Although they are called the Aztecs, the name Aztec actually comes from an incorrect translation or imposed on the Aztecs by Western scholars.
The name comes from a city called Aztlan, which was the city where the Aztecs lived in the past.
They actually called themselves Mexica, which is the origin of the word Mexico in later generations.
However, even though they still remembered that they were Mexica and not Aztec, the two Mexica people did not dare to make any excuse in front of Chen Mo and allowed this man who did not look strong to call them Aztec.
Turks.
But these are minor details. To these two Mexicans, it didn't matter what Chen Mo called them. What really mattered to them was the promise made by the East India Company to support their resistance cause before they came.
Mexicans are living a very difficult life now. As the former owners of the land of Mexico, their population was once reduced to less than three million after being poisoned by European smallpox.
It is precisely because of this that they lost their empire and became a nation enslaved by colonial rule.
However, a mere three million people obviously could not meet the needs of the Spanish colonial rule. Therefore, a large number of African slaves were sold to South America. These people were used in large quantities in the plantation economy, which greatly occupied the living space of the Mexicans.
The Mexicans, who suddenly became a minority, could only watch their homes being occupied step by step, and they themselves were living in dire straits.
This also made the Mexicans' resistance activities never stop for hundreds of years, and they resisted Spanish rule all the time.
However, the sporadic uprisings launched by the Mexicans, who lacked unified leadership and weapons and equipment, did not pose any threat to Spanish rule.
On the contrary, every time the uprising is suppressed, it will bring deeper suffering to the Mexicans.
In particular, the nearly genocidal oppressive policy has caused the Mexican population to still be less than three million after more than two hundred years. It is conceivable how many "good" things the Spaniards have done in these two hundred years.
In fact, if it weren't for the brutal rule of the Spanish, why would the Mexicans continue to resist their rule for three hundred years after losing their country, civilization, culture, traditions and a series of other things?
Although the Mexicans' three-hundred-year resistance did not achieve any substantial results, it was not until the Spanish mainland was captured by France during the Napoleonic Wars that the Mexicans took this opportunity to successfully revolt.
But it has to be said that these Mexicans have always maintained a spirit of resistance.
These two Mexicans found by the East India Company are now the leaders of the two rebel armies in Mexico.
Compared with Hidalgo and Jose Morelos who later led the Mexican War of Independence, these two men did not have much fame and were not even recorded in history, but now they are indeed one of the two largest groups in Mexico.
The leader of the rebel army.
"I'm busy here, so I'll make a long story short. I can provide you with weapons and financial support, and help you contain the Spaniards so that you can launch an uprising and take back your homeland. But in exchange, I ask you to
Mexico must become part of the empire." Chen Mo looked at the two Mexican rebel leaders and set out his own conditions.
"Empire? Sorry, Mexicans will never succumb to anyone's slavery and rule again!" One of the rebel leaders seemed to have a lot of backbone. Even though his legs were frightened by Chen Mo's shipwreck demon army, he still insisted on Mexico's sovereignty.
Gain true independence.
Chen Mo didn't mind this, but said indifferently: "The empire is not a colonizer as you think, and its purpose is not to enslave you. With your understanding, you cannot even understand how great the empire is.
In short, the empire supports your independence. After independence, the empire will not rule you. You can manage yourself, as long as your autonomy policy does not violate the laws of the empire and you pay taxes every year in accordance with the laws of the empire.
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Hearing what Chen Mo said, the expressions on the faces of the two Mexican rebel leaders suddenly hesitated.
The conditions given by Chen Mo can be said to be very tolerant. The two leaders of the rebel army are not primitive tribal chiefs.
During the two hundred years of Spanish rule in Mexico, no matter how restricted education was, Mexicans still had the opportunity to contact the world and learn more.
In addition, the Mexicans attached great importance to education during the Aztec Empire. They can also realize that in today's world, without strong support, even if the Mexicans can gain independence from the Spanish, they still need to face various other powerful forces.
Imperial invasion.
The entire America is a colony of these powerful countries. Even if the Spanish are driven away, there are still British, French, Portuguese...
So if they can get the protection of a powerful empire and at the same time the Mexicans retain a fairly high degree of autonomy, this is actually not bad for them.
However, more than two hundred years of oppressive rule have made Mexicans extremely eager for true independence. They do not want anyone or any country to be above them. They want to gain true freedom.
Of course, this is just the thought of ordinary Mexicans. For upper-class figures like these two rebel leaders, whether to be independent or not, and whether to rely on the support of other countries, are all matters that can be discussed.
After all, for them, compromise and concession are not unacceptable.
The reason for hesitation is just to get greater benefits.
Not only for one's own benefits, but also to strive for benefits and more favorable conditions for one's own power.
Chen Mo naturally saw this and didn't mind it, because the two Mexicans in front of him didn't have the capital to negotiate with him.
So he just said calmly to the two Mexican rebel leaders: "I think you must understand that it is not the empire that needs you, but you that need the empire.
For the empire, expelling the Spanish from Mexico personally is just a matter of extra effort. The reason why it supports you is that the empire does not want to launch a large-scale war for the time being and hopes to save some trouble.
If you are unwilling to cooperate with the empire, it will only mean that the empire needs to spend an extra year or two and then fight the war on its own.
But by that time, it is obvious that the empire no longer needs you, and the empire will not give you any preferential treatment."
After hearing the cold facts told by Chen Mo, the faces of the two leaders of the Mexican rebel army became very ugly.
