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    The Shitou family walked on the flat and wide cement road, looking around Tainan City. Next to them were the immigrants who came with them, and their expressions were similar to theirs. At the front of the team, there was a young boy.  Official, according to his introduction just now, his surname is Wang, which made Shitou and the others immediately address him as 'Sir Wang'. Although this little official named Wang knew that he was not worthy of the word 'Sir', he still enjoyed it very much.  This title is adopted by default.

    After Shitou and the others stayed in Tainan City for one night, everyone gathered immediately before breakfast this morning, and then divided into teams of 100 people. Each team had a responsible official, and this official would take them to visit Tainan.  city.

    Mr. Wang first took Shitou and the others to the central street of Tainan City. In the morning, it was the time when there were the most pedestrians, because everyone was busy going to work and had breakfast before going to work. However, because of the life in Tainan City,  The pace is obviously much faster than that of traditional cities in the mainland, so few people are willing to get up so early to cook. It is precisely because of this that not only are various breakfast shops open on the streets every morning, but also  Many small stalls making breakfast.

    Mr. Wang brought Shitou and they ate at a breakfast shop. As for the meal, Mr. Wang paid for it in advance, but he asked the owner of the shop to write a note, which he could use to reimburse him in the future.  Then Shitou and his group followed Mr. Wang around the streets of Tainan City. They first went to the Tainan County Government Office in the city center to have a look, and then moved along Central Street. Although the surrounding pedestrians were very curious about these immigrants, they saw  When Mr. Wang came, no one came forward to ask.

    Tainan is a port city.  It is also the second largest commercial city in Taiwan, with many businessmen in the city.  There are even more trucks on the street, and merchants traveling from north to south shuttle through the city.  Even the wide central street is sometimes blocked.

    " Shitou and others who fled from the mountains have never seen such a scene. Even Shitou himself has only stayed in a small town and never expected that Tainan City would be so prosperous.

    After walking around the city, Mr. Wang took Shitou and the others to the dock area. Not only were there many ships, but there were also many factories built on both sides of the dock, such as sugar cane factories, shipyards, food processing plants, etc.  These factories range from large to small, with large ones employing thousands of workers and small ones employing hundreds. Regardless of the size of the factory, the factory is always extremely busy.

    These factories were an eye-opener for Shitou and others, especially Shitou who had been in the factory. He used to think that the tea factory he worked in was already a good factory, but compared with these factories in Tainan City, it was just like a piece of rubbish.  Workshop average.  Take a look at these factories. Not only are they strictly managed, they are also well-ordered. Some factories even have uniforms issued uniformly.  Looks more energetic.

    They visited various factories throughout the morning, and at noon they had a meal in one of the factories. The food in these factories was pretty good.  Although it was not as good as the meal they had after boarding the ship, it still had meat and vegetables.  Much better than what they eat at home.

    In the afternoon, Mr. Wang took them to the suburbs of the city by car.  This is the world of plantations. The plantations have been arranged long ago. Shitou and the others followed them into the plantation and visited the various crops in the plantation and the scenes of Nanyang slaves working in the plantation.

    Until evening, Mr. Wang took them to have dinner on the street before returning to the temporary residence of the immigrants.  But when they came back, many immigrants from other teams had returned and were now gathering in the open space outside. At the same time, there were several officials standing in front of them, apparently for a meeting.

    Shitou and the others followed Mr. Wang into the venue, and then waited for a while. When all the immigrants came back, the real man in official robes on the stage said: "Dear immigrants who came to Taiwan, I believe you have met today  With the prosperity and stability of this city, and the factories and plantations outside the city, you now have two choices. The first is to work as a worker in a factory and live in the city in the future. The second is to follow the original immigration regulations.  As mentioned above, the government will allocate land to you so that you can have your own plantation. Of course, there will be specialized people to train you in both work and farming, but now you are required to report your choices.  , we can make unified arrangements!"

    Shitou and the others were not surprised by what this official said, because an official had already talked to them yesterday and knew that they had to make a choice between working or farming. Therefore, they were not surprised. Even those who visited factories and plantations today  By then, they were already thinking about it.

    Speaking of Shitou and others, although they have never seen the world, they are not stupid. Most people choose to set up plantations because they can get a hundred acres of land, and after they have the land, they can still go to the city.  I work part-time. Although I don¡¯t have time to farm, I will work when the time comes.After making money, just buy a few slaves to help with the farming.

    It was this plan that made all the immigrants choose land. After all, it was a hundred acres of land. Although land in Taiwan was not very valuable, at least to poor immigrants like Shitou, a hundred acres of land was still valuable.  A lot of wealth.

    Seeing that these immigrants all chose land, the official on the stage also showed a proud smile. How could he not know the little calculations of these immigrants? However, this choice was intentional. Since Taiwan is so vast and sparsely populated, even though there are many plantations,  , but there are still many large areas of wasteland, so if it is idle, it is idle, and it is better to distribute it to the people.  Moreover, after these immigrants obtain land, they will have a attachment to Taiwan and will definitely not leave easily again. This is also one of Taiwan's strategies to retain immigrants.

    Since all the land was chosen, the next step was easy. Shitou and the others received agricultural education for a period of time in Tainan City, which mainly taught them how to grow various crops in Taiwan and various issues in managing plantations.  This was not a big problem for experienced farmers like Shitou Daddy and Tieshan, so they soon learned almost everything.

    The land chosen by Shitou¡¯s family and Tieshan¡¯s family was right next to each other. They each had a family of nine, which happened to be 900 acres each.  Originally Shitou and the others thought that like the Tang Dynasty, only adult men had land. However, when they arrived in Taiwan, they learned that women and children also had land. In other words, every time he and Toona had a child, their family would get an additional 100 acres of land.  Another thing that makes him very excited is that Taiwan encourages childbirth. If you have more children, you will get a lot of compensation and even don't have to spend any money to raise your children from childhood to adulthood.  This makes Tieshan very happy, because before he was worried that having children would increase the burden, his son Tie Da had never dared to have children, but now he finally no longer has such worries.

    The land allocated to Shitou and the others is also within Tainan County, but it is in the northeast, close to Taitung County.  This is a small plain, and there are two small rivers flowing through it. The conditions are very good, but there are several forests growing on this plain. If you want to grow crops, you need to cut down these trees and then level the land.  It takes a lot of effort.

    When Shitou and the others came, there were already several Han plantations on this small plain, and several simple wooden houses had been built on the land allocated to them, which gave them a place to live.  If they are satisfied, they can build a new one. In addition, the government will provide them with enough food for two seasons, as well as some farm tools and seeds to help them survive the initial stage.

    On the first day they arrived on their own land, Tieshan and Shitou walked around their land several times, their faces beaming with joy. Although these lands were still wasteland, they all belonged to them.  Yes, as long as it is properly renovated, it will definitely be a good field. This can be seen from the nearby plantations. They have turned it into fertile fields, and the sugar cane and rice in the fields are growing well.

    After transferring their land, the two families gathered together for a meeting. Originally, Shitou wanted to work in the city. After all, the wages there were paid once a month and the money came quickly. But now that there is such a big land,  If he left, Shitou Mom and Dad and Toon alone would definitely not be able to do it. So in the end, everyone put it together and the strong men of the two families were not allowed to go out. At least they had to clean up their own land. After all, they are still here.  They couldn't afford slaves, so they had to do a lot of hard work themselves, which couldn't be done without a man.

    Both Shitou and Tieda understood this decision very well, so starting from the next day, they drove stakes on the boundary of the land and pulled up straw ropes to show their ownership of the land. Then they picked up axes and saws and started cleaning up.  The trees on the land, those that are more valuable or straight and thick, are hoarded by them and will be sold to lumber mills in the future. The income from these lumber alone can allow them to harvest their first pot of gold.

    However, while clearing the trees, they also did not forget to reclaim the land. However, their two families did not have many mature men, so in the end the two families had to work together to reclaim the land. After selling the felled timber, they immediately bought two  Farm cattle. These cattle are raised locally in Taiwan. They have been trained in advance and can work in the fields, which saves a lot of effort.

    After getting the cattle, their farming was on the right track, and the speed of land reclamation was greatly accelerated. However, even so, the two families were not able to reclaim much land that could be cultivated. In the end, the two families only reclaimed  One hundred acres of land were planted with half of sugar cane and half of rice. In addition, they sold a few piglets and lambs for their children to graze. Anyway, there was still a lot of wasteland, and it was idle.
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