The Rise of the European Emperor

The few people who came to criticize have no intention of tossing, and the next step will be easier...

Because the serfs outside the city were all kidnapped by the "rebels", there was no possibility of investigation. So, next, the investigation team will mainly investigate the seven or eight hundred aborigines living in the city.

In the fake "Havana City" of Guantanamo Bay, in addition to the 500 guards and soldiers' families led by Tara, there are seven or eight hundred indigenous people living there. They mainly serve Tara and the defenders, and belong to the main labor force in the city. After all, it is impossible for Tara and his army to engage in productive labor.

The main goal of the investigation team is to investigate the living standards of these aborigines and see if they have been abused. But this problem obviously does not exist. Not to mention that the preparatory plan for the inspection has already been made here, even if it is not prepared, in the real city of Havana, there will be no abuse of the natives.

The military discipline of Beihai State is very strict, and there will never be a situation where soldiers bully the people. Soldiers don't abuse innocent people even if they are natives. Unless, the native broke the law, or disobeyed the rule of the colonial authorities of the North Sea State.

In the city, Bishop Rugani personally led a group of people to visit dozens of households in the city in a surprise attack. Most of them broke in during the meal, mainly to see what the natives were eating.

As a result, they were surprised to find that the life of the indigenous people here is better than that of the poor in Europe...

Because rice is grown locally, the indigenous people mainly eat rice. Then, it is served with some simple vegetables. Because Cuba is located in the tropics, there is no shortage of vegetables all year round. Therefore, when the aborigines in the city eat, everyone can eat a bowl of white rice. Then, the family will also eat a pot of vegetables with less oil and water...

This kind of life is not good, but it is definitely not bad. After all, it's white rice, a pure grain without sawdust and soil!

This alone shocked the knowledgeable investigation team officials. Baron Mawson asked Tara suspiciously:

"Could it be that you specially gave the aborigines white rice to cope with the inspection?"

It is normal for him to guess like this, because Westerners are no strangers to dealing with inspections, and they will be a little tricky.

But Tara said confidently:

"Of course not to deal with inspections. Cuba is located in the tropics, and rice can be harvested twice a year. Therefore, there is no shortage of rice. Unfortunately, the problem of the local indigenous rebellion is more difficult. At the same time, the problem of syphilis is also very troublesome. Moreover, the tropical jungle There are many poisonous snakes and poisonous insects, very dangerous..." After speaking, Tara showed a painful expression on her face.

In fact, Tara lied anyway. The two crops a year are rice seeds from India. The Champa rice introduced from the Ming Dynasty (introduced in the Song Dynasty) can reach the level of three crops a year. Tara couldn't speak, though. Otherwise, speaking out will attract jealousy and coveting.

Bishop Rugani is one of his own, so he said cooperatively:

"That is to say, when you pioneered in Cuba, risks and benefits coexist?" A cultural person is a cultural person, and Bi Tara, a semi-literate person, summed it up well.

"That's right, right, that's what it means! You, Bishop, have a high level of education, and I have a low level, so I haven't summed it up well enough. Well, in general, there are risks and benefits at the same time!" Tara nodded repeatedly.

"What about other places besides Cuba Island?" Baron Mawson interrupted and asked.

"Other places?" Tara thought for a while after looking at Baron Mawson:

"The island of Cuba is not bad. Some places are called terror. The land in the south, that is, the Amazon jungle area, is called dangerous. I heard that people who have ventured there have published books describing the situation. Roughly the same. In addition, there is a place called Panama in the southwest of us, which is dangerous. There are a lot of poisonous insects and poisonous mosquitoes in the jungle. As long as you are bitten, you are prone to malaria..."

"Malaria?" The members of the investigation team gasped. In this day and age, malaria is almost a fatal disease, very scary and frightening.

"That's right, it's malaria. The most terrifying thing in the tropical rain forest is not the beast, but the disease. On the land in Panama, there are a lot of poisonous mosquitoes and insects. As long as you are bitten, the wound will be red, swollen and itchy, and the severe one will directly kill you." Malaria, and yellow fever..."

"Wait, what is yellow fever?" Baron Mawson interrupted. Europeans hadn't been exposed to yellow fever at this time, so naturally they didn't know what it was. Of course, the Portuguese are an exception. After all, the Portuguese were already colonizing West Africa. Yellow fever is a common disease in West Africa and tropical America.

"It's a kind of terrible disease where after being bitten by poisonous insects and mosquitoes, the whole body develops a high fever. At the same time, jaundice develops on the body, and the mortality rate is very high! It looks similar to malaria..." Tara explained.

In fact, yellow fever was a terrible disease. Because there is currently no treatment in Beihai. But malaria, with artemisinin, is no longer a terrible disease. It's just that Tara will definitely not tell this secret. After all, malaria was the main disease that deterred other countries from colonizing the tropics. Had the cure been announced, it would have attracted colonial rivals.

"It's almost like malaria..." The others also gasped, because, like malaria, it is basically equivalent to a terminal illness in this era.

Having said that, Tara comforted everyone with a silly smile:

"Don't worry, everyone. Yellow fever is relatively rare on Cuba. At most, people get malaria from time to time. It's not a big deal..."

It’s okay if he doesn’t say it, but when he said it, the members of the investigation team, including Bishop Rugani and the Holy See, scolded Nima secretly in their hearts, and it’s “no big deal”? Malaria is also deadly, right? Thinking of this, everyone in the investigation team felt insecure...

Only, unbeknownst to them, was Tara really thinking that malaria was no big deal. Because the Beihai state has artemisinin, and malaria is a common ailment...

Hearing that the tropics are so dangerous, the members of the investigation team couldn't stay still. They don't want to die of malaria or yellow fever from being bitten by mosquitoes here. What's more, Baron Mawson and the others were still very sleepy. So, the investigation has sped up...

A few days later, Bishop Rugani started writing the report

"Honorable Pope and the archbishops of the College of Cardinals, after many days of detailed investigation, we found that there was no slavery or abuse of indigenous people in the colonies of Cuba Island and Hispaniola Island in the North Sea State.

The life of the local indigenous people is even better than that of the poor in Europe. Because, according to the colonial governor Tara, the island of Cuba is located in the tropics, and the food crop rice can be harvested twice a year. Therefore, the local aborigines can eat enough, and each person can eat a bowl of rice for every meal. As for vegetables, there is no shortage of them all year round in the tropics...

But the local aborigines are not very law-abiding and prone to rebellion. In addition, there are more poisonous mosquitoes and poisonous insects in tropical forests. In some places, after being bitten by a mosquito, it is easy to suffer from terminal diseases such as malaria and yellow fever...

As for the matter of preaching, after investigation by the investigation team, it is indeed true. But because of the language barrier, only a small number of young and intelligent indigenous people can learn the language of Europeans and recite the Bible.

Governor Tara told us that they intended first to bring up a group of bright young natives to become faithful Christians. Then, let those Christians further spread the glory of the Lord to other natives. Then, strive to develop all the aborigines into Christians in a few decades..."

...

"To sum up, the pioneering and colonial behavior of the North Sea State in the wild continent is considered civilized, and it has indeed spread the glory of the Lord. Therefore, the investigation team agreed that the North Sea State did not abuse the indigenous people, and it was indeed committed to spreading the Lord's glory. The glory. The previous rumors about the abuse of the natives in the North Sea State are purely slanderous rumors..."

After Bishop Rugani finished writing the report, he circulated it to all members of the investigation team. The representatives of Baron Mosen and several German states were a little unhappy after reading it, but they couldn't find any evidence to refute it, so they had no choice but to sign the report. In addition, they haven't slept well these days, and they are worried about "terminal diseases" like malaria after being bitten by poisonous mosquitoes. Therefore, they had no choice but to sign, hoping to end the investigation as soon as possible so that they could leave here...