Countless thoughts turned in Giovanni's clever mind at this moment, and endless waves rose in his heart, and thoughts seemed to be endless waves on the sea, tumbling endlessly.

Chen Yiyuan is really the embodiment of the devil, and his abacus hit the Indians.

This is a very miserable group of people living in Mexico, and since the people of the peninsula ruled here, it has been the most fundamental pursuit of the colonizers for 300 years to extract as much profit as possible from them.

The colonial authorities and the Inquisition were like two knives hanging over their heads, making the miserable Indians accept the arrangement of fate and endure inhumane harvests again and again.

In the vast Indian villages, countless Indians have no clothes and no food. In order to curb the development of the Indians, the colonial authorities also forbade the Indians to grow grapes and olives, and to develop high-profit industries such as beekeeping, sericulture, and winemaking.

The "Indian ......" is really a good object.

Giovanni's mother was an Indian, and he was well aware of the exploitation and enslavement suffered by the Indian peasants for 300 years by the colonists of the peninsula, and he hated the colonial rule of the peninsulars.

While the interests of the Reina family lay in the native whites and the local colonial army.

In the Raina family's estate, a banquet was held every weekend, a "literary and social meeting" organized by native-born whites to oppose colonial rule and fight for Mexico's independence. Many of the participants were local elites, who were influenced by European bourgeois thought, and although the French Revolution had not yet erupted in Europe, with the introduction of bourgeois thought, many began to study the so-called "forbidden books" - the philosophical works of ancient Greece and Rome and the works of the enlightenment of French capitalist thought. For example, the writings of Rousseau, Montesquieu and others.

These writings are now popular in Mexico, and even some native-born whites who support the people of the peninsula are deeply influenced by these ideas, even some of the 'sacred' clergy. They put aside their old identities and lived their lives with music, dancing and even gambling, and some of the priests Giovanni knew openly lived with women and openly gave birth to their own children.

Well, Giovanni also didn't know if this phenomenon was good or bad. But this is Mexico now.

In Mexico, the Church is very powerful. If war does break out, stabilizing the power of the church is a priority. At that time, these dazed priests will be the best bridge for them to negotiate and communicate with the church.

The power of the Reina family did not come from the Indians, and even if Giovanni himself was of Indian blood, he would not have more sympathy for the Indians. Even though most of the property of the Reina family will not fall into his hands at all, and his position in the Reina family is that of a gangster, Giovanni will always act in the interests of the Reina family when he thinks about it.

As for the consequences for the Indians after provoking the Indians' fire, he did not care at all, nor did he think that it was a waste of Mexico's anti-Western forces. Again, the power of the Reina family has never come from the Indians.

If ......, the Indians really broke out......

The Spaniards would do everything in their power to suppress the Indians, who would be found and slaughtered in pieces, and Indian villages and ethnic settlements would be wiped out, which could be thought of with the toes, but this did not carry any weight in Giovanni's heart.

Local militias (local armed forces formed by the Spanish colonial authorities mainly native-born whites to protect themselves from Indian attacks and maintain order) were the most direct force of the Reina family, and the most fundamental force of the Reina family.

As long as the Indians riot and involve the Reina family, they will even take the initiative to extinguish the flames of resistance in their own territory.

Because they have not yet gathered enough strength, they still have to make a false deal with the colonial authorities.

"Our weapons are too backward and our equipment is seriously under-equipped, and we need enough artillery so that the blood of those brave men who are fighting for freedom and national interests will not be shed in vain." Giovanni spoke of him as if he were a man of human nature.

"Cannon?" Chen Yiyuan sneered in his heart, if this cannon is really delivered to Giovanni's hands, I don't know if it will be cheaper for the Reina family or cheaper for himself?

Seeing that Giovanni didn't even hesitate for a second, he nodded and agreed to 'provoke fire', Chen Yiyuan was a little chilled by this guy. He had half Indian blood in his veins.

If he had been in Giovanni's position, he would certainly not have been able to do such ruthlessness.

If the Indians really broke out at this time, the biggest beneficiary would naturally be the Chen Han Expeditionary Force, according to the urine nature of the Spaniards, the big duck would definitely kill the Indians to the point of blood. Giovanni didn't care about so many lives at all, could this man still expect him to remember Chen Han's kindness in the future?

But it's a matter of taking what you need.

The expeditionary force needs the Spaniards' backyard to catch fire, and the Reina family represented by Giovanni also needs to deepen contact with Chen Han.

Mexicans are smart, they know they want to be independent, and they can't do without the support of their neighbors to the north. It's not thirty years after it was in the original plane, and Spain hadn't been wheeled by the little man with a broken wheel.

That great strength made the large estate owner class led by the Reina family almost unable to see the hope of 'freedom'.

You must know that the large estate owner class represented by the Reina family is only based on native-born whites and some Indo-European mixed-race, and not all of such a group of people support them, and some people are still inclined to Madrid, and their mass base is far worse than that of the thirteen states.

In this case, they have to hug China's big thick legs even more.

For this reason, they are willing to cut the land.

And what is their 'reliance'? That is the sharp contradiction between China and the West.

If Spain is not completely removed, the war between China and Spain will continue for a long time, just like the Ottomans and Russia.

You know, many Mexicans are not optimistic about China, and even now they have not changed their views.

Because of the fighting situation on land, the Spanish colonial army still maintained a large initiative.

They recognized the strong combat effectiveness of the Chinese soldiers, but China's roots in the Americas were too shallow to compare with the Spaniards, who had been rooted in the Americas for 300 years.

And no matter how powerful a country is, it cannot sustain a protracted war thousands of miles away.

The Spaniards, with their vast colonies in the Americas, clearly had the upper hand in this war of attrition. Moreover, the war on the east coast of North America was coming to an end, and the French might come to the aid of the Spaniards.

Because starting from the west coast of North America and turning inward over the Rocky Mountains, it was theoretically the sphere of influence of the French.

The landing of the Chinese on the west coast of North America threatened not only Spanish interests, but also the French.

Many Mexicans believed that France, having won the war on the East Coast of North America, would certainly regain its interests on the continent, and that Louisiana would be an important part of the French interests in North America.

It seems reasonable to think about it this way.

Mexicans have a request for China, and China also has a request for Mexico, and the two sides complement each other.

Moreover, Spain's colonies in the Americas are not limited to Mexico, and in the future, Mexico can give the Chinese a shield to the south against the threat of the Spaniards.

Both sides are natural allies.

Many Mexicans believed that China needed a 'shield' to separate them from the Spaniards, and Giovanni and his father were convinced of this.

Of course, Chen Yiyuan didn't know what Giovanni was thinking in his head, and even in terms of attributes, he couldn't tell the difference between a character like the Reina family and Franklin in addition to wealth.

I don't know that neither the bourgeoisie nor the big estate owners are actually all the way.

But he didn't need to know this, he just needed to know that Giovanni had neatly agreed to 'pick up the fire'. Then tell yourself to be careful of Giovanni in the future.

Chen Yiyuan happily prescribed the conditions: "500 flintlock guns, 10 cannons, 50 pistols, 50 cuirasses, and 100 sabers." ”

Giovanni looked at the ten two-pound cannons in front of him with dissatisfaction, "This is too small." It's a total swing cannon. "The swivel gun belongs to the family of small-caliber guns, which are mainly installed in the tail of the battleship to make up for the area that cannot be covered by the ship's gunwales.

"I need a bigger gun, a bigger one. Otherwise, it simply won't be able to cope with the castles of the peninsulars. ”

"Bigger cannons are good, of course, but will the Indians make them?" Chen Yiyuan seized this batch of arms to give them to the Indians, using the ignorance of the Indians as an excuse. "Anyway, they can't be sure, whether it's small-caliber artillery or large-caliber artillery, it's a waste to give them." Chen Yiyuan reminded Giovanni that these small cannons were earned for nothing, so don't be dissatisfied.

Chen Yiyuan said a few unceremonious words with Giovanni's face scornful.

It wasn't until everything was loaded on the ship and Giovanni was about to leave Batlló that Chen Yiyuan spat again: "Since the Indians have been chosen, I will report to my superiors and mobilize a batch of mortars as soon as possible." ”

Chen Yiyuan did not explain to Giovanni what a mortar cannon was, of course Giovanni knew what a mortar was, this small cannon was very light, simple to operate, less dangerous, and very suitable for Indians who lacked training and experience.

When Giovanni heard this, a heartfelt smile appeared on his face. "The Chinese are in a hurry, they are in a hurry, aren't they?"

Watching Batlló, who had changed his old appearance to a new look, shrink little by little, and finally turn into a small black dot, Giovanni finally inspired his nature, "Come on." Open all the chests for me, and take out the cuirass for me. I want to inspect the goods. ”

Giovanni laughed goodly. How could the Indians use this thing, they had horses, and a few people could play with knives on horseback, but it would be a complete waste to equip them with these cuirasses.

"Bell!"

Giovanni brandished his saber and slashed it at the breastplate, but of course it would not be of any use. Then he put the cuirass over a wooden man, placed it five paces away from him, and pulled the trigger of the pistol.

"Hit through, but buckshot hung on the cuirass."

"If you take another five steps, the pistol may not be able to penetrate it again."

The results of the inspection were gratifying, and the quality of the cuirass was a testament to the quality of the shipment. The cuirass wasn't meant to be close to bullets, which was much better than the things the Reina family made themselves.

After these weapons are equipped with the local militia controlled by the Reina family, the strength of the entire family will become stronger.

The fact that the native-born whites of Mexico have been divided into two factions does not mean that each faction has no fighting among its own people, especially the large hacienda owners who tend to be independent factions, although they are also considered powerful in Mexico, but they are also exploited by the colonial authorities and restricted by the church. The combined strength of these people is still quite strong, but there is no unified leadership between them, taking the Reina family as an example, the so-called 'literary and social association' is a small force led by the Reina family.

Giovanni didn't know how many people there were, but he could understand how bad it would be when war actually came. That meant that after the War of Independence began, the Rainer family would not only have to fight against the people of the peninsula, but also against 'their own people'.

The wolf king of the pack needs to be on the throne in a fight, even if it is a pack of hyenas.

Therefore, the people of the Reina family are sincerely excited about this batch of arms and sigh at the strength of the family.

It's really wonderful, isn't it?

……

It's dawn.

It was a gloomy morning, with clouds and clouds, and I didn't know if it would rain when.

Three medium-sized galleons slowly sailed into the port of Manzanillo, which had been captured by the expeditionary sailors only two days earlier, unloading a team of construction laborers and more than 5,000 stone of supplies.

Outside the harbor, two cruisers, two destroyers, and two medium-sized flying scissors bow ships were on guard, and on the flat ground in the harbor, more than 300 construction laborers were divided into several groups, busy in the planned area, and there were many Spanish prisoners of war who were "temporary prisoners of war" in the middle. They were assigned to continue the construction of military fortifications on the eastern hills of the port.

Two days earlier, the fleet of sailors had attacked this port.

- Port of Manzanillo.

An ancient seaport that has been built for two hundred years, it is one of the most important ports of the Spaniards on the west coast of North America. The port of Acapulco, which maintained the galleon trade between Mexico and the Philippines, is not far from Manzanillo. Although in the past two years it has declined.

But there were still a number of Mexicans and Spanish garrisons, the latter of which had a discredited battalion.

They were then beaten in the raid, and almost all of them were taken prisoner.

Obviously, this will be a stronghold for the expeditionary force to harass the elite of Mexico, and they will no longer change places with a single shot, but will be ready to stay there for a long time and fight a protracted war.

In this way, in conjunction with the upcoming activities of the Military Intelligence Agency, it should be able to contain a lot of energy in Mexico City.

Because the port of Manzanillo is located in the densely populated area of Mexico, although it is thousands of miles away from Mexico City, the political and economic center of Mexico, it can be full of cities on the left and right, and from here along the horizontal line due east, it has passed through Mexico City and came to Campeche Bay, which is the essence of the entire Mexico region.

Wooden houses were urgently erected in the port area, which was the new residence of the captives. With special wooden panels, it is very easy to build such a house.

The local natives were all stunned. They did not expect that the Chinese would occupy the port of Manzanillo, which is incredible. It is also completely different from the previous strategy of the Chinese, the former are all left after a few shots, taking advantage of the coastline and containing a lot of the colonial authorities.

But now ......, Chinese won't leave.