Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 365 Delayed Contact

In the early morning of August 1643, 8, the two ships quietly docked at the wharf of Yantai Fortress where two wooden trestle bridges had been built.Under the leadership of the foreman, some Ming people in uniform short-sleeved work clothes began to unload the goods. Their movements were very quick, and it could be seen that they were already familiar with this kind of work.

The sailors on the two ships went down to the pier in batches, and several cabins were built beside the pier.The cabin is a place for sailors to relax, in which you can drink a glass of beer that is extremely precious on the ground in the Far East with a ticket.And, if you're lucky, you can spend a small amount of money and have something happen to those North Korean waitresses, and the officers will turn a blind eye to it.

On the outskirts of the wharf, along the sand dam connecting the land to Zhifu Island, people on the east coast have built rows of small wooden houses, which are temporary resettlement houses for newly arrived refugees.At this time, these houses are empty, only a dozen or so children are playing hide-and-seek games among the wooden houses. Their little faces are flushed, and they are no longer as skinny and pitiful as they were when they first came here.After months of uninterrupted recuperation with milk and broth, their bodies recovered quickly, even faster than those adults. At this moment, they are all playing games lively, completely different from the "road" a few months ago. Fall" look.

The adults are all working ahead.They are leveling the foundation, building the city wall, digging ditches, and tending the farmland. They are very busy, but they are orderly, just like the hardworking worker bees.At this moment, the number of "worker bees" in the entire camp has reached as many as 500, and the vast area from the Dagu Jiahe floodplain to Zhifu Island has also changed greatly under their hard work. .

First of all, the foundation of the hundreds of meters long bastion facing south has been laid.After repeatedly tamping the ground, they built the large bluestones that were removed from Qishan Mountain, and then built the city wall on these polished bluestones. Strip stone.These large stones are extremely heavy, and many of them were excavated during the Hongwu period. After years of washing, they are still as hard as ever.When Mo Ming organized the demolition, it took a lot of effort, but unfortunately there were no qualified soldiers to guard the strange mountain built with these solid bricks and stones. When the Tartars came, they ran away, and the people from the east bank came When they failed to run, they simply surrendered.The morale of the army is so bad, even if Qi Jiguang is resurrected, it will be difficult to clean up the situation.

The design plan of the bastion was changed again and again. At the beginning, Mo Ming planned to build a small fort with a circumference of about 800 meters; later, after inspecting the terrain on the spot, he changed the plan and changed the circumference of the bastion to 1000 meters. rice.However, after thinking about it these days, he changed his plan again. The number of protruding corners on the side of the bastion facing the south of the city was increased. to increase accordingly.

The architect almost had a nervous breakdown when the chief changed the design randomly. If the changes continue like this, he may not be able to finish the repair until the second half of next year.Fortunately, enough is enough for Mo Ming. After changing the design, he patted his ass and rushed to Ninghai Prefecture City.The city wall of Qishansuo has been almost demolished, and all that remains is to pull back the building materials that are piled up all over the ground. The useable bricks and stones are used to repair the city wall, and the unusable construction waste is simply used for landfill. Some miniature lagoons on the sand dam of Zhifu Island can be used for waste utilization.

"These broken bricks were used to fill the sea and build trestle bridges." Luo Tiansheng was wearing a big cap that he got from no one knew where, but he was also wearing a set of robes in the style of the Ming Dynasty, which looked quite strange.Last month, he was secretly "accompanied" by several East Coast soldiers, and picked up his family in rural Texas late at night.Now that the current situation is chaotic and local defenses are loose, picking up a few people and then sneaking away is nothing at all.

After bringing his family to Yantai, Luo Tiansheng, Chief Section Chief Luo became even more devoted to the people on the east coast. Now his reputation of leading the way is very loud in Ninghai Prefecture and Fushan County. Even many Ming people in Yantai Fortress He flattered him in every possible way, but he didn't know how many people spit at him secretly.It can be said that now his fate is basically tied to the people on the east coast. If the people on the east coast are prosperous, he will also be prosperous;

As for whether the East Coast people will be wiped out, and who will be wiped out, this question is too profound, Luo Tiansheng really doesn't know, and he is unwilling to think deeply about this issue.He could only anesthetize himself over and over again. Although the people on the east bank had only a thousand soldiers here, they seemed to be well-equipped and well-trained. Compared with the imperial army, they were much more powerful and majestic.Moreover, I heard that they will continue to increase troops here by the end of this year, so at least it should not be a problem to hold Yantai, Ninghai Prefecture, and Fushan, right?Even if the worst happens, it's a big deal for me to bring my family and the people on the east coast to wander the sea, and the people on the east coast should bring their own, right?

Several North Koreans nodded and smiled at Luo Tiansheng and his helpers, then picked up the shovel and shoveled the broken bricks into the cart one by one, and then dragged them to Zhifu Island to fill the sea.The planned trestle is different from the wooden trestle currently in use, but a cement trestle with the function of a breakwater.Even if the repair can't be finished in a while, if you use wood to deal with it first, you can't cut corners. This made Luo Tiansheng feel relieved a little.Such a large-scale construction and construction wastes a lot of manpower. It seems that they want to live for a long time, instead of being like Li Chuang and other rogues who just grab it and run away.

Luo Tiansheng continued to walk south, he was going to meet a special visitor now.This visitor came from Penglai County (that is, Dengzhou City) in the west. His name was Zhao Zhixiu, and he was an aide to Zeng Hualong, the new Governor of Denglai.The original governor, Zeng Ying, was about to resign at the end of last year. Unexpectedly, the Qing soldiers came and could not escape for a while.But he was not bad, at least he held on to Dengzhou City, and did not let the capital city of Denglai be captured by the Tartars.However, most of the three prefectures of Deng, Lai, and Qing under his rule fell.

Zhao Zhixiu is in his forties, not tall, his temples are a little gray, obviously he is also extremely worried on weekdays.At this time, he was standing beside the camp of the First Battalion of the Eight Banners, looking at the black soldiers with their helmets and armor on and patrolling in line, he was a little lost.Liu Zhong, the commander of the Eight Banners, stood in front of him surrounded by several soldiers. His Chinese was very average, and Zhao Zhixiu's accent was relatively strong, so the communication between the two was hindered.As a last resort, Liu Zhong, acting as the supreme commander of the camp, called Luo Tiansheng over. Luo Tiansheng traveled to Liaodong in his early years and spoke Liaodong very well, so he quickly adapted to the language of the people on the east coast. It is also suitable for translation.

After Luo Tiansheng arrived, several people began to communicate normally.The exchange of information is normal, mainly to ask about the intentions of the people from the east coast.Zhao Zhixiu is the personal representative of Denglai Governor Zeng Hualong. Please note that this identity is very important, because he does not represent the Ming Dynasty official, but represents Zeng Hualong himself.

Not long after Zeng Hualong became the new governor of Denglai, he has been working hard to restore local order.After the turmoil, the local refugees are everywhere, if they are not properly channeled, they are afraid that there will be troubles.Recently, several groups of bandits have sprung up in the Jiaomi area, and they are very active. The neighboring gentry have no choice but to train their troops to protect themselves, and the public security situation is quite poor.Moreover, the local gentry did not let him worry. Many people took advantage of the local people to escape from famine and began to encroach on the fields of the few self-cultivated farmers, and their food was ugly, which caused many disputes. For a while, Zeng Hualong Extremely big head.

By the time all this shit is cleared up, it's almost August.At this time, Zeng Hualong had time to take out the documents of "trapping thieves" in Ninghai Prefecture, Qishan Station and other places reported by the localities a while ago, but it didn't matter if he didn't read it, but he was surprised when he saw it.Originally, he thought that Ninghai Prefecture was captured and plundered by the Tartars, and a few hungry people took advantage of the situation to occupy the prefecture city.

I didn't expect to be stunned when I read this document for the first time today. What kind of "thieves" are these gangs occupying the city of Ninghai? They turned out to be a group of well-armed pirates!This group of people demolished the walls of Qishan Temple and Ninghai Prefecture, built fortresses by the sea, farmed fields, erected banners, and practiced continuously every day.Moreover, many of them are "Black Ghost Slaves" who are often accompanied by Franji, and they seem to be their slaves. This makes Zeng Futai have some bad thoughts in his mind. This group of people must be someone Soldiers from overseas vassal states, don’t they come here to repeat the old events of Haojingao?

This is not allowed!Denglai is the sea barrier of the capital, how can foreign barbarians be allowed to occupy it, it is absolutely impossible!Zeng Hualong felt uneasy, so he quickly sent several henchmen to the left and right to spy secretly.At that time, people from the east bank were setting up porridge sheds in the fortress area of ​​Yantai to attract refugees to garrison fields and build castles. In the eyes of Zeng Hualong, this situation undoubtedly confirmed the sinister intentions of the people on the east coast to separate Zhifu Island.At this time, Zeng Hualong couldn't sit still anymore. He knew very well how his predecessor had resigned. None of the officials of the Ming Dynasty could bear the crime of falling into the city and losing their land.If he ever allowed these barbarians to occupy Zhifu Island, if someone stabbed it, he knew very well what the consequences would be.

If you want to send troops to destroy it, but after a check, you find that there are only a few hundred soldiers in the city, and these people can't move. big.But looking at the nearby counties and counties, they are all invincible soldiers, so this is difficult!Forget it, let's send someone to contact them first, so as to give myself some time to rectify the troops.

(End of this chapter)