Rebirth of South America as King

The two battles between the Han and the Italians exposed the poor organization and coordination system of the Italian army. The gap between the Italian army and the British, French, and German powers was also revealed in the next battle. The colonial forces around the Juba River Basin After being destroyed and eroded by the guerrilla fleet, after the Italians took over the colonial strongholds left by the British, and expelled the local tribal indigenous tribes and the German and French colonial forces that were mingling with fish, the previously accumulated war advantages followed Changes in time and strength on both sides have gradually weakened.

The offensive and defensive battle of Kismayo has once again returned to a stalemate. The situation in Somalia is unstable. After the Italians demobilized the colonial strongholds, the remaining strength was limited. You stronghold this nail, monopolizing the entire ambition of Somalia. …………

The peaks revolve, the mountains and rivers are interlaced, and the noisy noises on the Parana River continue. Thick thick smoke erupts from the huge chimneys of the steam ships, permeating in the low air on both sides of the river bank, and it has not disappeared for a long time.

Commercial steam ships are small in size and are powered by burning coal, which is generally used for inland water transportation.

Most of the steam ships sailing on the Parana River were built by the two shipyards of Xinjing Shipyard and Xinghe Shipyard. As an experimental product of early accumulation of shipbuilding technology, steam small ships have insufficient power due to limited technical level. Shortcomings such as short voyages, usually each steamship is equipped with a small barge dedicated to transporting coal, so that it can be replenished in time after the ship runs out of coal to extend the life of the ship.

After the British expeditionary fleet withdrew from the coastal area of ​​La Plata, the Han government released the ban on inland navigation in time, and the Parana River basin resumed its busy scene.

Above an ordinary steam ship,

Sun Bin and Zheng Huaide, ministerial officials of the Central Government of the Han Dynasty, and He Yanliang, deputy brigade commander of the First Mixed Brigade, stood on the bow deck and looked at the dense ships on the river without any smile on their faces.

The three came from a central role and were ordered to investigate local administrative and commercial status and some serious smuggling and loan cases.

"Some people's courage is getting bigger and bigger. At present, the war between the country and the Anglia and Brazil is not over. The 200,000 National Defense Forces will be waiting for the enemy in various parts of the border, but some officials and businessmen have the courage to collude with each other and openly It ’s a **** forgery of forged land and lands and embezzlement of national land! "

"Some businessmen have brought home the means of dealing with the English and the Dutch when they were in the South Ocean. The situation in South America was not stable in the past two years. They are still somewhat worried. Now Argentina and Uruguay are occupied by the National Defense Forces. The English They also withdrew, leaving their eyes to see that there was no danger in their homeland, and things were naturally much bolder. "

"It's more than bold, it's bold!"

Sun Bin said angrily "I really think that the country treats businessmen preferentially, and a large number of overseas Chinese businessmen and Chinese will allow them to bully the people and do whatever they want?"

Humph! His Royal Highness saw that in the past few years, they invested in business and made a small contribution to the country, and only tolerated some of their actions, but now? Look at the good things they do, drive up prices, secretly smuggle arms to Paraguay, and even people willing to be English runaway dogs, and report to the British! Such people do not deal with it rigorously, and do not know what troubles can occur in the future! "

"Some Nanyang businessmen and local officials have done too much. His Highness is very angry. He has issued orders to various local police forces. When necessary, the police can cooperate with the government to dispatch local garrisons to arrest officials and businessmen involved."

He Yanliang stood behind the two and said solemnly.

"His Royal Highness has just appointed Lord Hu as a plenary envoy and conducted truce negotiations with the British. At this point in time, the domestic situation is best to maintain stability and deal with the issues of officials and businessmen involved. It is still left to be resolved after the war."

Zheng Huaide seemed to persuade He Yanliang on the surface, and actually reminded Sun Bin secretly.

"The whole thing happened, the collusion between overseas Chinese businessmen and officials involved too deeply, but just catching a few exposed businessman officials couldn't solve the problem."

After Zheng Huaide's secret reminder, Sun Bin remembered Li Mingyuan's entrustment before leaving, and cautiously said, "The purpose of our trip is to investigate the degree of involvement of local officials and businessmen. Unless the matter is exposed, the officials and businessmen involved want to escape in advance. Only then mobilize the local police forces to participate in the arrest. Otherwise, no one can act without the order of Master Zheng and me! "

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Soon after the steamships Sun Bin, Zheng Huaide and others departed, the two carriers carrying full cargo stopped slowly in the middle of the river.

"Why did the boat stop?" A savvy man stepped out of the deck, his face fierce.

"The steam boiler is leaking again. Several guys sucked gas and couldn't do heavy work. I asked people to take them to the deck to let them breathe, and when they recovered their strength, they went to the bilge boiler."

"Hurry up, the owner urged you, and missed the time for this batch of goods. You don't have all the wages this month!"

"Hey, Lord Wu, don't worry, you can't delay time, guys just rest for a while."

"Go and go, don't disturb Grandpa!"

The strong man waved his hand impatiently and turned into the cabin.

"Shanzi, how are you guys? Not much gas?"

Seven or eight coal-burners carried four gas-poisoned men to the deck, and the foreman asked eagerly.

"It's not a big deal. A few brothers added a little charcoal to the boiler. The charcoal did not burn enough, so I took more gas."

"Tell folks, be careful the next time you work, charcoal is not burning slower than coal;

The space in the boiler room at the bottom of the cabin is tightly closed, opaque, and poorly ventilated. Do n’t stop adding charcoal to the boiler like before when burning coal. Good luck today. "

In the northern part of the Parana River in August, the weather was hot. The foreman ordered his coal burners on the deck. He couldn't bear the hot sun and left quickly.

Several coal burners who were poisoned by gas were lying on the deck, slowly enjoying their fresh energy while enjoying the rare fresh air.

"Brother Liu, I heard that you will quit your job next month. Did you pay off Lin Dong's money originally?"

Take a few minutes of rest ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ The look on the faces of a few coal burners is better, a younger man said.

"It's two or two silver short. With this month's wages, I can pay it back."

The man who spoke was more than ten years older than the others. Looking at the three young people around him who were not seventeen or eighteen years old, he thought that he was about to leave the hard-working profession of coal-burner. Although the coal miner made a little more money, after all, it was not a good job to keep working. After listening to the advice of my brother, I worked on the boat for a year and a half, and returned the boat to South America. ), Find a new job, if you do n’t want to live in the city, and no longer want to, go to the north or south, hold a formal residence certificate, and borrow money from the government to buy farm tools to open up wasteland farming. It is better than burning coal on a steamer. There are many workers. "

"Brothers understand that burning boilers on board is not a good business, but the money we owe to the owner is not paid off. Our workmanship certificate and residence certificate when we arrived in South America are held by the owner. The owner does not speak, we just want to Can't walk. "

"What if you sue the officials? No matter how powerful Lin Dong's family is, can there still be a powerful government?"

The other young man still had an injustice on his face.

"Shhhh, whisper, it will be heard in public."

The older coal-burner lowered his voice and said, "Don't say that, the county grandfathers and the grandfathers in the state are the old acquaintances of Lin Dong's family. They were business partners when they were in Nanyang. Man, can you tell the Lin Dong family, can you do well? "

"Brother, who do you listen to, Lin Dong's family is so powerful?"

"I still need to hear who said that when you go back to the county to ask about it, who doesn't know the relationship between Lin Dong's family and the county and state."

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