Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2004 Hunting Country ([-])

After inspecting Jinjin Township with Jindalai for a few days, Wang Dazhuang rode his horse to a new settlement further south, named Fendou Township, which was located near the Florentia town on the west bank of the Paraná River in later generations. A new township with only about 500 people.

Please forgive us for using the word "only" here, which is relative to the developed areas on the eastern seaboard.In fact, in the desolate Hexi area, Fendou Township with 500 people is already quite lively, even busier than many Spanish towns that have been established for a long time.

Among the [-] pioneers, as usual, more than one-third were immigrants from the Far East, one-third were native-born young people, and nearly one-third were non-national laborers who had become regular workers.The proportion of these people who are already married is quite low, and some of them were married before coming here, but this is not common.

It can be expected that in the next few years, those young people who were born on the East Coast will be the first to get married.Their values ​​and living habits are closer, and they also have a certain amount of capital—although the little money they brought with them when they left home has been exhausted in the process of land reclamation, some parents who miss and care about their children will still find ways to send them home. Some money and goods came over, which made the living conditions of their group much better than others.

No way, this is reality!Now native-born nationals have occupied the mainstream of the population structure of the East Coast (59.2%). From the point of view of blood, they are very close to the Chinese in the East, but their culture is somewhat different. This is different from the social order in which they live. , environment and many other factors.

For example, native citizens on the east coast like to talk about business and maritime trade, regardless of men, women, old or young, the participation of the whole society is very high.People are not ashamed of doing business, and they don't think there is anything wrong with pursuing profits. The whole society is talking about where there are new opportunities to make money. The restlessness spreads all over the country, which is quite different from the calm and worrying China. The difference; the people here are also very warlike, both the army and the navy have a very high prestige among the people, the military leaders have a very large say in the government, and the largest part of the government's financial expenditure is military expenditure. The traditional China is unimaginable and unrealizable; people here are very fond of enjoying Chinese food and food, and a large number of goods from India, Persia, East Indies, Africa, America, Europe, China and other places have poured into the east coast It can be seen that the people on the east coast like to consume these foreign goods very much, which is different from traditional China. Of course, this may also involve the huge difference in economic level between the two.

In short, the second and third generations of the East Coast have received more education (although primary education has not been popularized nationwide), have better living conditions since childhood (eating beef and wearing leather clothes), the whole society is more open, and are more connected with the world. Citizens, there is indeed a certain difference between the culture of China and mainland China.If you regard the culture of mainland China as the main culture, then the culture of the east coast may be regarded as a kind of subculture and subculture derived from it. Corresponding places can be found in certain specific areas or in a specific period of history. Therefore, it can also be said that the East Coast culture has magnified a certain part of Chinese culture and shrunk another part. This is the environment, geography, society and Differences caused by economic bases are inherently unavoidable.

Of course, people on the East Coast are definitely not happy to say that East Coast culture is a subculture and subculture of Chinese civilization.In fact, they are currently relying on their advanced systems, technology and strong economic output, and are beginning to strive for the dominance of Chinese culture. It's time for reflection and improvement.Their culture is outdated and needs to be improved and innovated, and it is not worthy of leading the entire Chinese ethnic group to move forward.In a word, the central meaning is that our Song Dynasty Miao people are the orthodox Chinese civilization and represent the development direction of the entire ethnic group, and this culture is full of self-innovation mechanisms, which can absorb the strengths of foreign cultures and be inclusive and inclusive.

In order to support this theory, they even invented the theory that "there is no China after Yashan", and tried every means to add points to themselves, soften China's public opinion, and compete for the dominance and interpretation of the future development direction of Chinese culture.And this undoubtedly means great benefits!

Well, let's get down to business.In short, it is actually not easy for immigrants to integrate into the current social life on the east coast, especially in the cities. people will be much better off).It may be better in rural areas, especially in newly opened areas. By digging rivers, building roads, embankments, and cutting trees together, friendship can be greatly enhanced. Integration is generally the fastest in this process. , and this seems to be one of the main reasons why the East Coast government likes to arrange immigrants to open up wasteland in the border areas, just like the arrangement in Fendou Township.

When Wang Dazhuang arrived in Fendou Township today, the first thing he did was to convene a meeting of all township cadres, because it was his first time to inspect this place. The characteristics of this aspect are not clear at all, so it is necessary to call a conference.

In fact, after so many years of development on the east coast, the officialdom also has certain regulations and procedures.Whenever a leader takes office for the first time, a meeting is always arranged where most of the cadres gather together, like a handover ceremony of a project. Everyone speaks freely at the meeting and reports the general situation to the superior.

Wang Dazhuang held a meeting today in the township government compound (actually, a mud field surrounded by a half-person-high fence).At this time, everyone moved some tables, chairs and small benches over. Wang Dazhuang sat high on the chairman, looked around, and found that the seats were basically vacant. The team is not fully equipped, how can this work be carried out?

On the contrary, there were already quite a few people sitting in the opposite meeting. There were about a dozen of them, and they were basically the staff of the township government.In addition, representatives of some nearby villages were also summoned. They whispered and chatted happily, as if they were watching a very boring opera performance, so that they were so bored that they had to chat below.

Of course not everyone is so casual.Several retired military cadres were sitting there in danger. Although they had taken off their military uniforms now, the norms of speech and behavior developed in the army had been deeply rooted in their bones, so they immediately separated themselves from the noisy scene around them. differentiated.

However, if you think that these people really support Wang Dazhuang's work, you are wrong.In fact, they still look down on this young and excessively young township chief who is still a scholar.And this person is actually aggressive, struggling, prosperous (located near the later town of Rastoskas), victory (located near the later town of Ocampo), and liberation (located near the later city of Margarita Belem) in one person. ), the top leaders of the six townships in Hexi, which makes people mad with envy.Although this situation will definitely not last long, these townships will have their own township chiefs one after another in the future, but he, Wang Dazhuang, will definitely continue to be promoted at that time, and he will become a department-level cadre. Why?You know, he is just a young man with academic background!If it continues to develop, is it possible that it will be transferred to the New Continent Friendship and Mutual Bank to lead foreign loans and investments?

After scanning the scene for a while, Wang Dazhuang waved his hand, suppressed the noisy voice a little bit, and then talked about the next stage of local work arrangements.He didn't seem to be irritated, and what he said lightly were official articles, such as reclaiming wasteland and settling down is a very important job, it is the only way to compete for living space for future generations, it is the best way for the new generation of citizens to practice their own life values, and so on.

After talking about such "nonsense" for about ten minutes, Wang Dazhuang glanced at the cadres below who had become a little noisy again. At the same time, there were some villagers who came to watch outside the fence. He was not affected at all, and commented seriously He talked about the previous work in Fendou Township, focusing on their gains and losses in the construction of flood control embankments, the excavation of irrigation canals, and the clearing of forests and shrubs.He didn't specifically criticize anyone, and he didn't intend to praise anyone. He only said that next year the Ministry of Finance will sell a new type of water conservancy lottery nationwide. At that time, a lot of funds will be allocated to build infrastructure such as reservoirs, canals, and dams here.

At this time, he raised his voice a little bit, and his face gradually became serious, which attracted some people's attention.Wang Dazhuang said that he would not allow some people to work endlessly with low efficiency and perfunctory work attitude. He is a cadre jointly authorized by the State Development Administration and the Ministry of Civil Affairs to lead the work here. As of now, the construction progress of Fendou Township Overall tolerable, but some work could be improved.He will try to give them some patience, and if there is still no obvious improvement in the first half of next year, he will directly adjust the positions of these people.

No one can have an excuse. Wang Dazhuang said that even being attacked by Indians cannot be used as an excuse. The completion of all projects must be within the time limit allowed by the plan without delay.Of course, he also mentioned that the attacks of the Indians and the sabotage of the Spaniards are objective facts. For this, he will apply to his superiors for some food, supplies and money, and then form a semi-professional team in the whole region. The garrison, for a crusade against the Indians, but he still hoped that the frontier work would be delayed.

Wang Dazhuang's words made everyone in the meeting a little shocked. The chattering sound in the venue disappeared. Everyone listened to his words carefully, thinking about how to implement them next.There are five people and six people who can sit here. They have all experienced some competition. The officials on the east bank are one. They, the humble officials, also have the opportunity to be promoted to high officials in the cabinet, so they don't want to give themselves In addition to those older people, most of the noise was made by them before.

"The agricultural conditions west of Dahe are excellent, and the soil and climate are also excellent. In this regard, Tianzun has not treated us badly. What we need to do now is to work hard and put all our enthusiasm into construction , to perfect our beautiful new homeland. The people in the Hejian area are commendable. They have used hard work and double income to carry out construction for decades, tamed the fierce floods, and built huge agricultural irrigation facilities. The land of tens of thousands of square kilometers has become a well-known land of fish and rice. Can we be indifferent to this?" In the end, Wang Dazhuang's voice has risen to a level that can be called deafening, and at the same time, the weight of these words is also heavy. Qian Jin: "No one is born shorter than others! The water conservancy project in the Hejian area was established through an investment of 50 million yuan in 500 years (it is still in progress), and all the people are not afraid of difficulties and hardships. They Okay, we can do it, and we must do it! If we can’t, we’ll change! That’s all I’ve said, the meeting is adjourned!”

(End of this chapter)