Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1101 East African Coast ([-])

"Then, Commander Guo, that's the deal. Let's focus on getting rich in these places first, and we'll see the situation in other places." Ma Wanpeng skillfully lit a pipe for himself, stood on the balcony on the second floor of the villa, Looking at the vast Xinhua Bay, he said with a smile: "The core area of ​​Portuguese rule is on the coast of South Swahili. They successively set up towns in Mozambique Island, Sofala, Senna, Tete, Cremane and other areas. Or the commercial station, the strength is relatively strong, and the trade is also very prosperous, which is the area they are most concerned about. Well, this is basically based on Cape Delgado as the dividing line, on the so-called North Swahili coast north of the dividing line , the strength of the Portuguese has been extremely compressed, and the island of Zanzibar has been breached. At present, the largest garrison point should be Fort Jesus on the island of Mombasa. According to our investigation, there should be more than 800 defenders inside. There are a large number of Portuguese merchants and their servants (generally of mixed descent). Except for Mombasa, which is a real garrison, there are only occasional commercial stations in other places, and the local native chiefs are basically out of their control. Occasionally, there are a few Those who are close to Portugal are mostly fools—for example, King Yusuf of Malindi, who was originally a Christian, converted to Catholicism after the Portuguese occupied Mombasa and became a puppet of the Portuguese; but in 1631, Yusuf Sufou converted to Christianity again and rebelled against the control of the Portuguese. However, there are too many weeds such as Yusuf on the northern Swahili coast. Now Muscat and Portugal are fighting each other. Many native chiefs or country owners are at a loss as to what to do, so we can go grab it and leave, but it’s not a big deal.”

"Okay, from the north of Cabo Delgado to the north of Swahili coast in the south of Zanzibar Island, I will set off to see it in two days. I hope the natives have some wealth and it is worth our trip." Guo Zili also said He smiled and said, "Especially the Kilwa you mentioned, I remember that the local business has been closed by the Communist Party and Indian businessmen, right? Hehe, if the information is accurate, the local area is really rich in gold and ivory , leather, rhinoceros horn, coconut, fruit, wood, etc., then we will take it all in one pot. I heard that when the Portuguese sacked Mombasa more than a century ago, they actually obtained various wealth worth millions of silver dollars. Although Erwa is not as rich as Mombasa, it is also an ancient city and a famous commercial port, with merchants from India, the Middle East, and Europe all over the place, once all of them are controlled, it will be enough for our navy to eat for a long time.”

After Guo Zili chatted with Ma Wanpeng for a few more words, he left in a hurry and went to the pier.In the next few months, they will use Comoros Island as a temporary base to continuously attack and sweep the coast near Kilwa.Of course, if it is convenient, they don’t mind raiding the Indian merchant ships off the coast of Swahili. Cotton cloth from Calicut and Diu in India has almost monopolized the entire Swahili coast, and even Portuguese merchants have become their second-hand traffickers. , How embarrassing is this for the East Coast, which is also rich in textiles?

Ever since, taking advantage of the strength of the Second Fleet, Ma Wanpeng also urged the marines to intercept and capture merchant ships from India, and to prohibit Indian textiles from entering the East African market. Indians are welcome to do other business, but not textiles.In fact, not only Kilwa, but Zanzibar, Mombasa, Malindi, Lamu, Mogadishu and other places to the north from here are all areas where goods from the east coast can enter freely, where Omanis and Portuguese make their living. The purpose of killing is to control the colony. I only need the market on the east coast. When both parties have no energy to take care of each other, use a powerful fleet to coerce the local native chiefs and lords. Signing some commercial treaties is probably not a problem, not to mention that the Omanis have offered to carry out trade and commerce, and this problem is even less serious——If the Portuguese dare to twist their mouths, Nima, I dare to encourage the Muscat Sultanate Send troops with the Ottoman Empire, pull out the nail of your Fort Jesus, and make you disappear from the North Swahili coast completely.

After Guo Zili left the port with his fleet, Ma Wanpeng returned to his office in the city and reviewed the economic data: It has been two years since he took office, and the trade volume between Xinhua Island and the mainland has improved after several efforts. In 1655, various goods worth 114 million yuan were imported (a considerable part of which was entrepot trade); and the number of exports to the mainland also rose extremely rapidly, reaching as much as 122 million yuan (except coconut, In addition to traditional agricultural products such as cotton, sugar cane, timber, sisal, coffee, cocoa, vanilla, and coal, commodities such as ivory, raw silk, slaves, livestock, dried fruits, palm oil, and even gold in re-export trade have also grown rapidly). It has reached a figure of 236 million yuan, and the average annual growth rate has reached as much as 50%!It can be seen from this that the "number" of local wealthy local tyrants is huge, and how strong the demand for new Chinese goods is; in addition, as one of the central ports of Indian Ocean entrepot trade, Xinhua Port has also sold a large number of local goods to Persia, Ottoman, and Oman Other countries have found a market for the remaining domestic industrial products, and they have made great contributions.

"Most of the trade with the Indian Ocean is done through Xinhua Island. Now the mainland should be more and more aware of the importance of the island?" Ma Wanpeng lightly rubbed his chin with a little stubble left, thinking: " For the mainland, including the trade with the New China colony itself, the entire Western Indian Ocean business circle has been developed for many years, and has gradually increased from 10,000+ in the early years, hundreds of thousands to an astonishing amount of more than 200 million. And it seems This market has great potential, and there is still a lot of room for growth, so the local people have to gradually increase investment in the island. In places in Europe, the market is indeed big enough, and the common people are used to buying goods from other places, but the problem is There are so many landmines in politics, religion, culture, and diplomacy. If you are not careful, you will be blocked, sanctioned, or punished with tariffs. The Indian Ocean trade route is different. The "backup" trade route proposed by Mo Ming and Liu Ang many years ago has gradually changed from planning to reality, and now more than 200 routes a year The trade volume of 300 yuan is not much worse than that of Ottoman. If this route is well cultivated, how can its trade volume not be increased to 500 million or [-] million? It is hard to say!"

And the trade is so prosperous, the tariff income of the New China Development Team in Tacheng, Guihua, Xinhua, Lobster, and Mianhe has also hit new highs repeatedly.According to the summary of data in the first half of this year, by the end of 1655, the five major customs had collected a total of 13.8 yuan in tariffs; in addition, the customs in various places also collected a lot of business tax and consumption tax on import and export commodities, and the income was higher than the tariff, reaching As much as 17 yuan - the sum of the two items has exceeded 30 yuan. According to the agreement reached with the South Railway and China Railway at the beginning of the year, the New China Development Team must fulfill the obligations of its shareholders (accounting for 1656% of the shares) before the end of December 12 , to inject 20 yuan into the New Huaxia Railway Company to ensure that the construction of the Daqing Railway will start as scheduled. Now the sharp increase in tariffs due to the prosperity of trade seems to be able to make up for this vacancy.From this point of view, the financial capacity of the New China Pioneering Team is indeed second to none among the overseas colonies, and it is indeed well-deserved to be called the jewel in the crown of the East Coast.

"The Xinlai River, Mian River, and Hun River basins in the Daqing Basin have been transformed for so many years. Cotton and sugarcane plantations are everywhere. Dry farming, fruit forests, and affiliated beekeeping have also become popular. Unfortunately, they are restricted by transportation. conditions (the entire basin is densely covered with coral reefs offshore, and only Mianhe Port is suitable for a large deep-water port, but it also needs to be dredged all the year round), the development of these areas is still a little slow. Starting here, the railway was built from the north bank of Mienhe Port to Xinlaibao and Xindenbao on the south bank of the Xinlai River. Numerous cotton, sugarcane plantations and large pastures between the two rivers were connected in series. It is of great benefit for local capital to come to local development." Ma Wanpeng pondered, and thought: "Now nearly half of the 5.9 citizens of Xinhua Island are distributed in the Daqing Basin, and this railway needs to be built. If it doesn’t work, use tariffs as collateral to obtain financing from local banks, and repair it even if it’s a waste of money.”

It is said that since Xiaobaitu's troops killed the first king of the Manabo Kingdom, Andrian Dashifu, in the Xinlai River Basin, he sent some Polish soldiers to clean up and capture the remnants of the enemy, and he himself led the main force to count Thousands of people (including more than [-] native soldiers from the Eight Banners of the island) went north to garrison along the Morondava River, and set up a settlement at the mouth of the river. power)——Of course, this is not something urgent. The Kingdom of Manab still has [-] desperadoes who dare to fight, and they are led by the old king's two sons. The people on the east coast are desperate, after all, the rabbit bites when it is anxious.

This is very good now. After crossing the Morondava River, the remnants of the Manabo Kingdom defeated many native tribes all the way north. It is said that they recruited and accepted rebels in the newly conquered areas, and their power has recovered.At present, the old king's second son, Chimara Donna, is leading his core team (two thousand musketeers), and with a large number of newly recruited native troops, he has firmly surrounded the ancient commercial city of Mahajanga. The Arab and Persian merchants are in a mess.

"Hehe, I hope they can capture these places, and we will come to collect the corpses for everyone." Ma Wanpeng walked to the table of the Eight Immortals, poured himself a cup of Quhao tea, and thought with a smile: "These stupid natives, the so-called pioneers of the king, Nothing more than that!"

The last chapter is saved, and the new chapter is only coded a few tens, so try your best to keep updating.Now my wife is still in the hospital and is expected to stay there for at least another month. I have to go to the hospital most of the time at night and go to work during the day.

(End of this chapter)