Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1207 Borrowing a knife to kill someone ([-])

On June 1659, 6, after handing over weapons and ammunition to the Mananzano tribe—a matchlock gun was exchanged for two goats, and a batch of ammunition was attached—Peng Yuanzhi and others returned to the place where they set out with camels. On the coast, the battleship "Fubo Wanli" of the Second Fleet was moored offshore and waiting for them.

After finishing the work, the "Fubo Wanli" planned to go eastward. They did not hang up the sails, but drove the steam engine, sailed eastward at a low speed of 3 knots, and arrived at a small coastal pier on June 6 .This small pier is located on a peninsula extending to the sea from the south of St. Luce in later generations. It is a newly established settlement named Daze Township. It is named after the many lakes and swamps nearby. There are currently more than 8 settlers. , mainly fisheries and planting.

To be honest, Daze Township, like Fort Dofan of the French, is not a good port.Because of the continuous mountains in the southeast of Xinhuaxia Island, a large area of ​​the coastline stands on cliffs, and there are only a handful of good ports. Even the French Fort Dofan just managed to find a low-altitude depression to build it. It’s just a pier, but unfortunately the sea area facing the pier is shallow and silted up, so it can only be transported back and forth by small boat every time, which is very troublesome.

The people on the east coast are actually similar. In this piece of land bought from the Antaimoro people, there are dense forests and swamps everywhere. The place where the small pier is built will be submerged under the water every night when the tide rises, which is helpless. very.However, although there are all kinds of problems here, in the southeast of New China, we can only make do with it, after all, the conditions are like this.Moreover, it has to be said that the nearby land is relatively fertile alluvial soil, so it has been a densely populated and highly civilized area since ancient times—the local aborigines Antangbaoaka and Antemoro , Antefazi, Antezaka, Antanoji, etc. began to migrate outwards very early, and what is more worth mentioning is that the Antemoro is the only local—maybe the only one on the island—that will It is said that the aborigines who used written records were deeply influenced by Arabic culture, and they were more pleasant to deal with people on the east coast. For example, Daze Township bought it from them at a price of [-] matchlock guns.

The reason why the matchlock guns were sold to the Antemoro people is actually very simple. This tribe has a deep conflict with the French and has already fought several times. In fact, the French colony of Fort Dofan was destroyed in their hands in history. The hatred between the two parties can no longer be reconciled, so the people on the east coast used matchlock guns to buy land, and each took what they needed.

The battleship "Fubo Wanli" carefully drove into the bay, moored at a deep-water anchorage not far from the shore, and then started the material transfer work with small boats.Peng Yuanzhi and others also went ashore. From today onwards, he is the first head of the newly established Daze Township. One of his main tasks is to carry out various unfavorable activities against the French in the vicinity, and drive them out if possible—— Of course, this does not seem to be something that can be done in a short time.

"Daze Township has many problems, but there is one thing. The sea breeze is blowing and cool. Compared with Xinhua Port, which is humid and hot all day long, or Daqing Basin, which is dry and hot, the climate here is much better, and it is more suitable for human survival. Well, It seems to be a subtropical place here, no wonder why." Peng Yuanzhi unbuttoned a few brass buttons on the collar of his military uniform, breathed in the fresh air greedily, and said with a smile.

The steady southeasterly wind - whose strength and direction change determines the type of weather - abundant rain and little cyclone disturbance (mostly concentrated in the middle of the east coast), all make the vicinity a unique agricultural area, rice , Bananas are the main crops, and the output of coconuts is also very high. Of course, the aborigines who fish in canoes can always bring back a lot of catches. In short, this is really a good place.People from the east coast have been operating Xinhua Island for so many years, and they have only extended their tentacles to this area until now, which is indeed a bit inappropriate.

"Otherwise, how could the population of several nearby aboriginal races be so large?" said the captain of the battleship "Fubo Wanli" and Captain Morie Eel, "But to be honest, you—or Captain Ma— What is the policy for the nearby aborigines? Is it friendly or hostile? You know, these people are always inextricably linked with the Arabs in the north. Didn’t Saif Sultan of the Muscat Sultanate once Have you sent anyone to carry out trade?"

"What policy? Naturally, we uphold our consistent policy towards the natives! If we don't drive them away, where will we get the land under the sun from the people on the east coast?" Peng Yuanzhi has been Shao Shude's secretary for several years, but he speaks the same way I just heard him say: "However, this also requires attention to strategy. Now we are weak, and there are only a dozen people in Daze Township with seven or eight guns, and there is still a little shortage of food (to the nearby Antemoro people, Antesa people, etc.) Ka people purchase food, coconuts, salted fish), then it will naturally be necessary to make a promise with these natives. Anyway, whether it is the Antemoro, Antesaka or Antanoji, the same as the French People's hatred has always been great. I heard from the Antemoro people that the French organize expeditions to capture slaves by boat almost every year. The residents are friendly and even support them with some munitions, and when they have lost both sides with the French—and even drove the French away—we will come out and clean up the mess, very easily.”

"How can this matter be so simple? The French's Doufan Castle, Saint-Louis Town-oh, and now there is a new Caen (ie Ambuwenbe)-the strength should not be underestimated. It's not a problem to get people out, but what kind of trouble can Daze Township cause them?" Mo Lieel obviously didn't believe it.

"Naturally, there is more than this level of strength." Peng Yuanzhi came over and put his arms around Mo Lie's shoulders, and said with a smile: "Captain Ma will continue to invest resources here in the future, and it is natural to build a few more settlements. To fight against the French, it is most appropriate to squeeze and cultivate a proxy war when it is not possible to start a war openly."

The battleship "Fubo Wanli" stayed in Daze Township for two days. On June 6, Captain Morie Eel took the battleship away from the pier slowly, and then went straight to Tacheng Port along the strong southeast wind. .After the navy left, Peng Yuanzhi took the time to go to the tribes of the Antemoro and Antesaka people to discuss with them the "plan to resist the French" - the general principle of the plan was to follow the Anossi Mountains to the French. Side penetration, aren't you guys going to log?Just hit you lumberjack in the forest!Aren't you going to collect mica?Just beat your worker who went to the mountains to collect mica!Aren't you looking for gold mines?Just hit your exploration team!Aren't you going to start a pepper plantation in the mountains?Hit your plantation too!In short, there are many ways, and the French will definitely not be able to stand it after a long time.

As for the fact that the French found out that the people from the East Coast were the mastermind behind the scenes, and then came to them, please, is that a big problem?Do you French dare openly do it?Hey, I'm waiting for you to do it!At that time, the government of the New China Pioneering Team will mobilize thousands of soldiers (including the Eight Banners of the island) in minutes to set up troops to inquire about the crimes. Then they will take down Fort Doufan, Saint-Louis Town, and New Caen, and completely remove the French from the fourth largest island in the world. Getting kicked out is something that can be expected.

Of course, the blatant exchange of fire with the French here may indeed affect the relationship between the two parties, and cause a certain degree of loss in European trade for the people on the east coast (such as the East-French trade with an annual trade volume of more than 60 yuan).However, considering that the French are now asking for help from the East Bank, and besides, they are the first to do it themselves, so this matter will probably end up in the end. Anyway, the French do not have much interest in the East India region, so why bother? Look ahead!

In addition to discussing a common plan to deal with the law, Peng Yuanzhi also proposed to hire some aborigines to help cut down trees and build roads. Anyway, the local population is very overpopulated.The price, of course, is all kinds of daily-use commodities produced on the east coast, and the locals have always liked them very much.

The chiefs and elders of Antaimoluo, Antaisaka, Antaifazi, and Antanoji tribes basically agreed in principle. Anyway, the children in the tribe are idle, and it is also a matter of going out to earn some household items for their families. It's a good thing, and saves the whole field from causing trouble in the tribe.Of course, the reason why the leaders of the various tribes agreed so readily was because of the large gifts sent by Peng Yuanzhi. This was something everyone knew.

The reason why Peng Yuanzhi was in a hurry to cut trees and build roads was, firstly, because he wanted to produce something locally, and secondly, it was related to the colonization of the east coast people on the southeast coast.In fact, we can see from the map that the conditions of the ports on the southeast coast are relatively poor. There are either towering cliffs or silted and difficult shallow waters, and there are even a large number of coral reefs hidden under the inland sea. Not so good for shipping.Then, in order to connect the various settlements established in the future, it has become a very urgent matter to build a national highway (at least a third-class national highway) to connect various places, and this naturally needs to be found in various places with relatively abundant manpower. Tribalism, otherwise relying on the people on the east coast to repair it themselves, then you will get the year of the monkey.

On June 6, another armed transport ship arrived at the wharf of Daze Township. When they brought them all kinds of urgently needed supplies, there were more than 20 veterans. They will go deep into the Antai Moro and other aboriginal tribes to teach them How to fight the French with firearms.And this undoubtedly means that Ma Wanpeng's "Murder with a Borrowed Knife" plan has officially entered the implementation stage, and the happy days of the French are gone forever.

(End of this chapter)