Opening game, American Tycoon

Even war will not stop people's yearning for a better life.

At least for the people of Datang, the war will not stop their yearning for a better life - in the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, hundreds of immigrant ships of various tonnages are still transporting a large number of immigrants to the Americas and Africa.

Not only did the war not have much impact on immigration, but even the progress of the war further increased the demand for immigrants in various places, whether it was the front or the rear.

On this day, during the winter in the southern hemisphere, a young Osconjie from Shaanxi, under the age of 20, came to the port of Guayaquil, wearing a dark blue twill work uniform and a peaked cap.

From Haizhou to the port of Guayaquil, it usually only takes a month's voyage, but for this month's journey, Si Kangjie traveled for half a year.When he left his hometown in Shaanxi, he had to trek for half a month before arriving in Xi'an, and from there he took a train to Haizhou. When he arrived in Haizhou, he was already a hungry, cold and destitute homeless man.

Haizhou was originally the terminal for his livelihood. If he was there, he might have to rely on begging for a living or work as a coolie on the dock. In the end, poverty and illness forced him to die like many others.

That's the end of many people's lives.

However, he was lucky. When he arrived in Haizhou, he encountered an Ecuadorian labor service company that came to recruit workers at the port. After hearing that there was a salary of 20 yuan a month, Si Kangjie boarded the ship directly.

20 yuan ocean!
Don't say it's hard work, even if you work hard, it's worth it.With so much money, even if they work hard in the lobby, they may not be able to earn it in the first half of the year.

After finally sailing on the sea for a month, Si Kangjie came to this strange country.

The dawn was gradually dawning in the east, and Si Kangjie rushed onto the deck with the immigrants in the same cabin a little impatiently. He, like everyone else, stared at this city. This is not only a strange city, but also a strange country.

Wearing a worn-out straw hat on his head and a gray jacket, he was carrying a small rattan box in his hand—this was given to them by the labor service company, and it was the same as the dark blue twill work uniform on his body. Issued by the company, of course, it needs to be paid.

When he went ashore, there were already many people gathered on the shore, and there were dozens of vehicles on the pier that he had come from.
He had never seen a horse-drawn passenger car. When he was in Haizhou, he had seen that kind of foreign car.

Soon, they will take those buses and go to the labor service company. They will receive a one-month training in the labor service company, and then they will be sent to various factories and enterprises.

The vast majority of immigrants are like Si Kangjie, all of them are lean and strong. Most of them have shaved heads. Heads are all shaved to prevent parasites.

Just like that, a group of newly arrived workers got off the ship stepping on the gangway. Everyone was full of expectations for the future life. After all, Daming... was a place full of gold and opportunities.

Isn't Ecuador Ming Dynasty?

It doesn't matter, this is America!
"Do you know why America is called America?"

When getting off the boat, Si Kangjie asked the people around him a little solemnly.

"What?"

"The land is beautiful and the people are beautiful too! I heard that when the weather is hot, the women here wear a dew that reveals half of their body..."

The men spoke unscrupulous words. This kind of thing is simple and normal, and they are even full of expectations for it. After all, in Datang, there are more men than women, and many poor people can't find a wife. Bachelor for life.

Wearing the labor uniform issued by the company, Si Kangjie got off the boat with the others with the rattan box, and then got into the car again.

After the car drove out of the pier, Si Kangjie couldn't help fantasizing about the passers-by through the car window.

"Is it really possible to find a wife here, as the sailors said?"

Si Kangjie didn't have much imagination about the future, his only imagination was probably that his wife and children were hot on the bed.In fact, this is probably the dream of most people.

In fact, that's what most people think.After all, the vast majority of people are ordinary people with no lofty aspirations.

"If we can live the life we ​​have now, we will be content!"

Once again, while eating breakfast, Li Laifu had a smile on his face as he watched his wife and children bustling around.

Once upon a time, he was just a poor beggar suffering from hunger, cold and poverty. If he hadn't boarded the immigration ship, he probably wouldn't have known where he froze to death.

But now?
Not only did he have a job in the copper mine, but he also had a wife and children.

Although the daughter-in-law is an indigenous person, no matter what, she can pass on the family line and have children.

Such a day passed, he probably would never have dreamed of it.I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.Daming is better...

"He's big, what are you laughing at?"

As soon as the tortilla was served, the woman saw the smile on the man's face.

"What else can I laugh at, I feel at ease."

Li Laifu snapped his fingers and said.

"One daughter-in-law and two children. When they grow up, let them go to school to study, take vocational school and work as a technician in the mine. The salary of a technician is more than 40 yuan a month. I just..."

When the salary was mentioned, Li Laifu's face blossomed.

"Now that there is a war, the price of copper has risen sharply, and the company has raised the wages of the big guys again. I have raised a full 6 yuan."

"6 bucks!"

Although the woman has been married to the man for five years, when she was excited, she didn't speak Mandarin fluently, so she still spoke the native language. Seeing the man's bewildered look, she took a deep breath and said.

"I'm older than they planted the land for a year, and they can only earn five or sixty yuan. This, this is because, because there is land..."

Yes, it's because they have land thanks to the land reform, as sharecroppers they are so poor that they can't even wear trousers...

"That's different, we are workers."

Li Laifu said quite proudly.As a worker, he was used to the high wages in the mine, and it was precisely because of their high income that he became a favorite in the eyes of women.

"Well, that my sister is 15 years old this year, do you have a suitable partner in your mine?"

Why do women think so, because workers earn a lot of money. If my younger sister can marry a worker in the mine, she will definitely be able to live a good life, just like her, living in a bright house and only needing to do housework every day .

Looking at the woman's expectant eyes, Li Laifu hesitated.

"I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to handle. There are not many people in the mine who are not married, or..."

After thinking about it, Li Laifu said.

"Why don't I go back and ask, when will there be newcomers? If there is a fellow from Shaanxi, I'll see if I can introduce one to my younger sister. No sir, my younger sister learns to speak Mandarin, and she can't even speak Mandarin. , even if it is introduced, it may not be successful."

"Didn't she learn Mandarin in the training class all the time? Go to the snacks and make sure to get this done. Don't let others take the lead..."

Seeing his daughter-in-law's anxious appearance, Li Laifu laughed, with a kind of joy in his smile, and said with a smile.

"Look, you are in a hurry, as if you are afraid that the younger sister will not be able to get married."

"If you can get married, don't you still want to marry! Want to live a good life!"

On the same day, Li Laifu asked the Labor Department, and with only one cigarette, he got his wish to see the list of newly assigned workers.

"Si Kangjie, native of Shaanxi..."

Looking at the fellow countrymen on the list, Li Laifu said to himself.

"Well, when he arrives in two days, I have to recognize my fellow villager first, invite him to have dinner at home twice, and ask my little sister to accompany him for a walk. I guess this will be the end of it..."

Many times, a new life...sometimes, it has already started when the person concerned doesn't even know it...