Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1129 The Ends of the World ([-])

On June 1657, 6, it was cloudy and the westerly wind was six.

The leaden sky was gloomy, and it seemed that a snowstorm might fall on the vast wilderness at any moment.On the soft sandy ground, pairs of cowhide boots and moccasin boots stomped around, and after a while, the ground was trampled tightly.Liu Ang, president of the Southern Railway Company, was wearing a bearskin coat, looking solemnly at the coffin being buried in front of him, wondering what he was thinking.

"President, Vicente Jr.'s two sons are basically honest. Some old guerrilla officers don't approve of them continuing to make trouble. The matter of merging the Kingdom of Araucania has basically been settled by now." Southern Iron Guard Xu Gang, the head of the road team, walked quietly to Liu Ang who was attending the funeral of Vicente Jr., and said in a low voice.

Vicente Sr.'s son, the king of the Araucanian Kingdom, and the younger Vicente, who had enjoyed the country for more than ten years, finally passed away at the beginning of this month after being ill for more than a year.Before he died, Vicente Jr. converted to Taoism, perhaps because of the persuasion of the Taoist Association, or because he understood the current situation. In short, he called his family and several senior guerrilla officers over and announced his acceptance of the South The iron company proposed to merge the Araucanian Kingdom into the East Coast Republic of China, and the 75 people in the country (among whom Araucanians account for about [-]%, and the rest are Ming people) will also be naturalized in batches on the East Coast— —I heard that the East Coast government will move them to more fertile land in the future, so as to get rid of poverty and hardship.

However, just because Vicente Jr. has figured it out, it does not mean that his two sons have also figured it out.Although the Kingdom of Araucania has only 2.4 citizens (among them 7000 Araucans and more than [-] Ming people), the land is barren and the wind is raging. If Fu doesn't want to go to the east bank and lower his eyebrows, what can you do?This was the case with Vicente Jr.'s only two adult sons. One was a guerrilla officer and the other was a local government officer.Now that I heard that the country is about to end and be merged into the east coast, why are they not in a hurry?How not to try to change this situation?After negotiating with the East Bank to no avail, the only way before them was to break the situation violently.

But who is the Southern Railway Company?How could such a thing not be considered?Since the day Vicente Jr. died, this large Concern company filled with terrorists has mobilized hundreds of well-trained road guards to stabilize the city. More than a thousand militiamen from Wa Township and Zhongtu Township also rushed to the port of Araucan by train armed with weapons, and guarded various strongholds and intersections, further stifling possible turmoil. Under the watchful eyes of the spies, this small country with a population of less than [-] was basically unable to turn around.

In fact, it was also the case. From the day when Vicente died of illness until the day of his burial, although his two sons walked around in every possible way, they hardly achieved any results.The old guerrilla officers knew the abilities of the people on the east bank, and they knew that if they acted recklessly with their strength, they would basically be annihilated. What's more, Vicente Jr. had clearly stated before his death that he would merge into the east bank, so they It is even more impossible to take any action.And the military officers are unwilling to follow, and the remaining tax officials, judges, police, etc. (all of which were established with the help of the East Bank) are even less powerful. Therefore, the merger of this country has become a fact, and it cannot be done again. to be shaken.

"Continue to observe." Liu Ang instructed in a low voice, "With so many people coming to the funeral today, Vicente's two sons should also understand that there are some dreams, and it is time to wake up."

Xu Gang smiled knowingly upon hearing this.Liu Ang said that "a lot of people attended the funeral" actually meant something, that is, there are a total of 240 road guards and 100 gaoqiao mercenaries outside the cemetery. Anyone who tries to make trouble at the funeral will be arrested They suppressed it to the brim, not to mention that there were teams of East Coast militiamen patrolling with guns in the city - at this sensitive moment, it was better for everyone to be quiet, so as not to be suppressed as rebels.

The funeral ended in the evening, and Vicente Jr.'s coffin was buried in his family cemetery specially approved by the Southern Railway Company.After dealing with this matter, Liu Ang began the substantive action of merging the Kingdom of Araucania, that is, the plan of "abolishing feudal domains and establishing counties" that had been submitted to the Executive Committee and approved.In this plan, the Kingdom of Araucania will be abolished as a whole and replaced by two counties including Araucan and Xuefeng.These two counties have a vast territory, with many mountains, snowfields, glacial lakes and seasonal rivers in the territory, and the few flat lands are all gravel land. The agricultural conditions are not very good, and the cost performance of developing planting is too low, but the development of fishery and animal husbandry It is very suitable for business.

Among them, Araucan County reaches the Black Mountain Coal Mine in the north and Araucan Bay in the south, the county boundary in the east is between Zhongdu Township and Qingniwa Township, and the west reaches the sea directly, and Contreras Island (including) Including the vast island group to the south and north of the Strait of Magellan, including Araucan Township, Heishan Township, Qingniwa Township and Niushi Township (the place where the Southern Railway Company traded livestock with the Araucan people, and the small Weisen The fiefdom of the special second son has been occupied by the Southern Railway Company military. It is located in four towns near Los Angeles) with a total population of more than [-].

It can be seen that Araucan County has a vast area, and its population is not small even in its native land, but in terms of land output, it can only feed one-third of its population, and the rest of the food gap must be fished by itself Supplement, or rely on imports from Peru. Of course, after the population increases, the Southern Railway Company also intends to expand the scale of animal husbandry to strive for food self-sufficiency as soon as possible-what a joke, the grassland here is so vast, and later generations here are famous in Argentina and Chile. In a place where wool and frozen meat are exported, what would it be like if the residents were still hungry?

Compared with Araucan County, Xuefeng County is much poorer.There are very few Araucans in this area, and most of them are Araucans who have crossed the border into Patagonia to seek life under the agitation of the east bank in recent years (just like in history). They conquered some tribes locally and occupied some ground.However, after the Spaniards had packaged and "sold" the land south of 42 degrees south latitude to the people on the east coast, these villages and towns established on the land of the people on the east coast were very eye-catching. The implementation of them all in one pot.

So far, the East Coast people have expanded several townships on the basis of the existing territory of the Araucans, namely Viedma Township (the later town of El Chalten) on the north shore of Lake Viedma Lake, and the township of the later Terre Zhen'an Township, the original site of Lagos Township, and Jing'an Township, located on the southwest bank of Xuefeng Lake (near the Bandera Wharf on the shore of Argentine Lake in later generations).These four townships (including Xuefeng Township) together only have more than [-] residents, which is pitifully small. Almost half of the territory is occupied by two large lakes. The land is barren but the grassland is still vast. It is possible to engage in animal husbandry and limited planting.

It is worth mentioning that neither Araucan County nor Xuefeng County's current population includes the number of Araucanian Kingdom residents. Naturalization is relatively simple, but the Araucan people are very troublesome, and most of them may be relocated to other places to settle down, so we will not make statistics for the time being.

In addition, limited to the agreement between the executive committee and the Southern Railway Company, Xuefeng County is in principle directly under the government's jurisdiction because it is located in the north of the Liangyang Railway. It is under the trusteeship of Southern Railway, and all taxes payable are also turned over to the finance of Southern Railway Company—it is not much money anyway.

After the establishment of these two counties, even if the Kingdom of Araucania has been completely digested, its original officials (many of whom were helped to train by people from the east coast) will be transferred to the mainland of the east coast, and the mainland of the east coast and the Southern Railway Company will Some officials will be sent to fill their vacancies as officials at all levels of government in the two counties.As for the Royal Army (adapted from the original Araucan Liberation Army) with a scale of more than 20 people, it was forced to disband by the Southern Railway Company. At present, a considerable number of these people have been led by officers to the designated places of the East Coasters. Handing in the ordnance and receiving a severance pay of [-] yuan per person at the same time seems to be fairly stable—of course, the reason why they are so "good" is because they know how much they have. Not vegetarian.

After the Kingdom of Araucania abolished the feudal vassal and established counties, the number of counties under the jurisdiction of the Southern Railway Company reached as many as four, plus some isolated settlements, the overall layout has been completed, and the ports of Araucan and Xingnan were built separately. With the establishment of a dedicated dock for large battleships, the situation of controlling the two oceans is quite obvious.In the future, if Spain and the east coast become hostile, then the Southern Railway Company can easily arm thousands of soldiers and go northward under the cover of naval ships to capture the central region of Chile, cooperate with the main force of the army to capture La Plata, and finally in the north-central part of Chile. The regions join forces and attack Peru together.

In addition, in the future, no European colonial country that wants to enter the Eastern Pacific Ocean will be able to bypass the Strait of Magellan. This will prevent most countries from coveting the west coast of North America, and at the same time turn half of the Pacific Ocean into the power of the people on the east coast. The scope—such as the markets of the two viceroyalties of Peru and New Spain—has unimaginable benefits. You must know that the United States in later generations developed by sucking blood from South American countries, and now it all belongs to the people on the east coast. up.

On June 1657, 6, the first batch of soldiers who graduated from Bingtuanbao arrived at Xingnan Port from the mainland, and then took a train to Araucan Port. The plan of abolishing feudal vassals and setting up counties proposed by the Southern Railway Company officially entered the implementation stage. Huaxia The East Coast Republic's control over this cold but fertile land has also entered a new level.

(End of this chapter)