The sun never sets in America

Chapter 75 Immigration 3
"Here are the current immigration accounts..."

In a first-class guest room in a temporary hotel in Macau, Wan Fang and Hu Junding were comparing the number of immigrants they had accumulated so far.

Since talking to Governor Jean Pierre about ten days ago, he learned that the local hometown associations in China and those local corrupt officials from the Qing Dynasty could be used as leads for immigrants, Hu Junding immediately started the money-spreading mode... It was the silver-spreading mode. .

Relying on the more than 30 pounds given by Liu Peng before departure, he exchanged it for one million taels of silver (at this time the pound-to-silver exchange rate was about 10) and the several [-] taels of silver obtained from selling American specialties in Japan and even Macau. Hu Junding is like a local rich man, spending money like water to recruit immigrants...

According to the prices Hu Jun set for the leaders of the hometown associations, an adult would be worth ten taels of silver and a child would be worth two taels. After taking into account the cost of bribing corrupt officials along the way, the average cost of an immigrant would be as much as 15 taels.

You must know that many local craftsmen now only have two or three taels of silver a month, and sometimes they have to face deductions from their masters. In fact, they cannot save a few taels a year.

For ordinary people at that time, 15 taels of silver was no less than an astronomical figure.

As for later TV series and movies, the so-called heroes often spend dozens or even hundreds of taels of silver when drinking and dining. Either the screenwriter has not read the book, or he is bullying the audience and has not read the book... In short, he is mentally retarded. Taken.

Of course, the 15 taels that really fall into the hands of the poor people are, at most, [-] taels per person. This is the result of dividing the whole family. If children are included, one person only gets [-] taels of silver.

As for the remaining ten taels of silver, it has nothing to do with immigration. Five of the ten taels belong to the high-level members of the hometown association...

There are also five taels from the local government along the way. After all, geese have plucking their hair, but it is the habit of Qing Dynasty officials. If they don't plucking, how can they be worthy of the imperial examinations that they have worked so hard to take, and the officials who have spent money to donate? ?

As for what happens to the people, that is none of the business of the gentlemen.

"Based on our current number of immigrants, it is estimated that the ship will soon be unable to accommodate the passengers." Wan Fang looked at the number of 2 people on the account and said to Hu Junding in shock, "I didn't expect that it was just the first time we got it." We have killed so many people, and if we continue to do it, I guess our initial money will be spent soon..." Wan Fang was happy, but worried. Sui Hu Junding continued, he was happy because in such a short period of time, we had done so much. With so many immigrants, the worry is not only that there are not enough boats to take them, but also that if this continues, the money will soon be spent.

"What's the rush? This guy is already here, can he still run away?" Hu Junding replied disdainfully to Wan Fang, "The ship matter is easy to handle. I have contacted ship dealers in Nanyang and mobilized at least thirty ships. The boat is slightly smaller than the boats in Harlem, but there is still no problem with one hundred and eighty people on one boat." Hu Junding then told Wan Fang about his recruitment of sea ships in Nanyang. The reason why he went to Nanyang was The first is because there are many Chinese people there, and the second is that Hu Junding is the most familiar with him there.

Among the thirty ships this time, at least twenty belonged to bosses he had dealt with before.

The rest are more or less related.

It can be said that the reason why Liu Peng sent Hu Junding as the immigration commander was that in addition to his overseas experience and his ability to speak authentic British accent, the most important thing was that Hu Junding was familiar with the Nanyang area, which was very helpful for immigrants.

"That's good, that's good!!" After hearing this, Wan Fang nodded with satisfaction, smiled at Hu Junding and said, "By the way, we can't transport so many immigrants at once, we have to do it in batches, then Where will these immigrants be placed first?" Wan Fang suddenly thought of another question about immigration and asked Hu Junding.

"Resettlement?" Hu Junding looked a little ugly when he heard this. After all, there are so many immigrants. As Wan Fang said, it is impossible to take them all away. Some of them must be left behind as the next batch of immigrants. Moreover, due to the current situation, The immigration work is still going on, which means that the number of these immigrants will continue to grow. You must know that the transportation problem of the current [-] immigrants alone has exhausted all the transportation capacity. If more come, more will come.

Putting aside the issue of luck, where to live with so many immigrants is a huge problem, and if it is not solved, it may be a big trouble for so many people to gather together... This is what worries Hu Junding most at the moment. things.

"How about we evacuate the immigrants to Macau?" Wan Fang suddenly thought of a way, which is to evacuate the excess immigrants to Macau to live temporarily. However, this is undoubtedly treating Macau as an immigration distribution center.

"Macau?" When Wan Fang mentioned Macau, Hu Junding's face suddenly turned ugly. For no other reason, it was because Governor Jean-Pierre was too greedy. Not only did he take away part of the rights to trade goods in the Americas, but he also They received a Bank of England draft worth [-] pounds, but until now, apart from helping to introduce those hometown associations and allowing their immigration ships to dock in Macau, there was nothing else. This made Hu Junding have no idea about the concentration of immigrants in Macau. Some hesitation...

After all, Governor Jean Pierre is too greedy. If the immigrants are really located in Macau, there is no guarantee that he will do anything.

"By the way, I remembered." Just when the two of them were at a loss because of the immigration issue, Hu Junding suddenly shouted, with joy on his face.

"Master Hu, what's wrong with you?" Wan Fang looked at Hu Junding with some confusion and asked, "Or have you found a way?" Wan Fang looked at Hu Junding with expectant eyes and continued to ask.

"We can divide these immigrants into several parts, and some of them will stay on the coast of China. We will naturalize and immigrate during the time. When the time is up, we will leave..." Hu Junding replied to Wan Fang. The first method was the one he could think of. The most appropriate method. This method is actually similar to the ordering by merchants. Officials stationed in China will inform the hometown associations of how many immigrants Liujiapu needs. Prepare in advance and the immigration time can be shortened to three months. , or even half a year, and so on. In fact, it is just like shipping, staggering the time to prevent too many immigrants at the same period from disturbing the immigration order that was finally established...

"The second part is to resettle immigrants who are ready to leave in Macau or even Japan for a period of time. The time is not long, about seven days. Because the time is not long, there are not too many people, and the local area can bear it. In this way, our immigration plan You can also make corresponding adjustments according to this method..." Hu Junding continued to talk to Wan Fang. The steps he came up with regarding immigration were calculations. Every immigration process must be within a calculable range. Within the country, a group of immigrants cannot arrive today and be taken away by boat tomorrow. Doing so will only cause the entire immigration process to be interrupted if there is a problem in one link...

"What you mean is that our immigration should be like a rail carriage, starting, stopping at the station, arriving at the station, and starting again. There must be a step by step?" After listening to this, Wan Fang roughly understood what Hu Junding wanted to say. , that is to turn the immigration process into a rhythm similar to that of a rail carriage or even a war. When to start a war, even when to fire in the middle, or even cease fire, this all requires a strict organization...

"That's right, our immigration should be like this, like a seamless machine, so that immigration can be carried out most efficiently!!" Hu Junding looked at Wan Fang, with a hint of excitement and even madness in his eyes. In his opinion, , only such a tightly integrated immigration system can support the development of Liujiabao, and even California as a whole, and enable the Chinese to become the true masters of California, the West Coast, and even the Americas.

And the basis for all this to be realized cannot be separated from one thing, and that is people! !
Only with enough people can we produce more wealth, recruit more soldiers, and cultivate more talents. All of these cannot be separated from people.

And for Liujiabao, a Chinese force far away in America, the more Chinese in the system, the more stable Liujiabao's dominance will be. After all, honoring Chinese is just honor, not real Chinese...

Immigration officials including Hu Junding knew this, as did Liujiabao's senior officials on the other side of the ocean. That's why Liu Pengcai spared no effort to promote the immigration strategy, and despite Liujiabao's financial constraints, he squeezed out more than 30 people. With immigration expenses of 20 pounds and goods of no less than 50 pounds, the value of the entire immigration fleet even exceeded 1605 pounds, about [-] million taels of silver...

This money is enough to arm at least four of Liujiabao's most elite main brigades and build a regional navy. However, such a huge sum of money ultimately fell on the immigrants, which shows how much the immigrants have attached to Liujiabao. importance……

It simply cannot be described in one sentence.

"But have you ever thought about how many people are needed to carry out such a strict and complicated immigration process? Do you know?" Wan Fang frowned and said to Hu Junding. In his opinion, the more rigorous the organizational structure, the less everything in it. The more executive members are needed, let alone whether there can be so many people, even if there are, the consumption of such an immigration system is estimated to be an astronomical amount every year.

Can Liujiabao, or the California region’s finances, really be able to support it?

"That's why we need more immigrants. Only with more immigrants can we occupy a larger territory, obtain more resources, and even a larger commercial market..." Hu Junding immediately replied to Wan Fang, with a look in his eyes. , revealing a hint of madness, "That's what those great powers did, first conquer, then immigrate, and then develop... We can definitely learn from their experience." "But?" Wan Fang was still hesitant.

"There is no but, even if the ruling lord knows about it, he will support me in doing this." Hu Junding directly interrupted what Wan Fang wanted to say, "What's more, immigration is our goal. As for what happens next, We’ll talk about it later, for now we just focus on immigration..." Hu Junding looked at Wan Fang and said firmly.

"Okay!!" Wan Fang was silent for a long time, and finally agreed to Hu Junding's adjustments to the immigration work. After all, as Hu Junding said, they only care about immigration. As for how much resources this immigration system requires, it has nothing to do with them... They Just send immigrants to America.

"In addition, complete the first batch of immigration statistics as soon as possible." Hu Junding warned Wan Fang again, "In five days, set off...return to North America!!" Hu Junding looked at Wan Fang and said with certainty, with a look of perseverance on his face. .

"I understand!!" Wan Fang nodded to Hu Junding after hearing this, and then left the room.

Hu Junding was left alone, looking at the immigration list on the table, and slowly, he became confused.

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"Hurry, work quickly, it's so slow, what does it look like!!" At the Macau port terminal, Supervisor Wang, as usual, urged the workers to work when there was nothing to do. In fact, most of the time, these workers were not lazy. When you can't move it, stand up, straighten your back, take a few breaths, and take a rest.

But even such a modest request could not be agreed to by Supervisor Wang. After all, playing with these poor workers was one of the few pleasures he had in his life.

After all, in the eyes of the Portuguese boss above, Supervisor Wang is just a shepherd dog tending sheep, and he will definitely not look down upon him.

The dignity that Supervisor Wang lost among foreigners must be regained by these Chinese workers. After all, the superiors bully the inferiors, and the inferiors bully the inferiors. Then there is no one to bully, and finally they bully the same kind. This can be regarded as the human behavior since ancient times. Something is wrong...

"You boy, work faster and wait until you go home to dig sweet potatoes!!" Supervisor Wang looked at a laborer who was having a hard time carrying sandbags, immediately walked to him and taunted him, his tone was extremely mean and cunning, "Why don't you? You guys, please move faster. If everyone is as slow as you, how long will it take you to do this work..." Supervisor Wang then pointed at several workers carrying wooden boxes and said, with a look of arrogance on his face. color.

"Yes, yes, supervisor Wang, we must move faster, move faster..."

After hearing this, several workers immediately apologized to Supervisor Wang with a very humble tone.

"That's right. If this attitude is the same in the future, I won't be so worried." Supervisor Wang looked at the workers who were laughing at him and said with satisfaction, "Work hard and I won't treat you badly." Wang Supervisor said with satisfaction. The supervisor then looked around and said loudly, then left the dock and returned to the office to drink tea...

"Bah..." Supervisor Wang just left. Several workers who had just flattered him immediately spat at his back with disgust on their faces.

"Let me tell you, this bastard is tormenting us day by day, doing nothing, and engaging in corruption everywhere. Sooner or later, the foreign devils will have to fire him!!" One of the young workers looked at Supervisor Wang. In the direction of leaving, he cursed.

"I don't think so. I've seen that foreign devil. Last time, Supervisor Wang followed the foreigner like a pug, riding in front of the horse and behind the horse. Such a good slave, given to you, are you willing to let go?" After hearing this, the slightly older worker asked, He shook his head and then said to the young worker just now.

"Hey, in this world, good people are not rewarded, and bad people enjoy good food and drink spicy food. How can this make sense..." There was a look of helplessness on the young worker's face, and he was like a deflated rubber ball. , the spirit became a little depressed.

"Hey……"

Several workers suddenly sighed. This sigh contained helplessness towards reality and hatred for this dark world! !
"Hey..." Suddenly, a worker named Niu Erdan suddenly remembered something and shouted.

Several workers around him immediately focused their attention on Niu Erdan.

"I was cleaning those ships at the dock yesterday. They are the big ships that came here some time ago." Niu Erdan looked at the confused eyes around him and then explained, "I met a man in military uniform inside. He was a foreigner. The kind he wore, he gave me a candy, it was so sweet, I have never eaten it in my life." Niu Erdan recalled the candy.

"But what does this have to do with our matter?" One of them asked Niu Erdan in confusion.

"Don't be impatient, just listen to me first." Niu Erdan glanced at the man and explained, "The man said they were from America. What was their name, Liujiabao? They said they were coming to immigrate this time and they were recruiting people now. , asked me if I was going, and even said that I would be given land. I didn’t know whether it was true or not at the time, so I didn’t agree.” Niu Erdan recounted his encounter with the escort soldiers of the immigration fleet dispatched by Liujiabao. As well as immigration treatment, I told everyone.

"Divide the land??"

Hearing this, everyone became uneasy. For these laborers who had to work hard at the dock because they had no land, the land had a fatal attraction for them...

"Really dividing the land?" The older worker asked Niu Erdan with his mouth missing his front teeth. "Is there such a good thing in this matter, free land distribution?" The older worker asked Niu Erdan in disbelief. Dan continued to ask, in his opinion, everything in this world has a price, how could there be such a good thing as free land distribution.

Others also looked suspiciously at Niu Erdan. After all, since ancient times, we have never heard of free land allocation. Even if land was allocated to military households in the past, it was military land, and people had to sacrifice their lives! !

"I'm actually not that clear." Niu Erdan looked at everyone's disbelieving eyes and replied with a guilty conscience, "How about we ask Mr. Wu? He is knowledgeable and must know more than us." Niu Erdan said. Erdan suddenly remembered Wu Shiwu, who taught them how to read every night. In his eyes, Wu Shiwu was the most educated person he had ever seen...

"Okay, let's ask Mr. Wu tonight..."

"That's right, look for Mr. Wu."

As soon as Niu Erdan said he wanted to find Wu Shiwu, all the workers agreed. This shows how high Wu Shiwu's status is in the hearts of these workers.

(End of this chapter)