Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2265 Mountain Journey

After merging the transport team, the total number of people has expanded to more than 200, which is already very impressive in the relatively sparsely populated northwest mountainous area.After the whole team was replenished in the Shendu District, they headed west all the way and entered the picturesque Mirror District.

Mingjing District is now probably one of the few large-scale agricultural areas in Luoyang Prefecture.Because the water resources here are very rich, unlike the strict control of agricultural water use in Nancheng and Beicheng, Der Spiegel basically doesn't care about it.The seat of the district government is Xiaoyuan Town, which is located near the later Carlos Paz Town and on the south bank of Mirror Lake.In the northern area of ​​La Falda and Capilla del Monte, there are two settlements, Anye Township and Xingye Township, both of which are agricultural settlements, mainly planting grain, fruits, and vegetables. The construction team and administrative officials in the main urban area provide food to reduce the pressure of external transportation.

But it is not that no one has accused these three agricultural towns in the Der Spiegel District of "crazy" agricultural production behavior.They insist that the main water sources of Luoyang Mansion are Mingjing Lake and Linglan Lake, which are formed by the difficult collection of rivers and streams originating from the mountains. If agricultural production activities that consume a lot of water are suddenly carried out, there may be serious Very bad influence.

It should be admitted that their concerns were justified. Therefore, after careful evaluation, Luoyang Governor Zhao Ke finally set the principle of developing dry farming and water-saving agriculture in these three towns.The meaning is very clear, that is, it is impossible without the development of agriculture, but agriculture that consumes too much water is also not feasible. Therefore, wheat is the main planting of grains, and experts are recruited from the southern cone and even South Africa for melons, fruits and vegetables. Visit and guide to develop water-saving dropper technology to minimize water consumption.

What Pu Shitang and his party saw in Xiaoyuan Town was the yellow wheat field.The wheat planted in last autumn is about to be harvested. The farmers are all gearing up, ready to take advantage of the good weather to complete the whole process of wheat harvesting, threshing, drying, and warehousing in one go, and then feel at ease Plant other short-growing crops to increase income.

Park Shitang originally wanted to visit the water-saving agriculture developed by the people on the east coast, but after thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is no serious water shortage in the whole of North Korea, so he gave up.When writing "Dongxinglu" in the future, at most, this incident will be recorded as an anecdote, and it is enough to let everyone know that there is such an incident.

After leaving Xiaoyuan Town, the team turned to the northwest, bypassed the northern edge of the Wolong Mountain Range, and entered a high plain.The Crouching Dragon Mountains is the later Condores Mountains, running two to three hundred kilometers in length, like a crouching dragon, separating the plateau in the west and Luoyang Mansion in the east into two worlds.By the way, the Chika Mountains where the Mirror District is located were named the Mirror Mountain by the East Coasters.Mingjing Mountain and Wolong Mountain, one north and one south, generally form the barrier to the west of Luoyang Prefecture, and at the same time block the communication with the western mountain area.

The first settlement they encountered on the high plains was Houzai Township, near the later town of Sarzacate.There are not many people in this settlement, and it is a purely agricultural economy. Together with Houde Township (located in the later Kulabrochero Township) in the south, it is like two armored guards, dividing this area surrounded by Yongcui Mountains (Pocho Mountains, located in The plain surrounded by three mountains, Wolong Mountain (located in the east), and Feiying Ridge (the Jigantes Mountains, located in the north and west of Salzacate), is firmly stuck.From a military point of view, the defenders really only need to build fortifications and fortifications in Houde and Houza to make it difficult for the enemy to move.

Therefore, the only simple highway running through the plain at present also enters and exits from these two places.Pu Shitang and others entered from Houzai Township, and then left from Houde Township. The journey was quite relaxing, since it is a plain after all!

It is worth mentioning that Houde Township is a mining town.Because of the discovery of tungsten mines with decent reserves in the Wolong Mountains, the State Development Bureau set up a series of settlements here, trying to mine tungsten, a metal mineral that is very rare in the world today, at a high cost.These settlements are Guangli Township (located near the later city of Dolores), Xiuye ​​Township (located near the later Santa Rosa de Conlara), Chongye Township (located near the later town of Concalan), Counting Houde Township, there are a total of four settlements, all of which serve mining.The workers mine in the mountains, and then transport them to the town for rough processing. At the same time, this is also the supply point for the mining area in the mountains. Although the mining of tungsten mines has not yet officially started, there are only a small number of agricultural populations in these towns.

Of course, the Park Shitang mission and his party will also walk along this route that can be replenished at any time. On December 12, they left Houde Township and headed south all the way through Guangli, Xiuye, and Chongye, and finally arrived at Tongli Township (located near the later town of Torama) on December 10. A military outpost and horse farm established by the Army.On the horse farm side, they paid the fee, replaced a batch of pack horses, and then continued on the road, arriving at Datong Town (the former Spanish colonial city of St. Louis), the first big city they encountered after leaving Luoyang Mansion.

In all fairness, the Spanish colonization for a century was not in vain, and the planning and construction of Datong City are still very beautiful.There are strong castles, towering churches, and beautiful villas full of exotic styles.There are also large farms that have been repaired outside the city, and now they are harvesting wheat and alfalfa, which is a poetic and picturesque rural scenery.

The main reason why St. Louis was renamed Datong was that there were too many Spaniards here, and it was not so easy to assimilate them. Therefore, the name Datong was placed on some expectations of the East Coast government.There is a militia unit stationed in Datong City from afar. There are about [-] people. The origin is very mixed, but most of them came from the Ludang River Basin in the south.However, it is said that they are about to withdraw. After the garrison period expires, it is time to go home to take care of the farm work. They will be replaced by a police force from the Ministry of the Interior, but they will not be permanent. In the end, Datong will still establish its own. Standing armed forces.

The economy of Datong City is still traditional agriculture and animal husbandry. Occasionally, some merchants who collect leather, tallow, and bacon come over, but there are not too many.Generally speaking, this is a city that has been gradually forgotten by people. Its industry and commerce are lacklustre. Even large chain stores like Sun Chunyang Nanhuohuo are unwilling to come here to open branches, and only state-run department stores with political interests higher than commercial interests come here to open. A small facade has been opened.

Pu Shitang wandered around the city for two days, but he didn't find anything that particularly interested him.Maybe the only bright colors are those stone buildings full of exotic customs?But I have seen a lot of these things along the way, and I am a little tired of aesthetics.

"It seems that the Spaniards did not dare to resist the enemy's land that was occupied by the people of the Eastern Kingdom. The strength of the power is so strong, the motherland of heaven is strong!" After sighing twice, Park Shitang followed the transport team that was getting smaller and smaller ( On the way, some coachmen who completed the task have returned), turned to the southwest, and continued on their way.Next, they will cross Guangling Township (located near the later town of Bard), reach the Tongtian River (Tunuyan River) valley, and then go all the way up the wet river valley, and finally arrive at a big city at the eastern foot of the Andes Mountains: Tongyuan Town, the city of Mendoza established by the former Spanish colonists, is a very famous city.

It is very pleasant to travel along the wet river valley.The water source is abundant here, the climate is pleasant, and the people along the way are relatively dense (of course, relative). Several settlements have been set up, such as Tiancheng Township (located near the small town of Desaguadero in later generations), Fengyi Township (located in the later Laba Si town), Qingtai Township (located near the later Las Catitas town), Shanyang Township (located near the later Rivadavia town), etc., have a very large population, generally in It looks like between three and 4000 people.In this less developed western mountain area, it's really not bad.

Some of these settlements were established by the Spaniards, and some were established later by the East Coasters. There are many Spanish manors or small villages between the settlements, and now they have basically been transformed by the East Bank government through land redemption. A real natural village.The new immigrants from the East Coast or the Far East brought fresh blood and culture to the villages and towns, and at the same time stabilized the East Coast government’s rule over this newly acquired land—no one, everything is empty talk!

On December 12, the last day of 31, the team, which had shrunk to about 1694 people, finally arrived in Tongyuan Town and planned to rest here for a few days.

In terms of city appearance and urban area, Tongyuan Town is far superior to Datong Town, which is related to the long time of Spanish colonization and investment.Because they crossed the Andes from Peru and Chile and entered La Plata, the Spanish colonists mostly lived near the Andes.They built a large number of towns here, and at the same time used the river to introduce meltwater from the mountains to open up large fields and orchards. It has always been the core area of ​​​​Spanish colonization in the La Plata area.

People from the East Bank set up a town government here, which is nominally under the management of Luoyang Prefecture, but actually manages itself.A company of army cavalry is stationed here all year round and is the only armed force in this area.Compared with Datong Town, Tongyuan Town's economy is slightly better, because it can trade with the Chilean region west of the Andes, so it has more or less income.

The North Koreans rested here for three full days.During these three days, they inspected the horse farms and vineyards near the outskirts of the city, tasted a little famous wine here, and visited a small fruit processing factory invested by domestic investors on the east coast. up.Three days later, they set off again and entered the majestic Andes through a relatively low mountain pass nearby.Even with a guide leading the way, they still spent a full 20 days in the winding mountains, and it was not until the end of January 1695 that they finally arrived in Santiago, the largest city in Chile.

The Spaniards in Santiago turned a blind eye to their arrival, because too many people have entered Chile's central valley for trade through these mountain passes in recent years.Park Shitang and others rested in Santiago for five days, during which time they sold some of the goods they brought from the east coast, and at the same time purchased a lot of Spanish goods, planning to bring them back to Valparaíso.

Valparaiso is the outer port of Santiago, with very good hydrological conditions, and dozens of ships of various types are moored all year round.Because it was too far to go to Concepcion, Pu Shitang and others had no choice but to ask the east bank merchants who were going south to go there, and they would only say a word, telling them to go north quickly to meet them.When they came, they took a 650-ton flute-shaped ship ordered at the Heishui Shipyard, which is basically the largest ship in North Korea.This meeting should have already arrived at the port of Concepcion, loaded with books, machines, daily necessities and even luxury goods purchased locally on the east coast. It should not take long to go northward along the strong Peruvian cold current after receiving the news.One day the motherland helped say hello, and it was not difficult for them to leave Spain.And when he thought that they would go home soon, completely ending this exhausting journey, which was also full of love and hatred, Park Setang still had complicated emotions.

This trip to the east is really hard to describe!

(End of this chapter)