"Chief," the old foreigner Henry Martin had already thought of a countermeasure for Chief Steel. Now when he heard Chief Steel talking about the population problem, he smiled and said to him, "If we can gather a million people, our khanate will be

Enough to gain a foothold on the Great Plains.

Of course, we cannot formulate an unrealistic policy for founding the country, such as expelling all outsiders on the North American continent. This is impossible! Because the enemy is too powerful, and our number is too small, we cannot easily

Consumption.”

"So what should we do?" Iron Chief asked.

Henry Martin said: "There are currently five countries on the North American continent: the United States, the Qing Dynasty, and New Rome, including New France, New England, and New Spain. Together with our Great Soviet Khanate, there are six countries.

However, among these six countries, the United States and the Qing Kingdom are all vassal of the Ming Dynasty. New Rome, New England, and New Spain are all vassals or allies of the Roman Empire. They can also be regarded as one party, and our Great Soviet Khanate is a third party.

Compared with the Ming Dynasty and Rome, our Great Soviet Khanate has fewer people and weaker forces, and is not a rival of the same level at all. Therefore, the battle for the New World is a battle between the Ming Dynasty and Rome, and our Great Soviet Khanate can only be caught in the cracks.

Seek deposits and profits, and strive to become a third party that can compete with the Ming Dynasty and Rome!"

"How can I become a third party?" Steel Leader asked again.

Henri Martin said: "To become a third party, you must have a sufficient population, a vast territory, and fur that can be used to exchange guns and guns with the Ming Dynasty and Rome. Population is our foundation, and territory is our living space and future.

, and fur can be exchanged for us for things necessary for development and growth."

The Iron Leader nodded repeatedly.

Henry Martin continued: "We now have a large population, and the next thing we need to seek is a piece of land that is large enough for our development but relatively far away from the United States, New Rome, New Spain and New England. Chief, I suggest you call us

After Khan established his country, he led us to the Great Lakes region in the north to establish a foothold."

"Go to the Great Lakes region to establish a foothold?" The Iron Leader frowned, "Then where will you go in winter? Then go south to the Great Forest?"

"No," Henri Martin shook his head, "the winter remains in the Great Lakes."

"But the winter there is very cold. If we gather millions of people, can we spend the winter there?" The steel leader said thoughtfully, "Can our cattle and sheep withstand the cold in the Great Lakes area?"

"We can build some winter castles in the Great Lakes area!" Henry Martin said, "As long as you enter the castle in winter, wait until the ice and snow melt before leaving the castle, and then nomadically travel around the Great Lakes area. As for the location of the castle, you can choose

On the peninsulas and islands in the Great Lakes region. When the ice and snow melt, we can rely on the lake water to protect these peninsulas and islands from being occupied by enemies who penetrate deeply. After the ice is frozen, the cold weather will protect our safety. And the nomadic groups can make the enemy unable to

Easily occupy our land.

In addition, the land in the Great Lakes region is very fertile and can be cultivated. As long as we sow a certain amount of oats and rye in the spring and harvest it in the fall, it will be a little harder, but it will be enough to feed millions of people."

Well, it’s very hard work! You can plant whatever you want in the spring and harvest whatever you want in the fall. This is how the land in the New World is cultivated. No one knows how to cultivate it intensively.

The Iron Leader frowned, seeming to be making hard calculations.

Henri Martin's approach is actually to retreat in order to advance. On the surface, it seems that the territory has become smaller and has shrunk to the northern lake area. But the control of the actual territory has been greatly improved!

The advantage of nomadism is to concentrate the population and improve mobility, but its weakness is that it is difficult to effectively control the territory. Therefore, no powerful country in modern times is nomadic.

Therefore, the nomadic life of Indians in the Great Soviet Union can only be a transition from hunting to nomadic herding. After the Indians in the Great Soviet Union learn to herd, they still have to change to fixed herding and half-farming and half-grazing.

But if you want to herd and farm, you can't settle on both sides of the Mississippi River. This area is the focus of competition between the Ming Dynasty and Rome. If the Great Soviet Khanate develops and grows there, it must be between the two major military groups of the Ming Dynasty and Rome.

Make your choice!

But no matter which side the Great Soviet Khanate chooses, the outcome will not be good!

Because neither the Ming Dynasty nor Rome could completely defeat each other, but they were enough to defeat the Great Soviet Khanate.

Henri Martin said: "As far as I know, King Carlos II of Spain has died not long ago, and he has no heirs to inherit the throne. Therefore, after his death, the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of New Spain will become the Roman Emperor Louis I.

The territory of Louis XIV! In this way, New Rome and New Spain can be unified, while the United States and the Republic of France will definitely feel in danger and will probably pre-emptively provoke a war!

If we still stay in the Mississippi River Basin, we must stand between the Ming Dynasty and Rome because we are staying on the battlefield and cannot be neutral. And no matter whose side we are on, we will become the key target of the other side.

!

We were able to develop before, firstly because the United States and New Rome did not have enough strength on the Great Plains, and secondly because there was not enough motivation to prompt them to engage in a real war.

These two factors will disappear after the death of Carlos II. The population of the United States and New Rome on the Great Plains has reached three to four hundred thousand. And in the past few years, they have also accumulated a large amount of food and

Animals are enough to support a big war. If there are tens of thousands of cavalry from the United States or New Rome fighting on the Great Plains, our nomadic tribes will face great danger!

Therefore, we must leave! Go to the safe north, wait and see what happens, and wait for the price to sell!"

Henry Martin's mind was still very clear. He knew that the United States and Rome had to "get serious." The Indian nomadic tribes wandering on both sides of the Mississippi River were destined to die. No matter where they stood, they would die!

When tens of thousands of mobile troops are launched, they can't catch up with the tribe with their families and their families?

As long as they catch up, it will be the end of the tribe! Even if they can't kill all the warriors of the tribe, they will kill all the old, weak, women and children.

Therefore, when the Great Soviet Khanate grew bigger, it had to move far away from the battlefield where the United States and New Rome were fighting and move to the north. The United States and New Rome were out of reach, so they could hire troops while protecting the entire tribe.

The Great Lakes District is more than 2,000 miles away from the Golden City, and tribes can be hidden on islands without fear of enemy attacks.

The Iron Chief just sat quietly, seeming to be contemplating the feasibility of Henry Martin's plan. While he was thinking about it, the curtain of the cowhide tent was suddenly opened, and with a gust of cold wind, he saw a man who was almost the same as the Iron Chief.

A very similar young man came in and loudly reported: "Father, Martin from the Golden City is back, and he has brought good news. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States wants to meet you after you proclaim your Khan!"

This young man turned out to be the son of the leader of Steel, named Bronze. The Martin he was talking about was the son of Henry Martin. He was half Indian. He was sent by Steel and Henry Martin to the Golden City to "do business". In fact, he was the little Soviet Union.

Representative in Golden City.

Hearing what his son said, Henry Martin quickly said to Steel: "Chief, the people from the United States are here to win over us. If we agree to them, New Rome will not let us go.

If we don't agree to them, the United States cavalry will come after us.

So we have no choice but to go far north!"

The Steel Chief frowned: "Then how should I reply to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States?"

"Promise him!" Henry Martin said, "No matter what he asks for, you can agree to it. The same goes for the people of New Rome. After you have gathered all the ministries and proclaimed the Khan and established the country, you will immediately move north and settle down in the Great Lakes area.
Chapter completed!