Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1068 Dust Settled ([-])

By July, it basically means that the one-year immigration transportation work on the east coast is over.

This huge immigrant transportation job, which starts in January and February every year, reaches its peak in April and May, and finally ends in July, is almost the most important job of the East Coast Republic of China once a year, and compared to the The size of the shore, the complexity of this work, and the degree of resources occupied can almost be compared with the Spring Festival transportation in later generations of China, and may even be worse. After all, most of the country's maritime transportation capacity is spent on it.

People from the east bank expended so much manpower and material resources to emigrate from the Far East, so it will naturally be reflected in the population figures of the East Coast Republic: as of mid-July 1655, the number of official citizens of the East Coast Republic of China had exceeded the 7 mark. It has reached 50 people; the number of non-nationals has not declined. After sending away a large number of Xhosa black laborers who have completed their service, the number of non-nationals remains at about 52.7. It is still the construction of the East Coast Republic of China. The most important part of the army.

Of course, it may be premature for the Department of Immigration to rush to announce the end of the year's immigration work and release statistics.Of course, this is not their fault, who did not take into account the variable of the outbreak of the Baltic Sea War, and our capable diplomatic officials also took advantage of the opportunity, and it is expected that a large number of immigrants will be transported back to the east coast-these will be released in the next few months It may be seen that the population of the East Coast will make a memorable leap when it is counted again in 1656.

New immigrants came to the east bank, which naturally caused looting among various departments and regions. After several consecutive years, the Executive Committee focused on taking care of the Wujiang region and juxtaposed several counties, and now it has gradually shifted its focus to the Jiaohe region. and along the South West Railway, which are expected to receive the largest share of immigration this year.However, compared with previous years, China Railway Corporation has also emerged as a force this year, and won a considerable part of the immigration distribution. Who makes the army's voice always louder? Of course, this undoubtedly aroused the opposition of Xu Xin and others , accusing them of disrupting the development order set by the executive committee and allowing the Communist Party to win for a while was quite a headache, and finally they simply went to the countryside to inspect and avoid.

"The new immigrants are quite 'special'. Most of them were prisoners of the Qing army. The officers were sent to the Heishui coal mine to dig coal, and the rest were broken up and reorganized. At present, they are divided into three reform-through-labor groups, about 6000 people. The first and second regiments have already arrived in Ping'an County, and the third regiment is still waiting for a ship in Zhenhai County. They will arrive in a few days. Committee member Mo, you need to coordinate more with the central government in the next step, otherwise the railway will be very difficult. It’s hard to repair.” In Liushuying Township, Ping’an County, Yang Wanglin, director of the State Administration of Railways who came from the south, said to Mo Ming, “We’ve been planning the northern railway for half a year. To put it bluntly, the difficulty is unimaginable. First of all, the Dingjun Mountains are not high mountains, most of them are composed of low hills, and there are flat lands and river valleys between the hills, and even the hills have extremely gentle slopes. In fact, the difficulty and cost of building a railway may not be much higher than that of the southern grasslands. I will make a bold prediction here. I can definitely win it for 1.5 yuan per kilometer. I can guarantee it with my chest! It’s just the money..."

"Money, there is some money now, but it is definitely far from enough. You also know that the Dingjunshan development plan has actually failed extremely in attracting investment in the local area, and it is so troubled that you can't even sell a few bonds. Everyone really We are not very optimistic about this plan, and of course we are not optimistic about it either, hehe." Mo Ming, dressed in military uniform with the rank of colonel, sat on a tree stump, holding a half bottle of Hezhong Daqu in his hand, and murmured: "The Ministry of the Army can at most squeeze A cash of 8 to 10,000 yuan is already the limit. In addition, I can also say hello. Ping An Factory can still send a batch of railway equipment on credit. It looks like 1+ yuan, but it will still have to pay in the future. Yes. In addition, this continuous attack on the Guarani tribe in the mountains, a large amount of livestock, grain, and leather seized have now been transported to Pingan County and are in the process of being sold. It will take some time to realize them, and half of them are It is going to be given to the boys as subsidies. After all, it is not easy for everyone to come to the mountains from the south, and it is not shameful not to have two dollars in their pockets. In short, you don’t have to count on this money. I guess I can only raise one for you in the end. It looks like 1 yuan. But you also need the livestock here for your projects, and you can also supply food to the road construction workers on the spot, saving the purchase and transportation links. This will allow you to spend 2 or even [-] cents per penny. money effect."

Hearing what Mo Ming said, Yang Wanglin immediately began to calculate nervously in his mind, but at the end of the calculation, he found to his dismay that such a small amount of money and supplies might not be enough to repair the 20-6-kilometer railway from Ping'an Township to Liushuying , what a mess.After thinking for a while, Yang Wanglin gritted his teeth and said, "We can squeeze in another [-] yuan from the General Administration of Railways, but it must not be too much. Committee member Mo will find a way to issue some bonds in the West Lake Bond Exchange Market or Qingdao Financial Market. Get another [-] to [-] yuan back. If the executive committee can subsidize [-] to [-] yuan, the section from Ping'an Township to Liushuying can barely be repaired. These are densely populated areas, and the nearby Ping'an Township , Jushu Township, Baoan Township, Liushuying Township, Meihe Township, and Liming Township are all within the radiating range. The combined population may be [-] to [-], and the consumption power is also very strong. This section of the railway will not lose money, and it is worth building. Take a moment! And after finishing this section, it will not be so difficult to find a way to build the road from Liushu Camp to Dingjun Fort, and it will be much easier to raise funds."

"Let the executive committee give us subsidies?" Mo Ming asked rhetorically, and then laughed at himself: "Impossible! The prisoners of the Qing army that those white shirts gave to our three reform-through-labor regiments this time are already huge. Losing face, you still want them to pay? It’s delusional! I think this matter still needs to be tapped internally, otherwise it can’t be done at all. How about this, didn’t more than 7000 Guarani barbarians were recruited and relocated this time, and some of them will be deducted Come down, and the rest will be sent to South Africa or Xinhua Island! In addition, the three or four thousand Guarani prisoners captured in the battle were originally intended to be sent to the south to improve the city's sewers, and now I will also deduct half of them! These are free laborers who don’t need money and just take care of food. They should save China Railway Corporation a lot of money, right? And if this is not enough, you can also let one of the three Qing army captive labor reform groups stay. Let them participate in road construction, and just do lighter work. One regiment repairs roads, one regiment supervises, and one regiment goes to Dingjunbao to repair the wharf and warehouses. All of them are used. In this way, the repair of willow trees The railway between Camp and Ping'an Township is not completely impossible, right?"

Yang Wanglin calculated carefully after hearing the words, and found that, as Mo Ming said, the railway should be able to be built. Although the funds are still tight, it doesn't matter, it can squeeze the Indians.Moreover, this railway does radiate rich areas, such as Ping'an Industrial Zone, Liushuying Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Zone, Meihe Township Energy Zone, Baoan Township Border Trade Zone, Liming Township Fruit Forest Zone, Jushu Township Agricultural Products Processing Zone, etc., which are densely populated, Purchasing power is also very strong, and commercial industry is very prosperous. It is really unlikely that this railway will lose money.Then, let China Railway Company start building it!

"As for the safety issue, you don't have to worry about it." Mo Ming took a sip of wine to keep out the cold, and then said: "A few days ago, Brazil sent another envoy to look for me, and they probably discovered that we withdrew the previous year. The two batches of mercenaries who aided the Dutch planned to restart their offensive against Recife. This time they came to confirm whether our country would intervene again. I reassured this guy that we will keep our promise of neutrality, so this guy again In this way, the ownership of the Dingjun Mountain area can be regarded as settled. It originally belonged to us legally, but now the Portuguese have actually acquiesced in our activities here. Cife-Fortales asked us for Dingjun Mountain again, and it is impossible for us to return it to the Portuguese. This is a very clear thing. Don’t worry, they dare not play hard, otherwise we will do it every minute Teach them how to be human."

In fact, the Portuguese had already foreseen that they might not get Recife, which they wanted to seize soon, and they would also lose the land along the Gerard Mountains.Of these two places, the former is the essence of mature development and plantations everywhere, while the latter is basically undeveloped and has a small population. Of course Portugal wants to hold both in their hands, but they are limited in their strength. How could it be possible not to suffer a little when there are two "rogues"?Now it seems that they gave up the Gerard Mountains half-heartedly in exchange for a promise of non-intervention from the people on the east coast, and instead concentrated on making a final fight for Recife to see if they could take it down-of course, even if they took it It's hard to say whether it can be kept in the end, because it depends on the situation in Europe. What if the Dutch gather their troops to fight at the door?How to deal with it?Will the Kingdom of Portugal, fighting on two fronts, be able to resist?Will the English Republic help them?These are all unknowns.

"Okay, since Commissioner Mo said so, then I won't be pretentious. I will handle this matter myself. The Southwest Railway is left to young people to take care of it. Pingliu Line (Ping'an Township - Liushuying Township , about [-] to [-] kilometers) is to be repaired by selling iron and pot. When we build this section of railway, we will not take up the manpower for road construction in the south, and secondly, we will basically raise funds outside the national budget. Even food, livestock, and sleepers will be used. Looting the proceeds and supplying them nearby, I think those white shirts in the executive committee have nothing to say." Yang Wanglin finally got angry and said: "This is the main road leading to the Brazilian plateau in the future, and it must be repaired. ! If you really want to work with the Portuguese on the plateau in the future, maybe this road will be able to do amazing things!"

(End of this chapter)