"Is it necessary to build this fort? Are there any forces that threaten us nearby?" The midsummer of 1682 in the northern hemisphere has arrived. Just when the Ottoman Empire was causing trouble in Hungary, on a construction site near the port of Vladivostok in the Far East,
A large number of coolies from North Korea are busy sweating profusely.
This is the northwest section of East Coast Island, along the narrow waterway between Russia Island and the Golden Horn Peninsula in later years. Engineers hired with huge sums of money from the East Coast mainland are pointing at the drawings. In front of them, a group of graduates from Yantai College or Blackwater
Young engineers and technicians from the Transportation College (their courses cannot be compared with those of locals, and the content of their studies is relatively superficial) are running around, guiding civilian workers from North Korea in their work. The construction of the fort is a systematic project with rich technical content.
, a large number of mathematical talents and mechanics talents are required to participate in the design, and then engineers with rich construction experience are sent to guide the construction. Finally, excellent gunners sent by the military are required to install and adjust the cannon so that it can perform at its best.
Just as an officer asked just now, is it necessary to build a fort on this island? Yes, the number of ships on the east coast is not enough, and they have to be scattered everywhere. On weekdays, there may not be several ships in the harbor.
Warships may not be able to block enemy ships coming from the outer sea. But the question is, on the Far Eastern Ocean, can anyone threaten the people on the east coast? The only threat is those ships from European countries, but they are all
Businessmen, do you deserve to fight to the death with the people from the east coast? If Zheng's fleet is going to attack, then you should spare them. It's simply impossible.
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Fortunately, these forts are not very large in scale, just average. They have also been built together with land defense fortresses, and there are training grounds around them. It would be a good idea to locate the troops' drill venues there in the future. As for repairing the forts, that's it.
Build forts. To be honest, this is not too much. The navy of the British Empire in later generations was so powerful, why did it still build a large number of forts in its own homeland and overseas colonies? It is just a matter of preparedness! A country's defense system must be
It has more than one layer. It is too weak and the amount of honor is too little. Anyway, it is some artillery and the like. Local production is not expensive at all. At best, it is a bit troublesome to transport it over long distances, but it is also an affordable price. Not to mention
The labor force building the fort is all Korean masters who "bring their own dry food", so there is no problem, just build it! It doesn't matter!
"Where do you come from so much talk? After repairing the fort, you will get more insurance. You don't have to pay for it anyway. The Koreans have already borne the biggest cost (labor construction costs). What else do you want? You can take advantage of such a big advantage.
, just have fun secretly." Lu Xiaofeng scolded his subordinates and said...
In fact, to a certain extent, Lu Xiaofeng did not disagree with what his subordinate just said. In fact, he wanted to use these Koreans to build the main buildings in the city. But since Chen, the captain of the Blackwater Development Team,
Ke has already made a decision, so he has nothing to say, just implement it.
"Summer is the best day of the year in Vladivostok!" Looking at the magnificent scene of sea and sky in front of him, Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but be shaken by it. At the same time, he was also thinking about how such a magnificent and beautiful mountains and rivers could be left alone.
What about the Tatars? Whether it is the local Yuskin Tatars or the Jianzhou Tatars who have entered Beijing, they have to stand aside. This is the land of the East Coast Republic of China. Although it is a bit cold and remote here, the fishery resources are
It is many times richer than in warmer areas, and items of great economic value such as high-grade furs and giant timber are also quite good, not to mention gold mines.
Of course, the biggest advantage here is that there are few competitors, and they can occupy a large amount of land without investing too many resources. Now that they have solved the Russian threat on the western front, they can concentrate on solving the trouble from the Qing Dynasty.
This is already their only competitor within and outside the Northeast they control.
The only obstacle now is probably that the Qing Dynasty has started peace talks with the East Bank and wants to achieve peace in the outer northeast. They have previously reached a consensus with the Southern Pioneer Team in the Ningbo area. The two sides use the current actual control area as the dividing line. For the time being,
A truce was negotiated and trade was opened. However, the peace talks with Denglai did not go very smoothly. The delay continues to this day. Liu Jianguo, the captain of the pioneer team, has never nodded. However, the war between the two parties no longer exists. Even Xiao Xiao
There are very few large-scale wars, and it seems to be developing in a positive direction. From this point, it can also be seen that peaceful development in Ningshao and Denglai has gradually become the mainstream, and people have an instinctive need to pursue a more stable life. Although
Both sides still have large troops stationed on the border and dare not withdraw, but at least they should be less active. This is progress, isn't it?
However, these are only two vassal towns in the south. As for the Blackwater Pioneer Team in the north, Chen Ke is not so in favor of the peace talks. He feels that he should take advantage of the current opportunity to step up action and compete for more territory from the Qing people.
Gather more native people and lay the foundation for encircling the territory when the situation changes in the future. If the Qing people one day can't stand it anymore and give up the entire Manchuria, then the people on the east coast will definitely pick it up happily and bring the Qing Dynasty to them.
At that time, there were only Manchus inside the pass. If they wanted to avoid the annihilation of their country, they would probably have to join forces with the Han landlords and gentry. But in that case, would there still be a Manchu ethnic group?
Speaking of which, this path is actually just a path of slow death. It is not essentially different from the previous more intense form of subjugation of the country and the annihilation of the nation.
In fact, the Manchu and Qing court is also quite depressed now. At first, when they reached an agreement with the Southern Pioneer Team, they were actually quite pleasantly surprised and thought they could breathe a sigh of relief. But then they discovered that the co-author
Ma Wenqiang nodded and could only think of it as a matter for one family here in Ningbo. Denglai and those in the Northeast had to talk separately. This was really annoying. In fact, this was because people from the east coast were making things difficult for the Qing Dynasty.
factors, and there are also actual facts, because the Far East San Francisco on the east coast has long been split up. Although the Denglai home team is the largest, it is only the highest military officer in name in the name of the San Francisco. The diplomatic, financial affairs of other vassals
, trade and other aspects, it is difficult to intervene, although the influence is not low.
After learning about this situation, the Qing court had no choice. They were eager to seek peace and had no choice but to send separate missions to Denglai and Heishui to negotiate peace. Fortunately, Denglai's attitude was not very positive, but in the end it was still
We're talking about it. But things are really screwed up about Blackwater. The Manchu envoys walked in the ice and snow for who knows how long. Many people and livestock were frozen to death on the road. Even the people on the east coast were the highest in the northeast.
Where is the office of official Chen Ke? Some East Coast officials who accompanied them along the way either really didn't know or pretended not to know. In short, they waited until spring came before they found Chen Ke in the Yaksana area. He had been there all winter last year.
I work there (the year before last, I was in Khabarovsk, and the year before that, I was on Temple Street, so my whereabouts can be said to be erratic...).
It's a pity that Chen Ke disappointed the Qing envoys. He was not very active in the peace talks, and could even be described as having a bad attitude. Not long after the talks, he went to several counties in the lower reaches of Heilongjiang under the pretext of a spring inspection. He stayed until the end of the peace talks.
Months later, the two sides resumed negotiations at Harbin Fort, but the progress was extremely slow.
Lu Xiaofeng, who understood the intentions of his superiors from these actions, immediately stepped up his actions in the Vladivostok area. He continued to send out the few troops he had to search everywhere to win over the native tribes. At the same time, he resolutely attacked the Jurchen tribe who were determined to defect to the Qing court.
.Even at the beginning of this month, with the assistance of some Jurchen servants, they defeated a Qing army of more than a thousand infantry and cavalry on the banks of the Wusuli River. This move greatly weakened the Qing army.
The prestige in this area has caused a large number of tribes that were originally neutral to move towards the east coast. Even the tribes that were originally leaning towards them began to have secret connections with Vladivostok and became swaying - generations living in
The native tribes in the harsh land outside the Pass are more realistic than anyone else and value immediate interests more. The Qing Dynasty is showing its decline, so don't blame them for being disloyal. This is a matter of course.
"Next month, two ships will arrive from Kushiro and Akkeshi on Ezoiti Island. A group of graduates from the Blackwater Institute of Transportation will arrive with the ship. You should do your best to receive them. Mr. Wei
After retiring due to illness, I finally no longer have all the talents in my hands. There is so much land in Ezo. It is a waste to have so many knowledgeable cadres in a land that is less than two counties.
"Lu Xiaofeng seemed to suddenly remember something again, and ordered to his subordinates: "Now that Deputy Commander Wei has no official position, Captain Chen Ke and Chen have taken over the work in an all-round way. The East Bank Korean Company and the East Bank Japanese Company cannot
If you continue to fool around, you must contribute to the local area."
At this point, Lu Xiaofeng finally showed a bit of resentment - if he had concealed his words before based on the principle of keeping tabs on others, then this sentence fully exposed his innermost thoughts.
The Far East has been around for several years, especially in the area under the jurisdiction of the Blackwater Development Team. Lu Xiaofeng is no longer ignorant of the strange current situation of Ezoti Island and the two trading companies under the control of Wei Boqiu, and there are all kinds of rumors.
I have heard it a lot, and over the years I have believed it in my heart, but I have never said it out loud.
Until recently, Wei Boqiu had resigned from almost all his posts due to poor health (he was bedridden for a time and almost didn't make it through), and requested to retire in Ezoti Island. Torai and Blackwater respectively took over the East Bank North Korea Company, and the East Bank
After the Japanese company, many things gradually became clear, and as Licardo, Chen Shuo and other hardcore Wei cliques were transferred ("high promotion" back to local ministries and commissions), the power of the Wei clique began to gradually disintegrate, and it was originally impossible to pour water.
The territory was slowly being divided between the two northern vassals.
Nowadays, a group of students who graduated from Blackwater Transportation College can be assigned to serve in Vladivostok and several other nearby towns. This was basically impossible when Wei Boqiu was still around. Gein would have been assigned to Ezo Territory long ago.
Island and the two companies he controls, there are even some more trustworthy people who were secretly sent to North America to work and settle in the North American Democratic and Free Federation that he worked on, but there are no one left - there are only tens of thousands of people in that country so far.
people, and this number was reached only after naturalizing some Indians. The North American Indians were tough and proud, and the conflict with the colonial regime was extremely acute. Fierce fighting broke out every three days, which not only made this new country hastily
The pace of expansion has been stopped, and many young people have been lost. Life has been quite difficult.
And now that Wei Boqiu has stepped down, his close associates have been gradually transferred away, the route from Ezoti Island to Hope Island in North America has been quietly abolished, and the relevant people have also disappeared during the last large-scale voyage.
After losing a long-term blood transfusion point, the future of the North American Democratic and Free Federation depends entirely on their own efforts. You know, the people in the Far East San Francisco are basically second-generation officials, and the local
The old comrades in the government are also declining day by day. People who are willing to cover and provide support for Wei Boqiu can no longer be found. It is no longer possible for them to get any assistance from the outside, and they can only rely on themselves!
"Understood, Commissioner Lu." The subordinate immediately replied with a smile: "Vladivostok was established as the future ruling center, so the city area was planned to be extremely large, and the main buildings were too far apart.
There is still land with long hairy grass, which is really unsightly, and a large number of people and cadres are needed to fill the vacancies. Ningbo is a small and densely populated area, and a large number of people have to be sent over. Blackwater Transportation College will send another group of cadres over. If North Korea
If the people and Denglai provide some money, food, and livestock, then everything will be covered, it’s perfect!”
"I'm afraid it's more than that, right? I heard that the East Coast Japan Company has been directly taken over by the working group sent by Captain Chen. Now they are vigorously recruiting Japanese ronin warriors and so on to come to our place to act as the main force of local security. After all, those barbaric
People are too difficult to manage. They are afraid of power but not moral. They can only be dealt with by those Japanese ronin. Those little dwarfs, well, I know a few of them. They are ruthless to their enemies and ruthless to themselves. I am
If you are convinced, use them to treat the Tungus savages. I think it is very suitable to give the right medicine."
Hearing them talking like this, the corners of Lu Xiaofeng's mouth could not help but curl up. As soon as Wei Boqiu retreated, Denglai didn't dare to say anything, but it was indeed a great benefit to Heishui, both in terms of economy and civil affairs.
Military or other aspects, it really gave up a lot of benefits. In this way, Lu Xiaofeng felt more confident, and he should indeed step up some actions in Manchuria.
And now that Wei Boqiu has stepped down, his close associates have been gradually transferred away, the route from Ezoti Island to Hope Island in North America has been quietly abolished, and the relevant people have also disappeared during the last large-scale voyage.
After losing a long-term blood transfusion point, the future of the North American Democratic and Free Federation depends entirely on their own efforts. You know, the people in the Far East San Francisco are basically second-generation officials, and the local
The old comrades in the government are also declining day by day. People who are willing to cover and provide support for Wei Boqiu can no longer be found. It is no longer possible for them to get any assistance from the outside, and they can only rely on themselves!
"Understood, Commissioner Lu." The subordinate immediately replied with a smile: "Vladivostok was established as the future ruling center, so the city area was planned to be extremely large, and the main buildings were too far apart.
There is still land with long hairy grass, which is really unsightly, and a large number of people and cadres are needed to fill the vacancies. Ningbo is a small and densely populated area, and a large number of people have to be sent over. Blackwater Transportation College will send another group of cadres over. If North Korea
If the people and Denglai provide some money, food, and livestock, then everything will be covered, it’s perfect!”
"I'm afraid it's more than that, right? I heard that the East Coast Japan Company has been directly taken over by the working group sent by Captain Chen. Now they are vigorously recruiting Japanese ronin warriors and so on to come to our place to act as the main force of local security. After all, those barbaric
People are too difficult to manage. They are afraid of power but not moral. They can only be dealt with by those Japanese ronin. Those little dwarfs, well, I know a few of them. They are ruthless to their enemies and ruthless to themselves. I am
If you are convinced, use them to treat the Tungus savages. I think it is very suitable to give the right medicine."
Hearing them talking like this, the corners of Lu Xiaofeng's mouth could not help but curl up. As soon as Wei Boqiu retreated, Denglai didn't dare to say anything, but it was indeed a great benefit to Heishui, both in terms of economy and civil affairs.
Military or other aspects, it really gave up a lot of benefits. In this way, Lu Xiaofeng felt more confident, and he should indeed step up some actions in Manchuria.
"I'm afraid it's more than that, right? I heard that the East Coast Japan Company has been directly taken over by the working group sent by Captain Chen. Now they are vigorously recruiting Japanese ronin warriors and so on to come to our place to act as the main force of local security. After all, those barbaric
People are too difficult to manage. They are afraid of power but not moral. They can only be dealt with by those Japanese ronin. Those little dwarfs, well, I know a few of them. They are ruthless to their enemies and ruthless to themselves. I am
If you are convinced, use them to treat the Tungus savages. I think it is very suitable to give the right medicine."
Hearing them talking like this, the corners of Lu Xiaofeng's mouth could not help but curl up. As soon as Wei Boqiu retreated, Denglai didn't dare to say anything, but it was indeed a great benefit to Heishui, both in terms of economy and civil affairs.
Military or other aspects, it really gave up a lot of benefits. In this way, Lu Xiaofeng felt more confident, and he should indeed step up some actions in Manchuria.
"I'm afraid it's more than that, right? I heard that the East Coast Japan Company has been directly taken over by the working group sent by Captain Chen. Now they are vigorously recruiting Japanese ronin warriors and so on to come to our place to act as the main force of local security. After all, those barbaric
People are too difficult to manage. They are afraid of power but not moral. They can only be dealt with by those Japanese ronin. Those little dwarfs, well, I know a few of them. They are ruthless to their enemies and ruthless to themselves. I am
If you are convinced, use them to treat the Tungus savages. I think it is very suitable to give the right medicine."
Hearing them talking like this, the corners of Lu Xiaofeng's mouth could not help but curl up. As soon as Wei Boqiu retreated, Denglai didn't dare to say anything, but it was indeed a great benefit to Heishui, both in terms of economy and civil affairs.
Military or other aspects, it really gave up a lot of benefits. In this way, Lu Xiaofeng felt more confident, and he should indeed step up some actions in Manchuria.
