May 20, 1683, Xinjinggang, sunny.

In a three-story restaurant near the river, a group of well-dressed people from the east bank were seeing off Tian. Tian is naturally the head of the Free State East Coast Advisory Group, the East Coast Ambassador to the Free State, and the agent of the Gendarmerie Command in North America. This gentleman is about to return to China and be promoted, and it is said that he will serve as the deputy commander of the military police, and actually preside over the work of the military police headquarters. Tian Xing's father-in-law, Pu Ting, had worked in this position for many years, and there were many old protégés, so it is conceivable that Tian Xing would soon master the entire military police headquarters in the future and become one of the three giants of the domestic intelligence system, and his future is limitless.

There were quite a few people who came to see Tian Xing off, but there were basically a few who had enough weight: Ding Yiyu, president of Air Canada (he is over 70 years old this year and will be completely retired when he returns to China), Liang Qiangdong, president of the Qiangdong Trading Company, Liang Gang, the national teacher of the Free State, the envoy of the Fengtian Festival of the Free State, the commander of the Ma Bujun Ryazan, Zhou Yafu, the commander of the Marine Battalion, and Mo Huan, a prince in charge of foreign affairs in the Free State.

These people are basically figures with heads and faces in the Free State, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the ones who call for wind and rain. Needless to say, the president of Air Canada is the Freedom State's greatest ally and trading partner, and can determine the future existence of the country. The three Liang brothers don't need to explain much, one is a national teacher, one is a prince, and the other is a well-connected businessman, a single one looks very good, if it is together, it is simply an explosive force, and it is no wonder that even the Xinjing Mo royal family has looked at them sideways, and has repeatedly asked Ryazan to move to another place and exchange Fengtian to the central government.

As the battalion commander of the Marine Battalion, the largest land combat force of the Republic of China in the Caribbean Sea, Zhou Yafu played the role of the anchor of the sea in Huaiyuan Island, Mobile Port, and other places.

The last one was an idle prince of the Mo clan in Xinjing, because he had learned some corresponding knowledge in the local system on the east coast, so he was entrusted by the royal family with important responsibilities and managed foreign affairs - mainly with Air Canada, and was also responsible for negotiating with the Indians, and had a good relationship with the east coasters, and had always been very close.

"Commander Tian, this time I returned to China and was promoted, but I envy my brothers, this is really a straight up." The wine has passed three rounds, and Zhou Yafu, the commander of the Marine Battalion, said while spraying wine. He still has a strong utilitarian heart, and for the sake of military merit, he ordered his officers and soldiers to attack the Sweet Bread Mountain and the Virgin Conception Fortress held by the Portuguese, causing heavy casualties. Later, after discovering that the army system was no longer easy to mix, he decisively jumped to the navy and became the founder of the Marine Battalion, and has served as the battalion commander to this day. It can be seen that this person can do whatever it takes to be motivated, and he is a complete official fan, so his envy for Tian Xing's return to China and his promotion is indeed "true feelings", and he hopes that one day he can follow in his footsteps and be promoted to the ministry.

"There are benefits to returning to China, and there are benefits to being outside." Tian Xing's face was also flushed with alcohol, so it was inevitable that he would talk more than usual, and he only heard him say: "To be honest, in the Free State for so many years, I also have feelings for this place, and my youngest son was also born here, so I am a little reluctant. In addition, we are free here, no one cares, and when we go back to our homeland, we have two or three more mothers-in-law to talk about, and we are annoyed. ”

Everyone listened and said yes again and again, and then another round of persuasion, until they drank so much that they blushed and had a thick neck. Tian Xing lit a cigarette and said with a little drunken eyes: "After I leave, the affairs of the Free State cannot be delayed. Ryazan, you are the envoy of the Fengtian Festival, the general of the country, and you must cooperate more in this regard. The Free State is strong and prosperous, everyone can benefit, small abacus, small ninety-nine or something, it's not that it can't be fought, it has to be divided into occasions. Qiangdong, you also advise your brother, move the town or something, don't take it too seriously, the world outside is vast, and there are opportunities. Of course, if you don't want to, it doesn't matter, I also support it, it's all the land that everyone fought so hard to fight, why give it to others? ”

Ryazan wanted to say something when he heard this, but in the end he didn't say anything, just sighed softly. It was no secret that Xinjing's Mo wanted his Fengtian City, and he had known about it through various channels for a long time. As the most powerful force in the Free State, the Mo royal family has been developing around Xinjing for many years, and the nearby land has been distributed, and the wealth is also owned. In order to settle the surrendered Indians and reward the officers and soldiers who had made war exploits, they had to find a way to go into the distance, and the Fengtian City, which was closest to Xinjing, was naturally taken into view, so the rumors of Liang's relocation to other places began to blow slowly in the past year, which can also be regarded as a kind of temptation of Mo's to Ryazan.

In fact, Tian Xing had already advised the lord of the Free State, saying that his reward was too high and he gave too much land, and it was easy to give away all the land and not use it. But people don't care at all, the style is as rough as ever, which eventually led to the current situation, which is also speechless.

Today, there are more than 40,000 people in the Free State (including blacks, whites, Indians, and a small number of Ming people), and Xinjing Moshi has more than half of the population, which is amazing. Moreover, Xinjing Port is now also the country's only foreign exchange port, and there are a lot of goods distributed here every year, and the Xinjing government has also obtained very considerable benefits through the establishment of tax cards and customs, which has further strengthened the strength of the central government, making the two feudal towns such as Fengtian and Rehe appear more and more weak in the face of Xinjing, and even to the point of being required to move the town.

However, Ryazan is not a person without roots, he has a lot of soldiers and horses under his hands, and he is even better equipped, and there is no shortage of money with the help of his younger brother, so he is not very afraid of moving the town. Tian Xing originally planned to let him move to a zone adjacent to Air Canada's control, but when the Liang brothers communicated with him, he also abandoned the effort and left the decision to Ryazan. After all, this is the son of Liang Xiangjian, the current Central Executive Committee, although he is a mixed-race black, but the son of the Executive Committee is the son of the Executive Committee, at least in his area, the incense still exists, and it is not good to force each other too much.

"The imperial court has taken a fancy to the soldiers and horses I have at hand. In the past few years, they have been fighting from east to west, the Mobiles, the Nazis, the Choctaw, which tribe has not been at war? A generation of veterans gradually withered, and some of the new recruits failed to come up in time, and their overall strength declined, so they took a fancy to the people under me and wanted to annex the past. Ryazan also seemed to have drunk a lot of wine, and he could speak loudly, without the slightest scruple that there was a prince from the Xinjing Mo clan sitting at the wine table.

"The Free State is essentially right to fight in the east and west, but it must also combine its own population and economic strength, and it cannot occupy land for the sake of occupying land." Tian Xing immediately said when he heard this: "This place on the northern coast of the Caribbean Sea is still very good, with a vast area, many plains, and a warm climate. Xinjing relaunched the war against the Indians, also in order to acquire more land for future generations. What did I tell you about that plan? Yes, that's right, it was the Free States, Air Canada, and the Pirate King Sumo Group that carved up the entire north coast of the Caribbean, keeping out all the other foreign colonists and forcing them to find a gateway to the North American continent elsewhere. Don't think that this plan is impossible, Texas, the mouth of the Moh River, and the mouth of the Mobile River are not far apart. If you have the heart, it is possible to occupy this place before others make up their minds to come and colonize it. ”

The division of the entire Caribbean North Coast by the Sumo Pirate Group, the Free States, and Air Canada has always been one of the basic national policies of the East Coasters to influence the North American continent, and has been working hard to support the continued operation of this national policy for many years. Now that the town of Sioux has established itself, the Sumo pirate group has hundreds of men, and there are several armed sailing ships, and Texas is sparsely populated, it is a good opportunity for them to show their strength.

Not to mention the Free State, the puppet state supported by the people on the east coast, with a population of tens of thousands and a large number of troops, although it cannot be said to be invincible in the surrounding area, it is true that it is proud of the others. Their lord is very fond of conquest at present, and it is certain that the land area will expand in the future.

As for some of the land under the control of the Mobile Trading Station, although it is currently limited to the area around the mouth of the Mobile River, the possibility of further expansion to and around the mobile river is not ruled out in the future. The company was honestly not short of money, not only profiting from the Caribbean trade, but also establishing a large number of plantations in the area of Port Mobile, which was also a significant source of money. Therefore, as long as they have the will, then there is no obstacle to further expansion! The reason why they are still confined to the sea is simply because they lack enough people or slaves to fill the newly acquired land, even if they are expanding and less developed, so why risk fighting the Indians.

The three forces are growing and developing on the north coast of the Caribbean Sea at the same time, and if there are no foreign forces forcibly planning this process, the land at the southern tip of the North American continent will probably be controlled by the people of the East Coast or pro-East Coast forces in the future. As long as the East Coast government is willing to spend money and support, their expansion speed may not be much slower than that of British and French colonists, and then the North American continent will still be unified as it was in history? Well, it's not impossible, but it's going to be hard, isn't it?

"Yes, we're going to take this fertile ground before anyone else. The Americas are the Americas of the people of the East Coast, the New World of the South, and the same is true of the North, and even if they cannot be occupied by us personally, they must be controlled by forces close to us. Liang Qiangdong stepped forward with a smile and lit a cigarette for Tian Xing, and echoed: "The North American continent is extremely vast, although it is cold, it still loses a good piece of land. The British, the French, and the Spaniards came early and had already taken the lead, and we came late and had to find another way. The northern shore of the Caribbean is a relatively vacuum, and once we control it, we have a foothold. Over the years, Commander Tian has gone to Mobile Port, the Free State, and sometimes to Huaiyuan Island on business, and he is really heartbroken for the grand cause of the country. On this point, I Liang someone admires it very much, this is the attitude of doing business, admire, admire! ”

Liang Qiangdong said while pondering, now that the customs of the five most important port cities in the New Spanish colony have been controlled by the East Coasters, the annual trade income is very gratifying. The Navy's Caribbean Fleet, together with the Spanish Windward Fleet, has done a good job of maintaining order in much of the Caribbean, crowding out foreign goods in the name of combating smuggling, which is the basis of trade, and now it seems that its position is indeed very secure.

Now, after many years of operation, the north coast of the Caribbean Sea has accumulated strength to a certain extent, echoing the Marine battalion stationed on Huaiyuan Island, and ordinary people really don't dare to make up their minds, unless they dare to risk a full-scale war with the east coast. In this way, it is indeed very important for their company to decisively increase its investment in the Free State, and now they have taken a great advantage - there is no doubt that this is in line with the general policy of the East Coast Republic, and it is not the so-called blind movement or development against the trend.

"Don't put a top hat on me." Tian Xing glanced at Liang Qiangdong, then let out a long breath and said, "After I leave, you have to work hard and can't slack off." If you need anything, I will find a way to help you locally, as long as it is not a matter of principle, everything is negotiable. The country's development focus is now and for a long time to come, but this does not mean that it will not invest even a little bit on the North American continent, in fact, this part of the budget is included in the annual budget, but not a lot. After all, when the British, the French, and the Spaniards continued to explore and expand on the North American continent, didn't the government touch it? Although it is not enough for the time being, it is possible to do things that block competitors. So, when I go back, you can choose to continue to block the Spaniards, the British, and the French, and I'll help you coordinate and settle some of the costs. In short, let's work together for the glorious future of our country. Well, let's do it, guys! ”

"Cheers!" Everyone held up their glasses, touched each other, and drank down.