Seeing the people below talking about it, Mingyan said, "You can ask any questions you have, and I will answer them for you."
"Director, I heard an old man say that place is colder than Liaodong. I'm afraid of freezing to death if I go there," a middle-aged man shouted.
"You don't have to worry about this. The factory gives you free clothes, two sets of cotton-padded clothes and two sets of single clothes every year. They give you long felt boots in winter and hairspray shoes in summer. They will definitely keep you warm and won't freeze you."
"Where can I live there? It's not easy to survive the winter."
"When we get there, we'll build a camp first. The walls and houses will be built with whole logs. A wooden house is much gentler than a brick house. Burn the fireplace for warmth. It'll be as warm as spring. Don't worry, everyone."
"How far is it from the establishment of slaves? Will they be captured as slaves?"
"It's to the north of Jiannu. Jiannu can't go there easily, but there are a lot of wild Jurchens and wild beasts, and the weather is very cold. There is indeed a certain danger. Your Excellency will send a battalion of soldiers there to protect you from the wild Jurchens. But There is no way to guard against the poisonous insect beasts. I can only equip you with muskets and bayonets. Shoot to scare them away."
"Is it easy to cut down a big tree? Can one be cut down in one day?" Someone was interested in piece-rate wages and asked how many trees one person could cut down. Don't cut down one tree a month.
"The factory will give you high-quality steel saws. With two people pulling the saw, it's no problem to cut down ten trees in one day. The main thing is that it takes a lot of effort to drag it down from the mountain. You can't drag much in one day. Generally, you have to find a place with a river to put the wood. platoon, or hauled from snow and ice in winter.”
"Director, I'm timid. My whole family depends on me to support me. I'm afraid that if there is danger, my mother-in-law and baby will not be able to survive."
"It is indeed dangerous, so we have to discuss it with our families. This time, priority will be given to those whose whole families immigrate there. When we get there, no matter how many people in the family there are, each person will be allocated ten acres of land, and the factory will provide seeds. No matter how much they give, you can do it. But You can't grow it. The master has said to set up a Xinghe Insurance shop. You can buy insurance. You pay half of the money, and the factory will pay you half of the money. It will be deducted from your salary every month. If something happens, no matter whether you are disabled or disabled, If it's still gone, we will compensate you fifty to one hundred times, your family members will be protected, and the land will be given to you permanently."
Soon the workers asked all the questions they were concerned about, and Mingyan patiently answered them all. When the workers had no more problems, Mingyan asked everyone to leave, pay their wages and go home. Those who were willing to sign up would return to the factory to sign up within half a month.
Because the whole family has to immigrate to an unknown and wild land, many people are jealous of the white money and are afraid of the dangers there. But I was reluctant to give up this opportunity. In the past two years, it has become more and more difficult to work as a tracker. The freezing period of the river is getting longer and longer. Many trackers die of freezing and starvation every year, and some even lose their whole families. This life can no longer be maintained.
After receiving the money and food, the workers worried about gains and losses and went home sighing. Some people who have asked for all the food have to go back several times before they can transport all the food back. Each and every one of them went back with a sad face instead of being beaming with joy when they handed out the money.
The Chen family was originally a prosperous family. Although they were not landlords, every family owned about ten acres of thin farmland. It was because there had been no scholars for several generations, and without fame, there was no tax-free privilege. More and more corvees and exorbitant taxes were imposed. In the end, the entire family lost their land and was forced to live in a tracker village, where they made a living by hauling fiber for canoes.
In the past few years, fiber-drawing has become difficult to do, and the Chen family's population has dropped sharply. First, more and more elderly people died of hunger and cold, and then many children also died in infancy. Everyone has a sad face, not knowing what will happen tomorrow.
Chen San and Chen Zuwang ignored the objections of other members of the family and went to work in the shipyard. As a result, each of them brought back two thousand kilograms of cornmeal. It immediately shocked the whole family.
More than 30 family members, including the clan leader, and more than 100 people came to the cellar where Chen San and Chen Zuwang lived. Purpose is one thing.
Borrow food!
"His seventh uncle, just lend me a hundred catties of grain. My whole family is going to starve to death. The weather is too cold. I'm afraid it won't be until the end of February to open the river. There are still two months left. No need to eat." A lean man said while wiping tears.
"Chen Pizi, you have the nerve to open your mouth. The shipyard is recruiting workers. I asked the clan leader to gather you all and take you to work. What did you say at that time? Do you listen to my earnest advice? Now that we have earned money and food, I came here to borrow it, and you said it so easily when you touched your upper and lower lips. I earned this money and food by rolling in mud and water for two months. I will lend it to you. What do you want to pay back? My family will not know how to do it for at least two years. If you starve to death, I don’t care if your family is dead.”
Chen Pizi's family immediately burst into tears.
His wife was crying and rolling on the floor. He cried: "God damn you, you are cruel, you are wealthy. You don't care about family ties!"
When Chen Pizi's father saw that Chen Zuwang didn't give him any face, he immediately became anxious. His family had been without food for two days.
He hurriedly said: "Those in the eleventh house, you can't ignore the first ten houses. They are all born from the same ancestor. You can't lose your conscience."
"We in the eleventh house have lost our consciences. Please touch your own conscience. Yes, do you have this thing?" Chen Zuwang cursed angrily: "We in the eleventh house have starved to death. How many people have you been willing to lend us?" Food? Now these two families are the only ones left in our eleventh house. If you borrow the food, will we all starve to death? Why don’t you return the food? Did you pay back the food when you borrowed it from us?"
The old patriarch said tremblingly: "Old Seven, aren't we all living a poor life? If only there was a scholar in our family, our clan would not be in this situation."
When Chen Zuwang heard this, he became furious and cursed loudly: "For three generations, the whole family has supported you to study in the big house, but you do nothing but eat and drink well. You are the only one who has passed the exam to become a scholar, and you still have the nerve to say so. When I have good things, I think about the whole clan. I take you to work. What do you guys say? Your heads are shaking like rattles. You don’t want to be burdened. If you can’t get fame in the exam, you can still live if you can work hard. Do you have to have the whole family support you? What has become of the Chen family, and you still have your spring and autumn dreams."
Immediately after this sentence, the other nine rooms also started talking, and everyone was very angry. Dafang was so unsatisfactory that for three generations he did not support a single Jinshi, not even a candidate for the imperial examination. No one was willing to support Dafang anymore.
Team leader Chen suddenly became anxious and defended: "Old Seven! Don't talk nonsense. It's not that I won't let the big house go. Aren't I afraid that we will be deceived? The Chen family is so poor. If we are deceived again, How can I live?"
Chen Zuwang jumped up angrily and cursed: "What! Beng is cheating! The Chen family is poor, but Beng is cheating."
