C1057 Tahiti

The The Age of Great Navigation was actually a history of global colonization, but at that time, the path of colonization was bloody and rough. European colonists were like a swarm of locusts as they rushed towards the whole world, taking away everything that was valuable, even the lives of slaves.

Gold, silver, cotton, grain, saltpeter, coal iron, non-ferrous metal... Countless raw materials were delivered to the European Home Country at a very low cost, and then a large amount of industrial products were dumped on the colonies.

This was an era where marine logistics was the king. Whoever occupied the gold shipping line, who had more ships, and who had more colonies, would have the whole world.

The European rule over the raw materials supply bases and dumping markets was undoubtedly very bloody and brutal, but for the auxiliary colonies such as the Dahuangdi, Europe adopted an extremely crude management model.

18. The European powers of the nineteenth century are like the eight flags of the Qing Dynasty that have just entered the Central Plains, running about everywhere. There is an island, an archipelago, and even a continent that is found on the sea.

It was an era of plunder and construction, of islands in the sea either with resources or as first-class colonies, ruled directly by European governors and armies.

Or else the best geographical location would provide a strategic deterrent to the gold route, which would make it a second-rate colony. Europe would be stationed here to provide protection for the fleet.

Although it was a beautiful scenery, the tourism industry of that era was far from being able to thrive. Since there were no important goods or materials that were not close to the golden channel, the Tahiti Islands were considered as one of the most marginalized colonies in Europe.

When Xiao Letian and the Frenchman were trying to negotiate for the sovereignty of the archipelago, the negotiating ambassador didn't even think about the existence of the island. In the end, he flipped through the atlas and found out that there was actually such an archipelago in France.

To the people at that time, it seemed that the French had a great advantage by replacing the Real Gold and Silver with useless islands. This was because the Tahitians had no value at all.

There were no resources to exploit, no population to dump industrial goods, and not even close to the Pacific Gold Channel. There were only a few European naturalists, poets, painters, and travellers who lived here at this time, and not even a single soldier was stationed.

There was no need for ceremonies for the handover of sovereignty over the islands. After the signing of the treaty in Beijing, the Ryukyu sent officials to take thousands of immigrants directly on a boat to read the treaty to the Europeans and aboriginals on each island. Afterwards, they removed the symbol of France and placed the stone tablet on the Ryukyu to complete the transfer of authority.

By the time the other countries in Europe found out about this, they had only modified the map a little. They were too lazy to make another map of the world.

In fact, Xiao Letian's claim to the Tahiti Islands was the same as buying Alaska s in the United States, it was also known as the two big stupid things.

All the countries thought that this was a meaningless loss business. Even Bismark regretfully shook his head and thought that Xiao Letian had gone a little stupid.

There were a lot of foreign territories in France and Bismark had always thought that Xiao Letian would snatch the French colony in Annan, which was also Vietnam. However, he never expected that Xiao Letian would cast his gaze towards the Pacific Ocean. In those days, the Pacific was of very low strategic importance, far below the Indian Ocean.

However, when Xiang Ying saw this beautiful archipelago with his own eyes, he was deeply shocked. Without even thinking about the significance of geopolitics, just this beautiful scenery alone was enough to make people intoxicated.

Blue sky, white clouds, blue sea, white coral sand... Soft sea breeze, exotic dance and vague, delicious seafood, coconut trees, sunshine... All put together, it was a paradise on earth.

The five elders understood the look in Xiang Ying's eyes, and laughed, "We are all refugees who could not survive in the Home Country, we do not have any money nor any land assets, back then when the Tanggu and the Ryukyu recruited the pioneers, we all came here with a 90% chance of survival mentality …"

"At that time, we didn't even know what this place was like. We thought it was some kind of hell on earth, so we thought there was some hard work waiting for us to do. But who would've thought that other than suffering on the road, we were all dumbfounded after arriving here!"

"We had no idea that there was such a heaven under the heavens, where people could eat without farming! There are plenty of fruits on the island and plenty of seafood in the sea. Although I wasn't used to it in the beginning, I couldn't stand it and didn't want any money! "

"There are no seasons here, it's hot all the time and all you have to do is move a little and you'll be full. No wonder the natives look indifferent. They don't even know how to starve. Isn't living every day happy?"

In their hearts, it was a matter of course for them to harvest the seeds of spring and winter, but only now did they realize that they simply did not have much cultivated land to cultivate, much less have to store food during the long winter.

One could not forget the strange looks the natives gave them when they first reclaimed the farmland. This made the Chinese feel easy to get along with, because, after all, they shared the same skin color, and their eyes, hair, and faces were all very similar.

Furthermore, these Chinese were very refined. They would not use glass beads to trick the girls in the tribe, nor would they use guns to force the natives to work. The two groups of people didn't interfere with each other, and there weren't any serious conflicts. Gradually, this place became a paradise for Chinese people.

A small amount of farmland provides some rice and vegetables, not to survive, but simply because of Chinese eating habits and the lack of carbohydrates.

Unfortunately, a small amount of rice could only occasionally satisfy people's craving. Most of the time, they had to rely on hunting, fishing at the seaside, catching crabs, and driving small fishing boats out to sea. The rich seafood could fill the stomachs of Chinese people, but it could not fill their hearts and souls.

Very quickly, a silent transformation of the Dahuangdi began!