looked depressed during the day, was standing next to him with a smile on his face.
Ratcliffe put down the list with satisfaction.
"How did other trading houses react?"
Walker said: "Our English trading firms must be happy to see Louis Trading Company being investigated. Several other French trading firms protested against us. I followed the order of the Governor and explained to them and took out the manager of Louis Trading Company. They did not continue to say anything, but I found that they also made some movements, probably because they were afraid and wanted to transfer some assets in advance."
"Your Majesty the Governor, tell me, do you want to arrest them all? I guarantee they won't be able to take away a single peso!"
Ratcliff laughed loudly: "Captain Walker must have gained a lot this time!"
Walker smiled awkwardly.
Ratcliffe didn't ask further questions. As long as he got the majority, he didn't mind letting Walker and others get rich. Otherwise, it would be difficult to lead the team. After all, this is not the native land.
"Don't touch them for the time being. You send out the invitations. I will go and explain to them in person. They must be appeased. Keep them first. When they become fat, they will be eaten slowly. If they are scared away, Who should we turn to to collect taxes? Do you understand?"
Walker smiled flatteringly: "Your Majesty the Governor is wise!"
Ratcliffe smiled proudly: "Go back and fuck the boys hard. I got the news that Princess Maria has set off from Plymouth, accompanied by some nobles. They are going to the New World for vacation, by the way. , isn’t there a new festival in Plymouth, what is it called?”
"Your Majesty the Governor, it's called Thanksgiving. They've celebrated four new festivals. We in Jamestown also celebrate this holiday."
Ratcliffe nodded: "Oh, yes, Thanksgiving, the name of this holiday is so good. Thank God for allowing us to get this treasure land! Princess Maria and the others will come before Thanksgiving, which is only more than a week away. God, don't have any major conflicts with the natives for the time being. Manage the territory and welcome these nobles. Walker, do your best. Princess Maria's father is a duke. The princess must be happy. Your major may be here soon. Can be promoted!"
Walker smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir, I will do my best. I heard that Princess Maria is the most beautiful woman in London and the governor's fiancée, right?"
Ratcliffe smiled proudly.
Waving his hand, Walker withdrew.
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Plymouth currently belongs to the state of Massachusetts in the United States, bordering New York State to the west, Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, and facing the Atlantic Ocean to the east. It has a familiar name, Massachusetts, Massachusetts.
The Mayflower landed in Plymouth in 1620 and established the Plymouth Colony here. The first Thanksgiving was held on the Thursday of the fourth week of November in the following year, 1621. Since then, Thanksgiving has been spread in the American colonies. Come on.
Philip was brought in.
Ratcliffe's good mood suddenly disappeared, and his face suddenly became extremely gloomy.
"what happened?"
Phillip burst into tears all of a sudden.
"Your Majesty the Governor, the savage natives killed two guards and cut off my nose."
"Is it Opekan?"
Philip shook his head.
"No, Opekan still wants to sign a peace treaty with us. It's Jin Yanzi from the Tao tribe! That's really a ferocious indigenous woman. She brought more than ten teenagers with a very advanced musket. When she saw Let’s open fire! The Golden Swallow said that whenever he sees us white people, he will open fire!”
Ratcliffe hummed.
When Walker was defeated, he had already said in detail that the Tao tribe should only have more than a dozen muskets. Even if they were more advanced, it would be nothing. He was hesitant whether to attack with all his strength and say goodbye to the bug-like Tao in one go. tribe.
However, like Walker, he was worried about the mysterious Sun God Huangdi, especially the powerful grenades in his hands and the musket that could fire grenades, not to mention what other trump cards this mysterious guy had.
"Your Majesty the Governor, I also heard some news. The natives are saying that the sun god will come to the Wild Wolf Valley again tomorrow. Now the natives have passed there overnight... I think we should send more musketeers there. Tomorrow... "
Spinach: It seems like Thanksgiving has just passed two or three days ago. It’s late to post and it’s so painful not to save the manuscript! I was very busy at work at the end of the month. I worked overtime and came home at nine o'clock. I was typing in a hurry. Alas!
