Villager of Daming

Chapter 1274: Work Handover and Sailing Tiredness

There are countless small boats parked at the dock of Hunhe River, some with steam engines and some with paddle boats waiting to be towed by steam engines.

There were more than 600 people sitting in the newly built service hall on the shore. The first four were Zhu Taiyi to Zhu Taisi, and the rest included new candidates trained by the library and young generals who had fought in the war and were studying hard in the Yingtianfu military camp.

They exchanged their large ship for a small one and rushed here with a large amount of supplies, ready to take over the affairs of the Northeast.

After learning that Nahachu had surrendered, Zhu Yuanzhang organized manpower and material resources as quickly as possible, selected people who could manage the local area, and hurriedly sent them to the local area.

None of the civil servants and military generals in the imperial court had been sent because they were not trusted. It was promised in advance that those who were sent would be promoted, given bonuses, and their families would be well taken care of.

They can stay here for a maximum of three years, and can go home for two months every year or have their family come to visit them, which means they are not asked to stay here forever.

The Northeast is too remote, and no one is willing to live here with their family. Zhu Yuanzhang, who is really determined, does not want the other party to stay, for fear that the other party will be too corrupt and difficult to deal with.

"I'll lend you this booklet to copy, or if anyone has time to carve a wax plate and print it, there's not much in it.

It includes most of the possible situations and coping methods. If it goes beyond the scope, feel free to send a telegram.

Or you can solve the problem flexibly first and then explain the situation. After all, we don't have that many telegraph machines at the moment. We will produce them for you later.

The coming winter is particularly important. You must first ensure your own safety and then focus on stability.

After all, the population is small, and most of them are Jurchens who are willing to come here, so they can’t all follow for the time being.”

The head of the village held a simple loudspeaker in one hand and spoke to everyone, and in the other hand was... a book?
During this period, Zhu Wentian wrote every night and the village head copied it every day. Finally, they were bound into a book. There were not many words, just over 120,000 words.

The areas in Northeast China are mostly similar to other places, but the key point is that they are different, and Zhu Wentian must make arrangements.

The people sitting there didn't say anything. They knew why it wasn't printed: there wasn't enough time.

Nahachu and others were watching from the side. They were surprised and wondered when such a thick book was made?

Gegehaji's eyes rolled around, as if he was wondering which box the master was hiding in. There was a car in the team, and the walls of the car could be made into plywood, which was very hard.

Zhu Chong and others didn't care. They didn't want to think about whether the person was superior or not. They were too lazy to look for him, and finding him would be a trouble instead.

After the head of the village gave some instructions, everyone had a meal together.

Today's meal is rich, with mushroom stew for migratory birds. The migratory birds will have to wait for a while before migrating, so we caught the pheasants before they ran away.

There are also wild boars, blind bears, and Siberian tigers. We try to catch the Siberian tigers alive and bring them back to Yingtian Prefecture to raise.

Wild boars and blind bears are not valuable and can be found elsewhere, so don't take them alive. Just take the bear's gall, which is a valuable commodity.

There are many wild animals at present, but Zhu Wentian does not feel sorry for them. With the current capabilities of the Ming Dynasty, they cannot kill the protected animals.

In fact, the number of many protected animals has decreased because of the increase in buildings, the disappearance of wetlands, and industrial pollution and agricultural pesticide and fertilizer pollution.

The people of the Ming Dynasty preferred to live near their homes. No one wanted to go into the mountains to hunt, and hunters also tried their best to avoid encountering carnivores.

……

After the meal, everyone took a rest because they had a day of classes tomorrow, and after that they had to rely on themselves to adapt to the environment here.

"Why do I suddenly feel uneasy? I'm worried about them."

After dinner, Gege Haji invited Zhu Chong to go to the dock. Zhu Chong gladly accepted the invitation, and so... a large group of people went to the dock.

The pier is made of wood, so it is not impossible to get into the concrete pillars. The cement factory has been built, and there are other kilns, including several earthen blast furnaces. The pier may be rebuilt in the future, so it is difficult to get out the concrete pillars, but it is relatively easy to get out the wooden ones.

Small steam locomotives were tied to the pier. They were assembled and welded in Gaixian County, transported there by large ocean ships, and then entered the inland river after being assembled.

Steam-powered iron ships can be produced faster than wooden ships, and a wooden ship of the same size takes more time to build.

Gege Haji looked back at the place where the officials later rested, and felt uneasy.

"That's because we are too strong, so we always think that others are not as good as us. Why haven't you thought that we might not be able to adapt to the local environment and understand the local conditions?"

Zhu Chong smiled and said that he knew the reason. With Xiaqiu Village there, Xiaqiu Village was the backbone of the entire team, and the masters were the backbone of Xiaqiu Village.

"You have an expert!" Gegehaji really said this.

Xu Da held a telescope in his hand and looked at the boats on the river: "In fact, it is not difficult for them to do things here. A large number of people have left, and new people have not yet arrived.

In order to facilitate their lives, the Jurchens, who lived far away, would gradually migrate here.

The local population is small at present. As long as we get through this winter, we can send troops here to help with farming in the early spring of next year.

Once the steam engine tillers and other machinery were put into place, there were a lot of small plains along the river, which could be easily cleared in a few seconds. "

“It is estimated that the next period of time will be military reclamation, which will enable us to obtain more food and collect other resources at the same time.

Instead of giving the army enough benefits, military reclamation should distribute them to each individual according to the proportion of the resources they obtain.

But we cannot just say distribution, we have to say reward, otherwise people from other places will also want more allocation.

That would be like the army doing business, which is absolutely not acceptable. The army’s duty is to defend the country.”

The head of the village set the tone. What should be given must be given. There are some adjustments in name. As Hanhan said, the army must never be allowed to be involved in business.

……

Two days later, the entire place was handed over to later people, and the team left towards the west on small steamships and tugboats.

`The Hunhe River is like this, flowing from east to west. Many rivers are like this, depending on the location.

The sea is in the west, so naturally it flows westward and eventually enters the sea, unless it enters a lake, in which case it is not certain which way it will flow.

Everyone should try to take a towed paddle boat, as it is large and has rooms. The advantage of having rooms is that it is more convenient when you need to go to the bathroom. If you take a steam boat, there is no toilet on it.

However, there is one uncomfortable point. If it is convenient, it can be discharged directly. There is no such thing as leaving it first and then cleaning it. It will all go into the river.

A few days later, everyone arrived at the estuary, where the pier had also been repaired.

Some people on the boat felt comfortable, so they took a day's rest, stretched their legs on land, and had a comfortable meal.

The main reason is that some people feel uncomfortable going to the bathroom in the river. They can see other boats beside or behind them, right?
But in the sea, the sea is big and deep, the probability of seeing is small, and people will not always stare at the back of other people's boats.

"Over there is the salt flat. By transporting salt there by boat, we can provide cheap salt to the locals, which can also be regarded as a means of controlling people."

Zhu Chong introduced to Gege Haji that the Ming Dynasty’s method of drying hair on the beach was something the Northern Yuan Dynasty had not had time to learn!

(End of this chapter)