The land that Hong Tao marked Carl now is larger than ever. Its territory not only includes most of Virginia in later generations, but also includes southern Maryland, southern Delaware, and eastern West Virginia. It only cut off a small piece of land that originally belonged to western Virginia. ∽↗∽↗,

The reason for this change is very simple, because Hong Tao is lazy. He doesn't like to divide each piece of territory into pieces in shape, which makes it awkward and difficult to remember, so he tries to get them close to the rectangle. As for whether it is reasonable or not, no matter whether it is, as long as it is convenient to look on the map and it is easy to remember.

This time, Hong Tao took Carl to Virginia not only to let him see his land, but also to let him learn how British immigrants were, and first find a place to build a settlement on both sides of the James River. To this end, Carl's two armed cargo ships were basically not loaded with cargo. Except for the eighty new immigrants selected from Sun City, the rest were all food, tools, weapons, ammunition, and livestock.

These people have to persist in the settlement for at least half a year, and after Carl returns to Europe, they will select suitable personnel to come for reinforcements. In a short period of time, they will not receive the help of Sun City. The Mexican Valley is the focus of construction. If this newly occupied territory is not stabilized, neither Luo Youde nor Swan will take action to support Carl in the North American continent. After all, there will be a population of tens of thousands at once. Just to make these people agree with the Sun God Cult, resume production, and become familiar with the new rules, it will take some time.

"The bay in front should be the only one, prepare for battle. Tell your sailors that you don't have my orders, don't open fire first." After driving along the coastline of the southern United States for more than 30 days, I roughly detected the coordinates of this area. There were more and more solid lines on the Hongtao chart. According to the coordinates of Washington, the bays appearing in front of the port side are almost the same. Maybe, it is probably the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay.

"My people don't have muskets, why don't you bring more people next time?" Carl, like everyone else, is more afraid of death as he is, and he is unwilling to take risks around like he used to go out to sea with Hong Tao.

"I didn't say I had to fight, I just took a precaution. Don't be nervous, I'm more afraid of death than you." Being cautious is a good thing. If you change your position with Carl, you won't be willing to take such unknown risks.

"The climate here is good, similar to Carl Fort. What should we do now? There are so many estuaries, where to go?" After entering the Chesapeake Bay, Carl's eyes were not enough. After looking on the left and right, he climbed up the mast watchtower, personally took the lookout hand, and directed the three ships to wander around the bay for a whole day, before climbing down after dark.

"You'd better arrange your night shift first. You have to wait for tomorrow morning when you leave. Now you can't go anywhere." Hong Tao was not idle either. He spent most of his time training Rats and Ershi to become trainee sailors. After entering the bay, he simply took his children to his small sailboat and taught them step by step how to see the wind, find the wind, and eat the wind. The two children seemed not to like the sea very much, which reminded Hong Tao of Swan again. His children must have been influenced by that bastard.

In the early morning of the next day, three sailboats set off again. This time, they did not run around like yesterday. Instead, they drove not far northwest along the left side of the entrance of the bay, turned left and penetrated into a wide river.

"Elizabeth, my aunt is named Elizabeth." Seeing that the river was named by Hong Tao again, Carl couldn't help but complain a few times even if he didn't want to listen to the stories of the old god and the Lost Continent. This is his own territory in the future, so why did Hong Tao get the name?

"That's not right, even to commemorate your aunt, right? Your aunt is not an Englishman, right?" Hong Tao was too lazy to make up lies about the intensity of this kind of complaint, so he just finished dealing with it. However, he suddenly remembered Mia's life experience, and his heart trembled, and he quickly asked Carl.

"Of course not, my aunt married the German nobles."

"What a pity." After hearing Carl's answer, Hong Tao was a little disappointed again.

Norfolk Military Port, on the south side of the Chesapeake Bay, a highland on the north bank of the Elizabeth Estuary, and there is also a piece of land covered with woods on the other side. Later generations were called Portsmouth. Like Portsmouth Military Port in the UK, it was also a naval shipyard and one of the two aircraft carrier dry docks in the United States. The other is not far away. It is on the north bank of the estuary of the James River, the largest shipyard in the United States and the only aircraft carrier construction base, Newport News.

The reason why Hong Tao chose to set up his settlement on this estuary highland was not entirely because it was a naval base in later generations. No matter how brilliant the future was, it was still deserted, and there was no suitable dock, and he could only rely on a small boat to ferry when he went ashore. However, Hong Tao believed that since this place could become a military center in the future, it would definitely have its unique geographical advantage. He was not a military expert and could not see these details, but the experts in beauty have already made a choice, so don’t think about it yourself, just Xiao Gui Cao Sui.

"Do you like this or the north?" Whether to land in Norfolk or to establish a settlement in Newport News, Hong Tao handed over the choice to Carl, which also gave him the right to be the master of the family.

"It's better to be here. It's facing the bay in the north. You really haven't been here before." Carl didn't want to bother about this anymore, but he couldn't help it. Hong Tao's behavior always reminded something. Hong Tao has been here, just like a wanderer who has been away from home for many years. Even though his hometown has changed, he can still find some key locations with the map.

"We don't have enough time. It's April. I've been leaving for a year and a half. Senia is still waiting for news about Seifei in Cape Town. If you have time to grind my teeth and play with me, it's better to take people ashore quickly, first create a dry place, and then move goods to build a house." Hong Tao was unwilling to talk about this topic that was not nutritious. Time flies so fast. It's been more than a year since it's been coming out in a blink of an eye. It's time to go back and take a look.

But the more anxious he was, the more trouble he had. Just five days after landing, the camp wall had not been built, so the trouble came. It was still a big trouble. Carl and four soldiers were rowing boats to patrol his territory, but they did not see anyone all day.

"This time I've been foolish and said that I'm fine. Don't run around. I just don't listen. I'll be patrolling the territory. Why are you pretending to be a big-tailed eagle?" When Hong Tao heard that Carl was missing for a whole day, he was very unfavorable about his situation. Five living people and bows and crossbows were all defense. It's impossible to encounter any wild beasts, and there are no beasts on the North American continent. The biggest possibility is that they were caught by the Indians here, and the fate is likely to be dead.

"Leave ten people to guard the camp, and everyone else will be on the boat for the night." Seeing that it was almost dark, sending people out was obviously not a good idea. Hong Tao felt that the camp was not reliable, so he simply took the people to retreat to the boat, for fear of being surrounded in the camp in the middle of the night to make dumplings. Indians in Mexico all like to attack at night, and Indians in Virginia are also their distant relatives, and they may have common habits.

Hong Tao didn't close his eyes much that night. He always felt that there was a noise in the river. He went out to patrol several times in one night. Finally, he could not rest until dawn. Carl still didn't know life or death. No matter whether there was hope or not, he had to try it.

"Dududududu" Before he could put the boat down, a sharp copper whistle suddenly came from the mast lookout, an alarm

"Fuck, this is a kidnapper." Hong Tao quickly ran to the bow of the boat, raised his telescope and looked up the upper reaches of the Elizabeth River. More than a dozen canoes appeared on the water. One of them was a red beard and a white man with a bald head, which was Carl.

"You two are on the boat. The other party is here to negotiate. Let's talk to them. It's best to figure out what they want and agree to whatever conditions they want." There were dozens of people coming to the other party. Hong Tao believed that they shouldn't be here to fight, and there was a high possibility of asking for ransom.

You can't negotiate. If you die, the people on these three ships will not live. None of them knows the way home. Whether or not you can get the Sun City back is a question. There happened to be missionaries on the ship. In addition to being able to fool, these guys also specialize in Indian languages. Although most Indians speak different languages, they are not too different. They can communicate even with gestures and guesses.

Since the other party did not come to attack and brought Carl in person, it should not be a war. As long as they make not too much demand, even if they have to exchange boats, they can leave a ship for themselves. If they are too greedy, then they can only let Carl take risks. Whether he can take him back depends on luck. When the deck cannon is fired, it is hard to recognize who is the Indian and who is the white.

The missionary came back soon, and his Indian language was not in vain. He probably figured out the other party's purpose. Carl and his friends accidentally broke into their village. After being discovered, they shot two Indian warriors to death while running away. As a result, they were surrounded by others. Three of the five died and had to surrender. Fortunately, this Indian tribe was quite gentle and did not intend to sacrifice the two of them to their ancestors, but brought them over to reason.

"Go back and ask them if they can compensate their tribe for their losses with goods. If you go with sugar, rum and machete, you can let them taste it first and have a few sips to try. If you are satisfied, then talk about the amount of exchange." It is easy to deal with if you can be reasonable. Hong Tao is not an unreasonable person, and the problems that can be solved with money are not a problem. According to historical records, Indians seem to like drinking especially, and later North American Indians also paid relief funds and went to buy wine to drink.
Chapter completed!