There is no doubt that among the existing cities in Portuguese Brazil, Saint Vicente must be a relatively backward and poor area, including the Parish of Sao Paulo on the inland plateau. Its population, transportation, commerce and agriculture and pastoral development is still much worse than those in the northern regions such as Pernambuco and Bahia.

The white population of this city was only more than one thousand at this time. Even if the mixed-race descendants of the whites, a few free Indians and slaves, the total population of the entire Port of St. Vicente was no more than eight thousand. This population is indeed a bit disproportionate compared to its status and fame.

However, to some extent, this is normal. Due to Brazil's special coastal geographical characteristics (the coastal plain is very narrow and has inconvenient transportation to the vast inland), most of its population actually lives in inland areas. They open plantations there, plant sugar, tobacco and cotton, cut down trees, grazed cattle and sheep, and lived a more primitive medieval manor-style life, which is actually quite in line with the Iberians' "three views".

Because of this, the city is just a commercial distribution center and the location of colonial institutions in the jurisdiction of various generals in Brazil. Planters in inland areas transport large amounts of output to coastal port cities through ox carts or small boats, bargaining with wholesalers, and also seek opportunities to buy some slaves or other old mainland goods, and then return to the manors in inland areas to keep their lives closed. In short, this is a relatively backward slave manor economy, and all classes of society are not very active, it looks like a stagnant pool and has a very feudal atmosphere.

Tragically, because the coastal area of ​​St. Vicente is very small - the mountains divide the later state of St. Paul into coastal and inland parts - the city has extremely limited development space. Since a large population has begun to spread to the Sao Paulo missionary on the inland plateau many years ago. The white colonists took the religious schools built by missionaries as the center, and continuously opened up their own planting estates around them, and then acquired slaves through conquest or purchase to develop their economy.

Therefore, you now know how embarrassing the Port of St. Vicente is in the entire General Saint Vicente Region. This city lacks development space is completely isolated by the vast inland hinterland, becoming a commercial window, and that's all. What's more painful than this is that due to the mountains and swamps in the inland Sao Paulo region, the transportation conditions for St. Vicente to the inland area are very simple, mostly mule and horse roads built on hillsides. It is neither like Pernambuco, and Bahia has rivers connecting the inland and seaports, nor is it gentle and has a thoroughfare like Rio de Janeiro. In short, it is very difficult, and this naturally leads to the economic downturn and the relatively sparse population of the entire region.

"There are really few people in the city. Except for those who were killed and injured by us, who escaped in the chaos, there are only six or seven thousand people who stayed in the city now. And many of them were those who did not have time to escape, such as the Charity Brotherhood, St. Francis and St. Anthony's Third-level Knights Association (also working part-time credit institutions, providing commercial loans to planters at an annual interest rate of 6.25%. They are all unstable factors, and they are really lying on grass." Yang Liang, wearing a lord lieutenant uniform, walked back from outside with a saber and said angrily.

Xiao Xi and others moved into the East Coast Commercial Station, which was originally located here, rather than the Governor's Office, which symbolized the power center of the entire region. Their most elite second mixed battalion was transferred into the city and stationed in an abandoned military camp between the Governor's Office and the East Coast Commercial Station. In addition, two thousand militias in the Jingjiang Security Regiment were stationed in the vital coastal defense fortress, and some entered the city to seize and count the spoils; as for the former Qing army prisoners who were killed or injured in the daytime battle, these people went to the suburbs under the supervision of the East Coast Staff.

The manor was "taxed" and went to buy things - Well, the money for buying things was naturally not real money, but military tickets printed before departure. It is said that the total printing amount exceeded 3 million yuan, and a small part of them were sold in the East Coast at a 30% discount. I believe that after the news of conquering the Port of St. Vicente was returned, some speculators who purchased military tickets would come to purchase goods soon. In order to maintain the strong currency value of the military tickets they issued, the East Coast occupying troops would also endorse their procurement behavior with bayonets.

"All those who have not escaped will be subject to a capitation tax, each person will be locked up first, and when a boat comes, they will find a way to transport it back to the country." Xiao Xi, who was drinking mate tea, said immediately after hearing this. To be honest, a capitation tax of ten yuan is quite not cheap. Except for officials, merchants, planters, and military officers, not many people can afford this money. Once this tax policy is implemented, most of them will be locked up by the East Coast people except white people and some mixed-race white people. This is obviously one of Xiao Xi's goals - local infrastructure projects are too short of labor, so how can they not take some people back? But it is not possible to take off the capitation, so it is much more convenient to use the capitation tax to catch people "justified".

"In addition, business organizations or individuals including the charitable fraternity you mentioned just now will be seized first and then carefully identified them later. I remember that these two religious groups have loaned money to the Almeida family. I guess there is a lot of money in my pocket, so I will arrest them first and question them carefully. These missionaries do not do anything to spread God's gospel, but they are very diligent in lending against the Pope's order. How can such a rotten bird be caught and let them vomit some blood?" Xiao Xi called the adjutant and gave Yang Liang a cup of tea, and then continued to order: "There is also eleven worth in the treasury of the Governor's Office.

For 20,000 yuan in cash and taxes, the cap tax can be levied at 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, and the deposits in some "ownerless" warehouses in the dock area are more than 160,000 yuan. Well, let's not have more Brazilian merchants and missionaries in the city, so they don't want to pay more than 100,000 yuan in cash for us and raise me a 300,000 yuan in total. The Army Department will send people to collect this money in a while. Chief of Staff Mo is now in the telegraph room in Zhenhai County, paying attention to the situation in various places at any time, among which spoils are one of the key points. Captain Yang, our income generation pressure is not light, and we have to be careful."

"The people sent to the manor outside the city can probably get back two or three thousand yuan. Those guys from Qing Dynasty prisoners are very dark and they won't stop if they are not tall enough." Yang Liang took a sip of tea and laughed: "It's really a lie down. I've only gotten back with such a few dollars after hitting Saint Vicente. It's disappointing. You know, this is the capital city of the region. It's really shabby."

"If you want to make money, people, and things, you have to find a way to go deep into the inland, otherwise the income will always be limited." Xiao Xi thought, "St. Paul's Parish is located on the plateau behind the mountain. According to some intelligence personnel from the military police who went there to complete a staff trip, the light is sufficient and the climate is very mild (after all, it is a plateau). Moreover, the local area is very unique red and purple soil, with deep soil layers and pores, rich in humus, which is very suitable for all kinds of crops - especially

The growth of cash crops is a good place. Let's put it this way, if the transportation conditions were not too poor and the isolation between the Parish of St. Paul and Port of St. Vicente was too strong, the local plantation economy would have developed greatly, rather than being half-dead like it is now. Therefore, after the rectification of this place, we still have to find a way to send troops deep into the Parish of St. Paul, which is the area with the most dense population and wealth in the jurisdiction of General St. Vicente, and can also get money and goods more."

"Okay, but it's time to wait until the second landing fleet arrives, right?" Yang Liang said, "Now the main naval fleet has gone north, and the local government will not know when to organize the second transport fleet to come. But it is probably soon. Rio de Janeiro is now like a beautiful woman stripped naked, and can no longer block the coveted eyes of others. The two mixed battalions of the army are better equipped with a county security regiment, which is about 5,000 troops, which is enough to sweep it. It is also a good city, and the scale is roughly the same as Saint Vicente, and it is not a problem to scrape more than 300,000 cash. Moreover, the transportation between Rio de Janeiro and the hinterland is more convenient, and it is more convenient to march when the army is deeply inland. This is a great advantage."

The second day after the East Coast people occupied St. Vicente Island, on June 11, 1660, most of the Second Mixed Battalion of the Army, led by Major Xiao Xi, crossed the sea and stepped onto the land on the other side, and then advanced inward along the plain until they reached the eastern foot of the Mar Mountains.

In this place, they encountered a natural barrier, and the mountains stretched here isolated the narrow coastal plains. The officers and soldiers of the Second Mixed Battalion searched for a long time, but they could not find a route suitable for the marching of the army. In the end, they had no choice but to follow the mule and horse path that the Brazilians used to walk on, and circled a lot among the mountains and ridges. Then they arrived at the banks of the Title River a few days later. They also encountered an attack on the middle of the way. The attackers were suspected to be the famous Sao Paulo flag team. They used a melee gun and a bow and arrow to attack the people in the marching state of the East Coast, and caused more than ten casualties. Of course, they did not make any promises. Under the dense and precise volley of guns of the East Coast people, they also left a large number of corpses on the hillside.
Chapter completed!