Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1344 Rio ([-]) ([-]th update today!)

"The last batch of immigrants this year has also arrived, and the whole city is about to usher in great development." On July 1663, 7, a group of people were playing with a small boat in the seaside forest of Hue Port (that is, Rio de Janeiro). A small sloop, said Lieutenant Zhou Yafu, who is currently acting as an interim defense officer for the entire city.

Rio de Janeiro, the former capital of the General District and a famous city in the southern part of Portuguese Brazil, has now been in the hands of the East Coast people for a long time.There should be no doubt that the people on the east coast are really determined to win this city, and they are absolutely unwilling to let it go to the Portuguese. Various laws and regulations of the East Coast Republic of China.

Naturally, this kind of law involving religion, economy, ethnicity, and land policy will inevitably set off an uproar among the local Portuguese residents, and then arouse their strong dissatisfaction and resistance—in fact, this kind of resistance is indeed It really happened. A large number of vineyard owners rose up to rebel, or secretly supported those who rebelled. In short, they messed up the situation in the entire Rio de Janeiro General District. At present, more than 1000 officers and soldiers of the U.S. Army are fighting everywhere. Fire fighting is the proof.

However, the turbulent situation in Rio de Janeiro, is it really not what people on the east coast want to see?In fact, from a gloomy point of view, I am afraid that the East Bank government has long been uneasy and afraid of the large number of Portuguese, Mameluco, and Tupi Indians in Rio de Janeiro and its surrounding areas?So, taking this opportunity to promote the legal policy of the East Bank, provoke the sensitive nerves of these Portuguese people, and let them jump to the front stage to oppose the East Bank government, so is there an excuse to suppress them and catch them all? ?

The Youguo Army, a cannon fodder force composed of Polish prisoners of war, Ukrainian serfs, and domestic criminals on the east coast, has killed and wounded no less than [-] Portuguese and their mixed descendants so far, right?In addition, the Indians who were killed and exiled by them are even more unknown. In short, the economic foundation of the local plantations has disappeared. The Portuguese must either accept the laws of the east coast honestly, or find their own way to cross the mountains. Go back to the Portuguese control area, and the people on the east coast will not stop you anyway.

"The higher ups don't know what to think. There are so many Tupi Indians. They just want to leave in one sentence. They say they are going to build roads and docks. But after repairing the roads and docks, they still don't send people away. Give it back to us, saying that it will be sent to the two areas of Hezhong and Yicheng to support the local economic development. This, this, it is simple, we do not need people to develop together with our Hue port. The Indians can’t do it. Ming people, we only gave us 3000 people, which is really too little.” An official who was busy in a small shipbuilding/ship repairing yard left by the Portuguese complained to Zhou Yafu.

He graduated from Bingtuanbao and has learned a lot of knowledge, so he will be sent to receive and manage the "heritage" of the Portuguese in the port of Hue. There are six sugar mills, one flour mill, one wood processing factory, A winemaking workshop, a ship repair/shipyard, and a small earthen kiln for firing bricks, all in all are very shabby-at the time when he first took over, he was so grumpy that he even wanted to question the Portuguese officials who surrendered in the city. What have you guys done, and how did you develop such a poor family background? Is it because of people or because of policies?

The sloop they are tossing around is probably the only ship that this small shipyard can build. This kind of low-tech offshore boat rarely exceeds 30 tons in tonnage (usually around 60-[-] tons) , and can engage in offshore transportation and fishing, and can't do anything else.However, considering that the Hue Port is currently in a state of waste and all kinds of production need to be resumed urgently, so the workers in these small shipyards will not be idle, and at the same time, it can also contribute to the great fishing industry of the Hue Port (there is a small scale nearby. The fishing grounds in the south to Paranagua Bay and the north to the northeastern part of Brazil, the production is so-so and constantly high) to provide backup, so this is why everyone came to visit this shipyard.

At present, everyone has basically finished their visit. After Zhou Yafu gave a brief encouragement to the Portuguese technicians in the shipyard, he led them away and returned to the city.

In all fairness, the Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro were not badly built. The streets within the city were covered with bluestone slabs, gravel or cobblestones, and there was even a shallow drainage ditch on both sides of the road, which was quite good.The buildings on both sides of the road are mostly solid stone buildings, full of religious and Renaissance styles. To some extent, these buildings that were built decades or even 100 years ago are actually cultural relics up.People on the east coast don't have the religious cleanliness of the Iberians. When they see pagan religious buildings, they have to tear down and build their own. On the contrary, they still keep most of the buildings in Rio de Janeiro (except for the severe damage during the war. At the same time, the urban area has been further planned, and many buildings full of traditional styles of the east coast and even the east have been built. For a while, the various styles of the whole city echo each other, which is too beautiful to behold.

"After the arrival of the last batch of immigrants this year, according to the data disclosed by the Ministry of Immigration, the total population of the country has reached 141 million, which is another record high. Of course, some of this data is estimated. After all, the population is getting bigger and bigger. There are more and more. It is difficult to make accurate statistics and the cost is too high, but it is generally accurate and the error is not very large. Hehe, before we know it, the population of our country has climbed to such a level that it is far away from the Kingdom of Portugal. It’s only a population gap of 40 to 140, and optimistically it will be equalized within a few years.” Sitting in the office of the former official of the Kingdom of Portugal, the young Lieutenant Zhou Yafu said vigorously: “The population of more than [-] million, although it is very important for the country’s The burden is not generally heavy, but if we are given five to ten years to integrate and digest it, this will become our own strength. How to digest these people, I think we still have to cultivate and let them In the long-term management, adapt to our rhythm, familiarize ourselves with our laws and social customs, and finally achieve the goal of being partially assimilated. By the way, the people of the Brazilian Rural Financial Cooperative, come in, now that I am the military control committee member of this area , then I am also obliged to do a good job in local construction during this period.”

The orderly quickly brought in the people from the Brazilian Rural Financial Cooperative. This bearded, Genoese-born financial official on the east coast looked tired, as if he hadn't had a good rest recently.As soon as he saw Zhou Yafu, he sighed and said: "Committee Zhou, please forgive me for not being able to agree to your suggestion. You suggested raising sheep around the city and providing farmers with loans in kind (sheep). This is ridiculous. As we all know, sheep are very afraid of humid climates. Even the so-called anti-rot Wujiang sheep bred by our domestic breeding station for many years may not be able to adapt to the climate here. Once large-scale stocking , the mortality rate must be very high, the farmers are not worth the loss, how can we get back our loans by then! Please forgive me, the sheep farming industry in the whole country is gradually moving to the Patagonia region, after all, it is very suitable The cost of raising sheep is also very low, so I will not agree to Hue Port’s request for agricultural loans in kind, forgive me.”

Zhou Yafu was a little embarrassed when he heard the words, so he changed the subject and said: "You think too much, Supervisor Wang. Last time I didn't think carefully and made a random decision. That's fine. Since the Portuguese mainly planted sugar cane, tobacco, and cotton here, then we can resume production here directly. Anyway, the land is ready-made, and we can just divide it up. The only thing we need now is your help. I just hope that your company can provide some rations, agricultural tools, seeds, fertilizers and even cash loans (cash loans to farmers to buy land) to the new immigrants as soon as possible, so that they can organize production as soon as possible. After all, the Hue Port The conditions are relatively superior, the sooner production resumes, the sooner the common people will live a better life."

Supervisor Wang's face turned pale when he heard the words, and after thinking for a while, he said, "You should have done this in the first place. How about this, although our agency's funds are also relatively tight, but who told you that Hue Port is the leader?" As for the established key support areas, I will prepare all the in-kind and cash loans you want. Later, you will send people to my office to discuss the details. Another thing I want to remind you is that it is best to focus on the development of sugar, cotton, and tobacco. Forget it, there may not be too many gimmicks, this market has gradually become saturated, and the profit is not large. Our country still needs some sugar and cotton production areas. Your Hue Port takes these two as its leading products, and the future has a bright future. It’s time, so the bank’s loan will be able to recover the principal and interest as soon as possible.”

"In addition, I heard that the National Development Administration intends to add several new settlements around Hue Bay (Xin Xia Township near the later city of Nova Iguaçu, and San Gonzalo City near the port of Hue. Hefeng Township, Suhai Township near Itaguay City, Jianyan Township near Itabolai City, and Songxing Township near Petropolis City), your pressure is not small, Not just about economics, but also about security, I heard that the natives over there are not very easy to mess with?" Supervisor Wang finally couldn't help but said.

"Thank you for your reminder. Later, I will mobilize the Youguo Army and the Hue Port Garrison to carry out joint suppression. I will definitely clean up the security situation there and escort the next development." Lieutenant Zhou Yafu heard the words immediately He replied with a smile, looking very confident, as if this was his old profession.

After posting this chapter, the number of words in today's update has exceeded 3.8 words, breaking my historical record!

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