Outside Paris.
The sun gradually rose from the east, and on the green land, groups of cavalry continued to gather from the north.
Soon, the strength of Napoleon's side, which originally only had more than 300 cavalry, quickly strengthened to more than 5,000 people.
"Marshal! The Paris Garrison has been fully controlled, and the 1st Grenadier Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division has controlled all roads to Paris!",
An officer just rode up, holding his head high, looking at their commander proudly and said.
"Well done!" Napoleon nodded, then stood up in stirrups, looking at the knights gathered from various troops stationed around Paris, with a smile on his face.
The consuls in Paris were completely unaware of such a large-scale military mobilization.
France is led by these fools and will fall into the abyss sooner or later.
"Everyone, please follow me and go to Paris together!"
cried Napoleon.
"Marshal! Let's go to Paris together!!"
Thousands of knights chanted collectively.
Napoleon waved his hand, quickly. , a team composed of thousands of fine cavalry, headed towards Paris in a mighty manner.
Paris was completely under control, and without resistance, the army carrying Napoleon's marshal's banner entered the city.
The soldiers of the Paris Garrison suddenly shouted when they saw the marshal's banner.
There were even many people carrying weapons and following behind.
When Napoleon entered the city of Paris.
The team behind him has reached more than 20,000 people.
It’s so vast that you can’t see it from beginning to end.
in history.
I'm afraid there has never been such a blatant and aboveboard coup.
When French soldiers and citizens of Paris shouted "Long live the Marshal", they followed Napoleon to the Directory.
Soldiers of the newly formed French National Guard also defected en masse.
"Your Majesty the Consul! Napoleon is back!"
Someone broke into the Directory and panicked the Louisiana governors who were still in the dark and were immersed in seizing the New World.
"Where is he now? In Italy?"
someone asked in horror.
"No, he's in Paris!"
"Quick, quick, quick, let the National Guard take over the defense of Paris."
"Your Majesty the Consul, it's too late!"
"What? He has already entered the city of Paris? Hurry! Pack your things quickly." All the consuls panicked. Paul Barras shook his head slightly and closed his eyes in pain.
Do these idiots really think Napoleon is an honest man?
"He's right outside the door!" shouted the official who came back to tip off the news.
The words just fell.
boom!
The door of the Directory was thrown open.
A group of soldiers wearing colorful military uniforms crowded in from the gate.
Judging from the military uniforms worn by these soldiers.
They came from many French armies.
There were those of the Paris Garrison, and there were those of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Infantry Divisions.
There are the Northern Defense Corps and the Italian Corps.
In short
Almost all French field force soldiers can be seen.
This means.
The entire French army has switched sides.
But the governors didn't know this.
Bright bayonets flashed in the Directory's chamber.
The soldiers stood close to the corner, heads held high, staring at the corrupt and power-seeking governors who had gained power through the Great Revolution.
Right now.
Their commander-in-chief, Napoleon, walked in with his head held high and a victor's attitude.
Behind him were the military commanders of various units stationed around Paris.
Barro Barras couldn't help but feel a chill when he saw this scene.
No matter how many conspiracies and tricks, they can't be used in the face of such a situation.
When people have the power to break any rules.
Conspiracy, just a joke.
"I now declare that I am the lifelong dictator of the French Republic. Who is in favor and who is against?"
asked Napoleon.
Chengdu, Sichuan.
Xu Fugui grabbed the hemp rope and carried a torn bag full of patches on his back. He supported his old woman and his silly son and ugly daughter followed behind. The family of four, tied like this, walked together from Luojiang to Chengdu.
Arrive in Chengdu.
You can get on the boat.
It is said that the destination is Shanghai. After arriving in Shanghai, we will change to a sea ship. It will take more than a month to reach the legendary New World where gold is everywhere.
Bang bang bang!
This is the sound of a whip hitting the bluestone floor.
This sound sent chills down the spines of many Sichuan farmers who were going to the New World with Xu Fugui.
The journey from Luojiang to Chengdu can be said to be a journey of blood and tears.
The vicious government servant didn't beat anyone very much.
He just kept urging everyone to hurry up.
There wasn't much time to eat on the way.
"Hurry up! Why are you wasting your time! You know how much you will have to pay for your delay in my time! If you are delayed for one day on the road, I will have to pay for one more day when I get back!"
Of course it is impossible to lose money.
Now the royal family consortium has taken the lead in establishing the New World Development Co., Ltd., attracting a large amount of private capital to invest in it.
The income is the future mineral mining rights and exclusive purchasing rights of agricultural products in the New World.
There is the example of Northeast Development Corporation.
The original stock recruitment of New World Development Company went very smoothly.
Recruitment of the first phase of 30 million Ming Yuan original shares was quickly completed.
With an initial capital of 30 million yuan, Daming New World Development Corporation quickly became a super company capable of leveraging hundreds of millions of Ming yuan in capital!
With money.
The large-scale immigration plan to the New World can then be launched smoothly.
Of course, the New World Development Corporation's immigration plan must cooperate with local governments.
Local governments are responsible for recruiting immigrants.
New World Development Corporation provides subsidies based on capita.
This subsidy covers the costs of recruiting and transporting immigrants.
For example, in Sichuan, Guizhou and other places.
The population is dense and there is no way out, so local county officials are very keen on organizing immigrants to "make money".
Yes.
Just make money.
Take Luojiang County as an example.
Luojiang County is a county on the edge of the Sichuan Basin.
The population is large, but there is no other income except farming.
Business people are also less likely to invest in Luojiang County.
therefore.
The New World Development Corporation's immigration plan is Luojiang County's way of making money from county officials to ordinary government servants.
For example, if Xu Fugui is sent from Daqiao Town, Luojiang County to the immigration recruitment office of the New World Development Company in Chengdu, he can get travel expenses and food expenses, which is about ten yuan per person.
And this Luojiang County government officer escorted more than a hundred people on the road. When they arrived in Chengdu, he handed over the people, and the remaining food expenses naturally fell into his own pocket - of course, the bulk of the money belonged to the county magistrate, up and down. I will eat this food next time.
therefore.
Along the way.
It can be said that these new immigrants have suffered enough.
In order to save food expenses, the government officials tried every means to deduct money along the way.
So here we are.
Many people were so hungry that they could no longer walk, so the yamen servant had no choice but to use his whip to drive them away.
It's really bitter
Xu Fugui, who was a little dizzy from hunger, took charge of his old wife and took his silly son with him. The ugly girl behind him was also carrying two quilts - which were considered the most valuable items of Xu Fugui's family.
Ancestral.
"Go quickly, go quickly! When you get to Chengdu, the people from the New World Development Company will keep you well fed. They are very rich. They can spend hundreds or tens of millions of dollars at a time. How can they still lack food like this?"
"Also, you have to go to the New World by boat, and you have to walk to the Northeast. Whether it's harder to walk or take the boat, you can weigh it yourself! Don't think that going to the New World is far. In fact, the journey only takes a month, and it doesn't take as long as How much will it grow in the Northeast! And the New World is great, it is comparable to Jiangnan! The bison herds in the wild can feed them for several years!"
The yamen servant cracked his whip several times.
Found no one to move forward at all.
He also knew that he could no longer scare people with a whip.
Not everyone wants to be picked up by people from New World Development Company.
If someone is beaten and found out on the road, the lawyer of New World Development Company is not a vegetarian.
Therefore, this whip can only scare people and not really hit them.
I can't scare anyone anymore.
The yamen servant had no choice but to start drawing cakes.
These are all urban legends.
Anyway, I don’t know if it’s true or false.
For example, the land is so fertile that no one has cultivated it at all. The local indigenous people have very few iron tools and are very backward.
Anyway, they are all good words to attract people.
But Xu Fugui and others don't believe this at all now.
They heard the yamen officer say this.
Someone shouted loudly: "Don't worry about what happens to the New World, we won't leave until we give them food!"
"Yes, yes! You won't leave until you give me something to eat!"
"If you don't leave, you can beat me to death."
"You can chop my head off if you can!"
Suddenly.
A group of Sichuan farmers started shouting.
The yamen servant couldn't help but feel a headache.
In the end there was no choice.
He had no choice but to say loudly: "We will walk another 10 miles. There is a government immigration guest house in the town ahead. Let's go there to eat!"
The Ming court also tried its best to encourage immigration.
Grain depots were set up everywhere to sell food to passing immigrants at very favorable prices.
This is also due to the large-scale development of Nanyang and Northeast China.
Both of these places are good places for rice production.
The efficiency of large-scale agricultural production may not be comparable to the intensive farming of small households.
However, the output of commercial grain far exceeds the intensive farming of small households.
Therefore, in recent years, the price of food in the Ming Dynasty has continued to fall.
On the contrary, there are far fewer cases of people starving to death.
Everyone hurriedly cheered up when they heard that there was food in the town ahead.
"Follow up quickly."
Xu Fugui turned to look at his stupid son and ugly daughter and whispered.
What awaits them is an unpredictable fate.
At this moment.
The first stronghold in the Ming Dynasty's New World.
Governorate District of Jinshan.
Along the large river named Jinsha River to the east, four villages rise from the ground.
The Sands River became the Fraser River in later generations, and the Fraser River was also called the mother river of BC. The water source comes from thousands of years of snow in the Rocky Mountains. Its catchment area covers a quarter of BC’s land, provides 80% of the province’s production value, houses one-third of people’s homes, and irrigates and supports people on both sides of the river.
The lower reaches of the Fraser River have flat and fertile terrain and a mild climate, making it very suitable for agriculture and rich in products, driving the rapid development of Vancouver and surrounding cities.
The Fraser River is named after Simon Fraser, a famous American explorer and businessman in the 19th century. In order to expand and open up trade routes, Simon Fraser led 23 people in 1808 from Fort George (Prince Georger) on the upper reaches of the Fraser River, and went down the river, overcoming many difficulties and obstacles, until they reached the mouth of the sea.
But there was no Vancouver at that time, and there was just a virgin forest and swamp at the estuary.
And now.
There is no Fraser River in this world.
There is only Jinsha River.
The plain area at the mouth of the Jinsha River will become the stationing point of the first batch of Ming immigrants.
It is the river with the most salmon flows in the world.
Every year at the end of September and the beginning of October.
Densely packed salmon will swim upstream from the ocean along the mouth of the Jinsha River.
At this moment.
This is the most exciting time for fishermen.
And in fact.
These migrating salmon also made a significant contribution to the first batch of immigrants from the Ming Empire.
therefore.
At this time at the mouth of Jinsha River.
The open space in front of the first Dazhai built.
People built a salmon statue and named the village Salmon Village.
At the same time, every year at the end of September and the beginning of October, it is also a festival for the Chinese people in the New World to commemorate collectively.
The name is also easy to remember.
It’s called Thanksgiving.
It’s almost the same thing as Thanksgiving for white people on the other side of the continent.
It’s just that the white people were grateful to the Indians and almost killed the Indians to extinction.
What the Chinese are grateful for is the salmon that brought them the first food for the Chinese immigrants who first came to the Jinshan Governor-General. In later generations, the Chinese ate the Jinsha River migratory salmon to extinction. It was said every day in the textbooks of Europeans Mention, every day.
It’s like eating salmon to extinction.
It's bigger than scalping an Indian.
These villages all look like military fortresses.
The future Jinshan City will be based on these four square-distributed Dazhai, and the city walls will be built to connect them, which will be the basic scope of the inner city of Jinshan City later.
Now there are no city walls connecting these villages. They are independent of each other and at the same time are the horns of each other.
There are five hundred strong men stationed in each Dazhai.
The first group to come were two thousand strong men.
There were no women, no old or weak people.
It was thought that the first batch of pioneers to come had to complete the most dangerous and arduous work.
Build a stronghold, open up wasteland, and find out the surrounding situation.
The building materials used in this village are also very primitive: they use the most common logs in the surrounding forests. Thousands of logs are tied together with wires. The small half is buried in the soil, and the large half is buried on the ground. Two rows The spaces between the logs were filled with rammed earth, and a platform was built on top for official purposes. The spaces between the exterior walls were painted with a mixture of shell powder and yellow mud to prevent fire.
Very sturdy.
It is no less defensive than a city wall covered with bricks and earth.
Outside the city walls.
Trenches were dug.
It is two feet wide and one foot deep.
A turret was installed on the city wall.
The sun and moon flag of the Great Ming Dynasty is flying high on the city wall.
At the same time, there were several hot air balloons rising into the sky, keeping an eye on what was going on around them.
(End of chapter)
