Chapter 3065
Chapter 3065
February 1657, San Diego Bay on the west coast of North America.
There was a large group of Spaniards carrying large and small bags on the pier, shivering from the freezing sea breeze.Next to them was a large three-masted sailing ship, and several sailors were building a gangway to allow these passengers to board the ship smoothly.
This is the first group of Hispanic immigrants to be relocated from San Diego Bay. They will take Haihan's Yugong class heavy-duty sailing boat to Jinshan Bay in the north, where they will be resettled.
This heavy-duty sailboat was one of the supply ships that had gone south with the Wang brothers. Most of the supplies on board had been unloaded, and the return journey was almost empty, just to transport these Hispanic immigrants.
However, the cabins on the ship are limited and are reserved for special groups of people. At that time, these Hispanic immigrants can only squeeze into the dark cargo hold and play on the floor to spend this journey at sea.
For these Hispanic immigrants, it is undoubtedly an unfortunate thing to be forced to leave their homes and move to a strange environment.But as the defeated party, they are also powerless to resist Haihan's arrangement. If they refuse to cooperate, they will be treated as prisoners of war.
It is said that those unlucky prisoners of war need to serve several years of hard labor before they may be released.But before that, many people probably died of exhaustion or injury, and they would never survive the day when they regained their freedom.
In contrast, they are just living in another place as immigrants, and they will not become undignified slaves, which seems to be a kind of preferential treatment.
What's more, it's not just civilians like them who are treated like this. Lord Aragones, who was once the magistrate of San Diego Bay, also has to leave here and move to the north with them.Thinking about it this way, most people's mentality seems to be quite balanced.
Of course, this is just an ordinary person's self-comforting idea. Aragones is the only person in San Diego Bay who is qualified to negotiate treatment with Haihan. How can his living conditions in the future be the same as these civilians.
After the gangway was erected, these immigrants were not arranged to board the ship immediately, but waited for a while.
Several carriages drove up on the pier, and it was Aragones who got off the leading carriage.He and his family members will also leave San Diego Bay on this ship.However, their large family can enjoy the limited number of cabins on the ship, instead of having to suffer in the lower cargo hold like ordinary immigrants.
Although Aragones lost his status as a magistrate, his prestige in the hearts of the local people is still there. Seeing him get off the car, the people bowed their heads to show respect.
There was a Haihan officer staring at him, and Aragones didn't dare to be too high-profile. He just nodded slightly to the nearby people, and then took his family on board.
Wang Anguo stood in the distance and let out a long breath after watching Aragones board the boat.Sending this guy away makes the job of relocating the native Hispanic population much easier.
According to the pre-war plan, at least seven out of ten local Hispanic people would be relocated to other places for resettlement, and various situations of non-cooperation would inevitably occur during this period.But as long as the Aragones family is removed, these disaffected people will have no legal backing, and most of them will have to submit obediently.
The remaining [-] families of Hispanic immigrants will then be diluted by introducing Han Chinese to settle down, and the local population structure will stabilize.
And according to DeSantis' confession, Spain no longer has enough maritime armed forces on the Pacific coast to launch the next attack. It will take a long time to prepare for the next attack by redeploying troops from the Caribbean Sea and then bypassing South America. time.So at least for half a year to a year, San Diego Bay will not be attacked from the New Spain Governor's District.
This is equivalent to leaving a construction window for San Diego Bay. Such a long time is enough for Haihan to build a coastal defense battery at the entrance of the strait.At that time, with the coastal defense capability capable of blocking the waterway, even if the size of the Spanish fleet doubles, there is no way to recapture San Diego Bay.
But there is a small problem here. Cape Loma, located on the west side of the entrance to the bay, belongs to the territory of the local Loma tribe. If Haihan wants to build a fort there, he must have to deal with the Loma tribe.
However, based on the experience of the Spaniards dealing with the Loma tribe, this group of indigenous people is extremely hostile to outsiders, and they are not easy to communicate with.
"Can't we temporarily abandon Point Loma and build a fort on the east side of the channel?"
Wang Anbang expressed his opinion while gesturing on the map: "Look, the fort built here can also cover the entire waterway, and it can also avoid conflicts with the indigenous tribes. It kills two birds with one stone!"
Morgan shook his head and denied his opinion: "Look carefully, the east side of the channel is flat and there is no danger to defend. The coast of Cape Loma on the west side is steep, with a certain slope, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and is close to sea level. There is a height difference, and the terrain is obviously more suitable for building coastal defense batteries."
If the fort is built on the east side of the channel, in addition to the artillery, another force may be stationed to protect the safety of the fort.Otherwise, if the enemy avoids the strike range of the fort and lands from the nearby coast, the fort will easily be outflanked.
Wang Anguo said: "What the Spaniards can't do doesn't mean we can't do it either. I think we should first try to communicate with the Loma tribe to see if we can exchange the right to use that place with other conditions. Let's talk first, and then consider other solutions if we can't reach an agreement."
Morgan also agreed with Wang Anguo's proposal, so they sent several indigenous soldiers to the Loma tribe to communicate.
After several contacts, the chief of the Loma tribe finally agreed to meet with the Haihan general.This plan was proposed by Wang Anguo, so he did his part to take on the responsibility of negotiating.
To show his sincerity, Wang Anguo brought some Haihan specialties as gifts, including a military dagger presented to the chief himself.
However, after the meeting, the dagger he gave didn't seem to please the chief, but a few bottles of wine aroused his interest, and he opened a bottle to drink with him on the spot.
But the appetizers brought out by the chief really made Wang Anguo a little hard to swallow. This is a kind of marinated meat made of unknown meat, with some kind of bitter fruit added, and dried meat made of mashed potatoes The cake tastes amazing.
The indigenous soldier next to him reminded Wang Anguo that it is a very high courtesy to share the dried meat pie with the chief. If he refuses, he may offend the other party and the negotiation will fall short.
Wang Anguo had no choice but to bite the bullet and swallowed the dried meat cakes given to him by the other party one by one.I didn't drink much wine, but my stomach was full.
There was a large group of Spaniards carrying large and small bags on the pier, shivering from the freezing sea breeze.Next to them was a large three-masted sailing ship, and several sailors were building a gangway to allow these passengers to board the ship smoothly.
This is the first group of Hispanic immigrants to be relocated from San Diego Bay. They will take Haihan's Yugong class heavy-duty sailing boat to Jinshan Bay in the north, where they will be resettled.
This heavy-duty sailboat was one of the supply ships that had gone south with the Wang brothers. Most of the supplies on board had been unloaded, and the return journey was almost empty, just to transport these Hispanic immigrants.
However, the cabins on the ship are limited and are reserved for special groups of people. At that time, these Hispanic immigrants can only squeeze into the dark cargo hold and play on the floor to spend this journey at sea.
For these Hispanic immigrants, it is undoubtedly an unfortunate thing to be forced to leave their homes and move to a strange environment.But as the defeated party, they are also powerless to resist Haihan's arrangement. If they refuse to cooperate, they will be treated as prisoners of war.
It is said that those unlucky prisoners of war need to serve several years of hard labor before they may be released.But before that, many people probably died of exhaustion or injury, and they would never survive the day when they regained their freedom.
In contrast, they are just living in another place as immigrants, and they will not become undignified slaves, which seems to be a kind of preferential treatment.
What's more, it's not just civilians like them who are treated like this. Lord Aragones, who was once the magistrate of San Diego Bay, also has to leave here and move to the north with them.Thinking about it this way, most people's mentality seems to be quite balanced.
Of course, this is just an ordinary person's self-comforting idea. Aragones is the only person in San Diego Bay who is qualified to negotiate treatment with Haihan. How can his living conditions in the future be the same as these civilians.
After the gangway was erected, these immigrants were not arranged to board the ship immediately, but waited for a while.
Several carriages drove up on the pier, and it was Aragones who got off the leading carriage.He and his family members will also leave San Diego Bay on this ship.However, their large family can enjoy the limited number of cabins on the ship, instead of having to suffer in the lower cargo hold like ordinary immigrants.
Although Aragones lost his status as a magistrate, his prestige in the hearts of the local people is still there. Seeing him get off the car, the people bowed their heads to show respect.
There was a Haihan officer staring at him, and Aragones didn't dare to be too high-profile. He just nodded slightly to the nearby people, and then took his family on board.
Wang Anguo stood in the distance and let out a long breath after watching Aragones board the boat.Sending this guy away makes the job of relocating the native Hispanic population much easier.
According to the pre-war plan, at least seven out of ten local Hispanic people would be relocated to other places for resettlement, and various situations of non-cooperation would inevitably occur during this period.But as long as the Aragones family is removed, these disaffected people will have no legal backing, and most of them will have to submit obediently.
The remaining [-] families of Hispanic immigrants will then be diluted by introducing Han Chinese to settle down, and the local population structure will stabilize.
And according to DeSantis' confession, Spain no longer has enough maritime armed forces on the Pacific coast to launch the next attack. It will take a long time to prepare for the next attack by redeploying troops from the Caribbean Sea and then bypassing South America. time.So at least for half a year to a year, San Diego Bay will not be attacked from the New Spain Governor's District.
This is equivalent to leaving a construction window for San Diego Bay. Such a long time is enough for Haihan to build a coastal defense battery at the entrance of the strait.At that time, with the coastal defense capability capable of blocking the waterway, even if the size of the Spanish fleet doubles, there is no way to recapture San Diego Bay.
But there is a small problem here. Cape Loma, located on the west side of the entrance to the bay, belongs to the territory of the local Loma tribe. If Haihan wants to build a fort there, he must have to deal with the Loma tribe.
However, based on the experience of the Spaniards dealing with the Loma tribe, this group of indigenous people is extremely hostile to outsiders, and they are not easy to communicate with.
"Can't we temporarily abandon Point Loma and build a fort on the east side of the channel?"
Wang Anbang expressed his opinion while gesturing on the map: "Look, the fort built here can also cover the entire waterway, and it can also avoid conflicts with the indigenous tribes. It kills two birds with one stone!"
Morgan shook his head and denied his opinion: "Look carefully, the east side of the channel is flat and there is no danger to defend. The coast of Cape Loma on the west side is steep, with a certain slope, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and is close to sea level. There is a height difference, and the terrain is obviously more suitable for building coastal defense batteries."
If the fort is built on the east side of the channel, in addition to the artillery, another force may be stationed to protect the safety of the fort.Otherwise, if the enemy avoids the strike range of the fort and lands from the nearby coast, the fort will easily be outflanked.
Wang Anguo said: "What the Spaniards can't do doesn't mean we can't do it either. I think we should first try to communicate with the Loma tribe to see if we can exchange the right to use that place with other conditions. Let's talk first, and then consider other solutions if we can't reach an agreement."
Morgan also agreed with Wang Anguo's proposal, so they sent several indigenous soldiers to the Loma tribe to communicate.
After several contacts, the chief of the Loma tribe finally agreed to meet with the Haihan general.This plan was proposed by Wang Anguo, so he did his part to take on the responsibility of negotiating.
To show his sincerity, Wang Anguo brought some Haihan specialties as gifts, including a military dagger presented to the chief himself.
However, after the meeting, the dagger he gave didn't seem to please the chief, but a few bottles of wine aroused his interest, and he opened a bottle to drink with him on the spot.
But the appetizers brought out by the chief really made Wang Anguo a little hard to swallow. This is a kind of marinated meat made of unknown meat, with some kind of bitter fruit added, and dried meat made of mashed potatoes The cake tastes amazing.
The indigenous soldier next to him reminded Wang Anguo that it is a very high courtesy to share the dried meat pie with the chief. If he refuses, he may offend the other party and the negotiation will fall short.
Wang Anguo had no choice but to bite the bullet and swallowed the dried meat cakes given to him by the other party one by one.I didn't drink much wine, but my stomach was full.