On this day, 399 years ago, on May 24, 1626 (April 29, 1626), the Dutch bought Manhattan in New York from the Indians. Manhattan is the most densely populated and smallest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. Manhattan consists mainly of an island and is surrounded by the East River, Hudson River, and Harlem River. Manhattan is described as the economic and cultural center of the entire United States. It is home to the Central Business District of New York City. It has the largest concentration of skyscrapers in the world. It is home to the headquarters of most of the Fortune 500 companies and the headquarters of the United Nations. Wall Street in Manhattan is the most important financial center in the world, with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. Manhattan's real estate market is also one of the most expensive in the world. However, you may not believe it when the Dutch bought Manhattan from the Indians, it only paid $24. How is this done? Things go back 300 years. In 1609, the Englishman Henry Henry Hudson was entrusted by the Dutch West India Company to lead the exploration of North America. In September of that year, they drove a small boat to the mouth of a river in North America. Hudson walked up the river and saw swarms of salmon and perch swimming in the deep water. Green mountains and green trees on both sides were clung to each other. The river was later named the "Hudson River" after him, and the island at its mouth was called Manhattan Island. The area Hudson explored was in what is now New York State. After Hudson returned to the Netherlands, he said that he had discovered a rich and fertile land, which aroused the Dutch's great interest in North America. The "Dutch Republic" in the early 17th century was the "golden age" in Dutch history. This seemingly insignificant small Western European country monopolizes world trade, controls a huge colonial empire, and has the largest number of merchant ships in the world. Most of the Dutch colonies overseas belonged to the West Indian Company, and North America was no exception. According to Hudson's report, the West India Company brought most of the Hudson River Basin in present-day New York and New Jersey into its sphere of influence, calling it "New Holland." Starting from 1613, Dutch merchants began to land on Manhattan Island and built some trading points one after another, but they were still basically homeless. At the end of 1625, the governor of "New Holland" Peter? Minute arrived. As soon as he took office, he made one of the most famous real estate deals in history. He used some glass beads and other merchandise to buy Manhattan Island from local Indians. The beads and objects were worth 60 guilders at the time, or about $24. The deal has long been regarded as the pride of savvy Dutch businessmen, but the deal was made because the Indians did not understand what the other party was trying to do. The Dutch wanted to "buy" Manhattan as a commercial port, but the Indians had no concept of buying and selling land in their minds. They believed that land was public property that people could only use but not own. So, what they sold was the right to use, the Dutch 'right to share the land with them. It was not until the Dutch ordered the Indians to move out of Manhattan that the Indians realized that "buy" meant "possession" and not "share." The conflict broke out almost immediately, but the Indians had poor weapons after all, and in the end it was the Dutch who prevailed. After the Dutch occupied Manhattan, they named it New Amsterdam. Manhattan is a natural deep-water port with a moderate location and superior natural conditions. It soon became an important port with merchant ships. Merchants from all over the world came in droves, and it is said that 18 different languages can be heard here. In the 1750s and 1760s, Britain began to embark on the stage of hegemony among major powers. After settling Spain, the next target is the Netherlands. From 1652 to 1674, three wars were fought between England and the Netherlands, and Britain gradually gained the upper hand with its strong navy. The Netherlands was defeated and was forced to cede New Amsterdam to Britain. It was the birthday of the Duke of York, the younger brother of King Charles II of England, so New Amsterdam was renamed New Yorkshire as a gift to the Duke of York. This is how New York gets its name. In the 1640s, small plots of land within the colony were separated by basic pickets and fences. Later, in order to effectively control slaves from Africa, the Dutch immigrant group built stronger fences. In 1653, the fence was reinforced into an earthen wooden wall about 3.65 meters (12 feet) high. After that, the wooden wall was gradually expanded and strengthened to resist Indian tribes, New England colonists, and the British. After the British took over New York City, they tore down the wall they had built in Manhattan and turned it into a street. This was called "Wall Street." The original river was filled and changed into "Broadway". These filthy street names immediately turned around in the hands of China translators."Wall Street" became "Wall Street" and "Broad Street" became "Broadway." Today, Wall Street has become a symbol of American wealth and economic strength. It is also the base camp of American monopoly capital and synonymous with financial oligarchy. This narrow street, which is only 540 meters long, is lined with more than 2900 financial and foreign trade institutions. The famous New York Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange are located here. "Broadway" has also become synonymous with "stage", and the talents and dreams of artists from all over the world are staged every day. Manhattan is the essence of New York City. New York City is located at the Hudson River estuary in the northeastern United States