Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2390 Hunting Country ([-])

"I really didn't expect that in a small country shop in the inland area, the cod balls are more authentic than many restaurants in the coastal area." In a warm area like Monze County, which was established, October is actually very warm, so warm that people have to open the windows to sleep at night.

Mengze County is a newly established county this year, with jurisdiction over Mengze Town, Hequdu Township, Huoshui Township (located near the later town of Pilar), Nandi Township (located near the later town of Laureles) and Hongmiao Township (located near the small town of Ignacio in later generations), a total of five settlements, is the 195th county-level administrative unit in the country, with a current population of 4000, mainly engaged in agriculture, forestry and inland river fishery.

It was established together with Jingting County (the 196th county in the country) in the northwest.The county has jurisdiction over Jingting Township, Shuiqing Township, Shengshui Township, Liangjialou Township (located near the later town of Pilane), Leji Township (located near the later Roca President Town), the same five settlements, the population There are slightly more, about 6000 people. The economy is mainly based on agriculture and animal husbandry, and there is a small amount of industry, but it can be ignored.

In addition, in this area, the people on the east coast also set up many isolated settlements, namely: Zhuangwan Township (located near the later Florida Town), Brick Temple Township (located near the later Iwekui Township) ), Xiwa Township (located near the later Oliwa Town), Niugang Township (located near the later Youti Town), Dongyan Township (located near the later Ayolas Town), Guangren Township (located near the later Enka Town near the small town of Nación), Shadun Township (located near the later Captain Mesa Town), Qilidi Township (located near the later Carlos Antonio Lopez town), Yanshe Township (located in the later Santa Rosa del Mundé Township), Bushang Township (located near the later city of Este), a total of ten townships, a total of more than [-] immigrants from home and abroad have been resettled, and they are very bold.

In fact, we can see from the map that the establishment of these counties and townships indicates that the people on the east coast no longer intend to cover up, and changed from the private infiltration back then to the clear cross-border colonization and grandiose occupation of Spanish Paraguay. land.And this is obviously not good news for the Spaniards, especially for the large number of Paraguayans in the area, which is almost 10, it is simply a nightmare.

It is no news that people from the East Coast have ambitions for Paraguay.In the past, they pretended to be civilized and talked about the rules, but now that they may be at war with the Kingdom of Spain, they seem to be less particular about eating, and they start to instigate landless young people and new immigrants from overseas to cross the border. Enter Paraguay to grab land and expand your living space.

Of course, the East Coast government also provided a lot of help.First, the rural militia self-defense groups that seem to have been created overnight are suspicious.Although most of them are ordinary people with poor combat effectiveness, there are also a lot of veterans who look like professionals.Although these people are generally in their 40s, they are experienced, determined, and full of arrogance. Naturally, they are not afraid of the Spaniards from Paraguay coming to find fault.

And once a flock of sheep is led by a wolf, then the combat effectiveness will naturally not be measured by sheep.Do not believe?Take a look at the dozens of battles the two sides have fought in the past two years. The pioneer militiamen on the east coast are not at a disadvantage!They were well-equipped and well-supplied, and at critical moments they were even able to pull out a few retired army artillery to aid in the battle, which made the Spaniards cry.

It is not that the Spaniards have not thought about strengthening the military strength in Paraguay.But they have a big problem, that is, this supposedly rich place is actually an isolated island geographically.That is, they are surrounded on the east, west, and south sides by the East Bank control area, and only the north side leads to the Chalkas Prosecutor's Court area.But how difficult is the road to Upper Peru (ie Chalkas)!There are dense forests and continuous mountains here, and most of the places are inaccessible wilderness, with no roads at all.There are only a few winding mountain trails, and the transportation capacity is seriously insufficient. Only a limited number of mules and horses can be walked. How can this support them to fight against the people on the east coast?

Therefore, the Spaniard in Paraguay has basically given up treatment before.If some land is robbed, let’s be robbed. Asuncion is slowly surrounded by settlements on the east coast, so let’s be surrounded. Anyway, there is no way to resist, so why bother?However, as the East Coast Army joined the game and began to penetrate into the territory of the Paraguayans, after plundering the population and building infrastructure in the south, the officials and nobles of the Asunción Prosecutor's Court District, which was established only a few years ago, finally couldn't sit still up.They found that if something was not done, Paraguay might not be able to fight back within a few years.

Some native white nobles donated a large number of mules and horses, forming a team of mules and horses that was several times the size of the previous ones. Firearms and ammunition are used as their capital to compete with the people on the east coast.

Just in March of this year, the Spaniards in Paraguay organized an operation known as the "Autumn Offensive".The purpose of the operation is to destroy the villages and market towns established by the people on the east coast across the border, expel the population on the east coast, and curb the aggression of the people on the east coast.The plan is actually quite good, and the preparations are also very adequate. However, Asunción has an inner ghost who tipped off the news, and the people on the east coast got the news in advance, and directly mobilized a large number of people from the six counties of Hexi, Wuping, Shagou, Shancha, Ganyi, and Iguazu The militiamen of the security regiment quietly crossed the river and dealt the Spaniards a head-on blow.

The fighting took place in the area east of the newly established Zhuanmiao Township. More than 5000 militiamen on the east coast fought against more than 3000 Spanish soldiers. As a result, the Spanish army was defeated, with more than 2000 casualties, and all the rest were captured.Most of the more than [-] captives were sent to the mountains west of Luoyang Prefecture to mine copper, lead, and tungsten mines, except for a few who were redeemed with money.

After experiencing this unexpected fiasco, the Spaniards in Asunción immediately gave up.They began to play dead, and began to turn a blind eye to the various colonial activities of the people on the east coast in the wild. As the saying goes, out of sight and out of mind, it is also a coup for escaping reality.However, in this way, they basically gave up the field completely.In particular, the Guarani Indians, who had been naturalized by missionaries for 200 years, are now facing massive plunder by the East Coasters.

There is no doubt that the East Coasters were more brutal slave catchers than the original St. Paul's banner team.The Sao Paulo flag team was wiped out by the Guarani people in Paraguay several times in history, but it was an expedition with a lot of hard work and insufficient preparation for difficulties.But the army soldiers and militiamen on the east bank are not comparable to those slave catchers in Sao Paulo who are more like robbers than soldiers. People are called handy.

According to statistics in the last six months, there are more than [-] Guaranis in Paraguay active on the construction site of the Loming Railway, not to mention the larger number of Guaranis active in state-run mines, forest farms, and farms.They worked hard to produce all kinds of wealth for the people on the east bank in exchange for the opportunity to "redeem".And once the "atonement" is successful, they will have the opportunity to go to the yellow-black dividing line in southern Africa, and join one of the forces as free citizens, which is also a good destination, although they don't want to leave the New World at all.

Today there are more than [-] Guarani laboring in southern Monze County.Their task was to build embankments and reservoirs.The water level of the Bian River (Parana River) varies too much seasonally. If the water conservancy facilities are not properly built, the settlements set up along the river will never be safe. drowned.But on the other hand, if you spend huge sums of money to build a tall and strong flood control embankment along the river (the embankment can also be used as a land transportation artery), and build a large number of artificial reservoirs on both sides to store water, just like the "Zonggang" on the bank of the Wujiang River in those days. "If the agricultural model is used, then the Bianhe River can turn harm into benefit, bringing inexhaustible benefits to the people along the river.

In the past, people on the east coast did not have this kind of manpower, but now, there are hundreds of thousands of laborers in Paraguay. Even if they will be driven out of the New World according to the policy in the future, it is okay to play a role before these people leave.To put it more darkly, there are several 10 people in Paraguay, plus the Indians and Mestizos in other places, this number is simply scary.East Coasters, are there really enough ships to take them away?Is the yellow-black dividing line really capable of eating so many people in a short period of time?I'm afraid not necessarily!

Therefore, one thing that is difficult to say but everyone understands is to do as many large projects as possible during this period of time, and don’t be afraid of not having enough money—you can print money if you don’t have enough money. Anyway, the east coast is already in the era of credit currency. ——It is necessary to carry out big and special projects, to carry out some century-old projects that were not dared to be carried out before, and to "consume" more Indians and Mestizos through these processes.These projects are difficult, the environment is harsh, and death is inevitable. Sometimes an outbreak of an infectious disease may lay down hundreds or even thousands of people. It is really reluctant to use the people on the east bank to consume it. is a good substitute.

The flood control project in Mengze County is the product of this idea.Today, in addition to more than 4000 Guarani people on the river embankment, there are more than 1500 people working on the east bank. However, their work is relatively light and relatively safe. Naturally, they are on the same level as the Indians.And when there are more builders, there will naturally be more people doing business around them, the most prominent of which is undoubtedly the catering business, and the fly restaurant where Li Peng is sitting is one of them.

"Mengze County is fertile and wild, and the land of fish and rice has great potential. The only obstacle now is probably the floods that occur from time to time." Li Peng chatted with several reporters who came to interview, and only heard him say: "As long as This water control project with an investment of 200 million French currency (including flood control levee, water lifting station, port gate, multiple reservoirs, and spider-like irrigation canals, etc.) can be completed in this way, and the county's economy will usher in a leapfrog development. .From now on, let alone eating cod fish balls, even eating tuna is nothing!"

"That's right or wrong." Another reporter said, "You can't make a fortune from agriculture. If so much food is produced, the price will definitely plummet, and that's ridiculous. If it really comes to the point where the more food you grow, the more you will lose. , who would be foolish enough to do such a thankless thing.”

"Hehe, Lao Qi, it's because you don't understand." Li Peng immediately retorted with a smile: "If you put your words in the past, you are certainly right. But when is it now? The price of grain has not continued to fall in the past two years , What do you think is the reason? It’s not because of the war in Europe, poor harvests, and the huge increase in overseas demand! Now that the war in Europe is about to resume, the price of food in our country can’t fall, and it may rise. Hehe I never imagined that the Europeans would fight their lives and kill them, but they would actually help our agriculture. Because of this, we should make it clear!"

(End of this chapter)