A ship driving from the Maolin River Basin docked directly on the wharf of Wanghai Harbour. ←

When a group of farmers who were igniting fires and burning the wilderness in the open space by the dock, they immediately sighed, and under the leadership of the foreman, threw the torch that had never been able to ignite the wildfire on the ground, and ran to the dock. In Wanghai Port, where all the wastes are full of waste, there are currently no full-time dock workers, and everyone is part-time. For example, this group of people who set fires near the dock are pioneer farmers living nearby. Occasionally, when a ship comes, they will also play a dock laborer.

The Laizhou captain on the deck thought that this group of people came slowly, and scolded him, the general idea was "Laiwonia lazy bones" and "stupid white pigs", which made the Nordic immigrants who had already spoken Chinese with a hint of red faces, which was very unforgiving. But even the humiliation was to be suffered. Don't you see, this ship came with a large amount of supplies? Wanghai Township, a settlement established last year, has not even been able to support itself, and almost everything is short of survival. All the survival depends on the sea transportation supply of the Nan Railway Company, so how could they dare to conflict with the captain who sent them life-saving supplies?

"Peruvian corn, Peruvian rice, Peruvian wheat, Peruvian cured meat - Well, this pickled horse mackerel should be produced by home, and whale jerky - this vegetable must also be produced in Peru, oh, and some dried fruits, most of which were produced in orchards outside Lima." The deputy township chief and director of the Port Authority who had been transferred from somewhere looked at the cargo unloaded from the ship and said with a smile. This township cadre from the "Yuyuan Army" was 36 years old this year. He was in his prime and strong age. He was recruited by the Civil Affairs Department of the Nantie Company a year ago. He was then sent to Wanghai Township to preside over the pioneering colonial work. It is understood that he is still competent for this position.

"Haha. Children, bring all the food back to the warehouse to put it away. These two days are not good, so I will take it out and dry it in a while." The deputy township chief patted several laborers beside him with his big hand like a palm fan, and said with a smile: "To be honest, it's the Peruvians who support us, otherwise we wouldn't have the strength to open up the land here. Alas, when we ran to other people's houses, ate their houses, and used their houses. When we were about to stop, we would even stolen objects from other people's houses (wood, high-quality fur). This is a pity. Peruvians are really 'hospitable'."

The deputy town chief's words are not wrong to some extent. Because the Southern Railway Company has increasingly discovered the cheapness of Peruvian food in the past one or two years, it has begun to gradually increase the purchase of Peruvian food. Especially in Chiloe Island and the Salmon Islands (Jones Islands), it is not only expensive to purchase grain from the local area, but also relatively dangerous and far away. It is better to purchase it from the "compradors" in Peru nearby. Anyway, they will prepare the grain properly and then transport it to Maolin City for transactions.

The same is true for tobacco, dried fruits and a small amount of cured meat. The wealthy Peru region can provide a large amount of this commodity, which is obviously an important means used by the Southern Railway Corporation to balance trade between the two sides. In addition, Lima, Cusco, and other places, which have always been an important breeding ground for livestock, can also provide the Southern Railway Corporation with a large number of donkeys, mules, pigs, cattle, sheep and other livestock, which also "make great contributions" to the Eastern Railway people's sneaky pioneering behavior in southern Chile.

As for the "filling objects at home" that the deputy township chief actually mainly refers to the specialty of Chiloe Island - high-quality fur, which was already famous in the Spanish colonial era. However, after the white colonists were killed by the Araucan people, the Spanish could only turn to the east coast to buy seal skins and sea lion skins. As for the fur of the famous yellow-legged fox and Chilean lynx on the island, the rare annual output is currently taken over by the nobles in the east coast, and almost no one has flowed abroad. Of course, there are still a large number of sea lions, seals and penguins in the local area, which can be caught and peeled and made high-quality lubricants. However, given the small local population, this business has not been carried out.

It can be said that using the hands of the Arakans to kill all the Basques on this large island - this means that there is no resistance when secretly taking over; and using the booming smuggling trade in Maolin City to purchase a large amount of materials nearby - this means low colonial pioneering costs. It only takes several years for the Southern Railway Company to establish 5-10 settlements on this rich island and manage 10,000 to 20,000 immigrants. This is enough to make the hope of the Spaniards or Arakans return to this island. In the future, it will probably be the East Coast people.

The sailors on the boat stared blankly at this extremely simple pier. They had just arrived from the relatively prosperous emerging trade town of Maolin City, and felt extremely uncomfortable with the desolate and poverty here for a while. Look, the small pier is airtight, dark forests, and occasionally some cleared woodlands, but there are still a large number of tree roots, shrubs and weeds left on it, which is simply a wild place. The dirt road leading to the dock behind is bumpy, extremely soft and wet. The sailors estimate that if this road cannot be transformed into an asphalt road in the future, the future of this pier will be extremely limited.

There are a large number of wild potatoes growing on some flat grounds near the sea, which can be seen everywhere on Chiloe Island, because here and the salmon islands in the south are the birthplace of potatoes on this planet. They have extremely rich potato gene resources and are of great value for agricultural research. However, in the eyes of the residents of the harbor, these wild potatoes are just wealth given to them by the Heavenly Lord. It is great to regularly cut potato vines to feed pigs. As for what research, what does it have to do, what does it have to do?

The gifts from the Tianzun to the residents of this island are much more than that. Although the local residents have not been here for a long time, they are so smart that they quickly discovered how to seize natural resources more efficiently. For example, they set up simple fences made of branches by the shallow seashore. Whenever the tide is receding, many fish and shrimp that are not enough to evacuate are blocked by the fence, including large fish such as salmon.

In addition, huge shellfish can be found everywhere on the tortuous coastline, which are all edible. Later generations were still traditional delicacies of Chileans on this island, and they were naturally enjoyed by immigrants on the east coast. The abundance of the environment gave the immigrants a good foundation, and the hardworking and simple nature drove them to develop in depth on this island and occupy more and more land - this island is undoubtedly no longer part of the Spanish!

"Have you ever been suspicious people or ships come to the near settlement to inquire?" The captain who came to send supplies took out paper and pen and asked the local residents about the news. These were eventually summed up to the Nan Railway Company.

"No suspicious people come." said the deputy town chief with a promise. "The Basques on this island have long died completely. The Araucan people were later killed by the Spanish. Now the Spaniards on this island should be nothing. They have completely abandoned this colony since the end of the last war. As for the natives, I cannot guarantee that there are none, because there may be some small settlements in the depths of the dense forest that we have not yet explored, but the number of people should be very pitiful and will not affect our efforts to control this new home. As for the ships, iron eggs, come and talk, see if you see."

"Tiedan" is a policeman in Wanghai Township. He was watching the fun next to him. He was suddenly shouted by the deputy township chief and immediately trotted over and said, "For the past few months, I have squatted on the watchtower to watch the sea every day. Apart from whales, I really haven't seen anything on the sea. Even if there are, they are all our ships, and they all come to the port to stay, and there are only one foreign ship."

The experienced captain was not moved by the slightly exaggerated words of the police. He asked the police about the details they had observed these days, and then recorded them one by one, which seemed very dedicated. At the end, he kindly reminded the pioneers here: "Although you are optimistic, I still want to say that it is better to be careful. Now the smuggling trade in Maolin City is becoming more and more prosperous, and naturally, more and more Spanish ships are beginning to move south. Although no one will be idle to continue driving south, it is always right to be careful. If one day the Spanish suddenly want to restart the colonial plan of Chiloe, then it may not be guaranteed to have conflicts with our company, and at this time, you are often the first to suffer."

"Maybe what you said makes sense, but I still want to say that if the Spanish fight, we may not be the first one to suffer, but Lao Zhang from the north, right? Their settlement was just established a few months ago. The village has not yet been established, and the wharf construction is in a mess. Militia training is even worse. Once the war begins, there will be no good ending." The deputy township chief disagreed with the captain's warning, and at the same time complained about his colleagues who had pioneered the colonial space in the north.

"There is a bit dangerous place in Qiongqi Castle. There are not many people and the village is not strong. It is not far from the Port of Castro in San Carlos Bay, the traditional Spanish colonial center. If the Spaniards recolonize this island, it will be a matter of time before they find Qiongqi Castle." The captain sighed, agreeing with the deputy township chief's statement, but this seems to be something that the upper class of the Southern Railway Company should consider. Even if they are worried, it will be useless and can only submit their suggestions.

By the way, Qiongqi Castle is located in the town of Qiongqi on the later Qiloe Island. It is a small settlement near the sea. It is located on the coastal low hills or flat ground with relatively fertile soil. At present, the Nanzhi Railway Company has arranged about 7000 pioneers here - most of them are from Cixi County, Ningbo Prefecture, and some are labor workers from Parma, Italy who have just obtained the eastern coast nationality - for early development. I believe that a large number of immigrants will be moved in the future to completely occupy this place.
Chapter completed!