July 18, 1689, Xin Chaoge City.
A triumphal presentation of prisoners is underway!
Now more than two months have passed since the Battle of Xin Maling Road. The victorious Shang army finally returned to Xin Chaoge City, where the anger was still lingering, with less than 4,000 Spanish prisoners of war.
It turned out that after the Battle of Xinmalingdao, Zhou Peigong did not immediately lead the captured Spaniards back to Xinchaoge. Instead, he led them to build a Haiyuan City facing the Pacific Ocean on the sea grassland according to the mountains as a merchant. The country has a large stronghold in this sea grassland area.
At the same time, Zhou Peigong also sent the knights of the Yin family to search for Indian tribes hit by the smallpox epidemic in the area north of the Hongshui River. He gathered those who survived and resettled them in the valleys around Haiyuan City, and also dealt with those who might be involved. Clothes and utensils contaminated with smallpox.
When everything was settled, it was already late June in the Western calendar, and Zhou Peigong left the Qianhu led by Danjin Emu to guard Haiyuan City. He led thousands of Yin Shang soldiers who had returned in triumph, and escorted them who had not yet died of exhaustion. Perhaps the Spaniards who had not yet been executed returned to Xinchaoge City.
At this time, the smallpox epidemic around Xinchaoge City has basically ended... Although this smallpox epidemic came very suddenly and started rapidly, the epidemic prevention capabilities of the "Yin Shang Divine Clan" far exceeded that of Spain human imagination.
Because all the Yin Shang people in Xin Chaoge were vaccinated and almost completely immune, the smallpox pandemic did not damage the foundation of Xin Chaoge, and the entire system could still operate efficiently.
Moreover, there is a branch of the Ming Dynasty Public Hospital in Xin Chaoge City, and the doctors there all know how to deal with infectious diseases - because Zhu Heji was experiencing a "big epidemic" before traveling through time, and various epidemic diseases were also caused by the recovery of the Ming Dynasty's population. The biggest obstacle, so Zhu Heji attached great importance to public health after taking power. In the public medical school he opened, there is a special epidemic prevention course, which is still a required course.
Therefore, the General Office of the New Chaoge can make epidemic prevention decisions at the first moment, such as blocking traffic, isolating sick patients, burning clothes and utensils related to the epidemic, and setting up temporary shelters to house savages who are determined not to be infected. Subsequently, the public hospital in Xinchaoge also urgently vaccinated the savage leaders who were not infected with variola to prevent them from dying of the disease and causing the savages to lose control.
At the same time, the Confucian branch of Xinchaoge City immediately sent Confucian scholars to tell the rescued savages the truth about the Spanish poisoning!
After a series of operations, although the savages in the Yin Shang Kingdom's jurisdiction still died of illness, 20,000 were killed. But the epidemic was finally completely eliminated, and the remaining savages became more convinced of the Yin and Shang people. There are also some Indian tribes that live in relatively remote areas and are not under the control of the New Chaoge Grand Command. After receiving assistance from the Yin and Shang nationalities, they were included in the Yin and Shang national system.
Due to the participation of this group of people, the population under the jurisdiction of the New Chaoge Grand Command did not decrease significantly compared with before the smallpox epidemic, but even increased slightly.
It's just that the additional savages are all new, and they haven't mastered farming techniques yet, and they don't know how to fish in Fugui Bay... From a production point of view, Shang Fang's losses in this battle are still huge. small!
In addition, because Xinchaoge's food supply relies heavily on the fishing industry in Fugui Bay and the hunting of passenger pigeons and bison, the people responsible for these fishing and hunting tasks are all Indians in the Fugui Bay area who have been "civilized" into savages. Therefore, after the smallpox epidemic, there were also some problems with the supply of Xinchaoge. From being open to eating and drinking, it was changed to a rationing system.
And a large number of strong men from the Yin Shang Dynasty who were busy prospecting for gold and herding were recruited into the army. National women and children, who had basically not participated in production before the smallpox epidemic, had to participate in production. In short, life has become difficult for everyone.
Therefore, when the tortured and bruised Earl of St. Chris was loaded into a prison van and arrived at Xinchaoge City with less than 3,000 similarly tortured Spanish prisoners, they were greeted by the streets full of people. Angry countrymen and savages.
"It's so hateful, you actually use pimples to harm people!"
"They should all be killed!"
"Use cannon to burn, use Lingchi's punishment to kill!"
"You have to disembowel your body and dig out your heart!"
"Yes, dig out their evil hearts!"
"After killing them, we will capture the Spanish chief, and also capture Xin Chaoge, roast them, and have their hearts ripped out..."
"Yes, go to Spain and capture their chief!"
As soon as the Yin merchants on the street saw the prisoners who were tied up in strings with ropes, or who were pretended to be tortured and dragged in prison cars, they burst into the greatest anger.
it is necessary!
They are very cruel and barbaric Yin merchants who like to kill prisoners and perform human sacrifices! When they left China and crossed the sea to come to America, Sakyamuni was not there yet, so they did not know anything about Buddhism with a Bodhisattva heart. And they also knew what smallpox was? If they hadn't all been vaccinated, wouldn't this smallpox epidemic have taken away half the people?
What's even more hateful is that after these Spanish barbarians released the poison, they sent more than 10,000 troops on boats to sneak attack on the Shang side... This is a rhythm that kills you while you are sick. This is to drive out all the people of the Shang side. the meaning of!
How could such an enemy be spared? They must all be burned to relieve their hatred!
Count St. Chris, who had lost an arm, two thighs and a "calf", was sitting in a prison car, looking at the people on the street, and at the face of Merchant Yin among them, who had never been exposed to smallpox. The Earl of Lys fell into complete despair.
He now completely believes in the words "The Yin Shang God Clan is not afraid of the plague". Because he has been detained in Zhou Peigong's army for more than two months. In addition to being tortured every day, he also watched a group of healthy Yin merchants busy rescuing and resettling Indians from the epidemic area... ....As far as he knew, among the Spanish prisoners who were forced to participate in the rescue, many who had never had smallpox were infected!
But none of those Yin merchants were fooled!
This shows that the nation of the Yin and Shang Dynasties is indeed immune to smallpox! And this immunity is not obtained through some mysterious medicine, otherwise they would definitely give medicine to the Indian savages... The people of the Yin and Shang people did their best when helping the savages, and those Indians were very fond of the Yin Shang people. The Chinese also respect him very much, and the relationship between the two sides is much more harmonious than that between the Spaniards and the Indians.
If the Yin and Shang people had medicine in their hands, they would definitely give it to the Indians.
If there was no medicine, then the Yin Shang people must have obtained the magic power to fight smallpox by making a deal with the devil... These Yin merchants are all slaves of the devil!
Thinking of this, Earl St. Chris suddenly raised his head and saw a large square suddenly appeared in front of him, with a high platform like an altar set up in the center of the square! Are you going to kill people and sacrifice them to the devil? The person they want to kill is...
Just when he thought of this, the general from the Ming Dynasty who was walking beside the prison car suddenly said to Count St. Chris: "Bazin... your death has arrived! Have you seen that high platform? That's called torture." "Taiwan, if you don't want to drink poison and commit suicide, then you can be stabbed and burned on the platform, which will hurt you for three days! If you drink poison, you will die in a short time without any pain at all. How wonderful!"
good? How can we be better even if we are all dead?
And the soul has to go to hell!
Of course, Count St. Chris refused to agree. Seeing that he was silent, the Ming Dynasty official next to him just smiled and continued: "Bazin, your religious membership cannot be preserved... Now the Yin Shang Dynasty has The whole country is furious. King Shang Fang and Yin Jiahan have led the army south. They will arrive in New Chaoge soon, and then they will attack your New Spain. The heavenly soldiers have the power of magic and can kill the enemy with one shot from three to four hundred yards away. , how can you new Spanish soldiers defeat you? When the Yin and Shang armies arrive in Mexico, do you think your emperor will take the responsibility for poisoning? If he puts all the blame on you, you will have to be expelled from your family. …You’ll still go to hell then!”
Count St. Chris cried when he heard this. Indeed, he had never asked the emperor or the pope for permission to release smallpox poison. Across the Atlantic Ocean, how can I ask for permission?
And he never asked God for instructions!
Since he has never asked anyone for instructions, according to the official rules prevailing at home and abroad, if the errand fails, he will have to bear the responsibility alone!
This hell... must go!
...
The anchor chain of the Spanish Kingdom's sailing battleship San Juan was clattering towards the bottom of the sea.
Emperor Leopold I of the Spanish Empire was taking his son Joseph, brother-in-law Charles V, Grand Duke of Lorraine, chief minister the Marquis of Mendoza, and other entourages, looking at the new world in front of him with anticipation.
Havana in this era was the second city in the Americas after Mexico City. It was also the industrial and commercial center of the Caribbean, the shipbuilding center of the Americas, the production center of sugar and rum, the center of tobacco production, and the gold and silver produced in the New World. Transit station for shipment to Spain... In short, Havana is such a desirable and wealthy city now.
In comparison, the twelve North American states that were being sanctioned by the Ming Dynasty for inexplicable reasons were barren lands.
The Spanish emperor, who had been bumping around in the North Atlantic for more than a month, finally showed a happy expression when he looked at this completely European-style Havana in front of him, with a building that was even as luxurious as Vienna.
Although he lost Austria, the Czech Republic, and some scattered lands in Germany and Hungary, he gained New Spain and Peru, two huge, fertile and exciting lands.
The Havana in front of us and Cuba, which is ruled by the Governor's Palace in Havana, are larger than the territory of the Archduke of Austria... and richer!
Cuban brown sugar, tobacco and rum are sold well in Europe, and brown sugar is also an important raw material for the production of sugar gunpowder!
"Joseph!" Leopold I suddenly called his son's name.
"Father, you called me."
"Joseph, what do you think of Havana? How about here in Cuba? Can it compare to Vienna and Austria?"
"Here...is there also the Hofburg Palace here?"
Joseph misses his own big house a little bit...
Leopold couldn't answer, so he turned to look at Marquis Mendoza.
"It can be built. We can build another one like the Hofburg Palace," Mendoza said. "We can invite the best architects and craftsmen in Europe to build it."
"It will cost a lot of money, right? Do you have that much money?"
Marquis Mendoza laughed: "Your Majesty, the specialty of New Spain and Peru is money!"
There is plenty of money!
New Spain and Peru produce money!
Gold, silver, brass...the New World has it all!
Money, for New Spain and Peru, is just a matter of digging.
What's even more exaggerated is that as the world's "money digging machine", New Spain and Peru have always had a large trade surplus! Tobacco, carmine, brown sugar, and rum were produced here. White silk from the Ming Dynasty was also imported for weaving and dyeing, and then sold to Europe at high prices.
If it weren't for the Kingdom of Spain, its nobles, and the Holy See, which have been sucking the blood of New Spain and Peru... what happened to the United States in history?
Now, such a good place belongs to Leopold. Although he still has to give blood to the Kingdom of Spain, he can finally leave a little more for the New World, and he will also use the money to engage in construction, education, etc. Some German immigrants will be introduced for development... In this new Spain (including Peru), it is difficult to even think about taking off!
Just when I was thinking about something good, I heard a rush of footsteps, and then I saw a cardinal approaching in a daze. He didn't pay attention and almost bumped into Leopold I.
What's going on with this cardinal? The emperor was still surprised, why was it so disrespectful?
"Archbishop Desumarraga, what's wrong with you?"
Marquis Mendoza's surprised voice immediately rang out.
"Marquis," Archbishop de Zumarraga said with tears, "we defeated... The 7,500-strong army led by the Count of St. Crist met the devil in California! Except for less than 300 people After escaping back, everyone else was gone, they were all wiped out, and Count St. Chris was also dead!”
"What? What did you say? You, who were you defeated by?" The Spanish emperor was shocked. He had just arrived. The Taiping Emperor had not officially started to be the emperor. How could he encounter the annihilation of the entire army and the death of the deputy king of New Spain? Son? Moreover, an army of 7,500 was a lot in Europe. Why was it completely wiped out in the New World?
Archbishop de Zumarraga trembled and said: "We were defeated by the devil. The army led by the Count of St. Chris was defeated by the devil... News has just been sent to Mexico City that they were defeated by the devil in the northwest of North America. The country was defeated with despicable means! Except for a dozen people whose ears and noses were cut off and put back, everyone else died and were killed! It’s really terrible!”
Leopold I was confused. What was going on? When he didn't come to the New World, the New World was peaceful with singing and dancing, and everything was fine. Why did the devil appear in the New World when he came? Are these devils following this emperor?
In addition, how to destroy this devil?
