Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1861

"Is it necessary to build this fort? There are still forces that threaten us nearby?" In 1682, the midsummer of the northern hemisphere had come, and when the Ottoman Empire was making wind and rain in Hungary, at a certain construction site near the port of Vladivostok in the Far East, A large number of coolies from North Korea are sweating profusely.

This is the northwest section of the East Coast Island, along the narrow waterway between Russo Island and the Golden Horn Peninsula in later generations. Engineers hired from the East Coast with a lot of money are pointing at the drawings.In front of them, a group of young engineers and technicians who graduated from Yantai College or Heishui Transportation College (their courses are naturally incomparable with the local ones, and the content of learning is relatively superficial) are running around, instructing the peasants from North Korea to work .The construction of the fort is a systematic project with rich technical content, which requires a large number of talents in mathematics and mechanics to participate in the design, and then send engineers with rich construction experience to guide the construction, and finally have excellent gunners sent by the military to install and adjust. Calibrate the cannon for optimum performance.

Just as an officer asked just now, is it necessary to build a fort on this island?Yes, the number of ships of the people on the east coast is not enough, and they have to be scattered in various places. There may not be a few warships in the harbor on weekdays, and it may not be possible to block the enemy ships coming from the open sea.But the question is, in the Far East, can anyone threaten the people on the east coast?The only threat is those ships from European countries, but they are all businessmen, so is it worth fighting the people on the east coast?If Zheng's fleet came to attack, let them be spared, it is impossible.

Fortunately, the scale of these forts is not very large, just mediocre. At the same time, they were built together with the land defense fortress, and there is a training ground around them.As for building forts, let’s build forts. To be honest, this is not too much. The navy of the British Empire is so strong in later generations, why did they still build a large number of forts in their own homeland and overseas colonies?It's all about being prepared!A country's defense system must have more than one layer, it is too weak, and the amount of honor is too small. Anyway, it is some artillery and the like, and local production is not expensive at all. At best, it is a bit troublesome to transport it over long distances, but affordable price.Not to mention that the labor force for building the fort is all North Korean masters who "bring their own dry food", so there is no problem, let's repair it!never mind!

"Where do so many words come from? If you repair the fort, you will have an extra insurance. Anyway, you don't need to pay for it. The North Koreans have already borne the largest cost (artificial construction costs). What else do you want? There is such a big deal to take advantage of." , just have fun." Lu Xiaofeng said after berating his subordinates.

In fact, to a certain extent, Lu Xiaofeng didn't disapprove of what his subordinate said just now. In fact, he wanted to use these North Koreans to build the main buildings in the city.But since Chen Ke, the captain of the Blackwater Pioneering Team, has already made a decision, he has nothing to say, just execute it.

"Summer is the best day of the year in Vladivostok!" Lu Xiaofeng's heart couldn't help but shake as he looked at the magnificent sea and sky in front of him. What about the Tartars?Whether it is the local Yuskin Tartars or the Jianzhou Tartars who have already entered Beijing, they have to stand aside. This is the land of the East Coast Republic of China.Although it is a bit cold and remote here, the fishery resources are many times more abundant than those in warmer areas, and things of great economic value such as high-grade fur and giant wood are also quite good, not to mention there are gold mines.

Of course, the biggest advantage here is that there are few competitors, and you can occupy a large amount of land without investing too many resources.Now that they have solved the Russian threat on the western front, they can concentrate on solving the troubles from the Qing Dynasty, which is already their only competitor in controlling the inner and outer Northeast.

The only obstacle now is probably that the Qing Dynasty has already started peace talks with the East Bank and wants to achieve peace in the outer northeast area.They had already reached a consensus with the Southern Pioneering Team in the Ningbo area before, and the two sides will use the current actual control area as the dividing line to temporarily truce and negotiate a peace to open up trade.However, in the peace talks with Denglai, it was not very smooth. The procrastination has continued to this day. Liu Jianguo, the captain of the pioneering team, has never nodded. However, the war between the two sides has ceased to exist, and even small-scale wars are rare. Yes, it seems to be developing in a good direction.It can also be seen from this point that the peaceful development of Ningshao and Denglai has gradually become the mainstream, and the people have an instinctive demand for a more stable life. Although the two sides are still stationed on the border and dare not withdraw, at least they should We don't make films much anymore, that's progress, isn't it?

But these are just two feudal towns in the south.As for the Heishui Pioneering Team located in the far north, Chen Ke is not so in favor of the peace talks. He thinks that he should take advantage of the current opportunity to step up his actions to fight for more territory from the Qing people and gather more natives for the future. When the situation changes, staking the ground and laying a solid foundation.If one day the Qing people really couldn't stand it and gave up the whole of Manchuria, then the people on the east coast would definitely pick it up happily and take all the outside of the customs where the Qing people made their fortunes.And at that time, only the Manchurians in the Guan, if they want to save their country and family, they probably have to join forces with the Han landlords and gentry.Just in that way, is there still a group of Manchurians?Speaking of this path, it is actually a path of slow death, and there is no essential difference from the previous, more intense subjugation of the country and the genocide.

In fact, the Manchu court is also quite depressed now.At the beginning, when they reached an agreement with the Southern Pioneering Team, they were actually quite pleasantly surprised, and felt that they could breathe a sigh of relief.But then they found out that nodding with Ma Wenqiang can only be regarded as a matter of one family in Ningbo. Denglai and Dongbei have to talk separately. There are not only the factors that the people on the east coast made things difficult for the Qing Dynasty, but also the truth, because the Far East San Francisco on the east coast has long been split up. Although the home team of Denglai is the biggest, it is only the highest military officer in the name of the San Francisco. However, it is difficult to intervene in the diplomacy, finance, trade and other aspects of other domains, although the influence is not low.

Knowing this situation, the Qing court had no choice but to seek peace. They could only send missions to Denglai and Heishui to negotiate a peace.Among them, Denglai's side is okay to say, although their attitude is not very positive, they are still talking after all.But Heishui is very messed up. The missions of the Manchu and Qing dynasties walked in the ice and snow for an unknown period of time, and many people and livestock froze to death. Where is the office.Some East Coast officials who accompanied them along the way either really didn’t know, or pretended not to know. In short, they didn’t find Chen Ke in Yaksana area until spring came. , in Temple Street the year before last, it can be said that his whereabouts were erratic...).

It's a pity that Chen Ke disappointed the Qing mission. He was not very active in the peace talks, and he could even be described as having a bad attitude.It was not until last month that the two sides resumed negotiations in Harbin Fort, but the progress was slow.

Lu Xiaofeng, who understood the meaning of his boss from these actions, immediately stepped up his actions in the area around Vladivostok, constantly dispatching troops with limited resources to search and win over the native tribes, and at the same time resolutely attacked the Jurchen tribes who were determined to defect to the Qing court. .Even at the beginning of this month, with the assistance of some Jurchen servants, they defeated a Qing army of more than a thousand infantry on the banks of the Ussuri River.This move greatly weakened the prestige of the Qing Dynasty in this area, causing a large number of originally neutral tribes to begin to fall to the east bank, and even the tribes that originally favored them began to secretly communicate with Vladivostok, and became swaying Let’s get up—the native tribes who have lived in the harsh land outside the pass for generations are more realistic than anyone else, and they value immediate interests more. If the Qing Dynasty is showing signs of decline, then don’t blame them for being unfaithful. This is a matter of course.

"Next month, two ships will come from Kushiro and Akkeshi on Ezoji Island. There will be a group of graduates from the Black Water Transportation College coming with the ships. You should do a good job in receiving them. Mr. Wei" Retired due to illness, and finally stopped holding all the talents in his hands. The land in Ezo is only a little big. It is a waste to have so many knowledgeable cadres in a land that is less than two counties. "Lu Xiaofeng seemed to remember something suddenly, and said to his subordinates: "Now Deputy Commander Wei has no official, and Captain Chen Ke has taken over the work in an all-round way. If you continue to mess around, you must contribute to the local area.”

Having said that, Lu Xiaofeng finally showed a little bit of resentment - if he had covered up his words in line with the principle of taboo for the venerable, then this sentence fully exposed his deepest thoughts.It has been quite a few years since he came to the Far East, especially in the area under the jurisdiction of the Blackwater Pioneering Team. Lu Xiaofeng is not ignorant of the strange status quo of Ezojima and the two trading companies under the control of Wei Boqiu. I have also heard a lot, and I have believed in my heart for many years, but I have never said it out.

Until before, Wei Boqiu resigned from almost all his posts because of his poor health (he was bedridden at one time, and almost didn’t make it through), and requested to live in Ezo Island for the elderly. After the Japanese company, a lot of things gradually became clear, and with Li Kaduo, Chen Shuo and other Wei faction stalwarts being transferred one after another ("Gao Sheng" returned to the local ministries and commissions), the Wei faction forces began to gradually disintegrate. His territory was slowly being wiped out by the two northern feudal clans.

Today, a group of students who graduated from Heishui Transportation College can be assigned to work in Vladivostok and several other nearby towns. This is basically impossible when Wei Boqiu was still alive. Geinna would have been assigned to Ezo Island and the two companies he controlled, and even some more trustworthy people were secretly sent to North America to work and settle in the North American Democratic Freedom Federation he was messing with. people, and the number was reached on the basis of naturalizing some Indians.The Indians in North America are tough and proud, and the conflict with this colonial regime is extremely sharp. Fierce battles broke out every three days, which not only caused the newborn country to stop the pace of expansion in a hurry, but also lost a lot of young people. It is quite difficult.

And now Wei Boqiu has stepped down again, and his confidantes have gradually been transferred away. The route from Ezoji Island to Hope Island in North America has been quietly abolished, and the relevant people have also disappeared during the last large-scale voyage.After losing a long-term blood transfusion point, the future of the North American Democratic Freedom Federation depends entirely on their own efforts.You must know that now the Far East San Francisco is basically second-generation officials on stage, and the old comrades in the local government are also withering day by day. People who are willing to cover and provide support for Wei Boqiu are nowhere to be found, and it is impossible for them to get any With no help from the outside, everything can only be done by yourself!

"Understood, Commissioner Lu." The subordinate immediately replied with a smile on his face: "Vladivostok was established as the future ruling center, so the urban area is planned to be extremely large, and the distance between the main buildings is too far. There is also a land with long hair and weeds, which is really not good. A large number of people and cadres are needed to fill the vacancies. Ningbo is narrow and densely populated, and a large number of people will be sent here. Heishui Transportation College will send a group of cadres here. If people and Denglai provide some money, food, and livestock, then they can all live together, it's perfect!"

"I'm afraid it's more than that? I heard that the East Bank Japan Company has been directly taken over by the working group sent by Captain Chen, and is now vigorously searching for Japanese ronin warriors and the like to come to us to serve as the main force of local security. After all, those barbarians People are too difficult to manage. They are fearful of power but not virtuous. They can only be dealt with by those Japanese ronin. Those little dwarfs, alas, I know a few. They are ruthless to the enemy and ruthless to themselves. I am If you are convinced, use them to treat the Tunguska savages, I think it is very suitable, and the right medicine."

Hearing them chat like this, the corners of Lu Xiaofeng's mouth couldn't help but raise an arc.Once Wei Boqiu retreated, Denglai didn't dare to say it, but it was indeed a great benefit to Heishui. Whether it was economic, civil affairs, military or other aspects, it really gave up a lot of benefits.In this way, Lu Xiaofeng felt more confident, and it was indeed time to step up some actions in Manchuria.

(End of this chapter)