When the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom fell, the most painful person was not Hong Xiuquan or Li Xiucheng and other heavenly monarchs and important ministers, but Ma San, a merchant in Northern Manchuria, because as the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom went to extinction, his arms business also plummeted. Although there are still remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the Twist Army has not yet subsided, except for the Nanjing Battlefield, where the main force of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is located, the demand for arms in other battlefields is not high. The Twist Army in the Central Plains and the Rebellion in the Northwest were all battles that could be solved with cold weapons, and there were still some old-fashioned firearms in various departments, and the imperial court was also happy to save money.

Without a large-scale army rearmament, it would be good to be able to support his employees, not to mention the supply of ammunition. Ma San can also put down his business and go back to Changchun to be a rich man, but how can people who are used to seeing strong winds and waves be content with ordinary. Ma San has become a relative to Liu Mei'e and has his own children. Ma San, who often goes in and out of aristocratic circles, doesn't want his children to become commoners who no one cares about, and he also wants his children and grandchildren to live in the ruling class forever. Ma San, who could not be put to paper and could not be used in martial arts, could only make a fortune by doing business, and could only maintain his position in the ruling class of Northern Manchuria, so Ma San urgently needed a new business.

It is a pity that the pattern of Manchuria has been basically finalized, and only China's domestic arms market has been allocated to Ma San, and there are people in other places. The international arms market in North America was distributed to Peter the Italian, who had old friends with Goxinga, and even if Ma San wanted to grab his share, he did not have the connections and resources of Peter in the arms market in the Americas. Transformation to do other businesses, the biggest profit is Nanyang trade, but because Nanyang involves strategic resources, so this is monopolized by the North Manchurian government, and the two senior government officials Zhiyuan and Zheng Qifeng are responsible for all major and small affairs, and Ma San has no room for interference at all. The European market is also very huge, not only can it sell arms, but there are also many materials that can be traded, but because Manchuria still buys a lot of things from Europe and the United States, and this piece is also a government monopoly, Rong Hong's position is completely unshakable. There is also a side door facing the world, which is Chen Sanhe's No. 4 business, but this thing is more dangerous, there are too many things in secret, and Ma San, a serious businessman, does not have the same means as Chen Sanhe.

Nearly desperate, Ma San returned to Manchuria, and he also wandered around like Mu Shun and others, trying to discover some business opportunities that he had not noticed before. It's a pity that Ma San, who is used to doing big business, can't look down on gadgets such as tobacco and alcohol, and Manchuria, which is rich in products, can't find anything that Ma San can sell. Ma San, who lost his goal, was as confused as Mu Shun, and he drank wine with Mu Shun and others for half a month in Dongjiang Province, and he only had a few more friends.

Ma San, who returned to Changchun, visited Guo Xing'a, but unfortunately Guo Xing'a couldn't save him, and only promised to help him in policy as much as possible, but he had to find the road himself. After stumbling in Changchun for half a month, Guo Xing'a helped him come up with a solution that was not a solution, and asked Ma San to find a colonial blank spot for Northern Manchuria. Ma San, who was extremely bored, took over this task, but this is also an errand sent by the general, it is better than continuing to be idle. After settling the affairs of the country, Ma San took the three warships and seven transport ships allocated to him by Guo Xing'a out to sea, and began to wander aimlessly.

In the late spring of the fourth year of Tongzhi, Ma San, who had been adrift overseas for most of the year, returned to North Manchuria, and he really occupied three places, which should have been called Midway Island, Wake Island, and Baker Island in the original history. The name of Midway has not changed, because it is the middle point of the Pacific shipping route. But Ma San named the other two islands, namely Sunset Island and Angelica Island, which may represent some of his state of mind. To put it mildly, Ma San can also be regarded as expanding the territory of Northern Manchuria, but in fact it is only three islands.

Goxinga was very happy, Midway is also a strategic location, and it is a good thing to be able to occupy it before the Americans. Especially now that the fleet from North Manchuria to North America is frequent, it is also very practical to have several intermediate supply stations. Ma San planted a flag on the island and made a brief survey, but did not send anyone to garrison it. Goxinga, for his part, was going to draw troops from the navy and garrison them on each island. These islands meet the basic needs of human life, and Gohinga intends to turn these places into supply depots and bunkers in the Pacific Ocean.

"These are some specialties of the island countries in the ocean, and I brought them back to give them to the general." After Ma San came back, he paid a special visit to Guo Xing'a, and gave Guo Xing'a some gifts, but this gift was a little unbearable, just a bag of sugar and a few pineapples that seemed to be rotten.

"You're not a politician, have something to say! What are you going to say to me with this thing? Guo Xing'a knows that Ma San has a deep meaning, but Ma San is still a long way from being a qualified politician.

"This is a specialty of a small country called Hawaii in the ocean, and I specially brought it back for the general to taste!" Ma San had seen a fruit canning factory in Dalian, and after walking around Hawaii, he thought of many things, and he almost found his goal.

"You'd better get it straight! We don't lack sugar, and I haven't eaten pineapple. Guo Xing'a was also surprised, Ma San was really fast, and he had even been to Hawaii.

"General, this Hawaiian country is weak and weak, just a fish! However, the land is rich in cane sugar and pineapple, and other materials are not a few, if you can control it in hand, large-scale operation, not only will Manchuria add a piece of fertile soil, I am also confident that I will control the international sugar market! Ma San was a businessman, and he didn't think much about political and strategic things, but he saw the great commercial value of Hawaii.

Hawaii is also the "crossroads" of the Pacific Ocean, a maritime transportation hub between Asia, the United States and Oceania, and has an important strategic position. I love it too, but you don't have to think about it, it's not the time to take it yet. I will ask the government to cooperate with you to emigrate to Hawaii as much as possible, and you can also buy land where to develop the local sugar resources, but the armed occupation is not yet the time. "When Guo Xing'a looked for a colony on the map, his first target was Hawaii, but Hawaii's meat was too fat, and Britain, the United States, and France were all staring at it, and if the division was unknown, it would cause a lot of trouble.

Goxinga has the intention of forcibly taking Hawaii, but he has to wait for the time, when he is strong enough, and when he can wait for an excuse that can convince the international community. At least it has made a good start now, and the United States, which will annex Hawaii in the future, has been tossed half-dead by Goxinga's arms. The Civil War was still going on endlessly, not only did the loss of personnel exceed two million, but the economy and industry of the North and the South were also dealt an almost devastating blow, not to mention the outward expansion, and it was a little difficult to even hold the base camp of the thirteen states. Britain and France are just shouting, and their hands have not really reached Hawaii. It was only a matter of time before Goxinga recuperated and took Hawaii.

Ma San, who was rejected by Guo Xing'a, once again lost his direction, he was a businessman, but he didn't want to be an explorer for the rest of his life. Moreover, the European powers have almost divided the world, and Ma San can find very few blank spots, and he will not gain anything from being an explorer, and he will not be able to kill the South Pole and the North Pole. After returning home and receiving the comfort of his father-in-law Liu Lao Er and his wife Liu Mei'e, Ma San entered a state of idleness again, and every day he either inquired about what new products had been released in Manchuria, or was stunned by the world map.

Ma San's talent is really not high, otherwise he would definitely find a way to promote Manchurian life in Guannai, and then dump all kinds of Manchurian light industrial products. But he doesn't have such talent, all he can think of is a way to make quick money, and his mind is all about how to make huge profits. Manchuria did not have a new product that could obtain huge profits for a while, so Ma San could only look at the map every day, trying to find his own business opportunities on the map.

It's a pity that after consulting a lot of literature on the map, Ma San became more and more desperate. He can't go to Europe, and there is no room for him to interfere in Central Asia. Africa has been almost divided, and the local area is extremely poor and weak, and it is difficult to make a fortune except for open robbery. South Asia was contracted by the government, South Asia was the sphere of influence of Britain and France, North America was a pot of porridge, and Oceania was full of kangaroos, and Ma San seemed to be cornered.

The depressed Ma San began to complain about Guo Xing'a, a talented general, but this time he was too timid. Like deterring the countries of the South Seas, how good it would be to directly send troops to occupy Hawaii, and he would not be able to take what he wanted on Hawaiian soil. Although it is possible to invest in production now, it is always unsafe to send people under the fence, and it is really annoying to be unable to take advantage of the advanced technology in North Manchuria. Thinking of cane sugar and pineapple, Ma San's eyes gradually drew attention to a place where both things were also produced - Latin America.

Ma San ran to Guo Xing'a again and asked Guo Xing'a to support him in his development of Latin America, but Guo Xing'a did not refuse him again this time. Because in the world of Goxinga, Latin America is the backyard of the United States, and now the front yard of the United States is already a sea of fire, and there should be no problem for Goxinga to send people to his backyard to play. Therefore, Guoxing Axing Chong agreed to Ma San's proposal and decided to allocate resources to support Ma San to enter Latin America.

"General, by all means! There are many powerful countries in Latin America, how can they be compared with ordinary small countries, and it is too whimsical to start a war across the entire ocean! But when Guo Xing'a discussed this issue with the cabinet, Pi Runmin, Zou Degui, Rong Hong and others, who were already familiar with the international situation, all jumped up.

"There are many Latin American powers?" In the impression of Goxinga, Latin America seems to have only football and dance, and then there is a vast primeval forest, how can there be many powerful countries.

"The Chilean Navy is extremely powerful, its scale far exceeds that of the United States Navy, Brazil, Argentina and other countries are also vast regions, rich countries and rich people, Argentina is one of the top eight in the world, and it is by no means something that our country can challenge at present." Rong Hong finally found the place where Guoxinga was unfamiliar, and Guoxinga only knew about the European and American powers, and had no impression of the Latin American powers without colonies.

After a good introduction by Rong Hong and others, Guo Xinga realized how outrageous he was wrong, and Latin America is really full of powerful countries. Latin American countries generally became independent around the twenties of the nineteenth century, but by the time of their independence, they were already very strong economically and militarily. Although James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States, designated Latin America as the sphere of influence of the United States, in fact, many Latin American countries were stronger than the United States in terms of strength and territory at that time. After more than 40 years of development, although Latin America has also had setbacks, it is still very strong on the whole. These colonial countries basically copied everything from the suzerain, and they were almost copies of European countries. They are also muskets, cannons, and battleships, and they are not at all the natives with spears in Goxinga's imagination.

The only point that can be regarded as an opportunity is that the population of Latin American countries is not large, and their huge territory is inevitably a little sparsely populated. However, there are many sparsely populated places in the world, and Guoxinga can't rely on Cypriots to grab territory. And although there were a large number of immigrants in the Guannai, and the implementation of the Heroic Mother Policy, the population of North Manchurian exploded. But North Manchuria had to emigrate to Nanyang and New Guinea, and to Hawaii, and the population was not enough, so there was still a surplus population to occupy the vast Latin America.

Guoxinga didn't send troops to Latin America, but he still had to send Ma San to Latin America, and he didn't necessarily have to annex other people's land to grab interests. The United States has been able to develop to a large extent because it has sucked the blood of Latin America, and Guoxinga should also give it a try. Although Guo Xinga was not familiar with the history of Latin America, he did know that there was a United Fruit Company in the United States, so he imitated the United Fruit Company in the United States, and Ma San also established the United Food Company, which began his journey of money development backed by the military.

Gohinga is still a bit racist and prejudiced, and he has always felt that the people of the tropics are prosperous, so they must not be good at fighting. Latin America itself is relatively hot, and most of them are descendants of immigrants from southern Europe, the force value is estimated to be relatively low, and there is no history of any war in Latin America. Even their suzerains, Spain, Portugal, and Italy, are not warlike countries. Therefore, he still deployed a certain amount of force, and if Ma San made a mistake, the Manchurian Army would really dare to go to Latin America to practice. Of course, it is a small-scale surprise attack, and even if it is defeated, he is not afraid that the Latin Americans will chase him to the mainland to settle accounts.

Before Ma San set sail, he also called a group of friends who had nothing to do in North Manchuria, that is, Mu Shun and his party, who were wandering around. Anyway, Mu Shun and the others are just wandering around, and they are staying in North Manchuria, so it is better to go to Latin America to adventure together. Mu Shun, who has followed him for many years, was about to go to sea, and Guo Xing'a personally set the wine to see him off, saying that he was sad, and Guo Xing'a inevitably hugged his old subordinates and cried bitterly.

However, although the general cried again, the overall banquet atmosphere was still good, and Guo Xing'a, who was too drunk, began to talk nonsense in the second half, and he told Mu Shun and others a magical story from hearsay. Legend has it that when King Wu was conquering, some of the defeated merchants were unwilling to surrender and sailed to a far away place, which is now called America......