The Rise of the European Emperor

Chapter 1413 Three-step strategy

When it comes to Mexico, gangs and crime may first come to mind. After all, Mexico in later generations was so chaotic that it forced Trump to start building the separation wall directly to prevent Mexican criminals from entering the country.

But in history, Mexico is a very important place. This is the country of silver...

Once upon a time, the Mexican eagle was the most important currency in the world trade market. Apart from gold coins, silver coins are the strongest in Mexico's Eagle Ocean. This silver dollar was once the most important currency for trade between Europe and the Ming Empire. Even the Dutch, the mortal enemy of the Spaniards, had to exchange for Mexican eagles to settle with the smugglers of the Ming Dynasty. Because the silver content of their own silver coins was too low to be recognized by smugglers in the Ming Dynasty.

Mexico is extremely rich in silver reserves, accounting for about one-third of the world's output for a long time. Together with Peru, it accounts for more than half of the world's silver output.

Marin wants to occupy and develop the silver mines in Peru. After all, the Potosi silver mines are also very famous. However, the Inca Empire in Peru was very troublesome. Because the Peruvian plateau is relatively far away, it is not convenient to dispatch troops.

Mexico, which is also a major silver-producing country, is relatively close, only one strait away from Marin's Cuban colony. It is very convenient and quick to send troops to Mexico from Cuba.

As for the Inca Empire in Peru, although it is not too far from the saltpeter mines in the northern desert of Chile. However, it is too troublesome to get there from the mainland, and the transportation of supplies is very inconvenient. So, why not develop Mexico, which is right next to Cuba, first.

How much silver does Mexico have? Although it is said that Mexico's silver reserves in later generations have been reduced to the sixth place in the world, it is not as large as China's silver, and far less than Peru. However, that was hundreds of years after Mexico's silver had been mined.

You know, from the 16th to the 19th century, Mexico alone cast 3 billion pieces in Eagle Ocean. In 1910 alone, there were nearly 400 million Mexican eagles that circulated in China. According to the calculation of 244 grams of silver in each Yingyang, the silver content of 3 billion Yingyang is as high as 7.32 million tons. Moreover, this is only counting the silver that was cast into Yingyang, and those that were made into other currencies or silverware are not counted...

Even so, Mexico's silver reserves in later generations are still as high as 370,000 tons. Moreover, the earlier it was mined, it proved that the Mexican silver mines were buried shallower and easier to find.

Because, back then, silver was expensive money. If a silver mine could be found, people would definitely not let it go, and they would have been desperately mining it for a long time. For example, the Iwami Silver Mine, the top silver mine in the world, was discovered in the Warring States Period, and the owner kept mining it until it was exhausted.

Therefore, the silver mines discovered in later generations are basically difficult to explore. Even, buried thousands of meters deep underground. Otherwise, it would have been developed long ago.

Of course, that's all for the future, far water can't save near fire. The most urgent thing for Marin now is to need a large amount of silver to alleviate the shortage of precious metals. At the same time, the problem of trade with Ming Dynasty must be solved.

According to historical records, in the original history, after Cortes entered the Aztec Empire in 1519, he hijacked the Aztec emperor and extorted gold and silver worth millions of pesos. It can be seen that in this era, Mexico produced a large amount of silver.

Cortes is said to have established a mint in Tenochtitlan (later Mexico City) shortly after taking possession of it. It can be seen that there is a large silver mine near the city of Tenochtitlan. If Marin sends troops to occupy here, he can also develop this silver mine immediately.

However, it seems that Cortez did not win by strength...

If it is said that Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire by being bold and short-sighted, and used cavalry to scare away the soldiers of the Inca Empire, then Cortes occupied Mexico, which was much more high-end than Pizarro.

According to records, after the Cortes family landed in Mexico, they found a local chief's daughter as a lover and translator. Then, through the medium of the daughter of the Aztec chief who converted to Catholicism and named Marina,

Cortes contacted the enemies of the Aztecs, and together they attacked the Aztec Empire.

Because, relying on its strong strength, the Aztec Empire often hunted people from other tribes and used them as living sacrifices, which was very cruel. Those from other ethnic groups in Mexico who were afraid of being captured and killed by the Aztecs were gathered together by Cortez using Marina as an interpreter to deal with the Aztec Empire. If only Cortez was alone, he would not be able to defeat the Aztec Empire. After all, the ability of the Aztec Empire to call the surrounding tribes "father" should not be underestimated.

What's more, the Aztecs actually believed in an unreliable legend called "White God", and regarded Cortez and other robbers as "messenger of God", and then they were slandered.

It's also a good thing that Cortez is white, so why not try to conquer it with Old Black? Maybe he will be kicked out...

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Thinking of this, Marin suddenly was not in a hurry to use force against Mexico immediately, but planned to do business with the Aztec Empire first. At the same time, the Aztecs were encouraged to develop silver mines on a large scale. For this reason, Marin even planned to send experts to guide the Aztecs on how to develop silver mines and smelt silver with modern means.

To this end, Marin has formulated a three-step strategy——

In the first step, Marin intends to send people to contact the Aztecs first, and try to break into the Aztec Empire. For this reason, Marin intends to find a white-looking subordinate, first learn the language of the Aztecs, and then mix into the Aztec Empire, and guide the Aztecs to use modern methods to develop silver mines and expand silver production ... With the legend of "White God" as the basis, Marin can completely let the person who sent him call himself "God Envoy", and let the Aztecs be limped first...

The second step is to exchange some simple commodities for the silver of the Aztecs after the Aztecs developed the silver mines on a large scale. Marin thought that he was not as brutal as the rulers of the Aztec Empire, so if he allowed himself to develop the Mexican silver mine, it might be higher than the Aztec Empire's own development. Because Marin will treat miners as human beings. The Aztec Empire itself would not treat those mining slaves as human beings. But that's fine, the Aztecs themselves were brutal. Just let them exploit their own people. Then, the produced silver was cheated by Marin with cheap goods...

The last step is to send a large number of spies after the first two steps are implemented to infiltrate the Aztec Empire and obtain detailed information. Wait until you have basically mastered it, and then send troops to annex the Aztec Empire in one fell swoop. Then, to monopolize the silver produced by the Mexican silver mines...

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