Chapter 51 Investigation (2)
When the "Speed" sailed out of the narrow channel and returned to Sanya Bay, he happened to see Luo Shengdong sailing past the Luhuitou Peninsula in the small Guangzhou boat, heading far to the northwest. The "Speed" has no intention of chasing. Between here and Yazhou, there are three towns with relatively concentrated populations, Fenghuang, Tianya, and Nanshan, waiting for the action team to investigate.
The information about these three small towns that the Travelers know mainly comes from the descriptions of the Yu family and his son, the local leading party. The first stop is Fenghuang Town, which is close to the later Sanya Phoenix International Airport. Anyone who has been to Sanya before traveling through time has passed by this place. This time, coming from the sea on a sailboat, there is a sense of a strange hometown in my heart. The feeling of revisiting. But after stopping the boat and walking ashore to reach their destination, the travelers could not conceal their disappointment at what they saw.
The town is located on the bank of the upper reaches of the Sanya River. There are only fifty or sixty households in the whole town. Most of the houses are low-level with loess walls and thatched roofs. At first glance, you can't even find a brick house, only a few two-story houses. The three families who live in tile-roofed houses with relatively good conditions are probably considered to be the "rich families" in the town. However, if we want to classify the classes, they are at most considered homesteaders, not even landlords. Most of the residents here are farmers who are cultivating land nearby. When people outside saw such a group of people in strange clothes suddenly arriving, most of them immediately ran home and closed their homes to hide. Only a few "well-informed people" who knew that a group of short-haired Han people were coming from Yulin dared to calmly stand on the roadside and continue to watch the excitement.
There are almost no commercial facilities in the town. After walking around, everyone didn't even see a restaurant. The only thing that sells things is a small grocery store in the west of the town. It usually sells some daily necessities such as oil, salt, soy, vinegar, needles, thread, and brains. Use consumer goods. However, the grocery store is not open today. According to people watching the excitement, He Laosan, who runs the store, went to Yazhou to purchase goods and will not be back until tomorrow. As for functional units such as education, medical care, and public security, there are none here. Children who want to study and adults who want medical treatment have to be sent to Yazhou. If there is an invasion by a foreign enemy, we can only organize a militia and send people to the Yazhou garrison for help.
After visiting the place, people generally feel that it is more accurate to call it a village than a town. Yu Dashan said that the permanent population here is only a few dozen households, with a total of only three to four hundred people. There are some small villages in the surrounding area, but none of them are as densely populated as Fenghuang Town. Several old fishermen who came out from the fishing village to recruit workers have been here for a long time. Now, there are thirty or forty Ming people working in Chuanzhong territory who came from Fenghuang Town.
Such a small place does not even have an official administrative agency. The subordinate officials in Yazhou will only appear in Fenghuang Town when they collect taxes or collect labor every year. Usually, whatever happens in the town, it is usually done by a few senior officials. elder-style characters discussing and making decisions. Yan Chujie asked the locals to lead the way and found the homes of two of the elders. He said that they were just here to recruit workers and had no ill intentions. After explaining their intention, he also gave each of the elders five taels of silver and asked them to recruit workers locally.
This money offensive is indeed effective no matter which dynasty or generation. After seeing the money, the elder who was still a little timid immediately patted his chest and tried his best to help recruit workers. Of course, the action team did not forget to publicize the latest policy issued by the executive committee. When the elders heard that anyone who went to work could send their children to the school run by Mr. Haihan to study and become literate, and after a long time, I was also given land, and I immediately became excited.
After coming out of the town, Schneider, who was in charge of finance, pulled Yan Chujie aside: "Old Yan, people here may not be able to get a few taels of silver even if they work for a year. Isn't your move just now a little too generous?"
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Of course Yan Chujie would not give in to this softness, and immediately retorted: "It's not like you weren't there. Didn't you see the reaction of the two old men when they saw the money just now? There is no way to pay money just by talking."
Schneider said sternly: "Old Yan, I heard that you were engaged in political work before time travel. Why is it that your consciousness is not very high? Isn't spiritual encouragement always the main focus in China?"
"Ideological work needs to be done, and economic stimulation must also be provided. A two-pronged approach will be effective." Yan Chujie responded, suddenly realizing something, and changed his tone: "I said Lao Shi... Bah! This is awkward... I "Xiao Shi, do you have any objections to our division of labor?"
"I don't have any objection to the division of labor. I just feel that Lao Yan, you have gone a little beyond the scope of your authority. At the meeting before departure, it was agreed that all financial issues other than the purchase list will be made by me, and others only have the right to make suggestions. Here comes the In just two or three hours, you started to take my place." Now that Yan Chujie noticed it, Schneider no longer concealed his true intentions and spoke out his thoughts.
Yan Chujie laughed dumbly, patted Schneider on the shoulder and said: "Okay, okay, you are the big housekeeper. I admit my mistake, and I will seek your approval first for future expenditures." Schneider said seriously: "Old Yan, this is not a joke. Military You are an expert. Would you feel relieved if I intervened in the war? I have reviewed accounts for so many years. The source of problems for companies that have financial problems is often small things, whether it is military or financial. , if the system cannot persist, it will be meaningless.”
When Yan Chujie heard what he said seriously, he also put away his smile and nodded: "You are right, you really can't interfere in different fields. The financial system we adhere to at home must continue to be maintained when we come out. I will remind you later. For other people, the possible financial expenses must be reported to you first.”
Establishing a sound financial system as soon as possible has been an issue repeatedly emphasized by the Executive Committee. This is the basis for the issuance of currency in the ruling area in the future. It is also an important condition for opening up foreign trade and even the smooth operation of overseas branch bases in the future. Among the crowd of more than 400 people, there were quite a few college graduates in economics majors, but in terms of actual work experience, no one could compare with Schneider, a powerful international financial fraudster.
Before traveling through time, Schneider worked in stock brokerage, tax audit, accounting, foreign trade, etc., and also engaged in smuggling and financial fraud. It can be said that in the field of finance and accounting, he is considered an expert regardless of black and white. In the process of raising funds for the executive committee before traveling through time, Schneider also fully demonstrated his personal ability and reliability. Therefore, although he joined the team late, he still occupied a place in the executive committee where land was at a premium. The Ministry of Finance under the Executive Committee is also being established under the leadership of Schneider. In the future, functional departments such as accounting, auditing, and banking will be established under the Ministry of Finance, all of which will need to rely on Schneider's professional knowledge. He will definitely be in a high-ranking position in the future. One of the members of the executive committee.
After sailing westward along the coast for seven or eight nautical miles, the "Speed" arrived at Tianya Town, the second stop of the investigation. Different from Fenghuang Town, Tianya Town is located on the seaside. It is said that it is a town that gradually developed from a fishing village. The number of residents in this town is more than double that of Fenghuang Town, and there are several "big households" with blue brick houses and courtyards. According to Yu Dashan, these families are serious landowners. Each family owns hundreds or even thousands of acres of farmland in the nearby inland plains. A considerable number of residents in the town are Tenant farmers who rent the land from these families.
There are two fur-purchasing shops in the town, mainly targeting the nearby Li people. They regularly go out to bring their cattle hides, pig skins, animal skins and other goods here in exchange for the grain, salt, ironware, etc. they need. There is also a small medicine shop, where a lame doctor sits here all year round to see patients. But like Phoenix Town, there are still no educational institutions or security agencies in the town.
When the traversers arrived, someone quickly sounded a gong to warn them, and then more than twenty militiamen rushed out with guns and sticks, apparently thinking that they were pirates who had come ashore to plunder. Fortunately, I brought two locals with me, and after some explanation, the leader of the militia actually believed their story, because fishermen from the Yulin direction had recently come here to talk about recruiting workers. However, most of the local residents are tenant farmers with relatively stable lives, so this kind of verbal recruitment by non-professionals does not have much effect.
Perhaps out of some scruples, several wealthy families responsible for presiding over social affairs here rejected the action team's request for a meeting. The action team did not stay here for too long and returned to the ship one after another. Wang Tom calculated the time, then turned the boat and headed south, and intercepted the small Guangzhou boat that happened to be heading here near Xidianhui Island in Sanya Bay. The two boats disembarked at Western Hawksbill Island and had a friendly luncheon.
Luo Shengdong also had the courage to sit among the people who traveled through time. Through long-term contact, he knew that these Haihan people were not barbaric. On the contrary, they were very reasonable. As long as they were not enemies, they were actually people he could safely coexist with. As expected, Yan Chujie and others were not repelled by Luo Shengdong's overtures. Qiao Zhiya even gave Luo Shengdong a portion of the grilled seafood, which made him flattered and thanked him profusely.
Yan Chujie took the opportunity to tell what he and his group had just seen and heard when they landed ashore. Luo Shengdong was really thoughtful. He immediately understood the implication and told everything he knew about the situation in these towns. He has been patrolling the front line from Yazhou Water Village to Sanya Yulin Bay for a long time, and his understanding of these coastal towns is naturally much better than that of his father and son. After listening to his introduction, the people present had a much more detailed understanding of the people's conditions in these places.
(End of chapter)