The Rise of the European Emperor

In the 21st century, people often say that we must protect the environment, we must love animals, we must love nature, we must...

These words are not wrong. But the premise is that nature has been developed almost. Such as Europe, such as eastern Asia and other densely populated countries. Because of the large population, the areas suitable for development are almost fully developed, or even overdeveloped. Well, in this case, protecting nature, protecting animals...these concepts are all right. Because, in these densely populated areas, human damage to nature is indeed too great.

However, if it was in ancient times, if you mentioned protecting nature and animals, you would be a fool...

Why? Because ancient people are different from modern people. Modern people live a prosperous and comfortable life, and in modern society, nature is indeed seriously developed and destroyed. But in ancient times, the greatest appeal of the ancients was to survive, not to pursue any spiritual things.

In ancient times, due to the backwardness of production technology, the development level of many places was very low. Many animals that have been reduced to protected animals in later generations were not poor endangered animals in ancient times, but natural enemies and scourges of human existence.

For example, the West African black rhinoceros is an extinct rare animal in modern times. But in this day and age? They are one of the greatest natural enemies of the indigenous people of West Africa, more harmful than lions and tigers.

Lions, tigers, and indigenous blacks in West Africa can still be driven and hunted with weapons of the Stone Age, while rhinos, because their skin is too thick and hard, are not afraid of the attacks of the indigenous people at all. Serious to the local indigenous people, the West African black rhino is an invincible big devil. Moreover, the territory occupied by the West African black rhino is too large. A West African black rhino occupies 10 square kilometers of land, which is 1,000 hectares, equivalent to 15,000 mu...

If the West African black rhino is not hunted, then the 15,000 mu of land is a forbidden area for humans. No matter how rich the water and grass are there, how suitable it is for farming or grazing. As long as the black rhinoceros in West Africa is there, it is a forbidden area for the natives of West Africa...

Therefore, in the absence of 10% productivity, man and nature are not in harmony. Sometimes, humans and certain seemingly harmless animals are in a life-and-death relationship.

Take the West African black rhino as an example. The West African black rhino likes to live in areas with water sources. Because they like to roll in the mud. And the mud pond must be the water source area.

While the West African savannah has a dry climate, every water source area is very precious. When the grumpy West African black rhino takes it, the natives will lose it. And those precious water source areas are precisely the areas on the West African prairie that are most suitable for human development and living.

Therefore, the life of the black rhinoceros in West Africa is good, and the life of the local indigenous people is definitely not good. Because, all the good sites are taken by the powerful West African black rhino!

At this time, the indigenous people in West Africa want to live a good life, what should they do? Kill those West African black rhinos!

Only by killing those West African black rhinos that occupy the treasure land, can the local aborigines move to those treasure lands with abundant water and grass, or reclaim wasteland for farming, or herd cattle and sheep...

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Therefore, when the hunting team of the Senegalese Fur Company began to hunt the West African black rhino on a large scale, the local indigenous people were in ecstasy.

Because, as long as the West African black rhinos that occupied the riverside and pools die, those treasure lands rich in fresh water resources will be vacant, and the local people can control it.

So, man and nature...or more specifically man and animals, can't really live in harmony!

The so-called harmony between humans and animals in later generations is only because animals do not threaten the survival of humans. Once the number of animals gets out of control and endangers humans, those "government" agencies that boast about protecting animals all day long will decisively turn their backs and support people to hunt and kill those "surplus" animals.

For example, rabbits are cute, right? But in later generations of Australia, because rabbits competed with human-raised sheep and cattle for forage, Australians did not hesitate to list rabbits as harmful animals, and tried every means to exterminate those cute rabbits...

Another example,

In Canada, once the number of grizzly bears increases, the Canadian "government" will call on citizens to hunt and kill grizzly bears without hesitation...

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In other words, the basis for peaceful coexistence between humans and animals is that animals cannot harm the interests of humans. Otherwise, people will definitely turn their faces and start killing...

Clearly, official smart politicians in various countries understand this. Once a certain animal gets out of control, those animals will be listed as targets for cleaning and hunting. Even for kangaroos, which are regarded as the national symbol of Australia, once there are too many, the local "government" will not hesitate to order hunting to control the number and prevent it from becoming a hazard.

Only those members of animal protection organizations with poor brains will desperately protect animals and oppose humans... Do you believe it? You go to Australia to protect wild rabbits? Will definitely be deported...

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In the 16th century, not to mention Africa, even Europe with a relatively high degree of civilization did not need to protect animals. Because, the current Europe can only be regarded as having the upper hand compared with humans and animals. Animals have not been killed by humans to the point of extinction. The mass extinction of animals actually occurred in the 20th century. Because, at that time, the guns in people's hands were too powerful, they could hit far and accurately, and they were extremely powerful, and the animals were no match at all.

In 1508, musket technology was still very backward. For example, the matchlock guns of the hunting team, although powerful, have a short range and are difficult to aim. At the same time, the loading speed of the matchlock gun is also very slow. Unlike the firearms after the 20th century, they are not only powerful and accurate, but also can be fired in bursts.

But even so, these arquebus guns are also magical weapons in the eyes of local African blacks. When they saw the flames spewing out from the matchlock guns and making loud noises, many local indigenous people were so frightened that they knelt down and muttered. Because they think muskets are a terrible witchcraft, something bestowed by gods and demons. Therefore, they feel very scared.

Moreover, in the world view of these indigenous old blacks, they never thought that there was something that could kill the thick and hard-skinned West African black rhino. After all, the stone weapons they use cannot hurt the ferocious West African black rhino.

Therefore, the local aborigines believed that the musketeers of the hunting team such as Royce were not ordinary people, they could do magic and witchcraft... Later, Royce and others were simply considered "angels of the gods"...

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After the West African black rhino was hunted in large numbers, the local indigenous black people happily occupied the land with rich water and grass that originally belonged to the West African black rhino.

However, they tragically discovered that the West African black rhino was cleaned up, but the local elephants began to break in...

Originally, because of the drive of those grumpy West African black rhinos, those elephants generally did not set foot in the territory of those West African black rhinos. Although, in a real fight, herds of elephants will definitely crush the West African black rhino. But elephants are not grumpy, and generally, they are unwilling to take risks and confront the West African black rhino, which looks very difficult to mess with.

Therefore, the local West African black rhinos and elephants can also live in peace...

However, now that the West African black rhinos have been killed, the deterrence of those West African black rhinos has been lost, and those elephants have also begun to invade the original territory of the West African black rhinos. After all, the areas occupied by black rhinos in West Africa must be areas with abundant water and grass.

Elephants do not have a fixed territory, because elephants eat too much food, eating 300 kilograms of forage every day. This is still an elephant, and there are often twenty or thirty elephants together. Therefore, the ability of elephants to eat grass is very strong.

And this makes it impossible for elephants to stay in one place for a long time. Because, if the elephant herd stays in one place for a long time, it is easy to eat up all the local grass. If you continue to stay there, the elephant will definitely starve to death.

Therefore, elephant herds are always on the move, wherever there are abundant aquatic plants, they will go there...

Of course, in order to avoid bloody conflicts, the elephants still try not to invade the territory of the grumpy West African black rhino.

However, when those West African natives occupied the territory that originally belonged to the West African black rhinoceros, the elephants were not polite...

After all, those West African natives really don't seem to be deterrent. Elephants barge into these areas to graze without stress. Moreover, the local blacks did not dare to mess with them. Because these elephants are all in groups... If you dare to kill an elephant and anger those violent elephants, you will end up being trampled flat...

So, locals find Royce:

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