The Rise of the European Emperor

Once, Marin planned to let Tara win over the indigenous people on Cuban island with a tender approach. However, doing so would take too long to be effective without ten or eight years.

Moreover, Tara is not as cunning as Marin, and is not very good at fooling people. So, Marin now decides - to conquer the island of Cuba directly and violently.

Of course, Marin wasn't brutal. The violence he used was not the genocide policy of the Spaniards. The Tainos of the island of Cuba are still milder and less belligerent, unlike the cannibals of the Caribbean.

Therefore, Marin's principle is to avoid as many deaths as possible. Just beat the opponent down. Then, Marin needs these Tainos to help him grow sugar cane.

Having conquered the Tainos, Marin planned to kill only the leaders, so that the Tainos would be leaderless. Then, Marin will use the family as a unit to break up the original Taino ethnic group and prevent them from clinging together.

But later, when Marin asked them to help with farming, he would also give them enough food. For example, there is enough rice, and after the sugar cane is planted, some of the sugar will be given to the Taino people. As for other tropical fruits such as bananas, pineapples, and coconuts, they can be used as food for Taino people. As long as life is better than before, plus the original clan was broken up and the original leader died, why did the Tainos, who were very gentle, rebel?

Besides, even if they rebel, they are not afraid, but Marin has a strong army in his hands...

For the more than 300 musketeers who were chosen to go to Cuba, Marin outfitted them all with expensive clockwork muskets. This kind of musket does not need a match rope and is very suitable for the climate of the tropical rain forest. If you use a matchlock gun instead, the humid climate over there will easily extinguish the matchlock.

In addition, Marin will also agree to equip them with "mahjong mat" armor, that is, the wood piece is covered with iron pieces to enhance the protection. This kind of protective gear is enough to deal with those indigenous warriors who don't even have metal wǔ qì. And those sword and shield soldiers also use "mahjong mat" armor. Moreover, the shield in the sword shield is directly attached to the ordinary wooden shield, and even the iron sheet does not need to be covered. Because, this is enough to resist the stone tools wǔ qì of the Taino people.

Of course, Marin is also reluctant to adopt all this violent attack mode. Marin is also willing to try the means of hé píng.

This is not Marin's own conjecture, but a ready-made example...

Heidel's younger brother Wiltz, in the Moa region of the island of Cuba, has a very good relationship with the local indigenous people. Wiltz often invites local aboriginal leaders to come to the mines for dinner, and directly goes to the Chinese cook who Marin rations to him, and entertains local tribal chiefs with good wine and good food. This directly led to the local tribes voluntarily sending labor to help Wiltz dig laterite nickel mines. Of course, they are not at a disadvantage, and Wiltz will pay the grain and salt to the natives who help with mining. In particular, table salt is extremely popular with the local indigenous people.

In the end, the tribal chief who had the best relationship with Wiltz directly stayed at Wiltz's mine station and refused to leave. I have a wife, and the Catholic Church is not allowed to marry two wives, so I can only refuse...

However, this tribe that had a good relationship with Wiltz was almost annexed by Wiltz. why? Because their chiefs come to eat and drink all day, and also send all the male laborers in the tribe to mine. As a result, no one hunted in the tribe.

However, the food that Welz tí gòng gave them,

But no less than hunting. It can be said that if they insist on helping Wiltz to mine, their tribe will not be short of food and will not starve to death. Moreover, the salt quota is still sufficient.

Therefore, now this tribe basically lives on the edge of the mine, and the original stockade is directly abandoned. They now have a direct employment relationship with Wiltz, which is equivalent to being annexed by Wiltz.

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Influenced by Welts' actions, Marin believes that not all Taino tribes need to be subjugated by force. Sometimes, it's okay to try to corrode and win.

For example, Wiltz's approach is very good. At first, for the sake of him being Haider's younger brother, Marin assigned him a Chinese cook to solve his food problems. As a result, this guy Wiltz directly used this cook, with delicious braised pork, sweet and sour fish, etc., and enough wine, to directly corrode the leaders of several nearby tribes, and now all of them have become " Co". And Wiltz's attitude is that as long as there are enough male laborers in any stockade to help him dig, their chief can come to him to eat and drink for free...

Where have the chiefs living below the food and clothing line ever seen delicious braised pork, sweet and sour fish and various stir-fried vegetables? Combined with big barrels of stout, these chiefs had a blast. In order to satisfy their appetites, they directly sent the male laborers from the clan to the mines to help with mining. And they themselves, in the name of "talking about things", often come to Wiltz, where they eat big fish and meat every day, drink small wine, and don't stop until they get drunk...

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In view of this, Marin decided to mobilize a few Chinese chefs, bring a boat full of seasonings and ingredients, as well as a wok, and go to Tara's Havana Castle to help Tara hold a banquet.

Cape Breton Island can tí gòng enough salt, and there is a lot of apple cider vinegar on the European side. In addition, cane sugar has been produced near the castle of Havana, and ginger has also been grown. Just bring seasoning plants like onions and garlic, and vegetable seeds like leeks to plant. Then, Tara can have endless food to entertain those chiefs.

As long as those chiefs are willing to bring people to help cut down trees to open up plantations and help grow sugar cane, Tara will directly pay those people enough food. At the same time, you can let those chiefs come to eat and drink every day.

Of course, this is only one of the means to win over. This is a carrot. In addition to carrots, there are also sticks...

If some chiefs just eat and drink, but are unwilling to bring people to work for Tara to grow sugar cane, then they must consider annexing their tribes by force...

At this time, the 300 Musketeers and 300 Shield Soldiers can come in handy...

However, attacking those tribes also requires skill. If it is reckless, it will inevitably cause casualties. Alternatively, there can be an opportunistic approach…

When Ma Lin was in school, he had studied "The Guide to Taking the Birthday Out of Wisdom". It was Wu Yong and others who defeated the fierce general Yang Zhi and robbed the guide of the birthday. Tara can also use this method to deal with those pure Taino people...

If some Taino tribes are unwilling to take refuge for free, then Tara can send a large amount of wine and meat to the relevant tribes to invite them to eat and drink.

Anyway, Marin now has more food and more wine, so he is not afraid of consumption. At that time, as long as those indigenous warriors are drunk, those soldiers can directly enter the venue to "pick up corpses" without seeing blood...

These indigenous people have never drank alcohol before, and their alcohol intake is naturally not much. At that time, Tara can send out a few drinkers, and directly overturn the strong men of the indigenous people, and then they can do whatever they want. Even if you meet a few natural wine fairies, if you go up and hold them together, you can get it done...

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In short, Marin intends to take a variety of

Diversified strategies, one-handed carrots (food and wine) and one-handed sticks, strive to conquer the most tribes in the shortest time, and lay a solid foundation for the full control of Cuban Island...

Once he had control of most of the island, Marin was able to explode sugar production on the island. In the future, tea will be grown. At that time, sucrose and tea will continue to be shipped to Europe, earning huge profits for Marin...