Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2316 Pampa (42)

On January 1697, 1, somewhere in the grassland west of the Shangyan Railway, a group of new immigrants were celebrating the harvest.

This is Fangling County, which has jurisdiction over four townships, Fangling Town, Guangqian Township, Lixi Township, and Yuemo Township, with a population of about 1. It is the 181st county-level administrative unit in the country.At the same time, Jinhui County, which has jurisdiction over Jinhui Township, Anshou Township, Jinxi Township, Tianjian Township, Jinyan Township and Maming Township, is the 182nd county-level administrative unit in the country. The Baita County of Gengyuan Township, Hongren Township, and Dailuo Township-level Baita Town (located near the small town of Tapalken in later generations) is the 183rd county-level administrative unit in the country.

These three counties were all established in the middle of last year, when it was the middle of winter, and the establishment of the three counties was also very low-key.However, the establishment of a county system in these settlements that have not been established for a long time, at least from an official level, is still more important, reflecting the determination of the Government Affairs Council to develop the land resources of the Pampa Plain as soon as possible-not to take advantage of the current peaceful time to rush to build , what else do you want?

And after the establishment of these counties, the competition for the future Luoyan railway line has also become fierce.According to the original plan, the Luoyan Railway will be built along the Luoyan Highway, and the two are roughly parallel and complementary.But in this case, the route of this railway will be Yancheng Town - Yanxi Township - Gushu Township - Yongchun Township - Yinmi Township - Gaoqing Township - Ningshuo Township, and then all the way north, finally arriving at Luoyang Mansion.And this obviously cannot satisfy the newly established three counties of Fangling, Jinhui, and Gengyuan. They want the railway to pass through their own county and serve themselves better.

However, their plan may be difficult to achieve.Not to mention that the planning of the road has been formed long ago and has entered the actual construction stage for a long time. The rich salt resources in Yanxi Township and the agricultural and animal husbandry production that has begun to take shape in Yongchun Township alone make it impossible for them to succeed.What's more, the construction of railways must also take into account the important task of driving backward areas.The existing railway plan will effectively boost the economic development of the dry Pampa area, which is more beneficial to the country overall, so it is probably difficult to change.

At present, the Luoyan Highway has been repaired to Gaoqing Township in Zhongxing County, and is currently advancing to Ningshuo Township.In Yancheng County, the roadbed leveling work for the railway from Yancheng Port to Yanxi Township has also started and will continue.In the future, as long as the wool transportation special railway line is completely completed (the northern line has been officially opened to traffic, and the southern line is still under construction), the Ministry of Communications and the American Railway Company will be able to breathe a sigh of relief, and then Luoyan Railway, Luoming Railway, Los on the railway can be put on the agenda.

It's not that the leaders of the three counties of Fangling don't know what's going on here, but they really don't want to give up.In the vast inland plains, a railway can really drive the local economy too strongly. It makes a world of difference whether there is a railway or not.Therefore, they dare not retreat, and they cannot retreat. They must fight, even if they fail in the end, it doesn't matter. At least they have tried hard, haven't they?

"Fangling County is sandwiched between the Luoyan Railway and the Shangyan Railway, but it turned out to be 'unarmed', which is also unlucky." Outside the simple wooden house next to the railway, an Amtrak cadre wearing a big hat said with emotion.

Although he works along the Shangyan Railway all year round, his home is in the newly established Fangling Town, and he is emotionally inclined there, so he feels very sympathetic to this county without a railway station.However, it is said that Fangling County is also negotiating with the neighboring Chenqiang County recently, intending to change part of the Luxi jurisdiction of Tongxu Township in its territory to joint management. There is a train station available.

"Yeah, with the railway station, goods can be transported. Fangling County should be a city with a majority of oriental immigrants, right? This is very special, and I have influence. In the past two years, they have taken care of the fields. Excellent, wheat, corn, sorghum, soybeans, the output is very good. Well, in this harvest season, they also provide a lot of broad beans, black beans, peas, grapes, watermelons, melons and other fruits. They are too capable , I can’t even believe that they have just been operating this land for two years.” Another dirty maintenance worker said: “Squad leader, the wagons are still quite tense right now?”

"I'm very nervous." Squad leader Xu nodded and confirmed: "There are too many things transporting materials from south to north, and the train station is not in your territory, so it is difficult to have a say, and the station will not take care of you. I can only watch other people's goods being transported away first, and it will not develop until the year of the monkey. Besides, the melons, fruits and vegetables produced in your county will delay my interest. I am afraid that the day lily will be cold. Time is money. .”

"Let me just say, recently, I have seen heaven and earth transporting soldiers, horses, cannons, and luggage on the railway. The wagons must be very nervous." He said in a tone of reminiscence: "As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first. Although this meeting is not a war, everything must be done according to the actual combat drills. When I served in the Independent Field Artillery Regiment, hehe, the most tiring It’s just these drills and drills.”

"Old Sun, I've always been wondering. You used to be a soldier, so why did you come to work at our Amtrak company? Artillery is not a technical branch. It should be very experienced. Why did you let you go?" came over and asked.

"Artillery is a technical arm, but I am not." The maintenance worker, Old Sun, replied with a little embarrassment: "I am just a person who carries shells and gunpowder barrels. Alas, I am not good at math, so I can't be a non-commissioned officer or an officer. Retired and returned home."

"Oh, that's how it is." Squad Leader Xu nodded.

"Hey, don't look at Lao Sun, I don't have much skills, but I was really popular in the army back then. When I left, everyone was reluctant." As if worried that his superiors would underestimate him, Lao Sun understood clearly With a deep throat, he said again: "Now I still have many comrades-in-arms serving in the artillery, and they often come to see me. Well, you have seen the guy with a little bald hair who came to me for a drink a while ago, and now the second lieutenant Officer, he and I can talk about everything, even he helped train the New Courland Artillery with me a while ago."

Squad Leader Xu knew about the troops in New Courland training in the Pampa Plain.Because those people came by train from Nancun Port, there are about 400 people in total, and they were sent here for training at the request of the East Coast government.It is worth mentioning that these people are all technical arms, divided into several types such as artillery, engineering, transportation, and medical.According to the agreement reached by the two governments, the East Coast Army Department will be responsible for the comprehensive training and transformation of these people, so that their combat skills can be significantly improved, and they will be "useful" in the future.

The three words "useful" were said by the comrade-in-arms of Lao Sun, the maintenance worker. The meaning is a bit vague, but there is nothing to hide, because it is just an open secret.Yes, the East Coast government is training and rectifying the New Courland Colonial Army, and probably intends to help them sort out the size of a compendium of mixed regiments.

The scale of this compendium regiment is not as large as the mixed regiment on the east bank, but it has about 3000 people, complete with infantry, artillery, workers, and supplies (no cavalry).If the training is completed, it is still a very impressive force.According to the plan of the people on the East Coast, once a war breaks out in the future, this compendium group will automatically be incorporated into the African Legion of the People on the East Coast and sent to fight in the Indian Ocean. The targets are the islands of the French in the Indian Ocean and some strongholds in India.

A compendium of 3000 people—of course there are not so many people now, and New Courland can’t afford it, but during the war, it will greatly expand its troops to fill up the gap—plus the more than 1000 people the Portuguese can use at any time in India Army soldiers, supplemented by the Third Fleet of the East Coast Navy, can basically walk sideways in the local area.There is no problem at all in capturing the strongholds of the Mascarene Islands and French India. If all goes well, it may be possible to invest further east to attack the Spanish Philippine Islands. The effect is still very large.

Of course, the people on the east coast will not only integrate the army, but the navy will also be transported back for reorganization. This includes the small fleet of the Courlands in Port Jacob and the Portuguese fleet stationed in Mozambique Island and Goa. There are probably more than ten ships. The appearance of a sailing warship.With these ships in place, the People's Congress of the East Coast can transfer the elite main force of the Third Fleet westward and northward, and incorporate them into the task force headed to Europe, so as to concentrate on interfering in the war on the European continent.

After raising allies for so many years, it's time for them to let you bleed and play their role!

"It's time for those colonial masters in New Courland to rectify." Squad Leader Xu said, "And joining our camp will be of great benefit to themselves. Moreover, I heard that there are countless French Huns living in Port Jacob The Genoists immigrated, they should be full of deep-rooted hatred for Louis XIV and Catholic France, right? Now, you don’t even need to do ideological mobilization, just give them weapons and teach them how to fight, then this is a very good army Good troops. Perhaps, it is more useful than those pampered colonial regiments in Portugal. Those individuals, I have heard people say that they are good at extortion and robbery, but fighting is a bit tedious. gone."

"That is to say, the Portuguese are lucky. If they stand on our side, they may be able to share a lot of benefits after the war. If they were on the opponent's side, the half of Brazil in the north may not be able to keep it. We didn't The opportunity is in a peaceful age, or I would also like to try to blast open the gate of San Salvador with a cannon." The old grandson, the maintenance worker, said unsatisfactorily: "But there may be opportunities in the future, who knows for sure. "

(End of this chapter)