IBTCPOTME Novel - Chapter 107
**Chapter 107**
**Key Cities and Capitalists (1)**
Since the United States adopted the electric telegraph, the Comanche tribe felt their breath being squeezed. Their looting attempts continued to fail, and they were caught by the rapidly appearing US Army, reducing their number of warriors from 30,000 to 20,000.
There were arguments for returning to Mexican territory, but the memory of what they had suffered in Mexico was still vivid in their minds.
In the final battle where they fought with their lives on the line, the Comanche tribe was defeated.
The Comanche tribe didn’t just recklessly engage in a large-scale battle.
“If we fall, do you think you will be safe?”
Pot-sna-kwa-hi-pu had pleaded.
No one was unaware of the fact that the US government was trying to wipe out all the natives and send them to Mexico.
For the past few years, the Comanche tribe had been growing, attracting the attention of the US Army, but that was coming to an end.
“Our tribe has decided to join the battle. As you said, it’s our turn next.”
“Thank you.”
The Comanche tribe and other tribes weren’t exactly on good terms, but they all knew how the situation was unfolding.
Many Native American tribes in the American West began to gather in Kansas.
It was for a battle for their fate.
20,000 Comanche warriors, who had grown in size by absorbing various tribes, and 20,000 warriors from other tribes gathered.
The Comanche tribe had generously used the weapons they had acquired over the years, and they thought they might actually win, but it was a foolish mistake.
The Comanche tribe, having abandoned their guerrilla tactics, was no longer fearsome.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Hee-hee-hing-
“Cannons! Take care of the cannons first!”
Pot-sna-kwa-hi-pu shouted until his voice was hoarse, but in a head-on clash, the Comanche tribe and the Indian coalition were no match for the US Army.
The Comanche had weakened by abandoning their strengths, while the US Army had rapidly grown stronger. The number of soldiers had increased several times in just two years, they had gained experience and training from their defeats against the Comanche, they had developed their weapons with a large budget, and they even had the electric telegraph.
Over 100 cannons, which they had never encountered before, were deployed on the battlefield, turning it into hell.
“···It’s horrifying.”
Winfield Scott, who had achieved incredible feats in a single battle, said so.
The desperate battle between those trying to break through and those trying to block them resulted in tremendous casualties on both sides.
“Report the casualties.”
“The number of casualties is··· 10,000, with 7,000 dead.”
The Comanche bastards were using the revolvers they had captured, and they had an unusually large number of bullets.
Winfield Scott’s mind went blank for a moment when he saw the Comanche cavalry standing in front of soldiers armed with pikes to protect the artillery, firing their revolvers.
“Ha, even though we won, it doesn’t feel like a victory.”
Despite their thorough preparations, the enemy showed unexpected capabilities, and the US Army suffered heavy losses.
“Still, it was a decisive victory, since we gathered all the tribes in this area!”
The adjutant said so, but Scott’s furrowed brow wouldn’t smooth out.
“Our US Army fought head-on against those savages and barely achieved a 3:1 exchange ratio. This is a disgrace. Never utter that stupid word ‘decisive victory’ again.”
“···Yes.”
“We can’t miss this opportunity if we don’t want to waste the sacrifice of our soldiers. Capture all the Indians!”
This battle was also important for the United States. They had deployed a massive army of 30,000 infantry, 20,000 cavalry, and 10,000 artillery. Yet, they still suffered 10,000 casualties.
Scott feared that instead of being praised for his victory, he would be criticized for letting 7,000 Americans die fighting savages.
Following his orders as commander, tens of thousands of US soldiers began to ‘capture’ the Native American tribes, with the Comanche tribe being the first target.
“Walk briskly! If you slack off, you’ll get a hole in the back of your head!”
The second clause of the ‘Treaty on Native American Relocation’ with Mexico, ‘The United States government, from a humanitarian perspective, shall be responsible for safely transporting the natives to the cities on the border of the Mexican Empire,’ had long been forgotten.
Considering that they had lost countless comrades to these savages, they were being merciful by not killing them on the spot.
“Why are you so slow!”
A US soldier on horseback pointed a rifle with a bayonet at the back of an elderly native who was lagging behind. If he was slow, he would be stabbed.
Huff-huff-
More than half of the tribe’s young men had died, and those who remained were either injured, starving, children, or elderly, but the US Army didn’t care.
Sob-
When one person started crying, tears spread throughout the tribe.
They passed through that cruel ‘Trail of Tears’ and arrived at a border city in Mexico.
The officers and immigration officials in the border city were taken aback.
“···How many are there?”
The US Army officer in charge of the escort said proudly.
“20,000. And this isn’t the end. We will bring several times this number, so prepare yourselves.”
The treaty on Native American relocation had no limit on the number.
“Understood.”
The immigration official looked at the dejected Native American tribe with pity.
They would live well as Mexicans.
***
A massive project to build hundreds of planned cities over several decades.
Since the scale of the project is so large, eventually all the locations with suitable sites will be developed, but the monumental starting point is Chihuahua City (ciudad chihuahua) in Chihuahua.
This ambiguous choice of Chihuahua, not the heart of Mexico, the central highlands, or an area with overwhelming potential like California or Texas, was made to gradually move the densely populated central highlands to the outskirts.
Chihuahua City was the central city of Chihuahua, already growing rapidly, but there was no better location in Chihuahua.
‘Places with good locations are very likely to have cities growing rapidly, so it’s really hard to find good locations with empty land.’
Fortunately, the government succeeded in buying a large amount of land in this area. In my previous life, this land acquisition process would have been more troublesome than the construction itself, but times are different now.
There are almost no individual rights compared to modern times, the central government has immense power, the emperor has authority, and there is sufficient compensation. These factors made the land acquisition process easy, and not many people persisted.
‘This is one area where we are overwhelmingly advantageous compared to modern times.’
It could be considered an act of government tyranny, but it was purchased with sufficient compensation and is a project for the public good.
How many of those who resisted to the end did so out of love for the land? Most of them were doing it for greater profit, so they were given a suitable profit through semi-coercion.
“It’s a bit dry, isn’t it?”
“Chihuahua is like this, there’s nothing we can do. But at least it’s not hot, right?”
“Yes, it’s not hot.”
It was July.
It had a characteristically dry climate, but since it was also a highland area, it wasn’t that hot. In fact, even in summer, the average temperature is lower than Seoul, and the humidity is low, so it’s not a bad climate to live in.
“The railway network is connected, so it’s easy to obtain materials and bring in workers, making the start easier.”
“That’s right.”
Chihuahua City, designed by me and the chief architects of Ortega Construction, is more than five times the current size, and the current city will become the old town, part of the new Chihuahua City.
The citizens will live as they always have during construction, and then move to the new city once it’s complete. The old town will be redeveloped.
A tremendous amount of construction materials, tens of thousands of construction workers recruited from central Mexico, and half of Ortega Construction’s chief architects gathered in this city.
“Your Highness, the Chihuahua branch of Real Inversion has also started operations.”
“Good. Make sure to prepare well in advance so that we can find jobs for the people in this city once construction is complete.”
“Yes, I will relay that, Your Highness.”
Construction began.
The city’s various sections began to be divided according to the design, and construction began on various public buildings including the city hall and police station, commercial buildings in the commercial district, multi-family houses and luxury homes in the residential district, and wide roads.
While construction was underway, newspaper advertisements were placed to recruit people to do business in Chihuahua, and Real Inversion began to execute more than five investments every week.
The city’s economy began to revive thanks to the money spent by the many workers, and my company, ‘Solis,’ which mainly focused on accommodation and food services, also entered Chihuahua City.
City construction and industrial development should proceed in tandem. This is because we plan to settle as many workers as possible in this city.
We plan to give them the full benefits of city immigration. We will provide them with houses in the multi-family housing projects under construction in the form of interest-free loans and assist them in finding jobs.
“If it goes according to plan, we will be able to relocate a considerable number of people from central Mexico.”
“That’s right. Not only this city, but also when we build other cities, we plan to recruit as many workers as possible from central Mexico. If we repeat this, the population will be properly dispersed.”
***
“Is this true?”
I asked Diego, looking at the report.
“Yes, unfortunately, it has been confirmed as true.”
“Seven people died from overwork in one factory in just two months. Why is this only being reported now?”
“The factory owner is said to have controlled the workers to prevent the information from leaking.”
“Control···.”
The industrialization of the Mexican Empire was proceeding rapidly.
The situation where I was unilaterally driving it forward was over, and many people were jumping into business and investment.
The landowners couldn’t directly copy the various businesses I had started, but the number of investment companies similar to Real Inversion was increasing.
A capitalist class, which didn’t exist in Mexico just 10 years ago, had emerged.
‘I understand the pressure from investors, but even that is likely just an excuse.’
One guy who was doing business near Mexico City was running his factory on a 24-hour, two-shift system. It was harsh labor that wouldn’t be sustainable for long, even if it was for a short period.
Working 12 hours a day is a problem, but not getting enough sleep at night is also a problem. These factories usually change shifts at dawn, but even then, it’s inevitable that there will be a major disruption in sleep.
“With the growing dissatisfaction among workers recently, if an article about this incident comes out, I am concerned about what might happen. I will prevent the article from being published for now.”
“No, let it be published.”
The bourgeois class has positive effects such as industrial development, but it also brings negative side effects.
It’s time to address this.
Working 12 hours a day is common in this era, but in Mexico, working 12 hours a day, including night shifts, is not common.
The unemployment rate in the Mexican Empire is close to 0%, and there is a severe shortage of labor.
Other capitalists have to match the wages and working conditions offered by my owned companies to compete in the job market.
Recently, the number of immigrants from Europe and South America has been increasing, and even Asian immigrants are coming, but even then, companies don’t have enough leeway.
Especially recently, the number of city immigrants from central Mexico has been restricted, so Mexico City will be facing an even greater labor shortage.
In this situation where there are plenty of jobs, it’s strange that someone would die from overwork and not quit the factory but continue working until they died.
Something stinks.
I gave an order to the intelligence agent who brought me this information.
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