In fact, it may be just that militia officers are more cautious. In fact, these machines transported to Boling Town by mules and horses are just small steam engine components, used in local agriculture and forestry.

Of course, it is also wrong to say that the steam engine components are not correct. Due to the machining accuracy, many mechanical parts that are highly demanding on the East Coast people cannot be interchanged. Even if the user unit, such as the steam engine manufacturer, after buying the parts, those with low accuracy requirements can be used directly, at most, it is a low efficiency point. However, for some parts with high accuracy requirements, such as sliding bearings, they need to be processed and polished by the manufacturer's craftsmen. This is also impossible. After all, the basic industrial level is just like this, what else do you want?

Therefore, when this batch of 7.5 horsepower steam engine and transmission system components transported to Boling Town are assembled locally, if nothing unexpected happens, 100% will have to be polished, processed, and integrated, otherwise it will not be used at all. However, this is quite good compared to the old continent. Their poor pedal machine tools, hydraulic machine tools and even wind machines (industrial windmills) are not only very accurate, but also unstable in power (which further reduces processing accuracy and production efficiency). Therefore, compared to the basic industry on the east coast, it has a poor generation. Therefore, this is just a bad world. It may not be that the East coast people have high industrial technology. It is really too bad to the old continent!

In the early morning of November 2, 1669, I hurriedly ate a breakfast with steamed potatoes and soup with southern Chilean characteristics. The soup was stewed with clams, mussels, tofu, beef and some vegetables. It was very popular in Fenggu Island and was a local signature dish. After it became very famous, Sergio Rivera and others set off on the road again and drove a carriage north towards Boling Town, which was the only town within a radius of hundreds of kilometers.

The scenery along the way is extremely monotonous. In addition to the vast primitive jungle or primitive jungle, the earth is covered with various trees everywhere. Chilean cypress (there are a large number of towering trees in Chile, which is a very practical building material), Chilean artean (this is also the national tree in Chile in later generations. The pine nuts are very produced and many people buy them in the local area) and so on can be seen everywhere. In addition, there are some other coniferous trees, which are a natural heritage that cannot be underestimated.

"The logging farm should be profitable." Looking at the forest outside the carriage window, Rivera thought silently. He heard that many businessmen from Tengnaya, Luca and Milan invested in the southern foothills of Dingjun Mountain, mainly engaged in forest logging, railway transportation, port terminals, etc. Although the profit margin is not comparable to the operation of sugarcane plantations, this is also the most passionate investment project for Italians nowadays, because the business miracle brought by Tengnaya Asia and Delta companies is successful in a long-term manner. It is also a good business, at least more cost-effective than buying annuity from established commercial banks or governments, isn't it?

Some land on the road looks very wet, which may be because of the rain and snow in the winter and spring of central and southern Chile, and the rivers and lakes are prone to flooding. Especially the latter reminds Rivera of the famous cattle farm in Hungary, which also floods every year. After the flood recedes, the land is extremely fertile and can often grow fat and juicy grass. The cattle fed are very famous and exported to Austria and Italy all year round.

However, people on the east coast should not be willing to use the best river valleys to herd cattle like the Hungarians. These madmen farming people have always only grown wheat, soybeans and corn in the fields, either vegetables and fruits. Although there is a lot of land used to grazing, they are basically relatively barren soil that can only grow grass, or hilly and mountainous areas. In short, these people should be very good at growing grains.

In fact, this is true. Yesterday when he was on the road, he saw that there were many people leveling and renovating the land on both sides of the Maolin River. Those were large forests that had been cut down, and the wood had become their houses, bridges and forts. There were only bushes, weeds, gravels and tree stumps left on the ground. Those land reclamators should have planned to open up some farmland, vegetable fields and orchards along this river. On the other side of the river, some areas were separated by the low terrain and during the water rise every year.

It will flood, but this is not entirely a disadvantage, because the fine sand carried in the river water is a uniform particle sorted by water, without any colloidal particles, so it will accumulate layers after layers of fertile soil on the river bank. Sergio Rivera has lived in the Po River plain in northern Italy since she was a child, and she also has land at home. Therefore, she is very aware of the fertility of the silt soil layer brought by this flood. Although people who farm here often face the threat of floods, it is not insurmountable.

Rivera noticed that there were large areas of flat farmland slightly farther from the river bank, and tall wheat seedlings had grown. He guessed that the land was flattened for not too long, and spring wheat was replanted because there were still many conspicuous shrubs in the field that had not been cleaned. But considering that it was fertile alluvial soil, many disadvantages could be offset, and the future yield would only get higher and higher.

Thinking of this, Rivera found that she was really envious of those East Coast land reclamators who were wearing various clothes and working in various accents, because the smiles on their faces were sincere. Each person had five acres of land, of course, if you had money, you could naturally buy more land at a price of 7-10 yuan per acre, without having to limit the free land provided by the government to gain a foothold and start a family here, not to mention that in the first three years when the agricultural harvest was extremely unstable, these people also had a large amount of subsidies provided by their government.

"It's a great life, no wonder more and more people in Italy are happy to live on the East Coast, especially the young girls. It is indeed unfair to let them endure dirty, poor and hopeless life in Italy, which is narrow and dense. I have accused these girls of serving in groups of people, and serving behind the butts of the French army, but if they choose to live on the East Coast, I don't think I have such a strong hatred, although the religious atmosphere here is depressing, mine and I

The descendants will never immigrate to the East Coast, but what does it matter to the women?" Sergio Rivera thought silently, and then recalled the meal this morning. The large pieces of clams, snow-white mussels and the corned beef that is said to be cheap enough for slaves to eat are actually the most common food for the residents of Chile. The rich products accumulated by God's gifts over the past millions of years have now been enjoyed by the people of the East Coast. This is a great regret. Why did the Spanish lose these lands?

Several large wooden houses are being built on both sides of the river bank. Rivera knew that it was to install relatively large steam pumps. This kind of steam pump is large in size, has a large horsepower, and is also very consuming coal. It is usually built on the main road of the river, which can not only release water to the irrigation canals, but also replenish or pump water to the river, which is conducive to shipping.

Compared with this large-scale large-horsepower steam engine, there is also a relatively small steam engine, the most popular of which is 7.5 horsepower. This small steam engine often used in agriculture (usually used as water pumping) uses a vertical fire tube boiler, which transfers heat, fire and sports very fast. This characteristic determines that it can be used as a continuous working environment or in intermittent working places (this can effectively save the cost of fuel such as coal, firewood, etc.);

Moreover, the steam engine has only three parts, which are lightweight and can be barely transported by a few people, so it is very convenient to use. No wonder Rivera has not consulted East Coast people about the market sales of this 7.5-horsepower steam engine, but unfortunately, East Coast people not only prohibit exporting to foreign countries, but even foreign companies or individuals investing in their own country cannot buy it. At best, they can only negotiate with familiar East Coast partners and observe it up close.

Compared with this 7.5-horsepower small steam engine, East Coast people are not that tight to the large steam engine with hundreds of horsepower (usually older technology). Not only can joint ventures like Luoqia Textile Factory be used on a large scale, but even joint ventures like forest development companies can be rented. Although the operators are from the East Coast, they can be observed up close. In the long run, they can also get a lot of useful things from the other operators and maintenance personnel. The reason why this is this is Rivera speculated that it may be related to the fact that the British have developed similar steam machinery. Although it is very primitive, very slack, and has very low reliability, and is quite expensive, it is there, and it will slowly become popular in the foreseeable future. After all, it is more cost-effective and more efficient than using livestock such as mules and horses, isn't it?

Perhaps due to poor road conditions, the carriage finally arrived at its final destination, Boling Town, on the morning of November 3, and the vehicle condition was already seriously worrying and it had to be maintained. Rivera had to pay an extra fee before leaving and heading to the office they set up here (at present, only two or three people are still in the preliminary preparations).

Boling Town currently has a population of more than 3,000, more than half of them are descendants of Spanish or Indo-European mixed races. This colonial town, which was built more than a hundred years ago, is currently in slight chaos. The reason is very nonsense to Rivera and others. People on the East Coast are said to want to "according to the law" to migrate those Indo-European mixed races to overseas colonies such as New China to "pure the local people".

Although Sergio Rivera thinks this approach is cruel, especially for those mixed-race people. Many of them have obtained a certificate of "blood purification" by donating money to the king. In the legal sense, white blood purification only allows mixed-race people of at least 50% white blood to apply. Less than 50% white blood (The Spanish gave names to mixed-race children with 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 and 1/128 white blood, which is speechless, and at the same time, it is even more difficult to have this opportunity. If even they are driven away, then this is indeed too terrible and it is easy to arouse the rebound of the huge Indo-European mixed-race group under the rule of the Spanish.

However, for Sergio Rivera, personally, he did not think that this method was too unacceptable. Because in his perception, the Indian bloodline was undoubtedly inferior, and the talents of people who were mixed with the Indians were quite doubtful, so they were better cleaned up. Anyway, their life might not be bad after going to overseas colonies, and it was always a way out.

Rivera and his entourage rested for a night in the office in the town, and the next day he left his carriage. Accompanied by officials from the East Coast Ministry of Industry and Commerce and dozens of guards and guides sent by Boling Town, he headed eastward and headed straight to the destination. He arrived at the new settlement marked "Xinchu Township" on the map that afternoon. More precisely, it is a land reclamation village that currently only talks about three or four hundred people.

"The sulfur mine is east of the Great Lake (referring to Lake Puyewei), and there is no one living there yet. We plan to set up a small village there, mainly for grain and fruits, vegetables and vegetables. It is also a support for your company. After all, it is not easy for you to come here from afar, and it is normal for us to cooperate." A young cadre from Boling Town said to Rivera and others: "Sulphur is a good thing, but it is too hard to collect that thing and it is dangerous. If ordinary people are not poor and unrestrained, they will definitely not go to that kind of place to make a living. It would be better for you to come to invest. The town can also get some taxes, and the villagers can also rely on selling food to get some income."

"Thank you very much for your help. Prince Cosimo of my country has made it clear that he will invest in the sulfur mine here. The total amount will not be less than three million bank lira. He will recruit personnel in Italy to purchase labor tools, food, medicines and some weapons nearby in your country." Sergio Rivera stood on the shore of Lake Puyeve, looking at the huge and continuous volcanic groups on the east side of the lake from afar, and said in a certain tone: "We should be next year (1670)
Chapter completed!