Here in Kaifeng City, Li Da, Tian Sanwa, Bao Laoer, Ding Laosi and others followed the team and looked curiously at the bustling and lively city in front of them.
There are a lot of people here, and roads extend in all directions. The roads are busy with horse-drawn carriages, cars, rickshaws, bicycles, etc.
People's clothes are also very beautiful, and everyone is very beautiful in their clothes, especially the colorful ones worn by some women, which makes these mountain people who come out of the mountains stare straight at the sight.
Looking at the buildings in the city, they are very tall, just like looking up at the mountains from the foot of the mountains; the shops on both sides of the streets are so dazzling that the goods inside are dizzying.
Among the pedestrians on the street, some cut off their long hair and beards, kept short hair, and wore tight clothes and pants, which made them look much better.
At the same time, the attentive Li Da soon discovered that there were many women on the street. They seemed to be different from the people of the Ming Dynasty. The people of the Ming Dynasty had dark eyes and black hair.
As for these women, they all have blond hair, blue eyes, high noses and deep eyes, and white skin. They are very different.
After asking someone to ask, I found out that these people were not Ming Dynasty people, but slaves sold from Europe, West Asia, the Middle East and other regions.
If people outside can't find a wife, they can spend some money to buy some female slaves as wives, concubines, etc., to use them to spread the branches.
At the same time, everyone can see many mixed-race children on the streets, and the proportion is actually not low. They play with the Ming children one by one, having fun and talking fluently in Ming dialect.
Everything in front of them had a huge impact on mountain people like Li Da.
In their world, they have always been surrounded by mountains, sparsely populated, very few people, and they are all similar to each other, and they are all very poor.
But the world we see now is so prosperous and lively. The people here live extremely rich lives. They wear nice clothes and eat delicious food.
Along the way, even though the food arranged by the officials was mediocre, it was still much better than what they had at home. The key was that no matter where they went, they could eat whatever they wanted.
It turns out that roads can be straight, straight, and extremely flat, it turns out that land can be very flat, and it turns out that people can travel by carriage, bicycle, or car.
All of this is so new to mountain people like Li Da, and it has a huge impact on their worldview.
However this is only the beginning.
When they boarded the train and sat on it, listening to the whine of the whistle and watching the scenery outside the window receding, they were shocked again.
It was the first time I took a train, and it was also the first time I felt that traveling far away didn't seem to be a tiring thing, as long as I sat down.
Unlike in the mountains, where they go, there are endless mountain roads, twists and turns, uphill and downhill, so that everyone has developed a pair of strong thighs.
"This train is really magical. If we just sit like this, it will move on its own."
Tian Sanwa looked at the scenery outside the window and couldn't help but admire it.
"No, I never dreamed that we could take such a train when we go out. We can walk thousands of miles a day just sitting like this, and it can even go at night without stopping."
Ding Laosi also sighed.
"Look at the fields outside, how big, flat and open they are."
"The fields in our mountains are very small, and I don't know if the fields allocated to us in the future will be such flat land."
Bao Laoer looked at the fields outside and began to think about his future life.
When we came out, everyone was still full of anxiety and fear of the unknown life. But after we really went outside and saw the prosperous world outside, we began to look forward to the future life again.
The train carried a carload of immigrants non-stop towards Nanyun Province. Along the way, Li Da and the others saw the vastness of the plains, the sanctity of the snow-capped mountains in the Western Regions, and the vastness of the grasslands.
After several days, the train Li Da and others took finally arrived at Xijigang Port in Nanyun Province. Here, Li Da and the others met more immigrants who were heading to Black Earth Province together.
There are also a large number of local people from Nanyun Province. These people look completely different from the Ming people, but they can basically speak fluent Daming dialect.
Here at Xiji Port, many immigrants from all over the Ming Dynasty gathered together, waiting to board the ship to the Black Earth Province.
"Everyone, everyone"
"Students from Seiji Middle School in Nanyun Province hold charity activities here. If you want to write letters home, you can ask them to write them for you and then mail them back to your hometown."
While waiting to board the ship, thousands of students came to the port. Everyone brought pens and stationery. At the same time, a special postman came here, holding a tin speaker and shouting at the many immigrants who were going to Black Earth Province.
Got up.
After hearing the postman's words, many immigrants immediately became agitated. Along the way, they were getting farther and farther away from their hometown and relatives. Now they finally had the opportunity to write letters back, which made them very excited.
The same is true for Li Da. When he came to a student, Li Da himself could not read or write. This was his first time writing a letter and he didn't know what to say or write.
Fortunately, the students here are nice and they explained it to Li Da, so under the guidance of this middle school student, a special letter was written.
"Mom, Dad, my wife and I are very good. Along the way, we have food and shelter, and we are never hungry. It is really big outside, and there are many places where the land is very, very flat and open, and there are cities
There are a lot of people inside, and there are all kinds of things, including cars with four wheels that cost several thousand taels of silver."
"I just finished taking the train to this place called Nanyun Province. I am about to take a boat to Black Earth Province. In a few days, we will arrive at the place where we immigrated."
"I heard from people along the way that the place where we immigrated is very good. The land is very flat and open. We don't have to walk through winding mountain roads. The land everywhere is black soil. It is said to be very fertile."
"In addition, people outside here grow sweet potatoes and corn. You can also buy some in the town and try planting them at home. I heard that the yield is very high, so you can eat full without starving, and you don't have to pick the land.
It can also be planted on dry land.”
"You two elders should take care of your health and don't be too tired. If your brothers really can't survive in the mountains in the future, they can come outside."
"Outside, if you can't find a wife, you can still spend money to buy European women as wives. I saw a lot of them when I was in Kaifeng."
"I will write to you again after I arrive in Black Earth Province and settle down. I will tell you my specific address then, so that you can write to me, Li Da!"
The content of the letter was very simple. Li Dacheng briefly talked about the outside world, but there was a lot he wanted to say but could not express it.
After writing the letter, he took the letter to the postman, paid fifty cents, and stamped it. The postman would send the letter to the Lin Family Salt Shop in the small town of Feng County. When his father went to town, he sent it to the postman.
can be received.
A letter slightly alleviated the feeling of homesickness and family longing.
Soon, many immigrants boarded the boats heading to Black Earth Province. After a few days of turbulence, they finally arrived in Black Earth Province.
After arriving in Kaffa City, the Black Earth Provincial Immigration Bureau carried out detailed registration of all immigrants, and also carried out the same random distribution here.
Mixing Han people with immigrants from other tribes, the largest number of immigrants are from Nanyun Province. Nanyun Province is now one of the key places for immigration in the Ming Dynasty. Millions of Caucasians and Georgians responded to the imperial court’s call and chose to immigrate.
Head to Black Earth Province.
After the allocation, Li Da and Tian Sanwa were assigned to a place called Shangyun Town, which is a small town next to the middle and lower reaches of the Nie River (from which the original Dnieper River was renamed).
This small town is deserted for hundreds of miles. There are no people around. Each small town is far away from each other.
The immigration model here also adopts the same model as that in Ha Trung Province. A small town is built with 10,000 people as a small town. It is built in a place with superior natural conditions and all immigrants are resettled together.
Everyone lives together, so that if anything happens, they can better help and assist each other, and it is also convenient for the court to manage and support these immigrants.
After the town was distributed, Li Da and Tian Sanwa's two families were also assigned their own horses here in Kaffa City. Each person had one horse, and Li's family was assigned two horses. Although the horses seemed to be ordinary, they were still good.
horse.
Next, when you go to Shangyun Town, you no longer need to walk. You can ride a horse and follow the team to Shangyun Town, eliminating the hardship of walking.
After several days of riding on horseback, Li Da, Tian Sanwa and many other immigrants finally arrived at Shangyun Town, where they were allotted their own houses as soon as possible.
All the houses are built uniformly, all are made of wood, and they are equipped with all the utensils needed for life and work.
Of course, for immigrants, what they care most about is their own land.
Wait until the officials from the Shangyun Town Immigration Department tell them that in addition to the land allocated to them, the vast land outside Shangyun Town can be cultivated. You can work hard to cultivate as much land as you want. As long as it is reclaimed, it will belong to you.
of.
Looking at the endless wilderness outside, Li Da and Tian Sanwa also fell into fanaticism. There was really too much land here, too much.