While Zhumu went north, Ma Chun also arrived in Arequipa.
With the strong support of the army, Ma Chun quickly stabilized the political situation there.
Rustu's general's palace is indeed rich and rich, with millions of taels of gold and silver. There is also a large amount of food, weapons and ammunition stored in the city.
If the Donghua Army hadn't attacked this place with lightning speed, Rustu would have been able to quickly raise a militia with these wealth and weapons.
Due to the strategic terrain of Arequipa, there are also those sturdy buildings.
Even if Tian Fang's main force wanted to attack this place, it would not be easy.
The Donghua Army was very unfriendly to white people because the basis of Donghua's rule was Chinese and Indians.
Donghua needs to strengthen the cohesion between Indians and Chinese by dividing the yellow race and the white race.
Those of mixed race who acknowledge their Indian ancestry are also objects of solidarity.
However, here, white people are their natural enemies. Because the founding of Donghua was to seize the land they controlled from these white people.
Therefore, Ma Chun's governing principle is to unite the Indians and suppress the white people.
In the areas occupied by Donghua, almost all white people were taken into custody and required to receive labor education.
Their property was confiscated by Donghua or distributed to Indians and Chinese yeoman farmers.
Or it could be built as a farm for the Donghua Army, and these white people who were taken in would be placed in the farms to work.
As for how long they will have to work on the farm, there is no deadline yet.
Anyway, now their identities have been reversed.
In the past, Indians worked on white people's estates.
Now these white people have to use labor to repay their previous oppression and exploitation of the Indians.
To be honest, doing this will have a great impact on Donghua's economy.
After all, white people originally controlled Peru's economic lifeline.
Now the original economic ecology has been shattered all of a sudden, and a new economic system has not yet been established.
In addition, Donghua’s current external exchanges are completely blocked.
Therefore, the Donghua Army is completely taking advantage of the old man.
Fortunately, both the previous Eastern Expedition and the current Southern Expedition have captured a large amount of supplies.
Except for these local warlords in Peru, all of them are misers. They have accumulated wealth for hundreds of years, and once they fall into the hands of the Donghua Army, they can indeed sustain the Donghua Army for a long time.
It was precisely by relying on these seized materials that Dong Shutong was able to continue fighting, and his team was getting bigger and bigger.
However, Ma Chun also began to restore Donghua's economy. Just like the Renaissance Army did in the early days, establishing a large number of farms of its own power could not only ensure self-sufficiency in food and materials, but also attract a large number of civilians.
These people work in an organized manner on the farm. They are not only workers, but also a stable source of soldiers.
Facts have proved that workers who have been educated by farm organizations are more suitable to serve as soldiers than ordinary farmers.
With his previous experience with the Fuxing Army, Ma Chun started doing these things in an orderly manner. First, the manors were transformed into Donghua farms, and the laborers who originally worked in the manors became employees.
Their salary has improved a lot, and the most important thing is that their social status has been improved.
The operation of the farm can ensure the Donghua Army's continued self-sufficiency in food.
This is the basis for the Donghua Army to persist. The military-controlled farms that house and educate white people also continue to provide various food supplies to the Donghua Army.
In addition, all mines and factories previously controlled by whites were nationalized by the Donghua Army.
Ma Chun selected new management from the factory's original technical staff and grassroots workers.
Except for those who ran away, all the original factory owners and mine owners were sent to work in the mines.
Donghua claimed to the outside world that this was giving them a chance to atone for their sins.
Aren’t you white people Catholics? Catholicism emphasizes temporal punishment. As foreign robbers, these white people are inherently guilty, so you should use your own life to atone for your sins.
Only some white technicians can get better treatment, because there is no one in Donghua's hands who can replace them.
The entire Donghua Kingdom has completely changed. The capable white people tried to escape, but most of them were captured.
Although the roads in Peru are well developed, most of them follow natural mountain valleys.
The Donghua Army can completely block the entire border as long as they set up checkpoints on some of the major traffic thoroughfares.
The remaining people can only work honestly in the mines or farms.
Above the ocean, a fleet flying the Golden Dragon flag was heading south at full speed along the west coast of America.
"Commander, I don't know how the situation is in Peru. There has been no new news recently." A fleet staff officer muttered beside Liu Dahai.
Since setting off in March, the Nanyang Navy has been drifting on the sea for more than half a year.
Except for a longer rest period in Hawaii, the navy basically spends the rest of the time drifting at sea.
Such a long voyage is also a great exercise for the officers and soldiers of the Navy.
"It's probably because the Peruvian government blocked the news," Liu Dahai said.
"No matter what, we must rush to Peru as soon as possible and notify all ships to strengthen their vigilance. If the Peruvian government gets mad and starts a war with us, it is not impossible," Liu Dahai ordered.
As the situation has gradually worsened in the past few days, the Peruvian government's attitude towards the Chinese has indeed changed a lot.
Recently, Chinese ships arriving in Lima have been detained, and the goods must undergo strict inspection.
And after the cargo is unloaded, the ship is not allowed to leave the port.
Fortunately, these ships are ordinary trading ships. And because of the war with Spain, there have been many fewer Chinese merchant ships visiting Peru this year.
The official merchant ships of the Renaissance Army carry prohibited items and will not dock in Lima.
They already had a smuggling channel with Donghua.
What the Peruvian government is doing now is to block the Chinese from contact with the outside world.
They seemed to have recognized the role played by the Chinese in the Donghua rebels.
The situation in Chinatown has become increasingly tense.
The Lima authorities have ordered Chinatown to disarm more than once and let government troops take over Chinatown.
But he was rejected by Cai Qiming every time.
There have been several arson incidents targeting Chinatown recently.
Fortunately, because there is a shortage of forest resources around Lima, most of the houses in Chinatown are made of brick and stone.
Rather than the traditional bamboo and wood structure.
The rain is coming and the wind is blowing!
Cai Qiming's eyelids have been beating these days, and he seems to have a premonition that something big is about to happen.
"Dongxu, do you have any new news over there?" Cai Qiming asked worriedly.
"All the intelligence lines outside have been broken. Now on the streets of Lima outside, unless you have a white face, you can't even go out."
"President José organized a militia picket in Lima. Most of these people were originally gang members in Lima. They were like bandits and ran rampant in Lima. However, these people were loyal to President José. Now the whole of Lima is completely
Jose's words mean that all those who hold different political views will be charged with collaborating with the enemy," Zhang Dongxu said.
"I didn't expect that Jose would still want to seize power now. It seems that he doesn't want to be a puppet president!" Cai Qiming is very clear about the political situation in Lima.
The mine owners control the parliament, and President José is only their spokesman.
But now Jose seems to see an opportunity in this crisis.
The actions of the Donghua Army in the south dealt a huge blow to the mining owners. Now the entire mountainous area in southern Peru has basically lost contact with Lima, and only some coastal cities are still connected to Peru.
Recently, a large number of white people from the south have fled to Lima.
These people brought some news about Donghua Army.
Only then did the white people in Lima know the role that the Chinese played in the East China Army.
Now even Jose himself can't stop his volunteers from being hostile to the Chinese.
Several leaders of the volunteer army have petitioned Jose to attack and control Chinatown.
These days, he has tasted the sweetness of the "zero-dollar shopping" operations carried out by white volunteers in the city.
There are shops everywhere in Chinatown, and supplies are more abundant than elsewhere.
Mario finally saw the current situation clearly. He no longer made suggestions to Jose, but left Lima and returned to his manor to avoid trouble.
"Deploy 20,000 of these volunteers to Surco and put them under the command of General Losier. We can no longer leave all these people in Lima, otherwise they will eat up Lima." Jose said to his own
confidant Home Minister Balanzuela said.
"Yes, President, these people are becoming increasingly difficult to control. In addition, there is a big news that may be of interest to you, President," Balanzuela said.
"Oh, what's the news?" Jose asked curiously.
"The mother country of the Chinese went to war with the Kingdom of Spain, so Spain sent all its European fleets to Manila." Balanzuela said.
"This shouldn't be the latest news, right?"
"Yes, President, the war should have started half a year ago. Because our news came back from Spain."
"No wonder there have been fewer Chinese ships arriving in Peru recently. It turns out that the southern route has been blocked. It is impossible for a war between two big countries to be decided at once." Jose suddenly realized.
"President, in this case, we don't need to tolerate those yellow-skinned monkeys anymore. This rebellion was led by the Chinese who arrived in Peru before. How could those simple-minded Indians do this? And
Where did they get so many weapons and equipment? My subordinates feel that the Renaissance Army is behind this."
"Keeping these Chinese in Lima is like a bomb. At least we should control them." Balanzuela said sadly.
"But, they are a big country after all, and we don't know the outcome of this war now. If they win Spain, it will be more convenient for them to come to Peru in the future." Jose still said with some worry.
"President, it's impossible. At most, they can defeat the Indians on land. How can they be the opponents of the Spaniards on the sea." Balanzuela said firmly.
"Baranzuela, please remember that it is the residents of the city who spontaneously attack the Chinese, and it has nothing to do with our Peruvian government." Jose stared at Balanzuela and said meaningfully.
"I understand, Your Excellency, President." Balanzuela's eyes showed excitement.
"Okay, you go back first. I still need to discuss the dispatch of troops to Juning with General Corinho and General Lanedin's envoys," Jose said.
Balanzuela exited the presidential palace and immediately called for the leaders of several white volunteer armies in the city.
In the south, after Tian Fang took control of Arequipa, he immediately launched attacks in all directions to fully take over General Rustu's territory.
In the port city of Ilo, the Donghua Army encountered the main force of General Rustu.
But the strange thing is that General Rustu only resisted symbolically for a long time. That night, they boarded the ship overnight and abandoned the city.
At this point, the Donghua Army finally took complete control of the entire south and had its own port.
On the sea, General Rustu was sitting in the captain's cabin of a warship. There were sumptuous delicacies on the long table in the room.
All his confidants are gathered here at this time.
"General, why don't we go to Lima instead of Chile?" one of his subordinates asked, which was also a common question for everyone.
"Go to Lima? Those local snakes in Lima will eat us up. I have already contacted Chile. We will go directly to Iquique, Bolivia. The Chileans will send troops to annex this area with us.
, there are not many Bolivian troops stationed there, so we have a temporary territory for the Donghua Army to fight the government forces." Rustu said with a smile, he had already adjusted his mentality.
As for his family now in the hands of the Donghua Army, let them take care of it for the time being. He has already sent envoys to the Donghua Army. I believe that their leader is not a fool.
It is said outside that the leader of the Donghua Army is an Indian woman. General Rustu will not believe this. When did an Indian woman be able to command so many Chinese?
"General, the entire area around Iquique is desert, which is of little value. Otherwise, the Bolivians would not have put so many people there to guard it. We would have no income after we go there," said an officer.
No saltpeter mine has been discovered in Iquique yet. If we wait another ten years, everyone will be jealous of this place.
"It's just a temporary place to stay. We will come back. Intellectuals will not allow Donghua to develop like this. They are not taking action now because they don't know enough about Donghua's army. And we will pass on the news here.
, Chile will not be calm by then." Rustu continued.
Inside the Donghua Palace in Cusco City.
Zhu Mu has gone north to take charge of the overall situation. Now Dong Shutong is in charge of the work here.
The location of Cusco is very good, right in the center of the area currently controlled by Donghua Kingdom.
"Master in power, have we gone too far in our policy towards white people? There are now professional gaps in many places. For example, some places only have one white doctor. Now that person has been institutionalized, and people in the area can't find a place to see a doctor.
" said a civil servant named Fan Jun, an administrator sent over by the Renaissance Army.
When Dong Shuheng decided to support his brother's development in South America, he not only supported some military officers, but also some administrative talents. These people were headed by Ma Chun, the Dong family retainer who was the first to arrive.
But there are not many such people.
After all, they have many opportunities in China, and there is no need to come so far to South America.
Now that all white people are being taken into custody, there is a talent vacancy in Donghua Country. This is why.
Otherwise, in a place as big as Donghua Country, the Renaissance Army should have helped them fill in all the missing talents in advance.
"This can only be done for the time being. After all, our army is fighting on the front line, and stability is the priority in the rear. If these white people are released now, it will be a factor of instability." Dong Shutong said.
"But what you said makes sense. For some specialized technical talents, we can end the detention and education in advance and release them after screening. But they must also be subject to necessary surveillance and cannot be left alone. Just send Indians to watch them.