Rise of the 1630s South America

A meeting of great importance is being held in the captain's room of Yunsheng No. [-].

Xiao Bailang explained repeatedly with the tweeter, coupled with the targeted explanations by many attendants and security guards who rushed to each cabin, and soon all the passengers on board temporarily elected seven representatives to form a temporary self-rescue committee.

Captain Xiao Bailang; black-faced man, demobilized officer Peng Zhicheng; director of a municipal party committee office Ma Ganzu; active naval sergeant Wang Qinian;The committee adopts the principle of democratic centralism, and there is no chairman for the time being. Every resolution is discussed and voted by the committee collectively, and can be passed by a simple majority.

The committee members discussed various matters while nibbling biscuits and drinking mineral water.

"I won't talk about the extra words, let's go straight to the point. At present, the navigation equipment on the ship has no signal, and the communication equipment such as maritime satellite phones and mobile phones also have no signal." Xiao Bailang looked up at the crowd, frowned and said slowly, "The equipment on the ship Everything is in good condition, and the grounding did not cause much damage to the hull. It is just that the diesel fuel is not enough to support another long voyage.”

"The current situation is unknown. These diesel fuels are our strategic materials and must not be used until the critical moment." Middle school teacher Liu Weimin flipped through the notebook in front of him. The loaded materials were counted. After counting, there are: 300 sets of high-precision hunting crossbows and accessories; 500 mountain bikes; 2500 pieces of various clothes, more than 10000 pairs of shoes; , 2000 boxes of edible oil, more than 2500 boxes of monosodium glutamate and iodized mineral salt, more than 200 boxes of various jams, salted fish, and canned meat, more than 500 boxes of wine; 700 sets of stainless steel kitchen utensils, cooking utensils, and tableware, 600 sets of porcelain tableware, There are 100 old-fashioned aluminum military kettles; 500 shovels and picks each, 1000 stainless steel water pipes, and other materials such as hardware tools, cement, building materials, and steel bars that cannot be counted for the time being.”

"Materials are still sufficient for the time being." Naval officer Wang Qinian looked lucky.Isn't that right, if everyone walks empty-handed to a place where the birds don't shit, how will the problem of eating for these hundreds of people be solved? It may be said that they have already sailed again to find a place where there are people. "Now we have to determine the next course of action, that is, how to start self-rescue. I think no matter what our current situation is, we must set up temporary settlements on the shore as soon as possible. The cabin cannot be lived for a long time, and the fresh water on the ship is also fast. It's all over. With so many people crowded together, something will happen sooner or later."

"Cough..." Peng Zhicheng, who performed well in the previous Indian attack, cleared his throat, and wrote on the paper with a ballpoint pen, "All the passengers and crew of Yunsheng No. 568 add up to 399 people, including 169 males and 60 females. There are 42 people, 16 people are over 29 years old, and 15 people are under [-] years old. There are [-] veterans and militiamen with military experience, plus some security guards.

"Well, I agree with that." Shao Shude, the former construction contractor, nodded. These modern people who are not working hard, free and loose, are really weak in the wild compared to those savage Indians. "In view of the current situation, I suggest selecting elite personnel to go ashore to search and map, but they must return before nightfall. We will make a decision based on the information brought back by the search team. Everyone will disembark collectively. In case of an attack and casualties, The consequences could be disastrous."

"Yes, the current situation is not clear, everything is cautious. Why did the group of Indians come here today? Why did they conflict with us? Will they come again? Where are their tribes? Clear." Ma Ganzu flicked the cigarette ash, and talked eloquently: "Comrades, I heard that the Indians are very warlike, and they will retaliate. This is a matter of our safety. I suggest that the search team be equipped with high-precision hunting crossbows, Mountain bike, do some careful survey of the neighborhood."

"I agree with everyone's opinion. Send people to investigate first, and then take further action after finding out the situation. It is not too late, it is still early, and the search team can make preparations. Things that can be explained clearly in a sentence or two, open It took a long time to figure it out, so hurry up." The vest ignored everyone's sideways glances and said simply.

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The search team selected 10 veterans with military experience, plus 9 young people who voluntarily signed up, led by Peng Zhicheng, and marched to the inland along the river.Before setting off, Peng Zhicheng gave everyone a brief training on the use of hunting crossbows. Using this thing does not require any skills, as long as you have strength.Liu Weimin sent everyone [-] sets of blue uniforms of the new army in the late Qing Dynasty consigned by a certain crew in the cabin. The reason was that uniform uniforms are more spiritual and can also give everyone a sense of security and honor.

After the search party set off, the others couldn't just sit around and wait.

Wang Qinian and several security guards boarded the stranded barges and tugboats in lifeboats.The owner of the tugboat with the license plate "X Tuo 1537" was Zhang, and several relatives were transporting coal to the power plant in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The four barges loaded nearly 5000 tons of thermal coal, plus more than 1000 tons of scrap steel.

Wang Qinian solemnly announced to them the requisition order of the temporary self-rescue committee. The owner of the ship was not stupid. He had seen what happened yesterday and now, and readily agreed to Wang Qinian's request, which was regarded as officially joining the team.What is gratifying is that there are still some vegetable seeds in the cabin of the tugboat, as well as a lot of fishing nets and tackle, as well as two chained wolf green dogs that are barking.

Wang Qinian is very clear about what vegetable seeds mean.Although there is no need to worry about food for the time being, as a Chinese, it is unbearable to not be able to eat green leafy vegetables.Once they decide to settle ashore (this is inevitable in Wang Qinian's view), these vegetable seeds will greatly enrich their dining table after planting and harvesting.

"Close the team!" Wang Qinian waved his hand, carefully held the plastic bag containing the vegetable seeds in his arms, and returned to the freighter.

"The pier should be built here. There is a hill on the right, just to build a lighthouse, um, or a fort." Shao Shude stood on the deck, holding a notebook to write and draw. "As for the living quarters, the current priority is to build simple wooden houses, as well as canteens, public toilets, and bathhouses. In addition, several large warehouses must be built, and so many materials must be properly stored. By the way, it is best to dig a few more A well or a cistern. Lookouts here, here, and here, and a fence around the entire area, or at least a wooden fence. Uh, Qian, are you listening to me? You What are you doing with a ruler facing the sun?"

Shao Shude grabbed Qian Hao who was doing calculations with a wooden ruler and a ballpoint pen. Qian Hao raised his head and smiled and said, "Brother Shao, I'm calculating the latitude and longitude where we are. Well, let me do the calculation, we are probably at It looks like 33 degrees south latitude and 57 degrees west longitude. This area should be in South America..."

"Uruguay." A middle-aged man leaning on the railing and smoking a cigarette next to him said: "To be precise, it is on the eastern Atlantic coast of Uruguay. Today is October 10th. It is spring in Uruguay and the climate is suitable. Even in the small glacier During the period, the nighttime temperature was as low as two or three degrees. I just don’t know what time it is, ah, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Gao Mo, known as Uncle Confidant, a librarian, and I like to study history and geography.”

Gao Mo is quite tall, about 1.7 meters eight, wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, his face is a little pale, and his hair is messy. He looks like a slovenly person.

"Shao Shude, small contractor. This is Qian Hao, my fellow villager, and a college student." Shao Shude reached out his hand and shook hands with Gao Mo.

"In modern society, Uruguay has a population of more than 300 million. There are only very few Indians, and they have long been integrated into mainstream society and lived a modern life. Indians like the one we encountered will only appear when European colonists influx in large numbers. Before." Gao Mo smiled, exhaled a puff of smoke ring, and analyzed, "Look at the other side of the river, there is a large area of ​​primitive pine forest. As far as I know, Uruguay in modern society has introduced a large number of exotic tree species such as eucalyptus. Artificial afforestation makes money, and such primitive forests are almost invisible. Look at this side, the land is so fertile, the climate is so suitable, and the sunshine is so abundant, it is still a large area of ​​wilderness, with no signs of human activities at all, isn’t it? Incredible?"

"We won't travel back to 2000 years ago, right?" Qian Hao asked stupidly.

"That's not enough." Gao Mo smiled, "According to Wang Tiehammer, those Indians showed signs of attack when they saw them. As far as I know, Indians are actually quite friendly, as long as you don't talk to them." They generally won’t take the initiative to attack you if they are enemies. Judging from what happened to Wang Tiechui, this group of Indians probably suffered from someone, and then they mistakenly thought that Wang Tiechui and the others were also that group of people, and then started to attack. Of course, this is just me I guess, maybe this group of Indians are particularly warlike, this is all uncertain."

"Who do the Indians in Uruguay have a grudge against?" Shao Shude asked.In fact, he already had an answer in his heart, who else could he have grudge against?European colonists.

"Portugal's slave hunting team." Gao Mo said firmly, "In the 17th century, the Portuguese established many small trading points along the east coast of the Uruguay River, and Buenos Aires in the Viceroyalty of La Plata, Spain. The city of Leith conducts smuggling transactions. Of course, in addition to smuggling, their other business activity is to go deep into the interior of Uruguay to capture Indians. Yes, it is a commercial activity. They sell the captured Indians to Sao Paulo, which is crowded with Portuguese planters who went all over the world to buy slaves."

"So..." Shao Shude was a little uncertain.

“So we’re probably in the late 16th century or the first half of the 17th century now. Because by the second half of the 17th century the Spanish and Portuguese rivalry in Uruguay will be intense and you’ll see countless Portuguese flocking from São Paulo, Spanish People also pushed from La Plata to the east bank of the Uruguay River, and the Indians were hunted down or hidden away. Of course, these are just my guesses.”

"It's cruel." Shao Shude shook his head and sighed, "We have to be prepared, those scumbags from the Portuguese slave hunting team will not let us go. In their eyes, there is not much difference between us and the Indians."

Qian Hao opened his mouth wide, as if he hadn't digested the information yet.

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at dusk.The search party is back.

Lao Zhang, the owner of the tugboat, took his son and nephew, rowed a small boat, and transported Peng Zhicheng and his crew to the freighter.

As soon as Peng Zhicheng boarded the boat, he went straight to the captain's cabin, and soon all the committee members rushed over to gather.

"Old Peng, let's talk about the situation." Xiao Bailang was the first to ask, regardless of politeness.

Peng Zhicheng walked to the table, drank a large glass of water, then nodded lightly, and spread out his notebook again. "We went up along this river, walked about ten kilometers, and arrived at a lake. Apart from some woods, there were endless barren meadows. Well, the total length of this river is estimated to be more than [-] kilometers. The upstream is slightly narrow, the water flow is slow, and it leads directly to the lake. By the way, that lake is a saltwater lake, and the water of this river is naturally salty, so it cannot be used as a source of water for our drinking and living. The south bank of the river is a large area of ​​virgin forest. A freshwater stream with plenty of water. There are also some small rivers on the grasslands on the north bank, the water volume is average, but it is more than enough for a few hundred of us. There are no large beasts nearby, and there are no signs of human activities."

"What is the area of ​​the lake? How about the fishery resources?" Liu Weimin is very concerned about this issue.

"Due to time constraints, we haven't had time to investigate the lake, and we don't even have a complete picture of it. But I'm pretty sure it's an inland lake, not an inland bay. Because the lake is a brackish lake, and the smell of seawater It's completely different. The fishery resources are very rich, and many schools of fish can be seen with the naked eye. I think this is a natural treasure house, a gift from God." Peng Zhicheng tapped a few times on the notebook with a pen, and his black face turned red , said excitedly.

"Did you meet any Indians?" Ma Ganzu combed his hair back, looking shiny.He considered the problem more comprehensively, and had always been worried about the group of Indians who came to attack, and felt that he should try to solve this problem first.

"No." Peng Zhicheng shook his head, "That group of Indians fled into the forest on the other side of the river in the morning, maybe they have a stronghold there, or their tribe's lair is there."

"Then if we disembark for construction, we must go to the other side of the river to log. How can we ensure safety?" Shao Shude has long planned a large area of ​​buildings, and all of these need wood from the other side of the river.

"It's really impossible to start from the periphery first. Let's send more people and pay more attention to safety. It should be fine. It's not a dense forest. It's not difficult to find out if there is any movement in advance." Wang Qinian thought.

"Then let's do this." The vest said loudly, and he was already impatient. "Staying in this cabin is boring to death. It's not too late. I'll use the tweeter to inform everyone later, and ask for more opinions by the way. , start work tomorrow morning."

"Success! Let's do it!" Everyone quickly reached a consensus.