Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 522 Australia's Dismal Management

Accompanied by a crisp siren, the special immigration ship "Sprint Champion" docked at the wharf of Gushan Port.Some Australian aboriginal slave laborers in shackles unloaded bags of goods onto the trestle with the help of steam booms. Although the immigration special ship could not be used to carry goods in theory, due to the particularity of this kind of ship (the center of gravity Slightly higher), for the sake of navigation safety, a lot of ballast is generally placed at the bottom of the cabin of this kind of ship, some of which are coal and some are cargo.

One of the cargoes loaded in the cabin this time is a large amount of sisal produced in various plantations on Xinhua Island.The sisal has been initially processed locally to produce sisal fibre.These sisal fibers will undergo secondary processing in Gushan Port to be made into various products that require high fiber strength, such as ropes and fishing nets.A small part of these handmade products are kept for their own use, but most of them will be sold to Heishui Port for shipbuilding and fishing there.

"Sure enough, no new exiled prisoners have arrived." An Chu stood on the balcony and looked at the busy pier in the distance, holding a cup of tea and said slowly. The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Little Xuanzi, the tea you make is getting more and more flavorful. When you were in Prince Heng's Mansion before, why didn't anyone discover your specialty?"

"How can a bunch of mediocre villains in Prince Heng's Mansion compare with you as godfather?" The middle-aged man named Xiaoxuanzi said flatteringly.This gentleman was an eunuch who had escaped from Prince Heng's mansion back then. While waiting for a ship in Australia, he had great shit luck. Because of his superb tea making skills, he was favored by An Chu and stayed in his mansion as a servant.I don't know if it's because the eunuch has the talent bonus of serving people or what, this eunuch quickly won Anchu's favor, plus he is smart, knows how to advance and retreat, can read and write, and has a strong management ability. Soon, he rose to prominence, and was finally directly appointed by Anchu as the head supervisor of Gushan Port.Later, he even recognized An Chu as his godfather, which made him very popular and mighty.

"Hey." An Chu listened to the undisguised flattery of this godson who was older than himself, smiled noncommittally, and said, "This is really a place where birds don't shit. The soil fertility is not good, and there is no coal and iron. Other minerals, except for a quarry, there are almost no resources worth mentioning. Farming is extensive all year round, and there are not many fishery resources in the sea. It is really poor. It is still eating financially, and the construction All kinds of materials needed are completely allocated by the central government. It's really not easy to live in this day. It's all dilapidated like this, and the top has not sent more people to come over. If there is no one, how can we develop? Isn't it getting poorer and poorer!"

"Godfather, if there is no one, let's keep some more. The prisoners sent by the court are all rebellious. A few days ago, there were people clamoring for a church to be built. Some of the children were arrested. The leader, these people just dispersed." Xiao Xuanzi said sinisterly, "There are also those Indian savages, who are also rebellious and impatient, so it would be better to use those Australian natives. By the way, those Semuren prisoners of war are not at ease. They sneak around and fight all day long. Boy, I hanged a few of them who made a fuss, and then I calmed down. This gang of bulls... ghosts and ghosts, there can't be more, more I can't control it."

"En." An Chu nodded, a little silent.Half a day later, he suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Little Xuanzi, how many people can we keep this year? The Government Council requires Australia to increase the sown area of ​​grain by 2 mu, expand the brick kiln, and build two forts by the bay. The group, the lighthouse, and the new trestle bridge must be short of manpower. Especially the No. [-] fort, you can’t be careless. You also know the current situation. The fort must be built first, which requires a lot of manpower and materials. The materials are easy to say, but the manpower is indeed insufficient. ah."

Speaking of which, there are only seven or eight artillery positions built on the promontory at the mouth of Gushan Bay, which are only a few hundred meters apart. If an enemy attacks, it will be difficult to defend.Not to mention that no one has discovered it here, just half a year ago, a Dutch expedition ship discovered this secret port hidden in the bay while exploring the southern coastline of Australia.They also clearly saw the flag of the East Coast Republic of China rising high in the city, but it was a pity that there were no ships on the east coast in the bay at that time, so they failed to leave the Dutch expedition ship and let it rush out of the bay .

After hearing the news, the place of safety is extremely depressed. Although the people from the east coast will be discovered by others sooner or later in these two ports on the south coast of Australia, it is too unlucky for them to be found by the Dutch after only three years of establishment. .

But if you really want to think about it carefully, the Dutch found Lonely Mountain Port not only by accident, but also in a certain sense inevitable.Because the Dutch have long suspected that the people on the east coast have been bypassing the Strait of Malacca to enter the eastern waters of Ming Dynasty through the southern route, and Captain Tasman has also bypassed the Tasmanian Strait more than a year ago and successfully discovered the eastern coast of Australia .In such a situation of frequent exploration of the southern and eastern coastlines of Australia, the discovery of Gushan Port and Jinshan Port is actually a matter of time.

And now that Gushan Port has been discovered, no matter what the Dutch think or do, the people on the east coast must first establish their own protection system.Now the city wall of Gushan Port has only been sparsely repaired for 300 meters, the No. 1 Fort has only seven or eight emplacements, and the No. 2 Fort has just finished leveling the land, and the formal construction has not even had time to start.This may have been nothing in the past, but now that everything has been exposed to the Dutch, Anchu feels that it is necessary to immediately start to improve the construction of the fort, and increase the number of coastal defense heavy artillery to 16-20 to initially have a certain Ability to block headland mouths.

"If you go back to your godfather, if you follow the previous standards, I'm afraid there will only be six or seven hundred people left this year." Xiao Xuanzi replied cautiously, "Godfather, do you want to detain some more people?"

"Deduct! Deduct 800 more people for me—no, 800 people come down!" An Chu drank the tea in his cup in one gulp, and then said in a more serious tone: "Deduct [-] more people! Try to be a strong man! Don't Fearing that the population ratio will be out of balance, didn’t the immigration ship that came last time just delivered this year’s quota of [-] Greek female slaves? Check how many people are near the end of their sentence. If they are pardoned within two years, they will be given free citizenship. If they perform better on weekdays, they can choose the best for militia training in case of accidents. Well, some Technical talents with special abilities are also included in the amnesty, and talents are precious now. What was the name of that one last time—yes, I think the Spanish kid named Giovanni is very good. He is only sixteen or seventeen years old. He repaired the long-damaged hydraulic machine tool at an early age, which is much better than many fake technicians here. I remember that he was sentenced to six years in prison for participating in underground lectures, and he must have not served his sentence yet. After that, give him two choices: either join Taoism and be pardoned immediately and become a free citizen, or get out and go to the quarry to fend for yourself. I think he will make the right choice. Others should follow this example and should be able to Add some accounts. Of course, you have to grasp the speed in this, you can't have any tolerance for those diehards, and you must never let people with ulterior motives sneak into our team."

"Godfather, don't worry. Little Xuanzi, I have some idea of ​​these prisoners in my heart. I remember which ones are honest people who have gone astray, and which ones are treacherous and stubborn people." When Xuanzi heard that his godfather entrusted him with such an important task, his pockmarked face blushed with excitement immediately because he had had smallpox.This feeling of killing others is really cool, and he has always enjoyed this intoxicating feeling.

While the two of Anchu were talking on the balcony, the unloading work had already been completed on the dock in the distance.In addition to the small amount of cargo carried by this "Sprint Champion" class immigration ship, there is also a flute-shaped transport ship, which is loaded with many machine parts and lubricating oil urgently needed in the Far East, and more than ten Pilusita Norma and half a dozen goats bought at great expense from the Ottoman Empire.

Australia's climate is still very suitable for animal husbandry, so the Ministry of Agriculture has set up a military horse farm in Gushan Port and Jinshan Port, which are specially used to breed horses brought from the mainland and the Ottoman Empire, such as Andalusian horses, Lusitano Horses and Turkmen horses.Over the past few years, the total number of military horses in the two military horse farms has reached [-] to [-], initially having a certain scale, and the population is still expanding steadily.

In addition to military horses, Australia is also very suitable for raising sheep.In the past two years, many sheep and goats have been sent here one after another from China, and the number is probably several hundred.This time, the higher-ups bought twenty Angora goats from the Ottoman Empire at a huge cost and entrusted countless human relations-only people on the east coast of this earth can obtain this precious goat through official channels at this time. These precious goats are divided into three parts, the local one, the South African one, and the Australian one, and they are reared separately to expand the population.

In this way, the Australia area was divided into six animals, and An Chu was thinking about asking Xiao Xuanzi to lead someone to find a place nearby to graze them.If the environment is really not suitable, then send it to Jinshan Port, and find a mountainous area there to raise it, and it should be able to multiply.The wool produced by this kind of goat is a high-grade textile raw material. For a large textile country like the East Coast, there is no reason to miss it. It can greatly stabilize the high-end textile market and enrich the product range.

Animal husbandry and textile primary raw material processing are the only ways Anchu can think of to develop Australia's economy.It is not easy to start and develop in Australia with a rough road and poor management!

(End of this chapter)