The sun never sets in America

Chapter 161 Republic of Texas

Republic of Texas…

A country with a complicated history, it first unilaterally gained independence from the Republic of Mexico in 1836.

Of course, this so-called unilateral independence has no legal effect. To this day, Mexicans still claim that Texas is the territory of the Republic of Mexico.

But this still does not change the history of Texas' independence from the Republic of Mexico...

Just like water thrown out, it is difficult to take it back.

The reason why Texas can be independent is inseparable from its geographical environment. Texas is the area with the most borders with the United States, except for New Mexico and Utah. This means that Americans It is easy to come to Texas, but it is not so easy for Mexicans to come to Texas.

Looking at the map, the area in the United States near Texas is relatively flat, and the rate of immigration is not comparable to that of immigrants from the Mexican peninsula, which has a rugged journey.

Coupled with the Mexicans' early indifference to Texas, this area naturally fell into the hands of American immigrants.

After these immigrants took root in Texas, they quickly gathered in towns and then moved from towns to cities.

Austin, the current capital of the Republic of Texas, was founded in the name of Stephen Austin, the first generation of pioneers to come to Texas from the United States.

Interestingly, the year Stephen Austin died happened to be the year the Republic of Texas became independent from the Mexicans.

Speaking of the independence of the Republic of Texas, that is even more absurd. There were only a few conflicts with Mexico, but the Mexicans ignored it. When the Han Dynasty was first established, the attitude of the Mexicans to borrow national debts and fight was completely different. country.

The reason is that Mexicans are afraid of the United States behind the Republic of Texas.

The entire America knows who is the leader behind the Republic of Texas, and everyone tacitly expresses their acquiescence. Even the Mexicans are waiting for the day when the Americans become impatient and want to eat the Republic of Texas. Lose……

But eight years later, this year is already the eighth year of the founding of the Republic of Texas. The Republic of Texas is still the Republic of Texas, and it seems to have nothing to do with the United States.

This is not because the Texans and the United States have broken up, but because they know very well that the reason why the Republic of Texas has been established until now is entirely because of the support of the United States. Otherwise, Mexico would have come over long ago, and there would be no As for it has been eight years now, except for the daily chatter every year, explaining that Texas belongs to the Republic of Mexico, there is nothing left.

Especially in the past few years, after being taught a lesson by the Han Dynasty, the Mexicans have become extremely honest. They no longer have conflicts with the Texas cowboys on the border, and their attitude has become much kinder.

All this is because of the Han State. From the map, the Han State is like a sharp knife stuck in the waist of Mexico. As long as the Han people are willing, they can affect the national destiny of the Republic of Mexico anytime and anywhere, and make the Republic of Mexico disappear in the long river of history. …

Moreover, in recent years, the Han State has been exporting commodity culture to the Republic of Mexico through trade and so-called cultural exchanges. Due to the fear of the Han State during the Sino-Mexican War and the threat of the Han State's increasingly powerful navy, the entire Mexican Republic's The market has been completely opened to Han Dynasty.

In fact, it became a colony of Han industrial capital and the most serious area of ​​cultural export besides Japan.

In Mexico, you can see products with Chinese characters printed on them in stores, ranging from daily necessities to large industrial products, filling every corner of Mexico.

Take the most popular bicycles in the past two years as an example. Basically every middle- and upper-class Mexican family has one or even several bicycles, which has greatly promoted the industrial development of Han Dynasty.

In the words of Mexicans themselves:

"Mexico is using its own flesh and blood to feed the man-eating beast of Han. Until Mexico's flesh and blood can no longer satisfy its appetite, Han will eat Mexico in one bite."

Although it is a bit exaggerated, this is the current reality in Mexico. The Han Dynasty is a beast that keeps eating around Mexico, making it difficult for the Mexicans to resist. Even the ability to resist in the end was completely lost in the Han-Mexican War.

From this point of view, the Mexicans currently do not have the ability to interfere in the Republic of Texas. Even if they do, I am afraid they would not have the courage, because the last intervention taught them a lesson that is still hurting the Mexicans. …

The Texans are actually not feeling well right now.

Because a large number of people in Texas do not agree with joining the United States. These people have many reasons. In the final analysis, it boils down to one sentence: Texas has so many resources, why should they be distributed to those Americans? !
Yes, the former American colonists and their descendants have developed a culture unique to Texas in this vast land called Texas.

Texas is a vast place. The entire Texas area is approximately 69 square kilometers, with a total area of ​​nearly 70 square kilometers.

What is the concept of 70 square kilometers? Take Japan as an example. After deducting the current Ezo land, the entire Japan is not even half of the independent Texas. In terms of resources, Texas has no land in terms of agriculture and animal husbandry. The Japanese industry, or the oil and natural gas resources discovered later, are all things that the Japanese would never dare to imagine. If the Japanese had as many resources as Texas, the Japanese would laugh out of their dreams! !
The current economy of Texas is mainly concentrated on animal husbandry and planting. The animal husbandry industry is mainly cattle raising. Every year, a large number of Texas cattle are transported to metropolitan cities on the east coast of the United States for sale to Texans. Brought huge wealth.

In addition to this is the planting industry. In addition to traditional crops such as wheat, cotton is the most planted. Because Texas is large enough and has sufficient sunlight, the cotton produced in Texas is no worse than other southern states in the United States...

This also resulted in another pillar industry of Texas, cotton farming.

The third is mining. As a resource-rich area, Texas is also very rich in minerals. In addition to the famous oil and natural gas resources of later generations, there is also Texas's coal and iron resources. Although there are no petrochemical resources, There are many, but they are still at the forefront of the United States in later generations.

All in all, Texas is a huge treasure. As the owner of this treasure, Texans inevitably feel that I don't need you guys.

This situation can be seen in the Lone Star Republic, another name of the Republic of Texas. Texans are arrogant at heart. This is also the main reason why Texas has not joined the United States for so many years. reason.

Not out of fear of Mexico, but Texans, not wanting to lose their freedom! !
But this situation can't last long, because in the United States, Texas is no longer allowed to continue like this.

And all this is because of the Han State. The emergence of the Han State gave the United States a sense of crisis.

Moreover, according to intelligence obtained by the United States from Europe, the British may have made a top-secret transaction with the Han people, and this transaction may involve the sensitive Oregon area.

In fact, before the rise of the Han Kingdom, Oregon was already in the pocket of some American careerists, and the emphasis on the Oregon region reached its climax after the Han Kingdom was established and defeated Mexico.

As long as an American with a normal IQ turns over a map and looks toward the Pacific, he will understand what Oregon means when Han blocks the United States' Pacific outlet.

Once Oregon is occupied by Han, the two-ocean strategy formulated by American sages may be interrupted. The United States will have to face the fate of the Atlantic countries and then compete with Europeans for limited survival resources. This is for Americans For me, it’s simply a nightmare! !

Because of Oregon's irritation to Americans, it has become increasingly difficult for the United States to accept the so-called uniqueness of Texas.

"Texans must understand that they are descendants of Americans and that their city was founded by American immigrants. The independence of Texas is not a so-called story of blood and tears, but the hard work of the United States that made it what it is today. Texas…”

"Texas should belong to the United States and must belong to the United States. Texas is a state of the United States, not a country..."

“I’m here to say, Texans, we are family and we are all citizens of the United States of America!!”

At the beginning of this year, John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States, mentioned Texas at great length in his opening speech to the U.S. Congress.

After this Congress ends, it also means that the U.S. government and opposition parties have reached a consensus and unanimously pushed for Texas to join the United States and become the No. 20 eight states in the United States! !
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Austin is the largest city in Texas and the capital of the Republic of Texas.

The entire city of Austin, just like Texas, is full of rough minerals.

If you look carefully, you will find that this city looks like something from later American western cowboy movies.

Cowboys riding horses with muskets on their belts and wearing cowboy hats, as well as passers-by who also carry guns.In this savage land of Texas, you can live without land, cattle and sheep, but you cannot live without guns.

There is no gun here, and there is a price to pay with your life.

Old John's Gun Shop...

The entire gun shop is filled with muskets, including American guns, British guns, and even Mexican guns. But the most surprising thing is that there are also 1840-style flintlock guns from Han Dynasty that have been retired from the regular army, as well as similar guns. It is a pistol worn by an officer.

"Sir, what do you want?" The clerk in the store subconsciously said hello when he heard the door open.

It wasn't until I looked up that I was shocked. The man in front of me, wearing a leather jacket and a cowboy hat, turned out to be a Han Chinese.

"Hello, I need some bullets." Guo Jiawen looked at the red-cheeked white kid in front of him and said with a smile. His fluent Texas-accented English made the other person think that he was a Texan for a moment.

"Wait a minute..." The white man looked at Guo Jiawen, swallowed, and hurriedly took the ammunition from the drawer behind him and walked out, "Which one do you need?" The white man looked nervously. Guo Jiawen asked.

The reason why he is afraid of the other party is completely a natural reaction. In a place like Texas, if a heavily armed Han Chinese suddenly appears, no one will be afraid.

"This kind of..." Guo Jiawen took out a weird-looking pistol from his waist. This gun is the ancestor of all revolvers in later generations, the Colt 1835 revolver, a weapon that is invincible in close combat and useless in regular combat. .

This thing was dispensable to the regular army, and the Americans later used it to fight Indians.

"A total of five dollars..." The white man handed the projectiles and gunpowder in the box to Guo Jiawen, "I would like to ask, are you really Han Chinese??" The white man mustered up the courage to ask Guo Jiawen, As he asked, he put his hands on his waist. After all, the legendary Han people were not easy to mess with. (During the U.S.-Mexican War, the Han army crossed the border to attack the Mexican army that fled to Texas. Before leaving, they looted a small town of Texans to make up for their losses. Because of this, to this day, the German army The people of Texas are all afraid of the Han people)

"A Han Chinese through and through!!" Guo Jiawen said his last words before leaving the gun store.

"Huh..." After he left, the white guy slumped on the chair, because when he was in contact with Guo Jiawen just now, he could feel that there was a strong smell of blood on the other person's body, very strong, this smell, He had only smelled it from one executioner in his hometown, Guo Jiawen being the second one.

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Walking on the streets of Austin, Guo Jiawen could clearly feel the looks from the people around him. There was curiosity and hostility in these looks.

But he no longer cares. Guo Jiawen, who traveled from Tongshan City, Jiuyuan Province, across New Mexico and came to Texas, is no longer the unknown person who spent two Chinese yuan to apply for a fake certificate.

He is now a businessman, a businessman who does everything.

As long as he makes money, there is nothing Guo Jiawen dares to do.

Walking into a tavern, the strong smell of alcohol hit me. When Guo Jiawen walked in, everyone put down their glasses and looked at him.

"Hey, Han boys, do you Han people also come here to drink? Don't you only drink milk? After all, this is the only way to make your body look as strong as ours!!"

"Ha ha……"

"Ha ha……"

As soon as he entered, he was ridiculed by a bearded man.

"Ignore him, handsome guy, he is a rude guy." A woman with a hot figure walked towards Guo Jiawen and put her hand on Guo Jiawen's shoulder. Guo Jiawen could still see the gleam of snow-white when she looked down.

"Where is George?" Guo Jiawen turned his head and asked the woman in front of him who was seducing him.

"George, we have a lot of Georges here, maybe even St. George..." the woman teased Guo Jiawen with a smile.

"I'm talking about the biggest gang boss in the area, George." Guo Jiawen said to the woman with a playful expression, "I have a business to discuss with him. You should know where he is, right??" Guo Jiawen was unceremonious. He put his arms around the woman's waist and asked.

"Of course, as long as you buy me a drink, I will tell you everything." The woman didn't care about Guo Jiawen's hand on his waist, but admired his attitude of daring to think and do.

"Deal..." Guo Jiawen took out the woman's hand from her waist and shook her hand.

"Deal..." Looking at such a formal Han man, the woman's curiosity quickly arose.

"My name is Lorna, what's your name??" Lorna led Guo Jiawen into a single room and asked him, her beautiful eyes full of curiosity.

"Guo Jiawen, maybe this name is difficult for you, you can call me Guo." Guo Jiawen drank the tequila in his hand and replied to the hot woman in front of him, "Of course, I have another one. English name, Leo..." Guo Jiawen continued to answer Lorna.

"Okay, Leo, I have to say that the names of you Han people are really strange, just like your people." Looking at Guo Jiawen's oriental face, Lorna licked her lips unconsciously.

It seemed to be sending some kind of signal to Guo Jiawen.

"You just asked, about George, why are you looking for him??" Rona asked Guo Jiawen. He really couldn't believe that a Han Chinese came here just to find a gang boss. It was too Pulled.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I know, I shouldn't ask." What Luo Na waited for was Guo Jiawen's indifferent eyes, and she understood instantly.

"George will come to Austin City every Thursday to resell his stolen goods, and then he will come here for a drink..." Lorna told Guo Jiawen about the gang boss George, while observing Guo Jiawen's expression. He showed no expression and was a little discouraged.

"Okay, thank you... I should go." After Guo Jiawen got what he wanted, he immediately picked up the hat on the table, put it on his head, and walked outside.

"Wait a minute. If you have anything, you can tell me. I might be able to help you." Rona stopped Guo Jiawen. "My father is the sheriff of a nearby town. Maybe I can help you." Rona She mustered up the courage to say to Guo Jiawen that the reason why she was like this was because this man was too mysterious. He was so mysterious that she wanted to understand him and why a Han Chinese came here. Moreover, this man was too indifferent. , everything is said to the point.

This made her very uncomfortable. In Lorna's view, this guy was a beast wearing a mask, with a kind appearance full of bloodthirsty fangs.

Hearing this, Guo Jiawen stopped.

The two looked at each other, and in the end, no words were uttered.

Until a series of voices outside interrupted the atmosphere between the two of them.

"Congress voted and Texas officially joined the United States and became the No. 20 eight states of the United States of America..."

"We are Americans..."

A trace of shock could be seen in the eyes of Guo Jiawen and Luo Na.

According to the original history, Texas would join the United States next year, that is, in 1845, but now it has joined the United States a year early.

History has been completely changed by the Han Dynasty, and the gears of the times are about to buzz! !
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(End of this chapter)