Incidentally, Bolivia and Paraguay along the way, as well as Uruguay in the south, joined the Silver Dollar after the war that made them shudder, and they also opened their border cities to the free trade zone trading system.

Now the traditional Gran Colombia power remains, only Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela remain.

But Venezuela has long been at odds with Colombia.

And the Chinese armed forces and the American garrison in Panama are now like knives at the throat of Colombia, and behind them there are huge silver dollar Quartet and the Caribbean Navy Command.

What's even more terrifying is that it is said to belong to the free trade zone, but it actually belongs to Charlie's DSG mercenaries.

This situation illustrates a new level of American dominance in South America, which, if nothing else, will become their real backyard, and New Rome will enjoy great benefits as a gardener and part of the owner of the garden.

But what really qualifies New Rome for this cake is two things.

One is their armed forces.

The other is the right to mint.

On September 12, 1908, New Rome officially opened the Union Mint, located on the border between the states of Amazonas and Pará.

At the same time as the large-scale production of silver dollars began, Guangming City had also begun to see scale.

At present, Guangming City has large, medium, small and vocational schools, as well as a shopping center combining supermarkets and cinemas, as well as a wide range of plantations + industrial systems.

There are, of course, docks, warehouses, etc.

The surplus population of Pará began to gather here on a large scale, and neighborhoods began to rise from the ground.

At present, Guangming City has a permanent population of 120,000, and Wei Litao predicts that by this time next year, the population here will exceed 500,000.

This is because nearby workers settle here.

Where the work is, life is there.

It's South America, it's 1908, and New York has a population of just a million, which is a testament to the prospect of affluence.

Another point is that the management of the Shanghai Concession came here with mature work experience, which made the development of the city smooth.

There are no detours and direct access to the goal, which is the least waste of national resources and the most satisfying for the people.

They only saw that the free trade zone under Charlie seemed to have risen to its current height in an instant, without any twists and turns, and their living standards rose in a straight line without twists and turns.

People are amazed by the ability of Charlie and the management team of the free trade zone, but they don't know what Han Huaiyi has paid so far.

In fact, this is another Shanghai Tang with the endorsement of Shanghai in the Far East.

But unlike Shanghai Tang, the laws of the concession were formulated and enforced by foreigners, while here they were formulated and enforced by New Rome.

This naturally made Han Huaiyi and others more comfortable in management.

However, in any case, the development of the city is not achieved overnight, so even if everyone understands the future is beautiful, it is still necessary to build it patiently brick by brick.

In addition, at this moment, the Northern League's domination of the South is still running-in.

From time to time, there are also some diehards who express their dissatisfaction with the Emilio government.

Of course, this level of "rebellion" does not require the intervention of New Rome, and the Emilio government does not want New Rome to extend its political influence beyond the free trade zone.

Therefore, Han Huaiyi only had to develop with peace of mind, and at the same time began to prepare forces for the "calculation" of the United States against Cuba and other countries.

By mid-October 1908.

Roman coins began to be officially circulated in the Free Trade Zone and in the territory of the allies.

This shows that Han Huaiyi's control of the free trade zone has fallen to the foundation.

On this very day, Rockefeller and Morgan accompanied Mrs. Victor and the fish.

At the same time, there is also Xiang Shuai here.

"You really have the courage and ambition to build a country overseas." Xiang Shuai sighed after seeing the prosperity of the free trade zone.

Han Huaiyi smiled and said, "It's just a mess of food." ”

"Monkeys are never honest." Xiang Shuai scolded with a smile, he didn't know that this guy was thinking about his feelings.

But Xiang Shuai is not the Xiang Shuai of the past.

In the past two years in the United States, as his friendship with John Sr. and others deepened, he was exposed to more Western culture, and he reflected on his past, and he has really left his baggage.

He understood that the kind of rot of the Qing court was fundamentally incurable.

In that case, why grieve over such an unworthy political system.

He now recognizes Han Huaiyi's layout more and more.

Under his rule, the University of San Francisco is thriving, with a generous salary attracting more and more talents in disciplines, and the academic atmosphere of the school is becoming stronger and stronger, and in some respects, the newly established University of San Francisco is already qualified to enter the ranks of elite schools.

The only thing he lacks is seniority.

In time, the University of San Francisco will become a prestigious school.

Unlike Xiang Shuai, who came purely to play, Rockefeller and Morgan were looking for Han Huaiyi to have something to do.

The next day, Rockefeller communicated with Han Huaiyi first, and he wanted to ask Tesla to improve the technology of the offshore drilling platform as soon as possible.

Another thing is that he wants to build a large steel mill in the free trade zone.

"Why did you have this idea?"

"The tropical resources are too abundant, and the labor here is relatively low, and the cost of investing in the construction of factories here is much lower than that in China, which is of great benefit to the construction and development of the group."

"It can't be in a free trade zone, sooner or later it will be planned as a pure city of trade and enjoyment." Han Huaiyi thought for a while and said, "It is possible to build a factory in the south of Amazonas and lay a railway to the coastal wharf at the same time, and it can also develop the economy along the way." ”

"You're cunning, okay, what's the preferential policy?"

"If you use more than 50 percent of local employees and are responsible for the construction of qualified railways, you will be exempt from tax for 10 years."

"Fair."

"What is Morgan looking for me?" Han Huaiyi suddenly asked, he felt that Morgan's visit this time was a little unusual.

Rockefeller suddenly laughed dumbly: "Even if I knew, I wouldn't say it, not to mention I wouldn't inquire, you cunning guy, you always want to know other people's hole cards in advance, right?" ”

"Okay." Han Huaiyi was not embarrassed, and then he asked Rockefeller: "Can you invest more here?" ”

"For example?"

"Real estate, I want to complete the construction of the main body of the city in three years, and it is not enough to rely on the human and material resources of New Rome."

"Yes."

In the afternoon when the two sides talked, Morgan brought Han Huaiyi bad news.

He told Han Huaiyi: "The above wants me to talk to you to see if I can recover the operating shares of the Panama Canal." As long as the price is right, you can negotiate it. ”