Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1482 Beining ([-])

An officer of the Nationalist Army from Transylvania looked at his worn military uniform, then at the thick and bright new military uniforms of the East Coast militia behind him, and sighed silently.

It has been half a year, and this is the only set of military uniforms that have been issued. Those who climb hillsides and drill into the woods every day, the military uniforms wear out quickly.No, there was a hole in the buttocks of my military trousers, the sleeves were covered with branches, the place where the gun was carried on the shoulder was worn out, and the hat was blown into an unknown ravine during a march, really. He looked like a beggar, without any sense of military honor, which embarrassed him, a miscellaneous army officer from a small nobleman in the old continent.

Alas, if he hadn't been defeated by the Tatar cavalry when he was conquering Poland with the Grand Duke, he would still be living a good life in the country manor, right?Delicious home cheeses, wines, and beef soups will probably never be tasted again in this life, and every time I think about it, it is always sad.

What's more, I don't know how my wife and children are doing now. I heard that after the new pro-Ottoman grand duke came to power, he cleaned up the nobles who followed the old grand duke. Many people's manors and properties were confiscated, and their families were destroyed. It's very common. Even if I escaped by chance back then (the Grand Duke fled back to Transylvania with 3 horses and only [-] horses left), he probably would have been purged after returning to China. Is it a tragedy?

But now I am not completely hopeless. As long as I serve in the army for two more years and fight with these hateful Indians for another two years, I will be able to obtain the nationality of the East Coast. By then, with my rich combat experience and good Chinese Advantage, it shouldn't be hard to find a job with decent pay.At that time, slowly find a way to find family members through the east coast commercial station system, it is not possible now.

"The Baoguo army has been fighting for more than half a year, and the number has been reduced by one-third, but the rest are all elites. At least the spirit is quite good. Compared with the gang in Jingsai County, they are still thinking about the farm work at home when they come out to fight. The militia is much stronger. Professional soldiers are professional soldiers, and they are indeed not comparable to conscripts. The quality gap is too great." Lu Xiaofeng, the executive deputy county magistrate of Jingsai County, stood by a small river in the wilderness of Baoda Township, watching Said on the side.

This time the National Defense Army went to the vicinity of Baoda Township, and Lu Xiaofeng, who was supervising the farming here, heard the news, squeezed out some precious food from the township supplies storehouse, and then sent it to the camp***, by the way, take a look The demeanor of the children of the security regiment of Jingsai County who fought with the National Defense Army.

Of course, after looking at it, Lu Xiaofeng found that the children of the security regiment from the county are well-dressed enough, but in various details, they are not as good as the officers and soldiers of the National Defense Army who are with them, at least their energy is not good. A lot, not to mention combat experience and military skills.In fact, it's no wonder that as the population of the East Coast Republic of China increases and the stalls get bigger and bigger, the quality of militia training is getting lower and lower. This has nothing to do with anything else, and the main reason is that the funds are not in place!

That's right, it's about money!The country has a population of 200 million, more than [-] counties, and more than [-] registered militiamen. This annual military training fee is a huge expenditure, and the government has become increasingly difficult to afford.Moreover, as the land threat on the east coast is getting smaller and smaller, the government now has plans to cut expenditures and cut off part of the military training expenses of the militia, because they think it is completely unnecessary and a waste of money, and now the government is very Lack of money!

Therefore, as the size of the militia continues to expand, but the expenditure has not kept up in time (now there is a possibility of reduction), it is normal that the quality of training is getting lower and lower.So, you can see now that even though the deputy magistrate of Jingsai County and Lieutenant Jiang Ning of the security regiment worked hard and devoted himself to the construction and training of the county security regiment, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. The quality of the militiamen trained is indeed Still unable to compete with the officers and soldiers of the National Defense Army who fought and killed all day long, it was also very helpless.

"It would be nice to fight a few more battles. It turns out that they are a bunch of mud-legged people. How high can you expect them to be, and they can look decent." Jiang Ning said with a wry smile: "Besides, the militiamen are local, that is, It’s nothing more than suppressing bandits. It’s not a very intense battle. At the current level, you can almost handle it, and that’s enough. If you really want to train them how elite they are, it’s best to go to South Africa, New China, the Caribbean, or even Practice in the Far East, but why bother. Militia and militia, the people are the people first, and the soldiers second. It’s almost enough, and the requirements can’t be too high..."

Lu Xiaofeng was also silent when he heard the words, the truth is indeed the truth, but it is also an indisputable fact that the quality of the militia has been declining year by year.The militiamen who are really well-trained are still some old counties in the south. They had the background of retired army officers and soldiers, and the quality of training was also high at the beginning. The officers and soldiers of the regiment can crush the enemy with a white-blade charge.But these are basically irreproducible. It is probably impossible for the militia in this era—especially the newly established counties like Jingsai—to reach the heights of the past.

"These Indian savages are neither willing to come out of the mountains to become naturalized nor to die. It is very difficult for us!" Rubbing his chin, Lu Xiaofeng said with a sad face: "Recently, we have benefited from our propaganda in the hinterland of the south, and Beining The climate in the area is indeed quite good. Now young people from many established counties in the south are eager to buy land and settle here. Where do these lands come from? Shouldn’t they be snatched from Indian barbarians! Lao Jiang, this matter I can't be soft-hearted. I don't want to take care of these Indians now. After their population increases in the future, they will compete with our descendants for land. How can that be done? So we must be tough now, and the aborigines who refuse to go to sea to live in colonies , are not good aborigines, so there is no need to show mercy!"

"Propaganda in the south? Isn't it, Lao Lu, did you spend money from the county finance to advertise?" Jiang Ning asked in surprise.

The advertising he mentioned is not a new thing in the east coast. It is nothing more than writing some text or pictorial slogans on some newspapers, magazines or books published in China, and paying some agreed fees for this.It first appeared in the supplement of "Kommersant". A certain salted fish wholesaler had to lower the price for promotion because a large number of fishing boats flocked to Hong Kong. In order to let more people know, he had to spend money to advertise in the newspaper. The best effect Sure enough, it was very good. The stock of salted fish was saved very quickly, which helped him avoid a lot of losses. Therefore, this method of advertising gradually became popular in the east coast, and gradually became a way for newspapers and books to generate income. .

Lu Xiaofeng said that advertising in the south to attract the second generation of citizens to come to reclaim wasteland. This is not the first time someone has done this. In fact, the rich and powerful Southern Railway Company has already done this. This has attracted many people to settle in Chile. , effectively enriching the population and economic strength within the jurisdiction of the Southern Railway.However, it was the first time for Lu Xiaofeng to spend part of the money from Jingsai County's county-level finances for advertising, this kind of government behavior in the east coast, so it was actually quite noticeable.

Deputy county magistrate Lu calculated that it only cost more than 1000 yuan to advertise, and as long as he could sell [-] mu of land, he would get it back. What a bargain!And if his advertisement is effective, all counties will follow suit in the future and compete to publish slogans in publications at all levels. The advertising fee will not only be as cheap as it is now, but will inevitably increase, so he will still took the lead.

However, if because of advertisements, a large number of young second-generation citizens with two dollars in their pockets are fooled into reclaiming wasteland, but they are killed and injured by Indian savages—even if they are not killed or injured, as long as normal activities cannot be carried out Production activities can also be regarded as a failure-this matter will be a big deal, and the reputation of Jingsai County will be destroyed by then, and it will become a joke in the mouths of people all over the country, and the land in Jingsai County will definitely be sold. There is no price, and a lot of public land reclamation indicators can only be rotten in the hands.He, Lu Xiaofeng, absolutely didn't want to get mixed up to this point, so he came here this time to find out what's going on, so that he can settle down.

Fortunately, his old partner Jiang Ning gave him an affirmative answer, and he only heard him say: "Don't worry too much about the barbarians. In fact, you also know that since the famous Chief Calderon was wiped out, the nearby Indians have basically been killed. The naturalized people have gone out of the mountains and forests, and most of the rest have fled to other places. A very small number of stubborn ones have been wiped out by us in the past two years. So if you want to arrange new pioneers, you might as well They are located along the banks of the Tiete River, where the land is good, the water source is sufficient, and the public security situation is even better. There is nothing to worry about. In fact, even in the newly established settlements in Baoda Township, most of the people who are jumping around are not climate-friendly. , It’s nothing but idiots who don’t know the bravery of my officers and soldiers on the East Coast, the main reason is that it’s more troublesome to find their lair, and it’s actually a matter of seconds if you really want to do it, it’s not difficult at all.”

"So, please feel at ease." Finally, Lieutenant Jiang Ning patted Lu Xiaofeng on the shoulder and said with a smile.After finishing speaking, he casually took out a can of sea bream and mushroom sauce from his belongings, pried it open with a bayonet, and began to eat it.This is the bad thing about marching and fighting in the wild. The supplies are often insufficient. It is already very good to be able to eat some delicious canned food made in strict accordance with the "Military Food Regulations of 1647".

By the way, the military cans on the east coast are now basically in three forms in parallel, namely stoneware cans, glass cans and tinplate cans.The first two have always been there, and the last one is new for two years (produced in 1665). Tieling Special Steel Works started small-scale production after thoroughly studying the technology of the tin-plated sheet industry, and it is relatively stable now. It has been supplied to the state-owned canned food factory in Ping'an County for a long time.

However, limited by the backwardness of steel rolling technology, the tinplate cans made of tin-plated sheets are really thick and heavy. When other goods are mixed together, it is not easy to be squeezed and broken. This is very important on the battlefield where the environment is complex and the traffic conditions are often not very good. Therefore, the Joint Chiefs of Staff still purchased a considerable amount of tinplate canned food, which strongly supported this project. The development of emerging industries.

"Well, I think so too." Lu Xiaofeng nodded, and replied with a smile: "From Baoda Township to the south, there are several forest trails leading to the plains and sand dunes by the sea, um, that is the area around Changshun County. These trails have been discovered or broken by Indians for thousands of years. Although they are relatively small, difficult and dangerous, and can only be walked by people or mules, they are still of great value to us. Therefore, this is The main reason for the establishment of Baoda Township is that the Indians in the vicinity must also be cleaned up, otherwise it will definitely not be conducive to future development."

Cooking Indians is an "old" topic on the east coast. Now officials, businessmen, farmers, soldiers and students are all aware of this. Needless to say, Lieutenant Jiang Ning nodded emphatically. Said: "In fact, as long as the county supplies some supplies in time, and then send some masters to help us transport supplies and wounded, this battle is actually not difficult to fight. The main reason why the fight has been delayed for so long is that the enemy is hard to find. In addition, the road is too difficult and dangerous, and our mode of fighting consumes a lot of supplies. The supply is not delivered in time, and the battle is intermittent. That's why it happened. But don't worry, there are actually not many Indians nearby. I guess maybe everyone will be there next year. You can rest assured to cultivate the land."

What Jiang Ning said was exactly what Lu Xiaofeng wanted to hear. The Bei Ning area does not love grandma and uncle. Compared with the neighboring Hue area, it is really annoying-there is relatively convenient transportation to the inland, and the Dutch And the Italians have also invested a lot of money. The foundation of the Portuguese era itself is also very good, so it develops relatively fast - its development still depends on everyone's own efforts. It is quite late in the investment sequence of the executive committee, and it is impossible to win too many good things.

It is also because of this that the cadres in the Beining area are still holding their breath in their hearts. Everyone always wants to work hard, rush forward with the work at hand as soon as possible, and do their best to improve the local construction to prove that Let the superiors see that without your large investment of money, materials, technology and personnel, more than [-] people in the four counties of our Beining area can do things well, and they are not bad. One stick of incense, one breath!

After Lu Xiaofeng finished his work, he rode back to the county with his entourage and did not stay in Baoda Township. On August 1667, 8, not long after he returned to the county, he received a special team—an expedition team led by officials from the Ministry of Geology Wang Zhijie and Meng Xiaohu, who planned to focus on reconnaissance along the Tiete River. To provide detailed information for future planning.

(End of this chapter)