Reborn as King of South America

Chapter 243 Patagonia End

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Ye Chenglin and his subordinates waited outside for a while, and then followed Jin Gudan and others who came to greet them into the camp.

The Kikwit tribe had frequent exchanges with Ye Chenglin's troops. Among the tribal armed forces, which were mainly composed of young and middle-aged men, there were more than 200 people equipped with muskets. Some of those muskets were exchanged between the Indians and Ye Chenglin for furs, and some were given to them for free by Ye Chenglin because of the good relationship between the two sides.

The muskets, ammunition and other weapons delivered by the National Defense Forces enhanced the self-defense capabilities of the Patagonian Indians, while the commodities produced in the Han Dynasty were integrated into the lives of the Indians, gradually changing their way of life.

Patagonia is not far from the mainland of the Han Dynasty. The Patagonians who were blockaded by the white Argentines are short of supplies. Daily necessities such as salt, cloth, and food can be sold at a high price here, and the profit margin is huge.

Wherever there is a demand for commodity trading, there will be no shortage of businessmen pursuing profits.

The merchants in the Han Dynasty were mainly immigrants from Southeast Asia. In Southeast Asia, these poor peddlers accumulated the original capital for business by selling small commodities from street to street.

They had no skills, but relied on hard work and thrift to find a way to wealth in Southeast Asia. After immigrating to the Han Dynasty in South America, the government formulated standardized business policies and laws to encourage commercial development. At the same time, in order to maintain the healthy and sound development of business, the Han government would also provide political and diplomatic protection for merchants who went abroad to do business, so that the commercial interests of merchants who did business far away from the country could be guaranteed.

Patagonia had huge commercial interests, and trading with the Patagonian Indians was in line with the strategic planning of the Han government. Therefore, with the government's secret support and driven by commercial interests, groups of small Han merchants took steamships and smuggled into Patagonia, selling the goods on the ship to the Indians in exchange for furs, horses and other items in their hands.

The merchants from the Han Dynasty mainly sold food and weapons to the Patagonians. At the same time, in order to ease the logistical pressure on the Patagonian Defense Force, Ye Chenglin invited dozens of experienced farmers to teach them the Chinese technology of intensive farming.

The Kiquit tribe has a population of more than 3,000 people, and the area of ​​land they have reclaimed is much larger than that of the tribe where Iria is located. When Ye Chenglin walked into the camp, he found that several hundred acres of land had been reclaimed on the open space west of the camp, and a field of tender green wheat seedlings had grown on it.

The wheat seedlings in the fields grew together densely or sparsely, not as neatly as the crops tended by Han farmers. However, considering that the Patagonians were just beginning to learn farming techniques, Ye Chenglin was quite satisfied with their results.

Riding slowly on horseback, Ye Chenglin observed the changes in the Kikwit tribe. When he entered a brick and wood room, he ordered his men to move the bags of goods from the horses and hand them over to the chief Jingudan who was accompanying them.

"The letters from the thirteen chiefs have been delivered to His Highness. His Highness is very satisfied with the performance of Chief Jingudan. All these supplies are rewards given by His Highness to the Kikwete tribe. You don't need to exchange them for furs."

Ye Chenglin said.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness. The Kikwit tribe is willing to remain loyal to His Majesty forever."

Jingudan looked up at the unloaded supplies neatly arranged in a row and said respectfully.

"Your Highness has never been stingy in giving rewards to his loyal subjects."

Ye Chenglin smiled and said, "Your Highness has given the Kikuit tribe fifty advanced muskets as a reward this time. The performance of these muskets is not inferior to those equipped by Western countries.

Chief Jingudan, as long as your tribe performs well in mobilizing young and strong men to join the army, His Majesty will not forget your tribe's contribution."

"Thanks to the blessing of the God of Nature and His Majesty the King, more than one hundred tribal warriors who were injured in the battle with the Argentines have recovered after being treated by the Han wizards. They are all willing to join General Ye's troops and serve His Majesty the King."

"Except for them, how many young and strong men can the Kikwete tribe mobilize to join the army?"

"Three hundred and fifty at most. The remaining warriors need to stay to protect the safety of the camp."

"There are more than 420 people in total. That's enough."

Ye Chenglin nodded in satisfaction and was about to encourage Jingudan with a few words when he suddenly found that the Indian girl Alma standing behind Jingudan took a few steps forward and came to him.

"Alma, what do you want from me?"

Ye Chenglin changed his expression and spoke softly.

"Big brother, this is for you."

The Indian girl spoke in awkward Chinese, took out a necklace from her neck, and put it on the other person's neck. "Alma, thank you for your gift."

Ye Chenglin was not used to expressing his emotions in formal occasions. After accepting Alma's gift, Ye Chenglin quietly handed a jade pendant from his waist to her and whispered, "Wear this jade pendant with you. I will come to see you after I finish talking to your father about business."

"Yeah." Alma nodded happily, then tightly held the jade pendant that Ye Chenglin gave her, trotted through the crowd, and returned to her little house.

After Alma left the scene, Xiao Zhangsan smiled and said to Li Tianxi beside him, "Brother Li, I was right, wasn't I? Brother Chenglin is really amazing. Not only has he been promoted faster than you and me, but he can also please the little Indian girl. I am really envious of him."

"Envy? Envy you for finding some Indian girls. Anyway, your family has 500 acres of permanent farmland and a 1,200-acre ranch. You can afford to marry a few wives."

Li Tianxi laughed.

"Oh, that won't work. I have one daughter-in-law from Fujian, two daughters-in-law from Annan, four half-grown boys and three daughters. I can't take care of them all. If I add a few more Indian daughters-in-law, the family will be in chaos."

Little Zhang San shook his head, and said with a proud and contradictory expression, "Old Zhang is content with his life. When he fled to Annan, he could never have imagined the life he has now. Now, I don't have many other thoughts. I just hope to get a general before retiring, and then make some military achievements, leaving more family property for the four little guys. As for other women, Old Zhang is not lucky enough to enjoy them."

"You are a good old man who has some self-awareness. Three women are enough to torment you. If you continue to mess with women, you might end up like the company commander of the Second Division."

Li Laosan, who do you think Xiao Zhangsan is? Is Lao Zhang a bastard who doesn't recognize people even after taking off his pants? How can you compare me with that bastard? He is not even as good as Lao Zhang.

No, Li Laosan, if you don’t explain yourself clearly today, I will never let you go.”

Xiao Zhangsan was obsessed with becoming a general. When he heard Li Tianxi comparing him to a company commander who was punished in the Second Division, he immediately became like a cock with its feathers blown off, and asked Li Tianxi in a menacing manner.

"Haha, it's Lao Li's fault. I shouldn't compare you with him. I apologize to you, okay?"

"No, an apology is not enough. You should at least treat me and my brothers to a drink."

"Okay, I promise you, after we return to our homeland, I will book five of the best suites in Zuixianlou and treat you brothers to a drink."

“That’s pretty much it.”…

While Xiao Zhangsan and Li Tianxi were arguing, Chief Kikwete invited Ye Chenglin aside and said, "Alma loves General Ye very much. I want to marry Alma to General Ye. Is General Ye willing?"

"Alma is a good girl, I would like to marry her."

Influenced by Li Mingyuan, officers of all ranks in the National Defense Force generally emphasize being pure and decisive in doing things. When facing the girl he likes, Ye Chenglin will not pretend to be like an old-fashioned scholar, but agrees directly.

"General Ye is as brave as the males on the Patagonian Plateau. I am very happy for Alma to marry you."

Ye Chenglin is the highest military commander of the National Defense Force in Patagonia. Accepting him as the son-in-law of the Kikwit tribe will play a very important role in improving the status of the Kikwit tribe in the Patagonian Indian Alliance. Moreover, with the help of Ye Chenglin, the son-in-law, Jingudan's rule in Kikwit will be more stable.

After successfully completing the marriage between Kikwit and the Patagonian Defense Force, Kingudan was in a good mood and said, "I heard that your Majesty has not yet married and had children. There are many beautiful Indian girls in the Kikwit tribe. We are willing to give your Majesty a few Kikwit girls to take care of your Majesty's life.

General Ye, the Kikwit tribe has nothing to give to His Majesty the King. We only hope that a few Kikwit girls can take care of His Majesty to express our gratitude for His Majesty's generous gift."

"Your Highness needs to make a decision on this matter. I will convey the Kikwit tribe's intentions to Your Highness on behalf of the chief."

"Then I'll trouble you, General Ye."...

(End of this chapter)