In August 1649, with the main force of the third concentrated escort fleet of the East Coast Republic successfully returning from Europe (a few frigates were escorting at sea for French transport ships transporting female slaves), the warm atmosphere in the East Coast reached its peak.&{}..{} Because the East Coast escort fleet was not attacked by the Spanish fleet this time, the Spanish left the local ships (the main fleet went to the New World, which was also for the Spanish treasure fleet) all huddled in each

In a port, watching the east coast ships cross the Strait of Gibraltar, cross the Messina waterway, and bypass the Bay of Biscay without any hesitation, all this shows that the strength of the East Coast Navy is no longer underestimated. Especially its small but extremely powerful lineup of main warships has actually made such old maritime powers as Spain quite fearful, not to mention the British and French navies with only twenty or thirty professional military ships, which has really made the East Coast people of the New World greatly increase their face and ambition.

The escort fleet returned from trade also brought back a considerable number of female slaves - all of them were asked about Bulgarian, Romanian and Greek female slaves purchased by the Azov Marines of the Ottoman Empire, with a number of about three or four thousand people. In addition, there were about two thousand immigrants from Livornia, who were collected by Riga merchants in a year. They had no religious beliefs, and even their ethnic groups were vague. They were discriminated against and oppressed by the two suzera states of Poland and Sweden for a long time, which was the best digestive object of the East Coast.

The female slaves will enrich the old settlements in the country to enrich the local population and balance the gender ratio of the region. The new Livornians, according to the planning of the Ministry of Immigration, were unified and resettled into several settlements on the banks of the Wujiang River (Uruguay River). These settlements have not been established for a long time and the development level is not enough. After the war with the Spaniards, the Executive Committee decided to develop the Wujiang River coastal areas well and strive to build them into another place with abundant resources in the east coast.

The hydrological conditions of the middle and lower reaches of Wujiang have been basically understood after the Navy's efforts over the years. According to the information provided by the Navy, this section of river is extremely wide and the water flow is extremely abundant. The narrowest part of the river not far south of Jingjiang Port (New Palmyra) is more than one kilometer wide, which can be used for navigation large ships. Moreover, the water depth of the central channel of Wujiang River is generally more than 4.3 meters, which has exceeded the draft of the ships with the deepest draft on the east bank. If you dredge and clean it up near the dock, several good ports can be created along the Wujiang River.

On August 15, with a new group of 500 new Livornian immigrants coming to Jingjiang Fort, this settlement, which was built in early 1648, has now initially taken a little bit of the prototype of a city after a year and a half of development. The castle, reservoir, military camp, logging farm, farmland, residential houses, brick kiln factories and other facilities were neatly planned, and it has expanded to 2,500 (plus the new 500 people) and the number of residents was liberated from the displaced and lived a comfortable and fulfilling settlement life.

There is a fertile virgin land that has been abandoned for many years on the river bank. From time to time, a stream of air with a slight smell of river blowing from the river surface. Seagulls flew up and down above the river surface, and long-mouthed egrets stopped in some wetlands on the river bank. From time to time, it stuck its sharp mouth into the water to hunt fish and shrimp. In the distance, a fiery red fox was looking at the group of egrets with greed, thinking about how to solve their lunch.

"Stand here you can see the other side of the river." Tang Yuan, the first Central Executive Committee member and former Minister of Finance, stood on the banks of the Wujiang River with his huge beer belly, looking at the lush forests on the other side. He is 51 years old this year, and he is fat, so he is so tired after just coming out and wandering around for a while. Now he is already panting with his hands on his waist.

Tangyuan is a newly established specialist of the Wujiang Regional Administrative Office of the Executive Committee, specializing in the development of the Wujiang field and the development and construction of various settlements. As a "big figure" who has been a member of the Central Executive Committee, Tangyuan, who came out again, decided to do his best to develop Wujiang, a good place, even if... even if he loses thirty or fifty kilograms, he will do his best!

Liao Xiaoyao, who had just celebrated his 35th birthday, smiled and said, "Yes, not only can you see the forests on the other side, but also the Crandi people who settled and worked on the edge of the forest. To me, this is the most important thing. To be honest, I am not interested in the forests, ranches, mines, and cultivated lands across the street. What I am most interested in is fighting wits and courage with the Spanish. Unfortunately, even this fun has been deprived of now. It's a pity."

Liao Xiaoyao is the leader of the 35th Regiment of the Executive Committee's Guards and Student Corps, and is also quite influential in the 36th Regiment and 37th Regiment. Now, as the scholars of the CSR enter the local military and political departments and major enterprises in large numbers, Liao Xiaoyao's political future has also risen. At present, he has been valued by many military and political leaders and is very popular in the East Coast political arena.

After the war with the Spaniards, Liao Xiaoyao, who was originally the commander of the garrison of Buenos Aires, was transferred back to the country. After a brief rest, he was reactivated by the Executive Committee and transferred to the Wujiang area to serve as the commander of the regional security. While assisting the regional commissioner Tang Yuan to maintain local security, his most important task was to contact the group of Crandi people who moved to the opposite side of Jingjiang Port, keep abreast of their dynamics and provide all-round support to them at any time to ensure that they are not quickly wiped out by the Spanish army, and can still play a role in the interests of the East Coast Republic of China when needed in the future.

There are quite a few Crandi people who have moved here. According to a rough statistics conducted by Liao Xiaoyao to the other side, there are about 5,000 people. In addition, there are about a few thousand Crandi people opposite Yong'an Port in the north. There are just settled down. These two more than 10,000 Crandi people basically avoided the Spanish army and their families from the south. Now these people are afraid of strangulation by the Spanish army, and they are not willing to follow the people on the east coast to develop colonies overseas. Therefore, they can only escape to the forest swamp area east of the Parana River and west of the Wujiang River to "retreat".

While receiving assistance from the East Coast people, of course, they also have to accept the secret control of the other party. As for the current situation, these Crandians are still clear-headed and know that the basis for their survival is the assistance from the East Coast people, so they are all very cooperative. The instructors sent to guide them in military training to Liao Xiaoyao. The Crandians realized their shortcomings and were very concerned about participating in the military training organized by the East Coast. Although their hard work and endurance are far less than that of the East Coast militia, they also have various chronic diseases of barbarians - such as freedom and scattering, but they have finally made more progress than before. It seems that they have realized the huge survival pressure they may face in the future, so they are working hard now.

While conducting military training for the Crandy people, the East Coast people also provided them with considerable financial assistance. The most important way is to provide some corn seeds cultivated by the North Botanical Garden of the East Coast. These corn seeds are some phased results obtained by the garden during the breeding process. However, since large-scale planting experiments have not been conducted, they are not sure about their traits. At present, the North Botanical Garden is looking for some places to plant on a large scale to see how the actual effect is, so that there is enough data to support the next seed cultivation process.

But the Northern Botanical Garden is not very brave to plant these possible defective corn seeds for domestic farmers. They are really afraid that those township cadres who are extremely short-term to protect the situation will come to their door to cause trouble because of poor grain harvest. Therefore, throwing these farmlands to the Crandy people at this time is a great move for them. Even if these seeds have any defects - such as weak disease tolerance - the yield drops sharply during harvest, what does it matter? Anyway, those who have no food to eat will not be their own people on the East Coast, and other people's children will never be killed.

"Stop wandering here anymore, retreat. The wind is so strong that it may snow tonight. I have to go back and see if the residents have enough clothes to protect themselves from the cold." Tangyuan straightened the mink hat on his head, then put his hands into his sleeves, and walked slowly to the beautifully decorated carriage like an old farmer in Northeast China. With the help of his followers, he got on the carriage and ordered the coachman to go to the city. After the carriage moved, more than a dozen patrolmen also stepped on the horses, shouting and following him.

After they left, Liao Xiaoyao stood aside boredly and looked at some farmers who were mowing grass not far away. Now Jingjiang Fort is invented, and the three-crop rotation system has not yet been effectively deployed. Most of the farmers planted grains in the fields, and there are very few bean pasture grasses. Therefore, farmers often drive their livestock to the wild common ground to grazle during the slack farming period, and sometimes they will cut some pastures and take them home to reserve. Anyway, there are few people here now, and the per capita resources are very rich, so it is not easy to have enough share.

The sheep raised by farmers are provided by the breeding farm in Capital Ranch Township. The farm has now cultivated the seventh generation of the bighorn goats on the east coast. In addition, some new varieties named Heihe sheep and Wujiang sheep are all good things that are suitable for both hair and meat. Although they are not as good as the top varieties such as Merino sheep in Europe, the meat production rate and hair yield rate should not be underestimated, at least they are much better than before. Currently, they have been given to farmers to raise them separately to see if the genes can be inherited stably.
Chapter completed!