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Thursday, January 21, 1621, the thirtieth day of the lunar month, Chinese New Year's Eve.

While the community committee tried to make a big show for the first Lunar New Year since the time travel, where the 499 residents (with a new newborn baby) could get together and enjoy a good meal, the mud caused by the heavy snow in the community square was ultimately stopped.

The committee members went door-to-door in groups of two to express the community's management's concern for the residents. In Su Zining's words, the leaders' pro-people action continued until the evening, and it is likely to reach a ** on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Festive music is played on the loudspeakers in the community square. The distance and the partial soundproofing of the house make it feel like a change in my ears, but the atmosphere makes the whole Manhattan community happy.

There are families who naturally close their doors to enjoy the rare reunion since the catastrophe, and there are only about 30 families who can live such a comfortable life. And more single men and women, according to the distance of interpersonal relationships in the past few months, formed temporary teams to eat, drink and chat together.

Today, in Su Zining's home, more than a dozen young men and women gather, making this brick and stone mixed wood "villa" after an expansion a lot more crowded.

Everyone generously used their own salaries to buy a large number of New Year's goods from the community store, plus the community committee sent a limited supply of beer ham and other food, except for the lack of electrical appliances, it seems that there is not much difference from the previous world.

Hundreds of sets of imported assembled furniture from the ruins of the dock were put down by the community committee in the form of special benefits before the festival. The lack of furniture for every resident to have was triggered, prompting some private complaints, but the community council immediately compensated with other supplies to silence the residents who did not receive the furniture.

The living room decorated with modern furniture seems to be very foreign, but a few pottery fired in the Yi Tufa grass pottery kiln are very obviously placed in the corner, which makes this living room look a lot weirder.

Today's gathering is basically a group of people who are about to go to Europe together. In addition to the three armed police officers appointed by the community committee and a two-person medical team, six men and two women who volunteered to apply for the pass formed the final business delegation of the "Chinese American Republic" to Europe.

Their task was to transport from Europe no less than 5,000 tons of urgently needed industrial and agricultural raw materials from Europe throughout 1621 to the Manhattan settlements.

Just by measuring the straight-line distance on the map, it would not be more than 3,000 nautical miles from Manhattan to the Portuguese port on the European continent. Theoretically, if you sail in a straight line, a sail Galen sails at an average speed of 4 knots per hour, and it will only take about 20 days. However, in reality, due to the problems of ocean currents and wind direction, ships often need to adjust their course countless times at sea, plus stop for supplies along the way, and the actual sailing time will be almost double this theoretical value.

Storms, pirates, disease, and even lost navigation are commonplace, and the loss of supplies is inevitable. So to reach the target of 5,000 tons of material delivery, it means that the actual volume of transportation may need to increase by an additional 20%.

How much capacity is needed to transport more than 5,000 tons of materials per month? According to the calculations of the shipyard's chief engineer You Qi, at least 15 ships of 500-ton sail galen are needed.

The tonnage of the Mayflower is only 180 tons, and in this era, although the large three-masted Galen warships of thousands of tons are no longer rare, the vast majority of European ocean-going sailing ships in this era are mostly under 500 tons, or even lower.

The transportation of 5,000 tons of materials a year is a matter of a freighter in modern times, but in the Atlantic Ocean in the 17th century, it was a very laborious and laborious chore. The enormity of trade between Europe and the United States can be imagined.

In the room, the live program is Zhou Kemin's only personal belongings, an accordion. This musical instrument, which has followed Zhou Kemin since his college days, is carried even when he is on the customs ship, and it is an extremely rare thing in the entire Manhattan community.

The young people were eating snacks and humming along to the accordion, while they gathered around Su Zining and watched the latter read a list.

"Sulfur, saltpeter, brass, mercury, canvas...... Horses, cows, pigs, sheep, crop seedlings and seeds ....... Su Zining read dozens of things in a row before he stopped to catch his breath, and then shrugged his shoulders with a bitter melon look, "There are still people...... A large number of European bankrupt artisans or indentured slaves. ”

The dense list of imports is almost a page, which is carefully screened and filtered by the core production departments of the entire Manhattan community.

"And Europeans? What if we bring in all the other Europeans? ”

It was one of the two women on the European trip, the self-styled fashionista, fashion designer, makeup artist and foodie Yang Wenwen, a tall lady with a knife mouth.

Her reason for going to Europe was awkward, as the European chef on the Mayflower had already been hung up, and she happened to be the best person to solve the problem, and she claimed to know a little Spanish.

"Now there are only a few thousand Europeans in the whole of North America, if there are really so many people who can colonize North America, and we still have a foothold? Do you know how high the survival rate was for the first three years of Europeans who colonized North America in the 17th century? Su Zining smiled, raised a finger, and his expression was relaxed, "At most, two percent, or even only one percent." ”

Although they knew that Su Zining was very knowledgeable and it was unlikely that they would make things up, everyone still didn't believe it, especially Yang Wenwen, who widened her eyes with an incredible expression.

"Just to the southwest, at the mouth of the James River, a few hundred kilometers away from us, the so-called New England Virginia region, the English established their first permanent colony, 'Jamestown,' in 1607, and the population did not reach more than 500 until 1609, but by the spring of 1610, there were only about 60 people who could still breathe." Su Zining pursed his lips, but his expression was not very sad, but a little joking, "Died of water and soil, died of hunger, died of dysentery, died of malaria, died of smallpox, died of gold panning, died of Indian conflicts...... In short, all kinds of ways to die. ”

"The Europeans have a bad impression of North America unless they are absolutely forced to do it, but we are in dire need of all kinds of labor, especially craftsmen, and the Indians are at present only able to do rough work." Yan Xiaosong added on the side, then opened another bottle of beer and filled a cup for Su Zining, "We came here with a modern small half of the wharf, and we have also tasted gutter oil Sudan melamine dyed steamed bread preservative...... It can be said responsibly that our body's resistance is a legend of invincibility in this era! ”

Burst! Several people squirted out the beer in their mouths, and each looked at Yan Xiaosong with bitter expressions.

"Well, the community committee has decided on the final plan, and the departure time is set for a week later, that is, on the 29th." Su Zining folded the list of supplies and said in a calm tone.

Zhou Kemin in the corner, the sound of the accordion stopped abruptly, and the young people present fell silent in an instant.

If they hadn't had this time, they might have been fantasizing all day long about romantic sea trips and the natural fragrance and classical flair of the European continent. Now, when the real feeling is getting closer and closer, almost everyone has a small drum in their hearts, especially Yang Wenwen, whose face is a little pale.

"That'...... Then when are we going back to Manhattan......" Ren Changle, the former accountant of a private logistics company at the port of Y City, pinched the beer glass and had a dry throat.

As the target of the condemnation of the army of migrant workers led by Dong Jiunan on the day of the catastrophe, Ren Changle, the only one who stayed in the company at that time, replaced the boss. After the crossing, he was still often teased by the dock workers in the community.

The disharmony of the relationship made the young accountant have to choose to get as close as possible to a hot person like Su Zining, and he also took the initiative to apply to become one of the business representatives of this trip to Europe, responsible for the account management of material transactions.

Su Zining did not answer this question, but turned his gaze to Yan Xiaosong, the "initiator", with a smile.

"Hmm...... The plan is this, we go to Europe, and in addition to establishing a trade transit point in Porto Heroísmo in the Atlantic Azores, the first stop in Europe will be Lisbon, Portugal. ”

Yan Xiaosong took out a map from his pocket and spread it on the table, and a bunch of heads quickly leaned over.

"When we get to Sansmo Sansímo, we will leave two people behind. You, Ren Changle, and you, Huo Qian, the two of you will be stationed there as the first commercial representatives of our future European trade transit points, and a group of personnel will be replaced every time the shipping from Manhattan is in the future. Yan Xiaosong said, and the two young men who were named quickly took out their notebooks and began to memorize.

"The supplies we ordered from Europe will be delivered to Porterà Sangra de Martismo, under Portuguese control, using the capacity provided by the seller, where a good warehouse must be set up by the summer. At the same time, our fleet from North America will be able to directly obtain raw materials and materials without entering the European continent, and at the same time unload our industrial goods. The way to run at the same time will save us a lot of time in sea transportation. ”

Huo Qian, the most honest among the several, hurriedly nodded. He was a courier before the catastrophe, although he had no special expertise, but he was very organized and quick, and as a veteran, he could take care of Ren Changle, who was powerless after being equipped with basic self-defense weapons.

“…… After Lisbon, we would make up excuses to gain the trust of the Portuguese aristocracy and sell our profiteering products. The goods we will carry will include: 200 sets of high-end glass barware that are currently unrivalled in Europe, 20 sets of French cosmetics, 200 sets of stainless steel kitchenware...... Even in our previous society, these things were at the level of art. ”

After Yan Xiaosong finished speaking, he proudly touched his chin, which had no obvious beard, and smiled very thiefly.

"By establishing relationships with the local aristocrats in Portugal, we will use their connections to access the artisans and raw materials we need and open our first door to the European market. Then hire their ships to deliver the ordered to Porto Heroísmo in the Azores. ”

Yan Xiaosong circled the Portuguese territory on the map with his hand, and his heart was full of enthusiasm.

"But if the goods are delivered to the Azores, how can we send them back to North America?"

The question was asked by Zhu Xiaoli, a former police officer of the Economic Investigation Team, a retired special forces soldier who is responsible for the security of European personnel. On the day of the catastrophe, Yan Xiaosong was the first to be pulled out of the rubble, so he had an extremely iron relationship with Yan Xiaosong.

"That's the key to what comes next. When I arrived in Lisbon, after completing the first phase of the task, I, Yan Xiaosong, Yang Wenwen, Yuan Xinyi, Zhou Kemin, and you Zhu Xiaoli, the six of us were divided into two ways. Continue all the way to the Netherlands on the Mayflower, where due to the proximity to the core battlefield of the Thirty Years' War in Europe at this stage, there is an influx of artisans or refugees from the German region who have gone bankrupt due to the war, and you can easily get the European mechanics and indentured slaves we need, and more importantly, you can have a greater chance of buying ships and hiring experienced crews! Others carry out activities locally in Portugal. ”

Su Zining took Yan Xiaosong's words and stretched out his finger to the famous low-country countries on the coast of Western Europe - the Netherlands, which currently dominates the world's maritime trade and is known as the "sea coachman".

"Yay! I love Holland! Windmills, wooden shoes! Yuan Xinyi, a 24-year-old female translator, has stars in her eyes.

"Well, there's also the excrement, traffickers, and beggars with sores all over the streets." Su Zining casually threw a sentence.

Yuan Xinyi was stunned for a moment, and slowly lowered her head in frustration.

As more and more plans unfolded, the crowd went from being cautious and restless to being very excited. Even a few young people who did not participate in this voyage clenched their hands into fists excitedly.

"Well, cheers for our trip to Europe!"

"Cheers!"

Fiery passion ripples in a wooden house on a cold Chinese New Year's Eve night, and a group of young people who have not had much opportunity to leave their place of residence a hundred kilometers away in a former society all year round express their inner pride in beer and loud noise.

It's just that in this process, Zhou Kemin didn't say a few words from beginning to end except for playing the accordion and drinking.

It's midnight, and the Lunar New Year has arrived. In the square, a few committee members who were so cold that their noses were about to come out set fire to a string of firecrackers improvised with black powder, and the crackling sound of firecrackers pierced the empty winter night, awakening the creatures in the jungle and resounding on both sides of the Hudson River......

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