It was late afternoon. The residents who were working on the construction site of Ping'an Fort stopped to rest, and it was almost time for dinner, when smoke rose from the canteen not far away. The menu in front of the cafeteria is written in charcoal penil: Today we serve roast beef with radish, green vegetable and tofu soup, salted fish, and steamed potatoes.

After the resumption of trade with La Plata, the price of beef, which was originally a luxury item, plummeted, and now the FOB price of Colonia cattle has fallen to as low as 10 yuan per head, which is only a quarter to a fifth of the price in Europe. At such a cheap price, the trade department began to purchase large quantities, and it is currently conservatively estimated that more than 500 heads are purchased per month. Some of the cattle purchased are used for grazing, and some are used for slaughter and meat. As a result, these residents can eat a lot of beef at every meal, and their living standards are actually much higher than before.

Xu Wenxuan squatted on a stool made of tree stumps, looking at the surface of the lake in front of him that seemed to be dyed with blood under the sunset, and fell into a daze, not knowing what Lu Dao was thinking.

"A remnant sun spreads in the water, half of the river is sorrowful and half of the river is red. Poor on the third night of the first month of September, the dew is like... Belch... It looks like something. Shao Shude looked at the beautiful lake scenery in front of him, and was poetic for a while, but he got stuck at the critical moment, and he couldn't remember the last sentence.

"Poof." Xu Wenxuan couldn't help but be happy, "The dew is like a pearl and the moon is like a bow... Bai Letian's "Song of the Twilight River" is also appropriate at this time. Shao... Has the sir read the book? ”

"Read." Shao Shude nodded, "It's a pity that I don't read much, and I don't read very well." Of course, most of the books we read were different from those that Mr. Xu read. ”

"Oh? What does Mr. Shao read? Isn't it poetry and poetry and the sage's mastery? Xu Wenxuan asked with interest.

"Well, poetry and poetry and sage mastery are naturally read a little, but not the main thing. The one I read the most is this... Well... Arithmetic and construction, and occasionally some Tessie language. Shao Shude pondered the words and said.

"The art of building? It's like building walls and building houses and bridges, and this is also a knowledge? Xu Wenxuan asked, "What Mr. Shao learned is really interesting......

"Interesting?" Shao Shude was a little surprised, "In the eyes of the great Ming scholars, aren't these all strange tricks, how can they be compared to the sage's subtle words?" ”

"Hahaha." Xu Wenxuan couldn't help but laugh, "If it's an ordinary scholar, it's not surprising to think so." It's a pity that Xu has been in the red dust for many years, and he has long known that this sage's learning and literature can't help the country through the world, and the military can't set the country and the country, otherwise with my Ming billions of people, how can I not be able to defeat the tens of thousands of Jianzhou barbarians? ”

Shao Shude was surprised, it seems that not all the people who read books in these years have read dead books, and many of them seem to be people who understand. "Mr. Xu is also a strange person. Dare to ask Mr. Nianya? What do you do on a daily basis? Shao Shude asked again.

"Thirty years old, mediocre and inactive. On weekdays, he copies and writes letters for others and chats to make ends meet. ”

"Mr. is a talent, his livelihood is so difficult, why is this?"

"Affiliation with the eunuch party, poor conduct......" Xu Wenxuan said lightly in a self-deprecating tone.

Shao Shude was stunned, secretly thinking that Xu Wenxuan was also a single person, utilitarian, emancipated, and had read books, and had a certain prestige among the villagers. No wonder the Immigration Bureau recommended that they reuse him from the beginning, well, it seems necessary to put some money on him.

"What does the gentleman say of our country?"

"The weather of the new dynasty is like the rising sun in the east." Xu Wenxuan frowned and thought for a while and said, "I heard that a few months ago, your army even broke through the number one power in Taixi, Rispamia, and its martial arts are also impressive. It's just that... According to Xu, there is also a hint of worry in this prosperity. ”

"I want to hear about it." Shao Shude said a little awkwardly, he felt that this kind of literary dialogue was like a dialogue in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which made people feel so stupid.

"First, Ding is not abundant. Xu dared to ask Mr., how many cities are there in my country, and there are more than 10,000 Dingkou? The close rival of the Celestial Spamia... Well, Spain... How many Dingkou are there, and how many cities are there? Xu Wenxuan looked at Shao Shude and said.

"Even Ping'an Fort, there is a big city, three small forts, and there are 8,000 strange Dingkou." Shao Shude is not good at lying, he looked at Xu Wenxuan, and after a moment of silence, he still told the truth, "There are nearly 10 million people in Spain, and there are 4 million people in its national peninsula, covering countless territories and cities in the old and new continents, which is not inferior to the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Mr. Shao is really a sincere person." Xu Wenxuan smiled and said: "Such a big country, I am afraid that it will also attract people's attention in Taixi, and then attack it in groups, otherwise my country is only afraid that it will not be able to sleep on the side of the couch." It's just that since the two countries have become hostile, I am afraid that it will be difficult to get along in the future, how does Mr. Shao think it should be handled? ”

"The most important thing should be to recruit Taixi and Huaxia refugees, develop industry, and deepen the roots. Huang Taiji once said that if a small country is a big country, it should remove its branches and leaves, weaken the backbone, and accumulate over time, and its country will decline. Shao Shude replied fluently that this is the joint decision of the Executive Committee, and it is also the basic national policy of the East Coast Republic of China, which has been discussed many times and has long been familiar with it.

"Did Huang Taiji really say that? He is also a rare person among the slave chiefs who understands. Xu Wenxuan sighed, "This was one of them just now. Second, Xu watched the people of our country today, and there were those with high noses and deep eyes, and some with red skin, which were mixed. It's okay when there's nothing to do, but I'm afraid I can't be united when there's something. ”

"One can give this generation the land to collect their hearts, and the other can teach righteousness through education."

"It's not going to happen for decades. Our country is small and weak, but we can win a hundred victories, but we must not lose one. If it is defeated, the hearts of the people will be scattered, and the country will fall apart. Xu dared to ask again, since Mr. and others claimed to be relics of the former Song Dynasty, why not recruit more Chinese refugees. Now the Ming Dynasty is thousands of miles away, and the people are starving all over the wilderness, if they are all transported to this place by big ships, then why worry about the lack of food? ”

"If you don't want to, you can't hear it." Shao Shude smiled bitterly, "I won't hide it from you, sir, this time to transport you and others here, the Portuguese asked for a huge sum of 240,000 yuan from our country, and the treasury gold and silver were six out of ten." Converted, Mr. Xu, you are more than 1,000 taels of silver per person, and if you come a few more times, no one can afford it. ”

Xu Wenxuan was silent, and only after a moment did he sigh and shake his head.

Shao Shude saw that the time was almost up, so he said to Xu Wenxuan: "Mr. Xu has not only read books, but also understands human feelings, so he is a first-class talent. Now that our country has not been built for a long time, we urgently need eruditions like Mr. Xu to join in the grand event, and I don't know what Mr. Xu wants. ”

Xu Wenxuan looked at Shao Shude and smiled, and then said: "Mr. Shao is a sincere gentleman, and it is inconvenient for Xu to bully him." Don't hide it from Mr. Shao, Xu was implicated in some things, and he had already cut off his entry in Daming. Now that the East Coast country has a new dynasty, although the country is small and the people are few, the future is limitless. Mr. Shao invited Xu to join the office, and Xu Mouzheng also thought about this official addiction, and he couldn't ask for it, and he couldn't ask for it! ”

"Okay! Just say yes. Shao Shude breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time he was a little puzzled, how could he seem to be begging someone to be an official. It seems that the other party has been guiding the topic just now, I damn it, this ancient person really can't be underestimated.

"I don't know Shao... Uh, the leader... What kind of job can I be assigned to? Xu Wenxuan looked at Shao Shude with a smile and asked slowly.

"The political assistant of the Ping'an Fort Pioneer Team, assisting the captain Qian Hao to solve all problems. Well, the scope of work of this position is mainly to issue information, communication, material statistics, etc., you can go to Qian Hao to understand. ”

"Dare to ask what grade this position is, and what is the salary?"

Shao Shude almost choked, Nima, who said that the ancients were subtle. Before he took office, he will talk to you about the level and treatment, and I will wipe it out. "Temporary workers, no grade, some good can be turned into official officials. The monthly salary is two yuan, the business trip subsidy is five cents per month, the dangerous area subsidy is one yuan per month, and the actual monthly receipt is three yuan and five cents. Shao Shude also looked at Xu Wenxuan with a smile and said.

"Thank you, leader." Xu Wenxuan made a gesture and said.

A few Irish cooks rang the gong at the door of the canteen not far away, it was dinner time. Residents stood up one after another, took out their wooden bowls and chopsticks, and lined up in a long line at the door of the canteen, ready to eat. Some members of the security team walked around with sabers, and when they saw someone pushing and shoving in the line, they would smash their heads and cover their faces with sheathed sabers, and then carry these people to the rear of the line, so that they could eat at the last of them.

The Security Corps is also a newly established organization. After all, it is impossible for the two army platoons of the expedition to protect their safety here for a long time, and the safety of the coal mine is more important to them. Therefore, under Shao Shude's order, Ping'an Fort summoned some strong people or people with martial arts skills to set up a security team to be responsible for the security of the entire Ping'an Fort.

There are a total of 20 members of the security team, all of whom are new immigrants, with 1 captain and 18 team members, each of whom is issued with a saber. The captain of the security team is a Taoist priest, named Shou Wanyue, known as the Taoist of Wanyue, and his fists and feet are very good; The vice-captain is the Japanese immigrant Adafifteen, a Japanese from a low-class samurai family who has a ruthless spirit and is also very skilled in swordsmanship, and he and several down-and-out samurai who are also from Japan have become the elite force of the security force.

After dinner, all the residents had to go back to work. In order to build their new homes as soon as possible, the enthusiasm of these immigrants is endless.

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