Chapter 368: The Plantation
The monsoon season has arrived, this is the best season to go to the South Seas, 30 ocean-going passenger ships, not in the much-anticipated Shanghai, but near Jiangyin, the Qing court officials on the Jiangyin side have been bought, besides, foreign adults want people, and a few people will block, neatly dressed people, they were arranged to gather near Jiangyin, 2 years of experience, so that Germany and the United States have cultivated a set of rules and regulations, coordinating these personnel to go to a fixed location, first of all, is a thorough cleaning and disinfection, large-scale personnel gathered togetherIt is easy to cause epidemics, which Yang Yuanzhao has repeatedly emphasized.
Then there was the distribution of clothes, although it was only the lowest, ordinary fabric, but among these people, it caused a huge reaction, many people even cried bitterly, and then they all obediently got on the boat as requested.
Tens of thousands of poor people, among these ocean-going passenger ships, there have been some Chinese workers who have transported Chinese workers to the United States, many captains know what the concept of Chinese workers is back then, Chinese workers are in the bottom cabin, once down, I don't know how many died on the road, was thrown into the sea, now, although it is not a first-class cabin and a second-class cabin, but it is also a third-class cabin, the density of living is a little larger, third-class cabin under normal circumstances, will live 2 people, after modification, put in 3 rows of high and low beds, a room, can live 6 people, Such an ordinary sea boat that can accommodate about 700 people can fit about 1,500 people, and it is impossible to triple all of them, so the safety and space on the road must be considered.
30 passenger ships, some large and some small, but one time can transport about 35,000 in the past, when the huge fleet arrived, it caused a sensation in Jiangyin, some businessmen who were curious about these people, only then did they understand that the foreigners were so strong, but they couldn't inquire about where these people went.
Li Fang is a 12-year-old child, in the countryside, such an age, can already help his parents work, of course, curiosity is what all children need to have, looking at the huge ship and the rushing ocean, his heart still flickered a little doubt, where are they going?
The ship opened, even if there was comprehensive protection, and even on the ship, a lot of Chinese medicine and Western medicine were prepared, and most of the Chinese workers who had never been to the ocean vomited a mess, but the response of the professionals on the ship made them just vomit a mess, to the point that it did not affect the body, the peasants, the body is the first, the strong body, a certain amount of dù above, let them carry this qiē, and then the destination arrived.
Lan Fangguo, the passenger ship did not enter the port directly, but in another bay, belonging to the place where the German-American company plantation, temporarily unloaded with small boats, the past few big migrations, the German-American company has done so, after all, feeding the colonial authorities, can be the governor on the Indonesian side, it is not a fool, the number of Chinese exceeds a certain distance, they also know that this is not one or two thousand people, this is a migration of tens of thousands, a total of more than 270,000, plus these people, The number of newly immigrated Chinese from Indonesia has even reached more than 700,000, almost 800,000, you know, the total population of the Netherlands is only a few million.
Because of the small boat transshipment, fortunately, the coastline is long, through guò 30 directions, constantly unloading the peasants, hundreds of small boats flowing, that is, most of the time, unloaded, in addition to themselves, as well as a small amount of luggage and living materials they carried, and then, they left, one by one, horse-drawn carriages, are two-wheeled, not four-wheeled, in the jungle of Southeast Asia, to open up a machine farming road, very difficult, four-wheeled carriages can not run away at all, fortunately, the bay is far from the farm where they are, It's just more than 10 kilometers, and most of the time is enough for them to arrive.
Zhao Simao looked at this rainforest, everywhere was green, rich green, it was the favorite color of the farmers, the speed of the two-wheeled carriage was not fast, and the children, after leaving the ocean, seemed to be lively, and even some went to the side, collecting flowers, frolicking with each other, and then holding the flowers and shouting happily to the elders.
When he was halfway to rest, Zhao Simao walked to the woods next to him, picked up a handful of soil with his hand, smelled the smell of the soil, he knew very well that the land was very fertile, different from China, the soil that has been planted for thousands of years, the soil here has always been in the wilderness, as long as the seeds are sprinkled, you can get the harvest, you really came to a good place, if you get the land here, it would be good, as for the hot climate, it is more or less uncomfortable, but it did not cause Zhao Simao's emotion, the farmer, is facing the loess with his back to the sky, Hardship is certain, as long as you can eat a full stomach.
This is a new farm, and only by constantly building new farms, can accommodate so many people, the reason why it got 270,000 at once, is because this place is too big, this is a big peninsula, the Netherlands did not pay much attention, but there are more than 500 square kilometers, here has also been cleared by the Dutch troops, except for a few natives, there is no big force, in Germany and the United States paid a price of 15 million US dollars, obtained this piece of land, leased for 30 years, and paid 7 million US dollars a year.
This money, Yang Yuanzhao gave it without hesitation, 500 square kilometers, how many places Baotou can influence now, on this fertile soil, it is completely a blank slate, as long as they work hard, they will definitely establish a different world.
The farmers who arrived first were slightly disappointed, there are no houses here, only some shacks, fortunately, this is not the rainy season in Southeast Asia, these people are also hard-working farmers, local materials, with the help of bamboo and some wood, they under the guidance of professionals, set up a bamboo house, thousands of various bamboo houses, just like that, in Indonesia, because of the relationship between humidity and rainy season, these bamboo houses, are two-story structure, wide and cool.
Adaptation and rest for almost a week, when everyone settled down, not no one did not adapt to the local environment, with the Chinese medicine and some local doctors in Southeast Asia, including some Chinese medicine found from Lanfang China, for these common diseases in Southeast Asia, very helpful, more than 10,000 people, except for a small number of people who are still sick, the rest, the initial discomfort has long passed, a few have died, but among tens of thousands of people, it is very inconspicuous, and it has not even caused many twists and turns.
Chinese, especially the people at the bottom, have strong resilience, like a weed, anywhere, can survive, and can get very good.
More than 120,000 acres of land, they came here, mainly to plant trees, Southeast Asia is different from Brazil, their rubber, is another variety, fortunately, Yang Yuanzhao as an engine engineer, with engines, and some things related to automobiles, he remembers very clearly, Harpy as early as two years ago, found this tree species, successfully got a large number of seeds, these people are under the guidance of technicians, these seeds are planted, rubber, as a cash crop, from the seed planting success, It will take a few years, but after a few years, these rubbers will continue to produce resources.
More than 270,000 people, planting 120,000 acres, this is a not very strong task, under the cultivation of hard-working farmers, these lands are gradually formed, they as farm workers, not only enjoy a salary of 10 yuan a month, can work for 2 years, follow the farm, buy their own land, the price is not expensive, a month salary per acre.
This is Zhao Simao, and thousands of people, like Zhao Simao, it is simply a pie in the sky like a benefit, Chinese farmers, and the land has formed an indissoluble bond, most of the farmers, a lifetime of hope, is not the land, the land represents the foundation, represents the prosperity of a family, with the land, you can fill the stomach, as for the rest, in the heart of the simple farmer, it is not important at all.
Harpy didn't know that Yang Yuanzhao's such a virtuous policy, all of a sudden, put hundreds of thousands of people, completely stabilized, for the land, for their future, they will work together, 120,000 acres of plantations, 100,000 rubber trees, the remaining 20,000, will plant all kinds of food, in Southeast Asia, rice must be planted, you know, rainy Southeast Asia, can completely drown some dry season crops, just a blessed land for rice.
It is not a farming time, but when Zhao Simao and others sowed rice, the rise of rice is gratifying, in just 3 months, it is ripe, which is unimaginable in Zhao Simao's view, is it, according to this development, the rice here can reach three crops a year, Zhao Simao heard his daughter-in-law say, in the distant south, there is two crops a year, in his opinion, it is a relatively rare, Henan can also guarantee two cropping, but it is winter wheat and autumn grain, similar to rice, these main, more expensive grains, two crops a year, A certain amount of dù above, you can increase your income, three crops a year, and it is an astronomical amount.
Chinese, for the thirst for food, for all aspects of fine work, are habits, but for Harpy, the free-range breeding of large farms, is the key, in Harpy's view, this farm, up to 1,000 people can be, with some mechanized production, to do this, is not complicated, but Yang Yuanzhao's order, plus his big benefactor, all the investment left and right have Yang Yuanzhao to come out, he is fixed with an annual salary, and a dividend of 1 of the total profit.
For more than 2 years, the plantations in various places have developed very well, and a large number of people have stabilized, and even the land belonging to farmers is also growing, for which Harpy has purchased several times in a row, almost all over Indonesia, and the closed management and specially hired a group of troops from Europe to guard the plantation, so that the secret of the plantation is not known to the outside world, and at this moment, Harpy did not pay attention to the new arrival of 270,000 people, the purpose of his coming to Nanyang is for another thing. R1152