Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 319 Immigrants Swarming ([-])

At one o'clock in the afternoon, in the conference room of Xinhua Fort, the meeting was going on normally. The one who is currently speaking is Liao Meng, the new commander of the Xinhua Dispatch Army and the commander of the 3rd Company of the Army.

"Many of these oriental immigrants came from Japan, North Korea, and even Champa. I counted them a while ago, and there are 265 Japanese, 62 Koreans, and 11 Champa. Among these people Most of them are young and middle-aged men, and have participated in wars. Especially those wandering Japanese samurai and their descendants. They have been in many places in Nanyang for so many years. It only takes a very small price to recruit them as the vanguard of developing the Tacheng coal mine." Liao Meng said, "All we pay is a set of clothes, a little food for the freedmen, and things to do. The promise of giving them a certain amount of land after the completion of the project can be exchanged for a fairly usable security force. Ladies and gentlemen, you must know that the 3rd Company of the Army shoulders the heavy responsibility of guarding the coastal defense fortress and cannot leave for a while. It is still necessary to develop the Tacheng coal mine in the south. It is necessary to form an informal army. Therefore, I ask you to carefully consider the plan I submitted to form a 'stand up team'."

Sergeant Kyle, Pei Suoning, Mo Dashan and others also attended the meeting, but they only have the right to be on the sidelines. If no one asks them, they have no right to speak, so at this time, they can only sit on the sidelines and listen silently. with.

"Company Commander Liao, you are in charge of military affairs. I agree with your plan to form a standing team with Japanese samurai as the main body, but do these people really have combat effectiveness?" Shi Qinjie agreed with Liao Meng after a little consideration. He has always been very self-aware, and boldly let his subordinates do what he is not good at. However, he still has some doubts about the combat effectiveness of those Japanese wandering samurai.After all, these people have been living outside for many years. Although some people have been serving as mercenaries for others, more people have been engaged in low-intensity jobs such as bodyguards and courtyard guards. Some people have even completely abandoned the role of warriors. His status has changed to lowly jobs such as farmers and small businessmen. It is really questionable how much of this combat effectiveness can be preserved.

"I did a little research and found that some people are in good condition, some are sloppy, and some can't do it." Liao Meng also told the truth, saying: "But their foundation is still there, as long as they are given sufficient nutrition and a good After gaining energy, it is not difficult to restore [-]% to [-]% of the previous strength. I asked our company Sergeant Anda to talk to them. The Republic is loyal. Moreover, their opponents are generally the descendants of the indigenous Malays, and their combat effectiveness is also very weak. I think that no matter how weak the combat effectiveness of the standing team, they should be able to easily deal with them. I am very confident in this point."

"Last question." Shi Qinjie seemed to think of something suddenly, and said, "I heard that many of these people believe in Catholicism? And the belief is very stubborn, otherwise they would not be forced to exile. This is the same as Our policy is not very consistent, now that the country has been promoting dereligion among various formal and informal armed forces, but our side is recruiting Christians on a large scale, is this somewhat inconsistent with the policy?"

Shi Qinjie was not afraid of saying so openly, they were all atheists, and among the three present, Sergeant Kyle and Mo Dashan were Buddhist believers, and Pei Suoning was an atheist who believed in science, so he was also atheist. No matter what they hear.

Liao Meng pondered for a while before saying: "It doesn't really matter. To put it bluntly, these members of the volunteer team who are about to be recruited are just cheap cannon fodder. We haven't officially set foot in the Tacheng area. There have been only a small number of Bezimisaraka people who have been carrying out limited land reclamation and planting. It can be said that the environment is still quite primitive. This means that our early development personnel will be greatly reduced, so we send them there It is also a last resort. As long as we detain their family and stay here in Xinhua Castle, we will not be afraid of them making any tricks. Coupled with the possible indigenous attacks, I think their survival rate Not too high..."

Having said that, there is actually no need to go on, everyone understands.These Japanese are actually going to land mines for the people on the east coast. Let the Eight Banners slaves and volunteers go to the Tacheng area for development. After the development there is almost done, Xinhuabao will find a way to allocate manpower to support Construction, which can reduce a lot of attrition due to illness.

"Okay, let's do it this way!" Shi Qinjie decided to settle the matter, "Next, let's talk about the formation of an offshore fishing team with former fishermen among the immigrants from the Ming Dynasty as the main body. Um, There is also a supporting seafood processing plant.”

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After the meeting was over, Liao Meng immediately came down to a canopy outside the city surrounded by staff officers and adjutants.Here, about 250 men are conducting simple military queue training under the supervision of several East Coast officers.These people are full of wind and frost, but their expressions are still tough. After all, it is not easy for them to survive for so long in the ups and downs, and then take a boat across the sea to come to Xinhua Castle. They are almost eliminated by life. Lost.

They were uniformly dressed in blue denim and leather caps. At first glance, they looked like standard South African Eight Banners warriors.In fact, in the eyes of people on the east coast, the status of the stand-up team is almost the same as that of the Eight Banners warriors. Are they all cannon fodder?The only difference is probably that the members of the standing team are all free citizens, and if they do well, they may have the opportunity to become regulars and obtain official military membership.But the warriors of the Eight Banners don’t have this chance, they can only circle around within the system of the Eight Banners forever, not to mention the military status, it’s very difficult for them to even obtain the citizenship of the East Coast—unless they are particularly outstanding talents, there is a slight chance of obtaining East Coast citizenship. shore nationality.

There are 250 people in this standing team, more than 180 of them are Japanese samurai and their descendants. In addition, there are 39 Koreans, 11 Champas, and 250 relatively high-ranking people selected to make up the 20. A strong and strong man.The official designation of this unit has also been confirmed, that is, "The 1st Squadron of the Standing Squadron directly under the New China Security Command of the East Coast Republic of China". "Stand Up Team".

The commander of the stand-up team has also been decided. After the recommendation of Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant, the commander of the New China Expeditionary Army, the New China Security Commander Shi Qinjie officially appointed Army Sergeant Anda Shiwu as the commander of the stand-up team and the leader of the 1st Squadron. As for his position as army platoon leader, he was temporarily replaced by the deputy platoon leader.Anda Fifteen was born in a low-level samurai family in Japan. He was poor since he was a child, traveled to many places, and finally came to the east coast. After years of hard work, he now has a high status and a lot of wealth.His inspirational experience is simply the best example for the standing team members in front of them, and the best sustenance for their "East Coast Dream".Moreover, the most important thing is that Anda Fifteen is upright and devoted to his duties, and has a strong sense of identity with the East Coast Republic, so it is perfect for him to lead the volunteer team to expand the territory of the East Coast Republic.

"Anda-jun, I will hand over the stand-up team to you." Liao Meng walked up to Anda Fifteen, who was still wearing a dark blue East Coast army uniform, looked at him and said, "You are still a member of the army. , I hope you can uphold your position, be loyal to the country, lead a good team, and escort the smooth development of Tacheng Coal Mine."

"Commander, please rest assured that the Ministry will fulfill its obligations!" Anda Shiwu said with a firm face, "The 250 officers and soldiers of the stand-up team promise to complete their tasks. If they fail to do so, they are willing to commit suicide and apologize."

"Okay! I trust you!" Liao patted Anda Fifteen on the shoulder and praised: "Such a vigorous army is really comparable to a regular army. By the way, are there any special requirements for weapons? "

"Currently the standing up team has 250 people, with four squads (60 people in each squad) and a squadron headquarters. According to the plan, the four squads will consist of two spear squads, a pig sudden squad (using samurai swords for melee combat) and a The musketeer squad was formed. The Security Command sent us a total of 120 standard three-meter spears, 120 sets of breastplates, and 120 sabers, and we still owe 60 rifles.” Anda Fifteen said with some hesitation, “ I hope your Excellency the Commander can resolve it as appropriate."

"Well, I already know about this problem." Liao Meng said quickly, "Originally, I planned to let you use step bows as the main long-range output power, but considering the hot and humid climate in tropical regions, bow strings are not easy to maintain, and the power will be reduced. Great discount. Therefore, I suggested to the Security Command to equip you with the 32-B old-style rifles in the arsenal, and Commander Shi has already agreed. Don't worry, 60 rifles will be sent to you in the afternoon. After the equipment is complete, you But you have to hurry up to train, not only your personal skills need to be practiced, but also your tactical coordination. You are also an old soldier, so I won’t say much about it. Anyway, you can figure it out yourself. I only care about whether the troops can fight. Do you understand it?"

"The Ministry understands!" Anda Shiwu stood at attention with his legs together, and said with a military salute.

"Okay, let's go to train the troops, the rain won't stop!" Liao Meng also returned a military salute and said seriously.

In the next few days, the stand-up team began a series of training inside and outside the Xinhua Castle.These people are not bad at all. At this time, there are plenty of fish and meat every day, and their nutrition can keep up. In addition, they have been given the promise of land distribution in the future. Each of these people has exploded with infinite potential. Morale is also on the rise.

(End of this chapter)