One morning in August 1791, two Cantonese ships worth 10,000 tons were quietly parked one nautical mile outside the port of Batavia, loaded with poor people recruited from the coast of Guangdong. On the west side of the two Cantonese ships
One nautical mile away on the sea, moored are the powerful iron ship Thor in Southeast Asia, and the large sailing ship Beihai No. 1 with thirty 75mm guns.
At this time, several small sloops or two-masted boats docked on the side of the two Tang boats near Narcissus Gate. They were all ferry boats that came to pick up people ashore. Fujianese in ragged clothes and carrying luggage came from
They got out of the cabin, and then, under the scolding of the sailors on the deck, they formed a twisted formation like a "greedy snake" and descended into the boat one by one along the rope net. After a boat was filled with people, it quickly headed towards
Leave the port, and the next boat will come up and continue.
At the same time, at the port of Bacheng, more than 200 local Chinese residents were all standing ready; regardless of gender, they all wore light blue long-sleeved coats and wore large masks on their faces.
Be strict.
Among this group of people, the only one who stands out is Hong Tao, who is wearing a white coat and a mask. Dean Hong Tao is obsessed with the fact that his group of "shrimp soldiers and crab generals" are wearing re-dyed doctor coats every time he sees them.
I can only respond with a helpless smile.
You must know that white is a sinister color in the eyes of ordinary people in East Asia in this era. There is no death in the family, so what kind of filial piety is it? So many people don’t wear anything at all. Hong Tao had no choice but to ask Jiang Asheng to go to a cloth shop outside the city.
The white coats distributed to his subordinates were all dyed light blue with isatis root.
At this moment, he, accompanied by Jiang Asheng, is inspecting the quarantine area near the port. In a while, Bacheng, which is under the control of Beihai Town, will usher in the first batch of Chinese workers. The relevant preparations began one and a half months ago. No matter
Whether it's a mule or a horse, they all have to be taken out for a walk today.
Bacheng’s epidemic prevention procedures are based on the current system in Beihai Town. After the refugees disembark from the fixed trestle, they will be guided along the half-person-high wooden fence passage to two one-meter-deep cement-built tunnels.
In a five-meter-wide and ten-meter-long pool. However, the one in Beihai Town is set up in a wooden house, while here in Bacheng they are all open-air. Each pool is filled with chlorine-containing disinfectant powder;
It is enough to put 5 grams into cubic meters of pool water.
The ingredient of this thing is actually "sodium dichloroisocyanurate", and the source of the raw material is synthetic ammonia. Now the small fertilizer factory in Beihai Town can make it by itself. First, urea must be prepared by synthesizing ammonia, and then the next step is to synthesize "cyanide"
Uric acid", and then synthesize the final product through the "sodium hypochlorite method".
The reason why Beihai Town has high grain yield is not only the high-yield seeds brought back by Zhao Xin from another time and space, but also a very important point, which is the use of chemical fertilizers according to different soil environments. Compared with growing soybeans to fix nitrogen to improve soil fertility, urea
The effect is even more immediate; as long as the amount of fertilizer is controlled, there will be no harm to the soil and crops.
At this point, Chen Qingsong, who has a background in agriculture, made very detailed arrangements. Each administrative village in Beihai Town has established a "land ledger". There are extremely strict regulations on what fertilizer to apply to each piece of land at the beginning and how much to apply.
Adjustments are made every year based on soil test results. Chen Qingsong also plans to expand the coverage of the land ledger to Eastern Siberia starting next year.
Let’s go a step further and let’s talk about the situation here in Bacheng when we come back.
Thirty-year-old Cai Qian, his wife and son, had just stepped onto the trestle and were about to follow the people in front of them into the passage when they were stopped by a guy in a blue coat with a stick in his hand.
"Men and women are divided into two sides! The man's backhand (left), the woman's forehand is flat (right)!"
"Ming (what)?" Cai Qian and his wife were stunned for a moment, why are there still such rules?
The man in the blue coat scolded: "If you don't go over there, will Licha (your wife) show you naked to Dabu (man) for a while? Don't worry, brothers, no one wants to separate you. You will be indifferent for a long time."
Eat porridge) and you’ll see me!”
"Oh! More shrimps, more shrimps!"
Cai Qian came from Xiapu, and his hometown is Tong'an. Because his parents died when he was young, he lived in Shui'ao, Xiapu County. He usually repaired fishing nets for others, and sometimes walked around the streets and carried burdens to sell fish and shrimp to make a living.
I originally thought that my life would go on like this, but unexpectedly, two months ago, someone was recruiting people in the Shui'ao area to work in Batavia.
If this was like before, every Chinese worker going to Bacheng had to pay 20 silver dollars for the ship fare, Cai Qian would not pay attention at all. However, this time is completely different from the past. According to the information from good brother Jin Wuzi, this time
Not only will there be no ferry fee, but you will also be given one silver dollar as disembarkation fee when you arrive at the destination.
Darling! A Spanish double-column silver coin is almost one tael of silver! Is there such a good thing in the world?
With suspicion, Cai Qian, Jin Wuzai and others found the guy in charge of recruiting people in the village. After listening to the other party's vomiting explanation, Cai Qian was convinced that it was true. Dare to love the red over there in Bacheng
Mao was beaten away by a group of Han Chinese who drove a large iron boat. Now they want to plant "rubber trees" there, which requires a large number of workers to work. They are paid two silver dollars per month and are responsible for food and housing.
Cai Qian and his companions had never heard of what a "rubber tree" was, but this kind of pie-in-the-sky thing still made him tempted. Originally, he was thinking about how to go home and explain to his wife and children, but who knew
The recruiter asked him if he was married and how many people there were in his family. He also said that if he could bring his wife and children with him, he would pay the disembarkation fee according to the share of the three people.
So, thinking that the more money the better, Cai Qian brought his wife and children.
Although the smell smelled a little weird, Cai Qian thought it was nothing when he took off his clothes and went into the pool to disinfect. But when it came time to shave his head, Cai Qian was immediately frightened.
"Braids! Why did you shave off my braids?!" Not to mention Cai, the others, including Jin Wuzi, cried and yelled like mourners. Their cries made the crowd of lights outside the house
The guys with their buttocks exposed were all out of their minds and trembling.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! What kind of royal method is this?! Do you have to cut off your braids?
"They all have lice! Why, are you waiting to raise a litter of cubs?" The men in blue coats who were responsible for shaving their heads threw the shaved pigtails into the basket with disgust, thinking to themselves, no wonder "Doctor Hong" asked us to bring them with us
The gloves are really dirty.
"How can I see my ancestors again? Give me back my braids!"
"Why are you howling! It's not like it can't grow back! Whoever keeps making trouble for a while will have nothing to eat, and I won't give any silver coins! Next wave!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the whole room of crying old men suddenly became weak. Why did you come all the way by boat? Isn't it just to earn enough money to return home in rich clothes one day?
The men were like this, and the women were even more crying and shouting. Some people even thought that they were going to become nuns and become monks. However, when the woman in blue coat who was responsible for haircuts also told her about meals and silver coins, a few people
The women also gradually stopped crying.
After shaving their heads, a group of men and women with bare black buttocks still walked forward along the passage. After walking more than 20 meters, they saw another pool in front of them. This pool was much larger than the previous one, but it was slightly different.
, there were several blue coats standing beside the pool, holding long brushes in their hands, and there were several yellow lumps placed on the edge of the pool.
Cai Qian and others were puzzled when they heard a man in a blue coat say: "Get in the water! Use soap and wipe your body well. If you wash it clean, you can get new clothes!"
When he heard that new clothes were being distributed, Cai Lian, who had quick hands and eyes, grabbed a piece of moist sulfur soap and swished it on his son's head. After finishing wiping his son, Cai Lian also wiped it on his own head. But
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to take his son into the pool to wash himself off, he heard the blue coat speak again.
"A bunch of half-headed teenagers! They're going to smear everything on their hands, feet, buttocks!"
While the people in blue coats were shouting, they used the brushes in their hands to brush their bodies vigorously several times. After washing away the dirt in the water, Cai Qian took his son up from the other end of the pool, and followed the rules of the blue coats.
Instructions to keep moving forward.
Basically, after every two waves of people wash, someone will lift up the wooden gate at one end of the pool, and the water will flow into the sea along the dug ditch. After the dirty water in the pool is almost empty, the wooden gate at the other end will be opened.
, the water drawn from the Gillian Canal rushed in, filling the pool.
On the other end, before Cai Qian received his new clothes, a man in a blue coat handed him two white pills and said without a doubt: "Take it!"
"what is this?"
"Anti-miasma!"
When Cai Qian heard this, he quickly stuffed one pill into his son's mouth and swallowed one himself. His son Xiao Shuan grinned and said, "Abba, it's bitter!" After saying that, he was about to spit it out.
"Don't vomit! If you vomit, you won't get food or money!"
Well, this is actually not a medicine to prevent miasma at all, but albendazole to fight roundworms. Dr. Hong has been in Beihai Town for many years and has a lot of experience and lessons in this area. Because if you tell these Chinese workers that they have worms in their stomachs,
, they will definitely think you are cursing him.
When Cai Qian and his son were wearing a new gray top, new trousers, and black protective shoes on their feet, they almost didn't recognize his wife who was wearing the same style. Of course, first of all, it was because of her bald head; secondly, after passing
After some washing, the originally dark woman became much whiter.
There were only a dozen women and even fewer children coming by boat from Fujian this time. In fact, if Cai Qian's parents hadn't died, as well as his father-in-law and mother-in-law, he wouldn't have brought his wife here. But soon,
He then knew the benefits of taking care of a family.
After each drinking a large bowl of rice porridge in the open-air tent that served as a canteen, Cai Qian and his family, who were still not satisfied, followed the blue coat's instructions and finally got three silver coins from a room on the port. In addition, there were three more
A piece of cardboard with personal information and serial number written on it. Seeing that Cai Qian’s wife and children had actually received the money, the other Xiapu fishermen who came with them showed envious expressions. A few of them stamped their feet and felt regretful, saying that they really should have given away the money.
Bring all the children.
The actions of these people made Cai Qian feel that he was very foresight, and his heart was filled with pride. He rubbed his son Xiaoshuan's bald gourd, looked at the tall walls of Bacheng, and couldn't help but long for a new life in the future.
De Guigne, the French envoy from the local government, stood on the balcony of his residence and observed with a monocular for a long time. He really couldn't understand the meaning of these Seris people making the immigration work so complicated.
De Guignes' full name is "Chrétien Louis Joseph de Guignes" and he is 32 years old this year. The reason why he was appointed as a special envoy by the local governor to come to Bacheng is actually related to his experience in Guangzhou Thirteenth Bank. De Guignes
Gine is the translator of French Travel, and he also knows Liu Zheng.
Although they only had a short period of less than a year, the two of them still chatted quite well. You must know that Liu Zheng did not deal with the British and often quarreled; and the French, you know, they were happy to see the British being defeated.
The reason why Leclerc, the governor-general of the French East India Company, sent Deguine to Bach City to ask for help from Beihai Town was mainly because he was really weak in ambition but not in power.
It is said that the French East India Company had the worst life among the East India companies in Europe. The reason for this was that in addition to being punished by the British from time to time, the domestic trade policy towards Guangzhou was constantly changing.
In 1772, Louis XVI's financial director appointed a royal council that worked directly for the king to replace the East India Company's management committee. The members were still the residents of the Guangzhou Commercial Office. But the problem was that they no longer served the company.
, only getting a fixed salary, which has greatly reduced the personal interests of the French staff, and they are all dissatisfied. They vote with their feet one after another, damn it! I quit!
At present, there are only two staff members of the French Embassy in Guangzhou. De Guigne is the translator, and the other is the secretary Wei Ya.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In addition, the reality of Sino-French trade in the 18th century determined that France needed to use a large amount of cash to fill the trade deficit. You must know that French goods are not popular in Guangzhou.
.Before the British Parliament passed the "Exchange Act" in 1784, the French could still make a fortune by smuggling tea to Britain. However, when the British lowered the tea import tax from 120% to 12.5%, the French could not make any money from tea.
It’s money, and the French don’t have the habit of drinking tea.
So you understand why Peter couldn’t get much aid from local governance and went to support Nguyen Phuc Anh’s great cause of restoring the country, right?
When the French Revolution broke out, the National Assembly was established, and the news that the king was under house arrest spread to local governance after two years, Governor Leclerc and his wife panicked. Both of them were nobles.
In the history of another time and space, Leclerc would have to step down next year. But in this time and space, hey, I heard that the Siris people are quite powerful, and they have a good relationship with us.
Needless to say, Count Laperouse went to Beihai Town. He was the first European to visit the territory of the Seris people. His account left a very deep impression on the French who governed the area.
Secondly, thanks to the letter written by Peter to the local governance, he reported in detail how the Thor helped Nguyen Phuc Anh attack Binh Thuan, as well as the signing of the agreement between Bei Hai Town and Nguyen Phuc Anh, which made Leclerc
Very shocked.
Later, when the Dutch were beaten to a pulp and had no choice but to abandon Batavia, the news spread to the local governance again. The governor suddenly had an idea. He sent someone to Guangzhou with a letter of appointment and ordered De Guigne to be the governor.
Special envoy, go to Batavia to negotiate with the Seris people.