"The west coast of the Atlantic Ocean has now begun a land encirclement movement. From the Yazi Lake area to Beining, from Hue to Jiaohe, the thousands of miles of coastline have now become a hot land. In addition to the humid and hot areas in the north, the thousands of miles of fertile soil south of Hue are already crowded with immigrants from all over the world." Captain Minamijiro, wearing a white-washed old military uniform, stood depressedly on the Hue Port Pier, and said to Captain Zhou Yafu, who was smoking silently.

This time, Minamijiro went to the North American mainland to "pretend to show off". Five hundred soldiers suffered a great loss in the uninhabited Quebec: the disease broke out as soon as they got off the ship, and then they were ambushed by the French at night. There were no casualties and most of the supplies were damaged. At this point, the mission had basically failed. Minamijiro took advantage of the situation that had not yet reached an uncontrollable place and decisively ordered the ship to retreat, which slightly saved the remaining 300 people to return to their homeland.

However, although the soldiers who returned safely were very grateful to Minamijiro for nonsense. They did not die in the snowy Quebec, but returned to the warm East Coast naturalization division. Can you not be grateful? The upper-level members of the Army may not give Minamijiro a good face, especially considering that this guy is always slippery and his professional level is average, and he is more like a politician than a soldier. Therefore, he decided to kick this guy out of the army's active service and send him to the reserve garrison in overseas colonies to fight against the natives.

Nanjiro was not dissatisfied with this ending. In fact, if it weren't for the old boss Major Lan Fei's care and pleading for him, Nanjiro might have retired from the army and returned to farm this time, so how could he get the opportunity to be a garrison officer in overseas colonies? You should know that this has always been an excellent channel for the army to settle out of active service due to age or other reasons and to transfer to the reserve officer. Just think about it, I've been working hard for the country for a lifetime. When I'm old, I'll give you a chance to go to overseas colonies to be a mighty and make some money. It's a reward no matter how you look at it. However, this kind of "reward" is not so suitable for Nanjiro who is in his prime.

Nanjiro was quite miserable, but Captain Zhou Yafu, who was standing beside him, was not very happy at this moment. Although he, with a deep background (his father was Zhou Shenwo, director of the State Administration of Precious Metals Administration), had changed the rank of lieutenant on his shoulders and officially became a captain officer, at the same time, his uniform had also changed from the dark blue of the army to the sky blue of the navy.

To put it bluntly, Zhou Yafu is now a naval captain and no longer a member of the army system. This is somewhat sad for him who has been hiding in the army system as a teenager. After all, many friends are there. However, things always have to look forward. Because of the various things that happened before, Zhou Yafu's future within the army is quite dim, and the future room for improvement has been greatly affected. Since this is the case, it is better to follow the recruitment of the naval system that is eager to seek talents and join the navy and form a force for them that has initially achieved combat capabilities. It is also a way.

Speaking of this economic unit called the Land War Battalion (which belongs to the small battalion organization, currently only has three brief companies, with a total of about 500 people in the battalion), we must mention the Navy Department, which is now increasingly powerful on the East Coast. Not only did they defeat the army in the process of competing for military expenditure, but they didn't even want to bring the army to play in the future. The land war battalion that was formed this time was proof of this. You must know that in the past, the navy went out to fetch wild food and find military expenditure, due to natural shortcomings, they had to carry a large number of army soldiers to fight with them, otherwise they would not be able to effectively expand the results of the war, and it was even more impossible to raise enough military expenditure. But since they brought the army together, the stolen goods they had to rush to get rid of the army, which naturally made the navy more painful, so they had long wanted to get rid of the army and work alone.

Under such an idea, the Navy began to set up a land battle camp alone. To form a land battle force, it is naturally necessary to have enough land battle talents. Then Zhou Yafu, who had received complete army education and had a strong and well-educated Dingyuan Military Academy, became the most satisfactory candidate for the Navy, especially when his brother Zhou Yu was still serving as the captain of the frigate in the Navy, this guy was simply the perfect candidate.

So, after a period of contact, Lieutenant Zhou Yafu, who was very embarrassed because of the strong attack on Sweet Bread Mountain and the Virgin Concealment Fortress, slowly hooked up with the Navy, and finally gradually got away from the Army, so he completely broke off relations and became a naval captain. From then on, he took charge of the land battle unit, such as the Land Battle Battalion, which had a good ending.

This time Captain Zhou Yafu returned to the mainland from the Caribbean to formally establish the land war battalion. The platoon-level officers of the three infantry companies of the battalion have been found, most of which were brought by Zhou Yafu, and many of them were depressed in the army, and there are even reserve uncle-level officers. This level can be imagined.

The quality of soldiers is also quite suspicious. Most of them are non-national cannon fodder who have become regular. The military ideas and tactics are very old, and their morale is not very high. Many people only have experience in combating cold weapons, do not know how to coordinate infantry and cannons, and do not use Minnie guns, and they are not good at "queuing up and shooting" tactics. In short, the combat effectiveness should not be overestimated.

But everything is difficult at the beginning! The Land War Camp is so scum now, which does not mean that it will be scum in the future. In fact, as long as the navy is willing to spend money and invest, the combat effectiveness of the 500 people in the Land War Camp will always gradually improve. If it doesn’t work for a year, it will be two years, and if it doesn’t work for two years, it will be three years. If it doesn’t work for combat instead of training, I don’t believe that this level cannot be achieved!

Today is January 1, 1669. On the first day of the New Year, Captain Zhou Yafu brought a group of officers to Hue Port to receive a batch of tobacco, sugar, dried fruit, flour and other supplies. He planned to take a boat to the Cape Verde Islands in a few days. Then, with the cooperation of several broken ships of the Cape Verde squadron, he crossed the east to play with the local black uncle to see if he could catch some slaves and add the small treasury of the navy. Now the civil service system is very dissatisfied with the military expenditure accounting for more than 50% of the national fiscal expenditure. The reduction of military expenditure is simply possible at any time. Therefore, both the army and the navy have to find a way to raise a batch of military expenditure by themselves, so as not to make ends meet later and affect the normal operation of the troops.

The reason why he got involved with Nanjiro was mainly to see if the other party wanted to play in the land war camp. However, now it seems that Nanjiro is still a hard-core army faction. Even though he has been transferred to the reserve position, he is still rude about the navy's recruitment. Perhaps this is related to his deep tangled relationship within the army.

Since they don’t accept the recruitment, there is actually nothing to say. Zhou Yafu kept silent about this and instead talked to Nanjiro about other things, such as Brazil’s past and present, etc.

"The development of various parts of Brazil is still Hue Port. After all, Rio de Janeiro was also a city with a number of Portuguese troops at that time, and its economic foundation was naturally not bad." Zhou Yafu looked at the newly renovated fortress and said with emotion: "Speaking of this, many businessmen who invested in and opened plantations locally, such as the Dutch West India Company, Prince Cosimo in Tuscany, some nobles in Milan, and investors in Hona* were all talked with them back then. These businessmen were all about the same.

, it is more important to consider a stable investment environment than anything else. After all, in the Caribbean, the threat of pirates and the struggle between countries are too easy to damage their interests. Hue Port and its surroundings are suitable for the climate and fertile soil, which is suitable for planting cash crops such as tobacco, coffee, and cocoa. However, the yield and quality are slightly worse than those in the tropical world, but the advantage is that they are close, and they can be sold locally without paying import tariffs. The cost is much lower, and they are still competitive."

Nanjiro nodded when he heard this. Now, in many townships in Hue Prefecture, except for a small number of wastelands opened up, many of the food needed for daily life of more than 30,000 people and more than 20,000 foreign workers still need to be imported from outside. For example, the grain purchased by national policies is of course not allowed to be supplied to the entire county of Hue Prefecture by Beining alone. The insufficient part still has to be purchased from large grain farms in the Changhua area in the south, which indirectly gave rise to the development of offshore transportation industry.

Today, Hue County is such a city that is immersed in foreign investment and prosperous commerce. Italian can even be used as a common word in some places. Some of the tobacco, sugar, coffee, cocoa and other products produced daily are sold in the country. Although the output has not yet returned to the level of the Portuguese era, some are taken away by ships and transported to the old continent for sale to other countries. Of course, they have to pay export tariffs at this time.

Speaking of the "Italian characteristics" of Hue Port, we have to talk about the fact that some Italian merchants with little property have immigrated to the East Coast, or at least some of their children have moved to the East Coast (I continue to make money in the old continent). Castelli, Viviani, and Toricheli's success on the East Coast has become a "legendary story" in some parts of Italy, which makes the East Coast the first choice overseas immigration destination for many people who cannot survive in their hometowns for various reasons.

These Italians on the east coast who came with a lot of capital now seem to prefer to live in two cities, namely Qingdao and Hue. The latter has now surpassed the former, probably because of the strong Catholic atmosphere here. Except for one of the "rude and domineering" Taoist expropriation, the others in the Portuguese era were greatly retained, and the number of clergy was relatively sufficient. These are undoubtedly the main reasons why Hue surpassed Qingdao and became the preferred destination for Italian immigrants. Of course, Rio de Janeiro's reputation in the old continent seems to be one of the reasons.

In addition, it must be noted that all Catholic clergy in Hue Port have no theoretical connection with the Roman Catholic Church. They accept the leadership of the East Coast government and the theocracy succumbed to the "monarchy", which is the biggest difference between the East Coast and other Catholic countries.

If the Catholic atmosphere is strong in the Hue Port city, then when you leave the city and go to the countryside to take a look, it is easy to find that many large or small Taoist temples are densely distributed everywhere. Taoists spread doctrines, recruit believers, and consolidate their faith for the Heavenly Lord.

Due to the shortage of funds, some Taoist temples were rebuilt on the basis of the original Catholics. This behavior of occupying the magpie nest naturally caused dissatisfaction among the servants of God. However, in the East Coast society, they could only put away the means of acting in the old continent and obediently became "peaceful religion" and "moderate priests". Otherwise, they would wait to queue up to register for the gallows of the Syphilis Patient Statistics and Investigation Bureau. This is not a joke. The incident of killing "cultists" in the Wei Boqiu era is still vivid in my mind. Although the current policy is looser than before, it does not mean that you can do whatever you want.

"I wish you all the best when you go to New China Island this time." A "Star"-class light cruiser came to the sea. Zhou Yafu knew that it was the naval warship that came to pick up his own. They will supply some water at Hue Port, and then head north to Huaiyuan Island in the Caribbean Sea to pick up some of the officers and soldiers of the Marine Battalion who were still stationed there. Then they find ways to cross the Atlantic Ocean and head to the Cape Verde Islands to carry out the next phase of the mission.

As for Captain Nanjiro, he will wait for some time in Hue Port when he retired from active service. When a group of Yuguo* troops who went deep into the inland to clear out the Indians, they will return, and then reorganize them on the spot into a garrison. They will board the ship collectively to New China Island to guard their troops at 500, and their name is "Zelu District Guard". As the name suggests, it is the troops guarding the Zelu District on the east coast of New China Island. Captain Nanjiro himself has also been appointed as the newly established Zelu District Acting Guard. It is rumored that he may replace the position of Daqing District Guard Commander of Xiao Baitu in the future. In the overseas colony of New China Island, he is also considered a high position and power.

At this time, Captain Minamijiro replied to Captain Zhou Yafu's blessings with a smile. He was not very willing to leave the country. Although it might be more money to work in overseas colonies, he had to accept it. It seems that he would say goodbye to the local affluent life for a long time in the future. Dealing with native people in the mosquito and stuffy New Huaxia valleys will be the mainstream of his life in the future. So, prepare in advance and start with medicine reserves! (To be continued.).
Chapter completed!