Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2058 Spring Banquet ([-])

The spring of 1689 came exceptionally early.On the boundary of Harbin Fort, Major Wei Wendu, who has been promoted to the commissioner of the Northern Manchuria Administrative Office and the commander of the police, led a group of local officials and tribal leaders to hold a spring banquet.

The location of the Spring Banquet is set on the banks of the Songhua River, in the form of the Goose Banquet in the Liao and Jin Dynasties. The officers and soldiers of the First Division of the Liaodong New Army guarding the periphery beat the drums to startle the geese and ducks in the water, and then let them fly for a while. The famous eagle species named Haidongqing catches geese and wild geese.

Haidongqing was donated by the wild Jurchen tribe on the east coast, and they sent special personnel to feed it.This kind of eagle is very famous in Northeast China and is a common totem of many tribes.After the East Coast people took control of the Outer Northeast and Northern Manchuria, heroes from all walks of life came to vote, and naturally there were tribes that raised Costinus.

This kind of bird is actually not very useful to the people on the east coast, but in order to respect the customs and culture of the local people, they still gave this kind of raptor a great courtesy, let it have a goose feast, and caught the fish after the river thawed. The first goose goose.At this time, the eagle breeder had already released Hai Dongqing. The bird of prey circled a few times in the sky, then found its target, and swooped down.

The wild geese, wild ducks, and swans flying around on the river were caught off guard by the sound of drums, and were rushed by the flying Haidongqing, and a quacking duck was caught by its sharp claws and brought to the river. Beside the falconer, only feathers falling slowly from the river surface remained.

"Hai Dongqing is the most handsome falcon. It is good at catching swans. When it is released, the whirlwind horns go up and go straight into the clouds. Whoever can win the head goose will be rewarded with fifty ingots by Yuan Dynasty officials." The above is from the Yuan Dynasty. As for the reward for catching the first goose with Costin, the people on the east bank will not be too stingy after they become the actual rulers of the Outer Northeast and Northern Manchuria. The reward of cash goods is very tempting.At the same time, this eagle breeder can also receive a salary of a forest patroller, with a monthly salary of five yuan, but he is not a white-collar worker. He needs to regularly inspect the mountains and forests, and be vigilant and careful, but overall it is relatively easy and can be called a It's a beautiful job.

"It's just a wild duck caught! It's only a few catties, and it wouldn't be counted 100 years ago. How dare you receive a reward?" Just as Wei Wendu ordered a bounty for the falconer who caught a goose, some of the following The leaders of various ethnic groups present discussed it, and there was a bit of disdain in it, thinking that this was against the rules and should be done again.

Of course what they said was not unreasonable.In fact, in the three dynasties of the Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, it was stipulated that the head goose must be more than 30 catties, otherwise it will not be counted.Wei Wendu is familiar with these classics, but according to his observation, there are very few birds weighing more than [-] catties in Manchuria. Big birds like swans and red-crowned cranes generally only weigh about [-] catties. It is not ruled out that some big ones can grow to More than [-] kilograms (I don't know how it can take off...), but Wei Wendu has never seen it anyway.

The yelling below became louder and louder, and some people who were arguing even had a tendency to blush.Major Wei Wendu, who was seated at the head of the table, naturally saw this scene, so he cleared his throat, and after attracting everyone's attention, he said, "Peace is the most important thing in this spring banquet. There is nothing to argue about for a few of Adu's things." Yes? You leaders are all heroes, and if you admire me Dadong’an, you are all your own people, and you will be rewarded after the banquet. Now let’s put an end to the debate, drinking and eating meat is important!"

After Wei Wendu's words fell, a group of soldiers came in with a dozen iron pots, and started to cook the soup.At the same time, some other soldiers brought several baskets of freshly killed large fish, and planned to cook them in a large pot with chili, pepper, ginger, garlic and other spices.The boiled fish soup is served with the East Coast military flatbread, which is delicious and has always been a famous delicacy in Manchuria.

In fact, as early as one or two months ago, when the river had not yet thawed, Major Wei Wendu had already held a fish feast in the area of ​​Khabarovsk.At that grand banquet, more than [-] local military and political officials and tribal leaders from the east bank came.These people came to participate in the head fish banquet, and also brought a large amount of gold sand, fur and other goods to pay the spring tax (the aboriginal tribes under the rule of the east bank have to pay the spring tax and autumn tax a year, which can be replaced by real objects ).

At the banquet, according to the materials provided by the secretary, Major Wei Wendu commended the top three tribes in terms of production and food payment in the past year, and returned a part of the tax as a reward.In addition, according to the tradition, he also held a martial arts tournament for the entourages carried by the heads, and selected about [-] brave and strong men to join the army to supplement the vacancies of the reserve soldiers in various places.Undoubtedly, these new troops are very good soldiers, hard-working, brave and strong. It is really "fighting bears and stabbing tigers, and warriors are invincible". Once they are included in the army, not only will the local instability be eliminated, It also enhanced the strength of the garrison troops in various places in disguise.What the people of Dong'an paid for this was nothing more than some money and things. With the current strong national power of Dong'an, it was simply not worth mentioning.

Of course, the head fish banquet is not only about tax payment and selection, but also has the meaning of promoting the military power of the East Coast.In this large rally, the East Bank Army will perform parade exercises and shooting training, mainly completed by the officers and soldiers of the Third Regiment of the First Division of the Liaodong New Army.In addition, more than a thousand cavalry from the Heilongjiang Security Regiment will also conduct an astonishing cavalry assault, which will open the eyes of these bumpkins from all over the countryside, and at the same time, they will be afraid of abnormalities.

The natives are afraid of power but not virtuous. The ancients were not talking nonsense.These people generally have a low level of civilization and like to settle disputes with their fists. Oftentimes, it will not work to reason with them. On the contrary, they will think you are weak and can be bullied.Only by letting them see the strength of the East Coast Army will they feel fear from the bottom of their hearts. At this time, if you come to reason with them again, you should get very good results.

After the head fish feast, Major Wei Wendu, who was promoted to an official, worked tirelessly and braved the cold wind, and ran non-stop to Harbin Fort in the south. The largest military base in North Manchuria, and an outpost facing the Qing Dynasty .Of course, in this era, the Manchu and Qing courts were troubled and increasingly distressed. They could hardly compete with the people on the east bank in the northern Manchuria area. The garrisons in various places were also transferred in large numbers, or went to Liaodong, or went to Guannei, or went to Mongolia. to deal with enemies coming from all directions.Therefore, although Harbin Fort was located on the front line, there was almost no military pressure, and the various tribes living nearby gradually surrendered to the people on the east bank, which in turn further consolidated the position of Harbin Fort, making it actually far away from the front line.

Like the head fish feast, the head goose feast held by people on the east bank in the Harbin Fort area is actually a large-scale "social gathering", used to communicate with various aboriginal tribes, win feelings, enhance relationships, and at the same time properly express A look at the military prestige will prevent them from being half-hearted and better serve the interests of the people on the east coast.

In fact, the relevant communication and exchange work was almost completed before the first goose feast was officially held.Those who can come to the banquet are basically tribal leaders recognized by the people on the east coast, in short, they are their own people.Therefore, after seeing these big bosses arguing, Wei Wendu didn't think it was disobedient, but changed the subject with a smile.

"Everyone is my own, and I will not hide anything here. After the spring, all the ministries will inspect the elite for me and come here to gather. We haven't moved forward for a long time. This time I, Wei, is a new official. I want to do something, please help me." At this point, Wei Wendu stood up and asked the adjutant to spread out a huge hand-painted map in the tent.

The map depicts the various mountains, rivers, old forests and various traffic arteries in the North Manchuria area. The staff of the Ministry of the Army have worked hard and even sacrificed a lot of lives to complete the drawing. The accuracy is very high and the reference value is great. .At this meeting, Wei Wendu took out a horsewhip, drew a large circle on the map, and said: "A letter from Commander Lu in Vladivostok ordered me to check the troops after the spring, and sweep eastward in two directions. The goal is to live. The tribes in the vast area to the east of the Songhua River. Vladivostok will also send a force to the north to cooperate from another direction. Be sure to surrender all the tribes living here. Guys, some of you are from this side You should know that there are many tribes who live their lives behind closed doors. They neither pay taxes to us nor pay us money. Tolerance, this unhealthy trend cannot be fueled, it must be wiped out. Therefore, I will tell you directly now, two months later, I want to see you bring the warriors of the tribe, but Harbin Fort will come to join. Overdue If so, I will send people to exterminate them together, and I will never tolerate it! Do you understand?"

The tribal leaders who were arguing about whether the weight of the head goose was in accordance with the regulations immediately looked at each other, but they quickly reacted and left the table immediately, knelt down, and said in their mouths: "We will naturally obey , Two months later, he brought troops and horses, but the conquest failed."

Wei Wendu laughed loudly when he heard the words, and then invited everyone to drink and eat meat.At this time, several excellent shooters selected from the army walked to the river with rifled rifles, each aimed at some swan geese, and shot them accurately from more than a hundred meters away.The goose that was hit fell down with a scream, and the cook who had been waiting for a long time rushed up and picked it up, planning to disembowel it and kill it for everyone to eat.

Once upon a time, the aborigines living by the Songhua River shot down these geese with bows and arrows, and then offered them to the emperors of Liao and Jin as the most precious dishes in the goose banquet.Now the shooters of the East Coast Army shot it down with muskets at a longer distance, and the whole process was as smooth as clouds and water, which was pleasing to the eye.

Undoubtedly, the hand shown by the soldiers on the east bank was also a great deterrent to the natives, letting them know the strength of the people on the east bank, so that they did not dare to have the slightest desire to resist.We are all not fools, we all know that people from the east bank can pull out thousands of musketeers at any time on this land of Manchuria.Therefore, even the most rebellious and unruly chiefs of the tribes who participated in the Goose Feast all lowered their heads in humility, not even daring to breathe a sigh of relief.

Major Wei Wendu also smiled secretly when he saw it.For these natives, it is necessary to have a stick in one hand and a carrot in the other hand. After the benefits of money, food and materials are given, they also need to be beaten appropriately, so that they can be used to great effect.

(End of this chapter)