On September 15, 1689, in Saipo Township, which had been newly established on the west bank of the Parana River for more than half a year, a middle-aged man with a big belly was carefully observing a private house.

The private courtyard is just built and is currently in the late decoration stage. There are more than 20 rooms in the courtyard, three in front and back, all made of blue bricks and strips of stone, covered with dark blue tiles. At the end of the tiles are carved into dragon-shaped eaves that are about to fly, reflecting the traditional Chinese characteristics.

A thick transparent glass is embedded above the roof of each room. The sunlight can be directly shined into the house through the glass, which increases the lighting effect of the room. There is also a Western fireplace in the room, which is prepared with clean charcoal. Although the summer in the Chaco Plain is hot, the winter is still a bit cold. Especially the climate is cold, geographically close to the river, and the humidity is very heavy. If there is no fireplace to keep warm and drive away the weather in the cold winter, it will be very uncomfortable.

The surrounding area of ​​the house can be said to be a barren area, with woods and half a man-tall meadows everywhere. Sometimes, there may be some reclaimed land, which has been planted with corn, wheat and other grain crops, but for some reason, it is not growing very well, and it looks malnourished.

At the front entrance of the mansion stands two stone lions, majestic and lifelike, and they are clearly handed down by famous artists. The door is made of high-quality hardwood from Brazil and is covered with a layer of iron on the outside. It does not look like a manor of a country rich man, but rather a protective village gate.

"After spending so much money and moving the whole family over, the people of the East Coast should look at our family differently, right?" Meng Hao asked the servant to bring a chair, and did not bother with weeds and shrubs on the ground. He sat up and said in a low voice: "My father's business cannot be maintained. Everyone has divided the money and they are all scattered. I can't do it. I can only prove my love and loyalty to the East Coast."

Menghao is the eldest son of Mendes, a famous labor agent. He was born in Lisbon and grew up on the East Coast. He speaks the Mandarin Chinese in the river basin. He was deeply influenced by the East Coast culture and even changed his name and directly took the East Coast surname, showing his inner belonging.

Meng Hao's heart is naturally worthy of praise, but this cannot cover up his poor business level in business operations. Because since his father Mendes died of illness a few years ago, he has struggled in the muddy waters of Mendes. At the beginning of this year, he finally couldn't struggle anymore. Mendes announced the liquidation, and the shareholders each took their own money and returned to their own houses. Mendes, one of the three major labor and economic companies that were once a temporary success, became history.

Of course, it may be a bit too harsh to say that Montes led to the end of Mendes. This brokerage company, which is mainly Portugal and Ireland as the main source of immigration, was inherently inadequate. When Old Mendes was there, he could still find ways to get some immigration through some old relationships, but after the British strengthened supervision and the growing depletion of Portugal's source of immigration, Mendes' operation fell into difficulties and reached its peak a year before Mendes' death.

In other words, even if Old Mendes is not dead, the company can't continue to operate unless it transforms like Goshkin Construction Company and starts to slowly hire local workers to engage in the construction industry. But to be honest, Meng Hao is not a person with such courage and ability, so after failing to try, he can only end up in disgrace.

Before the liquidation and closing of Mendes' company, officials from relevant departments in the East Coast also talked to Menghao and finally confirmed that the company might not be able to recover. Thinking about it, Europeans now have many places to go to North America, the Caribbean, West Africa and even the East Indies. There is really no need to rush to the East Coast with extremely harsh religious policies. Even the famous Goshkin company is difficult to get immigrants, let alone Mendes, which has lost its source of Irish immigration, is indeed unlikely.

Meng Hao confessed his ideas to the East Coast officials at that time. He believed that he was not a material for business and was not suitable for managing complex interpersonal relationships, so he planned to deal with the assets in Europe. His family immigrated to the East Coast and settled here later. In order to win the trust of the East Coast people, Meng Hao spent a huge amount of money to buy a large piece of wasteland in Saipo Township, and asked someone to design it, and then spent a lot of money to purchase materials and hire staff to build such a rural house.

The Menghao family has a total of more than ten people. In addition to the couple and a few newly grown children, they also have younger brothers and sisters and several servants who have been with them for many years. They have decided to settle down in Saipo village and reclaim land and operate agriculture. Anyway, the residents here are new, and no one is much more noble than anyone else. Let's develop together. After a generation, their family may be a big family rooted here, and then they will be completely integrated into the East Coast.

Of course, Meng Hao also knew that the East Coast government definitely did not want a family that originally operated a population business to go to farm, because it was a huge waste. However, Meng Hao was really not determined, and many of the offline lines were indeed cut off and could not make anyone. If he persisted, he would only lose money in vain and eventually exhaust the property he had saved for his father, but he could not get anything. Therefore, he could only choose to end the business now, find a location on the East Coast and settle down, and start a new life again. Saipo Township is such a good place he chose.

Saipo Township (near the town of Indyak) is located on the Chaco-Pampa plain west of the Parana River. It is named after the beautiful tung trees (in the local language, this tree is called Saipo Tree). Currently, there are about a thousand migrants who cross the border and reclaim their lives by growing grain, logging, hunting and grazing.

Established with Saipo Township, there are many other settlements, namely Shagou Township near the town of Bella in the later generations, Chaigou Township near the town of Margarita, Houshui Township near the town of San Javier, Fusheng Township near the town of Los Amores, Fansheng Township near the town of Charade, Desheng Township near the town of Elissa, Shanfu Township near the town of Saint Martin, Shengshui Township near the town of Saint Francisco, and Houbo Township near the port of Belmejo in the later generations.

These settlements, plus Saipo Township, have a total of ten towns, which happened to be a circle outside the nine settlements originally established in the early days, reflecting the enthusiasm of the East Coast people for cross-border reclamation and their urgent desire to expand externally. Meng Hao chose to settle in Saipo Township, which is actually quite good at finding a place, because it is located on a major transportation route in the north and south, and the transportation in the east and west directions is also very convenient, so the future economic development should not be bad. If it is not done well, it may become the county seat of a certain county, so its development prospects will be even more limitless.

There were originally two Spanish colonial estates in Saipo Township, which operated agriculture and animal husbandry, but they did not make much money. This can be seen from the owner's outfit. After the east coast reclamation crowded, they were "tempted" by them. Many debt slaves from Europe who originally worked in the manor fled and went to the east coast land incognito, and accumulated working years by working for others so that they could be transferred to formalities and applied for nationality.

After the slaves fled one after another, the manor obviously could not be opened. It was difficult to get rid of the houses and land, and no one took over. Therefore, the owners of the two manors decided to close the door and move out and go to Buenos Aires to live. As for the property left here, the houses would be temporarily rented to the East Coast people. No one bought the land. Let's talk about it later. I guess they would have to negotiate with the East Coast people to resolve the issue.

In fact, this phenomenon of "I advance and retreat" does not exist only in Saipo Township. In fact, in various areas where the East Coast people crossed the border and reclaimed, as long as there are Spanish colonists, they are basically run away. The East Coast people have various means to let them leave, and even if they really are tough, they will be threatened by "bandits", and it is basically difficult for anyone to persevere.

The Spanish colonial government naturally knew about this, but they had no choice. Even though the two envoys who traveled between Asuncion and Buenos Aires were killed in the East Coast cross-border colony area, they were really killed by bandits this time. The East Coast people really didn't take action to make many people in the court realize that their north-south transportation lines had been cut off by the East Coast people who crossed the border, they still couldn't come up with a practical solution.

Paraguay is the richest territory that has been in operation for many years, and Buenos Aires is the political center. It is impossible to communicate safely between the two, and we are also desperate! What can we do? Should we send troops to clear out those illegal settlements? Now the waterway (Paraguay River-Parana River) is controlled by people on the east bank, and the landway is also seriously threatened by their newly established illegal settlements. It can be said that Paraguay has become an enclave hanging outside, which undoubtedly makes many people feel uncomfortable.

Everyone knows that when the Spanish first came to La Plata, the stable residential stronghold established was in Paraguay. For more than a hundred years, the Spanish continued to invest and immigrate in Paraguay. At the same time, the missionaries did not hesitate to travel throughout the region and naturalize countless Guarani tribes, making them subjects of the Spanish Kingdom.

It can be said that Paraguay is the most densely populated, economically developed, and richest people in the entire Buenos Aires trial court area. It is the essence of the entire region and the most valuable area. Otherwise, why did Paraguay be the only country in South America without foreign debt for many years after South America was liberated and independent in the later years? It was also an area where railways, telegraphs, electricity and other complete networks were built? It was really laid a good foundation in the colonial era. The wealth and technology of the people were higher than that of other regions, and even surpassed those of Peru and other places. The integration between white colonists and Indians was also relatively high, so it was natural that it was very rapid.

Now the abominable East Coast people occupy land on the Chaco Plain, and their inland gunboats appear on the water from time to time. Paraguay has become a de facto enclave. In addition to connecting with the Upper Peru through several goat paths, they can only venture through the East Coast control area and communicate with Buenos Aires. The future prospects are very subtle. If you don’t do it well, Paraguay will also follow in the footsteps after the Chaco Plain and the Pampa Plain were bought by the East Coast people and were exchanged for money by the Madrid court. This is a very difficult thing to say.
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