Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 639 Nowhere to Run

Unlike Ming's Hongwu Province and the newly merged Virginia and Carolina provinces, Massachusetts is actually a mountainous place.The Appalachian Mountains have formed many scattered remnants in this area, and the mountains are undulating. Except for a few large and alluvial valleys and plains, even the coastline is still rugged.

It is also because of this topographical condition and a colder climate that it is not easy for immigrants in New England to live.On the other hand, the Hongwu Province occupied by the Ming Dynasty has better conditions. The plains and low hills to the east of the Appalachian Mountains, coupled with a slightly warmer climate, can support a larger scale of agriculture.Coupled with stronger agricultural production organization capabilities and agricultural technology, Hongwu Province can achieve good self-sufficiency in agricultural products, while New England has been suffering from difficulties in agricultural production and slow population growth.

The mountainous terrain is obviously not conducive to development, but it provides a good hiding place for the insurgents here.

The large tracts of mountains and forests in Massachusetts are undeveloped, although some immigrants chose to establish their settlements in relatively flat places, or simply expelled the Indians and seized their tribal lands.However, the scale of such colonies is relatively small, and often there are only a few or a dozen households in a village.The lives of the immigrants are closed and simple. They grow only enough food to feed their own family, and a little livestock is enough.This kind of life is poor and simple, for the Ming people today, it seems to be a thing of the last century.

Although Akito Farmhouse was like this 30 years ago, their changes only started more than 20 years ago.

At this time, even if the peasants in the relatively inland provinces of Ming Dynasty, their life was far better than this.Agricultural cooperatives have agricultural machinery belonging to collective assets, including tractors and harvesters, which are mainly fund-raising and government subsidies.Farmers not only have the basis of agricultural mechanization, but also can easily buy chemical fertilizers, pesticides and other things through the agricultural cooperatives.Farmers are able to cultivate a larger area of ​​farmland, and almost every cooperative cooperative chooses economic crops or raises economic livestock according to the arrangement of the local agricultural bureau, most of which are adapted to local conditions.Coupled with the strong consumption power of the people of Ming Dynasty, and the policy of unified purchase and underwriting by state-owned agricultural products companies, farmers generally not only achieved food and clothing, but also entered the stage of moderate prosperity.

The life of the peasants in the Ming Dynasty is completely beyond the imagination of ordinary poor peasants from other countries.

But at the same time, the poor peasants in foreign countries did not know what kind of life the peasants of Ming Dynasty lived.The closed New England is rarely able to receive news from Ming Dynasty, especially because there is still an ideological barrier of religious belief here, which makes many Puritan immigrants regard everything in Ming Dynasty as a scourge.

In a farmhouse, several "gentlemen" were sitting or standing, but the word anxiety was written on everyone's face.

"Mr. Hancock, what are we going to do now? Boston is facing a bloody purge, and all good and pious residents are being taken from their homes and imprisoned."

Hancock said sadly: "Our previous worries have come true. These damn Orientals are killing our brothers and sisters and taking our property."

Someone said angrily: "Sure enough, Mr. Priest's words are not wrong. These shameless people are nothing but devils pretending to be human!"

"Yes, there were no people who looked like that in the world. They were all demons from the outside world who made such skins for themselves in order to hide in the world and learn from our looks. But they didn't learn to look like humans, so Made it look like an Oriental. They rubbed their faces too flat!”

The "Founding Fathers" were passionate, and everyone seemed to be full of resentment and hatred towards the Ming people.

"Mr. Priest told us that these devils don't have a soul at all, so they have no conscience, and only think about how to persecute us innocent people, God's children, and want to drive God out of this land."

"God, we must defeat them!"

Hancock listened to the nonsense of these people, but did not say anything to refute.He was a clear-headed fellow, and he knew exactly what that Jefferson was doing.Because Hancock met Jefferson a long time ago. At that time, he was just a penniless little pastor. He was reading books from Ming Dynasty, and he founded the Church of Destiny a few years later.

Hancock does not believe in the devil in human skin, because he has also been exposed to the knowledge of the Ming Dynasty and understands the theory of evolution and the evolution of Homo sapiens.But the vast majority of people don’t understand. They think that they were created by God, and it is impossible for them to accept the knowledge of their ancestors. They are a kind of primate, a product of natural selection, and they are genetically similar to chimpanzees. species of animals are close relatives.

But Hancock also had his own considerations when he chose to rebel, and he wanted to obtain greater benefits.There is no way to fight against Da Ming endlessly, but at least Da Ming can feel their strength, in exchange for certain power and benefits.

He firmly believed that Ming's first consideration must still be the European war, and in order to win the war, he would inevitably compromise with them.

However, as far as Daming is concerned, dealing with people like them is not at the level that needs the attention of the Council of Governors.

Just as these people were still roaring angrily in the simple farmhouse, suddenly a boy who was in charge of sundries ran in.

"Gentlemen, no, there is a strange bird in the sky! It must be a monster sent by the devils."

Hancock breaks out and sees the thing hovering in the sky.

"Airplane!" He couldn't help but recognize this thing.

Hancock instinctively felt that something was going to happen, but the fools around him didn't feel it.

"This is Da Ming's reconnaissance plane. The people on the plane can see us from the sky. We have already exposed our position. We must leave here. Da Ming's army will sweep here soon!"

"Ah, really?" Some people still felt a little unbelievable.

There are also some people who feel desperate: "Where can we go? There are mountains everywhere here, and there are no people. Whose farmhouse are we hiding in? Sooner or later, people will be searched by Ming people."

"Should we still surrender to the devil? Never! We must uphold justice and fight the devil to the end. Heavenly Father is watching us, we cannot retreat, we cannot be cowardly."

Hancock was thinking about a question, where was Jefferson, the culprit who caused the Puritans in New England to rebel against Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)