Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 764 Chaos and Order ([-])

Baron Raul Bravo walked into the slightly dilapidated Port of Santa Fe. This key port city is still under the control of the East Coast Army.Their highest officer, Major Jiang Zhiqing, is no longer here. It is said that this cruel and cunning man has already rushed back to the east coast to receive an honor from his superiors. At present, this place is under the control of an officer named Anda Fifteen.He brought part of the East Coast regular army and a thousand militiamen (Dongfang County Militia Brigade) here to maintain order and transfer materials-these materials are the property of the Kingdom of Spain in the eyes of Baron Bravo, and the East Coast people are shameless possessed them.

I would like to think so, but as an increasingly qualified diplomat, Baron Bravo understands that he will never be able to say this sentence.In fact, it doesn't do anything to say it. Apart from embarrassing both parties, he doesn't think that those vulgar pagan soldiers will send these properties back to the Spaniards, and he never thinks that the Kingdom of Spain can effectively restrain them. Foreign officers and soldiers who are still stranded on the territory of the Kingdom of Spain to show off their might.Alas, what a disgrace and humiliation to the country, to borrow troops from invaders like the East Coasters to suppress the rebellion of the Kelandi people, is this still the proud Kingdom of Spain?Whenever he thinks of this, Baron Bravo can't help but feel sad.

"Sir, the quarantine period is over, and the people on the east coast have released them." Gilberto, Baron Bravo's cousin and the housekeeper of Baron Salvador Angel Bravo from Lima, walked to Raul In front of him, reminded in a low voice.

Baron Bravo heard the words and looked into a wooden fence in a corner outside the city, and saw a large group of white men and women in various costumes coming out.Many of them were forced to shave their hair short. After going through the fifteen-day quarantine period, their eyes were confused and they didn't know where to go.

People on the east coast are now very careful about diseases, so even though these men and women are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain, and the Port of Santa Fe is also the territory of the Kingdom of Spain, they still force these poor people who came across the ocean from the old continent to accept Health and quarantine, and the Spaniards naturally dare not have any objections.

These people are a group of immigrants brought in from Europe by the government of the Kingdom of Spain to enrich the territory of the Kingdom of Spain in La Plata.The Spaniards understood at this time that without enough population, they could not resist the gradual encroachment of the people on the east coast.They need people to produce food, people to build cities and fortresses, and people to serve as soldiers and fight for them. Therefore, since the failed immigrations many years ago, they have overcome difficulties again at this moment and opened a new journey to La Plata. A wave of immigration.

The difference from the previous ones is that the selection of immigrants this time has certain conditions.The first is that these people must all be devout believers of the Lord who have been verified by the religious trial; to fight.Of course, this first requires the Spanish government to carry out land rights reform in La Plata to give these new immigrants legal land.The previous situation where a bunch of proletarians huddled together in Buenos Aires to work for big ranchers and ranchers will not happen again this time, because it turns out that in front of the enemy, those who have the same status as serfs These people have no fighting spirit.

In this war with the East Coasters, the foundation of the Spaniards in La Plata was really greatly shaken.First of all, the unstoppable East Coast Army, with their superior strength and superior artillery fire in Buenos Aires, Santa Fe and other places, let the Indian soldiers from Peru know why the flowers are so red.A large amount of livestock, money, grain, timber, leather and other property were taken away by the East Coast people through organized and efficient looting, which led to the lack of a large start-up capital for the Spaniards to redevelop.

Secondly, the local Krandi uprising army raged almost throughout La Plata for two years. During these two years, a large number of white immigrants from Bohemia, Naples and Hungary were killed (and quite a few Some of them were taken away by the East Coast people through various means).All in all, the Spaniards had as many as 5000 at the peak of the La Plata area (the Spaniards had less than [-] white residents in La Plata at this time without the east coast) and the number of residents has now dropped sharply to less than [-]. And most of them have fled to the three provinces of Paraguay, Cuyo and Tucumán.

Such a small number of people is obviously not enough to compete with the people from the east coast!Although Baron Raul Bravo does not know the exact population of the East Coast Republic of China at this time, he has lived on the East Coast for a long time, and he probably has some estimates, that is, he thinks that the population of the East Coast Republic at this time may not be less than 20. .What's more, this is a terrible pagan country where all the people are soldiers. They have no respect for the Almighty Lord. They train well, and the frequency of training is even more frequent than the most elite legions in the kingdom. When they attack, they will Blast all enemies who stand in front of them into scum with mechanical rigid movements.

Therefore, in the face of such a powerful country and opponent, if the Spaniards want to keep the vast La Plata area, then they have to immigrate and immigrate again, using the rare peaceful time to pile up the population of La Plata first, and then Build fortresses and train militias, so that they will not be completely helpless when the East Coasters invade again.After all, no matter how idiot people are at this time, they already understand that the appetites of people on the east bank will never be satisfied, and they will never be satisfied with the territory east of the Uruguay River. The plains of Lata, Paraguay and even Chile all have ulterior ambitions.The so-called peace agreement signed between the two countries, in the eyes of many Spaniards, is nothing more than a truce agreement. Sooner or later, the war between the two parties will restart again. In the not-too-distant future, war is almost inevitable.

"The cost of this emigration will be shared by the Viceroyalty of Peru, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the mainland. The immigrants mainly come from Italy, where life is difficult and overpopulated, and areas in Austria that have not been ravaged by war." Gilberto looked at the Spanish officials. The immigrants who boarded the carriage and headed west under the command said: "The Rodriguez family, a big businessman in La Plata, has returned from Chile. They donated 20 pesos to the new general Valdes of La Plata. As an immigration fee, both General Valdes and Governor Gutierrez appreciated it, and hoped that more businessmen would stand up and actively donate to ease the government’s financial difficulties in immigration.”

“But I heard that this cunning old man secretly sent his son to make contact with the East Coast people, and bought 24 pesos worth of Southern Railway Corporation bonds in the East Bank Tsingtao Financial Market. Heck, I don’t even think this company is I don’t know what he’s doing.” Baron Raul Bravo said angrily, “I’ve even heard that he’s going to persuade some people to join forces to invest in the shares of the East Coast Southern Railway Company. Make a bet."

"It is impossible for them to get together with the people on the east coast." Gilberto said carefully, "Their family owns a vast farm and ranch in La Plata, and the people on the east coast don't allow such a large family to appear in their country." Landlords, that would destroy their foundation. The reason why the Rodriguez family did this is nothing more than wanting to continue doing business with the people on the east coast. At this difficult time, it is not a bad thing to trade with the people on the east coast to rebuild La Plata, because it can greatly reduce our costs. You know, it is too difficult for those materials to settle down from the distant old continent. Not worth it."

"There are also all kinds of machinery needed for the development of factories and workshops." Baron Bravo added quietly, "We will build mills, wineries, dried fruit factories, cheese factories, etc. in Tucumán, all necessary facilities for life, All this needs to be provided by the east coast people. God, although importing machinery and equipment from them will definitely save a lot of money, but it will really make me unhappy, because it means these yellow-skinned heathen The realization that we're getting bigger and bigger is frustrating to me."

"Also..." Baron Bravo continued to add, "Although His Majesty the King is determined to immigrate to La Plata, I really doubt how long his enthusiasm will last. We are still working with the French. Life and death struggles, and the money spent every day is almost uncountable. I really doubt how much this poor fee raised by the West India Affairs Office can support immigrants. Ten thousand? Twenty thousand? I can't be sure, in short, everything is bad See through."

Baron Bravo's words made everyone silent for a while.Yes, the Kingdom of Spain's power in La Plata is really too weak, and the opponents from the East Coast are too strong.They don't know how long the peace between the two sides can last. Maybe when the next war breaks out, the advantage of the faster-growing country on the east coast will increase.

In order to balance the heavy pressure on them from the East Coast, in addition to striving to develop themselves, Baron Bravo seems to have to introduce another European country, such as the Netherlands or England.Although the peace agreement signed between the government of the Kingdom of Spain and the people on the East Coast clearly stipulates that the Kingdom of Spain shall not sell the territory or commercial interests of the La Plata region to a third country other than the Republic of the East Coast, once the aggressive East Coast people force them to Go to the corner, so who cares about this shit agreement?Anyway, now that people from the East Coast are so conspicuous, there will be more and more countries that have doubts about them. So in the Old Continent, it is better to promote the threat of heretics on the East Coast, and to win over some countries as allies at critical moments, than to be alone with the East Coast. Human death is much stronger.

(End of this chapter)