Chapter 660: Entering the Prison
The sites applied for by these families, without exception, were all 3,000 miles away from Huaxia City.
There is a lot of fertile land around, and there are also places for minerals.
Moreover, the territory they chose was a certain distance from the sea, at least thousands of miles away.
Because now the giant ship of the King of Shu has brought them a huge shadow.
If they are too close to the coastline, in case the time comes, the king of Shu will send a navy to attack them.
When the time comes, they really won't even have a place to run.
In fact, the terrain they chose was secretly ordered by Li Su to spread the news to them.
With these big families, it is really not easy to find such a suitable place in a short period of time.
Of course, Li Su's methods are still very clever.
It was these great families who spent a lot of money to get this information.
Moreover, it is difficult for them to suspect Li Su's head.
Otherwise, I'm afraid that they won't dare to choose the place Li Su chose for them easily.
Although, in fact, Li Su did not trap them.
These places are indeed the most suitable places to establish a territory around.
Li Su believes that these families, after coming to these places, will definitely like here.
These places, both in terms of topography and resources, are too suitable for territorial establishment.
When these families arrive in these places, they will definitely be unable to stop, and then they will devote all their resources here.
These places are the bait, if the bait is not fragrant, how can the big fish take the bait?
And these families, basically each family took out 50,000 acres of land and exchanged it with the emperor.
50,000 acres of land, for the four surnames and Liuwang, is actually the degree of pain.
It's not far from breaking your bones.
After all, they haven't arrived in the Golden State yet, and they don't know if the place they have chosen can really be stated.
If they find that they cannot afford to build a country at that time, they will lose the 50,000 mu of land at most, and they will not lose money.
If it is found out at that time, that territory is really suitable for building a city and can build a state.
When the time comes, it's not too late to make another exchange.
And the emperor Li Ke was very happy, and he made a deal with the family.
And those who want to get a piece of the Golden State are not only the four surnames and six wangs.
There are also some medium families that have also come forward.
There are even some families, several families that have joined forces and are ready to develop the Golden State together.
In this way, the land handed over to the emperor was as much as 500,000 or 600,000 mu.
These lands can greatly alleviate the dilemma of insufficient land due to population growth.
And that's just the beginning.
As long as the sixth brother's plan succeeds, the follow-up will be handed over by a steady stream of land.
And these families, after the delivery of the land, applied to use the giant ships of the King of Shu to transport goods.
Of course, this is also a condition that has been negotiated in advance.
And in this regard, Li Su did not shirk the slightest obstruction.
Li Su bought ten giant ships again and allocated the manpower.
Basically, a family will be equipped with a giant ship.
Of course, the cost of using the giant ship is also expensive.
Including the wages of the sailors, all of them were paid by these families.
Li Su's asking price, although it is a little expensive, is still within the acceptable range of these families, and they are extremely happy to agree.
At this time, Li Suzai had already dispatched a scientific research team to develop oil fields.
Now in the oil fields, a large amount of oil has been hoarded.
Oil is the gift of the earth to mankind.
Without such resources, the progress of human civilization will be greatly reduced.
However, this resource is actually limited.
In addition, the exhaust gas produced by the use of petroleum is extremely harmful to the environment.
Li Su came from later generations, and naturally knew how far the environmental pollution in later generations had reached.
And now, Li Su can control the direction of science and technology in the whole world.
Naturally, he didn't want to see that the world would still mess up the environment.
So far, except for some large machinery.
Other vehicles such as automobiles are powered by electricity.
And the power generation is not a heat generator.
It's a water generator or a wind turbine.
Although because the technology is not mature, the conversion rate is not high and the efficiency is low.
But every year, there are a large number of scientific research talents, who are constantly researching and improving.
Li Su believes that if we work hard in this regard from the very beginning, we will definitely be able to make breakthroughs in this technology.
Strictly control the use of oil and eliminate pollution.
Let human beings still enjoy fresh air, blue sea and blue sky while developing and progressing.
This is the mission that Li Su thinks he needs to shoulder after crossing over.
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Each of these families, after renting a huge ship, can't wait to set sail.
Ever since they got the news, they had been preparing for a long time.
Moreover, their families, with hundreds of years of heritage, are not comparable to the nouveau riche of China Commercial Banks.
Perhaps, in terms of financial resources or technology, they are not as good as China Commercial Banks.
But when it comes to talents from all walks of life, it seems that it is still a bit incomparable.
However, they should definitely not be underestimated.
When they want to do something well, they will plan very carefully, and every step, they can ensure that it can be executed perfectly.
The people sent by each family are the absolute elite of their family.
Because, this matter is the top priority of their family.
It is very likely that in the future, the focus of their family will be shifted overseas.
Of course, on Datang's side, they won't lose it.
Because after many families develop and grow, they will take the initiative to divide the clan and take the initiative to spread out the branches and leaves to maintain the prosperity of the family.
But the center of gravity of the family will still move.
This kind of thing absolutely cannot tolerate the slightest sloppiness.
Qinghe Cui's family, the leader this time, is Cui Zhiji.
Cui Zhiji, but the number one heir of the Cui family.
If there is no surprise, he is the next head of the Cui family.
This time he led the team, which also shows the importance that the Cui family attaches to this matter.
The ship is docked at the dock, and the first batch of goods that the Cui family needs to carry are constantly being loaded onto the ship.
The first batch of materials prepared by the Cui family is quite a lot.
But in reality, they didn't prepare much supplies.
Because, they have only heard people describe the appearance of the giant ship, and they know that the giant ship is very large.
However, they had not seen it with their own eyes, and they did not know how much the ship could carry.
After seeing the giant ship with your own eyes, you will be amazed by the enormity of the giant ship.
And when it was time to load the goods, I realized that the giant ship could be loaded so much.
The first batch of goods they prepared, after easily loading onto the giant ship, did not even use up a quarter of the space.
Cui Zhiji suddenly felt that in fact, the price that the King of Shu wanted was not high at all.
This ship is so good to load.
If they just pretend to be like this and leave, then they will lose a lot.
Fortunately, their family did not only prepare a batch of supplies.
Instead, two or three batches of supplies were prepared, which were stacked in the warehouse outside the docks.
And now there is a steady stream of supplies being delivered.
Therefore, in terms of materials, it only takes some time to be delivered, but there is no need to worry about the problem of unsatisfactory loading.
This huge ship, they are a year-old.
Within a year, no matter how many trips you make, the price will remain the same.
In addition, it is necessary to remove the time for the maintenance of other giant ships.
They don't want to waste too much time on this.
In the end, they didn't manage to fill the ship completely, and there was still some room left.
But their goods, mobilized over, need to wait a bit long.
In the end, Cui Zhiji decided to go directly.
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Cui Zhiji has been on a boat and has seen big rivers.
However, it was the first time he rode on a giant ship and saw the ocean for the first time.
The magnificence of the ocean made him feel small.
It made him even more uneasy.
This step is too important for their family.
And for some reason, Cui Zhiji faintly felt uneasy.
Sailing is actually very boring.
Because once the fresh energy passes, people will get bored of facing the ocean of almost no change every day.
Cui Zhiji, on the other hand, has no troubles in this regard.
Because he had to inspect the cargo on the ship every day to see if there was any damage or where it had entered the water.
In this way, the ship sailed on the sea for nearly two months, and the giant ship finally came to shore.
The next thing they have to do is move the goods down.
The ship then returns to deliver the cargo again.
This route was specially set for them by Li Su, the king of Shu.
The place they chose was thousands of miles away from this pier.
After the goods were unloaded, Cui Zhiji suddenly found that they were very well prepared.
But it still seems to underestimate the difficulties they will have to face.
Because, there is not even a decent road here.
If you want to transport the supplies over, you have to build roads first......
Although it doesn't need to be repaired too well, in the initial stage, it is enough to be able to barely pass the car.
But it's also more than a thousand miles away.
In the beginning, they brought only 1,500 people.
How long will it take for these people, even to build Luke and deliver supplies?
At this moment, Cui Zhiji had a headache in the face of this difficulty.
It can even produce a withdrawal mood.
And that's just the difficulties they faced when they first arrived.
Later, I don't know how many difficulties will await them!
Cui Zhiji has a feeling that their investment will far exceed their expectations.
However, this kind of retreat was only for a short time, and it was left behind by Cui Zhiji.
For a family that has been passed down for hundreds of years, they are not short of time.
Even if it takes ten years, twenty years, or even thirty or fifty years, or even hundreds of years, as long as you can do this.
Then it was an incomparably great success for the whole family.
This is the difference between a family and a merchant in general.
If it were an ordinary businessman, I would have given up long ago when I encountered this kind of thing.
Cui Zhiji is ready to fight for a long time.
Next, he asked the children of the Cui family on the return trip to bring more road repair tools when they came back on the next trip.
At the same time, more people need to be gathered.
It seems that they have to speed up the process and fix the road.
However, this situation made Cui Zhiji feel a little at ease.
The conditions here, albeit extremely difficult.
But in the same way, there is no road leading to Huaxia City from here!
Therefore, in a short period of time, it is impossible for the King of Shu to move them at all.
And when time goes by, they will grow stronger, and they will not be afraid of the King of Shu.
After all, although the King of Shu is powerful, the population is a hard wound that restricts their development.
In terms of population, they can't compare with the family in any case.
Moreover, the branches of these families are all around Huaxia City.
When Li Su, the king of Shu, was there, they might not dare to move.
But when the king of Shu Li Su is not there, when he waits for the next generation, he may not know who will eat whom!
Cui Zhiji was ready to fight for a long time, and ordered people to set up tents in a flat place.
After the tent was erected, the manpower was arranged to repair the road.
Actually, it is said that it is to build roads, but it is better to say that it is just to level it.
This time, they also brought a few electric transporters, as well as a couple of four-wheeled carriages.
They only need to remove the obstacles and be able to ensure that the traffic is open.
So, in fact, the speed at which they build roads is still relatively fast.
However, even so, it is estimated that it will take half a year to slowly transport all the items.
In order to motivate the children of which families to work harder.
As the successor of the head of the family, Cui Zhiji personally took a shovel to build the road.
Which people of the Cui family, seeing Cui Zhiji taking the lead in work, where do people dare to be lazy?
In the first few days, the speed at which they built the road was quite fast.
However, in the process, they encountered many difficulties.
Things like pitching a tent, bruising and bruising, these are all minor problems.
The most important issue is water.
They were nearby and did not find a source of water.
Not to mention bathing or washing, even the water you drink is a problem.
Sailing in the sea, they are on board, with fresh water, of course.
Even now, it's still useful.
But this fresh water simply can't last for a few days.
If, in the meantime, they can't find water, it's going to be a big problem.
Although Cui Zhiji is smart, although the children of the Cui family are all handsome.
But how have they ever encountered such a problem before?
And now, they are facing too many problems.
It was only at this time that Cui Zhiji understood the difficulties and dangers of creativity.
And at this moment, there were aborigines rushing towards them.
Seeing these aborigines, the children of the Cui family were a little nervous.
Although it can be seen from the documentary filmed by the King of Shu, these aborigines are very kind and welcoming.
But movies are just movies, and they can't easily believe that these aborigines are kind until they experience it themselves.
Soon, these aborigines came to them.
These children of the Cui family are very vigilant.
I just listened to these aborigines, and asked in a strange tone: "Hey, do you need manpower?" ”
Well?
They are not surprised that these aborigines can speak Chinese.
Because in the documentary, they have already met the aborigines who can speak Chinese.
However, some of the aborigines in the documentary speak more standard Chinese than theirs.
However, these aborigines in front of them actually took the initiative to find them to work?
This makes Cui Zhiji quite strange.
However, this is definitely good news for the Cui family!
Cui Zhiji hurriedly said impatiently: "Yes, yes, of course I want it!" ”
Which aborigines, hehe, smiled and asked, "How much is the salary on which day?" ”
Cui Zhiji's eyes rolled, and he hurriedly said, "Twenty yuan a day, how about it?" ”
In Datang, even if you are a porter, you need at least 30 yuan a day.
Even if the workload is heavy, you need to add money.
If it is less than that, there will be no more people to hire.
But here, Cui Zhiji believes that this price is not low.
But what Cui Zhiji didn't expect was that when he heard his price, which aborigines couldn't help but shake their heads.
"What is the unit of measurement of twenty cents? We only recognize Huaxia coins here. ”
Hearing the words of these aborigines, Cui Zhiji's face couldn't help but darken.
Huaxia coin, no need to ask, it must be launched by Huaxia City.
However, there are no Huaxia coins on him at all!
Cui Zhiji said without giving up: "The Huaxia currency you said was launched by Huaxia City, right?" The city lord of Huaxia City is the king of Shu of my Tang Dynasty. ”
"We all know each other, this copper coin was actually launched by the King of Shu. If you take this money, you will definitely be able to use it in Huaxia City. ”
The aborigines still shook their heads and said, "No, no, what if you lie to us?" ”
"If we can't spend the money we have earned through hard work, won't we lose a lot?"
Cui Zhiji is very generous.
Datang's copper coins are not commonly used here.
They used all the Huaxia coins launched by Huaxia City.
The King of Shu deserves to be the King of Shu!
After only one year in the Golden State, they were able to issue a currency that was recognized by all the indigenous people.
Cui Zhiji knows what this means, and the benefits of being able to master the issuance of currency are too great.
It's a pity that they came one step late!
Now, the credibility of Huaxia Coin has been established.
If they want to launch a currency to compete with Huaxia currency, I'm afraid it will not be easy.
However, it is not impossible to think about it.
If the ten major families jointly launch a currency, it will be enough to compete with the Huaxia currency at that time.
If not, it would be equivalent to the economic lifeline stuck in the hands of Huaxia City, which always gave Cui Zhiji a feeling of unease.
Of course, these things must be carried out only after they have stabilized.
Naturally, there is no solution to the current problem.
Cui Zhiji couldn't help but say to those aborigines: "We have just arrived, so naturally there are no Huaxia coins." ”
"However, this time, we have brought some silver, and when the time comes, we will pay your wages directly with the silver, what do you think?"
This time, the aborigines embraced.
Silver, so to speak, is a universal currency.
After the two sides negotiated the price, these aborigines also asked Cui Zhiji if he wanted food.
If they want food, they can sell some of it.
After hearing this, Cui Zhiji couldn't help but be overjoyed and hurriedly agreed.
Then the aborigines went back and called for a taxi.
Soon, thousands of aborigines rushed over from nearby tribes.
These aborigines, some pushing carts, some driving wagons, pushing grain, rushed over.
The Cui family came this time and transported a lot of grain.
In fact, they are not short of food at all.
Even when the second batch comes, a batch of grain will still be delivered, and every batch in the future will continue to deliver grain.
After all, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first.
If there is a shortage of food, there is a risk of death.
They also thought about buying food from these aborigines.
But I didn't expect it to go so smoothly.
Before they could speak, these aborigines actually took the initiative to ask them about it.
As long as they can buy food from these indigenous peoples, then they can send less food here and more other supplies.
In this way, unnecessary wastage can be reduced.
Moreover, these aborigines work really hard, and absolutely no one is lazy.
It seems that in the documentary, King Shu is not exaggerating.
The aborigines here are indeed industrious, simple, and hospitable.
Cui Zhiji began to like the aborigines here.
Cui Zhiji is already planning, waiting for them to establish a country here.
When the time comes, these natives will become his subjects.
When the time comes, it is better to give them a certain status!
These people, in fact, are quite good.
With the assistance of these indigenous peoples, the speed at which they can deliver supplies has been greatly accelerated.
And to Cui Zhiji's surprise, there were not only this aborigines nearby, but also other tribes.
And these tribes, because they have all dealt with Huaxia City.
Extremely kind to the Tang people.
In addition, they also tasted the sweetness of part-time jobs.
Therefore, seeing Cui Zhiji and their arrival, these aborigines expressed a warm welcome.
He is willing to take out his surplus grain and sell it to them.
However, in fact, they did not have much food left in their hands.
Because, now in Huaxia City, a lot of food is needed every day.
And those businessmen among the aborigines have long seen this business opportunity
Then buy grain from various tribes and transport it to Huaxia City, and you can make a small profit.
Although this business is not violent, it is a safe business, and it is basically a business that makes money without losing money.
Cui Zhiji calculated that buying food from these aborigines was probably not enough to support all of them.
It is necessary to transport another batch of grain from Datang.
All of this was caused by the King of Shu, and Cui Zhiji couldn't help but secretly scold Li Su for being shameful.
However, because of the participation of these indigenous peoples, the speed at which they can transport raw materials has been greatly accelerated.
This is also a surprise for Cui Zhiji.
After nearly a month of traveling, Cui Zhiji finally led the team to their territory in the Golden State.
After coming to the place, Cui Zhiji found that even the boundaries of their territory had been drawn.
After a visual inspection, the place should be 50,000 acres in size.
But to build a city, you need to use a large piece of land, and there is not much land left outside the city.