Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1237 Dinghai ([-])

The steam engine sailboat "Yaksa" left Xunwei Port slowly. The director of warehouse management on the shore, Ba Sanqiang, the director of the weather station, Lin Sen, and others were in tears. In the next few months, almost no ships came. In addition to taking sledges from the sea to Heishui Port and other places after the sea water is frozen solid, they can only nest in the countryside and draw circles, not to mention the feeling of loneliness.

The "Yaksa" transport ship is the second motor-sail hybrid ship built by the Blackwater Shipyard, which is not a small breakthrough.The capacity of the ship is 250 tons, the length between vertical lines is 28.5 meters, and the width is 7.5 meters. When fully loaded, the draft of the stern column is 3.8 meters, the draft of the bow column is 3.5 meters, and the inclination is 32 centimeters.Generally speaking, this is a ship with a large aspect ratio, so the speed of the ship is relatively fast - it is also the first time that Heishui Shipyard has built this kind of ship with a slightly higher technical content. Judging from the data, the effect is not bad, and the sailors are very satisfied.

It is worth mentioning that the "Yaksa" is a military ship that belongs to the newly established Third Fleet Sea of ​​Okhotsk Squadron and is currently the only ship in the squadron.It is said that the squadron originally did not intend to use the name Sea of ​​Okhotsk (the Russians established Fort Okhotsk along the coast), but the other name of the sea, Tungus Sea, was too ugly, so it reluctantly used this name.

The role of the Sea of ​​Okhotsk Squadron is to guard the island chain group of Ezo-Kilil Islands-Kamchatka Peninsula, and at the same time, it is also responsible for the safety of part of the Sea of ​​Japan including Sakhalin Island and the west coast of Ezo. The resource-rich sea was managed as the inland sea of ​​the people on the east coast, and at the same time blocked the coastline of the Russian territory and firmly pressed it to the mainland.

At this time, on the "Yaksa" ship, the bottom of the ship was full of heavy objects such as iron products - this was shipped at Heishui Port, which is the only industrial production site in the entire Heishui area, which can use iron materials imported from North Korea Some agricultural tools and knives are processed - there are also some woolen fabrics, shoes, wood, salted fish, leather and other commodities in the upper and middle parts of the cabin, which are basically special products of Sakhalin Island and the Amur River Basin.Among them, finished products such as wool and shoes are also shipped south for the first time. Many immigrants from Huai’an Prefecture have been resettled in various strongholds on Sakhalin Island, and a considerable number of them are handicraftsmen Most of the people are citizens), so it is also a good way to use the island's rich resources for small-scale handicraft production.

Shao Shuguang, who just graduated from Bingtuanbao early this year, is on the ship in Heishui Port.He bought a lot of bear fur, fox fur and mink fur there. If he sold it to the Dutch, it would be worth 5000 yuan conservatively. As for the funds needed for the purchase, part of it was paid by himself, and part was borrowed from friends before leaving for the mainland. of.He plans to sell this batch of high-end furs in Dinghai County, and all the proceeds will be used to buy the shares of the Bank of Taiwan, which is about 5%—the Bank of Taiwan is said to be unfavorable in raising funds locally, and the sales of [-]-yuan shares are worrying. So far, only sixty or seventy shares have been sold, which is very miserable.

After Shao Shuguang injected his own 5000 yuan into the Bank of Taiwan, the start-up capital of this large syndicate will reach 4.1 to 4.2 yuan, and Shaw's share in the bank will also reach 10%, which is the first Large private investment family.And considering that Shao Shuguang, who has just graduated, has been appointed by the local government as the organizer and the first executive deputy general manager of the Bank of Taiwan (the general manager is led by a local retired veteran), so the future of this bank is quite promising.

Two days after the "Yaksa" sailed, it encountered heavy fog. On October 10, the ship anchored at a small anchorage on the south coast of Rishiri Island, waiting for the weather to improve.Rishiri Island is located in the Sea of ​​Japan. Due to the influence of warm currents, the climate is milder than that in the north. In addition, the volcano in the center of the island can shelter strong winds, so it is an excellent winter anchorage for ships.Some wheat fields and vegetable fields have been opened up on the limited coastal flats of the island, and there are terraced fields and slope fields mainly engaged in dry farming in some places on the hillside. Coupled with the supplement of fishery, it can support a considerable number of people—— The island has accepted a resettlement share of 20 people in this wave of resettlement, which shows its strength.

After enjoying the delicious roe deer feast——Rishiri Island and the adjacent Rebun Island have been stocking roe deer, deer, and goats for more than ten years. At present, their populations are extremely large, and they have become an indispensable resource for residents. Exhausted wealth——On October 10, the fog cleared, and the "Yaksa" raised its sails, and under the command of the captain, it sailed towards the southwest.Shao Shuguang hired a wandering samurai named Junnosuke Hashiguchi on the island. He had more than a dozen other ronin under his command, all of whom looked very down and out. They were all hired by Shao Shuguang with a monthly salary of six yuan. I plan to take it to the headquarters of the Bank of Taiwan in Zeelandia City in the future, just in case of accidents.

On October 10, the ship got into the wharf of Jeju Prefecture in embarrassment amidst the huge waves.There is a small ship repair shop here with limited equipment, but fortunately, the "Yaksa" only needs to do some simple work such as filling the gaps in the outer protective layer of the ship, pulling rigging, and painting (replaced with wood tar). The shipyard can still do it.

There are also two armed transport ships in the dock—supposedly belonging to the Blackwater Temporary Task Force—at the moment they are loading tall horses into the cabin with the assistance of pulley booms.These horses are all from Halla Mountain Ranch. They are the products of the 15-year horse administration plan formulated by Marshal Mo when he was in power. Most of them are mixed-breed horses that are considered to be defective or genetically unstable, so they are sent to Shandong to be used as chariots and horses. War horse, draft horse.It is worth mentioning that although these horses are eliminated from the horse administration plan, they have strong pulling power, strong sprinting ability, high shoulders (155-160 cm), and good endurance (mixed with cold-resistant horse blood on the Mongolian plateau). The Mongolian horses mainly used by the Chaoqing army are still very popular among the Shandong armies, and now they have gradually spread to the various ministries of the servant army—of course, they are all male horses that have passed the situation.

Jeju Island has been stable for many years, and after many years of conscious immigration and purges by people on the east coast, the proportion of Koreans in the island's more than 3 population has dropped to less than 10%, which can be called a successful example of "discoloration".Although the land in the three counties of Jeju Island (Jeju Prefecture, Jingyi County, and Dajing County) is not very fertile, a certain range of land is still opened up on the island, and because of the rich pasture resources, the resettlement of immigrants in Huai'an Prefecture on the island Dachao received a resettlement share of 2 people (Busan County and Wonsanjin combined to eat another [-] resettlement shares).

On November 11, the sailboat "Yaksa", which had been nestled at the wharf of Jeju Port for two or three days, finally pulled anchor and set sail.Due to the inconvenient wind direction and ocean currents, the "Yaksa" activated its steam-powered propulsion system for the first time in so many days, slowly left the berth at the dock at a low speed of two knots, and sailed into the deep sea. One destination is Ningbo Fuding Seaport.This time, due to the favorable wind and the short distance, it only took three days to reach the destination, which can be described as fast.

The voyage lasted 150 days. The [-] immigrants from Huai'an Prefecture (from Xunwei Port) consigned in the cabin were in good health. Only three of them fell ill on the way, and the sickness did not exceed three days.This is due to the care of doctors and military officers. They stipulate that all immigrants are not allowed to wear wet clothes or wet shoes (wet clothes are difficult to avoid during the voyage) and lie on the bed. Everyone is required to prepare several sets before departure. Clothes, and everyone did not miss any opportunity to dry or dry the clothes.People can eat two cans of food every week to supplement nutrition, and they can drink hot water once a day and night, all of which are of great benefit to the physical and mental health of all immigrants, so in Shao Shuguang's view, these people have lived in Xunwei Port for a year Most of the immigrants seemed to be full of energy—especially the dozen or so children among them, who were blinking and looking at the approaching Dinghai County wharf with a curious look.

Shao Shuguang bid farewell to the officers and sailors of the "Yacsa" who had been with him for a while, and then took a carriage to the preparatory office of the Bank of Taiwan near the county government office.According to the plan, fourteen professional staff members selected from the mainland will arrive at Ningbo Fuding Harbor by boat before January 1660, 1, and then, together with Shao Shuguang and others who arrived earlier, will officially start the daily operations of the Bank of Taiwan, including Discuss business connection with Northwest Reclamation Bank, develop commodity agents, and absorb deposits.

The carriage is a four-wheeled vehicle of the East Coast standard, but it looks like an early style, because the wheels are not the solid rubber tires that are popular on the East Coast, but it is very strange to see this kind of product of the civilized world in such a remote place as Ningbo Prefecture. Easy, it seems that the owner of this car dealership is also a shrewd guy.I just don’t know when a street car company will be popular in Ningbo Prefecture, but it is probably difficult, because there is almost no decent steel industry in the local area. Even if the cheap wooden iron-clad tracks are used, the cost is a bit high. In the short term It should not attract any investment.

The streets of Dinghai County are undergoing a drastic transformation now, as a large international port facing North Korea, Japan, Heishui, Denglai and even the mainland on the east coast - well, I admit that it is a bit bragging to say this, but Dinghai Port is indeed in the Ming Dynasty It has been one of the most open cities on the land of China since then—businessmen from all walks of life gather here, and all kinds of commodities are circulated here. The eyes of ordinary people in Dinghai County are being baptized by "foreigners" and "foreigners" every day. It is not surprising that various foreign-style buildings are constantly being built in the county.

Don't you see, there is a two-story stone building with a strong Baroque style on the county street. It is said that its owner is the son of a French lord, and it seems to have something to do with Marshal Mo of Megatron Denglai. Currently He is doing raw silk and tea business in Dinghai County, and he is very wealthy.

Shao Shuguang had lived in Dinghai County for a while before, and he was well aware of these phenomena. In his opinion, the influx of foreign businessmen, sailors, military officers and other people of all kinds was not a bad thing for Dinghai County.Because under the impact of these foreign populations and cultures, the pace of life in Dinghai County—at least the county seat—began to gradually accelerate, and the vitality seemed to be much stronger than before, which is not a bad thing.

(End of this chapter)