Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1355 The Monarchs of South Africa ([-])

The natives are talking about South Africa, and the South Africans are talking about the native.

No, Jiao Tang, Commissioner of the Hezhong District, and Major Xie Hansan, Commander of the South African Garrison Army, came to Tianxiong County on December 1663, 12 to inspect the training of the county security regiment. complain.

"Two years ago, I submitted the plan for the establishment of Jingyuan County and Tianxiong County to the mainland. At that time, I hoped that the executive committee members would be able to handle special matters and agree to the establishment of Jingyuan County if the conditions were not up to standard. These two counties were approved, but the results were not satisfactory. Those guys were full of bureaucracy, far worse than ours, and even worse than Liu Weimin's second session. , economy, traffic, public security and other indicators are not qualified. If I hadn’t written letters to reflect the situation, I don’t think these guys would agree with Jingyuan County (population of about 5000) and Tianxiong County ( These two counties with a population of about 1 have been established." Jiao Tang, former member of the Central Executive Committee and current commissioner of the Hezhong District Administrative Office, turned over from a docile riding horse and skillfully threw the reins to his entourage. Then he said to Xie Hansan who was following closely behind him.

It is said that Jingyuan County and Tianxiong County were finally established in August 1662 after repeated negotiations. They are the 8th and 48th county-level administrative units in the country. There are as many as four counties and a population of more than 49.Although the economic strength is not good, it is not bad, especially after the trade with New Courland has gradually stabilized over the years, exporting a large amount of livestock, bacon, cheese, butter, flour, sorghum, wine, In the Hezhong area where salted fish, fruits and even building materials are located, the wealth of the people has also increased, which can be seen from the year-by-year increase in the trade volume between them and the mainland and New China-people have money, so they naturally want to import new products. China's tropical commodities and local high-end daily necessities, otherwise, would all the money be melted into silver melons and buried in the cellar?

The vigorous development of trade has naturally given birth to the impulse of Hezhong people to seek broader land and wealth in the inland areas of South Africa. For example, as the wool market is booming, there are currently quite a few second-generation young people starting from Hezhong County. Bring horses and weapons and come to Tianxiong County.Then, they received funding from the state-run Hezhong Wool Import and Export Enterprise, and while receiving simple training in the county that has become a large construction site, they went out of the mountain pass in groups and went north, brandishing muskets and sabers, killing as many people as possible. All the scattered natives they encountered—of course, if possible, they would try their best to catch them alive. After all, according to the rules set by the Hezhong District Administrative Office (no written oral rules), the original name of a living person is far more valuable than a dead person’s head. valuable.

The main area these people attacked and killed was in the western half of the Karoo Plateau. The environment here is relatively harsh, and the population is very sparse. As a result, after such a toss by them, it is naturally uninhabited. The aborigines either died or fled. No one will stay here any more foolishly.

The natives died and fled, and the gap left by them was naturally filled by the people from the east coast.Since the beginning of this year, the Hezhong District Administrative Office has set up three settlements in the western part of the Karoo Plateau. Xiaqiu Township near the small town of Fortress, and Xiqing Township near the small town of Barrydale in later generations.The four settlements are all located in places where the river flows and the water and grass are abundant, and they are also important traffic routes on the plateau, especially the easternmost Xiaqiu Township and Xiqing Township, which are not far from the power of the Kama Kingdom. Two sharp knives resting on the enemy's stomach.

The Kama Kingdom doesn’t know what happened, and it hasn’t reacted to the paw protruding along the North Hengshan Mountains from the people on the east coast (perhaps it’s more likely that they don’t know it at all, because the nearby indigenous tribes were killed by the East Coast). The shore cavalry killed too badly), I believe that if they can no longer mobilize heavy troops to attack, after another year or a half, the entire central and western regions of the Karoo Plateau will say goodbye to them completely-although it has been seen here There are no aboriginal tribes.

"Four new settlements have been established this year. It is necessary to intercept part of the population from immigrants. After all, we can't always draw blood from Hezhong County to recruit manpower. Hmph, the central government wants us to provide temporary stops for immigrants Provide food, care, and temporary shelter, and at the same time repair and maintain ships, and take sanitation and disease control measures, how can there be such a good thing in the world!" Jiao Tang was a member of the Central Executive Committee at the time, but at that time the large-scale emigration of people from the east coast The action has not yet started, and many things are naturally unclear.But now that he is a commissioner of the Central District Administration, there are countless immigrant boats passing through South Africa and arriving in the mainland every year, and the population is as high as tens of thousands. This is not an ordinary burden on the local government. Only he on the regional side had such complaints.

In fact, whether it is South Africa, New China or Australia, the matter of intercepting the population from the immigration transport fleet has basically been done in the past.It's just that in recent years, with the repeated orders of the local executive committee, the colonies stopped.However, after just two years, some overseas colonies couldn't stand it anymore. Wang Yan of the Australian pioneer team was alright. He was more cautious and didn't make such an opening, but Ma Wanpeng, the captain of the New China pioneer team, was more serious. Arrogant, this year openly detained more than 5000 immigrants from the Huai'an Prefecture of the Ming Dynasty on the grounds of "poor physical condition and not suitable for long-distance voyages". As for how many of these [-] people are there? If it is really poor health that is not suitable for long-distance voyages, then you have to ask Ma himself.

The news of Xinhuaxia Island naturally spread to the area of ​​Hezhong Port along with the immigrant transport fleet. After hearing the news, Jiao Tang, the commissioner of the regional administrative office, was very excited. As a member of the first session of the Executive Committee, he sold his old qualifications and "blatantly ordered" to intercept 5000 people from this year's immigration quota. About half of them were resettled in the four newly established settlements, and the other half were taken by the four. The counties were divided up—Hezhong County, the leader of the region, snatched 500 people at once to fill the vacancy left by the removal of the Black Eight Banners residents.

Of course, such a thing is not without some risk.The central government strictly ordered all localities not to intercept immigrants, but after only two years of implementation, South Africa and New China have "broken the precept". If there is no reaction from the top, no one will believe it.Therefore, Xie Hansan was quite worried, and he would only hear him say from the sidelines: "Commissioner Jiao, this matter is not a small risk, so be careful! Although the strong chairman of the Central Committee has a gentle personality and is easy to talk about, in the final analysis, the matter of intercepting immigrants It is challenging the authority of the central government, so we must act cautiously, if the top blames it, the whole region will suffer."

"Hehe, of course I know that this matter is a bit provocative to the authority of the central government, but Ma Wanpeng has done it, so what are you afraid of? That kid is a ghost, and he is well-informed in the central government. He can be the first to do it, I am afraid What!" Xie Hansan waved his hand gently when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "Actually, this matter is a game between the central government and the local government. The central government wants to take away our wool, our grain, our seafood, and our cattle and sheep. , our wine, or even our diamonds, then we must give some benefits. The interests of the central government must be considered, and the feelings of the local governments must also be taken into account. Mutual understanding, mutual understanding! To put it bluntly, there are so many immigrant ships and people every year Crossing the border consumes a lot of local resources. Although the cash expenditure of the regional administrative offices is not large, the consumption of materials is astonishing. Therefore, it is no big deal to intercept immigrants. The Central Executive Committee will understand the thoughts of our South African gentlemen. In [-] steps, I, Mr. Jiao, are also very old. Now is a great time to rely on the old to sell the old. If you don’t use this old face while it still has some value, when are you waiting? ?”

What Jiao Tang said made Xie Hansan feel ashamed and moved. Although Commissioner Jiao is not an official from South Africa, he has sincere feelings for the people in the four counties of Hezhong. The standard of living has not declined or even increased slightly, and the territory under the jurisdiction of the River Central Region has also been greatly expanded. The natives hide away at night, and the Dutch and English do not dare to take a breath. If this is not a benefit, what is a benefit?

There were bursts of gunshots not far away. It was the officers and soldiers of the Tianxiong County Security Corps, which was newly established less than a year ago, conducting shooting training. Many of these people had received militia training in Hezhong County before. Under the new leadership, the combat effectiveness of the 1664 officers and soldiers of the entire Tianxiong County Security Regiment took shape very quickly. I believe that by the middle of [-], this large-scale militia force would be able to follow behind the main force and participate in the war against Turkey. The crusade against the human tribes is to fight for the land under the sun for future generations.

Jiao Tang and Xie Hansan, the two chief South African officials watched the militiamen's training quietly for a while, and then delivered a passionate speech during the training break, and awarded training medals and rewards to those who performed outstandingly in training. The officers and soldiers cheered like a mountain and a tsunami.

"There are 2000 security teams in Hezhong County and 1000 security teams in Tianxiong County. Let's not talk about Baibo and Jingyuan counties. The security teams in those two counties are just a few hundred people in total, barely protecting themselves. Well, it won’t be of much use. Two usable county security regiments with 1000 trained militiamen, plus more than 30 professional officers and soldiers of the South African cavalry battalion, and more than [-] main force of the South African garrison of your department, our Hezhong District Administration is at a critical moment What a great power it is in South Africa to be able to pull out five or six thousand troops. Hehe, with such strength, what are you waiting for if you don’t expand? After these four new settlements are consolidated, we will launch a large-scale attack on the Karma Kingdom In this battle, we must completely capture the Great and Small Karoo Plateaus and expand our ruling area. Before that, the South African Cavalry Battalion must continue to send elite personnel to attack the strength of the Xhosa blacks in the Great and Small Karoo Plateaus. It is a good foundation for the main force of the expedition.” Jiao Tang said solemnly, and his words basically set the tone for the expansion direction of the East Coast people in South Africa in the future, that is, from west to east along the land route, or encroaching, Either swallowing or conquering, in short, they expanded through various means to expand the territory of the people on the east coast, and the [-]-year colonial history of the people on the east coast in South Africa almost followed such a rule.

Xie Hansan nodded silently when he heard the words. The world situation has evolved to the present. With the influence of the butterfly wings of the people on the east coast, all colonial countries attach far more importance to South Africa than before.Regardless of the Kingdom of Portugal, which has Angola and Mozambique colonies that can be docked and supplied, other countries such as the United Provinces, England, and France are paying more and more attention to South Africa. They not only invest money and money, but also engage in alliances For example, the secret collusion between the Dutch East India Company and the British colonies, such as the establishment of offensive and defensive alliances.

Even Xie Hansan also heard that the natives in the southeast of Xinhuaxia Island fought fiercely with the French a while ago, and the new town of Caen established by the French could not withstand it, and it had been captured by Chief Mananzano's troops. People poured into Saint-Louis and Chateau d'Or.Someone suggested that they move to South Africa to establish a new stronghold, and two French armed merchant ships have already landed and explored in the Elizabeth Bay area. At present, these residents have not yet agreed, but they live in poverty in St. Louis and Fort Doufan Their emigration to South Africa should be the inevitable end.

As for the remaining French colonists in the southeast of Xinhua Island, they are still forming a village there to protect themselves.Although the city was accidentally attacked by the natives for a while, the economic pressure increased so much that it was a question of how long they could last. At this time, the French colonists on New China Island had to thank France for being a centralized government. **** country, the king has supreme power, and has allocated huge financial subsidies to assist overseas colonization and exploration activities since the Richelieu era, otherwise, I am afraid that these Frenchmen in the southeast of Xinhua Island will not insist After so many years, if they want to gain a foothold in the local area now, in addition to seeing whether the people on the east coast will do bad things (almost inevitable), it also depends on whether their king can leak a little money from his fingers to aid them. "poor guy".

"The situation in South Africa is still very chaotic, but we also have great advantages." After watching the training of the officers and soldiers of the Tianxiong County Security Corps, the two left the training ground, and then Jiao Tang said to Xie Hansan: "Now the First Mixed Battalion is still on the ground." Fighting in Angola (a while ago, a large-scale epidemic broke out in Benguela and Luanda, the Courland musketeers and the Black Eight Banners had a large-scale reduction in personnel, and their control over the place was unprecedentedly weakened, and Portugal sent a boat of reinforcements to the local area Landing, so we had to urgently dispatch the first mixed battalion to go north for reinforcements. The situation in the two places has stabilized now), we will train the militia well during this free period, and build four new settlements. Those birds in the Ma Kingdom are beautiful!"

"I understand, Commissioner Jiao." Major Xie Hansan said immediately.

(End of this chapter)