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Chapter 47 New Era Part 8: Texas (Part 1)

 Chu Feng reported the situation to Zhang Henxue by telegram. He originally thought Zhang Henxue would disagree, but he didn't expect that he would come from Cuba a few days later.

Not only that, he also brought five ships of immigration.

"There are 2,000 households in Han people, including 1,000 farmers, 500 craftsmen, and 500 households in Miskito immigrants"

"One thousand five hundred immigrants will be placed in Mobile, Montgomery, Gadsden, each with five hundred households, and all craftsmen will be placed in Gadsden"

"A Batulu brought by you when you came, and a Saiyin ship was also placed in the port of Mobile"

"At the same time, I brought you a cavalry company and an infantry battalion. In the future, the three places will each have an infantry company"

"Then this cavalry company?"

"Don't you want to go to Texas? I agree, and your Majesty agrees, and in the next wave of Far East immigration, there will be three thousand households here"

"Why not place three thousand households in Cuba first?"

"You don't need to consider this. What Your Majesty has its own reasons for it"

"That's the cost of immigration?"

"Your Majesty has decided to double the capital of the Cuban company and invest another three million silver coins, by the way..."

He looked at Katarina, "I'm sorry, your shares have shrunk to 5%, but they are still the largest individual shareholder"

Chu Feng smiled and said, "Where is there so much money in the local area? It's probably because the Far East, India, and South Africa have invested in it."

Zhang Henxue punched him in the chest, "Good boy, it seems that you can't hide anything from you. It's true. The Far East invested in immigration, and 4,000 households immigrated for one million yuan."

"India will provide us with small steam engines for flat-bottomed ships on the Alabama River and Kusa River, with 20,000 silver coins each, a total of 50, which are all 100 to 300 horsepower steam engines that specialize in the inland rivers, and are also priced at one million."

"South Africa uses black slaves as a price, with a total of 50,000 people. Of course, it is the price of friendship, and 20 silver coins per person"

"If this is the case, you don't have to pay the profits you deserve to pay to the local area"

"Then Pensacola?"

"When the next wave of immigrants arrive, place a part of them there. By the way, you have figured out how you will do it after going to Texas?"

Chu Feng was stunned and thought to himself: "Didn't it be that we have communicated before, support Antonio's independence, and then provoke a war with Spain, and form true independence after victory, and finally take Antonio and replace him according to the situation."

After thinking about it, I still repeated these words.

Zhang Henxue stretched out his hand, and the accompanying secretary Nian Feng quickly handed him a roll of map.

"Look, this is Mexico, this is Texas, this is the Bravo River, which is the River Grand marked by His Majesty, and this is the Eastern Madre Mountains"

"The Texas Governor's jurisdiction also includes the Coavella area on the eastern foot of the East Madre Mountains. Originally, the Spaniards mined gold and silver mines in the Coavella area. Later, they found that the east was flatter and the rain was richer, so they began to gradually enter the Texas Plains."

"Antonio's father, Antonio, was the pioneer of San Antonio City. Later, the city was named after his father. Antonio Jr. inherited his father's title and successively opened up a series of strongholds such as Austin, Dallas, Houston, etc. However, San Antonio is still the largest gathering point now."

"There can be planted there. The population is estimated to reach tens of thousands, but there are only two or three thousand white people. Most of them are Mexican Indian farmers who followed Antonio and his son to reclaim"

"To the north of Texas, to the northwest are the famous powerful nomadic tribes of North America, the Apaches. They are famous for hunting and killing North American bison and have a lot of cowhide in their hands, so San Antonio has become another trade point"

"However, the Spanish have a bad reputation. Most merchants trade with the Apache and Comanches at the dividing line up and downstream of the Bravo River. Remember, the Bravo River is a large river, starting from El Paso, and only small ships can be used."

"Starting from El Paso, the river passes through the mountains and ridges and cannot be navigated, but a large plunge can be used after arriving at the city of Akuña to the east."

"Texas and Mexico are separated by the tall and majestic Mount Madre and the Bravo River. Therefore, few people from the Spanish Governor's House will arrive here. The taxes required by the Governor's House will be obtained at a fixed time every year, and then the entire Texas will become independent."

"This is the factor behind Antonio's eagerness to think about independence"

Chu Feng glanced at Katarina, "Is there no mysterious factor here?"

"Hahaha," Zhang Henxue suddenly laughed, "Of course there is. Antonio is a member of the Mysterious Society and the president of the North American branch. However, even if he wants to be independent, he will follow the example of the United States under the guise of the Republic and will never become a kingdom or principality."

"What's more, Your Majesty also supports his independence"

"Ah?"

"Don't panic, I just said that we are going to Texas, but what to do after going requires careful planning"

"Texas has a very wide area, with at least six or seven Cuban islands, and there are only tens of thousands of Spanish people. How can we take care of them?"

"You mean..."

"Yes, before the conditions are ripe, Antonio needs to continue to act under the guise of the governor of Texas under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Spain and Mexico. For such a vast place, it is okay to set a special place for us to set aside"

"The entire Texas is a warm and humid place except the Bravo River Basin. As soon as the Mexicans walked out of the East Madre Mountains, they obviously looked down on the dry places like the Bravo River Basin. There are so many Mexican plateaus, so they definitely don't look down on it"

"So, I asked him to occupy the lower reaches of the Bravo River. I believe he would not disagree. Of course, our country will enter as an investor."

"At present, our country has just re-signed a peace agreement with France and Spain. Even if they discovered it, it's nothing. The Spaniards have set up three strongholds in the lower reaches of the Bravo River, namely Nova Laredo, Renosa and Matamoros, and have built a port at the mouth of the Bravo River."

"When you arrive in San Antonio, you ask Antonio to recruit people to plant, mining and other matters near the lower reaches of the Bravo River, and set up our large-scale store in the above three places"

"We secretly went to Mexico to spread news that the new owners would recruit farmers and miners on extremely favorable conditions. By the way, we will let..."

He looked at Katarina, "If you want, you can represent us as investors and estate owners in the lower Bravo River."

"If you don't want to, Giannis of Tobago will come forward, and behind him is the Hanseatic League. I believe the Mexican Governor will not disagree"

Katarina quickly replied, "I do"

Zhang Henxue nodded, "The cavalry brigade I brought to you is all Spanish military uniforms. Although they have different appearances, nowadays, the Spanish are recruiting children from senior Indian families who have joined Christianity for a long time in Mexico, Peru and other places."

"In this way, our troops will not look too abrupt"

"In addition to these three strongholds, you can also set up your own strongholds in suitable places. The lower reaches of the Bravo River delta is swamped everywhere. When you reach the seaside, you can only pass small boats. You can recruit Indians to dredge there and set up formal ports"
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