The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 693 Cheap Labor

In the Han Dynasty, a strong man is the most expensive wealth, but in the western countries, a strong man is the cheapest thing. After negotiation, almost all the countries in the west exchange a strong man for the price of a piece of silk.

It is a buyout, a piece of silk from a big man can be exchanged for a strong and healthy labor force. After the exchange is successful, these labor forces will completely belong to the big man and become the wealth of the big man.

It is hard to believe that the price of a piece of silk in Dahan is just the monthly income of an ordinary family.

Of course, the price of a piece of silk in the western countries is very high, and it is a luxury item that non-nobles cannot afford. Moreover, most countries still distribute laws and regulations, and only nobles can own silk.

In this way, the big man exchanged a ship of silk for thousands of strong men. They will take a sea ship and go directly to the north of Jizhou to log in, enter the northern land, and start building roads.

Many of them crossed the Congling Ridge, passed through the Western Regions and other places, and entered the northern states.

In this transaction, Dahan had debts and 20 bolts of silk in exchange for more than [-] labor.

More than 20 people, and all of them are strong men, what a terrifying number.

And the big man only needs to ensure the food and clothing of these people, and there is no need to pay extra wages, because they are all bought by the big man. To put it bluntly, they are working hard.

However, Chen Ziming, who had the foresight, of course would not let these people fend for themselves. The big men had no shortage of food or clothes, so Chen Ziming asked the personnel who managed them to ensure that these people would not starve to death or freeze to death.

These people are lowly and lowly in the eyes of the western countries, but in Dahan, they are indeed an indispensable labor force. Dahan still has nearly a million miles of roads to build, and countless projects require a lot of labor. You can't just waste a little food and a piece of clothing these labor forces.

Moreover, Chen Ziming also promised these people in the name of the big man that they only need to work in the big man for ten years, and the big man will send them home, and when they go home, they will get ten bolts of silk as wages.

If you perform well, you can even get a salary of a hundred bolts of silk, and you can also become a foreman and eat better.

These strong men from various countries in the west were overjoyed when they learned that they only needed to work peacefully for ten years before they could go home. At the same time, they still had wages to pay, ten bolts of silk, and ten years’ wages. If they were Han Chinese, they would be beaten to death. of.

Unlike the strong men in the west, ten bolts of silk are very valuable things in the western countries. Even if they work hard in their own country for ten years, they can't get the wages of ten bolts of silk.

Ten bolts of silk are enough for their family of three to live comfortably for ten or even twenty years, and they can even be said to be rich.

Some people proposed that these strong men should become the people of the Han Dynasty, but there are more people who oppose it. Not to mention that the skin color of these people is very different from that of the Han people, what is more important is that these people are not recognized by the people of the Han people, and they are still not of the Chinese race. There is no Chinese soul.

Chen Ziming would not let such a thing happen. In a comfortable environment, the population of Dahan would increase rapidly. The current lack of population is only temporary. Chen Ziming believes that in the near future, Dahan will no longer worry about population.

It is impossible for these strong men from various countries in the west to integrate into the big man, and Chen Ziming will not accept such a thing.

"Your Majesty, Lizhou came to report that in March, 500 people were buried alive because of the strong man running on the hillside..."

It is now the fifth year of the Han Dynasty, which is the second year that the Han Dynasty has completely occupied North Asia. Lizhou is one of the twenty new states in the north.

"Understood, let them be careful."

Liu Bei waved his hand slightly, but didn't go any further. If it was Han Chinese, let alone 300 people, even if there were three people, Liu Bei would be furious, but the one who died was the young man who bought it. In Chen Ziming's words, it was only [-] bolts of silk. That's all.

Moreover, this is not the first time this kind of thing has happened. With modern production technology, road construction is very dangerous. Don't think that road construction is just a matter of digging a road out of flat ground.

The north is not just plains, but more mountains, not to mention wild animals appearing at any time, and the natural environment is the biggest obstacle to road construction.

Moreover, the Dahan has very high requirements for roads, and the quality must be guaranteed. The most important thing is that the roads must be prepared for the rapid mobilization of the Dahan army. .

Back in the Han Dynasty, there were bridge-building artifacts such as cement and steel bars, which made the bridges built not only stronger, but also more convenient.

"When will the next batch of strong men arrive?"

Liu Bei closed his eyes and asked in a deep voice. It was not that Liu Bei was cold-blooded, but that he had no choice. In Chen Ziming's words, the big man has no choice. If these strong men don't die, the people of the big man will die.The road must be repaired, and in this case, of course, the people of the Han Dynasty must be preserved.

"After half a month, you can log in to Xinzhou port, and then go to the states."

"Ah."

Liu Bei waved his hand wearily, without words, Liu Bei is very grateful now, but fortunately he listened to Chen Ziming's words and exchanged money for the strong men from the western countries to build the roads, otherwise, how many big Han people would have fallen on the northern roads.

Even if he didn't freeze to death or starve to death, Liu Bei would still receive a lot of accidental deaths and injuries of young men every month. Another time, it was because of heavy rain that floods and landslides occurred in an area. off.

Of the 20 strong men at the beginning, more than [-] people were killed or injured.

Because of this horrible consumption, Liu Bei issued a death order, and the news was not allowed to be leaked. After all, the big man is a state of etiquette, so let Liu Bei recite this kind of thing by himself.

Afterwards, the Dahan purchased [-] strong men from the countries in the west to supplement them, so that the northern roads connected the north and the south. Liu Bei firmly believed that it would not take long for the Dahan to completely control the north.

"The military department sent a plan for the expansion of the Northern Fleet, and at the same time, ten military ports will be established along the coast of the Arctic Ocean..."

Both Chen Ziming and Liu Bei were silent, and North Asia was formally incorporated into the territory of the Han Dynasty. The Arctic Ocean was successfully named by Chen Ziming, and it became the defense area of ​​the Northern Fleet of the Han Navy. The Northern Fleet was justified this time.

But the vast sea area, with the size of the Northern Fleet today, cannot be completely controlled at all, and can only be expanded.

"The Northern Fleet is divided into the Northern Fleet and the Northeast Fleet, and each fleet is divided into five squadrons..."

"Five military ports are established on the coast of the Arctic Ocean, which are divided into five squadrons to control..."

Of course, it is impossible for Chen Ziming to hand over the entire northern sea area to a fleet, and there are no enemies in the northern sea area. The role of the navy is only to prepare for the future, and there is no need to waste too many resources.

(End of this chapter)