Harry Potter’s Morning Light

  Chapter 1750 Queen of Hell (21)

  When Isaac Allerton resigned from the fur sales company in Plymouth in 1630, he left a financial mess for others.

The passenger who first boarded the "Mayflower" and the fifth person to sign the "Mayflower Convention" did not use the proceeds from the sale of fur to repay and bear the expenses of the colony. Instead, he chose A way to satisfy selfish interests.

He charged a high price when supplying the contractor, not only made false accounts, but also some unclear people and expenses. The profit from fur sales was almost squandered, and the contractor’s default debt more than doubled. The entire colony was kept in the dark by him.

After Allerton left, the contractors hired new accountants to monitor the expenses of each business. They eagerly hoped that their luck would improve because the French invasion in the north and the Dutch competition in the southwest cut off. They continue to obtain high-quality **** skins.

   Article 6 of the Ten Commandments of Moses stipulates that you must not kill, let alone kill for the beaver, but if people know how profitable the fur trade is, those who condemn it may not think so. A man used 13 gallons of corn seeds at a cost of 6 shillings and 8 pence. He used the harvested crops to exchange the Indians for 327 pounds of **** fur, with a profit margin of close to 1,000%.

British merchants can use European goods, such as cloth, kettles, beads, mirrors, axes, pots, etc., for furs that are of high value in Europe at the trading point. The French, in order to compete with the British, attract Indians. They use gunpowder and guns, and are willing to travel long distances to find fur.

Sometimes the French live with the Indians, or even marry them. In short, it is like they belong to the same ethnic group. This makes the French win the love of the Indians more than the British. Many British people worry that they will continue to hold the opposite. Ideas will be squeezed out of this transaction.

  Of course, the French have never done bad things. They bring a lot of wine when they give gifts to the Indians. The Indians have always refused to drink.

They drink for the sake of getting drunk. At first they thought that drinking is a potential way to reach a higher spiritual level, which is equivalent to "ritually inspiring a trance state, chasing illusions or exploring the external source of spiritual power at a time." "It is the pursuit of supernatural power. Later, as the scale of the fur trade increased, more and more Indians no longer drank in search of supernatural powers. In order to prevent them from harming themselves, their wives would use guns, pointed spears, and The bows, axes, and even the knife hanging around their necks are taken away, and then they will hide with their children in the forest far away. At this time, the men can start to enjoy a good drinking time, and the result is likely to be a fight. , Injury or even death.

  Not all Indians are unaware of the harm caused by alcohol. In order to avoid disasters, they hope that Europeans will stop selling spirits to the warriors.

  But such a request has no effect. Spirits have become the perfect bargain in the fur trade. They are cheap, easy to transport, and drunk Indians are more likely to accept favorable conditions for European traders. The phenomenon of borrowing and exchanging land has become part of the exchange process. Before the start of the winter hunting season, fur traders would prepay a large amount of goods to the Indians on the condition that they were repaid in the form of fur after the hunting season ended. In order to ensure that the debt can be repaid, fur traders will require the Indians to use the land as collateral. Although many Indians who owed debts would eventually refuse to recognize such a deal and establish a loan relationship with other fur traders, some Indians actually delivered their land.

  The Dutch did not intend to colonize North America from the beginning, they just set up some trading points, while the British cut down trees and destroyed the habitat of fur animals. Originally because of over-hunting, the local fur animals became scarce, and the destruction of the environment made it more difficult to recover. The Indians were already relying on European goods. In exchange for these things, they had to go to more inaccessible forests, and even It is a westward movement. The Europeans use wine to entertain the Indians, coaxing them to exchange wine with skins. After the Indians have drunk the wine, the debts will still exist, and then they will enter the cycle. Many Indians who owe debts will eventually refuse to admit this. Trade, and establish a loan relationship with other fur traders, but some Indians actually delivered their land. In the same way, the Dutch did not intend to colonize North America at the beginning. The French were more likely to like the Indians. The British who liked to use "conspiracy and tricks" gradually became hostile to the Indians, and the British rarely had a relationship with the Dutch. Forest smugglers traded deeply into the Indian tribes, which caused the British in Plymouth to be squeezed by the French in the north and the New England fellows in the southwest. Many goods flowed to the Plymouth fur trade point to New England.

When Plymouth's fur luck ran out, the fur trade in other parts of New England became more prosperous because of market demand. The increase in the colonial population increased the demand for **** hats by the locals. Wearing fur in Europe is still different from society. An important sign of class. Because of the New England luxury law, wearing silk is the privilege of women whose husbands earn more than 200 pounds. Ordinary women are not allowed to wear it, but fur is not within the limit. Both men and women actually have a desire for new clothes. As the supply of fur was in short supply, New England eventually enacted a law in 1634 to prohibit the purchase and wearing of **** hats.

  Some people also used guns and gunpowder for fixed exchange. This not only changed the way the Indians hunted, but also became a key factor in determining the balance of power between the tribes. An Indian warrior can snorkel in the water for 45 minutes with a wooden barrel. Many fur trading points are distributed along the river.

  John Alden had been arrested as early as 1634, when he was the sheriff of Plymouth, as well as the captain and businessman. He often traveled between Plymouth and Boston. In April of that year, a British settler named John Hawking from Piscataway and several people sailed up the Kennebec River, intending to cross the trading point in Plymouth and flow down the Indians. And then buy their leathers before arriving there.

  When Hawking met the group of Indians, the trade leader John Howland told him that all the fur in this area belonged to the Plymouth colony, and asked Hawking and his passers to leave peacefully. The two sides had a dispute.

It was the pistol that John Hawking took out first. He used it against a temple of Howland named Moses Talbot. Howland yelled, "Don’t shoot, you are also coming to me if you want to shoot, Tal Bot is just following my orders."

However, Hawking ignored Howland and shot Talbot to death. Just when Hawking was about to shoot again, a friend of Talbot shot and killed Hawking, and Hawking's men who had lost the leader returned quickly. After returning to the Piscataway settlement, they described Hawking as the victim, rather than the party who provoked the conflict. They also said that he was killed "for no reason". This story caused the Massachusetts Bay. In the fury of the people, a relative of Hawking asked Governor Winthrop to bring the murderer to justice.

Winthrop did not arrest Howland and other related parties. Instead, he arrested John Alden, who was trading in the Kennebec River in Boston at the time of the case. Although he was not involved in the shooting, who made him Plymouth? He is obliged to accept inquiries and explain the situation.

  The Plymouth people were furious for what their “neighbors” did. Massachusetts Bay had no jurisdiction over Plymouth, but they imprisoned a member of their group and forced him to testify in court.

  Standish, who had just taken over the Plymouth fur trade three years ago, tried to persuade the Massachusetts Bay colony to support them in organizing an attack on the French and regaining the Perobscot River trading point.

  The settlers in Massachusetts recognized the Plymouth people's retaliatory action, but they did not provide any help, and the Plymouth people had to rely on themselves to beat the French.

That expedition was a complete disaster. The French were able to build strong barriers, and Mr. Girling, who was in charge of the command, abandoned the agreed strategy of negotiating with the French and mobilizing them to lay down their weapons to avoid head-on head-on with heavily armed opponents. . Originally, the French were able to occupy the settlement because their ship leaked and landed very accidentally, while the British guards went to Plymouth to supply supplies, and the trading spot was empty. They occupied this trading spot without blood.

Green fired a cannon from a long distance like crazy. This shell was of no use when it hit the French fortifications. When his ship got to a place with enough range, the shell was gone. Green turned his head upside down. Standish went to find more shells and gunpowder to continue the attack.

  Standish found ammunition for Green, and then took the **** on Green’s boat back to Plymouth. Green’s offensive plan was not effective, so he did not harass the French again, nor did he go to Plymouth to ask for compensation.

  Standish once again tried to persuade the Massachusetts Bay colony to support their organization. Because of special reasons in 1630, Massachusetts obtained a one-year license granted by the royal family to allow them to do fur trade, and the Massachusetts people also tasted the benefits of doing fur trade. How could the wolves who saw blood let them spit out the meat? New England also hopes that it can share this "successful grace". The Governor of Massachusetts Bay, John Winthrop, complained with strong commercial jealousy. It is said that Plymouth occupies all the major trading points in New England, namely the Kennebec River, Penobscot River, Narragansett and Connecticut, so if the Massachusetts Bay Colony can meet a person who can find the fur supply before Plymouth They will not let go of the opportunity.

  Actually, the Plymouth settlers had just been driven out of the Penobscot River settlement, and Massachusetts Bay immediately started business with the French. Such behavior drew strong condemnation from the Plymouth people.

The Penobscott shooting is no longer a friction caused by the Maine fur trade. When Standish promised the Governor of Massachusetts that he would release John Alden under the premise of appearing in court, Piscataway’s The owners, Sir Say and Sir Brooke, also sent a notice to Thomas Prince, then Governor of Plymouth. "Because of Hawking’s death, we have every reason to send a warship to take you on the Kennebec River. The house has been razed to the ground, but we hope that it can be resolved by other means, convening representatives of the settlements of Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay and Piscataway to jointly hear this case.

However, on the day of the rally, Piscataway did not send a representative, so officials in Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay conducted a thorough debate on the "series of incidents." The final conclusion was that Hawking had violated the rights of the Plymouth colony. The fatal dispute bears responsibility. Although his love is regrettable, the murderer's behavior is forgivable.

Hawking’s time and the French occupation of the Penobscot River trade point further stimulated the Massachusetts Bay people’s interest in the fur trade in Maine. It also highlighted the weakness and incompetence of the Plymouth colony in protecting its own interests in the region. Finally, The result was that British traders in Massachusetts Bay connected to other coastal areas squeezed out Plymouth fur traders from the market. By the end of the 1930s, there were no Plymouth traders in Maine.

In the late 1920s, when New Amsterdam and Plymouth were still maintaining a cautious and friendly relationship, the Dutch once mentioned to the United Kingdom a wonderful place in the Connetillo Valley. At the same time, he offered an invitation. If the British settled in the Connetillo Valley, the Wasinakats were willing to trade with them for fur. In return, the settlers would fight against the Pecots with them.

  The Massachusetts people refused the invitation, but the Plymouth people were moved, especially since they recently learned that Allerton had betrayed their trust, so they were eager to expand the scale of the fur trade. In 1632, the Plymouth people sent the former governor Winthrop to inspect. After he returned, he reported that it was a good place. Since then, the Plymouth people have conducted a series of fur trade attempts there.

  No matter what purpose the Dutch initially let the Plymouth people settle there, in 1633 the Dutch had already regarded this valley as their backyard and the British as potential invaders.

The 17th century was the century of the Netherlands. Britain has not yet obtained the position of maritime supremacy. When Winthrop took the "Bay Grace" warship to Amsterdam and showed the King’s charter to the Dutch, the British king had already The Connecticut River and the surrounding area granted the British people, and the Dutch should stop repairing any facilities here.

The Governor of the Netherlands was so polite to send Winthrop and his warship away. Two days after they returned to Boston, Winthrop received a letter from the Governor of the Netherlands, suggesting that the dispute between Massachusetts and Plymouth be left to the King of England. Negotiated the border between the two sides with the Dutch parliament, and that place happened to be the main battlefield of King Philip’s war more than 40 years later. A creek in the Connecticut River was stained red with blood, and it was named "Blood Creek".

   In the Salem Witchcraft Trial in 1692, John Alden was arrested again. This time he was accused of selling arms during the war and putting his business above public affairs.

  Plymouth and Massachusetts are both citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. At the end of the King Philip’s War, Chief Metacomite, that is, King Philip’s head was still in Plymouth for a while, and the Plymouth people also contributed. John Alden had never been to Salem. The witchcraft charge against him was that a girl claimed that his ghost had hurt them with a sword. Even the Dutch thought it was too funny. The pastor George Burroughs was accused by Abigail Hobbs’ stepmother Tilly Fren. Burroughs was an important figure in Casco Bay. If it hadn’t been for the withdrawal of troops from Massachusetts, Casco would not be burned. The civilians abducted in York County, it is precisely because Alden had experience dealing with the Wabanaki that Wabanaki agreed to talk with him about the exchange of prisoners. It was the prisoners who did not want to return to Massachusetts. Rumors It was rumored that he would rather make a weapon deal than redeem the prisoners.

  In the eyes of ordinary New Englanders, Indians are demons, barbarians, and skinners. Who wants to be with them?

  As always, society is resilient in times of turmoil. When the Indians raided and destroyed the town during the King Philip’s War, women built a fortress across the river to protect Boston. When an Indian appeared at the door, the keen Dorchester maid had hidden the children under the copper cauldron, and then shoveled a shovel of burning coal into his face. When the Indian predators killed her newborns in front of Hannah Dustin, she then hacked them to death with a tomahawk and scalped them while escaping, at least Cotton Mather said She did that.

On April 22, 1692, Tilly Frens said that a black-clothed ghost had arrived in the village. He murdered several women, including Father Rosen’s children and wives, as well as some border soldiers. Reese's niece cast a spell.

Ann Putnam said that the pastor may be a wizard, because he is deformed but never immutable, and this person may not be just a wizard, he lives above a witch, and the court issued an arrest warrant on April 30 to arrest George. · Burroughs.

According to the confession of the witches who participated in the demon rally in Andover in May, the devil promised to give Burroughs a throne in the world he ruled, and the servant of Putnam family Mosie Lewis cited the changes in the Gospel of Matthew. Physical story: Burroughs took her up a high mountain and promised to give her "a vast and magnificent kingdom" under her feet. Others retorted that it was Berners who exaggerated his level. He was just a little more advanced than ordinary wizards.

In fact, Boston also has courts for the execution of death sentences. Local courts like Salem are not qualified to carry out the death penalty. But because there are too many suspects, Boston is not a peaceful place. The trial of witchcraft cases was changed to the town hall. It is a two-story masonry building located in an open-air square.

On July 6, 1692, Stoughton went to Cambridge with a few colleagues to celebrate the degree-granting ceremony of Harvard College. It was a noisy and joyous civilian holiday, full of vendors and banquets, with salmon on the table. , Smashed capers, oranges and wine, graduates finally do not have to keep the three-gallon limit, and can drink as much as they want.

That morning Inchris Mather awarded degrees to six young men. Their father was so proud to congratulate them. Only one graduate did not receive any congratulations. That was John Alden’s son, his father. Because of the charges of witchcraft, his brother was taken prisoner by the Indians. Now his life and death are unknown, and his embarrassment is supported by the laughter of others. Anyway, he was not happy at this graduation ceremony.

  However, the judges who came out to take a breath were not happy for long. A sheriff rushed over and said something in Stoughton’s ear. The smile on the old judge's face quickly solidified.

Little Alden, who had been observing them, followed them away from his position and went to a secluded place to eavesdrop. Although Stoughton’s voice was low, he heard it, sixty miles from Salem, There was a place called Gloucester. There was a man named Lancaster. He returned home and saw his wife and three children lying in a pool of blood. They were all chopped to death by an axe.

The night attack spread like a plague in the town. The sounds of fighting at night reached the barracks of the nearby garrison. Soon a dozen men appeared. They dressed up as French for a while, Indians for a while, and sometimes said English is sometimes spoken in foreign languages, and they leave no clues. The local garrison hopes to send investigators who are good at tracking militias or reinforcements.

   Stoughton has a fiery temper and a strong aura, which has deterred many prisoners, but the enemy he is facing now cannot be bluffed by the aura.

  Little Alden in the graduate robe walked away with a smile. He quickly integrated into the crowd and enjoyed his graduation celebration like other Harvard graduates.

  (End of this chapter)