New Shun 1730

When I felt like I was about to vomit all the yellow bile, the boat finally stopped.

"Arrived in Nanyang!"

I don't know who shouted, and these naked men from northern Jiangsu who had been suffering from seasickness for more than ten days wanted to stand up after hearing this.

However, several men carrying sticks rushed in and beat those who got up the fastest.

"Who told you to move around? You can't move around when you get there. You will disembark one by one in a while! Tomorrow, we will clean up all the sand you spit along the way and spread new sand."

"Now, walk out row by row!"

Relying on the stick to maintain order, although people like Zhang Pizhu were full of longing for land, they could only wait for their turn to get off the boat before daring to go out.

The sunlight outside shone directly on their faces, making it impossible for these people who had been stuck in the cabin for more than ten days to open their eyes.

"Hey, dear, it's already November, why is the sun still overhead?"

Seeing the position of the sun in tropical winter for the first time, Zhang Pitu covered his eyes with his hands, looked at the sun through his fingers, and exclaimed in curiosity.

It was still freezing cold winter when we boarded the ship, but now it’s scorching hot summer. Although he was naked, it wasn't very cold.

Just like before boarding the ship, after disembarking, they were also driven into a large complex of simple wood and grass buildings.

In the evening, we eat potatoes. This can keep us full, and everyone can eat as much as they can.

The next day, the smelly sand was cleaned out on the ship, the cabin was cleaned, lime was sprinkled, and new sand was added.

For about seven or eight days, I spent the next seven or eight days squatting in this hut. Mosquitoes seem to be trying to eat people at night, and the smoke of grass burned in the yard to repel mosquitoes never stops every night.

The clothes are still not distributed. It is said that this is just a transit station. Once you get here, put the redistribution. Mix people up.

Those in the same village should try not to be in the same plantation; those in the same prefecture should try to be in the same plantation because of dialect issues.

Those with wives and those without wives must also be separated according to the difference in labor required for the plantation. Some plantations needed women, while others barely needed women.

In seven or eight days, Zhang Pizhu no longer suffered from seasickness, and he ate some of the most filling meals he had had in years.

The dry ones have potatoes.

It's watery with pumpkin soup, and sometimes there are a few grains of rice.

Everyone here is an expert at scooping out rice grains from watery soup. Unless you come from a poor family, you won't be able to do this skill at all. The spoon is stirred in a large pot where dozens of people are eating. Those with good skills only need to stir and note, and then lift it vigorously to make the spoon full of rice grains; while those with poor skills often can only drink rice soup.

It can be said that, for the time being, life is happy.

Except for the sweltering heat and the mosquitoes that make you want to cut your flesh off at night, everything else is fine.

A few days later, Zhang Pizhu learned that this place was called Coconut Grove City, and it was originally called Batavia. They are not in the city, but in the suburbs. They will be sorted out after the second batch of people arrives.

They were assigned to different places based on their height, physical condition, family origin, and whether they had dependents or not.

As for what he is going to plant, Zhang Pixu still doesn't know.

My wife is in the camp next door, and there are women there. There is an army stationed nearby, but the soldiers are in no hurry to harass the women here.

I heard that, firstly, the control was very strict, and I had a special greeting from above; secondly, the soldiers here usually spent money to buy wives, and from serious human traffickers, they spent several months’ salary, and the deed of sale was complete, and the parents’ paperwork was complete. They are all here, so there will be less trouble in the future.

Traffickers collect goods in disaster areas and make a profit. Many human traffickers were in this business when they were in Whale Sea. They are familiar with the roads and can get through all the joints.

But Zhang Pizhu didn't know that. He was only concerned about where he was going in the future and what he was going to plant.

After waiting anxiously for seven or eight days, the second group of people also arrived. Like them, they were also naked. After entering, they first cleaned the cabin, then cleaned themselves, and finally built a house.

There are more and more people here, and more and more people are in charge, and some people in military uniforms have begun to appear around.

It was also the first time that Zhang Pili saw the Nanyang garrison. Judging from the color and appearance of the clothes, they looked similar to the military masters he saw in his hometown.

But there are still differences.

The Nanyang garrison is not wearing a red tassel felt hat, but a kind of hat made of wood that looks like a felt hat, with a cloth curtain around the neck. I heard it is used to prevent mosquitoes here.

Occasionally, there would be some officers wandering around the camp. Zhang Pizhu, who had developed the habit of going to the toilet, once again saw several military officers next to the toilet, and was so frightened that he quickly stepped aside. The officers were talking as they walked.

"The Duke said that this kind of sea transportation with tens of thousands of people should be treated as a drill. I think just from the perspective of transportation and logistics, we are better than those Westerners. I guess it is too far away to say , Just talking about Nanyang, there is no problem in logistics and transportation for a scale of 40 to 50 thousand people. "

"In the first year of this year, we did a good job. The supplies, stops along the way, and food preparation were all very good. I heard that there was a big problem with the logistics preparations for the British expedition. People died before they even got on the ship. Hundreds."

"Since the group of retired people who go to the company here can do it on this scale. If the military wants to do it, the scale must be bigger than this."

Another officer said: "Nonsense, what's the use of this? Nanyang simply can't fight a battle of 40,000 to 50,000 men. If the navy can withstand and defend it, it can only fight a battle of 3,000 to 5,000 men at most. Fight those That's it for a small country. If the navy can't stand it, and you can't transport even one person, wouldn't it be like us fighting the Dutch? Once the fleet is destroyed at sea, all the islands will become isolated islands..."

"As for those who don't need to fight at sea, it's like fighting Wandan. Isn't that just a casual battle? It's just a field battle and casually crushed over. This kind of drill is useless if you ask me. It really has to go far. For example, if we transport troops from the UK to Luzon, we may not be doing the same thing.”

"Unless we fight against Annam, Siam, Burma, etc., it might be useful...but I don't think we can fight. If we really want to fight, we can't expand our army? We can't transfer troops from the Beijing Camp in the north to this hot and humid place, right? ?”

A few officers were chatting, followed by a few people, carrying books, looking around, looking carefully, and writing something from time to time.

Zhang Pili could hardly understand what they were talking about, and he had no idea what these officers were doing here, but he always felt that this place was different from his hometown.

Whether it was the soldier's hat or the words the officer said that he had never heard before, they all felt strange. I can't tell what the problem is, or maybe it's just because I've come to Nanyang, a new environment that is completely different from my hometown, and I always feel something is different.

When the officers walked away, the bell in the distant camp rang. Zhang Pili didn't dare to neglect and hurried to the house where he slept. If he didn't arrive before the bell stopped ringing, he would be beaten.

After running over, there were already a few people standing in front of the wooden house.

Some people wearing clothes were standing in front, and some people were waiting there with pens and papers but they did not look like scholars or gentry in appearance.

"If your number is called, come over here!"

After everyone arrived, the people in clothes shouted some numbers, which were the numbers on the small signs given to everyone. Although Zhang Pihu didn't recognize it, he knew it by heart. He was Zhang 363.

Someone would call this roll every day before eating and going to bed, and he had memorized it by heart these days.

After waiting for a while, his name was called, and he quickly walked over there. The family that came with him was not with him, and he didn't know where they were arranged.

The people here didn't see anyone from their own village, so they all dispersed.

After the names were called, Zhang Pizhu was loaded onto the ship again. This time it was not as torture as last time. It took only two days to get off the ship.

The place where we got off the boat was at the mouth of a river, and there was a small village. People in the village came out to watch, and it was the first time for Zhang Pizhu to see people here. They were short and dark, and they said some words that he couldn't understand at all.

Next to it was another pile of wooden houses. This time before entering the wooden house, I was finally given a set of clothes, a set of bedding, a set of mosquito nets, and a gourd kettle.

"The gourd kettle is given to you by the master. You must fill it with hot water before starting work. You cannot drink the water when you see it."

"Clothes, bedding, and mosquito nets are all recorded in the account first. The owner is kind-hearted and does not count the interest."

"Let's settle the accounts first. For the shipping fees, food and drink, you will need to work for a total of three years."

"After three years, if you are willing to work here, the salary will be calculated as six taels of silver a month, and with subsidies a year, it will be eight taels of silver. Food and accommodation are included."

"After working for three years, I will give you a small piece of land, and you can plant whatever you want. If you don't have to pay for food and accommodation, there are long-term workers and short-term workers. Short-term workers will be paid by the day, and we will talk about it when the time comes; for long-term workers, it will be a month. It’s one, two or three denarii.”

"Before this, everything for food and use was kept in accounts and the money was transferred. We also keep clear accounts. If it does not exceed 2 taels, there will be no interest. If it exceeds 2 taels, the interest will be calculated at the rate of 2 cents. In the future, work will still be done. "

"Those who have a wife, first of all, take care of yourself. If you are pregnant and it affects your work, don't worry about it. Everyone has a quota every day. If you can't meet the quota, you won't be able to get paid. When the time comes, you will be pregnant. If the child cannot meet the ration, you will have to pay for your wife’s food and drink on credit.”

"After three years, if the land is divided and the debts are paid off, it will be up to you. You can save money to build a house at that time. It's up to you."

"There is one foreman for one hundred people. First, someone will teach you how to do it. The ugly thing is up front. Before the debt is paid, if you can't stand the hardship and run away, there is no place to run. The woods are full of poisonous snakes and beasts. Without everyone, , mosquitoes can even eat you.”