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Chapter 77 Opportunities

"Mayor, you are too lenient to these citizens." Li Gongcheng still felt that these whites and blacks were not of my race, and their minds must be different.

In fact, most Chinese people think this way.

It's just that ideas are ideas, and the Chinese never take the initiative to bully others. Even the black slaves who escaped from the south will be paid normally after the Chinese hire them to work.

"It's a success. The president said he would open up the living space for us Chinese. So we need to control more land and leave it to future generations to thrive. But we Chinese have never been a single ethnic group."

"I recently read history and discovered that the ancestors of our Han people have begun to continuously absorb and integrate the surrounding ethnic groups. There are also white people among them. There were some white ethnic groups in the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty. It seems that the Huns were also white."

Zhao Sixi's status was different now, and he gradually felt that the knowledge he originally had was not enough.

Therefore, he pays great attention to learning. His favorite thing to do is to read history and learn from the experience of his predecessors.

Rich historical books are the blessings left to us by our ancestors.

He also had his own understanding of some of what Dong Shuheng said.

He continued: "Do you know why the president only refers to Chinese people to the outside world? It's not to make us more united internally. Don't be too narrow-minded and don't think that except for the big men, everyone else is a barbarian. Times have changed, and the people around us

Ethnic groups also have a lot to learn from us.”

Li Gongcheng was thoughtful, and Zhao Sixi continued: "Where are we staying now? This is the New World. Do you see why America has developed to this point only a hundred years after it was founded? It's because they accept all kinds of people.

.New blood is constantly being injected into the team. Most of these people are mediocre, but as long as one of them is talented, it can bring huge benefits to his development."

"Our city of Xinzheng is located in the middle zone, where there are white immigrants, indigenous Yindi'an people, and black slaves who escaped from the south."

"If we still build the city with the same closed-minded mentality, we may be surrounded by enemies in the future. How can we, a group of Chinese who are far away from our homeland, develop and grow within the tall city walls."

"We build an inner city, which is our basic base. Through this inner city, we can ensure that we Chinese will always control this city."

"And this outer city is our open and inclusive attitude. Whoever lives in this city must abide by the rules we set and accept our cultural indoctrination. No matter what race they are, their children must be sent to

Come and learn at the school we built.”

After being the mayor for several years, Zhao Sixi's vision has already changed.

He has his own ideas on how to build Xinzheng City. And he has enough power to implement this idea.

"I seem to understand, but I still don't seem to understand. The mayor is far-sighted. I believe you are right. At least our new city of Zhengzhou is developing very fast now."

Li Gongcheng had to admit that without the participation of foreign immigrants, the development of New Zhengzhou City would not have been so fast.

"Success, the current development is nothing. Our real opportunity period is about to arrive." Zhao Sixi chatted with Li Gongcheng as he walked.

He was like a lion patrolling his territory. Seeing the busy shops and workshops on both sides of the street, Zhao Sixi felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.

"Mayor, what can I say? Aren't we always full of opportunities?"

"I'm not talking about this. You should also know that the man named Abraham was elected president. Now the southern states are seceding from the Union. Kansas is also a state controlled by southerners. I have received a notification from the governor. Here

It is no longer federal land."

"When the war breaks out again, it will be our chance. They fight and we make money, which is a great pleasure." Zhao Sixi said with a smile.

"Mayor, your thinking is a little too simplistic. If the war breaks out again, won't it burn us? It might be a disaster!"

"You are right, but the so-called opportunities appear in crises. We also have to prepare secretly. I believe Jincheng will be ready, but our location is too remote and we cannot wait for Jincheng's arrangements.

"

"Yes, Mayor, you should tell Captain Zheng that we need to strengthen the training of the militia now. We have been a little too stable in the past two years, and I feel that the city is under pressure."

"Well, you are right to remind me. I will tell Captain Zheng about this later."

Captain Zheng has been managing the militia in Xinzheng City. He is now married and has children, and has settled down here.

The size of the militia has also continued to expand, from less than a hundred people to more than a thousand people now.

It's just that the militia is not a standing force, so a single city cannot raise many standing soldiers.

Moreover, there is a military fortress dozens of kilometers away at the mouth of the Grand Canyon to the west. Originally, a battalion of Canadian-Chinese troops was stationed there.

The garrison there has now been increased to a regiment, and this army is called the Railway Regiment.

As a state, if you want to establish a standing army, you must come up with some name, otherwise it will arouse the fear of others.

California's railroad troops were stationed along the railroad, with a total of six regiments.

In fact, there is no need for so many troops to protect this section of railway.

This was all the result of Zhang Guangshun and Wang Yan's restructuring of the California Army.

It turns out that the armed forces in Canada and China all exist in the name of Yangtze River Security.

Now that Dong Shuheng wants to nationalize Canada, the army must first be restructured.

Now the name of the Canadian military to the outside world is the standing army of the California government.

This standing army was larger in number than the standing army of the Millennium government.

However, Dong Shuheng will not underestimate Millikin. As long as he is willing, he can recruit millions of volunteers within a few months.

These volunteers can even prepare their own guns.

Although his total military strength is small, it can be said that all the people are soldiers.

So don't underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Milician Army.

Without the Renaissance Army, many new weapons and tactical ideas would have been pioneered during the Civil War.

Therefore, Dong Shuheng did not try to destroy Milica, which only had a standing army of more than 10,000, just because he had tens of thousands of troops in North Amelia.

He has been waiting for this opportunity.

He knew that the only way to defeat a country with such a profound foundation was to wait for it to collapse from within.

"Mayor, you said this is our opportunity. What can we do if they go to war? Fighting is a matter for the military. If Jiahua occupies more territory, what use will it have to the development of our new city of Zhengzhou?"

"We do business. What is the positioning of our New Zhengzhou? We are a city of trade! Think about it, in the Kansas War, there were hundreds of thousands of people fighting on both sides. If there was a full-scale war between the north and the south, there would be millions.

It’s a war between people. When the time comes, these people won’t want to eat?”

"When their own people go to war, who will produce the supplies?"

"Then Mayor, is it too late for us to prepare now?"

"Of course it's too late now, so I have already prepared it. Why do you think I built so many flour mills, and I also applied for a group of Fuso workers from the government. By then we will not have enough people, and this group of workers

, I was recruited as a factory worker."

"Also, I have recently supported many handicraftsmen in the city for future plans. These handicraftsmen can also help us expand production."

"The mayor is still far-sighted!" Li Gongcheng sent a burst of compliments.

Now, the big families in New Zhengzhou City basically control the economic lifeline of the city.

They were the first to arrive and occupied the earliest cultivated land.

Driven by Zhao Sixi's example, each family established its own factory, workshop or trading house.

These people are the pillars of New Zhengzhou City, and this is their foundation.

Zhao Sixi knew that his family alone could not control an entire city.

So he wants to unite a group of people.

The several big families who built the city together were his allies.

Not only that, he also used marriage to bring several families closer together.

The daughter-in-law of militia captain Zheng Qiang is Zhao Sixi's sister.

Zheng Qiang used to be from a poor family and could not afford a wife. When he was in his thirties, he changed his job and moved to the new city of Zhengzhou where he was considered an old bachelor. Zhao Sixi's sister was a young widow.

Sixi's brother-in-law died during the famine. But Sixi's sister was actually only in her twenties.

There is a perfect match between the two people.

In this way, Zhao Sixi basically controlled the entire military and political affairs of New Zhengzhou City.

The senior leaders of Canada and China are also aware of this situation, and it is Canada's established policy to grant autonomy to cities on the border.

The area here is vast and sparsely populated, and Jincheng has no way to directly control it.

Moreover, these new cities were built brick by brick by the immigrants themselves, so they should be given greater management power.

This seems to be the characteristic here in the New World, people have a strong sense of identity with their hometown.

They have a strong sense of ownership because they built the city brick by brick.

"Haha, it's a success. If you flatter me, I won't give you a bonus. Who is the Comanche who came here this time?" Zhao Sixi asked. The two of them were about to return to the city hall. The Comanche

The guests are waiting at the city hall.

"Mayor, he is our old acquaintance Quark. He comes here every time." Li Gongcheng said.

It turned out to be this person, Zhao Sixi knew it.

Quark was a priest of the Comanche tribe.

In these tribes, the priests are the think tanks of the tribe. They are generally the most knowledgeable and wise people in the tribe.

The first time Quark came to New Zhengzhou City was to discuss the armistice and the ransom of prisoners.

That was Zhao Sixi's first face-to-face communication with Yin Di'an people.

He originally thought the Comanches were aggressive warriors.

When they first settled here, they encountered several Comanche attacks.

These people said that Zhao Sixi and others occupied the small river where they hunted. The city of Xinzhengzhou was not only an east-west transportation hub, but also an important passage for the migration of bison herds from north to south.

The Comanches relied on bison herds for their livelihood.

At that time, Zhao Sixi and others had just arrived. These Comanches were full of hostility towards New Zhengzhou.

This tribe was originally a warlike tribe.

The indiscriminate killing of bison herds by white poachers made the Comanches hostile to everything outside.

Zhao Sixi also knew about the indiscriminate killing of bison by white people. In addition to the violence of bison hides, there was also a conspiracy.

Because the Yintian people living on the Great Plains were very dependent on the bison herds.

This is their main food source.

The white people thought that if they killed all the buffalo herds, the Yintian people would starve to death and the land would be theirs.

Zhao Sixi did not sympathize with the Yin Di'an people, but he also detested the white man's practice of killing bison and only taking the hide.

The Chinese cannot accept this wasteful behavior.

The white men hunted the buffalo with rifles and then stripped off only the skin, leaving the entire body in the wilderness.

Bison are also a gift from nature, how can they be wasted like this?

When they first met, Zhao Sixi chatted a lot with Quark.

Sixi discovered that these Yindi'an people have great respect for nature.

Quark is very knowledgeable, he can even guess the white man's conspiracy.

Zhao Sixi expressed his sincerity again and agreed to return the prisoners.

All the Comanche had to do was exchange a bison or five hides for a prisoner.

This condition is not harsh. You must know that even the battles between the Yintian people rarely leave prisoners alive.

The white people were even more ruthless. They would cut off the scalps and sell them directly. Not only would they not keep any prisoners, they would even kill all the old, weak, women and children.

After Quark knew that Zhao Sixi and the others were not white, his attitude changed a lot.

The two sides reached an agreement on a truce at their first meeting.

Quark was very shocked by the construction ability of this group of Chinese people.

It only took them a few days to build a wooden city.

When he arrived here for the second time half a year later, these Chinese had built a stone wall.

The second time he went to New Zhengzhou City was to trade with the Chinese.

He found that these Chinese really kept their promise and did not kill the bison indiscriminately.

The number of bison they hunted was entirely based on their needs.

He also discovered that these people grew food. The Comanche lived as hunters, but there were also some Indian tribes that grew food.

The Comanches would have traded food with these plantation tribes to tide them over during those days when game was scarce.

However, these plantation tribes had been basically wiped out by the white people because they lived in fixed areas and had low combat effectiveness.

So Quark hopes to exchange food with the Chinese.

This is the first time both parties have cooperated.

Zhao Sixi attaches great importance to this transaction, although the only goods these Yin Di'an people can bring out are animal skins and dried meat.

But he still completed the transaction with them at a very objective price.

Later, Xinzhengzhou began to build an outer city, and Zhao Sixi simply allowed the Comanche tribe to conduct transactions directly in the shops in the outer city.

Zhao Sixi didn't know why Quark came here again.

If it were an ordinary matter, there would be no need for him to come over in person.

When we returned to the city hall, there were several variegated horses tied at the door, which were the mounts of the Yin Di'an people.

Zhao Sixi walked into the reception room.

Quark was sitting at the guest's seat drinking tea. This was a habit they had just developed after the deal with Xinzhengzhou.

No nomadic tribe can refuse tea.

This drink can bring immediate changes to their lives.


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