As the core of the new generation of leadership collective of the East Coast Republic of China, Liao Xiaoyao, who was just elected as chairman of the Executive Committee at the end of 1677, took office and summoned Sebastian, the ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the East Coast, to negotiate with the Spanish on the latest wave of disputes on the Pampa Plain. ●⌒, and then, last month (February 1678), he took the battleship "Liberator" that had just completed the first sea trial and was conducting the first sea trial to inspect the land that was not strictly the territory of the East Coast Republic of China.

There is no doubt that this is an unusual move, highlighting Chairman Liao Xiaoyao's military thinking (although he has officially retired now), which makes the Spaniards feel a little uneasy. You should know that the "Liberator" is a powerful three-deck battleship with a sailor capacitated more than 800 people and a hundred artillery types. It can be regarded as one of the most powerful warships on this planet. Liao Xiaoyao actually visited the Pampa Plain on this powerful warship, which in the eyes of the Spaniards has strong political and military deterrence significance.

In addition, the name of this warship is "Liberator", which makes the Spanish think a lot, because the East Coast people have mentioned their role as "Liberator of South America" ​​before, but they have not been much publicized in the past 10 or 20 years. Therefore, based on the above, when the ship Liao Xiaoyao was riding arrived at Silver Harbor on March 6, 1678, local colonial government officials reported the news to Buenos Aires as soon as possible, and then passed it to Lima via Chile.

The Governor of Lima did not dare to neglect the news after receiving the news, because he was not sure whether Chairman Liao, who had the newly-entered East Coast, planned to adhere to many of the previous policies of Chairman Qi, who was more "mature and steady" and was a little uncomfortable with his aggressive style. When the Governor of Peru sent people to Madrid at the first time, he also sent several confidants to Buenos Aires, intending to find Ambassador Sebastian to learn about the character and policy program of the new leader of the East Coast.

He Yuan, the ambitious Niulanshan Regional Administrative Office Commissioner, also rushed to Yinhai Port, intending to listen to the teachings of the new chairman as soon as possible. However, before he could arrive at Yinhai Port, news came from the way that Chairman Liao had already rode south to Niuzhuang County under the escort of a team of cavalry. He had no choice but to return to the county. However, Liao Xiaoyao did not go to the county, but went directly to Dapan Township and inspected here for a whole day until He Yuan and others arrived on a horse panting and panting.

Dapan Township is now almost a large warehousing and logistics base. After a large amount of materials were landed in Niuzhuang Port, they were transported to Dapan Township, more than 100 kilometers away through mules and horse teams. Here, food, tents, medicines and other materials were carefully stored in temporary warehouses in different categories and were taken care of by militias. However, the urgently needed materials on construction sites such as railway equipment, labor tools, mechanical parts, etc. will not be stored here, but continue to move forward, and arrive at Guiling Township through Heqiu Township, a settlement located on the construction Yanbu Railway Line under construction, located near the small town of Olavariya in later generations. The two settlements established together are Chenqiang Township (near Lapulida Town) and Wapeng Township (near Azur Town) which were both newly established at the beginning of this year and are also located on the railway line.

From the setting of these settlements, we can see that the rough direction of the Yanbu Railway is still the southwest-northeast direction, that is, starting from Yancheng Port, through the established Jinbu Township, Tongxu Township, Chenqiang Township, Guiling Township, Wapeng Township and other places, winding all the way to the northeast, disappearing deep into the grassland, and finally going out to sea in Buenos Aires City. It can be called a strategic railway connecting the north and south.

"Teacher He, the central government has invested a lot in order to build the salt-lay railway. As of the beginning of this year, the total principal and interest of the government's debts has been close to 12 million yuan, accounting for almost 60% of our country's annual fiscal revenue. These infrastructure projects are all built, and the railway construction is the big one. Ping An Iron and Steel Plant's blast furnace has not been fully produced since the last technical transformation. This time it was a chance to produce it with all its energy. Haha, the red iron is all spent on white money." In front of a large livestock, Liao Xiaoyao stroked the batch of smooth-colored horses and said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

He Yuan felt a little nervous when he heard this. The first important thing for the new chairman to take office was to come to the Pampa Plain to watch the railway, and his words also pointed out the role of railway construction in driving the national economy. This made him subconsciously raise the importance of the Yanbu Railway and treat it as a strategic work in the region.

"Of course, don't think too much." Liao Xiaoyao saw that He Yuan was a little nervous, and laughed again and said, "The central government naturally cannot tolerate the railway tracks for a long time because of the severe insufficient utilization rate, and lying on the grassland with sun and rain, so the utilization of railways is also an important part of the work. You must also work hard on this point. There is no demand for the salt railway, and we must create demand artificially."

In fact, Liao Xiaoyao's words are a bit fucked. Everyone knows what the situation is along the Salt-Bai Railway is. To put it bluntly, the number of cougars along the route may be more than people (don't believe it. In the late 18th century, Argentina exported at least 3,000 cougar furs each year, most of which were produced from the Pampa Plain). There is a demand for a hammer! After all, the greatest significance of this railway is its military role, which is indeed a good player to mobilize troops and transfer materials. The role of the Gao Qiao, Crandi, and Quechua on the United Front Grassland is not inferior, but the economic significance is very weak.

As the highest official in the East Coast civil affairs on the Pampa Plain and also the first group of veteran pioneers from work, He Yuan was naturally very clear about this. However, he did not intend to argue with Liao Xiaoyao, but planned to make arrangements based on actual conditions. He could not mess around for the so-called demand creation and risk the collapse of the local economy.

However, Liao Xiaoyao's words quickly shake his thoughts. Liao Xiaoyao said: "Don't be surprised. There is a reason for me to say this. That is, the central government has initially decided that all immigrants who arrived in the local area will be placed on the Pampa Plain in the next few months. At the same time, the allocation indicators for commons in the original Brazilian townships will be reduced, and the purpose of guiding more second-generation citizens to settle in the Pampa Plain, open up the territory, and accelerate the development of this land. Now, do you understand?"

Speaking of the East Coast Republic of China as of the middle of last year (1677), the total population of the country was estimated to have reached 3.912 million, of which the second-generation nationals were close to 1.93 million, accounting for more than 49%. It is the largest group in the country (this can also show how young the East Coast Republic is). Among these groups, the number of adult men and women is very large every year, and more than one year. As long as the national policies are slightly inclined, they will probably live in the Pampa Plain with their bags every year. There are probably tens of thousands of young men and women who settle down. If the number of immigrants from Ming people is included, it is estimated that more than 100,000 people will be placed on the Pampa Plain a year. This... He Yuan has to admit that he was really shocked!

The population resettlement of more than 100,000 people a year is actually not a problem with the vast and fertility of the Pampa Plain land. As long as the local support is sufficient, the number of various materials and cadres is enough. But the problem is that this is equivalent to sacrificing the population quota of the northern tropical regions to accelerate the development of the Pampa region. For example, cadres in Beining, Changshun, Changhua, Hue, and even Jiaohe areas are not allowed to make a fuss?

In the past, the population quota obtained in these areas was actually quite large every year, especially in the Hue area where tropical plantations are relatively developed. Every year, many second-generation citizens and Eastern immigrants from all over the country come to settle down. The local economy is relatively prosperous and developing rapidly. Chairman Qi of the previous government also supported him. But now everything seems to be different? The newly-employed Chairman Liao does not seem to be very enthusiastic about the development of the northern tropical economic zone. This army-born person is very interested in the endless Pampa Plain and is willing to focus on developing this area, which is somewhat surprising.

To be fair, if we only lay the foundation or long-term perspective, prioritizing the development of the Pampa Plain is definitely the best choice, because of its vast area, flat land, fertile soil, and mild climate. It is very "nurturing", that is, it is very suitable for what we call "population". It is not surprising that the temperature is neither lukewarm nor hot, there are no need to worry about grain production, and there are also rich sources of meat such as bison. The coastal areas are still fishing places, and there are no epidemics that cannot be prevented in wet and hot areas. It is difficult to grow the population quickly.

In contrast, in the tropical areas, the climate is humid and hot, the bacteria are extremely active, and there are many mosquitoes. Various epidemics with different ranges occurred every few days, and the population mortality rate remains high. Such an environment is naturally not friendly to human settlements. Don’t you know in history that the development of African colonies occupied by the French was still very low in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, and the number of white colonists was still very small, which is not without environmental factors (the British colonies have a large population in the United States, Australia and New Zealand).

Therefore, after Liao Xiaoyao came to power, he turned his policy and planned to focus on developing temperate areas and tilt his precious population resources more toward it. It is not incomprehensible to say that this is also the usual thinking loop of officials from the army. Among those who only know how to fight and kill, there are too many farmers in farming. Commander Liao has been with them for a long time, and his thinking has obviously been assimilated by them. He Yuan complained a little in his heart.

Of course, if you abandon the prejudice against officials from Qiu Ba, Chairman Liao has a reason to do so. The tropical plantation economy in Hue is basically mainly based on tobacco and sugar production. The scale of tobacco production is gradually shrinking due to cost factors, and gradually there is a risk of being squeezed out by New Kurean goods. Although the production of sugar sugar is still competitive, the situation in Europe has been tense in the past decade, wars have frequently erupted, and many countries have sluggish consumption demand, and imports have dropped significantly. In addition, they have lost a large distributor with the Dutch, so the production of sugarcane plantations opened by East Coast investors in the coastal areas of Brazil has gradually become less prosperous, and the ability to attract new funds has been greatly weakened. This can be seen from the fact that Brazil's rural financial cooperatives have cut loans to these two industries!

So, can you say that Chairman Liao cooled down the development of the tropical region and instead invested most of the capital, technology and manpower on the Pampa Plain? I'm afraid it may not be possible! Every leader has his own philosophy and governance style. Chairman Liao is sure that the cost of building tropical plantations by the East Coast is too high, and it is not competitive with Europeans, so he guides funds and manpower out of this industry, just as Chairman Qi tried his best to guide funds and manpower into this industry when he was in power.

"Chairman Liao, I am of course very happy to say that. The Pampa Plain is indeed a foundation of kings and dominance. If we use mainland China as an example, this is Zhongzhou, the Central Plains, and it is a place where we can rely on it as our foundation. From this perspective, we should of course vigorously develop this place and consolidate the foundation of our country. This has always been what my colleagues and I have been doing before. However, the Pampa Plain is still the land in the Procuratorate District of the Kingdom of Spain. Is it really okay for us to immigrate and engage in development with such a big fanfare?" After thinking about it, He Yuan finally asked this more sensitive question.

"The Spaniards' opinions are irrelevant!" Liao Xiaoyao waved his hand directly and responded with great momentum: "This failed country is now deeply trapped in the quagmire of continental war, and has also issued a large amount of bonds in my country's financial market due to financial difficulties. Why do they turn against us? In the past, we were too reasonable and used to these people too much, so we were so unhappy to do things. Look, the British did not recognize Spain's sovereignty over the two islands of Barbados and Jamaica, and they openly immigrated to develop. Didn't the Spanish finally accept the facts after the failure of the military attack? Look, how well Barbados is developing and has a large population,

The huge amount of sugar, tobacco and indigo are produced every year, and huge profits are made. The British can do this, so we can do it. We don’t want the Spaniards’ Caribbean islands. What’s the use of those broken islands? Far away, if there is something to do, we can only sit back and see if we fall! We want the Spanish Pampa Plain, where we cannot produce sugar, tobacco, indigo, pepper, and gold and silver mines. According to the Spanish standards, it is not a good land at all. It may not be as good as Jamaica, Barbados, Hispaniola. Well, since you think it is not a good land, then we want it, don’t regret it!”

Liao Xiaoyao's words really made He Yuan speechless. He suddenly transitioned from the steady transition from the Qi Wangping era to the rapid progress of the Liao era, and he was suddenly unable to adapt.
Chapter completed!