Chapter 807 The Wind and Snow Are Coming

Compared with Li Heng, who only came to the strange continent of North America because he attached importance to his title, Dai Zhiyuan liked this kind of wasteland life from the bottom of his heart. Aside from the feats that can be brought by establishing a colony on the North American continent, Dai Zhiyuan prefers the feeling of watching a city be born in his own hands in a barren land.

Dai Zhiyuan has a strong sense of mission, and he also has a sense of pride that everyone is drunk and sober. Others come to the Americas to make a fortune, and the purpose of his coming to the Americas is really to be the Ban Dingyuan on the sea in this era. Expanding the territory is a saying in the past, and the party constitution clearly writes the words "expanding the living space for the Chinese nation as the mission".

Most party members have a sense of mission, but certainly not all. The only thing in common is that every party member believes that they are the elite of this era and are at the forefront of this era.

Although not everyone is dutiful, Dai Zhiyuan is definitely one of them. Every day, I wake up early and work late to sleep. He didn't like Li Heng to bring a maid over to serve life, but he didn't object to Li Heng doing this, because Li Heng didn't violate discipline. Under normal circumstances, women are absolutely not allowed to appear on the battleship, but this time is an exception, because Li Heng has another identity, that is, the governor of the first colony on the North American continent, and in principle, he is allowed to bring his family. Li Heng didn't bring his family, he had already done a very good job, after all, he had to serve on this continent for no less than ten years.

On this day, Dai Zhiyuan was as usual. I woke up early, walked up and down, and finally came to the pier. Looking at the trestle stretching in the bay, Dai Zhiyuan was in a good mood. This temporary dock was very important to the entire colony, and without a dock, it would have to be carried ashore by boat on a trip.

With the temporary docks, the supplies carried by warships and armed merchant ships could be transported directly to the shore by trestle and carts. The efficiency has been greatly improved. Despite this, Dai Zhiyuan is still not satisfied, and the current trestle is made of wood. The capacity is limited, and you have to think of a concrete pier, preferably with a railroad track, even if there is no locomotive. It was also much more efficient to transport by horse than it is now. Look at the natives who are carrying supplies to the shore in a small cart. Dai Zhiyuan's mind was thinking of the boiling scene that would inevitably appear on this dock in the future.

When I went back, I deliberately took a detour, walked on the simple road, stepped on the residual snow with the horses' hooves, and looked at the farmland that had been leveled out one by one, although it was not very much, only more than 1,000 acres, at least it could guarantee that there would be a harvest next year. This means a significant reduction in dependence on seaborne supplies. The ploughed farmland is covered with snow, and the insects in the field are nowhere to be seen in the winter. Dai Zhiyuan, who came from a farming family, studied agriculture. We know the benefits of doing so.

In winter, the fields are calm, and occasionally a flock of birds land in the fields to feed, everything is so peaceful and peaceful, I don't think that this land has once penetrated with thick blood stains. When the bell rang very suddenly, a dark cloud rose on the field, and the birds fled in panic after being frightened. Dai Zhiyuan, who was on horseback, changed his face, and pointed at the camp with a whip: "Something happened, go back quickly." The sound of horses' hooves sounded in Tatarta, and they didn't dare to run too fast on the dirt road where the snow had not yet disappeared.

When approaching the camp, Dai Zhiyuan heard the cheers, his nervous mood suddenly relaxed, he looked back at the two guards who followed behind him, and said with a smile: "It seems to be a good thing, don't worry." ”

Luda was surrounded at the camp gate, like a hero kneeling triumphantly, moving towards the camp gate amid the cheers and crowds of the crowd. Although it was winter, the colonists did not relax, and they all tried to prepare for the winter outside the camp before the coldest day. When he saw a person along the way, Luda would hold up a piece of gold in his hand, and let the golden light refracted by the sun shine in everyone's eyes. Without speaking, every member of the expedition went crazy at the sight of it, leaving everything in their hands behind and following the returning survey team, cheering as they ran. The guards along the way rang the bells that were supposed to be used for guarding, as if they would not be able to express their inner joy.

Dai Zhiyuan just glanced at the gold held high, and his face showed uncontrollable joy. This is not just for the gold, as long as a ship full of gold returns to Daming next year, it is foreseeable that in the next ten years, this colony will usher in a crowd of people. Maritime trade opened up the horizon of the Ming coast, bringing great wealth and a large number of ambitious adventurers. Among these people, there are only a few successful people, and more are still persistent in frustration. They will be an important source of immigrants on this continent, and with the population there will be a future.

The sky is cloudy at sunset, which is not a good sign, and tomorrow may be a bad weather. But at this time, no one in the colony cares about this. Dai Zhiyuan had to tell himself to stay calm, did not join the cheering crowd, went straight to the headquarters, found Li Heng and said: "Tomorrow may have to change the sky, to say something disappointing, you can't help but make some preparations in advance." ”

Li Heng, who was watching everyone go crazy on the balcony, was also solemn when he heard this. Despite all the preparations and seemingly well-preparedness, this was the first winter on the North American continent. In view of the abnormal climate of Daming in recent years, it is not difficult to relate to the fact that the first snow on the North American continent this winter is not large, but it came a little early.

When a snowstorm comes, if you don't take precautions, it will definitely kill a lot of people. Li Heng didn't dare to be careless at all, and immediately ordered a meeting of all the officers and stewards. The expedition carried out militarized management, and at the first order, all the officers and managers at the level of company commander had to stop cheering and run to the headquarters without saying a word.

Except for those who couldn't be there when they went out, all the officers gathered in the conference room within half an hour, Li Heng and Dai Zhiyuan were the last to arrive, facing the officers and management team of more than 100 people, and said very seriously: "I'm sorry, I interrupted everyone's carnival, the reason is very simple, when you were cheering, the chief of staff found that the weather might change." The first winter in the colonies of the North American continent has just begun, and it is not yet time to rejoice. Even if you find gold, you may collect it in the cold conditions of winter, and you can't do stupid things that people die for money, so I will give the chief of staff a speech. ”

After a brief opening remarks, Li Heng shifted the right to speak, and Dai Zhiyuan stood up and said: "How to survive this winter smoothly, units at all levels have plans, and I won't repeat them here." The only thing to talk about is that everyone must not be relaxed, according to the information issued by the superiors, the winter blizzard on the North American continent is not a joke. Our men can't afford to have accidents, and the slaves try to avoid casualties. From now on, in order to deal with the possible snowstorm, I ask all units at all levels to immediately activate the emergency plan, even if the snowstorm does not come, we must be ready to deal with everything. ”

The meeting was very short, it was already dark, and the chief officials at all levels could not relax. Don't think about the revelry, everyone has to move, check all the supplies needed for the winter, and strengthen the makeshift wooden houses to avoid the loss of slaves in the wind and snow. Set up an emergency team, ready to deal with dangerous situations and so on, many things are busy, and there are still torches everywhere until late at night.

Li Heng and Dai Zhiyuan also stayed up late at night, looking up at the night sky without a single star, and the whining cold wind in their ears, their expressions were very serious, it seemed that the weather might really change. Before departure, a large number of materials were distributed, including such a thing as "Looking at the Clouds and Knowing the Weather". It should be said that all the materials that can be thought of have been prepared, and each team member has issued a copy of the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual". The expedition required everyone to be literate, and having this book in hand would have prevented many more necessary losses. To put it mildly, as long as you read this book carefully, you can deal with some simple diseases.

At dawn, the clouds were overcast, and although the snow had not yet begun to fall, the wind was already blowing. The entire colony was busy again, and with the colony of 8,000 slaves, the amount of food for the winter, firewood for heating, winter clothing, etc., was undoubtedly a huge number. Officials at all levels were no longer happy about the discovery of the gold mines, and there were crowds of people everywhere, carrying as much hay and other materials as possible into the colony.

Li Heng and Dai Zhiyuan acted separately to comprehensively check the response preparations. God still gave face, and it wasn't until it was dark that the snowflakes began to fall down in the wind. Back in the headquarters, looking at the frosty glass window, Li Heng and Dai Zhiyuan exchanged a look, and their hearts were palpitating. If Dai Zhiyuan hadn't discovered it in time and prepared in advance, he might have suffered a lot of losses.

"The wind and snow have come, and the cat can't be idle in winter, so as not to make trouble." Li Heng frowned, thinking of this question. It's like a soldier who has been holding back at sea for a long time, once he goes ashore, he will definitely make some trouble. This point, during the voyage to Europe, Li Heng had a deep experience. The vast majority of the expedition were energetic young men, and there were a large number of indigenous women in the colony, and there were more than 200 Japanese women, who could not cope with the idle young men in such a climate. So, they have to find something to do.

"That's right, first of all, we have to manage those male natives well, and we must not be careless, and deal with them decisively when necessary. They can be organized to learn Chinese, and the supervisory force can strengthen the force on duty. The same is true for other indigenous people, where young women organize to learn to speak Chinese, and the elderly and children are expected to take care of ....... "The two of you have agreed on many details. (To be continued......)