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Aztec Republic, Port of Acaprico.

This port city, located on the Pacific coast in the west of the Aztec Republic, has always been the core of exchanges between the New World and the Divine Continent.It is also the old capital of the Aztec Republic, which miraculously emerged as the greatest power in the new world. It is also the holy city where the first shot of the "Aztec War of Independence" against the Spanish monarchy and colonial rule was fired. Although this Aztec independence The first shot was actually fired by a group of outsiders who came to the New World to grab territory, but this group of outsiders was completely different from the brutal Spanish colonists.

According to the "History of the War of Independence" of the Aztec Republic, which later became the most powerful country in the new world, the first batch of founding fathers to arrive at the port of Acapulco were actually a group of exiled radical Ming republicans!
They were exiled by their former comrades because they opposed the "Republic of the Virtual King" of the mainstream republicans of the Ming Dynasty such as Li Zhongshan, Chen Yonghua, Lu Sanhao, and Huang Zongxi.

They advocate a thorough republican revolution, overthrow all forms of royal government, and establish a republic where everyone is equal, where there are no emperors, no aristocrats, no slaves, no one is born noble, and no one is born low!
Such an idea is too radical in the Old Continent where feudal forces are deeply entangled and everyone wants to be superior. After all, the per capita resources in the Old Continent are not sufficient, and the Qing dynasty that needs to be overthrown is too powerful. Rebellion is a risk. A very high career.The Third Prince Zhu, who was promoted to the throne by the Ming Republic, had already "died" more than a dozen times before tasting the fruits of victory!
Since victory is so difficult, it is natural that the Ming republicans who won the world should enjoy blood rewards. The ideas of this group of radical republicans headed by Geng Juyi were indeed too ideal.

However, the mainstream of the Ming Republic did not exterminate these comrades who had fought together in the past. Instead, they exiled them and provided them with all the help they needed to go to the new world and establish an ideal country. In fact, this was also the reason why they were the Ming Republic. Patriots deserve the blood reward they deserve after the establishment of the Republic and Ming Dynasty!
The ideas that were too radical in the old world were so appropriate in New Spain, a new world oppressed by hundreds of thousands of noble peninsular whites, native whites and the thoroughly reactionary Spanish monarchy!

The feudal power in New Spain was far less powerful than that in the Old World.The population of peninsular whites and native whites was too small, and they themselves had long been decayed, so that fighting against the Aztec Republic relied on German mercenaries hired from Europe.Moreover, these noble white men were too lazy to govern and educate the Indians. Instead, they directly handed over this responsibility to the Roman Catholic Church.As for themselves, all they can do is make money and brutally treat the native Indians, oh, and poach the Spanish Kingdom.
However, because the impression of "the Spanish soldiers are invincible" has been engraved in the bones of the native Indians, and the Indians themselves are incapable of organizing an army that can shake the rule of the Spanish soldiers, for more than 100 years, they can only rely on the Spanish. Survive under cruel oppression.

But when the republican revolutionaries from another old world smashed the myth of "Spain's invincibility", they brought advanced republicanism and the idea of ​​​​the world for the common good, and even led the Aztecs, who were mainly Indians. The Republican Army annihilated all the German mercenaries, who were regarded as "celestial soldiers" in the eyes of the white people on the peninsula. At this time, the sky of New Spain completely collapsed!

And the "country" of the Aztec Republic was finally established after this battle!
Even the German heavenly soldiers pounced, what else could the Spaniards do?You can't just ask the French heavenly soldiers to come to New Spain to help, right?Juan Jose cannot afford this price - Louis XIV wants to be King of Spain and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
Moreover, after Juan Jose suffered a disastrous defeat in the Battle of Don Carmen and Louis XIV captured the Spanish Netherlands, he could not even recruit German heavenly soldiers.

First, the Viceroyalty of New Spain and the Viceroyalty of Peru both experienced great chaos after the Battle of Don Carmen. The Zacatecas Silver Mine and Guanajuato Silver Mine in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and the Tobosi Silver Mine in the Viceroyalty of Peru A miners' uprising broke out in the mine city!This amazing Kingdom of Spain has the three largest silver mines in the New World!All of a sudden, they all revolted, leaving no one for Juan Jose. The Kingdom of Spain immediately went bankrupt. It couldn't even borrow usury loans in Europe, so what else could it use to hire German heavenly soldiers?
Secondly, after the Spanish Netherlands and Northern Italy were successively captured by Louis XIV, the Holy Roman Empire was already a "mud Jesus crossing the river" and could not protect itself!The HRE now has French soldiers watching in the west, and Ottoman-Turkish soldiers sharpening their swords in the east. Emperor Leopold is selling iron to mercenary troops like crazy. The mercenaries who are still looking for work in the HRE have been killed by Leopold and others. The princes who felt that Germany was about to end paid money to hire them away.Juan Jose can't be hired even if he has money!
So when Chang Ning arrived in Acapulco, the Aztec independent holy city, on a large 12-ton old lock ship in the autumn of the 1684th year of the Ming Dynasty, which was the 1000th year of Brother Tian’s birth, the Aztec The capital of the Republic is no longer here, but was moved to Mexico City, where the Governor-General of New Spain was originally located, two months ago!
This city, built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, has always been the center of the Kingdom of Spain's rule in the New World and is also the largest city in the New World.And "returning the capital" to Mexico City also means that the Aztec Republic officially took over the legal authority of the Aztec Empire and became the most powerful country in the new world!

Although the Port of Acapulco is no longer the capital of the Aztec Republic, the prosperity of this republican holy city on the Pacific coast has not diminished at all.Along the hilly area near the harbor, Chinese-style buildings that are under construction or have been completed are densely lined up.In the port area, it looks like a mixture of Chinese and Western styles.However, both Western and Chinese styles are built with great style.

On the port terminals, there are new or existing cargo warehouses everywhere. Dock workers of all colors are very busy, carrying large and small goods back and forth. Everyone's face is filled with happiness. smile.

The harbor is crowded with various merchant ships from the East, including Chinese-style bird ships, Fu ships, and Guangzhou ships, as well as Western-style Galen ships and old lock ships that combine Chinese and Western styles.These merchant ships came in groups from the Ming Dynasty after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, carrying shiploads of silk, cotton, porcelain, tea, ironware, weapons, and various other miscellaneous things.

The territory occupied by the Aztec Republic is one of the two largest gold and silver producing areas in the world today - the other is the Viceroyalty of Peru. The Tobosi Silver Mine in Peru is the largest silver mine in the world today!
And gold and silver are hard currencies!

Therefore, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, one of the two largest gold and silver producing areas in the world, is of course one of the two most ideal dumping grounds for handicraft products in the world!
Although the populations of the Viceroyalty of New Spain and the Viceroyalty of Peru are not large, the ability of these two territories to withstand deficits is too strong - they produce real gold and silver!There is no need to export other goods to seek trade balance, so it can bear long-term deficits.In fact, for countries that produce large amounts of gold and silver, the output of gold and silver cannot be regarded as a "deficit" at all, but a special trade balance.If these two regions do not export gold and silver, nor import goods, but keep the gold and silver dug out continuously within their borders, how serious will this inflation be?
In addition, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, which is rich in gold and silver, has a very vast territory, and is still a bit sparse in population. For those old world merchants and poor people who are not doing well but dream of getting rich, there are still great conflicts in the old world. The losers of this world are unusually attractive!

Here they can escape the disputes of the old world - President Geng, the founding father of the Aztec Republic, has long declared: The new world is a new beginning for everyone!
There are endless business opportunities here!Even working hard can earn wages that are much higher than those in the old world, and it is also easy to save a large amount of capital, and then go to the American Empire in the north to buy a large piece of land and become its own landlord.
In the autumn of 1684, countless merchants, immigrants and exiles, together with the shiploads of goods from the old world, set foot on this land full of vitality and opportunity.

Among them were fugitives from the old world, Chang Ning and Ba Hai, as well as hundreds of their followers and thousands of family members.These people took four old lock boats, crossed the boundless Pacific Ocean, and finally arrived at this new country full of hope.

Chang Ning and Ba Hai stood on the railing on the stern deck of a 1000-ton "big ship". Looking at the bustling and unreal port in front of them, they felt an indescribable feeling in their hearts.
Just when I was having mixed feelings, this old lock ship, with a flying dragon embroidered on the sail, had slowly docked at the dock.There were already some people waiting on the pier.Needless to say, those wearing somewhat funny tiger hats are all famous Aztec Jaguar warriors!These Indian warriors who fought with dignity in the Battle of Don del Carmen were all carrying flintlock guns with bayonets on their shoulders. Led by a short Japanese officer, they stood upright on the dock.On the periphery of the pier, some people from the Aztec Republic gathered there and cheered in Chinese.Some of those people were white, some were of mixed Indo-European descent, and there were also Indians. There were no Shenzhou people, but their clothes looked like Shenzhou people.

These people's Chinese was very blunt, but Chang Ning and Bahai could still hear clearly. What they shouted was: "Long live the President!"

Geng Jingzhong is here?
Chang Ning and Ba Hai quickly lowered their heads to search, and finally found Geng Jing Zhongzheng, who was wearing a simple blue cloth robe, and Wu Guogui, who was wearing the uniform of the Ming Dynasty Prince, standing side by side. Both of them were smiling and looking towards the ship!
By this time the ship had stopped and the deck had been lowered.Chang Ning and Ba Hai did not dare to neglect, so they walked off the boat one after another.Geng Jingzhong and the Ming Dynasty prince both clasped their fists and raised their hands towards them from a distance: "Prince Gong, Bazhongtang, thank you for your hard work coming from afar!"

Chang Ning and Ba Hai both clasped their fists and returned the salute. When they met in person, they gave another equal salute.Geng Jingzhong smiled and said: "It has been a tough journey. After receiving the autograph letter from the general sent by the Ming Dynasty navy clipper, my brother took care of you two. Now we are finally here!"

Wu Guogui also smiled and said: "It will be fine if Prince Gong and Bazhongtang arrive in the Aztec Republic. If they commit huge crimes in the Divine Continent, no one will hold them accountable when they come to the Aztec Republic."

Chang Ning looked at Wu Guogui a little strangely: "My lord, why did you come to the Aztec Republic? You are not General Li's."

"Prince Gong, the King of the West is the president of the American Empire," Geng Jingzhong said with a smile, "He is just a guest here in the Aztec Republic."

Wu Guogui waved his hand: "There is no way, the American Empire is too desolate. It is so close to the Aztec Republic that it cannot develop at all!"

"Why can't it develop?" Bahai was a little surprised, "The American Empire is the real son of Ming Dynasty!"

"It's no use having a biological son," Wu Guogui shook his head. "Everyone has come to the Aztec Republic. No one is willing to go to the American Empire. How can we develop it? I'm not afraid of your ridicule. Until now, the entire Western Empire of the American Empire has , the population of the Han people is just over [-], and they are gathered by providing supplies for merchant ships from the Ming Dynasty to the Aztec Republic."

"Where are the overland trade lines in the New World?" Chang Ning asked, "Isn't the U.S. Empire established just for this trade line?" "It's long gone!" Wu Guogui said with a bitter smile, "The Aztec Republic has already been defeated. On the Atlantic coast, the overland trade route of the New World passed through the Aztec Republic, which was just over 1000 miles away. The roads were all good and passed through Acapulco and Mexico City along the way. And there were more to the south. For a narrow passage, 500 miles is enough. Who would pass through the US Empire? Then you have to walk 5000 miles! This US Empire is totally useless!

I heard that Louis XIV didn’t want to continue with it, and wanted to dismantle the American empire with us.He wants to build a new French Empire in the east, and let us build a new Ming Empire in the west. "

This is because the plan cannot keep up with the changes!
Li Zhongshan, who was far away in the Ming Dynasty, would never have thought that the mighty "American Emperor" could not compete with the Aztec Republic!Immigrants from the Old World would rather go to the Aztec Republic for development than to go to the American Empire.

Even Wu Guogui, the first president of the American empire, never stayed in the American empire for a few days. He had always lived in the Aztec Republic. There is really no one else!

Geng Jingzhong looked a little proud and said with a smile: "The Aztec Republic just took the lead. The empire in the north is boundless. If it really develops, it will have unlimited potential!"

"What is unlimited potential?" Wu Guogui shook his head, "There is no chance for 100 years..."

His calculation was quite accurate. Historically, the rise of the United States only happened more than 100 years later.

Moreover, it is still based on the fact that the Mexican Republic is too weak.

And today's Aztec Republic is no different than the Mexican Republic, which was really spelled out with bayonets!

And it was established early, nearly 100 years earlier than the United States!

The United States...maybe it's really out of the question!
Wu Guogui waved his hand: "Hey, let's not talk about these disappointing things. Prince Gong, Bazhongtang, since you have arrived in the New World, our past grudges in the old world will be wiped out.

Today I will serve as your host and give you two a clean slate at the Provisional Presidential Palace in Acapulco (the presidential palace of the US Empire)! "

Geng Jingzhong smiled and said: "Prince Gong, Bazhongtang, when you two come to my place, everything will be safe... I, the founding president of the Republic, still have this right!"

"Hahaha," Wu Guogui laughed, "President Geng, please don't be humble... You are now the father of the Republic! You are more accurate than the emperor! You want to be the emperor of the Aztecs, so that's it. It's within reach."

"No, no, no, no," Geng Jingzhong waved his hands quickly, "I don't have this life! I don't dare to force myself anymore..."

After listening to Geng Jingzhong's words, Chang Ning remembered that he had not become the emperor and was still in this situation. He sighed and said: "The King of the West, President, to be honest, Bahai and I plan to go to the Rakshasa Kingdom to surrender to me." Brother Fuquan. I just want to borrow a way from you, is it convenient?"

Geng Jingzhong nodded: "What's the inconvenience? This matter is taken care of by me!"

Bahai asked: "The Spaniards won't stop us, right?"

"No!" Geng Jingzhong said with a smile, "I have detained all the Spaniards in Mexico City... There are hundreds of thousands of them who want to go back. Whether they are released or not is all up to me.

In addition, a big thing happened in Europe recently!The Pope is calling for a truce among Christians around the world to deal with this major event together.

In our Aztec Republic, most people also believe in Roman Catholicism.So I followed this step to negotiate peace with the Spaniards. "

"What happened?" Chang Ning asked.

Geng Jingzhong said: “The Ottoman-Turkish Empire has sent 25 troops and is aggressively attacking the Holy Roman Empire, a relative of the Kingdom of Spain.

I heard that the Ottoman-Turkish Empire was very capable of fighting, and the Holy Roman Empire was almost unable to withstand it.Even their capital, Vienna, was surrounded!
If Vienna cannot be saved... then the Habsburg Dynasty will suffer retribution! "

(End of this chapter)