Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1179

On October 1658, 10, Chen Ke and others finished their inspection of two townships including Xinji Township and Liushuwan Township. After supplying some fuel and drinking water, they went north again to the Shanchabao area to inspect the local The growth of grain and introduced cash crops.

On the evening of the second day, the 72-ton small steamer borrowed by the Ministry of Agriculture approached Dashikou Township, which is near the town of Panambi in the later Misiones Province. It is named after the distribution center of various production and living materials (such as mate tea, tobacco leaves, wheat, tools, salt, cloth, salted fish, cured meat, etc.).According to statistics from the Mei Bureau, there are currently about [-] registered and unregistered immigrants here. They are mainly engaged in business. There are a few vegetable fields around the stockade built with thick logs, but there is no large-scale grain planting land. , the food needed locally depends entirely on the transportation from downstream areas (the return grain ship will take away a large number of local specialties by the way), and the above is the only impression Chen Ke and others have of this Dashikou Township.

But today, the impression they had in the past is destined to be overturned, because in the evening glow, the boundless Guarani barbarians are shouting and rushing towards the weak city wall, as if they will not pull out this nail As if not giving up.In other words, the poor residents of Dashikou Township are facing the crisis of war.

"Damn it, the barbarians are attacking the city!" Fu Lei, the second lieutenant of the gendarmerie who led the team, immediately yelled strangely, "By the boat and see the situation. It's strange, there are such a large number of barbarians nearby, usually there are dozens The crowd is overwhelming, and there are hundreds of them, this thing is weird!"

The small steamer breathing black smoke quickly attracted the attention of the Guarani people on the shore, and soon, a group of fanatical savages rushed over with weapons.Chen Ke looked carefully, and saw that most of these people were holding cold weapons, such as throwing spears, meteor cables, spears, etc., and a few were holding arquebus guns, standing behind and looking at this side from a distance.

"Hit me!" Second Lieutenant Fu Lei took out a flintlock pistol and said viciously.As his words fell, more than 40 policemen took out their loaded guns, lay on the side of the boat, and shot at the Guaranís who were rushing through the muddy water.The boss of the ship cursed when he saw it. He asked a few sailors to take care of the ship, while he and more than a dozen officials of the agricultural system took out short guns and stood on the deck as a backup echelon.

The rushing Guarani people were hit by a volley of guns, and immediately left seven or eight corpses, and the rest were struggling in the shallow water mud, becoming living targets for the people on the east coast.The Guaraní people behind saw the miserable state of the pioneer, and immediately gave up the idea of ​​leaning towards this side, and all retreated back, leaving behind dozens of companions who were still struggling in the shallow water.

There was another volley of guns from the upper reaches. Lieutenant Fu Lei looked over with some doubts, and saw another small boat sailing out of the reeds. There was an east coast flag hanging on the top of the building on the boat. This was undoubtedly his own. .It is estimated that the Guarani barbarians were powerful before, and these people, who were mostly caravans, parked their boats in the reeds and did not dare to act rashly. After seeing dozens of well-trained armed policemen coming, these people Then he turned around again and attacked the Guarani people on the shore with his rifle.

"Let them come over and attack the Guarani people together!" Lieutenant Fu Lei saw that the group had at least [-] rifles, and immediately ordered: "Let's help the militiamen in the village drive these barbarians away, but it's a pity that there are no guns, otherwise Why bother."

However, even without guns, under the concentrated fire of nearly [-] rifles on the two ships, the Guarani people near the pier were quickly cleared, and then they were firmly occupied by the East Coast people.Seeing this situation, the folks in Dashikou stockade also mustered up their courage, rushed out of the stockade gate and joined the policemen by the wharf, and the situation has been settled since then.

In fact, it is similar. After seeing the people from the east bank come to help again, the Guarani people who lost two to 300 people because of the siege could only angrily destroy the vegetable gardens and logging camps set up by the people on the east bank outside the city. and some forage fields, and then slowly disappeared into the darkness, never to be seen again.

"Chief Chen, it's you!" Chen Ke was about to follow the crowd to the township government when his name was called, so he looked back and saw two bearded young men happily watching Looking at myself—fuck, who are they?

Seeing Chen Ke standing there in a daze, Xu Zhongwu who spoke was a little embarrassed, so he could only explain with a smile: "I am Xu Zhongwu from Xuji Oil Extraction Factory. You came to our factory for investigation and research the year before last, and I moved the materials for you. We even had a drink together. Hehe, Section Chief Chen has a lot to do every day, and there are too many things to remember, understand! Understand!"

"Oh, it's you! The second boy of the Xu family, Xu Zhongwu." Chen Ke patted his head, stretched out his hand to shake Xu Zhongwu embarrassedly, and said apologetically, "I didn't remember it for a while, sorry. But, how do you run away?" This way? Who are they?"

Hearing this, Xu Zhongwu pulled a young man standing behind him over, and said, "He is Chen Jia, my buddy, the youngest son of Director Chen of the Ministry of Education. We pulled these people from their hometown to help The clansmen, um, to be precise, they are from my father’s hometown. There are 78 people in total, all of them have the surname Xu or Chen, and they come from the Wentai area of ​​the Ming Dynasty. The generals of the Qing Dynasty fought back and forth with the Tatars of the Qing Dynasty, and the common people were unbearable and fled one after another. Otherwise, how could we have so easily attracted so many tribesmen. This is the first batch, and by the end of the year, the other two in Sun Chunyang’s South Store The boat arrived at the port of Araucan, and a group of more than 200 villagers will come to our east coast to discuss life..."

"Section Chief Chen, I was really ashamed just now. We have many novices on board, and we have never seen a fight scene. They saw hundreds of barbarians attacking the city, and their legs were weak. If you hadn't seen Section Chief Chen, you have so many Well-trained armed police, they dare not step forward to attack, so I am ashamed to say that." Chen Jia also stepped forward to speak at this time, his face flushed slightly.

"It's okay." Chen Ke glanced at these people and said, "But since you people are going to come to this chaotic Hejian area to seek a living, you don't have to be bloody. They are going to pick yerba mate in the Shanchabao area. That's right, it's even more dangerous there, if you are not careful, you will be attacked by barbarians, so you have to be careful."

"Hey, they are all honest people who have never been out of the village when they were young, and they need to practice more." Xu Zhongwu nodded in agreement, and said: "It's really not easy for honest people with muddy legs to mix here. Don't worry, Chief Chen. The two of us know the importance. We built a wooden building at the tea farm, hoarded a batch of weapons and ammunition, and could only practice while working. There was no other way, everyone had to live, and the work of picking tea was also very heavy..."

"Okay, you just need to know these things yourself." Chen Ke looked at the Ming immigrants who still had emotions such as fear, hesitation, and consternation on their faces. He said nothing and went directly to the township government. He planned to find The local officials want to know the situation, when did the situation around here suddenly deteriorate to such an extent.

"Who knows what kind of nerves these barbarians are getting! Could it be related to the occupation of the Spaniard's parish by Shan Cha Bao? But they can't stay for long. They have nothing to eat and drink, and the fields are green and yellow, so the barbarians can't hold on." A township government official who is obviously a veteran said: "I think the government should send troops here. The immigration strength here is great, after all, the more people there are, the stronger our strength will be, and the better we can resist the Guaraní barbarians' harassment."

The old soldier's words moved Chen Ke's heart. As a second-generation wearer, he knew that the government was actually very conflicted about whether to step up immigration to the Hejian area, and he couldn't make up his mind.After I go back, can I use my father's relationship to visit Shi Qinjie, the Central Executive Committee in charge of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery, and deep processing of agricultural products?See if there is an opportunity for the central government to increase immigration in the Hejian area, and then find a way to transfer here, like Ma Wenqiang, to preside over the development of one or more new settlements, so that there will be a lot of room for improvement , at least it is much bigger than staying in an enterprise system like the National Grain Reserve.

Shi Qinjie is an elder who likes to reward and promote juniors, especially young officials from the agricultural system, who are more likely to receive the attention and appreciation of the history committee.This time, if I can successfully persuade the history committee member to help me move into a good position and preside over the development of some settlements in the Hejian area, that would be great!The only thing to worry about now is that my rank is too low (just a department-level cadre), and I can only be a township chief or castle master from the beginning, and I can't compare with Ma Wenqiang, who is at the deputy department level. He presided over the construction of several settlements. Once the development is completed, the acting county magistrate will not be able to escape. It will be a certainty to be officially appointed as the county magistrate in the future. That is a high-level official position!

Thinking of this, Chen Ke's heart became hot. Who doesn't care about fame and wealth while the man is alive?

My father is not a high-ranking central boss, nor is he in charge of a department with real power, and he is not very good at socializing. He is just an ordinary official who has been teaching in Bingtuanbao for 20 years. His friendship with Shi Qinjie is just a good relationship - such an "ordinary" family background naturally cannot allow Chen Ke to climb to the high position of deputy county magistrate at the age of 27 like Ma Wenqiang, but even so, I, Chen Ke, am also self-motivated!As long as you give me a chance to have a stage to display my talents, how can I know that I will not have the chance to wrestle with Ma Wenqiang?It is still unknown who will win the deer!

(End of this chapter)