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Chapter 77 Truchen Empire (4)

 "In the plateau pastures between river valleys and deserts, it is the world of the Koisan people. They are generally short and do not work in farming. They make a living by hunting and grazing. However, they are not as organized as the Tswanans and Sotos. Instead, they are often attacked and massacred by the Tswanans and Sotos."

"But most of these two do not use slaves. Once they destroy a certain Koisan tribe, they will kill all their men, both men, women, young and old, leaving only women"

"Of course, this does not happen often. The place is so vast that it is sparsely populated, and their respective territories are obviously enough, unless the migrating Koisan and Sotos, the Tswanans just happen to meet"

"When we went to the Golden Valley, we also sent people to the north and west at the same time. There was a guard in each route. Naturally, there were people from the valley who were blindly interested in making plans, so we naturally dealt with them."

"There are discoveries on all three roads, but only the Golden Valley in the northwest has development value"

"There are more than a dozen Tswana tribes near the Golden Valley, and the largest tribe has hundreds of people. It occupies the best gold-picking location in the valley, most of which only have more than a hundred people"

"There are thousands of people in the Golden Valley in a radius of hundreds of miles, but the largest tribe does not seem to be the same as unifying the tribes, but it can smel iron tools and can't weave them. Men are all warriors, each with two to three javelins with iron spearheads, and a wooden or rattan shield"

"The warriors use spears and hammers. When fighting, they are somewhat similar to the popular European linear queuing and shooting method. When they reach nearly a few dozen meters, both sides throw javelins at each other. Once one side can't stand it, the warriors holding spears and short hammers on the other side will cross the formation"

"A few tribes will also use strategies such as two-wing encirclement, ambush, etc."

"The Dutch, the Portuguese obviously have been there, but they are not as numerous as us, with a large number of people, and at most a dozen people. Although there are horses, they are still not enough to see in front of these people"

"But in front of our company's armed forces, there are still cavalrymen, no matter how many of them have, they can do nothing, and they have to sit and watch us walk around"

"By the way, there is a closed plateau basin area about two or three hundred miles away from Wangbu Port. There is a larger Soto tribe, with a few thousand people, and they are called Basudo"

(Basutou, Lesotho, later generations)

"Maybe because of the influence of white people, they began to use some of the Coisans as slaves, specifically for them to graz and farm, but it was not common"

"Along the way, more than 1,200 miles, according to our observation, there are about 1,000 tribes with more than 100 households, and a total of more than 100,000 people, and they will not live in place for more than five years"

"As for Wangbu, we have recruited a brigade from the migrant Alagans and Assams. The current grain produced can barely be self-sufficient. The coal, fresh water, and vegetables produced nearby produce nearby supply income for passing ships cannot meet the consumption of this brigade."

"We have established a boat shop in Wangbo Port, which can build some boats that fish offshore and flat-bottomed schooners walking along the coastline, but there is no benefit yet"

Qitad nodded.

"Everyone, our country is now a real empire, because its territory is already spread all over the world"

"The domestic matter is almost done, and it mainly focuses on two points. One is to resettle immigrants, and the second is the road. As long as these two points are done well, within five years, even if the Europeans and the Ottomans unite to deal with us, we will not be afraid."

"As for overseas territories, what time will I say"

"First, near Japan and North Korea, if there is not enough food to produce and feed farmers nearby, you should not station troops. The purpose is to collect the population. Just occupy Jeju Island and Kyushu for the time being, and the core islands of Ryukyu need to occupy them for a long time."

"This is because it doesn't take too many people to occupy such a place, and the same is true for Keelung Port"

"Hong Kong, Hongji will occupy it for a long time"

"As for the Nanyang area, since ships must pass through the Strait of Malacca, what Timur said just now does make some sense, but as far as I know, the Tiandihui only has tens of thousands of people, while the Malays and Bugis on the Malay Peninsula have at least two million, and there are also many Siamese people."

"The peninsula is densely packed with tropical rainforests, and it is not easy to stabilize it. Moreover, Li Tongkuan and others may not be the same as us. They suddenly took down a large area, with so many people, land, and wealth, how can they not be moved?"

"In this case, the sultans, Bugis, and Dutch people on the peninsula will most likely unite to do something bad in secret, so in this case, you must never offend Siam again"

"The peninsula is mountainous. If it weren't for the important geographical location, I really didn't want to take it down. In this way, given that Li Tongkuan's attitude is unclear, don't care about him for now. If he is indeed capable, you might as well continue to support him"

"The support point of our country in the Malay Peninsula is still Singapore, and the focus is still here"

"In addition, we cannot put all the eggs in one basket. I think we also need to strongly support the Mo family in Hexian Town. At present, Guangnan is not stable. If Mo Tianci can take down the entire Mekong River and the firewood land, that is the basis for establishing a country"

"The land there is fertile, most of the places are plains, and rivers communicate with each other. At present, the Mo family actually occupies all areas south of the Mekong River and has accepted the enthronement of Guangnan. However, the manpower does not cover the entire area, and most of it is still swamps"

"I guess there can be at least a few million people there, and this is the place that can be coveted"

"Let Li Tongkuan go to Peking University for a while. Timur, after you go back this time, you will be in Singapore and draw a motor brigade and a squadron to standby to see if there is any chance in Cambodia, Guangnan Kingdom, and Hexian Town"

"If everything goes well, let the entire Nanyang area see if everyone can concentrate all in the Mekong Delta and then hold on to it"

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"Emperor Brother"

I saw that Timur seemed to remember something.

"Oh?"

"When I arrived in Hong Kong south and arrived in Singapore, I heard a news about Guangnanguo and Hexian Town"

"Everyone knows that the Mo family in Hexian Town was enthroned by Guangnan Kingdom. At present, Guangnan Kingdom occupies the delta area north of the Mekong River. Not long ago, civil strife occurred in Hexian Town, which was severely damaged, causing Zheng Xin to take advantage of the situation. Finally, the general of Hexian Town, Mo Tianci, fled to Jiading in Guangnan Kingdom."

"By the way, this Jiading is the Saigon marked by Your Majesty on the map"

"Also, Guangnan is not at ease. A major uprising broke out in its Guiren Prefecture. The uprising is fierce. I think Guangnan will not be able to solve it for a while."

Qitade was overjoyed when he heard this.

"It's great, then our national policy will be determined"

"That is to sit and watch the congregation of the Tiandihui community make trouble on the Malay Peninsula. If it is too much, let it go. If it is facing a crisis, rescue it. Then Li Tongkuan and others can no longer serve as leaders"

"That is to say, the defensive force is taken on the Malay Peninsula, while the Mekong Delta, Hexian Town and Jiading Prefecture take on the offensive, taking advantage of the civil strife in Hexian Town and Guangnan Kingdom to capture these two places in one fell swoop!"

"This area can feed millions of people. In this case, the Japanese who stayed on Kyushu Island can first migrate 30,000 households to continue to expand to the downstream of the Mekong River and its tributaries"

"Hexian Town, Guangnan Country, Siam is estimated to have less than tens of thousands of Han people, especially Hexian Town, which should be able to balance Japanese immigration and then migrate from Guangdong and Guangxi. With the population of the Southeast Asian region that came to join, we should be able to stabilize this place soon"

Timur said: "Brother, there are two problems"

"Say"

"Yes, first of all, we urgently need to form several medium and short-distance fleets between the Far East-South Ocean-Bangladesh-South Africa, otherwise we will not be able to transfer large amounts of immigrants like the local ones"

"In addition, since we want to do a big battle in the lower reaches of the Mekong River, it requires a lot of food and seeds. Bangladesh can naturally support us, but we still have to agree on the prices of various materials, otherwise the cost of relying solely on local allocation is too high."

Bayar inserted: "Your Majesty has already explained this matter"

"First, Garcia's identity from the Intelligence Agency has been exposed and can no longer be used in merchant ships. His Majesty has agreed to let him form a private fleet. He and several shareholders hold 51% of the shares, and the Ministry of Finance of my country holds 49% of the shares"

"In recent years, due to frequent immigration, at least 20% of Tengis are on the verge of retirement, with a total of about twenty ships. If it is repaired and maintained, it will still last for several years."

"Since it is a short-distance route, there is no need to set up beds for it. All of them are equipped with long backrest chairs. Each Tengis can carry five hundred households, and twenty are ten thousand households"

"Ten thousand households are 50,000 people. That's fine. With the transfer centers of these overseas bases, they can only accommodate so many immigrants at a time. Just go a few more trips."

"As for South Africa, Bangladesh, and the Far East allocate materials and populations to each other, a price really needs to be determined"

"From next year, all three places will have to keep their own accounts and bear their own profits and losses"

"It is roughly: Anyone who transfers to the population from other places, whether it is local or self-required, must pay to the other party at the price of 100 silver coins per household. You can pay immediately or settle the accounts at the end of the year"

"In addition, the local government must pay the price for the coal, fresh water, vegetables and grain supply in Hongji, Bangladesh, and Wangbu. It is the first local investment, and the equity capital will end after it can bear its own profits and losses"

"Similarly, after that, the steam engines, weapons and equipment paid by the headquarters will also be invested in shares. When doing accounts, the three places all collect them under the names of South African companies, Bangladeshi companies and Far East companies."

"As for Hexian Town, since it can support millions of people, it is natural to give priority to it. There are wars that are indispensable. Siam and Guangnan are not good people, and they will not sit idly by and watch you take them away"

"The Hexian Town Company can be preset in Singapore, and the Hongji Port in North Vietnam is included in the company as a whole. In the future, not only can it produce grain, but it can also build coal-steel composites based on the port"

"The coal from Hongji Port and the iron ore in Goa can be transported here. Anyway, most of the ships were empty when returning, and it happened to transport the iron ore in Goa. Without a coal-steel composite, farmers alone could not defend it."

Qitad nodded.

"Bayal said it well, but it's not over yet. Timur, the Dutch, and the Spanish made an enemy of our country last time. They have temporarily held back for immigration in recent years, but it is impossible to keep it to the end."

"After you go back, you can ask Deng Yi to lead the fleet to attack Batavia and Manila. On the one hand, it is to migrate the Chinese from these two places to the Hexian Town Company in preparation, and on the other hand, it is to rob money. A large number of immigrants, in addition to extremely consuming food, immigrating clothes and medicinal materials all require a lot of money."

"Manila, Batavia, Dutch, and Spaniards have been operating for a long time and must have a lot of money. So don't be polite. I promise that all the money you have grabbed in these two places will be used to manage Hexian Town, and one or two taels of silver does not need to be transported to the local area"

"In addition, the Ministry of Finance will also persuade local private fleets to go to South Africa, Bangladesh and Hexian Town to form shipping companies. If you have the best of your own, you can also form your own fleet"

"Now the steam engine in Bangladesh has started to be produced, so I will buy it from them."

“Yes!”

Timur, Onkte and Toure all stood up, especially Timur. The other two families were about to grow bigger and they were still living in just Hong Kong. If there was a vast Mekong Delta, then the Governor of the Far East would be worthy of their reputation.

What's more, the Prince of Far East always feels a bit inappropriate. Look at Toure, Onktai, a Prince of Bengal, and a Prince of South Africa. If you catch a Hexian or Prince of Guangnan, it will be worthy of your reputation.

Qitad looked at Weng Tay, "The second brother is on a medium and short distance, but it is actually not short. However, it is just for transporting to the local area. When the medium and short distance transportation improves, start to immigrate in large quantities. Before that, you should also think about what South Africa needs to use to exchange it with two other places?"

Weng Ketai said: "Father, in addition to the gold in the Golden Valley, there are also vast pastures around Wangbu. It would be great if we could vigorously develop the feeding industry."

"Do you want to migrate your herdsmen?"

"Yes"
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