Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2375 Jiang Yingyu

"Let's take a look, Tahitian black pearls! Absolutely genuine, fake one pays three!"

"Authentic Nanyang cloves, the first-class goods of the Dutch East India Company, which cannot be bought elsewhere!"

"Persian benzoin and Indian fennel are of high quality and reasonable price. You won't regret buying them!"

"Rabaul Sago...", "Canned Blackwater Crab Meat...", "North Korean Ginseng...", "New Huaxia Coffee..."

On May 1699, 5, the largest bazaar in Qinzhou was full of people. Hundreds of merchants gathered here, picking goods while bargaining, and making a deal from time to time, which made the market managers happy. You can't keep your mouth shut.Although many shops pay fixed taxes, when the market business is good, more people will be attracted to come and trade, and their total taxes will naturally increase.

The Qinzhou bazaar was established during Jiang Yunfan's administration.At that time, in order to improve the local economy of Lianwu, which has been impoverished since ancient times, Jiang thought of many ways and carried out many projects, and the Qinzhou Bazaar was one of them.At the beginning, the market sold local agricultural products, but because of the insufficient urban population and underdeveloped economy, it ended in failure-only urban residents would rather go to the small stalls set up by farmers to buy things, and other institutions have full-time workers. Suppliers do not go to the open market at all.

After much deliberation, I decided to go to the professional Nanyang specialty market, but unexpectedly, it became a hit. There are more and more merchants, and the popularity of the market is getting stronger and stronger.Later, some goods from the north also circulated here, and the entire market became more specialized and began to develop into a professional wholesale market.

It is not the first time for Jiang Yingyu to visit the Qinzhou Bazaar.But every time he comes here, it's not to buy spices, pearls, etc. Life in the mountains is not easy, and everyone is not so extravagant.Dutch red hair spices are more expensive than gold and silver, even the little prince (Li Sixing) can't afford it, because it will attract rumors from others.Every time Jiang Yingyu comes here, he discusses it with a certain merchant, sell some special products in the mountains, and then buy some medicines from the east coast, especially those miraculous medicines known as "special medicines", as well as refreshing oils, essential oils, repellents, etc. Wind oil, active oil and other things are necessary in the army.

Jiang Yingyu did not come alone.In fact, he brought two to thirty people, all of whom were smart and capable people selected by the army, with good skills and flexible minds.They had already delivered a batch of medicinal materials outside the city, in exchange for a stack of heavy banknotes.

"Eastern country legal currency." Even though Jiang Yingyu was ignorant, he had heard that this kind of beautifully printed treasure currency system was extremely strong, and it could be used with confidence in the Far East where a large number of silver dollars circulated.The French coins he got totaled more than a thousand yuan, and he could buy a lot of medicines. However, Jiang Yingyu still slapped a few drug dealers with frequent contacts for a half-day price, and then he packed the medicines contentedly and planned to take them back to the mountains. .

No way, they are used to being poor, and every penny is very important to them.Although the Dongguo people have some assistance to them, it is limited to weapons and ammunition, and there is basically no other, so they have to find their own way.

Speaking of which, since Li Sixing's remnant troops pushed into Vietnam, with the occasional support of the Lianwu Management Committee, they have gradually gained a firm foothold.Now not only has it occupied a large area of ​​land in the mountainous area of ​​North Vietnam, but its military strength has also expanded to 2.Although it can't be said that the army is strong and strong, it is also a little powerful. With the help of the complex terrain of the mountainous area and the hatred of the local people towards the government, they defeated the North Vietnamese government army that was advancing and suppressing several times.

However, the mountainous area is barren after all, and it is very difficult for the people to feed themselves. It is indeed difficult for them to supply an additional [-] troops.I believe that if the people on the east coast didn't feel that they were still worth using and gave them some sponsorship from time to time, they would have been unable to persevere.Jiang Yingyu is a middle-level officer, and he is still in the logistics side, so he knows a lot of things.Today's Li Sixing's department is unlikely to go south to attack the Viet North Plain.The Vietnamese are not made of mud. They have muskets and cannons. They have rich experience in long-term wars and have a strong military force. If they really want to fight, they may have no chance of winning.

And go north to invade Guangxi and return to the homeland of China?It is also extremely difficult!Let's not talk about the soldiers and horses of the Shun army who stayed behind in Guangxi and Yunnan, but just talk about the local people. After so many years of Dashun's rule, their minds have gradually settled down.If they go back at this time, not only will they face the suppression of the Shun army brigade, but even the local people may have opinions on them, and it will be difficult for them to move forward, and it is almost inevitable that they will be crushed in the end.

It's impossible to go south, and it's impossible to go north. This is hard for the remnants of Nanming who live in the mountains.Li Sixing once convened a meeting of military and political officials above the middle level, and everyone did not discuss whether they should be ugly or ugly. They often talked about their own opinions, and no one could persuade the other.Jiang Yingyu once proposed to withdraw from the mountainous areas of northern Vietnam and return to Guangdong, and received some people's response, but in the end the momentum was not enough, and was finally drowned in various noises.

Of course, there are considerable reasons why this road is not going to work, that is, the Nanming court does not seem to welcome the return of their remnant army, which makes many people vomit blood.Looking at the reason, it seems that there are many warlords in various parts of Nanming, each with their own plans, so no one is willing to accept their army with guns and soldiers to grab the territory.Well, in the end, everyone continued to nest in the mountains, fighting with the Vietnamese officers and soldiers, while waiting for an opportunity.

Originally, Jiang Yingyu had the same idea.Mix it up, mix it up every day is a day.The imperial court is over, and the Emperor Yongli doesn't know where to end up, and these lonely ghosts of the Yongli Dynasty are not valued by the new emperor, so what can they do?But yesterday, after quietly meeting with the Dongguo intelligence officials who often contacted him, his original thinking was greatly impacted again!

Dongguo's intelligence officer was a captain of the gendarmerie. He first asked about the situation in the mountains.After learning that 2 people had insufficient armor and ammunition was scarce, he fell silent.Then he asked about the morale of the team, and seemed to understand from the insinuations that this group of people no longer had much intention of fighting with the Shun Kingdom court.In fact, this is also normal, people are selfish, after fighting for so many years, shed so much blood, and now the emperor is dead (everyone believes that Emperor Yongli is likely to die in the rebellion), and the new court will not wait Seeing them, many brothers in the army married wives and had children in the Yuebei Mountains, settled down, and it was indeed difficult to beat them to death.Now that everyone surrenders to the Shunguo army in Guangxi and Yunnan without weapons, they are already very loyal. There is no military salary in the army, and the prestige of the officers is gradually losing. It is not easy to maintain the team. What do you want?

After understanding all this, the Dongguo intelligence officials pointed out another way for them, that is to move out as a whole and go to another place.He directly stated that, as the saying goes, moving trees and moving dead people to live, they are trapped in the mountainous area of ​​Yuebei, and there is no room for development.That being the case, it is better to preserve the vitality and live in a place with more living space.As for where is "a place with more living space", people also said it bluntly, it is Luzon Island.

Jiang Yingyu also knew about Luzon Island.He has been to Lianwu many times, and has also met some foreign businessmen. He knows that Luzon Island is located in Nanyang, and its capital is Manila, which is now the territory of the Spaniards.It's a pity that the Spanish monarch is fatuous, and the governor sent by him is a cruel and money-grubbing person, which makes the local people's livelihood difficult and a little unstable.However, there are troops garrisoned in places like Luzon, and the Dongguo people asked them to go there to make a living. Isn't it a plan to drive tigers and wolfs away?

Of course, he also knew that now their army was really at the end of their ropes. No matter how poor Luzon was, it would definitely be a hundred times better than nesting in the Yuebei Mountains where the birds didn't shit.Even if the capture of the local area may kill people, how can there be no deaths in wars these days?Wanting a piece of land, but not willing to shed blood, there is no such good thing in the world.Therefore, Jiang Yingyu actually implicitly supports the relocation of the entire army to Luzon for development.It's just that Jin Wang Li Sixing is the master of this army, and he still has to decide what will happen in the end, so he didn't give an accurate statement in the end.

Fortunately, the east coast intelligence officer who contacted him also understood and said that he could wait for his news.As long as King Jin finally decides that he is willing to move his nest, he will report to his superiors and ask Director Tang of the management committee to come forward to coordinate, negotiate with the Vietnamese side, and open a way for their troops to go out of the mountains and finally go to Luzon Island landing.The Vietnamese are actually tired of their troops occupying the northern mountainous area. Since the people on the east bank are willing to be the guarantor, they have no reason to disagree. After all, it is also beneficial to them.

After Jiang Yingyu separated from the East Coast official, he wandered around the bazaar for a long time today, full of thoughts.Except for cheering up when negotiating business with local medicine, the rest of the time was thinking about the future of their army.

"Well, I'm afraid it's not because the Easterners and the Spaniards have a rift, and they want to use our hands to get rid of the Westerners' government in Manila." Jiang Yingyu sighed, thinking: "Spain is a strong country in the West after all, with a vast territory. It’s bigger than our Huaxia. I just don’t know how many troops they have stationed in Luzon, and whether they are good at fighting. Sigh, it’s really uncomfortable to have black eyes.”

Thinking of this, Jiang Yingyu became worried again.He did implicitly support jumping outside to develop, but this Luzon may not be a good place to fight, and many brothers must throw their heads and blood, and at this time he hesitated.The Dongguo people had asked them to develop in the mountainous area of ​​North Vietnam and wait for an opportunity to threaten the borders of Guangxi and Yunnan, but now they have changed their attention. It should be a battle with the Xiguo, and they are about to fight.Considering that their strength may be tight, this is borrowing a knife to kill.

"Forget it, the sky is falling and there's a tall man holding it up. Now it's useless to think wildly!" Jiang Yingyu stomped his feet heavily, thinking: "I've had enough of being with snakes and ants in the mountains. Since Lu Song That's good, why don't you go out and make a fortune, relying on the [-] old brothers, you may not be able to drive away the Westerners and live a good life!"

(End of this chapter)