Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2392 Hunting Country (21)

On November 1699, 11, the setting sun was like blood in the plains of Chaco.

Jin Zhennan rode a fine horse that was foaming at the mouth, and stopped helplessly.Behind him, there were more than 20 riders who were exhausted and out of breath. At this moment, the captain stopped, got off his horse one by one, and collapsed on the ground exhausted.

This time I went to the northwest of the Chaco Plain to capture the Indians. To be honest, I took a lot of risks because they did not have a license.East Coast society is also developing and progressing. Decades ago, society allowed private capture of slaves, but in recent years, this behavior has been severely restricted.Generally speaking, slave catchers need to apply for a license, but the government has not approved this license for many years. It is conceivable that private slave catchers basically suffered disaster.

Instead, there were slave hunting teams organized by governments at all levels and the military.The former are generally militia self-defense organizations. They use the militia equipment in the village and township arsenals to carry out slave hunting activities under the command of retired soldiers under the pretext of protecting their reclaimed land from infringement.The latter actually refers to the army. The Ministry of the Army often sends out documents to security regiments and garrison headquarters in various places, asking them to organize slave hunting activities to protect the environment and the people.In addition, sometimes the army regular army will also play, such as capturing slaves in the border areas of Paraguay and southern Chile, and enriching various state-owned forest farms, farms, mines, brick kilns and construction teams in the country.

Jin Zhennan and his group are actually applying for a hunting license.In the spring, these licensed hunters move to the Pampa Plains—some even to the Southern Cone—to hunt the Churango, the white guanaco whose fur has long been a favorite of East Coast ladies. , The supply of shawls is in short supply.When regrouping in summer and autumn, they either stayed in the Pampa Plains to hunt bison, or came to Chaco to hunt.Chaco is known as the country of hunting, with extremely rich animal resources, and the harvest is no less than hunting bison in Pampa, not to mention that there are also a large number of cattle, horses and sheep left behind by the Spaniards in the Chaco Plain.

In the harsh winter—in fact, compared to the south, Chaco’s winter is not too difficult—it is usually a time for hunters to recuperate, and it is also a time for prey to recuperate.Some of them will return to their hometowns to reunite with their families and celebrate the New Year together, while others will stay where they are, haunting pubs and brothels, spending money.Hunters are generally temperamental people, and it is not surprising that their living habits are different.

Of course, the above are real hunters. For Jin Zhennan and his group of fake hunters, hunting wild animals is just a recreational activity in their spare time. What they really hunt are actually people, real Indians!Well, everyone knows that their hunting is illegal, but so what?The local government turned a blind eye to their behavior. On the contrary, they gave some money privately to buy the Indians they captured, and counted them as captured by their own team, and then invested them in construction projects in counties and townships to make up for it. Insufficient labor force.

This is the market for "hunters" like Kim Jin Nam.Aim at local governments with construction needs, and after the country uses credit currency, the financial funds of local governments have gradually become abundant, thus making this kind of trading possible.Of course, considering that local construction funds are also very tight, and the local government is also organizing teams to capture Indians, this kind of trading market is not too big, and it cannot support too many teams.Regarding this point, Jin Zhennan and others have long realized it.Business is becoming more and more difficult, and the domestic public opinion environment is becoming more and more unfriendly to them. It is better to switch to other careers as soon as possible.

This time they found a small tribe of Quechuas about a hundred kilometers east of Xingren Town, and immediately chased after them.As a result, they encountered enemy cavalry!Cavalry, damn it!Although there were not many people, only a few dozen riders, it was enough for Jin Zhennan and his group to flee in embarrassment.Fortunately, the Indians didn't want to be troublesome, and gave up after chasing for a while, and then moved quickly with the men, women, and children of the tribe.

They planned to go north first, then turn west, to live in the Spanish-controlled Chilean region.They are all devout Christians, and life shouldn't be too difficult when they get there. The church will help them as much as they can, and that's enough.Recently, more and more people from the east coast have come to settle in the area around Tucuman City, and the tribe has realized that the good times may be gone forever.People on the east coast are very greedy for land. As long as they find their tribe in the wild, they will know what will happen to them. It is better to leave as soon as possible.

By the way, Xingren Town is Tucuman City, a very old Spanish colonial town with a large population and a good economy.At present, the people from the east coast have only sent some government officials here to maintain the operation of the city. Most of the residents inside and outside the city are still whites, mestizos and Indians. The number of people from the east coast who came to settle here will not exceed two thousand.Yintai Town (that is, the Spanish city of Salta), Yanfu Town (located in the Spanish city of San Salvador de Jujuy) in the north, and Xuande Town (that is, the city of Santiago del Estero established by the Spaniards) in the east ), Huitong Town (that is, the Spanish colonial city of La Rioja) and Jingling Town (that is, Catamarca City) in the south, the situation is similar to that of Xingren Town, that is, the people on the east coast are only politically and militarily These areas have been controlled, but for several years, there has been no time to make much change to the local social structure, economic structure, and population structure, and the local Spaniards and Indians have not felt much change in their lives.

But that obviously won't last long.The people on the east coast developed the La Plata area controlled by Spain gradually, generally following the principle of first east then west, first south then north, in order to make better use of the original resources and improve efficiency.Now that the development of the Pampa Plain and the new capital, Luoyang, has entered a stable period, it is natural to allocate part of the energy to other places.As the essence of the area north of Luoyang Prefecture, the development of the Chaco Plain has gradually entered an accelerated period. The influx of foreign capital and population has become more frequent. The planning and preliminary surveying and mapping of various traffic arteries have also begun. The local Spaniards felt the shock to a degree.

It's okay for native white people, because according to the policy, they can become official citizens of the East Coast as long as they learn simple daily Chinese conversations.But the Mestizos and Indians were not so lucky. They all knew that they would definitely not be able to stay in the east coast.In the past, there may have been overseas colonies on the east coast to choose from, but now the best place to go can only be the yellow-black dividing line in South Africa. I heard that several puppet countries controlled by people from the east coast have been established there. It should be possible to go there Barely live, as long as luck is not too bad.

Ah, by the way, there are other options now, and that is the Sioux City Pirates Group in North America.Those vicious guys have controlled more than half of the Texas General District-it's shameful, the governor of New Spain can't do anything, but it's a fact-now there is a shortage of people, lack of farmers, lack of herdsmen, lack of artisans, lack of merchants, lack of Clerks, and even soldiers have a lot of gaps, which can be described as a waste of time.Going there may have a better future than going to southern Africa.

It is a pity that the colony of Florida, which is close at hand, cannot be visited for the time being, perhaps because it is still under the rule of King Carlos.It would be wonderful if His Majesty the King and General Florida would open up the borders and allow poor people like them to immigrate there.They can live comfortably in a relatively familiar environment and work safely and securely.

But all this is just a delusion after all!At least for now, it seems to be delusional.People with Indian ancestry are pathetic. They are money that can be walked in the eyes of everyone, especially those nomadic or nomadic Indian tribes that are outside the control of the government and are neither paying taxes nor willing to serve corvee. The key target of the shore people.Don't look at Jin Zhennan's group kicking the iron plate this time, but in fact they have the upper hand most of the time. The Quechua wandering on the grasslands were driven and captured by them like dogs, which was unspeakable.

As long as Jin Zhennan is willing to be ashamed and willing to share information with others and transfer a part of the profits, at least 100 people from hotels and restaurants in Xingren Town can join his team at any time.He can even sell the clues to the local garrison and leave with a sum of money, although he somewhat despises the small money—as a member of the Kim family in North Korea, before Kim Jin Nam came to the east bank to develop, Jin Sanpao and Jin Yueban had given him a lot of money, otherwise it would not be so easy for him to pull up such a team in a short period of time.

"Brothers, let's take a break, those Quechuas should not be chasing them. Damn, it's evil, sabers, spears, and muskets are all available. When did the equipment of the Quechuas be so good? It's really bad luck .” Jin Zhennan took out a cowhide water bladder from his saddle bag, which was full of light beer, which is the best way to quench his thirst at this time.

"This is a big fish. If we can eat it, we can quit this business early." A rider who immigrated from North Korea with Kim Jin Nam said: "This business is not a long-term solution. Damn, those magazine reporters They are really dogs and mice, scolding us all day long for catching slaves, and don’t look at how much we have contributed to the country. The newspaper building where they work, the wide road they walk to work, the fruits and vegetables they eat, the tables, chairs and benches they buy, which one is not the same? Need a huge amount of labor to support? We are exhausted to help the country to engage in labor, they are good, crooked mouth accuses us of immorality, really pick up the bowl to eat, put down the chopsticks and scold mothers! A bunch of fuckers!"

"Curse! Scold! Scold! Scold ass! Can you still scold those big reporters to death?" Jin Zhennan kicked the guy, then sighed, and said, "Don't talk about slavery. , It’s really not very good-looking, especially the slavery at the national level. Our court, I have studied it, and it has not supported slavery decades ago. Look at those state-owned farms, forest farms, etc., the Indians, May The Stizo people are not legally slaves, but workers who have signed a labor contract, although they have no personal freedom and low income."

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. After finishing this vote, we will not do it anymore. Everyone will go south with me to Luoyang Mansion to see if there is any opportunity. I heard that the construction there is very good, and the popularity is slow. Slowly flourishing, it’s amazing.” Jin Zhennan handed the water bag to his subordinates, and said: “We still need to be decent people, how good it is to start a company. Let’s not even think about trade with Chile. It’s too late, and the roads have been taken by others. But there are not many people doing the trade route from the Chaco Plain to the Chalkas. We still have a chance. Traffic daily necessities from us, and then from The prospect of bringing back medicinal materials such as gold and silver and cinchona cream is still very good.”

(End of this chapter)