The sky in the east is white. ←

Tian Xing wiped the dew under the brim of his hat, then took off the wine pot around his waist, and took a few sips of the river Daqu, which faintly dispelled the chill on his body. The east bank at the end of June was already very cold, especially when walking at night, when the cold wind blew, the taste was not something that ordinary people could bear. In addition, the sudden mist in the early morning, the biting coldness could almost soak into the bone marrow of people, making you unable to avoid it.

"This weather is really evil." Tian Xing looked at the fog that gradually became thinner and complained angrily. Although he was a second-generation dress and was a "princeling party" with a golden spoon in his mouth, he rarely had the arrogance like Bai Siwen's son. He was only 22 years old this year and has been working in the State Administration of Intelligence for almost five years. He has also accumulated merits and promoted to a section chief. He is considered to be a fair rule among the "trends" of the princely parties.

Although Tian Xing himself is usually low-key, he is hard-working and has a solid job, but he is deeply loved by Tang Yuan, the "old central cadre" of Tang Yuan. His immediate superior, Liao Xiaoyao, commander of the Wujiang area, also has a good impression of him, which laid a good foundation for his future development. And because of this, he is low-key but still deliberately or unintentionally attracts some people to get closer in the entire Wujiang area - everyone is smart, especially these little characters who have nothing but have ambition to climb up, knowing the importance of betting in advance.

"Chief, you have arrived in Fenggezhuang." A tall young man turned around and reported to Tian Xing who was drinking to drive away the cold: "The birds in the village don't even have a sentinel. If the enemy comes here, keep them and take them away."

When Tian Xing heard this, he walked to a small mound. In the morning light of the east, he saw a small village hidden in the mist. It was an ordinary small village, with red bricks and green tiles, walled vegetable gardens, and a typical east coast feature. The peasant woman who got up early in the yard in the nearest yard was already feeding pigs. The sleepy child was sitting in the corner of the wall, chopping grass all the time. It seemed that the family still raised cattle, sheep and other livestock, and most of them were tied to the vegetable garden behind.

A big rooster somehow flew to the top of the chicken coop. He paced majesticly, stopped from time to time and urged the sleeping farmers to get up quickly. The new day had arrived. Under the chicken coop, several hens and a group of chickens who had not yet grown up were looking for food on the grass in the yard. A big yellow dog was lying on the ground, shaking his tail boredly.

"What a quiet and comfortable village." Tian Xing sighed secretly, "This Ming people are really at ease with the circumstances. The nearby Chalua people have just been wiped out for a few months, and they are so lazy. The family at the entrance of this village looks old and young, and they should be old citizens who have moved from the east. They are all so vigilant. Not to mention that most of the newly arrived Ming immigrants in the village, they probably think this is a comfortable nest."

Speaking of the beginning of this year, the Wujiang area mobilized a large number of militias, coupled with the hired Gao Qiao cavalry, launched a large-scale cleanup operation in the nearby areas, destroying a large-scale Chalua tribe that may be the last large-scale Chalua tribe in the East Coast. For this reason, Meng Hu also published a commemorative article "The Last Chalua" in a magazine. The scent of the Virgin in the article was so strong that Tian Xing, a new generation of East Coast people, was jealous of it.

As an intelligence official who has been walking in the Wujiang area for many years, Tian Xing knew clearly that the settlement called Fenggezhuang (located near the small village of polo solo in Uruguay) was established not long after - in just a few months - at that time, the Immigration Department sent seven or eight hundred immigrants from Laiyang County, Shandong Province, and then moved twenty or thirty old citizens from the eastern coastal areas, then broke them apart, and finally formed this new settlement.

But don't be confused by the word "Zhuang" in the name of this settlement. Although it does look like a big village, on the map of the Wujiang Regional Administration, this is a genuine township settlement called "Fenggezhuang Township". The State Administration for Development had already built some residences here in advance. After the new immigrants arrived, the Northwest Reclamation Bank immediately signed a mortgage loan contract for house purchase with them, and then these Ming immigrants lived happily.

The arrival of these immigrants is actually related to the construction of the Southwest Railway. As we all know, the Genoese will invest tens of millions of lira to build this arterial-grade railway with a total length of more than 400 kilometers on the east coast, and its end point is located on the shore of the Wujiang River and is very close to the La Plata River. As the terms of the agreement when the agreement was signed, the East Coast people gave Genoa a franchise of 30 years, provided that the Genoese continue to invest funds and manpower to continue the construction of the Jingjiang Port Terminal, and at the same time, they must clear the nearby waterways to prevent large ships from accidentally stranding when sailing.

Therefore, the Genoese sent five or six hundred Sicilians to Jingjiang Port and built a dock. As for the massive amount of materials needed for construction, the East Coast Building Materials Company opened a branch in Jingjiang Port. Bricks, cement, lime, and sand and gravel can supply a considerable amount. The construction cost of this dock is much cheaper.

In this month (June), Genoa sent people to Jingjiang Port in advance to inform the people of the State Railway Administration that a ship full of Naples laborers will likely arrive at Jingjiang Port next month, and then began to build a line of less than 20 kilometers in the southwest railway Jingjiang Town - Xindi Township. After the completion of this section (it is expected to be not very slow), the railway line will continue to extend to the inland area, and its next stop is Fenggezhuang Township. Therefore, the State Development Administration has set up a new settlement here and moved nearly a thousand immigrants to make full use of this railway trunk line in the future.

"The government considers this town along the railway very important, and asked us to go to the Hejian area across the Wujiang River to buy a lot of Hejian slaves back in order to build the supporting urban construction facilities here. But the residents here are all so comfortable that they are so energetic that my patriots on the east coast should have?" A follower also looked at the quiet town in the mist and said crookedly: "I remember when the country was first built, no matter how adults and children in our village were so alert! Adults held muskets, and our children also held slingshots and kitchen knives. Those Guarani people were like native chickens and tiles, which were not enough to see! Humph, it was not like this place, a comfortable and decadent look, it was time to rectify it!"

This young entourage followed Tian Xing to the Hejian area and bought about 300 Hejian slaves. Speaking of which, now the Crandi slaves in the Hejian area are getting harder to buy. The tribal annexation war there is nearing the end and no large number of prisoners of war can be produced. In addition, as the Spanish power in the La Plata area gradually recovered, these Crandi tribes also felt huge pressure - as their living space was gradually compressed, the war between tribes began to decrease day by day. After all, no one is a fool. As the Spanish colonists pressed step by step, they might really be over.

And that's true. Tian Xing and others bought only more than 300 Hejian slaves this time, which was far less than expected, which surprised everyone. It seemed that the Spaniards did put extremely heavy pressure on these indigenous people. Tian Xing was even considering whether he would write a report to his immediate boss and the chief of the Field Department, suggesting that armed aid be provided to the Crandi tribes close to the east coast in a half-sell and half-delivery manner (usually migrated from the south, and they were enemies of the Spanish during the Second East-West War). The types of aid should not be restricted. Weapons, military funds and even horses can be provided, as long as they can cause enough trouble for the Spaniards.

But then again, these Crandy people are not familiar with modern warfare and have not been fully trained with firearms. It seems that it is necessary to send them some military instructors, otherwise they may become transport captains for the Spaniards. In addition, they must find ways to instruct these tribes who have always had sex with the East Coast to pay attention to methods and try to avoid head-on confrontation with the Spaniards, but make full use of forests, swamps and thistle clusters that are taller than people on the grasslands as cover to engage in guerrilla wars with the Spaniards, so that they can save themselves to the greatest extent and at the same time cause major damage to the enemy.

The Spaniards have now vigorously expanded the three fortresses in Buenos Aires, Rosario and Santa Fe, and have officially formed three infantry regiments (1 white gentleman regiment, 2 Mestiso regiments, 1,200-1,300 people per regiment), and a Gaucho cavalry battalion, with a strong force. If the Crandi people do not pay attention to the methods of fighting, they may encounter the misfortune of defeat. In addition, the State Intelligence Administration also learned through various channels that the Spaniards have also built two Crandi infantry regiments in the Cordoba area, and practiced them day and night. They planned to drive to the east when they were ready to rush to suppress the Crandi tribe that had rioted one after another, while deterring the East Coast people.

In addition to increasing troops, the Spaniards also migrated many old mainland immigrants along the Parana River, including Spaniards, mostly Italians, and occasionally some Catalans who were exiled here. The increasing number of white settlers is crucial to the existence of these military fortresses, because it means that they have completely gained a foothold in this barren land.
Chapter completed!