On April 20, after nearly two months of sailing, at eight o'clock that night, one thousand and three people who set out from France finally arrived at Qingniwa Port.
Qingniwa Port is now the largest port in the north.
The original Jinmen Port and Tangshan Port have long since become inland areas.
Passenger ships can only dock at Qingniwa Port, which is about three to four hundred kilometers away from the nearest Jinmen area, and it takes half a day to drive.
After getting off the boat, Father Xu took Ye Hui and others and extended a warm welcome to everyone.
After the meal, the group stayed at a local hotel.
Fortunately, Ye Hui made preparations in advance, otherwise he would not be able to arrange so many people at once.
As for the immigration procedures, they have already been completed when entering the Sunda Strait.
Like the fate of the Suez Canal, the Maluku Strait has long been unnavigable due to the drop in sea levels, and relevant routes can only bypass the Sunda Strait.
Before falling asleep, Dr. Alex took the initiative to find Director Martinez. He had too much to talk to his old partner.
Martinez poured the other person a cup of chrysanthemum tea.
Alex took a sip of tea and then sighed: "Martinez, what I saw and heard along the way shocked me greatly."
"So Doctor, what impressed you the most?" Director Martinez asked with a smile.
Dr. Alex lowered his head and thought for a moment.
"It's peace, yes, it's peace!"
"Peace? How to say?"
"When we were in Europe, and in all the countries we passed along the way, the kind of social opposition and the sharp contradictions made people feel very uneasy.
But since leaving Tianzhuhai, everything has become different.
Regardless of whether it’s in Yajida, Da Nang, Shanghai or Beijing, or Qing Ni Wa Port where we are currently, the living conditions here may not be that good, but there is no such cynicism on everyone’s faces.”
Director Martinez nodded:
"I feel the same way, especially after entering the Great Summer. Every city along the coast is as prosperous as Paris. I love their night scenes."
"Martinez, I think you are right, the future belongs to Daxia, not only our Europa, even beautiful countries, I am afraid that we cannot compete with it.
Although we don’t want to admit it, we all understand that we lost, and we lost miserably. Unless we unite with the beautiful country, we may be able to fight against each other."
Dr. Alex said slowly.
Director Martinez shook his head: "It's impossible. Even if we join forces, we can't compete with Daxia."
"Why?"
"Because in comparison, capitalists are more afraid of workers as a group. They would rather use robots than give workers a chance to unite.
Without industrial workers, how can we defeat our opponents? Do we rely on the meta-world? The meta-world is actually useless except for all kinds of consumption of resources."
Director Martinez concluded:
"Doctor, only production is the foundation of strength."
"Production?" Dr. Alex thought thoughtfully.
Director Martinez sighed: "Okay, there are some things that are useless to talk about. Let's not talk about this and talk about other things!"
"What do you want to know?"
"Doctor, what did Director Xu promise you just now? I saw you looked so shocked that you almost knocked over your dinner plate."
Alex didn’t hide it: “They offered me an annual salary of three million.”
"Is it Xia Yuan or Fa Lang?"
Martinez's breathing became rapid.
"Xia Yuan."
"How come there are so many?"
Alex waved his hand: "There are additional conditions for getting this money."
"What conditions?"
Director Martinez asked quickly.
"You need to publish an authoritative paper in the top journal in Daxia, otherwise you will only get a base salary of one million. Of course, for each additional paper, you will be awarded an additional one million. The other party said there is no upper limit.
"
"Can any type be used?"
Alex's head was spinning very quickly.
"Don't think too much. Their top journals are already on par with the world, especially in the field of biology. They are rising very quickly."
"Doctor, don't you even have confidence?"
"With my ability, one article per year is barely enough. Unless I'm very lucky and discover a new field, and you are also an expert, I don't need to say more!"
Martinez envied: "Even if it's only three million a year, it's still no worse than the beautiful country."
"A beautiful country cannot offer such a high salary." Dr. Alex shook his head, "I have received several invitations before, and the best offer was only half a million dollars."
"It seems they are very sincere?"
"It should be. I just had a chat with their chief technology officer. I found that their research and development progress is beyond imagination. The potential of this project is greater than I expected."
"Really? What about the success rate? Has it improved?"
"I've seen their long-term plan, and it should be an initial success, as long as they are willing to invest 20 billion in R&D funds."
"What does initial success mean?"
Alex explained: "It means making a profit, that's the bottom line they draw."
"Where's the profit margin?"
"This technology does not have ten or twenty years of development, so it may not be so easy to produce results. Let me give you a simple example. Maybe in three to five years, its return rate will be equal to that of potatoes."
"So low?"
Director Martinez was greatly disappointed. Although growing potatoes was a good business at the moment, the profit margin was too low.
"That's why I said it's very difficult!"
Dr. Alex smiled wryly and shook his head.
"Isn't there a shortcut?"
"Theoretically, there must be a shortcut, but the probability is very small. You can only try your luck. But don't be discouraged. Under the current environment, this project still has a lot of merits."
Martinez looked confused.
Alex Bo whispered: "Cultivation of seaweed is much simpler than growing food. On the one hand, it does not require fresh water, and you can even skip photosynthesis directly. This is its biggest advantage."
"Have they reached this point?"
Martinez was taken aback.
"Not yet, but according to their current progress, they have greatly reduced their dependence on light sources. If you think about it carefully, without the constraints of fresh water and energy, do I still have to say its potential?"
"I see!"
"Their only problem now is that they cannot increase production. This cannot be solved in a short time. They need to take their time."
"I understand, it seems we have to prepare for a long war."
"Yes, I have decided to ask Linda and the others to move here later. Housing has been arranged for us. Martinez, don't hesitate and ask your family to come with you!"
Martinez nodded: "No problem, I'll call tomorrow and ask them to fly over directly. Now our two families can live together again."