The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and the cold winter has gradually enveloped this large island in the remote corner of the world.

The sky was gray, and the goose-feather-like snowflakes hit the pedestrians in fur coats with the help of the roaring west wind, making a slight crisp sound. The trees beside them also swayed slightly under the west wind, and a group of reindeer with bells hanging around their necks pulled a sled and walked forward on the snow. Several half-large hunting dogs ran back and forth around the sled, as if they were extremely cheerful.

Today is early July, and Tierra del Fuego has ushered in the coldest season of the year. On the west side of Tierra del Fuego, due to part of the influence of the westerly wind belt, it has a cold temperate marine climate. Since the westerly wind blows from the sea, it contains a lot of moisture and is blocked by mountains, so the precipitation is quite large. Especially in winter, precipitation is manifested in the form of heavy snow, making the wilderness full of silver everywhere.

In this cold season, it seems that even the few animals on the island (mainly seals, sea otters, penguins, llamas, foxes, wild ducks and some birds) have been hidden and disappeared. In the wild, only some Antarctic wolves migrated from the horse island by people on the east coast.

Since this dog-like predator was introduced to Tierra Tierra by people on the East Coast, the population has reproduced rapidly due to the similar climate and abundant food sources. More than ten Antarctic wolves that were released initially have grown several groups, and most of them live on the west side of Tierra Tierra Tierra, near the sea. According to forest rangers of the Ministry of Agriculture, there are about fifty or sixty. The introduction of these terrestrial carnivores fills the gap in Tierra Tierra's lack of large canine predators (except foxes), so people on the east coast were able to safely and boldly stock some animals introduced from other continents on the island. For example, the hares, goats and other animals introduced by the Argentines for Tierra Tierra, of course, have been proven that beavers that have greatly damaged the forests on the island have not been introduced on a large scale. At present, research is only done on some uninhabited islands, and it is strictly prohibited to spread to other places.

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In addition to these "guests" from the Americas, moose, reindeer and sled dogs were also settled with the initial Shandan immigrants. These animals from Northeast Asia also quickly adapted to the climate here, especially the eight mooses that were highly anticipated, have successfully given birth to cubs and began to reproduce. I believe that as time goes by, the population of these animals will expand rapidly. After all, the climate here is not much different from the climate in their "hometown", but it is slightly better, which is very suitable for them to survive. Moose is currently in a free-range state, with the large number of reindeer and sled dogs, and it is artificially raised by Shandan settlers in Beech Fort.

Of course, the professionals of the Ministry of Agriculture have questioned whether the large-scale introduction of animals on foreign continents will cause "species invasion". However, they also lack direct and strong evidence of opposition, so it is normal to be ignored by the already domineering Nantie Company. However, judging from the experience of introducing animals on foreign continents in recent years, it seems that the impact on the local ecology of Tierra Tierra Tierra is limited. It is rich in plump and juicy forage grass, but the species of herbivores are quite single (in fact, there are few species in southern South America, such as Argentina, which may be related to the history of the formation of various continents on Earth). Therefore, people on the East Coast introduced herbivores such as goats, rabbits, bisons, musk ox, moose, and reindeer from the outside world, and also introduced carnivores such as Antarctic wolf from the neighboring horse island, hoping to improve the ecosystem here.

The reindeer pulling the sled was first brought by the East Coast people from the Blackwater area in the Far East. It can be said that after great hardships, all of them are now kept in beech forts and have successfully given birth to their cubs. The development of their ethnic group is expected. This time, Meng Hu, a special commissioner of the local Ministry of Agriculture, went to the vicinity of Beech for investigation. He rode the reindeer sled driven by Shandan immigrants, which was very convenient to walk. Especially on the vast forest and snow fields east of Beech fort, the snow-covered roads with a thickness of more than 30 cm make it quite inconvenient to walk, so he can only use the main means of transportation in winter, such as sleds.

The melodious bells were flooded by the whistling west wind, but the sled was still walking slowly in the wind and snow. The driver, covered with seal oil, squinted his eyes and tried to distinguish the direction in the heavy snow with extremely poor visibility. Fortunately, here it was already close to the range of the beech castle. Some wooden signs inserted on the ground in the wild proved that the driver's expression seemed very relaxed. Moreover, as he became closer to the warm town, a warm flame rose in his heart. In the warm hut with the fire, he was baking the fire while drinking steaming milk tea. This kind of life was so comfortable.

The sled stopped in front of a three-story building. This building is a mixed brick and wood structure with a fireplace and a warm kang. It is the tallest building in the Beech Fort area and the most grand and luxurious building. It serves as the joint residence of the township government, police station, court and other institutions.

After seeing Meng Hu coming down from the sled, the two patrolmen at the door immediately went up to support and take their luggage. Meng Hu was happy, and told them to be careful of the plant specimens collected in autumn in their bags, and then walked into the small building. The fireplace in the lobby on the first floor of the small building was burning vigorously, and a group of men in various uniforms surrounded the side, roasting on the fire while eating supper. Their dinner was mainly whale meat, seal meat and llama meat, accompanied by some vegetables hidden in the autumn cellar, as well as some local homemade beer.

By the way, due to the cold climate and the short growth cycle of plants, only some barley, rye, oats and other grains can be planted on Tierra del Fuego, which provides convenience for brewing beer. At present, the residents of Beech Fort have cleared the remaining wooden stakes and low shrubs on the forest (the forest has been cut down), and they planted barley on a large scale and harvested them in autumn. The yield is sloppy, but it is definitely not enough to eat. Fortunately, Tierra del Fuego has few people and many lands and relatively abundant resources, especially the huge number of wild llamas, which have opened up these wilderness.

The people brought a lot of meat supplements. Coupled with some licenses for hunting seals and sea dogs issued by the government, and the subsidies given by the Nantec Corporation to pioneers (mostly in the form of food, only for pioneers in the first three years), the local residents were not hungry, and it was much better than the Spanish pioneers who came to Punta Arenas colonized more than a hundred years ago. The group of Spanish colonists lacked the necessary living supplies and the superior institutions did not support them enough, and finally failed to take root in Punta Arenas. It was a pity that of course they were also lucky for the East Coast people.

A group of officials who were having dinner in the hall saw Meng Hu walking in and immediately stood up to greet him. Although Meng Hu was just a special envoy of the Ministry of Agriculture, everyone here knew that he was a "noble parliamentarian" or a "senator". The elders had their own dignity. This had nothing to do with their position or official title. Therefore, a group of people pushed away the chairs and stood up.

Seeing this, Meng Hu waved his hand quickly, laughed, and said, "Sit down, sit down, the orderly, I'll give me some lunch, I'm starving to death. Let's have a bottle of beer, yes, don't have West Lake beer, just ask for our own snow-capped beer." After that, he pulled a chair on his own, sat in the crowd, and greeted everyone to have dinner together.

These people are the main managers of this settlement, with a total of about ten people. Among them are veterans, young scholars, graduates from local youth cadre schools, and of course some Shandans, chiefs of Ona people, these miscellaneous and complex cadres are managing two places in Beech Fort and the logging farm in the east mountain. There are more than 800 settlers (excluding the naturalized Ona people and other indigenous peoples).

And they, after all their hardships and overcome all difficulties and dangers, opened up a small settlement in a bitter and cold place near the sea on the west side of Tierra del Fuego. From then on, the East Coast Republic of China also had its own existence on the island at the end of the world. And, with their efforts to explore, immigrants from the Ming Kingdom of the East will also begin to be sent here to settle and pioneer, and from then on, take root here, firmly control the large island that is farthest from China in the future.

Due to various reasons, the Spanish had poor logistics supplies, indifferent superior bureaucrats and lack of professional and technical personnel failed to successfully take root on both sides of the Strait of Magellan, but this does not mean that the people on the East Coast could not do it. In fact, they not only wanted to establish strongholds on Tierra Tierra, but also crossed the straits to the opposite Punta Arenas, which the Spaniards once abandoned. From then on, the key Strait of Magellan was named the East Coast and could no longer be taken away by other countries.

Not long after, the orderly soldiers brought lunch to Meng Hu: roasted llama meat, whale meat stewed cabbage, mushroom and fish soup, and homemade snow-capped beer. Under his greeting, everyone continued to eat lunch. The snow outside the house was getting heavier, but the house was as warm as spring, making people feel extremely comfortable.

A group of officials who were having dinner in the hall saw Meng Hu walking in and immediately stood up to greet him. Although Meng Hu was just a special envoy of the Ministry of Agriculture, everyone here knew that he was a "noble parliamentarian" or a "senator". The elders had their own dignity. This had nothing to do with their position or official title. Therefore, a group of people pushed away the chairs and stood up.

Seeing this, Meng Hu waved his hand quickly, laughed, and said, "Sit down, sit down, the orderly, I'll give me some lunch, I'm starving to death. Let's have a bottle of beer, yes, don't have West Lake beer, just ask for our own snow-capped beer." After that, he pulled a chair on his own, sat in the crowd, and greeted everyone to have dinner together.

These people are the main managers of this settlement, with a total of about ten people. Among them are veterans, young scholars, graduates from local youth cadre schools, and of course some Shandans, chiefs of Ona people, these miscellaneous and complex cadres are managing two places in Beech Fort and the logging farm in the east mountain. There are more than 800 settlers (excluding the naturalized Ona people and other indigenous peoples).

And they, after all their hardships and overcome all difficulties and dangers, opened up a small settlement in a bitter and cold place near the sea on the west side of Tierra del Fuego. From then on, the East Coast Republic of China also had its own existence on the island at the end of the world. And, with their efforts to explore, immigrants from the Ming Kingdom of the East will also begin to be sent here to settle and pioneer, and from then on, take root here, firmly control the large island that is farthest from China in the future.

Due to various reasons, the Spanish had poor logistics supplies, indifferent superior bureaucrats and lack of professional and technical personnel failed to successfully take root on both sides of the Strait of Magellan, but this does not mean that the people on the East Coast could not do it. In fact, they not only wanted to establish strongholds on Tierra Tierra, but also crossed the straits to the opposite Punta Arenas, which the Spaniards once abandoned. From then on, the key Strait of Magellan was named the East Coast and could no longer be taken away by other countries.

Not long after, the orderly soldiers brought lunch to Meng Hu: roasted llama meat, whale meat stewed cabbage, mushroom and fish soup, and homemade snow-capped beer. Under his greeting, everyone continued to eat lunch. The snow outside the house was getting heavier, but the house was as warm as spring, making people feel extremely comfortable.

Due to various reasons, the Spanish had poor logistics supplies, indifferent superior bureaucrats and lack of professional and technical personnel failed to successfully take root on both sides of the Strait of Magellan, but this does not mean that the people on the East Coast could not do it. In fact, they not only wanted to establish strongholds on Tierra Tierra, but also crossed the straits to the opposite Punta Arenas, which the Spaniards once abandoned. From then on, the key Strait of Magellan was named the East Coast and could no longer be taken away by other countries.

Not long after, the orderly soldiers brought lunch to Meng Hu: roasted llama meat, whale meat stewed cabbage, mushroom and fish soup, and homemade snow mountain beer. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!