Chapter 720 The Second Kingdom Exploration, the Sigh of Water Moon Mirror Flower

The stars in the sky are reflected on the sea, turning into floating gorgeous light bands. The stars and the moon shine together, and the sparkling waves rise and fall, just like a dream of water, moon and mirror flowers. The people on the long boat looked at the peaceful beauty of the sea and listened to the distant songs. No one spoke, and no one wanted to break the tranquility of this moment.

Such a peaceful life has lasted for thousands of years in the Taino tribes in the Caribbean Islands. And just as the two people on the boat had a premonition, the beautiful flowers are about to usher in their end and wither away in the wind and rain.

Three years later, Columbus's expedition fleet will arrive here and start the massacre of the Native Americans. The peace, harmlessness and wealth of the Taino people will inspire the most cruel tyranny of the white people. Plunder, killing, slavery, bestiality... All the most terrible crimes will appear in this rich archipelago. At that time, men, women, young and old, even newborn babies, will become meat torn into pieces by hounds. That was not a few sporadic crimes, but a large-scale, systematic extermination, no doubt!

When the second exploration brought enough soldiers, Columbus began to frantically demand wealth and kill people wantonly. He claimed that all the land he saw belonged to the Kingdom of Spain, and he was the governor of the kingdom in the New World. He ordered all the Taino islanders under his control to hand over a pound of gold sand or a large piece of cotton cloth every three months. And all the villagers who failed to complete the task had their hands chopped off, hung around their necks for public display, and bled to death. The islanders who died as a result of this were counted in the tens of thousands on the archipelago.

And the impoverished Spanish thugs who arrived later would also join in the brutal carnival. They were extremely vicious and frantically plundered the land, gold, silver, slaves, and female slaves they desired from the villages of the indigenous people. They also had to satisfy their beastly nature of wanton killing and kill the elderly who could not work for fun.

According to the original history, when the white fleet arrived, the doomsday began to count down. Facing the Taino islanders who lacked military power, the greedy Spanish thugs would never have any mercy! Their brutality was so brutal that even the priests on board could not stand it and thought that hell was coming to the world.

After the appearance of the white people, within ten years, from Cuba to Haiti, and then to the Lesser Antilles, all the indigenous villages along the Caribbean coast would be plundered, enslaved, massacred or destroyed by the Spaniards. The remaining islanders could only hide in the mountains and forests inland, praying to avoid the crazy plunder of the white people.

Within thirty years, millions of indigenous people in the entire Caribbean islands would die under the brutality of the white people, and the population would be wiped out by 80%. Smallpox began to spread on the islands for the first time, destroying the tribes that fled into the mountains. And the endless slavery and abuse would make the Taino women under the rule of the Spanish prefer to throw their babies to death rather than let them suffer alive.

Within half a century, more than 95% of the Taino and Caribbean tribes on the Caribbean Islands would be destroyed! And the Spaniards would continue to sow death and madly plunder the wealth of Central America. Following the footsteps of smallpox, the terrible typhus was followed. The three pandemics of these two plagues in Central America would kill tens of millions of indigenous people and reduce the population of the so-called New Spain by more than 85%!

Half a century later, America was full of desolate and ghostly dead cities, and the Spanish rulers were still cruelly exploiting wealth. They preached the divine constitution of white people to resist the plague, and did not care about the extinction of the ruled tribes, nor would they take systematic measures to resist the plague. They would even spread the disease artificially to destroy the resistance of the remaining tribes.

Because they came here, never to build anything, bring any light or civilization. Because no matter what kind of clothes they put on, their purpose has never changed, just to plunder wealth and destroy!

Of course, at this moment, the two people on the ship did not know or imagine these tragic futures that happened in another time and space. At this time in the world of Central America, only Xiu Luote could see all this and predict the future. As a fleet that had set up their ships in advance, the primary goal of their exploration was to find the open-air Cuban iron mine and establish the first kingdom base.

"Tikalo, we set out from the Xishan section of the snake's tail and headed east along the Cuban Snake Island. It took two months to reach the Jinhu section of the snake's head. This section of the voyage must have been two thousand miles, right?"

"Respected Captain Chivaco, this journey must have been two thousand miles! I even felt that it was two thousand four hundred miles. In the past two months, we have hardly stopped, and have been rowing eastward, following a section of the ocean current and borrowing some east wind."

Tikalo reached out and touched his smart bald head. Then, he pinched his fingers and calculated in a low voice.

"Starting from the familiar Xishan tribe, about a hundred miles east, we will reach the Lake Bird tribe by the big lake. Another three hundred miles away is the Forest Wilderness tribe on the coastal plain, and another hundred miles away is the Bata tribe on the lowland seashore. During this journey, we found two lost longboats and then traveled southeast for four or five hundred miles, bypassing the desolate southern mudflats and swamps, and arrived at the Brown Bay tribe by the jungle bay, where we found the last lost longboat. Nearly two hundred miles further east is the rich Jaguar tribe on the inner side of the lagoon. Another two hundred miles away is the Waterfall Hill tribe with many waterfalls and undulating hills. From the Dongshan tribe at the tail of the snake to the Waterfall Hill tribe in the middle of the long snake, this is already one thousand two hundred miles!"

"From the waterfall in the middle to the east, there are many tidal flats along the coast, all of which are small fishing villages. The powerful Sahara tribe, Haratori tribe, and Kamagui tribe are all inland. After the fleet has traveled 700 miles, it is The larger Sha Cun Department along the coast. From Sha Cun Department, go around five hundred miles along the coast and reach the Jianwan Department at the southern corner of Shetou. In fact, you can cross the sea directly from Sha Cun Department and sail to the southeast. , you can reach the Jianwan part directly in two to three hundred miles. From the waterfall hill part in the middle of the snake to the Jianwan part at the head of the snake, it is another one thousand two hundred miles!"

"Going around the promontory from Jianwan, and then four to five hundred miles eastward, we are at the Jinhu Department where we are now. The Jinhu Department is also on the inside of a lagoon, and the bay is calm. And three miles to the west of here Ten miles away, there is a large red and yellow mountain, which is the most famous scenery in the area! In total, we have sailed 2,800 miles in the past two months! "

Upon hearing such detailed calculations, the old militiaman Chihuaco widened his eyes, pulled his hair hard, and took a breath.

"Oh! You are so blind! This Cuban Snake Island is so big, and things are two to three thousand miles away! Hiss! If there were no records of Mayapan in Tikalo, and I didn't know the specific location of the iron ore, I would have searched randomly on the island. , then what year should we go to? Ha! You are really blind! It’s so bad!”

The stars are bright and the moon is bright, making people miss their hometown and gradually giving rise to melancholy. Chihuaco suppressed his voice and cursed a few words in a low voice, feeling a little sad. This time he left his hometown in the Lake District, probably seven or eight thousand miles away! I don’t know if I can go back alive.

The old militiaman thought wildly for a while before he calmed down. He recalled what Ti Carlo had just said, blinked his eyes sharply, and his expression changed.

"Wait a minute! Tikallo, you just said that there is a large red and yellow mountain thirty miles west of Jinhu Department? What does that mountain look like specifically?"

"Huh? Yes, that mountain is in this area. The ancestors' fleet has records and is marked on the sailing heritage board. However, I have never been there. Is there anything special about this mountain? "

Tikalo was stunned and touched his head, with some speculation in his eyes. The old militiaman looked at him for a while before he pondered and smiled.

"Witness the Lord God! I don't know what is on the mountain. It's just that the red and yellow color is indeed a bit strange, giving me some uncertain premonitions. When I was exploring the northern continent, I also heard the local tribes say something similar But it is a mountain. No matter what, just call the priests on board the fleet tomorrow to take a look and you will know!"