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Ye Chenglin and his men waited outside for a while, and then entered the camp with Jin Gudan and others who came to greet them.
The Kikweit tribe has many contacts with Ye Chenglin's tribe. The tribe's armed forces, which are mainly young and middle-aged, have more than 200 people equipped with muskets. Some of the muskets were obtained by the Indians in exchange for furs with Ye Chenglin, and part of them were due to the good relationship between the two parties.
, Ye Chenglin gave it to them for free.
The muskets, ammunition and other weapons delivered by the National Defense Force strengthened 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 very far from the mainland of China. The Patagonians blocked by the white Argentinians are in short supply of supplies. Daily necessary supplies such as salt, cloth, grain, etc. can be sold here at high prices and profits.
The space is very huge.
Wherever there is demand for commodity trading, there is no shortage of profit-seeking businessmen.
The domestic merchants of the Han Dynasty were mainly immigrants from Southeast Asia. In Nanyang, these poor salesmen accumulated the original capital for business by selling small commodities in the streets.
They had no skills and relied on the spirit of hard work and frugality to find a road to wealth in Nanyang. After immigrating to South America, the government formulated standardized business policies and laws to encourage business development. At the same time, in order to maintain the healthy and sound development of business, it was not necessary to go abroad.
For merchants doing business, the Han government will also provide political and diplomatic protection, so that the commercial interests of merchants who do business far away from the country can be protected.
Patagonia has huge commercial interests, and trading with the Patagonian Indians is in line with the Han government's strategic plan. Therefore, driven by the government's hidden support and commercial interests, groups of Han small businessmen took advantage of steam
Ships, smuggled to Patagonia, and sold the goods carried on the ships to the Indians in exchange for their furs, horses and other items.
The merchants that Han sold to the Patagonians mainly focused on food and weapons. At the same time, in order to relieve the logistical pressure on the Patagonian Defense Forces, Ye Chenglin invited dozens of experienced farmers to apply Chinese intensive farming techniques to the Patagonian people.
taught to them.
The Kikweit tribe has a population of more than 3,000, and the area of land they have cultivated is much larger than that of Ilya's tribe. When Ye Chenglin walked into the camp, he found that hundreds of acres of fields had been cultivated in the open space to the west of the camp, with growing
A piece of tender green wheat seedlings appeared.
The wheat seedlings in the fields grew densely or sparsely together. They were not as regular as the crops cultivated by Han farmers. However, considering that the Patagonians had just begun to learn farming techniques, Ye Chenglin was quite satisfied with their results.
Riding on a horse, he slowly observed the changes in the Kikweit tribe. When he entered a room made of bricks and wood, Ye Chenglin ordered his subordinates to carry down the bags of goods carried on the horses and hand them over to the accompanying chief Jin Gudan.
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"The letters from the thirteen chiefs have been delivered to His Highness. Your Highness is very satisfied with the performance of Chief Jingudan. These supplies are all rewards given to the Kikweit tribe by His Highness. There is no need for your tribe to exchange furs."
Ye Chenglindao.
"Thanks to His Highness for your gift, the Kikwit tribe is willing to be loyal to His Majesty the King forever."
Jin Gudan raised his head and looked at the unloaded materials neatly arranged in a row, and said respectfully.
"His Highness has always been generous with rewards for his loyal people."
Ye Chenglin smiled slightly and said, "Among the rewards given by His Highness to the Kikwit tribe this time, there are fifty advanced muskets. The performance of these muskets is no worse than those installed in Western countries.
Chief Jin Gudan, as long as your department performs well in mobilizing young people to join the army, Your Majesty will not forget your contribution."
"With the blessing of the God of Nature and His Majesty the King, more than a hundred tribal warriors who were injured in the battle with the Argentines, and after being treated by Han wizards, seventy-three of them recovered, and they are all willing to join General Ye's troops as King
Your Majesty, please follow me."
"Except for them, how many young people can the Kikwit tribe mobilize to join the army?"
"A maximum of three hundred and fifty people. The remaining warriors need to stay to protect the safety of the camp."
"There are more than four hundred and twenty people in total, which is enough."
Ye Chenglin nodded with satisfaction and was about to give Jin Gudan a few words of encouragement when he suddenly noticed that the Indian girl Alma, who was standing behind Jin Gudan, took a few steps forward and came to him.
"Elma, what do you want from me?"
Ye Chenglin changed his expression and said softly.
"Brother, this is for you."
The Indian girl spoke some awkward Chinese, took out a necklace from her own neck, and put it on the other person's neck.
"Alma, thank you for your gift."
Ye Chenglin was not very used to expressing his expressions in formal occasions. After accepting Alma's gift, Ye Chenglin quietly handed a jade pendant around his waist into her hand and whispered, "Take this jade pendant with you until you get there."
After talking about business with your father, I will go see you again."
"Yes." Alma nodded happily, then clutched the jade pendant given to her by Ye Chenglin, trotted aside the onlookers, and returned to her small room.
Alma left the scene. Xiao Zhangsan smiled and said to Li Tianxi next to him, "Brother Li, I'm not wrong. Brother Chenglin is really amazing. Not only did he get promoted faster than you and me, but he also begged for an Indian girl."
Huan Xin, I really envy you."
"Are you envious? I'm envious that you can go find some little Indian girls. Anyway, your family has 500 acres of permanent fields and a 1,200 acres of pasture. You can even afford to marry a few more wives."
Li Tianxi chuckled.
"Oh, it won't work. We have a Fujian daughter-in-law, two Annan daughters-in-law, four and a half sons, and three daughters who can no longer take care of us. If we have a few more Indian daughters-in-law, the family will not be in trouble."
Xiao Zhang San shook his head and said with a proud and contradictory expression, "Old Zhang is contented in this life. When he fled to Annan, how could he have thought of living the life he has now? We rely on Zhang and don't have much else to think about now."
, I just hope that I can catch a general before retiring, and then achieve a few more military exploits, leaving a little more family business for the four brats. As for other women, Lao Zhang has no luck in enduring them."
"You still have some self-awareness. Three women are enough to torment you. If you continue to provoke women, Lao Zhang, you might end up with the same fate as the company commander of the second division."
Li Laosan, who do you think little Zhang San is? Is Lao Zhang a bastard who takes off his pants and doesn't recognize anyone? How can you compare me with that bastard? He can't even compare to Lao Zhang with a finger.
No, Li Laosan, if you don’t speak clearly today, I’m not done with you.”
Xiao Zhangsan always wanted to be a general. When he heard Li Tianxi comparing himself to a company commander of the Second Division who was being punished, he immediately asked Li Tianxi fiercely like a cock with feathers fried.
"Haha, it's Lao Li's fault. I shouldn't compare you with him. I'll just apologize to you."
"No, an apology is not enough. At least you have to treat me and my brothers to a drink."
"Okay, I promise you, when I return to my hometown, I will book five good suites in Zuixian Building and treat my brothers to drinks."
“That’s pretty much it.”…
When Xiao Zhangsan and Li Tianxi were arguing, Chief Kikweit took Ye Chenglin aside and said, "Alma loves General Ye very much. I want to marry Alma to General Ye as my wife. Will General Ye be willing?"
"Elma is a good girl. I am willing to marry her."
Because of the influence of Li Mingyuan, officers of the National Defense Force, both large and small, generally pay attention to being pure and decisive in doing things. When facing the girl he likes, Ye Chenglin will not act coyly like a conservative scholar and directly agrees.
"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 top military commander of the National Defense Forces in Patagonia. Accepting him as the son-in-law of the Kikwit tribe played a very important role in improving the status of the Kikwit tribe in the Patagonian Indian Union.
With the help of Ye Chenglin, his son-in-law, Jin Gudan's rule in Kikweit will be more stable.
After successfully completing the marriage between Kikwit and the Patagonian Defense Force, Jin Gudan was in a good mood and said, "I heard that His Majesty the King has not married yet and has children. There are many beautiful Indian girls in the Kikwit tribe. We are willing to give them to His Majesty the King."
Several Kikuit girls, let them take care of His Majesty the King's life.
General Ye, the Kikuit tribe has nothing to give to His Majesty the King. We only hope that a few Kikuit girls can take care of His Majesty the King and express our gratitude to His Majesty the King for his generous gifts."
"This matter needs to be decided by His Highness. I will convey the wishes of the Kikwit tribe to Your Highness on behalf of the chief."