After seizing the city of Santiago, he was granted the right to manage the city with a knife, that is, he became the governor of the city, and the bull became the commander of the soldiers because he had been with him for a long time and had learned well in all aspects of military literacy, so he became the commander of the soldiers, responsible for military responsibilities, and the division of labor between the two people was relatively clear, just like Niu Jinxing and Yu Hualong.

The Ming army then entered the city, and the craftsmen who accompanied the team began to scrutinize the nearby resources to determine whether it was suitable as a base for the Ming army. Fortunately, the results of the investigation were very fast, not only are there very rich copper ore resources here, but they are also rich ores, and it is relatively convenient to mine. What makes Yu Hualong even happier is that there are also rich saltpeter mines here, which are also very rare mineral resources in Daming, so there is no need to worry about the supply problem here, there are such professionals in the craftsmen who come with the ship, and they can use these saltpeter to manufacture.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao has long had a purpose to let them establish a base in Chile in the later generations, and the copper mine here in the later generations is the world's famous copper capital, and there is still saltpeter left, and the craftsmen who come with the ship are also arranged by Zhu Youxiao. The copper ore of the Ming Dynasty is very scarce, and the grade is still very low, Zhu Youxiao's dream of copper bullet shells can not be satisfied, occupy this long copper-producing place, and there is no need to worry about copper shell bullets in the future, and when a large number of copper is produced, Daming can all be replaced with copper-shell bullet rifles, not only the shooting distance is longer, but also the damage to the barrel is reduced to a minimum.

There are about 100,000 residents near Santiago, which is also the credit of the Spaniards, who have occupied this place for seventy or eighty years, and have also tried their best to develop the economy here, otherwise there is no value at all with the little local products of the indigenous people, after they seized the land here, they forced the local indigenous people to dig gold and silver minerals, established a large farm, let the indigenous people grow wheat, corn and other crops, brutally pressed them, and they used various means to loot wealth, It has also caused great disasters to the local area. There have been numerous uprisings in 1651, 1655, 1723, 1766 and 1780.

Of course, their purpose is not to just occupy this small city to complete the task, their goal is to completely expel the Spanish forces that have invaded here, then they have to recruit troops and horses, accumulate grass and grain, with their own ability, they will definitely not be able to do it, but he has the Ming army as a strong backing. Niu Jinxing told him that if you want to completely expel the Spanish forces, it is not possible to do it overnight, if you don't have a strong economic strength to back up, even if you can drive out the Spaniards in a short time, but then they will send more troops, and eventually they will have to lose these lands, and they must first develop the economy around Santiago City, gather more people, and prosper the economy here, so as to train more elite troops, make better weapons, defeat all possible enemies, and defend their homeland.

Yidao and the bull naturally want this place to prosper, but they don't have this kind of ability! It doesn't matter, they don't have a bull Venus they have, and they are willing to help them selflessly. You must know that Daming's fleet is not only full of soldiers, but also many craftsmen, and more valuable is that there are merchants like Xiang Niu Jinxing. The first businessman is naturally Niu Jinxing, and then there are Jin merchants, Hui merchants, Zhejiang merchants, and Liangguang merchants, they are the most prosperous places in business, and there is no shortage of risky businessmen, and Zhu Youxiao also deliberately let Niu Jinxing do this, summoning some businessmen who dare to take risks to go on the same boat, high profits are their biggest motivation, not to mention that over the years, businessmen have been accustomed to following the army to make a fortune, the risk is not as big as imagined, and the profits are indeed unimaginably rich, which is the benefit of adventurers.

The expelled Spaniards naturally left behind countless estates, and the indigenous Indians naturally did not understand the actual value of these properties. Preparing for the operation of the Governor's Mansion requires a large amount of real money to maintain, where can we quickly get this real money? It is the right of the victor to sell these properties to himself. The indigenous Indians naturally did not have too much real money, what they got was those white people's farms, and they were not bought, they were a knife, a bull according to the guidance of Niu Venus directly distributed to those slaves and farmers who worked, and the soldiers who had meritorious service in this battle and the soldiers who sacrificed were naturally allocated a certain amount of land and property, but the capable people who operated those heavy precious metals and copper mines could not be found among these natives, and it was inevitable to auction them to the Ming merchants, otherwise these industries would be wasted.

Under normal circumstances, these people who are allocated land and property will live a self-sufficient and happy life, there is no shortage of food, cotton and other basic living materials, but if they all live like this, the purpose of these large-scale businessmen here is to empty the bamboo basket to draw water, Niu Jinxing will naturally not let life continue like this, must guide them to consume, let them live more comfortably, so as to mobilize them to take the initiative to do more work, for businessmen to bring opportunities to obtain wealth.

Niu Jinxing is naturally a master in this area, he asked the merchants to buy the mineral-based industry, which is naturally the most lucrative business, but they do not need to take the initiative to recruit the local aborigines to work, but let them recruit soldiers to work and pay a certain amount of remuneration, because the active recruitment of indigenous workers will think that they will force them to work and oppress their locals like those white people. When these soldiers use the real money they get to spend in the city of San Diego, buying local products, enjoying food in restaurants, and seducing hordes of beautiful women, it arouses the desire of others to make money. But when they see that the neighbors who work faster with machetes, use the crossbow arrows of the Ming army to hit more prey, sit on more comfortable recliners, and wear more gorgeous clothes, the power of example is endless, so that they are not passive compulsion to work, but become their own active money-making behavior, and the efficiency will naturally increase exponentially, which is determined by people's behavioral psychological factors.

As the indigenous people began to work hard, their lives naturally caused more and more people from the vicinity to migrate here, which gathered more people, and with more people, the market would naturally prosper, and the goods consumed would naturally increase, and good market laws would develop rapidly here. And leaders such as Yidao and Bull, who have obtained a large amount of original capital, will naturally recruit troops. Accumulating grass and grain, preparing to seize more land and expand the territory for their people, Niu Jinxing is naturally the mastermind, and Yu Hualong is naturally the most powerful backing.

In three months here, Yu Hualong trained an indigenous Indian army of 10,000 people with a knife, with the help of the Ming army fleet and artillery, and in the following month, he conquered the towns occupied by the Spaniards, such as Conceciion and Valdivia, and then went south and north to occupy the west of the Andes and the narrow coastal area south of Peru. In order to obtain a more comfortable life, the indigenous Indians were naturally willing to work in these mines, which formed a large number of coastal towns centered on the mines, and these coastal towns were the core areas ruled by Yidao and Bull, Niu Jinxing was their biggest mastermind, and Yu Hualong was their backer.

In the next time, Niu Jinxing and Yu Hualong discussed preparing for the return trip, after all, it has been almost a year since they came out, except for those light commanders, many people are homesick, including Niu Jinxing and Yu Hualong, not to mention ordinary soldiers. They must give an explanation to Yidao and the bull about their preparation to go home, otherwise this long journey will be a play in vain, just like the Three Treasures eunuch Zheng He just showed his prestige and spent a lot of national money in vain.

When Yidao and Bull learned that Niu Jinxing and Yu Hualong planned to return to China, they were shocked, they knew in their hearts that they were two catties, without the Ming army as a support, once the Spaniards made a comeback from Peru, everything here would be wiped out, and maybe they would be caught by the Spaniards, but this time they would definitely not be as lucky as the last time, the only result was to be cut off their heads, or to be sent to the gallows, and the two people who enjoyed a few months of happy life were no longer willing to relive the nightmare, If you don't want to do this, you have to leave the Ming army, but people have been away from home for a long time, just like they will be homesick if they have been away from home for a long time, what should they do, the two fell into a long period of unease.

Power has an inexplicable charm, anyone who gets it will not be willing to give up, although the enjoyment of a knife and a bull is not long, but they have eaten the marrow, now if they give up these rights, they will fight for their lives will be saved, their knowledge is not enough for them to know, in fact, their ruling foundation has been and solid, because Niu Jinxing and Yu Hualong have helped them gain the hearts of the local people, which is the basis of their rule.