In a factory in Tianjin, a dozen young workers came to the management office together.
"Manager Zhang, we want to resign!"
Lin Sanya found his manager and said seriously.
"You want to resign?"
Manager Zhang looked at the dozen or so people in front of him. These dozen or so people were all brought over from his hometown in Henan, and they have always worked under him.
The business of the factory is very good now, and the orders can't be filled. The boss also does a good job for these workers. They offer a lot of wages and bonuses. The food for everyone is not bad. We have sea fish to eat every day, and we pay them back every three to five days.
There are mutton, pork, etc.
All along, everyone has been working very seriously and nothing has happened.
It was so good that more than a dozen people suddenly resigned and stopped working.
This is not possible!
It's not easy to recruit people now, let alone skilled workers. It's even more difficult. Without a dozen people, the delivery time of this batch of goods will be affected.
"Yes, we all have to resign~"
Lin Sanya and others nodded in unison and replied.
"Sanyazi, Xiaoheizi, this is so good. Why are you so crazy? You want to resign all of a sudden. Is it because I treat you badly, or because your employer treats you well, or because you think the wages here are low?"
Manager Zhang looked at the dozen or so people in front of him. They were all fellow countrymen he brought out.
"Uncle Zhang, our boss treats us very well, the wages here are not low, and you take good care of us."
"The reason why we don't want to do this anymore is actually because we want to try our luck overseas."
"I have been working in a factory all year round. Although eating is not a problem, if I want to make a fortune, I don't know how long it will take for me to make a fortune."
"House prices in Tianjin have risen again. With our small salary, when will we be able to afford a house?"
"Today, I heard someone say that many people have made a fortune overseas, digging gold mines, silver mines, etc. They can make a fortune casually. Even if they don't accomplish anything, they can still go overseas to make a living.
It’s not a waste of time to come to this world.”
Lin Sanya also replied.
"Yes, yes~"
"Although I can get enough food and clothing while working in this factory, my life is too boring. I have to do the same thing day after day, year after year. It's not interesting."
"It's better to go overseas and try your luck, maybe you can become something famous."
Next to Lin Sanya, the tall, dark man nicknamed Xiao Heizi also nodded along.
"Going overseas?"
"Do you really think that there is gold everywhere overseas?"
When Manager Zhang heard this, he couldn't help laughing.
"Don't be ignorant of your blessings. You can work in a factory without being exposed to the sun or the wind. You can do simple things and earn a salary that can support your family. How much is that?
Things that no one can even dream of.”
"In the past, when I was your age, I would dig food in the ground, with my face facing the loess and my back turned to the sky. At the end of the day, my hair would be dizzy from the sun, and my skin would be torn apart by the sun.
Take off another layer."
"Look at you, all of you are thin-skinned and tender-flesh, just like your noble brother. What you eat are white rice, noodles, rapeseed and meat, and you are still not satisfied."
"In the past, when I was your age, not to mention that rapeseed had meat, even a full meal was a luxury. I was beaten and scolded by my father every day, saying that I was a waste of food and a killer, so I just knew how to eat.
, but I didn’t eat much, I was always hungry.”
"There is also the matter of buying a house in the city. What kind of house did we live in before? It was raining heavily outside and light rain inside. When the wind blew in the winter, the wind was biting and it made you shiver."
"Look at you again. Now you have built beautiful houses in your hometown. Now you are still thinking about buying a house in the city. Don't be greedy."
"Take your time. As long as you work hard, your wages will gradually increase and you will be promoted. If you work for ten or twenty years, you won't be unable to buy a house in the city."
Manager Zhang said earnestly that he felt that young people today are too impetuous.
Especially these young people in their teens and twenties, all of them have such a good life that they don’t know how to cherish it.
"I can understand that you want to go overseas and make a fortune~"
"But do you know how dangerous it is overseas?"
"Let's not talk about anything else. We go out to sea by boat, and the sea is very windy and rough. Every year, many ships have accidents at sea. Once an accident occurs at sea, the sky will not respond to the sky, and the earth will be under the sea."
"There are many barbarians overseas, and there are also many cannibal barbarians who kill outsiders when they see them and eat them directly after killing them without spitting out the bones."
"There are many kinds of diseases overseas. The mosquitoes in some places are so big and scary that one breath can suck you dry. There are also some diseases where you don't even know how you died."
"Going to sea?"
"You don't even look at your skinned and tender flesh. What can you do when you go to sea?"
Manager Zhang became angrier as he talked.
These young people believe everything they say after reading the newspaper and clamor to go to sea. This is because they have never experienced hardships and are looking for hardships.
"Uncle Zhang, I know that going overseas requires hardship and risks."
"But if I don't go overseas to try my luck, I think I will regret it."
"I just want to go out and explore while I'm still young. I really yearn for the life of those explorers."
"It is very exciting just to think about it, carrying a bow, arrow, shotgun, riding a horse, and holding a sword, looking for gold in the vast land. It is much more interesting than working in a factory."
"If you don't make a living in this world, are you just waiting to die?"
Lin Sanya remembered the words in the newspaper.
Now the Ming Dynasty Morning Post is constantly reporting on this matter. At the same time, there are also some articles in other newspapers that specifically describe the lives of overseas gold diggers, explorers, and navigators.
"Yes, we all know that going overseas is risky. The newspaper also said that overseas adventure is a game for the brave and the dreamer. Don't go for the timid."
Xiao Heizi also nodded along.
"Yes, we are not afraid~"
"When the time comes, a dozen of us will go out to sea together, what are we afraid of~"
"What's more, although people get into trouble overseas every year, more people go to sea every year. Many people from the town next to us go to sea to make a fortune. It is said that there are tens of thousands of acres of land overseas and hundreds of slaves.
, I have a group of wives and concubines, and my life is not to mention how comfortable it is."
"Yes, I heard about it too."
"When we go overseas, even if we do nothing, many vassal countries and colonies will give us a lot of things, including land, slaves, and women, which are the most basic things."
"I have already inquired about it clearly. In Ningguo, as long as you are willing to immigrate to Ningguo, you can get hundreds of acres of land and dozens of slaves. Women can choose whatever they want."
"It's boring to be in a factory. It's hard to find a wife. The bride price costs eighty-eight taels of silver, and you have to be motionless. Marrying a wife will cost you your life. It's better to go overseas and find those barbarian wives."
"I heard that here in Huangjinzhou, all the descendants of the Yin and Shang dynasties are vying to marry us. They don't have to pay for it. As long as you are willing to marry, it is easy to marry a dozen of them."
"I've also heard that if you go to Tianzhu, you will have a noble status, and you can also be assigned a fief like a noble. Those people in the fief are just like your own slaves."
"There are risks overseas, but we Ming people are not vegetarians. The court has always protected us. If anyone dares to kill us Ming people, the court will definitely hold them accountable, and even issue a reward order to arrest him."
Behind the two of them, more than a dozen fellow countrymen who planned to go overseas talked non-stop. Each one became more and more excited as they talked, and they all began to fantasize about a happy life overseas.
"You, you~"
"No one listens to what the old man says."
"This overseas country is not a paradise. It is easy to go out, but it is difficult to come back."
"If something happens to you, what will your parents do?"
Manager Zhang's face turned dark when he heard what they said. These young people are really not afraid of death.
"Uncle Zhang, don't worry, I've already written a letter home and told my parents."
"Yes, I have seven brothers in my family. There are several of my brothers in the family, so there is nothing to be afraid of. I am going out to work in order to get ahead. My parents will definitely support me."
"My family also has five brothers. Now that I have gone out to explore the world, I have opened up a new path. I will be able to take them out with me in the future."
When Lin Sanya, Xiao Heizi and others heard this, they all said it immediately.
"It seems that you are the bastards who are eating the weights, and you are determined to go out."
"Okay, I won't stop you. It's actually good for young people to go out and have a try."
Seeing that they were determined to go out, Manager Zhang agreed after thinking about it.
"When I was young, the court had limited orders and I couldn't move around at will, so when I was thirty, I didn't even leave the county seat."
"It was only later that I followed others to Tianjin, and I was able to live the life I have now. I think it would be better to move trees to death and move people to live. It is also a good thing to go out more and have a try when you are young. Not to mention how promising you will be in the future.
It’s also good to gain a lot of experience.”
This is what Zhang Guanshi said from his heart.
In the years since he came to Tianjin, he once had the opportunity to go overseas and make a living, but he did not go out. Now that he thinks about it, he feels a little regretful.
Many of the people I used to work with have gone overseas, and those who exchanged letters have basically lived a good life overseas. Even the worst off, at least they had a couple of days, a group of wives, and a bunch of children.
, life is much better than in Daming.
"Thank you, Uncle Zhang~Thank you, Uncle Zhang~"
When Mr. Lin, Xiao Heizi and others heard this, they quickly thanked him.
"Thank you. If you want to leave, that's freedom. The factory can't stop you."
"Go, go find the accounting office and pay your wages."
"If you go overseas, please pay more attention and be careful. I'm waiting for good news from you!"