Chapter 1299: The Pueblo

Qingyang Shuo and Qin Zhangfeng's troop set up camp right here.

Having just arrived in a new place, many brothers in the troop were still somewhat unaccustomed to it.

They were suffering from the climate.

Before coming, everyone thought this America was Heaven, but after arriving, they discovered there were quite a few deserts. It happened to be summer in America, and the intense sunlight was very hard to get used to, causing their skin to crack.

Yet at night, it was so cold that it made one's teeth chatter.

"What kind of hellish weather is this!"

"Is this it?"

"Why did we have to come here?"

"Exactly, why not stay in Hawaii!"

These soldiers were all grumbling to themselves, harboring quite a few complaints.

Qin Zhangfeng was also a bit confused.

The Young Master had been obsessed with having them come here; what exactly was he aiming for?

From what he could see, this place was so backward it couldn't even compare to Australia; was it worth being wary of?

Yet the Young Master insisted that in this godforsaken place, a great power would rise in the future, and they had to plan ahead.

Strange.

The environment here was so harsh that neither Qin Zhangfeng nor Pei Yanran had the heart to go out and explore or experience the local customs. Instead, Qin Zhangfeng spent every day worrying about the soldiers' inability to adapt to the climate.

Qingyang Shuo, however, laughed heartily: "Zhangfeng, you think this is a barren land? But you must know, when the Young Master first went to Yinzhou, that place was also called a barren land."

Qin Zhangfeng was stunned: "How can you compare the two?"

A sharp glint flashed in Qingyang Shuo's eyes: "That is exactly how you must compare them. Zhangfeng, you must know that this time, we have traveled across almost half the Earth; tell me, what have you seen?"

Qin Zhangfeng scratched his head at the question.

Pei Yanran rolled her eyes at him; her man only knew how to lead troops in battle, where would he find the heart to study these things?

She poured a pot of tea for Qingyang Shuo and said with a smile: "The gentleman wants to say that in this world, there are differences in various political systems."

Knowing that Pei Yanran was intelligent, Qingyang Shuo had taught her quite a lot along the way.

He chuckled and nodded: "Correct. Before, we were self-isolated and worked behind closed doors. Only now do we know that this world is vast, far beyond what we could have imagined. People of various skin colors, people of various faiths, people under various political systems..."

He sighed with emotion.

The nature of humanity dictates that many political systems are, in fact, much the same.

However, it is precisely those slight differences that can make a human society become strong or weak.

The most obvious example.

The Longyan people are now full of confidence and walk everywhere with self-assurance.

The British are arrogant and overbearing, and their national power is strong, all because they were at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution and their commercialization process was earlier and more sound. But compared to others, what of it?

Why was Qingyang Shuo unwilling to stay in Australia, nor willing to help Xie Fang?

It was precisely because he believed that Xie Fang's personality traits could never truly liberate the people and the capital in Australia.

He was too obsessed with power.

Look at the old powers in Europe; some are still in monarchical centralized systems. In the eyes of a bystander like Qingyang Shuo, they are inevitably being eliminated.

Is the rise and fall of a country really difficult?

No, in Qingyang Shuo's view, in the long river of history, it might just be a fleeting moment. Take Liangzhou, for example; if not for the appearance of Liu Zheng in Liangzhou, who would have thought that the once climatically harsh and barren Liangzhou would become the economic center of Longyan today?

How many years has it been since Liu Zheng appeared in Liangzhou?

At most, it hasn't even been five years.

Longyan has already undergone earth-shaking changes.

So what reason do they have to look down on this America today?

"But they don't even have a political system here!"

Qin Zhangfeng was somewhat unconvinced.

Qingyang Shuo laughed heartily: "It is precisely because there is no order that it is easier to establish the most advanced order! Trust the Young Master's judgment; at the next historical node, countries across the world are in a stage of barbaric growth. Never underestimate America; there are already quite a few Europeans here developing it."

He paused: "This place is actually freer than Australia."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yanran couldn't help but tremble.

Freer, more open.

Doesn't that mean this America could potentially become a second Australia?

No, perhaps even more so than the current Australia, it has the opportunity to become a great power?

If that were the case, their arrival in America first would have tremendous significance.

What they still didn't know was that this piece of land in America was far superior to Australia. Its geographical conditions were even called "God's Chosen Country." Firstly, it was vast and rich in resources; compared to the deserts in the center of Australia, it had large plains and fertile soil, belonging to the ranks of the highest-yielding land. All kinds of mineral resources were also readily available.

To the east and west, it was separated from other countries in the world by the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, allowing it to avoid the ravages of world wars.

The most important aspect was that this land was too pure; it had never experienced the poisoning of any feudal system.

It possessed a social tolerance that inspired more passion.

In the past few days, Qin Zhangfeng had also begun friendly communication with the local indigenous people.

Only then did he learn that these indigenous people were the Pueblo.

The reason they were full of caution and fear toward outsiders was naturally because the Spanish had come to America years ago, discovered gold, and began to conquer their Pueblo tribes. Compared to other indigenous tribes, the greatest characteristic of the Pueblo was that they had moved away from a nomadic state, used stone to build houses, and developed their own unique agricultural civilization.

Thus, the Pueblo also became the largest tribe and the largest civilization among the indigenous people.

But precisely because they were the largest and had fixed residential areas, they became the greatest enemies in the eyes of the colonists.

So, after the Spanish ravaged them, the French came.

After the French came, the British came.

Thus, the Pueblo here were those who had survived and migrated out amidst those repeated ravages and repeated massacres.

The Pueblo advocated for equality for all; as early as the fourteenth century, they had already "abolished all Nobles and kings, and found a Method to manage their own villages," which was something Qin Zhangfeng had not expected.

Even though the people here had already suffered through countless slaughters, they still maintained their simple and hospitable nature.

After the Longyan Army had been stationed here for seven days without causing any disturbance to anyone.

These indigenous people actually took the initiative to bring over their medicinal herbs to help the Longyan treat their condition of being unaccustomed to the local environment.