On the boundless sea, more than a dozen big blessed ships lined up, with people hustling on the deck, and various dialects mixed in. The Fujian sailors on the ship stared at the large group of foreign tourists in amazement. Listening to them, they were like listening to books of heaven, and they were even more puzzled when they looked at their excited and curious expressions. Isn’t it the sea? What’s so exciting? They are tired of watching every day. They are really a bunch of foreigners who have never seen the world!

This is the first batch of inland immigrants recruited by Zhang Cheng from the inland, with a total of more than 10,000 people, including more than 3,000 Hunanese, more than 2,000 Shandongese, more than 2,000 Guangxi, and more than 3,000 immigrants from other local provinces. Most of these people went to sea for the first time, and it was the first time that they had gone so far to such a far place. It was no wonder they were so excited.

In order to recruit these immigrants, Zhang Cheng went all out. First of all, it was a question of trust. Although Zhang Cheng held the imperial documents, people in this era had a natural fear of leaving their hometown. It was not that life was really hard to survive, who would want to leave their hometown? Moreover, people were somewhat skeptical about the generous immigration conditions offered by Zhang Cheng, and they were exempt from taxes. Where did such a good thing come from? They shouldn't be human traffickers?

Zhang Cheng first explained with great thought and introduced the situation in Dongfan in detail, but the results were very little, and there were very few responders. Finally, he thought of a solution, built a huge factory tent, put the purchased grain in it as local codes, and then erected a propaganda sign and wrote the preferential conditions for recruiting immigrants on it. As long as he signed the voluntary recruitment document, he could immediately receive a small bag of rice and also handed out a bunch of copper coins to settle the house.

The wealth and rice are touching, especially at this time, the impact of the climate of the Little Glacier River is getting bigger and bigger, and grain production is severely reduced in various places. Many people are no longer full of food, especially those who have lost their land and can only rely on long-term work for landlords and rich families. Life is even more difficult and they can't even drink porridge. Looking at the mountains of grain, how can they not be jealous? Some people gradually plucked up the courage to sign recruitment documents and found that they could really receive food and settlement fees, which dispelled their concerns. One spreads from ten to ten, ten spreads from hundreds, and more and more immigrants come to apply for the recruitment.

But even if we recruit immigrants, it is not easy to bring such a large number of immigrants to Dongfan. In this era, transportation was backward and we could not reach Dongfan in a few months. It would definitely not work by land. If we take so many people on land, the local government will definitely interfere. What should we do if we cause chaos in the public? So we can only take water. Although it takes a longer time to detour, we can avoid the obstruction of local governments. As long as we get on the boat, it will be easier.

Fortunately, the intelligence network has been launched, and there are flying pigeons among all intelligence outlets. As long as the time spent on the road is estimated, the nearest outlets in various places are sorted according to the agreed time, first collect the immigrants recruited from various places to the outlet through the river transportation, and then take a sea boat to Xiamen. Baidu is now in Xiamen, and specializes in collecting inland immigrants. After gathering in Xiamen, he will transfer to Dongfan by taking a Dafu ship.

Guo Zhiyuan has tied all the influential maritime merchants along the coast of Fujian to their own warships, and can use their resources to cooperate in all aspects. The heads of the intelligence stations in various places chosen by Zhang Cheng are also capable people, which has enabled such a huge immigration project to be launched without any major mistakes.

The only troublesome thing is that most of these inland immigrants have not been out of the sea, and there are many seasick people. At the same time, the space on the ship is crowded and there are many people who are physically discomfortable. Fortunately, Guo Zhiyuan was foresighted and asked Zhang Cheng to recruit a certain proportion of doctors when recruiting immigrants. The ship also prepared seasickness medicine and medicines to treat common diseases. At the same time, he reminded him to pay attention to the hygiene on the ship and clean the dirty things on the ship every day. In addition, the recruited immigrants are not recruited at any time, and they also need to have a skill in their health. Therefore, there was no epidemic along the way, and there was no large-scale reduction in staff.

On a lucky boat in front, a middle-aged man in a long gown was standing on the bow deck looking at the sea. He did not whisper with excitement like other immigrants, looking forward to a new life in Dongfan. He just stood silently, with a flash of light in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

This person is named Zeng Qisheng, from Xiangyin, Hunan. He is also one of the few scholars with fame among this group of immigrants. Zeng Qisheng was born in a farming and study family, and his family background was only average. However, Zeng Qisheng showed different ambitions since he was a child. Other children only knew how to play and play, but he read the few thread-bound books he passed down from his ancestors with relish.

The family had no money to support him in school, so he ran to the private school run by the landlord in the village to eavesdrop. For this reason, he was often beaten to the ground by the son of the landlord, but he never gave up. He ran to eavesdrop whenever he had the chance. Seeing that he was so studious, the private school teacher waived his tuition and allowed him to go to the private school to listen.

Although his father was just an ordinary farmer, he was still very supportive of his son's love of studying and spent all his savings on his family to buy books for him. However, Zeng Qisheng's journey to the imperial examination was not smooth. The articles he wrote were often considered absurd and strange theory by examiners. He failed many tests and lost all his savings. His family became increasingly poor. His father died of illness when he was twenty years old. Zeng Qisheng became a joke in the local area. Locals all used Zeng Qisheng as a negative example to educate his younger generations, thinking that he was a high-minded person and was a complete prodigal son.

However, Zeng Qisheng ignored the gossip of his neighbors. After his father died, he took on the burden of his family and studied while farming. At the age of 25, he finally became a scholar. He was a scholar in the countryside and was considered the number one figure. The landlord in the village even intended to call him a son-in-law, but he refused, saying that he wanted to take the exam for the juren and had no intention of getting married. The landlord was so angry that he took back the land he rented to his farm. Now his livelihood became a problem and could not stay in his hometown.

Zeng Qisheng did not surrender. He left his hometown and came to Changsha to become a private school teacher. He taught and studied while doing so. God paid off. When he was thirty, Zeng Qisheng finally passed the exam for the Juren. If he passed the Juren, he could become an official. Zeng Qisheng became the family history of the Changsha County Government.
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