Chapter 175

Five of the more than 20 people are obviously different from others in their dress, and the stone bear can clearly distinguish their differences in appearance and behavior.

Obviously, these five people in clean and tidy clothes should be the spokesmen of the French nobles mentioned by Alphonse just now in this military fortress.

Although it is not the time when Europeans came to the new world to establish colonies more than 100 years ago, today's colonies are still very important to European colonists. And a military fortress means a colony, let alone a military fortress with greater control.

Therefore, in the military fortresses built by the French along the Mihe River and the Russian River, there were spokesmen or executors of domestic nobles.

A military fortress represents the harvest of grain, fur, tobacco and other materials within a few hundred miles. Once these things are transported to Europe, they usually represent great profits. Therefore, those French nobles far away on the other side of the ocean will certainly not let go of these fortresses.

According to their ability and influence, they arranged many spokesmen in these fortresses, and then made huge profits for them in the new world through these spokesmen.

If the new world is a huge treasure, then the channels behind these spokesmen are the gateway to this treasure.

Those nobles continuously transported some worthless materials needed by the native Indians to the new world, and then, with the help of military fortresses or fortresses, let their spokesmen exchange various kinds of fur, precious metals, gems and some precious crops with the native Indians.

Once in and out, huge profits easily fall into the hands of these nobles, so that these nobles can continue to enjoy the life of extravagance, even if their country has been declining, even if their country has just lost to the British, but it still can not stop these nobles from going their own way

There are obviously different French nobles behind these five people. Perhaps the boss behind someone is a baron, or the boss behind someone is a duke.

But no matter what kind of nobility the boss behind them is, no one dares to provoke them here, in this small military fortress. Even major Armand had nothing to do with them.

These people can show enough respect for major Armand, but they usually don't take orders from major Armand. Because they know very well that although major cretian Armand is the highest officer of this military fortress, he is not an aristocrat. They have not been canonized by the great king of France, and they are not aristocrats who have passed on for a long time. Therefore, in the eyes of their master, major Armand is a humble fart!

They show respect for major Armand, which is respect for Armand's position, not for Armand himself, that's all.

So when they saw that the acting Lord of the fortress and major Armand's adjutant pieno, accompanied by a group of native Indians, entered the fortress, they looked disgusted.

When will these native Indians be able to enter this fortress with such a swagger? Is Armand crazy?

This is the common idea in the hearts of these five people. Even if they were only slaves of their master, they were incomparable in this fortress. Because what they represent here is the face of the master behind them.

"Lieutenant Alphonse, how can these natives enter the fortress at will?"

"Yes, Alphonse, these natives still come into the fortress with weapons. Have you forgotten the rules of the fortress?"

"What are these aborigines doing when they swagger into the fortress? Why don't you let our soldiers stop them? Don't you forget your duty as the acting Lord of the city? "

"I'll write these things down and report them to general Claire!"

......

A series of censure rushed forward, and Alphonse's face suddenly turned red. Standing behind Alphonse, the stone bear can clearly see Alphonse's hands clenched and trembling with anger.

However, if this young lieutenant can be liked by major Armand, he naturally has some extraordinary skills, such as bearing humiliation.

But after the curtain fell in the eyes of the stone bear, the stone bear nodded thoughtfully and pulled upward.

It's good to have contradictions. If you have contradictions, you have a chance to make trouble

Alphonse took a deep breath and said, "you guys, it's not that I have to bring in the great bear chief and his soldiers. It's really that the great bear chief entered the fortress on the order of major Armand."

As soon as this sentence was uttered, several people on the opposite side were stunned. They did not expect that this big man with amazing physique was actually a tribal chief. Just such a young man with a slightly green face, how could he become a tribal chief?

Alfonso ignored the surprise of these people. He continued: "Captain pieno has come back. According to the information brought back by Captain pieno, our major Armand and captain Constantine are in urgent need of support. This time..."

"Support? What's the danger to major Armand? What's more, he has been away for nearly a month. Why did he suddenly send someone back to ask for support? Why didn't Armand come back in person? " A big bellied white man very impolitely interrupted Alphonse's words, a series of questions asked. Obviously, this fat white man with a big belly is a very powerful figure. At least among the five people, his status should be quite high.

Alphonse turned his head and shook his head at captain pieno with a bitter smile. Captain pieno immediately knew what he meant, so he said: "Mr. onore, major Armand has taken the initiative to attack the chekasa tribe, and has destroyed the tribe of high priest kabulu of the Cherokee people according to the predetermined plan, which has brought great harm to the Cherokee people. However, major Armand found a very important pass near the tribe, so he led his men to take it. The major said that as long as we occupy this pass, then our power can be directly extended to the hinterland of Da Nan cha. And the major also plans to occupy this pass and apply to general Claire to build a fort or fortress there, so as to ensure that our forces will not be violated there. "

As soon as the words came out, the faces of the five changed again. This time, however, it has become a little more relaxed. It can be seen that they are also very interested in expanding their power to the East for hundreds of miles.

Pieno continued: "but that pass was also very important to the Cherokees, so when we got there, the Cherokees went on a crazy counterattack. If captain Constantine had not carried enough gunpowder and raw materials on board, they would not have been able to survive. Fortunately, however, the major persisted. Now that pass is in our hands. However, although we had an advantage in force, we did not have enough food to eat, so chief dalixiong and I went back to the fortress to get food on the order of major Armand. Mr. onore, I have the food collection order signed by major Armand. You can have a look at it. "

Naturally, stone bear has no heart to negotiate with the five noble slaves. He has been holding his arms to watch pieno and Alphonse negotiate with these slaves, and the tribal soldiers behind him are also watching.

Just before entering the fortress, Alphonse said that there were six noble people in the fortress, but how could there be only five in front of him?

Just as the stone bear pondered this matter, the fat white man named onore took the order written by Armand himself from captain pieno's hand.

The fat white man just looked at it and took a breath. His face showed an incredible expression.

The other four also gathered together, five heads together, and soon, the other four also began to breathe.

A tall and thin middle-aged man could not help shouting: "25000 pounds of food! Damn, where's so much food in the whole Fort okron? Is Armand joking

Another man yelled, "it's impossible, it's impossible! How could Armand give such an order? This will empty the whole fortress

The five noble slaves looked up at pierno angrily. They were not afraid of Armand, let alone the honest pierno merchant.

Pieno shrugged his shoulders and said, "gentlemen, there's nothing we can do about it. Our major is leading our soldiers hundreds of miles away to fight with the natives. The major and the soldiers need food, or we won't be able to occupy the pass. Gentlemen, don't you want our power to expand eastward for hundreds of miles? Don't forget, it's the hinterland of the Appalachian Mountains, and the resources there are richer than here. "

After a pause, pieno continued: "especially since it's close to the British territory, if we can have a garrison there, then we don't have to worry that the British can drive straight to the Mississippi River. Isn't that what you want? Therefore, we must take away the grain today. If there is no food, the major will have to give up the pass. "

Pieno's words calmed the five men down. Although they didn't see the situation of the pass, they certainly hoped that their power would expand to the East for hundreds of miles. The expansion of the site means the increase of harvest, and the increase of harvest means their status in the eyes of their masters is improved!

Between food and power expansion, they hesitated.

"You know how difficult it is to open up a new situation in this new continent," he said. We failed in the European battlefield. Your Majesty was forced to sign the Paris peace treaty. New France in the north of the new world was ceded to the British. But as noble franceans, do we admit that the war was a complete failure? If we admit defeat, why should we stick to it in the Mihe River and the Russian River Basin? Why is our general Claire still in New Orleans? "

"Ladies and gentlemen, the failure of our motherland is just a temporary failure. We soldiers always think that our motherland will revive and defeat the British again. It was for this reason that major Armand did not hesitate to lead his troops to the battle. And this time, we also got an excellent opportunity, that is the pass. As long as we take that pass, we'll have the best way to land those damned Brits. Although we can't fight the British now, that doesn't mean we can't beat the British again in the future. And the key to all this is to keep the pass. So, I hope you can help us gather some food, and then add some of the remaining food in the fortress, so that our soldiers who are far away at that pass can have enough to eat. "

"The front line is very dangerous. Our soldiers are fighting with their lives, and you only need to pay 25000 pounds of food without worrying about your lives. Isn't that a fair thing..."

Pieno's voice was interrupted directly by a cold voice: "25000 pounds of food, Armand, is he crazy? Who gave him the power to send his adjutant and a damned native to collect food? Armand himself won't come back for food

As soon as the voice appeared, there was a touch of relief on the faces of the five people, while the faces of pieno and Alphonse became helpless in an instant.

As soon as the stone Bear looked up, his eyes were like two sharp knives, and he rushed directly to the source of the sound. Then he saw that the door of the big house behind these people on the opposite side was opened, and a man with a big stomach came out with an unhappy face.

"Good morning, Mr. Fernand."

"Hello, Mr. Fernand."

A series of greetings sounded, and a smile appeared on the big bellied man's face.

Stone bear knew that the guy who just came out should be the sixth noble slave.

However, judging from the way these people treat Fernando, this guy's identity is obviously not as simple as a slave. This guy's identity seems to be higher.

Fernand nodded to the other five men as a greeting, and then went straight to pieno. First, he glanced at the stone bear and the soldiers carrying guns behind him. Then he took his eyes back and looked down at captain pieno, whose eyes were a little wandering.

This guy is not only fat, but also tall. Stone bear estimates that this guy must be at least 1.85 meters tall. By contrast, Captain pieno, who is only about 1.75 meters tall, is much shorter than him.

"Pieno, don't look at the order that Armand signed, but I don't pay attention to it. And I can tell you very clearly that your idea of collecting food had better not hit me, otherwise I will let you understand how terrible a noble's anger is. "

With these words, the arrogant guy turned around and left without looking back. Obviously, the guy didn't intend to take out food.

But after two steps, the guy stopped and said without looking back: "you can go back and tell Armand that I, Fernand, said that he fought his war, but don't apportion the cost of the war among us. We have no obligation to cooperate with him in Armand. Well, by the way, you'd better get these damn natives out of here. This is the military fortress of the franceans. How can they carry guns to enter the fortress? "

With these words, the arrogant fat man waved to other people and said, "let's go in and have some tea. Yesterday my fleet just sent me some good tea..."

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