"Report, two families have come to sign up." The guard came to the door of the official room and reported loudly.
Ming Yan and Chen Liang looked at each other. Vladivostok was a terrifying and barbaric place, and even those who were exiled would not go that far these days.
It's surprising that someone decided so quickly that the whole family should go.
"Please come to the big conference room." Mingyan said quickly.
As soon as Ming Yan and Chen Liang entered the large conference room, they saw that there were more than 20 people in the two families. The leader was a man in his forties. He had an unshaven face, but he showed a strong aura. The other one looked honest and humble, with his hands and feet so cramped that he didn’t know where to put them.
"My name is Chen Zuwang, and this is my nephew Chen San. Our family is willing to follow the master and go to Nuergandusi to build a future for our children and grandchildren. Factory director, chief engineer, please see if you can take me in. I have burned down our house. .”
Mingyan was immediately in awe, this was a desperate situation!
good! The master needs people like this to stand firm! Dare to act!
"Take it, of course, but we routinely want to know a brief history of your past, can you tell us a little bit about it?" Ming Yan said.
"It can be said that our Chen family was originally a big family in the local area. Unfortunately, for five generations, no one was able to achieve a higher level than a civil servant. The family declined due to the hard work and excessive taxes. Now the whole family lives in the tracker village and makes a living by pulling fiber."
Mingyan nodded and asked, "Can you read?"
"I can read, but I can't write articles. I can understand ordinary notices."
Mingyan looked at it carefully and said, "To be offensive, your nephew looks like a tracker. His shoulders are high on one side and low on the other. You don't look like a tracker."
"Hahaha, I have good eyesight. I have never had any stretch marks. I worked in the Denglai Navy for twenty years. My son took care of me, so I retired and returned home. This time I dug soil to see if my body was still healthy. Okay, let’s earn some food, after all, life is difficult now.”
Mingyan said in surprise: "You have been a soldier of the navy, what did you do?"
"Helmsman, an experienced helmsman for more than ten years."
Mingyan's eyes lit up, she had found a treasure.
"Then you can read the needle map!"
Chen Zuwang smiled contemptuously, "I really don't know how to read a needle map."
Mingyan said strangely: "You can't read a needle map, how do you know the route and how do you navigate."
"I have been to the place you mentioned. I used the technique of crossing the ocean to guide stars, and at the same time, I used a black warm ocean current."
"You actually know how to navigate by stars. Oh my god, you also understand ocean currents." Ming Yan was shocked.
He was worried about how to find talents who knew the shipping routes. It wasn't that the Ming Dynasty didn't have talents, it was that they were all buried.
"Old sir, how long will it take you to take the fleet?"
"It depends on whether the trade winds are used well and whether the ocean currents are caught accurately. It can take as fast as ten days or as slow as half a month. You will definitely get there. That place is a fake ice-free port. In winter, there is no ice in the port, but It’s freezing outside the harbor.”
Mingyan patted her thigh and said, "You have really been there. The master wrote about the situation there. Not many people know about the situation there."
Mingyan directly took out a banknote and said sincerely: "Old sir, take this money. This is the settlement allowance for your two families. I've decided that you don't have to go logging, and you can work as a navigator for the fleet. , just the chief helmsman, with a monthly salary of twenty taels. Your nephew will work for you, with a monthly salary of three taels."
Gu Chen Zuwang took it and looked at it. He was shocked and quickly pushed it back.
"No reward for no merit. My ability has not been proven yet, so I cannot accept it. This money is too much."
Mingyan smiled and said: "For your ability, this money is not much at all, so you can keep it with peace of mind. Our group attaches great importance to ability. As long as your ability is big enough, our master will never be stingy with money."
"Okay, then I'll accept it. If my boss thinks I'm not good enough, I'll take it back."
"Tomorrow the shipyard will start laying the keel to build a high-speed ship that has never been seen before in the Ming Dynasty. If it can be successful at once, I am afraid that it will take ten days to travel between Vladivostok and Beitang. The sea ice will thaw at the end of February, and the ship is expected to be almost ready. When the time comes, I will go and see for myself, and you will be the helmsman.”
"It takes two months to build a boat. That's too fast."
"This ship is not big, only 200 materials, about 70 tons. It uses a designed steel keel, hot riveting process, and steel ribs. The frame parts are all ready, just in the warehouse, and the ship plates are made Okay, just heat and bend it and it’s ready to go on the board, it won’t take long.”
Chen Zuwang was stunned when he heard that steel can be used to make the keel and ribs of the ship. How much does it cost? This owner is too wealthy. Su Gang is so expensive.
What kind of technology is hot riveting? I have never heard of it.
"With so many people, including the elderly, the weak, women and children, sailing is no joke. We have to be responsible for the safety of the workers, so after the ship is built, it will go to sea. Let's go there in person. If there is no problem, We are renting enough Dafu boats to transport workers and their families there."
Chen Zuwang nodded excitedly. He had seen too many officials in his many years as a sailor. They did not take soldiers seriously. In their eyes, soldiers were just numbers, and losses were just increases or decreases in the numbers on the roster. Lord Yang Fan of the Imperial Guard Qianhu has feelings for the soldiers and is a good officer worth following and working for.
"I, Chen Zuwang, guarantee with my head on my neck that nothing will go wrong. I will bring the fleet safely to Vladivostok."
"I believe you. I will send a letter to the master to announce the good news. During the shipbuilding period, the master will probably send you to Zunhua Academy to become a disciple of Miss Yaoguang and study unexpectedly. You must be prepared."
After settling down Chen Zuwang's family, Mingyan wrote excitedly to inform the master of the good news, and sent a fast horse postman to the capital overnight to deliver the letter.
In the past two days, people started to sign up one after another, some came alone, and some came with their families. Just come and settle down.
On the east side of the shipyard, a large piece of land is surrounded by barbed wire, and cotton tents are constantly being installed.
There were regimental officers armed with flintlock rifles standing guard at the gate. The new workers and their families whispered and heard that these people were all Jin Yiwei. With trepidation and fear, I walked cautiously.
Lin Wei stood on a wooden box, holding a tin trumpet and shouting loudly.
"Everyone, line up. The first thing you should do after entering the camp is take a shower and change into new clothes. You can't bring lice and fleas into the camp. Your belongings will be put in bags with your name on them, and they will be picked up when you come out. You can't throw them away. It’s also indispensable.”
"Uncle, why do you need to take a bath? Are both men and women taking a bath?"
"Nonsense, of course there are men and women taking baths. Are you stupid? Didn't you see that there are women in the women's baths? This is a rule. People who get on the ship must take a bath to avoid bringing diseases on board. You follow me , all the female members of your family are following your aunt. Follow the command."
Men line up in a line, women line up in a line. Enter the large cotton tent groups in two directions. Looking from the outside, the small skylight of the tent is steaming with steam.
Chen San and Chen Zuwang had entered the first tent and faced several soldiers, the legendary Jin Yiwei.
Chen San's legs suddenly felt weak. This was the notorious Jin Yiwei.
"You two take off your clothes, put them in the bags, and then register your names." A man who looked like an officer brought over two linen bags.
