"Been to Shanghai? This is enough."
Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"This business is very simple. I plan to hire a group of laborers from China. You go to Shanghai to help me bring them over. I will pay two pesos for shipping for each person. How about it."
What is the biggest problem in the development of Nanhua right now?
It's nothing more than insufficient population and underpopulation.
Without people, all plans are just castles in the air. So what if we create a foundation here?
In the end, it will still be an advantage to others due to lack of manpower.
Only with a sufficient population can Nanhua develop. To be more precise, can it survive on this land.
In the Three Kingdoms of the future Pampas, the human factor directly determines the future destiny of the three parties.
How to develop with insufficient manpower?
Relying on these more than a thousand Chinese workers?
Even if they all have wives from the Mapuche people, when will they be born?
If time does not wait for me, life will not be born.
We still have to find a solution domestically.
Fortunately, the country is currently in war. Fortunately, the country has a large population and poor people everywhere... but the distance is a bit far.
But no matter what, we must try our best to attract people from China.
At the moment, there is a rare "imperialist" power vacuum here, and Argentines have not noticed it yet. This is the opportunity for Zhu Xianhai's rise, and we must seize it.
Many opportunities are gone once missed.
This opportunity is not to be missed!
"Two pesos for shipping? Sir, you have to know that this is not from Brazil! The cabin must not be as crowded as last time. The two pesos for shipping seems to me a little less."
After having the experience of transporting people once, Luke naturally knew the limits of the "Annis". If it sailed for more than a month, it would definitely not be as crowded as last time.
"And as far as I know, the cost of transporting a Chinese laborer from Hong Kong to San Francisco is five pesos! The ferry ticket is at least fifty yuan!"
Obviously, Luke had already been well aware of the freight charges for indentured laborers, after all, he had worked on that route.
"That's different. I'm hiring you! And listen to me, if you want to transport people, this ship will definitely need to be modified."
Zhu Xianhai spread out a drawing as he spoke.
"You see, my preliminary plan is to install such multi-layer beds in the cabin. Each bed is 2 feet wide (about 50 centimeters), 7.8 feet long, and 2.5 feet high. There are two beds in a row, each row
Leave a 2-foot aisle between beds..."
To put it bluntly, it is an advanced version of the "multi-layer board" bunk bed. Making this kind of bed is very simple - wood, which is abundant on the hillsides around Nanhua. And the craftsmen here are used to making this kind of bed. They sleep on it.
It's just a bunk bed, just wider.
"This, this, bed is actually made like this?"
Luke was dumbfounded again. He had never seen a bunk bed before.
Although bunk beds look simple, they were definitely a "black technology" in the 19th century. Although there was never a specific person who first invented bunk beds, it is certain that it was not until the late 19th century that they were used in the military.
Use bunk beds and spread out slowly.
Sailors in this era slept...hammocks, which seem to save space, but are actually a waste of space. Multi-level beds are the real rational use of space.
Of course, the standard of the beds that Zhu Xianhai made for the immigration ship was almost the same as that of the World War II troop transport ship. It was even a little more crowded, with no room to move except for the aisle. But there was no way, the immigration ship was
Not a cruise ship, but enjoying sea travel? Is it possible in this day and age?
"Tell me, if all the cabins of the "Annis" are equipped with such multi-layer beds, how many people can be transported on this trip? It must be more than a thousand people anyway?"
"No, definitely more than that. The length of the "Annis" is 276 feet, the width is 50.5 feet, and the depth is 26 feet. If such beds are installed in a double-layer cargo hold, each cargo hold can at least..."
After a little calculation in his mind, Luke almost didn't scream.
Get rich! Get rich!
No doubt, one voyage was enough to make Luke a rich man!
"Mr. Steven, I have another question,"
Taking a deep breath, Luke said.
"When shall we set off!"
When faced with money, most people will make a choice immediately. This is almost instinctive.
"This is the correct way to use money!"
Once again, after successfully convincing others, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but sigh.
The cruel reality told him a truth. If you want to become stronger, you can only rely on your ability...
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Fang Zhanbo is very proud!
This pride comes from being valued!
Um!
Now he is Boss Zhu's confidant, no, he is an aide.
Although Boss Zhu calls himself the boss, in his opinion, he is the owner of Nanhua, and this place for foreigners is an ownerless land.
Isn’t the lord of a place the same as the princes of the same place?
Although there are fewer people and the location is a bit off, it is still the owner of the same place.
And himself!
As the lord's staff, he can naturally demonstrate what he has learned. As a scholar, he can indeed demonstrate what he has learned.
What is the register? It's the land. In the past few dozen days, he has been following the rules of the Qing Dynasty and made the land register of Nanhua. Of course, the only thing that made him unhappy was William Hansen -
—The guy was brought by the countess from Buenos Aires. He said he was an engineer, but he interfered in his affairs, saying that the land register he recorded was a waste of paper and needed to be re-measured.
Measure? What to measure? The Qing Dynasty has been doing this for hundreds of years.
But then when the guy used a zoetrope, a ruler, etc. to draw the map of Nanhua, Fang Zhanbo was dumbfounded. The drawing must have been too accurate.
Come on, we are not good at this barbarian learning.
What we are good at is advising our lord.
This kind of learning is just a small skill.
"People are the foundation of a country. South China is thousands of miles fertile and wild, but the population is sparse. Recruiting people from within the country for cultivation is indeed a good way to enrich the population."
As soon as he heard that his lord wanted to transport people over, Fang Zhanbo immediately agreed.
"My lord, this is a very good idea, and it should be so."
Although he had not studied for a few years, Wang Dewen, as the earliest member of Boss Zhu's team, naturally gained his trust, so he said immediately.
"It's a good idea, but it will definitely cost a lot of money, right?"
money!
Money is the hard stuff!
"Yes, it costs money to recruit people from the mainland, and it also costs money to send them over by ship. It must be a lot of money, my lord."
Li Fugui couldn't come up with any ideas, but he still expressed support at the moment.
"As long as we are needed, you can give us your orders at any time."
"Where's Shuda?"
Zhu Xianhai glanced at Qian Deshan. Like Fang Zhanbo, this guy was the only scholar among the Chinese workers. He even passed the exam. However, unlike Fang Zhanbo who kept calling himself "Lord", this guy seemed to have that
A bit "reserved".
"Well, it definitely costs money, but it depends on how this matter is handled."
Facing the proprietor's gaze, Qian Deshan pondered.
"If we try another method, not only will it not cost much, but we may get twice the result with half the effort."
This chapter has been completed!