Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 87 New Immigrants ([-])

Shao Shude rushed back to Dongfang Port by boat.Today is November 11th, and 10 mu of soybeans are being sown in spring outside Dongfanggang.The sowing season in autumn and winter last year was delayed due to the war, so the spring sowing in the beginning of spring is extremely important.In order to make up for the possible shortage of manpower, some factories also temporarily shut down for a day or two, and organized people to go to the fields to work.

Shao Shude found Jin Kela, the Minister of Agriculture who had just returned from work in the field: "Old Jin, what happened? I heard that you intercepted these new immigrants who were going to be sent to Duck Lake?"

"Hehe. Isn't this a shortage of manpower for spring planting, so I borrowed it for a few days." Jin Kela smiled awkwardly, and said, "Okay, I will return it to you now. Well, just sit over there, and Wei Aiwen will lead people Take care. You can negotiate with him."

Shao Shude was speechless.These immigrants are Tang monk meat. Now any department wants to take a bite when they see it.No, all the 605 people in the original plan were assigned to the Yazihu ​​area. Before they set off, more than a hundred people have "floated" silently. Most of these people were assigned to the newly expanded production area. Hydro Textile Mill.

Shao Shude felt a deep sense of crisis, and this group of people had to be pulled away now, and if they stayed here for one more day, there would be fewer people.Zhenhai Fort in the Duck Lake area is currently in a construction boom, and a new castle is also being planned near the coal mine site. There is a huge manpower gap.No, it's not too late, go through the formalities to get the person away now.

Shao Shude walked to Wei Aiwen's side in two steps in three steps, briefly handed over the receiving documents, and the immigrants, under the command of the instructors, lined up and walked towards the pier.On the pier, the transport ship "Galicia Flying Fish" was waiting there.

The two Portuguese ships on the pier were also raising their sails at this time, preparing to head for Brazil.The Executive Committee finally decided to pay Captain Assuncao a total of 4840 cruzados (about 24 yuan) in immigration fees, but also questioned the dishonesty of the Portuguese, and said that if the Japanese Or North Korean immigrants, the executive committee will only pay for them 4 cruzado per person.In addition to immigrants, Captain Assuncao also brought some East Asian goods, seeds, saplings, etc. as agreed. For these commodities, Captain Assuncao generously offered to donate them to the East Coast Republic for free to compensate for his fault.

After leaving Puerto Orientale, the two ships will head to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before leaving Brazil in the summer for Portuguese East Africa before returning to Macau.Before leaving, they said that in October or November next year, two or more immigration ships from Macau will call at the port, and the agreement between the two parties is still valid.

After paying a huge sum of 24 yuan (of which 20 yuan was an interest-free loan urgently provided by Dongan Company), there was only about 4 yuan left in the treasury to maintain the operation of the government, and Dongan Company There is only about 15 yuan left in the treasury, and the stock funds of Chuanzhong have fallen into a dangerous situation.Faced with the huge immigrant fee deficit that is likely to occur every year in the future, the government officials of the East Coast Republic of China are really going crazy.

But these are not what Shao Shude cares about right now.Of course, making money should be a headache for the people in the Government Affairs Council. He is now the leader of the coal working group. It is his job to build Duck Lake and strive for early coal production.

More than 400 immigrants squeezed into the fat cabin of the "Galicia Flying Fish". After two days of rough seas, the "Galicia Flying Fish" passed through the waterway with ease and safely parked on the trestle outside Zhenhai Fort. side.There is some wind and rain outside today, and the temperature is about eleven or twelve degrees.Under the urging of the navy sailors, more than 400 immigrants wore uniformly issued linen clothes, climbed from the bottom cabin to the deck, and then lined up to go ashore.After half a month of basic military training, these new immigrants have a preliminary concept of order every year.

Zhenhai Fort has also undergone significant changes.Hundreds of houses with red bricks and blue tiles have been built in the urban area, and a large number of reed simple houses have been demolished and used as fire fuel.The foundation of the city wall has also been repaired, and the construction of the city wall can be started next.However, this is a large project, and with the current population of two to three hundred residents in Zhenhai Fort, it may not be able to handle it.Fortunately, there is no external threat here now, so this matter is not urgent.I have been here for more than two months, and the natives have never appeared once.Cougars and jaguars have visited several times, but they were all scared away by the muskets of the residents.

Now there are more than 200 official residents in Zhenhaibao. They have reclaimed some wasteland outside the city, mainly planting vegetables and potatoes, and strive to become self-sufficient as soon as possible.In addition, there are nearly 200 naval crew members living in the city.As for Xu Yu's expedition team and the Charuya construction labor team of about a hundred people, they had gone to the northern end of Duck Lake to establish a new stronghold ten days ago.

The stronghold at the northern end of the Duck Lake was built near Porto Alegre in later generations, at the confluence of the Gravatai River and the Yakuy River.The coal mined from the upper reaches of the Kay River will be transported here first, where it will be loaded onto ships and then transported to Zhenhaibao.This town named "Ping Anbao" by Shao Shude has only cleared a vacant lot so far, and everything still exists only on the design drawings.

The climate around Ping'an Fort is suitable, the water is abundant, the land is fertile, and the resources are rich. Compared with the east coast area, it is not 01:30. In addition, it is deep inside the Duck Lake Basin, so there is not much concern about safety.In the future, after the coal mining becomes stable, the Executive Committee plans to start the open-hearth steelmaking project directly here.At that time, relying on this steelmaking plant and the abundant water power and coal resources nearby, a series of supporting factories such as coal chemical industry, machinery, and military manufacturing can be built, and the heavy industry and energy base of the East Coast Republic of China will take shape. .

Under the arrangement of the Executive Committee, more than 400 newly arrived oriental immigrants will become the first batch of official residents there.This piece of land is suitable for the development of both agriculture and industry. The executive committee arranged Ming Dynasty immigrants here without any trace. The hidden content is very interesting.

The new immigrants will take a short rest at Zhenhaibao for one night, and then they will take the inland flat boats that have been increased to 6 to go to Ping'anbao in batches, and use their hands to personally participate in the construction of the new home.

On November 11, the first batch of 18 new immigrants arrived at Fort Ping An on the east side of the Yakui River, and brought a batch of supplies along the way.The Charuya construction team, which has been fighting for ten days in advance, has cleared and leveled more than 150 mu of land through cutting and burning, and has established public bathhouses, canteens, simple toilets, warehouses and other facilities here to provide new Immigrants who come here have created extremely convenient conditions.

The arrival of new immigrants has greatly eased the labor shortage in Ping Anbao.These poor and hard-working Zhejiang villagers have continuously consumed a lot of fat, protein and other nutrients during this period of time. Their physical condition is much better than when they first came, and their hesitation and fear have dissipated a lot.They have their own simple judgment, and the standard of living in this "barbarian land" is obviously much better than they imagined, which can be seen from the huge amount of livestock in the livestock farm and the piles of potatoes in the warehouse.Moreover, the officials here are obviously good to the common people. I heard that those Yi people who have only been here for a few months can eat a lot of fish and meat.

Such generous conditions greatly shocked the group of new immigrants who were mostly tenant tenants and bankrupt farmers. According to the words of Mr. Xu, a scholar who looked like a god in the eyes of the villagers, everyone was lucky and caught up with the "newcomers". Chao Zhaojian".Nowadays, in the Huaxia Dynasty, "the king is bright, the ministers are virtuous", and there is "a lot of land and a lot of people", so as long as everyone is willing to endure hardship, work, and listen to the words of the masters, then they will be able to share land, cattle and sheep. Future generations earn a family fortune that can be passed down from generation to generation.

What kind of person is Mr. Xu? He is a scholar, a figure like a star in the sky.He's said it all, so he can't be wrong.Basically, they have never left the village too far in their entire lives, and their ancestors have lived in the village farming for generations.Although he was robbed and sold overseas this time, the government here is not bad, and he can also get the land, which is definitely much better than the original life of hungry and full.In addition, the whole village was robbed by them, and some familiar people were still around.Therefore, the hearts of these villagers were no longer so hesitant and conflicted, and they began to try to accept this new home.

If we really want to talk about the new place under our feet, although the desolation is a bit desolate, the soil is very fertile, and it is definitely not as bad as the hometown.If the service is done well, maybe a lot more grain can be harvested per mu of land than in my hometown.Moreover, the surrounding river water is also very rich, and a little tidying up is enough to irrigate the fields with good water.In the river and lake next to it, there are swarms of fish and shrimps everywhere. You may catch a few fish if you go to fetch a bucket of water, and there are countless wild ducks in the reeds next to it. Oh, what a good place.Unexpectedly, there is such a good place in the place where the barbarians are transformed.

After the villagers turned their minds around, they burst out with unparalleled enthusiasm for construction.Knowing that these newly built beautiful brick and tile houses are for themselves, under the command of Qian Hao, who is in charge of the construction of Pinganbao, they turned around day and night, building their new homes brick by brick, non-stop.Those Charuya construction workers and naval sailors were stunned. These people usually work very hard and hard. According to the perspective of the 21st century, they are already livestock-level labor.Unexpectedly, these new orientals were even harder and crazier than them.

Seeing the enthusiasm of these Ming Dynasty immigrants, Qian Hao grinned.According to their current speed of work, the construction progress of Ping An Fort will be greatly advanced.

(End of this chapter)