Wild North America 1846

Chapter 434 New scene in Cordoba Province

South America

province of cordoba

The cavalry chase in the valley had just ended. Dozens of corpses of local white militiamen were lying along the way. A dozen ownerless horses were wandering around. After finding that there was no danger, they began to eat the fat and tender grass leisurely.

Wu Erbao wore a wide-brimmed cowboy hat on his head, casually inserted the Colt lever-action rifle with a heated barrel into the cowhide gun bag in front of the saddle, and drove the horse over.

It has been a year and a half since he arrived in South America. The skin on his face has been tanned by the sun, and his eyes are sharper. At this time, he is in his 30s and in the prime of life. He has rich combat experience and is a veteran armed colonist.

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Beside him, the team has expanded to more than 470 people, and they are collecting scattered guns and horses in an orderly manner. The black smoke of the white settlements in the distance is lingering, which is the wiped out white Argentinian village.

In early July 1864, the province of Córdoba had just passed through the coldest month of June, with the nighttime temperature dropping to about 10 degrees above zero. From now on, the temperature began to rise slightly.

The temperature in this area is around 30 degrees to 10 degrees all year round. It is neither too hot nor too cold. There is plenty of sunshine. There are many rivers originating from the Andes Mountains and there is abundant water. It is no less fertile than the Great Plains of North America.

place.

"Uncle Erbao, will this land belong to us from now on?" Wu Ahu came on horseback and asked enthusiastically.

After a year and a half of fighting and fighting, young men like Wu Ahu and Wu Abao grew up quickly and became elite civilian armed cavalry, with more or less a dozen lives under their command.

After overthrowing the Rosas government, Urquiza believed that the most important thing was to maintain the stability of the situation. While ordering the execution of key members of Rosas' party to prevent the dictator's restoration, Urquiza tried his best to protect the big landowners of Buenos Aires.

and the private property of big businessmen.

The "San Nicolás Agreement" angered the big landowners and powerful people in Buenos Aires. They publicly declared their veto of the agreement and threatened not to rule out the use of force to achieve their goals.

In 1853, Argentina's secession status aroused dissatisfaction among the financial oligarchs and white large farmers in Buenos Aires. In order to maintain their existing privileged status, they reached an agreement with General Urquiza and promulgated the "1853 Constitution"

, striving for Argentina to return to the era of unification.

This behavior triggered the Argentine Civil War. General Urquiza immediately responded strongly, moving the government to Parana City in Entre Rios Province, and organized an army to fight to regain power.

These landowning classes believe that Buenos Aires has an important economic status and should have an independent constitution. Other provinces cannot be compared with it. Those provinces are a burden.

This must be viewed from the perspective of historical origins. After 10 years of division and civil war, there are deep estrangements and hostility between Buenos Aires and other provinces in Argentina. The people in power are eager to have the power of the Tang Empire’s army

Invasion, greatly weakening the strength of the federal provinces.

From 1853, secession led to the Civil War.

Wu Erbao's expedition found fertile areas suitable for development, but they were always harassed by Chinese militia teams that swarmed in. Since the boundaries could not be clearly defined on the vast plains, many disputes arose.

However, Urquiza's actions did not please both parties. The revolutionaries believed that he had deviated from the will of the people and opposed him as the spokesperson of the landlord class.

However, the opposition landlord class believed that Urquiza had ulterior motives and had a strong hostile attitude towards him.

just one year later

The Tang Empire launched a large-scale desert expedition, landed in South America and rapidly expanded its colonial power, occupying large tracts of barren and fertile land and mountain territories in the south, and driving the local indigenous Indian tribes to more remote areas...

So you can’t just have as many boundary stakes as you want?

Wu Erbao smiled after hearing this, and said in a tone that was both protective and reprimanding: "You brat like you don't know how to use your brain? What's so difficult about this?

This is a mark used to distinguish the territories of Chinese militia groups.

One wants to divide and the other wants to unify. If we can't reach an agreement, we will fight!

In 1852, after the fall of the Argentine dictatorship Rosas, affected by the wave of separatism and power struggles among the provinces, Argentina was divided into two independent countries: the Province of Buenos Aires and the Federation of the remaining provinces, known as the "Federation of Provinces"

”, the two sides began a decade-long period of division.

He advocated secession from other provinces, which was in sharp opposition to Miter's ideas.

The empire had no clear restrictions on the armed colonization of Chinese militias, but only emphasized not to enter the Buenos Aires province, which has been operated by white people for a long time in Argentina. This province accounts for more than half of the 1.5 million white people in Argentina and the total economic output.

Reaching as much as 60%.

The United Provinces are the stronghold of the separatists. Seeing the territories of these hostile political forces being invaded and the white colonists being expelled and displaced, I guess it is too late for the Buenos Aires government to enjoy themselves. How can it take care of these nosy matters?

Wu Erbao looked at the vast green mountains, green waters, great plains, and lush forests stretching as far as the eye could see with satisfaction, and said with relief;

"If we don't leave, we will drive down the border stakes in the next few days and include all the surrounding three to four hundred square kilometers of mountains, rivers and lakes. From now on, these three to forty thousand hectares of land will be ours." Wu Erbao said with high spirits.

Pointing his finger, he said proudly: "From now on, this place will be called Wujia Town. We will build a prosperous town here, where cattle and sheep will be grazed, and wool, hides and wood will be sold. Do you see that big river? This river

It is called the Iba River. It flows more than 700 kilometers downstream and merges into the Rio de la Plata, leading all the way to Buenos Aires and the Atlantic Ocean. Once it is navigable in the future, our agricultural and animal husbandry products can easily pass through this river.

shipped out.”

Therefore, Wu Erbao's armed team of more than 470 people has to occupy more than 400 square kilometers of land to maximize the use of policy preferences and maximize benefits.

To the east is a vast and open terrain. More boundary stakes should be buried in this part. Half of the total boundary posts should be buried here. Pay attention to follow the trend of the river to divide the boundaries, draw pictures and leave marks, and save a lot of boundary stakes.

It's just that this land is owned. The white pioneers who arrived first have established a small village of more than a hundred people here. After several conflicts broke out between the two sides, the stalemate lasted for more than a month. In the end, Wu Erbaoxin Yiheng led his team to eliminate them.

After conquering this group of white colonists, the birds occupied the dove's nest and settled down.

Boundary stakes are wooden stakes with numbers issued by the Imperial Expeditionary Force. They are about two feet long, with a sharp lower end and a depression in the middle. When they are hammered hard into the ground, a small part of the numbered stakes below will break and be buried deep in the soil.

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Over the past year

In today's pan-Argentine region, there are still two camps advocating unification and advocating secession, each with a large number of loyal supporters.

In this way, the Chinese armed militiamen are marching deeply into the north and occupying the territory of the central and northern provinces of Argentina. Wouldn't Argentina respond fiercely?

To the west, the mountains get higher as you go deeper, so just bury some symbolic boundary stakes.

Many white farmers who lost their land and estates had to move their families into Buenos Aires Province. This weakened the enemy and strengthened their own strength at the same time. Why not?

Judging from the history of grievances between the two parties;

1852

Unable to bear the trouble, he led the expedition team all the way north for more than 1,360 kilometers, and finally arrived at the border of Cordoba Province, which is the geomantic treasure land in front of them, and then stopped.

Seeing that the results of the negotiations could not be implemented, Mitre began to gather armed forces to prepare for a rebellion. Soon after, when Urquiza left Buenos Aires for a meeting outside, he suddenly launched a rebellion and captured Buenos Aires.

Aires' regime.

According to the rules, whoever occupies it first will own it, as long as the boundary stakes are driven down, that's it.

"That's great, why don't you send someone to notify the old camp to move here?"

If you look at the terrain of this plain and mountainous area, there are mountains one to two thousand meters high in the south and north. Arrange a team of people on each side to bury the boundary stakes along the ridge lines, leaving them far apart and leaving eye-catching marks.

"I know Uncle Erbao, I will arrange for someone to do it right away." Wu Ahu immediately turned the horse's head and rode away in a hurry.

But after overthrowing the Rosas dictatorship, Argentina discovered that things were not as simple as they thought. South Americans' tendency to fight within themselves led to a dizzying array of grass-head kings popping up from all over the country. They refused to obey anyone, and the social order became even more chaotic.

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The meeting was held in Arroyo, a small town in Argentina. The focus of the debate was whether to eliminate Buenos Aires' economic privileges. Senior officials from the mainland provinces firmly demanded the elimination of Buenos Aires's privileges and were inclined to Mitre's proposal.

claim.

"We must move here, but before that we must drive down all the boundary stakes and send the map to the expeditionary force for filing. Otherwise, if we continue to quarrel with the Chinese expeditionary force behind us, do we still have to fight with our own people?"

Of course, the territory cannot be expanded indefinitely. The upper limit for each person is 100 hectares, excluding family members.

Wu Erbao stood in this wilderness and looked around. Everywhere he looked was the team's land. From now on, he would be the mayor of Wujia Town, a large farmer and rancher on this land.

Mitre believes that a centralized government similar to the Tang Empire should be established, and the economic strength of Buenos Aires Province is too strong. Without the control of the central government, it is impossible for federalism to truly achieve equality. In the end, only

Perhaps it favored the landowning class of Buenos Aires.

I think at the beginning, the Argentine people opposed the Rosas dictatorship in order to establish a new unified democratic government.

Urquiza moved closer to the big landowners and became the new dictator. We should rearm ourselves and work hard to build a unified nation.

Since the two sides in the civil war were evenly matched, neither side could conquer the other, thus beginning a decade-long period of division in Argentina.

"Uncle Erbao, if we want to encircle three to four hundred square kilometers of land, the 1,600 boundary stakes we prepared may not be enough?" Wu Ahu came on horseback with his younger brother Wu Abao and dozens of militiamen, and reported the report with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

You must put more effort into leaving secret notes, do you understand?"

"Uncle Erbao, I know, let's go and do it now." Wu Ahu has a cheerful and cheerful personality. He immediately waved his hand and left with the people.

Under Urquiza's concession, everyone negotiated and signed the "Concord of San Nicolás", recognizing Urquiza as the temporary ruler of the Argentine provincial confederation and having the right to organize the army.

But the agreement clearly stipulates that domestic tariffs on goods shipped between provinces will be abolished and Buenos Aires will serve as the national customs. Buenos Aires' economic privileges appear to be being revoked.

What is the future of Argentina?

Opinions within the revolutionary party began to split. The person with the most distinct views was Mitre, who had a high reputation in Argentine politics. He published an article in a newspaper and said:

You must use your brain when doing anything. The main area where you may have conflicts with others in the future is the large open terrain in the east. There is no problem in the other three directions.

This is the case with the Chilean military government, and the same is true with the father-son inheritance government in Paraguay. It is not without reason that military government rule is so popular in South America.

Therefore, the province of Buenos Aires was able to win the civil war with the strength of one province in the face of the coalition forces of various provinces. After ten years of division, Argentina was reunified in 1862.

The history of the development of South America shows that the region only surrenders to strong-armed authoritarian figures, and society can enter a relatively long period of stability. However, once there is any liberal democracy or power belongs to the people, everything will be over.

The dictatorial government of Rosas in Argentina collapsed after being defeated by the coalition forces of the provinces. There was no political leader in Argentina's political circles who could take charge of his own affairs, and the country began to enter a period of division and independent administration.

Urquiza believes that the situation faced by the new government is relatively complex, and in order to balance the interests of all parties, it advocates a federal system in which all provinces are equal.

Mitre once participated in the decisive battle of Caseros that overthrew the Rosas dictatorship, and was therefore widely respected. Mitre's views won the recognition of many people, but they were also criticized by the big landowners of Buenos Aires.

of opposition.

The same is true of unification. Urquiza, the leader of the new government, also disagrees with Mitre's view of unification.

If there is a dispute in the future, the piles left in the land will be used as evidence.

When the Tang Empire's expeditionary force landed in South America, Argentina had just crawled out of the quagmire of division. It was covered in wounds and was silently licking its wounds. It was powerless to stop the Chinese armed militia teams from swarming northward, and did not want to care.

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This boundary stake can be purchased with money for 40 yuan. You can also exchange it for an Indian scalp. One scalp is exchanged for a boundary stake. The two are basically equal in value.

In this way, wouldn’t it be enough?

On the one hand, this was due to the great strength of the Tang Empire; on the other hand, Buenos Aires had the dirty mind of sitting on a mountain and watching the fight between tigers, pretending not to see it.

As for the specific distribution, the Wu family is still the dominant force. The core areas are allocated to the children of the Wu family, and the peripheral areas are allocated to some subordinate forces. That will be discussed later.

The land is so big, no matter how you divide it, you will be satisfied.

The Wu team has a large-scale old camp. Basically each militia has three or four Indian women, some of whom are pregnant. There are also more than a thousand strong Indian slave workers and a large number of cattle, sheep, livestock, food and other supplies.

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After moving to Wujia Town, it will soon take root, flourish, and become a prosperous agricultural and animal husbandry town.

(End of chapter)