Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2335 Unity River ([-])

On January 1698, 1, Fangshan Hotel.

"Commander Liu, Commander Jin, and Commander Mao, I will be counting on you from now on." Lieutenant Colonel Xiao Guang, Director of the Tuanjiehe District Military Management Office and District Police Commander, clasped his hands together and turned to the three middle-aged reserve officers standing in front of him. Said.

These three people were the heads of the security regiments of Yinguo County, Changcen County, and Zhuolu County. They each brought 500 to 1000 people to Fangshan County. While stationed for training, they waited for the arrival of various supplies.After receiving the supplies, they will march the whole army northward, enter the Tuanjiehe area, and under the command of the local military management office, sweep away the participating Indians in the mountains and forests.

The situation of the Indians in the Tuanjie River is a bit embarrassing to be honest.The southern part of the East Coast has established three counties, and the local grassroots construction is relatively complete. Although most of the counties are still wasteland, there are really not many Indians living in them, and some of them have gone to other places. Some were killed in battle, and some were captured.The captured Indians were initially left to work in the local area, engaged in infrastructure construction and so on. Later, the higher-ups said that they would be collected and transported away to settle in southern Africa.As a result, recently, the policy has changed again, saying that it can stay (but it is also temporary), but there is a task, that is, to build several roads with demarcated routes and warehousing and logistics facilities along the routes.

The policies of the higher authorities are changing every day, and the cadres in the Tuanjiehe area are also full of complaints.What makes them even more dissatisfied is that it is so easy to build roads from various counties leading to the location of Jingjing Mining Bureau?The first major difficulty in road construction is the terrain. Deep valleys, mountains and rivers will greatly increase the cost of road construction, and even make road construction impossible. There is not enough food and materials produced. It should be noted that long-distance transshipment is the most expensive. Every road planner will not choose to pass through a deserted place, unless the route is very important or it is beyond repair.

Therefore, no matter from which point of view, these counties have every reason not to build this road.But there is no way, this time it is a task pressed down by the top, and no one can object.This road needs to be repaired even if it is not repaired!

Of course, the higher ups didn't treat them badly. The banknotes of 100 million yuan of French currency are already on the way, and there are also a large number of engineers and technicians along with them.As for the materials for road construction, it is enough to collect them on the spot. It is nothing more than digging sand, blasting mountains to take rocks, etc., and it is not a first-class national road, so why pay so much attention to it.

However, with building materials and engineering technicians, a larger number of ordinary road workers is needed, and this is the most difficult thing.The number of Indians allowed to stay under the order of the superiors is only 5000, divided into three counties, and there are only more than 1000 people in one place.With such a small number of people, it is not enough to even cut logs, let alone do something else.Therefore, how to obtain more road construction personnel has become a very real problem before the Tuanjiehe Military Management Office.

The military management bureau is a bunch of warriors, and they think about problems in a straight line, nothing else, just do it!Go get the Indians!That's why the three-county security team in Zhuoshui came to the Tuanjiehe area to assist them in hunting down the Indians.Xiao Guang also held a banquet in Fangshan Hotel today to entertain this group of people. Fortunately, they are all good men who retired from the army before, and they are easy to talk to.Anyway, the summer grain has been harvested at this time, and the state has also issued subsidies, so it doesn't matter whether the autumn grain is harvested or not.

Xiao Guang was naturally grateful for this, so he sent them all the way to the door of the hotel, and asked the adjutant to go to the farmer's market to purchase twelve pigs and send them to the military camp as a reward to the brothers of the security team who came from afar.After sending them off, Xiao Guang went back to Fangshan Hotel, found a quiet place with his old friend Lao Siji, and chatted while drinking tea.

"Just by catching Indians, you can do nothing!" Lao Siji said disdainfully: "In the whole of Brazil, including the areas controlled by Portugal and the areas controlled by our east coast, there are only a few dozen real Indians. It looks like ten thousand people, definitely not one million. Moreover, our country has been cleaning up the Brazilian plateau for so many years, and the Indians have suffered a lot. This time, three security teams were dispatched, and I feel very lucky to be able to hunt down 10 Indians. By catching Indians Man, it won't work!"

Lao Siji actually mentioned another point, that is, the construction task in the northern part of the Tuanjie River is also very heavy. Even if enough Indians are caught locally, the local government will find a way to fight the autumn wind, and finally leave you with the three counties in the south There may be only 5000 people repairing roads, which can be described as a drop in the bucket.

Of course Xiao Guang knew this very well.In fact, it was his idea to add settlements in the north, in order to strengthen the local "popularity" so that the government can better control the situation in that area.There are six newly established settlements, namely Huangya Township (located near the later town of Bonfinopolis Diminas), Xilouzi Township (located near the later town of Arinus), Fangyuan Township (located near the small town of Serra das Alaras), Zeshan Township (located near the later city of Montes Claros), Donglouzi Township (located near the later town of Corasan de Jesus), Xingfa Township (located near the small town of Brasilia Diminas in later generations).It goes without saying that the resettlement and related construction tasks of these six settlements must be very heavy!And, it won't cost less!As a result, the task of building roads is now suppressed by the superiors, which is another huge project. Even if the Tuanjie River is already famously rich, it may not be able to handle it.

Yes, that's right, the money was allocated from above, and the boxes of banknotes delivered under the escort of the military and police are the proof.But the question is, is it really just about money?Obviously not!Just as important as money is the huge gap in labor demand, but just as far as this is concerned, there is no solution in the short term.

"I have to go to the doctor in a hurry, there is no way. Anyway, this is the kindness of the superiors. They offered to send the security team over. It doesn't matter if we don't have to bear the expenses of the Military Administration. Come, come, how much you can afford It will help a little." Xiao Guang was also eating melon seeds, and he looked quite calm, but some complaints in his words still revealed a little anxiety in his heart, and he said again: "However, this is indeed a It’s a difficult problem. If it’s really not possible, I’ll write to my classmates and ask them to help find people in Paraguay, where the densely populated treasure is, and it hasn’t been discovered so far.”

"That's right. In the Viceroyalty of Peru, apart from Lima, Guayaquil and other places, Paraguay is the most densely populated. The local Indians have not suffered much for 200 years, and there are a large number of them. In other places, Hehe, the number of mestizos exceeds that of purebred Indians, not to mention that there are not many mestizos now, it's all your fault." Lao Siji threw a handful of melon seed husks on the ground, He clapped his hands lightly, and said with a smile: "Of course I'm not talking about you, but those army generals who are ruthless. Well, there are also people from the immigration department, they are all very ruthless."

Lieutenant Colonel Xiao Guang didn't want to argue with Lao Siji on these shitty things, so he changed the subject and said, "The golden round coupons have been implemented for so long, how do you feel?"

"It's not good. I will send people to the bank every month to ask for gold exchange, no matter how troublesome the procedures are, and no matter how long the cycle is. After all, it is more reassuring to hold a golden coin in your hand." Lao Siji did not hesitate. replied hesitantly.

In fact, as Lao Siji said, after the full implementation of the golden round coupon for a year, the common people really don't trust this thing.There are long queues in front of banks that are eligible for exchange almost every day, and companies and individuals are asking to exchange gold.Gold is all minted gold coins, with five yuan, ten yuan, twenty yuan, fifty yuan, and one hundred yuan in five specifications, that is to say, five yuan is the starting point for exchange.This kind of gold coin can be officially circulated in the market. It is also a legal currency, but it cannot be used to pay taxes, and it cannot be used when buying goods from some countries for resale. Banknotes will be collected first, and gold coins will be collected only when there are none.

But even with so many restrictions, there are still many people who exchange gold coupons for gold coins.It is obvious that ordinary people do not trust paper, only gold!Fortunately, the gold reserves of the State Administration of Precious Metals are still sufficient, and the number of gold coins (90% gold + 10% silver) minted is also sufficient. Coupled with some procedures and small means of playing with the cycle, it is still able to hold on. As for not being able to exchange it - in terms of providing sufficient gold, the Tuanjie River Basin has made outstanding contributions, and this seems to be the reason why the members of the Executive Committee attach great importance to this place.

Of course, the State Administration of Precious Metals is also thinking of ways, that is, how to dispel people's distrust of gold round coupons and reduce the impulse of companies or individuals to buy gold.After much deliberation, in addition to continuing to increase the restrictions on the scope of use of gold coins - that is to say, the need to position gold coins as a legal currency with incomplete functions - it can only be achieved by a little bit of hard work. There is no other good way.

In fact, there are impatient people in the domestic financial system who directly call for the revoking of the legal currency status of gold coins and forcing people to use gold round coupons.But after a heated discussion, this argument was eventually rejected.The Golden Circle Coupon has not been launched for a long time, and has not yet accumulated enough trust. If you act rashly at this time, it will only reduce people's trust in it, and the price you pay may be greater, so don't take it.

In fact, Xiao Guang had no prejudices against the Golden Yuan Coupons.Most of his current property exists in the form of paper currency (except real estate), and there is almost no exchange for gold.But because he is so open-minded, it does not mean that others are also open-minded. In fact, in underground transactions, the value of gold coins is stronger than that of banknotes, which can reach 1.1~1.2:1.It seems that if you want people to trust paper money, you still have to increase the production of gold!Only by letting the common people see that the country has enough gold can they gradually dispel their doubts and allow them to hold banknotes with peace of mind.

Going around, it seems to be going around the construction of the Tuanjie River Basin again.Xiao Guang sighed, what a mess!

(End of this chapter)