Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1334 Administrative Division Adjustment

On May 1663, 5, the huge east coast fleet sailed through Cape Comorin at the southern tip of India in turn, headed towards Galle Fort on Ceylon Island, and hurried past the already-occupied city at noon on the 31st. The Dutch occupied the city for many years.At that time, they encountered a Dutch fleet at sea, and it seemed that they planned to go to Cochin for reinforcements, because many German mercenaries and East Indian native soldiers were carried on board.Considering the friendly relationship between the two countries, the supreme commanders of the two fleets exchanged gifts, the Dutch presented some precious spices, and the people on the east coast gave two barrels of South African wine and a whole box of cheese, which surprised the Dutch. Inexplicably, then the two sides fired cannons at each other and parted in a friendly manner.

On June 6, even though the steam propulsion system was not turned on, the east coast fleet, riding the southwest wind and following the ocean current, still only took ten days to arrive at the city of Malacca under the rule of the Dutch East India Company. Han Dezhi ordered to rest here for a few days, while repairing and disembarking the ship.

The city of Malacca has been in the hands of the Dutch for many years, but due to the commercial monopoly policy implemented by the East India Company, the city has now completely declined. There is no decent business, agriculture is also a little bit withered, and the population is even smaller There are many, far from being comparable to cities such as Banten and Batavia.The only reason for the existence of this city now is probably its important strategic position. The Dutch Navy can start from here to control the two oceans. At the same time, merchant ships from various countries can also stop here for supplies and maintenance. This is another income—— The ships of the people from the east coast will come here, and they will inevitably have to pay a lot of port entry fees. Of course, this time they don’t have to pay for it themselves. The Portuguese in Diu Port are "treating guests".

On June 6, the ships on the east coast, which had been replenished and maintained, embarked on a journey north again.This time they didn't stop on the way, but followed the strong southeast wind, before the typhoon season came, and sailed directly to Ningbo Fuding Seaport. It took 12 or [-] days, and the average speed was around [-] About seven knots, far surpassing the ships of other countries on this planet.

On June 6, Han Dezhi, who stayed in Dinghai Port for one night, took people to the Southern Theater Command of Yin County, and on behalf of the Executive Committee, he read the latest order to Liao Xiaoyao, that is, the central government had decided to divide the Heishui area in the Far East into three, divided into Three pioneering team jurisdictions, namely the southern pioneering team jurisdiction: under the jurisdiction of the county guards in the current southern theater, and at the same time in charge of the Haizhu Island Commercial Station and Zelanja City Commercial Station; the Denglai pioneering team jurisdiction: under the jurisdiction of the current Denglai area control The territory of Jeju Island, Busan County, Wonsanjin and other places; the jurisdiction of the Blackwater Pioneering Team: under the jurisdiction of all lands including Sakhalin Island, Ezo Land, Thousand Island Islands, Kamchatka Peninsula and the actual control area of ​​​​the Amur River Basin.

In principle, the administrative levels of the three development teams are completely equal, and there is no longer any subordination relationship such as mutual jurisdiction. Theoretically, they operate completely independently.However, the executive committee also stated that in addition to the obligation of military exchanges between the three pioneering areas (Lieutenant Colonel Chang Kaisheng is still the nominal highest military officer in the three areas), the economy must also be integrated, and there must be no The formation of a unified economic market has been hindered by private tax cards and trade protection.Finally, the executive committee also stated that the current system is not necessarily the final plan, and the possibility of further revisions in the future is not ruled out. For example, the committee system currently implemented in the Rabaul Port area is doing well. Communicate in bulk.

After explaining this matter, Han Dezhi, on behalf of the Executive Committee, announced the personnel adjustments in the areas under the jurisdiction of the three pioneering teams: Liao Xiaoyao was transferred to be the captain of the Heishui pioneering team, Jiang Zhiqing was transferred to be the captain of the southern pioneering team, and Chang Kaisheng remained in his original position (but may be transferred later). will be transferred back to China); Wei Boqiu took over from the departed Huang Yi, coordinating the economic affairs of the areas under the jurisdiction of the three pioneering teams, and guiding the daily business operations of the East Bank Japanese Company and the East Bank Korean Company; Liang Xiangjian, while retaining his original position, concurrently served as the deputy captain of the Denglai Pioneering Team; in addition, there were some minor appointments, such as Liao Jiangong being transferred to the acting county magistrate of Dabo County, Kurhanti as an army captain and transferred to the newly established The county magistrate of Gonghe County, Wang Shichuan served as the commander of the Amur River garrison and the magistrate of Temple Street County, etc.

Liao Xiaoyao was a little surprised by these new local initiatives, but still happily accepted the appointment. He said that he would take the naval ship to the Amur River region as soon as possible to take up his post.Han Dezhi praised this, and suggested that the development of the Amur River region can also make great achievements, so that they don’t have to be too discouraged, and the future belongs to them “young people”; The island captured nearly [-] captives and slaves (including residents of Diu who could not pay taxes), and at the same time recruited two to three hundred Indian mercenaries. This will be handed over to him, Liao, as a good deal edge.

Liao Xiaoyao was speechless at the fact that a bunch of Indian Asan were forced into his hands. He came from later generations and was very worried about Asan's combat effectiveness.However, as a junior, he had to accept the "good intentions" of seniors like Han Dezhi, so he could only accept these more than 2000 Indians, and planned to find the "Yaksa" class motor sailboat rented by the Bank of Taiwan to transport them to the Amur River area, and then— —Let these Indian assams fend for themselves.

After finishing the explanation at the Ningbo Mansion, Han Dezhi and others did not delay, and immediately went north on the battleship "Donganren" (the rest of the ships were temporarily parked at Dinghai Port), heading for Yantai Port in Shandong. Going to read the order to Chang Kaisheng, the current captain of the Blackwater Pioneering Team.

On July 7, the mighty and powerful "Donganren" three-deck battleship slowly arrived at Yantai Port, Dengzhou Prefecture, and anchored in the harbor. After hearing the news, Lieutenant Colonel Chang Kaisheng went to the dock to welcome Han Dezhi and his party people wait.The laborers, soldiers and officials on the pier looked at the several-story-high battleship "East Coaster", especially the numerous gun ports on the side of the battleship, which made one's scalp numb. What kind of ship can carry it? Live the bombardment of this sea fortress?If it is a fishing boat with a smaller tonnage, maybe it will sink if it is hit?How can the Eastern Dynasty with such powerful warships be defeated by Ming, Qing and Dashun?Everyone who saw the heroic appearance of the three-deck battleship "East Coast Man" would not think so. The gap between these three courts and the Eastern Dynasty is really too big, maybe it can't be made up by manpower, right?

"Manpower is sometimes poor, and some things can no longer be solved by brothers and three armed forces. Just like these giant deck ships with a few stories high, when the cannons are fired, jade and stone will be destroyed, and everything will be ashes. Let's admit it!" In the corner of the barracks at the wharf of Yantai Port, Zhai Cong'e, the commander of the First Division of the Servant Army and stationed in Jeju Prefecture on Jeju Island, shook his head slightly, and said to a group of old men who were not young: "You are also a rich man now, living in and out of this weather It is not comparable to the past. Now the Eastern Dynasty wants to recruit me to return to the country from the east, and Marshal Mo also wrote a letter to call, what to do, you all decide for yourself, we are brothers for many years, and I don’t want to force you, anyway, I am old Zhai The family is going to move to the Eastern Dynasty with the whole family."

"Brother, our brothers started an incident together and were chased all over the mountain and did not disperse. Let's advance and retreat together. I heard that in the Eastern Dynasty, everyone had fields to farm, food to eat, and houses to live in. Children It won’t be bad if I go there, so I don’t have to live in seclusion in that corner of Jeju Prefecture and be a frog at the bottom of the well.” A general responded harshly after hearing this, and saw that this man was wearing a popular woolen coat on the east coast, with his feet on his feet. Wearing a pair of expensive whale leather boots and a seal fur hat on his head, it looks like the east coast is not light, and maybe he is also a little annoyed by the long-term dwelling on Jeju Island, so he was the first to respond to the chief officer, Monk Zhai Wu proposal.

It is not a secret that the East Coast government wants to recruit some servants and volunteer teams to return to China, and this work has been carried out secretly for about a year, and the recruiting targets have basically been determined: the oldest (but relatively average combat effectiveness) The 4000 officers and soldiers of Zhai Cong'er and Qin Shangxing and their family members (a total of tens of thousands) will be transferred back to the mainland, and the designations of the first and second divisions of the Shandong New Army will be revoked, and Jezhou Prefecture and Jimo County will be brought under the direct control of the Denglai Pioneering Team; in addition, The second and third brigades of the most elite, most capable, and most combat-experienced stand-up teams were transferred back to the mainland as a whole, and Xu Denglai's pioneering team recruited another [-] recruits to rebuild the second and third stand-up brigades—the two measures had no effect. The doubts are all about reducing the number and combat effectiveness of the troops on the east bank in the Far East to prevent some uncontrollable things from happening, including the fact that the huge territory of the Blackwater Pioneering Team was split into three. The vigilance of this powerful feudal town is very heavy.

The reason why Zhai Cong'e and Qin Shangxing were chosen to transfer away was because they were more talkative and respectful on weekdays, and secondly, the combat effectiveness of these two divisions was really mediocre, far inferior to those of Chen Zhilong, Niu Chenghu, Dong Xueli and other divisions. I rarely saw them when they made contributions, so I simply transferred them away as a whole, taking advantage of the better external situation now.

At present, the Qin Shangxing Department has basically done a good job. The [-] officers and soldiers of the department have quietly left Jimo County, where they have been stationed for many years, and moved to the nearby Jiaozhou Fort Wharf. While conducting a three-month study, in order to master more knowledge and skills needed for local life on the east coast; the thousands of officers and soldiers of the First Division Zhai Cong'e Department were not very unified at the beginning, and some excited sergeants almost made military remonstrance Fortunately, Zhai Cong'e has been in charge of the army for many years, and his prestige has always been, and he can still control the four thousand officers and soldiers of the First Division.Therefore, the dissatisfaction within the division has been barely suppressed. Although everyone is a little dissatisfied and unwilling to move, but when things come to an end, this is the only way to do it, unless they dare to rebel, but do they dare?Even with a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to make trouble on the lonely Jeju Island!Was the navy of the Eastern Dynasty a vegetarian?

Chang Kaisheng by the pier finished greeting Han Dezhi and the others, then pointed to Zhai Cong'e and the others, as if to say something.When Zhai Cong'e and the others saw them, they immediately greeted them with a smile, and their attitude was very respectful. After all, they were going to live in the land of the Eastern Dynasty, and a good relationship was necessary.Even, some quick-thinking generals are already thinking about whether to order some gifts when they go back, and then visit the new high official. If you have a good relationship and leave a good impression, it may be an opportunity in the future.

However, they might be disappointed, because Han Dezhi and others didn't stay in Yantai Port for long at all.In addition to visiting the vineyards and winemaking center of Zhifu Island, they only wandered around Yantai, Fushan, Ninghai Prefecture and other nearby counties for a few days. Boarded the battleship "East Coaster" again, sailed northward towards Akkeshi Port on Ezoji Island, and successfully arrived at this port, which is still quite well-built today, on July 7.

Wei Boqiu is a bit older than before, after all, he is 60 or [-] years old, but his spirit is still good, and he has a passion for doing business at first sight.Han Dezhi didn't have much friendship with him. After a formal handover, the battleship "East Coaster" also replenished some coal here, and then left the pier and drove straight to The penultimate destination of this trip: Heishui County in Sakhalin Island.

Liang Xiangjian, head of Heishui County, warmly received Han Dezhi and his party on the pier. After learning that he had been added the title of deputy captain of the Heishui Pioneering Team, Lao Liang was very happy and insisted on inviting the group of people who came to announce the name to dinner.Han Dezhi and others were helpless, and finally enjoyed a meal in the Heishui County Government that is rarely seen in the local area: bear paws, salmon, roe deer (stocked in Rishiri Island, Rebun Island, Okushiri Island and other small islands) Now it is almost a pest), crabs bigger than washbasins, pollock and some wild products, and of course tiger penis wine to accompany the meal.

During the meeting, Liang Xiangjian told Han Dezhi, a local "imperial envoy", that Wei Boqiu secretly married the Songqian family on Ezodi Island, and one of his sons married the daughter of the Songqian family, and then forced his brother-in-law to become a monk. , The heart of conspiracy is very strong, you should be warned, otherwise there may be troubles in the future.

Han Dezhi didn't have much interest in the rotten sesame story between Liang and Wei. He just told Liang Xiangjian that the marriage between Wei Boqiu and the Songqian Fan had been reported to the native by Chang Kaisheng. He said that he would not advocate this, which meant that he would not pursue it. This made Liang Xiangjian quite disappointed, and went to drink sullenly.

On August 8, when Han Dezhi and others planned to take the naval gunboat to the Amur River to read the letter of appointment, it happened that several "Yaksa" class steam engine sailboats rented by the Bank of Taiwan also arrived at Heishui Port for replenishment.Imperial Envoy Han Da requisitioned these boats decisively, and then took a group of his entourage, and headed for Temple Street Port by boat—you know, the "Yaksa" class can sail in the middle and lower reaches of the Amur River, and its size It is big enough to save a lot of suffering from wind and waves, and fools don't sit on it.

(End of this chapter)