On the Pacific Ocean in the Far East, an ocean-going cargo ship was sailing from Shanghai. Wang Tiezhu, a farmer born in Baoding Prefecture, was riding on such a huge ship for the first time.
After the initial novelty, now there was only endless pain. Yes, as someone who had never been on a boat before, he was seasick.
The first meal after getting on board was too sumptuous for Wang Tiezhu, so he ate to his heart's content.
Unfortunately, soon after going out to sea, he vomited out all the undigested food. Although he felt extremely uncomfortable, Wang Tiezhu still felt that he was such a spendthrift.
Because there was beef in my food today, but I ended up vomiting it all out.
Looking at the long row of his companions lying on the side of the boat and vomiting, Wang Tiezhu felt that the labor company should not let them eat so well. How much food would be wasted!
I finally managed to stop the urge to vomit, but Da Shuanzi, who was not far away, vomited a mouthful of yellow water. The unpleasant smell made the urge to vomit that I had just suppressed come back again.
The voice of the cultural instructor of the labor service company came from behind:
"Hold on a little longer, everyone. Seasickness is a normal physiological phenomenon. You will get used to it slowly. There is mouthwash prepared for everyone in the back.
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Brothers who are feeling better, please come over here and take a rest!"
"Sir, I'm dying, can you let me go back?"
"Haha... Don't worry! You won't die. We are already nearly 200 nautical miles away from Shanghai. Are you planning to swim back?
Also, everyone must remember that you are no longer soldiers, and I am not a superior. I am just your cultural instructor. You can call me Wang Zhihao or Mr. Wang.
I am responsible for teaching everyone some things they need to pay attention to in Brazil before they arrive.
When we get to Brazil, we will all be Chinese compatriots. We should help each other and stick together like we are on the boat now. That way we will not be bullied by foreigners."
Most of the first batch of immigrants on board had a common experience, that is, they had served in the puppet army. Wang Tiezhu was one of them.
Originally he was a farmer in the countryside of Baoding Prefecture. He had heard about the troubles in Japan, but he felt that it had nothing to do with him and that he only needed to focus on cultivating his own land.
As a tenant of Wang Youcai, a wealthy family in the village, even if something happened, it would be Wang Youcai who should be worried.
Suddenly one day, Wang Youcai's second son, Wang Mingshui, who was a minor military officer in Baoding City, returned to the village and said that he wanted to recruit people from the village to work with him and eat the emperor's food.
Originally, Wang Tiezhu was not interested, but Wang Mingshui, who was wandering around the village, took a liking to Wang Tiezhu at first sight. After all, he was tall and strong, and looked like a good candidate to take bullets.
In this way, Wang Youcai gave his father five oceans as resettlement money, and Wang Tiezhu became a soldier under Wang Mingshui and followed Wang Mingshui to Baoding City.
Wang Tiezhu met Xiao Dongyang for the first time and saw Wang Mingshui fawning on Xiao Dongyang, who was as short as a chicken, in a servile manner.
The term "lackey" involuntarily popped up in his mind.
However, this has nothing to do with him. He is just a soldier who gets paid. He will work for whoever pays him. This is what the old soldiers in the army told him.
He also agreed with this, and then he followed Wang Mingshui from Baoding Prefecture all the way south. Although he had not received any rigorous training, he had fought several favorable battles.
Although he didn't understand why he had to follow Xiao Dongyang to fight his own people, since he had taken the boss's salary, he had to listen to the boss.
This job is not as tiring as farm work, but it is also very dangerous. Fortunately, it allows Wang Tiezhu to make a living.
A few years passed in this confusion, and suddenly one day, Xiao Dongyang surrendered, and Wang Mingshui, Xiao Dongyang's lackey, also surrendered.
After surrendering, Wang Mingshui was very scared and moved around, giving away many of the good things he had collected over the years.
Wang Tiezhu was very happy because surrendering meant he would no longer have to fight or travel around, and he could finally go home to be with his parents.
Maybe he could find a wife when he returned home and continue to farm for Wang Youcai.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. No one knew how Wang Mingshui found the connections, but he was able to send all these soldiers to work as laborers. However, Wang Mingshui himself was freed and could return to his hometown in Baoding to continue being a local rich man.
At first, Wang Tiezhu was very nervous, fearing that he would be sold as a piglet as the old people in the village said.
After boarding the big ship, I found that it was completely different from what I had imagined. Not only were food and accommodation provided, but clothes were also provided and the food was better than when I was a puppet soldier.
The people here speak nicely and are polite. I heard that they are also planning to teach everyone how to read and write, which makes Wang Tiezhu very happy.
Three generations of Wang's family had been illiterate, but Wang Tiezhu actually had the opportunity to read and learn to read, which was a privilege for educated people. Immediately, he put aside all his worries and stayed on the boat with peace of mind.
As a result, he witnessed the power of the ocean as soon as he went out to sea.
The conversations that came to his ears from time to time also made him feel a little more energetic, and he asked weakly.
"Are all the foreigners Mr. Wang is talking about as bad as Xiao Dongyang?"
"There are many kinds of foreigners. The little Japanese you mentioned are just one of them. There are good people and bad people among them. But you don't have to worry when you arrive in Brazil, because we have a backer in Brazil.
Our backer is Mr. Fang Langfang, who is now a powerful figure in the Brazilian Navy and a powerful figure with his own fleet.
After we go to Brazil, we mainly work in Mr. Fang's factory. When you earn money, you can buy land and settle down in Brazil with the help of our local Chinese organizations and start a new life. "
"But what if we don't speak any foreign language?"
“Don’t worry, we will live together most of the time after arriving in Brazil, so there is no need to worry about language communication becoming a barrier.
After living in Brazil for a few years, you will naturally be able to learn some simple foreign languages. Even if you can’t learn, it doesn’t matter. We can still live in our own Chinese community.”
"Can we really buy land and settle down in Brazil? How long do we have to work to save enough money to buy land?"
"Of course! I have my own land in Brazil! Brazil is vast and sparsely populated, so the price of land is very cheap. As for how long it will take to buy land, that depends on whether you can endure hardship at that time.
Working in Mr. Fang's factory means you get paid more for more work. As long as you are diligent, the more you work, the more money you earn.
If you have special skills, you can earn more. For example, some of you have worked in factories and can repair machinery and equipment. Such people can earn high wages in factories. "
"But what can I do if I only know how to farm?"
"Yeah! I only know how to farm!"
"I worked as a bricklayer at home. Does that count as a skill?"
"I know how to make wine, does that count?"
"Ironmaking, does that count?"
“Our family’s woodworking skills have been passed down from generation to generation!”
Everyone began to talk about their skills, obviously hoping that they could quickly live a good life in a foreign country.
Wang Tiezhu didn't know whether it was because he had vomited everything or because he heard the good news and began to look forward to a better life in the future, and even his seasickness symptoms improved a lot.
In this way, everyone was on the boat, chatting with each other and listening to the teachers weaving a bright future for them.
Unconsciously, the teachers began to include some information about the experiences of Chinese people abroad and the unfair treatment they received, why Fang Lang organized everyone to go to Brazil, etc.
After a long voyage of more than a week, everyone met the fleet led by Mr. Fang, whom the instructors kept mentioning, in the waters of Hawaii. When they saw Mr. Fang's majestic and huge warships passing by the immigrant ship.
Everyone's sense of security suddenly exploded, their vision for a better future became more firm, and they couldn't help but begin to be grateful to Mr. Fang.
The idea of uniting with Mr. Fang and creating a new world in Brazil as the teacher said became more and more firm.
What everyone on the boat didn't know was that Fang Lang, who had just passed by them, was not in such a good mood.
It turned out that just now Fang Lang's friend Major Blackwell, who worked at the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, told him some very bad news.
In the Brazilian Parliament, some members proposed nationalizing the shipyard that Fang Lang was planning to build in Sao Paulo. This is obviously a very dangerous signal.
The current parliament is actually on the side of President Vargas, so it can be foreseen that this is a test by President Vargas of Fang Lang or the entire pro-American faction.
However, Fang Lang felt that he was innocent!
Although on the surface he was indeed a representative of the pro-American faction, a small fry like him was not qualified to participate in such a big thing as launching a coup!
What this means is that you think you are easy to bully!
Since you force me to choose sides, I won't be polite.
Others choose sides because they take political risks, but I choose sides by looking into the future through the mist of history.
It turned out that he had always been worried that Vargas would be re-elected president in 1951.
Therefore, I don’t want to make the relationship with him too strained.
But he could not tolerate being treated like a weakling.
"Hello General Morais!"
"Hello, Colonel Fang. I heard that you have completed the formation of the First Fleet and are returning home, right?"
General Morais' voice was very calm, without any emotion at all.
"Yes, General, I just arrived in Hawaii. Now I have something to consult you about. I wonder if it is convenient for you!"
"Of course, go ahead!"
"I heard that some members of parliament proposed to nationalize the shipyard that our family is building, right?"
"Fang, you are well-informed! But don't worry, this will not happen. I promised you that as long as the shipyard is established in Brazil, I will escort it.
He will never allow any force to affect his development."
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