In mid-July, Wan Lei personally led the Southern Expeditionary Army of 2,000 people all the way into Mayapan, located in the southeast of Renzhou. After nearly three months of fierce fighting, they finally captured the main tribal center of Mayapan... Strange.
Chen Itza, Mayapan and Uxmal, the Mayan civilization with a history of thousands of years suffered a fatal blow. -》
In October of the eleventh year of the Chinese calendar, Wan Lei finally returned triumphantly from Mayapan. The mighty army escorted a large number of people, gold and silver treasures, and even many stone tablets taken from pyramids and temples. On these stone tablets
Of course Wan Lei attached great importance to recording the achievements of the Mayan civilization, especially those in astronomy and calendar. Even the papers with Mayan characters written on them like ghost drawings were brought back in boxes after boxes, and then he organized linguistics
Talents can decipher it.
The Southern Expeditionary Army returned with a full load, and Zhongyuan City was decorated with lights and colorful decorations to welcome the return of the victors. Compared with the overwhelming gold and silver utensils, the soldiers and the people needed slaves more. After all, there were only a few thousand immigrants, occupying a large area, and slaves were needed as a source of support.
labor.
From an emotional point of view, Wan Lei does not like the barbaric behavior of using slaves, but from a rational point of view, he has to accept this necessary evil, because everything is relative, and civilization and barbarism go hand in hand.
Those captured natives were originally enslaved by the tribal chiefs, and now they just changed their masters. However, the immigrants still cherished the slaves. After all, slaves were valuable labor resources. At the very least, slave owners would not let their slaves starve.
The Southern Expedition brought back a total of more than 20,000 prisoners, 10,000 of which were given to the soldiers who participated in the war as rewards, and the rest were taken to the slave market and sold, and the money obtained was used as funds for the Renzhou Military Government. As for those captured
The gold and silver treasures were also distributed to the soldiers. However, these things would eventually be regarded as currency and used to trade various daily necessities with the Republic of China.
Everyone can be divided into tracts of good land, with pounds of gold and silver to divide, and dozens of slaves to work for. Although the living conditions need to be improved, the living standards of the immigrants have also improved. Wait until the future
When urban construction and road construction are successful, Renzhou will become a paradise for adventurers.
As the first colonial city in Renzhou, Zhongyuan City is also the largest port. Various urban infrastructure facilities are under construction. Due to the extensive use of slaves, the city has been built a thousand miles away. Now it not only has a deep-water military port, but also built
There is a 24-kilometer-long city wall, and within the city wall is an immigrant settlement area. Immigrants usually live in the city and go out in groups. They are safe and secure. It is rare for immigrants to be harmed by natives.
After fighting outside for a long time, Wan Lei felt physically and mentally exhausted. He even had to admit that his prime years were gradually passing away and he was no longer as brave as before. In addition, he had not been in battle for a long time and his skills in killing people were now unfamiliar.
, almost being overtaken by the juniors.
The only thing that made Wan Lei happy was that his second son had already honed his skills and was both fierce and resourceful in combat. He successfully completed all the combat tasks assigned to him. This made Wan Lei realize that he had a successor, and decided to slowly
Decentralize power and take a back seat in a few years, leaving the stage to young people.
Unlike Wan Sheng, who is brave and fierce, Wan Yuan, as the eldest brother, is steady and decent in dealing with people, and is a good candidate for logistics and administration. The two sons have different personalities but complement each other. They grew up together, and they are brothers.
They have deep feelings for each other and never engage in intrigue, which makes Wan Lei feel more at ease.
"You are back, you are not injured, right?" This was the first time Wan Sheng went into battle to kill the enemy in person. Zhao Xueer was worried about her son's safety and had been waiting outside the city gate early. When she saw her son coming back, she moved carefully up and down and left and right.
Look, I found that my son was not missing any arms or legs, so I was relieved.
"Those natives were very far behind. When they heard the gunfire, they were frightened to death and surrendered. There is no danger. Mother, don't worry." Wan Sheng jumped off the horse and moved his hands and feet a few times, looking very lively.
He looked like that, but his face still looked a little tired.
"You are all uneasy masters. Mother, can you not worry? Your brother will cause big trouble when he returns to the Central Plains this time." Zhao Xueer took out a handkerchief to help her son wipe the dust off his face. As a biological child,
Mother, she instinctively dotes on Wan Sheng more, and sometimes compares Wan Sheng with Wan Yuan.
"What's wrong with Xiao Yuan?" Wan Lei couldn't help but be startled when he heard that Wan Yuan was causing trouble. In his impression, the eldest son was calm by nature, not a frivolous and trouble-making playboy.
"Not yet..." Zhao Xueer was about to elaborate, but was stopped by Fu Wei, "This is not the place to talk. Let's talk about it when we go home."
Wan's family lived in the Founding Duke's Mansion in Zhongyuan City. Although it was a public mansion, it was actually a courtyard-style wooden building. Dadongzhou was in the early stages of development and there was a shortage of cement, steel and other materials, but there was no shortage of wood.
, many buildings in Zhongyuan City are made of wood, which can be regarded as using nearby materials.
The Grand Duke's Mansion is very large, a standard large courtyard, with the main room, study, and living room in the side wings, totaling more than forty rooms, enough to accommodate more than a dozen people. The Grand Duke's Mansion faces the sea, not only does it have a great view, but it also has a private area.
beach bathing beach.
But this is nothing. The most valuable thing in Zhongyuan City now is the land. Any immigrant who holds a public office can get such a coastal Feng Shui treasure land, and even a small yacht, so that he can go to sea in his spare time.
Go sightseeing and enjoy a high quality of life.
Wanjia has a large yacht, driven by a diesel engine. Although it is noisy, it is still considered a high-end luxury product. When Wan Lei returned home, he heard the sound of the motor coming from far away. No need to ask, someone was using the yacht.
He just returned from going to sea. There are only five people in the Wan family who can use the yacht. Of the four people in the family, Wanyuan is the only one who is not here. He must be among the people on the yacht.
When my father and his brother came back from the war, it was fine that this guy didn't go out of the city to greet him. He even went out on a yacht to play. Wan Lei's face suddenly turned from sunny to gloomy. It seemed that this guy had really become a little frivolous after returning to the Central Plains.
Fu Wei couldn't help but frown when she saw that her husband's face was a little ugly. She knew that compared to going out on a yacht to play in private, her precious son had done something even more worrying. If this matter was revealed,
, maybe it will cause some big chaos.
"You all go down." As soon as Wan Lei returned to the living room, he cleared away some of his subordinates. Only Fu Wei, Zhao Xue'er and Wan Sheng were left in the living room. Zhao Xue'er was also very sensible and asked the servants to take her son to take a bath and eat first.
"What's going on with Xiaoyuan?" Wan Lei asked in a stern voice.