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In one day, under the strong maintenance of the Chinese Independent Army, the city of La Paz restored order.

The next day, in the castle that originally belonged to Illavian, Li Mingyuan called a meeting of the chiefs of the Indian tribes who participated in the battle.

"The quick victory in the battle of La Paz is inseparable from the sacrifice of the Indian warriors of all tribes, and the purpose of my gathering of the chiefs today is to fulfill the promise made before the battle, and distribute the spoils of war obtained by the various tribes for their merits."

As soon as Li Mingyuan's words fell, the patriarchs of the Indian tribes sitting on both sides couldn't help but get excited, the Indians who attacked the city yesterday suffered a total of 1,000 and 500 casualties, and the casualties of the tribes divided into the battle were about one or two hundred, and the number of casualties of one or two hundred was within the tolerable range of the Indian tribes. And at the cost of one or two hundred casualties, they can get vital weapons and ammunition, and their efforts are completely meaningful.

"The Ulu tribe sent four hundred troops, and during the siege of the city suffered one hundred casualties, and the weapons allocated to the Ulu tribe were one hundred muskets, five thousand rounds of ammunition, and eight thousand catties of grain.

The Keqiu tribe sent 600 troops, and assisted the Chinese troops to attack the city wall when attacking the northern city, and made great contributions, so the weapons belonging to the Keqiu tribe were 170 muskets, 8,000 rounds of ammunition, 10,000 catties of grain, and 500 silver dollars. ”

There were twelve Indian tribes that participated in the siege of La Paz, and Li Mingyuan announced one by one in the order of merit from small to large, and each Indian tribe that read it got the weapons and materials it wanted, and after reading the names of the previous eleven tribes, Li Mingyuan paused and read out the Indian tribe with the greatest credit.

"The Aymara tribe participated in the battle with the largest number of participants, and during the battle, the Aymara warriors were not afraid of sacrifice, and were the first to climb the walls of La Paz under the command of the Chinese officers who led the team, posing a major threat to the enemy defending the city, and with the cooperation of other siege troops, successfully forced the enemy to divide their forces to support the northern city of La Paz,

Therefore, among the Indian tribes who participated in the war, the Aymara tribe was a well-deserved first merit, and in order to thank the Aymara tribe for their heroic battle, 700 muskets, 20,000 rounds of ammunition, 50,000 catties of grain, 2,000 silver dollars, and every Aymara warrior who participated in the war would receive 30 acres of land. ”

It is understandable that the Aymara people received more muskets and food than other tribes, because in the siege battle, the Aymara showed the most courage and suffered the most casualties, among the 1,100 Aymara soldiers who participated in the battle, 170 were killed and 248 were wounded, and the total number of casualties was close to half of the number of troops sent, and they used great sacrifices to obtain more weapons and food than other tribes, and it was impossible for others to refute, but the Aymara people got land that other tribes did not have, which made people unbalanced.

No matter which nationality, land is the most important foundation for the local residents, and the reason why Tsarist Russia fell was not that the greedy nobles annexed a large amount of land belonging to the common people, resulting in the common people having no land to cultivate, and then the revolution broke out and pushed the Tsar off the throne.

Land is the foundation of the development and growth of the tribes, after more than 300 years of colonial rule by the Spaniards, most of the indigenous Indians are also accustomed to agricultural life, only located in the harsh areas of the Bolivian plateau, the local people are still engaged in nomadic life, therefore, hearing that the Aymara people who participated in the war can get 30 acres of land each, the other tribes are immediately dissatisfied.

"General, the Aymara people fought bravely and made great contributions, I have no objection to obtaining land, but the Kechu tribe is no worse than them in battle, why can they get a share of the land, and the Kechu warriors can only get some musket food!"

The Keqiu patriarch, who regarded himself as a great contributor, was dissatisfied.

Li Mingyuan had already guessed the dissatisfaction of other Indian tribes, and this was the effect he wanted.

"Patriarch Kechu, don't worry, listen to what I have to say."

Li Mingyuan smiled and comforted the patriarch of the Kechu tribe, and then said: "The Chinese Independent Army is not a force that turns its face and does not recognize people, before the uprising, we were also exploited and oppressed by white Europeans like our Indian brothers in various tribes, and now we are here in Bolivia to help the Indian brothers live a better life, and the patriarchs of the Chinese Independent Army must have seen it in their eyes." We don't favor any tribe because they cooperate with us first, and we don't leave the other tribes aside if we win. ”

Li Mingyuan said a good word first, and waited until the tribal chiefs below stopped speaking before he continued: "You patriarchs should understand that for more than three hundred years, the white colonists have been slaughtering and oppressing the Indians, they have robbed the fertile land, and driven the Indians to barren and harsh places to fend for themselves. Now, the American continent of the Indians no longer belongs to the Indians, in this land, the white people dominate, and even the status of the blacks who were originally slaves is higher than the Indians, and the Haitian blacks have established an independent black country for more than 50 years, but the Indians, in Bolivia, no land is complete to the Indians.

I know your desire to acquire land, but you must understand that in Bolivia, even if the Chinese Independence Army defeated the government represented by Melgarejo, the new Adolfo was still white, and although he was gentle on the Indians, he had to look out for the interests of the whites and mestizos behind him.

Therefore, I can give a part of the land far from La Paz to the Aymara, but not to all the Indians who are fighting, because it is not helping you, but harming you.

The Chinese Independence Army will leave after a period of time in La Paz, and without the cooperation of the Chinese Independence Army, will the newly incumbent whites watch the land fall into your hands?

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Li Mingyuan didn't say the rest of the words, but after hearing Li Mingyuan's explanation, the Indian patriarchs below also understood that the environment of the Indian group was not optimistic, why did they risk their lives to cooperate with the Chinese Independent Army, and didn't they want to snatch weapons from the Bolivian army and defend the safety of the tribe?

However, Li Mingyuan's words made them understand that the musket in his hand could only increase the resistance of the tribe, and the balance of power between the Indians and the white Europeans was still very different.

Because of Li Mingyuan's words, the joy of the weapons just now disappeared, and the patriarchs of the Indian tribes in the hall also lowered their expressions, feeling confused about the future of the Indians.

"General, the Indians treat the Chinese as true friends, and the Chinese will not be indifferent to the suffering of the Indians, right?"

The reaction of the patriarchs of other Indian tribes, Patriarch Aymara saw it, but he was not as pessimistic and disappointed as them, because the Indians relied on the Chinese Independence Army, and the Chinese Independence Army also needed the assistance of the Indians, without the help of the Indians, without the help of the Indians, it would be difficult for the Chinese Independence Army to safely cross the Bolivian plateau for thousands of miles, so the Patriarch Aymara believed that Li Mingyuan must have a solution to the plight of the Indians.

"Patriarch Aymara is right, the Chinese Independence Army will not look at friends in trouble and ignore them."

Li Mingyuan glanced approvingly at the patriarch of Aymara and said: "The white Bolivian people are powerful, and it is very unwise to rashly fight against the white people. ”

Li Mingyuan paused, saw that the Indian chiefs on both sides were looking at him, and he no longer hid it, and said directly: "If you want to keep the interests of the Indians from harm, you must first gather the Indian tribes scattered everywhere, and only by uniting all the Indian tribes together can the strength of the Bolivian Indians be strengthened, so that the white government will not dare to attack the Indians easily." ”

"There are many Aymara tribes in the north of La Paz, and when I return, I will immediately send my warriors to contact other Aymara tribes."

"There are also tribes of the Kechu people in the north of La Paz, and I will send someone to contact them as well."

Patriarch Kechu continued.

Bolivian Indians mainly live in the Andes in the province of La Paz, Oruro and other areas, of which the northern part of the province of Varas used to have many silver mines, attracting many whites to mine silver there, but after more than two hundred years of mining, the silver mines in the north of La Paz have been exhausted, and the whites have mostly moved out of the north of La Paz because of no economic resources, and most of the people living there are now Indians.

The northern part of La Paz is not far from La Paz, and it takes little time to contact the Indian tribes there, and after the news of the Chinese Independence Army's occupation of La Paz City, the Indians in the northern region must have been encouraged to join the Chinese Independence Army.

There was no problem in contacting other Indian tribes, and Li Mingyuan then threw out suggestions that were very tempting to the Indians.

"It will be very difficult for the Indians to take control of Bolivia, but it is still possible to take a position on a land where the Indians are the majority and create an autonomous province of the Indians."

"Establish an autonomous province for the Indians, so that we Indians can manage our own affairs!"

An Indian patriarch exclaimed.

"Yes, by establishing an Indian Autonomous Province, we can have our own land, and we will no longer have to suffer from the white eyes and oppression." Patriarch Aymara was equally excited.

The establishment of an autonomous province of Indians was not only a way to win over Indians to continue serving the Chinese Independence Army, but also an attempt by Li Mingyuan before he moved to southern Brazil.

After the independence of South American countries, the republican form of government was generally implemented, and the national concept of Western countries was also initially introduced to the Americas, but because the American countries are immigrant countries, and the nation-states are still in the formation stage, Li Mingyuan is not sure whether Brazil will react fiercely after the Chinese Independence Army occupies southern Brazil, so before that, the establishment of an Indian autonomous province is an attempt, and according to the reaction of the Bolivian whites, it is inferred that the Brazilians who will occupy Rio Gran do Sul will fight back fiercely in the future.

There were many Indians in the north of La Paz, and the Indian tribes that participated in the Chinese Independence Army were not far from the northern region, so after discussion, the tribes unanimously decided to occupy the north of La Paz and establish an Indian autonomous province with the north as their loyalty.

Of course, before the establishment of the Indian Autonomous Province, the Indians also had to assist the Chinese Independence Army in annihilating the remnants of Melgarejo and help the Chinese Independence Army transport logistics supplies.