In Hong Kong, the sea breeze from the warm Atlantic current blows in waves. In the past, it would definitely have caused a lot of complaints, such as the damn weather, the damn wind and so on.
For the Falmouth fishermen who originally only relied on fishing out to sea for a living, the weather was really important.
But now, the people who are busy in the port are all tired and sweating. In winter, many people are even so hot that they only wear a single coat and are busy working very diligently.
"Huh~"
"Cool~"
Tom and Jack were carrying a big stone, sweating profusely from exhaustion. A gust of wind blew, and they felt so comfortable that they couldn't help shouting.
Since Cornwall was ceded to the Ming Dynasty, Hong Kong Governor Tian Erniu began large-scale construction in Falmouth Harbor.
The governor's palace, garrison palace, forts, ports, roads, etc., under this series of infrastructure measures, a large amount of gold and silver was sprinkled, which also made the entire Falmouth Port rapidly prosperous and lively.
A large number of people from all over Cornwall come here to work because the income is high and very stable when working here.
Fifty coppers per day plus two kilograms of flour, such a high salary immediately attracted tens of thousands of people to come here to work, and the entire Falmouth Port turned into a large construction site.
In addition to the large amount of construction that attracted people from Cornwall to work, because it was already under the jurisdiction of the Ming Empire and an overseas territory of the Ming Empire, and now the Ming Dynasty, the war between Spain and the Three Kingdoms has basically been achieved.
Victory, the maritime power of Portugal, England, and France suffered a heavy blow.
And Falmaus is a place that belongs to the Ming Dynasty. The strong men of the Ming Dynasty have now spread throughout Europe, and almost no one dares to offend them. Therefore, it has also attracted a large number of businessmen to come to Falmaus to do business.
Among them, some ships from the Ming Dynasty transported a large amount of goods from the Ming Dynasty to Hong Kong, which further promoted the prosperity here and attracted a large number of merchants to come here.
Suddenly, the entire Hong Kong was crowded with merchant ships from various Western European countries, and a large amount of supplies were gathered, including flour from the Holy Roman Empire, wine from France, olive oil from Venice, Italy, etc. Even Portugal had begun selling slaves to Hong Kong.
Come trade here.
As local natives, Tom and Jack naturally enjoyed many benefits.
One of the biggest benefits is that the price of food has dropped rapidly. You can buy a pound of flour for a few copper coins. You can easily earn more than ten pounds of flour in a day's work. The family can have enough to eat every day, and there is still plenty to eat.
It's good bread instead of the dark and hard bread before.
Lower taxes, guaranteed safety, and prosperous commerce have allowed this place to develop rapidly.
In less than a month, the entire Falmaus has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The wharf, which was originally only used to park small fishing boats, has been rapidly expanded to be able to park large ships to meet the daily demand for ships. At the same time, a large number of people can make a living as porters at the wharf.
It used to be a shabby little fishing village with very muddy roads. The cement from Yaoyuan Daming quickly paved a spacious, clean and tidy cement road. Now everyone likes to chat on this road when they have nothing to do. There are also new constructions on both sides of the road.
There were several big pubs.
Forts and watchtowers were built on both sides of the port. The cannons showed their ferocious appearance, frightening all the young people.
A tall lighthouse was built here in the port. Old John from the fishing village became the first tower keeper. It was a formal and close job. He went to the lighthouse every night to light the lamp, and then added whale oil from time to time. , so you can receive a reward of one silver dollar from the Governor's Mansion every month, which is enough to ensure Old John's living needs.
According to the custom here in the Ming Dynasty, there is a person who is dedicated to keeping watch every night. This job falls to Old Bill. He needs to walk around every night to remind everyone what to order at that time.
Old Bill can also receive a monthly salary of one silver dollar, which is enough to support Old Bill and his wife.
In addition to Old John and Old Bill, there are more than ten people who have become servants here in the Governor's Mansion, working for the Governor of the Governor's Mansion. Everyone has a good income, which is considered a decent job.
Everyone has seen this series of changes. Although everyone is somewhat resistant to the sudden change from English people to Ming people, the changes in life are real and can be seen.
In the past, everyone relied on fishing and lived a very tight life. They had to pay half of the fishing harvest, so eating was a problem.
Many times, everyone's staple food is the dark and hard black bread and the worse horse bread. Horse bread is a bread made of peas and oats, specially used to feed horses, so it is called horse bread.
Even with such bad food, starvation is inevitable in many cases, and many elderly people basically starve to death.
But it’s different now. As long as you are willing to work and go to the Governor’s Mansion to help with the infrastructure, you can eat the best white bread. You can even buy some butter, cheese, eggs and meat when you have some spare money. .
The elderly can also get a simple and easy job, and the elderly over sixty years old, according to the laws issued by the Emperor of Heaven, can receive grain, salt, and tea from the Governor's Mansion every month. With just a few clicks, the old man from Cornwall was bought off.
"Tom, I have some good news for you~"
Both Tom and Jack work very seriously, because everyone will be rated according to the performance of the Governor's Mansion. People with high ratings can get more rewards. Of course, the main reason is that neither of them wants to lose such Work.
Although working here is tiring, it is much better than going to sea.
It's safe and the income is high. Not only is fishing at sea very risky, but the harvest depends on luck. No one wants to lose this kind of job.
"What good news?"
Tom looked at Jack next to him and asked.
"Haha, not to mention that many people have come to our Falmouth recently. I have fallen in love with a girl, and she seems to like me too. I am going to confess to her."
Jack said excitedly. The two stopped what they were doing and looked down at the Falmouth Port in front of them. The entire port was very lively.
There are many ships moored at the port wharf, and the ships are flying the flags of various countries. A large amount of cargo is being loaded and unloaded. There are a lot of people busy in the port, and it is a busy construction site.
"Haha, congratulations~"
When Tom heard this, he immediately felt happy for his good friend.
"Haha, we are very popular among the people in Falmouth Port now!"
"Jimmy, Andrew, and Anthony all have girlfriends. The alcoholic Andrew even stopped drinking and started saving money to build a new house and get married."
Jack smiled and shared his joy with his friends.
"Yes, I've heard that too. Now everyone's life is much better than before. The people of Ming Dynasty are still kind to us."
Tom nodded solemnly, then looked at the Ming people coming in and out of the Governor's Mansion not far away and said from the bottom of his heart.
To be honest, everyone was quite resistant at the beginning. Suddenly it was ruled by the Ming Empire. The people of the Ming Empire looked different from them, and the Ming Empire was far away in the east. Whether it was legal or
There are huge differences in various aspects such as language.
Many people in Cornwall even fled here overnight, fearing that life would be difficult for everyone under the rule of the Ming Empire.
But now, although everyone still cannot hear the words of the Ming people, everyone still silently accepts the rule and management of the Ming Governor, and slowly they all feel that there seems to be nothing bad under the rule of the Ming Empire.
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"At least it's still pretty good now~"
Jack smiled and nodded and added.
"Dang~dang~"
"Everyone come over here, everyone come over here~"
While the two were chatting, a man from Ming Dynasty came towards the crowd with a translator.
As soon as Tom and Jack heard this, they hurried over.
"Everyone, the Governor's Mansion is now preparing to recruit a group of official servants to work for the Governor's Mansion. The official servants have a formal establishment, a fixed income, and a status equivalent to your former tax collectors, sheriffs, etc."
"Being called an officer here in the Ming Dynasty means working specifically for the official, so the requirements are relatively high. The first requirement is naturally to learn the Ming dialect, be able to communicate with the nobles, and convey the nobles' intentions."
"Right now, we are recruiting fifty people. They are required to be young, have strong learning ability, and be proactive. Those who are interested can come and sign up."
The translator translated the orders from the Governor's Mansion in English to everyone present, and the crowd immediately exploded.
"We can also be tax collectors, magistrates?"
Tom and Jack looked at each other in disbelief, neither of them could believe the news.
Then without any hesitation, the two people immediately raised their hands and said loudly: "I want to sign up, I want to sign up~"
The people around also raised their hands one after another, scrambling for the first place. The Sheriff and Tax Collector are also officials after all, and they also work for the Governor's Mansion, so they are not ordinary people. Naturally, everyone will not miss this opportunity.
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"Okay, okay, come and sign up~"
"Everyone, please think about it carefully first. You have learned those words of the Ming Dynasty during this period. There will be an assessment later. In addition, everyone knows those things about the Ming Dynasty. The more you know, the higher the probability of being selected.
big."
When the translator saw it, he immediately smiled and said to everyone.
When many people heard this, they were slightly dumbfounded, and then quickly started communicating with the people around them.