A chubby face, if it is white, then it can be said to be white and fat, and it does not necessarily have to be related to ugliness; But if this face is blown by the wind, it is very rough, like an unglazed pottery, and the lips are so dry that they burst into skin. Then even if he still has a pair of expensive tortoiseshell crystal glasses on the bridge of his nose, he is not the slightest attractive to women.

Chen Yiyuan is now a big fat man with dark skin, as if he is an old fisherman who has been exposed to the wind and sun for decades, although he often laughs, but his chubby appearance can not give people a good impression at all, let alone let the trading target relax his vigilance.

I think he was also a white and tender fat man at the beginning, but who let his third uncle find his own death.

Chen Qinghe, the deputy envoy who was 'assassinated' in Kyoto, Japan, was his third uncle.

When Chen Yiyuan first heard the news, he couldn't wait to slaughter all the little devils. The entire Chen family, relying on his father's friendship with Lu Shan, and at the same time, the Chen family made a contribution when the Fu Han army conquered the capital city of Chenzhou, Chen Yiyuan and his third uncle Chen Qinghe can be regarded as stepping into the official career.

Chen Qinghe is not only Chen Yiyuan's blood relative, but also Chen Yiyuan's best help in officialdom. died in Japan like this, Chen Yiyuan hated the little devil to death.

But it didn't take long for Chen Yiyuan to find out that something was wrong. It stands to reason that his third uncle died in the line of duty, but this 'bereavement' is too simple. Chen Yiyuan, who has a very smart brain, feels that the crisis is approaching and shrouding, his third uncle must have committed something, otherwise the court would not be so 'ruthless'. And in this way, the death of his third uncle is also very suspicious.

Chen Yiyuan was frightened at first, he didn't dare to think about it, let alone investigate, he did things honestly, and he didn't think about any grand ambitions, he just wanted to live a life in peace and stability. But when the big event of North American development came, he really became a member of the group of officials who went to the United States.

And now all this time has passed. Chen Yiyuan is already familiar with and accustomed to his new position.

In the early days, they were engaged in smuggling by land, and all kinds of civilian and military supplies were poured to the south, and they also contacted the anti-Western forces in Mexico, and later they took the sea route.

After the expeditionary force sailors completely controlled the sea control on the west coast of North America, Chen Yiyuan's task was to drive a small boat to visit Mexico's smuggling ports. And since the Xiajiazhou Peninsula was seized by the expeditionary force, this mutual smuggling has been too smooth.

It is no longer a pure 'home delivery', and the Mexicans themselves will take the initiative to come to see the goods.

The widest part of Jiazhou Bay is only 200 miles wide, and if you have a tailwind, you can go to the opposite shore in one day, and you can run a round trip in two days.

He is now well-known in Mexico, nicknamed Black Ball, and almost all of the smugglers he contacts are related to guns and arms.

Many people are agents pushed by the Mexican side, and they also know very well what the Chinese want. The interests of both sides are aligned on this point, and these Mexicans are really rich.

Although most of Mexico's profits were captured by the Spaniards, there was no shortage of silver in Mexico, plus local agricultural crops such as corn, wheat, coffee, and cocoa, as well as livestock products such as cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, and chickens.

The Chinese side exchanged cheaper goods and arms for silver dollars in the hands of the Mexicans, as well as various agricultural and livestock products, which could not only guarantee huge profits and open up new foreign trade markets, but also reduce the financial and material burden of building a North American colony.

Chen Yiyuan's prestige in Mexico reached a new peak with the outbreak of the Sino-Spanish War.

As the news of Spain's loss of Luzon reached Mexico, countless Mexicans remembered the word 'China' in another way.

It is no longer the home of silk, tea and porcelain, and the image of a 'wealthy merchant' appears in the minds of Mexicans, but as a fierce warrior.

However, after the excitement passed, when the Mexicans calmly thought about it, they felt that the defeat of the Spaniards in Luzon was completely predestined.

Luzon is too close to China.

And China has always been the richest and most powerful country in the East. They have been there for thousands of years and have been going strong.

In Luzon, wasn't Spain's defeat to China a matter of course?

For China, the real test is the war in North America. The same was true in the early stages, when the attention of the Spaniards was focused on the British, and the Chinese almost effortlessly captured Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Whether China is really strong or not is a clear proof of the current war.

If Spain and France were able to support such an army to fight on the east coast of North America, and the thirteen states were willing to allow such a strong army to land in North America, many Mexicans believed that the British would soon suffer a crushing defeat.

However, such a formidable army suffered a heavy setback when attacking the west coast of North America.

Even if their Western Route Army crossed the mouth of the Colorado River, the complete defeat of the Eastern Route Army and the defeat in the Battle of San Diego already speak for themselves.

- The Chinese are really strong.

Therefore, the status of Chen Yiyuan's 'big bosses' in the minds of many Mexicans has become more lofty.

Giovanni was an illegitimate son whose father was a pure-blooded Peninsula descendant, but his mother was only an Indian slave girl. As a result, Giovanni could not inherit his father's huge family fortune, and the Rainer family's estate was inherited by his other two brothers, but Giovanni already enjoyed a life that many half-breeds could not enjoy.

He had a estate of his own, he had a decent job, and although he was given only a tiny fraction of the property of the Reina family, it was enough for him to live a decent life.

He also received a good education from an early age, and Giovanni had a very bright brain, and if it weren't for the limitations of his status, his father would definitely send him to Madrid to study.

And now Giovanni is on the opposite side of the Gulf of California, the Chinese call this bay Jiazhou Bay, but Giovanni thinks it is more pleasant to call it the Gulf of California.

As his father thought, the Baja California Peninsula belonged to Mexico.

But Giovanni never showed his true attitude in front of the Chinese, and they still needed China's support. The dawn of Mexican independence was still far away, and the darkness of the Spaniards always hung over the sun above them.

Seriously, all Mexicans are encouraged by the 'bright' prospects of the thirteen North American states.

No one was optimistic about the independence of the Thirteen States because they were dealing with the behemoth of the Kingdom of Great Britain, but Franklin's diplomacy brought the French, who had a grudge against the Seven Years' War, into battle, followed by the Spaniards.

The British themselves had a poor foreign policy that made them enemies of the entire European continent, and the alliance of armed neutrality between Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Russia was a counter-attack, and eventually the Dutch went to the opposite side of London.

Prussia, a good friend of the morale of the Seven Years' War, had also broken off diplomatic relations with the British.

Look at the whole world, they hardly have a friend, except for the dragon in the east.

The future of the thirteen states is getting brighter, and the impulse in the Mexicans is getting stronger. But they will not forget the figures of the French and Spaniards in this war, and the protagonists of this war can hardly be said to be Anglo-French-Spanish or Anglo-American.

Then think about it, who will be the 'fascist' of Mexico who will pursue Mexico's own independence?

It is impossible for neighbor America, and it is impossible for Portugal, neighbor of the Spaniards, and if you look around the world, only the Chinese are the most suitable.

There are sharp and irresolvable contradictions between China and the West.

The enemy of the enemy is the friend, and they still have a common enemy, the Spanish Peninsulars.

Therefore, Giovanni would not be stupid enough to despise their rights in front of the Chinese at this time.

Giovanni was already thirty years old, and he still had this bit of the city. And seriously, if it weren't for the importance of this trip, he wouldn't have left the territory of the Reina family easily.

Many people know him - Giovanni, the black glove of the Reina family.

When he can not leave his control, he will never take risks easily. But this time the trip came from Chen Yiyuan's invitation.

In the past few years, the Reina family has received a lot of benefits from Chen Yiyuan, and the strength of the Reina family has increased by leaps and bounds. Therefore, he couldn't help but invite him this time.

La Cruz was still the same as before, and Giovanni had to come to this small town every two or three months for the past two years to pick up goods, and La Cruz had not changed in his mind at all.

And Batlló, opposite La Cruz, that town, although Giovanni has not been to, can be heard, Batlló and La Cruz are exactly the same, not half different.

So, after getting off the boat today, Giovanni was very shocked, he could hardly believe what he saw with his eyes, the bustling town in front of him could be Batlló? None of this is inferior to Durango.

Durango is a city in the Reina family's sphere of influence and home to Giovanni. The gap with La Cruz was obvious, like a snow-white soft honey bun and a piece of baked tortillas.

But now, what was supposed to be a piece of baked corn tortilla has unexpectedly evolved into a sweet cake.

Giovanni was really shocked.

The change surprised him, shocked him.

"Is that what cement does?" Stepping on the cement pavement, Giovanni jumped hard, and he also leaned down and picked at the cement pavement with his hands.

There was also the house on the side of the road, which was also obviously made of cement, and Giovanni kicked hard against the wall, except for himself who was almost knocked to the ground by the force of the shock, and if it weren't for the two bodyguards who quickly supported him, there was no mark left.

"It's amazing, isn't it?"

Chen Yiyuan personally came out to greet Giovanni, watched Giovanni clasp his fingers on the ground, watched Giovanni put his feet on the wall, and waited until Giovanni stood firm before speaking.

"Yes, it's like a stone."

Even many Europeans don't know anything about cement, and even more so the Americans. This is not the same as wealth, in the Western world, Europe is the center of the world, and no matter how rich the Americans are, they are a turtle, uninformed, hillbilly.

Giovanni is also a representative of one side, the Reina family is not only a major force in Mexico, but also a force with independent tendencies. He is the top customer in Chen Yiyuan's customer base.

"The name of the Reina family is very high, and as an arms dealer, I value the friendship with the Reina family very much. Although the Spaniards described me as a villain, likened to a fly that was bustling there, it was a lie. ”

"Although it was the first time we met, our friendship with each other began very early."

"We have an old saying in China, called once born, twice ripe."

"Everyone is familiar with each other, and naturally they are friends."

"And since they are friends, with benefits, they naturally can't be forgotten."

"Mr. Reina, please be seated. Hear me out. ”

The entourage served the coffee, and Chen Yiyuan was now able to easily taste the origin of the coffee. No way, Mexicans rarely drink tea, they like to drink coffee. And Chen Yiyuan's work requires him to follow the local customs. He is now fluent in Spanish.

"If we're friends, it's more straightforward to speak. My country has always supported the independence movement of the Mexican nation. ”

"We also believe that the success of the thirteen states in North America will surely inspire you to desire freedom."

Giovanni's eyes blinked, what Chen Yiyuan said was really to their hearts, and now the independence tendency in Mexico is getting stronger and stronger. But unlike in North America, no one in Mexico has yet taken the first step.

Although the Boston Tea Party did not appear dazzling in later history textbooks, it was really the fuse for the outbreak of war.

In March 1774, the British Parliament passed punitive decrees, namely the Boston Harbor Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Justice Act, and the Cantonment Act.

These four decrees, collectively known as the 'Mandatory Statutes', allowed British troops to forcibly enter colonial homes and search them, revoke Massachusetts' self-governing status, and close the Port of Boston, the largest port in North America. These decrees clearly deprived the colonial people of their political and judicial rights, provoked their united revolt, and led directly to the convening of the First Continental Congress, which proposed a petition to the Emperor and a bill for boycotting British goods.

"Mexico also needs a big outburst of emotions."

"For the long term, Mexico also needs to have its own 'Boston Tea Party.'"

"That doesn't mean a full-scale armed resistance, you don't need the Reina family to come forward personally, you only need to launch a representative, use a pawn, and you can get unimaginable benefits......"

Giovanni, who had just had a surge of blood in his chest, froze, and his whole person seemed to be in an ice cellar, all the blood and passion cooled down, and the whole person's brain also regained its senses.

He raised his head and stared at Chen Yiyuan opposite without blinking, this was really a devil's temptation.