Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2488 Fuse?

"It's a big scene on your side." In the early morning of August 1703, 8, a merchant ship flying the flag of the east coast arrived at the port of St. Augustine. Pu Xiaoshuang, an intelligence officer of the Gendarmerie Command who had been promoted to a major in the army, said with a smile.

"Where, where, it's not as powerful as your military police in Texas. You set off a wave of rebellion among the Indians. Not only is the whole of Texas already in your pocket, but even parts of neighboring Mexico are deeply affected. , This is the big news." Gao Yi, who came to greet his colleagues, also said with a smile.

It has been more than ten days since the uprising, and the entire St. Augustine and surrounding areas are currently under the control of the rebel army.It is managed by a temporary transitional organization called the Florida Self-Government Committee. After everything is straightened out, this organization will almost transform into the newly established Government Council of the Republic of Florida. From the Speaker of the National Assembly to the real power positions of the ministers, the political power of this new country is divided up.

Gao Yi has been running around St. Augustine these days, one is to make suggestions for the development of their new country, and the other is to try to bridge the contradictions among the members of the committee.And this is not an easy job.

The Florida Self-Government Council currently has thirteen members, representing the thirteen native white families that participated in the uprising around St. Augustine. The chairman of the committee is Nunes.Of these thirteen families, the earliest has been operating in Florida for hundreds of years, and the shortest is only two generations of the Nunes family.These families have long had suspicions in order to compete for various resources on weekdays.During the period of Spanish rule, there were various battles, and the relationship was actually very ordinary. That is to say, everyone still had a common view on overthrowing the Spanish rule, and worked hard to cooperate and succeeded in one fell swoop.

But now that the uprising has succeeded, it's time to divide the cake, and the conflicts between the various families suddenly became acute.Quarreling every day in the committee, shoving and cursing are trivial matters, and there are even those who openly demand a duel after being superior, which is simply a mess.

Especially the Fernandez family who contributed a lot in the uprising, because of their poor relationship with others, they were only given the post of Minister of Sports after the uprising, which is simply bullying.In a fit of anger, Fernandez asked his nephew to pull hundreds of gentlemen to evacuate to his own territory outside the city, threatening to form a new self-governing committee.

This shit is going to set up another central government!Gao Yi saw that this was not an option, so he immediately came to put out the fire.After some arduous negotiations (during which they almost broke up several times), the Fernandez family finally won the position of Minister of War. Satisfied, they led their troops back to St. Augustine to "defend the revolution."

Nunes, who was elected (appointed) by everyone (people from the East Coast) as the chairman of the Autonomous Council, has also received a lot of criticism.The main reason is that this family has risen too fast and lacks foundation. At the same time, it has made a lot of money because of its in-depth trade with people from the east coast, which makes people very jealous, so it has been slandered by many jealous people.However, Gao Yi stood behind Nunes with a clear banner and expressed his support for the Nunes family in public on many occasions, so others at most just talked about it, and finally did not dare to join forces to ask Nunes to step down.

Of course, this is just not against him on the surface, but who knows about the little tricks behind the scenes?It is impossible for people on the east coast to help them to this extent. In the end, it depends on whether the old Nunez's own political level is strong.If you are still unable to control the situation, it means that your ability to control the overall situation is insufficient. Then no matter how good the relationship between Gao Yi and old Nunez is, no matter how reluctant they are, they can only reluctantly replace them when the committee is reorganized into the Government Council.What the East Coast Republic needs is an obedient and stable Florida, not a chaotic state that will only greatly reduce its value.

After St. Augustine's independence, trading cities such as Pensacola, which bordered Air Canada, also declared their independence immediately.They did not fight, and the whole process was relatively peaceful, probably because of the strong local forces.Cities such as Pensacola have also set up self-government committees, and representatives have been sent to St. Augustine, intending to fight for power for themselves.

They know very well that the people on the east coast will not allow them to exist as an independent political entity, and they don't even want to.The North American continent is different from other places. People here believe in another kind of "truth". It is difficult for a free city or a city-state to survive for a long time. The cities of the entire Florida colony must unite to effectively protect everyone's interests.

However, this does not mean that they will not negotiate or quarrel with St. Augustine.In fact, they are not interested in the St. Augustine Self-Government Committee as the highest authority in the colony. Although you are the capital, everyone is at the same level. They are all against the rule of the peninsula. What can you represent the future of the Florida Republic?No, we have to send someone to negotiate. In the future Congress and government agencies, there must be people who represent our interests—such insignificant positions as the Minister of Women and Children and the Minister of Sports must be positions of real power!

Thus, the whole of Florida is currently such a situation.The rebellion blossomed in the center of the capital, followed by other towns, and the rule of the Kingdom of Spain basically collapsed.However, the people from all walks of life in the uprising are currently in a state of scrambling for power and profit, and they only want rights, not obligations. The army assembled before the uprising needs to be disbanded, but no one is willing to pay, so that these soldiers who consider themselves "revolutionary heroes" are yelling, He simply robbed the material warehouse and treasury in the city, and paid for himself.

To be honest, Gao Yi didn't expect things to evolve to this point.In his original vision, the revolutionary army defeated the reactionary kingdom army, then established the central government, signed a series of military, political, diplomatic and economic agreements with the east coast, and the nascent Florida Republic embarked on the fast track of development. It's expensive, but it's not difficult to get a decent standard of living.

But after all, he underestimated this group of nobles whose instinct is to fight for power and profit. Their shamelessness and short-sightedness are shocking. The Fernandez family with the largest number of troops and the most valiant fighting in the revolution became the target of public criticism. To be dismissed by the minister of sports is simply humiliating.

Therefore, the situation in Florida still needs to be cleaned up.The current situation can be said to be worse than before the uprising. As long as the Spaniards organize two or 3000 troops to attack, the native nobles who have already made a fuss are afraid that they will collapse at the first touch.

At this time, the help from the East Coast government is particularly important!No, Major Pu Xiaoshuang sent a ship full of military supplies on behalf of the army, including rifles, cannons, gunpowder, kettles, barbed wire, military uniforms, binoculars, sighting equipment, cavalry equipment, engineering equipment, etc. There are a lot of toilet paper for the buttocks, which are basically the spot goods pulled from the east coast warehouse. The quality is good, which is really interesting.

After the independence of the Republic of Florida, in the foreseeable future, their first trade partner (if not the only trade partner) must be the East Coast Republic of China, especially in terms of military supplies, they basically will not have other suppliers, the East Coast People will not let others sell the goods, so this ship of materials (in the form of loans) can be regarded as an early adaptation for them, and it will be a weakened version of the East Coast Army in the future.

"The Spaniards have long been used to the turmoil in Texas, and they have become numb. In fact, they have not effectively controlled it before we went there." Pu Xiaoshuang shook his head and said: "Compared to comparison, it is still in Florida. Independence shocked them even more. This is their only colony on the east coast of the mainland, and its location is very critical. If it is lost here, many islands in the Caribbean Sea are in danger. Can the Spaniards make up for it? It is ridiculous that they were worried that the British would Sending troops from their colony to attack Florida, I didn't expect my own people to rebel first, haha. Well, they may not have had time to get the news. Around Florida is either our territory or the British territory, and there have been no ships fleeing recently Go out, it may be too late to get news from Mexico City. Station Master Gao, you still have time."

"This should be told to the navy." Gao Yi frowned and said, "Why haven't those guys arrived yet? I'm worried if they don't come. Although Florida has revolutionized, how do you know that there will be no royalists lurking?" Come down? They can't reverse the general situation, they can only temporarily hibernate, but if the Spaniards invade the country, they will jump out and lead the way. To completely put an end to this situation, only the navy will go out and patrol the coastline to protect this fragile country. Escort of the nascent country."

"You mean - Xiangfeng Fleet?" Pu Xiaoshuang said uncertainly.

"Yes, this is the largest naval power of the Kingdom of Spain in the Caribbean Sea. We helped it rebuild back then. They will definitely dispatch, there is no doubt about it." Gao Yi didn't say anything further, but Pu Xiaoshuang already understood , there is a big crisis in it, that is, if the east coast navy rushes over to provide shelter for Florida, and the Spanish Windward Fleet wants to attack these rebels, then the eastern and western navies are likely to break out. Naval battle - based on Gao Yi's understanding of the navy, once the two sides are at war, these arrogant guys will definitely fire, and the reason is very normal, and the after-the-fact report is easy to write.

This thing is dangerous!

How dangerous is it?Are you afraid of becoming the trigger for an all-out war between the East Coast and Spain?

(End of this chapter)