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The original Spanish government was limited by continental policy and historical limitations, as well as the personal factors of the emperor, and of course, there were also reasons of national power, and it was unable to effectively control and organize the colonies in the New World of America. It's a pity.

And here Ferdinand, the situation is completely reversed, His Majesty's expansionist ambitions, which he himself fears - the Americas, ANZ, Polynesia, Micronesia, Nusa Tenggara, Maluku, Philippine Islands, Taiwan, Okinawa, Amami Islands, Hokkaido, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands, Kamchatka, Chukotka......

You don't have to apply spontaneously at all! His Majesty has enough ambition and doesn't need you to help it! Now Spain's expansion in the Americas is actually more than the current economic needs are, and even somewhat more than reasonable needs – and of course, the colonies are still profitable thanks to the exploitation of crops and fisheries in the Americas.

And the chaos of Columbus's poor administration has been quelled. It was not because of Columbus's enlightenment and increased ability, but because of the help of his brother Bartholomew (who was valued by Ferdinand) and the prestige of Ferdinand himself, as well as the large number of troops stationed on Hispaniola to maintain stability......

This is much better than the loss at this time in history.

But the pace of Spanish expansion is still moving forward, and it is being pushed forward by Ferdinand!

At that time, people did not even want to go to Newfoundland and New York, and they did not know anything about the existence of the Isthmus of Panama to connect the two oceans or even South American Brazil, and this was not a problem, and His Majesty the King personally led the team to pull you there! You don't know that there is still the West Coast of the Americas, it doesn't matter, Your Majesty took out a map and showed you, we are going to explore here, we are going to occupy there! You are still fantasizing about opening up the Northwest Passage, and Your Majesty is already discussing the issue of bypassing South America to China!

In September, Ojeda and others asked Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand to establish a colony in Northern Colombia, but Ferdinand decisively vetoed it. Ojeda was puzzled, why didn't His Majesty agree? Then Ferdinand brought him the map of the Americas, picked up his pen, and brushed it......

Then Ferdinand circled eight circles in North America: Montreal, Boston, Philadelphia, Savannah, New Orleans, the Bahamas, Cuba, and Jamaica, and drew a long red line, bypassing Cape Horn, turning north along the western coastline of South America, until Valparaiso in what was later Chile, making another circle, and then pointing to the map and saying: "These are all our goals for next year, do you think I still have the strength to support your plan?" ”

Ojeda has nothing to say, just one word, serve!

At the same time, the strengthening of the administration of the Americas was put on the agenda, for example, the "provincial governor" of Panama and the corresponding officials had already been prepared, of course, there was no need to send them now, because there were only 300 cantonment regiments there, but next year, the "governor" of Panama will have the "honor" to govern a fortified town of 800 people, the fortified town of Colón.

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First, there was the king's map to open up the territory, and a territory was "de jure" covered by Spanish sovereignty; Then the army charged forward, taking the territory and establishing settlements; Immediately reclamation followed, developing basic production self-sufficiency; Then the governor was inexplicably parachuted in to prepare for the governance of the territory and the perfection of the system; Later, he emigrated to the new colony under the call and organization of the government; In the end, the businessman suddenly realized, it turns out that this place has great economic potential, let's go and try it? In the end, everyone could only give a thumbs up, His Majesty the King was wise and martial, and he actually opened up a piece of feng shui treasure for Spain!

This is Ferdinand's current colonial development business model......

In fact, this cannot be said to be the development of colonies, this is naked territorial expansion!

No, and not territorial expansion! Actually, it's a war! A war that lasted for decades and spread across the Western Hemisphere!

In fact...... This model is correct, because with the speed of Spain's expansion in the Americas, since the discovery of the New World in 1492, it has occupied most of Latin America for half a century, starting with more than 10 million square kilometers of territory, and the immigration is only a few hundred thousand.

Since this is actually a colonial war in the Americas, you have to show the courage to deal with it! Invest a lot of resources to conquer the New World, and then quickly stabilize the situation and establish order! Ferdinand didn't want to see the pirates of the Caribbean run rampant, or the viceroyalties of Peru and Chile fighting each other over the Spanish colonies – Spain was the only country in the world to be so speechless, and that was the result of the instability in the rear......

If you want to seize the opportunity, you have to colonize with the courage of war! Anyway, there is no such thing as the instability of territorial overexpansion in the Americas, as long as they do not fight among themselves, the Indians resist and kill them all. The common beneficial experience of the Qing people, Russia and the United States, the two rivals in expanding their territories, is really very useful in this era, and at this time, can the lives of the indigenous people also tell fortunes? Ferdinand at least said it would be merciful enough......

The Americas do have unlimited potential, but they cannot be developed by simply occupying territory. For the colonization of the Americas, there needs to be order, system, and relatively advanced productive forces, and these three are indispensable, and the combination of these three elements can integrate the American colonies into a unified American market, and the speed of economic development will be explosive, plus some gold fingers of traversers, excavate some gold, silver, copper and saltpeter mines, and develop farms in the central plains, and the days when the ducks will be cooked are just around the corner.

If it were politically and administratively scattered, it would not have been possible for Spain's vast colonies in the Americas to exert economic power commensurate with their size. The political unity and effective administrative system of the United States are necessary conditions for the development of the Chosen Nation.

In addition, Ferdinand was concerned about one of the most perennial problems in Spanish America, namely, the lack of population, or in other words, the lack of immigration.

Even if the "valid" immigration was extended to all of Europe, there were only 4.8 million European immigrants in Central and South America by 1835 – but by then Central and South America had already won political independence, and this figure also included Brazil, which was formerly part of Portugal, so it would be thankful that there were hundreds of thousands of Spaniards who emigrated to Latin America in the 16th century......