On the sea north of Ryukyu Island, more than a dozen large ships are sailing along the sea, their sails are swollen by the wind, and seagulls are constantly chirping around the ships, mooring to the masts of the ships to rest from time to time.
"Uh~"
Shui Wa admitted that she regretted going to Ryukyu and staying in her hometown. Although it was hard and she didn't have enough to eat, at least she didn't get seasick.
Shui Wa is from Henan, which has been part of the Central Plains since ancient times. Because of its long history and open terrain, Henan has been a province with a large population since ancient times.
Compared with its huge population, the land in Henan is very small, and the contradiction between people and land is extremely acute. In addition, in Henan, there are more than a dozen people from the old Zhu family who have been granted the title of king here. Each of these
The prince is just a big blood-sucking insect, lying on the bodies of the people of Henan to suck blood.
Ordinary people in Henan live a more difficult life than people in other provinces. Although they are equally diligent and simple, in this farming society, too little land means that the people here are destined to be very poor.
Shui Wa belongs to the lowest level. There are many brothers and sisters in the family. Not counting the few who died in infancy, Shui Wa's family has seven brothers and sisters. However, Shui Wa's family does not even have an acre of land. The older members of the family farm the land for the landlord.
The smaller ones are given to the landlord's old cows to herd sheep.
I lived a very poor life, and it was really hard to even have a full meal at the end of the year.
Not long ago, someone from the government came forward to bring people to Henan to recruit people. They said they were recruiting some people to develop Ryukyu Island. As long as they were willing to move to Ryukyu Island, they were guaranteed to have three meals a day and work.
One tael of silver a month, and after one year's work, three acres of land will be returned.
There are many brothers and sisters in Shuiwa's family. Shuiwa is the eldest. He has just turned seventeen this year, which is the time when the younger ones are trying to kill me. So when Shuiwa said he wanted to give it a try, his parents agreed without even thinking about it.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, it is always good to go out and have a try. As for whether you will be cheated or something, no one cares, as long as you have food to eat, you can be a cow, a horse, a slave or a maid.
We all live in poverty, so don’t be so pretentious. It’s enough to have food to eat and not starve to death.
So Shui Wa followed thousands of people about her own size from Henan to Tianjin, then took a ride from Tianjin all the way south, and was about to arrive at Ryukyu Island.
He had never traveled far before, and even before, the farthest place he went was the small town where he was, but this time, he went so far all at once.
Shui Wa was fresh at first, but after taking a boat to Tianjin, it became extremely painful, because he would get seasick. For half a month, from Tianjin to now, he has never adapted, feeling dizzy and vomiting every day.
If it weren't for the fact that there was plenty of food and meat to eat here on the ship, Shui Wa, a poor boy, would have eaten a lot even though he vomited, otherwise he would have been unable to bear it.
"Shui Wa, are you okay?"
Next to Shui Wa, Huo Wa from the same village asked with concern.
"It's okay, it's okay. I'm already used to it. I just don't know when we can arrive at this Ryukyu Island. It's been at sea for half a month."
Shui Wa shook her head and said.
"Who knows, I heard from the people on the boat that we can arrive in just two days. But I heard that Ryukyu Island is full of miasma, mosquitoes are rampant, and there are cannibal barbarians. Will we die on Ryukyu Island?
On the island?”
Huo Wa thought for a while and said.
There are a group of teenagers of about the same age on the ship. When recruiting people, they were carefully selected. The older ones have poor learning ability and are slippery, so they cannot be hired. The younger ones cannot do the work and are a burden, so they are seventeen or eighteen years old.
They are the best. The first batch of recruits to go to Ryukyu are all of this age.
People at this age are still young and have strong plasticity. As long as they are properly educated, they can still make up for it. They are already grown up and have strength, so they will not delay the construction and development of Ryukyu City.
After all, Ryukyu Island is a private development. Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao, and Zhang Mao paid for the construction of Ryukyu City in order to grow sugar cane and make money from cane sugar. This is not official immigration and development.
In general, Liu Jin still has to consider the issue of profit and the return on investment, so spending a lot of money is not for doing good deeds.
"Dang~dang~"
At this time, the bell on the ship rang, and everyone suddenly became energetic. It was very boring on the ship. Whenever the bell rang, something must have happened. In the past, it was basically eating, but looking at the time, it seems that it is not eating now.
when.
"Ryukyu Island is just ahead. We can arrive at Ryukyu Island before sunset today."
The sailor on the ship held a big iron trumpet and started shouting to everyone, telling everyone that they were about to arrive at Ryukyu Road.
"Finally here~"
After hearing this, Shui Wa breathed a sigh of relief, finally arriving at Ryukyu Island.
Then everyone looked forward one by one, and the outline of the land could be vaguely seen from the sea. In the field of vision, the outline became clearer and clearer, getting larger and larger, and gradually the entire field of vision was covered.
More than a dozen boats seemed to have had a quick look, and they naturally found the Tamsui River. Going upstream along the Tamsui River, they naturally found Ryukyu City, which was under construction.
This has to be said about the benefits of Liu Jin's establishment of Tianjin Maritime Academy. Because there is systematic training, as long as the location is marked on the map, these crew members can easily find the place, even if they have never been here before.
place.
"Haha, I guessed that you, Lao Fei, should have arrived in the past two days. Seeing that you haven't come yet, I thought you were taken to the sea by pirates and Japanese pirates to feed the fish?"
At the dock at the Tamsui River Bend outside Ryukyu City, Li Yuanshan said to a person with a smile on his face. This person's name is Fei Yi. He is the captain of the second fleet. He is also a graduate of Tianjin Maritime Academy and is in the same class as Li Yuanshan.
, they are considered classmates.
"Pirates? Japanese pirates?"
"When you came here, you encountered pirates or Japanese pirates?"
When Fei Yi heard this, he immediately asked.
"I met them, fought hard with them, and sent all the pirates and Japanese pirates to feed the sharks."
"Didn't you meet him?"
Liu Yuanshan replied.
"No, we had a smooth trip and didn't encounter anything."
Fei Yi shook his head and said.
"It's good that we didn't meet you. I was worried that something might happen to you."
"By the way, Mr. Liu, do you have anything to explain here?"
Li Yuanshan smiled and then said very seriously.
"Young master Liu, I have nothing to explain here. I just want to ask you if you have encountered any trouble here and if you need any support?"
Fei Yi shook his head and said.
"There is no trouble at all. We have been here for almost a month and nothing has happened. The barbarians here have not come to make trouble. That is to say, we encountered Japanese pirates and pirates when we came back. Someone must have known about us in advance.
He had received the news, so he was laying an ambush in advance to prepare for the robbery."
"When you go back here, tell Mr. Liu about this. Pirates and Japanese pirates will pose a huge threat to our dealings. They must be eliminated as soon as possible, otherwise it will affect our later plans."
Li Yuanshan thought for a while and told him about his encounter with Japanese pirates. He felt that this matter was very strange. It always seemed to be calculated in advance. If it weren't for the sharp artillery and explosive packs, something might really have happened.
"Hmm~"
Fei Yi nodded and remembered this.
"How many people and supplies did you bring this time?"
After talking about the business, Li Yuanshan asked quickly.
"We brought five thousand people here this time, all of them young men in their teens. The master's idea is to follow the model here in Tianjin, where they work during the day and take night classes at night. They are still young and have strong plasticity, so they must be well cultivated.
nourish."
Fei Yi pointed to the crowd of people disembarking from the ship in the open space behind him and said.
These people are all very young, and each of them looks at everything around them with curious eyes, with fear and longing in their eyes.
"Don't worry, I know what to do."
Li Yuanshan nodded solemnly, everyone was trained by Liu Jin's model, and they have already been familiar with it in Tianjin.
Liu Jin's industry continues to expand, and managers are often transferred from one industry to another. Where do these managers come from? They are not continuously cultivated through such a model.
Nowadays, the night classes in many industries under Liu Jin's command have become quite famous, allowing hundreds of thousands of people who were previously illiterate to be able to read and write and calculate simple answers.
Some of them who have strong learning ability and are willing to work are now the backbone of many industries under Liu Jin's command. Some night classes in Tianjin have already been trained in this professional direction.
For example, the night classes at Tianjin Shipyard teach shipbuilding in this way; the night classes at Miyun Iron Works teach how to make iron, etc. These are considered advanced night classes and are only open to those with basic knowledge.
Liu Jin has cultivated a steady stream of talents.
"In addition, I also brought you several shipments of cement, knowing that you need this most, as well as steel bars produced by Miyun Iron Works, reclamation tools, etc., and there are also five hundred thousand silver dollars, as the master said here
, If you need anything, you can go to Fujian or Zhejiang to purchase. Don’t save money, just spend what you should.”
"Fujian and Zhejiang are close to each other, so it is convenient to purchase ordinary things. However, it is still too far to transport them from Tianjin, which is more troublesome."
Fei Yi nodded. He was different from Li Yuanshan. Li Yuanshan was based here in Ryukyu City, while he needed the capital to travel between Tianjin and Ryukyu and was responsible for transporting supplies and people.
"I know, there are ships from my side going to Fujian for purchasing almost every now and then."