Hearing these two warnings like an ultimatum, Garcia was suddenly shocked, and then deflated like a deflated ball.

Indeed, they traveled thousands of miles to this place in order to make a fortune and open up trade routes to the East, followed by a search for gold.

In this land, there was no silk or spice production, and all oriental specialties had to be transported by "Chinese merchants".

Even if the Chinese were really defeated and driven out of the land, where would spices, silk and porcelain come from?

It may be possible to loot a consignment of goods from the natives by force, but the quantity will certainly be quite limited, and there will be no more after that.

At this time in Europe, spices, silk and porcelain were in a complete seller's market, and no one could offend the suppliers!

Cortez, who Garcia once saw as a guide, has now become the biggest obstacle to opening up trade routes.

Let Cortés die!

The words almost blurted out of Garcia's mouth, and it was not until Zuihou could barely hold it down for a moment.

No, don't be fooled, it's the devil's temptation! The voice in my heart was still screaming, but it was getting weaker and weaker.

His sane mind gradually returned to Garcia's mind, and he realized what he had done stupidly:

Are you Cortez's subordinate? No!

Are you a friend or relative of Cortez? Neither is it!

Who is Cortez? A wanted traitor and nothing more! At most, it has some use value.

Even if you fight bloody battles with this criminal to Zuihou, you are still likely to get nothing, and you will also become a traitor.

So, just to put a criminal on the throne of the Mexican conquistador, is it necessary to gamble with all his future and status, a gamble with little hope? What if this criminal fails? What if the criminal turns his face and denies the person after he succeeds? What if Cortés, though he succeeded in conquering Mexico, provoked the Chinese – an almost ironclad result as it stands – and cut off the spice and silk trade routes, to the wrath of the governor of Hispaniola, who could not make any gains?

Not to mention that in order to support this wanted criminal, he had to continue to fight the Spanish army on the island of Cuba...... Let's not talk about whether to win the fight or not, even if the final victory is won, what will King Carlos, who is far away in the Iberian Peninsula, think? No matter how you look at it, this is an act of treason!

Did he really let him rebel in this desolate place far from his hometown? His current subordinates will not agree to be the first one!

With beads of sweat oozing from his forehead, Garcia's attitude began to tilt in a certain direction, and the strange voice in his heart became weaker and weaker.

However, under the intervention of this intuition or hunch, he still struggled with Zuihou.

“…… However, the Governor of Hispaniola has issued Cortés a pardon and a letter of appointment, and he is no longer a wanted man in the kingdom, but a leader of the Mexican expedition appointed by the Governor's Office of Hispaniola, and I cannot betray and crusade against my comrades......"

“…… What's so hard about that? You can grant Cortés a pardon and a warrant, or you can revoke it...... If you can't crusade and betray a criminal who has been pardoned, can you attack the army of another Spanish governor? ”

Navaez reached out and tapped on the table, interrupting him dissatisfiedly, the glint in his one-eyed glint becoming more and more hideous, "...... Moreover, the Governor of Hispaniola granted an unauthorized pardon to a prisoner wanted by the Governor of Cuba, which was originally an illegal ultra vires act, and even if it was appealed to the king, it would be ruled invalid...... What are you doing to shelter this wanted criminal? Could it be that Cortez is your father? ”…,

“…… All right! Cortés can die, but our interests must also be safeguarded! ”

Baron Garcia sighed and shook his head, completely leaving the weak objection in his heart behind, "...... This port of Veracruz must become a territory of the Viceroyalty of Hispaniola, with a garrison sent by us and a mayor appointed by us."

Since this is separated from the Hope Harbor, the core base of the traveler on the Pacific Ocean, across the entire Mexican plateau, and it has nothing to do with him, Director Ma immediately agreed, and at the same time turned back to Navaez and winked.

Navaez snorted sullenly, then sighed helplessly.

“…… Well, this condition can be promised. Who told us to lose the battle? However, the Viceroyalty of the island of Cuba should also have the right to place a number of colonial officials, missionaries, military and commercial representatives there, and to share in the tax revenues there...... Otherwise, I won't be able to account to Governor Velasquez! As for how the taxes and official positions should be distributed, let the two governors negotiate it themselves! ”

Baron Garcia thought for a moment and agreed to the request of the Cuban side to share the port.

-- The geographical location of the island of Cuba lies between the island of Hispaniola and Mexico, and the governor of Hispaniola wants to share the trade income of Mexico, but after all, he cannot bypass the governor of Cuba, otherwise the other side will order the blockade of the shipping lanes, and everything will be finished.

“…… The only troops I can command are the sailors of the Hispaniola fleet and the Doge's Guard. The more than 3,000 people who have been taken by Cortés to attack the Aztecs are mercenaries, merchants, settlers, and adventurers recruited by his subordinate Castillo on the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, the Bahamas, Jamaica, and Panama......

Baron Garcia tilted his head and thought for a moment, then added, "...... When you are at war with Cortez, I can send people to help you persuade you to surrender, but I can't guarantee whether they will obey or not. I'm sorry about that. ”

-- Now that you have decided to sell your teammates, you must try to eradicate this scourge as much as possible so that nothing will happen again.

“…… Of course, as a sign of sincerity, I can immediately dismiss a few of Cortés' cronies who remained in the harbor and take control of the merchant ships carrying them. Garcia said without changing his face and heartbeat, "But I don't have many completely reliable troops under my command, and after doing these things, there are no extra troops." If you want to send troops deep into the interior to crusade against Cortés, then I can't accompany you."

“…… If you're able to do that, that's enough! You don't have to worry about the rest of the matter! ”

Director Ma smiled and motioned for Wang Qiu to bring over a bottle of wine on a tray, and poured a glass for Garcia, Navaez and himself, "...... In order to wish us a happy cooperation, please have a toast! Oh, and by the way, there's a little bit of a little gift to offer, not a tribute! ”

In the next moment, the exquisite and delicate colored porcelain, bone china and blue and white porcelain vessels, the rolls of brilliantly colored silk, and the bags of pepper and cinnamon immediately made Baron Garcia's eyes light up in surprise, and a trace of guilt for betraying his teammates completely disappeared......

-- Relying on the crushing Jishu advantage, clever use of strength, and "generous" use of bribes, Director Ma's united front work was a great success.

However, Cortés, who had received strong reinforcements at this time, had already won a brilliant victory of his own.