What is even more refreshing is probably the changes in Nanhua.
The arrival of nearly 30,000 immigrants has finally enabled Nanhua, which had been troubled by a shortage of manpower, to enter a period of major construction.
In the following days, Nanhua developed at a speed visible to the naked eye. New buildings were completed every day and tens of thousands of acres of land were reclaimed every day.
After the machines brought by Buffett arrived, it further promoted the development of Nanhua. The empty factory was immediately filled with the machines he brought.
Pharmaceutical factories;
arsenal;
More than a dozen factories, including the gunpowder factory, were put into production within a month. The factory buildings were all built in advance, and they only needed to install equipment and complete the training of workers before they could start production. Among these tasks, training workers was the most difficult, but as workers were trained and put on the job one after another, Nanhua completed the transformation from an "agricultural city" to an "industrial city" overnight.
Just when Zhu Xianhai was happily watching the changes in Nanhua day by day and devoted himself to the construction of Nanhua, the envoy who suddenly visited brought a shocking news.
"You guys are such a fucking bunch of idiots!"
Zhu Xianhai wanted to kick Juan away. What news did this guy bring?
"No wonder they say you guys are stupid. After all this time, you guys are really stupid..."
These Mapuche people are really brainless!
When Zhu Xianhai learned from Juan about this so-called "Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia", this .
“I was actually intercepted!”
MMP!
"Sir, this, this, the chief only found out when he returned to the tribe that they had elected a Frenchman as king. Now, the Chileans are attacking Araucanía. If you don't send troops over, then I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to resist their attack."
Juan, who was afraid that the other party would not send reinforcements, said this deliberately.
“Sir, we brought 500 women this time. The chiefs said that as long as you are willing to send reinforcements, each Nanhua reinforcement can choose a woman from each tribe.”
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Uh... is this the condition you offered?
Looking at Juan, Zhu Xianhai had to admit that the conditions they offered were very tempting.
After all, in Nanhua, there are more men than women!
However, Zhu Xianhai felt unhappy when he thought that Araucanía was snatched away by someone.
Someone actually got there first!
This is extremely bold. Doesn't he know that Araucanía has been targeted by us for a long time?
"Are you sure you want to send troops?"
Elizabeth asked.
"Araucanía is at least 700 kilometers away from here, and we need to cross the Andes Mountains."
Elizabeth's heart clenched at the thought of him going on such a long expedition.
“There’s nothing I can do!”
Zhu Xianhai said loudly.
"Why the hell am I dealing with such idiots? If their hometown was taken over by the Chileans, they would definitely flee to the grasslands. The Pampas is big, but this place cannot be named Mapuche! It's okay for them to come to Argentina to rob, but it's definitely not okay for them to stay there for a long time."
The Black Eagle tribe of Chief Manuel Namunguza seems to live in Patagonia, but in fact his hometown is in the valley of Araucanía.
"Besides, Araucania is close to the Pacific Ocean. If we can control it, it means we have a route to the Pacific Ocean. If it is in the hands of the Chileans, it will not only block our access to the Pacific Ocean, but also open up their way to expand east of the Andes. We have no other choice."
In fact, historically, Chile did have its sights on the Patagonia region, but the sudden appearance of Argentina made it difficult for Chile to move forward.
In the 1870s, the Chileans wanted to occupy Patagonia to gain the opportunity to expand inland to the east. Compared with the Andes Mountains, Patagonia has a relatively vast plateau desert and semi-desert lowlands, which is obviously more suitable for extending inland.
However, Argentina, which had been independent for a long time, had already regarded the Patagonia region as its strategic buffer zone. Chile had fought with Argentina several times but ultimately returned empty-handed. This situation completely ended Chile's possibility of advancing into the interior of South America.
At that time, Chile could resolve the land ownership issue with Argentina through negotiations after the setback, but were they willing to negotiate with South China or see South China occupy Patagonia?
Zhu Xianhai pursed his lips. He never expected that something like this would happen.
"It seems that you have made up your mind."
"Yes."
Zhu Xianhai said.
"It's not that I've decided, but I have to go. Chilean"
"Then...can't we let someone else go?"
"no,"
Shaking his head, Zhu Xianhai said.
"Araucanía is the homeland of the Mapuche people. This time I'm going there not only to help them, but also to make them submit to me!"
"Submit to you?"
"Yes, that's right. Since they can choose a Frenchman as their king, then..."
Zhu Xianhai sneered.
"Then they must accept a new king!"
What he wanted was not just the surrender of the Mapuche tribe, he also wanted the whole of Araucanía! That was the western gateway of Nanhua to the Pacific Ocean!
In order to achieve this goal, he cannot let others do it for him.
Elizabeth replied, nodding at his determined look.
"In that case, then you lead the troops over!"
Suddenly, she laughed again.
"By the way, my dear, where is the French lawyer who usurped the throne?"
When mentioning that "king", Zhu Xianhai laughed.
"What do you think? Do you think the Chileans will recognize this king just because he wrote a declaration? What else can they do? They will just put him in jail like a lunatic."
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"That lunatic has been deported!"
General Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez smiled as he stood at the bridgehead as the army marched across the Bio-Bio River.
"I don't know if that guy is really crazy. He actually thought that with a document signed by the chiefs, he could get Chile to recognize his so-called 'Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia'. It's just wishful thinking."
"That's why His Excellency the President threw him directly into prison."
Major Carnes laughed.
"However, thanks to that lunatic, we now have a reason to break the treaty!"
"Yes, otherwise, I really don't know when we can tear up the treaty."
The so-called treaty of General Rodriguez, in order to conquer the Araucanía region, began with the Spanish fighting the Mapuche for three hundred years, but still failed to conquer that region.
After Chile's independence, a treaty signed with the Mapuche recognized the Araucanía region as "Indian land".
But now the situation has changed. Chilean immigrants have already settled in the south of Araucanía, and some have even settled in the Strait of Magellan. But the Mapuche still occupy Araucanía. The Araucanía region divides Chile into two parts, so Chile is eager to conquer this land and connect the country into a whole.
But how to tear up the treaty?
"Who could have thought that when we were trying every possible way to tear up the treaty, last year, a French tramp was elected king by the Mapuche chiefs through sweet talk and usurped the Mapuche government. Since that guy announced the establishment of the so-called 'Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia', it goes without saying that this place is 'no longer Indian land'!"
Feeling proud, General Driggs, the supreme commander of this march, raised his whip and pointed at the valley in the distance and said.
"Now, our goal is to conquer this land. First, we must build the first fortress here and use it to conquer the mountains of Araucania!"