Lu Xiangsheng was very nervous at this moment. He tolerated for so long, won over for so long, and even flattered for so long, just to build a city here.

If the Seattle chief does not agree, his previous efforts will be wasted and this precious friendship will be difficult to maintain.

The Seattle Chief thought for a long time and finally spoke. He whispered like a whisper, with a holy light shining on his face.

What he said seemed to be endless. Mengren, who was responsible for communication, was afraid that he could not remember it and could not help but translate it in a voice.

What he said seemed to be like a philosophical hymn after it was translated:

For us, every part of this land is sacred.

Every beach;

Every mountain range;

Every river;

Every shiny pine needle;

Every buzzing insect;

And the mist in the dense jungle;

And the white clouds in the blue sky;

All of our nation's memories are holy.

......

He kept murmuring. Although he did not mention the construction of the city, Lu Xiangsheng already understood that he was preparing to give up part of the land, because his words were full of praise, attachment and reluctance to this land.

Obviously, only when you want to send out precious things will you be attached and reluctant.

Sure enough, at the end, he said to Lu Xiangsheng very seriously: "My friend, for the peace of all tribes on this land and to drive away our common enemies, I am willing to give up this part of the land to build a city for you, but you must treat this land well and everything on this land well. You must know that the earth does not belong to any of us, but we all belong to the earth."

After saying that, he knelt down solemnly, murmured constantly, and kissed the earth under his feet, with his expression so pious and respectful.

Soon, all the Indians around him knelt down with him, murmured with the same syllables, and each one was extremely pious.

The men of the slut had no translation, but just knelt down and did the same thing.

Lu Xiangsheng felt that his spirit had been baptized. He deeply felt the Indians' love for this land. Finally, he knelt down with all his accompanying personnel, knelt on the ground, and solemnly promised: "Captain of Seattle, I remember your words, and I swear to you that we will treat the land under our feet well."

Since then, he has truly kept his promise, tried his best to protect the environment on this land and avoid artificial damage. During his jurisdiction over the North American continent, the natural scenery has always been as beautiful as a picture. He even wrote a very long memorial to the emperor, suggesting that corresponding laws be formulated and the original style of the North American continent should be maintained.

Zhu Cijiu naturally agreed with this point. People in later generations understood the importance of environmental protection. Not only did he agree with Lu Xiangsheng's suggestion, he also ordered Lu Xiangsheng to compile the law and immediately pass it back to the Ming Dynasty. He wanted to implement it in all colonies, all vassal states, and even the entire Ming Dynasty!

These are all later stories, so I will not mention it for now.

After the Seattle patriarch agreed to transfer the land, the construction of the city would be easier.

However, Lu Xiangsheng did not immediately order the city to build a city, but instead pulled the Seattle patriarch to discuss it.

There were many good customs in the Ming Dynasty, and reciprocity was one of them. If you interact with friends, you should be treated like this.

If you only take advantage but don’t give rewards, you can only be friends once. To be friendly for a long time, you still have to be mutually beneficial.

Of course, Lu Xiangsheng would not occupy other people's land in vain and would not give them any benefits. What he wanted to discuss with the Seattle patriarch was how to get the Indian tribes the due benefits in building the city.

The Seattle patriarch was naturally relieved when he thought this way. In fact, the reason why he agreed to give up this land was a bit helpless.

Because he had heard about the experiences of the tribes in the west, the whites were quite cruel and domineering. In order to compete for land, they were slaughtering the Indians endlessly, and the Indian tribes had no resistance in front of their muskets and artillery.

He knew that if the whites were allowed to develop like this, the Indian tribe would sooner or later suffer a catastrophe.

Now, if the Ming Empire, which had the same source, was willing to help them, he naturally wanted to do so. Therefore, even if the Ming Empire wanted the best piece of land in his hand to build a city, he still agreed.

Unexpectedly, the people of the Ming Empire were so friendly that they even asked him to discuss the return. This made him feel that his decision was extremely correct. The people of the Ming Empire were trustworthy friends.

The two sides sat together with enthusiasm for negotiation for a long time, and Lu Xiangsheng combined the guiding ideology of wining and Huairou to give a lot of rewards to the Indian tribe.

For example, during the construction of the city, the young and strong laborers of the Indian tribes could participate in the process of quarrying and digging sand, and the Ming Dynasty would give cloth and porcelain as rewards;

For example, the city specially built an Indian gathering area. Those who want to live in the city can apply, and the Ming Dynasty will provide them with free housing;

Also, let the Indian tribes list what they need more urgently. When the fleet revolves, they will bring as much as possible. At that time, the tribes can exchange specialties such as animal skins and meat, or find work in the city and exchange for salary.

In short, Lu Xiangsheng gave the Indian tribe a lot of convenience, allowing them to get as rich rewards as possible in building the city, so the Seattle Chief naturally accepted it happily.

After the two sides agreed, Lu Xiangsheng gave the order, the soldiers of the Tianxiong Army and the First Japanese Army began to build a simple port and unload the materials on the ship. At the same time, all the soldiers also began to get off the ship and camped and prepare to build a city.

This really scared the Seattle Chief. He originally thought that each large ship was just a few sailors, but he never expected that there were so many troops on it.

The Ming army that rushed down from the ship like an ant tide was at least 100,000, which was more than the total number of all the people in their tribe.

And their equipment, all the muskets, and countless giant cannons;

And their service was exactly the same and neat;

And their movements were neat and uniform, full of iron blood;

Such an army and such warriors are definitely not something that people from their tribe can compete with.

The Seattle Chief finally understood that the Ming Empire was truly making friends with them, otherwise, with such powerful strength, his tribe could easily be destroyed. Then we still need to negotiate with them and give them benefits!

Lu Xiangsheng naturally really wanted to make friends with them, but he did not make any false claims, because the emperor meant to live in peace with the Indians, pull them into the arms of the Ming Dynasty, and become the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!