"······"
I found myself frowning in regret for not being able to play with my daughter more.
"Take me to the village hall."
"Understood, Chief!"
After the 'fast deer' retreated, I played with the 'star in the sky' for about ten more minutes.
"I'll go."
"okay."
I handed my daughter over to 'The Moon Rises' and went out to visit.
* * *
Town hall. The Mohawk chief Rising Flame and his Iroquois allies were waiting with a tense look on their faces. 'Rising Flames' warned his companions with urgency.
"You are in the middle of enemy territory, so be careful what you say and do."
"Understood, Chief!"
At that time, 'Wide Earth', the head of the Foreign Affairs Department of the 'Sun of the Sky' Federation, entered the town hall.
"The chief is coming."
The Rising Flame and the Iroquois Confederated Tribes rose from their seats to greet me. I sat down at the head table, accompanied by the 'stubborn bear' and the 'swift deer'.
"It's been a while."
The 'Rising Flames' I had seen before greeted me with a familiar face. However, the shadows cast over his eyes could not be hidden.
'It looks like you're having a hard time.'
He was kept informed of the situation in the Iroquois Confederacy and the Irie Tribe through the head of the Intelligence and Inspection Service, the 'Fast Deer'.
"Nice to meet you."
After a brief greeting with the Rising Flames and the Iroquois Confederacy, we got straight to the point.
"By the way, why did you come all this way?"
After a while, when I heard the reason why the Iroquois people had come to see me, I pretended to be deeply troubled with a very serious expression on my face.
"There's a power outage···"
They were currently at odds with the Iroquois Confederate tribes because of their alliance with the Mohawk tribe. However, if we look closely at our tribe's relationship with the Iroquois Confederated Tribes, our relationship was not so bad.
Should I just say it's average?
"Have you ever negotiated with the Mohawk tribe?"
'Rising Flames' answered with eyes full of hostility.
"···I don't even want to talk to those guys."
The two tribes fought each other over territory, causing damage to each other. Of course, without the support of our tribe, the Mohawk tribe would have continued to be pushed back by the Iroquois Confederacy.
'You didn't go to the Mohawk tribe, you came straight to us.'
The Iroquois Confederates knew exactly where the Mohawk tribe's strength came from.
Phew!
I never knew diplomacy could be this fun. I took another look at their intentions.
"Did you know that our tribe is allied with the Mohawk tribe?"
"Yes, I know."
'Rising Flames' nodded as if it was natural and answered.
"But let's call a blackout? Don't you think that's too much to ask?"
"I came to see the Lenape tribe because I knew it was a difficult request. After all, the Lenape tribe is not the enemy of our Iroquois Confederacy, is it?"
"······"
Not the enemy··· That's a really interesting statement. In any case, the Iroquois Confederate tribes seemed to have made a decisive move after quite a long meeting.
As I looked at him with eyes that seemed to be aroused by interest, 'Rising Flames' continued speaking.
"···I believe that our two tribes can return to a sufficiently friendly relationship like before."
That means there was a time when our tribe and the Iroquois confederacy were friendly. Well, I don't know all the history of the past.
"···What we are proposing is not a big request. It means a ceasefire, but a halt to the attacks for the time being. Of course, even if the Mohawk tribe acts unilaterally, there is nothing we can do about it."
The Iroquois Confederacy seems to be in a very urgent situation. The war between the Iroquois Confederacy and the Erie tribes was tense at best.
However, the Iroquois confederation must have been very concerned about their other enemies in the rear, the Mohawk tribe and us.
Perhaps their strategy was to stabilize the rear and then focus on the Iri tribe. In any case, the initiative had to be ours.
As expected, 'Rising Flames' took a bold gamble to make this negotiation a success.
"······If the Lenape tribe will sign a ceasefire agreement, we are willing to pay any price that is not too much."
It was a ceasefire, not a ceasefire.
"···hmm!"
I pretended to be seriously thinking about it and fell into deep thought. In conclusion, their proposal is... It wasn't a bad offer at all for us.
The Mohawk tribe, having regained their territory, no longer had any ambitions and were following my decisions well. Also, if the Irie tribe and the Iroquois Confederacy continue to wage war and exhaust their strength, it will be easier to conquer or subjugate them later.
I hid my true feelings and acted expensively.
"The price will be quite expensive, is that okay?"
"As I said earlier, if it's not too much, I can handle it."
"great."
In that moment, a smile spread across the lips of 'Rising Flames'. But, I guess I still like it.
"But there is a condition. There must be a deadline for the armistice agreement, including a price."
"What's the deadline?"
The Rising Flames looked at the Iroquois Confederates with a puzzled expression, as if they had not realized that I would be setting conditions.
At that time, I struck first.
"The deadline is two years."
"Wait a minute, Chief! I need some time to discuss this with my companions."
"Yeah."
After a while, the Iroquois Confederate tribesmen and their companions who had finished negotiating with me all had unpleasant expressions on their faces.
The ceasefire period is three years. After negotiations with them who proposed five years, we agreed to three years. And he expressed a desire to buy iron weapons, although I don't know where he got the information from.
But, it is not possible.
"···Then I would like to buy arrows from the Iri tribe."
They could not sell iron weapons to the Iroquois Confederates, who were neither allies nor potential enemies.
"We don't have enough weapons to use… I think it will be difficult right now."
"There's nothing we can do. If you have any arrows left, please sell them to our tribe."
"Okay, I'll try my best."
'Rising Flames' was very regretful, but since it had achieved its intended purpose, it did not bring up the iron weapon any more.
And the price for the armistice agreement was to be discussed again between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy.
"···I won't go far."
"···I'll see you again next time in a better place."
* * *
A 'very big' town, training camp. The training camp was teeming with Nanticoke tribe apprentice warriors.
"Okay, gather here!"
"From now on, I will classify them by type.
Through my mind's eye, I rigorously examined the newly trained Nanticoke warriors and verified their abilities one by one.
Of course, you can leave that job to the 'brave wolves' next to me or the great warriors under the Ministry of Defense. However, since it was a difficult task to find excellent talent, I needed to do it myself.
'There is a high possibility that he will grow into a great warrior.'
'You're good with your hands.'
'You're a good fit for the Intelligence Service.'
After a while, the Nanticoke tribe warriors, who had special abilities different from the regular trainee warriors, were separated.
There are thirty-two notable talents. Most of them were trainee warriors who would join the Imperial Guard. I stood up and gave instructions to the 'brave wolf'.
"I hope you take good care of them."
"Understood, Chief!"
* * *
Lower Susquehanna River. After subduing the Nanticoke tribe, Cold Tree led a thousand warriors up the Susquehanna River to subdue the savage tribe (the Powhatan tribe).
At that moment, warriors from a 'very large' village appeared in the distance.
"Your Majesty! Reinforcements are coming."
At Baek In-jang's report, 'Cold Tree' nodded with a calm expression and gave instructions.
"Send a scout unit to guide the reinforcement unit this way."
"Understood, Master Cheon In-jang!"
As the white chief stepped aside, the 'cold tree' sparkled with curious eyes.
'The great warrior of the Shoni tribe...'
I was curious about what kind of people they were. After a while, 'Roaring Thunder' and the Shawnee warriors who led five hundred junior warriors saluted their superior, 'Cold Tree'.
"insect!"
"insect!"
The two Shawnee warriors first revealed their names.
"A ferocious wolf leading the Shawnee Tribe's wolf clan."
"A sharp deer antler that leads the deer clan of the Shoni tribe."
'Cold Tree' took the lead right away.
"I am the commander-in-chief of this expedition, and I hope you do not feel bad about being treated like I am your superior."
"Oh? Yes."
"Of course it should be like that."
'Sharp Antlers' and 'Ferocious Wolf' looked at each other's faces as if they were a little bewildered at the sight of the 'Cold Tree' that was coming out quite strongly.
Whether they were embarrassed or not, 'Cold Tree' said while looking at 'Roaring Thunder'.
"There must be a letter from the chieftain to me."
"Oh, yes."
'Roaring Thunder' quickly handed over a letter enclosed in a paper envelope from his armor to the two Shawnee chieftains who were less senior to him.
"Here it is."
The 'Cold Tree' who received the letter looked at the 'Roaring Thunder' with a suspicious look.
"You didn't see it, did you?"
"Why would I send a letter to you, Chief?"
As 'Roaring Thunder' spoke with a resentful expression, 'Cold Tree' read the contents of the letter without saying anything.
- Show the importance of strategy and tactics over personal force. And if you're going to do it, make the great warriors roll around so hard that they leave a bad taste in their mouths.
Short, punchy sentences.
'Cold Tree', who had put the letter from the Great Chief inside his armor, gave an evil smile to 'Roaring Thunder' and the two Shawnee warriors and gave immediate orders.
"From now on, my orders are law. If you disobey my orders, you will be punished without any reason. Do you understand?"
"······"
"Why is there no answer?"
'Roaring Thunder', 'Ferocious Wolf', and 'Sharp Antlers' answered powerfully with a tense look.
"Yes, Mr. Cheon In-jang!"
"Understood, Master Cheon In-jang!"
* * *
Winter of 1403. 'Very large' village, council chairman. After seeing the reports sent from each department, I couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
"Now things are going well without me."
Although there were some mistakes in the beginning, now the heads of each department are performing their duties without any problems.
At that moment, a noise was heard outside the office.
"Come in."
"Yes, Chief!"
The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy, the 'Singing Water', entered the office and began to report.
"···We have created a total of four merchants by adding one more merchant to the three existing merchants. Two merchants will trade or supply goods to the administrative district central villages within the federation. The remaining two merchants will trade with the surrounding tribes and secure food as a top priority."
"······"
As expected, Sim-an was not wrong. His latent talent was ready to spread his wings and leap into the sky because of me.
As if to show that, his once dull face was now full of life. I thought the top would be launched as early as next spring... 'Singing Water' broke my expectations and quickly organized a state-owned enterprise-like organization so that it could be launched tomorrow.
"···We have passed the review by the Ministry of Finance. Now all that remains is the approval of the Chief."
I agreed without even thinking about it.
"···Let's hold the top launch ceremony tomorrow."
"Understood, Chief!"
* * *
The upper reaches of the Swan River (Potomac River). Ahead stood a large village of barbarian tribes. The 'Cold Tree' turned his head and glanced at the three great warriors who were desperately hoping to hear his name called.
"Roaring thunder!"
"Thank you, Mr. Cheon In-jang!"
As 'Roaring Thunder' stepped forward with a victorious smile, 'Cold Tree' continued speaking with an indifferent expression.
"I will give you five hundred warriors. But you must conquer the barbarian tribe village without causing any casualties."
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Savage tribe (Powhatan tribe) – The name 'Powhatan' comes from the village where the great chief 'Wahunsunacock' was born. In the late 16th century and early 17th century, a chief named Wahunsunacock conquered or negotiated with 30 small tribes and hundreds of villages to establish the Powhatan Confederacy. The tribe known today as Pocahontas is the Powhatan tribe. And her father was Wahunsunacock.