Chapter 235 The Benefits of Surrender
There is no doubt that the Wild Mane Tribe chose to surrender.
It’s not that they are weak, it’s that when the knife is placed on their necks, no one wants to die.
There are not many indigenous tribes that really dare to resist and fight. Even the people of the Wild Mane tribe were still sworn to discuss how to argue with Perficott even if they chose to surrender. We also need to negotiate a good and suitable condition.
They were even prepared to fight to the death. If the white people did not give them a way to survive, they would fight with Purficott.
However, when they actually stood in front of Purficott, facing the extremely oppressive Steam Knight, their previous heroic words became empty words at this moment.
Even the chief who had fought a brown bear with his bare hands did not have any of the courage he had in the past in front of Purficott, and could only choose humble surrender in front of her.
But no matter what, this is a good result after all.
After the Wild Mane Tribe chose to surrender, Purficott came up with the terms that had been drawn up by the northern civil servants in advance, telling the other party in detail what they had to bear and what they could get.
To put it simply, the Wildmane tribe surrendered to Purfict, the northern lord, and became subjects under her rule.
As an obligation to their lords, they were required to pay ten bearskins as tribute every year to show their submission and obedience.
At the same time, the Wild Mane Tribe also needs to send at least ten warriors to serve for Purficott. In this case, Purficott does not require that the warriors who come are all ancestor warriors. Even ordinary people can Can.
Other than that, Purficott only required that the Wildmane tribe must obey her orders as a lord and abide by the laws she set, and there were no other requirements.
Although these requirements are a little harsh in the eyes of the people of the Wild Mane tribe, they are still within the range they can accept, and they are much better than the worst case scenario they estimated.
After all, at the beginning, the Wildmane tribe was even prepared to have their wealth plundered and their homes invaded by white people.
But if that were the case, they would not surrender. Instead, they would fight to the death and then flee as a family.
Now, as the first indigenous tribe to surrender to Perficott, they enjoy preferential treatment. Perficott has determined the scope of their tribe's territory in the name of the lord of the north.
This is not just in name, it also means that Perfectcott will send troops from the north to protect them.
And because Purficott recognized the scope of their territory, then anyone other than herself who wants to do something on the Wildmane tribe’s territory without permission is tantamount to offending Purficott. Ficott, the northern lord.
This is rare good news for the Wild Mane tribe. After all, they themselves are a relatively weak tribe, otherwise they would not be driven to live in such a northern place.
Even so, there are still other tribes around them that are occupying their living space.
Now with the promise and protection of Perficott, they can also resist the intrusion of these tribes and gain a larger living space.
Although this seems so ridiculous and useless in the face of the doomsday winter two years later, for the current Wildmane tribe, these are major events related to the entire tribe. In addition to these, Purficott also gave the Wildmane tribe twenty muskets. Although they were old models that had been retired by the Imperial Army, they were Zentraedi technology for the indigenous tribes.
However, compared to muskets, the people of the Wildmane tribe still prefer the hundred steel short axes given to them by Purficott.
For Purficott, this gadget could only be regarded as a daily tool axe, but for the people of the Wildmane tribe, it was a very useful weapon.
So they prefer this.
Perficott had no comment on this and could only respect their thoughts and wishes.
Perfect is relatively kind to her subjects. After the Wild Mane Tribe officially surrendered, she specially sent a civilian official to the Wild Mane Tribe to investigate and understand the situation of the Wild Mane Tribe. , and then decide what kind of help to give to the Wild Mane tribe based on the investigation results.
Including but not limited to helping them build more comfortable houses, teaching them more advanced planting techniques, and what the Wild Mane tribe first proposed to Perficott, they wanted a plant that could Iron forge.
Purficott readily agreed to the Wildmane Tribe's request to forge the furnace. After all, it was really nothing to her.
On a whim, the lord even designed a new and efficient furnace. After optimizing the design with Jade Record, she directly launched the alchemy scene and rubbed it out for the people of the Wildmane tribe, allowing them to They can just take it back.
This scene that was almost miraculous to the primitive indigenous tribes greatly shocked the people of the Wild Mane tribe who did not know what alchemy was at all. They protected it as if it were a sacred object. He picked up the forge and prepared to carry it back entirely by manpower.
In a sense, their attitude is not a problem.
On the one hand, the snow in the north has not yet melted. Even large mules and horses would have difficulty walking through the snow in this environment, so the people of the Wild Mane tribe came here on their legs. , naturally they can only go back on their legs. Without large animals, they can only rely on manpower to carry the furnace back.
On the other hand, the forging furnace is indeed no more than a sacred object for the Wildmane tribe who lack iron smelting technology, especially since this forging furnace was designed and optimized by Perficott himself. Compared with ordinary forging furnaces, It is much easier to use as a furnace.
For the Wildmane tribe, which has no ability to smelt iron, it is not an exaggeration to treat it as a sacred object.
After sending away the Wildmane tribe with the large and small packages of gifts he had given, Purficott breathed a sigh of relief.
"This way you don't have to worry about whether to clean them all up." Purficott let out a breath, then looked at the old butler beside him, and ordered him: "Send half of the white bears." The knights, with the flag team as a unit, ask the Wild Mane tribe to send people as guides to all the surrounding tribes and let them choose to surrender or be destroyed.
Those who surrender will be given the next lower conditions than the Wild Mane tribe. , if you refuse to surrender, I will send out the steam knights to crush them all.”
"Yes, Miss." This time, the old housekeeper did not try to persuade Perfectcott. Sometimes he really wanted his lady to stay kind, but at the same time, he also understood that sometimes what was needed was ruthlessness and decisiveness.
So after Purficott has shown her kindness, it is time for the old housekeeper to carry out her will.
(End of this chapter)