Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1254 Arrangement of the Occupied Area

On June 1660, 6, the telegraph office in Zhenhai County.

Today is the third week after the official declaration of war against Portugal. The small telegraph room has been completely occupied by military police and staff officers. message back.The outstanding graduates of the women's telegraph training course quickly translated the telegrams, and then handed them over to the Chief of Staff of the General Staff of Momo, who experienced a "modern warfare" unimaginable by the Portuguese. "The pleasure.

"We are now facing a problem we have encountered before, that is, how to understand the status of the new occupied area and how to deal with the relationship with the newly occupied area. According to the established plan, the missionary areas such as Sao Paulo and Tape will belong to our country in the future. Then it becomes a very real question whether the residents living above enjoy the same rights and obligations as the residents in our country. According to the policy of the Second East-West War, these people will be naturalized automatically, but considering the missionaries of St. Paul and others There are a large number of ethnic groups with aborigines and black blood in the area, and they are in conflict with our country's current policies, so how to make a choice is really a problem." In the office organized next to the telegraph room, Qi Wangping, the deputy prime minister of the State Administration Council who came all the way from the capital Chao Moming said: "This issue is of great importance, so we must investigate it."

Mo Ming nodded upon hearing this.The question raised by the Government Affairs Council is exactly what he has been considering these days, but he hasn't made up his mind yet.Especially in the diocese of St. Paul, which has a large population, once the local Indians, blacks and their mixed descendants are declared as non-citizens who can never be accepted, they can imagine what will happen in the local area with their toes, and serve as middle and lower-level military officers and small businessmen. , freeholders, slave catchers, colonial officials, craftsmen, ordinary soldiers, and manor managers will set off large-scale uprisings or riots in the occupied areas of the East Coast, not to mention that many of them are direct or collateral of the upper-class whites This kind of involvement has a disastrous impact on the fragile rule that the East Coast people have just established in the local area.

But keeping these people is also a disaster. Have you not seen the harm caused by the large number of Hispanics living in Qingdao, shopping malls and other places?Different cultures, different beliefs, and differentiated lifestyles have caused many difficulties in naturalization, and this is only the impact of a few thousand Hispanics. If there are more of them, they can "dilute" their things. If there are fewer people on the coast, it is conceivable that this place will be another place of alienation—at least for decades.

"Fortunately, those newly established missionary areas north of Wujiang River have few manors and low population, so the backlash won't be too big after implementing this policy (however, it is inevitable to contain thousands or even tens of thousands of troops on the east bank). However. The diocese of Sao Paulo has superior agricultural conditions, a mild climate, and a large area, so the manors are dense, the population is large, and it is adjacent to Portuguese Brazil, far away from the core ruling area of ​​our country. The system, culture, and people's customs are very different from mine. Therefore, it is best to take decisive measures to implement our country's laws locally. After all, long-term pain is better than short-term pain." After all, Marshal Mo is a ruthless man who has been in charge of the military for many years, and this meeting finally made up his mind, and decided on the diocese of St. Paul in a few words The fate of countless people.

It is said that the army on the east bank is rushing everywhere, especially the militiamen of the ten regiments crossing the river from the south bank of the Wujiang River. Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Zhu Liang, they are attacking the city all the way. The figure of the river is quite surprising.However, as the distance from the starting point gets farther, the logistical supply becomes more difficult. Not only bullets and medicines, but also a considerable part of the food supply must be transported from the rear. After all, in these newly established mission areas, no one can be seen for tens of kilometers. It's a very normal thing.

Therefore, the [-] militiamen of the ten regiments must disperse part of the garrison lines of communication and major towns, and then remove the wounded and sick—in fact, the number of deaths and injuries in battles is not too many, but there are also many sick and downsizing—then we can continue The advancing troops were only in the early ten thousand.With such a small number of people, it is conceivable that even if they cross the Iguazu River and reach its north bank, they will not be able to go further. It is not that the people on the east bank are blunt, but that the battle line is too long and the troops are too few.

If it is said that the fringes of Brazilian colonization, such as Santa Catarina in later generations, are still easy to control, then in places such as Sao Paulo Diocese that are relatively close to the core colonial area and rich in rebellious slave-catching flag teams, if the people on the east coast If the country's laws are fully implemented, the Second Mixed Battalion might be kicked out of Sao Paulo and retreat to the coastal port of San Vicente in embarrassment. This is no joke.And if this situation is to be broken, there is only one way, and that is to tear up the agreement reached between the occupying forces on the east bank and the locals—that is, those who pay taxes can protect their personal property and life safety—and fully implement the laws of the east coast, so that Forced redemption of large tracts of land owned by various manor owners (only allowing them to retain [-] mu per person), requiring them to release Indian slaves (because the law on the east coast does not allow slavery) and giving certain economic compensations, and at the same time promoting Chinese as the only Official Language Policy.

It is conceivable that once the laws of the East Coast Republic of China are strictly enforced locally, the entire Sao Paulo Diocese will fall into great chaos, and the Brazilian colonists will face the impact of free Indians. It is of great benefit for people from the coast to reap benefits.What's more, at this time, neither military leaders like Mo Ming nor the civil servants of the Government Administration Council are worried at all about the huge sums of money to be paid to buy Brazilian manors, ranches, and forest farms.Anyway, pay with military ticket, afraid of hair?What?The 300 million yuan military tickets that have already been printed are not enough, so just print some more, it's a trivial matter!

Qi Wangping will listen to the words of the Chief of Staff Mo and know that the two sides have reached an agreement. The next step is how to implement it, and this obviously requires the cooperation of both the government and the army.First of all, it is inevitable to increase troops to the Diocese of St. Paul. It is conservatively estimated that two reserve militia regiments, or 4000 people, will be needed to ensure that after controlling various towns and communication lines, there will still be sufficient mobile troops to suppress various riots at any time.

This part of the troops is ready-made. The three county security regiments of West Lake, Zhongshan, and Tieling currently stationed in the Wharf Barracks of Zhenhai County—the security regiment of Yong’an County has been transferred to attack Rio de Janeiro—can be dispatched at any time, but they still need to be deployed later. The south will mobilize four more county security regiments to supplement the reserve force and deal with various emergencies. This is undoubtedly a heavy burden, and it will further squeeze the domestic labor force.

Of course, both Mo Ming and Qi Wangping are practitioners, so it is natural to understand that this is not the time to haggle over every detail. For the mobilization of nearly 4.2 sea and land officers and soldiers (not counting the nearly 8000 temporarily recruited by the counties in the Yazihu ​​Basin) For them, what can they do if they mobilize another [-] people? Anyway, if you have too many debts, you don’t have to worry about it, and the battle has been fought to this point , Just do everything right, and go all the way to the black!

"The Diocese of Sao Paulo still needs two more security regiments; the attack on the Yongan County Security Corps in and around Rio de Janeiro is also somewhat difficult, and another regiment must be reinforced; The elite mixed battalion is really outrageous, it’s better to transfer a county security team to take their place, anyway, we don’t plan to control the whole territory, we just need to ensure that some forest areas and Port Seguro are in our hands..." Mo Ming With a pipe in his mouth, he faced out the window and said: "It is imperative to mobilize the second time in the country to increase the number of troops. This requires a lot of cooperation from your government, and try to minimize the adverse effects so as not to cause large-scale commotion. .”

"It's natural." Qi Wangping nodded quickly when he heard the words, and then he said with a wry smile: "But this time I really played too much. I want to swallow so much land in one go. The total area is far larger than what we have now. Some de jure territories are really going to kill us. Sometimes I think, if these Brazilians scattered in various towns and estates lined up to fight us in a decisive battle, then we only need less A large number of troops can control a large area of ​​land, how can it be necessary to dispatch 5 to [-] people at a time like now, the cost is too staggering..."

It takes a lot of money to maintain a long-term overseas operation of 5 to 20 people!Although the militiamen usually don’t have military pay, they still need a subsidy of two yuan per person per month when they go abroad. The 8 security regiments have to spend 96 yuan a month, which is [-] yuan a year!Including the military pay of nearly [-] regular soldiers, more than [-] million military pay was lost in one year, which is really a huge expenditure!Moreover, this is not counting the consumption of various types of food, medicine, ammunition, and military funds. These are also big money eaters-fortunately, a considerable part of them has been purchased in advance and included in last year's financial expenditure, otherwise this year will not be able to do it. Good governments will have to borrow or print money to tide over the difficulties again, which shows how huge the burden of war is.

But fortunately, the people on the east coast are also actively trying to find ways to raise their own military expenses. For example, people from all walks of life have obtained more than 60 yuan in cash in their respective occupied areas, including poll tax, city redemption fee, and safety tax. , there are also spoils of war in the treasuries of Brazilian colonial institutions at all levels, and of course there is no lack of wealth from some manor owners or businessmen who oppose the East Bank - all of the above are cash, and in addition to cash, the people on the East Bank also obtained a lot of materials. Some are seized, some are taxed, and more are forced to buy with military tickets. These are currently being shipped in a centralized manner, and they plan to realize them as soon as possible.According to the joint statistics of the Ministry of the Army, the Ministry of Trade, and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the total value of these materials is about 40 yuan. If they are sold at a discount, it will not be a problem to realize 25 yuan. These can temporarily alleviate the difficulty of war funds. .

"Don't be afraid to spend a lot of money. Most of the money is actually spent in our country. The so-called meat is rotten in the pot and has not flowed to foreign countries. What is there to be afraid of? Besides, this immigration season has just ended, and there is another large number of immigrants. Influx into China (the total population of the country has reached a historical peak of 101.9 million by the end of June), and many of the immigrants from Huai'an Prefecture have a lot of money on them. It is not a problem for them to spend money to buy land in our military-controlled areas such as the north bank of Wujiang River and Sao Paulo. Well, hey, an acre of land is only seven yuan, I guess they can be crazy about it? Furthermore, the tightening of the domestic public land quota will make it impossible for young people who have grown up in the past two years to obtain land in our core ruling area. Then let them settle in Sao Paulo and other places through the guidance of public opinion. These people are generally non-eldest sons without inheritance rights, and generally have little money, but their parents have. There must be many parents who love their children and are willing to give generously to them. The land purchased in Sao Paulo, which is extremely rich and fertile in the propaganda, is also a large amount of income. As long as more than [-] mu of land is sold, it can solve a big problem for us, enough to support us to continue fighting the war!"

"It's the only way to do it." Qi Wangping nodded, knowing it very well. After all, they are experts in making money. At this time, he only heard him say: "Actually, someone from the Ministry of Agriculture suggested a few days ago that compulsory Confiscate the manors of the white people in the occupied areas as state-owned, and then implement the land bidding, auction and listing system in various regions and counties at the same time, attracting investors to lease these houses, land, livestock, tools and even labor (you can sign labor employment contracts with Indian slaves) A well-equipped manor should also be a big income. Maybe it can earn more than selling land to retail investors. Originally, we still had a lot of concerns about this, but if our country’s laws are really implemented in the occupied areas, it is estimated that those The white manor owners can’t stay here, either accept the reality or go back to their hometown in Portugal, there is no third way to go, so it’s completely fine to do so.”

"Let's take a look while walking. There must be a lot of agricultural products and supplies in the white man's manor. These are ours after they leave. How to transport and dispose of them is also a problem. This matter has to be left to the **** people. And the Dutch, only they have enough ability to eat this huge amount of supplies (of course they also make a lot of money in the process), fortunately we contacted these profiteers in advance, otherwise it would be really difficult." Mo Ming smoked a cigarette and said, "Actually, these matters on land are not difficult to solve. It is nothing more than a matter of military strength and money. If you really have to be determined, it is not an insurmountable problem! What I am worried about now is the one that disappeared. The Portuguese navy fleet, they are the real big trouble, an indeterminate time bomb, you may not know when it will jump out to disgust you. This matter still needs the cooperation of South Africa. I have asked the navy to send some A fast liaison ship has gone to Hezhong Port, and at the same time, I also asked Li Renjun, a slave trader, to go to New Courland, let them unite, and see if they can pull out the Portuguese stronghold in Southwest Africa, which will effectively weaken the Portuguese navy. range of activities..."

(End of this chapter)