In the winter of 1683, Chen Ke moved his office to the western frontier Yaquesa City under the jurisdiction of the Blackwater Development Team.

Just like the Nabo of the Emperor of Liao in Chinese history, Chen Ke, the captain of the Hei Water Development Team of the East Coast Republic, also relocated from time to time in the vast jurisdiction, but it was not like the Khitans who moved all year round. They basically changed regions every year, and took turns to work between major towns in the Hei Water Development Team's jurisdiction, but they jumped away from several counties on Sakhalin Island with the best development level, probably because the focus of the rule is getting deeper into the mainland - but no matter what, Sakhalin Island is still the most important industrial production base in the Hei Water Development Team's jurisdiction and even the entire Far East San Francisco. It has the most advanced equipment and the strongest technical force, and the more local investment it receives. As for the reasons, it is naturally quite subtle, but it is not very convenient to be said.

Since the city of Yaquesa was captured by Liu Jianguo, it has established a separate regional administration, which governs a series of land bordering the Russian Empire. Its strategic location is very important. Therefore, in recent years, the superiors have spent a lot of effort to migrate some immigrants from other places, including 905 immigrants from Ningshao area, 478 immigrants from Shandong, 225 Japanese ronin, 113 Koreans, and more than 1,000 captives of the Qing and Han army (captured in the Battle of Shaoxing Prefecture).

The arrival of these people greatly diluted the original population proportion of Yaksa City (90% of Daurs, Mongols, Oroqen people, 10% of Russians and their mixed-race descendants), making the East Coast people no longer as difficult to go deeper than before. Chen Ke also implemented strict ethnic policies here, just as Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that a large number of white people in China (i.e., Semu people, most of them Muslims from the Middle East, were the ancestors of the Hui people in China today) "not to marry each other", Chen Ke also strictly ordered those natives from the northeast to marry their unmarried daughters to new immigrants. On the one hand, it could allow these people to quickly settle down and integrate into the current social order, and on the other hand, it was also to better rule the place and lay a solid foundation.

Now, this policy has been implemented for almost two years, and the effect is not clear. However, Chen Ke believes that as long as this policy is persisted for a while, great results will surely be achieved in the future, although it seems that a considerable number of natives from the northeastern countries have forced a considerable number of foreign-eastern indigenous people to flee to the Qing Dynasty or the Russian Empire.

Today (December 16, 1683), another heavy snow fell. However, the river outside the city of Jaquesa did not "depress" after the heavy snow in winter, but continued to play the role of a traffic road. Because the rain is mostly concentrated in the summer release, land transportation in the northeast and the northeast in summer is simply an indescribable disaster. The roads are extremely muddy and are deterred. They can only find ways through water transportation. In winter and spring, due to the frozen river surface and the heavy snowfall, the fields and river channels have become very good transportation channels. Countless dog sleds and dog sleds are active on the snow or ice, transporting various materials and personnel to various places.

In other words, the transportation season in the Northeast and the Northeast is only started after heavy snow in winter. It is a strange thing to say, but it is normal to think about it carefully. Who makes you not have the national highway system built by the East Coast that has been spent countless funds and manpower on the East Coast? That’s all, just like the people on this land have done for thousands of years.

"The caravan heading to Nerchinsk returned and brought tea, farm tools, cotton cloth, wool and other daily necessities to be sold out. We sold all the money and profits for livestock to support local agricultural production. By the way, we also hired some Mongolians, who brought their families and had their families to come to settle down. Because it seemed that our goods were rich, this probably required a resettlement fee." The newly repaired headquartered in Yaksa City, the board of directors who were transferred from Liaodong to serve as the commander of the security commander and commissioner of the regional administration reported.

As the son of Dong Dalang, a famous general in the East Coast Servant Army system, the board of directors did not develop locally from the beginning, but was sent by him to a new military system established by the East Coast people, starting from the big heads, and then with good physical and military qualities, plus a little relationship - well, perhaps this is more important - he soon stood out and became an officer.

After many years of training in the First Division of the Liaodong New Army, the board of directors has now climbed to the position of Army Reserve Captain, which is a rising star in the Far East New Army system. Although some people have mentioned the incident of his father Dong Dalang, the implicit meaning that the father and son should not be allowed to occupy two important positions, Chen Ke, the captain of the Blackwater Development Team, appreciated him very much. After several cultivations, he was transferred to the side of Yaquesa and took the important position of the commander of the Jaquesa region. He even temporarily took charge of this position because of the vacancy of the regional administration commissioner. As the saying goes, the military and political grasp is amazing.

After gaining the highest power in the western frontier city of Jaquesa, the board of directors also used all its strength to consolidate and develop its jurisdiction. First of all, he arranged the immigrants arranged by his superiors, distributing food, livestock and cold-proof materials according to the heads, and organizing people to build residences for these people so that they can survive the long and harsh winter. You must know that this is not an easy task, because the money, food and materials distributed by the superiors are always insufficient, and the treasury of Jaquesa is not very abundant, which tests the ability of local officials to raise materials - at this point, the board of directors obviously did a good job, which made Captain Chen Ke and Captain Chen more satisfied.

Secondly, the trade market jointly established on the East Coast and Russia was not selected and the situation of public security deteriorated - many Mongolian or Tungusma bandits nearby were coveted and attacked several times, and the trade market was not able to be permanently stationed in large numbers, so it was abandoned. After gradually turning yellow, after repeated efforts in the board of directors, both sides changed to regularly send caravans into the other side's border towns for trade. That is, the caravans on both sides set out from Yaxa and Nerchinsk, and carried goods and gold and silver in their respective jurisdictions to conduct bilateral trade, greatly prospering the local economy. In this bilateral trade, Russia was limited by the insufficient types and quantity of goods, and had to export a lot of gold and silver to the east coast to balance the trade, which brought a lot of valuable funds to Yaxa and was praised by Captain Chen.

Finally, although this guy was born as a martial artist, his investment in cultural education has never stopped. Since the opening of the Han-Mongol School in Yaquesa City, the number of students has been steadily maintained at more than 100 people, and the naturalization is mostly due to this - this is not a joke. Perhaps the teaching staff of this kind of school is relatively weak (because there is insufficient money to hire high-level teachers), and the students' foundation is also poor. However, the Mongolians around, the Tungus people, are willing to send their children to school, which itself shows a political attitude, that is, they are willing to accept the rule of the East Coast people, which is enough. The East Coast government wants this kind of commitment.

With such three achievements, even if the "Jewish governor" in the board of directors is qualified, Chen Ke became more and more pleasing to him. After hearing the news that the caravan heading to the Russian-controlled area to return successfully, he turned around and said, "Trade is really a magical act. You see, we lack large livestock and horses (because of a large number of war horses exported to the south, the maintenance of horses on the east coast has dropped rapidly, and we have to rely on imports to supplement them). The Russians lack tea, metal utensils and other commodities. I don't know how complementary the two sides are. But if everyone doesn't trade and each guards their own commodities, how can life be improved? How can the government get taxes? Therefore, trade must be persisted, and the prosperity of the Jaques and even the entire western region depends on this trade."

"What's more, trade has always been an excellent way to exert influence." Chen Ke continued: "We can exert influence through trade by those Khalkhas who live on the grasslands, the Buryats who live near Lake Baikal, and the many Tungus tribes scattered in the vast fields. In the past, who knew our Great East Coast? The reputation of the Russian Tsar and the Manchu Bogde Khan was much louder, but we have blazed a path through decades of operations, through the victory of many wars, and through the influence of strong trade. Of course, we must have such successful experiences.

Keep going! Look, this time our caravan not only brought back a lot of livestock from the Russians, but also a lot of people. I think this is more precious than those livestock. Some people left the Russians because they were dissatisfied with our policies, and naturally some people came from the Russians because they admired our high-level life. This is normal. Our goal in the future is to make fewer and fewer Tungus people leave our territory, and more and more Tungus people leave the Russian land. In the northeast, there is no population or food, and everything is empty!"

"Captain Chen, what you said is that no one can do anything." The board of directors replied respectfully: "In the past year, some tribes have gone away, but more of them have come, and many of them are Khalkhas or Buryats. Some have fled because they are dissatisfied with the tyranny of the Russians, and some have been driven away by local Mongols. In short, I have sent people to gather them up, rectify them well, and organized them. They are very critical to completing Captain Chen's plan to go south in the next step."

The board of directors mentioned the "Southward Plan" just now. To put it simply, after consolidating the Yaksa and its surrounding areas, Chen Ke intended to use the strategic position here to hoard troops, food, grass and other materials, and then used the collected Mongolian tribes as the forefront and the "leading party" to move south to the Hulunbuir grassland, which is now controlled by the Qing court. It either controls Mongolian tribes of all sizes through trade, bribery, or through war and other means, and extends the power of the East Coast people to this vast prairie.

Once the East Coast people successfully enter the Hulunbuir grassland and gain a foothold, it is obvious that they can threaten the Qing Dynasty's Naowen City governor's jurisdiction from the flanks. At that time, I believe that under the joint attack of Harbin and Hulunbuir, the troubles of the Qing people will become infinite. The board of directors felt that the Naowen City was already at a disadvantage in the competition in Harbin Fort, Model Fort, and other places, and had to take the initiative to make peace. After receiving a side-back blow in the direction of Hulunbuir, the so-called Naowen City governor's jurisdiction would have to give up.

Once this place is given up, what else can the Qing Dynasty have in the entire Northern Manchuria region? What is the prestige at all? What would the local Mongols and Tungus people think? I am afraid that the entire Northern Manchuria will be completely destroyed.

Of course, the Qing Dynasty has been operating for many years, and its rule over here has been established intermittently since the Huangtaiji era. The local Mongolian nobles have always only recognized the Bogde Khan of the Qing Dynasty. They are not rude to the East Coast and Russians, and are good at land. Therefore, it is conceivable that after the implementation of the strategy of the East Coast people going south into Hulunbuir, the first stage has actually begun. Since the middle of this year, several teams of small size have penetrated south and penetrated the past, and are still struggling to maintain it. The local Mongolian nobles are not fools, and of course they will rise up and resist and ask for help from the Qing court. Therefore, this is a long-term process, a matter of competing for will and war potential. Chen Ke intends to implement it as a long-term strategy.

"The infiltration of Hulunbuir grassland is a big strategy, and it is impossible to be impatient. At present, Company Commander Wei's men are still sticking to it there, right?" Chen Ke walked around the whistle in a fur coat, and only heard him say, "When this winter comes, it will be a big test next year. There are many Mongolians living there, and they are brave and good at fighting. They have been brainwashed and controlled by the Manchu Qing Dynasty for many years. They are our strong enemies and must be taken seriously. You must also be prepared for both. When things are wrong, you will immediately send follow-up troops across Henan and go south to support them. You cannot let Company Commander Wei and others leave there. Of course, if possible, the bridgehead must be kept. If there is a chance, there is no safe base for competing with the Manchu Qing Dynasty."

"I understand. After spring comes, I will find a way to get a batch of supplies and personnel out to form a reserve army to go south, pay attention to the situation in the south at any time, keep in close contact with Company Commander Wei and others, and there will be no accidents." The board of directors replied: "I believe in this very sooner or later, Hulunbuir grassland will completely fall into our hands sooner or later."
Chapter completed!