The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

The smoke and dust in the cement factory is too heavy. If you don't protect yourself properly, you may get pneumoconiosis.

And pneumoconiosis, let alone in this era, even in later generations, it is almost an incurable disease!

If the money is not enough, the cement factory will definitely not be able to recruit people!

When Ren Yazi heard the words, he sucked his teeth, shook his head and refused.

"You don't have to do it! Some people do it!"

"It is impossible to add money!"

Ren Yazi is just an intermediary responsible for recruiting workers. The salary is paid by the owner, and he is not entitled to increase or decrease.

What's more, although it is difficult for cement factories to recruit workers, they still get places.

A big city like Huai'an has no shortage of labor force at all.

You don't do it, some people do it!
There will always be poor and helpless people who don't care about their health for money.

Looking at Ren Yazi who was waving his hands and leaving quickly, the Ding family's uncle and nephew looked at each other.

But I didn't care too much!

There are more job opportunities in Huai'an City, so they don't need to worry.

At this time, some disturbances suddenly occurred in the center of the labor market.

A large number of people rushed towards the center of the market, as if something very important happened there.

The uncles and nephews of the Ding family also rushed past along with the flow of people.

I saw a middle-aged man with a wide body and a fat body standing among the crowd.

"Hiring! Hiring!"

"Recruit experienced lumberjacks, or logger apprentices. The monthly basic salary of skilled workers is four silver dollars, and the apprentices are two silver dollars. Board and lodging are provided, and the promise is to eat meat every day."

"And, as long as the workers can complete the scheduled tasks every day, and there is additional work to be done, the logging farm will add money on top of the original salary, which is regarded as overtime wages, more work, more pay!"

All eyes focused on the middle-aged man.

Obviously, the terms he offered were generous enough that most of them couldn't refuse.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd seemed to remember something, and asked at the top of his voice.

"Where is the logging camp?"

The middle-aged man looked around and spit out two words.

"Liaodong!"

As soon as the middle-aged man said these words, most of the crowd that had gathered together to be moved suddenly dispersed.

The conditions for the middle-aged people to come out are indeed generous enough, but Liaodong is too far away, and it is still notoriously a bitter cold place.

Most people cannot accept leaving their hometowns to work in Liaodong!

But there were also some people who did not disperse, and still gathered around, watching the excitement.

The two uncles and nephews of the Ding family were like this, standing in the crowd, waiting for the middle-aged man to continue to say something.

Ding Awei tugged at his third uncle's sleeve and asked curiously.

"Third Uncle, why are we waiting here if we don't go?"

Ding Changshou shook his head and said.

"Where to go? Is the treatment given by the lumberjack not good enough?"

"Four silver dollars, that's right!"

Ding Awei scratched his head and asked.

"But, the logging camp is in Liaodong!"

Ding Changshou said with a smile.

"Ah Wei, don't you understand?!"

"Actually, it doesn't matter if you work there, as long as you have enough money, it doesn't matter if you are far away from home. Anyway, even if we work locally, we can't go home often."

"It's better to run farther and make more money!"

"The local wages in Huai'an are almost two silver dollars per month. Only in places like cement factories that are harmful to the body can the wages be raised to three yuan."

"Although going to Liaodong is a bit bitter and cold, we went to Liaodong to work, not to live. As long as the wages are enough, it doesn't matter whether it is bitter or not."

Hearing this, Ding Awei nodded thoughtfully.

There are not a few people who have the same ideas as Ding Changshou. When the middle-aged man announced that he wanted to work and came to him to sign up, many people flocked to him.

"I want to sign up!"

"I want to sign up too!"

"..."

Amid the clamor, almost two or three hundred men signed up to work in the lumber field in Liaodong.

Next, a group of people surrounded the middle-aged man, went to the government for notarization, and signed the contract under the supervision of the government.

In this era, the transportation and communication conditions are not developed, and there are many illiterate people. In order to prevent the people of Ming Dynasty from being framed by unscrupulous profiteers, or even trafficked.

When signing the employment contract, the government needs to do a notarization!
To put it bluntly, it means government endorsement, to a certain extent, to protect the interests and safety of workers.

Although Daming has not yet had the conditions to introduce labor protection laws, it is still no problem to ensure that workers can get the wages they deserve after hard work.

The middle-aged man in charge of recruiting found a restaurant in Huai'an City, and ordered a few tables for the workers to have a good meal.

After resting all night, a group of people set off towards Lianyungang.

I am going to go to sea from Lianyungang, and then transfer to Liaodong by sea!

……

Watching the ship carrying hundreds of young and strong workers set sail and head for Liaodong, the middle-aged man in charge of recruiting stood on the pier and let out a heavy breath.

Then he turned his head and said to a young man in an official robe behind him.

"Lord Li, when these workers are in place, the imperial court's logging camp in Liaodong will probably be able to start work!"

The young official surnamed Li nodded and said.

"You did a great job!"

"It's your credit for recruiting so many people in one go!"

"Perhaps it won't be long before I will be transferred to Liaodong by the court."

The young official said such a rambling remark without beginning or end.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man turned his head and asked.

"Master Li is going to be promoted? But Gaosheng is going to Liaodong..."

The youth official shook his head and said.

"It is true that I want to be promoted. It is said that the imperial court is going to send me to Liaodong to be responsible for the construction of the imperial court's shipyard in Dalian."

"Although the place in Liaodong is a bit bitter and cold, but in the words of His Majesty, the young people are going to be on the front line of building a new Ming Dynasty!"

"Dare to endure hardships and be able to endure hardships, this is a good example for young people!"

Although the young people say so, the thoughts in their hearts are different from what they say.

His family background was not good. Although he was born in a commoner family, he passed the imperial examination and was regarded as an official.

But now he is just a low-level eight-rank official. He is said to be an official, but he is actually an official.

It's only now that the officials of the Ming Dynasty are not separated from each other, and the officials have a channel for promotion, which makes him appear to be an official.

But even so, due to his background, even if he has made achievements, it is difficult for him to get the chance of promotion.

He can only work hard for his qualifications to see if it is possible to get promoted through his qualifications in the future.

However, now there is an opportunity in front of him.

In Lianyungang, he was only an eighth-rank official, but if he voluntarily requested to be transferred to Liaodong as an official, he could be promoted to a rank from seventh rank.

Moreover, you can also have a specific errand that can make achievements!
Responsible for supervising the construction of the Dalian Shipyard. If this matter is done well, maybe he can be promoted to another level.

When the level reaches the seventh rank, it will be a real border closure of a county, a hundred li lord!

For an official with no background like him, he is not afraid of hardship or tiredness, but he is afraid that there will be no errands to do.

Because, only if there is an errand, can there be credit for it!
With credit in hand, he has the capital to compete with those famous children for the few chances of promotion.

Daming opened shipyards and lumber mills in Liaodong, which is actually working hard for the development of Liaodong.

The current climate in Liaodong is bitter and cold, and there is no lack of arable land in the Ming Dynasty. It is undoubtedly impossible to attract the people of the Central Plains to go to Liaodong for reclamation and development by relying on the black soil of Liaodong.

As long as they can survive locally, very few people choose to leave their hometowns!

Therefore, if you want to develop Liaodong, you must find a way to build some high value-added industries in Liaodong.

Use these high value-added industries to attract population and labor to migrate outside the customs.

The shipyard is one of the high value-added industries planned by the imperial court!

Of course, the reason why the imperial court wants to open a shipyard in Liaodong is also related to Liaodong's desire to use Liaodong's forest resources.

Today's Liaodong is full of dense forests, and there are towering giant trees that have grown for hundreds of thousands of years.

After these hundreds of thousands of years of wood are cut down and dried in the shade, they are undoubtedly the best shipbuilding materials.

And more importantly, logging is actually the first step in reclamation!
Only by getting rid of those forests with towering trees first, can a large number of people move into Liaodong smoothly and carry out large-scale reclamation of Liaodong.

Of course, in addition to the upstream and downstream industries related to construction and shipbuilding in Liaodong, the imperial court is also starting to build coal and iron mine development, gold panning, medicinal planting... and other industries.

Liaodong is rich in resources. If those resources can be properly utilized, Liaodong can be developed.

But how to make good use of these resources depends on the policies and methods of the imperial court!
Under the rolling tide of the times, everyone is just an inconspicuous little wave.

But if you can seize the opportunity, you can also take advantage of the wind of the times to obtain a more prosperous life.

……

Japan, Hizen Domain!

Facing the menacing Qing fleet, Hizen Domain sent a fleet to stop it, and returned in defeat!

The Qing army took advantage of the situation and completed the landing of the Hizen domain.

At the beachhead, a fierce battle broke out with the samurai and ashigaru of the Hizen domain.

Obviously, Hizen Fan had the same idea as Tsushima Fan, and wanted to attack the Qing army halfway through.

Amidst the deafening shouts of killing, corpses were strewn across the beach, and blood flowed like a river.

The whitish corpses soaked in seawater surged with the waves.

The entire beach is full of stumps, broken arms and broken organs.

The wailing of the wounded soldiers is endless!

boom!Boom!

The sky was dark, and the clouds seemed to be unable to catch the raindrops in the sky at any time, causing a downpour.

Amidst the deafening roar, gunpowder smoke filled the sea.

The naval guns of the Qing army were unleashing their firepower wantonly, and the shells were mercilessly fired at the enemies on the beach.

Some shells skimmed through the crowd, leaving stumps and broken arms all over the ground.

Under the cover of naval gun fire, more and more Qing troops landed, formed an array, and launched a fierce attack on the enemy in front of them.

The newly attached Koreans were forced by the Eight Banners heavy steps of the Qing army with swords, and they kept surging forward, colliding with the samurai and ashigaru of the small days, constantly exchanging lives.

"kill!"

"attack!"

"After breaking the city, don't seal the knife for three days!"

"But anyone who retreats will be killed!"

"..."

While the Eight Banners who supervised the war were beheading people, they were still tempting the newly attached North Koreans to fight to the death with benefits.

Now the fierce battle on the beach has changed from a melee at the beginning to a battle in formation.

The musket roared, and the spear stabbed!
From time to time, someone fell to the ground and died miserably!

In the process of fighting in formation, the iron cannon team of Xiaoritian played a very good killing effect.

Gunpowder smoke filled the air, and projectiles flew!

The newly attached North Korean army in the front had no armor at all, and suffered heavy losses in front of the neat bursts of muskets.

The archers and musketeers in the Qing army also began to fight back.

Both sides fight back and forth!

It's just that what is fighting now is just cannon fodder in the armies of both sides.

Such as the new North Korean army attached to the Qing army, and the ashigaru of the small days.

The real elite, like the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the warriors of the small days are still recharging their energy, waiting for the right time to enter the battlefield, in order to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

The sharp spear pierced the human body, and the enemy on the opposite side showed a painful expression on his face, and then collapsed to the ground.

Yamashita Yoshisha only felt the trembling of his hands!

As an ashigaru, he has hardly experienced any battles. At most, he followed the samurai master to show off his power in front of the civilians, or participated in village fighting.

Where has such a big scene been experienced before!
The artillery roared, tens of thousands of people fought on the beach, the smell of blood and the screams of the wounded, as well as the broken limbs and arms, constantly challenged the fragile nerves of these recruits.

Many people's legs were weak, and the hands holding the spears were shaking.

If it wasn't for the samurai gentlemen behind to supervise the battle, I'm afraid it would have collapsed!
"Load, launch!"

Accompanied by a loud roar, the roar of muskets rang in everyone's ears.

The roar of iron cannons, the smoke of gunpowder diffused over, almost covering people's sight.

Yoshikashi Yamashita watched helplessly as the front row of enemies on the opposite side fell down.

Many people were hit by lead bullets, and blood burst out of their chests.

Someone was even hit in the head by a projectile, and in an instant, red and white sprayed everywhere.

The next moment, the musketeers of the Qing army on the opposite side also started shooting!
Snapped!clap clap!

Amidst the sound of musket fire, countless projectiles formed a barrage and swept across.

At the same time, there is still a rain of arrows being thrown!

Amidst the sound of the bowstring trembling, arrows pierced the air one after another, fell from the sky, and landed in the array of small days.

Pfft!Pfft!
The sound of sharp arrows piercing through the flesh resounded continuously.

In the dense array, facing the enemy's dense rain of arrows, there is no way to dodge.

Can only bear passively!

The screams and wailing sounded continuously.

Yamashita Yoshitoshi was hit by an arrow in his chest, and his body fell limply on the ground, his chest heaved weakly, and blood continued to flow from his mouth.

Terrible!

PS: There are only [-] words today, and I understand the reason, and the author also has to celebrate the New Year!

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