Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1062 Southwest ([-])

There was a loud bang, and a 12.5-meter-long rail accidentally slipped from the rail car. Two Italian laborers standing aside were smashed to death before they even had time to utter a scream.Chen Hao stood up, sighed, and beckoned to the staff to drag the corpses of the two unlucky Italian laborers aside—the dead are commonplace here, and although everyone was sad, they were so numb that they didn’t care. It is a red line not to delay the construction period, otherwise no matter the living or the dead, there will be no good fruit to eat.

It is located less than 25 kilometers east of Fenggezhuang Township, a small town named Castillos in Soriano Province, Uruguay.This newly established settlement is called Datongbao, which is located on the main line of the Southwest Railway, implying that the railway runs directly from here to the Yihe River Basin in the inland area.Near Datongbao, the government on the east bank also established several new settlements, namely Sidahao Township (later Campana Township), about 25 kilometers west of Datongbao. A small reservoir was built on the vertical and horizontal river branches, and four parallel irrigation canals were dug at the same time, so it got its name. At present, there are only about a thousand settlers; it is located in Wujianfang Township, about 35 kilometers northeast of Datongbao. Near the small town of Jose Enrique Rodo in the later generations of Soriano Province, it was named after five stone houses were built on the spot as the office of the National Development Bureau branch; and it is located about Caijiazhai Township, 81 kilometers away, is named after Cai Huaze, a former general of the Shun Army, and his family moved here for reclamation (there are many wives, concubines, children, and servants in his family. There are as many as [-] members in his family, and he carries a lot of money. They are the key monitoring targets of the Mei agency, and they are even considering whether to relocate some immigrants with the surname Cai to other places, so as to avoid difficult management in the future).

Among the four newly-built settlements, Datongbao and Caijiazhai Township are both on the Southwest Railway Arterial Line, while the other two are located on both sides.In the early days, the four settlements were basically engaged in farming and animal husbandry. The only industry may be a very small stone processing factory, which was set up in Wujianfang Township to make full use of the abundant stone resources in the nearby areas.

At present, there are more than 1000 East Coast residents in Datong and Caijiazhai respectively. In addition, there are laborers "swindled" from parts of Italy and Germany respectively. The number is about [-]. Transported here by the Genoese Consortium.These bitter hahas from the Old Continent, under the supervision and pressure of the supervisors, are constantly leveling the roadbed and laying rails, contributing their energy to the construction of the Southwest Railway—sometimes even their lives!

"Xiao Chen, something happened again?" Tian Xing, who had just escorted a group of Hejian slaves to Datong Fort to dig ditches, rushed over with a group of policemen. After seeing the miserable situation of the two Italian laborers by the roadside, his face was pale. He scolded happily: "What did these Genoese people do? It's not such a way to cut costs during the construction period. Now the salary of these people has dropped a bit, and as a result, people die every day. The rest of them are not willing to work. You know how to escape. Last time I heard that the overseer at Cai’s house put shackles on the laborers in the old continent, which caused a riot. More than [-] people were killed or injured before it subsided. It’s just nonsense!”

"These old continent laborers themselves are not very worry-free people." Chen Hao, who was in charge of on-site supervision, took off his hat and said with a frown: "There are not a few big boys left on them throughout the year. I went to the township market to buy wine and drink, and sometimes I went to patronize some Italian restaurants. Now that my salary has been cut, I am naturally dissatisfied."

Speaking of this, Chen Hao hesitated for a while, and then he said decisively: "Brother Tian, ​​I actually think these are trivial matters, and what makes these Italians more dissatisfied is the religious issue. I don't know about other places, but here recently There have been several riots. Migrant laborers asked us to build a Catholic church for them to worship. This request was naturally rejected by the people from the State Development Bureau. It was suppressed only after the militia came over. But this has undoubtedly sounded the alarm for us. Immigrant immigrants—especially immigrants from Catholic areas with strong religious consciousness—have complex religious situations and are likely to bring instability to the country. It has to be resolved as soon as possible.”

"How to solve it?" Tian Xing squinted at Chen Hao, and said sarcastically: "I said not to introduce white-skinned men, but you still didn't agree, and you said I was not politically correct, why are you worrying about religious issues now? Nianmei authorities have cracked down on cult organizations (missionary groups not authorized by the government) from one hundred to eighty, and the number of cult members captured is even more numerous. 2000 people. What can I say if that doesn't stop some people from continuing to believe in Catholicism, let alone those who make things easier for foreign spies out of religious sensibilities? It's over, it's too late!"

"The number of white men is less than 15% of the national population, so it's not a big problem." Chen Hao is also a second-generation wearer, and his parents are both timetravelers. He didn't have any particular dislike, especially since he had studied with Viviani, a mathematician and hull design expert at the Academy of Natural Sciences, for a period of time, so he didn't reject white people from the Old World, so he only listened to him at the moment. Said: "More than half of the 15% are from the Livonia region where the faith is not strong. There are only about 3 white men from the Catholic area, and some of these people have converted to New Taoism. From this aspect In other words, we have digested it fairly well, right? Uh, of course the things you said about the underground lectures are true, but there is no other way, we can’t stop the Catholics from the Old World from coming because of choking Are we on the east coast?"

"Then why are you screaming now?" Tian Xing said dissatisfiedly, "Religious issues are a pit, and if they fail, they will drag our Dadong'an into this quagmire. The signs may not be obvious now, but just wait, How many laborers from the Old World have been transported by the Genoese in recent years? Although Mendes and Valentino have more years than others, they can still get more than 1000 Italian or Scottish laborers a year. There are also Polish prisoners of war bought a few years ago. Many of them are about to expire soon, and they will be given citizenship, and they are no longer non-citizens. What should we do? Throw them to overseas colonies? Is it realistic? Humph, executive The members of the committee are also greedy for profit, so if you introduce Catholics without restraint, something will happen sooner or later!"

Hearing what Tian Xing, a nationalist, said, Chen Hao, who is still a little immature, suddenly panicked: "Brother Tian, ​​we have a team of policemen squatting here all the year round, otherwise these Italians make trouble every day, and the foreman can't suppress it." Live. Cai’s house is okay, that guy named Cai Huaze actually has a pair of armor in his house. Last time the Italians made trouble, this guy put on the armor and got on the horse. He led his family and quickly dispersed the gang of bastards, letting Mei organize it. People were all impressed and gave awards. But these are temporary, and after a long time, these laborers will make trouble again, and it will be difficult to solve it. As you said, religious conflicts are so intense, and we can’t Expect everyone to be so sane..."

"Don't talk about Cai Huaze like that in the future, he is now—well, he will be one of his own in the future." Tian Xing said in a slightly admonishing tone, "Cai got Grandma Zhang a while ago—yes, that's the one who was given to me before." Grandma Zhang, who cooks in the cafeteria of the National Intelligence Agency and has no children—favored him, and then got shit luck. Grandma Zhang has taken him to the court of honor to register for the record. All property, rights, and obligations including shares will be inherited by Cai Huaze himself. I heard that this makes some people who have children in their families staring at this seat very early. They are trying to make someone look good for him. Cough cough, Off topic, let’s get back to business! In fact, last time our country and the Spaniards discussed the mortgage loan issue in the Southern Cone region, did you know? Yes, it is the land approximately south of 42 degrees south latitude. I can't wait any longer, and decided to carry out preliminary development there, of course, just to build a few reclamation sites in the coastal area. This Cai Huaze, the Sun family in Daxing County, some big Denglai households in Luoqia County, and the Qingzhou merchants in Zhenhai County Families or groups that have signs of living together in gang families and other places will be sent a large number of young people to develop there. And with them, there are naturally many white men who believe in Catholicism. Hehe, in such a far away from the civilized world, It's a desolate place where the birds don't shit. See how these people are still tossing around? That Cai Huaze is not a good guy. I heard that he was also a good fighter in the Ming Dynasty. He killed people without blinking an eye. This time, the executive committee plans to send back some old subordinates. Give it to him, and then let him take some of his clansmen there to drive the white skins to develop, just to test his ability..."

"This, there is such a thing!" Chen Hao was a little surprised, and then looked at the Italian laborers who were silently carrying the corpses, and said, "Isn't these people included? It should only be those Polish prisoners who have reached their age or accepted amnesty." them?"

"Of course!" Tian Xing glanced contemptuously at the ragged Italian laborers, and said, "The longest these guys have worked is two years, and it's still early before the five-year term expires. Those Poles will enjoy the status of free citizens Moving to the Patagonia region to open up wasteland, these Italians can’t do it! Let’s get through the remaining three or four years and make sure that their hands and feet are healthy. How can they be allowed to escape such a heavy construction task for the Southwest Railway? We will not allow it, Those Genoese investors will not allow it, their 'good days' are still long!"

(End of this chapter)