Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1890 Prosperity and Ambitions on the Western Front

In the winter of 1683, Chen Ke moved his office to Yaksa City in the west of the Heishui Pioneering Team.

Just like the Nabo of the Liao emperor in Chinese history, the "mobile office" of Chen Ke, the leader of the Blackwater Pioneering Team of the East Coast Republic, also moved from time to time in the vast jurisdiction, but it was not as mobile as the Khitan people throughout the year. It doesn’t stop, basically changing regions every year, and working alternately among the main towns within the jurisdiction of the Blackwater Pioneering Team, but skipping the counties on Sakhalin Island, which is the most developed, probably It is because the ruling center of gravity is getting deeper and deeper into the mainland—but no matter what, Sakhalin Island is still the most important industrial production base in the area under the jurisdiction of the Blackwater Pioneering Team and even in the entire Far East San Francisco, with the most advanced equipment, the strongest technical force, and access to The more local investment in China, the reason is naturally quite subtle, but it is not convenient for others to say.

Since the city of Yaksa was captured by Liu Jianguo and his troops that year, a separate regional administrative office has been established, which governs a series of lands bordering the Russian Empire. Some immigrants migrated here, including 905 immigrants from Ningshao area, 478 immigrants from Shandong, 225 Japanese ronin, 113 Koreans, and more than [-] Qing and Han prisoners (captured in the battle of Shaoxing Prefecture) .

The arrival of these people greatly dilutes the original population ratio of Yaksa City (90% Daurs, Mongols, Oroqen, 10% Russians and their mixed descendants), making the east coast people rule the city It is no longer as inaccessible as before.Chen Ke also implemented a strict ethnic policy here, just as Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated in the early Ming Dynasty that a large number of whites in China (that is, Semu people, most of whom are Muslims from the Middle East, are the ancestors of the Hui nationality in China today) "shall not be free." Like "marry each other", Chen Ke also strictly ordered those aboriginals in the Northeast to marry their unmarried daughters to new immigrants. On the one hand, these people can quickly settle down and integrate into the current social order; To rule the land, to secure a firm foundation.

Today, this policy has been implemented for almost two years, and the effect is not very clear, but Chen Ke believes that as long as this policy is persisted in time, there will be great results in the future, although it seems that a considerable part of it has been forced The natives of the outer Northeast fled to the territory of the Qing Dynasty or the Russian Empire.

Today (December 1683, 12) another heavy snow fell.However, the river surface outside Yaksa City did not "depress" after being covered by heavy snow in winter, but continued to play the role of a traffic artery.Because the rainwater is concentrated and released in summer, the summer land transportation in the northeast and outer northeast is simply an unspeakable disaster. The roads are extremely muddy, which makes people daunting, and they can only find a way through water transportation.In winter and spring, due to the freezing of the river and the heavy snowfall, the fields and rivers have become very good transportation channels.Countless dog sleds and dog sleds are active on the snow or ice, transporting various materials and personnel to various places.

That is to say, the shipping season in the Northeast and the outer Northeast only starts after the heavy snow freezes in winter. It is a strange thing to say, but it is normal when you think about it carefully. Who makes you spend countless money here without the East Coast? What about the national highway system built by manpower?It can only be like this, just like the people on this land have done for thousands of years.

"The caravan headed for Nerchensk returned, and the tea, agricultural tools, cotton cloth, woolen cloth and other daily necessities they brought were sold out for a total profit of [-] rubles. We exchanged all the money and profits for livestock, and used To support local agricultural production. By the way, some Mongolians were also hired. They brought their families and they all intend to come to our side to settle down. Because it seems that our side has more abundant commodities, this probably requires A resettlement fee." In the newly renovated Yaksa city tower, Dong Hui, who was transferred here from Liaodong to serve as the police commander and regional administrative commissioner, reported.

As the son of Dong Dalang, a famous general in the East Coast servant army system, Dong Huizhong did not develop locally from the very beginning, but was sent by his father to the new army system established by the East Coast people. His physical and military qualities, plus a little connection -- well, maybe that's more important -- quickly made him an officer.

After many years of experience in the first division of the Liaodong New Army, the current Board of Directors has climbed to the position of captain of the Army Reserve, and he is regarded as a rising star in the Far East New Army system.Although some people talked about his father Dong Dalang's affairs, implying that a father and son should not be allowed to occupy two important positions, but Chen Ke, the captain of the Blackwater Pioneering Team, appreciated him very much, and after several times of cultivation, he was downgraded. When he arrived at Yaksa, he jumped to the important position of the Yaksa Regional Police Commander, and even temporarily acted for this position because of the vacancy of the Regional Administrative Commissioner.

And after Dong Huizhong gained the highest power in Yaksa, an important town in the west, he also used all his skills to consolidate and develop the jurisdiction.First of all, for the immigrants arranged by the superiors, he settled them well, distributed rations, livestock, and cold-proof materials according to the head, and organized manpower to build houses for these people so that they could survive the long and harsh winter.You must know that this is not an easy job, because the money, food and materials distributed by Gein's superiors are always not enough, and Yakesa's treasury is not very abundant, which is a test of the ability of local officials to raise materials - here On one point, the board of directors obviously did a good job, which satisfied Captain Chen Ke and Chen.

Secondly, the trade market jointly established by the two parties on the east coast was poorly selected and the public security situation deteriorated. Many Mongolian or Tungus horse bandits in the vicinity coveted and killed them several times. It was impossible for the trade market to permanently station troops. Therefore, it was abandoned—and slowly faded away. After repeated efforts by the board of directors, the two sides changed to regularly sending caravans into the border towns of the other party for trade.That is to say, the caravans of the two sides set off from Yaksa and Nerchensk, carrying goods and gold and silver in their respective jurisdictions, and carried out bilateral trade, which greatly prospered the local economy-in this bilateral trade, the Russian side was limited Both the types and quantities of commodities were insufficient, and a lot of gold and silver had to be exported to the east coast to balance the trade. This brought Yaksa a lot of precious funds and was praised by Captain Chen.

In the end, although this guy was born as a warrior, he has never stopped investing in culture and education.Since the opening of the Hammon School in Yaksa City, the number of students has been maintained at a stable level of more than 100, which is the reason for the naturalization. The money to hire high-level teachers), the foundation of the students is also very poor, but the surrounding Mongols and Tungus people are willing to send their children to study, which in itself shows a political attitude, that is, they are willing to accept the rule of the people on the east coast. That's enough, that's all the East Coast government wants.

With such three points of merit, the "Jiedu Envoy" who is also a military and political officer in the board of directors is qualified, and Chen Ke looks at him more and more pleasing to the eye.After hearing the news of the successful return of the caravan going to the Russian-controlled area for trade, he was very happy, turned around and said: "Speaking of which, trade is really a miraculous act. You see, we lack large livestock and Horses (due to the large number of war horses exported to the south, the horse maintenance of the people on the east coast has declined rapidly, and they have to rely on imports to supplement them). The Russians are short of tea, metal utensils and other commodities. The complementarity between the two sides is not known. How strong. And if everyone doesn’t trade, and everyone guards their own commodities, how can this life go up? How can the government get tax revenue from it? Therefore, trade must be persisted, and the prosperity of Yaxa and even the entire western region will be It depends on this trade."

"What's more, trade has always been an excellent way to exert influence." Chen Ke continued: "The Khalkhas living on the grasslands, the Buryats living near Lake Baikal, and the scattered Many Tungus tribes in the vast wilderness, we can exert influence through trade. In these places before, who knew our Great East Bank? The reputation of the Russian Tsar and Manchu Bogd Khan is much more resounding, but we Through decades of continuous operation, through repeated victories in wars, and through the influence of strong trade, we have made a living. Of course, we must continue this successful experience! Look, this time our caravan , not only brought back a lot of livestock from the Russians, but also brought back a lot of people. I think this is more precious than those livestock. Some people left for the Russians because they were dissatisfied with our policies. Naturally There are also people who defect from the Russians because they admire our high standard of living. This is a very normal thing. Our goal in the future is to reduce the number of Tunguskas who leave our territory and make those who leave the land of the Russians less and less. There are more and more Tungus people. In the border of the outer northeast, there are no people and food, and everything is empty!"

"Captain Chen, what you said is that no one can do anything." The board of directors replied respectfully: "In the past year, some tribesmen have left, but more have come, and many of them are Khalkhas or Bri Some of the Yate people fled because they were dissatisfied with the tyranny of the Russians, and some were driven away by the local Mongols. In short, I gathered these people together, and organized them well. It is very critical for the next step to complete Captain Chen's plan to go south."

The "Southern Plan" was mentioned in the words of the Board of Directors just now. Simply put, after consolidating Yaksa and the surrounding areas, Chen Ke deliberately took advantage of the strategic location here to hoard troops, grain and other supplies, and then use the gathered Mongolian The tribes were the pioneers and the "leading party", and they went south into the Hulunbuir Grassland, which is still the area controlled by the Qing court. They controlled the local Mongolian tribes, large and small, through trade, bribery, or war. The power extends to this vast prairie.

And once the people from the east bank successfully entered the Hulunbuir Grassland and gained a firm foothold, it was obvious that they could threaten the Qing Dynasty's Naowen city capital from the flanks.At that time, I believe that under the joint attack of Harbin and Hulunbeier, the troubles of the Qing people will become infinite.The board of directors felt that Naowen City was already at a disadvantage in the competition of Harbin Fort, Model Fort and other places, and had to take the initiative to seek peace. The district is afraid that it has to give up.

And if they give up here, what foothold will the Manchu Qing have in the entire North Manchuria area?What prestige is there?What would the local Mongols and Tungus people think?I'm afraid it won't be long before the entire North Manchuria falls completely.

Of course, the Hulunbeier Grassland has been operated by the Qing Dynasty for many years, and it has established its rule here intermittently since the Huangtaiji era.The local Mongolian nobles have always only recognized the Manchu Bogd Khan, and they are not false to the people on the east bank and the Russians, and they are really good dogs.Therefore, it is conceivable that after the strategy of the people from the east bank going south to enter Hulunbeier was launched—in fact, the first stage has already begun. Since the middle of this year, several small and large teams have penetrated southward. , is still trying to maintain it-the local Mongolian nobles are not fools, of course they will rise up to resist and ask for help from the Qing court, so this is a long-term process, and it is a matter of competing will and war potential. Intended to be implemented as a long-term strategy.

"The matter of infiltrating the Hulunbuir Grassland is a grand strategy, and there is no rush. At present, the troops of Company Commander Wei are still persisting there, right?" Chen Ke was wrapped in a fur coat, walking around in the watchtower, only to hear him say: "Wait After this winter, the big test will be when the weather turns warmer next year. There are a lot of Mongolians living there, and they are also very brave and good at fighting. They have been brainwashed and controlled for many years. They are our strong enemies You must take it seriously. You should also be prepared with both hands. If something goes wrong, you will immediately send follow-up troops across the south to respond. You cannot let Company Commander Wei and the others collapse there. Of course, if possible, the bridgehead must be kept. The Manchu and Qing scrambled for the Hulunbuir Grassland without a secure base."

"I understand. After spring comes, I will find a way to get a batch of materials and personnel out to form a reserve army going south, keep an eye on the situation in the south at all times, keep in close contact with Company Commander Wei and the others, and nothing will happen." The board replied: "Hulunbeier Sooner or later, the grassland will completely fall into our hands, I have no doubts about this."

I have been on a business trip in Anhui for the past few days, and there has been heavy snowfall in the local area. I can't do a lot of work, so I can only find time to be busy at night.However, the busiest period has passed for the time being, and the next update should be stable for a while.

(End of this chapter)