Call Me Boss!
Looking at Chief Geronimo's sincere and expectant face, Chen Mo nodded gently.
"Since you are willing to submit to me, then I will accept you. From now on, you will be my subordinates, serving me, and your tribe will be under my protection!"
"Thank you, Chief!"
"Just call me boss."
After unexpectedly rescuing and subduing the Lakota tribe, Chen Mo's plans for acquiring fur and training Beast changed.
The Lakota tribe, as natives of the Missouri jungle, have lived in the forest for generations and are extremely familiar with this vast jungle. They know exactly where every other Indian tribes is located.
Therefore, Chen Mo simply handed over the task of acquiring furs to them.
The Lakota tribe has a total population of over 300. Although there are only about 50 elite warriors, the remaining young, middle-aged, and even elderly tribesmen also possess considerable fighting ability. Even the women dare to fight Beast with spears, and their accuracy in hunting prey with bows and arrows is not much worse than that of ordinary warriors.
Therefore, after learning about the situation of the Lakota tribe, Chen Mo divided fifty elite warriors and fifty young tribesmen, a total of one hundred people, into ten teams and went to trade furs with the Indian tribes.
They were more familiar with the forest and its paths than the armed acquisition teams of the American Fur Company, and they moved through the forest much faster. In addition, their strong physique, strength and endurance, honed by years of hunting, allowed them to carry more supplies and furs.
Moreover, since the Lakota tribe was located in the Missouri jungle, although not in the very center, it was still deep in the jungle. The distance to other tribes was much closer than that of the American Fur Company's purchasing teams, and the round trip time was shortened by many times. Therefore, the purchasing efficiency of these ten teams composed of Native American was almost comparable to that of the American Fur Company's purchasing teams of thousands of people. They could basically take over the fur trade in the entire Missouri region.
However, once these people are sent out, the Lakota tribe's defenses will become extremely weak. Apart from these hundred people, the rest of the tribe consists mostly of women, children, and the elderly.
Although these people have a certain fighting ability, they would definitely not be a match for the large-scale attack of the American Fur Company.
However, this was not a problem for Chen Mo, as Chen Mo had enough Musket to equip the Lakota tribe.
Previously, they had killed more than a dozen armed groups, totaling more than a hundred people, of the American Fur Company. In addition to seizing a large amount of trade goods and furs, they also collected more than a hundred Musket.
However, these Musket were all relatively old and outdated flintlock muskets with a very slow rate of fire. The entire firing process took more than thirty seconds. The group of more than thirty armed men from the American Fur Company had also completed preparations such as loading ammunition outside the tribe before entering it.
Therefore, Chen Mo did not intend to equip the Lakota tribe with these outdated rifles.
In Chen Mo's space, there are actually hundreds of the most advanced Springfield M1842 muzzle-loading smoothbore muskets.
The M1842 rifle was the first muzzle-loading smoothbore rifle to be adopted by the US Army. Before that, the US Army used flintlock rifles, the same type used by the armed personnel of the American Fur Company.
The M1842 Musket used paper cartridges, which used 8.0g of black powder. Each round weighed 31.3g, and 10 cartridges were packaged in a paper bag.
When loading, first bite the bottom of the bullet with your mouth, pour the gunpowder at the bottom of the bullet into the barrel from the muzzle, and then load the bullet wrapped in paper from the muzzle and press it firmly on top of the gunpowder with the push rod.
Next, place the percussion cap on the bottom of the firing pin, then set the gun to ready-to-fire mode, and you can aim and fire.
After practice, this operation only takes 15 to 20 seconds.
Don't underestimate the fact that it only shortens the firing time by a dozen seconds. If it were to confront armed personnel from the American Fur Company who were equipped with flintlock muskets, those dozen seconds would be enough for them to gain an absolute advantage and inflict heavy losses on those armed personnel!
Ignoring the gazes of the Native Americans, Chen Mo took out the rifles from his spatial storage and distributed them to the Lakota tribe members. Not only the fifty warriors, but also the fifty teenage tribesmen who went out with them to make purchases, as well as the women and middle-aged and elderly people who stayed behind, all received a powerful rifle.
In short, apart from children who were too young to use the Musket, even children James's age and elderly people in their sixties and seventies received a Musket.
Don't underestimate these children and the elderly. As Indian tribes living deep in the forest and making a living by hunting, the children in the tribe start learning and practicing various hunting skills and using bows and arrows from a young age. Using Musket are easier to operate and aim, is not too difficult for them.
The older soldiers were experienced warriors. Although they were old and their physical strength and power were not as good as the younger ones, their shooting skills and experience were much better. They were very adept at using Musket. After getting familiar with the Musket, they quickly mastered the skills and were able to maintain a very high level of accuracy.
With these elderly women and children guarding the tribe, armed with the most advanced Musket available, even if the American Fur Company sent another fifty or even a hundred men, the only outcome would be total annihilation!
The American Fur Company, which had always relied on its superior firearms and numbers to bully the primitive and backward Native American and foreign fur traders, never thought of spending huge sums of money to upgrade its weapons and equipment. They never imagined that the Indian tribes, who had been blockaded by them and could not even buy the most primitive matchlock guns, would suddenly have a large number of new rifles that were more advanced and more powerful than those in their possession.
Having lost its greatest advantage and reliance, the American Fur Company can no longer oppress and bully the Lakota tribe with impunity as before. If they dare to come again, they will be met with a crushing blow!
Chief Geronimo was shocked by Chen Mo's ability to conjure up a multitude of powerful Musket out of thin air, and immediately knelt down with the other tribesmen who were equally stunned by this amazing scene.
"This is the power of God!"
"The gods have appeared!"
Chen Mo originally did not intend to subdue the Indian tribes to serve him. His main purpose in coming here was to train the two young ones, and secondly, to acquire furs.
Since he had plenty of time, Chen Mo wasn't in a hurry at all. He planned to teach the two children while letting them practice in real combat, and also buy some furs along the way, as a way to experience life.