Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 318 Immigrants Swarming ([-])

Several Tatan militiamen in charge of guarding the camp raised their hands to salute Sergeant Kyle, Kyle returned a military salute, and then strode into the camp.Under the canopy in the camp, there are a large number of logs that have undergone preliminary treatment. The diameter of these logs is very large, and it can be seen that they have grown for a long time.

Sergeant Kyle felt better as his high military boots stepped on the hardened brick pavement.This dirt road is really terrible. When materials and manpower are abundant in the future, we must build a hardened road on both sides of Coconut Tree Creek, and then plant street trees.The sound of sawing and sawing logs can be heard everywhere in the logging camp. Under the large continuous canopy, many workers are burying their heads in processing the trees that have just been felled.For some particularly thick trees, hydraulic sawing machines are needed to deal with them. Although it is raining heavily outside, the work in the logging camp does not seem to be affected much, and all work is still going on in an orderly manner.

At this stage, the domestic industry is developing rapidly, and various constructions are also developing rapidly. The demand for wood has grown exponentially since the beginning, and the current New China Colony has obviously become the most important raw material supply base in the country.It is estimated that since the establishment of the New China Colony, it has created no less than 50 yuan of wealth for the country, not to mention the Tacheng Coal Mine, which will be put on the development agenda next-the only high-quality coal field found in China.If at the beginning, the Executive Committee still regarded the New China Colony as a pure immigration transit port, then by now, the domestic industry has been somewhat inseparable from this high-quality and stable raw material supply base, and the local people have been unable to do so. Abandon this newly developed hen that lays golden eggs for a few years.

Like the brick kiln factory, in addition to the Eight Banners slaves and Malay slaves, there were nearly [-] Ming immigrants in the logging camp.Most of these people are in the camp responsible for processing the trees brought down in front, and only a few of them follow the logging team to the mountain to log.Among the people who stayed, there were about [-] immigrants from the Ming Dynasty who were born as carpenters or had worked as carpenters. They were "talented" selected from all the immigrants.These craftsmen are now entrusted with the important task of teaching and guiding in the logging camp, trying to bring out a group of apprentices who know how to handle logs.There is no way, the new China colony is too short of talents in all aspects, and the efficiency is too slow if only a dozen serious carpenters from the wood processing factory come to guide apprentices.

"Do a good job of preventing mosquitoes, and don't drink unboiled water." Sergeant Kyle stood under the eaves of the only row of brick houses in the logging camp, and said to the head of the Eight Banners supervisor who was in charge of this place, "If someone gets sick, isolate him immediately without delay. Remember, this is the tropics! Forget it, you don’t understand these things! Anyway, do as I tell you! Well, I think it’s almost time, let’s strike the gong to let everyone stop working, it’s time for dinner.”

The Eight Banners supervisor quickly knocked on a gong at the entrance of the cafeteria. With the crisp sound of the gong, the workers formed a team near the workplace, and then entered the cafeteria one by one.The cafeteria is just these few brick houses, and there are several huge long tables inside.The long table is for the free workers to eat, while the Eight Banners slave workers can only sit on the tree stumps in the house with their rice bowls in their hands. As for the conquered Malay slaves, they can only squat at the foot of the wall. Eat some leftovers left by the free people and the slaves of the Eight Banners.A small logging camp with a strict hierarchy also made these new immigrants from the Ming Dynasty who were lucky enough to be included in the ranks of free people secretly stunned and rejoiced.

Sergeant Kyle was seated at a fairy table near the window, and several Irish cooks brought him a meal: goulash, grilled fish steaks, a few delicious meat pies, and a large bowl of offal soup.In addition, there is a glass of beer and a fresh coconut for him to enjoy.As for those free people and slaves, there is no such luxury.The free people and the slaves of the Eight Banners were okay, their staple food was steamed sweet potatoes, a small amount of potato stewed beef and a small bowl of offal soup; while the treatment of the newly conquered Malay slaves was much worse, they could only eat With a big bowl of soup with only a little bit of oil floating in it, eat some sweet potatoes or corn on the cob to satisfy your hunger, but these foods may not be enough for everyone, and you have to wait for the free people and the slaves of the Eight Banners to finish eating.

This world is like this. As a conquered person, if you can have such living conditions, you can secretly enjoy yourself.Besides, the people on the east coast did not cut off their way of "progressing". A while ago, the executive committee sent a document to Shi Qinjie via a transport ship, ordering him to try to establish a new organization in the New China Colony as appropriate—— "Island Eight Banners".Once the Eight Banners of the Islands are established, they will reduce the number of Malay slaves sent to South Africa in the future, and will focus on the establishment of vassal tribes and countries controlled by the New China colony.After investigation, Shi Chingjie felt that it was still necessary to set up the Eight Banners on the islands, but the Malays who had been conquered were not very reliable at present, and further observation was needed.Wait until there are some Malay traitors who are willing to cooperate with the East Coast people, and then promote them to rule these Malay slaves to better serve the East Coast people.

"Why is there an extra grilled fish steak today? Why didn't it exist before?" Sergeant Kyle skillfully held a wooden chopstick, picked up a piece of fish steak and ate it.There are some spices on the fish steaks, the heat is just right, and the smell is mouth-watering.

"I know this, sir." One of Sergeant Kyle's entourage immediately said, "Yesterday, the craftsmen in the ship repair shop finally built those fishing boats, equipped with fishing nets brought from the mainland. Afterwards, they organized people to start fishing in the bay this morning. Their luck was good, and they caught more than 3000 catties of fish and shrimp in the morning, most of which were pike. The fish caught were sent to various places for consumption , The logging camp also got some, about 200 catties. Most of the 200 catties of fish were salted, and a small part was used to make soup for the new women and children. There are also fresh fish that are eaten directly.”

Sergeant Kyle is very clear about the abundance of fishery resources in Xinhuaxia Bay. He had already seen it when he first landed. He was deeply impressed by the clear water and the fish swimming around.There are dense schools of fish and shrimps everywhere in the bay. Barracuda, swordfish, tuna, prawns, crabs, lobsters, sea cucumbers and other marine products have been fished near the shore a long time ago and have achieved certain results.This time, the large-scale fishing nets requested from the local area were put in place, and several hundred-ton fishing boats were also built. Therefore, how to develop the rich local fishery resources to better accommodate more immigrants that may come in the future is a matter of concern. put on the agenda.The fishing that started this morning was just a small test. A few unprofessional fishermen sailed around the Xinhua Bay and fished in some places where the fish were densely packed. They worked hard all morning and caught a total of More than 3000 catties of various fish and shrimp were harvested, most of which are local pike.

"Captain Shi also went to the pier this morning to see the fish caught by the guys from the ship repair station." Sergeant Kyle's entourage continued while eating: "He was very happy and announced in public that the meeting will be held in the afternoon. In the fishery work meeting, it is necessary to set up a fishing team and vigorously carry out fishing activities nearby to fully tap the potential of fishery resources in the New China region. Uh, this is what my fellow villager told me. He was fishing on one of the boats at the time On the boat. He also said that after a while, a seafood processing factory may be set up here to process the catches caught by the fishing team. At present, they have already begun to recruit people. The new batch of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty A considerable part of them used to live by the sea, and these people more or less have some fishing skills and experience, so the members of the fishing team to be established will be mainly these people. Fishing, in the future the fishing team may go out of Xinhua Bay to catch deep-water fish such as swordfish and tuna in the west and east waters. Uh, that's all I know for the time being."

Sergeant Kyle nodded slightly and said nothing more.However, he was very happy in his heart. With the influx of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty, the manpower shortage in Xinhua Castle was finally not so great, so many things and projects could be handled.Although these people may start to be picked up by transport ships from the mainland in a month or two, they haven't left yet, have they?Then you have to make good use of this time to complete several projects that have been delayed for a long time due to lack of manpower, such as the construction of houses in the city, the construction of the city wall, and so on.

Sergeant Kyle's love for the New China Colony is unquestionable. He even brought his wife and children here to live here, and spent money to buy [-] acres of farmland here.Therefore, he will be very happy with anything that is conducive to the construction and development of the New China colony. After all, his foundation has been moved here.The better the New China colony is built, the more important it will be, and all the military and government officials and ordinary people here will also benefit from it.

After lunch, Sergeant Kyle stopped here for a while, inspected whether the drainage facilities here were in good condition, and then stepped on the muddy land again, walking towards the city of Xinhua Castle. go.There is still one hour until the daily meeting at noon. The meeting is hosted by Shi Qinjie. The main content of the meeting is to summarize the work progress of the morning and bring some problems encountered to the meeting to discuss and solve them.All cadres above the middle level of Xinhua Castle must participate in this meeting, and he doesn't want to be late.

(End of this chapter)