Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1337 New Atmosphere of the Amur River ([-])

On August 1663, 8, Liao Xiaoyao and others with two naval gunboats successfully arrived at the mouth of the Udi River. In the best season in the Outer Northeast, he appreciated the infinite charm of the white mountains and black waters.However, due to the busy work schedule, most of the fun has been lost. For the Polish-style Happiness Bay and the beautiful Grand Chantal Island, it is a pity that we can only save it for the next visit. It is still important to do business now. .

"Now the postal system must be improved immediately." Liao Xiaoyao, who brought dozens of guards to the mouth of the Udi River, inspected a simple wharf built with thick logs, and said to Han Qian, the manager of the Bank of Taiwan: "This I think it should be connected with your business route. When your company’s ships come and go to buy supplies in summer and autumn, they can transfer letters, information, personnel, Supplies can be supplied once or twice a year. As for the rest, they will naturally be completed by official ships. Therefore, combined, this route will be able to send messages back and forth more than three times a year in summer; as for winter, the postal system still has to let The local residents pay for it themselves, and this is often a kind of labor. The minimum requirement is that the nomadic areas in the area west of the Udi River and the land reclamation areas along the Amur River and the Amgon River have to pass through 1-2 times in winter. Mail, which will be done by the Tungus people using deer-drawn sleds. That is to say, with this postal system, even the remote Udi River Basin can get news from the east bank at most five times a year, which is already very Not bad."

"This is the case from the Amur River to the Udi River Basin, and other places must also follow suit." Liao Xiaoyao continued, "Since I have become the captain of the Blackwater Pioneering Team, I will spend a day in my position and improve the post office. Passing on the system, naturalizing more Tungus people, so that our strength can be better utilized, this is my top priority, not to compete with the Manchu Qing in Ningguta. Captain Jiang Zhiqing has his Thoughts, I have my own considerations. Some people focus on continuing to advance by leaps and bounds along the great rivers, but I focus on solid foundations and deep roots. First, I will unify and integrate my rear. For this reason, other things can be put aside for the time being. Do you all understand what I said?"

"Understood." An official immediately echoed loudly.

However, not everyone is singing the praises. Some people ask: "So how can the Tungus people develop the habit of delivering letters on time? As far as I know, many of them have many bad habits and have no concept of time at all." These people tend to think that no matter when the letters and documents are delivered, they just need to be delivered. We once sent an officer appointment letter to Fort Burleigh in the winter, and it turned out that our officers had already arrived there in person. But it's just too bad that the letter of appointment hasn't arrived."

"You asked this question very well." Liao Xiaoyao smiled and said, "Then let them develop this habit! The Bogd Khan of the Qing Dynasty can train the Tungus people under their command to be so obedient and disciplined , why can't we? Bogd Khan is still our defeat, they can do it, why can't we! I don't care about the previous things, the two pioneering captains in succession focused on expanding the territory, but I am different, I am more Focusing on practicing internal strength and strengthening the connection and coordination of the control area is my main task. The Amur River area, it is time to rectify it!"

Liao Xiaoyao had a meal in the village of Fei Yaka at noon.The villages of these people are small, generally ranging from a few to dozens of households, and consist of tents made of birch bark, branches, planks and leather.A large warm plank is placed against the wall of the tent, and the plank is heated by the chimney of the stove; in the middle of the tent, there is a high platform between the four pillars, on which the dog sleeps; Liao Xiaoyao even saw it on the large open space in the tent. A little bear tied to a post, which seems to be caught by the owner for fun; a few wooden poles are set up under the canopy to hang clothes and all kinds of rags; The Yakas use it for cooking, dog food and bear food.

Each tent has a small storehouse raised on pillars near the river, which stores fish, wild fruits, vegetable roots and seal oil, which are their main food - the dried fish is almost the same as that of the nearby Tunguska. The main food is like European bread, Ming people's rice or flatbread.

This kind of tent and the utility room attached to it are the main possessions of the Tungus people. Apart from that, they have almost nothing. Luxuries such as cane sugar, shredded tobacco, spirits, biscuits, and canned fruit brought to them by the people on the east bank, which are called "divine objects", have been spread through the Tungus soldiers of the Heilongjiang Security Regiment in recent years. The outer Northeast region is extremely popular, not only the Tungusians like it, but even the Russians like it. Unfortunately, these things are also in short supply among the people on the east coast. After all, long-distance sea transportation is not easy, so it would be nice to have some.

Tent owners are generally very hospitable. Outsiders are free to live in any tent and use the items inside as long as they abide by the rules set by the owner, such as not sleeping with your head against the wall, and not using the fire. Take out tents, etc., or you will most likely be attacked by angry hosts.

The lunch was cooked by the chef brought by Liao Xiaoyao. They took out dried fruits, honey, spices and other good things from the package, then slaughtered a lamb, and directly cooked the roast lamb in the tent to eat. The saliva of the Phayakas was almost all over the place.During the meeting, everyone inevitably talked about the nearby geography. As the saying goes, the mouth is short, not to mention that these Feiyaka people have already moved their minds. The situation in the south, and this is actually the main route for their trade out of the village.

The village head said that the Udi River originated from a large mountain range in the south (Daxing’an Mountains), and there is a large lake in it. The big lake meets the Amur River near Huta Village through the Zeya River. The village head thinks that this place is very suitable for immigrants.Liao Xiaoyao asked his attendants to bring the map while listening, but after making gestures for a long time, he was dumbfounded. Isn't this so-called Huta Village the long-established Hailan Paobao?Hey, speaking of the Tungus people in the area of ​​the Udi River, they are quite uninformed. Huta Village (Hailanpao) was first swept by Lao Maozi, and then was occupied by people from the east bank to set up a fortress. It's been a year, and the news hasn't reached here yet, which gave Liao Xiaoyao a deeper understanding of the efficiency of traffic and information exchange here—Nimma, it seems that the establishment and maintenance of this postal system must be the focus of work Come catch it, otherwise you don't know what happened anywhere, so what a fart!

The village chief believed that it would take more than ten days to ride horses from the mouth of the Udi River to the Great Lake, because the road was not easy and safe enough, and Cossacks often appeared on this route.As for the journey from the Great Lakes to the legendary place suitable for immigrants to settle (Hailanpao), the village chief thinks it will take about 20-30 days because he used a sledge in winter, but if he finds a suitable path by riding a horse in summer, then the messenger can Arrived within fifteen days.

In addition, according to the conversation with the village chief, there are probably no less than 25 villages in the radiating range of this [-]-day post-transmission route, some of which he is sure still exist, and some of which he has not been to for many years I don't know if it's still there.Because of the brutal plunder and killing of the Siberian Cossacks, the number of Tungus people in the Amur River and its tributaries has recently declined rapidly, especially the most densely populated Amur River (another denser Tungus area is in the Amur River. In the south, in the territory of Bogd Khan in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties) on both sides of the strait, they have been massacred more than once by Lao Maozi. It is really hard to say how many people there are now.

Hearing what the village chief said, Liao Xiaoyao snorted coldly, got up suddenly, and paced around the tent, as if thinking about something.Some of the others looked up at him, not knowing why; some continued to eat the meat with their heads down. Their stomachs were stuffed with nuts and raisins. The roasted whole lamb brushed with honey, sprinkled with spices and salt tasted very delicious, so they didn’t eat much. I'm so sorry for myself.

Liao Xiaoyao ordered his entourage to hang a map—which was obviously provided by the local archives and enlarged by the people below—on the wall, and then gesticulated on the map with the knife in his hand. Always wandering along the Udi River-Great Lake (Liao Xiaoyao privately suspects that this lake is the Jieya Reservoir that was expanded after the dam was built in later generations)-Jieya River, it seems that he wants to create a postal post channel on this day Then, supplemented by a large number of Tungus villages and a few military strongholds on the east bank controlled by the east bank, the large tracts of land east of this line will be swallowed up in one fell swoop.

This is an astonishing attempt. You must know that if Liao Xiaoyao's knife is cut along the map, then most of the Khabarovsk Krai, half of the Amur Region, and the entire Jewish Autonomous Region in Russia will be destroyed by the East Bank people. Take it down.You know, this is a land of millions of square kilometers. Although the population of Tungusians living on it has been captured and killed by Huang Taiji, Russians and people from the East Coast, there may still be more than 20 people left ( There may be more than [-] people), if it is really eaten and digested, it will undoubtedly be a great tonic for the Blackwater Pioneering Team.

Fortunately, at present, it seems that the only competitors of the people on the east bank are the Russians. The Manchu Bogd Khan’s troops have already been pushed back to the south of the Amur River. As long as Liao Xiaoyao can deal with the Russians and curb their ambition to expand eastward, it will not be difficult to finally eat this piece of land with an area of ​​100 million square kilometers. At most, it will take longer.Ten years is not enough for 20 years, and 20 years is not enough for 40 years. Without being disturbed by people, it should not be a problem to finally completely digest this rich land with the help of the rich and diverse colonial methods of the people on the east coast.And this place is bound to become the most solid rear of the Blackwater Pioneering Team, providing a steady stream of supplies and soldiers for the people on the east coast in the battle with the Manchus and Russians, just like the Hezhe people, Daur people, The Saurons supplemented the Golden Banners in general.

"I've already decided!" Liao Xiaoyao thrust the knife in his hand into the location of the Jieya Reservoir, and said with a flushed face: "Tomorrow we will set off along the Udi River to inspect the hundreds Kilometers of route, you bring enough equipment, water and trade goods, try to subdue and naturalize the villages you encounter along the way. Even if they don’t want to join us for a while, try to maintain a good relationship, everything will wait for our agricultural villages and villages in the future Let’s talk about the establishment of military strongholds, at that time, how to deal with these Tungus people is not a matter of words!”

Liao Xiaoyao said the above passage in Chinese, and the several interpreters present wisely did not translate, so that the Fiyaka people were confused and looked at each other in blank dismay.However, all the military officers present here and the employees of the Bank of Taiwan fell into a state of deep thought at the same time. They knew in their hearts that after a rough border crossing with the Russians (with the city of Albazin as the border), the Eastern In fact, what the shore people faced was not the challenge from the Russians who were also foreign colonists, nor was it the threat of the Manchu Bogd Khan, but only the native villages with extremely backward local productivity.

For these ignorant and barbaric Tunguskas, the East Coast people really have too many ways to deal with them: economic, military and even political, as long as they can think of a way, they will use it. The Tungus people should not be the opponents of the East Coast people.From the mouth of the Udi River to the Zeya Reservoir, if more than [-] agricultural villages and no less than three garrison posts are established, and supplemented by a complete postal system, then the millions of square kilometers behind us can be almost covered. The land is enclosed, and it will be digested slowly later, and no one else can control it at all.

And once this huge area of ​​land is completely digested, the entire area under the jurisdiction of the Blackwater Pioneering Team will already have 15-20 counties and a population of no less than 30. There are navigable rivers everywhere in the territory, and the postal system will extend in all directions. , the government's administrative efficiency is relatively high, and the army is well trained.Then at that time, troops will be sent to sweep across Russia and the forces of the Manchu Qing in the vicinity to further expand the territory, which is a matter of course.

All in all, the first step out of the current enclosure is the most critical!

On August 8, Liao Xiaoyao couldn't wait to meet some of the cavalry who came from the land, so he selected four or five capable guides from Udibao, and then left the village with fifty cavalry under his command. The river valley all the way to the south, galloping towards the legendary Zeya Reservoir.

At noon on August 8, they encountered a village of the same Fayaka people at the branch of the Udi River.Although some acquaintances from Udi Village came forward to negotiate, the people in this village are still extremely vigilant. They gathered nearly a hundred men and stood at the entrance of the village holding wooden sticks and bone arrows. Liao Xiaoyao even found one of them. There are a few matchlock guns, probably from the hands of the Russians.Facing this kind of colorless Tungus tribe, Liao Xiaoyao didn't entangle them too much, but just looked at them coldly, thinking that I would bring soldiers to land at the mouth of the Udi River after the Chinese New Year, and they would definitely be wiped out by then. You bird village, let's see if you idiots can still be arrogant.

The East Coasters ignored the hostile village and moved on.From this day until the afternoon of September 9th, there was a caravan with no danger along the way—no fool would go up to find bad luck in the face of a caravan that was fully armed and came and went like the wind—and finally arrived at the open Beside the Jieya Reservoir, at this time, thirteen days have passed since the day of the initial departure.

In the following days, they found a large number of Tungus villages scattered on both sides of the river along the way, including Feiyaka, Oroqen, and Ewenki (Sauron) villages, and even met two The nomadic Buryat tribes, in general, the people on the east coast did not have any conflicts with them, and occasionally bought food from some friendly tribes - basically dried fish, plant roots, wild fruits and game, oats These Tungus people do not sell dry rye and rye, because it is a delicacy for them, and you need to go to the Amur River area to buy it, where the Daurs and Manchus grow grain.

Liao Xiaoyao, who arrived at the Jieya Reservoir, breathed a sigh of relief, and his tired face was full of relief: From here, further south is the Jieya River. On the other hand, it will drive all the way to the big lake in this deep plain, which will undoubtedly have a great effect on controlling the surrounding areas.If you think about it, you will know that the Russians worked hard and scraped the ground to raise enough supplies and food for 1000 people to fight. As a result, the people on the east bank directly transported tens of thousands of soldiers from the mouth of the Amur River. With the mountain of combat supplies, it is obvious that this battle cannot be fought. It is better to admit defeat and count the ball, so as not to be humiliated by the people on the east coast.

"It's a great place!" Looking at the endless plains and forests around the Jieya Reservoir, Liao Xiaoyao smiled contentedly. Let people come here to build strongholds and build castles, immigrate 2000 people at the same time, build a settlement at the north and south ends of the lake, and control this area. If the Russians are stupid enough to stop them, I will go to war with them! "

"My two groups of troops, all the way up from the Zeya Reservoir to the north, and all the way down from the mouth of the Udi River to the south, are like two huge fists of giants, closing at the southern foot of the Xing'an Mountains, keeping all enemies out." Liao Xiaoyao Still thinking about his own plan, he only heard him say: "From now on, the land to the east of this line will be our own land; the Tungus people to the east of the line will sooner or later be obedient citizens under our rule. In short, Wu The Di River and the Zeya River are the key, if we master this place, we will master the future, gentlemen, let’s work hard with me, we will definitely have a place in the history books of the future.”

After finishing speaking, Liao Xiaoyao clamped his legs against the belly of the big black water horse, and galloped towards the Jieya River like an arrow off the string.

(End of this chapter)