Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2372 West Indian Ocean ([-])

April 1699, 3, sunny.

Since Wang Dazhuang took office, Xinhuaxia Island has changed its previous focus on investing in existing towns, making them bigger and more prosperous, and began to march into the wilderness on the edge of the old county.In his plan, the northern counties with a relatively large population and a relatively developed economy began vigorous reclamation activities and built a series of settlements.

Captain Wang bluntly said that although the existing dozen or so counties are developing very well, each has its own characteristics in economy, the urban facilities are relatively complete, and the living standards of the people are close to that of the mainland, but this kind of prosperity will not last long because the foundation is not strong enough. .In order to make up for this defect, it is necessary to reclaim wasteland in the inland area, expand the territory, produce more wealth, and increase the population. Only in this way can the island's economic stamina be stronger.

Captain Wang has already said that, what nonsense do you guys have?Just follow it!As a result, more than ten counties under the New China Pioneering Team held meetings one after another to adjust work plans, formulate financial budgets, and began to build roads, reservoirs, and houses in the inland hinterland, cut down forests, build farms, and relocate people.

Among them, from Qingtian County to the west, people established two settlements, Jiqing Township (located near the later town of Andapa) and Zhaoyu Township (located near the later town of Mandrichala), and Lidong County reclaimed wasteland to the east. , Established Xijing Township (located near the small town of Ancha Kabari in later generations).

The establishment of these three townships was relatively rapid.Because the finances of Qingtian County and Lidong County are not bad, the former made a small fortune by planting oil palm, pepper, and sisal, while the latter made a lot of money by planting sugar cane, vanilla, and mining gold mines at the same time.Once the two counties pay attention and allocate special funds, the action will be relatively fast, and the establishment of settlements will not be a problem at all.

In the direction of Shangdang County, two settlements, Damiao Township (located near the later town of Antanimenabaka) and Baijian Township (located near the later town of Mulamanga), were successively established.According to sources, the Tadong Railway, which is currently open to traffic, will build a branch line to the south to Baijian Township.In the future, if the funds are in place, this railway will go west from Baijian Township, which will facilitate the low tunnels in the mountains to enter the central plateau, and connect with Da'an, the capital city of New China.From this point of view, the importance of the Tadong Railway is really getting higher and higher. Whether it is economic or political value, it is very high. It is a high probability event that it will continue to be built in the future.

In addition, a new county was established to the west of Shangdang County, which is under the jurisdiction of Fengshi Town, Kuanping Township (located near the later Maruwatu Township), Jianghe Township, Huangfu Township, Longde Township, and Jishi Township. Township six townships in Fengshi County.As the periphery of Shangdang County, it is also dominated by agricultural planting.On the arid Mahafali plateau in the south, a new county was also established by the people on the east coast, that is, Zhenning County, which has five settlements in Zhenning Township, Yangzhou Township, Heshui Township, Xiangle Township, and Lepan Township. .This county is relatively difficult, because the county as a whole is relatively dry, and some planting can only be developed near the river. The natural conditions are not very good. So far, other counties need to provide a certain degree of financial assistance.

However, the county also has an advantage, that is, it produces high-quality soldiers.Whether it is the garrison from various places or businessmen going overseas for trade, they all like to recruit soldiers and guards in Zhenning County. Therefore, the remittance income from going out to serve as soldiers and security guards has become the most inflow of funds to Zhenning County.

To the east of Zhenning County, there are several newly established settlements belonging to Daze County, namely: Yangxie Township (located near the later town of Tranum Maru), Wenquan Township (located in the later town of Mahali Township) Nearby), Chenjian Township (located near the town of Ranumafana in later generations).It took a lot of effort for the Zelu Regional Security Command to take these three townships, because the natives in the mountains used the terrain to carry out resolute resistance, killing many militiamen on the east bank who were advancing and suppressing, and finally because they ran out of ammunition Food ran out and failed.

But the climate in this mountain is very good for coffee trees.It just so happens that the coffee plantation that arrived along the coast of Daze County is already very large, and the whole county has benefited greatly from it. Now such a large piece of land has been opened up in the west. Needless to say, continue to immigrate and build more plantations. Sooner or later, it will become an economic hot spot again.

On the west coast of Xinhuaxia Island, in the direction of Ningguo County and Zhongwu County, Longwang Township (located near the later town of Sitampiki), Hongpo Township (located near the later town of Madiruvalu), Hunhe Township (located Later generations, near the town of Bekuduka), Wande Township (located near the later town of Ankavandra), Shaoyu Township (located near the later town of Maeva Tanana), Guanping Township (located in the later generations of Ji Seven settlements were successively established in Luofang Township (near the small town of Lanumena) and Luofang Township (near the small town of Qilu Anumandidi in later generations).Among these seven settlements, Longwang Township and Hongpo Township are under the jurisdiction of Ningguo County, and Hunhe Township and Wande Township are under the jurisdiction of Zhongwu County.The remaining three settlements were obtained by the security regiments of various counties in Xinhua Island taking turns to fight fiercely with the Mailina people on the central plateau. Remnants of the Melinas.However, as the east coast government intensifies its suppression efforts, it will only take about two years to completely eliminate them, and return them to a bright future.

Qingyang County to the south of Zhongwu County has also expanded eastward to a certain extent.The first one is Hanbin Township (located near the small town of Miandriwazu in later generations). It is said that the East Bank Power Company intends to build a hydropower station here, and the site selection work has already begun.To be honest, because of the special topography of Xinhua Island, the entire island is extremely rich in water resources.The big river rushing down from the central plateau is fast-moving and has a huge drop.Especially during the rainy season and high water season, the momentum of the surging flood is astonishing, making people feel that it is really a waste of money if they don't take advantage of it.In the past, people on the east coast only built some hydraulic machinery, which was mainly used to irrigate farmland and orchards.But now the East Coast Power Company is eyeing this place, and I believe they will have a better way to use water resources.

To the south of Hanbin Township, there are two newly-established settlements in Kangtai Township (located near the later town of Malainbandi) and Xunyang Township (located near the later town of Mandalu Nariwu).These two places have always been the place where the East Coast people and the Melina people have intertwined forces, and both sides have tacitly not developed it, so they should be regarded as a buffer zone.But now the regime of the Melina Kingdom has collapsed, leaving only some shabby residual armed forces. Naturally, Qingyang County no longer needs to be taboo, and directly build roads, immigrate, and start the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. .

Agriculture is still dominated by traditional dry farming.There is no way to develop anything else in this place, only peanuts, sesame and other high-value cash crops can be grown.Fortunately, this does not conflict with the rice planting area in Shangdang County, and there is a possibility of coexistence in the future. If some hydropower and industrial facilities based on it are added, the economy should not be too bad.

All in all, after Wang Dazhuang's order, the counties in Xinhuaxia Island still gave face.No procrastination, very little complaining, the movement to establish a colonial township was swift.And their move also further increased the actual control area of ​​the people on the east coast on the fourth largest island in the world, and it was no longer limited to the coastal area as before.Now they have extended their tentacles to the inland areas with higher altitudes. I believe that in another ten or twenty years, they will be able to firmly control the entire island in their own hands and make it a famous island on the east coast of China. One of the richest overseas colonies in the world.

You must know that although Xinhuaxia Island’s contribution to the government’s finances on the east coast is not as great as that of Ningshao Fan in the Far East, considering that it only has a population of a few 10, the Ningshao Pioneering Team’s area has a population of 200 million. It's hard to say who is strong and who is weak.After all, the geographical location of Xinhuaxia Island is also very advantageous. It can not only trade with the African continent, devour the wealth of those lower civilizations, but also trade with the Middle East and India. This is a super big market no less than mainland China.In addition, the entire island is very large, and the upper limit of its population is much higher than that of Ningshao and other places. The future development potential will definitely exceed it. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the jewel in the crown of the east coast.

After taking care of the remnants of the Melina people on the central plateau and completing the initial development, New Huaxia Island will enter a stable development stage.One of the strategies developed by Wang Dazhuang, the leader of the pioneering team, is to focus on the development of plantation agriculture and entrepot trade, and strive to obtain the approval of the central government to open a free trade port area on the island to promote trade.

There is no doubt that Wang Dazhuang's ambition is aimed at South Africa.He wants to take advantage of Xinhuaxia Island's advantages in agriculture, commerce, and shipping to compete with Cape Town Freeport in South Africa, and to attract a considerable number of merchants to Xinhuaxia Island, so that they can get used to stopping ships here for supplies, purchasing commodities, and selling goods. goods, and seek financial help here.

If Wang Dazhuang's plan is successful, the interests of Cape Town Freeport will definitely be greatly diverted, which is intolerable to the River Central District Administration.It is said that they are also active, trying their best to organize this "dangerous plan" of the New China Pioneering Team to protect the interests of Cape Town - Freeport, there can only be one, and if there are too many, it will be a lose-lose. The Hezhong District Administrative Office insists on this. .

But no matter what the final result is, we can see that Wang Dazhuang has plans for the future of Xinhua Island.He is not the kind of cadre who comes to be gilded, hang out, and then return to the mainland to serve with his qualifications.I believe that under his governance, the fourth largest island in the world will definitely show more and more prosperity.

(End of this chapter)