Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 703 The Wild West ([-])

On November 1648, 7, Xiaoxue.

Li Dayan, who had been promoted to senior editor of "Pravda", rode a rough horse and stopped outside Dahuang Farm.There were five people in their party, all of whom were reporters and entourages of the newspaper office. They were ordered by their superiors to come to the inland grassland known as the "Wild West" for interviews.

There is a Great Wilderness Farm in the Wild West (located near the small town of Sapikan later), which has only been established for four months.Strictly speaking, the Great Wilderness Farm is actually not just one farm, but a collection of a series of farms.It's just that these farms are all connected together, so they are collectively marked as Dahuang Farm on the government's map.

To be precise, Dahuang Farm is jointly contracted by 23 veterans, with a total of more than [-] mu of farmland.Of course, as far as the present is concerned, it is difficult to call these lands within the scope of Dahuang Farm "farmland".Li Dayan looked around, and there were thick barren meadows everywhere, no trees, no rocks, and even the horizon was covered.The scenery is monotonous and boring, except that it is withered and yellow. Occasionally, you can see a small stream like a horse, which is enough to give people a sense of surprise.

"It's such a desolate place." Li Dayan muttered softly, then grabbed a dirty Latin man and asked the field department how to get there.

The person with the Latin face didn't know where he came from, and he didn't seem to know Chinese.After he found himself being pulled by a uniformed East Coast man, his face suddenly showed a look of uneasiness, and then he was seen shouting towards several shacks in the distance.Li Dayan listened carefully, and it seemed to be some kind of Italian dialect.

A group of equally dirty men came out of the hut very quickly. They had all kinds of faces, but most of them were Latino.Two middle-aged men with bright faces were wearing neater old military uniforms, and the people around them were more respectful to them, so it could be seen that they might be the leaders.

They should all be the pioneers of the Great Wilderness Farm!Li Dayan thought for a while, then strode over, and introduced himself loudly: "Hello everyone, I am Li Dayan from "Pravda". This time, I want to come to Dahuang Farm to interview the development of this place. There may be some troubles for you. , I hope you will forgive me a lot.”

"Pravda? Li Dayan? The Li reporter who called for more types of field food for the brothers?" One of the two leaders asked uncertainly.

"Uh... I wrote such an article because I felt that the logistical supplies of the frontline brothers were not in place, so I appealed to the newspaper." Li Dayan replied truthfully.

"As expected, it's Reporter Li! That's my friend!" The two leading middle-aged men immediately dispelled their worries when they heard the words. , everyone appreciates this favor. Although we have retired now, as long as Reporter Li needs help, we will definitely help if we can."

"Haha, you two are really happy people. In fact, there is nothing special that needs help. Help us take care of the livestock and make a partner when we usually eat. We may need to live here for a few days, of course we will pay for it." Li Dayan said happily upon hearing this.He himself usually said it in newspapers, and he also said nonsense, but he didn't expect that once in a while for these Qiu Bas, they would be full of kindness towards him.

"It's getting dark now, come on, let's go into the house and get warm around the stove. It's windy, and it's freezing cold." The two ordered some sloppy followers behind them to lead the horses of Li Dayan and others , and then directly invited Li Dayan and his party to rest in the house.

"Alright." Li Dayan nodded, and then told his followers to bring their luggage and follow.

There are some low shacks on the side of the road. The shacks are very small and can only accommodate some simple furniture. A few unshaven men with Western European faces squatted at the door, staring into the distance blankly, wondering what What.Li Dayan's eyes were sharp, and he found that these people were very dirty, not only their clothes were covered with dust, but their faces and bodies were covered with dust. Maybe they didn't take a bath at all?Li Dayan is a little uncertain. Nowadays, the citizens of the East Bank generally take a bath regularly, but it is hard to say for outsiders.

Li Dayan followed the two leading veterans, and walked into a larger hut surrounded by a dozen or so dirty pioneers.The roof of the shed is made of wood, and the walls are a mixture of wood, mud, and withered grass. There is a small window on the wall, which is now covered with several layers of paper.There is a fire in the house, which is used for heating and boiling water - in this cold winter, it is unbearable not to drink some hot water.

Li Dayan noticed that there were no beds in the house, but a lot of hay was spread on the ground, which made him instantly understand that these pioneers slept on the ground at night.Well, maybe not everyone sleeps on the ground, because there are also some wooden piles on the ground inside the house, and some canvas hammocks are hung between the wooden piles. It is much more comfortable to sleep on the cold hard mud.

There was also a dog lying in the room, and the dog was also extremely dirty, and Li Dayan could even feel that there were a lot of fleas in it.Of course, there must be a lot of fleas on these people in the house, Li Dayan can guess from the hygiene condition of their bodies, they are really a bunch of sloppy pioneers!

"A few of us together hired a hundred pioneers, all of whom were introduced by Valentino. He has a good reputation in this industry, and the workers he introduced are all honest people who can endure hardship and work." Wearing old clothes The middle-aged man in military uniform lit a pipe for himself. Li Dayan was also an old smoker. Looking at the color of the tobacco leaves, he could tell that it was not something expensive. It seemed that the financial pressure of these people was not small.

Sure enough, after taking two puffs of cigarettes, the middle-aged man continued to introduce: "Each person has to pay four months' wages per month, and they have to be responsible for board and lodging, and the monthly expenditure is not enough to cover five or six hundred yuan. There is also rental steam plow 600 yuan will not be able to afford it before the wheat harvest in February next year. Even if the grain is harvested next year, because it is Most of the land in the first year does not make money, and there may even be a loss, and it will not make a little profit until the third year. In short, it is not easy to open up wasteland, and the risk is very high, especially the risk in the early stage!"

"Fortunately, after seeing everyone's difficulties, the Ministry of Agriculture decided that the payment of farmland rent and afforestation fees can be postponed. In addition, the Soldiers Committee also promised to help us contact the Northwest Reclamation Bank to obtain a loan with interest when it is difficult to turn over funds. Calculate the best, otherwise, ghosts would come here to open up frontiers for those white shirts." The middle-aged man may not have met someone to talk to for a long time, so he talked a lot.

Li Dayan nodded and quickly recorded with a pencil in his small notebook.At this time, the other seven or eight pioneers in the house sat together and began to gamble money.The way of gambling is dice, which was initially popular among Ming immigrants, and later became popular among various ethnic groups.

"As you can see, this place is desolate and boring at the same time. Everyone has to find something to do." Another middle-aged man explained embarrassingly while drinking hot water: "Actually, you live here for a long time. You see, the last call at night and the earliest call at the Great Wilderness Farm every morning are from gamblers. They gamble, drink, and sometimes go to the few who live in the nest on the west side Sicilian prostitutes vent their excess energy. Sometimes some stupid drunks will provoke the police. Of course, their end is very sad. The mosquito plantation on Xinhua Island is their final destination."

Several people chatted for a while, and at about six o'clock in the evening, a seven or eight-year-old child ran to the door and called everyone to eat.The middle-aged man stood up immediately after hearing the words, and after dusting off the dust and grass clippings on his buttocks, Chao Li Dayan said: "Okay, it's time for dinner, I think you must be hungry. If you don't mind, go to our Several places where we live have tons of meals together. Ha, don’t worry, it’s not the kind of black bread they eat, there’s beef, salted fish, and beer, I promise.”

"Then we will be disrespectful." Li Dayan also stood up, and said with a smile, thinking that the interview funds approved by the superiors this time are quite sufficient, seeing how enthusiastic they are, it would be better to leave them some food expenses at that time.

"And there is..." At this point, the middle-aged man paused for a moment, then turned his gaze to someone in Li Dayan's group, and said in a warning tone: "I have to remind you here, this lady .In Dahuang Farm, women are creatures that are in extreme danger like bulls at any time. Please don't act alone, it will be very dangerous. Although the patrols at the police station are very diligent, the cavalry battalion will also send troops regularly Patrol, but this place is too big, there are always places that cannot be taken care of, so please be careful. There have been some sad incidents here, and of course the victim of that incident was a poor boy."

Li Dayan was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then glanced at the young girl reporter who graduated from Bingtuanbao behind him, nodded heavily, and said, "We will pay attention, thank you for your reminder, this is very important."

Seeing that they had understood the importance of the matter, the middle-aged man led everyone out and walked north.The wind outside was very strong, and there were still some snowheads, which hurt people's faces.Occasionally there are some huts or huts on the left and right, and most of the sounds coming out of them are gambling shouts. Occasionally, some blushing voices can be heard from some huts, maybe those Sicilian prostitutes Provide door-to-door \ service.

This place is really a lawless place!Although Li Dayan has only been here for less than two hours, he already has this kind of insight, which is really different from the towns under the government.

(End of this chapter)