I Became The Crown Prince Of The Mexican Empire - Chapter 107



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After the United States introduced the electric telegraph, the Comanche tribe felt their breath tighten. Their raids continued to fail, and the American troops quickly appeared, and their warrior numbers, which had increased to 30,000, were reduced to 20,000.

There were also calls to return to Mexican territory, but the memories of what had happened to Mexico were still fresh in our minds.

In this last desperate battle, the Comanche were defeated.

The Comanche tribe did not engage in large-scale revolutions without warning.

“Do you think you’ll be okay if we fall?”

Poznaqwahipu had appealed like that.

Everyone knew that the U.S. government was intent on wiping out all the native people and sending them to Mexico.

The Comanche tribe has grown in size and has drawn the attention of the U.S. military in recent years, but that too is coming to an end.

“Our tribe has decided to join the fight. We are next, as you said.”

“Thank you.”

Although relations between the Comanche and other tribes were not always good, they were well aware of what was going on.

Many Native American tribes from the American West began to gather in Kansas.

It was for a battle that would determine their fate.

A force of 20,000 Comanche warriors, who had grown in size by absorbing various tribes, and 20,000 warriors from other tribes gathered.

The Comanche tribe freely used all the weapons they had acquired and thought they might actually win, but they were woefully mistaken.

The Comanche tribe, having given up guerrilla warfare, were no longer fearsome.

Kwakwakwang!

Hehehe-

“Cannon! Take care of the cannon first!”

Potsnakwahipoo shouted at the top of his lungs, but in a head-on clash, the Comanche tribe and their Indian allies were no match for the American forces.

The Comanche were weakened by giving up their strengths, but the US military was rapidly growing stronger. The number of soldiers had multiplied several times in about two years, the experience and training gained from being defeated by the Comanche, weapons developed with a large budget, and even an electric telegraph.

Over 100 cannons that had never been seen before were mobilized on the battlefield, and the battlefield was hell.

“···What a disaster.”

Winfield Scott, who achieved great success in a single battle, said so.

The fierce battle between those trying to break through and those trying to block it resulted in enormous casualties on both sides.

“Report the damage.”

“Casualties… 10,000, deaths 7,000.”

The Comanches used captured revolvers, which held a surprisingly large number of bullets.

When Winfield Scott saw the Comanche cavalry standing in front of the pikemen guarding the battery, firing their revolvers, even his mind went blank for a moment.

“Ha, even if I win, it doesn’t feel like I won.”

Despite thorough preparation, the enemy displayed unexpected capabilities, and the US military suffered heavy casualties.

“Still, since we gathered all the surrounding tribes at once, it is a great victory!”

The adjutant said so, but Scott’s frown showed no sign of softening.

“Our American soldiers fought those barbarians head-on, and they only paid a 3 to 1 exchange rate. This is a disgrace. Don’t ever say that damn thing called a great victory again.”

“···yes.”

“If we don’t want the sacrifices of our soldiers to be in vain, we must not miss this opportunity. Capture all the Indians!”

This battle was also important to the United States. The mobilized force was a large army of 30,000 infantry, 20,000 cavalry, and 10,000 artillery. Even so, there were 10,000 casualties.

Rather than taking credit for the victory, Scott feared that he would be blamed for causing the deaths of 7,000 Americans while fighting the Native Americans.

On his orders as commander, tens of thousands of American soldiers began ‘capturing’ Native American tribes, and their first target was, of course, the Comanche.

“Walk diligently! If you do something foolish, I’ll blow a hole in the back of your head!”

It has long been forgotten that Article 2 of the Treaty of Removal of Native Americans with Mexico, which stated that “The United States Government assumes the responsibility for the safe transportation of Native Americans to cities within the Mexican Empire’s borders on humanitarian grounds.”

Considering that so many of his comrades had died at the hands of these savages, it was quite acceptable to not kill them immediately.

“Why is it so slow!”

The mounted American soldier aimed his bayonet-equipped rifle at the back of an old native who was lagging behind. If he was lagging behind, he would be stabbed.

Gasp-gasp-

More than half of the tribe’s young men were dead, and those who remained were injured, starving, children, or the elderly, but the American soldiers showed no mercy.

Black-

When one person began to cry, the tears spread throughout the tribe.

After passing through the harsh ‘Trail of Tears’, we arrived at a border city in Mexico.

Border town officers and immigration officials were perplexed.

“···How many people are there?”

The American officer in charge of the convoy spoke triumphantly.

“20,000 people. This is not the end. We will bring several times more in the future, so prepare in advance.”

There was no limit to the number of treaties regarding the relocation of indigenous peoples.

“All right.”

The immigration officer looked around at the depressed native tribe with pitiful eyes.

They will live well as Mexicans.

***

A massive project to build hundreds of planned cities over several decades.

Given the scale of the project, eventually all suitable locations will be developed, but the monumental starting point is the city of Chihuahua in the state of Chihuahua.

The choice of Chihuahua, which is neither the heart of present-day Mexico’s central highlands nor an area with overwhelming potential like California or Texas, was intended to gradually move the overpopulated central highlands further out.

Chihuahua City is already a fast-growing city as the capital of the state of Chihuahua, but there is no better location in the state.

‘There is a very high probability that cities in good locations will grow quickly, so it is really difficult to find vacant land in a good location.’

Fortunately, the government has succeeded in purchasing a large amount of land around here. In a previous life, the process of purchasing land would have been more difficult than the construction itself, but times are different now.

Many factors, such as individual rights that were virtually non-existent compared to modern times, the authority of a strong central government, the authority of the emperor, and sufficient compensation, made the task of purchasing land easy, and not many people held out to the end.

‘In this one area alone, it is overwhelmingly advantageous over Hyundai.’

You could call it a government oversight, but it was purchased with sufficient price paid, and it is a project for the public good.

How many of those who resisted to the end were doing so because they had affection for the land? Most were doing so for greater gain, so they were given a moderate amount of profit semi-forcibly.

“It is a bit dry, after all.”

“All Chihuahuas are like this, so there’s nothing we can do about it. But it’s not too hot, is it?”

“Yes, it’s not hot.”

It’s July.

It has a uniquely dry climate, but since it is a highland area, it is not that hot. Even in the summer, the average temperature is lower than in Seoul, and the humidity is low, so it is not a bad climate to live in.

“Because the railway network is connected, it’s quick to supply materials and bring in workers, so it’s easy to get started.”

“yes.”

The Chihuahua city designed by me and Ortega Construction’s chief architects will be more than five times the size of the current city, and the current city will become the old downtown area, part of the new Chihuahua city.

Citizens will continue to live as they did during construction and move to the new area once construction is complete, and the old city center will be redeveloped.

The city was home to a vast quantity of building materials, tens of thousands of construction workers recruited from central Mexico, and half of Ortega’s chief architects.

“Your Majesty, the Chihuahua City branch of Real Inversion has also started work.”

“Okay. Once the construction is finished, prepare well in advance so that you can find jobs in this city.”

“Yes, I will convey that, Your Majesty.”

Construction has begun.

As planned, each section of the city began to be divided, and various public buildings including a city hall and a police station, commercial buildings in the commercial district, multi-family housing and luxury homes in the residential district, and wide open roads were built.

While construction was underway, newspaper advertisements were placed seeking business in Chihuahua, and Real Inversión began receiving at least five investments a week on a regular basis.

The city’s economy began to revive with the spending of many workers, and my company, Solis, which focuses on accommodation and food services, also expanded into Chihuahua City.

Urban construction and industrial development must proceed in lockstep, as the plan is to settle as many workers as possible in the city.

We plan to continue to provide the benefits of urban immigration. We plan to provide housing in multifamily housing units currently under construction in the form of interest-free loans and also help to find jobs.

“If all goes as planned, we could relocate some of the population from central Mexico.”

“Yes. We plan to recruit as many workers as possible from central Mexico when building this city and other cities, so if we repeat this process, we can distribute them appropriately.”

***

“Is this true?”

I looked at the report and asked Diego.

“Yes, unfortunately it has been confirmed to be true.”

“Seven people died from overwork in one factory in two months. Why is it only now that it’s been revealed?”

“The factory owner reportedly disciplined his workers to keep word from getting out.”

“It’s a crackdown···”

Industrialization in the Mexican Empire was progressing rapidly.

After the situation where I unilaterally led the way ended, many people were jumping into business and investing.

Although the landlords were not directly following the various businesses I was running, there were more and more cases of them establishing investment companies similar to Real Inversion.

A capitalist class has emerged in Mexico that did not exist until just ten years ago.

‘I understand the pressure from investors, but no, it’s likely just an excuse.’

A guy who was doing business near Mexico City was running a factory in two shifts, 24 hours a day. It was hard work, so hard that he couldn’t last long, even if it was only for a short while.

Working 12 hours a day is a problem, but not being able to sleep properly at night is also a problem. It is common for these factories to have shifts at dawn, but even so, sleep is inevitably greatly disrupted.

“I am concerned about what will happen if an article about this incident is published, given the growing discontent among workers. For now, I will make sure that the article is not published.”

“No, let’s just let it go.”

The bourgeoisie has had the positive effect of industrial development, but it also brought about negative consequences.

At this point, we need to take a look.

A 12-hour workday is common these days, but in Mexico, a 12-hour workday, including a dawn shift, is not the norm.

The Mexican Empire has an unemployment rate close to 0% and a dire shortage of workers.

Other capitalists are forced to match the wages and working conditions offered by my owned companies in order to compete in the job market.

Although the number of immigrants from Europe and South America has been increasing recently, and even Asian immigrants are flocking in, it is not yet enough for companies to relax.

Mexico City is particularly short of workers, especially since the city recently restricted the number of immigrants from central Mexico.

In this situation where there are so many jobs, it is strange that he did not quit the factory and continued working there until he died from overwork.

There’s something fishy.

I gave orders to the intelligence agent who brought this information.