Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 375 Minnesota Americas Trade Agreement Strategic Partnership
Both the Ming and the West set the trade site at Colima, a city on the west coast of the New Spanish colony.

Colima is located in the central west of Mexico, near the foothills of the Sierra Madre, on the banks of the Colima River. Founded in 1522, it is the capital of the state of Colima.

Because of its distance from the eastern coast, it is historically unknown.

The development of Colima is relatively backward, because the communication along the Pacific coast is too limited at this time.

Until the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the countries along the Pacific Ocean developed, and the proximity to the Pacific Ocean endowed Colima with an open and inclusive nature, where different styles of culture and ideas exchanged and merged.

International students from many countries in Europe, Asia, and the Americas absorbed the essence of local cultures, and at the same time brought diverse cultures, ideas, and customs.

The University of Colima has an Asia-Pacific Research Center, which accepts Chinese students to study in the school all the year round, and has a group of "Huaxia Tong" who have gone to China to learn Chinese.

Today, history may be ahead of schedule, because the Ming Dynasty has come, and Colima is likely to prosper because of Mingxi trade.

Daming shipped the goods to the city of Colima, and the Spaniards also shipped precious metals and raw materials from Mexico and South America, paying the money and delivering the goods.

Then the Spaniards transported it to the east coast for shipment by mules and horses, and finally shipped it back to Europe.

The Panama Canal has not yet been dug these days, and the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean are still not navigable. Only the Drake Passage and the Magellan Strait in southern South America can travel to and from the east and west coasts of the Americas. It is very inconvenient to go around a large circle.

However, under such circumstances, Da Ming colonized the west coast of America, and basically had no power to threaten Da Ming's west coast colony.

Compared with South America, which is full of gold and silver, North America at this time is indeed a bit silly, and the European colonists look down on such a place.

According to Zhu Kezang's understanding, in 1686, the western and central parts of North America, as well as most of the western part of the east, were unclaimed lands!

If you don't come at this time, you will miss the great colonial land.

Most of these places are agricultural land. For Europeans, land is everywhere, and it is not rare at all!

But in the eyes of Europeans, this kind of land is a land of good geomantic omen, and it is a land that can make Ming Dynasty more powerful.

As long as it is land, there are few useless ones.

This means that resources, as long as there are enough resources, can feed more people.

Not a single inch of Daming's land is spare.

At this time in Colima City, Xiao Wu was wearing shiny combat boots and a neat military uniform of the Ming Dynasty.

"Mr. Bartolomé, happy cooperation." Xiao Wu looked at a Westerner in a well-dressed suit across the Dafang table and said happily.

The translator brought by Daming faithfully translated this sentence to Bartolome, Governor of New Spain.

"Dear Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, it's a pleasure to cooperate. Besides, your outfit is really majestic. I have fallen in love with Da Ming's clothes. Da Ming is really great!"

Bartolomé, who is in a good mood, also exaggerates about Daming's clothes. Although there are exaggerations, Bartolomé really likes Daming's clothes. They are well-tailored, fashionable, and of good quality. They are the best of the best.

"Da Ming's clothes and boots, as long as you give Daming enough cotton, you are welcome to import them from Spain!" Xiao Wu said generously.

With the advancement of steam engines and spinning machines, the most important thing that Daming is lacking now is clothes!
"That's really great. Cheers to the supreme friendship between Daming and Spain!"

The reality is magical. A few years ago, the two big countries that were fighting for life and death, because of their interests, have now come together side by side and become strategic partners.

There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.

In order to facilitate this trade, Bartolomé deliberately took out the Daming Cangxian Wine purchased at a high price in Spain, which is his favorite rum.

For this trade, his private winery has lost another ten bottles of collection, and it hurts a little, but it is all worth it.

"Mr. Bartolomé, this is Daming's wine, be careful!" As soon as Xiao Wu tasted it, he could tell it was Daming's Tibetan Immortal Wine.

This taste immediately aroused his homesickness. People in Daming always relocate to their hometowns. Even a Hokkien native born by the sea and full of exploration spirit like him will feel lonely after leaving home for too long.

As if seeing Xiao Wu's mood, Governor Bartolomé didn't say much, and continued to toast and drink with him silently.

Two people who are also far away from home understand each other's thoughts and emotions.

The two sides reached an agreement in a harmonious voice. Both sides said that there is no upper limit for the cooperation between Ming and Spain, and signed the "Mingxi-American Trade Agreement".

Xiao Wu believes that there is no upper limit to cooperation, but there is a lower limit, and the lower limit can be infinitely lower!
After signing the agreement, Xiao Wu returned to Jinshan City, Daming's stronghold in North America.

He must take charge of the overall situation here, first briefly explore some areas around the west coast, ensure the safety of Jinshan City (San Francisco), and then go back to report to the emperor.

Xiao Wu traveled eastward from Jinshan City along the Sanhuajin River.

The San Joaquin River is a river in central California. It originates from the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, flows through the southern part of California's Central Valley, joins the Sacramento River at the estuary, and flows into San Francisco Bay.

Of course, this river is no longer called the San Joaquin River. Lieutenant Colonel Xiao Wu simply named the mother river of Jinshan City the Jinshan River.

The river meanders in the mountains, nourishing the red land and ocher red rocks around the river bank, creating a primitive landscape.

Xiao Wu's exploration team is small, only about 200 people.

In this team, there are also two Yin Di'an aboriginal guides who are extremely talented in the local language. Although the Chinese language is not very good, at least they can explain some information clearly.

These two guides are the main force leading them to explore, and they are responsible for coordinating the encounter of the Yindian tribe and avoiding the attack of those Yindi'an aborigines.

But even with a guide, they still can't guarantee that they will be safe, even the two guides dare not say so.

You must know that these aboriginal tribes are also fighting with each other endlessly, and losing their lives is a common thing.

They were attacked by a Yin Di'an tribe yesterday. Fortunately, they counterattacked in time and wiped out that small tribe with only a hundred people.

If a tribe is exterminated here today, a new tribe may emerge tomorrow, and there are always other aboriginal tribes waiting for new breeding grounds.

After walking in the mountains for more than ten days, Xiao Wuhe planned to explore for another three days. If he didn't find anything new, he would return and go back to rest for a while before coming out.

The environment here is too primitive. Although the scenery is beautiful, even walking along the river bank is very boring.

There are also many strange animal attacks, such as poisonous snakes, large lizards, and pumas, all of which like to attack people very much.

The sky gradually darkened, and they were about to find a safe place to camp when suddenly the scouts sent news.

They found an aboriginal settlement in front, and they planned to go to see this aboriginal tribe first.

(End of this chapter)