Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 86 New Immigrants ([-])

In the public canteen, a large group of new immigrants were sitting around a table in front of the steam, devouring their dinner.

Xu Wenxuan and Chen Tingmei sat at the same table, relatively silent.Their wives and children sat beside them, silently looking at the fairly sumptuous meals on the table.The child couldn't stand the temptation of food, and kept looking at the beef on the table to swallow his saliva, but because of his father's many years of power, he didn't dare to eat chopsticks until he got permission.

"Brother Zizhen, this is the end, it's useless to think about everything, let's eat first, my nephew is starving. I think these barbarians have a certain way of doing things, brother, don't worry too much." Sitting on the left Xu Wenxuan said.

Chen Tingmei nodded silently, and several people began to eat.This public canteen is very large and can accommodate thousands of people eating at the same time.The beef imported from La Plata is sweet and juicy, paired with delicious fish soup and salted fish, it tastes quite good in terms of taste and nutrition.

Xu and Chen are okay, they have some surplus money in their family, and they can eat a few meals of meat every now and then, but the others are very miserable.Some villagers find it difficult to eat meat even during Chinese New Year. At this time, smelling the tangy beef, they gorge themselves so much that they almost swallow their tongues.

Several Irishmen kept bringing in vats of steamed potatoes, and shouted in broken Chinese: "Enough potatoes! Enough potatoes!"

Many villagers looked up at them in amazement, and then lowered their heads to eat. They neither understood what these barbarians were saying, nor were they interested in understanding what they were talking about.Everything is fake, only his full stomach is real, God is sorry, it has been more than half a year, and he finally has a full meal.Even if these barbarians resell themselves somewhere next, it won't hurt me to eat more now.

"These barbarians are so extravagant." Chen Tingmei gave the last piece of beef in her bowl to her son, and then said with a sigh, "Hundreds of people eat here, and they give four taels of beef and one catty of fish. Every day, I have to kill a cow and buy hundreds of fish. It's really... very extravagant!"

Xu Wenxuan also finished his share at this time, touching his bulging belly, feeling unsatisfied. "Brother Zizhen, you still have a few acres of Susukida in your family, and you can spend your days leisurely, but I can't do it. After being kicked out of the house by my brother, I would starve without working for a day. This beef, I have been eating for several years. Haven't eaten yet."

"Oh, you don't have to mention this again." Chen Tingmei sighed, and said a little sadly: "You also know that I'm going to leave my hometown on this huge deck ship, and I'm afraid it's thousands of miles away. Don't bring up some of the past, it will only make people more sad."

Xu Wenxuan's mentality at this time has been adjusted quite well. He looked around slightly, and then said in a low voice: "Brother Zizhen, you and I have long since given up the road of studying and becoming an official. At this moment, I It can be seen that these barbarians are quite lawful in their actions, and their subordinates are also extremely strict, let us take a closer look at them, and there may be a step to advance."

"In a country of barbarians, what's the taste of being a Shangshuge elder?"

"Brother Zizhen's words are wrong. Don't say anything secret between you brothers. Brother Zizhen, your clan is also related to maritime merchants. You should know that Franji, Risbamia and Hong The giant ships on the deck of the Yi are powerful. These giant Franji ships are so honest here, so the Yi people here should have some means and skills. You are new here, you might as well make a promise first, and then plan for the future. In this way, It can also keep my wife and nephew from living in poverty." Xu Wenxuan tempted.

"There is some truth in what you said." Chen Tingmei nodded slowly, "Let's pretend to be a snake first, and then make other plans. Sigh, this time I was taken away by Liu Xiang because of this careless move. Hateful. Eh, by the way, this time Liu Xiang robbed most of our Wentai villagers, and some of them were former tenants of my family, should I contact one or two, just in case? "

"You must not!" Xu Wenxuan's voice suddenly rose. He looked around carefully and found that he hadn't noticed him, so he said, "Brother Zizhen, you must not be so rash and reckless. I don't think the Yi chieftain is An ignorant person, how can he not be on guard against our private collusion, this is a taboo, so we must be careful."

"Thanks to Brother Xian's reminder, otherwise Brother Yu would have made a big mistake."

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Anda Fifteen looked at the bowl full of beef and salted fish, and almost burst into tears from excitement.How many years haven't I eaten such a delicious thing, he thought intoxicated.

Anda Fifteen, who was born in a low-level samurai family, has never had a full meal since his father died of illness.This year's unsuccessful samurai are everywhere in Japan, and there are not many of them like Adachi fifteen.After years of lingering in the society, the frustrated Anda Fifteen simply gritted his teeth and boarded Captain Carvalho's pirate ship, preparing to go to the "South Seas" to make a fortune.Unexpectedly, this time he was tricked by Captain Carvalho, who secretly changed the concept. This South Sea is not the South Sea, but the South Atlantic Ocean.

But Anda Fifteen has a very good mentality, so where is he not making a living?If someone here can give him enough to eat every day, and he can often eat some meat such as beef, he will regard him as his master, even if it is Taixi Hongyi.

This time, there were still a few warriors who were tricked by Captain Carvalho with him, but they were not as good as him.Those down-and-out guys don't even have a samurai sword, and they are ashamed to call themselves samurai, and Anda Fifteen is somewhat disdainful.As for the remaining dozens of bankrupt farmers, Anda Fifteen didn't even look straight at them.

"I really hope that this day will pass quickly. Tomorrow, a patriarch who appreciates me will come, and I will definitely show my due value." Anda Shiwu was dreaming beautifully while eating the fragrant beef.

After half an hour, when everyone had eaten almost, several tall military officers walked into the gate of the cafeteria.The leader is Army Reserve Lieutenant Wei Aiwen, and behind him are six recovered veterans, all of whom are from Switzerland.

Wei Aiwen was wearing the 33-style mechanism army lieutenant officer's uniform, which was still a straight cotton military uniform, a snow-white canvas arm belt, and solid cowhide military boots. He held a saber in his left hand and held a pistol holster in his right hand. He looked at him with a complicated face because they suddenly The immigrants who came and looked at them blankly.

"According to the latest order of the Executive Committee, the newcomers must undergo basic military training and language learning during the isolation period." Wei Aiwen looked around and found that the eyes of these people were still confused, not sure if they didn't understand or what.So he raised his voice and said: "From today onwards, you will conduct military training during the day and language learning at night. Follow orders in all actions and do not disobey the orders of your superiors. Anyone who violates the order will be given a warning once and sentenced to hard labor twice and sent to the north to dig coal. Women and children are exempt from military training during the day, but they must be responsible for cleaning the entire quarantine area. I don’t care if you understand, now, all adult men stand up and go out to line up!"

There was no response, the immigrants looked at each other and looked at each other.

"Everyone stand up!" Wei Aiwen increased his voice, and several veterans behind him also shouted in Chinese.

"This... this general, student Xu Wenxuan, a student of Wenzhou Prefecture. Dare I ask this general, but he wants me to wait for the men to get up and go out?" an immigrant slowly stood up and asked, speaking in Mandarin that was similar to that of the people who traveled through the country. , but Wei Aiwen barely understood.

Well, it seems that some of these immigrants can understand what they say.Wei Aiwen was secretly happy, but he still said with a straight face: "Not bad! Xu Wenxuan, you are not bad, remember to raise your hand and shout 'report' before speaking next time. Now, you come to the front to relay my order."

With the help of Xu Wenxuan, the group of male immigrants got up slowly and began to line up outside the door.The whole process lasted for more than half an hour. Finally, under the beating of wooden sticks by the veterans and the police from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the ignorant villagers barely formed a 4-row line, but the formation can be said to be horrible. .

"At the beginning, it can only go to this extent." Wei Aiwen thought to himself, and then he and six veterans who acted as instructors walked into the queue and corrected the postures of these villagers one by one.

"Hey, are you Japanese?" Wei Aiwen looked at the immigrant with a bun in front of him, and asked in surprise.This guy is less than 1.6 meters tall. He is bald in the middle and front of his head and has a bun. He looks a lot like those Japanese samurai images on TV.

Anda Fifteen didn't know why this tall figure who looked like a "general" was staring at him and talking. Although he couldn't understand what he was saying, he must have done something wrong.Therefore, he could only bow slightly, shouting "Hay!", begging the other party's forgiveness.

"It's really Japanese." Wei Aiwen was a little speechless, and then he said angrily: "These two old Portuguese liars! You are so brave enough to fool us. Hmph, I really thought we were Tatan people so I couldn't tell China apart Is there a difference between a human and a Japanese? Well, after a while, I must report to the executive committee and deduct the fucking shipping fee! Damn, it costs 400 yuan for shipping, can you get it from those ranchers in La Plata? I bought 40 head of cattle at wholesale price."

Seeing Wei Aiwen muttering something all the time, Anda Fifteen felt a little uneasy, and without knowing why, he could only keep bowing "Hay".

"All right, all right, stop bowing." Wei Aiwen pressed Anda Fifteen's shoulder impatiently, preventing him from continuing to bow.Then he walked back to the front of the queue and shouted: "Starting today, you will have fifteen days of queue training. Now, I will teach you the basic passwords. I will remember them carefully. Anyone who makes a mistake will be punished later." Punishment! The first password I taught, 'stand at attention'..."

(End of this chapter)