Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1509 Jiaohe ([-])

There are five newly established settlements in the Jiaohe area mentioned by Goshkin, which are generally located in the north of Zuocheng County and Houqiu County.It is reasonable to say that this place has already left the Jiaohe River Basin, and it is not appropriate to allocate it to the Jiaohe District, but who asked the Jiaohe District to argue hard, saying that they must give them a way to communicate with the outside—even if this Kouzi is just a small river port, and it is still severed in Da X County. The goods and personnel must transfer to the train and pass the Daxing Waterfall before they can take a boat again.

The five settlements are: Jicheng Town near Porto Xavier (PortoXavier), Xiaohuang Township near the small town of Bosoroca, Jianling Township near Santa Rosa City, and St. The Yima Township near Lucheng is expected to be located in Fengshi Township near the small town of Garruchos (Garruchos) in later generations.

The landless mentioned above have a total population of more than 8000 people, which is not a small scale among newly established settlements.The reason for this is also very simple. Isn't it that nearby Houqiu, Licheng, and Shancha and Ganyi counties across the Wujiang River have gradually developed, and can provide a large amount of supplies nearby?The National Grain Reserve, a large trust enterprise, is now building granaries in almost every township. On the one hand, it is to continue to deepen the construction of the national grain reserve system, and on the other hand, it is also to cooperate with the pioneering activities of the State Development Bureau in various places.

The granaries in the above-mentioned four counties have been filled with soybeans, wheat, and corn in the past few years, and a considerable amount of meat, milk, eggs, fish, fruits, vegetables, and even some metal utensils, labor tools, and daily necessities can also be purchased locally. Daily necessities, seeds, livestock, building materials, etc. can also be purchased, and the transportation by boat is very convenient, fast, and low cost-with such a foundation, it is no wonder that the Executive Committee wants to set up a large number of settlements here again Yes, because this is all a matter of course.

Of course, the settlements established by the Executive Committee here are far more than this. In fact, there are many settlements north of these five settlements, such as: Chenliu Township near the small town of Cruz in the later world , Dongping Township near the city of Ibiruba in later generations, Linqiu Township near the city of Ijuy in later generations, Zoushan Township near the small city of Palmela das Missones in later generations, and Trespasu in later generations Wan'an Township near the small town of Si, Yanggu Township near the later city of Frederick-West**, and Wuyan Township near the small town of Alpestri.

It's just that the ownership of these seven settlements has not yet been decided by the higher authorities, but they generally tend to be managed by Shenglong County in Baoding.Goshkin hadn't had much contact with officials in this county, so he didn't think much about taking over the project there in the future.After all, in a country like the East Coast, which has been in a state of great development, there are never enough projects to be completed. There is no need to try to contract all the projects in your own hands. That is what the wise will not do.

"The people in the Jiaohe area are going crazy to open the road to the west. Therefore, after the extension of the forest railway is completed, they will definitely find a way to continue to build it westward and finally reach the east of the Wujiang River. Somewhere on the other side of the river." Goshkin put his son's shoulders and said with a smile: "But their wishes must not be realized-well, at least not in the foreseeable short term-because this The priority of the construction of the railway is too low. If the local government is not willing to pay for it, who will repair it? No one! So, we don't have to expect too much about it, but those town projects with new settlements, We have to do our best to get it because it's one of our main sources of profit for the next few years."

"But we don't have enough manpower..." Ivan said with some hesitation: "The officials in the northern provinces of Ross are becoming more and more unfriendly to us now, because they think that we are all naturalized on the east coast and are traitors to Russia. Does it mean that we will be able to get fewer and fewer people from there in the future?"

"Hehe, never worry about the shortage of labor force, my child." Goshkin touched Ivan's hair and said in a rather confident tone: "What are the virtues of those officials who are like greedy jackals? It couldn’t be clearer. The reason why they alienate us now is probably influenced by the Tsar’s own attitude towards the East Coast. Do you still remember the closing of the Moscow trading station last year? People are very angry because it puts them in a disadvantageous position in the three-party game in Ukraine (the current foreign policy of the Crimean Khanate is to unite Poland against Russia, basically it is to engage whoever is strong in the surrounding area, and this It is also the consistent policy of the descendants of these bald Timurs), so our commercial stations on the east bank suffered disasters, the commercial buildings were closed, and the personnel were driven to Arkhangelsk. The tsar did this, and the people below It’s natural to learn from others, and it’s normal to be strict with us for the time being. As long as this gust of wind passes and the relationship between the East Bank and Ross eases, then these officials will have another face at that time, and no one will have trouble with money .”

"But can the relationship between the East Coast and Russia be eased? How long will it take?" Ivan asked with concern.

"This..." Goshkin was also a little speechless when he heard the words, but he quickly said: "It shouldn't be long, and the tsar has no intention of completely turning against the east bank. You see, the northern coast of the White Sea The Little Star Shipyard and the gun repair shop in Arkhangelsk are joint ventures between the two parties, and they are currently operating normally. Oh, by the way, the East Bank—well, our country—opened in Arkhangelsk The business station has not been closed, and it is said that it is operating normally, but I don’t know how the sales of the goods are. But anyway, our country still maintains considerable influence on Russia, as long as it does not involve issues of principle However, when there is demand from our country, the tsar still has the possibility of compromise, especially now that the southern region is full of wars."

"His Majesty the Tsar needs weapons and ammunition, right?" Ivan raised his head and asked.

"Yes, that's right, the Tsar needs to import cheap weapons from the east coast. I don't know how much the production capacity of the Tula Arsenal is, but as far as I know the Tsar's bureaucracy, although His Majesty the Tsar is very concerned about the localization of weapons, But at their level, I'm afraid they won't be able to do it in a short time. Their starting point is too low, and even the iron ore for smelting has to be imported from Sweden, so they may not have enough gun production capacity yet. Especially Now that the arms manufacturing industries in Germany, Sweden and other places are being swept up by the Dutch, Russia seems to have no choice." Speaking of this, Goshkin seemed to strengthen his persuasive tone, and he used force Waving his arms, he said firmly: "Yes, the tsar has no choice but to ease relations with the East Bank in the end, just like his previous tsars eased relations with Sweden, Poland, Ottomans, and England. In this way, Life will be better again for us, I can't be more sure of that."

"So, we can finally recruit enough people in the Ross lands." Goshkin continued: "The only trouble now is that we don't have a good job in the South, where the population is the most chaotic and the situation is the most chaotic. I don’t know too many people, so it is difficult to collect enough laborers. Vladimir is capable, but he can’t do much in the war-torn and tense Don and Volga basins. , because of the unfamiliarity of life and the lack of such relationships. In that chaotic situation, without the help of strong partners, it is not easy to save one's life, let alone recruit a large number of people and take They were half-coaxed and half-forced to the Ottoman territory at the mouth of the Don River, and then shipped to the sea. This is simply a very difficult job. Fortunately, the government sent some intelligence officials to assist us, otherwise we would not even go there. It can't be done because neither the Ottomans nor the Tatars will let it go."

"Also, remember, Ivan, my child." Goshkin's face suddenly became a little dignified, and he said solemnly: "Your father, the reason why I can spend a year on the east bank Earning more than 2 rubles and not being torn apart by those jealous people is certainly because the laws and systems of the East Bank protect me, but these are not the main reason. The main reason is that I have been serving the interests of the East Bank, Whether it is recruiting people from the northern provinces of Ross to reclaim wasteland, build roads, and build buildings on the east bank, or sending capable people like this time to follow the intelligence officials on the east bank to go deep into the Don and Volga river basins, they are all serving this country. So , so I can continue to take on projects here calmly, and the company will grow bigger and bigger. People like Mendes and Batino always think that my background is a nobleman or a lord, but in fact they are all wrong , My backing is not someone else, but this country, this is the hardest backing, they will never be better than me."

Hearing his father talk about the current secrets in a calm tone, Ivan was also a little dazed, but he is also a high-achieving student at Qingdao Luqiao School, so it is not difficult to understand these things, but he has never been exposed to them before, and he does not know what he is doing. What the hell is his father doing.Now that I have heard, understood, and digested it, I will probably be able to better help my father manage the company and property in the future, and this is probably one of his father's main purposes.

On the grass outside the rural field, laborers from Russia are tamping the land with open arms. They are working so hard that the emphasis of the chant in their mouths becomes so weird.The people on the east coast walking on both sides of the road have turned a blind eye to their existence. They have their own work to do. Hualong County was founded only a few years ago, and the county has just got rid of its dependence on foreign food. Rich and with so much to build, no one wants to waste time.

Ivan noticed that there were many donkeys going west on the road, carrying heavy packages and goods on their backs.Ivan has seen this kind of donkey before, and it was originally imported and purchased in large quantities by people from the East Bank from Shancha County on the Wuji Bank, and Shancha County was repurchased from the Spaniards (produced in Tucuman area), is an authentic Spanish donkey.

This kind of Spanish donkey is called "vurro", the female donkey is called "vurra", and the little donkey is called "burrico". Cultivation and breeding (there are also a few donkeys that escaped and became wild on the grassland).The hair of this kind of donkey is usually smoke gray, it looks very thin, but it can eat anything (even straw), and its sound is very annoying - Ivan once visited a market in Hualong Town I heard a lot of the noisy braying of this kind of donkey in the fair, and I was very impressed-and this kind of donkey can't pull a cart, and can only put two symmetrical baskets or packages on their backs to transport goods.

The Goshkin Construction Company purchased a lot of these livestock from Shan Tra County for the construction of the 90-kilometer extension of the Forest Railway.To be fair, the work of transporting building materials from a long distance outside the rural farm is still competent, and it is resistant to rough feeding, the cost of use is extremely low, and the price/performance ratio is acceptable, not as bad as imagined.

Of course, as a construction company that uses a large number of draft animals, the Goshkin Construction Company cannot be full of such low-end goods.In fact, Petkov, Goshkin's old buddy, was in charge of a huge draft animal department, maintaining hundreds of donkeys, mules and draft horses all year round.Especially those retired military draft horses that are fast and can pull carts are very useful in the eyes of Goshkin and others. After all, they are breeds bred by the East Coast Breeding Department for 30 years. Shire horses purchased with a lot of money—for many years, the Ministry of Agriculture of the East Coast Republic of China has been withdrawing huge sums of money, trying every means to import this huge heavy horse from the UK, almost buying as many as they can buy, so far The purchase funds of 30-40 yuan have been spent, which is extremely frightening—I want to be comparable, but it is also a pretty good draft animal. It is active in various project sites contracted by the company and has played a huge role.

"They are all teams transporting food and daily necessities to the newly established settlements in the west. Some are from Hualong County, and some are from Jiaohe County. At the moment when the railway is not repaired and the road is bad enough, heavy freight carriages These light donkeys and mules are the main force of transportation. The food of tens of thousands of residents and construction workers in the west is either relying on water transportation from Shancha County (but the number is limited after all), or relying on the two counties in Jiaohe area It has been supported (Zuocheng County is still somewhat self-sufficient), but the problem is not big, but the transportation efficiency and cost are a bit high." Seeing his son staring at the donkeys transporting grain, Goshkin explained: "The west side The construction of the city is also entering a climax period. It seems that the Jiaohe area really wants to break through obstacles all the way west and develop to the banks of the Wujiang River."

(End of this chapter)