Zhang Yida came to Wangjing, in addition to selling goods, there was one more thing to do, which was to recruit people and go to Xinmingzhou to develop.When he learned of the government's colonization policy, he was so excited that he didn't sleep for several nights.Xinmingzhou has a vast area, but it is sparsely populated, and it is a borderless land of thousands of miles and tens of thousands of miles.He only needs to pay a sum of money, and the council will set aside a piece of land for him to develop, and according to the policy of the council, he can become the lord of a city, and may even establish a feudal state in the future.However, as a castle lord, he had to pay a tax to the council every year, and if he couldn't get that money for three consecutive years, the council would take back the fiefdom and liquidate the property of the lord and confiscate the property to pay off the debt.According to the policy of the government, the people of the Han Kingdom, overseas colonization, can pay 5,000 silver dollars a year, can manage their own town, pay 100,000 silver dollars a year, can be the lord of the city, if it is millions of silver dollars, they can be a prince.Zhang Yida was ready to spend 100,000 silver dollars to obtain a hundred miles of land from the governor of Xinmingzhou and establish a city.This 100 miles of land, in the future, you have to pay 100,000 silver dollars to the government every year, if it can't be developed, then Zhang Yida will have to discount the capital, it won't take a few years, the old capital will accompany the light, the fief will be recovered, the assets will be repaid, and there will be nothing left.Therefore, he needs a large number of people to go to Xinmingzhou, develop his fiefdom, do things for him, and earn silver money to pay taxes to the government.The shopkeeper was slightly stunned, "The guest officer wants to hire someone?"
”Zhang Yida took out a few copper dollars and put them on the table, "Yes, I want to hire a lot of people!"
”Xiao Er glanced at the money on the table and said: "There are many people from outside the East City who gather, and there are workshops and businesses nearby, and every Friday every month, workers are recruited there, and some workshops can recruit more than 100 people a day. ”Zhang Yida asked, "Is anyone willing to go to Nanyang?"
”Xiao Er frowned and said, "Go to Nanyang?"
That's not a lot of people.I heard that the humidity and heat over there in Nanyang are unbearable for ordinary people, and besides, they are far away from their homeland, it's not that they can't live, who goes to Nanyang?
”Nowadays, Zhejiang's economy is prosperous, the people plant cotton and mulberry seedlings, and their annual income is very good, and there is no land, and then they work in the workshop in the city, and their income is seven or eight dollars of silver in a month, and their lives are also very good.When Zhang Yida heard this, he couldn't help but be a little discouraged.He just came to Hangzhou, in fact, he already realized this, although he can earn money in Xinmingzhou, but there is no place to spend, all day with sheep, kangaroos as a companion, that Hangzhou is fun.Even if he earns ten or two hundred taels a month in Xin Mingzhou, he is not as comfortable as a hired worker who earns seven or eight dollars of silver.There are all kinds of delicacies here, there are tea shops, restaurants, brothels in green buildings, some people say books and songs, and the products are abundant, but in Xinmingzhou, if it is not for the government to send a batch of sheep, there is nothing.Not to mention others, even Zhang Yida himself, when he arrived in Hangzhou, he didn't really want to go back to Xinmingzhou.Seeing Zhang Yida's expression, Xiao Er suddenly said: "If the guest officer wants to recruit people to Nanyang, it is better to go to Quzhou Mansion to try his luck, it is said that there is a war in Jiangxi, and many refugees have come."
These people have abandoned their families and businesses, have no livelihood, and if the conditions are right, they may be willing to go to Nanyang!
”Zhang Yida's eyes lit up when he heard this, pushed the money on the table in front of Xiao Er, and said with a smile: "Thank you, little brother!"
”Xiao Er took the money, his face was full of joy, and he turned around and ordered the kitchen to serve the food.After a while, a table full of dishes was served, and Zhong Yexian and others couldn't wait to gobble it up one after another.Seeing this, Zhang Yida couldn't help laughing and said: "Eat slowly, don't choke, make people laugh." ”Everyone didn't care so much, Zhong Yexian stuffed it into his mouth, and said vaguely, "Such a delicious dish, it's worth choking to death." ”A table of dishes costs less than five dollars of silver, which is equal to half a month's salary of a hired worker, and the consumption is also considered high.After eating, Zhang Yida took the brothers around the city again, and finally found a brothel to spend the night.Hangzhou was one of the treaty ports of the Han Kingdom, and sailors who had been at sea for several months docked and had money in their hands, most of them had to patronize brothels.The brothels in Hangzhou are very developed, many of them are still government runs, there are a large number of Japanese women, who work here, pay a lot of taxes for the Hangzhou government, and also create a lot of foreign exchange for the Wa State, so that the Wa State has Huaxing Coupons and buys various goods from the Han State.Zhang Yida stayed in Wangjing for three days, sold all five ships of goods, and inquired about the gathering of refugees in Quzhou Mansion by the way.After some inquiry, Zhang Yida learned that the parliamentary government was preparing to resettle these people in Nanyang.However, if it is placed by the government, then Zhang Yida will have no share.Although Zhao Ming encouraged private colonization, the government-led colonization did not stop, but actively carried it out.If these refugees were to be settled by the council, then these people would have to be colonized by the council, and instead of serving the lords, they would be to farm, graze, and mine in the areas under the governor's control.Zhao Ming and the Han Guoyi government could not let the domestic gentry come to pick wool, so Zhang Yida still needed to recruit his own people.After Zheng Chenggong joined the war, he defeated Li Chengdong in Ganzhou and pushed the battle back to the Fuzhou line.Quzhou is an important passage for refugees to travel to Zhejiang, and it has become the largest gathering point for disaster victims.At this time, on both sides of the official road connecting Quzhou in Jiangxi, the wilderness was covered with endless tents, stretching for dozens of miles, with 30,000 big tents and more than 300,000 refugees living there.However, this is only a temporary foothold for the victims, and after the government screened here, the poor people were placed in Zhejiang, and the poor ones were sent to Taiwan for observation, and then sent to Luzon and Xinmingzhou.At this time, Zhang Yida and several subordinates stood in the disaster camp.Because it is not a barracks, there are no fences and no non-commissioned officers to stop it, and only a few non-commissioned officers patrol the camp to maintain law and order.At this time, Zhang Yida observed in the camp for a while, lime was sprinkled everywhere to prevent epidemics, and many people gathered in a tent, as if a group of people were discussing things.Seeing this, Zhang Yida went directly into the account, and everyone was immediately shocked.Zhang Yida hurriedly stretched out his hand and pressed it, reassuring everyone: "Don't be nervous, I am an official of the Governor's Mansion of Xinmingzhou in the Han Kingdom, and I am here to recruit people and go to Xinmingzhou to open up." ”Mr.
Zhang has resigned, but he has withheld it in order to gain trust.When everyone heard that it was an official of the Han Kingdom, they were so frightened that they hurriedly saluted, Zhang Yida smiled and waved his hand, "Don't be nervous, who is the patriarch!"
”An old man stepped forward and bowed, "Little old man is exactly!"
”"Where are you from?"
Zhang Yida asked with a smile."
We are from Ji'an, Jiangxi, and the little old man's surname is Liu."
The old man said."
Old Liu, please take a seat, I'll say a few words to everyone!"
Zhang Yida made a noise, beckoned everyone in the tent to sit down, and then said straight to the point: "There are many wars and disasters in Jiangxi, and tens of thousands of refugees will come later, so the government has decided to evacuate you as soon as possible."
I was ordered to come to recruit, the former pioneers of Xinmingzhou, are you willing to go to Xinmingzhou with me?
”The refugees arrived in Quzhou for a while, although the Han State sent food relief, and also said that they would be resettled in Nanyang, but they have not been resettled on their heads, so that everyone is a little flustered, hearing Zhang Yida's words, the old man immediately said: "This official, after going to Xinmingzhou, how to settle us?"
”Zhang Yida immediately said: "After you go, you will have a house to live in, a field to cultivate, and each person can have a hundred acres of land, and I will provide you with food until you get the harvest!"
”Zhang Yida opened his mouth and planned to talk about it first.When the old man heard this, he couldn't help but discuss with his clansmen for a while, this condition was much better than what the Han officials who came before.For a while, the old man was a little excited, and was about to agree, but the curtain was suddenly opened, and a team of soldiers rushed in, followed by a man, pointing at Zhang Yida and saying: "Master Jun, this is it!"
”The leading officer suddenly waved his hand, "Take it for me!"
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