Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2516 March of Suffering ([-])

On July 1704, 7, another group of Indians landed at the wharf of Yicheng Port, and their destination was Longkou Port in the Kingdom of Malawi.

Longkou Port is located opposite Seine Town, a city developed due to immigration and commercial trade.The original residents were mainly immigrants from the Eight Banners of the island, probably less than a thousand people, mainly armed personnel.In recent years, as the east coast government sent a large number of people here, its total population has rapidly expanded to [-], and residents with Indian descent (Indians and Mestizos) accounted for more than [-]%. the majority of the local population.After the arrival of the new batch of Indians, the population of Indian descendants in Longkou County will account for more than [-]%, already an absolute majority.

The reason for this is actually the intention of the people on the east coast.According to the different geography of mountains and rivers, they divided the area actually controlled by the Kingdom of Malawi into several counties, namely: Longkou County with Longkou Town as the core, Xinmai County with Xinmai Town as the core, and Boni Town as the core. Boni County as the core, Yongkang County with Yongkang Town as the core, Dalong County with Dalong Town as the core, and Meilin County, an "old district" city located in the Flaming Lake area - this county is also the kingdom of Malawi. The capital—and Huinan County, which is under construction near the later city of Liwondai.

Obviously, the actual control area of ​​the currently sloppily established Kingdom of Malawi is not too big or too small, but there are as many as seven counties.In these seven counties, the four counties of Meilin, Huinan, Dalong, and Yongkang have a total of about 5000 people. Most of them are islands and Eight Banners. Their religion is East Coast Taoism. They are also the main ethnic group in this country.Boni County is dominated by Brunei people. Although they are closely related to the Eight Banners of the island in blood, their religious belief is the Green Church. The relationship between the two parties is not good, and there are even signs of hostility. 7000 [-] population.

Sinmai County has a population of more than 8000. Most of them are exiled Arabs from Bahrain. They believe in the Green religion, but they are Shiites. They are not at odds with the Sunni Bruneians in Boni County. Both sides are very disgusted. The other party, fortunately, there hasn't been any conflict yet.

The youngest Longkou County is dominated by residents of Catholic Indian descent, and its support is continuous, and its strength cannot be underestimated.In the future, it may rely on the superior geographical location of Longkou County to develop into an important force in the Kingdom of Malawi.

From here we can also see that the small kingdom of Malawi has a population of less than [-], but there are many factions and mountains.Whether it is ethnic composition or religious beliefs, they are very different.The only thing they have in common is probably the confirmation that Chinese is the only official language. This is a rigid requirement of the people on the east coast and cannot be changed.

The division of the Kingdom of Malawi into this bird shape was actually designed by the people on the east coast.It not only gives you a main ethnic group, but also ensures that your country is relatively stable, has the strength to wipe out the blacks in the territory, and prevents the northern blacks from going south, but at the same time, this kind of stability is also relative. The total number of Bruneians and Shiite Arabs is close to [-]%. If they are provoked, it is enough to turn the country upside down.

Therefore, in the future, the Kingdom of Malawi will be obedient, and if it is not obedient, it will face conflicts from economy to politics, from race to culture, and even civil war. People on the east coast are not joking, let alone good men and women.Ma Hu, as the founding monarch, has a deep understanding of this matter, and will also leave the so-called legacy to his descendants, just to avoid this from happening.

The Kingdom of Malawi has already exported many batches of agricultural products through the Zambezi River, mainly high-value cash crops such as coconut, sisal, palm oil, and tropical dried fruits, and instead imported low-value crops such as cassava, corn, sorghum, and potatoes. Valuable food is used to feed the people in the country.Yes, you read that right, because the population is increasing every year, and the country has to undertake many military activities and infrastructure construction, so food production has not been fully self-sufficient.Therefore, it is normal to export cash crops in exchange for money, and then purchase food that people on the east coast don't think much of - which also means that the price is cheap - to make up for the gap in domestic food.

The channel for the exit of the Kingdom of Malawi is the Dalong River.This river flows through the south of the country, not only providing a large amount of irrigation water for food production, but also playing a considerable role in shipping.Although for various reasons, the ship needs to sail in sections, but it is also very good.According to the latest news, the Kingdom of Malawi plans to clean up the entire Dalong River basin, mainly targeting the narrow and silted sections of the river, and even plans to purchase ship lifts from the east bank in places with large drop.As a result, as soon as this idea came out, it was vetoed by the East Coast consultant, who politely told Mahu that Malawi had used up two-thirds of the credit line in the East Coast banking sector, and it was not appropriate to engage in large-scale projects.The straightforward translation of this statement is, don’t think that you can borrow money randomly if you have too many debts, and you will have to repay it in the future. The most important thing is to do what you can.

After the goods from the Kingdom of Malawi are transported to Longkou Town, they will be purchased by merchants from the East Coast, Portugal and Italy.After the acquisition is completed, the merchants will hire the unpowered boats of the Zambezi Shipping Company to transport the goods to the town of Sena on the other side.There are relatively large-scale deep-processing enterprises of agricultural products, which can effectively digest these commodities, and then transport them to the downstream Yuejin Port for export to other regions.

In short, this is a purely agricultural country, and the commodities it produces are similar to those of the Portuguese colony on the south bank of the Zambezi River, and they are not yet very competitive in price.It's just that at present, it is developing due to the large demand in the external market and the state-owned enterprises on the east coast giving it a certain export share due to political factors, but it can only barely maintain it. There is no possibility of repaying the loan in the short term.Fortunately, the people on the east coast are not in a hurry, because they have different functions for this country, and if they can sustain it, it is a victory, isn't it?

When the sailboat "Oriental Giant" docked at Yicheng Port, a ship happened to leave from here.Anyone who is familiar with it knows that it is the ship of Man Xiaofeng, a famous businessman in the western Indian Ocean. The Lina people immigrated, and then turned back to Yuejin Port on the west coast of the strait to carry out the delivery with their partners.

This person has been cultivating the western Indian Ocean area for a long time, and the development momentum is quite good.The shipping company under his name currently owns six traditional sailboats and four old-fashioned motor sailboats, with a total transport tonnage of more than [-] tons.After buying a large number of stocks of East African transportation companies in the secondary market, he became an important agent of the company. His business covers South Africa, New China, Northeast Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and India.There are even rumors that Man Xiaofeng was also involved in the criminal black slave trade, buying a large number of local Bantu blacks in the Kingdom of Malawi, and then reselling them to North American British and French businessmen who bought a large number of black slaves.Because of the low price of the slaves he provided, he was very popular in the market and earned huge trade profits.

This kind of behavior is of course not allowed, but because it is outside the territory of the East Bank, it is often turned a blind eye and will not be investigated.I heard that Man Xiaofeng ordered two 1100-ton large-scale sailboats at the local Pacific Shipyard this year. The money may not have contributed to the slave trade, but who really cares?He contributes a lot of tax revenue to Yicheng, Hezhong, New China and other places every year, and provides many jobs. He is a guest of government officials. Wang Dazhuang, the leader of the New China Development Team, even awarded him a certificate. What about him?What can I do with him?

"Now the commanders of the several columns are really decent. In fact, they are the Ma family of the Malawi Kingdom that has officially established the country." In the largest restaurant near the Yicheng Port Wharf, the diners are still chatting about Huang. The little thing about the black dividing line.In fact, it is quite normal. The huge Yicheng area is really tied to it now. Commissioner Zhu of the administrative office is concerned about the construction of the marching railway and the northern region. The original ambition to go west to the hinterland of South Africa has already disappeared The smoke cleared and they only talked about the North now.

"Malawi has [-] people, built seven counties, has a certain business network, and relatively smooth external transportation channels. The Italians are also rushing to invest and send money. If the development is not good, just wipe their necks." Already." A diner who looked like a cultural person said.There is a plate of goat meat in front of him, which was imported from Malawi. Because of the serious problem of trachea flies in that area, the cattle breeding industry has never been able to develop. The relatively high-quality grasslands and woodlands in the counties of Xinmai and Xinmai developed the goat breeding industry and earned foreign exchange through export in exchange for high-yielding and low-priced grains such as corn and potatoes to satisfy their hunger.I can't eat my own meat, and I have to export it for coarse grains, which is quite miserable to say the least.

"But this country also has some hidden worries." The cultural man said in a showy tone: "I heard that Malawi often sends troops to the east to enter Portuguese areas to capture black slaves, which has caused many conflicts. In addition, There are also territorial disputes between them and the Portuguese Mozambique colony. It is hard to say what will happen in the future. Of course, in terms of the current situation, they are indeed the best, with a relatively stable political situation. Several princes are also studying at Luoyang University. We keep the east bank, and the future will not be a problem. Compared with them, the commanders of several columns who entered the west will have a difficult life. Barbarians are everywhere, mosquitoes, flies and poisonous insects are rampant, and social order is also a mess , I find it difficult."

(End of this chapter)