Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2076 Hunting Country ([-])

On September 1689, 9, in Saibo Township, which was newly established on the west bank of the Parana River for less than half a year, a middle-aged man with a big belly was carefully observing a private house.

The private house has just been built and is currently in the later stage of renovation.There are more than [-] rooms in the house, with three front and back entrances, all of which are built with blue bricks and strips of stone, and covered with dark blue tiles.At the end of the tiles are cornices carved in the shape of dragons about to fly, reflecting traditional Chinese characteristics.

A piece of thick transparent glass is embedded above the roof of each room.Sunlight can directly shine into the house through the glass, increasing the indoor lighting effect.There is also a Western-style fireplace in the room with clean charcoal prepared in it.Although the summer in the Chaco Plain is relatively hot, the winter is quite cold.Especially since the climate is relatively cold, and it is geographically close to a big river, the humidity is very heavy. If there is no fireplace to keep warm and drive away the tide in the cold winter months, it will indeed be very uncomfortable.

The surrounding area of ​​the house can be said to be barren, with woods and barren meadows as high as half a person everywhere.Occasionally, some land that has been reclaimed is planted with corn, wheat and other food crops, but for some reason, the growth is not very good, and it looks malnourished.

There are two stone lions standing at the main entrance of the mansion. They are mighty, majestic, and lifelike. They can be seen from the hands of famous masters.The door is made of high-quality hardwood from Brazil and is covered with a layer of iron sheet. It doesn't look like the manor of a rich man in the country, but more like a gate for protection.

"After investing such a large amount of money and moving the whole family here, people from the east coast should look at our family differently, right?" Meng Hao asked the servant to bring a chair, and he didn't mind the fact that the ground was full of weeds and shrubs. He sat up on his buttocks, and whispered to himself: "Father's business can't continue, everyone splits up the money, and I can't help it. I can only prove my love and loyalty to Dong'an in this way."

Menghao is the eldest son of Mendez, a famous labor broker. He was born in Lisbon and grew up on the east coast. He can speak Mandarin Chinese.Deeply influenced by the culture of the East Bank, he even changed his name and directly took the surname of the East Bank, showing his inner belonging.

Meng Hao's heart towards the east bank is naturally worthy of praise, but this cannot conceal his poor level of business management.Because since his father Mendez died of illness a few years ago, he has been struggling in the muddy waters of Mendez's company.At the beginning of this year, finally struggling no longer, Mendes Company announced its liquidation, and the shareholders took their own money and went back to their respective companies. Mendes Company, one of the three major labor service companies that once flourished, has thus become history.

Of course, it might be too harsh to say that Monjau contributed to the demise of Mendez's company.This brokerage company, where Portugal and Ireland are the main sources of immigrants, has inherent shortcomings.When the old Mendez was there, he could still find a way to get some immigrants through some old relationships, but after the British strengthened supervision and the source of Portuguese immigrants was drying up, the operation of Mendes' company fell into difficulties, and it was not It reached its peak a year before Mendes died.

In other words, even if old Mendez survives, the company will not be able to continue operating unless it transforms like Goshkin Construction Company and starts to slowly hire local workers in the construction industry.But to be honest, Meng Hao is not a person with such courage and ability, so after trying unsuccessfully, he can only end sadly in the end.

Before the Mendes company was liquidated and closed, officials from relevant departments on the east coast also talked to Menghao, and finally confirmed that the company might really not be able to come back to life.Think about it, Europeans now have many places to go, such as North America, the Caribbean, West Africa, and even the East Indies. There is really no need to rush to the east coast where religious policies are extremely harsh.Even the well-known Goshkin Company has a hard time getting immigrants, let alone Mendes Company, which has lost its source of Irish immigrants. It is really impossible.

Monhow was candid about his thoughts with East Coast officials at the time.He thinks that he is not suitable for business, and he is not suitable for managing complex interpersonal relationships, so he plans to dispose of the assets in Europe, and his family immigrates to the east coast, and will live and settle here in the future.In order to win the trust of the people on the east coast, Meng Hao spent huge sums of money to buy a large piece of wasteland in Saibo Township, hired someone to design it, and then spent a lot of money to purchase materials and hire personnel to build such a country house.

There are more than ten members in the Menghao family. Apart from their husband and wife and several children who have just grown up, there are also younger brothers and sisters and several servants who have been with them for many years.They have already decided to settle down in Saibo Township to cultivate wasteland and manage agriculture.Anyway, the residents here are all newcomers, no one is more noble than the other, let's develop together.A generation later, their family might become a big family rooted here, and then they would be completely integrated into the East Bank.

Of course, Meng Hao also knew that the East Coast government definitely didn't want a family that was originally engaged in the population business to farm the land, because it would be a huge waste.But Meng Hao's ambition is not here, and indeed many of his downlines have been cut off, and he can't get anyone. If he persists, he will only lose money for nothing. In the end, he will use up the family property his father saved for him, but he will get nothing.Therefore, now he can only choose to end this business, and then find a site on the east coast to settle down and start a new life, and Saibo Township is such a good place he chose.

Saibo Township (near the later town of Intiaco) is located on the Chaco-Pampa plain to the west of the Parana River, because there are beautiful erythrina trees (in the local language, this tree is called Saipo Named after the tree), there are currently more than 1000 immigrants who have crossed the border for reclamation, making a living by planting food, logging, hunting, and grazing.

Together with Saibo Township, there are many other settlements, namely Shagou Township near the small town of Bella in later generations, Chagou Township near the town of Margarita, and Shagou Township near the town of San Javier. Houshui Township, Fusheng Township near the later town of Los Amores, Fongsheng Township near the later town of Charaday, Desheng Township near the later immigrant town of Eliza, and the later town of General San Martin Shanfu Township, Shengshui Township near the later town of San Francisco, and Houbo Township near the port of Bermejo later.

These settlements plus Saibo Township, a total of ten townships, are just around the periphery of the original nine settlements established in the early days, reflecting the enthusiasm of the people on the east coast for cross-border reclamation and their eagerness to expand abroad.Meng Hao chose to settle in Saibo Township, which is actually quite discerning, because it is located on the north-south traffic artery, and the traffic in the east-west direction is also very convenient. The future economic development should not be bad.If it is not done well, it may become the county seat of a certain county, and its development prospects will be even more limitless.

There used to be two Spanish colonial manors here in Saibo Township. They ran agriculture and animal husbandry, but they didn’t make much money. This can be seen from the rustic attire of the owner of the manor.After the colonists on the east bank flocked to them, many debt slaves and indentured slaves from Europe who originally worked in the manor fled and went to the east bank land incognito, accumulating working years by working for others. , so that you can apply for citizenship at that time.

And after the slaves fled one after another, the manor obviously couldn't continue.It was also difficult to sell the house and land, and there was no one to take over. Therefore, the two owners of the manor closed their doors and moved away to live in Buenos Aires.As for the property left here, the house is temporarily leased to the people on the east bank. The land is really not bought by anyone. Let’s talk about it later. I guess it has to be negotiated with the people on the east bank.

In fact, this phenomenon of "I advance and the enemy retreats" does not only exist in Saibo Township.In fact, as long as there are Spanish colonists in all the areas where the people on the east coast crossed the border, they are basically run away.People on the east bank have various methods to make them leave. Even those who are really stubborn will be threatened by "bandits". Basically, it is difficult for anyone to persevere.

The Spanish colonial government naturally knew about this, but they had nothing to do.Even if two envoys traveling between Asunción and Buenos Aires were recently killed in the cross-border colonization area on the east bank—too bad, they were really killed by bandits this time, and the people on the east coast really didn’t do anything—let the prosecutor Many people in the court realized that their north-south line of communication had been cut off by people from the east coast who crossed the border, but they still could not come up with a practical solution.

Paraguay is the most fertile territory that has been in business for many years, and Buenos Aires is the political center. There is no way to communicate safely between the two. We are also very desperate!What can we do?Should the army be sent to clear those illegal settlements?Now that the waterway (Paraguay-Parana River) is controlled by the people on the east bank, and the land route is also seriously threatened by their new illegal settlements, it can be said that Paraguay has become an isolated enclave, which is undoubtedly Made a lot of people feel bad.

Everyone knows that when the Spaniards first came to La Plata, they established a solid settlement in Paraguay.Over the next 100 years, the Spaniards continued to invest and immigrate to Paraguay. At the same time, the missionaries worked tirelessly, traveled all over the region, and naturalized countless Guarani tribes, making them subjects of the Kingdom of Spain.

It can be said that Paraguay is the region with the most dense population, the best economic development and the wealthiest people in the entire Buenos Aires Procuratorate District. It is the essence of the whole region and the most valuable region.Otherwise, why do you think Paraguay is the only country in South America that has no foreign debt for many years after the liberation and independence of South America?At the same time, is it an area where a complete network of railways, telegraphs, electricity, etc. has been built?In fact, a good foundation was laid in the colonial era. The wealth and technology of the people are higher than those in other regions, even surpassing those in Peru and other places. The degree of integration between white colonists and Indians is also high, so the development is extremely rapid and It is very natural.

Now the hateful East Coasters occupy the Chaco Plains everywhere, and their inland gunboats appear on the water from time to time. This Paraguay has become a de facto enclave.Apart from connecting with the upper Peru region through a few small trails, they can only venture through the east coast control area to communicate with Buenos Aires, and their future prospects are very delicate.If it fails, after the Chaco Plain and Pampa Plain are bought by the East Coasters, Paraguay will follow suit and be exchanged for money by the Madrid court. This is hard to say.

If you want to blame, blame your own bad position!

(End of this chapter)