Jose Rodriguez got up early in the morning. He rode his horse, rode around his estate and ranch, and then came back for breakfast.

At the door of the manor, he met Major Carlos, who was also riding a horse. The officer who came from the old continent more than two years ago was an upright man. The king had not paid him military pay for half a year, but he still worked meticulously. A jingling sabre next to him, a rifle was placed horizontally on the saddle, with sharp eyes and vigor, and always full of fighting spirit. He was a good friend of Jose.

"You are always so dedicated, Carlos." José Rodriguez made an invitation and invited Major Carlos and several of his partners to enter the manor for breakfast. His manor was very large, with more than ten servants alone, mainly from the war-torn Venetians on the Dalmatia coast. The Austrians and Ottomans repeatedly tug at the food and accommodation every month, and it was a great pleasure to give them two pesos.

It is worth mentioning that the employment period of all servants in the total six manors near Buenos Aires was not high, mainly because the mobility of personnel was too high. Except for a few backbone servants who had worked for many years, others basically couldn't work for two years and pursued a better life of their own.

In the past, when the officials and men in the Buenos Aires procuratorate district were still a little motivated and were willing to work for the kingdom, they would find ways to take out their savings, bribe the men, seek the right to reclaim a piece of land, and use it as the foundation for family building that can be passed down to their descendants. However, this is actually very troublesome. The land close to the city is all owners, and belongs to local white elites. They are generally big landlords and large manor owners. The land under their names is terrible. Even if most of them are deserted, they are unwilling to give it or sell it to others. Therefore, if you want to own land that can be reclaimed, you can only go far away, but this will face the threat of Indians or unidentified bandits, and it is also difficult to buy labor tools or daily necessities. If you get sick, you can only suffer by yourself, which is not a good choice.

Now, due to the development of the situation, the colonial government agencies of La Plata have been in a semi-paralyzed state and their prestige has been greatly hit. Those officials are now in a state of scrambling to die, basically do nothing, and the occasional things they do are not fucking human affairs, such as extortion, etc.

Do you still want to buy land with such an inefficient and corrupt government? Do you want the government to dispatch troops, allocate additional property, and build colonial towns on commons that no one has occupied so that you can all live? No, this requires a vibrant and financially healthy colonial government. Twenty years ago, but the current Buenos Aires trial court is no longer possible!

Therefore, most of the employees who left the Rodriguez's manor did not stay local. Except for a few other smaller towns looking for the slim opportunity to obtain land, most of them went to the East Coast control area nearby to find job opportunities.

As expected, most people look for jobs near the Yanbu Railway, which is close to Buenos Aires. Especially the Nancun Port, which is close to Buenos Aires, is very prosperous because of the intersection of railway, road and water transportation routes here. The wholesale market here is very prosperous, requiring a large number of laborers to help load and unload and transport goods. The market demand for labor is very strong. This undoubtedly gives these old mainland immigrants who left the manor the opportunity to earn at least four yuan a month as laborers, and those who are willing to endure hardships can even earn six or seven yuan. This allows them to quickly accumulate funds and also accumulate working years. Once they can become regular in the future, they can buy land and settle down, and their lives will go on track from now on.

Therefore, the economic sluggish or depressed various undertakings in the Spanish colonies is probably related to this terrible loss of personnel, and it is not all the inaction of the officials. The East Coast Republic next to it has a strong siphon effect on the Buenos Aires Procuratorate District, absorbing the population and funds here on a large scale, and then causing them to sink and no longer have the possibility of development unless the East Coast people come to take over this area.

"I have always been proud of the living, the dead, and almost as well. It is my duty to defend the safety here, and I will do it well, and that's all." After accepting the invitation from José Rodriguez, Major Carlos and his party came to the manor restaurant, and the servants were preparing breakfast for them.

Major Carlos and his master Jose had bread, butter, coffee and other foods to enjoy. The followers could only use some barbecue and water, the cheapest food in La Plata. Of course, barbecue is the most crude ribs. Without spices, they would eat them in clean water. The taste was not very good, but they were nutritious enough, which was the key to the lower class people relying on for their lives.

In this regard, La Plata is still cute, at least here, the possibility of a person starving to death is not high. Compared with North America, where cold waves often erupt, the climate here is relatively warm, and there are not so many powerful Indians, the number of bison is huge, and the Hispanic culture has always carried the tradition of cattle hunting, so there is no shortage of meat. If you don't mind eating marinated or smoked beef with a poor taste, you can spend less money to feed yourself than buying bread.

Not to mention, if you can't survive, you can still work in the East Coast people! The construction teams there recruit workers all year round, and they seem to have endless railways, highways, docks, reservoirs or other buildings. If you want to get rich quickly, you can even join the ranks of sewer cleaners. The monthly salary can reach 8-10 yuan, which is definitely the best choice for immigrants with nothing.

"You are such a respectable person, with a heart that is extremely sincere to the kingdom. Unfortunately, the trial court in Buenos Aires is about to disappear." After signaling the servant to bring some cheese, José Rodriguez said sadly: "In fact, I don't know what to do. Have you thought about it, Major?"

"In fact, I haven't thought about it yet. I think I might go to Lima, where there are more opportunities. Or I will go to Concepcion and Santiago, where my relatives serve, but it has not been finalized yet." Major Carlos thanked the master for his warm hospitality and said, "The gentleman's order is going to be disbanded, there is no doubt. Although I want to bring most of the young men to Lima, Lima needs these soldiers of pure blood and can fight, it is obvious that this is not realistic. Many people are greedy for the prosperity of the East Coast and are even willing to sell their souls for it. This is ridiculous. I think that in the end, less than half of the people are willing to follow me, which is the most optimistic expectation."

Major Carlos was not shy about telling these things in front of Jose Rodriguez. In fact, he already knew that this man decided to move to Santiago. His cousin ran mines, logging farms and many farms there, and his business was very large. If Jose had been in the past, he could have quickly gained a foothold and developed it.

Of course, Jose would leave his two sons in Buenos Aires and join the East Coast nationality. But this is human nature. You cannot ask him to give up everything and be loyal to the king without anything. It is unrealistic to be able to do this step like Jose and transfer some family property and personnel to Chile, which is already very good and worthy of praise.

As for why Major Carlos wanted to take more gentlemen's orders away, this was actually related to the instruction of his superiors. Currently, there are three gentlemen's orders in the La Plata area, two of which are permanent, with a full staff of 1,250, but generally only about 800. In other words, the standing army in the entire Buenos Aires Procuratorate District looks like there are about 1,700 people, and the loss of personnel has been serious in recent years (who told you to owe military pay...).

In addition, there is a very special gentleman regiment in Paraguay, with full staff, but this is actually a paramilitary organization that temporarily draws adult men from local white residents. There are not many professional soldiers, with a maximum of only two or three hundred people.

Major Carlos has been thinking about taking at least a thousand officers and soldiers of the Gentleman Order recently. The West Indian Affairs Department has sent the King's handwritten letter to the Governor of Peru, which is the King realized that the East Coast people were expanding rapidly in the New World in the South, and planned to avoid its edge and gradually shift the center of gravity to the north, namely the Governor of New Spain. Although many of the lands there are nominally controlled by the king, they are actually basically in a state of unmanagement. The kingdom only has a few expedition strongholds and is very weak.

If the military forces of the Buenos Aires trial court area can be brought to the north as much as possible this time, the Spanish Kingdom will be greatly enhanced there, and they can colonize along the Colorado River and control the Texas General District where pirates are raging. They can even mobilize these people to the Florida General District to prevent the increasingly restless Englishmen nearby.

In short, this group of people can come in great use, provided they are willing to leave. Major Carlos's troubles recently is here. He knows that many soldiers are locals and are not willing to leave their settled life and go to an unknown place to accept challenges. Especially those who are going to take over this area are the powerful, civilized, and wealthy East Coast people. Their domestic newspapers and books discuss how to develop the vast La Plata, which sounds like a huge amount of money will be injected into it, and the local economy will flourish quickly. In this way, the question is, are you willing to stay in the local area and become an East Coast people, and enjoy a richer and peaceful life together with the economic development, or are you willing to go to the Colorado River Basin, which is a barren land, and fight to death with the fierce and barbaric Indians for the ambition and face of His Majesty the King?

Major Carlos once conducted a survey and found that the situation was not very optimistic, which was the source of his recent distress. Recently, people from the East Coast have made great efforts in La Plata. Due to the lack of manpower, they even went to big cities such as Buenos Aires to recruit workers. The salary was not low, which caused a stir among many people, including Spanish soldiers who generally owed wages for half a year to more than a year.

Therefore, the root of everything lies in money! From a government to an organization, if the salary of subordinates cannot be paid in time, then prestige will be impossible. The wave of development started by the East Coast people in La Plata has fascinated countless Spanish people and want to join in. Now, if it is not for people with hatred for the East Coast people or who have extremely firm religious beliefs, they will basically not leave with Major Carlos. This is a very realistic economic problem and has nothing to do with anything else.

"The East Coast people will soon take over La Plata. Buenos Aires may have their people in one day. You'd better move faster," said Jose Rodriguez. "Of course I have to hurry up too. The East Coast government has sent an official to me and wants to talk to me about the redemption of our family's property in Buenos Aires. Honestly, the price they give is not satisfactory, but what else can you expect at this time? At least they are willing to negotiate with you instead of pointing a gun in your head and robbing it, which is already very good."

"Yes, except for religious issues, the East Coast people are still civilized." At this point, even the orthodox Spaniards like Major Carlos had to admit that the East Coast people were indeed well established. This may be one of the main reasons why he was unwilling to fight too much with the East Coast people.

In fact, running a country is to some extent like running a company. The intangible value of a brand is also quite huge. If the brand or image is good, it will give you benefits in many unexpected times, and the benefits are huge. If you really want to discuss it carefully, this is not much higher than just grabbing it directly. Some army reckless men who only know how to yell "slap Spain in the face, don't talk nonsense, just do it directly." It is difficult for them to understand the various things.

"What will Paraguay do?" Jose Rodriguez asked suddenly after putting down the coffee cup in his hand.

"Your Majesty doesn't want to give up there, of course we don't want to. Didn't the East Coast people agree to ensure that Paraguay's external transportation will not be interrupted? That's all. But Paraguay has set off a wave of climax of foreign immigration, which should be certain. Many people may go to Chile, Charkasliema, Panama, New Mexico, Cuba and other places to live, which is relatively safe." Major Carlos replied: "I think this may be what the East Coast people want to see? Everyone has left, which makes it more convenient for them to take over Paraguay, but there are too many Guarani people living there, and I don't think they will do what they want."

Speaking of this, Major Carlos's mouth also raised slightly, as if the Guarani or mixed-race people could cause much trouble to the East Coast government. Due to his own vision, he certainly did not know how many people needed to fill the pit in South Africa's yellow and black dividing line. The future of those Guarani people has been destined long ago.

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