Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2415 of the Caribbean Sea ([-])

"Has the goods been inspected? How is it?" Tian Xiaochuan asked while making tea in an office of the Sioux City Port Authority.

"It's not good. It can be seen that it is used frequently. Maybe it will be completely scrapped after not firing many shells." Wang Zhaoli knew that Tian Xiaochuan was asking about the cannons that were loaded back.In fact, he didn't have much hope at first. The artillery of the East Coast Army was sent to the militia after retiring from the army. After a few years of tossing with those guys, they were resold to them. The situation would definitely not be too optimistic.But there is no way, the conditions are like this, brand new artillery is very expensive, they can't afford it, these artillery that are close to scrapping are almost the price of scrap iron, and at least they can fire another two to three hundred shells, which is not bad.

"What can I do without money?" Tian Xiaochuan shook his head, and laughed self-deprecatingly: "When I was a pirate, I always thought that I was rich, very rich. But now that I have gone ashore to establish a country, why have I become so poor all of a sudden?" Isn’t that a good thing? Even in such a lucrative government office as the Port Authority, the tea used for entertaining guests is so horrible.”

"Hey, it's not easy to be the Minister of Logistics and Materials, right? There are always people who ask you for money. In the few months I worked before, I really had a big head. It's still An Yi, the Minister of Defense." Wang Zhaoli smiled and picked up the The teacup took a sip, then said with a bitter face: "It's all tea foam, damn it, Lao Liu embezzled public funds, right?"

Tian Xiaochuan laughed gloatingly when he heard the words: "It's true that you don't know how expensive the rice is if you are not in charge. Now I really realize the greatness of our ancestors and fathers who created the East Bank. This is not something ordinary people can do. Like our Dasu There are only tens of thousands of people in such a grassroots team, repairing docks, digging canals, developing commerce, opening schools, and preparing for war. Sometimes I wonder, is being a national leader really as enjoyable as being a pirate?"

Wang Zhaoli also smiled after hearing this, but didn't say anything.Tian Xiaochuan could only listen to what he said.What is his origin, can Wang Zhaoli still not know?Among these founding fathers, the one who is most positive about the founding of the country is probably someone from him, right?This guy is basically the highest contact person sent by the East Coast State Intelligence Bureau in the Great Soviet Union, just like Pu Xiaoshuang who is a horse bandit and an addict in the north, he is a good bird.

Of course, Wang Zhaoli's background is not so clean.In fact, he was also a peripheral member of the National Intelligence Agency in the early years, but after so many years of hard work, his affection for the pirate group has deepened, and he is very helpless for the East Bank to use them as a tool.But the reality is like this, there is no way!The Great Su Kingdom had to rely on the aid of the East Bank, otherwise such a grassroots regime would probably fall and be scattered within a few years, so how could there be such a bright future.

"By the way, after the vacation is over, we have to send a ship to Xinjing Port to pick up a batch of wheat back. The country's food is somewhat insufficient, and we need to replenish it as soon as possible." Wang Zhaoli said suddenly.

"You still have grain trade with the Free State?" Tian Xiaochuan was a little surprised: "If I remember correctly, we already owe them a lot of grain money, right? They dare to sell grain to us, how hearty are they? !"

"Ahem!" Wang Zhaoli seemed to have choked on the tea, and he said awkwardly, "I owe some. The envoys of the Free State are still living here, and they go to the Ministry of Finance every day to collect money. But this time, there is With Air Canada as a guarantee, it’s not the same as before.”

I don't know how to do it, but most of the countries along the Caribbean Sea are suffering from food shortages.Not to mention the Viceroyalty of New Spain, too many tropical products are planted, and they are still importing food from the Viceroyalty of Peru.Not to mention the small islands in the Caribbean Sea, sugarcane, coffee, and cocoa plantations stretch as far as the eye can see, and they still import food from North America.Even the Huaiyuan Island of the people on the east coast was self-sufficient in food a few years ago, but after the great industrial development, they had to import food from the mainland on the east coast—in fact, if it wasn’t for the central government’s mandatory regulations, they would rather purchase nearby— —The only one with a little surplus of food is the Free State Kingdom, which was once looked down upon by many people.

This country is still dominated by agriculture, and has some offshore fishing, animal husbandry and timber processing industries, but the scale is not very large, just embellishment.It seems that because they were "consecrated" by people from the east coast in South Africa, the descendants of these South African Black Eight Banners have quite good agricultural planting techniques, and their food production has increased year by year. Now they have become a net exporter and have robbed many British Business in the North American colonies.

The pirate forces in Sioux City have not been established for a short time. Although they have spent a lot of effort to dig a lot of irrigation canals and rehabilitate some farmland, the problem of hunger still exists, so they have to purchase food for emergencies—well, on credit , well, sometimes some money will be paid, but in the eyes of the Free State, Lao Lai's reputation cannot be escaped.

By the way, as the situation in the Free State has become more and more stable, the East Coast government has been discussing whether to send the surplus Indians and Mestizos to them in the past two years.It just so happens that the Free State is also very hungry for population. Air Canada has not only been unable to transport the black flags of South Africa for many years, but also secretly detained many people in their plantations, which greatly disappointed the Free State.This time I heard that the East Coast government intends to export some to other places because the yellow-black dividing line has not been prepared yet and cannot accommodate too many people, so they took the initiative to come to the door, saying that they can eat a considerable amount to enrich their national strength.

As a neighbor of the Free State, Great Su Kingdom has naturally heard about this incident.For this reason, Tian Xiaochuan joked with others at the time, saying that the high-level officials in the Free State are really obsessed with light-skinned people, and they do everything possible to whitewash themselves, which is really inferior to the bones.

On the contrary, Wang Zhaoli is very worried about this matter, thinking that the free state has been developed for many years and has a stable political situation. If it can absorb a large number of people and successfully digest them, it will be nothing less than a leap in national strength.The Great Soviet Union and the Free State are neighboring countries, and there will definitely be a competitive relationship in the future. The neighbor is too powerful, which is actually not a good thing, although the current relationship between the two countries is still friendly.It's a pity that the current foundation of the Great Su Kingdom is too weak, and it doesn't have the capital to eat too many people.Generally speaking, Wang Zhaoli felt sour about this matter and was not very happy.

"Hey, Iron Rooster Air Canada is so generous, and actually gave us a guarantee, so don't pay back the food payment at all." Tian Xiaochuan said with a smile: "If we want us to fight, we must give some benefits. Just give it to us Sending military instructors and agricultural technology experts is not enough. As a large state-owned backbone enterprise, Air Canada should always share the worries of the East Coast at critical moments, and it is not enough to rely on state support to earn benefits."

Wang Zhaoli glanced at him, and thought that you should get more benefits through the channels of the General Intelligence Bureau.If you can't get money, you can get some medicine, seeds, and farm tools, all of which can solve the urgent need.Of course, he just thought about these words in his heart. There are some things that can be understood, but it is meaningless to explain them. What's more, although Tian Xiaochuan's identity is unclear, he is also a person who has made great contributions to the Great Su Kingdom.Apart from other things these years, it is really admirable to take the lead in war.Now he is the Minister of Logistics and Materials, and he goes out to sea by himself. This level of professionalism is really good.

After all, it is still too poor!Damn it, if you really can't make it through, you might as well just listen to other people, take a big gamble, put the whole army on top, and go to Mexico to grab his mother!

Wang Zhaoli knew a little about the fighting power of the Mexican colonial soldiers, which was worse than the army they trained.You must know that the Great Su Kingdom was founded by pirates. They may be good at sea battles, but they really don't have that tradition in land battles.Such a group of people can despise the Mexican colonial soldiers, one can imagine how bad those people are.Years of pampering and pampering have completely drained their spirits!The only thing to worry about is probably that there are a lot of them, and there are some local militiamen who are willing to fight to defend their homeland, which makes the great Soviet country feel that the loss outweighs the gain.

But what if you do manage to capture a wealthy city?Even if only for a short time, it might not seem like a profitable business for them to successfully transport the loot away.This issue was also discussed at the round table meeting before, but everyone was a little hesitant about how many people would die before the siege, and they were still unable to make up their minds.But the situation seems to be different now. Maybe breaking a big city, looting 10,000+ yuan back, and then buying food and transporting people (Mestizo people) from the east bank can achieve a virtuous circle?It seems that this matter can really be reconsidered!

"Iron Rooster Air Canada is about to bleed a lot this time." Wang Zhaoli said absently: "It is said that they have received a clear order that if a war breaks out with Spain in the future, they will form a sizable armed fleet to assist the east coast navy to block the port. , transportation of personnel and supplies. In addition, they need their help to instigate Florida’s independence. Not only money, but also people are required. How much business will this affect. Oh, yes, I want to laugh when I talk about this. I I heard a rumor that Florida’s Spanish-born white rebels even prepared the country name and flag after independence. The country name is the Republic of Florida, and the system is completely modeled on the east coast. There is a huge palm tree on the flag , I am really happy."

"Isn't this group of grandchildren too childish? How can everyone know about such a big thing as rebellion against independence?" Tian Xiaochuan said in surprise.There seem to be some idiots who rebelled and rebelled in Chinese history, but they don't seem to end well.What's up with these native men in Florida?This is not what a person who does great things should look like!

"It's not a bad thing for us to have a bunch of idiots running the country. You see, there are only three countries on the north coast of the Caribbean, Dasu, Free State, and Florida. In the future, there will definitely be fishery resources, national borders, and trade routes. Arguing. The more stupid people in Florida, the better for us." Wang Zhaoli said.

"That's right, the more stupid the better." Tian Xiaochuan laughed loudly and said, "Oh, it makes me want to go there for a stroll, and I don't know what the scene is like there now."

(End of this chapter)