"Boss, do you really want to immigrate to that black soil province?"
In the evening, Li Da's family gathered together to discuss Li Da's immigration to Heitu Province. Li Da's father, Li Carpenter, looked at his grown-up son and then at the few half-grown boys next to him. He wanted to make a decision.
He wanted Li Da to stay, but he couldn't get out of his mouth.
The mountains are not really a paradise. Although there are no taxes from the government, no oppression by officials, and freedom, it is still very difficult to survive.
The fields are scarce and not fertile, and the food production is pitiful. Even if you don't have to pay taxes, rent, etc., there is actually not much food. As for other daily necessities, it is even more scarce.
That is to say, you have to rely on the mountains to eat, and there are a lot of game and the like. But when a family has too many children, eating becomes a big problem.
"Yes, if you stay in this mountain, eating will be a problem."
"What's more, when my brothers grow up, they will have to marry wives and have children. Our family only has so much land, and there is not enough land to support a large family."
"I have grown up and am now strong enough. The last time I went to the town to go to the market, I heard people talk about immigration. There are many people outside who have immigrated. They are living a very happy life.
good."
"And if you are working outside now, as long as you are willing to do it, at least you will have no problem eating."
"Erxiu and I don't want to stay in the mountains all our lives. We want to go out and have a look."
Li Da and his wife Erxiu looked at each other and said.
"Besides, I already have the guide, so I can't regret it."
"All right"
"Since you want to go out and explore, then go out and explore. After you get to Black Earth Province, you can find a way to send some letters back."
"Just send it to the Lin's Salt Shop in town. When you go there, I will also go to the town and tell Boss Lin, the shopkeeper of the Lin's Salt Shop, that if you receive a letter in the future, you can keep it for me before I go out.
I will ask when the time comes.”
Because Carpenter Li had good carpentry skills, he was able to barely support his large family in the mountains and raise several sons.
Sometimes I would walk a few hours on the mountain road to pick wooden stools and chairs to the nearest town to sell them in exchange for some money, buy some salt, ironware, etc., so I was considered a person in Shangping Village who often went out to the mountains.
Already.
Of course, although it is said to be frequent, in fact, it may not be possible to go out once a month, because the mountain roads are really inconvenient. If it is not to buy daily necessities or something, basically people will not go out.
"Um"
Li Da nodded and kept this in mind.
"woo woo woo woo"
Li Da's mother stayed by the side and said nothing. This was the rule in the mountains. Men made the decision on everything, and women just had to follow it. But she couldn't help but think about the possibility that her son would never be seen again.
He kept wiping his tears and sobbing softly.
"Mom, why are you crying? I'll go outside and have a look first. If it's not good, I'll come back. If it's good outside, I'll write a letter and come back. Our whole family will immigrate."
Li Da comforted him.
As for Li Da's younger brothers, all of them are still ignorant at this time and have never been outside. They even think that the whole world is the same as inside this mountain, but now, it does not prevent them from starting to think about the outside.
world to come.
In the days that followed, Li Da took his daughter-in-law back to her parents' home, explained the situation to her father-in-law, and at the same time asked his daughter-in-law to say goodbye to her family.
At the same time, word had spread in the village that Li Da was going to immigrate. Naturally, most people scorned this in their minds.
This is a paradise in the mountains, but outside is a world of constant war and famine. There is no comfort outside in the mountains, so no matter how good it is, it is better to stay at home.
Of course, there are also many people who are in a similar situation to Li's family and are thinking about whether to immigrate with them. Life in this mountain is actually very difficult, with inconvenient transportation, poor information, and extreme isolation.
Is the outside world really what our ancestors said?
Half a month later, Li Da and his wife, under the watch of the villagers, drove up the mountain where they grew up and lived. After walking for several hours on the mountain road, they arrived at the nearest town.
Here, Carpenter Li and Li Da went to the Lin Family Salt Shop together to explain the situation to the boss. Boss Lin also readily agreed. If there is a letter, he will definitely help keep it, so they can rest assured.
At the same time, I also feel that what Li Da chose was a wise move. The world is changing rapidly now. Life outside is much better than before. Many people who immigrated have now lived a good life.
In the small town, Li Da said goodbye to Carpenter Li, and left the town with tears in his eyes. He took a four-wheel carriage carrying goods and spent half a year arriving at Fengxian County, where he found the Yamen to report.
Here in Yamen, thousands of people like Li Da have gathered who are preparing to immigrate to Heitu Province. There are many mountain people like Li Da here, but most of them are poor people from Feng County. The immigration policy
Okay, so I decided to respond to the imperial court’s call and immigrate to Black Earth Province.
From their mouths, Li Da also learned a lot of information. Nowadays, the outside world has changed a lot. There are many places to choose from for immigrants, such as Liaodong, Western Regions, Hezhong, Central Asia, Nanyang, Golden Continent, Australia, and overseas colonies.
Domains and so on.
Almost every place is using various preferential policies to attract immigrants. Many places will even give you slaves, women, etc. as long as you immigrate there.
This also shocked Li Da. Are there slaves and women?
At the same time, Li Da quickly got to know a few mountain people who also came out of the mountains, Tian Sanwa, Ding Laosi, and Bao Laoer. These three people, like Li Da, have random names, but they have many names at home.
My brother really couldn't survive in the mountains, so he thought of going out to live a life.
Because they were all mountain dwellers in the mountains, the four of them quickly got to know each other. Now that they had to immigrate to Black Earth Province together, they naturally got together.
When it was time to set off, the government also sent several officials to take them on their way. Their first stop was to Kaifeng, Henan, where immigrants from all over the Daming Pass gathered, and special trains took them directly to the south.
This side of Yun Province.
Officials led the way, and the thousands of them followed them toward Henan. Apart from the hard walking, there was nothing else to worry about.
Because all the food on the road is the responsibility of the officials. If there are inns, they will be handled in the inns. If there are no inns, they will be handled in small towns, counties, etc. on the road.
This journey took several days.
On this day, I was walking, walking, and when I climbed over a mountain, my field of vision suddenly became wider. The terrain became open and flat. It was completely different from the undulating mountains in the mountains. A huge plain appeared in my field of vision.
among.
They had already crossed the Qinling Mountains and began to enter the border of Henan and the plains.
“It turns out there really is such a flat place!”
Li Da, Tian Sanwa, Ding Laosi, Bao Laoer and other mountain people looked at the open and flat area in front of them with expressions of disbelief. Many people had never been out of the mountains in their lives and could not imagine that there was such a thing.
Such a place.
"Everyone, please work harder. The next road will be much easier to walk. There will be a cement road for everyone to walk on."
"After arriving in Kaifeng, everyone no longer has to walk. There is a train from the imperial court, and everyone can take the bus to Nanyun Province."
The officer leading the team was a little excited when he saw Pingyuan. Kaifeng would be opened soon, and his errand was considered completed.
Along the way, these officials were also trembling with fear. They were afraid that these people would regret and run away halfway. In that case, they would also be held accountable.
Fortunately, things are no longer like before. In the past, when we organized people to immigrate, most of them would have to run away on the way. Now everyone knows that immigrants will have a good life, so they will not run away. They all want to arrive at the place of immigration as soon as possible and live as early as possible.
Have a good life.
"There is such a road!"
When he came to the cement road, walking on the flat and clean cement road, Li Dadu couldn't help but stamp his feet hard to see what the cement road was and why it was so hard and flat. The key was to
Look, this cement road is extremely straight, extending to the end of the field of vision.
Look at the two sides of the cement road. In the villages here and there, people's houses are very beautifully built. The outsides are painted very white, and the windows are very large and very bright.
At the same time, you can also see people riding strange two-wheeled vehicles. Occasionally, you can see strange machines that scream in the flat and open fields. These machines can be seen walking around in the fields.
The soil in the fields has been plowed out.
On both sides of the road, you can see some small family restaurants, tea shops, inns, etc. everywhere. People seem to like to gather on both sides of the road to build houses.
After walking on the road for a while, Li Da and the others also saw the iron shell with four wheels. It was very fast, like a gust of wind on the road, and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.
After asking someone about it, I found out that this was a car. It was very expensive. A Mercedes-Benz car cost more than 6,000 taels of silver. Cars from other brands were not cheap either. The worst ones cost several hundred taels of silver.
Woolen cloth.
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but exclaimed, "You can buy such an iron shell for a few thousand taels of silver?"
