Chapter 824: If Every Scholar Gives Birth to Ten Thousand Households (II)

"You are the elite of this country, and for Daming, everyone is a precious resource. Therefore, I don't want you to blindly embark on a journey into the unknown with enthusiasm. After returning from here today, you should think about whether you want to give up this trip to North America. The time is ten days, and when you come to me after you have thought about it, everyone has to hand in a written material. The content of this material is not demanding, and there are two main meanings, why you should go and how to arrive safely. ”

Chen Xie's words poured cold water on this group of hot-blooded young people. Chen Xie doesn't want these young people to go to North America in one go, they are all a group of scholars, although they are not the powerless nerds born under the previous education system, but objectively speaking, many of these people will have a better development if they stay in Daming, and they will have a greater role in the country. In the final analysis, Daming is the foundation of the Chinese world. Another point is that the actual situation of these people in their respective families is different, and not everyone is suitable to go to North America.

"Grandpa, why?" Xia Wanchun asked everyone's thoughts, they are all a group of young people who were dizzy by "Thousands of Miles to Find the Marquis", where did they think so thoughtfully? Chen Xie put away his smile and said seriously: "This question is very good, but I don't plan to answer it." Because this is something you need to figure out for yourselves. In life, when you decide to do something, you have to think it through. People, you can't just live for yourself, I don't want you to be secretly regretting the actions of young Meng Lang when you are old and famous. ”

A group of young people in high spirits came in high spirits, and as they went, they could not help but have pens on their faces. The question raised by Chen Xie is very realistic, and no one lives in a vacuum. Xia Wanchun has parents and a wife, so it's not a matter of a year or two. Parents want their son to be successful. The wife and the child want the family to live together. The long journey in this era was an adventure in itself, and the so-called "being a lowly person from home" contained many factors.

"Grandpa, if you encourage young people to go to North America, why put up obstacles?" Chen Zilong is already the actual first person in the overseas alliance administration, and Chen Xie's approach. Still have to ask. The biggest problem in the development of overseas colonies is immigration. This is also the reason why Chen Xie took great pains to come up with a plan of "looking for a marquis for thousands of miles", especially in Jiangnan, where there are many talents, and it is the key area of the plan.

Walking on the stone path in the forest with his hands behind his back, Chen Xie did not answer the question immediately, walked for a while, raised his eyes to look at the spring color of the garden, stopped and said with a smile: "The North American continent is in a barbaric era, if these young people don't even think about survival before they set off, how many will be left who can hold on to it when they get there?" ”

Chen Zilong was asked. When you consider the many requirements in the plan, anyone who goes to the Americas needs to be proficient in basic military skills, and this alone is enough to discourage many scholars. The feudal marquis is just a vision, and the most realistic problem is survival.

After leaving Huating New District, Xia Wanchun went home directly, and his wife Qian was sad when she greeted him. Only then did I have an epiphany, and I couldn't help but feel guilty in my heart, and I didn't discuss this move with my wife. Presumably, after reading the newspaper, my wife knew about it.

"Xianggong wants to go to North America to make contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and good men are ambitious in all directions. The concubine didn't dare to stop it. It's just that some words are not spit out and unpleasant! When the Qian family was waiting to change clothes, he whispered softly, and Xia Wanchun said with a straight face: "Madam, you and I are one, and there is no one who cannot be spoken." Seeing him like this, Qian's heart warmed a little. He said softly: "This is going to North America, thousands of miles away." The concubine heard of the North American wilderness, no more than at home. It is true that there is no one around to serve him, so he can't be reassured. ”

"Madame is very right. This is also where the husband should have a long talk with the good wife,......。 ”

The first long conversation between husband and wife was that two hours had passed, and when it was getting late, the sun was setting, and the next person came to invite dinner, which stopped. The stack of blank papers on the desk was the result of the couple's negotiation, not to prevent him from going to the Americas, but to prepare everything that should be prepared. One of the most important things, the two agreed that it was to spend three days to learn as much as possible about overseas affairs. Then there are all kinds of preparations, and then there is a purpose.

In this North American exploration trip, the circumstances of each student are different, but the main component is still composed of some young people who are not well paid at home. In the land south of the Yangtze River, there are many big families and many children, but the resources are limited. Some young people who stay at home have a hard time developing, and going to North America is different. No matter what the reason, the family is always willing to support strongly. This is the career that Grandpa Chen values alone, which is enough to make many big families rush to it.

Why do you say this, the reason is very simple, how many families in Jiangnan have made a fortune because of overseas development. In the final analysis, it is still a matter of interests, Chen Xie's reputation is there, and the real interests are there. How could a large family that never puts their eggs in one basket miss out on similar investment opportunities? Some young people who can't be reused at home are easy to breed conflicts and cause trouble when they stay at home, and they have personal ambitions to go to North America, and it is a long-term investment for the family, so why not?

As for the ten-day deadline set by Chen Xie, it is an obstacle to say, but it is actually not the same thing. It's just a matter of letting these young people go back and have a good discussion with their families to get more resources to tilt. It is true that some of them think too much and have the heart of retreat, but more people join in, and the scale has expanded a lot.

After ten days, the young people who gathered in Huating were not more than 100 people before, but thousands of young people from the north and south of the river, and even more young people from Jiangxi and the land of the two lakes. The office of Huating New District has a registration office, and there is a long queue every day, and it may not be selected after registration, and it is necessary to participate in the personal quality assessment to pass.

When Xia Wanchun and the others gathered outside the gate of Ningyuan again, it was not the scale of more than 100 people before, there were fewer old faces and many new faces. A group of young people stood in the open space outside Ning Garden, patting the team and handing in a personal answer sheet.

It was impossible for Chen Xie to read these answer sheets one by one, so the office arranged for people to pick out a few answer sheets named by Chen Xie and hand them in. Among them was Xia Wanchun's answer sheet, which was taken out and opened to read carefully, and Chen Xie showed a satisfied smile. This time, there were not many grandiose words, only some careful preparation. As far as Xia Wanchun is concerned, in these ten days, a small private army was formed, with a small number of only sixteen people, but it covered a wide range. First of all, it is mainly young people, and the older ones are only forty years old, and they are still veterans of the new army. The rest of the people had an account room, craftsmen from all walks of life, and a man with them. All kinds of supplies were also prepared, and the main items were iron, clothing and cloth. All are characterized by good health and experience of living at sea.

This common denominator made Chen Xie smile brightly, which is a reasonable match. The first thing to consider is how to survive, put aside the achievements, and a very practical plan for the early development of North America. Chen Xie likes people who have a plan to do things, and those who have studied in Gewu College have the habit of doing this. Have a plan for everything, think of the worst-case scenario, and prepare for it. When such a person arrives in North America, he does not dare to say that he will be successful, but he will definitely live better than others. At the end of Xia Wanchun's plan, there was another one that made Chen Xie feel deeply, he actually mentioned that three years later, he would take his wife to North America.

Thirty percent of young people failed the audit, and the reasons were different. The development of North America is not only a risky action, but also a large-scale investment. If you can't have a clear understanding, you can't pass the audit of the Huating New District Office.

In the end, more than 700 young people passed the audit, and it seemed that a boat could be loaded, but in fact it was not. This represents the investment behavior of more than 500 families, and the formation of the development team has fully exposed the strong financial resources and heritage of the people in the Jiangnan area of the Ming Dynasty. The more than 500 families to which these 700 people belong have made full preparations for them.

According to the principle of voluntary grouping, groups of young people form a team according to the actual situation, and the number of people is more or less, according to the actual ability to rent a boat or bring their own boat. For example, the Zheng family in Fujian Province drove out five armed merchant ships in one go, loaded with various supplies, and sent a total of five disciples. Each of these five people has their own adventurous team, and they are allies with each other.

Another example is Xia Wanchun, who pulled ten friends from the same township, bought a boat directly, not to mention, and reached an alliance with more than a dozen teams from the same township, advancing and retreating together as each other's wings. Chen Xie simply turned a blind eye to these things, and as long as people still exist in society, this kind of thing cannot be avoided.

In mid-April, the Pioneer Team was formed, and the Navy adjusted it to the actual size of the Pioneer Team, and finally sent a convoy of ten warships, and it is worth mentioning that a hybrid warship appeared for the first time in the transpacific procession. As for the civilian input, the scale reached 30 armed merchant ships, with a total number of more than 10,000.

Taking into account many factors, Chen Xie was still in the registration stage, and Chen Xie officially announced that all armed merchant ships going to North America can purchase a certain number of new artillery. For example, an armed merchant ship with a standard displacement of 1,500 tons can purchase ten 75-caliber mountain guns and corresponding ammunition. This policy has attracted a lot of applause, and all along, the new artillery has not been sold to the civilian population at all, and the civilian armed merchant ships have always used the old smoothbore guns or rifled guns.

At the end of April, the pioneering fleet that departed from the port of Huating New District, the mighty north to Nagasaki, gathered here three ships of the Japanese royal family, and a women's service team of 30 people on each boat. Wealthy people can also buy some specially trained female attachés from the hands of traffickers in Nagasaki. This is a nascent industry, a professionally trained young Japanese woman, whose appearance may not be compared with the ladies of the Ming Dynasty, but who are healthy and have experience at sea, and have a certain quality of guard. As soon as it was launched, it was naturally very popular, and Xia Wanchun and his companions each bought one or two. (To be continued......)