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Chapter 273 Each is different (second update, please subscribe)
On November 1867, 11, the giant ship "Great Orient" sailing south from the coast of Shandong received nearly 11 immigrants from Henan, southern Shandong, Zhili, Anhui, and northern Jiangsu in the sea off Haizhou. Most of them arrive at Haizhou through the Huaihe River and the Yellow River.

Si Dongli and his cousins ​​were among this group of immigrants. Like the others, after being amazed at the size of the giant ship, he was immediately stuffed into a narrow cabin. Thousands of people squeezed into the In the coffin-sized space in the cabin, the small electric light on the top of the cabin keeps the cabin from being plunged into darkness.

Two days later in the morning, when it was Si Dongli’s turn to let the wind out on the deck, the giant ship slowly sailed away from the coast of northern Jiangsu, all the way east to the Osumi Strait at the southern tip of Kyushu Island, Japan, because there are few hidden reefs in the strait. It has always been one of the preferred routes for Nanhua immigration ships without hindering navigation.

When sailing through the Osumi Strait, the "Da Dongfang" stopped for a while in the open sea, and then another small boat sent thousands of Japanese women on board. These Japanese "contract maids" will go to Nanhua with the boat. According to the regulations, all immigrant ships must reserve 10% of the space for "contracted maids". Unlike the maids who were mainly from Japan at the beginning, now with the development of the market, there are both Japanese maids and Korean maids, even Annan maids. appeared on the market.What is certain is that businessmen have always been pervasive in the face of profits.

In the next month, the "Great Eastern" sailed all the way eastward in the Pacific Ocean, only stopping temporarily at the ports leased by companies such as the future Southern New Guinea (Northern Papua New Guinea and the Bismarck Islands) and the Marshall Islands. Coal plus water.Then sailed all the way to Linhai.

After 40 days, the "Great Eastern" finally sailed into Linhai. Every time it came, it was a grand event for Linhai—in its huge cabin, more than [-] immigrants were stuffed like sardine cans Just to disembark, it takes two days. After tens of thousands of immigrants disembark from Linhai, as in the past, they first have to be isolated and observed for half a month in an immigrant education camp, and then they will be sent by the Pacific Railway. to everywhere.

Immigrants to enter Nanhua must be trained, but it does not mean that there are no exceptions.

At least for the Li Sidong and Li Siliang brothers, they are not ordinary immigrants. On the Great Eastern, they don’t have to live in a large cabin converted from a coal cabin. A cabin can accommodate hundreds of people. Instead, they live in There are ten "VIP cabins" in one cabin.

"This place is really nice!"

Standing on the deck, looking at the city behind Linhaiwan Wharf, Li Sidong was speechless in surprise,

"It looks really good here."

"That's right, third uncle can still lie to us?"

The third uncle they talked about was Li Yunqi from the Disciplinary Division of the Immigration Administration. As the director of the Disciplinary Division, he is definitely a big figure in Nanhua's administrative system, almost equivalent to a minister in rank.

When they got off the boat and went ashore on a small steamer, a young man in a white military uniform shouted at them.

"Cousin."

Li Sijie, a naval cadet officer, waved at them,
"You guys are here. In the past two days, whenever I have time, I will come here to wait for you. How about it? Are you still used to the road?"

"It's okay!"

Li Sidong smiled,

"Except for seasickness, there's nothing wrong with it. By the way, Citrix, what about Third Uncle? My father asked us to join him."

"Cousin, according to Nanhua's rules, you have to be quarantined for two weeks first, and then you have to train for a few months. My father is in charge of this."

After that, Li Sijie pointed to the camp in the distance.

"However, the doctor on the ship issued a certificate to you, proving that you have no infectious diseases, so you will be let off the ship, otherwise you will have to work in the isolation camp for two weeks first."

"That's all for Uncle San's face."

The Li Sidong brothers said.

"Citrix, what shall we do next?"

Li Sijie replied.

"What else can you do? You are all over the age, otherwise I will send you to school to study. Well, I am in the Naval Academy now. After the probationary period is over, I will be considered a graduate. According to Dad, you should come first Troops go."

"To the army?"

Open your eyes wide, the Li Sidong brothers said.

"Which army? What does the army do?"

"The army is the army, and it is the soldier,"

"Why do you serve as a soldier? It took a long time for the third uncle to let us come here from such a distance, so he came to serve as a soldier!"

Seeing the unhappy faces of his cousins, Li Sijie said.

"That's what Dad meant. If you don't like it, well, that's the immigration office over there."

Pointing to the immigration office in the distance,
"Look, go over there to register, and then go to the farm or factory to see your luck, cousin, don't think that being a soldier is not good, not to mention that the salary of the soldier is high, and there are many opportunities for promotion in the future, cousin, you guys They are all literate, and they will definitely have a chance to be promoted in the future..."

What is the difference between people?
Perhaps this is the difference. Although they came to Nanhua on the same boat, they still embarked on a completely different life path.

However, for Si Dongli, he is full of expectations for the future. After all, in this troubled world, it is extremely rare to have such a paradise.

At least the meat sold at the meat stand here is not human flesh, or in other words, although the meat eaten here is only fish, it is definitely not human flesh.

After the half-month quarantine period ended, Si Dongli and his party finally boarded the train.

Amidst the loud sirens, they were crowded in a stuffy tank car covered with new wheat straw, and they went all the way east. The train traveling from west to east, after entering the Andes Mountains, began to drive at a low speed, through the gaps in the wooden boards of the car, Looking at the majestic snow-capped mountains outside the car window, the people in the car were all dumbfounded.

In fact, along the way, the train passes through mostly rich and fertile areas, and farms can be seen everywhere along the route. After passing the mountains, there are endless fields as far as the eye can see, and the company’s farms are increasing day by day.

With this railway, the transportation from Linhai to Nanhua is much more convenient.This railway across the Andes Mountains is the only railway in South America that runs directly from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

It was through this Pacific Railway that the immigrants were scattered all over the line like seeds. They entered the grasslands through the railways, cultivated the fertile grasslands, and then planted crops there.

On the second day after entering the grassland, the train turned to a branch line and crossed the North River, where the railway under construction was still 150 kilometers away, and it would reach the trench dug by the Argentines to block the Indians. On the west side, immigrants have established new farms.

(End of this chapter)