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Chapter 408 Ideal

Wei Boqiu felt that what he was doing now was really a great thing, and his whole body was filled with endless energy. For example, he was passionate when he taught the students of the Hei Water Transportation Academy, which he founded by him. He was a fifty-year-old, and he even sorted homework for students day and night to prepare lecture notes for class. For this reason, even his own economic management and Japanese company management were handed over to his deputy or graduated students. He only took time to handle the intelligence work occasionally, and he was devoted to teaching work.

Some people may ask, why Teacher Wei and Deputy Commander Wei are so desperate that they have been overdrawing their health? Is it because of how beautiful the female students at Blackwater Transportation Academy are? Well, of course not! The reason is actually very simple, that is, his son Wei Mingxing once again took three ships through the North Pacific toward Hope Port in mid-year last year (1657). This time, even if he successfully arrived at Hope Island (Vancouver Island), his son probably wouldn't come back in the short term, but would stay in the local area to conduct specific development work. If the group of people left there for the first time were still alive.

The three ships departed from Houyan Port (two of which were secretly completed at the Kushiro Shipyard) had a luxurious lineup. In addition to loading more than 800 young men and women immigrants (mostly from North Korea and Shandong), there were more than 20 Wei Boqiu's disciples. They (mainly those who were educated by Wei Boqiu since childhood) brought the New Left Socialist thought instilled by Wei Boqiu, and were full of longing for a democratic and equal country in the wild North American continent. There was also a large amount of supplies and a little livestock on the ship, as well as weapons and ammunition that were crucial to foreign colonists. From this, it can be seen that the so-called democracy and equality of these people are only for "people". It is hard to say whether the indigenous people of the North American continent are "people".

If they successfully arrive on the other side this time, they will likely stop at Cod Island. Because there is a stranded ship and more than 100 immigrants there, and they need to be given a batch of supplies, the settlement population of Hope Port will be expected to reach 800 or even nearly 1,000. With excellent weapons and equipment and the relatively isolated geographical environment of Hope Island, it will be no problem to gain a foothold in the early stage.

Moreover, this time, Wei Boqiu also planned to use his students as the backbone to establish the organizational structure of this future socialist country. After all, the earlier some things are done, the smaller the resistance. If tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people in the future and different classes have already taken shape, the resistance to doing these things may be much greater. At this point, Wei Boqiu is still very clear-headed. He doesn't want his super-large toy to eventually become a country controlled by Eastern Powers or Western Consortiums, which is unacceptable.

As for how this new regime develops in North America in the future, to be honest, Wei Boqiu does not have a clear idea yet. He has passed the middle school age group who is swaying towards the map. Years of practical work experience tells him that the world is wonderful, and many times people cannot predict what the future will be like. Therefore, he thinks it is better to be more awe of history and take it slowly step by step.

Of course. It is from a detailed perspective, if you look at it from a global or strategic perspective, Wei Boqiu still has a vague plan, that is, since they have gained a foothold in Hope Island, they might as well develop here first. When they accumulate a certain population and materials and have a few towns, they can almost set foot on the North American continent, head south along the northwest coastline of the United States in later generations, and head straight to California.

Such a vast land is enough for them to develop for many years. Perhaps Wei Boqiu would not see his toy extending his tentacles to the San Francisco area in his lifetime. As for the North American Indians he would meet along the way, Wei Boqiu's plan is actually very clear, that is, conquest and assimilation by force, that is, those who do not obey discipline will be eliminated, and those who surrender will be conditionally absorbed and assimilated. At this point, he is in line with the local "executioners". However, perhaps Deputy Commander Wei's toy will suffer some misfortune in the future, because they do not know that some local companies in the East Coast plan to invest in Spanish colonies and start colonial institutions such as the California Railway Company (of course not now). What an interesting scene will be if these two forces collided in the future.

"The company's accounts are processed, don't make any mistakes." Wei Boqiu suddenly said after standing in the dark and quietly smoking a cigarette.

"Don't worry, teacher, Japanese companies are all from top to bottom, and no one can find out the problem." Chen Shuo, who is actually in charge of the Japanese company's operations, leaned closer and whispered, "The only newly built ships have been wiped out from the accounts, and some have reported damage (pretending to sink). Those Shandong immigrants who went to North America have died of illness for a long time in the company report. No one will know what happened. Didn't the newly appointed Sakhalin Regional Commissioner Liang Xiangjian yell to take over the management rights of the Japanese company to the Development Team government? Hehe, if their people come to take over, we have some ways to rectify them. They will face a lot of bad debts. The only thing they can do at that time may be to publicly announce to the public that the company has gone bankrupt..."

"The Japanese company's accounts cannot be too ugly. I'll take out part of the money to share the dividends this year. Many people outside said that the North Korean company was established later than us and the conditions were not as good as ours, but they quickly became rich by monopolizing the foreign trade of some North Korean goods, and have been dividends to the outside world for two consecutive years. In this way, the performance of our Japanese company is indeed much worse, at least on the surface." Wei Boqiu rubbed his slightly sour forehead and said helplessly: "The trade in fake money with Japan has a trend of saturation in recent years, and the Sendai Bamboo family's

Haven’t the Yida family already discussed the possibility of other commodities with us? Next month, you will talk to them and see what the market for local commodities such as cloth, metal agricultural tools, medicines, etc. The trade in fake money is risky after all. And there are records in Dabo County that have entered, so it is easy to be targeted by Liang Xiangjian. It’s better to change it. Unfortunately, the profitable raw silk, tea and porcelain trade was held in the hands of the Southern War Zone. The newly established state-owned Ningbo trading company monopolized the power to export such commodities to the Yida family. The profit is rich, so it can only make us and outsiders envious."

Today, when the colonial activities to the North American continent were secretly carried out for several years, Wei Boqiu suddenly realized how difficult it would be to do this extraordinary thing on his own. If he had not had a profitable enterprise like the East Coast Japanese Company and was completely controlled by his students, he would not have sent more than a thousand immigrants to North America alone, not to mention a large amount of supplies, livestock, tools and anything else.

It is precisely because of this that Wei was in a very embarrassing situation that he tried to persuade his former friend Ma Wanpeng (who once told Wei Boqiu that his greatest ambition was to build an island as the king and tease civilians all day long) to invest in the great cause of colonization of North America. After all, he knew that Ma Wanpeng, who was in charge of New China Island, had to surpass him in both his private wealth and public resources at hand. If he could attract this big financial owner to invest, the colonization action could continue without attracting too many people's attention.

It is gratifying that Ma Wanpeng may be idle, or he really wants to be the island owner and king, so he is quite interested in Wei Boqiu's plan, and has sent 5,000 yuan to Wei Boqiu through private channels and various materials worth tens of thousands of yuan (it is obviously "drifted" public supplies). It is worth mentioning that these money was brought to Kushiro Port through various names (such as investment, consignment, etc.) to avoid being suspicious. However, it is said that Ma Wanpeng once said in the letter that he planned to use his two family's sails to fish and ship money and goods to reduce the risk of being targeted. This is also a big and small blessing for Wei Boqiu.

With Ma Wanpeng's participation and investment, Wei Boqiu's theory of colonizing North America and establishing a socialist new left utopia was possible. After all, it is very clear that the risk of the North Pacific route is now that Wei is very clear. It is suitable for crossing the ocean in just one or two months every year, and the shipwreck rate is quite high, which naturally leads to the lengthening of the colonization process, reducing efficiency, and increasing costs. In this case, without strong capital and personnel reserves, anyone who talks about colonizing North America will be beaten to death by reality.

"The campaign to recruit ronin in Japan and immigrate to North Korea should be carried out at the same time. Otherwise, it would be difficult to rely on our company to make some immigration in the three governments of Denglai Qing every year, and it would be easy to be caught." Wei Boqiu poured out the ash in his pipe and said to his students: "I won't talk about it this year, and I will send another batch of immigrants to Hope Island next year. We will strive to make a big deal and send two thousand people at one time. This matter can be prepared now. People, money, food, livestock, supplies, arms, etc. must be prepared quietly. Well, we have prepared a considerable part of it now. This is very good, but we can't relax. Keep working hard. Xiaoshuo, for our ideals to be realized, it's all worth it."
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