Chen Lin thought for a moment and said: "As you know, the villain's second uncle is a homeless man. He cannot raise a girl as a man."
Li Yao'er thought that what you said was quite satisfactory. It was obvious that there was deep suspicion between the uncle and nephew.
Although this kind of contradiction is a trouble at work, it is also an advantage. At least there won't be an alliance between them.
When Li Yao'er first came out to work on the rural cooperative medical system, what he was most worried about was the "disunity" and "awkwardness" among the indigenous collaborators. However, after several years of practical work experience, he realized that unity among the indigenous collaborators was a problem. Unanimity is a headache. A little conflict never hurts for her.
I have become a "scheming girl" now. she thought.
After years of working with local indigenous people, she has a more thorough understanding of the people's hearts and humanity in this land.
The cooperation talks in the afternoon went very smoothly. The households Chen Lin selected were all poor members of the Chen family, and their family situations were similar to Chen Ji's. Li Yaoer also negotiated very favorable conditions. As the first batch of demonstration households to participate in the cooperative, they received technical guidance from the cooperative and produced according to the instructions of the cooperative. All the required production materials and daily necessities were provided by the cooperative in the form of interest-free loans. supply. After the end of the production year, the cooperative purchases all products at the price agreed in the contract, and all remaining profits after settling the loan belong to the demonstration households.
The condition for demonstration households is that they will serve the cooperative as technology extension personnel in the future.
Chen Ji and his family were confused about so many terms, but when they heard that all the means of production and living expenses could be provided without interest, they all agreed.
Farmers are not resistant to loans, especially farmers engaged in breeding, who are very dependent on loan turnover. Now that the Senate is willing to provide interest-free loans, it is a piece of cake for farmers.
In the past, this matter wouldn't have been handled so smoothly - after all, the clan was still in charge, and some things wouldn't have been easy to handle without the clan's approval. Chen Xuan is now in power in Nansha, and he "firmly supports" whatever the Australians do, so this matter is handled smoothly.
Li Yaoer finished his work and was in a good mood. On the way back, she praised Chen Lin again, saying that he was "young and promising." He also said that since he was living in Chen Ji's house now, he should help him more and report any difficulties to her as soon as possible.
The work was done as soon as it was said and done. Within two days, all kinds of sericulture materials were shipped from Guangzhou, including silkworm seeds and mulberry branches. Chen Lin was dazzled as he followed Shen Su on errands - the Australian was also full of tricks in raising silkworms.
He had an eye for "learning", so he was naturally "not ashamed to ask", and Shen Su also "taught everything he could" and taught him all kinds of joints.
Speaking of which, there is nothing unusual about Australian sericulture, but the details are very well controlled. There are standards for every step, and they do not rely on experience or metaphysics. Do what you want to achieve certain standards. And these standards are not just based on looking with the eyes, asking with the nose, twisting with the fingers, but are tested with a variety of instruments. How much is measured is what it is. Just how to ventilate the jam room every day depends on the thermometer, hygrometer, anemometer... These Australian instruments provide accurate information every day. Chen Lin first followed Shen Su to learn how to use and observe the readings of various instruments, and how to make inspection records every day...
After being so busy day by day, I am really busy. But Chen Lin has never felt so fulfilled. Raising silkworms and reeling silk is an industry he has been familiar with since he was a child, but doing these things under the command of Australians is a completely different experience. He saw that Australians were not only knowledgeable, but also decisive in their actions. If there were any problems, everyone would sit down and discuss them. My good impression of Australians has increased a bit. Originally, he had made up his mind to stay here for a few days and then look for an opportunity to return to Guangzhou to join his cousin. Now that Li Yao'er valued him so much and could learn a lot, he wanted to stay here and run the business well with this Australian woman.
But my cousin is still waiting eagerly for news about him. After much thought, he decided to write a letter to his cousin first, explaining his current situation and saying that he had a rare opportunity and planned to learn from the Australians. For the time being, he can no longer engage in the cotton textile industry with his cousin in Nansha, but he is interested in this matter and is willing to continue to promote it. In addition, he also asked his cousin to check whether his third uncle had gone to Guangzhou - his third uncle was not a person who was willing to live in seclusion at his in-law's house, eating and waiting to die. It was very likely that he went to Guangzhou to visit relatives and friends and find another way out.
After writing the letter, he still asked Chen Qing to deliver the letter. He told him: "Be careful along the way. After delivering the letter, come back quickly."
This winter in Lingao is different from previous years. The north wind brings more coolness. Some people even said they saw snowflakes. It’s hard to say whether there were snowflakes or not, but frost appeared in Lingao.
The sentries of the 1st Guard Battalion, who originally wore at most a thin woolen coat in winter, have put on new gray woolen coats made in England. The cylindrical sheepskin military caps make them look a bit like soldiers from the Imperial Russian era.
The sentries were dressed so warmly, but the Dutchman, who was circling in circles at the sentry post, waving his arms in anger, expressing his dissatisfaction to the guards, was red-faced and had steam coming out of his head.
Wang Kai smiled, put down the telescope in his hand, walked back to the desk from the window, and picked up the phone.
"Take the guardhouse," a small pause. "That's almost it. Let him come up."
In less than a minute, Van de Lanteron, the special trade representative of the Dutch East India Company, arrived at Fatty Wang's door. Fatty Wang's adjutant and translator came in to inform him, and Fatty Wang motioned for the two of them to come in.
The original representative of the East India Company in Lingao was Mr. Lebu Trini, an Italian. However, the current situation made the Batavia Council believe that Mr. Trini's level was not enough to undertake this mission, and specially sent Delantron, a senior businessman, to negotiate.
"Dear Senator, I must express in the strongest terms the adverse effects of restricting the movement of diplomats, especially when I have a letter from Anthony van Diemen, the new governor of Batavia, and both of you are in Japan. In the case of some regrettable incidents in the sea area. The tightening of communication channels, the simplification of rituals, and the unnecessary malice. Once these problems become normalized, they will inevitably cause the shrinkage of communication and the paralysis of management between the two parties. Then it will eliminate the continuity of business and weaken the influence of both you and me in the Far East..."
"You mean, there is a letter for me?" Fatty Wang interrupted Delantron's hysteria.
"Uh...yes." Mr. Delantron paused, as if he had eaten a fly. "I wish I could read this letter in a more dignified setting."
"No, what you need is a more friendly environment. Let's talk about two things that happened in Japan."
"Oh, I agree, don't worry, we'll be very tolerant, as long as we stay friendly on Japan routes in the future."
"I think you misunderstood." Fatty Wang motioned for Delantron to sit down. "We haven't determined the responsibilities yet."
"We are on the incoming route and your ship is traveling parallel to the coastline, in accordance with the regulations we have agreed upon..."
"But our ship is performing armed patrol duties, and the coast guard flag it flies is a public ship. It is you who should give in."
"But we know the "Orient Train". She once visited Batavia as a merchant ship. This..."
"The identity of the ship depends on the flag rather than the impression. Of course, we also intend to deal with it with a tolerant attitude and are not prepared to ask you for compensation."
Delantron's face was not pretty, but judging from what he just said, it seemed that he didn't intend to get too involved in this matter: "Well, I hope this does not affect the relationship between you and me. Speaking of which, Why are your ships patrolling near Japanese ports?”
"It's not because a merchant ship that is closely related to you was robbed nearby." Fatty Wang smiled evilly. "Of course, it is also because the trade route with Japan has long been within our sphere of influence. We have also made some progress in persuading the locals, and it is reasonable to arrange patrols. Do you have any objection to this?"
"Of course not, of course not. We are happy to see our partners establish a stable business order in East Asia. This is a good thing for everyone."
Mr. Delantron's choice of words is very particular. "East Asia" is to avoid the "bulk goods purchased from Australia and Song Dynasty shall not be sold in the pan-China area" in the trade terms; while "commercial order" is to avoid and delay Confirming Australia and Song Dynasty’s growing control in East Asia.
The trade with Japan, represented by cane sugar and raw silk, was extremely profitable, but its scale was limited. Considering the location and transportation capacity of Australia and Song Dynasty, there was no reason to leave it to others. Of course, the Dutch did not dare to go into battle in person, but sent some Chinese agents to secretly earn some precious metals. When the scale of these sneaky behaviors was small, Australia and Song Dynasty could still tolerate it. After all, the Dutch had a little more liquidity, and they were buying goods from Australia and Song Dynasty anyway.
But things have changed recently, and the Dutch's appetite is growing. The reason is easy to analyze. Historically, before 1641, the scale of the Dutch's Asia-Europe trade was not stable. Even if they were hungry and full, even if it was the upper limit, it was not as good as the average level of the high plane. Thanks to Song Ao, their business is booming and its scale has expanded, but the principal in their hands has barely increased compared to the old time and space. The wealthy Spaniards can transport boatloads of silver to the Philippines to maintain their distant rule, but the notoriously stingy VOC shareholders will not do this. Their goal is money. If an East India Company commissioner for trade in the Far East had suggested to his superiors that he send a cargo of silver from the Netherlands to Batavia, he would probably not survive the next day.
