"Report, two families have come to sign up." The guard came to the door of the official room and reported loudly.
Ming Yan and Chen Liang looked at each other. Vladivostok was a terrifying and barbaric place, and even those who were exiled would not go that far these days.
It's surprising that someone decided so quickly that the whole family should go.
"Please come to the big conference room quickly," Mingyan said quickly.
As soon as Ming Yan and Chen Liang entered the large conference room, they saw that there were more than 20 people in the two families. The leader was a man in his forties, with an unshaven face, but he showed a tough aura. The other one looked honest and honest.
, my hands and feet were so cramped that I didn’t know where to put them.
"My name is Chen Zuwang, and this is my nephew Chen San. Our family is willing to follow the master and go to Nuergandusi to build a future for our children and grandchildren. Factory director, chief engineer, please see if you can take me in. I have burned down the house in our house.
.”
Mingyan was immediately in awe, this was a desperate situation!
Okay! I need people like this, who stand firm and dare to act!
"I accept it, of course I accept it, but as a routine we want to know a brief history of your past, can you tell me a little bit about it?" Mingyan said.
"It can be said that our Chen family was originally a big local family. Unfortunately, for five generations, no one was able to achieve a higher level than a civil servant. The family fell into decline after being unable to bear the corvee and excessive taxes. Now the whole family lives in the tracker village and makes a living by pulling fiber."
Mingyan nodded and asked, "Can you read?"
"I can read, but I can't write articles. I can understand ordinary notices."
Mingyan looked at it carefully and said, "To be offensive, your nephew looks like a tracker. His shoulders are higher and lower. You don't look like a tracker."
"Hahaha, I have good eyesight. I have never had stretch marks. I worked in the Denglai Navy for twenty years. My son took the blame for me, so I retired and returned home. This time I dug soil to see if my body was still healthy.
Okay, come and earn some food, after all, life is difficult now."
Mingyan said in surprise: "You have been a soldier of the navy, what did you do?"
"Helmsman, an experienced helmsman for more than ten years."
Mingyan's eyes lit up, she had found a treasure.
"Then you can read the needle map!"
Chen Zuwang smiled contemptuously, "I really don't know how to read the needle map."
Mingyan said strangely: "If you don't know how to read a needle map, how do you know how to identify the route and how to navigate."
"I have been to the place you mentioned. I used the technique of crossing the ocean to guide stars, and at the same time, I used a black warm ocean current."
"You actually know how to navigate by stars, my God, and you also understand ocean currents." Mingyan was shocked.
He was worried about how to find talents who knew the shipping routes. It was not that there were no talents in the Ming Dynasty, but they were all buried.
"Old sir, how long will it take you to take the fleet?"
"It depends on how well the trade winds are used and whether the ocean currents are caught accurately. It can take as fast as ten days or as slow as half a month. You will definitely get there. That place is a fake ice-free port. In winter, there is no ice in the port, but
It’s freezing outside the harbor.”
Mingyan patted her thigh and said, "You have really been there. The master wrote a letter about the situation there. Not many people know about the situation there."
Mingyan directly took out a banknote and said sincerely: "Old sir, take this money. This is the settlement allowance for your two families. I've decided that you don't have to go logging, and you can work as a navigator for the fleet."
, just be the chief helmsman, with a monthly salary of twenty taels. Your nephew will work for you, with a monthly salary of three taels."
Chen Zuwang took it and looked at it. He was shocked and quickly pushed it back.
"No reward for no merit. My ability has not been proven yet, so I cannot accept it. This money is too much."
Mingyan smiled and said: "For your ability, this money is not much at all, so you can keep it with peace of mind. Our group attaches great importance to ability. As long as your ability is big enough, our master will never be stingy with money."
"Okay, then I'll accept it. If my boss thinks I'm not good enough, I'll take it back."
"Tomorrow the dock will start laying the keel to build a high-speed ship that has never been seen before in the Ming Dynasty. If it can be successful at once, I am afraid that it will take ten days to travel between Vladivostok and Beitang. When the sea ice thaws at the end of February, the ship is expected to be almost ready.
When the time comes, I will go and see for myself, and you will be the helmsman."
"It takes two months to build a boat, which is too fast."
"This ship is not big, only 200 materials, about 70 tons. It uses a designed steel keel, hot riveting process, and steel ribs. The frame parts are all ready in the warehouse, and the ship plates are made.
Okay, just heat and bend it and you can put it on the board, it won’t take long.”
Chen Zuwang was stunned when he heard that steel can be used to make the keel and ribs of the ship. How much does it cost? This owner must be too wealthy. Su Gang is so expensive.
What kind of technology is hot riveting? I have never heard of it.
"There are so many people, including the elderly, the weak, women and children, and sailing is no joke. We have to be responsible for the safety of the workers, so after the ship is built, it will go to sea. Let's go there in person. If there is no problem,
We are renting enough Dafu boats to transport the workers and their families there."
Chen Zuwang nodded excitedly. He had seen too many officials in his many years as a sailor. They did not take soldiers seriously. In their eyes, soldiers were just numbers, and losses were just increases or decreases in the numbers on the roster. This Jinyiwei Qianhu
Master Yang Fan has feelings for the soldiers and is a good officer worth following and working for.
"I, Chen Zuwang, guarantee with my head on my neck that nothing will go wrong. I will bring the fleet safely to Vladivostok."
"I believe you. I will write a letter to the master to announce the good news. During the shipbuilding period, the master will probably send you to Zunhua Academy to worship Miss Yaoguang as your teacher and study unexpectedly. You must be prepared."
After settling down Chen Zuwang's family, Mingyan wrote excitedly to inform the master of the good news, and sent a fast-horse postman to the capital overnight.
In the past two days, people have started to sign up one after another, some coming alone, and some bringing their families. As long as you come, you can settle in directly.
On the east side of the shipyard, a large piece of land is surrounded by barbed wire, and cotton tents are constantly being installed.
There were regimental officers armed with flintlock rifles standing guard at the gate. The newly arrived workers and their families whispered that they were all Jin Yiwei. They walked cautiously with fear and fear.
Lin Wei stood on a wooden box, holding a tin trumpet and shouting loudly.
"Everyone lines up. The first thing you do after entering the camp is to take a shower and change into new clothes. You can't bring lice and fleas into the camp. Your belongings are all put in bags with your name on them. They will be picked up when you come out. You can't throw them away.
It’s also indispensable.”
"Uncle, why do you need to take a bath? Are both men and women taking a bath?"
"Nonsense, of course there are men and women taking baths. Are you stupid? Didn't you see that there are women in the women's baths? This is a rule. People who get on the ship must take a bath to avoid bringing diseases on board. You follow me.
, all the female members of your family are following your aunt and following her orders."
Men lined up and women lined up. They entered the large cotton tent groups in two directions. Looking from the outside, the small skylights of the tents were steaming with steam.
Chen San and Chen Zuwang had entered the first tent and faced several soldiers, the legendary Jin Yiwei.
Chen San's legs suddenly felt a little weak. This was the notorious Jin Yiwei.
"You two take off your clothes, put them in the bags, and then register your names." A man who looked like an army officer brought over two linen bags.
