Dominate the Country

Juan is a very common name in Spanish. Even among Indians influenced by Spanish culture, there are many people named Juan. For example, one of the three martyrs at the Lieyang Port Indian Conference was also named Juan.

But in La Paz, East Peru [Bolivia], a plateau city with an altitude of more than 3,500 meters, the name "Juan" has a devil-like power and can stop children from crying at night.

La Paz is the most important city in eastern Peru. It has a history of more than 250 years. The Spanish call it the 'City of Peace', but now this 'City of Peace' is full of violence and brutality. .

The commander of the Spanish colonial garrison, Luis Alberto Juan, used his terror to affect the entire city of La Paz, driving a large number of Indians, mixed-race people, black slaves, and even some white people to work hard day and night. Working hard, they continuously mined and smelted gold, silver, copper, tin, lead and other wealth and metal materials urgently needed by the Spanish colonial government.

La Paz is over 3,500 meters above sea level and has a dry and cold climate. Its west and south are the Peruvian Plateau, and its east is the east slope valley of the Cordillera Mountains. It has a subtropical climate and a dense population; its north is the Amazon River alluvial plain lowland, which is hot and rainy. , densely forested and dotted with some indigenous people. As the central city of the Spanish in eastern Peru, La Paz's mining industry is the main pillar of its status. Various metal minerals such as tin, bismuth, copper, gold, silver, antimony, tungsten, lead, and zinc are distributed here. And the reserves are abundant.

This land was the center of the Inca Kingdom and was known as the "Donkey Sitting on the Gold Mine" in later generations.

As one of the main producers of gold in Peru, La Paz’s ‘security’ plays a very important role in the Peruvian region. There were originally a large number of Indians and black people here, who were driven by the Spaniards all year round to engage in heavy physical labor such as mining. But the Spaniards also knew what "enough is enough" meant. At least the Indians and blacks before were not driven to death by the Spaniards. The Spaniards also knew a little bit about what sustainable development was. But now everything is different.

European Spain suffered an invasion from Napoleon, and King Carlos IV was despicably deceived by Napoleon. The Spanish colonial government in the Americas was facing the disaster of war, but the native land could not even support them with a soldier or a silver coin.

Thirty thousand French troops, led by Juno and with the cooperation of the Spanish army, marched into Lisbon in six weeks. Napoleon easily occupied Portugal, although the Portuguese royal family had escaped on a British warship two days earlier. After losing the capital, Portugal did not truly surrender, but Napoleon still did not hesitate to tear up the treaty signed with Carlos IV and turned to Spain.

Carlos IV was a stupid idiot who was played by Napoleon, and there were many contradictions in Spain. Because Carlos IV himself was completely controlled by the queen and her favorite Godoy. Prime Minister Godoy relied on the unlimited power given to him by the king and queen to do evil and wantonly in the country. Spain's economy was in recession and its political situation was so unstable that civil uprisings broke out. Crown Prince Ferdinand was also ambitious and gathered a group of powerful people to openly oppose Godoy. However, Ferdinand's strength was too weak to overthrow Godoy's rule. You must know that Napoleon, who was powerful in Europe, was Godoy's ally. People around Ferdinand came up with an idea for him to propose to a relative of Napoleon, so that Napoleon could remain neutral in the political changes in Spain. They thought that by marrying the powerful French emperor, they could get Napoleon's huge support and smooth out Godoy. But Ferdinand formally proposed to Napoleon's niece, but Napoleon refused. At the same time, Carlos IV also wrote to Napoleon asking for help. He believed that Ferdinand's attempt to oppose Godoy was to depose himself. Both father and son hoped that Napoleon would support them to deal with each other, so much so that they led the wolf into the house and opened the door to steal the thief.

Napoleon effortlessly took control of the Spanish royal family. At that time, Carlos and his son were still thinking about their throne, but how could Napoleon still let Carlos and his son hold power again? He sent the King and Queen of Spain to Fontainebleau, and the Dauphin Ferdinand and the other heirs to the throne to the castle of the Duke of Valencia. Napoleon then appointed his brother Joseph as King of Spain, and his brother-in-law Murat succeeded Joseph as King of Naples.

Then the war in Spain—a vast sea of ​​people—began in earnest.

The French army, which was invincible on the frontal battlefield, became embarrassed in front of the swarming Spanish people. The uprising in Madrid was suppressed, as well as in Cadiz, Seville, Catalina, and especially in Barron. In West Asia, the streets were stained red with blood.

Diemes' army was besieged by the Catalonian mountain people and was unable to fight in Barcelona; Moncey's army was beaten back by the residents of Valencia; Dupont's army suffered more serious losses. They were attacked by Casta in Bailan. A Spanish army led by General Nios and a local rebel army launched a fierce attack. After several fierce battles, the French army suffered heavy casualties, and Dupont had no choice but to surrender. The richest part of Spain was liberated from the French, and Castaños's light troops continued to advance with overwhelming force. Within 10 days, the new king Joseph Bonaparte could no longer sit still in Madrid. He packed his bags and fled north to Victoria.

Napoleon was furious. The myth of the French army's invincibility was broken. Moreover, the British also landed in Portugal and defeated the French occupation forces led by Junot in the battle. British weapons and money were continuously shipped to Spain and Portugal to support their resistance struggle.

But what about America, thousands of miles away?

They have no foreign aid and can only rely on self-reliance. The Spanish colonial government here and the Portuguese colonial government in Brazil have reached an alliance agreement, but they can't get any support from their homeland.

Even after fleeing to Brazil, the Portuguese royal family of Braganza asked the Brazilian colonial authorities to transport gold, silver and materials to Europe.

In this situation, the colonists in South America can only rely on themselves.

Juan also became more and more perverted and his humanity became more and more distorted in this situation. Because the colonial government at this time had nothing to restrain his perversion and distorted humanity, Juan could indulge himself more and more.

His superiors no longer cared how much Juan's actions in La Paz were hated by the people. They just needed to receive a steady stream of strategic materials such as gold, copper, iron, lead and zinc.

From this perspective, Juan's work was excellent and he made a significant contribution to the Spanish Empire. The colonial authorities were very satisfied with Juan's actions. Even though the local white descendants in La Paz couldn't stand Juan, some people even reported Juan's problems to the higher authorities. In front of the visible and tangible gold, copper, iron, lead and zinc, it was not worth mentioning.

Juan used the dual means of division and bribery and high-pressure deterrence to make the Indians "behave" and accept their fate of being enslaved.

The Indian resistance organization assassinated him several times, even including suicide attacks, but Juan was unscathed, and in return he only got more crazy revenge.

Luis Alberto Juan, 32 years old, has slightly curly black hair, blue eyes like a pair of dazzling sapphires, and clear and deep facial features, like a Greek sculpture, very charming, and a straight military uniform can show his perfect figure. Before this war, "Juan's smile" was a business card of La Paz. I don't know how many ladies and noble ladies were deeply fascinated by him and dreamed of him when they slept.

But you can't judge a person by his appearance. Who would have thought that Juan, who looks handsome and elegant, is actually a bloodthirsty demon? Now, Juan's image in many people's minds is a demon with a strong smell of blood. Anyone who dreams of him in his sleep will be awakened by fear.

As the central city of eastern Peru, La Paz has more than 10,000 residents here. Together with the population of the manors outside the city and the population of the mines, the population of La Paz can exceed 30,000. But now in La Paz, there are no less than 30,000 refugees pouring in. The population of the entire city exceeded 100,000.

How to expand their production during the war is a problem that the Spanish colonial government is very troubled about. Juan of La Paz opened a new model for them - how to use the abundant human resources to create greater value for the colonial government? That is to treat them like slaves.

White people will certainly win better resettlement, but young people and men also need to work hard, and many people are recruited by Juan into the local army. The Indians and a large number of mixed-race people are faced with centralized management and work hard for the Spaniards like livestock and blacks.

No one wants to pay in vain without getting any reward, so as the commander of the garrison in La Paz, Juan spends most of his time every day thinking about how to suppress the rebels.

Juan entered the headquarters in a carriage, and the guards at the door hurriedly saluted him with their legs together, and he also responded with a gentle smile. This executioner, who was regarded as a murderer by Indians, mixed-race people and blacks, has always been polite to his own people, and his reserved smile with aristocracy is highly respected by the Spaniards.

Arriving at the headquarters, Juan rushed to the interrogation room as soon as possible. It was a row of low bungalows in a remote location. You could smell a strong smell of blood before you even reached the door, and you could hear shrill screams coming from here.

When the guards in the interrogation room saw that it was Juan, they immediately stood at attention and saluted, then silently opened the iron door for him.

Juan smiled and nodded as usual, and asked, "How is the mixed-blood bastard who was arrested yesterday?"

"The bullet has been taken out, but his body is very weak. We are afraid that he will be beaten to death by too severe torture, so we haven't pried open his mouth yet." After receiving the news, the head of the interrogation room who came up immediately whispered.

The interrogation room of the headquarters is a place that everyone in La Paz fears and terrifies. Since last year, hundreds of people have been killed here in more than half a year. No matter how determined a person is, he will inevitably speak when he enters here. This is a big oil press, and oil can be squeezed out even when it is hard.

Although the Indians, mixed-race people, and black slaves in the resistance organization all hated Juan and Spain from the bottom of their hearts. But not everyone can withstand torture. Sometimes people are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of being tortured. Living a life worse than death is not a joke!

And it is also because of Juan's efficient suppression and interrogation that the resistance organizations around La Paz have never developed.

You know, on the Peruvian plateau west of La Paz, the resistance army composed of Indians, some mixed-race people and black slaves has been developing in full swing.