Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2369 Tongyuan Town

On March 1699, 3, Tongyuan Town, light rain.

The autumn rain in the southern cone platform is naturally very precious, and the dry pampa adjacent to it is not far from it.Therefore, even though the grain in this field has been harvested, the farmers who migrated are still cheering.The thirsty land is moistened with rainwater. Even if food is no longer grown in the future, these precious water sources can still seep into the ground to replenish the groundwater that is excessively depleted in summer.

Agriculture in dry areas is so ruthless!Water is the source of life, and it is also a wise saying!

It was during this autumn rain that General Ding Zhen and his party arrived at Tongyuan Town, an important town in the west.Accompanying him, apart from a few civilian officials, were mostly army staff officers in dark blue military uniforms, which were very different from the sky blue admiral uniforms worn by Ding.

Alas, there is no way!The grandsons of the navy are really too powerful, and this time they snatched the No. 1 throne of the national military chief of staff (commonly known as the chief of staff of the military department).Ding Zhen was originally the Minister of the Navy, with the rank of Major General. After being elected as a member of the Executive Committee, he was promoted to a rank out of nowhere and became a lieutenant general. He made everyone in the army envious and jealous!You know, the army has not had a lieutenant general for a long time, and the highest one is the major general and the minister of the army department, which is frustrating to say the least.

The few naval officers who followed Ding Zhen were in high spirits.The battle between land and sea has now become a joke.The east coast is located in South America, far away from the center of the world, but wants to intervene everywhere, interfere in the political situation of all nations, and control trade routes, so how can it be possible not to rely on the navy?Regardless of the fact that the army has expanded into eight mixed regiments in a hurry (the last two are not enough), but in terms of military expenditure, the navy has already accounted for the majority.On weekdays in the military department, the most proud thing for these staff officers who were born in the navy is to see the eyes of the army people who almost choose and devour when distributing military expenses.Haha, it doesn't get any better than this!More military spending means stronger strength, more opportunities for meritorious deeds, and faster promotion speed, and all of these are related to wealth and status. Wealth, beauties, and power are all easier to be grabbed by naval officers. You army bumpkins go eat dirt one by one.The future of the country depends on our navy!

"It is said that spring rain is as expensive as oil, but autumn rain is not inferior to me." Although Lieutenant General Ding Zhen is in the navy, he still rides a horse, which makes the army a little more favorable.In fact, cars or rides are popular among the navy now, that is, they either ride new bicycles or ride new low-horsepower steam cars.In other respects, the navy's compulsion is also very high. They drink high-quality green tea, Cuban coffee, and French wine.Furthermore, they ate beef and only ate the meat at the back of the eyes. The army had little funding, so they could only make do with it, which undoubtedly enhanced the navy's reputation.In short, the difference between sea and land is indeed quite big, one is fashionable, one is bumpkin, one is rich, and one is poor.

"Although there are mostly new immigrants here, some people are really diligent and will try to grow some overwintering wheat. Even if they don't grow wheat, they will rush to plant some beans with a short growth period after the spring wheat is harvested. In order to increase income." Seeing that the army officers did not intend to answer, a civilian official of the National Development Administration coughed and said jokingly: "Chief of Staff Ding has a lot of opportunities every day, and he will also pay attention to these livelihood issues, admirable."

"Hehe, it's good to be diligent. If you are not diligent, will the future army pass through the Andes, and will it be necessary to transport supplies for thousands of miles? How can it be cheaper to buy food locally and buy pack horses locally? No way, these places can also provide some militiamen and masters. How much money will you save?" Ding Zhen said with a smile.

In fact, since the East Coast government took over the whole of La Plata, it has started to immigrate to the inland area, and it has never stopped.One of the reasons, naturally owned by General Ding Zhen, is to reduce precious military expenditures when entering Chile in the future.Another reason is to add sand to the Spaniards to strengthen the government's control over the interior.

As we all know, because the Spaniards entered La Plata over the mountains from Chile, most of the colonial towns are located in the hinterland of the Pampa Plain, with a relatively large population and a relatively developed economy.After the people on the east coast acquired La Plata, it was naturally impossible not to change this situation. Therefore, it was only then that large-scale settlements in the inland areas took place, in order to change the local population structure in a short period of time and make the east coast more prosperous. An's government orders are passed down from top to bottom without any hindrance.

At present, the east coast government has built a number of settlements around several large colonial cities of the former Spanish—such as Tongyuan Town, Datong Town, Ande Town, etc., including: Enkong Township (located in the later Enkong Township) town), Yinyue Township (located near the later town of General Roca), Bishui Township (located near the later town of Luhan), Zaoshu Township (located near the later town of Candelaria), Lixin Township (located in the later Egypt near the small town of Ermigro), Baihu Township (near the later town of Urapes), Guanting Township (near the later town of Chepes), Wacun Township (near the later Marayas Village), and Jiahetan Township (Located near the small town of Chukuma in later generations), a total of nine settlements housed about 2 people, completely connecting the three big cities of Tongyuan, Datong, and Ande.Even after the road is completed, it will be able to communicate with the second district of Yuquan and Mingjing in Luoyang, the new capital, to form an entire economic circle, which will be of great benefit to the development of the entire central and western inland area of ​​the Pampa Plain.

For the economic development of these places, there is no good plan yet.Except for some small-scale mining industries, most areas are still dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry.Of course, this is also in line with the strategic deployment of the central government. These places now want to develop industries, and the higher authorities probably disagree.Their main job is farming and grazing—just like the strategic deployment of later generations of China is that a certain province in the Central Plains will always farm land, and the provincial government will be criticized by the central government for any aircraft industry project—and then provide grain for the passing army in the future , fruit, meat, draft animals and even a wife.Probably, the industrial projects in these places will not be able to develop to a certain extent until the east coast takes over the whole of Chile.

By the way, they still have another important job, that is to build roads.The roads in the Spanish colonial era were so bad that it was a horrible sight. If you take a horse-drawn carriage, the bumpy roads and maintenance costs will make you cry to death.Therefore, the East Coast government has also begun to invest in the construction of local roads, and the grades are not low. There are second-class national roads, and the mileage of first-class national roads is also quite astonishing.Therefore, the immigrants who moved to the local area usually farmed and grazed, and went to construction sites to build roads during slack, and their income was not low.Coupled with the tax exemption policy in the first few years of the new settlement, the life of the local people is still decent.

The arrival of General Ding Zhenzhong and his party did not disturb the local officials too much.He just inquired about the training situation of the local security corps and the whereabouts of the disbanded former Spanish Colonial Legion officers and soldiers, and then said nothing else, and went to inspect the combat readiness road under construction.

The more lighthearted Ding was, the more pressure the local officials felt.They understand that the attack on Chile in the future will most likely be launched from their side, so preparations for various wars must not be ignored.The east coast shipping industry has developed for so many years, and the tonnage of ships is amazing. However, considering that the future will be carried out globally, the transportation tasks will be heavy, and normal trade and transportation must be guaranteed. It is impossible to requisition civilian ships to transport soldiers and supplies without restriction, so it can take up less For some transport tonnage, it is better to occupy less.Chile is connected to the land on the east coast, and if it can attack from the land, it will definitely not use the sea route.Anyway, as far as the Spanish army in Chile is concerned, they will win no matter what they fight, so they can do it casually.

As for Lima and other places further north, there is no other way but to use ships.According to the plan of the military department, some warships of the Third Fleet will be dispatched - basically old ships, but they are enough to deal with the Spaniards - to escort, and then requisition civilian ships to transport personnel and supplies, implement fixed-point landing operations, and give priority to attacking Valuable big cities, and then divide troops to sweep smaller towns, in order to occupy the coastal areas in the shortest time.As for the inland hinterland, the east coast government knows its own affairs and doesn’t have so many troops to squander. Anyway, most of the wealth is in the coast. The French government) negotiated the basis for the cession of land.

After all, there are still not enough boats!Moreover, the east bank government is too ambitious and wants to occupy too many places, but it only lists the war expenditure of [-] million French currency. It's definitely not enough - everyone feels stretched everywhere, and I don't know how those countries in continental Europe survived.

After wandering around the dry Pampa area for almost a month, General Ding Zhen planned to return to the capital.After all, he was born in the navy and cared more about the development of the navy.He has already done a good job of showing concern for the army. Anyway, the people in the army department don't trust him.Moreover, the naval shipbuilding has been in full swing recently, especially the mysterious iron-clad battleship. He felt that it was necessary for him to take a look.Although I am old and it is impossible to go to sea again to command the fleet to fight, but I can still do it to cheer up the sons of the navy.

The battle of national destiny is still a drama in which the navy plays the leading role, so don't be careless!

(End of this chapter)