Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 404 Rear ([-])

A small sailboat slowly sailed into the black water port pier.The dock worker on the shore took the cable thrown by the sailor, tied it skillfully to the stake, and then blew the copper whistle hanging around his neck.As the whistle sounded, a large group of dock workers emerged from the rest room. They put the springboard on the deck of the ship, and then went up to receive the buckets of fish handed over by the dock workers.The main catches are crabs, and there are many such huge crabs in the offshore areas around Sakhalin Island, such as blind pearl crabs and Japanese mitten crabs.

A major specialty of the Russian Sakhalin Island in later generations is all kinds of crabs. The annual output is thousands of tons, sometimes even tens of thousands of tons. Japanese fishing boats often sneak into the waters of Sakhalin Island to catch crabs.In addition to crabs, sea cucumbers off the coast of Sakhalin Island are also extremely rich, especially near Sawatura Island, which has always been a key production area for sea cucumbers in later generations.That sea area is very suitable for the growth of sea cucumbers, and the Russian government once invited Chinese companies to go there for aquaculture such as sea cucumbers.

In addition to crabs and sea cucumbers, there are also some squid, cod, herring, Sakhalin sturgeon and other catches, but the quantity is relatively small.The dock workers carefully hugged the wooden barrels filled with fresh catch, and then walked towards the ice cellar.The ice cellar was built before the snow last year, and it has a large volume. In winter, the ice cellar workers went to Heishui Hanoi to chisel a large number of ice cubes, and then processed them into standard-sized shapes and stored them in the ice cellar.

With the ice cellar, the large amount of fish caught by people on the east coast does not need to be processed into salted fish and smoked fish like last year, and a lot of nutrients are lost in vain.Moreover, starting from this month, the salmon fishing season is coming. People on the east coast have made sufficient preparations this year. There are more fishing nets, fishing boats and fishermen than in previous years, and the harvest will definitely far exceed previous years. Therefore, it is really necessary This ice cellar is used to store food.

The 6th, 7th, and 8th Squadrons of the Volunteer Team, who were training by the pier, also rushed over to help the dock workers and sailors carry the catch under the command of the deputy captain Che Nian.Che Nian was also a former Dashun official, who was the magistrate of Jiyang County at the time. In mid-May, the officials and gentry in the city wanted to rebel and planned to capture and kill Che Nian.In history, his whereabouts were unknown, but in this time and space, he fled to Yantai with a dozen of his entourage, and fell into the hands of the people on the east bank.After working in Yantai for more than a month as a field officer, he was transferred to Heishui Port as a bandit, and served as the other deputy captain of the newly formed 1st Brigade of the Stand Up Team.There are 1 squadrons in the 8st Brigade of the Stand Up Team, 3rd, 4th, and 5th squadrons are training in Dabo, 6th, 7th, and 8th squadrons are training in Heishui, and the 9th and 10th squadrons are training in Lishiri Island.

"Captain, you've been in Heishui for so many days, are you still used to it?" Someone shouted at him from a distance by the pier, and when the car turned around, it was Sergeant Johnson who was in charge of the construction of Heishui Port. Apart from a few attendants, Wang Shichuan, the former magistrate of Zouping County in Dashun, also followed him.Wang Shichuan served as the county magistrate of Zouping for two months. After taking office, he chased the stolen goods to help pay, which offended some people. At this time, he couldn't stand up, so he sneaked to Yantai.Looking at Wang Shichuan's short, lean hair, Che Nian stroked his bald head and sighed imperceptibly.

He now understands that the people from the east coast and Dashun are actually not from the same place, but they are a rare local force that is friendly to the Dashun regime.However, this is enough in today's world. At least it can provide a final shelter for the Dashun officials and soldiers at all levels in Shandong, so that everyone will not lose their lives in vain, or take refuge in just arrived with no conscience. Those Qing court appeasement officials who didn't take long in the north of Shandong.It is said that the people on the east bank are descendants of the former Song Dynasty. Regardless of whether what they say is true or not, just look at them breaking the granaries of the clan landlords, distributing food to the poor people, and actively organizing them to "produce and save themselves". Not too bad.

At least under their organization, many people who would have starved to death survived, especially those children who were so hungry that they didn’t even have the strength to cry. With nutritional supplements (fish, eggs, milk), most of these children recovered to health.Now they are all the most loyal supporters of the East Coast people, and even their family members have slowly and sincerely accepted the rule of the East Coast people. They began to take the initiative to cut their hair, pay attention to hygiene, and began to learn the "Mandarin" of the East Coast people.

Forget it, as long as the people on the east bank keep themselves and a bunch of old brothers alive, and don't surrender to the Manchus, so what if I protect them?From northern Shaanxi to Shanxi, then to Henan, then to Huguang, and finally back to Shaanxi, my old car has never seen anything in my life, I have eaten delicacies from mountains and seas, played with officials' wives, and even the capital went in for a walk After a circle, at this time, even if you die, you will have no regrets.That's all, since you've voted for the people from the east coast now, let's pack our minds and work here.Didn’t the people on the east coast say that they come from the east coast tens of thousands of miles away, even if they can’t stay here anymore, everyone can go back to the mainland of the east coast, and they will share the fields, cows, houses, and women for everyone, There is such a good thing in his grandma's world!

"Mighty man, I think this place is very good. Well, the land is fertile, it's full of oil! When my old car was farming, I had never seen such a fertile land. There are a lot of mountain products in the forest, and there is also a lot of food. There are a lot of fish and shrimps in this river, but it’s better than Shaanxi in short. Grandma, bear, why don’t you come to occupy such a good place.” Che Nian patted his head and said.

Johnson chuckled, this Mingren only saw the "gentle" side of Heishuigang in summer, but he hadn't seen the violent side of Heishuigang in winter. At that time, thinking about what Xia Tian said, he must feel good more.But some of what he said was right. The nearby land was indeed very fertile, and there were many animals in the mountains, and the fish and shrimp resources were even more abundant. Anyway, Johnson had never seen such a rich fishing ground in Europe.After a good development here, everyone can live in warm and comfortable houses, and it will be no problem to feed tens of thousands of people on the island.

"The construction here has not been completely completed. When the city walls, forts, lighthouses, and docks are completed, the enemy will not be able to pose a threat to us; when the houses built for everyone are completed, there will be no need to fear the cold in winter. Don't worry, although I did not go to Shaanxi However, I am confident that Heishui Port will be built into a beautiful and strong city." Staff Sergeant Johnson said proudly.

At present, the city is gradually perfected under his efforts bit by bit.As of today, the wharf and lighthouse of Heishui Port have been basically completed. The current cement wharf can accommodate more than ten large ships to dock and unload at the same time. It is definitely one of the largest ports in Northeast Asia.After the last two trestles are completed before the snow falls, the entire terminal will be able to accommodate 22 large ships to unload at the same time, and the throughput capacity will be even stronger.

People on the east coast also built a lighthouse on the high ground near the pier to provide positioning for ships sailing at night and also serve as a watchtower.There is a large burning brazier on the top of the tower, and the fire light can become brighter through a set of combined lamps (concentrating and reflecting functions) brought in from the country, and then spread far away on the sea.It is worth mentioning that the people from the east bank temporarily took out several other sets of combination lamps and put them on the boat, and planned to implement light trapping after the arrival of the saury fishing season in September, so that the production of this kind of phototropic fish and shrimp will inevitably increase There is a substantial improvement.

As for the city walls and forts, it seems that the completion is far away.Because the working time of Sakhalin Island is not long in a year, everyone is hurrying up to build warehouses, residential houses and so on, so that more people can live in warm rooms with fireplaces before winter comes. Therefore, the construction of the city wall was delayed.The brick kiln factory has put most of its production capacity on the side of Heishui Port to speed up the construction of houses.But what is frustrating is that so far only about 1 brick and stone houses with heating facilities have been built in the urban area, while the population in the city has reached more than [-]. This relationship between supply and demand is really deformed.

"There are powerful people here. I believe that our Black Water City will definitely be built. The land here is so fertile. When the time comes, more people will be moved to reclaim wasteland and dig coal. Sooner or later, it will become a well-known and prosperous place." Seriously.According to his observation during this period of time, he found that the people from the east bank are all hard-working people.They don't like nonsense, and spend most of their time doing things silently: reclaiming wasteland, building houses, digging ditches, logging and building ships, etc. They seem to have a set of "rules" that everyone must abide by, so that outsiders who have not integrated into this system are divided. Not used to outside.

According to a teacher who gave them a thought class, people like them who come from an agricultural society and have a free and undisciplined habit have difficulty adapting to the rules and regulations of an industrialized society like the East Coast at the beginning, and it takes a long time of transformation to finally Assimilate into East Coast society.Although Che Yan didn't quite understand what the teacher meant, but he always felt that what he said made sense.

With the efforts of 3 officers and soldiers from 750 squadrons of the Stand Up Team, most of the catches were safely stacked in the ice cellar.Wang Shichuan, who is in charge of managing the warehouse and ice cellar, ran over to check it carefully, and then with the assistance of several ice cellar managers, he closed the thick door of the ice cellar tightly, and put down the quilt hanging above the door, and finally arrived In front of Johnson, he nodded to him.

Sergeant Johnson walked around the pier again, then patted the chariot on the shoulder, and told him to hurry up to train the troops—because there might be a big battle in the future, and then he took his entourage to the farmland outside the city Let's see how the two thousand acres of potatoes planted in May are growing.

(End of this chapter)