Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2160 Pride ([-])

"Old Pi, congratulations!" "Old Pi, you gave birth to a son soon!" "Old Pi, congratulations, it's not easy. After being single for so long, I actually got a wife."

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In a certain village on the outskirts of Mingfu Port, a lively wedding ceremony is being held.The groom was a man in his early thirties, named Pi Dajun, who was a soldier. He had been serving in South Africa before and was forced to leave the army because of injuries and fractures during training.Of course, the army didn't treat him badly. After serving as a soldier for six years, he actually got a job as the director of a village soldier, even though it was only a newly established village.

The director of the village militia was very important in the early days of the East Bank. He was in charge of the distribution of weapons, training allowances, and supplies in each village. Gradually canceled - it can be said that he is the core figure of a village, and sometimes his influence is even greater than that of the village head.

At that time, it was also the era when the Army had the greatest influence in the countryside.They have extended their tentacles to every corner of the countryside by focusing on militia training and forming rural soldiers.The navy is not worth mentioning in front of them. The first dream of the majority of rural youth is to join the army, then go to serve overseas, earn enough money and then return to live in China.

The Pi Dajun in front of him is a typical example, but after he has served in the army, he doesn't really want to leave the army.It's a pity to believe that if he hadn't been injured in training—which was especially hard for him to accept, since he wasn't even wounded in battle—he might have gotten a chance to go to the Dingyuan Army Academy.

But Pi Dajun was sorry, and his father was very relieved.As a technical engineer of the Tieling Heavy Industry Consortium, his father always hoped that his son could go to a technical school to take over his mantle.Helplessly, Pi Dajun, the eldest son, was very determined and determined to join the army, so he had no choice but to train his younger brothers.Fortunately, Pi Dajun has also returned from the army. Although he went to live in the relatively desolate Mingfugang, he is back, which is better than anything else.

By the way, Puerto Minfu is the original Spanish colonial city of Santa Fe, which was renamed by the people on the east coast after acquiring it.Because of the location advantage of this port, people on the east coast pay more attention to it, and have sent more than [-] immigrants here in three batches, scattered and settled around the old city of the former Spanish.Pi Dajun is now settled in a certain village outside the city. There are fifty households in the village, more than half of whom are single men. Therefore, Pi Dajun's marriage this time is also a great joyous event for the village, with great symbolic significance.

Pi Dajun's bride is a Spanish girl in the city.His father was a small businessman who operated entrepot trade at the Santa Fe Wharf. He had three children, and the bride was the youngest.For some reason, this wealthy Spanish businessman did not choose to leave, but stayed and became a national of the East Coast.This time, he married his daughter to Pi Dajun, a former senior non-commissioned officer in the army. He took the initiative to show his favor and actively integrated into the new life on the east coast.

Of course, this is not something incomprehensible.In fact, there are still a lot of people in Santa Fe who are willing to stay and become citizens of the East Coast.Some people may not know the prestige of the East Coast Republic, but for the white colonists in La Plata, it is simply too famous.It can be said that as long as they are not die-hard religious elements, most Spaniards can still live and work well, although it will definitely be uncomfortable at first.

Here is an additional mention of religious issues.In fact, among the Spaniards who left La Plata, not all had any hatred or prejudice against the people on the east coast, and a considerable proportion of them were due to religious reasons.That is to say, although there are Catholic churches in the east coast, they have been suppressed in a vague way. At the same time, the clergy of these churches are not recognized by the Holy See. This is very serious for some devout Spaniards. Well, because it is not only a question of illegality and legality, it is also related to the question of whether one can go to heaven after death-real life is already very difficult and hard, if one struggles for a lifetime and cannot go to heaven after death If heaven is blessed, it would be too miserable.

However, the Christian system on the east bank is a self-contained fortress, and it manages itself. The Holy See has privately sent people to contact some priests and pastors on the east bank, but the results are not very good. Declined, it can be seen that the East Coast Christian system is also quite repulsive to the Holy See—in fact, it is normal when you think about it. Who wants to have multiple mothers-in-law on their head, be controlled by others, and divide power?

Therefore, in such an embarrassing situation, the Holy See has no good solution, but can only actively contact the East Bank officials and start negotiations.This is not only due to the fact that people from the east coast have been cultivating in the Italian peninsula for many years, and their influence has become increasingly profound, but it is also related to the rapid growth of this country's national power, which has reached a level that makes many people tremble.

It is very realistic to teach these people.In the past, the east coast was remote, and it was fine when it was not well-known. Now it has faintly become one of the most powerful countries in the world, but it can no longer pretend to be invisible.Therefore, it is inevitable to start negotiations as soon as possible, let everyone have a step down, and completely solve this problem.It is estimated that the final result is that the people on the east coast will cultivate clergy by themselves, appoint bishops by themselves, and then report a list to the Holy See, and the Holy See will approve it routinely, so everyone is happy.

If the Holy See cannot have the right to manage beliefs (even in name) in a world-class power, then it would be shameful, and the benefits lost would be too much!The official Christian clergy on the East Coast are well aware of this, and they are very proud of it.

Because the newlyweds are not Christians, they did not invite people from the church.According to the Chinese tradition, they invited their parents, elders, relatives, friends and matchmakers to attend the wedding together.In order to be more lively, Pi Dajun proudly invited a Spanish band from the city of Santa Fe to add to the fun. After all, the early immigrants in Mingfu Port were basically pioneer farmers, and there were really few art practitioners.

This small Spanish band was ecstatic when they received the offer to hire them.They have been out of work for some time because of the unrest and fewer clients, and several of them have even gone to work on nearby farms to support themselves and their families.This time Pi Dajun spent money to invite them to come, everyone was very happy and felt that they could resume their old jobs again.

Pi Dajun also encouraged them not to give up. Although the rich Spanish people in the city have left, many immigrants from the east coast have come. They are basically farmers and have little education, but they also have needs in this regard.More importantly, they have spending power. As long as their band persists and learns some East Coast repertoire, then no matter whether it is weddings, weddings, or birthday celebrations, someone will spend money to hire them, and life will not be a problem.

Pi Dajun was actually very proud when he said this. Although the income of farmers on the east coast has been declining, compared with other jobs, it is actually quite good when compared with other countries.After all, not many people in Europe can achieve an income of tens of yuan a year, although the prices on the east coast seem a bit high.

Obtaining more income from work and living a better life are undoubtedly the key factors for this Spanish band to choose to stay.They are not sure whether they can make a career in Santiago, Potosí, Lima, Asunción and other places, so they might as well stay. Faith is always very weak in the face of survival. Wouldn’t it be better to become a citizen of a powerful country? okay?

After these newly naturalized people have lived on the east coast for two generations, the language, clothing, diet, thinking patterns, and perspectives on things will basically be the same.Even, their descendants may even change their religious beliefs in the future.After all, in today's East Coast Republic, 90% of the funds allocated by the Bureau of Religious Affairs are directed to New Taoism, and others can only compete for the remaining 10%. It is conceivable how difficult it is financially.Perhaps like Catholicism and Protestantism, you can only rely on believers to donate to maintain it, but the question is, don’t the believers of New Taoism donate more and more powerfully than you?In the end, the competitiveness of these sects will only grow longer and become a marginalized religion-of course it is now.

Pi Dajun's wedding was a traditional Chinese wedding, and the wedding clothes were all custom-made from Qingdao County, which cost a lot of money.Other bridal utensils are nothing more than the same, there is now a relatively complete related industry, the scale is very large, and it has even been exported.

This "export" does not only refer to exports to overseas colonies, but even includes some foreign regions.For example, among the Rachelput people in Port Salalah, they are very interested in these wedding costumes and props from the east coast, and they have begun to purchase them regularly.In addition, in the Free State of North America, the "pirate country" Sioux City Port, and even the Swahili coast of East Africa, there are many wealthy people purchasing wedding supplies on the east coast, ranging from clothing, jewelry, props to furniture. , and the volume is increasing every year, the situation is very gratifying.

The occurrence of this kind of situation shows that on the basis of strong national power as the backing, the East Coast culture has gone out of the country, started to spread within the scope of its influence, and has been recognized by more and more people.Another point also shows that the trade carried out by people on the east coast has also made people in many areas rich, which in turn has generated a certain amount of consumption power, which in turn has promoted the export of goods on the east coast, a typical win-win—well, Perhaps a bit of an exaggeration, but for the Free State, New Courland, etc., trade with the East Coasters is indeed a win-win.

Of course, compared with wedding supplies, the export of East Coast cultural goods is stronger.These cultural items are mainly books, magazines, newspapers, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, musical instruments, handicrafts and so on.Books, periodicals and newspapers are easy to understand, because the strength of the East Bank has aroused the interest of many foreigners. They are eager to know the mystery of the strength of the East Bank, and they are also very curious about everything on the East Bank. This creates an opportunity for the export of books. Chance.

Take Jingjiang County, a country-famous gathering place for printing, papermaking, and publishing industries, as an example. The county exports more than 2 books a year, mainly to European countries, covering culture, art, food, clothing and other aspects.The above are still legally exported non-controlled books. In terms of semi-controlled or controlled books, there is also a gray area of ​​illegal export. Many businessmen are engaged in this trade, including disease prevention, mineral illustrated books, geography, mountains and rivers, and mechanical principles. , elementary mathematics, and everything else.Most of these are popular science books or teaching materials circulating in the country, but some businessmen copy and copy many copies in private, and then secretly export them abroad to make huge profits.After all, it is impossible for Mei's agencies, public security departments, and naval patrol ships to control everything. As long as the profits are high enough, someone will always take risks.

One of the impacts of the export of cultural goods is the strong export of East Coast culture.In northern Italian states such as Genoa, the number of people learning Chinese is increasing day by day, and there is even a library teaching people to write with a brush in Genoa city.Celebrities are willing to send their family children there to study for a while, so that they can more easily integrate into their circle when interacting with people from the east coast in the future. This often means political and commercial interests—for example, For a member of the upper class on the East Coast, would you rather deal with a European who talks about the Holy Mother of Jesus all day long, or with a person who can skillfully use chopsticks to eat pizza?The answer is obvious.

With everyone's help, Pi Dajun's wedding was finally completed lively.The whole process was very joyful. Everyone sat together, eating cod fish balls, roast beef, drinking sorghum wine, listening to music, wishing the newcomers, and feeling very happy. It was gone in an instant.

Compared with the countries of the Old Continent that fought life and death and famines for years, the people on the east coast at this time really have reason to be proud!

The past two days have been very busy. Yesterday and Sunday, I actually worked overtime until ten o'clock in the evening, and it was even worse tonight, and it couldn't be over until eleven o'clock.I took the time to code some words, sorry.

(End of this chapter)