Dominate the Country

A round and fat face, if it is white, can be said to be white and fat, and it is not necessarily related to ugliness; but if this face is roughened by the wind, like an unglazed pottery, and the lips are dry and cracked. Then even if he still has a pair of expensive tortoise shell crystal glasses on his nose, he will not be attractive to women at all.

Chen Yiyuan is now a dark fat man, with rough skin like an old fisherman who has been exposed to the wind and sun for decades. Although he often smiles, his round and fat appearance cannot give people a good impression, let alone let the trading target relax his vigilance.

Thinking back to the beginning, he was also a white and tender fat man, but who let his third uncle seek death himself?

Chen Qinghe, the deputy envoy who was "assassinated" in Kyoto, Japan, was his third uncle.

When Chen Yiyuan first heard the news, he wanted to kill all the Japanese devils. The entire Chen family relied on his father's friendship with Lu Shanchu, and the Chen family also helped when the Fu Han Army conquered Chenzhou Prefecture. Chen Yiyuan and his third uncle Chen Qinghe were considered to have entered the officialdom.

Chen Qinghe is not only Chen Yiyuan's blood relative, but also Chen Yiyuan's best helper in the officialdom. He died in Japan like this, and Chen Yiyuan hated the devils to death.

But it didn't take long for Chen Yiyuan to find something wrong. His third uncle should have died in the line of duty, but this "pension" is too simple. Chen Yiyuan, who is very smart, felt the coming and shrouding of the crisis. His third uncle must have committed something, otherwise the court would not be so "ruthless". And in this way, the death of his third uncle is also very suspicious.

Chen Yiyuan was frightened at first, and he didn't dare to think about it, let alone check it. He did things honestly and didn't think about any grand plans. He just wanted to live a stable life. But when the big event of North American development came, he really became one of the officials who went to the United States.

And now so much time has passed. Chen Yiyuan has become familiar with and accustomed to his new position.

Earlier, he took the land route, engaged in smuggling, and moved all kinds of civilian and military materials to the south, and also contacted Mexico's anti-Western forces. Later, he took the sea route.

——After the expeditionary navy completely controlled the sea power on the west coast of North America, Chen Yiyuan's task was to drive a small boat to visit the smuggling ports in Mexico frequently. Since the Lower Jiazhou Peninsula was captured by the expeditionary army, the mutual smuggling has been much smoother.

It is no longer a pure "delivery to the door", and the Mexicans will take the initiative to come to the door to see the goods.

The widest width of Jiazhou Bay is only 200 miles. If the wind is favorable, you can reach the other side in one day, and you can run back and forth in two days.

He is now very famous in Mexico, nicknamed Black Ball, and the smugglers he contacts are almost all related to guns and munitions.

Many people are agents pushed out by the Mexican side, and they also know what the Chinese want. The interests of both sides are consistent on this point, and these Mexicans are really rich.

Although most of Mexico's interests were seized by the Spanish, silver has never been lacking in Mexico. In addition to local agricultural crops such as corn, wheat, coffee, cocoa, and livestock products such as cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, and chickens, the transactions between the north and the south are mutually beneficial.

China uses cheaper goods and arms to exchange for silver dollars in the hands of Mexicans, as well as various agricultural and livestock products, which can not only guarantee huge profits and open up new foreign trade markets, but also reduce the financial and material burdens of building North American colonies.

Chen Yiyuan's prestige in Mexico reached a new peak with the outbreak of the Sino-Western War.

As the news of Spain's loss of Luzon spread to Mexico, countless Mexicans remembered the word "China" from another perspective.

It is no longer the home of silk, tea and porcelain, and no longer appears in the minds of Mexicans as a "rich businessman", but as a fierce warrior.

However, after the excitement passed, when the Mexicans thought about it calmly, they felt that the failure of the Spanish in Luzon was completely destined by God.

Luzon is too close to China.

And China has always been the richest and most powerful country in the East. They have existed there for thousands of years and have always been strong.

In Luzon, isn't it natural for Spain to lose to China?

For China, the real test is the war in North America. The early period is also not counted. At that time, the Spanish focused on the British, and the Chinese almost effortlessly captured Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Whether China is really strong, the war that is happening now is a clear proof.

The attack launched by 100,000 colonial troops against the north, if Spain and France can support such an army to fight on the east coast of North America, and the thirteen states are willing to let such a powerful army land in North America, many Mexicans believe that the British will soon suffer a disastrous defeat.

However, such a powerful army suffered a heavy setback when attacking the west coast of North America.

Even if their Western Route Army crossed the mouth of the Colorado River, the complete failure of the Eastern Route Army and the failure of the Battle of San Diego have already explained the problem.

——The Chinese are really powerful.

Therefore, the status of "big bosses" such as Chen Yiyuan in the minds of many Mexicans has become more lofty.

Giovanni was an illegitimate child. His father was a pure-blooded Peninsular descendant, but his mother was just an Indian slave. So Giovanni could not inherit his father's huge family business. The Reina family's business was inherited by his other two brothers, but Giovanni had already enjoyed a life that many mixed-race people could not enjoy.

He had his own manor and a decent job. Although he only got a very small amount of the Reina family's property, it was enough for him to live a decent life.

He also received a good education since he was a child. Giovanni was very smart. If his identity was not restricted, his father would definitely send him to Madrid to study.

Now Giovanni came to the opposite side of the Gulf of California. The Chinese called this bay Jiazhou Bay, but Giovanni thought it was more pleasant to call it the Gulf of California.

Just as his father believed, the Lower California Peninsula belonged to Mexico.

But Giovanni never showed his true attitude in front of the Chinese. They still needed China's support. The dawn of Mexican independence was still far away, and the darkness of the Spaniards always shrouded the sun above their heads.

To be honest, the "good" prospects of the thirteen states in North America have inspired all Mexicans.

No one was optimistic about the independence of the thirteen states at the beginning, because they had to face the behemoth of the Kingdom of Great Britain, but Franklin's diplomacy made the French, who hated the Seven Years' War, go to the battlefield without hesitation, and then the Spanish followed closely.

The British's own poor foreign policy made them the enemy of the entire European continent. The armed neutral alliance formed by Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and Russia was a backlash, and the Dutch eventually went to the opposite side of London.

Prussia, a good friend of morale in the Seven Years' War, has also broken off diplomatic relations with the British.

Looking at the whole world, they have almost no friends, except the dragon in the east.

The prospects of the thirteen states are getting brighter and brighter, and the impulse in the hearts of Mexicans is getting stronger and stronger. But they will not forget the figures of the French and Spanish in this war. It is hard to say whether the protagonists of this war are Britain, France, Spain or Britain and the United States.

Then think about it again. If Mexico wants to pursue its own independence, who will be the "Faxi" belonging to Mexico?

Neighbor America is impossible, and neither is Portugal, the neighbor of the Spaniards. Looking around the world, only the Chinese are the most suitable.

There are insoluble sharp contradictions between China and the West.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and they now have a common enemy - the Spanish Peninsular.

Therefore, Giovanni would not be so stupid as to despise their rights in the Lower Jiazhou Peninsula in front of the Chinese at this time.

Giovanni is already thirty years old, and he still has this scheming. And to be honest, if this trip was not important, he would not easily leave the territory of the Reina family.

Many people know that he - Giovanni, is the black glove of the Reina family.

When he can stay within his control, he will never take risks easily. But this trip came from Chen Yiyuan's invitation.

In recent years, the Reina family has received a lot of benefits from Chen Yiyuan, both civilian and military, and the strength of the Reina family has grown by leaps and bounds. Therefore, he cannot refuse this invitation.

La Cruz is still the same as before. Giovanni has come to this small town every two or three months in the past two years to receive goods. In his mind, La Cruz has not changed at all.

And the small town opposite La Cruz, Batello, although Giovanni has never been there, can hear that Batello is exactly the same as La Cruz, not the slightest bit different.

So, after getting off the boat today, Giovanni was very shocked. He could hardly believe what he saw. Could this bustling town with people coming and going be Batello? This place is no less beautiful than Durango.

Durango is a city within the sphere of influence of the Reina family, and it is Giovanni's place to stay. The gap with La Cruz before was obvious, just like a snow-white and soft honey bun and a piece of toasted tortilla.

But now, Batello, which should have been the same as a piece of toasted tortilla, unexpectedly evolved into a sweet cake.

Giovanni was really shocked.

This change surprised and shocked him.

"Is this what cement does?" Giovanni jumped hard on the cement road, and he leaned down and scratched the cement road with his hands.

There were also houses on the roadside, which were obviously made of cement. Giovanni kicked the wall hard, but he was almost knocked to the ground by the recoil. If the two bodyguards hadn't quickly supported him, there would be no marks left.

"It's really amazing, isn't it?"

Chen Yiyuan came out to greet Giovanni in person, watching Giovanni dig the ground with his fingers, watching Giovanni kick the wall with his feet, and waited until Giovanni stood firm before speaking.

"Yes, it's like stone."

Even many Europeans don't understand cement, and Americans are even more so. This is different from wealth. In the Western world, Europe is the center of the world. No matter how rich Americans are, they are still uneducated and country bumpkins.

Giovanni is also a representative of one side. The Reina family is not only a major force in Mexico, but also a force with independence tendencies. He is a distinguished guest who ranks at the top among Chen Yiyuan's clients.

"The Reina family is well-known. As an arms dealer, I value my friendship with the Reina family. Although the Spaniards describe me as a villain and compare me to a fly that hangs out wherever there is a lot of fun, these are all lies."

"Although this is the first time we meet, our friendship has started a long time ago."

"We Chinese have an old saying, "Once you meet, you are new, twice you are familiar."

"Once you are familiar with each other, you will naturally become friends."

"And since you are friends, you will naturally not forget the benefits."

"Mr. Reina, please sit down. Please listen to my detailed explanation."

The attendant brought the coffee, and Chen Yiyuan can now easily taste the origin of the coffee. There is no way, Mexicans rarely drink tea, they like to drink coffee. And Chen Yiyuan's job requires him to adapt to the local customs. Don't look at him now. He can speak fluent Spanish.

"We are all friends, so let's be more direct. Our country has always supported the independence movement of the Mexican nation."

"We also believe that the success of the thirteen states in North America will surely inspire your desire for freedom."

Giovanni blinked his eyes. What Chen Yiyuan said really suited their hearts. Now the independence tendency in Mexico is getting stronger and stronger. But unlike North America, no one has taken the first step in Mexico so far.

Although the Boston Tea Party did not appear dazzling in the history textbooks of later generations, that incident was really the fuse for the outbreak of the war.

The British government believed that it was a malicious provocation against the normal rule of the colonial authorities. In order to suppress the resistance of the colonial people, the British Parliament passed punitive decrees in March 1774, namely the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Judicial Act and the Quartering Act.

These four decrees are collectively called "coercive decrees", which stipulate that the British army can forcibly enter the homes of colonial residents for searches, cancel the autonomous status of Massachusetts, and close the Boston Port, the largest port in North America. These decrees obviously deprived the colonial people of their political and judicial rights, provoked their united resistance, and directly led to the convening of the first Continental Congress, drafting a petition to the King of England and a bill to boycott British goods.

"Mexico also needs an emotional outburst."

"For long-term planning, Mexico also needs its own 'Boston Tea Party'."

"That does not mean a full-scale armed resistance. The Reina family does not need to come forward in person. You only need to push forward a representative and use a pawn to get unimaginable benefits..."

Giovanni, who had just had a surge of blood in his chest, froze. He seemed to be placed in an ice cellar. All the blood and passion cooled down, and his brain regained its rationality.

He raised his head and stared at Chen Yiyuan opposite him without blinking. This was really a devil's temptation.