Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1152 Going North ([-])

On March 1658, 3, the Mobile Merchant Station was cloudy and rainy.

The escort gunships "Sage Cod" and "Smooth Fish" are quietly moored in Mobile River. Since the wharf has not been completed, various materials can only be transported back and forth by multiple small boats—— The biggest one is corn, some from Puerto Rico and some from Florida.

In addition to food, there are also a considerable number of Gualai people (a branch of Indians, living in the southeastern part of the North American continent) who were escorted by some Spanish merchants to the Mobile River. The number is about 500. It is to serve as the labor force for the construction of docks and warehouses - there is no way, the new ships urgently ordered by Air Canada when it was established are currently on the berths of the three major local shipyards, so the labor force can only find a way nearby (such as going to Florida Engage in population), because this can obviously increase the utilization rate of ships.

It is said that at the end of the 16th century, the Guarai people almost destroyed the Spanish colonies in Florida, but with the continuous investment of the Spaniards, these colonies were finally restored, which marked the Spanish in 1601. With the assistance, the Gualai people were suppressed and multiple missionary areas were established on the territory of the Gualai, Timogua and other tribes.The Indians in these parishes farmed land for Spain in exchange for textiles and glass.

Of course, the rule established by the Spanish on the territory of these Indian tribes has never really stabilized. The so-called converts never had a heartfelt trust in the Spaniards.

The life of the Spanish Florida colony spent the first ten years of the 17th century in such a delicate balance of mutual suspicion and mutual exploitation, and then a new outbreak of epidemic disease ravaged several mission areas, killing a total of 10 people in these areas. Half of the Indians were sent to meet God.The general of Spain's Florida colony saw that the situation was not good, so he simply ordered the remaining 1.6 Indians to immigrate to the Caribbean islands to supplement the large number of local population losses that migrated to the Spanish land. new revolt.

The confrontation between the two sides could not be completely calmed down from the beginning, especially when the San Franciscan missionaries extended their influence to the Appalachian Indian territory further west in 1633, the struggle between the two sides Reached its peak - the Appalachian riots in 1647 and the joint rebellion of the Appalachians and the Timoguas in 1655 all dealt a heavy blow to the power of the Spanish colonists. Under the background of the continuous investment of troops by the Spanish Viceroyalty, these riots ultimately failed, and some Indians were "recruited" (their territory naturally became the "place of detention" for the Spaniards), while a considerable number of Indians were arrested. General Florida ordered arrests, intending to exile to the Caribbean islands to replenish manpower—but now, under the silver bullet offensive of the East Coasters, these Indians now have a new place to go.

"Pedro, Mr. Fernandez, long time no see." Shay, who worked part-time for Air Canada as a lieutenant in the Navy (the Station Master of the Mobile Commercial Station), walked out of the only stone house in the area and looked towards the two Floridas who hadn't seen each other for several years. The businessman said with a smile: "It seems that our cooperation has never ended. The one in 1653 was just the beginning. This time, the two of you have sent a lot of manpower to our trading station. I am so grateful. By the way, Kirsty Is General Leah alright?"

"Your Excellency, General, is in very good health, and you can't tell that he is already a 60-year-old man." Pedro said, "I'm sorry that we told you the news of your friendship with the Mobile and Choctaw people. General Costilla, there is nothing we can do about it, Your Excellency General, I don’t know where to find out about this..."

"Ah, please don't mind, my friends." Lieutenant Given shook hands with the two Spanish businessmen, and then led them into the fenced yard in front of the stone house, beckoning people to serve them tea while smiling Said: "But this has also become an opportunity for you and me to cooperate, hasn't it? General Costilla finally decided to sell the captured Indians to us. How much did you rely on the advice of the two? We will not forget With your help, please rest assured."

The black guards seconded from the Free State brought a large pot of yerba mate to the three of them. Lieutenant Ji Wen poured a cup for each of the three, and then said: "Please don't worry about the money, next month San Juan There will be a gunboat bound for St. Augustine in Hong Kong, and the money will be sent there with the ship, and you only need to check and collect it."

It is said that since the Indian riots were suppressed in 1655, the Spaniards in Florida captured a large number of prisoners.These captives were originally going to be sent to the Spanish Caribbean islands to supplement the local manpower, but now under the silver bullet offensive of Air Canada, Florida unanimously decided to extract a considerable part of the young and strong from these people and send them to the people on the east coast. Bill trader stands in exchange for a plethora of lovely silver dollars - what?You said that the East Coasters and the Spaniards are rivals on the North American continent?No, the Spaniards are struggling in Florida (the entire Florida colony is even divided into two parts, the western half is the "Indian District", which is governed by the Indian chiefs who nominally submit to Spain; the eastern half is the "Spanish District" directly ruled ”), in Texas is also powerless, a large area of ​​wasteland has no one to fill, and there is almost no territorial dispute with the East Coasters.In addition, the Kingdom of Spain is now more and more dependent on the east coast. Even the fleet of the people on the east coast has invited the port of San Juan to help them defend in order to maintain their precarious rule in the Caribbean Sea. It was impossible to say anything.

Naturally, the minds of the upper echelons were clearly understood by the elite officials in the colony. As a result, some young Indians (non-religious Indians, but at this time all Florida was religious) who would have been handed over to the Spanish Caribbean about 2.6 Indians) were detained and sold at a low price of 35 silver pesos per person to the Caribbean Shipping Company, which is in urgent need of manpower. The company is setting up a logging camp (cutting down oak trees ) and plantations (cotton planting), they are extremely thirsty for manpower, so the two sides hit it off almost immediately. At this time, Pedro and Fernandez sent people here as representatives of Florida.

"By the way, what's the situation in your country's Guala mission area (later Georgia)?" Lieutenant Ji Wen, as a middle-level cadre on the east coast, deeply understood who the main opponent of Air Canada's operations in North America was, so he asked .

"It's terrible." Speaking of this matter, both Pedro and Fernandez shook their heads slightly, and then only heard Pedro's introduction: "The British ordered a large number of Iroquois-speaking Westos (Westos) Indians , crossed from their colony into our country's Guala mission area to plunder, and has caused serious harm so far. These Westos people are very difficult to deal with, and the local Gulai people are not their opponents at all, and their population loss is relatively small Great, now the British colony of Virginia has even begun to openly sell Guala slaves - most of them are sold to the West Indies, and a small part are sold to New England. In short, the situation is very pessimistic. The British are too aggressive. Expansion ** is too strong."

It is worth mentioning that, as the people on the east coast are making troubles, the British who officially entered the Carolinas to establish a colony in the 17s have now arrived nearly ten years earlier.These British armed the Indians who had befriended them and entered the Spanish colony to plunder. The large amount of buckskins and Gualai slaves they seized were sold for a good price outside, which undoubtedly further fueled the ambition of the British—— Now, more and more British people have crossed the sea from London to Carolina (of course there is no such name at this time), looking for new opportunities to make a fortune, and the pressure on the Spanish Gualai mission next door is naturally increasing, perhaps This is also one of the reasons why they have no time to compete with the people on the east coast to colonize the Mississippi River area. They are really too busy!

Lieutenant Ji Wen was silent when he heard the words.In all fairness, as a native of the east coast, he very much hoped that the Spaniards could keep the vast colony of the Gualai Mission.But now it seems that their strength is too weak, and the population (mainly whites) in the Gualai mission area is too small, not even as large as the English who just started colonizing the Carolinas. How can this resist the pressing of the British?You must know that the Guala mission area is Florida's barrier. Once it is lost, Florida's soft belly will be directly exposed to the blade of the British, and some Spaniards will have a headache at that time.

And as Air Canada, which has just come to the Caribbean coast, it naturally does not want the "meat shield" of Spain to fall soon, so Lieutenant Shay is now subconsciously thinking about how to help the Spaniards better. Good fight against the colonial invasion of the Brits.It's just that he and even Air Canada seem to be a bit powerless in this matter, and it often takes the East Coast government's intervention to have such a slight effect. After all, the manpower and material resources required here are quite large, far from the Air Canada company. The newly established Concern Enterprise can afford it.

"Mr. Pedro, I solemnly suggest that your country fully arm the Guala people to resist the endless invasion and plunder of the Westos people." Lieutenant Ji Wen said, "Although the Guala people have violated your will, they can There was a rebellion, but now it's time to arm them, or sooner or later this place will become a paradise for the British, and I believe you don't want to see this happen. If there is any difficulty, I suggest that the Governor of New Spain can pass The West Indian Affairs Office in Seville has a direct dialogue with our government, after all we are also very concerned about the fate of the Gualé Mission.”

(End of this chapter)