Aspirations for Nation and Beauty Chapter 2: Iron Horse Glacier Section 55 Colony…
Part Three Sweep** Chapter Two Iron Horse Glacier Section Fifty-fifth Colony ()
Although he was dressed in light casual clothes, the aggressive aura exuded from the middle-aged man standing in front of the window made it clear that he was more like a soldier, with bronze skin and white teeth, With a slightly upturned mustache and a sun-shading knight with rolled-up straw hat, no matter how you look at it, you look more like those wandering knights from the southern part of the Western Continent, but Huo Congrong is a real Imperial Navy officer, but he is now To a large extent, the work he is engaged in has little to do with authentic naval affairs. As an officer of the Navy’s 6th Squadron, he assumed the task of being the supreme commander of the Navy stationed in Sabana. The defense and other tasks of the entire Sabana area, in fact, the policy adopted by the imperial government in this area is more to support the exploration of civilian forces without too much intervention. He is the highest military and political officer representing the empire in the "protection".
The man sitting across from Huo Congrong looked even wilder with a bohemian air, wrapped in a well-fitting jungle adventure suit, with Erlang's legs up on the coffee table in front of him, and a pair of high-top breathable leather boots on his shoes The belt is half loose, and the thick and thick belt is tied around the waist. An extended dagger from Maine County is hung obliquely on the waist. What is tied with the belt is a bulging waist bag. I don’t know what it contains. , also a curled straw hat was placed beside the seat, and a sharp machete was leaning on the side.
Beside this wild man is a young man with a pipe in his mouth. His brown eyes with sunken eyes seem to be of Caucasian descent. Some old sailor jackets were washed white, and the tight waterproof pants looked more like a down-and-out bosun.
"Master Huo, my expedition team has gone westward for 160 kilometers, and finally found the legendary Lake Tanganyika. It is said that it is the largest freshwater lake in this area so far. We Look. The lake stretches as far as the eye can see, and the waterfall is something I have never seen before. But the dry season is coming to an end, our team dare not go any further, and we can relax again. The map has been drawn, Mr. Huo , This has cost my subordinates more than three months of energy, hehe, what's the matter. What price do you think you can offer?" The wild man turned his hands to the beads made of crocodile teeth, and smiled asked.
"Hmph, Mr. Zhou, what energy have you spent? You are not responsible for reconnaissance and mapping for the empire. Do you think I don't know what kind of job you have taken this time? Your map is useless to our navy. Great use, is that Lake Tanganyika? Want to fool me? Is Lake Tanganyika only 160 kilometers away from Sabana? Can you find Lake Tanganyika within 200 kilometers? Joke! "Huo Congrong sat down and said calmly.
"Hee hee, Mr. Huo. You can't say that. You don't care what job I take, but this road is always where my people come out. I don't know if it's Lake Tanganyika. But after all, we have entered 160 kilometers to the west. No one has this ability this year, right? As for our map, although it is a bit rough. I dare not compare with your professional surveyors, but with our map Maps, your professional surveyors don’t need to fumble around like blind men, just follow the path we found out, and it can help you a lot, right?” the man surnamed Zhou said with a hippie smile on his face. replied.
"Hmph, one hundred and sixty kilometers, I'm afraid it's only one hundred and thirty kilometers. Do you still need to draw a map for the terrain within these thirty kilometers?" Huo Congrong retorted bluntly: "Old Zhou, I I have to remind you, don’t do those things that are too outrageous. Although the legal effect of the empire can’t reach here for the time being, you can’t sleep comfortably with too many debts.”
"Hehe, Mr. Huo. You are a soldier and I am a mercenary. We have different ways of thinking, and there are at least a hundred life debts in my hands. Am I still living well? Big bowls of drinking, big pieces of meat, what we eat is this bowl of rice that licks blood from the edge of the knife. I am afraid that I am lucky to have these natives in my hands. I was going to recite Amitabha when I survived to land." The man surnamed Zhou grinned with a half-smile and said: "But you really misunderstood me this time, I didn't work in the same way as before. Didn’t I accept your teachings last time? We should try our best to get closer to the identity of the Ming people, right? This time, the more than 100 slaves were not captured by me, but captives I bought with things. Aren’t the tribes in the west just fighting hard these days? I just got a little more courageous and bought some on the spot.”
According to the laws prevailing in various countries, slave hunting within a radius of 10 kilometers of a declared colony is considered illegal, and Sabana is no exception. Prisoners of war are no longer restricted, so both slave traders and mercenaries use colonial points as their strongholds, but most of the real slave hunting and slave trading activities are carried out in the territories of various indigenous tribes.
Huo Congrong also knows that his words are not very binding on these mercenaries and businessmen whose eyes are only on gold coins. They will not come to violate the customary laws of the New Continent. It's nothing, there are many mercenaries here who can help you complete the **** work, and these slaves can be transported to Sabana in a day or two, and as long as they enter Sabana, these slaves will be legalized and become businessmen Although Huo Congrong disliked their legal property, even in the empire, the slave trade was still legal, and the power of the slave traders was still very large. None of the proposals came to an end, let alone the colony of the New Continent.
"Okay, I don't want to talk to you about this issue anymore. Tell me, how much does your map cost?" Huo Congrong frowned. Although the lake he discovered was not Lake Tanganyika, according to him According to the news from the staff in the bar, the area is indeed very large, and there is a narrow waterway extending to the southwestern hinterland. According to the rumors of the indigenous people here, Lake Tanganyika does seem to have waterways with many surrounding lakes The same thing, I don’t know if the lake they discovered is the lake around Lake Tanganyika. If so, then this discovery is really valuable. The surveying team only needs to go along the waterway, and maybe they can find the legendary tank Kanika Lake.
For this new continent, whether it is the Western Continent or the empire, there is no clear geographical concept. How big is this continent, what is its shape, and how many people live on this continent? No country can figure out the population and the topography of each part. Most countries are still limited to within 30 kilometers of the colonial points they control, even in the situation where the Tang Empire attaches so much importance Under the circumstances, it is also possible to understand surveying and mapping within 50 kilometers of the stronghold. Beyond 50 kilometers, it relies more on some non-standard hand-drawn maps and memories from various expeditions.
There are many reasons for restricting the expansion of the empire from west to south. This has led to the slow advancement of the empire's power on the new continent. In addition to the hostility and threats of the residents, mosquitoes, beasts and various diseases are huge enemies. Along the southern coastline, although the empire has also established some small supply points, it is still difficult to expand these small supply points into colonial points. There is a lack of active support from the people, and only rely on the official and semi-official forces of the empire. To maintain, this kind of colonial point is difficult to maintain for a long time. Therefore, the empire has always hoped to develop by attracting immigrants and businessmen to these colonial points, and at the same time adopt some peaceful methods to attract local indigenous tribes to gradually naturalize into the imperial civilization system, and then gradually wait until the number of colonized points reaches a certain level~IndoMTL.com~ Spreading to those supply points, this kind of penetration may be gentler but more powerful.
This idea is good, but it also encounters some difficulties. Both slave traders and mercenaries hope to use some drastic and illegal means to obtain more huge profits. Trust, so at this point the empire has been considering other means to restrain the behavior of these slave traders and mercenaries. However, ordinary legitimate merchants are unwilling to open up trade routes in these places because of the limited population and long distances of those supply points, which also limits the slow population growth of these supply points to some extent.
"Well, Mr. Huo, let's make a deal with one price, five thousand gold coins. To be honest, this map can be regarded as one of our relatively successful ones. We have marked the situation one kilometer around the line, and of course some important ones. With this map, I believe you can easily find that lake." When the man surnamed Zhou heard that Huo Congrong finally spoke, his eyes lit up and he opened his mouth to ask for a price.
Although five thousand gold coins is not a sky-high asking price, it is still a bit too high for Huo Congrong, especially since this guy is just an accessory in the slave transaction between them and Neilu, but think about it if This time I gave the other party this sweet taste, I am afraid that next time these guys will be more interested. For me now, it is my wish to have some capable people to help me complete the work that should be done by myself.