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The 18th century brought great prosperity to Xisheng, nestled safely on the edge of the [[Nysdra Sea]] as it was and protected by [[Cao]]'s presence to the west. The [[South Seas Development Company|South Seas Trading Company]] and its local branch, the [[Xisheng Trading Company]] began investing heavily in the territory as a strategy to diversify their investments in light of the [[Daxian Polynesian Wars]] that were still raging in the southern oceans and [[Australis]]. The settler elites(精英) and the [[Xisheng Trading Company]] began together the acquisition of vast tracts of land further inland of historic proportions, the development of said territories made easier and cheaper by the inexhaustible pool of manpower in the form of Chimor and Ixa'Takan peasantry. The caricature of the wealthy Xisheng Daxian landowner being feted by a hundred [[Crona]]ns comes from this period when there were around four hundred natives per single [[Daxian]]. The territorial expansion of the colony was paused during this period as the Central Bureau of Expansion considered that moving further east into [[Nanzitolclatl|Nanzitolclatl]] territory would risk increasing the native population to uncontrollable numbers and a direct border with the [[Coscivian]] colonies further east was not desirable. Thus the decision was made that [[Nanzitolclatl|Nanzitolclatl]] would remain a buffer entity for at least seventy years while the territorial consolidation of the Pinghai Department continued. During this period the position of Viceroy was reverted to Governor-General and lobbying began to take place, mostly by the settler elite, to introduce limits on how long one individual could serve in the position. Previous Viceroys remained in office for as long as they could politically maneuver to keep the confidence of the central bureaucracy, starting in 1728 the Qian decreed that henceforth there would be an upper limit of fifteen years for anyone serving as Governor-General of Xisheng. Later still this period was reduced to ten years and eight years by the late 1880's. | The 18th century brought great prosperity to Xisheng, nestled safely on the edge of the [[Nysdra Sea]] as it was and protected by [[Cao]]'s presence to the west. The [[South Seas Development Company|South Seas Trading Company]] and its local branch, the [[Xisheng Trading Company]] began investing heavily in the territory as a strategy to diversify their investments in light of the [[Daxian Polynesian Wars]] that were still raging in the southern oceans and [[Australis]]. The settler elites(精英) and the [[Xisheng Trading Company]] began together the acquisition of vast tracts of land further inland of historic proportions, the development of said territories made easier and cheaper by the inexhaustible pool of manpower in the form of Chimor and Ixa'Takan peasantry. The caricature of the wealthy Xisheng Daxian landowner being feted by a hundred [[Crona]]ns comes from this period when there were around four hundred natives per single [[Daxian]]. The territorial expansion of the colony was paused during this period as the Central Bureau of Expansion considered that moving further east into [[Nanzitolclatl|Nanzitolclatl]] territory would risk increasing the native population to uncontrollable numbers and a direct border with the [[Coscivian]] colonies further east was not desirable. Thus the decision was made that [[Nanzitolclatl|Nanzitolclatl]] would remain a buffer entity for at least seventy years while the territorial consolidation of the Pinghai Department continued. During this period the position of Viceroy was reverted to Governor-General and lobbying began to take place, mostly by the settler elite, to introduce limits on how long one individual could serve in the position. Previous Viceroys remained in office for as long as they could politically maneuver to keep the confidence of the central bureaucracy, starting in 1728 the Qian decreed that henceforth there would be an upper limit of fifteen years for anyone serving as Governor-General of Xisheng. Later still this period was reduced to ten years and eight years by the late 1880's. | ||
From 1750 to 1830 approximately fifty new towns were founded on the territory, important cities such as the port of Yuzhen in the Bay of Honghai, Tuzicheng and Luwei on Chimor territory, Goumao and Chouma southeast by the Ajaw lands and Hewen as a garrison town northeast of Rixis. Rixis itself was completely transformed from the former capital of [[Ixa'Taka]] into a center of Qian power, the majority of its original population was pushed outside the city boundaries and later pushed even further into outlying villages to farm there and work the new mines and plantations. | From 1750 to 1830 approximately fifty new towns were founded on the territory, important cities such as the port of Yuzhen in the Bay of Honghai, Tuzicheng and Luwei on Chimor territory, Goumao and Chouma southeast by the Ajaw lands and Hewen as a garrison town northeast of Rixis. Rixis itself was completely transformed from the former capital of [[Ixa'Taka]] into a center of Qian power, the majority of its original population was pushed outside the city boundaries and later pushed even further into outlying villages to farm there and work the new mines and plantations. The Pinghai Department at this time also became one of the main 'tributaries' that fed the vast stream of slaves that were sent into the [[Southern slave trade]]. | ||
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===The Deluge=== | ===The Deluge=== | ||