Chapter 887: The First Year of Da Ming

After the meeting, Luo Chong invited the guests who came to pay New Year's

greetings to have lunch, and they hurried back. After all the guests left, Luo Chong looked at the things that suddenly appeared in his house, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He had spent this year like a science and technology exhibition. The county governors of various counties competed to present gifts and gave him many surprises.

The pair of vases of the lame man, Dali's "Floating World Pure Sound", Yun Zhi's silk, She Xin's flying fish boat model, Yang Yan's white deer, Jian Dun's two little lions, Lu Guangzhu's glassware, Jing Yan's box of jade, the clocks and scales of the first institute, and the train model of the second institute.

These gifts really gave him a lot of surprises.

In particular, one thing reflected in these gifts surprised Luo Chong even more, that is creativity.

In the past, Luo Chong taught them what to do, instilled aesthetics and values ​​in them, and taught them various production technologies. Now these people have finally broken away from Luo Chong's influence and started to try to create on their own.

Whether it was Dali's sword, the lame man's vase, Yunzhi's silk, or Lu Guangzhu's glassware, these were all things they had recreated according to their own aesthetics without Luo Chong's knowledge.

She Xin's flying fish boat model, as well as Yishu's clocks and scales, were the sublimation of their pursuit of technology. From listening to Luo Chong's instructions on how to do something to what they wanted to do now, they had completed a thorough transformation. The

comprehensive sublimation of these arts and technologies made Luo Chong realize that the seed of "civilization" that he had planted had finally sprouted today!

This was more gratifying than any gifts he had received.

In the afternoon, Luo Chong's family had nothing to do, so they went out together to go shopping in Hanyang.

The streets were very lively on the New Year's Day, especially today when the photo studio in the city officially opened, which attracted many people to come, and even people from the three surrounding counties came here. The

posthouse where the photo studio was located was full of people inside and outside. Fortunately, there were enough photographers trained before Qubing, and a lot of small cameras were purchased from the research institute to meet the needs of so many customers taking photos at the same time.

It is easy to train people who take photos. As long as they can operate the camera, aim at the target and open the shutter to expose, they will be fine. However, there are very few people who can develop photos. There is only one master who develops photos in a store. This person is not only responsible for developing the film, but also for transferring it to the photo paper. The work is very tedious.

However, Qu Bing also knows the importance of cultivating talents. He arranged several apprentice assistants for the developers in the four stores, hoping that they can learn it as soon as possible, so that they can continue to open branches.

At the same time, the immigrants who are preparing to immigrate to Qiongzhou Island are also busy. They cooperate with the photographers sent by the government to take commemorative photos, and then pack up all kinds of things to take away at home. Some families who are far away from Liuyang County started to rush to Liuyang County on the tenth of the month, preparing to gather in Liuyang County, such as the immigrants from Muye County and the people from the three western counties of Hanyang County.

In order to allow these immigrants to arrive in Liuyang County smoothly and on time, the Han tribe also sent a large number of carriages to help them carry their luggage. In order to temporarily accommodate these immigrants, they also vacated the school classrooms that were on holiday for them to live temporarily.

By the 20th, 1,000 sets of wooden box hardcover albums were ready and distributed to the heads of the 1,000 households according to the information on their ID cards.

The nearly 4,000 immigrants were very happy to receive this set of albums. In addition to the photos they requested to take, there were also the characteristics of each of the eight counties of Hanyang. Seeing these black and white photos would remind them of their hometown. If they miss home after immigration in the future, maybe taking them out and looking at them would comfort their homesickness.

In addition, this 1,000 sets of albums is also a window to show the Han tribe to the local people in Qiongzhou. When the immigrants live with them, I don’t believe that the locals can’t see it!

After the 20th of the first lunar month, the immigrant families who were closer to Liuyang County also began to move towards Liuyang County. The Han tribe officials were not idle at this time. They began to gather all kinds of materials prepared in the past half month to Liuyang County, such as the latest printed books. These will be distributed to the teachers among the immigrants to open rural primary schools in the future. They are mainly pinyin, Han law, poetry, arithmetic, these are the most basic things. They don’t ask how well they can teach, nor how much the local people can learn. As long as they can change the language, it will be a great achievement.

That is, a few days before the immigrants boarded the ship, Luo Chong’s notice of officially changing the year name was also brought to the entire territory of the Han tribe by the giant eagle. At the beginning of the new year, all counties and prefectures uniformly changed the year name to the first year of Da Ming, and the accumulated national policies will also be strictly implemented in each county and prefecture in accordance with the detailed rules and standards issued by the central government.

However, Qiongzhou Island is an exception. The people there are unstable, so there is no need to push them too hard for the time being. Forcing the storage plan will definitely cause resentment among the local people. Some of them still want to insist on growing corn, so let them grow corn first. When they see the benefits of growing other crops, they will know whether to follow the arrangements of the Han tribe.

Three days before the first year of the Great Life, all the immigrants have arrived, and the official preparations of the Han tribe have been completed. Ten three-masted sailing ships and sailors are ready to go at the dock. Seeing that there is nothing else to prepare, Luo Chong directly ordered to board the ship and set off. There is no need to wait until the first day of the first month. The sooner you arrive at Qiongzhou Island, the sooner you can feel at ease.

Nearly 4,000 people are divided into ten three-masted sailing ships. In fact, each ship has only more than 400 people, including sailors. There is enough space on the ship. So many ships were mobilized mainly to transport the gifts brought by the immigrant families. Some people even moved their looms and various farm tools at home, as well as some cats and dogs.

There were definitely no cattle, sheep, or pigs, and it was not easy to take them away. Most of them were sold during the Chinese New Year and exchanged for cash.

As for the livestock benefits promised by the tribe, they would have to wait until they arrived at Qiongzhou Island, and then they would be distributed uniformly when they replenished supplies to the local area. It was impossible for them to bring the livestock on board now and let people stay with the livestock, right?

Many immigrants were riding on such a large sailing ship for the first time, and they couldn't help but feel a little excited, but when they thought that they would leave this place forever, they couldn't help but feel sad.

On the contrary, those young families with only two people were more open-minded. They just immigrated a little further away, but they could directly rely on the benefits given by the tribe to become wealthy families with titles. This was obviously a profit.

Ten three-masted sailing ships raised their sails one after another, and sailed south in a neat queue. Many immigrants went on the deck and lay on the side of the ship, watching their hometown gradually disappear.

They may not have been born in the Han tribe, but after so many years of joining the Han tribe, they have long regarded the Han tribe as their home. Now, they have become part of the Han tribe. No matter where they go in the future, they will also be people of the Han tribe.

Three days after the immigrants left, the first year of the Great Life, which represents the latest national policy of the Han tribe, gradually kicked off. Spring has arrived, and the temperature in all places has reached the temperature where seeds can germinate. Whether in the south or the north of the Han tribe, farming has been carried out in both places.

Luo Chong naturally couldn't farm by himself. Although he also symbolically planted some crops with his two children, he didn't expect to eat that little food. If it really comes to making money to support his family, who can compare with Luo Chong?

Luo Chong, who had nothing to do, began to find things for himself. He first took a bunch of drawings to Liuyang County, where a slightly smaller flying fish sailboat was being built according to Luo Chong's requirements, and he was going to get one to test the waters first.

Luo Chong discussed improvement suggestions and construction plans with craftsmen at the local shipyard for a few days, and then stopped caring about it.

The shipyard in Liuyang County has accumulated several years of shipbuilding experience. Such a ship is not difficult for them at all. He began to deal with his own affairs.

Luo rushed to the county governor's office in Liuyang County and found She Xin.

In the lobby of the backyard of the county governor's office, She Xin hurried back from the construction site of the strategic reserve granary. The granary is also a key construction project. It must be built in a place with high terrain and a solid foundation. Otherwise, if there is a flood, the granary will be flooded before the people are drowned, and then there will be real casualties. Therefore, from site selection to building materials, She Xin has to check every level and run to the construction site whenever he has time.

When he saw Luo Chong in the lobby, he immediately saluted and asked, "Chief, are you looking for me?"

"Yes." Luo Chong put down the tea bowl in his hand and asked him, "Go find me a few more skilled craftsmen who are good at making ship models. I have something for them to do."

"Oh, yes, I'll find them right away." She Xin agreed. From the time he came in to the time he left, he didn't even drink a sip of water or sit on a chair. It was really a leader who opened his mouth and the people below ran around

. Luo Chong just gave the order to store grain and didn't need to worry about it, but the officials of the counties below were really busy. Not long after, She Xin found six carpenters who were good at making ship models. These people were basically from the shipyard, so it was easy to find them.

After bringing these six carpenters to Luo Chong, Luo Chong threw the drawings he brought with him on the table to show them, and asked.

"I heard from your Magistrate She that you are all craftsmen who are good at making ship models. I wonder if you can make a model of a house?"

Several carpenters looked at each other, not understanding why Luo Chong asked this question. Making a ship model is not just a handicraft for fun, but it can rehearse the entire shipbuilding process in the process of making the ship model, and find out the most suitable construction plan and various problems that may be encountered. Making a model of a house, is it so troublesome to build a house? Can't you just build it directly?

But a house should be simpler than a ship model.

So one of the craftsmen nodded and said, "Chief, it's no problem to build a house. Although we have never built a model of a house, the structure of a house is actually similar to that of a ship, and the superstructure of some large ships is actually a kind of house. I just don't know what kind of house the chief wants to build?"

Luo Chong spread out one of the floor plans on the table, then knocked on the table and said, "I want you to make a miniature palace model."

(End of this chapter)