In Di Maria's vision, Li Zhaocheng should reward himself. After all, he successfully rescued so many people with courage and wisdom, and did not cause any casualties.

But Di Maria found that Li Zhaocheng only encouraged him a few words and devoted all his time to formulating a retreat plan and interrogating prisoners.

The only thing Di Maria is satisfied with is that Li Zhaocheng asked him to manage all the Gao Qiao people's captives.

In the farm of the plantation, the army stayed for five days, and Li Zhaocheng and Di Maria's concepts changed, mainly related to the people they came into contact with.

Li Zhaocheng did not reward Di Maria, which was a test of his patience, and of course there were many things at hand.

When interrogating the prisoners, Li Zhaocheng did not ask about military intelligence like ordinary officers. He focused on one thing, that is, why people like Saburo Nomura and Nobita Nakamura chose to surrender when the situation was unfavorable, rather than fighting to the end like a samurai.

The reason why he was so curious was that it was completely different from the Japanese he had known before.

This time, when I came to South America, my main combat mission was to clear out the Japanese here, so Li Zhaocheng raised a lot of information from the Japanese from many sources. In addition to the authorities of the Imperial Navy and Army, I found it from some close people.

Among them is Li Zhaocheng's brother Li Zhaorui, who has retired and is at home. He started his career by presiding over Japanese intelligence affairs and has a deeper understanding of Japan.

In Li Zhaorui's introduction, Japanese samurai is a relatively special profession. They are professional officers and are also responsible for government work. Samurai values ​​honor over life. Just the trait of caesarean section makes Li Zhaocheng more recognized for the samurai class.

But these samurai who were seen in America were not rumored samurai at all.

After Li Zhaocheng's careful understanding, he found that these samurai were no longer nobles full of honor, but became cruel slave owners, cunning merchants and vicious horse thieves. Nomura Saburo agreed to duel with Di Maria, rather than for honor, it was for power.

These situations aggravated Li Zhaocheng's thinking on the special group of overseas ethnic groups and provided another perspective for his future strategies.

Li Zhaocheng and his men waited in the plantation for five days, and waited for Zhang Tong and Dongfang Cheng, who were fighting outside. Zhang Tong was jumping around, but Dongfang Cheng was injured.

Zhang Tong raided two material storage sites, captured three prisoners, and destroyed the materials secretly stored by the Japanese. Dongfang Cheng won first and then lost. He ambushed an enemy army from the north and killed more than a dozen people. However, when he went south to meet with the main force, he was harassed and attacked by the enemy cavalry. Two people were killed. Dongfang Cheng was also hit in the arm with a bullet, but fortunately it was not serious.

However, the advance team had to retreat. There were not many wounded people in the team. The bodies of the dead were also snatched back. They had been burned into ashes and were burned. However, the advance team had been marching and fighting for more than two months, and there were too many patients, and enemy horse teams were increasingly found around.

In the morning, Li Zhaocheng discussed the retreat with Dongfang Cheng in the room. He heard a faint scream from outside. The sound seemed to be far away, but it became clearer and clearer. Li Zhaocheng remembered the Gao Qiao people who came to rescue him. When they were dealing with the horse thieves, the horse thieves were so bitter.

"What happened, why is it so noisy?" Li Zhaocheng shouted to the outside of the tent.

Zhang Tong walked in, saluted with his hands and said, "The second son, it is Di Maria who is punishing the black slave."

"This guy is becoming more and more ruthless." Li Zhaocheng shook his head helplessly and told Zhang Tong: "You go and bring him."

After Di Maria rescued the slaves on the plantation, his attitude towards slaves was very gentle at first, because in his opinion, the Japanese slave owners and their accomplices, the Mestiso people were enemies, while the Gauchos, the Indians and the blacks were friends. Among them, he was particularly close to the Gauchos who were the same skin and the same language, but this attitude changed immediately.

The reason is that the reason why hundreds of slaves were exploited and oppressed by dozens of slave owners and supervisors was that they were disunited.

The mutual betrayal and confrontation between the Gauchos, Indians and blacks gave the Japanese an opportunity to take advantage of it. Moreover, the Japanese were well aware of the principle of political balance. They wooed the blacks who occupied a minority among the slaves and suppressed the majority of Gauchos and Indians. Therefore, just one day later, Di Maria waved the blacks.

His political mind was very simple. His way of winning over the Goqiao people was to commit violence against the black people, or he had no choice because he could not give the Goqiao people and the Indians. The owner of everything here was Li Zhaocheng, not him, Di Maria. He could not bring any more sweetness except to revenge the Goqiao people and the Indians.

"Are you going to hand over this place to Di Maria?" Dongfang Cheng asked. If it was just a military issue, Li Zhaocheng could discuss with Sun's man and others, but when it comes to local governance, Dongfang Cheng was the most suitable object of discussion. Sun's man has been away from the center for many years and does not know the current policy and public opinion environment of the empire.

Li Zhaocheng nodded: "Yes, the plantation, the Gao Qiao people, the black people, and those Indians who are not suitable for entering Yizhou and Nangang areas, I will give them to Di Maria."

The so-called inappropriate entry into Yizhou, Indians in the Nangang area are guys who are unwilling to give up their Catholic faith. These people are not uncommon among Indians.

"Dimaria cannot support the situation here, at least two-thirds of our enemies have not been eliminated." Dongfang Cheng said.

"Yes, he can't support it, but he won't be able to do it forever. When we go back, I will transfer the expedition to the north to launch a larger-scale clearance of the Japanese. This period is Di Maria's time. If the Japanese play hide-and-seek with us on this land, it will be very troublesome." Li Zhaocheng said.

Dongfang Cheng nodded. He knew that the so-called trouble came from Shen Jing. The center of the empire would not want to see the empire investing too much resources in overseas territories far away from the end of the world. Now what Li Zhaocheng spent was still the expenses given by the Ministry of Overseas Affairs, but if it continued, funds would inevitably be transferred from the Ministry of Finance, which would be constrained.

"And Di Maria can also solve some small troubles for us, such as the rescue of the black slaves, etc." Li Zhaocheng said again.

This is also a real benefit. Although the whole world is still in the colonial era, the empire has begun to talk about the policies of the colonial era. The abolition of slavery is one of the important policies. Obviously, it would be a problem to send rescued black slaves to Yizhou and other places.

These black people are rescued and are no longer slaves. There are more than 100 black slaves and their families. How to deal with these people? Should they be resettled on the spot? That is impossible.

Deliver to Brazil? That is to send them into new plantations, at least in Brazil, no black man is free.

Earlier, Li Zhaocheng's plan was to send the rescued black slaves to East Africa because the African Development Company's colonies had free black people, but this required a considerable amount of money. At the same time, the idea of ​​racial and national equality was also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the empire. If these black people were not placed locally, they would obviously be condemned by public opinion.

Leaving it to Di Maria is a good choice. Di Maria will not give these black slaves freedom, because his subordinates will be Gao Qiao people who have hatred with black people in the future, and these people hate black people. Li Zhaocheng guessed that Di Maria would either secretly kill these black slaves or sell them to Brazilian planters. No matter what the outcome is, it has nothing to do with the empire. That was done by Gao Qiao people.

At this time, Di Maria entered the room where Li Zhaocheng lived. He lowered his head and asked embarrassedly: "Have I disturbed you?"

Di Maria regretted it. He realized that he was a little proud, but Li Zhaocheng didn't care about this, but said, "Even if it's right, I don't care, because I'm going back soon. I asked you to come, not to blame you, but to arrange your work."

"I, Di Maria is waiting for your orders." Di Maria said respectfully.

"I am going to hand over the prisoners I will not take away and everything here to you, and leave you some weapons. I will hand over this here to you before my expedition brigade arrives." Li Zhaocheng said.

Di Maria lowered her head and said nothing. He was waiting for Li Zhaocheng's arrangement, but after waiting for a while, she could not see Li Zhaocheng talking, so she took the initiative to ask: "Young Master, what's next?"

"The next thing is your problem. I'm leaving. It's useless to order you to do anything, because what I think is not necessarily the situation you are facing. You will act according to the specific development, or have your own understanding and plan, right?" Li Zhaocheng said with a smile. What he learned from his father includes not taking care of his work, and giving the people below full space to display.

"Thank you for your understanding and support."

Li Zhaocheng waved his hand: "No need to thank you. Doing this will be beneficial to you and me. And I am leaving. Now you should think about what you want from me. When I leave, you will not be there."

Di Maria thought for a while and said, "Can you leave that Wang Dabao to me?"

"What do you want him to do?" This was indeed beyond Li Zhaocheng's expectations, he asked.

Di Maria said: "I only have these slaves who have just obtained freedom. The things you left me are easily consumed in the protracted battle. I need to have my own foundation. I need to establish contact with Yizhou and Nangang, but I can't do this myself, and I don't have similar talents under my command. Wang Dabao can."

Li Zhaocheng thought about it and waved to Zhang Tong to bring Wang Dabao's confession document. Wang Dabao had concealed it at the beginning, but when he knew Li Zhaocheng's identity, he confessed everything like a bamboo tube pouring beans, and said thoroughly what should be said and what should not be said.

The reason is very simple. No matter how many crimes he committed, if Li Zhaocheng wants him to die, he will die. If Li Zhaocheng is willing to let him go, he will survive.

After reading the confession documents, Li Zhaocheng found that Wang Dabao was a white glove from a textile company in Cape Town. These people were really going to be dealt with, and Wang Dabao was at most a witness. But the problem is that cooperation with the Japanese who invaded the imperial territory is no longer an ordinary case and can be included in a treason case. Such a case will be taken over by the Security Bureau, and with this confession documents, Wang Dabao, a witness, is dispensable.

"Yes, I can leave him to you, but whether you can use it well is still your business," said Li Zhaocheng.

Seeing that Li Zhaocheng had finished giving instructions, Dongfang Cheng took the initiative to ask: "Dimaria, what are you going to do after we leave?"

"I will contact several villages and tribes of the Gaoqiao people around me, let them move over and fight alongside me, and will distribute the plantation to them. The plantation is to be managed, and the cotton here is about to mature, which will be my first pot of gold.

As for how I do it, I will learn from my enemies and build secret supply points and residence points. I think they will come and attack after you leave. This is difficult. The enemy's harassment will affect the order here and cannot be fully prepared.

I don't have the strength to kill them all, I can only learn their practices and use offense as defense. I will also send horses into their sphere of influence to attack, forcing these people to shrink their strength back. I hope your army can come to support quickly, at least open up the supply line.

And if I don’t get support for a long time, maybe I will make peace with the Japanese to preserve my strength, but please believe that these are temporary." Di Maria said actively.

Obviously, Dongfang Cheng couldn't think of a better way. Even if he thought about it, it was based on the current situation rather than the real local situation in the future, so he chose to recognize Di Maria.

"What else do you need?" Dongfang Cheng asked.

Di Maria said: "Money, I need more money, and having money can convince more people."

Dongfang Cheng couldn't help laughing and looked at Li Zhaocheng. Li Zhaocheng said, "I have money, but I didn't bring it with me. And I only have more places to use money."

Di Maria said: "I know, I haven't done anything yet and have no credit for asking you for money, so I thought of two ways. First, you lend me the money and wait for the cotton in the plantation to be listed, and I can return it to you. Second, I borrow money from Feiying Company, and you don't stop me from cooperating with Feiying Company."

Li Zhaocheng nodded: "I agree with the second solution."

"Is that so good?" Di Maria didn't expect that Li Zhaocheng was so easy to talk to and smiled happily.

After Di Maria stepped down, Dongfang Cheng asked: "Second Young Master, this person seems to be very ambitious, but his methods are a little more immature."
Chapter completed!