Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1213

Wei Mingxing and others looked at a machine assembled from wood as if fascinated, and exclaimed from time to time.After a long-distance sea transport, the equipment passed through the violent southern edge of the Bering Sea, crossed the windy west coast of North America, and traveled thousands of miles before finally arriving at the lumberyard on Hope Island.

"This is the fire of civilization, a symbol of progress." Wei Mingxing gently stroked the old-looking hydraulic sawing machine, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "It looks like it has been used for many years, a little worn out, some parts The parts are long gone, but I can tell it's still alive and well, Lincoln—"

"Here." An exiled prisoner with beards on his face - of course, on the roster of the Japanese company on the east coast, this gentleman has been killed by a bear in a field labor - who had worked as a carpenter in the Old World for many years, because he believed in Catholicism And actively participated in underground missionary activities and was exiled. At this time, in the Far East, he is also a rare technical talent, especially in a place like Hope Island.

"Take good care of it and get him to work as soon as possible." Wei Mingxing said.

"No problem, sir. There's a lot of parts coming with the ship this time, I checked, enough to replace some of the crappy parts, and I'll make it look great. Well, the machine over there It's the same, I will take good care of it." Lincoln glanced at the old machines such as hydraulic planers and pedal lathes, and said confidently: "With these machines, we can produce much more products than before. How can those damn savages on the other side of the river fight with us!"

"Don't use the frivolous title of savage. There are many Indians among us. Every race has the right to live in the sun. Human rights, understand? How many times must I explain to you, Lincoln? Equality, liberty Fraternity and fraternity are the essence of our 'Democratic Freedom Federation', which is not allowed to be trampled on by anyone." Wei Mingxing said earnestly, but it was obvious that the bearded Lincoln didn't listen, and the people around him didn't understand, it was just some students who came from Wei Boqiu The cadres agree with this somewhat, but it seems that the degree of agreement is also very limited.

These cadres were originally students taught by Wei Boqiu in private classes, or later graduates of Heishui Transportation College (located in Ezodi Island), and basically inherited Wei's so-called "new new ****" thought ( Of course, this is very suspicious), determined to establish a democratic and free utopia in North America.This ideal country is mainly composed of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty, Korea, and Japan from the Far East, supplemented by local naturalized Indians, forming a country of mixed races, implementing democracy, free thinking, and loose federalism. It plans to build a Weibo in North America. "Great Harmony World" and "Heaven on Earth" in Qiukou.

It's just that after these cadres have experienced years of arduous, arduous, complicated and laborious construction work, their early ideals and enthusiasm gradually faded, and various strange ideas in human nature began to emerge.Especially under the influence of the absolute numerical advantage of the Far East immigrants, whose number has reached more than [-], their thoughts will inevitably converge with them in some aspects. Therefore, it will appear that Wei Mingxing wants to give Indians human rights. They all seem a little disapproving, but Teacher Wei has had a great influence on their lives, and these people will not object.

"Mayor Wei, there are more than 200 of our compatriots on Cod Island in the north. These people strongly demand to abandon Cod Island and move to Port Hope, because the conditions there are too difficult! They don't want to continue fishing and hunting there , logging, but hope to move to the warm south and settle down. I think such a request is reasonable, and we should accept them. After all, we have established a foothold around Port Hope, opened up wheat fields, pastures and orchards, and already have Accepting the qualifications and abilities of these fishermen, it's time to make a change, Your Excellency, they are also the pioneers of the first voyage!" Someone heard Wei Mingxing talking about the Indians, and immediately couldn't help but interrupt speak.

"Oh? It's Captain Jonathan! You are a member of the city council and have the right to propose a motion to the council. As long as it is passed by a majority of votes, I have no objection. However, there are abundant fishery resources, which are extremely important to the future development of Hope City and even the Federation. Important, once these people move here, we will have no place to stay in the local area. Is this really appropriate? You know, Hope City is now like a small sapling, which has not yet grown into a towering tree. Each of us must Contribute your due strength to her." Wei Mingxing continued to persuasion earnestly, but in fact Cod Island is indeed extremely important in his future planning, and it is an indispensable base for fishing, whaling and seal hunting .

"No, I insist!" Captain Jonathan said. "In fact, my brother is there. I don't want to see him continue to age. No one has the right to ask him to sacrifice. It's time to take them over. Since we have The ability to accept the scattered Indians on Hope Island, but why do they shirk their companions on Cod Island? This is unreasonable and unreasonable! I will file a motion with the city council, Your Excellency the Mayor."

Wei Mingxing sighed when he heard the words, didn't say anything else, and walked to the lighthouse on the side to rest.There is a set of large combined lamps on the lighthouse, imported from the mainland through complicated channels, and used to guide ships at night.But on Hope Island, the navigation light named "Democracy Lighthouse" is not always on. In fact, it is not on for most of the year, and it is so well camouflaged that once There were two Spanish galleons that passed the west side of Hope Island and went south, but they were not found.

The sea and the sky outside the lighthouse are full of spiritual seagulls flying up and down over the Strait of Hope. From time to time, some sea otters pop up on the coast, knocking shells on their chests and stomachs to eat, and the end is a beautiful coastal spring scene .

"Brother Xing, did Uncle Wei transfer Huabend's team here on purpose?" Zhao Tianri, a buddy who was chewing grass roots, came over to the base of the lighthouse and asked, "How many of Huabend's men are there?" There are still hundreds of people, right? After all these years of training, the combat effectiveness should not be bad. If we transfer to Hope Island, we can completely rule the whole island and land on the shore.”

"Who did you listen to?" Wei Mingxing frowned, and said, "You are also a judge, don't spread such gossips, you will not lower your own prestige. Chang Chun, Hua Bende and their subordinates are all members of the state. In other words, they have their names on the roster. How could it be so easy to switch to Hope Island? Besides, I heard that my father hoped to gather a manpower to attack Tanegashima in Japan in the past two years. Abducting all the thousands of craftsmen and their families above is crucial to the development of Hope Island, and this is undoubtedly inseparable from the efforts of Changchun and Hua Bende. At this time, transfer them away? Is it possible? Use your brain! Others say what they said."

Speaking of which, Wei Boqiu wanted to move Tanegashima not for a day or two, but for many years, but because of various concerns, he still couldn't make up his mind.This is what Wei Mingxing said. This guy should have already got "lost insanity". In order to realize his ideal and great cause, he is about to start taking risks. Tanegashima may be the first step. Maybe there will be Ji Yifan next, anyway. It seemed impossible not to make something happen.

However, there is Liang Xiangjian in the Far East who seems to be looking for trouble for him all the time, so Wei is more or less worried, so as not to go too far.And this time Commander Liao Xiaoyao and Liao brought as many as 45 immigrants in Huai'an Mansion, Wei Boqiu seemed to be quite tempted, and wanted to bring some over here—you know, Hope Island only has more than 600 immigrants now, and that's all. He, someone from Wei, raised money from various sources, and it has faintly affected the development of Ezoji Island and the operation of the Japanese company on the east coast.There will be 45 new immigrants, how could he not be tempted by Deputy Captain Wei?Perhaps this can also slightly restrain his urge to walk alone.

"It's a rough road, and the management is miserable. I only now realize the hardships of my parents." Wei Mingxing caressed the rough pine lighthouse base, and said in an exclamatory tone: "There were only a few hundred people who landed on the east bank. , but now it has developed so prosperously. We now have these three or 4000 people, but we are still struggling. Is it because our talents are not outstanding enough? Or are we not working hard enough? Or are we not lucky enough because we have not received the blessing of Tianzun? I often think of these It's really frustrating..."

"What are you worried about?" Zhao Tianri was not happy when he heard it, and only heard him say: "We have now established a port of hope that has taken shape, with a parliament, a court, a government, and a security agency, and we can barely support it. More than 3000 people, this is already a remarkable creation. Look at the Indians on the other side of the sea. After so many years of development, what do they have? Nothing! They are still ignorant! Compared with them, we have done a lot Not bad. And we are still growing, still developing, still going strong, more towns and ports will be established in the future, more town councils will be formed, and even a federal parliament, parliament will be formed, and more people will be bathed In the light of freedom, equality, and fraternity, let more people—including Indians—enjoy universal values, and we will eventually succeed, and I believe that day will come!”

"I believe it too, but now the Indians don't understand our painstaking efforts to spread civilization, what should we do?" Wei Mingxing asked with some distress: "They don't trust us very much, and even regard us as enemies, which is very bad."

"Then kill them! Or put them in prison!" Zhao Tianri said with a serious face, "The dead Indians are good Indians. For example, 90% of the Indians who disobey us now, then Very well, we kill the 90 percent, and then we can let the remaining 10 percent of Indians bask in the glory of freedom."

"This..." Wei Mingxing was speechless for a while.Zhao Tianri's approach is quite similar to the local cleansing policy against the aborigines, and this is also opposed by his father Wei Boqiu, and Wei Mingxing is naturally emotionally difficult to accept.He turned his gaze from the other side of the strait to the south, where there is a boundless ocean, and at the other end of the ocean, it should be the territory of the east coast, the people there—what are they busy with now?

I am still in the hospital, and the sailors are all rotten. Today, I suddenly have a stomachache, and my forehead is sweating.After coding this chapter, wait slowly for the next chapter

(End of this chapter)