Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2517 March of Suffering ([-])

"Thank you for the sponsorship of the New China Pioneering Team. These hump-humped cows have been of great help. Commander Tang, I'm afraid it will not be easy all the way?" On July 1704, 7, Tiande City (the former capital of Zimbabwe, Brawa Outside the border), Tang Chengzhi, a special agent known as the "underground governor" of the ministries on the yellow-black dividing line, held the hand of an officer and said with a smile.

Head Tang is not the real head.In fact, in the army system on the east coast, regiment leader is a noble title, referring to the commander of the mixed regiment of field troops. There are currently twelve of them, and all of them are well-known.

"Tuan Zhang" used to be a staff officer, and worked with Tang Chengzhi in Malawi, Zimbabwe and other places, with the rank of captain.The year before last, he was transferred as an active soldier to be the head of the [-]st garrison regiment of New China. The garrison regiment is a reserve force. Except for some mid-level and senior officers, the rest are all reserve ranks, so they are not very powerful.

The New China Pioneering Team currently has two garrison regiments and [-] reserve soldiers.It is said that it is a reserve, but in fact, the training intensity and weaponry are not inferior to those of the major European countries, and the combat effectiveness is quite acceptable.The first regiment is based in Xinhua County, a commercial city in the north, and the second regiment is based in Duofan County, a naval base in the south, one south and one north, guarding the fourth largest island in the world.

This time, head Tang, as the representative of Wang Dazhuang, the captain of the New China Pioneering Team, escorted a batch of aid materials to Zimbabwe.The so-called aid, of course, is not completely free.In fact, according to the understanding of people on the east coast, whether it is bank loans (lower than the average market rate), industrial projects (with very low profits or even no money) or low-priced materials (lower than the average market price), they can all be called aid. What is completely free is called a gift, or gratuitous assistance, which are completely two concepts.

The 30 tons of corn, [-] tons of sorghum, and [-] hump cattle sent by Xinhua Island are typical aids, all of which are about [-]% lower than the market price, and the diversion purpose is specified, that is, they are sold to farmers in Zambia. Several columns that gradually gained a foothold in the north of Xihe to support their armed colonial cause.

All the materials were landed at the port of Yicheng, and then transported to the plateau of Zimbabwe by marching railway, which saved a lot of cost.At present, food and other materials are still stored at Heshun Township Railway Station, but the hump cattle have already arrived in Tiande City under the escort of hundreds of officers and soldiers from the garrison regiment.They don't care about it later, Tiande and Zhaoyi will find a way to allocate manpower to transport this batch of cattle to the north as soon as possible to help those poor people who are waiting for the rice to be cooked.

Here is an additional mention of the marching railway.Since the bridge over the Limpopo River was built a few years ago, the marching railway has continued to be built, passing through Yanfu Township (located near the later town of Matibi) and Hekang Township (located near the later town of Mazonga), and arrived at Heshun Township (located near the later town of West Nicholson), extends farther forward.At present, the road builders are waiting for the arrival of materials and supplies in Heshun Township, so as to start the construction of the Heshun-Guanda (located near the later town of Guanda) railway as soon as possible, and strive to extend the marching railway before the first half of 1706. To Tiande City with abundant water and grass.

In the future, Tiande City will serve as a transportation hub city on the plateau of Zimbabwe, where multiple railways will meet, whether it is the marching railway, the railway going north to Zhaoyi City, Zambia, or the railway going east to Mozambique (the end point is Beira Hong Kong), will be collected here.The intersection of railways will inevitably bring about the distribution of a large number of commodities, which undoubtedly has great significance for promoting regional economic development and improving people's living standards.

On the other hand, the arrival of the railway here basically means that the African bread basket (Zimbabwe Plateau) of later generations will completely fall into the hands of people on the east coast. It has been expanded a lot, which can be said to have double significance.

"It's okay. The railway has solved most of the transportation of the South Railway. The remaining short distance, the weather is not bad, the terrain is relatively flat, and there is no major problem. These cattle, you stay and raise them, and then send them to Let's deliver Zhaoyi City." Captain Tang replied: "Before the end of the year, Captain Wang will send over [-] cows and [-] sheep, but this time it's not aid, and it will be handled at market prices."

As the saying goes, to promote kindness against rice and hate, to help the colonists on the yellow-black dividing line, we must follow the routine.Of course there must be free aid and paid aid. After all, they are in extreme difficulties now, they are enemies on all sides, and they are full of food. Only with a few consumer goods can they be more motivated to work (clean up blacks).But also pay attention not to overfeed them, and not make their lives too comfortable, otherwise they may lose motivation, which is not good for the final cause of the yellow-black dividing line.In addition, all kinds of paid aid (including material goods, financial loans, technology transfer, etc.) given must be written down, and the interest should be calculated as interest. Don't be polite, they will all have to pay back one by one in the future.The control of public opinion must also keep up, and make sure that they are grateful to the people on the east coast after paying off all the debts. They feel that they cannot live without the assistance of the people on the east coast, at least life will be a hundred times more difficult.Such a multi-pronged approach is the real right way to help!

"Have you encountered any trouble along the way?" Tang Chengzhi asked again.

"Trouble? Not at all. The scenery along the way is beautiful, the weather is not too hot, everything is fine." Head Tang replied: "Why? The banditry hasn't been cleared yet? Isn't it? Director Tang, look at Yang Zhongzhi and others have established a country north of the Zambezi River, but the security situation in our Zimbabwe plateau is still so bad?"

Yang Zhongzhi was born in the Eight Banners of the island. Currently, there are about 5 to 80 people in the department, 20% of whom are Malays from Xinhua Island, and the remaining [-]% ​​are Indians, half of whom are Araucans from Chile. Half of them are from the Tupi people in Brazil. The difference between the two is actually quite large, but when targeting the dominant islands and the Eight Banners, they are faintly united, and this is the typical political ecology along the yellow-black decomposition line. .

The country founded by Yang Zhongzhi is called the Kingdom of East Luangwa. It is named after its temporary capital, Zombo City, located at the confluence of the Luangwa River and the Zambezi River. Yang is the first king of the country.In addition to Zongbo County, the Kingdom of Luangwa also has Zongchang County, which has been established for less than a year, with a population of less than [-]. About [-] cavalrymen formed a deterrent to the surrounding blacks and Swahili, and they went to harvest from time to time.

Interestingly, after the population of Zombo County in the Kingdom of East Luangwa increased (currently over [-]), Jose Moreno worried that there would be territorial disputes with the Eight Banners of these islands in the future, so he quickly sent people in On the opposite side of Zombo Town, a new city, Dinghe Town, was established on the site of the later Luangwa City.

Dinghe Town was built on a dry highland in a river flooding area, and the people he sent were also his most trusted Mestizos. At first, [-] people were sent, and now they have been added to more than [-] people.To put it bluntly, this city is to keep an eye on the East Luangwa Kingdom.Although according to the plan of the east coast consultant, the East Luangwa Kingdom will definitely develop eastward and northward in the future, but it is always good to be prepared for the unexpected.

After the establishment of Dinghe Town, Jose's Ministry also formally applied for the founding of the country.The nationals are appointed by the East Coast consultants, and it is called the Kingdom of West Luangwa. Jose is the monarch and the supreme ruler, and hereditary will not replace him.Compared with the East Luangwa Kingdom, which has only two counties and more than 4 people, West Luangwa has five counties: Lucca, Hezhang, Leon, Dinghe, and Xinglong (located near the later Chicatano City) The population of the kingdom exceeds [-], and the strength of the two countries is not at the same level.

By the way, the city of Vigo opposite the town of Leon originally belonged to the Kingdom of West Luangwa, but last year, at the request of the consultant on the east bank, Jose bought it at the price of [-] French currency plus [-] tons of corn. It was sold to the East Bank government and was officially handed over at the beginning of this year to concentrate on operating the area north of the Zambezi River.At present, it seems that the three counties of Lucca (the capital), Hezhang and Leon are the core areas of the country, and Dinghe is a little farther away, and will not develop there in the short term.As for Xinglong County, where more than [-] Brunei residents live, because of the belief in the Green Church and the mainstream Catholicism in the West Luangwa Kingdom, there is a sense of political estrangement, and it is estimated that it will not receive much resources for economic development in the future.

To the west of the kingdom of West Luangwa, Jorge Martinez's 7000 men are still struggling to survive.Because of the unsatisfactory environment and soil quality, although the Ministry successively established three cities, namely Onda Town, Bajin Town (located near the later town of Zimba) and Leya Town (located near the later Kazongula City) However, after a collective investigation by the East Coast Advisory Group, it was found that its agricultural and animal husbandry production is too poor, the people look good, the sanitation and epidemic prevention are not up to standard, and all aspects do not meet the standards for national founding, so its application for national founding has not been approved so far , which made Hao He very disappointed.

Worse than Hoch was the fourth column under Mauro Gonzalez.Their luck had been relatively good before, and they had cultivated in Zhaoyi City for a long time, accumulating a large amount of supplies and personnel. When they set off in 1701, there were more than 3 strong soldiers, and the team stretched for tens of miles, which was very enviable.

But their good luck ended there.Since the area north of the Zambezi River has been occupied by the original [-]st, [-]nd, and [-]rd columns, they can only march to the more remote west.They walked all the way along the Okavango River, facing starvation, disease, drought and savage raids in turn, and suffered heavy losses.Finally, it took root opposite Lendu, the northern border city of Namibia, and established the first colonial town, Rainbow Town, which means seeing a rainbow after a storm.

So far, there is only such a city under Maoluo's headquarters. After the population has been replenished once, it is currently only about 6000 people.Fortunately, their place is deep inland, and the Portuguese have not set foot there, so there is no other risk other than dealing with black people—no, it cannot be said that the risk of matchmakers is that they are too far away from the people on the east coast, and it is very inconvenient to support them , which is very fatal in many cases.

Mauro doesn't want to compare himself with anyone now.After going through a bloody and tearful long-distance march, he now only hopes to resettle these brothers and sisters brought over from La Plata, and let everyone live in peace.For the future, let's see in the future, I really don't have the energy to do anything else right now!

(End of this chapter)