I Became The Crown Prince Of The Mexican Empire - Chapter 98



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The Aftermath of War (3)

Doo doo doo doo doo-

“Kill them! You savages!”

Bang! Ta-tang!

Hehehehehe-

“What the hell. I guess these Yankee bastards have finally gone mad.”

Poznaqwahipu spat out curses.

“It seems like they’ve decided to give it a serious try.”

The United States, which had been neglecting the situation without even making a proper attempt at suppression, has changed.

The number of cavalrymen gradually increased, and they even came carrying six-shooter pistols similar to those used by the Mexicans.

“It shows that we haven’t just been playing around for the past four years.”

We just passed the border.

The pursuing group and the pursued group. In the plains where only the sounds of two groups could be heard, suddenly five or six more sounds began to be heard.

“Oh no! We’ve come in too deep! Retreat! Retreat!”

The American cavalry officer realized something was wrong as soon as he heard the sound, but the pursuers had already made a detour to counterattack.

Not only that, but there were Comanche cavalry units approaching from the left, right, and rear.

If things continue like this, we’ll just be surrounded and die.

“Break through! If you don’t break through, you die!”

Normally, it would have been a fight that would have ended with a moderate drive, but they went a little further in, relying on the recently reinforced troops and the revolvers issued to all cavalrymen, which was a mistake.

‘Are you saying that these savages can move so tactically?’

With the current number of troops and weapons, we wouldn’t be afraid even if twice as many Comanche warriors came chasing us. However, the number of men rushing at us now was not twice as many.

“They won’t budge! If we keep going like this, we’ll collide!”

“Divide left and right and avoid!”

The American troops began to retreat in two groups to avoid a clash, but the Comanche cavalry approaching from the rear also split in two.

“There’s no choice! This is doom and gloom! Pull out the revolver before we crash!”

The Comanche cavalry, which would normally never have clashed head-on, had no intention of moving aside even though they had blocked their rear. Didn’t they even come armed for this purpose?

Tata tata tang!

Immediately after the sound of a revolver being fired in rapid succession is heard.

bang!

Eventually the two cavalry units clashed.

“Ugh!”

Those impaled on the spear fell off their horses, and close combat began.

“Where on earth did these savage bastards get these iron weapons!”

There were even some wearing armor.

“Don’t fight me! Keep retreating!”

“Ha, but!”

“Shut up! This is an order! Don’t you see enemy reinforcements coming from the left, right, and rear right now!”

The American cavalry split first, so they were able to widen their angles a bit more. The right side of the left group and the left side of the right group had no choice but to clash with the Comanche cavalry head-on, but the rest were able to escape without fighting.

The US military gave up on some soldiers who had lost speed due to the head-on collision and continued on.

“Tch, running away and abandoning your comrades. What a ridiculous way to act, as the saying goes, ‘No Man Left Behind.’”

Poznaqwahipu clicked his tongue as he cleaned up the abandoned American cavalry.

“Capture those who can be captured! Confiscate all weapons!”

It’s a shame that we missed most of the Americans we could have caught, but it was a great harvest.

“Keep your six-shooter pistols in one place. You might be able to get some ammunition.”

“yes!”

The Comanche tribe, defeated and driven out by the Mexican Empire five years earlier, had feared that the United States might become as powerful as Mexico, but fortunately this was not the case.

Their alert level and defense force were poor, and despite the countless raids, the punitive force sent by the US government was weak.

Although they were numerous, their cavalry ratio was not high, they were not tactically mobile, and their armament was not as strong as that of the Mexicans.

In addition to raiding and hunting buffalo to survive, the Comanche also attacked and forcibly incorporated neighboring tribes, knowing that they could muster huge armies if they wanted to.

That concern was becoming increasingly real.

“I guess it’s starting now.”

“Yeah. They decided to wipe us out completely.”

“I won’t give in that easily. No, this time we’ll win.”

Poznaqwahipu said with a determined expression.

“Of course. We’ve been preparing for this for a long time. I’ll have to see if I can get some bullets for my revolver from the Mexicans.”

“If you just give us the bullets that the Americans use, we’ll make the same ones. It’s obvious that they want to use us to check the US.”

“Yes. Let’s elect a war chief as well.”

The Americans and the Comanche began to prepare for full-scale fighting.

November 1840.

It was the beginning of the American-Comanche War.

***

“In fact, the northern territory is just a pretext.”

“Justification…is that what you mean?”

When I suddenly said that while staring at the map for a while, Diego reacted indifferently.

“Yes. I plan to reorganize the administrative districts of not only the northern territories, but the entire empire.”

“That’s what you said. If you say the entire empire, then it includes the administrative districts of central and southern Mexico. Since the administrative districts have been fixed for quite some time, wouldn’t there be opposition if you suddenly change them?”

“There will be some backlash. But look at this. Doesn’t the ‘Mexico’ stock seem too big?”

The capital state, which includes Mexico City, is not very large in area compared to the north of Mexico, but its population and economic power are overwhelming.

“Um… that’s certainly true.”

“The same goes for the state of Nueva Vizcaya. It needs to be reorganized overall. The current administrative districts were decided based on geography and historical context, but I think that we can create more efficient and beautiful administrative districts while taking that into account.”

In fact, the state borders and names of this period are quite different from those of Mexico in its previous life. It is quite possible to change them.

However, it is inevitable that the border is not clean, as it is impossible to completely ignore the topography and historical context.

The United States, famous for its clean borders, was able to do so because it has a lot of plains and (by American standards) no historical context.

As evidence, if we look at the eastern states that were created in the early days of the United States, the sizes of the states are completely different and the borders are not straight.

“I think it is possible to change it sufficiently, but… There is still a lot of debate over how to change the northern territory, so I am concerned that if we change the central and southern territories as well, we will not be able to reach a conclusion.”

“It’s better to keep things short and sweet and move on. You have to decide carefully, but taking too long doesn’t necessarily lead to better results.”

I called a meeting to address this issue.

***

In the conference room of the palace, I, the Crown Prince, ministers from each government department, and members of each faction of the parliament – the Imperialists, Landlords, and Republicans – gathered.

In the center of the conference room was a huge map, the most detailed high-scale map available today.

This item was made especially for today.

In a conference room filled with many of the biggest names in the Mexican Empire, I was the first to speak.

“Until we sort this out, I’ll be coming to work from this conference room except for meal times and sleeping hours.”

“yes!?”

The landowner council member, who was taken aback by my words, inadvertently shouted out loud, but not only he, but everyone else was taken aback.

“Here’s a huge map with detailed terrain, and detailed information about each area, so you can make a bold decision by referring to this information. Let’s proceed quickly so that it doesn’t take too long.”

There’s no need to drag it out, the experts and decision makers are all in this room.

“Okay, let’s start with the Northern Territory. Of course, we’re going to split it into several administrative districts.”

Let’s start with the biggest chunk, California. The state of California today is really huge.

Present-day California was once a vast region that included most of the former states of California (420,000 square kilometers), Nevada (280,000 square kilometers), Utah (220,000 square kilometers), parts of Arizona (290,000 square kilometers) and Colorado (270,000 square kilometers), and finally the Mexican territory of Baja California (Southern California).

Its size is a whopping one million square kilometers.

“Shouldn’t it be divided into at least four states?”

Even if divided into four, it would be almost 300,000 square kilometers. It is larger than the largest state in central and southern Mexico, but it is not necessary to make them exactly the same size, so the proposal was to cut them along an appropriate line.

“I think four is not enough. I think five would be appropriate, including some of the territory in neighboring New Mexico. The area I have in mind is…”

As I began to speak and offer my opinion, the ministers and members of the National Assembly from each administrative department began to speak, one by one, as if they had something to say.

‘The content that flows isn’t all that different from the US and Mexico of my previous life.’

The direction was to divide the coastal region into northern, central, and southern California, and the former states of Nevada and Arizona.

It looks like the areas of Nevada and Arizona have shrunk a bit due to Central California not being there in my previous life.

The names were not changed because the names of California, Nevada, and Arizona are not English, but are Spanish-derived names created by Spanish pioneers.

California comes from a fictional place name in a Spanish novel, Nevada comes from the Spanish word Nevada, meaning “snowy,” and Arizona comes from the Basque word aritz ona, meaning “good oak.”

There was talk of including the royal family’s name, but I declined because I was embarrassed.

After that, the meeting continued without interruption.

New Mexico was divided into New Mexico and Colorado, and Texas was to be divided into two states, West Texas and East Texas, although the territory of our present Mexican Empire, Texas, was much smaller than modern Texas, so there was no need to divide it further.

There was some noise when deciding between Central and South, but I pushed through.

After nearly a month of constant discussion, the plan to reorganize the imperial administrative districts was finalized.

***

“Is land acquisition going well?”

“Yes, Your Majesty. We are purchasing them one by one.”

“Be careful not to let the word get out. The moment it gets out, not only will the price of land skyrocket, but you will also not be able to buy it.”

I have been very careful with the finance minister. He has been in the finance minister position for a long time, thanks to my father’s trust, but if this leaks out, the whole plan could be shaken.

“I will pay close attention to make sure it never leaks out.”

This plan is the reason why I have carried out a large-scale reorganization of administrative districts, while enduring the inconvenience of local residents as well as vested interests.

The plan is to build carefully planned ‘core cities’ in the best locations in each state.

Of course, there are many areas that have been developed and are still bare fields, but both require securing land to proceed.

All land in the North, except for land given to natives or immigrants, is owned by the government. Therefore, you can develop it as you wish, but the other territories are a bit different. Most of the land has a clear owner, so you have to buy the land.

It is commonplace in modern times for the government to take the lead in planning and developing cities, but this will be the first and last time a plan of this scale is undertaken.

‘This is the plan that will make the most of my strengths as a future civil engineering and urban planning major.’

It is such a grand plan that I may not be able to complete it before I die, but I believe it will bring tremendous competitive advantage to our Mexican Empire.