Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 714 The Troubled Situation in Europe ([-])

The situation on the Great Plains of South Russia has been very bad lately, at least not for the Poles.On that vast and fertile prairie, a Cossack leader named Bogdan Khmelnytsky was born, and led the brave Cossacks, who numbered more than [-], set off a rebellion against the Polish rulers. wave of uprising.

In 1648 they scored two brilliant victories in Ukraine.The first time was in Korsun, where Khmelnytsky led more than 2 Cossack infantry (mainly infantry) and almost wiped out tens of thousands of Polish troops led by Potocki and Kalinowski. army.In this battle, the registered Cossacks (registered Cossacks controlled by the Polish government, with a staff of about 8000 people) who had been owed more than five years of military payment suddenly rebelled. They attacked the accompanying German mercenaries and Polish government troops, and then The Ukrainian Cossacks, who were killed inside and outside, completely wiped out this hastily formed Polish army after winning two battles in a row.

The victory of the second battle was much more glorious than the first.This time in Piryavci, the great Polish nobles mobilized a large number of militias, mercenaries, Cossacks and standing troops, with a total strength of about 4.This time the Cossacks had the light cavalry sent by the Crimean Khanate to assist in the battle. The strength of the two sides was still equal, and the Cossacks had a slight advantage.After the battle started, the elite hussars of the Polish army were stopped by the chariot formation set up by the Cossacks, and then bombarded by muskets and cannons. They suffered heavy casualties and were forced to retreat.The Cossacks pursued from tail to tail, and the Polish army was routed and nearly wiped out again.

In this battle, the infantry-based Cossacks defeated the cavalry-based Polish army, which seemed to herald the end of Polish rule in the Ruthenian region.With the in-depth development of the war situation, Moscow, Sweden, and Ottoman also successively set their sights on this fertile black land. The declining Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is like a dying old empire, attracting the newly rising powers Sweden, Ottoman, who had just undergone the revival of Murad IV, and the coveted eyes of Moscow, which had recovered from a series of chaos.

As for the East Coast diplomatic envoy Ma De who has been living in Kafa Commercial Station recently, it is not surprising that he has welcomed waves of guests one after another.The last person who came to the door was Nasukh Pasha, an old friend of the people from the east coast, who runs the Azov Maritime Chamber of Commerce. The two sneaked into the secret room of the commercial station and discussed "business".

"I got rich this time!" Nasukh Pasha almost choked on the first sentence, Nima, did you get rich or I got rich?Generally speaking, if you get rich, it means that we are going to bleed profusely, Mud sneered to himself, but his face was as bright as a blooming chrysanthemum.

"There are a lot of them? No, you probably haven't collected enough women this season, and the Tatars who went to the Grass Valley probably haven't set off yet. Could it be that they came from the north? Damn, they couldn't be Poles, right?" Ma De said in a guessing tone.Recently, wars broke out in the Ruthenian region in the north (that is, Ukraine, the South Russian Plain), and the Polish government forces were defeated. The Crimean Khanate also participated in this war. They stood on the side of the Cossacks. As the victors, they should rob A large number of people and property.As their number one customer for selling stolen goods, the Azov Sea Chamber of Commerce should have received the opportunity to select "goods".

"Of course they are Poles." Nasukh Pasha blinked, and then said in a passionate tone: "There are a large number of Polish nobles and landowners in Ruthenia, and there are even more in Kiev. This time the Cossacks won big victories one after another, and many Poles were reduced to slaves by them to vent their anger."

In fact, Made knew that it was the Crimean Tatars, not the Cossacks, who did the most such things.Otherwise, why do you think they took great risks to help the Cossacks win the battle with the Polish government's [-] troops?Are you bored?They are obviously going to make a fortune!And he was sure that the source of goods that Nasukh Pasha could contact was definitely provided by the Crimeans.

"An aristocratic woman with roots? No, it's too dangerous. We don't want this kind of woman!" Ma De shook his head like a rattle.It is conceivable that how many families of Polish landowners in Ukraine were taken away by the Crimeans this time, and there are definitely not a few noble women scattered among them.Even if the Tatar nobles left some good-looking people, most of the rest will still be sold in exchange for various living and production materials.

However, buying aristocratic women in the slave market is also a very risky thing, especially when these women are basically captured and taken away by the enemy country by unjust means during the war, it is even more troublesome.These people are generally related to the great Polish nobles in Warsaw, Krakow, Minsk, Danzig and other places. If the people on the east bank blatantly eat thousands of Polish women, they will definitely bear the burden. Huge diplomatic risk.At that time, God knows whether their business station in Danzig can continue to open, and the operation of recruiting Polish veterans does not know whether they can continue.

"The price is very cheap, only half of the previous price, 40 yuan per person! And there are a lot of people, at least more than 5000 people!" Nasukh Pasha seemed not to see Ma De's refusal, and continued to throw out an important Pound bombs, that's price and quantity.

"So many?" Ma De was startled, then obviously hesitated.His grandma, there are so many women, and they are all from rich families, and a considerable proportion of them may have received a certain degree of cultural education.Thinking of this, Ma De himself became a little excited, and then felt a little hot all over.

"The reason why there are so many is because I kicked away all those damned Jewish slave traders!" Nasukh Pasha said somewhat complacently, "Our business has been won by the Queen Mother Kosem Sultan, With the support of the Navy Pasha, the Egyptian Pasha, and the Aga of the Praetorian Guards, who else can those Tatars sell their slaves to? Now they may still go out secretly in Odessa Port, waiting for our Black Sea Liner Company next year After the establishment and monopoly of the Black Sea transportation industry, they will be even more unable to escape our control."

Matt was still hesitating.With such a huge number and such sensitive identities, he had to consider all of these, because the political and diplomatic risks involved were quite large.

"Why are you still hesitating?" Nasukh Pasha was a little unhappy. He emphasized his tone, and the neatly trimmed beards at the corners of his mouth were slightly raised: "Eat them all! What's so scary? Poland This country is finished, don’t you see it? The Russians are also contacting you to order weapons recently. Our intelligence shows that the Russians have recently been recruiting soldiers and hoarding military resources. It seems that they want to interfere with the Poles and the Russians. What about the war between the Zaporozhye Cossacks? Moreover, Sweden has been on the verge of action recently, and their envoys have just arrived in Istanbul—this is not the first time. Their purpose is obvious, that is, to completely occupy the coastal areas of Poland and turn the Baltic Sea into a Their inner lake. Poland is in big trouble, and it's too late for them to beg you, how could they blame you?"

After hearing what Nasukh Pasha said, Ma De nodded slowly after thinking for a while, and said: "You are right, I personally tend to support this deal now, but this The amount of the transaction is too large and has exceeded my authority. I must report to Mr. Mo San for approval. By the way, those 'capable' Tatars not only recruited a large number of women, they must also have men. How to deal with it? Let’s sell it to us together, our colony in New China is in great need of strong and capable men to work now! Tell me, make a price, and I will write to Mr. Shi in Xinhua Port. Can call the shots."

"I've been waiting for your words for a long time, Ma!" Nasukh Pasha said happily immediately after hearing the words, "These men are mostly Ukrainian serfs, isn't it ironic? The Crimean Tatars helped them defeat In order to squeeze their Polish lords, but at the same time loot them as slaves, the Cossacks can't restrain these Tatars who are bent on making money at all, haha, what a wonderful irony. It is no exaggeration to say that they are now gathered in Crimea The number of adult male slaves on the border with Poland is definitely not as low as women. However, the Crimeans have never sold male slaves to us before. The price is not sure, and we have to discuss it with them again. But no matter what , even in the Kaffa slave market where women are sold many times more than men every year, the price of male slaves is also more expensive than that of women. You have to be fully prepared for this. Of course, as a way to help them eat at once Big customers who lost most of their inventory slaves, I don’t think they would mind a little bit of a discount on the price.”

"Of course the cheaper the better." Ma De nodded, and said as a matter of course: "Our funds are not unlimited, of course we want to buy more slaves. Just tell them that, captured prisoners of war ——Including the ones in the hands of the Cossacks—we will give priority to buying those who are single and homeless in their hometown. As for other ordinary slaves, of course we also want them, but the price will have to be negotiated.”

The Polish army suffered disastrous defeats in two consecutive field battles, with losses of almost [-].There are thousands of registered Cossacks and tens of thousands of German mercenaries. Of course, the largest number are Polish soldiers. It is impossible for all of these people to die in battle. A considerable number of them must have been captured by Tatars and Cossacks.These people are more or less valuable to the East Coast Republic. Whether they are sent to New China, South Africa or Australia to conquer the natives, or sent to the Far East to serve as cannon fodder, they are all ideal choices.

Especially for those young soldiers who are single, most of them can't get along in their hometown when they go out to fight, so they are not like those older soldiers who are married and have a family. They just want to go back to their hometown, so they are actually a good Cheap war consumables, very useful for East Coasters.

"By the way, you can also help us convey a message to the Great Khan and the nobles. We pay for 'payment' in a variety of ways. It can be cash or goods, including arms. They fought on such a large scale It must be a great need to supplement military resources for a battle, and we will supply it with open arms." Ma De finally urged.

(End of this chapter)