Chapter 482: Migration (II)
Early in the autumn morning, when the warships and caravans left again, there were already more "broken light people" on the merchant ship, all of them were healthy men between fifteen and thirty years old, their expressions were somewhat restrained, they knew each other well, and the topics they talked about were mostly some visions for the future.
Since they had no main source of livelihood, the free people of the town have begun to think of going out to work, and these young and middle-aged people have migrated with some of the town's trading houses.
The merchants paid them well, whether they were doing rough work or apprenticeships, they were all fed, and the extra salary was judged by the level of the position, and when they left home, they were also paid three months' salary in advance and handed over to their families, so that they could work in the business house with peace of mind.
The merchants of these towns were originally more interested in the refugees, and this kind of people were cheaper, weren't they?
The people on the warships of the Navy sternly refused, saying that they were not looking at the large number of refugees on the warships, that they were escorting them on a voluntary basis, and that they could not dare to sell these refugees as slaves! These people from the towns contacted the people on the merchant ships, and as a result, these colleagues also resolutely refused.
Fortunately, these laborers also came out of the coast of the demonic plague, and it seems that they are also very good and able to endure hardships, plus they are originally from the town, and they are also familiar, so these merchants are satisfied, and if they give a little favor, they can get a group of honest and hard-working workers, which is also a good thing.
Unlike these workers, who had to work on merchant ships, more than a dozen warships, except for the warships with the head and tail, were carrying refugees.
The refugees were family-oriented, and the sailors did not harshly treat them, and although they were provided with limited food three times a day, they did not die of thirst and starvation, and they were cared for when they were sick.
What awaits them in the future?
According to the people on the battleship, K1 rescued them to send them to an island where they would live, plead, and multiply, and these refugees were anxious about how they would be treated on that island.
This...... Is this where we will live in the future?" After another ten days of walking, a large island finally appeared in front of everyone, the merchant ships did not stop, but went directly to their farther destinations, and the warships carrying a large number of refugees docked at Treasure Island.
Looking at the beautiful island in front of them, a sense of hope rose in the hearts of the refugees.
"How many refugees have been brought in this time?" Roman, Viscount of Tetachaud, stood on the shore in full costume and magnificently, accompanied by his attendants, watched the victory of a large number of refugees disembarking from the ship.
Seeing that there were a lot of refugees on the ten warships, Romon asked the main thing about this transportation with some uncertainty, and he always felt that there seemed to be a lot more people this time.
"Lord Viscount, a total of one thousand one hundred and twenty-five people have been transported this time. The chief in charge of the transport saluted Romon and replied.
"There are so many people at once?" Luo Rong had not yet spoken, and beside him, a young girl said in surprise.
"yes, why is there more this time?" Seeing Princess Chania looking at the refugees, Romon also wanted to know why.
"My lord, because of the merchant ships accompanying us, the space is larger, and these more than 1,000 people are in one town, and we rushed to the standoff at that time, and we happened to save them from the attack of the little demon...... I had to bring them all back together. The principal replied.
In this case, Luo Meng could only nod his head and say yes, but he was secretly thinking in his heart, there were a lot of people who came this time, and it would take a lot of work just to build villages and houses, not to mention the problem of food.
"Lu Xiupei, has the messenger of the Earl returned?" was busy until the refugees were temporarily living in makeshift grass huts, and Luo Meng found Lu Xiupei and asked about the movement on the Blue Earth Island.
According to the previous agreement, the warship escorted the refugees who were transported, half of each, and each time the transport came, they would first unload people on Treasure Island, and His Royal Highness the prince would give priority to selecting a group to go to Blue Earth Island, but this time, the person sent to tell the prince had not returned, and Luo Meng had some ominous premonitions in his heart.
Half an hour later, one of the attendants knelt down on one knee in front of Romon and told him about the reaction of His Royal Highness the prince and his reply: "...... The Earl said that there was no surplus food in his domain, and that he hoped that you would lend him fifty tons of food for the five hundred refugees......
"Hehe, a good sentence is weak. Luo Meng was quite annoyed in his heart, and said in his heart that this person is too shameless, even if you divide your five hundred refugees, you will be given a batch of food for nothing, and my food will be used to raise people for you, what do you think?
"You can go back again, just say ......" Luo Rong pondered for a while, and felt that it was necessary to write a letter to bring over, so he asked the attendant to wait for a while, picked up the pen, took out a piece of paper, brushed it for a while, and wrote a letter with sincere words.
"The content is very similar to the prince's words, but it is written more earnestly," the letter said that he had just accepted 600 refugees a few months ago, and that winter had just passed, and that the autumn harvest season was not yet yet, and that he could not do anything about the prince's plight, and that his own food was barely enough.
In his reply, Lomonti did not mention the distribution of refugees to the prince. After receiving Romong's letter, the prince shook his head and smiled bitterly, and when only his cronies were left, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "This Viscount Testashaw is really not a loser. ”
He had no choice but to reply, saying, "In that case, then you will accept all these people." ”
This time, Romon replied, "Although there is not much food, let the other people in the territory get a little tighter, and you can squeeze out the rations of this group of people."
Therefore, this group of thousands of refugees was all accepted by Romone, and the matter was decided.
I have to say that Romon is also very tight on food now.
A batch of grain in Shennongjiao can be harvested in ten days, which is enough for 300 tons of grain.
However, Luo Meng can't appear this batch of grain out of thin air, this is too conspicuous, only every half a month, slowly penetrate some grain, ten tons and twenty tons of digestion.
The next thing to be busy with is naturally the resettlement of this group of refugees.
Since a few months ago, Treasure Island had received a thousand people, and the five built villages were already full.
Now these 1,000 people can only be arranged elsewhere.
"Viscount Testashaw, what is this doing?" In the midst of this series of projects, Princess Sinia had some questions about how Romon would settle this group of refugees.
In front of her, on a large open space, thousands of refugees are taking their families as units, one by one to register their names, genders, ages, occupations and other information, and the person in charge of these is the person who was specially transferred from the internal affairs officer system, who has both patience and ability, and has reassured a part of the people's hearts in the face of this group of panicked refugees.
"Oh, they're registering, and when they're all registered, a thousand people will be workers. Standing on the high slope with the princess, Romon looked at the scene in the field and replied softly.
"All of them are workers, and women and children are the same?" A pair of big eyes were bright, but the princess had a lot of problems, and for a while, the princess was going back and forth between the two islands, observing and learning the process of building beryllium.
Romon actually knows this.
"Well, they are all working as workers, there is no free lunch in this world, is it?" Rosso said with a smile, seeing that the princess was a little thoughtful, so he explained: "Kindness, it can't be given in vain, in fact, as long as labor can be exchanged for food and clothing, it is already benevolent, of course, the intensity of work depends on age and physical condition." ”
At this time, the last few people below had also been registered, and Romon walked down.
"Well, look at what he decides. Princess Sinia thought of this and followed.
Behind her, she was followed by her maid, Nina.
"My lord, all 1,125 people have been registered. Seeing Romon coming, the registrar quickly stood up and made a note to Romon .
"Good work. Romon nodded.
"Let's arrange for them to bathe, change their clothes and eat first, they are also tired, and after a day of rest, they will start working again tomorrow. As for the work, according to the pre-arrangement, the men will work, and the women and children will do some laundry, cooking, and other lighter things, and among the more than 1,000 people, there will definitely be craftsmen, blacksmiths, or people who have read books. ”
"Yes, sir. "Naname. & The magistrate has to be ordered to go down.
"Viscount Tertashaw, what are you going to do with these selected people? You must have already thought about it, right?" asked Princess Cinya.
"Yes, princess, these skilled people, I intend to arrange for them to become freedmen in my realm, their technology can bring more benefits to my realm, I will not treat them badly-o" Romon said, "Of course, not all at once, they must be granted after all the works have been completed." ”
"As it should be. Princess Chania nodded in agreement.
At the same time, the port construction of Treasure Island has long been improving.
Just after Romon had sent the princess to rest, he received a report from an official that a group of merchants had come from a distant country to visit the island, looking to see that they wanted to put down roots here.
"Treat them well and reasonable requests can be accommodated. After Luo Meng found out, he was still very happy, he just planned to make Treasure Island bigger and better, since there were merchants willing to come, he naturally welcomed it.
However, he also commanded to keep an eye in secret, so as not to let some lawless people be confused.
After a while, a few merchants who thought it was good rented a house in the port and prepared to open a shop, and some - the freedmen of the big 6 applied to enter.
All of this is thriving, and Princess Sinia sees it in her eyes, and secretly admires it in her heart...