Chapter 1147 Ming Imperialists (First update, please subscribe)

Tequila is strong and stimulating. When Ma Baoguo first tasted it, he even found it a little difficult to swallow.

"Not as good as rum."

Ma Baoguo said to himself that the most common liquor in the Ming Dynasty was either Victory Liquor brewed from corn, or rum, which was called "sugar wine". The latter tasted good and it was easy to drink too much at first.

However, in Mexico, the most common drink is tequila.

Although the tequila didn't taste very good, he drank it silently as he was preoccupied with something on his mind. Occasionally, the sound of a train whistle could be heard, and the train was clanging along the track.

Although he didn't know a word of Spanish, Master Ma, who had the dream of "spreading Chinese martial arts", still boarded the train to Mexico City.

Fortunately, there is a large Chinese population in Mexico. Although he cannot speak Spanish, he can always meet Chinese people or Mexicans who can speak Chinese. However, misunderstandings sometimes occur. For example, he always mistakes local Indians for Chinese.

But now he can almost figure out the difference between the two. Judging from the clothes, the Indians dress not much different from the Mexicans. They often have two braids and wear an exaggerated Mexican hat. The Chinese dress more in the style of the Ming Dynasty, with a simple shirt and a Nanhua straw hat. The so-called Nanhua straw hat is actually an Ecuadorian straw hat. No one knows how this straw hat came to Nanhua. Because it was first popular in Nanhua, it was called the "Nanhua hat". But in the past few years, it has spread to all parts of the world through screen movies along with the Ming Dynasty clothing. The "Nanhua hat" can be seen everywhere in Ming Dynasty movies. Because it appears too frequently in movies, it has also been promoted worldwide. Even Ma Baoguo wears a "Nanhua hat", but the one he wears is made in China and woven with wheat stalks. In Shandong and other places, as early as seven or eight years ago, people in some areas began to weave straw hats to supplement their family income.

"Once we get to Mexico City, we'll be able to show off our skills..."

Ma Baoguo talked to himself, and even secretly felt sorry for his eldest disciple who didn't know what was good for him and missed this opportunity. Knowing that Ma Baoguo was unwilling to go with him to Mexico City, although he was a little disappointed, he could only let him go.

"When I become successful as your teacher, I will teach you that you will always be your teacher..."

"Well……"

Just here, Ma Baoguo burped when the wind blew. He couldn't help feeling as if his stomach was churning. He covered his mouth and hurried to the bathroom in the car to vomit.

As soon as people stood up, their seats were snatched away. It was like this in the third-class carriage. Many people were standing, and if someone left their seat, the seat would naturally be snatched away by others.

After a while, Ma Baoguo, who had no seat left, could only stand in a corner, squeezing in this carriage that was filled with all kinds of strange smells.

Oh, by the way, the biggest difference between Chinese and Indians is that Chinese have no body odor, while Indians stink...

No, it’s those foreigners who stink!

But we have to endure it. After all, we want to spread Chinese martial arts. What does the stench of the foreign devils mean?

The train was running in the night, heading towards Mexico City. Most of the people on the train had different aspirations.

Small people have small people's dreams, and big people have big people's worries.

Sun Chenglin has been very troubled recently. As the president of the Mexican Railway Company, he has been a little troubled recently.

Mexican Railways not only has 11,675 kilometers of railways, but also has as many as 420,000 employees. As the largest company in Mexico...it is a foreign company.

In 1866, by providing loans to the Mexican Empire, the Ming Dynasty obtained the right to build railways in Mexico. From then on, the right to build railways in Mexico was monopolized by the Ming Empire. 80% of the shares of the so-called Mexican Railway Company belonged to several Ming banking groups and the Imperial National Pension Fund, which controlled the operation of the Imperial Social Security Fund and had funds far exceeding those of most banks.

Ten years ago, Sun Chenglin came to Mexico. As a middle-level employee of the company, he constantly dealt with local powerful groups, such as the Terrazas family in Chihuahua, the Diaz Gutierrez brothers in San Luis Potosí, the Molina-Montes family in Yucatán, and the Labasas family in Chiapas. They resisted the increasingly solid rule of the empire and ruled their states like independent kingdoms.

Why deal with them?

Of course, it was to acquire land and build railroads. Those families controlled almost all the land in the state. Without their permission, the railroad company only had the right to build.

Dealing with those local tyrants was not easy, it was like a fierce war. They could see through his lies, and he could see through their hypocritical concern for the farmers. They knew what he needed, and he knew what they needed. Therefore, he offered them some additional promises, such as the right to build the railway station, and they gave the railway company the land for road construction and mining concessions, and the price was certainly not much lower.

It was also thanks to his efforts that the railway company extended its reach to various states in Mexico, and various places prospered with the convenience of transportation. As a result, he was promoted from a middle-level employee to a senior position and became the president of the railway company last year.

However, his ambitions are not limited to this.

That afternoon, after lunch with several imperial nobles, Sun Chenglin strode back to his desk, sat in the luxurious leather chair beside the desk, and glanced at the report spread out on the record book. The report was sent in a large envelope sealed with wax, and the markings on it were only understandable to him.

The report was sent by the Railway Company's Investigation Department. Like all Ming Dynasty enterprises, the Railway Company also attaches great importance to intelligence investigation. Below the report is the signature of Dr. Richards. Dr. Richards is the director of the Railway Company's Resource Investigation and Mapping Department. This department is an institution engaged in resource investigation and map drawing. In the past year, they have been conducting investigations in Guatemala.

There was not a single word of nonsense in Dr. Richards' report. Apart from a preliminary survey of local agricultural, mineral and forest resources and planning a simple railway line to Guatemala City, the summary of the report was brief and to the point - the Guatemalan government did not agree to hand over the construction of the railway to the Mexican Railway Company.

“Damage to its national interests?”

Sun Chenglin sneered.

"If we don't harm your national interests, where can we make money?"

Originally, building a railway is only the first step. Then things like railway accessories, mining rights, and so on are definitely violations of sovereignty.

But if we don't invade, where can we make money? Isn't this a well-known fact?

If those guys were really patriotic, how could their country be in the current state? In the end, this is just an excuse.

Since it is an excuse, they must have some ulterior motive. In other words, they must be given enough benefits so that they will make concessions on national interests.

Sun Chenglin frowned and stared at the report in his hand, his eyes becoming more and more serious...

After thinking for a long time, he leaned forward and picked up the phone.

"Please tell Manager Li from the company's security department to come see me, Miss Sonia."

I have set up a book club: 335260551. Everyone is welcome to join and discuss and deduce the plot together.

(End of this chapter)