Just when Fang Lang was overjoyed at having caught Colonel Waldo Granma.
An immigrant ship departing from its hometown Shanghai docked in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.
As the ships docked, the dock quickly became lively.
Fangyuan Group’s immigration company now receives a group of immigrants from my hometown almost every two days.
Sometimes a fleet had three or five ships, sometimes only one or two.
The staff of the immigration company already has a very mature immigration resettlement process.
Now, the state of Rio Grande do Sul alone has received more than 20,000 immigrants from their hometowns, not to mention the number from Natal, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
According to statistics from Fangyuan Immigration Company, the number of workers recruited from their hometowns to work in Brazil through Fangyuan Labor Service Company has reached 30,000.
More than 8,000 people have taken the initiative to apply to Fangyuan Immigration Company and have immigrated to Brazil.
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That is to say, from October 1945 to the end of April 1946, in six months, the number of people from the Fangyuan Group who immigrated from their hometown to Brazil has reached more than 38,000.
Some of these people were assigned to the construction sites of various factories nearby, and it was planned that they would enter the factories and become workers after the construction of the factories was completed.
Of course, there are also some workers with bricklayer skills who were directly assigned to construction companies and became professional construction workers.
Most workers choose to continue to be farmers because they are farmers themselves.
Most of these farmers were assigned to work on farms purchased by Fangyuan Group in Rio Grande do Sul.
Some of them settled in Natal and owned their own land through loans.
Another part of the workers who were born as fishermen were arranged to work in the fishery company jointly established by Fang Lang and the retired Colonel Parisi as fishery workers.
"Wow! Sir, look, there are quite a lot of Chinese here! Many of the people in charge of registration at the dock are Chinese!
It seems that we Chinese have finally gained a foothold in this place!"
A young man in his twenties said to the middle-aged man in his thirties beside him.
"Didn't the immigration company say that this was all thanks to Mr. Fang?
In Brazil, Mr. Fang is the pillar of support for all of us Chinese.”
The middle-aged man looked at the scene in front of him and was obviously relieved.
It seems that this labor company is not a scam and is not selling us like pigs.
They also very considerately asked about everyone's occupation and what they were good at, and respected the workers' own opinions when arranging work.
This made him feel relieved.
There are more than 30 people in their group. Although they look no different from ordinary people, if you observe carefully, you will find that the eyes of these people are obviously different from those of ordinary people.
In particular, the eyes of the middle-aged man in the lead were particularly sharp.
It can be seen at a glance from these Chinese people in charge of registration that many of them are people who have just immigrated here not long ago.
Because their demeanor and spirit are somewhat different from those of the Chinese who already live in Brazil.
This group of people were not laborers recommended by the Hongmen or Kuomintang officials, but immigrants who applied for immigration through an immigration company on their own initiative.
So, when they line up at the dock, they don't need to queue with the laborers.
Instead, there is a dedicated channel for directly registering immigrants.
There are two immigration officers in the passage, who, with the cooperation of two local Chinese Brazilians, are responsible for processing immigration procedures for the Chinese who have actively applied to immigrate here.
Because Brazil has always been a country with a vast territory and a sparse population, there is a huge demand for immigrants in Brazil.
There are also few restrictions on immigration.
During this period, Rio Grande do Sul was originally a remote area of Brazil. It was the southernmost state of Brazil and bordered Uruguay.
It is also one of the three states in Brazil south of the Tropic of Capricorn. As the hometown of Brazilian barbecue, the agriculture and animal husbandry here are very developed.
In later generations, it became Brazil's primary agricultural and pastoral area, accounting for about half of the country's soybean, wheat and corn production, a quarter of rice, and three quarters of wine. The number of cattle and sheep ranked among the top among all states, and most of the exported Brazilian wool was produced here.
The reason why Fang Lang gave priority to arranging immigrants here was because of the excellent climate and geographical conditions here.
This is one of the areas with the lowest altitude in Brazil besides the Amazon rainforest. The subtropical climate also allows immigrants from their hometown to quickly adapt to the environment here.
The reason why the immigration staff were able to come to the dock to work on-site was because Fang Lang wanted to enable immigrants from his hometown to quickly gain a foothold in Rio Grande do Sul.
Large investments have been made here, such as the fertilizer and pesticide factories of Nice Company, the pharmaceutical factory of Fangyuan Group, the Aston Martin car factory, etc.
Fang Lang plans to build Konrad Zuse's computer research institute and the future university here.
At the same time, the director of the state’s immigration bureau is the younger brother of Fang Lang’s former superior, Colonel Parisi. In addition, Fang Lang’s position in the Brazilian army and the influence of Fangyuan Group in Brazil.
The Rio Grande do Sul state government has no choice but to welcome these immigrants.
The immigration procedures were handled very quickly. Under the guidance of the staff, everyone provided the immigration documents issued by the immigration company when boarding the ship, registered their information, and were arranged to take a photo. Then they were told that they could go to the immigration company for specific consultation and select a suitable immigration resettlement site.
As everyone walked out of the dock, they soon saw several large buses parked on the road outside the dock, with many signposts along the way.
Perhaps out of concern that most people were illiterate, there were instructions recorded on a phonograph that played continuously.
This surprised everyone.
Following the signs, everyone came to a vehicle marked as heading to the immigration company.
The driver was a black guy, and everyone was worried that they would not be able to communicate. As a result, the black guy spoke directly in half-baked Chinese:
"Identification!"
Everyone understood what the other party meant and handed over a certificate with a blue seal that the immigration officer had just handed to them for inspection.
The middle-aged man in the lead could tell at a glance that this black guy must be illiterate.
Because he only took one look and saw that the seal was blue, he pointed back and motioned the other party to get in the car.
He understood that the immigrant's stamp and the laborer's stamp should not be the same color.
Here we have to talk about why workers and immigrants are treated differently. This is not selling pigs.
The cultural instructor on the ship has made it very clear that those who voluntarily immigrate do so at their own expense, so their living conditions on the ship are better than those of the laborers.
Ordinary workers need to work and live in Brazil for one year before they can actively apply for immigration.
After becoming a formal immigrant, you can purchase land from the local government or others, open shops, factories, etc.
Self-funded immigrants are people who have a certain economic foundation.
Therefore, after obtaining immigration documents in Brazil, you can directly purchase land from local governments and individuals.
This is different from the first batch of immigrants who were able to purchase farmland in Natal through loans after landing in Natal.
After all, those lands were confiscated by Fang Lang from the Yakub family, and it didn't cost much.
However, the land in Rio Grande do Sul requires Fangyuan Group to purchase it with real money, and the cost will definitely be higher than that of the land in Natal.
However, in the later stage, Fangyuan Group also plans to allow everyone to own their own land by issuing loans.
The main purpose in the early stage was to bring everyone together to learn the local language, adapt to the local environment, and unify everyone's thoughts.
Therefore, new immigrants and workers have to concentrate on studying for two hours after work every day. The content of their studies includes Portuguese, Chinese, and ideological education content such as the Fang family’s selfless help to everyone.
At the same time, professional skills training will also be provided depending on the content of the work.
Everyone realized that the black guy probably only knew a few simple Chinese words, so they lost interest in asking questions.
Soon, the car was full and slowly left the dock and drove into the city.
The exotic scenery along the way dazzled everyone. Some of the architectural styles were what everyone had seen in Shanghai, while some were what everyone had not seen before.
Amidst everyone's pointing and talking along the way, the vehicle drove into a four-story building after half an hour of driving.
Everyone immediately saw the big words "Fangyuan Immigration Company" on the door, and it was obvious that they had arrived at their destination.
After getting off the bus one by one, we walked into the immigration company building.
There were two Chinese women sitting at two desks on the left. When they saw someone coming in, they greeted directly:
“Are you a new immigrant who just arrived?
Please register with me first.
We will provide you with five days of free food and accommodation.
I hope everyone can decide their future direction within five days.
If you want to stay here for more than five days, you will need to pay for your own food and lodging.”
Without waiting for everyone to respond, he began to introduce the rules here.
Everyone looked at each other, a few people stepped forward to register, and a few others were looking around.
The young man came to the middle-aged man again and said:
"Sir, this feels like a hotel to me."
The middle-aged man didn't say anything, just nodded.
I saw another double door opposite the main gate. I looked around and found that no one was looking here, so I walked straight forward.
After pushing open the door, I found that there was a patio surrounded by houses behind it. It was more than 30 meters long and wide, and the area was very large.
Looking around, I realized that this place and the four-story building of the immigration company are actually a whole. It is a U-shaped building with many windows on each floor.
It looks like there are more than a hundred rooms here.
There were some Chinese people sitting in the courtyard in groups of three or four, all chatting and laughing, and some of them were reading a booklet in their hands.
Everyone seemed unaware of his presence and continued doing their own things.
The noise when he pushed the door open was quite loud, but no one came to stop him, and no one even came to ask questions.
Seeing that no one paid attention to him, the middle-aged man took the initiative to walk up to a middle-aged man who was reading a pamphlet and sat down and said:
"Where did this brother come from?"
When the man noticed someone coming, he raised his head and looked over. After hearing what the middle-aged man said, he smiled and said:
"I'm from Baoding. I boarded a ship from Tianjin and have been here for two days. How about you, brother?"
"I just arrived today from Shanghai, and I'm not familiar with the situation here yet.
So I would like to learn from seniors like you.
What kind of rules are there here? "
"Oh! Brother, you just came today! No wonder.
What senior or not? I just came two days earlier than you.
As for the charter! Well! I am also studying it now!"
As he spoke, he raised the booklet in his hand.
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