Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2326 Wei Chengwu

"The Blackwater Management Committee informed that Director Bai Yutang established the following principles on June 1697, 6 when relevant personnel of the Northeast Asia Squadron of the Third Fleet of the Navy were present:

[-]. All costs shall be paid by the Bank of Taiwan, and the lands of the Aleut people across the Kamchatka Peninsula and across the strait shall be controlled in accordance with the principle that it controls other lands within the sphere of its prerogatives;

[-]. To allow the Bank of Taiwan to mobilize officers and soldiers of various garrison teams affiliated to Sakhalin Island in order to occupy parts of the Kamchatka Peninsula and protect the company's local offices.These officers and soldiers will be counted as serving in the company, and all salaries and other expenses will be drawn from the Bank of Taiwan;

1697. Occupying the most important strongholds in the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Aleutians in consideration of the local conditions must be carried out during the navigation period of this year (1698).From [-] onwards, the Bank of Taiwan should set up a full-time administrative officer in the area, who will be politically led by the director of the Heishui Management Committee or other government officials appointed by the Executive Committee;

[-]. The Bank of Taiwan shall not allow any foreigner to emigrate to the above-mentioned areas, no matter whether such emigration is carried out without authorization or through negotiation between the two parties, the company can only hand over the above-mentioned areas to the government;

[-]. The Blackwater Management Committee can carry out fishing and gold mining in the above-mentioned areas, but the government should bear all the expenses;

[-]. In order to defend the coasts and ports of the above-mentioned areas and prevent foreign invasion, the Bank of Taiwan shall have a sufficient number of ships.However, in case of armed invasion, the government may be requested to send troops for protection;

[-]. The leaders of the company should submit a request to the local police headquarters in Sakhalin Island to assign officers and soldiers to the company. The police headquarters should meet this request without delay; Including) the above deems it necessary and convenient, and can also apply to the mainland for this, and the Third Fleet (Southern Chile) will send ships to transport officers, soldiers and supplies across the ocean, and all expenses will be paid by the Bank of Taiwan;

[-]. This year, at least [-] Mongolian soldiers will be dispatched by the Manchurian and Mongolian pioneers to Miaojie Port to wait for dispatch, and the Bank of Taiwan shall pay all the expenses;

[-]. In order to make up for possible losses, immediately allocate [-] won in French currency to the Bank of Taiwan from the Kamchatka Peninsula-Aleutian Special Fund managed by the Blackwater Management Committee.This money does not need to be returned, and there is no need for any settlement in the future.

[-]. At least one stronghold should be established on the Aleutian coast this year, but it should be as far south as possible.Do not disturb the native inhabitants—especially civilized people—if you encounter them, treat them with kindness, convince them that we occupy the area for commercial interests, and protect it from foreigners, and under our protection, they can safely engage in production and trade;

[-]. In order to make things go smoothly, the management committee has prepared timber and other building materials of standard specifications in Heixiazi Port for personnel to spend the winter on the other side of the strait.The Bank of Taiwan should consider whether the supplies, equipment, and weapons needed for the expedition are sufficient. If not, please purchase them as soon as possible before leaving the port;

In December and early July, the 7-horsepower all-steel fast boat ordered by the Bank of Taiwan should arrive at Heixiazi Port, and it may have arrived at the same time as you received this order.Please use this ship when occupying the Aleutian land, and make proper arrangements before winter;

[-]. All strongholds established in the Aleutian land must set up cannons and build walls, but they should not initiate war without authorization, especially when encountering people who also speak Chinese.

[-]. Bank of Taiwan's various local business activities (including but not limited to whaling, sea beast hunting, seafood fishing, deforestation, coal mining, etc., but gold mining should be prohibited) are all tax-free, and the management committee can receive a special annual A subsidy of [-] yuan in legal currency; other businessmen who want to operate various businesses in the local area must obtain permission from the Bank of Taiwan or purchase a license from the bank, and all proceeds will go to the Bank of Taiwan. "

On June 1697, 6, in the Brown Bear Hotel in Dabo Port, Army Captain Wei Chengwu had just finished reading the secret letter sent to him by the postman.The letter was sent from Heishui Port, with the seal of the Heishui Management Committee on it, and the signature of Director Bai. It was basically the highest order in Northeast Asia.

Wei Chengwu is the youngest son of Wei Jianzhang, and the grandson of Wei Boqiu, the famous founder of the Heishui area.Because of his grandfather's controversial topics, although his father Wei Jianzhang did a good job in the intelligence system, he did not climb to a high position until he retired. He was only a middle-level cadre in charge of the entire Southern Cone and Patagonia.Most of Wei Chengwu's brothers and sisters did not enter government departments, or were in business, or engaged in art work, and some were lecturers in schools.In this generation, only Wei Chengwu entered the army alone, but he was not very successful. He was 35 and six. He had been working as a staff officer in the Ministry of the Army and had no chance to lead the army, so he is still just a captain.

But this time the opportunity came.I begged my grandpa to tell my grandma that I got the position of an expedition captain, and I have the opportunity to expand the territory for the country. If I can do it well, I may not be able to go a step further, to taste what it is like to be a major in the army.

The full name of this expedition team led by Wei Chengwu is "Northern Kamchatka Peninsula and Aleutian Expedition". It was jointly organized by the Ministry of Army, Ministry of Geology, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Agriculture. Under the jurisdiction of the Black Water Management Committee.But now it seems that the Blackwater Management Committee doesn't really want to get involved in this matter. They just allocated [-] French currency from the Kamchatka Peninsula-Aleutian Special Fund for their maintenance in the early stage, and then handed over all of them to the investors. Party Taiwan Bank to manage.

In other words, the current "boss" of their expedition team has become a half-official, half-people enterprise like the Bank of Taiwan.But this doesn't seem to be a bad thing, at least they are really interested in that seemingly desolate land, and they also have a special mission, so it doesn't look bad.

Wei Chengwu had already talked with Shao Ruping, deputy general manager of the Bank of Taiwan in Vladivostok.The Bank of Taiwan is very interested in the local whale resources, sea animal resources and other fishery resources, and according to some top-secret information from unknown sources, there are huge reserves of gold in the local area, which can be said to be extremely rich.The most important thing is that most of the local people are natives and there is no strong armed force, which means that the Heishui Management Committee can spend a small amount of money-at present, they only invested [-] yuan in French currency, and they will subsidize [-] yuan a year in the future. Other than that, there are only a small amount of materials, and the investment is very small—you can get a lot of valuable resources, and this business is still very worthwhile.

Well, well, there is another thing that is a little hard to tell.The Japanese Matsumae clan in Ezo to the south secretly sent an envoy to Dabo Port, and connected with Wei Chengwu.The man who claimed to be the dead man of the feudal lord generously stated that the Zhengguangdian of the feudal lord sponsored them a box of silver dollars and wished the expedition a success.

Wei Chengwu didn't doubt how Matsumae Masahiro knew they were going to explore, because it was not a secret. The Blackwater Management Committee had issued a document to recruit more than [-] talents including veterinarians, hunters, and mercenaries. The soldiers of the three major garrison teams on Page Island were also notified, and most of their family members knew about it. It was normal for the Japanese to get the news.It's just that it's embarrassing to collect this uncle's money.Fortunately, the Japanese didn't give them a chance to hesitate, and left directly after delivering the money. Wei Chengwu had no choice but to order someone to count the number of silver dollars—a total of [-] salmon silver dollars minted by the Dabo Mint— Then it is recorded in the book and used as public funds.

After reading the secret letter, Wei Chengwu thought for a while, so he ordered his attendants to bring some letter paper, and wrote a reply at his desk: "The weather abroad has turned bad recently, and the sea is rough. When will the ships of the Bank of Taiwan arrive in Hong Kong? Prediction. Two days ago, the "Thousand Islands" came here from Jeju Island, indicating that the ship carrying the landing personnel is this type. Please forgive me, the tonnage of this type of ship is too small to transport people, draft animals, and materials away at once If it is transported in batches, it will be a waste of time, and the transportation may not be completed within the current voyage. In addition, I have no right to use official ships to transport landing personnel and materials, so I solemnly request that at least one naval auxiliary be allocated to me The transport ship (which happens to be in Hong Kong and has no mission in the near future) will transport some personnel and luggage to Heixiazi Port in advance. And I will be in Dabo Port, looking forward to the arrival of the Bank of Taiwan ship day and night. Currently, every 1 minute is very precious.

Regarding Deputy General Manager Shao's suggestion to explore the northern part of Kamchatka Island first, and then go to the Aleutian Land, I think it is very inappropriate.As you can see, even if everything goes well, the landing force may not be able to arrive at Heixiazi Port before August 8, so the landing force in northern Kamchatka cannot be earlier than mid-August.If you spend time here, it may be mid-October by the time you arrive in the Aleutian Land.To leave men on shore without winter camps in this late autumn means that we are inevitably suffering from disease and cold, almost tantamount to killing us all.In addition, on this open coast without a port, and in the late autumn season, to land such a large number of people, draft animals and luggage, it is not only dangerous but also difficult to rely on only a motor sailboat and a small horsepower iron boat of the Bank of Taiwan. Almost impossible.

Therefore, I suggest going directly to the Aleutian land, and hurry up to build a fortress that is in line with the dignity of our country after landing, so that all personnel, draft animals, and luggage can be properly settled, waiting for the arrival of the cold winter.However, this needs to increase our transportation power, so I request again to allocate the naval transport ship 'Bai Yang' in Dabo Port, or hire a civilian ship of the same tonnage.If the latter, the relevant expenses can be paid from the expedition funds first, and then settled with the Bank of Taiwan.

Time is precious, please reply as soon as possible. "

After sending someone to take a returning coal ship to Heishui Port, Wei Chengwu let out a long breath.Expeditions are not that simple. I have been working as a staff officer in the Ministry of the Army before, and most of the work I undertake is of a transactional nature.This time I let myself be alone, only to realize that there are always various accidents in the actual work, and I am really a little flustered.Fortunately, I am adapting quickly and have been working hard to solve the problem. I hope everything goes well in the future.

In addition, Wei Chengwu knew more or less about whether he would encounter enemies after sailing to the Aleutian land.Didn't his second uncle, whom he had never met, just disappear on that continent?As for what he did, others don't know, Wei Chengwu still has a vague understanding, and the top government officials probably also know it.

I hope that after the past, nothing bloody will happen, this is Wei Chengwu's only expectation.

(End of this chapter)