Aspirations for Nation and Beauty Chapter 2: Iron Horse Glacier Section 56 Colony…

Part Three Sweep** Chapter Two Iron Horse Glacier Section Fifty-sixth Colony ()

Of course, the mercenaries staying in Sabana are not limited to Mr. Zhou. In fact, the residents here in Sabana are from the empire. The number far exceeds that of the merchants, and most of the aborigines living in Sabana are adjacent aborigines who have gradually recognized the existence of the Tang Empire here, and most of them exist because of the arrival of these mercenaries and expeditions. Generally, they act as guides, porters, porters, etc., together with their family members, constitute the main component of the permanent residents of the entire Sabana area.

There are more than a dozen expedition teams operating in the area around Sabana. Most of them are private expedition organizations funded by the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Commerce of the Empire. They also accept funding from some private business groups. Simply, geographical discovery, expedition surveying and mapping, and finding business opportunities, the first two are more important; there are only a few semi-official expedition teams, usually the Naval Survey and Mapping Bureau and the Naval Intelligence Bureau take the lead in recruiting civilian adventure enthusiasts, and now it seems that the Army is also Began to be interested in this land. It is said that an expedition led by the Military Intelligence Bureau has been sent, but it seems that it is still on the sea route and has not yet arrived here. The main purpose of these military-controlled expeditions is military surveying and mapping, to find the best locations and routes for establishing supply points and colonial points, and to penetrate the empire's power into the depths of the new continent as soon as possible.

Although the Sabana colony has been established for a year, the understanding of the surrounding area is not very detailed. The empire focuses more on expanding and penetrating south along the coastline. Supply points have been established at Mountbatten at 120 kilometers and Divitu at 250 kilometers. Assab, which is 350 kilometers away from the southernmost point, is the farthest supply point established by the empire's current expedition. Further south, there are only some maps brought back by the expedition team, and many of them are limited to the routes along the coast. Surveying and mapping, the influence of the empire in these areas is still quite weak, especially the situation in the Inner 6 areas is even more unfamiliar, and the work of recruiting local indigenous tribes has not really started to go on the right track. After all, more than a year is too short, and the only way to open up the situation is to rely on some expedition teams and this navy 6 team. Not enough.

This Zhou Lao is familiar with the situation in the interior land west of Sabana, and he has a flexible mind and a ruthless wrist. If he can be used by the navy, he will be a good vanguard to advance to the west interior land. Although he has nearly a thousand people in his own hands The Navy's 6th team, but this is the armed force that ensures the control of the entire Sabana and the area south of Sabana, except that one team is stationed at each of the three supply points. There are only two armed forces in Sabana, and it is neither allowed nor possible for him to send this force to carry out armed expeditions, and Zhou Lao's mercenaries are much more formal than those few mercenaries. , this guy who used to serve in the former Tanghe Imperial City Guards Army, when his colleagues expected to be reorganized by the Imperial Army, he voluntarily asked to quit, gathered a large number of his original colleagues and subordinates, and soon became a member of the New Continent. The expedition team and the mercenaries became famous, and the subordinates who were eliminated from the original did not travel thousands of miles to serve him. Become Sabana's premier mercenary force.

Seeing that Huo Congrong didn't speak up, Zhou Yuan was not in a hurry. He had plenty of time and could afford to wait. There were more and more brothers under his command, and they all came to the new university with the hope of a family. 6 panning for gold. If you can't make a lot of money here after working for a few years, how can you be worthy of the family who are waiting hard at home, so there is nothing you can do if you ask for a higher price. Zuo Jin's money is also from the imperial officials, so it is nothing.

"Old Zhou, five thousand gold coins is a little expensive, but it doesn't matter, I agree to pay on behalf of the navy, and I can trust your map. I heard that some of your subordinates have been engaged in surveying and mapping. But it is for military operations. There are some differences between the surveying and mapping and our requirements. I hope you can let your surveying and mapping personnel come to me for a short-term training, so that the future cooperation can be more perfect." Huo Congrong's words have a deep meaning.

"Oh?" Zhou Yuan's eyes lit up and he turned around twice. The number of brothers in his hands is increasing day by day. Sabana alone now has more than two hundred brothers here. Little, the cost of supplies here is high, if you don’t want to find ways to increase your income, it’s not cost-effective, “Master Huo has a better job for us? Or Master Huo simply recruit us like this? Let us Also act as a non-staff member of the Navy."

"Old Zhou, you also know that my side is short of manpower now, and the empire's main focus is still on the exploration of the south, but as far as I know, there are broad prospects for development in the west and inner six regions, and the empire will definitely be in the future. If you want to expand to the west, I think if you can lead your people to help our Imperial Navy take the lead, the Imperial Navy will not hesitate to contribute, or you can also be a non-staff member of our navy." Now that Huo Congrong has an idea, he will No more secrecy.

The strength of the empire in the new continent is far from enough. The main reasons are the difficulty of supply and avoiding the vigilance of the countries in the western continent. Most soldiers in the empire ate pasta and rice as their staple food, but on the New Continent, they mainly ate a kind of corn and potatoes that had not been seen on the Laya Continent. It is acceptable, but it is still difficult to adapt to it as a long-term edible food. In order to avoid the oversensitivity of the Western Continent, the Empire also consciously restricted the entry of military power. The Army has always hoped to show its strength on the New Continent, but it was rejected. War troops are stationed in the colony to protect the interests of the empire in this region and avoid stimulating the countries of the Western Continent.

Although the empire has maintained a restrained attitude in the intervention of armed forces, it also instructed that it should increase the exploration of supporting civilian forces and make full preparations for the entry of imperial forces when the time is right. Therefore, Huo Congrong hopes to pass Non-governmental organizations such as expeditions and mercenaries came to stand in front of the imperial government. The expedition team is quite capable of exploring along the coastline, but they don't have so much energy to go deep into the inner land. This kind of employing organization with considerable force is competent.

"Well, Mr. Huo means that you are willing to hire us to help the Imperial Navy survey and map westward? Hey, Mr. Huo, the price of hiring us is not low. You should know that the west side is more dangerous than the coastal area. Many, my brothers may encounter accidents at any time, thirty or fifty people would not dare to take on this kind of task, and there should be at least about one hundred people in the investigation expedition team to keep themselves safe." Zhou Yuan made a strange sound in his throat. Laughter, like night owl chirping, but the excitement of the words could not be concealed.

"Well, you can also put it this way, you don't have to give me a sloppy eye on the price issue, you think I don't know that you have something to do with Mr. Zhou in the inner 6 area in the west? I didn't let you plunder people and rob property. How risky is it? You can also bring some special products of the empire into the Inner 6 for trading, and the profits will be huge. Of course, the empire will not forget those who have made contributions to the empire. You should know that the imperial navy can also provide corresponding material support, of course The final bonus price will be paid according to your achievements, as long as you follow the requirements of our Imperial Navy, the Imperial Navy will not begrudge this little money." Huo Congrong said carefully.

"Well, very good, as long as Mr. Huo's words, the surname Zhou can be trusted. Some of my brothers have been engaged in surveying and mapping. I will arrange for them to come to receive training immediately. Your lord will also come up with a plan for us to consider. As long as Zhou Mou and the brothers can eat, everything is easy to talk about, I will bring the brothers and the map over in the afternoon, I hope we can cooperate happily." Withdrawing his legs all of a sudden ~IndoMTL.com~ Zhou Yuan stood up in satisfaction and picked up the machete, " Lord Huo, the inner land area in the west is quite extensive, and the empire's eyes should not be limited to the coast. It is also necessary to go west if necessary. Those guys in the western continent are also stepping up their actions. I heard that they are from the north. It is also starting to infiltrate south, this is not good news, don’t let those guys from the Western Continent take the lead, then it will be much more difficult for us to regain the lead in the future, I don’t know if my words make sense?”

After Zhou Yuan was sent away, Huo Congrong was still immersed in his thoughts. Zhou Yuan seemed to have some knowledge. The pace of infiltration in the new continent, if the empire had not controlled the long coastline from Galeyub to Assab in the east of the new continent in advance, and the sea climate in this area is frequent and stormy, I am afraid that those guys in the western continent The expedition team will also appear on the coast of the new continent south of Sabana.

Huo Congrong is also a little worried. Those ambitious explorers in the Western Continent will not stop here. As soon as the monsoon period is over, they will definitely continue their expeditions, just like the empire's expedition team has already bypassed it. Just as they started looking for a suitable place to establish a colony in the control area along the South Storm Ocean coast in the west of the new continent, they will not give up this effort. If the empire wants to ensure its absolute advantage in the east of the new continent, it must increase its southward direction. I hope that the expedition team of the Imperial Army can bring some help to myself. Now is not the time to consider the competition between the navy and the army. The interests of the empire are above all else.