It is unimaginable that modern war can cause damage to a city. After the defeat of the Argentine army, it is said that there are still about 200,000 citizens left in Buenos Aires. They stay at home in fear, listening to the sounds outside the window.
gunshots and shouts.
Sometimes they would hear cries and unintelligible words coming from the neighbor's house. When those people left, they could see through the glass window that the man from the neighbor's house was taken away.
Taken as a prisoner.
Until this moment, they were a little lucky that they had not joined the Civil Defense Force, otherwise they would have been taken away as prisoners of war.
After several days of sweeping the city, the remnants of the enemy and the bandits who took advantage of the chaos have been swept away. At the beginning, except for the soldiers wandering around in the market, there were almost no ordinary citizens.
It was not until three days later that some life slowly returned to the market. To people's surprise, the Nanhua army, which was called "barbarians" in official speech, was extremely civilized. They neither occupied residents' houses nor occupied their houses.
There was no robbery of property, and no rape of women.
And as an occupying force, they quickly restored order in the city. Compared with the chaotic scene when they first entered the city, where thieves and robbers were everywhere taking advantage of the situation, everything was so orderly now.
"Argentina is dead..."
Regardless of whether they are willing to face it or not, in the hearts of those citizens, this is a doomed thing. Even the other provinces are still resisting, but now it is only a matter of time before they are destroyed.
The citizens of Buenos Aires were waiting for that moment with ambivalence, sadness and a hint of relief. People breathed a long sigh of relief that this nightmare was over. At least a large part of them were.
They think that as long as Nanhua captures this city, they will have nothing to do with this war.
What will happen to Argentina and Buenos Aires in the future is not a question for them. Life has to go on, even if they have to speak Chinese starting tomorrow.
In fact, during the war, most people were docile citizens. When the uneasy citizens discovered that this army was more civilized than they thought, they had to face a reality-the shortage and price of food.
of soaring.
However, in just three days, many ordinary citizens in Buenos Aires have already fallen into an existential crisis.
In fact, Buenos Aires originally stored a large amount of daily necessities, and even requisitioned tens of thousands of tons of food such as wheat that had not yet been shipped out of the docks. However, when Sarento evacuated, they ordered the stored food to be burned.
warehouse, and transported tens of thousands of tons of wheat on board.
In the past few days, in order to prevent the troops from fleeing, the Nanhua army outside the city implemented a strict blockade of the city, prohibiting anyone from entering or exiting, and for a time all food sources were completely cut off.
Buenos Aires, a city surrounded by farms, fell into food shortage for the first time. In front of the bakery, women lined up anxiously.
I don’t know if I can still buy food when it’s my turn, but what’s certain is that the prices are skyrocketing.
"God, you are really a businessman. Such a small piece of bread actually costs a peso. Why don't you go and rob it!"
"Robbery, madam, the real robber is Sarnto. He took away all the food and set fire to what he couldn't take away. God can testify that the flour has increased more than ten times..."
There is always a constant fight between the bakers and the women. Although they complain, everyone has to eat.
When people are cursing the greed of profiteers, of course there will be others who say it.
"If you think it's expensive, just ask those Southern Chinese people why they don't let people into the city..."
Of course, no one would ask at this time. Of course, some citizen representatives went to the occupying authorities to ask when things would return to normal, and the answers they received were very simple.
"Our blockade is out of necessity now. Once the resistance elements hiding among the citizens give up their resistance, we will immediately lift the blockade."
As for the food that the citizens need, the occupying military authorities certainly stated that they would raise as much as possible and ask them to bear with it a little longer.
"Food is a weapon!"
Taking a military telescope from the attendant, Zhu Xianhai stared at the city. If nothing unexpected happened, he would ascend the throne and become emperor here.
Maybe somewhere else, who knows?
Emperor, this is of course his choice. The republicans and the like must not choose it, because they are taking care of the emotions of everyone in South America!
After all, there are so many countries in South America, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay... These countries will definitely be part of South China in the future. The easiest way to integrate these countries is to become the emperor.
"By the grace of God, the king and dictator of South China, Araucania, Patagonia, Chile, Argentina, and Paraguay..."
When these titles are added together, he is naturally the emperor of Nanhua!
Of course, these titles are the existence of legitimacy in these countries. In fact, the so-called legitimacy is just strength. But it is just a layer of disguise on top of strength.
"Now, there are many women in this city. Their husbands and fathers lost their lives in the war. How do these women make a living? Ji Gao."
Putting down the telescope, Zhu Xianhai turned his head and glanced at Zuo Zongtang and said.
"What do you think they do for a living?"
It is not easy for women in this era to live on their own! What can they do? In this city, they can hardly find any job!
"It should be very difficult! After all, in the past, most of them relied on men to earn money, and the women just did odd jobs."
After visiting various European countries for so long, Zuo Zongtang knew the situation of those women very well. Only in places with factories can women find jobs more easily.
Now even if they are maids, no one will hire them because most of the rich people in the city have left the city.
Who among the poor would hire a maid?
Picking up the teacup on the table, Zhu Xianhai sat down on the folding chair made of cloth, looked into the distance and said leisurely.
"Now, it is impossible for them to work odd jobs. The rich and powerful have fled, and the resumption of work in factories is far away. In addition, many stores have been looted. In the next few months, Buenos Aires will
There are very few job opportunities available, and now that prices are soaring, they need to make a living, so what kind of livelihood can they rely on?"
After taking a sip of tea, Zhu Xianhai pointed to the continuous tents in the distance and said.
"They can't just starve to death like this."
starve!
This kind of thing is absolutely impossible. For women in the city, they have other options.
"Soldiers! We have hundreds of thousands of soldiers here, and their income is enough to support a family."
Putting the teacup in his hand on the table, Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"When supplies are scarce in the city, they can buy cheap food and some goods from military stores. As long as they are smart enough, I believe they can easily win the favor of women!"
This is what Zhu Xianhai wants to achieve. So many single men in the army need wives. They need women to reproduce for them. And those women in the city are potential targets. It is also the "second change of South American population"
"The premise is also the fundamental guarantee for the long-term peace and stability of the empire.
"But, in this city, many women's husbands, sons or brothers died on the battlefield resisting us. Will they accept it so easily?"
Zuo Zongtang was a little unconfident. In fact, if it were left to the Qing Dynasty, this matter would be very simple. He would just snatch it away and enter the city without sealing the sword for three days. He would kill all the men and take away the women.
But it is different here. If Nanhua does this, he will definitely become the target of public criticism. After all, from the outbreak of the war until now, Nanhua has always stood on the moral high ground.
Even if there were troops to deal with prisoners of war in private, they would do so quietly without being known to the outside world. Even when they were buried, they were not buried randomly. In order to avoid leaving evidence, they even deliberately buried those prisoners alone.
Prisoners being processed.
"These are not important in front of life. For the sake of life, they will definitely compromise!"
Zhu Xianhai has no doubt about this. During World War II, many women in Western Europe devoted themselves to the German army and even gave birth to children for the German army. Due to the pressure of life, women definitely did not mind committing themselves to the invaders, at least women in Europe did not mind.
If there are enough benefits, those women will even rush into the arms of the invaders. This is true in both Western and Eastern Europe.
Picking up a piece of bread from the table, Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"Actually, life is just a piece of bread..."
Women have always been such a reality. As early as millions of years ago in primitive societies, women lived dependent on men and relied on men to provide food.
The same is true now. There is nothing wrong with committing yourself to a man for the sake of food.
Even if those men are intruders, it makes no difference to women.
"What we need is to artificially create food scarcity, so that we can indirectly help those soldiers."
When he said these words, Zhu Xianhai still looked like an expert.
In fact, he is not an expert at all, but just understands human nature. In the face of hunger, almost everyone will compromise.
"When we create this scarcity, our soldiers have the opportunity to get everything they want in the city with a piece of bread or a box of cans."
What can they gain?
From women to wealth, they can get it all from this city.
With a proud smile, Zhu Xianhai put the bread back on the plate.
"In the face of hunger, even a lady will become..."