Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 999 Huge changes
In Hong Kong, the sea breeze from the warm Atlantic Current blows in gusts. In the past, there must have been a lot of complaints, similar to the damn weather, the damn wind and so on.

For the Falmouth fishermen who used to go fishing for a living, the weather is really important.

But now, the people who are busy in the port are all tired and sweaty. In winter, many people are even so hot that they only wear a single piece of clothing, working very diligently.

"Whoo~"

"Cool~"

Tom and Jack were carrying a big rock, tired and sweating profusely, and when a gust of wind blew, they immediately felt so comfortable that they couldn't help shouting out.

Ever since Cornwall was ceded to Ming Dynasty, Mr. Tian Erniu, Governor of Hong Kong, started large-scale construction here in Falmouth Port.

The Governor's Mansion, Garrison Mansion, Forts, Ports, Roads, etc., under this series of infrastructure measures, a large amount of gold and silver were scattered, which also made the entire Falmouth Port rapidly prosperous and lively.

A large number of people from all over Cornwall come to work here because the income is high and very stable.

Fifty copper coins plus two catties of flour per day, such a high salary, almost attracted tens of thousands of people to come here to work, and the entire Falmouth Port became a large construction site.

In addition to the large amount of construction that has attracted people from Cornwall to work, because this area is already under the jurisdiction of the Ming Empire and is an overseas territory of the Ming Empire. In addition, the war between Daming and Spain and the Three Kingdoms has basically achieved Victory, the sea power of Portugal, England, and France suffered a heavy blow.

And Falmouth is a place belonging to Ming Dynasty. The powerhouse of Ming Dynasty has spread in Europe, and almost no one dares to provoke it. Therefore, it also attracts a large number of businessmen to come to Falmouth to do business.

Among them, some ships from Ming Dynasty transported a large amount of goods from Ming Dynasty to Hong Kong, which further promoted the prosperity here and attracted a large number of businessmen to come here.

All of a sudden, merchant ships from Western European countries gathered here in the whole of Hong Kong, gathering a large amount of supplies, such as flour from the Holy Roman Empire, French wine, olive oil from Venice, Italy, etc., and even Portugal has begun to sell slaves to Here comes the deal.

As local aborigines, Tom and Jack naturally enjoyed many benefits.

One of the biggest benefits is the rapid drop in food prices. You can buy a catty of flour with a few copper coins, and you can easily earn more than ten catties of flour in a day of work. Good bread instead of the dark, hard bread of old.

Lower taxes, security guarantees, and prosperous businesses allow this place to grow rapidly.

In less than a month, the whole of Falmouth has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The rapid expansion of the pier, which was originally only used to moor small fishing boats, is enough to berth large ships to meet the daily needs of ships. At the same time, a large number of people can work as porters at the pier for a living.

The original dilapidated small fishing village had very muddy roads. The cement from Yuanda Ming quickly paved a spacious, clean and tidy cement road. Now everyone likes to chat on this road when they are free. Both sides of the road are also newly built. Several large taverns.

Forts and watchtowers were built on both sides of the port, and the cannons showed their ferocious faces, deterring all the young people.

A tall lighthouse was built here at the port, and old John from the fishing village became the first tower keeper. It was a formal and personal job. He went to the lighthouse to light the lights every night, and then added whale oil from time to time. Therefore, he can receive a silver dollar remuneration from the Governor's Mansion every month, which is enough to guarantee Old John's living needs.

According to the customs of Daming, there is another person who is dedicated to shifting shifts every night. This job falls to Old Bill. He needs to walk around every night to remind everyone what to order at that time.

Old Bill can also receive one silver dollar a month, which is enough to support Old Bill and his elders.

In addition to Old John and Old Bill, there are more than a dozen people who have become servants here in the Governor's Mansion, working for the Governor of the Governor's Mansion. Everyone has a good income, which is considered a decent job.

Everyone can see this series of changes. Although everyone is somewhat resistant to suddenly changing from an Englishman to a Daming, the change in life is real and visible.

In the past, everyone relied on fishing, and their lives were tight. Half of the fishing harvest had to be paid, and food was a problem.

In many cases, everyone's staple food is the dark and hard black bread and even worse horse bread. Horse bread is bread made of peas and oats, which is specially used to feed horses, so it is called horse bread.

Even with such terrible food, starvation is indispensable many times, and many elderly people basically starve to death.

But it’s different now, as long as you are willing to work, go to the Governor’s Mansion to help with the infrastructure, you can eat the best white bread, and even when you have a little spare money, you can buy some butter, cheese, eggs and meat .

The old people can also get a simple and easy job, and the old people who are over [-] years old can receive food, salt, and tea from the Governor's Mansion every month according to the law promulgated by the Son of Heaven. One point directly bought the old man in Cornwall.

"Tom, I have good news for you~"

Both Tom and Jack are very serious about their work, because the Governor's Mansion will give everyone a score based on their performance, and those with high scores can get more rewards. Of course, the main reason is that neither of them wants to lose such Work.

Although working here is tiring, it is much better than going to sea.

It is safe, and the income is high. Not to mention the high risk of fishing, the harvest is all luck. No one wants to lose such a job.

"What good news?"

Tom looked at Jack beside him and asked.

"Haha, don't tell me that many people have come to our Falmouth recently. I fell in love with a girl, and she seems to like me too. I'm going to confess to her."

Jack said excitedly, the two stopped their work and overlooked the Falmouth Port in front of them, the whole port was very lively.

There are many ships moored here at the port wharf, the ships are flying the flags of various countries, a large amount of goods are being loaded and unloaded, and there are a large number of people busy in the port, a busy construction site.

"Haha, congratulations~"

As soon as Tom heard this, he was immediately happy for his friend.

"Haha, the people in Falmouth Port are very popular now!"

"Jimmy, Andrew, and Anthony all have girlfriends. The alcoholic Andrew even stopped drinking and started saving money to build a new house and get married."

Jack smiled and shared his joy with his friends.

"Yeah, I've also heard that everyone's life is much better now than before, and the people of Ming Dynasty treat us well."

Tom nodded solemnly, then looked at the Daming people coming in and out of the Governor's Mansion not far away, and said from the bottom of his heart.

To be honest, everyone was quite resistant at the beginning, and it became the rule of the Ming Empire all of a sudden. The people of the Ming Empire were different from them, and the Ming Empire was far in the far east. There is a huge gap in various aspects such as language.

Many people in Cornwall even fled here overnight, fearing that under the rule of the Ming Empire, everyone's life would be very difficult.

But now, although everyone still hasn't heard the words of the Ming people, everyone has silently accepted the rule and management of the Governor of the Ming Dynasty, and gradually feel that there seems to be nothing bad under the rule of the Ming Empire .

"At least for now it's pretty good~"

Jack smiled and nodded.

"Clang~clang~"

"Everyone come here, everyone come here~"

While the two were chatting, someone from Daming walked towards them with an interpreter.

When Tom and Jack heard this, they hurried over immediately.

"Everyone, the Governor's Mansion is now planning to recruit a group of officials to work for the Governor's Mansion. The officials have a formal establishment and a fixed income, and their status is equivalent to your former tax collectors, magistrates, etc."

"In Daming, it's called an official post, which means working for the official, so the requirements are relatively high. The first requirement is naturally to learn Daming dialect, be able to communicate with the nobles, and convey the meaning of the nobles."

"Now recruit [-] people first. Young people, strong learning ability, and active work are required. Those who are interested can come and sign up."

The translator translated the order from the Governor's Mansion in English to everyone present, and the crowd immediately exploded.

"Can we also be tax collectors and sheriffs?"

Tom and Jack looked at each other in disbelief, unable to believe the news.

Then, without any hesitation, the two immediately raised their hands and said loudly, "I want to sign up, I want to sign up~"

The people around also raised their hands one after another, one after another, the magistrate and tax collector are officials after all, and they also work for the Governor's Mansion, so they are not ordinary people, and everyone will naturally not let go of this opportunity .

"Okay, okay, come and sign up~"

"Everyone, think about it first. I have learned those Da Ming words during this period of time. There will be an assessment later. In addition, everyone knows about those things about Da Ming. The more you know, the more likely you will be selected. Big."

When the translator saw it, he immediately smiled and talked to everyone.

When many people heard it, they were slightly dumbfounded, and then quickly communicated with the people around them.

(End of this chapter)