Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1715 Pampa Storm

Chapter 1715 Pampa Storm ([-])

Baron Sebastian walked into the reception room with a solemn expression.Of course, he knew exactly what the reason for the meeting with the people from the East Coast was, and he also knew exactly how he should respond.But the occurrence of this incident always made him feel a little hard to calm down, because it was really not the right time, and he was even more worried about whether there was any conspiracy involved.

Yes, that's right, this happened at such an inopportune time!The current situation in Europe is too tense. Although the King of England has been forced to withdraw from the war under the pressure of Congress (he had already negotiated a separate peace with the United Provinces last year and signed a peace agreement), although the United Provinces, Brandenburg-Prussia , Spain, Denmark, Luxembourg, Lorraine, Palatine, Austria formed a big alliance (Switzerland is also inclined to this alliance, but has not officially joined), although they have raised a lot of military spending, although they have armed a large number of troops, but in Facing the prestigious French Kingdom Army, no one was upset, especially when they had just experienced a fiasco that was still fresh in their memory——

In 1675, the French army, which had crazily expanded its army to 18 people, won a brilliant victory under the leadership of Prince Condé and Viscount Turenne.Especially the Viscount Turenne who commanded the eastern army, he led a small number of well-trained French troops to conquer the main cities of Franche-Comté in Spain in just over a month, and then led [-] elite soldiers , defeated the [-] coalition forces organized by the Austrians in one fell swoop.

In this battle, the Viscount Turenne showed military talent that was more than one step above the enemy.He first crossed the Rhine not far from Philip Castle, which was besieged by the Germans, and then defeated Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, and General Caprara of Shinra in succession, and captured Hinzheim, where the above two There are a large number of weapons, ammunition, money and food supplies in the base of the human army.

After obtaining these key materials, Viscount Turenne led all 2 people to attack and cause damage in Germany. In order to cut off the enemy's supplies, his army burned, killed and looted, including Hinzheim. Several towns in the area were set ablaze.Then, the Viscount Turenne led his army to attack again, passing through the town, over the snow-capped mountains, and raided the [-] main German army stationed in Alsace. Frederick William, known as the father of the Prussian Army, was eating when he was caught off guard and the whole army collapsed. According to rumors, "the routs spread all over the field."

After winning this brilliant victory, the Viscount Turenne dispatched cavalry to pursue the fleeing enemy skirmishers, and at the same time led the main force of the infantry to defeat the army who had planned to join forces with Frederick William and Charles IV. German general Burnonville.So far, the three German armies have all collapsed, and the remaining remnants retreated back to the east bank of the Rhine in fear. With [-] troops, Viscount Turenne defeated nearly [-] German troops with a force of defeat, shocking the whole of Europe.

Unexpectedly, the Viscount Turenne had such a coquettish Spanish kingdom, so he was as frightened as a quail, for fear that the French would send troops over the Pyrenees Mountains in a fit of anger, attack Madrid directly, and take the Spanish lair.After all, Lorraine is lost as soon as it is lost. To be honest, it is only the land of King Carlos's vassal; although Franche-Comté lost it, it is a bit painful, but in recent years, there have been frequent wars in this place, the people are dilapidated, and taxes are pitifully low. It is a pity that the southern Netherland, which is a tax-heavy place, is currently occupied by the French army with as many as 45000 people. After all, it is not the traditional territory of the Castilians, and it is not unacceptable to lose it. things.

Therefore, the only thing that the Spaniards value is actually the core mainland on the Iberian Peninsula.To put it more narrowly, it is the land inhabited by the Castilians, plus the conquered areas of Andalusia and Granada. As for the areas inhabited by the Basques and Catalans, it ranks second. Three.

Now, Baron Sebastian knows a thing or two about how chaotic the court in Madrid is through letters from friends, so he also understands very well that once the New World colonies conflict with the people on the east coast at this time, it is almost impossible to get any people from the mainland. There will be no assistance, not even the slightest bit.Therefore, it is already obvious what kind of strategy to adopt against the people on the east coast. Earl Sebastian is not a fool who can't see the situation clearly. The natural way should be done.

Of course, when it is clear that he must bow down to the people on the east coast, how to do his best to win more interests for the Kingdom of Spain is the main job of the Baron himself.For this reason, His Excellency the Baron has made full preparations, intending to argue with the people on the east coast and try his best to safeguard the interests of Spain.

However, when Baron Sebastian saw Minister Zheng Yong who came down to the reception room surrounded by his entourage, he was only shattered by the other party's words that he had repeatedly deduced countless times: "About the inland Pampa plain. After all, the military outposts returned to China should be dismantled as soon as possible, and the personnel must be evacuated in the near future. They were supposed to maintain the normal order of life on the grasslands, but in the end they acted recklessly, fighting and killing all day long, hurting a large number of legitimate business people in our country. There has to be an explanation for this.”

Baron Sebastian didn't expect Zheng Yong to be so merciless, and he could only protest in shock: "Mr. Minister, I have to point out that there are more expensive animals active on the Pampa Plain than ants. The merchants of the country have been stealing the wealth of the Kingdom of Spain. They have never paid taxes to King Carlos, nor converted to Catholicism, nor accepted the control of the Buenos Aires Procuratorate. They are like wandering The bandits on the prairie killed the Quechuas and Kelandi who were loyal to King Carlos, and robbed the bison. Is it possible that General Owando has no authority over this situation?"

"But they hurt the merchants of our country. This cannot be forgiven." Zheng Yong sat down and motioned his followers to pour tea for everyone, only to hear him say: "The merchants of our country went to the Pampa Plain to do business and explore. The Chalcas trial court agreed, but now this kind of thing happened. To be honest, I am very sad and very angry."

The so-called Chalcas Trial Court has a relatively vast jurisdiction, roughly covering the entire territory of today's Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile. It is also called the Upper Peru Trial Court District.In this time and space of the people on the east coast, due to the strong rise of the China East Coast Republic, for the convenience of negotiation and management, the Spaniards separated the La Plata Plain from the Charcas Prosecutor's Court area a few years ago, and re- The District of the Buenos Aires Prosecution Court is established, with Constantin de Obando as its first prefect.

Before the Buenos Aires Prosecutor’s Court became independent, the East Coasters reached an agreement with the Chalkas Prosecutor’s Court with the permission of Lima to send some merchants and expedition members into Pampa. The plains are engaged in various business and exploration activities.At that time, the two parties agreed that the maximum number of East Coasters living on the Pampa Plain should not exceed 1000, and there should not be any regular military personnel. The East Coasters also recognized this at the time and signed the agreement.

Of course, the facts now show that the people on the east coast broke their promises and did not abide by the agreement between the two parties at all.Of course, Baron Sebastian would not let this point go, so he immediately pointed out the original agreement between the two parties and the various matters that the East Coast people violated the agreement. For a while, he was very angry, as if the East Coast people had done something terrible as bad as it is.

However, Zheng Yong obviously regarded the original agreement as a piece of waste paper. He explained: "Considering the fact that free citizens account for the vast majority of our national conditions, we cannot actually prevent citizens from going from one place to another. Therefore, the surge in the number of Chinese merchants on the Pampa Plain is not the responsibility of our government. We can only say that we are sorry for this. However, now that the situation is like this, it is unrealistic to expect them to automatically return to their home country, and it is more realistic to force them to leave It is inhumane, so we suggest that the governments of the two countries face up to the reality and seriously discuss what to do in the future."

Zheng Yong's shameless words made Baron Sebastian feel a little angry and at the same time a little powerless.Yes, as Zheng Yong said, the situation is already like this, can we really drive away all the more than 2 people from the east coast?Not to mention that the Kingdom of Spain is now in the quagmire of war in the Old Continent. Even if it was not involved in the war with the French, it probably wouldn't have the guts to do such a thing, would it?The East Coast Republic is now a giant, and the Kingdom of Spain is not sure about confronting it head-on. Now they buy weapons from the East Coast and rely financially on loans from Italian businessmen who have a good relationship with the people on the East Coast. Even the security situation in the Caribbean Sea is under pressure. Collaborate with East Coasters.

Faced with such a situation, the room for the Kingdom of Spain to bargain is indeed too small.As Zheng Yong said, they must face up to the fait accompli, and then negotiate with the people on the east coast on this basis to see if they can recover some interests, so that they will not lose their underwear.

"This incident lasted for several months, and the Chinese merchants and people on the Pampa Plain suffered a lot of losses, and there were many casualties. Regarding this matter, your country must give a clear explanation, otherwise we will temporarily Detaining the three ships of weapons and military supplies that are about to be shipped to your country, and at the same time taking further actions on the Pampa Plain, mobilizing regular troops to enter the grassland to maintain order is also an option." Seeing Earl Sebastian's silence, Zheng Yong added another fire, and finally pointed out that the army might be mobilized into the Pampa Plain, and the taste of the threat was fully exposed.

This is undoubtedly what Baron Sebastian is most afraid of, so after hearing Zheng Yong's words, he couldn't continue to remain silent. It was Spain's fault, so what should be compensated next?The sophisticated Baron himself was no stranger to this routine, so he cheered up later and started a fierce verbal dispute with Zheng Yong. He must not let the people on the east coast open their mouths and harm the interests of the Kingdom of Spain.

In the end, Zheng Yong finally revealed several requirements of the East Bank people: first, immediately dismantle the established military posts, stop all actions to expel the East Bank people and compensate for the losses caused before; second, allow the East Bank to dispatch Officials went to the 12 existing settlements in the Pampa Plain to provide legal, security, and financial services, and also collected taxes by the way; the third article was more difficult for the Spaniards to accept, that is, Zheng Yong proposed to allow the East Bank to A railway was built on the Pampa Plain, starting from Yancheng Port under the rule of the East Coast people, and ending at Buenos Aires.

Regarding the above conditions, Baron Sebastian was obviously a little absent-minded, and his breathing became much faster than usual, as if he was on the verge of some intense emotion.But fortunately, his self-control ability is not bad. After concentrating on it, he told Zheng Yong that he couldn't make the decision. Some even the Governor of Lima Gutierrez couldn't make the decision, so he had to report it back to Madrid. Hand it over to King Carlos, but it will take time.

In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore, and said too much: "Please forgive me, I have already known about the new thing of railways, and the Privy Council of the Kingdom and King Carlos have also heard about it and are very interested. Dear country The possibility of building a railway across the entire Pampa, with the famous Buenos Aires as one of its destinations, is extremely unlikely, and I do not think the king would agree to such an absurd proposal."

Zheng Yong laughed at Baron Sebastian's words. He didn't say anything more, but said that they would also send people to Madrid to communicate with King Carlos, and everything was waiting for the final news.Of course, before that, Governor Obando of Buenos Aires first needs to stop the expulsion of merchants on the east coast, otherwise it will only "make things more complicated."

After Baron Sebastian left, Zheng Yong chatted with his entourage for another half an hour, expressing his confidence in building such a railway on the Pampa Plain—to be honest, from an economic point of view, this railway The railway has almost no value at all, and repairing it will only make China Railway Corporation and the State Railway Administration lose money.But in terms of politics and grand strategy, this railway has great value and strong symbolic meaning, so it must be built.

You know, despite the fact that the East Coast has a large territory and a population of more than 300 million, in the eyes of many cross-travelers, La Plata is the most important foundation for the country to dominate the world in the future. The foundation of tyrants is also.In the future, the government will return to La Plata, and a large number of towns, factories, farmland and transportation facilities will be built on the Pampa Plain. The vast majority of the country's population will also live on this fertile land, just like the east coast. Like the "Central Plains" of the Republic, it belongs to the heartland.From this point of view, you can understand why the upper echelons of the East Coast government are trying to build a railway on the Pampa Plain that is destined to be difficult to pay for in decades when funds are so tight.

Now, the only obstacle is money, and the opinion of the Spaniards is of no consequence!

(End of this chapter)

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