Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1743 Pampa (fourteen)

"Okay, good thing, great thing!" On January 1677, 1, in the mild climate of Niuzhuang Port, He Yuan, who had just returned from morning exercise, looked at a confidential document issued by the local government, and whistled excitedly, causing The wife Liu Wei who was having breakfast next to her rolled her eyes, and the children also winked and laughed non-stop.

"Hehe, what do you know!" He Yuan laughed, skipped breakfast, got on a horse, and headed for the office in the city under the guard of two police officers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The reason why he was so happy was because the documents he saw clearly stated: In the next four years, the mainland will send a total of more than 4 immigrants, exiled prisoners, and non-citizens to the Pampa Plain in the name of building a railway. Labor workers (mainly Poles and Ukrainians).Among these people, there are about 1 second-generation nationals born in the local area. They are the main force and backbone of the East Coast people’s disguised expansion in the Pampa Plain; the exiled prisoners and non-national laborers add up to about 3 people. These people are all family members, and will be organized into four production and construction corps according to the number of people, just like what the people on the east bank did in Denglai, the Far East, to reclaim land, grow food, level foundations, and build houses. All activities are limited within the scope of the railway attachment, of course, this is enough.

The reason why the local area is so uninhibited is of course closely related to the current population.According to the joint statistics and estimates of the local Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Immigration, and the Mei Agency, by the end of August last year (1676), the total population of the East Coast Republic of China had reached 8 million, continuing to hit a record high.

Among these people, the number of second-generation nationals born in the mainland is about 178.5 million, accounting for 48.2%, and they continue to dominate; immigrants from the East add up to about 138 million, accounting for about 37%, ranking second. 54. There are about 14.6 white men and women with national status on the east coast, accounting for nearly 33.4%, which is not too small; the number of non-nationals is growing rapidly, and everyone understands the reason. At present, there are about 17.2 people, including whites The number of non-citizens reached a high of 50, accounting for 51.5%, which exceeded [-]% for the first time, which shows how many Slavic slaves sold by the grassland peoples have been eaten by people on the east coast in the past year.

Adding up both nationals and non-nationals, the total number exceeds 400 million.With such a large population, it’s no wonder that the officials of the local executive committee are so bold and willing to send an average of 1 people to the Pampa Plain every year.When the Spaniards were too busy to take care of themselves, they first created a fait accompli, and then repeatedly wrangled with the Spaniards. In the end, it would be settled by giving some benefits and exempting some debts. What a big deal!

After the arrival of these 4 people, plus the more than 2 people from the east coast that already existed on the Pampa Plain, the population under He Yuan's rule has undoubtedly exceeded [-].This is naturally not a small amount, and it is no longer manageable by the grassroots team at the beginning. Therefore, just last month, the local government promoted He Yuan to be the acting commissioner of the Niulanshan District Administrative Office, and sent many old and middle-aged people of different ages here. Dozens of cadres combined with youths assisted Commissioner He in setting up a leadership team.

And this so-called Niulanshan District Administrative Office also has an extremely broad jurisdiction. Not only do more than a dozen existing settlements come under its jurisdiction, but once the route of the Yanbu Railway is officially determined in the future and personnel are arranged to come in, they will also be under its jurisdiction. .To put it simply, he, Commissioner He Yuanhe, will be the head of the civil affairs of the east coast forces on the Pampa Plain in the future, which can be described as a high position and weight.His decision to resign as head of the Hue Customs and come to Niuzhuang Town as the mayor of Niuzhuang Town with a low profile, has now received rich rewards, at least helping him save at least ten years in his official career.

When He Yuan came to the office, he found that Chen Jia, a cadre of the State Administration of Railways who had been preparing for the railway in Yancheng Port, was waiting for him.At that time, this guy was looking through several documents related to the international situation with relish (compiled jointly by the "Pravda" newspaper office presided over by Sun Wuben and the Universal Truth Office, which can be used for internal reference and only for cadres above the division level to review), see After He Yuan walked into the office, he chuckled, took a sip of the fragrant coffee on the table, and then said with a smile: "The Spaniards beat you very badly! What do you think they are trying to do? What about Charles, the Duke of Lorraine?" The fourth is a vassal of King Carlos of Spain, right? But I see how he got closer to the Austrians? Over the years, he hasn’t paid much money to the Spanish royal family. As a result, he was beaten by Louis XIV and King Carlos fell Wanting to avenge him in a hurry, it’s really weird. Tsk tsk, he now has tens of thousands of troops, and it seems that the Dutch and Austrians are helping him maintain it. Otherwise, what about a lost dog who lost his territory? Is it possible to dance so happily? Alas, this Spaniard is stupid, so stupid! It is obvious that Leopold of Austria and King Louis XIV of France conspired to carve up the Spanish territory during the inheritance transfer war, but now he still stands resolutely. On the side of the Austrians, has this Spanish court been under some kind of magic and witchcraft? Why do these stupid things!"

"If they are not stupid, then how can we have the opportunity to erode their land and wealth?" He Yuan hung his coat and fur on the hanger, then sat opposite Chen Jia, looked at him and said: "The Spaniards If you didn’t suffer a big loss and didn’t ask us, how could this Yanbu railway progress so fast? Speaking of which, Director Chen, the Spaniards helped you find this job for you, thank you them."

In fact, He Yuan's ridicule is not wrong, because strictly speaking, Chen Jia was originally just an ordinary deputy director in the bureaucratic organization of the State Railway Administration, although his work performance was not bad. color, but there is not much place to overwhelm his peers.According to the normal path, it will take him many years to slowly climb up the system, step by step as director, deputy director, director (or general manager of the railway company), deputy director general, and chief director. The future is basically predictable.

However, the planning of the Yanbu Railway made him jump out of the fiercely competitive circle. Not only did he rise to a higher administrative level and became the director, but he also got the hot post of director of the Yanbu Railway Preparatory Office.After the construction of the railway officially starts, his every move will fall into the eyes of many big bosses. As long as he has a little bit of trouble in his work, he will be promoted to a more important position soon, so this can be said to be a A broad road to official career.

And this broad avenue, at least from the beginning, did not exist naturally.If it weren't for the changing international situation and the Spanish Kingdom's crisis, the people on the east coast would not have thought of building an artery-level railway here.So at this moment, He Yuan joked that Chen Jia's job was found by the Spaniards. Although it was a bit joking, it was not all nonsense.

When Chen Jia heard what He Yuan said, he immediately laughed, continued to stare at the document in his hand and said, "You are right, Commissioner He, I have to thank the Spaniards, and I have already prepared to thank the Spaniards." Look, we have raised the first funds, and the railway station on the Yancheng Port side has been built—oh, allow me to brag, it is a beautiful railway station, and the future Yanbu Railway will be Intersect with the Dingyan Railway there—in the future, we will continue to extend this railway to the inland area in an effort to control more territory and accommodate more people. Otherwise, how can we repay the efforts of the Spaniards? 'Woolen cloth!"

"Oh, did you raise funds? How much?" He Yuan asked with interest, "30?"

"It's more than that, 50! The General Administration allocated it from the transportation lottery and railway bonds, let us break ground as soon as possible, and start construction from both directions of Yancheng and Buenos Aires at the same time. The speed must be accelerated. Build as far as you can, because the Spanish policy may change in the future. At that time, the fate of this railway is still unknown, and it may be forced to stop work. Therefore, take advantage of this good opportunity to put Everything that can be repaired has been repaired, and people try to settle as much as possible in the past. After a fait accompli has been created, can the Spaniards still make up their minds to drive us away?" Chen Jia finally put down the documents in his hand, looked up at He Yuan, He smiled and said: "That's why I came to ask you for help. Commissioner He, I heard that a group of [-] Polish laborers just arrived by boat. How about it, let me take it to Yancheng County to repair the railway?"

"So that's the idea." He Yuan laughed a little when he heard the words, and then said tactfully but firmly: "No, the local government has just approved the establishment of Niuzhuang County (under the jurisdiction of Niuzhuang Town, Donghun Township, Niushou Township, and Dapan Township) , Ganfeng Township and Yedianzi Township, a total of six settlements, is the 122nd county-level administrative unit in the country), Yinhai County (under the jurisdiction of Yinhai Township, Shencheng Township, Niulanshan Township, Junyi Township, Huoniu Township Township, a total of five settlements, is the 123rd county-level administrative unit in the country) and several other scattered settlements, these people are the main force of local infrastructure, how could it be possible to send you to repair the railway? The cadres still scolded me bloody, it’s not right, it’s not right, you should find another way.”

There are four so-called "scattered settlements" mentioned by He Yuan just now, namely Waihuang Township near the small town of Tandil in later generations, Changluo Township near the small town of Ayacucho in later generations, and Pulin Township in later generations. Tongxu Township near Colonel Grice City, and Heqiu Township near the later town of Ziyar.

These four settlements were all approved at the end of last year to lay a solid foundation for the construction of the Yanbu Railway. Some grains, vegetables and meat products are used to reduce the quantity of long-distance transshipment and reduce costs.

The four townships are all under the jurisdiction of the Niulanshan District Administrative Office. It is estimated that the initial investment will exceed [-] immigrants, which is considered a large sum.And the initial infrastructure work in these places was undoubtedly completed by Polish laborers, so this is the main reason why He Yuan refused Chen Jia's request to borrow people - what a joke, there are still a lot of things in my own jurisdiction What to do, before completing these tasks, how can I lend you my precious labor to go to Yancheng County?

Another point that I have to mention is that Niuzhuang and Yinhai counties, which were newly established at the end of last year, are also quite special, because this is the first time that the Executive Committee has approved the establishment of formal government agencies in a place that is nominally the territory of another country , It is the first time in the world, which makes people quite surprised.Especially in the latter Yinhai County, the old city next to Yinhai Port is the Spanish colonial town of Mar del Plata, and there are still a large number of Spanish residents living there. It turned out that it was included in the scope of the east coast counties, which is also strange. To the extreme.

But no matter what, the establishment of these two counties has clearly declared one thing, that is, the intention of the people on the east coast to occupy the Pampa Plain—at least part of the coastal area at present—has become clear If you reveal it, you don't even bother to cover it up.It is believed that after the establishment of these two counties, in the next few years, another 1-2 counties will be established, and then the railway subsidiary will develop again. Even if they want to change their minds and take seriously the status quo of the Pampa Plain being encroached on, they can't do more. They can't forcibly expel these 9 people, can they?That would actually be the same as starting a war, and no one would dare to make such a determination.

"Director Chen, it's not that I don't help you, it's really inappropriate." Seeing that Chen Jia was about to say something again, He Yuan waved his hand and said in a more emphatic tone: "Now the militiamen led by the Cai brothers are fighting on the grassland. It went very smoothly, and the state also allocated additional funds (finally no more money from local governments, and this is obviously one of the benefits brought by the official establishment of counties), which extended their combat time, so the law and order situation on the grasslands is very good , we must seize this favorable time, transport a large amount of materials to the preset location for storage, and then build various infrastructures as quickly as possible. I know that the work of your railway department is also very urgent, but you have just confirmed it now Is there a section in Yancheng County? Then ask the Yancheng County government for help, let them collect labor and help you build roads in the form of corvee. Don’t worry, Yancheng County is a big city with a large population. Break 'em."

"At present, those people are more concerned about the construction status of the Yanbu Highway. They send people to the construction site every winter to help, so there is no one to repair the railway." Hearing this, Chen Jia said angrily: "Forget it, I'll figure it out on my own. It's just that this railway can't see the economic benefits for the time being. I'm pushing one by one, and I'll report to the General Administration for help."

(End of this chapter)