A group of Chihuahua dignitaries and ladies were standing on the platform in costumes, waiting for the arrival of the Prince of California.
"Where is the Prince's train?"
Once again, Luis Terrazas turned to ask his retinue.
"It will take about 20 minutes."
The retinue's answer made Luis Terrazas nod slightly. As the governor of Chihuahua, it was normal for him to come to greet His Highness the Prince. However, when he thought about the purpose of the prince's trip, Luis Terrazas was agitated.
Heartbroken.
He is not only a local boss, but also a Mexican aristocrat. In fact, almost all local forces in Mexican provinces are aristocrats. They came to power by supporting the royal family and attacking the republicans.
Of course, once upon a time, these powerful local factions in the north were often supporters of the Republicans. However, after the Ming Empire supported the Mexican royalists and gained an advantage on the battlefield, local families like Terrazas abandoned the republicans and became loyalists.
group.
In them, the face of local powerful factions is fully demonstrated - interests come first.
Luis Terrazas is not only the governor, but also controls the state's militia and can control the local security situation. But this is not where his real influence lies. What is his real influence?
It's land!
His family owns 28,000 square kilometers of land, and the area of Chihuahua is only 240,000 square kilometers, and most of the land is desert. It can be said that more than 70% of the cultivated land in Chihuahua belongs to Terrazas
family.
However, this is all in the past - five years ago, they owned 28,000 square kilometers of land, but now only 14,000 square kilometers are left, and they lost half of their land in the empire's land reform!
But even so, the empire didn't seem to let them go. The arrival of the Prince of California made everyone aware of the danger.
There is a saying in China that there is no good banquet. The reason why the Prince of California came here must be for land surveying.
How much more flesh is he going to dig out of my body?
Thinking of this, Luis Terrazas felt even heavier.
"Sir, the reason why His Royal Highness comes here this time is probably to promote land surveying. I'm worried..."
The confidant's words made Luis Terrazas frown, and his face looked ugly.
"What else does the prince want? He has already robbed half of our land. Is he planning to kill us all?"
Even though Luis Terrazas seemed very angry when he spoke, he was also helpless - if in the past, someone dared to touch his land, he would definitely send that guy to meet God.
But now he doesn't have the courage at all, because he doesn't have the strength to fight against the empire.
This empire refers to more than just the Mexican Empire, but now the emperor has an army loyal to him, but what really scares him is the Ming Empire. Even now, the Ming Empire still has troops stationed in Chihuahua - the empire is in Mexico
There are more than 100,000 troops stationed there, and most of them are stationed in the northern border area. His thousands of militiamen are simply not enough to be seen in front of the imperial army.
In fact, not to mention the army of the Ming Empire, even the Royal Army of Mexico is not something he can compete with. Times have changed. In the past, they were the emperors of the earth, it is true, but now the emperor has his own power.
"Wait, wait, wait, when Congress convenes in June, we will force the emperor to declare war. As long as war is declared, Mexico City will not be able to take care of us..."
Like many people, Luis Terrazas placed his hope of stopping land surveying on declaring war on the United States. This was the common wish of the local nobles. Only in this way could they preserve their wealth. This was also what they spent a lot of money to advocate.
The fundamental reason for regaining lost ground and revenge against the United States.
While Luis Terrazas was talking to his cronies, an officer on duty on the platform occasionally cast his gaze at the governor, the noble count, with a trace of hatred in his eyes. Finally, he
Keep your eyes on the end of the railway.
His Royal Highness is coming soon!
beep!
A few minutes later, accompanied by a long train whistle, the train puffed out thick smoke and drove into the railway station. After the train slowly stopped on the platform, the military band immediately played military music. Luis Terrazas, the Chihuahua
The local snake also showed a smile on his face, completely losing his previous dissatisfaction.
"Your Highness the Prince, Your Highness the Prince..."
Amidst the cheers of the people, Crown Prince Sofia's husband, Prince Zhu Youyang of California, walked out of the carriage. When he stepped onto the platform, he waved to the welcoming crowd with a smile on his face, and then turned his attention to Luis Terrazas.
, the native emperor of Chihuahua and the largest landowner in Mexico.
"Welcome, Your Royal Highness!"
With a smile on his face, Luis Terrazas dragged his bloated body towards the prince.
Even if you are dissatisfied with him, you can't show it.
Just as Luis Terrazas was walking towards the prince, the first one to move was the second lieutenant standing beside the train. He was performing guard duties. When the prince stepped off the train, he walked towards Terrazas.
When Mr. Si walked away, he seemed to have made a sudden decision, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"What is he going to do?"
Seeing the second lieutenant next to the carriage moving, Terrazas's mind was filled with questions.
Shouldn't he be standing there?
At this time, the second lieutenant quickly reached his hand to his waist. When he raised it, everyone saw a Smith & Wesson revolver with a royal blue metallic luster in his hand.
It only took the second lieutenant less than a second from walking towards the prince to taking out his pistol. Luis Terrazas only had time to be stunned, but the guy already had the gun in his hand.
"stop……!"
The incident happened so suddenly that even the officer who reacted the fastest had time to scream.
Immediately afterwards, crisp gunshots suddenly rang out.
With the sound of a gunshot, everyone present, including the ladies around them, screamed in terror and ran away, and the scene suddenly fell into chaos.
"It's over!"
This was the only thought in Luis Terrazas' mind after hearing the gunfire.
"I am doomed!"
The reason why Luis Terrazas came up with such an idea is simple-this is Chihuahua!
It's his territory!
Even the second lieutenant officer was an officer of the Chihuahua militia. What did his firing mean?
It was under his orders!
"The Terrazas are finished!"
This was also the common thought of other people present. They couldn't believe that this could be true. They couldn't believe that Luis Terrazas would really take action against the Prince of California.
God bless, why is this guy so bold?
The moment the crisp gunfire sounded, several black shadows rushed towards the assassin and the prince.
The assassin and the prince were thrown to the ground almost at the same time, and it was not until they were knocked down that the others reacted.