On January 12, 1698, Fangshan Hotel.

"Captain Liu, Commander Jin, Commander Mao, I'll ask you later." Lieutenant Colonel Xiao Guang, Director of the Tuanjiehe Regional Military Control Office and the commander of the regional security, held his fists with his hands and said to the three middle-aged reserve officers standing in front of him.

The three of them are the heads of the security team of Yinguo County, Changcen County and Zhuolu County. They each brought 500-1,000 people to Fangshan County. While stationed for training, they waited for the arrival of various supplies. After receiving the supplies, they headed north to enter the Tuanjiehe area, and swept the participating Indians in the mountains and forests under the command of the local Military Control Bureau.

To be honest, the situation of the Indians in Tuanjie River is a bit embarrassing. The people in the eastern coast of the southern half of the east coast have set up three counties, and the local grassroots construction is relatively complete. Although most areas in the county are still wasteland, there are really not many Indians living there. Some went elsewhere, some were shot dead in the battle, and some were captured. The captured Indians were initially left to work locally to do infrastructure construction, and later they said they would be transported together and settled in southern Africa. As a result, the policy has changed recently, saying that they could be left (but it is also temporary), but they have the task, that is, to build several roads with delineated routes and warehousing and logistics facilities along the route.

The policies of the superiors change every day, and the cadres in Tuanjiehe area are also complaining. What makes them even more dissatisfied is that it is so easy to build a highway from each county to the location of Meijing Mining Bureau? The first major difficulty in building roads is the terrain problem. Deep ditches, canyons, mountains and rivers will greatly increase the cost of road construction, and even make it impossible to repair the road; the second major difficulty is that the local people are rarely visited, and there is no enough settled population, so there is naturally not enough food and material assets. It is important to know that long-distance transportation is the most expensive. Every road planner will not choose to pass through a deserted place unless the route is very important or there is no way to repair it.

So, no matter from which perspective, these counties have a full reason not to build this road. But there is no way. This time it is a task suppressed by the superiors, and no one can object. This road must be repaired even if it is not built!

Of course, the superiors did not treat them unfairly. One million yuan of legal tender was already on the way, and a large number of engineering and technical personnel followed. As for the materials for road construction, they just raised them on the spot, they were nothing more than digging sand, exploding mountains and picking stones. They were not first-class national highways, so why should they pay attention to so much?

However, with building materials and engineering technicians, more ordinary road construction workers are needed, which is the most difficult thing. The orders from the superiors can leave behind are only four or five thousand Indians, divided into three counties, with only more than one thousand people in one place. Such a few people are not enough to log, let alone do anything else. Therefore, how to obtain more road construction workers has become a very realistic problem facing the Tuanjiehe Military Administration.

The Military Control Office is a group of martial artists, and they are very straight and considering the problems. They just do it. They go to catch the Indians! So, the security team of the three counties in Zhuoshui area came to Tuanjiehe area to assist them in the search for Indians. Today, Xiao Guang also held a banquet in the Fangshan Hotel to entertain the group. Fortunately, they were all good men who retired from the army before, and they were easier to talk to. Everyone patted their chests and promised to do their best to do the job. Anyway, the summer grain has been collected now, and the country has also issued subsidies. It doesn't matter whether the autumn grain is collected or not.

Xiao Guang was naturally grateful for this, so he kept sending them to the entrance of the hotel and asked the adjutant to go to the farmers' market to purchase twelve pigs to the military camp to reward the brothers of the security team who came from afar. After sending them, Xiao Guang returned to the Fangshan Hotel and found a quiet place with his old friend Lausiji, chatting while drinking tea.

"Just relying on capturing Indians alone can do nothing!" Lausgi said disdainfully: "The whole of Brazil, including the Portuguese controlled area and the East Coast controlled area, is only a few hundred thousand, and there is absolutely no one million. Moreover, my country has been cleaning up the Brazilian plateau for so many years, and the Indians have suffered a lot. This time, I feel lucky to be able to catch 10,000 Indians. It's not possible to catch Indians!"

In fact, there is another point in the article, that is, the construction task of Unity Hebei is also very heavy. Even if a sufficient number of Indians were captured in the local area, the local government would find a way to fight the autumn wind. In the end, the people who can build roads in the three southern counties will probably not only have three or five thousand people, but it can be said to be a drop in the bucket.

Xiao Guang is certainly very clear about this. In fact, it was his idea to add settlements to the north to strengthen the local "popularity" so that the government can better control the situation in that area. There are six newly established settlements, namely Huangya Township (near the town of Bonfinopolis Diminas in later generations), Xilouzi Township (near the town of Alinus in later generations), Fangyuan Township (near the town of Serra Das Alaras), and Zeshan Township (near the town of Hou

Near the city of Smontis Clarus), Donglouzi Township (near the town of Corasan Diesus in later generations), and Xingfa Township (near the town of Brasilia Diminas in later generations). The resettlement and related construction tasks of these six settlements are self-evident, and they must be very heavy! Moreover, the cost will not be less! As a result, the task of building roads is now suppressed, which is another huge project. Even if the Tuanjie River is already famous for its wealth, I am afraid it cannot bear it.

Yes, yes, the money was allocated, and the boxes of banknotes sent under the escort of the military and police were proof of this. But the problem is, is this really just a matter of money? Obviously not! As important as money, there is also the huge gap in labor demand, but in this regard, there is no solution in the short term.

"I'm so sick that I'm going to seek medical treatment. I can't help it. Anyway, this is a kindness from the superior. People take the initiative to call the security team to come over. It doesn't matter if our Military Control Office does not have to bear the expenses. So it doesn't matter. Come on, it can be of some effect." Xiao Guang was also eating melon seeds. He looked calm and leisurely, but some of the complaints in his words still revealed a little of his inner anxiety. He just heard him say: "But this is indeed a difficult problem. If it really doesn't work, I will write to my classmates and ask them to help get people in Paraguay. There is a dense treasure that has not been discovered much so far."

"That's right. In the Peru Governor's District, except for Lima, Guayaquil and other places, Paraguay is the most densely populated. The local Indians have not suffered much in the past two hundred years, and there are many. In other places, hehe, the number of Mestiso people exceeds that of purebred Indians, not to mention that there are not many Mestiso people now, it is all your fault." Lausgi threw a melon seed shell on the ground, patted his hands gently, and said with a smile: "Of course I'm not talking about you, but those army generals with ruthless means. Well, the people from the Immigration Department are all very cruel."

Lieutenant Colonel Xiao Guang did not want to argue with Lausji on these destructive matters, so he changed the topic and said: "How do you feel after being promoted for so long?"

"Not bad. I send someone to the bank every month to ask for gold exchange. No matter how troublesome the procedures are, they have to be exchanged no matter how long the cycle is. After all, it is more at ease to hold the golden coins in my hand." Lausji replied without hesitation.

In fact, as Lauski said, since the full implementation of gold round coupons for one year, the people really distrust this thing. There are long queues in front of banks that are qualified to exchange for exchange almost every day, and companies and individuals are asking for exchange for gold. Gold is all minted gold coins, including five rounds, ten rounds, twenty rounds, fifty rounds, and one hundred rounds, which means that five rounds of coins are exchanged. This kind of gold coins can be officially circulated on the market. They are also fiat currency, but they cannot be used to pay taxes. They cannot be used when purchasing goods from some countries. They are even not easy to use in some occasions when trade with state-owned enterprises. People will give priority to banknotes, and they will only collect gold coins when they are not.

But even with so many restrictions, there are still many people who take gold coin coin exchange. It is obvious that the people do not trust paper, but only trust gold! Fortunately, the State Administration of Precious Metals has sufficient gold reserves, and the amount of gold coins (90% gold + 10% silver) is also sufficient. With some procedures and some small means of playing with the cycle, they can still hold on to it and will not be able to be exchanged. In terms of providing sufficient gold, the Tuanjie River Basin has made outstanding contributions, and this seems to be the reason why the Executive Committee attaches great importance to it.

Of course, the State Administration of Precious Metals is also thinking of ways, that is, how to eliminate people's distrust of gold coupons and reduce the urge to exchange gold by enterprises or individuals. After thinking about it, in addition to continuing to increase the scope of use of gold coins - that is, if you need to position gold coins as a kind of incomplete fiat currency, you can only rely on water to grind it little by little, and there seems to be no other good way.

In fact, there are impatient people in the domestic financial system who directly call for the withdrawal of the legal tender status of gold coins and forcing the people to use gold coins. However, after a fierce discussion, this argument was eventually rejected. The gold coins were not launched for a long time and have not accumulated enough trust yet. If you act rashly at this time, people can only reduce people's trust in it, and the price you pay may be greater, so you will not take it.

Xiao Guang actually has no prejudice against gold coupons. Most of his current property exists in the form of paper money (except real estate), and he has hardly exchanged for gold. But he is so open-minded, it does not mean that others are enlightened. In fact, in underground transactions, the value of gold coins is stronger than that of paper money, and can probably reach about 1.1~1.2:1. It seems that if people want to trust paper money, they still have to increase the output of gold! Only by letting the people see that the country has enough gold can they slowly dispel their doubts and let them hold paper money with peace of mind.
Chapter completed!