Chapter 62: Boss, this is a misunderstanding
"You and I are not enemies, why should I stop you from taking salt?"
Although he said this, Zhu Xianhai actually thought that this was a good choice - controlling the salt marsh would mean having another tool to control the Mapuche people.
Even if they had to sell their bodies in the future, set an example, and take Mapuche concubines, they had to find ways to control them and tame them into knives in their hands.
"But you attacked us for no apparent reason. How do you explain that?"
"I think this is a misunderstanding. Dear Chief, to make up for the mistake we made, I am willing to give you a thousand cows as compensation. I beg you to forgive us."
Manuel Namunguza was very generous and gave away a thousand cows at one go.
Are you heartbroken?
Of course not. He could even be said to be willing to do so. After all, he was the one who was unable to resist now.
Looking at the huge black "monster" with awe, he knew very well that if it rushed over now, everyone would just open their eyes and let it devour everyone.
Humans cannot defeat monsters.
And these people are the ones who drive the monsters!
There is a conflict now, of course it is a misunderstanding.
That's right, it was a misunderstanding.
To ask for their forgiveness! In order to obtain their forgiveness, he must be generous.
"A thousand cows?"
Faced with the chief's "generosity", Zhu Xianhai looked at him and said.
"Chief, you now have two choices, one is to be a friend of Nanhua, the other is to be an enemy!"
captive?
Compared to a group of captives, what Zhu Xianhai needs is the Mapuche tribe to submit to him!
If one Mapuche tribe surrenders to Nanhua, will the next one be far behind?
Of course, after this battle, they will certainly be full of awe for Nanhua. They will also spread their awe for Nanhua to all the Mapuche tribes, and eventually, they will all submit to them.
Surrender is, of course, necessary, and the "atonement" ox must also be given.
After a "fierce" chase, the two sides finally became friends.
Even at the cost of hundreds of deaths, these Mapuche people still cheered loudly when they learned that they could become friends of Nanhua. Death is inevitable, but having a powerful friend is the most important thing.
Especially when they learned that they could sell the cattle to Nanhua in the future, they were surprised and delighted.
"is this real?"
Manuel Namonguza said in surprise.
"Of course, I will set up a market. We can trade at the market every once in a while. You can sell cattle, wool, and other goods, such as cowhide, there. Of course, you can also buy all kinds of goods you need there."
"What do we need?"
"Yes, everything you need. Liquor, cloth, anything you need, you can get it."
"And what about gunpowder and muskets?"
"certainly."
Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"I told you you could buy everything you needed, including muskets."
Of course I can sell you the muskets.
We are still aiming to rob Argentina with you. Your weapons must be good so that they will not be distracted by South China .
Weapons such as Henry rifles and revolvers can be sold to them.
Of course, Zhu Xianhai was not worried about what would happen if the Mapuche people mastered "advanced" weapons. The fact that the United States expanded to the West proved that even if the Indians had Henry rifles, what would happen? At most, it would cause some casualties to the army, but it could not prevent their fate of being defeated.
Drive out the wolves and devour the tigers. Now the Mapuche people are the wolves and the Argentines are the tigers. Let them kill each other!
Let’s focus on development here!
When he learned that they were going north to attack Argentina's "Grass Valley", Zhu Xianhai even specially sold them ten Henry rifles.
One Henry rifle for twenty horses.
Is it expensive?
Definitely not cheap, a horse in Viedma costs at least 20 pesos.
What's wrong with making more than ten times the profit?
This is how monopoly business works!
"I hope you will return with all your treasures!"
When seeing the other party off, Zhu Xianhai was even a little reluctant to leave. After all, the profit of this business was really huge.
Although he was a little reluctant, he still extended an invitation when he saw them off - inviting them to come to Nanhua again when they returned "triumphantly" and continue doing business together.
"Master, just let them go like this?"
Sun Hu asked in confusion.
"certainly!"
Looking at the Mapuche people walking away, Zhu Xianhai said seriously.
"We need them to distract the Argentines and buy time to develop ourselves. As long as they are here, the Argentines won't notice us. Besides, when they come next time, we still have things for them to do!"
Looking coldly at the endless Pampas, this prairie is still an ownerless land. As long as we can use these Mapuche people to buy three to five years, this prairie will definitely no longer be named "A". As for whether it will be named "Hua", it depends on ourselves.
The essence of letting the Mapuche attract Argentina's attention is to buy time and weaken the strength of the two families at the same time. No matter how fierce the conflict between them is, there will be no real winner. Every attack is like a small knife cutting the buttocks of the two families - slowly bleeding.
In this process, Nanhua will be able to accumulate strength little by little, and eventually become the third party on this prairie!
"That being said, if we had thousands of laborers to work on this, we would have to cultivate a lot more land!"
Wang Er said with regret.
Perhaps because they were used to ordering slaves around, Wang Er and his men did not think that enslaving the defeated or forcing prisoners of war to work was a big deal. Besides, what Nanhua lacked most right now was people.
"Instead of having so many more people, it would be better to have a few more tractors."
Patting the "steam tank" beside him, Zhu Xianhai said complacently.
"What do you think? This thing is really powerful, isn't it? It can be used to plow the fields, pull carts, and fight on the battlefield. I tell you, this is just the beginning. When we can build it in the future, I guarantee that what we build will be a real tank on the battlefield!"
In the future...if Nanhua can build a steam tractor, maybe it can really become a tank.
Steam tanks!
Zhu Xianhai gets excited whenever he thinks of the scene of steam tanks running rampant on the Pampas. By then, who can stop Nanhua's tank army?
However, the future is too far away, so let’s focus on the present!
