The sea breeze at the end of October was cool and pleasant, and the strong southeast wind and ocean currents made the ships returning to Europe from East India smoothly. On the sea southeast of the Oriental Port, the Portuguese ships "The Merchant of the Algarve" and "Moluga" were slowly approaching. At this time, the guard gunboat "Red Trout", which was patrolling the sea, quickly met under the command of the acting captain Guo Zili. After some negotiations, it was learned that these were two Portuguese ships transporting immigrants from Macau.

When Li Wei, the director of the Oriental Port Port Authority, heard the news, jumped up and signed the documents to the port, then hurried to the dock, waiting for the Portuguese ships to arrive at the port with excitement.

The stone breakwater built with wide water depth and consumes huge manpower and material resources to block the surging waves on the southern Atlantic Ocean outside the embankment, making the embankment a peaceful haven. Four cement trests in the harbor were inserted into the sea for nearly 50 meters, with many excellent deep-water berths. Two Portuguese ships slowly entered the port under the dispatch of the port authority water diversion officer and docked on the side of the trest.

Captain Eduardo Paulo de Assonsan stepped onto a solid steel and concrete trest from the springboard, and only a three-masted sailboat was moored in the empty harbor. This small and medium-sized sailboat with the red double swords and eagle flag seemed to be a frigate. Captain Assonsan took a careful observation and found that 20 cannons were installed on the ship.

"Crazy Tatans!" From the savage perspective of Captain Asongsang, this frigate with a displacement of two or three hundred tons at most is extremely 14-16 8-18-pound cannons installed at most. Are these Tatans doing this nonsense, aren't you afraid that the ship's center of gravity is unstable? Thinking of this, Captain Asongsang couldn't help but shake his head.

However, he did not dare to underestimate these Tatans. The beautiful and solid artificial harbor in front of him had won his respect. The hardware facilities of this harbor were first-class even in Europe at this time, not to mention the densely packed long-barrel heavy artillery that looked scary. When the port of Goa was replenishing supplies, the Governor of Goa vaguely mentioned to him that the Brazilian colonies now were asking for these Tatans, and warned him that they must handle their relationship with the Tatans very carefully and try to avoid undue conflicts with them.

The wind was very strong on the sea. Captain Asongsang slightly tidied up his appearance, and then walked towards the shore of the dock surrounded by the first mate and second mate. As for the captain of the "Moluga", Mr. Joóó de Carvalho, he stayed on the boat to prevent accidents. The ground of the dock was still flat and strong. Some natives in shabby linen clothes skillfully used pulley booms to prepare to start loading and unloading goods, but these two ships might disappoint them. Because these two immigrant boats, Captain Asongsang wanted to be filled with immigrants in every corner when he set off from Macau. As for the goods, perhaps some, but very few. Because besides those specialized in spices, tea, porcelain and silk, what cargo could be comparable to the population transfer business of 8 Kruzado (old Portuguese currency, about 400 yuan) for one person.

Since receiving news from Brazil at the end of last year, Captain Asunsan and Captain Carvalho began preparations separately.

Captain ASongsang's work was not going smoothly at the beginning. The Ming people he came into contact with were basically unwilling to immigrate. Even if he was willing, he was only willing to go to Malacca, Luzon and other places. This made Captain ASongsang very worried. After sweeping all the Ming beggars wandering in Macau, Captain ASongsang had to turn to the pirate Liu Xiang on the ocean in Guangdong.

Liu Xiang's situation this year was a bit bad. After defeating Zheng Zhilong, he had close contact with the Dutch, and he didn't mind working with the Portuguese in Macau. So, at the end of last year and early this year, Liu Xiang gathered some people, followed the tradition of rabbits not eating grass by their nests, and ventured into the coast of Zhejiang, went ashore to plunder and then fled in a hurry. After returning to Guangdong, Liu Xiang threw the hundreds of people he had plundered to the Portuguese in exchange for some gold, silver and weapons.

Captain Ahsongsang did not dare to stay in Macau, so he brought the people captured by Liu Xiang to Malacca. At the same time, Captain Carvalho also rushed from Japan. This guy was too much. At the beginning, he collected Chinese people living in Southeast Asia, but the number was not large, and almost no one was willing to go to "America" ​​with him, which forced him to force his abduct. Despite this, the population he got was pitifully small. In the end, this unconscionable guy simply went to Japan and found a way to get a group of Japanese immigrants to make up for the count. In his opinion, these Oriental people looked very similar anyway.

Captain Asongsang and others delayed for another two or three weeks in Malacca. During this period, they selected these immigrants. Those who were too old should not be asked, those with disabilities should not be asked, those with illness should not be asked, and those with weak should not be asked. At the same time, according to the requirements of the travelers at the time, they tried to keep the family intact. After such selection, more than 800 immigrants were left. So, in the beginning of spring, the two ships left Malacca, followed the northeastern monsoon of the Indian Ocean, took Goa and Sofara, and then went directly to Oriental Port.

Including the waiting time for the monsoon, avoiding the storm and resting in the middle, and the first time I took this route, the entire journey took 7 months, which was almost longer than returning to Europe from the Moluca Islands. The death rate of immigration during the entire journey reached 30%, and there were a total of 605 immigrants alive on the ship when they arrived at Oriental Port.

To be honest, Captain Ashonsang and others have a conscience to transport these immigrants. The "Argarve Merchant" loads 550 tons and the "Moluga" loads 500 tons. If these two large ships follow the pace of their Portuguese colleagues selling black slaves, they can stuff one or two thousand people into you.

Now everything is rewarded. It seems that Tatan officials came over on the dock. Captain Asongsang took a deep breath and went up. Both sides made simple confirmations in Spanish, and then the Tatan officials looked at the boats on the dock absent-mindedly, making Captain Asongsang, who was ready to meet the other party, feel a little unhappy. However, he quickly adjusted his emotions. As long as they keep their promises and pay their immigration fees of 4,840 Cruzado in full, what is the slight neglect of themselves? Then, satisfy the wishes of these Tatan financial owners and let them see their "cargo" as soon as possible.

Soon, the first unkempt immigrant stepped onto the cement pier with the assistance of the dock workers. The fresh sea breeze on the pier made him excited, who was used to the dirty air in the cabin, but his face still looked a little dull. He stood on the pier and didn't even know what to do. Two workers from the Chaluya Quarantine Bureau were familiar with the road, and each of them picked up people and went to the isolation room on the side of the pier. They had done this procedure many times and were already familiar with it.

To be honest, Li Wei was a little disappointed at this moment. The immigrants from the etiquette of the Celestial Kingdom that he had originally planned to look like a down-and-out beggar, and they looked even more shabby than those European immigrants when they first came. This really disappointed him. He couldn't even see the faces of these people. Alas, it seems that the people who were suffering from natural disasters and man-made disasters in the Ming Dynasty were indeed miserable, he thought to himself. In this way, Li Wei was not in the mood to continue watching. He simply brought a group of idle dock workers to help, so that these "hometown people" who had been tortured for more than half a year quickly went ashore.

After the immigrants entered the quarantine area, the people from the Health Bureau divided them into two groups according to men and women, which caused some small commotion among the immigrants, but the commotion quickly disappeared under the fierce eyes of the police in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After all, it was not a separation from life or death, but it was just a division between men and women to take a bath and disinfect. The immigrants did not have to fight against these fierce soldiers.

A large public bathhouse was built in the isolation area that could accommodate thousands of people to take baths at the same time. Each person was assigned a simple soap made of wood ash and animal oil (primitive soap, shame for traveling through the crowd, embarrassment), and they were asked to wash every part of their bodies. Since the quarantine bureau did not force them to shave their hair, they even had to wash their hair clean. After each person took a bath and passed it through the staff, the staff would send them a set of cotton clothes, and then they would take them to the public cafeteria opposite for dinner.

The food in the public canteen is rich. In addition to the staple food, potatoes, each person can also get a salted fish, a bowl of fish soup, a portion of soybean beef, and a small amount of vegetables. These immigrants have been on the boat for more than half a year and eat crude foods such as maggot bread, and their bodies are already weak. However, those who can survive long-distance voyages at sea generally have a bad foundation. According to the past experience of the Health Bureau, after nutritional supplements during this period of isolation, these people can basically recover quickly.

At this time, many time travelers who had finished work or were not on duty ran to the dock to see the strange things. The Ming Dynasty immigrants who were watching were numbly followed the workers of the Health Bureau. They were too lazy to pay attention to the time travelers around them who were considering them, and just walked forward. This made everyone very bored and they dispersed in a short while.

However, the news of the arrival of the Ming Dynasty's immigration began to spread rapidly in the county town, and almost all the travelers who were still in the county town learned the news immediately. No matter how these Ming people viewed the travelers in the future, at least the travelers now regard them as their own kind.
Chapter completed!