Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2391 Hunting Country (Twenty)

On the banks of the winding Paraguay River, Jingting Town rises from the ground.The surrounding trees are shady, wild flowers are everywhere, and buildings of various styles are hidden among them, as beautiful as if they are in a painting.

Here is 26 degrees south latitude, the city is beautiful and tidy.If you clean it up properly, it can definitely be operated as a tourist city.In fact, the hotels here are good, and the restaurants are delicious, especially the private handmade chocolates on consignment. The taste is not inferior to those in the big cities in the south, but the price is much cheaper.

"This is like a water town in the south of the Yangtze River that has been placed in the wrong latitude." On November 1699, 11, after lunch, Li Peng walked out of the hotel and sat in a pavilion next to him. Naturally, those few people who came with him fellow journalists.

The hotel is built in the wetlands on the west bank of the Paraguay River, and the environment is very good.Especially after a long section of embankment has been built along the river, and the river course has been cut and straightened (the Paraguay River turns a big bay here), and the flood has been greatly reduced, the safety of these riverside wetlands has been greatly improved. improve.

However, some people accused the hotel of reducing the wetland area and reducing the function of flood control and flood storage.But considering that the owner of this hotel is the famous Xu Hao, everything seems normal.Xu Dashan — Last year, Xu Hao donated more than [-] yuan to the government welfare institution. He is really kind and charitable — who is he, a domestic catering and entertainment giant, whose strength in this industry is second only to The state-run Dongfang Hotel Group is a guest of many local government officials.He was willing to come to Jingting County to start a business, and the local officials wanted to worship him as a Bodhisattva, so naturally they would not say anything.

What's more, these places will also be developed in the future.Swamp wetlands (or floodplains) are also a scarce resource, especially for inland counties like Jingting County.There is no other reason. There are sufficient riverbanks here to build docks for you and improve the efficiency of transportation. This is very attractive to people everywhere.Therefore, the accumulated water in the floodplain must be drained and the ponds must be filled, otherwise how will the economy be developed.

"I just don't know how long these scenery can last." Reporter Huang from "Minsheng" magazine said: "Although our east coast is full of beautiful mountains and rivers, they can't stand the toss of a construction site all over the country. The natural beauty can be preserved a little bit. It's better to keep it a little bit."

"What can we do? People need to eat, and the economy needs to develop." Although Li Peng is a young man of literature and art, he was not so hypocritical when he was born in an official family. He continued: "To be honest, Jingting County The agriculture in the country is doing pretty well, and the grain output has been rising steadily over the years. I heard that this time the national grain reserve depot is purchasing grain nationwide, and the purchase price is the highest in ten years. The county sees an opportunity, so it is natural to grasp it Live. But there is a problem in Jingting County, that is, the traffic bottleneck must be broken, otherwise everything will be impossible. And the river port wharf is naturally the key to breaking the situation."

"The national reserve grain depot will collect grain on a large scale? When did you hear the news? Why?" Reporter Zhao from the Southern Railway Weekly asked.He usually mainly follows the sports line, which polo team in Qingdao Port is the strongest, and who is most likely to win the trophy for the best polo player awarded by the tournament organization. Very well-informed.

"Actually, it's nothing. It's just that the State Grain Reserve Company wants to store a batch of grain near Europe and sell it to our friendly countries to make some money." Li Peng scratched his head and said with a smile: "Although the State Grain Reserve has been burdened with Many political missions look like a bureaucracy. But in the end, they are still a commercial company. The European war is bound to start, and once a war breaks out, it is absolutely impossible to end it in the short term. This creates unlimited room for rising food prices. This operation of the State Grain Reserve can not only obtain commercial profits, but also increase the political influence of our country, which is actually quite normal.”

"By the way, the meeting of the Ministry of Agriculture a few days ago also said that it is necessary to cultivate two to three world-class grain enterprises, enter the international market, and obtain benefits for the East Coast. The State Grain Reserve is the largest agricultural enterprise in the country. It integrates farm management, Warehouse logistics, grain trade, and food deep processing are integrated, and the capital strength is strong, so it is natural to take the lead.” Li Peng added: “Food is also an effective weapon, and sometimes it can kill people. Amsterdam just developed Yes, in fact, it is far inferior to Bruges in the Southern Netherlands, and it is not as good as Antwerp, but they control the trade of grain and fish, and slowly influence many countries through these two weapons, making them submit and sell their commercial interests. The Dutch Capital developed like a snowball in this way, and we all know what followed. After food and fish, Amsterdam controlled more than half of Europe’s cheese, salt, boats, timber, whale spices, and wine trade, successfully creating a Commercial empire. Compared with the latter commodities, food is more deadly, because it is a necessity of life, and people cannot go without food for a day."

The idea of ​​establishing a world-class grain enterprise has actually been brewing for a long time.But this matter will inevitably conflict with the core interests of the United Provinces, and the people on the east coast did not want to make it so intense at first.A considerable part of the grain they sell to Europe is done through agents, or they lead the organization themselves, but they don’t end up. For example, the operation of Crimea’s grain importing into the Italian market is a typical example. It only earns political benefits and does not meddling with commercial interests.

But as the situation developed, it became clear that the people of the east coast did not have to be so troublesome.In the judgment of the members of the Executive Committee, after the War of Spanish Succession, the East Coast Republic will officially come to the fore and establish a new world order led by its own side.At this time, it is also time to warm up some things, such as the army's debut in Morocco, such as the introduction of some large shipping companies, grain companies, mining companies, banks, etc. into the international market to gain profits.This is not only to increase revenue for the government, but also to allow the people to share some benefits - the empire on which the sun never sets is about to start, so the people on the east coast must also share some of the benefits, right?

Of course, when these companies enter the international market and grab other people's food, they naturally need to be escorted by the country.In the past, the timing may not be very ripe, but now it is different. After acquiring land from the Moroccans, the people on the east bank will have an objective military force in Europe.If you count some servants, this force can already affect the decision-making and even the direction of evidence in many countries. It can be said that the time is ripe.

And when it comes to Morocco, Li Peng actually knows a lot through his own and family connections.I heard that the executive committee will not give up until it achieves its goal this time. It must cut off the land north of 34°30' north latitude, and then establish two counties, namely Danji County and Ceuta County. For the boundary.After defeating the Kingdom of Spain in the future, the people on the east coast will occupy another county in Gibraltar on the other side of the strait, and set up a Straits Settlement Management Committee to fully manage these three geographically important counties.

Three counties can accommodate almost 20 people. What a huge force this is. You must know that the population of many small countries in Europe may not have 20 at this time.If the economy of these three counties develops smoothly, they can support at least one mixed regiment. This is enough to perform a lot of operations. It is no wonder that the members of the executive committee are so concerned—the army originally planned to train troops for the sixth mixed regiment. I didn't expect that after such an operation, it would be a surprise to find that I could build a foundation for hundreds of years for future generations.

The National Reserve Grain Bank intends to establish a branch in Morocco this time.The scale of this branch will not be small, and it seems that it will have its own exclusive dock, barn, factory, road and corresponding sales organization.If it develops in the future, it is likely that a large number of security personnel will be recruited to intervene deeply in the situation in some areas and become a giant controlling the European grain trading market.To put it bluntly, this company wants to control many farmers or grain merchants in Europe to work for them, earn profits and at the same time cooperate with the country's diplomatic work and contribute to the political interests of the East Coast government.

According to the idea of ​​the Executive Committee and the Ministry of Agriculture, the Strait Branch of the National Grain Reserve Co., Ltd. will purchase more than [-] tons of grain locally, which will be used as the first batch of starting grain for the Strait Branch to carry out commercial activities.Regarding the procurement of this batch of grain, the leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture have already spoken, giving priority to agricultural counties in the inland areas, that is, focusing on the Brazilian plateau (mainly in the north-central area), the Chaco plain and the Pampa plain (non-coastal areas) Grain is purchased, and then transported to various large granaries located in the coastal areas through various channels. Once the negotiations in Morocco are completed and the land is in hand, large granaries will be built in Tangier and Ceuta immediately.Then, you can rent a ship to transport there. I hope that the civilian ship has not been requisitioned by the navy by then, and there is still enough capacity to transport food.

The counties in Hexi on the Chaco Plain had already made great achievements in agriculture when Wang Dazhuang was a commissioner, and they were also the most important pillar of the local economy.In the future, once orders from the State Grain Reserve come in like snowflakes, it will undoubtedly be a great blessing to the local people.Li Peng has also been interviewing in the Chaco area for a long time. He has traveled all over the mountains and rivers here, and he has a good impression of the local area, so he is really happy for the local people.

Agriculture on the east coast, although the government has tried its best, but now it seems that it is difficult not to rely on overseas markets.It is a good thing for farmers all over the country that the national grain reserves go to sea for development, a great thing!As for possible conflicts with others, that's all normal!How much money have those Jewish grain wholesalers in Amsterdam made from the East Coast people through market channels over the years?It can be said that most of the profits from the harvesting of the grain on the east coast to the final delivery to various large and small shops in Europe were taken away by Jewish grain merchants.It is impossible for you to say that people on the east coast don't mind at all.

The national grain storage going to sea is an attempt to shake up the pattern of the European grain market.Times have indeed changed!

(End of this chapter)