Chapter 3069

Full of worries, Aragones slowly walked back to the hotel where he was temporarily staying. When he arrived at the door, he found a group of Spaniards confronting a group of Haihan soldiers. However, the two sides did not understand the language, and the communication was obviously not smooth, and his emotions became increasingly tense.

The more excited you are.

Aragones couldn't tell their names, but he recognized that these people were immigrants from San Diego Bay who arrived at Jinshan Port on the same boat as him. Seeing that something might be going to happen, he immediately stepped forward to stop the Spaniards and shouted to them.

They asked about what happened.

When everyone saw Aragones, they seemed to have found a supporter all of a sudden, and they explained the situation to him in a hurry.

It turned out that the resettlement site they drew by lot that day was not near Jinshan Bay, but a remote island that had to be taken out to sea for half a month by boat.

They didn't learn about this situation from civil affairs officials until they were about to board the ship today. These people had already seen the living conditions in Jinshan Bay, and of course they did not want to settle on an island with an unknown environment, so they asked the officials to change the original arrangement and allow

They stayed and settled locally.

After Aragones heard this, his first reaction was not whether Haihan's arrangements for these people were reasonable, but rather wondering where the island so far away from Jinshan Bay was located and what valuable value there was that Haihan had to pay for.

It took such a long time to send immigrants to settle down.

These people were selected by drawing lots, so the possibility of being exiled could be ruled out.

As far as he knew, from Jinshan Bay to the south, there were no islands that could be developed near the coast. Until it entered the west coast of South America, there were only a few inconspicuous islands. But this area is considered the traditional sphere of influence of Spain.

, even if Haihan wanted to get involved there, he probably wouldn't choose Hispanic immigrants to be the pioneers.

As for heading north, such a long voyage would have already entered a cold zone unsuitable for human habitation. There seems to be no reason for Haihan to waste precious manpower and transportation capacity on such a thing.

The only reasonable possibility seemed to be the west. But he didn't know what secrets were hidden in the boundless Pacific Ocean.

But he couldn't help but think of one thing. The territory of Haihan Kingdom is on the other side of the ocean. How they came across the ocean has always been an unsolved mystery. In short, it was not the South Pacific route used by the Spanish fleet to cross the Pacific. Otherwise, the sea route

It is only reasonable that the first settlement of the Han people should be on the west coast of South America, not the Jinshan Bay of North America where it is currently located.

If the Haihan people developed another trans-oceanic route in the North Pacific, and if there were some islands with supply ports on this route, then everything would seem to make sense.

Aragones didn't know at this time that his speculation was actually very close to the facts. What he was thinking about was how to use the current emergency situation to his own benefit.

Since Haihan couldn't guess the real reason for making this arrangement, what he can do now is to use this to restore his damaged reputation among the Hispanic community.

Aragones immediately expressed to the Haihan soldiers present that he hoped to communicate with the civil affairs officials about this "unreasonable" arrangement. Although these soldiers could not understand what this guy was talking about, they also knew that he was not an ordinary person.

If it gets too big, it may become difficult to deal with, so you have to notify the civil affairs officials first to handle it.

Soon after, civil affairs officials arrived, took Aragones aside, and told him that these immigrants were not going to an uninhabited island, but a large island with beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate. Hundreds of immigrants were already there.

settle down.

Moreover, Haihan has built a small port by taking advantage of the island's unique natural bay, and there is a lot of room for expansion. It will definitely have excellent development prospects in the future.

After hearing this, Aragones asked: "Based on the voyage time, this port is thousands of miles away from Jinshan Bay. No matter how good the natural conditions are, it is just an isolated island in the sea. If it is not on an important trade route,

, then I don’t think there is any development prospect at all.”

"We developed that island, of course, because it happens to be on a very important route. Moreover, foreign immigrants who settle there can apply for Chinese citizenship within one year, but those who settle here do not enjoy such benefits.

"The civil affairs officials responded in the affirmative without hesitation.

But this gave Aragones a little more confidence in his guess. The route that was very important to the Jinshan authorities was most likely the transoceanic route connected with Haihan.

Aragones decided to continue talking to see if he could get more information: "You see, many of them have never left the mainland, or even really been to the sea, and they will definitely feel scared about moving to island life. I

I think you should tell them clearly where this island is and why they need to move there to settle, and use the truth to dispel their doubts instead of promising all kinds of benefits after getting there."

This official was not unwary and did not adopt Aragones' suggestion. Instead, he said with a serious face: "Do you want to teach us how to do things? Please tell them that if you do not want to follow the existing arrangements,

, then we will send them to a mine four hundred miles away. As punishment, their future job will be to work as miners in dark tunnels, and their treatment may be slightly better than prisoners of war, but not much better."

Aragones wanted to argue a few words, but the official continued: "The courtesy we give you is based on mutual respect. If you want to change the status quo, don't regret it!"

The threat in the other party's words was very clear. Aragones didn't want to be implicated by these people just for the sake of arrogance, so he laughed and said: "I don't mean to question your country's arrangements. By the way, I want to ask again,

According to your country’s regulations, new immigrants cannot leave the settlement within a certain time limit, so can they still work as sailors and crew members?”

The official asked back: "You just want to know whether Hispanic immigrants can go to sea, right?"

Aragones said: "That's true."

The official explained: "People who are engaged in the fishing or shipping industry can go to sea, but you Hispanics have special circumstances and there will be some restrictions, such as the number of Hispanics on each ship that goes to sea. Why, do you also want to go to sea?

Already?"

Aragones said: "I do have such a plan... I have two merchant ships, can I engage in the shipping industry?"

"Merchant ship?" The official probably didn't expect Aragones to ask this question. He frowned and said, "That might be troublesome. You have to submit an application to the Jinshan Management Committee first, and then see how the management committee arranges it."

"What kind of organization is the Management Committee?" Aragones asked in confusion.

The official explained: "It's similar to your colonial governor's palace in Spain. It manages all matters, big and small."

"Oh..." Aragones suddenly realized, and he was already thinking about how to write this application.
Chapter completed!