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Chapter 1308 South Wind (Part 1)

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    In order not to let the heart be overwhelmed by the huge sense of guilt, Shen Mo used crazy work to paralyze himself.  Just a few days after dealing with his personal affairs, he began his investigation of Luzon.  He doesn't want to read any official data, he just wants to see for himself how the living conditions of the Chinese in Luzon are and what the prospects for development are.  Can Luzon be merged into Wanghua and truly become a part of China?  Therefore, he refused the company of Shen Jing and Zheng Ruozeng, and only hired a few native Chinese guides.  If it weren't for the fear of being attacked by the natives, he didn't even plan to bring the guards.

    The winter in Nanyang is also very warm. The wind blows from the car window in gusts, and it doesn't feel cold at all.  Looking around, there are lush rainforests everywhere, and those unnamed tropical plants and flowers recede from the car in patches, leaving them far behind.  The mood that had been suppressed for several months finally felt a little lighter at this time.

    This is the first time he has set foot on this hot land. Although many people have heard about it before, only when he comes to see it in person can he experience the magic here As the car passed by, he found scattered plantations  In addition, there are vast expanses of land that are still in a primitive state, stretching as far as the eye can see, and it seems that they will never be developed.  And even in the deep winter season, it is still lush and lush, with abundant water and soil, which is mouth-watering.

    Chen Laoshuan, who was his guide, is an old immigrant who has been in Luzon for more than 40 years. Now that he is old and his life is better, his children let him enjoy the happiness at home, but the old man is still in good health.  Hearing that there were high-ranking officials from the mainland looking for a guide, he signed up regardless of his family's objections.  Silence also particularly needs such an old man who has experienced historical changes and has a wealth of experience to outline the key points. After a simple conversation, he readily decided to use this old man.

    Seeing Shen Mo staring at the land outside the window, Chen Laoshuan, who came out of the barren mountainous area of ??Fujian, smiled understandingly.  He remembered that when he saw the fertile land here for the first time, his eyes almost popped out.  He was a little at a loss, and really couldn't understand why no one plowed and plowed this boundless fertile land?  What a pity!

    ? In China, farmers worked hard all their lives, but in the end they still couldn't get a piece of land that really belonged to them, and there were heavy taxes, which forced people to have no way out.  And what happened to the land here?  Is it really that cheap, so worthless?  Is it because the farmers here are unwilling to farm, or is it that the Nanyang government does not allow farmers to develop?  Chen Laoshuan, who had just arrived in Luzon, was full of doubts Oh no, he was not Laoshuan at that time, and people called him Chen Dashuan.

    But no matter what, at that moment, as a farmer, Chen Dashuan was extremely excited, almost as excited as when he was nominated for the Golden List of Scholars!  With the simplicity and shrewdness of a farmer, he thought in his heart, if he could develop here and then plant rice, or some mulberry trees, tobacco, etc., it would be great. In a few years, he would become a big landowner.  The owner of the manor.

    When he got home, he told his wife the exciting news and said his plan. He said that he did not plan to make a living at the pier anymore The reason why he and his family were able to come to Luzon before the official  , thanks to the blessing of the Age of Discovery.  Forty years ago, the route from Quanzhou to the Americas was opened. Huge sea ships depart from Quanzhou and will sail to the port of Manila in Luzon. After a rest, they will enter the desperate American route.

    ? At that time, there were pirates in Fujian. In order to recruit soldiers, the government wantonly sent more rich households, and the wealthy households passed on the money. In the end, Chen Dashuan's family was forced into bankruptcy.  In a heartless heart, he sold the three thatched huts for two taels of silver as a tribute to fellow villagers who left the ship, and got a place to stay in the ship's warehouse.  He didn't want to recall his experience at sea anymore, because his youngest daughter died on the way and his son almost lost his life.

    After arriving in Luzon, Chen Dashuan worked on the wharf to support his wife and children, but this kind of work was hard and tiring, and he could not earn money. Later, I heard that many people made a fortune by farming and became big landlords.  He was also moved, and ran outside the city to see that there were indeed stretches of plantations, but there were also large stretches of wasteland that no one cultivated.  When I got back, I decided not to carry bags for others anymore, but to take the whole family to camp outside the city to open up wasteland.

    At first, his wife was worried, after all, this is the land of the Luzon Kingdom, so you, a foreigner, can open up wasteland at will?  But Chen Dashuan had already fallen into his dream of being a landlord, saying that there was nothing wrong with it, anyway, he was still there in the desert, wouldn't it be the same to grow wild grass there if he didn't open up wasteland?

    Having said that, he didn't really have a clue in his mind. He thought that maybe his wife was right. If Luzon agreed to allow people to develop it casually, how could so much fertile land be left unused for a long time?  Has it been snatched up already?

    Only later did he know that their worries wereisland.  Nanyang Company and the Governor's Office of Luzon have no kindness at all for those things that do not change, and always use muskets to show their attitudes.

    New immigrants always don't understand such a cruel ethnic policy, but Chen Dashuan always reminds them loudly that if they are not of our race, their hearts must be different, and it is impossible for those aboriginals to live in peace with us!

    In any case, Chen Dashuan's happy life has come. He no longer needs to worry about what to plant this year. After the previous year's harvest, Nanyang Company's order will be delivered to him. He only needs to follow the instructions and grow crops that meet the standards.  , Nanyang Company will go directly to the land to buy, and it will always pay for the goods in full, never in arrears.

    What is even more dreamy is that the Governor's Mansion stipulates that each family has 2,000 acres of tax-free land, that is to say, the cultivated land within 2,000 acres is completely tax-free.  In Chen Dashuan's opinion at the time, he would never have to pay taxes. How could his family grow two thousand acres of land?

    But this year, the order from Nanyang Company was difficult for him. It required 200 tons of tobacco leaves tons, which is the weight unit of Nanyang Company. One ton equals two thousand catties, and two hundred tons equals four hundred thousand catties!

    Chen Laoshuan had no choice but to say that I couldn't take it.  The manager of Nanyang Company asked why it couldn't be answered.

    Chen Laoshuan said, 400,000 catties of tobacco requires 2,000 mu of land, and there are only eight people in my family. How can we get so much land?

    "Could it be that the big landlords in your hometown are all farming by themselves?" The manager laughed.

    "Small landlords do it themselves, and big landlords use people to do it. Of course I know." Chen Laoshuan said depressedly: "If this is in Fujian, let alone 2,000 mu of land, even 20,000 mu of land, I can find someone to plant it. But  This is Luzon, where there are many people and few lands, and every family is too busy with their own land, so who will work as a long-term worker for me?"

    "Aren't there still indigenous people?" the manager asked.

    "Those Nanyang monkeys!" Chen Laoshuan had suffered enough from the natives, and shook his head like a rattle when he heard this: "They are stupid, lazy, greedy and fierce. I dare to hire them, but they are not angry enough!"

    "I really can't say your brother is too honest." The manager said with a smile: "They are disobedient, can you hire a supervisor!"

    "Supervisor?" Chen Laoshuan asked with wide-eyed eyes.

    "Well, just keep an eye on them. If you don't work hard, you will have no food. Let's see who dares to be lazy." The manager said: "You can find them yourself, or you can hire them from our company. I suggest hiring from our company.  Our supervisors are very professional. If you get 200 natives, you only need ten supervisors. It is guaranteed that they will not escape or rebel, and they can only work honestly. If you find them from outside, you need to hire 20.  .¡±

    "Since there are such good conditions?" Chen Laoshuan was a little disbelieving: "Why do you want to be a supervisor? It would be nice to be the owner directly."

    "Hey, do you think those supervisors are our compatriots?" The manager laughed and said, "Wrong, our company recruited and trained them from Annan. They can't do anything else. They are good at being supervisors, definitely better than our own people.  .¡±¡ª¡ª

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