Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1414 The layout of the power vacuum period ([-])

"Ah!" Lieutenant Zhou Yafu, who had returned from his post in Hue, sneezed for no reason at the Dongfang Port Wharf, which was far away from Sheng Dehong and other intelligence agents, cursing in his heart which white shirt was slandering them again. Woolen cloth.

It would be late at night, and the hustle and bustle of the day had long since disappeared from the pier.Several merchant ships berthed alone on the special commercial dock, waiting for the dock laborers to unload them.But maybe they will have to wait all night for nothing, because the only group of dock workers on the commercial pier, composed of Italians, Kelandi and Swahili, is under the supervision of Lieutenant Zhou Yafu and others, moving a large number of mechanical Parts, weapons and ammunition, medicine, and daily necessities were loaded on the ship, so it was destined that no one would come to unload these merchant ships. Let's wait until the day to talk about everything.

The ships loaded with these goods are ships of the Caribbean Shipping Company—well, several old ships sold by the South Sea Shipping Company at a low price—they will transport these vital materials to the mid-river region of South Africa to deal with possible local changes, Especially when the two East India companies of the UK and the Netherlands have officially started.

To be honest, in fact, the Caribbean Shipping Company is very unwilling to do these "hard work" that is not very lucrative. Although the central government also paid the freight for these goods, who cares about your poor money?I purchase some suitable products locally, and sell them in South Africa, New Courland and even Cape Verde along the way. The profit I get is far more than the shipping fee, right?Besides, Air Canada is a large-scale concern company that owns plantations, docks, and commercial stations (also a fortress) in North America. It has frequent business dealings with the Free State and has a vast market in the Caribbean Sea. It purchases goods from the country and sells them there. That's the right way!

But everything can't withstand the administrative pressure!The central government ordered that if the Ministry of the Navy does not help them get ahead, then these things must be done even if they are done, or they must be done if they are not done!Who made you a national enterprise? Helping the government transport some materials and personnel, and bearing some policy losses is a ball!Do you still want to get subsidies and policies from the central government in the future?

So, you can see that these flute-shaped transport ships belonging to Air Canada are filled with all kinds of supplies needed by South Africa, and there are also more than [-] exiled Brazilian Guarani and Tupi people—— Given the large number of indigenous peoples in the newly occupied areas in southern Brazil, this kind of exile is bound to be long-term for the east coast, because there is no way to remove them in the short term.

As for the space left after they moved, it was naturally reserved for the people on the east coast.Because, as of the middle of this year, the total population of the East Coast Republic of China has officially reached 166.83 million (using the method of statistics and estimation, after all, the population has reached this level, it is difficult to count accurately), the highest in history. The proportion of Ming people dropped slowly to 46.13%, the number of second-generation nationals (among them a large number of "blood" Ming people) continued to climb to 35.78%, the proportion of white men continued to decline slowly, reaching 7.67%, and the number of female slaves was due to purchasing The number has not decreased, so white women still remain above 10%, 10.42%.

In addition, the number of non-nationals continued to surge, and the total number has exceeded 19.8. Among them, the number of blacks and mixed-race blacks (Swahili, Comoros) reached 34.34%, the number of Indians was close to 5.3%, and the number of white non-nationals It also broke through the 9 mark, which is extremely scary. The remaining about [-]% are mostly Malays on Xinhua Island.

Such a population naturally has a certain demand for land.Although the east coast is still sparsely populated, cleaning up the aborigines is a consistent national policy of the east coast government. Therefore, the Tehuelche, Kelandi, Guarani, and Tupi people in the territory were exiled to overseas colonies. It is only natural to distribute the grasslands, forest farms, and farms they opened up to the new immigrants from the Ming or Qing countries-who made you aboriginals, you can only consider yourself unlucky!

After all the materials and personnel arrived in South Africa, things are not over yet!Because the Air Canada company's ship had to board another batch of Black Eight Banners officers and soldiers and their families, and head north to the Free State near the mouth of the Mississippi River.After several years of fighting against the central government on the grounds of poor economic benefits, Air Canada finally couldn't stand the pressure, and this year resumed the task of transporting black and eight banner personnel to the Free State.

Most of these are Black Eight Banners warriors and their families. Many of them have many years of experience in battle, especially those heavy infantry who have been stationed in the Far East for 5-7 years. They all carry property, seeds, livestock, and agricultural tools. Waiting for the messy things, leaving home, boarding a ship to settle in the North American continent, and accepting the rule of the Mo family in the free state.Due to the firm attitude of the officials of the Hezhong District Administrative Office in South Africa, this year's immigration action will not be delayed. It is conservatively estimated that this year they will transport 1000-2000 Black Eight Banners officers and soldiers and their families to the North American Free State to relocate large tracts of fertile land in Hezhong County and other places. , Pastures, orchards were vacated and handed over to intercepted oriental immigrants or Indians exiled.

Undoubtedly, Air Canada extremely rejects the task of transporting the Black Banners imposed on them, and has been resisting, dodging, and evading over the years. Wishful thinking, because "the luck has not been born fast", but no matter what, I can't escape this year. If I don't transport 2000 people to North America, I'm afraid I can't explain it. Of course, the executive committee also allocated some extra for them Cargo is used as a subsidy, but it's hard to say whether Air Canada likes it or not.

The reason why the executive committee strictly ordered Air Canada to transport a batch of black flags to North America this year was mainly due to the local situation.Without him, the free state had a lot of friction with the neighboring Indian forces!

Although the nearby Indians still retain some habits of hunting and grazing, they are actually relatively more civilized than their relatives further north, especially those Natchez, Choctaw, For the Mobile people, the proportion of farming, fishing and hunting in civilization is already quite high.Especially today, after the people from the east coast have strongly intervened in the mouth of the Mississippi River for many years, these Indian tribes have strengthened their awareness of the outside world, and they are no longer muddled. Wealth—forests full of oaks, etc.—so it was only natural that they should have friction with the Negroes of the Free State.

In fact, the friction between the two parties is really small in terms of scale, and there are not many casualties, but the problem is that it can't stand such a long-term bloodletting.The Indians are fierce and difficult to control, and they draw their swords at each other if they disagree with each other. The officers and soldiers of the Black Eight Banners have experienced in the Far East for many years, and their tactical literacy and equipment level are not low. The Kingdom has a slight upper hand.

However, the damage to the economy caused by war friction and the impact of the ensuing epidemic caused both the Free State and the Indians to lose a lot more people than on the battlefield, which made them extremely distressed.Therefore, the royal family Xinjing Moshi of the Free State repeatedly asked the East Bank government to "replenish blood" for them, because after several wars, large-scale epidemics and a famine, the total population of the country has dropped to 800 More than [-], almost to the verge of national extinction, so there is an urgent need for fresh blood still stranded in South Africa.

Members of the executive committee were also a little surprised by the evolution of the situation in the North American continent, because it was a bit unexpected for them. Gein, who supported the forces that wanted to block the white colonists, actually fought on their own first. When I got up, it was also very helpless.However, after careful discussions for a long time, the local executive committee finally made a decision to support the Free State Kingdom and transport more immigrants for it, because this is also in line with the major policy of "separation of China and black" in South Africa.

This decision basically means that the people on the east coast have pulled sideways in this dispute, because even though they urgently sent envoys to the Mississippi River, met with representatives of the Indians and the Free State, and asked all parties to coexist peacefully, but the effect Even the special envoy himself can't guarantee it.They can only transfuse blood to the free state, while asking them to develop as much as possible and sort out internal affairs. The Indians captured in the war are not allowed to kill at will. Next, reform the internal affairs and strengthen your own strength as soon as possible.As for territorial expansion, let's use the current actual control area of ​​each party as the boundary. With a population of only a few thousand, is it necessary to go to such lengths to fight with others?

Xinjing Mo's suggestions for the "Supreme Emperor" on the east bank are still acceptable, especially in the current bleak situation where they only have two cities and a population of thousands of people, and they don't rely on the help of "Papa Country", how can everyone rush together? Street?Therefore, whether it is sincere or not, they finally reached a tentative settlement with the Indians in the first half of this year under the double pressure of the representatives of the East Coast and Air Canada. The two sides roughly divided some pastures, forests and rivers, and separated The exchange of captives is considered to have initially ended the previous tense situation.

But fundamentally speaking, these broken things that happened between the North American Indians and the Black Banners basically shattered the illusion that the people on the East Coast expected them to coexist peacefully and jointly fight against the white colonists.After contemplating for a long time, they finally found that they never seemed to really understand the Indians' thinking, never tried to understand their culture, never responded to their real demands, and couldn't really influence and control them—in other words That is, the large and small Indian forces along the Mississippi River, the people on the east coast could not really control and exert great influence. After a circle, they finally found that the black flags were more effective, so fine-tuning the policy became inevitable.

In addition, people from the National Intelligence Agency also suspected that the reason for the disputes and frictions between the Indians and the Black Banners was whether there was a shadow of the Spaniards.It's just that there seems to be no strong evidence at present, and it can't be proved. However, since the people on the east coast extended their hands to the north coast of the Caribbean Sea, the Spaniards have stepped up their exploration, colonization and infiltration of nearby areas, but it is also an indisputable fact. .After all, they also have a sense of crisis. Once the people on the east coast really gain a foothold at the southern tip of the North American continent, they will also pose a threat to Texas and Florida under their rule. They have to guard against it, so you can see A large number of missionaries and adventurers haunted the Indian tribes.

Lieutenant Zhou Yafu let out a long sigh of relief after inspecting and delivering the cargo with a representative of Air Canada.This is a task assigned by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, so it cannot be sloppy, it must be done beautifully.What's more, at the end of this year or the beginning of next year, someone in Zhou may be transferred to the Caribbean Sea by a paper transfer order to take charge of the local army forces-in fact, it is mainly the cannon fodder troops transferred to the local area (replacing the army's regular army) ) adapted from the "Caribbean Independent Garrison Brigade", with a staff of more than 1000, a mix of hot and cold weapons, no cavalry, and a small amount of small-caliber light artillery, and its combat effectiveness is just so-so.

In addition to cooperating with Air Canada at any time to fight smuggling and deter businessmen from various countries with ulterior motives, this force also takes on the responsibility of guarding the Mobile Commercial Station and nearby plantations, and training the army of the Free State Kingdom. Generally speaking, it is not an easy job Lieutenant Zhou Yafu himself was reluctant to go, because he actually wanted to go to the Far East to make contributions.

Reluctantly, he offended a lot of people in his native land. The attack on Sugarloaf Mountain and the Fortress of Our Lady's Conception caused too many casualties. Therefore, there are many people in the army system who have opinions on him as a reckless man, so he was kicked out this time. It seems normal to go to the Caribbean.Another reason that cannot be ignored is that the navy has also extended an olive branch to him. Gein has been crazy about having a landing combat force that can be called and can fight at any time these years. For some The recruitment of marginalized army talents has always been very active. They even promised to change your military status, so this made Lieutenant Zhou Yafu a little bit excited. After thinking twice, he accepted the navy's invitation and went to the Caribbean to lead this miscellaneous team. Army, but at present he still retains the identity of the army, because the navy does not have a land combat force at all.

"The Executive Committee and the Navy want to take advantage of the gap between the outbreak of the Anglo-Dutch War to increase investment in the Caribbean Sea and pre-empt the deployment. However, is this effort a little smaller? Just because a family is still struggling The Air Canada company on the profit and loss line is probably not enough. After all, they are not the Dutch West India Company, and their capital is limited. If they want to make troubles in the Caribbean Sea where there are many heroes, they must send a fleet of appropriate size to station for a long time. Let’s go to Linida Island, otherwise I’m afraid it won’t help. Sigh, I don’t know what the higher-ups think, can this new government work?” After everything was done, Lieutenant Zhou Yafu turned around and boarded a carriage , thinking worriedly while returning to the city.

(End of this chapter)