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Chapter 541: Journey

. "The war in Fang did not occupy too much of the front page of the official newspaper. Several official newspapers were summoned to the palace. Then, the major official newspapers began to spread information about the New World. For the Han people, the New World was not very attractive. After all, the tradition here has always favored the ancestral land. Unless they really couldn't survive, no one would want to leave their hometowns and go to the ocean, and seek wealth thousands of miles away.

But now there are more and more Han people entering the city, and major factories have already had enough manpower demand. In this way, there are naturally some people who are unemployed. For the unemployed, they bid farewell to their hometown and relatives and friends to come to the city for a better life. What they do is just dream of returning home in glory one day. For Westerners, they may just live for themselves. For Han people with a strong clan concept, the goal they strive for is not just to improve themselves, but more to look at their neighbors. This is the case with the so-called night walking in brocade clothes. After Xiang Yu, the king of Chu, captured Xianyang, someone advised him to establish his capital, but because he missed his hometown.

Xiang Yu was eager to return east and said, "Wealth and honor will not return to our hometown, like walking in the night of luxury, who knows it." As early as that time, the Han people's concept of local clans had been deeply rooted and deeply rooted in everyone's hearts. At that time, Xianyang was sitting and lying in Guanzhong for thousands of miles, and there was a dangerous pass that was beyond the control of thousands of men. The wealth of resources was the place of kings and dominances. At that time, the two sides of the Yangtze River were regarded as the place of autumn and wilderness hundreds of years ago. No matter how far they were from Xianyang in any aspect, Xiang Yu expressed the mood of the Han people in later generations. After being rich, a person could not return to his hometown to share glory with his hometown elders, so how much meaning is this wealth and honor?

But the unemployed Han people now face a huge problem. They have no job and cannot gain a foothold in the city. Will they go back? No, when they leave their hometown, everyone speaks boldly and ambitious, but when they go back like this, no one complains about themselves, no one despises them, and no one sarcastically, can they pass this hurdle? Can they raise their heads? Obviously, they cannot. At this time, the information in the newspaper spreads just right across the world, in the sea of ​​the Ming Dynasty

On top, there are countless gold and endless silver veins. This is the country of gold. More importantly, the barbarians guarding there are still the most primitive weapons in their hands, without armor and without organization. As long as you are willing, you can follow the fleet to sea at any time. There, you can get everything you need. You hold the empty sack. On the way back, the sack will be gold.

There are countless fertile lands there. They are covered with weeds. The wild people can't even cultivate them. The land is so deserted. As long as you are willing, you are willing to take a little risk, you are willing to give a little courage. You are willing to make this choice. What land will you get? The Ming Dynasty court will issue you land deeds. You follow the Ming navy and the Ming navy and marines will help you conquer the barbarians and force them to work on your land. All you need to pay is to feed these savages.

There is a smooth road ahead, and there is a smooth road ahead. Take up the courage, pick up your desire for wealth, and work with the Ming Dynasty's navy and merchant ships to conquer the ocean, conquer the new continent, and conquer heaven.

The front pages of the newspapers of the major residences are the four great masters of the conquest of heaven. Where is heaven? Heaven is in the endless ocean. Whoever conquers the ocean will have everything. Whoever arrives in the new continent will become the master of heaven.

The unemployed Han people were hesitant at first, but they were really confused. From the information they found out, if they wanted to go to the New World, they had to go through a month or even a few months of sailing. What is that? The hometown gradually became blurred as the ship left. Everything that happened will be said for a while or forever, away from the land where generations lived, just like rootless duckweed in the ocean, losing its foundation. What can it do if everything is done?

Then, Di Bao began to write out the earliest adventurers in detail in the way of telling stories. Some of these successful "adventurers have now obtained their land in the new continent, while others have returned with huge sums of money and returned home in glory. They spend money like soil, just because their gold and silver are so easy to make money. Their lives are colorful enough to make the unemployed jealous. They have everything, but they are not completely cut off from their hometown. They can still come back and return to their hometown with huge sums of money to build roads, build school buildings, buy land, and settle down.

Is it all so beautiful? Many people have begun to shake. Everyone has a dream. Just like their ancestors, they hope to get land and have a better life. They hope to be able to return to their hometown in brocade clothes, with servants and drivers' gorgeous cars and horses. People in the village pay attention to this once dirty young man, but now they are rich. The ancestral temple talks about sacrificing his name. The younger generations begin to regard him as a model, and relatives and friends will receive his favor. All this seems to be too beautiful.

Some people started packing their luggage, and they resolutely embarked on the "journey". They are not afraid of adventure or death. They are only afraid of being terrifying, and they are always inferior to others in front of others. They have hard-working hands and flexible minds. Some even have certain knowledge. They have all the same achievements as Bian Huo. Now, they also have courage, and these are enough.

In the yamen of various provinces and counties, many unemployed people began to line up. According to regulations, all adventurers must form a team and accept the employment of the ship owner. Every person, every team, every adventurer's merchant ship must be registered and swear to be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor to make a journey. They will also be helped by the Ming army navy in various seas.

More people are jealous. When there is the first one, there will be the second one, the third one, the hundredth one, the first thousand one,

Each of the strange "mercenary gangs, formed, and some wealthy merchants also smelled business opportunities. Due to the rise of maritime merchants, the Ming Dynasty was not unfamiliar with the strange world. Although there was no such beautiful as the newspaper in the palace, it was indeed full of opportunities. The merchants understood that they were not only conquering, but also plundering. The court did not say it clearly that it was just turning a blind eye to the merchants. The plundering may be too sinful to the merchants, but the huge profits attracted them.

With appropriate profits, capital will become very bold. As long as there is 10% profit, it will be used everywhere, and with 20% profits, it will become lively; with 50% profits, it will cause active risks; when the profits reach 100%, it will cause people to be desperate for the law; if there is three times the profits, it will make people not afraid of crime or even the danger of being stolen.

For merchants, the profits of the New World may have exceeded three times, and everything is no longer important in the face of profits. For a time, major shipyards have received many orders from armed merchant ships. Some shipyards have already scheduled the orders to the second year. Merchants want to pursue profits, adventurers need ships to go to sea, all of which have turned into huge orders. This order is by no means digestible in a short time. Due to the stimulation of demand, more shipyards have risen and the old shipyards have continued to open production lines. The large demand of shipyards has also made the wood industry flourish, as well as precision machinery factories that make compass and workshops that make canvas. All the industries involved in shipbuilding have started to work overtime after a strong stimulus, and recruited a large number of workers.

Are you a skilled craftsman? No, it doesn’t matter, you can learn everything from scratch. There are old craftsmen in the factory that will take you with you. As long as you have hands and feet, nothing is a problem.

What? I think the salary is low, oh, please don’t worry. The boss has long considered this. How about four taels of silver per month? As long as you work enough, we can increase it.

The factory has received a large number of orders, the factory owners have obtained enough profits, and the workers are also in short supply. As a large number of people choose to go overseas, the factory's demand for manpower has gradually increased. The human resources market, which was originally oversupply, suddenly reversed. Some factory owners have to recruit a large number of job seekers on the one hand, and on the other hand, they have to vigorously win over those skilled old workers. In recent days, more and more new factories have been established, so we have to be careful. You must know that a skilled old worker is a treasure.

Just as the factories of wood, shipbuilding, precision instruments, canvas and other factories were booming, the court issued another sensational news. The court will invest 100 million taels of silver to establish a railway track connecting the south, directly to Xi'an, Zhengzhou, Peking, Tianjin, Xuzhou, and the railway network appeared on the territory of the Ming Dynasty like a girl. All of this requires a large amount of sleepers and countless steel. The cabinet and the Ministry of Revenue have formulated a detailed procurement list. This procurement list covers everything from rivets to steam engines.

The technology of steam engines has gradually matured. Several large merchants and the royal family jointly established a steam engine manufacturing factory. Now that they have just started production, they have received a huge contract.

Crazy, absolutely crazy, no one knows what the concept of 100 million taels of silver is, but the merchants understand that it is time to take action, start construction, expand production lines, and recruit craftsmen endlessly. There is no need to be afraid of orders. All you have to do is increase your energy and produce at full capacity. Everything else is not a problem.

"Crazy, all crazy. Some officials of the Ministry of Rites were shaking their heads secretly. For them, the world was simply crazy. If they could not be immersed in the situation, it would never happen. The workers had high overtime pay and started to work day and night. The merchants had unlimited orders and even took action in person. What was produced in the machine was not a product, but a waste of money. Who could not be moved by the silver? In the north, more than 600,000 people gathered together, and began to start work in the chief, the foreman, the general, and the ten thousand people holding the bright swords forced to start the construction. The speed was faster, too slow, or too slow. The whole society began to act high. The silver, everything was caused by the silver.

Wang San was originally an ordinary tenant farmer, and his ancestors worked for Wang Yuanwai in the village for generations. Now Wang Yuanwai suddenly sold the land to the provincial capital Suzhou. It is said that he had started a business and started a rivet factory. The land in the village has also changed its owner. Wang San is more active. He has not been a solution to work in this land for the rest of his life, so he has to find it for himself. The mountain, like Wang Mazi in the village, went out a few years ago. It is said that he worked as a worker in Suzhou's opening area, one pound, three or four taels of silver per month.

From time to time, he went back to the village wearing bright clothes to set up a table of wine, and stuffed a large piece of silver to his parents. In less than three years, Wang Mazi's house built a brick and tile house. Many girls in the neighboring village were so flirting with Wang Mazi, hoping to be attracted by Wang Mazi and marry into the provincial capital. With Wang Mazi finding a precedent, Wang San and other young people in the village became enthusiastic. After a brief hesitation, he bid farewell to his parents with several fellow villagers, carried a few bags of dry food and started going to the provincial capital.

When he arrived in Suzhou City, Wang San felt his eyes open. The farthest place he had been a tenant for generations was probably in a small town not far away. Now that he saw Suzhou City, he realized that the world was like this. However, before he could be immersed in excitement for a few days, Wang San found a problem. The dry food he brought along the way had already been eaten up. Several fellow villagers first found Wang Mazi in the city. Wang Mazi was generous. He invited them to eat and live for a few days and took them to work several times. It was just that things went against their wishes. The factory did not recruit them because they were not skilled workers.

At this moment, Wang San and his men were anxious. They were frantically looking for a way out. But they all got nothing. After all, there were too many villagers who flocked to Suzhou. There were only so many factories. How could there be so many opportunities to give him a young man who had never worked in a job? One of the fellow villagers had already returned to his hometown in despair. The few left behind were really not good at eating and drinking with Wang Mazi. Several of them could only occasionally fight for some, help people carry their salutes, and earn some food as a short-term worker. Wang San finally realized that it was really not easy to make money in this city.

After more than a month of persistence, when Wang San was discouraged and planned to return home, Wang Mazi came up. He was excited to fall off a newspaper and sat on the old chairs in the dilapidated houses that several fellow villagers temporarily rented, crossing his legs. He chatted with Wang San and others mysteriously. At the urging of everyone, he said: "There is a way out, come and take a look at this newspaper.

Several fellow villagers could not understand the diary, and they all called Wang Mazi Nian. Wang Mazi knew that they were anxious and stopped him. He told the court's plan to conquer heaven. He also read some success stories in the diary, and then pursed his lips: "Instead of enduring in the city, it's better to fight. Others can make money, why can't we?"

Wang San and a few fellow villagers looked at Wang Mazi together, because the last sentence made them very puzzled. What do we mean? Could it be that Wang Mazi would go to sea if he didn't do such a good job in Suzhou City?

After all, Wang Mazi is knowledgeable. After staying in Suzhou for three years, he still has some knowledge about going to sea. Therefore, he said what the sailors who ran to sea heard and finally concluded: "I have thought about it. The salary of 4 taels of silver this month is not interesting. Why can't we? The people who can have silk and satin are three thousand yuan, are we stupider than others? If you believe me, Wang Mazi, we should just go to the yamen to register, go to sea together, and make a breakthrough today."

Wang San and others looked at each other, surprised and disbelief. They were four taels of silver a month. Wang San and others were drooling every night. Wang Mazi didn't want it anymore. They were so busy. Isn't this a fool? So some people started to persuade them, but some were pondering about going out to sea. Anyway, it was noisy.

Finally, Wang Mazi patted the board: "Don't persuade me anymore. I have seen everything in the city over the years. I went to sea with the emperor. I, Wang Mazi, don't believe others' words, but how can I not believe the emperor's words? If brothers are willing to believe me, follow me, and one day we will return home in glory."

Wang Mazi took good care of several fellow villagers on weekdays and was honest and reliable. After he made the decision, Wang San and his wife immediately became excited and agreed to each other, not saying more.

A few days later, they registered in the yamen, and a few days later, a sea boat went out to sea hired them.”

In this way, Wang San, like countless adventurers, carried his luggage and walked towards the port with his fellow villagers in a nervous manner, like a torrent of water.

The owner of the ship who hired Wang Sanshu was a Suzhou native with a white face and gentle man, wearing a lumber scarf on his head, and he looked like a scholar. He hired more than 300 people and had an armed merchant ship, and Wang Sanshu was one of the hired ones.

After boarding the ship, the first thing Wang San and others did was that each of them had a long-term unit. Wang San really couldn't understand what this thing was, but Wang Mazi knew that these long-term units were bird sharps. The Ming Dynasty did not allow civilians to purchase the Lianhuotong, but the ban on the bird units that were not very powerful was not strict. Therefore, whether it was the helmsman, sailor, or adventurers like Wang San, were on the ship, they all had one.
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