Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1158 Ideal

Wei Boqiu felt that what he was doing now was really a great event, and his whole body was filled with inexhaustible energy.For example, when he taught the students of the Heishui Traffic College founded by him, he was full of enthusiasm. At the age of 50, he actually corrected the students' homework and prepared the lecture notes for the students day and night. Economic management and Japanese company management are all handed over to deputy or graduated students. He himself only occasionally takes time out to deal with intelligence work, which can be said to be devoted to teaching work.

Some people may ask, why are Teacher Wei and Deputy Commander Wei so desperate that they have been overdrawing their health?Is it because of how beautiful the female students of Blackwater Traffic College are?Well, of course not!The reason is actually very simple, that is, in the middle of last year (1657), his son Wei Mingxing once again took three ships to the Port of Hope via the North Pacific Ocean.This time, even if he successfully arrives at Hope Island (Vancouver Island), his son will probably not come back in the short term, but will stay there to take charge of the pioneering work—if the gang who stayed there for the first time If the person is still alive.

The three ships departing from Akkeshi Port this time (two of which were secretly completed at the Kushiro Shipyard) had a "luxurious lineup". In addition to being fully loaded with more than 800 young men and women immigrants (mostly from North Korea and Shandong), there were more than 20 Wei Boqiu's disciples and grandchildren, they (mainly the disciples and grandchildren educated by Wei Boqiu from an early age) with the new and new leftist socialist ideas instilled by Wei Boqiu, are full of visions for the establishment of a democratic and equal country in the wild North American continent - of course, there are also a lot of people on board Materials and a few livestock, as well as weapons and ammunition that are crucial to foreign colonists, it can also be seen that the so-called democracy and equality of this group of people are only for "our own people". Whether it is "human" is hard to say.

If they manage to get to the other side this time—and they will probably stop at Cod Island, because there is still a stranded ship and more than 100 immigrants there, and they need to send them a batch of supplies—then the settlement population of Port Hope will hopefully Reaching 900 or even nearly [-] people, coupled with sophisticated weapons and equipment and the relatively isolated geographical environment of Hope Island, it will not be a problem to gain a firm foothold in the early stage.

And this time, Wei Boqiu also plans to use his students as the backbone to establish the organizational structure of this future socialist country. After all, the sooner some things are done, the less resistance there will be. , When different classes have been vaguely formed, the resistance to doing these things may be much greater.At this point, Wei Boqiu is still very clear-headed. He doesn't want his super-sized toy to eventually become a country controlled by Eastern-style dignitaries or Western-style financial groups. This is unacceptable to him.

As for how this nascent regime will develop in the North American continent in the future, to be honest, Wei Boqiu still doesn't have a clear idea.He has already passed the second-year age group who yelled at Fang Qiu at the map. Years of practical work experience told him that the world is wonderful, and many times people can't predict what the future will be like, so he feels that he should be more in awe of history. , take your time, step by step, and play steadily.

Of course, talking about steady and steady development is from the details. If we talk from the overall or strategic level, Wei Boqiu still has a vague plan, that is, since they have established a firm foothold in Hope Island, they might as well develop here first. , When a certain population and materials have been accumulated, and there are so many towns, they can almost set foot on the North American continent, and go all the way south along the coastline of the Northwest of the United States, all the way to California.

Such a vast piece of land is enough for them to develop for many years. Perhaps Wei Boqiu will never see his toy extend its tentacles to the San Francisco area in his lifetime.As for the North American Indians that we will meet along the way, Wei Boqiu’s plan is actually very clear, that is to conquer by force and assimilate, that is, to destroy all those who refuse to be disciplined, and to absorb and assimilate those who submit to them conditionally. The local "executioners" are in the same line.But maybe this toy of Deputy Commander Wei will also suffer some bad luck in the future, because they don't know that some companies on the east coast plan to invest in Spanish colonies and start colonial institutions such as the California Railway Company (of course not now), and the future of these two forces Once they collide, what an interesting scene it will be.

"The company's accounts are handled well, don't get out of the basket." Wei Boqiu said suddenly after standing in the dark and smoking quietly.

"Don't worry, teacher, the Japanese company is our people from top to bottom, no one can find out the problem." Chen Shuo, who is actually in charge of the operation of the Japanese company, approached and whispered, "Some of the newly built ships are from the accounts. It was all wiped out, and some were reported as lost (pretended to be sunk). Those Shandong immigrants who went to the North American continent had died of diseases for a long time in the company report. No one would know what happened. The new Didn’t Liang Xiangjian, the former commissioner of Sakhalin Island, clamor to transfer the management rights of the Japanese company to the pioneering team government? Hey, if their people come to take over, we have plenty of ways to deal with them, and they will face bad debts. The only thing that can be done, perhaps, is to publicly announce to the public that the company is bankrupt..."

"The Japanese company's accounts should not be too ugly. Let's use some of the money this year to share dividends. Many people outside are saying that the North Korean company was established later than us, and the conditions are not as good as ours, but they monopolize some The foreign trade of North Korean goods has made a fortune quickly, and it has been paying dividends to the outside world for two consecutive years. In such a comparison, the performance of our Japanese company is indeed much worse, at least on the surface." Wei Boqiu rubbed Rubbing his slightly sore forehead, he said helplessly: "The counterfeit money trade with Japan has become saturated in recent years. Isn't the Date family of the Sendai Domain already discussing the possibility of other products with us? Next month you Go talk to them and see how the market for local commodities such as cloth, metal farm tools, and medicines is like. After all, the fake money trade is risky, and how much fake money has been brought in is recorded in Dabo County, and it is easy to be caught by Liang Xiangjian. Keep an eye on it, let’s change it. It’s a pity that the lucrative raw silk, tea and porcelain trade is in the hands of the Southern War Zone, and the newly established state-run Ningbo Trading Company has monopolized the right to export such goods to Date’s family, and the profits are huge. I can only let outsiders envy me."

Now that the colonization activities to the North American continent have been carried out secretly for several years, Wei Boqiu suddenly realized how difficult it is to do such extraordinary things by himself.If he hadn't owned Dongan Japan Company, a company with decent profitability and completely controlled by his students, it would be impossible for him to send more than [-] immigrants to North America twice alone, let alone Lots of supplies, livestock, tools and whatnot.

And it is precisely because of this that Wei, in such an embarrassing situation, tried to persuade his old friend Ma Wanpeng (this guy once told Wei Boqiu that his greatest ambition was to become the king of a small island and molested women all day long, etc.) ) to invest in the great cause of colonizing North America. After all, he knows that Ma Wanpeng, who is in charge of Xinhua Island, surpasses Wei Boqiu in terms of private wealth and public resources at hand. Might go on without too many people noticing.

What is gratifying is that Ma Wanpeng may be idle, or he really wants to be the owner and king of the island, so he is still interested in Wei Boqiu's plan, and has already remitted 5000 yuan to Wei Boqiu through private channels. And other various materials worth tens of thousands of yuan (obviously "floating" public materials).It is worth mentioning that the money was brought to Kushiro Port through various names (such as investment, consignment, etc.) to avoid suspicion.However, it is said that Ma Wanpeng once said in a letter that he planned to use his family's two motorboats to transport money and goods, so as to reduce the risk of being targeted. This is not a big news for Wei Boqiu.

With Ma Wanpeng's participation and investment, Wei Boqiu's ideal (fantasy) of colonizing North America and establishing a socialist new leftist utopia could be realized.After all, the risk of the North Pacific route is now very clear to someone in Wei. Only one or two months a year is suitable for crossing the ocean, and the shipwreck rate is quite high. This naturally leads to a longer and less efficient colonization process. Reduced and increased costs.Under such circumstances, without a strong reserve of capital and personnel, anyone who talks about colonizing North America will be beaten to death by reality.

"The recruitment of ronin in Japan and the immigration in North Korea must be carried out at the same time. Otherwise, it is really not easy to rely on our company to recruit some immigrants in Denglai Qingsan Prefecture every year, and it is easy to be caught." Wei Boqiu held the pipe He poured out the soot in the yard, and said to his students: "I won't talk about it this year, and next year we will send a group of immigrants to Hope Island. We will try to get a big one and send 2000 people there at one time. This can be done now." Preparations are underway. Personnel, money, food, livestock, supplies, arms, etc. must be quietly prepared—well, we have prepared a considerable part of it now, which is very good, but we can’t let up, keep working hard, Xiaoshuo, for the sake of It’s all worth it if we can achieve our dreams.”

Chen Shuo nodded when he heard the words, and his brain has turned away quickly, thinking about how to use funds to purchase materials in the next period of time, and how to secretly recruit personnel without leaving too many loopholes.These things are complex and not easy to do, not to mention that the real financial situation of Japanese companies is not necessarily much better, which will test his art of "operation"-but the teacher is right, Compared with practicing one's own ideals, these are nothing!

(End of this chapter)