Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1136 Opportunity ([-])

On September 1657, 9, the cold winter was still raging on the coastal plain in western South Africa.

Xie Hansan, who had just returned from the north, walked into Jiao Tang's office with a solemn expression, then he pulled out his chair and sat opposite Commissioner Jiao, and said, "Old Jiao, it seems that this time the real thing is going to happen. People from the Ministry of Geology discovered diamond-bearing conglomerate on the western coastal plain, and the most abundant sedimentary layer appeared in the area around the mouth of the Juzi River, which is of great economic significance. The Ministry of Geology has already said that this land cannot be handed over to the black Eight Banners."

Hearing this, Jiao Tang put down the document in his hand and was silent for a long time before he laughed and laughed at himself: "Sometimes it's quite hateful to think about us. He clearly promised the Black Banners that as long as he fights and works for us, he will give Their land and cattle and sheep - of course we have achieved this - but now we are actually going to deprive the more than [-] Black Banners who have settled here the land they live on, and then drive them to the barren Juzi River area in the north, This is really unacceptable.”

I have also been to Jiaotang, the western desert along the Orange River, especially the Namib Desert from the Orange River to the north. The precipitation is very rare (annual precipitation does not exceed 125 mm), and the closer to the coastline, the less precipitation. The more rare.The terrain here has all the characteristics of a sandy plain, covered with sparse shrub-type succulent vegetation (this vegetation absorbs water from the fog, which is also one of the biggest features of the western coast), so there Apart from animal husbandry, there is no value anymore, so it is no wonder that Hei Baqi is unwilling to live in these places.

"And what's even more ironic is that we are actually unwilling to hand over this despised barren land to the Black Banners, because our people have discovered expensive diamonds here, and we are really the most vicious colonists. ..." Xie Hansan also laughed, and said: "Actually, not to mention the arid climate, even the coast is not too tortuous, which means that there is no suitable natural harbor there. And the coast is more rock, quartzite, etc., the bank slope is steep, generally 7-20 meters above the sea level, it is really bad to the extreme. If it is not for the discovery of diamond rock formations, whoever wants to take it!"

After the two of them complained together for a while, Jiao Tang stuffed the documents in front of Xie Hansan, and said, "There is a new 'China-Black Partition' plan in the local area, you have heard it before, yes, it is Mr. Mo from the Ministry of the Army came up with it. Members of the executive committee thought it was a bit interesting and planned to try it out, so they sent a message to ask the opinion of our Hezhong District Administrative Office. Let’s see how it goes..."

"Is that the idea of ​​sending the Black Eight Banners to North America?" Xie Hansan took the document suspiciously, looked at it carefully for a while, and then said: "To be honest, although it was promoted by Chief of Staff Mo, it can be obtained from South Africa. From the actual situation, it is quite difficult to implement. Two days ago, the Black Eight Banners held a "Supreme Krall" meeting in Gaoda Township, in order to review our proposed "Huahei Partition" plan (that is, go to Settling in the Juzi River area) was rejected without accident, and some Kralls in the Black Eight Banners were emotional and wanted to question us. For this reason, Gaoda Township has already imposed martial law. Now the Black Eight Banners trust us Even if we propose a better plan than going to the desert, they must still have doubts, think it is our conspiracy, and refuse to accept going to North America, the specific operation is very difficult."

What Xie Hansan said, Jiao Tang also understood the truth. As soon as the "Separation of China and Black" plan was proposed in South Africa, it caused an uproar. The Black Eight Banners believed that this was a "betrayal" by the people on the east bank, because they fought for the east bank and contributed to the construction of the east bank. He has made great contributions, but who knows that in the end he will be driven to the desert by the people on the east coast to dabble in the desert. No matter how honest a person is, he can't bear it.It can be said that if it weren't for the great prestige of the people on the east coast in the past, many black bannermen with war experience would have risen to rebel a long time ago. Who would talk to you at the "Supreme Krall" conference? See the real chapter below!

However, no matter how difficult this matter is, it must be carried out as early as possible. It will be troublesome when the population of the Black Eight Banners increases day by day. Both Jiao Tang and Xie Hansan have this understanding.If we don’t do it now, we will be vague and let the Black Banners become big in South Africa, accounting for a considerable proportion of the population. When the apartheid policy on the east coast cannot continue in the future, then South Africa won’t change color in an instant?This is irresponsible to history!Therefore, the "separation of Chinese and black people" must be promoted, not to mention that the current partition plan also includes factors to curb the expansion of whites in the North American continent-the more blacks in the North American continent, the darker the future of this continent in the future. This is the current consensus of most high-level officials on the East Bank—so it is even more necessary to carry it out. For this reason, the South African Garrison (the First Mixed Battalion of the Army, the Security Regiment in the River, the South African Infantry Company, the South African Artillery Company, the South African Cavalry Company, etc.) ) has already acted, in order to put some pressure on the Black Banners.

At the same time, the Hezhong District Administrative Office also sent people to the Dutch colony of Cape Town to warn it not to accept any black Banners who might flee to the place, otherwise the east bank army will retain the right to move freely.Although this move will greatly offend the Dutch, they don't care about anything at this time. Who made the people on the east coast use the Black Eight Banners so well before, and now it's time to repay the debt—of course the Dutch are promising At the same time, they are also extremely confused. The Black Eight Banners under the control of the East Bank have always been their envy. They can fight and work. There are such semi-slave vassal tribes who use them. Why should they be driven out?Isn't this a problem with money!

"In the past few days, I will send people to the Black Eight Banners tribes who live in Hezhong Township and Gaoda Township as soon as possible to publicize and tell them where the new settlement is and how rich it is there. I don't ask them to believe it all, as long as they are dubious. That's enough." Jiao Tang looked at Xie Hansan and said, "In addition, we can also organize some famous leaders of the Black Banners tribe to board a boat and go to the Mississippi Estuary in North America for on-the-spot surveys to see what the environment is like there. It’s as unbearable as they imagined. I believe that as long as we go there and have a look around, the resistance of the Black Banners should not be so intense.”

"The compensation for land expropriation from the Black Eight Banners can also be appropriately increased, which should also resolve part of the resistance." Xie Hansan also began to make suggestions, only to hear him say: "I have also learned before that the cultivated land and pastures of the Black Eight Banners tribe are mainly It is located on the south bank of the Beige River in Hezhong Township and the area around Gaoda Township. Of course, they mainly live in these two places. In addition, they have a new pasture near Koukou Township, but the area is small and the value is very limited. I I think the land expropriation fee of three yuan per mu that we gave before is a bit low, and it’s no wonder that these black people are not satisfied. We can use this to apply to the local area to increase the land acquisition compensation to six yuan per mu. The price is halved. Furthermore, we can use some specialty products to exchange as much land as possible with the Indians in North America, and then promise to give these black eight banners more than twice the fertile land in North America, and at the same time promise to supply livestock, seeds, and tools at a low price. They are working on land reclamation, and we can even provide them with interest-free loans for their rations for the first two years. In short, we will do everything we can to help them gain a foothold there, and we cannot give the Black Banners a kind of enslavement and oppression for them for 20 years. For many years, this is especially important now that I want to have a clean face."

"This is an idea, it's worth trying." Jiao Tang commented, "The more blacks there are in North America, the more worrisome their future prospects will be. When their population multiplies to millions, we will keep the whites in check. It is no longer possible to completely eliminate them, and we can only sit back and watch their population expand day by day, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, hehe, such a North American continent is the North American continent that we can rest assured."

"Commissioner Jiao, speaking of this, I have to remind you that once the 'Separation of Chinese and Black Banners' plan is fully implemented, we will not have any Black Banner tribes to use in South Africa in the future. The few new Black Banner troops currently gathering in the Far East The heavy infantry battalion will also be gradually decommissioned and shipped to North America—this may take several years—in this way, our military strength in South Africa will be greatly weakened. Please pay attention to this point, after all, whether it is The Dutch are still the Kama tribe, these are real threats and we have to guard against them."

"I understand this." Jiao Tang nodded, "But the 'Separation of Huahei' is a major decision made by the central government in recent years, and it must be firmly implemented. Don't be timid, don't be afraid of accidents, and don't be afraid of short-term labor pains. I wrote it yesterday. I sent a letter to be brought back to the mainland, requesting the Executive Committee to order the transfer of the Army's Second Mixed Battalion to South Africa for a period of time to suppress possible disturbances. I believe that the two Army regular battalions plus South Africa's own Part of the army, the total strength we control is close to 5500 people - with such a large army in hand, I believe no one will have the idea of ​​resistance, not to mention that a considerable part of the elite of the Black Eight Banners is still serving us in the Far East. If they didn't come back from the war, they will be honest, I believe it will be fine."

"Since Commissioner Jiao has a complete plan, then I won't say more." Xie Han said, "I will let the South African garrison strengthen deterrence in these days, and cooperate with the work of the propaganda department of the administrative office to make the 'Huahei branch' The governance work can proceed in an orderly manner, ruining the future of North America."

(End of this chapter)