Chapter 294: the other side

Paul was in a bad mood standing on the bow. Under his strict management, the progress of the construction of the sea-going vessel is not satisfactory. I thought that with the beginning of the migration, I could get out of this thankless job smoothly, but some people came to grab the credit at the last moment.
In order to remove his obstacle, Paul became the first group to lead the team. He doesn't care about this so-called credit, but is worried about whether those who take over can successfully complete the finishing work. If something goes wrong, those people will definitely backhand the blame on him. And those boatmen under his strict management have accumulated enough resentment, as long as they are a little incited, they will stand against him. It is very difficult for oneself to seek justice when the people are betrayed.
Although it had been anticipated, it was inevitable to be unwilling. Perhaps for those boatmen, getting punished by themselves is the greatest justice.
Obviously, I have been studying and working hard, but it is always difficult to get the rewards. Thinking of this, Paul became more frustrated.
Watching the shadows on the distant coast gradually thicken, what is waiting for me is another thankless job-expanding the station. Paul had to fight hard and prepare to meet new challenges.
In order to improve the speed and quality, he can only carry out strict management again. And the consequence of harshness will be the rebellion of the people.
Why bother? Paul couldn't help asking secretly again.
Teacher Ge Yin called this continent a land of hope. But he remembers an ancient scroll that he sneaked into the ancient book room when he was young and found in a dusty corner. After brushing away the dust that had accumulated for an unknown number of years, what came into view when it slowly spread out was a brown, warning-like skeleton. A faint dotted line protruded from the skull and pointed to the continent here.
At that time, there was a voice from the corridor, and in panic, the ancient scroll also shattered into pieces with his suddenly shaking hands. Paul can't remember where the fragments were thrown, and when he wakes up, he has escaped.
As the ancient scroll shattered, he seemed to be cursed in some way. The strange land in front of me has gradually become an inseparable part of life. He was first accepted as a disciple by Ge Yin, and when he was a teenager, he followed his teacher and left footprints here.
The first time he stepped on the beach here, the brown skeleton woke up from his memory, reminding him of the absurdity of his youth and ignorance. At that time, what rose in my heart was not the strangeness of coming here for the first time, but the sigh of the wanderer returning home-I am back! That feeling is still fresh in Paul's memory today.
The harbor is still far away, but it is clearly visible. Paul once thought that the construction of such a large-scale good port was a nonsense, but now he is beginning to admire the foresight of his predecessors. They have laid a solid foundation for the younger generations, so that they can sit back and enjoy their achievements.
There is a low lighthouse on the top of the mountain on the west side of Lianggang, not only for navigation, but also for watching and alert. It's just that the alarm bell on the tower has never sounded for many years.
After landing, you will see a small fortress when you pass through the col. It was built on the hillside and guarded at the intersection and became a barrier to guard the harbor. Paul's job is to complete the initial expansion work without affecting the fortress guards.
The problem he faces is still lack of manpower, but there is no target for plundering here. The nearest human villages are still far away from here, and Paul didn't want to provoke indigenous forces during this period.
He said they were natives, but apart from the differences in language, writing, and dress, Paul did not see how they were different from himself. After a little contact, there will be a little more familiarity.
This made him think of the knights of Anya Kingdom. When facing those people, there is always a strange feeling of incompatibility, like a sheep that has fallen into the wolf pack.
There are also those people from the Northland who are rumored to have scary patterns on their faces, as if the texture on the wasp is full of deterrence and warning. When I first saw a portrait of a Northerner, I thought it was painted with oil paint. Who would have thought it was a sign of adulthood.
As a teenager, he had repeatedly doubted the authenticity of this kind of thing. people! How could it grow like that?
And their enviable, inhuman power. It would be great if the drudgery under his control could possess this kind of power, and then many construction problems would be easily solved. Now, he can only use heavy and inefficient tools to make up for the lack of individual strength.
Away from the shelter of the City of Wisdom, he must act carefully. Here, the authority he is given will be minimized, so he must be strict and hold the scale. He must take the lead in order to calm some of the grievances.
Thinking about the various difficulties he might face, Paul began to doubt whether he could persist until the teacher's arrival.
Joey stood in the harbor and prepared to welcome the fleet of four ships into the harbor. Every time a sea boat from my hometown arrives, it is a festival worth celebrating for the people here.
But for Joey, the significance of today is even more extraordinary. As a middle-aged man, he dedicated most of his life to this harbor. He married and had children here, and gradually regarded it as his hometown. The City of Wisdom once wanted to recall him, but he refused. What is left of him after leaving here?
When news came that Ge Yin decided to take some scholars to move here permanently, he was so excited that he could not sleep at night. This is finally no longer a wild land, and scholars’ civilization will eventually burn all over this land. At least, he thinks so.
His children have never returned, and he often regrets it. Now with the arrival of a large number of scholars, the regret in my heart has disappeared. He firmly believes that this will be the new city of scholars.
There are many children running and playing in the harbor. Some of them have lived here for generations, and they have lost awe of the City of Wisdom. Not everyone is like Joey and still has respect for the City of Wisdom. More is the dissatisfaction of being abandoned here over generations.
As the descendants of scholars, children here will be exposed to the inheritance education of scholars from an early age. Therefore, the depression and dissatisfaction of the elders will be passed on unintentionally along with words and deeds.
The opposing sentiment of Ruoyruuowu has always existed, and it has expanded with the multiplication of the population. For this reason, Joey also worried about whether this port will become an independent existence one day?
Now there is no need to worry about these anymore, because this will be a new city of wisdom. The influx of scholars will soon dilute the grievances here, and the people who live here will also acquire a new identity-pioneer. Believe that this identity is enough to make them proud, of course there is also him-Joey.
In Joey's expectation, the ship finally came to the port slowly, and the springboard fell from the ship's side. Paul got off the boat and hugged Joey who was waiting there.
"Uncle Joey, how are you?"
Releasing the hug, Joey patted Paul on the shoulder again and nodded in satisfaction. "I'm very good."
For Joey, Paul is a good kid. The child left a deep impression on him from the first meeting. After that, because of the ocean's barrier, the two sides met a limited number of times, but every time they met Paul's growth made him admire him.
And he has a little selfishness as a father, and he thinks his daughter is a good match for Paul. A well-educated young man who has passed the test of wind and waves on the ocean, such a young man is just what he wants.
Joey never hides his thoughts, so Paul is very clear about it. This is a good thing, at least with the help of Uncle Joey, his work will be much smoother.