Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2498 The curtain of the era opens

On February 1704, 2, accompanied by government officials from Danzig County, Sheng Dehong visited the seven newly established state farms in the county.The area of ​​the farm varies from large to small, generally between 26-5 square kilometers, with forests, lakes, sand dunes, and fertile fields. It has been rectified at the end of last year, and it is planned to plant rye after the spring of this year. One of the county's food supply sources.

These farms are basically robbed of the land of the Kingdom of Poland close to Danzig Port.The people on the east bank took advantage of the chaotic situation in Poland, either through military means, or through blackmail, or through paying for redemption (the purchase was part of the land owned by the Kingdom of Sweden). The county area of ​​Ze County has expanded to more than 300 square kilometers. Not only does it have a prosperous business city, but it also has a large area of ​​reserved land for future sustainable development, which is actually very important.

Sheng Dehong didn't know the difference in development potential between Hong Kong and Macau in later generations due to geographical area and population.But thinking from his own experience, he can easily come to the conclusion that the larger the area, the better. This is not only because it can support more people, but also because there will be more land for development when the urbanization of Danzig accelerates in the future. .Looking at it this way, more than 300 square kilometers is actually a bit small. It is best to double it to reach 2000 or even [-] square kilometers. Haji County currently has more than [-] square kilometers, although most of them are wilderness Ridge, but the development potential is full.

"The importance of the State Farm cannot be overemphasized. It can be expected that for a long time to come, the country of Poland will have a hostile relationship with us. No matter which regime is in power, August or Lesin Neither will be too good with us. We may not be able to purchase enough grain, timber, livestock and other daily necessities from Poland, but Danzig County must be prepared to be self-reliant." Sheng Dehongchao followed behind him A member of the county government team said: "Of course we can purchase such goods from other countries through sea transportation, but if we do not have the corresponding preparations, it is always inappropriate. Moreover, with the current behavior of the Baltic Sea, it is really hard to say what will happen in the future. Sweden, Denmark, Brandenburg, Saxony, Poland, Russia, which one is the most fuel-efficient lamp? I’m afraid it won’t be a small fight every five years, a big fight every ten years, until a few countries collapse completely. This war together, not only The price of all kinds of materials has skyrocketed, and the key is that it is not easy to buy, and they cannot be bought! Therefore, we in Danzig County have no other requirements. The staple food must ensure a certain degree of self-sufficiency, and we must have reserves at ordinary times to avoid critical moments. If someone gets stuck in the neck and there is a famine, then things will explode."

"By the way, the National Reserve Grain Depot will send someone over to contact you after a while. Let them manage these state-owned farms. Let professional people do things like food. Well, the land is still yours, the State Reserve. The grain only has the right to operate. They will sign a contract with you, let’s sign for 30 years first, and the two parties will discuss whether to renew the contract after 30 years.” Sheng Dehong said: “Polish farmers on the original land are willing to work on state-owned farms. Just introduce it, and the National Grain Reserve will still give you this face. Those who are unwilling to continue farming, let them go to the city. In the future, the industry, commerce, fishery, and shipping industries in Danzig will develop to a considerable extent, and there will still be a shortage of labor force. Yes, just let them go to the top. But the assimilation work must be done well, I won’t say more about this, you are all veterans, and you know how to do it better than me.”

"Understand, understand, Special Envoy Sheng, we will take care of this." The leadership team of Danzig County nodded vigorously.

"By the way, how is the formation of the Danzig garrison going?" Sheng Dehong asked again.

"There are some clues, but the number of posts is not full, about half of them are missing. Many mercenaries or deserters from the battlefield signed up, but we are worried about these people. After the review, only dozens of people were hired. Haji County They also complained bitterly, saying that the Ceuta, Danji, and Danzig garrison regiments were successively formed, and the old bones and blood of their garrison teams were severely pumped, and they could no longer maintain their combat effectiveness. In fact, it accepts the dual management of the army and the territorial government, so Danzig County is also very concerned about the formation of this force.They paid very high salaries, but Haji County didn't want to release them anymore. The mercenaries and stragglers (mostly deserters who were scattered on the battlefield, Swedes, Russians, Livonians) who were in Danzig Port People, Poles, Germans, everyone) they are not very relieved, this choice is very narrow, resulting in the current formation progress is not good.

"Soldiers are actually easy to solve. You can just recruit farmers. Recruits are recruits. After a few months of training, they will be able to look decent. Non-commissioned officers and officers are indeed a big problem. You can find a solution from the Army. The Fourth Mixed Regiment A while ago, there were some veterans who were injured and retired? You can try to make friends with them. As long as they are sincere, they may not be willing to stay and settle down. Use your brains, can you? If you can stay here and become an official, it is also a good choice, and there are opportunities here." The idea given by Sheng Dehong is actually feasible, although it may not be possible to get a few backbones, but it is better than nothing.

Officials of the Danzig County Government nodded.Everyone knows that the Fourth Mixed Regiment is unlikely to stay with them for too long, and it may soon be transferred to the front line of the Strait of Gibraltar.The news of the First Fleet ambushing the Spanish troop carrier in the Caribbean Sea has spread, and everyone knows this frightening news.Faced with such a level of provocation or slap in the face, even if Philip V was reluctant, he had to tear himself apart with the people on the east coast, and it was a wave of confrontation. Gibraltar, which has just subsided not long after the war, is likely to be the outbreak of the conflict place.An elite group like the Fourth Mixed Regiment, armed to the teeth, has no reason to stay in the relatively safe Danzig County for a long time, and will probably be transferred to perform tasks, although the gang of princelings from the First Mixed Regiment are said to be arriving soon.

Once the [-] members of the Fourth Mixed Regiment left, the defense of Danzig County would be on their own.If the garrison has no combat effectiveness, then Danzig County is a toothless tiger, and anyone can come and bully them.Even if the people on the east coast can retaliate in the future, many construction projects underway now will be completely interrupted, and the loss is too great.

People from the east coast, now in the Baltic Sea, feel that the trees are more beautiful than the wind in the forest and they will be destroyed!This is not a joke, because Berlin has expressed dissatisfaction with the purchase of part of the land from the Swedes by the people on the East Bank through cryptic channels a while ago.They have maintained for many years that, according to previous agreements, East Pomerania belonged to Brandenburg-Prussia and that the Kingdom of Sweden had been illegally occupying it.The purchase of land from them by the East Coasters hurt the feelings of the people of Brandenburg and threatened its national security and territorial integrity, so they protested.

Sheng Dehong had already received related reports from the people below, but he was not moved by it.The kids are unhappy, but so what?You Brandenburg-Prussia are only a few pounds and a few taels, dare to show your teeth to the Great East Bank?Do you dare to stop the nationwide cooperation projects with the East Bank?Be careful to let the Dutch wean your milk, if they can't cure you, return it!

What really worried Sheng Dehong was the Russians.This country is a continental country with a vast territory, a large population, and great war potential.Even if it is blocked at sea, it will not be able to kill the opponent for a while, which is a troublesome existence.If they covet Danze to go out to the sea, it will be quite a headache to talk about it.But fortunately, the Russians' expansion target for a long time to come is still the Swedish Baltic coastal territories, including Livonia, and the possibility of attacking Danzig is extremely small.If the people on the east coast are worried, just arm the Swedes a little and let them compete with the Russians.Although this cannot prevent Sweden from being defeated by Russia in the end - the gap in national strength between the two countries is too great - but it can greatly delay the time for the Russians to come to Poland, which is also very good.

"The Baltic International Bank needs to fully cooperate. Not even a single peso of funds here can flow into Spain. Let those Deutsche bankers be honest, invest in projects with us, and make good money. They must not get involved in the affairs of the west. Go to China." Sheng Dehong finally urged: "The Spanish government is about to go to war with us and let the enemy get funds, but my dereliction of duty, you know what to do."

Everyone nodded naturally when they heard the words, and promised to cooperate with the Baltic Sea International Bank to guide the flow of international funds in the region.If it doesn’t work, let them invest in the overseas colonies on the east coast, transfer some of the benefits to them, and the people on the east coast can also speed up the development of the colonies and generate value as soon as possible. It is a win-win situation.

At this moment, the sound of a ship's whistle came from the port.Everyone looked around, and although they couldn't see anything, they knew in their hearts that it was the arrival of a ship transporting immigrants.In the past year, the local people spared no expense and sent a total of 3000 Indians and Mestizos to Danzig County, which quickly changed the local population results.The sound of the whistle just now, did not say, another batch of ships arrived, estimated at least [-] people, the labor force of the state-owned farms and forest farms has increased again-it is cool to have large-tonnage ships, and I feel that I can do whatever I want.

And at the same time, many naval ships that were originally moored in the port also pulled anchor and set sail one by one, leaving Danzig Port.Their destination is naturally Gibraltar, which is currently under the control of the Marine Battalion.The Spaniards may restart the war at any time, and the navy must make all possible preparations.

(End of this chapter)