Dominate the Country

A small force set out from the port of Manzanillo.

The war launched on the front battlefield had no impact on this place at all. The expeditionary force, which took the initiative, sent out small forces to sweep the surrounding areas. In addition to looting materials, money, food, livestock, carriages and horses, and even farm tools, salt and sugar, they also "rescued" batches of Indians.

The latter were almost killed to extinction in the Lighthouse Country of the 21st century, but there are still many Indian villages in Mexico, and there are still many Indians in Mexico in this era. In the original time and space plane, the Mexican War of Independence that broke out thirty years later was first to stir up waves by those incited Indians.

Mexico in later generations is the largest country of mixed-race people in the world. Among the 120 million people, Indo-European mixed-race people account for about 90%, and there are more than 10 million relatively pure-blooded Indians. At present, there are not 10 million people in the whole of Mexico, but there are definitely no less than 2 million Indians.

It's just that now, the status of Indians in Mexico is no different from that of slaves.

The only meaning of their existence is to be exploited by the Spanish colonial authorities.

Let alone how Chen Han will assimilate these Indians in the future, it is also possible that they will be kicked out of the American continent, but Chen Han needs them now. Even if it is to cross the river and demolish the bridge, it is necessary to cross the river first.

The Indians are also highly vigilant and repulsive to Chen Han. Don't think that they have an innate sense of closeness just because they are both yellow-skinned like the Chinese. For the Indians, the Chinese are also invaders. Some people in later generations say that Indians are descendants of the Chinese Shang Dynasty, which is somewhat nonsense.

Let alone how absurd this statement is, even if it is true, they are really descendants of the Shang Dynasty, what can this prove?

Vietnamese monkeys are also descendants of the Baiyue. At the beginning, the rabbits were kind to them, but didn't they bite the rabbits back later?

Perhaps some people say that the Shang Dynasty, as a "unified" dynasty, is completely different from the barbarians like the Baiyue. Then the northern part of Annan was ruled by the Chinese dynasty for thousands of years. In terms of kinship, they are much closer than the Indians. Many of the upper class people there are of Han descent. But what is the result?

Once they get the chance, they will rebel immediately.

And Chen Ming has always been vigilant against these indigenous people.

In the 21st century, many indigenous people have come out to advocate sovereignty. This makes Chen Ming subconsciously feel that they are a hidden danger.

But now there are many Indians in America, and he can't think of a way to deal with them. He can't kill them all. He can only take it one step at a time.

Specifically in the current North American affairs, Chen Han's performance is "pro" Indian. Even if Chen Ming is very unimpressed by the rumors that the Indians are descendants of the Shang Dynasty, and has no other feelings about it, the status of Indians in his mind is always higher than that of South Sea monkeys.

The troops swept to the northwest.

For a whole day, they encountered six villages, five of which were empty. The people in them had either been taken back to Manzanillo or were affected and fled the village. It was really impossible to find even a dog.

Finally, there was only this last place left. Regardless of whether there were people here or not, their team would rest here.

However, the squad leader who was reconnaissance ahead did not hold much hope for this small village, because this village was very poor, dark, and no livestock could be heard. The houses seemed to be those shaky thatched houses, about thirty or forty in number.

Even if the people here were there, their team would not get any benefits.

And such a village was very much like a gathering place for Indians, not a manor or plantation of native whites or peninsula people.

It was precisely because of this judgment that the team officer only sent out one squad to scout this small village.

Even the vanguard squad itself was relaxed.

And the further they went, the easier it was. They were already close to the houses. If there were resistance forces in this village, gunshots would have been fired now. And there were really people in this village.

The vanguard squad had already heard dogs barking.

It was really not easy. Finally, they were going to meet a living person.

The squad leader was secretly relieved, because if there were any resistance forces in the village, they should have opened fire by now.

When they groped to the first house, an old Indian man opened the door with a child holding a lantern, and was stunned when he saw the soldiers at the door.

The squad leader was completely relieved. This was indeed a gathering place for Indians, so the possibility of the existence of resistance forces was infinitely close to zero.

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"Go, go, everyone go west."

"Follow me. No one is allowed to escape. Anyone who dares to escape will be whipped."

The next day dawned.

Early in the morning, the noise floated over the village. The Chinese soldiers who were friendly last night immediately changed their faces today.

They used bayonets to force everyone to gather in the open space of the village with their belongings, and then asked them to leave their homes and follow them.

No one was willing to leave their homes. However, Chinese swords and guns were not for show.

The poor Indians really had no property. The whole village didn't even have a cow, and of course no horses. Their main property was only four pigs and three or four thousand kilograms of corn and potatoes.

Although there were constant shouting and scolding, and whips and sticks were waving, if these Indians could really calm down and think carefully, they would know that these devils with the same skin color as them did not actually want their lives.

And when these Indians dragged on for almost two days before being dragged to the port of Manzanillo, the depressed and low-spirited Indians who had been depressed for two days had instantly cheered up as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Because they saw many Indians like them here, with healthy blushes on their faces, neat clothes that made them envious, and uniform black cloth shoes on their feet, and they even saw an army composed of Indians.

More importantly, all the Indians had relaxed smiles on their faces, and there were no rattling iron shackles on their feet except for shoes.

Obviously, the treatment of the Indians was different from what they imagined in the past two days, especially the army composed of Indians.

"Don't worry, you have entered heaven." Someone shouted to them from a distance.

The Indians' heartbeats were quickening, not only because of what they saw and heard, but also because of the army composed entirely of Indians. Although their number was only a hundred or so, it gave these Indians, who had just been frightened for two days, a very different feeling.

Every Indian soldier was tall and strong.

The expeditionary force also deliberately selected several people who could speak Spanish to serve as their instructors, and also taught them Chinese.

Iron arrowheads, bows and arrows, standard sabers, spears, monoculars, hemostatic bandages, rattan armor, musket bayonets, these were the weapons they were equipped with. Compared with their fellow savages in the wilderness of western North America, these Indians could be said to be armed to the teeth.

The American Indians were not the lazy monkeys in the South Seas, nor were they the Indian brothers in India. The Indians were still courageous. These selected Indians had an unforgettable blood feud with the Spaniards. When the weapons were distributed to them, everyone's eyes flashed with the flame of revenge, and every weapon made them love it.

The way these Indians caressed their muskets was like a young man caressing the body of his lover, so gentle.

And the price they paid was to press their fingerprints on a loan amount. Almost no Indians knew how to write, even in Spanish.

A musket [with a bayonet] costs 500 yuan, is it expensive?

They only need to rush to the Spanish plantation to grab one, two horses or two cows, and 500 yuan is enough.

A saber costs 200 yuan, which is the price of a horse.

Is it expensive? It is indeed a bit expensive. Because the price of horses is too cheap. But who else but the Chinese would sell these things to the Indians?

This is a group of Indian troops planned by the expeditionary force itself. The expeditionary force loaned them basic weapons. As long as these Indians can take back their property, the expeditionary force will cash them out one by one.

This is a very vicious trick.

And the target is not limited to the one in front of them. As long as the natives are willing to stand on the opposite side of the Spaniards, they can receive the flag of the "Pacific Rim Alliance" representing the same camp from the expeditionary force.

As long as they wave this flag, after they have formed a team, they can come to Manzanillo Port to exchange all the materials they need, as long as the expeditionary force in Manzanillo has them.

The competition between China and the West is a long-term problem. Before the two sides reach an armistice agreement, the expeditionary force will not withdraw from Manzanillo Port.

Where is the nail that the expeditionary force has driven into the Spaniards' bodies, and they will never give up until they achieve their goal.

The Indians did not consider it at all, they borrowed and bought.

Not only are they willing to owe the most basic loan amount, many people also borrowed extra loans, and then waved paper bills that shattered their entire worldview-is this considered money? They bought arms and materials in large quantities.

For example, two horses and the carriage they pulled, for example, gunpowder barrels and lead bullets, a barrel of gunpowder only weighs 50 kilograms, a barrel of lead bullets has 1,000 bullets, and only one cow or a horse is needed, and then 20 Mexican Eagle Dollars.

Many people exchanged for rattan armor, and some people even exchanged for breastplates.

Although the expeditionary army has not received a single Mexican Eagle Dollar so far, as long as this plan is put into operation, it will definitely bring huge wealth to the expeditionary army.

The benefits of this arms trade are too great, it is no longer 30% or 50%, but starts at 100%.

Mexico's purchasing power should not be a problem, it is the country with the most silver mines in the world. For many years, Mexico's silver mines have been flowing to Spain, and Spain has been flowing to the European continent and China.

As long as this team is moving, it will definitely not lose money.

Not to mention that the total cost is just the military supplies of one team, and the expeditionary army has tens of thousands of people, isn't this a drop in the bucket? The important thing is to make this model work. As long as it works smoothly, the Spanish in Mexico will not only be in trouble, but the expeditionary army will also make a lot of money.

What? You said you know an Indian gathering village, you want to go there to recruit a team, okay?

Of course. We can even sponsor you a horse first.

What does this gesture mean? Oh, you mean you know there is a manor, the owner is very rich, the manor is very luxurious, can you exchange money?

Of course you can. You are ready to lead the way, we will go now.

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People learn very slowly, but learn bad very quickly.

When the Indian team completed its first battle and the first looting, the Indians in Manzanillo were excited.

Compared with the quiet labor in Manzanillo, and then having food to eat and clothes to wear, those "warriors" who wielded swords and guns to snatch food from the hateful masters seemed more enviable and wealthy.

When the Indians completed the second looting, a specially created lucky man appeared. He was almost a replica of a marine soldier of the navy, and he gained more. He was lucky to find the secret vault of a Peninsular master, and then this lucky man made a fortune.

Not only did he pay off his debts in one fell swoop, but he also had an extra 50,000 yuan.

He could choose to buy land and houses in Manzanillo, and then live happily ever after. If he was really a natural lucky guy, he might have made such a choice.

Lying in a warm house, sleeping on a soft quilt, eating fragrant barbecue, drinking sweet and mellow wine, he no longer had to starve or freeze, and he no longer had to eat damn grilled corn cakes. He ate cream bread and honey bread, slept with beautiful women, and enjoyed everything he wanted.

Those natural Indians really might not be able to resist such temptation.

But the lucky guy was not natural, but artificial. Not only did he not invest 50,000 yuan in enjoyment, but he bought arms without a penny left, and then pulled out a dozen people from the original team, and recruited thirty or forty people himself to form the second Indian team in Manzanillo.

Then the lucky man's "luck" still did not disappear. In the next attack, he transported more than 20,000 kilograms of corn, 15 cows, more than 20 horses, no less than this number of pigs, and a pile of gold and silver objects to Manzanillo.

More importantly, he also brought back two white women.

This artificially created lucky man broke into a manor, captured the lady and the lady, and harvested a large amount of property, and the price he paid was only three deaths and two injuries.

When the time came to the end of this year [Western calendar], the legend of Manzanillo was as hot and fierce as the eruption of the Colima volcano.

Countless Indians, mixed-race people and native whites heard such legends.

When a team of native whites came to Manzanillo and found that Manzanillo not only had the arms they needed, but also had all kinds of materials they needed, Manzanillo's popularity reached a new level.

Since Mexico City only thought that it was far away from Manzanillo, and they might not be able to mobilize troops to recapture Manzanillo, they chose to turn a blind eye. Then the expeditionary army boldly fanned the flames.

Manzanillo is a large-scale den for selling stolen goods, an armed smuggling port.

When the talent for smuggling civilian supplies was opened, the trade of various daily necessities also quickly became hot and extremely popular. Whether it is old goods such as strong liquor, cloth, cotton clothes, leather boots, iron pots, axes, shovels, sickles, hammers, metal knives, or cigarettes commonly smoked by Chinese people, wind oil, cooling oil and other items, they have achieved good sales.

Although this is not as profitable as the arms trade, it should not be underestimated.

A large number of silver ingots, silver coins, gold coins, gold sand, and low- and medium-grade gems such as obsidian, as well as a large number of horses and cattle, have been remitted to the hands of the expeditionary army, making the expeditionary army so happy that their mouths are crooked.

Moreover, due to the rampant activities of the Indians, the mixed-race people and the native whites taking advantage of the fire to loot, the order within a hundred miles from Manzanillo to the east has been destroyed, and the dignity of Spain has been trampled into the mud.

This business is too good to do!

Although many of the commodities here are difficult to estimate, obsidian is called glass in the East, which is natural glass, and glass, as a Buddhist treasure, still has a good market. Moreover, a large number of cattle and horses really solved the urgent needs of North American immigrants.

Cattle can be used for agricultural and industrial production, and horses can of course, but they can also bring great military value to the expeditionary force.

In just two months, Manzanillo created at least 5 million in profits, which is really a very amazing figure.

In particular, the local order was completely lost, and a large number of Spaniards fled eastward, which brought an irresistible bad impact to the entire Mexican region. This is really great!