Chapter 93 Killing the chicken to scare the monkey
This group of people who have only undergone short-term training will be pulled to the dock to act as security guards to maintain order because the Executive Committee believes that there is a certain degree of instability in the immigrants arriving today. They do not understand the situation here and do not understand the conditions here. Rules, at this time, strong restraints are needed to ensure that they can accept this new environment as soon as possible. However, due to current limitations, the weapons and equipment that can be provided to these security guards can only be maintained at the level of rattan wooden sticks. Fortunately, the clothing and weapons are very uniform, and they still look quite bluffing.
Carrying large and small bags, the immigrants timidly walked into the circle on the pier, and then followed the reminders repeatedly from the loudspeakers and sat down to wait for the next order. Those children who were originally a little excited about arriving in a new environment were also held tightly by their parents, preventing them from getting close to the men carrying short sticks around them. After all the immigrants had gathered on the dock, the tweeter finally stopped.
"Dear fellow villagers, welcome to Victory Port." Ning Qi walked up to the crowd with a tin trumpet and began to preach loudly: "In the next period of time, you will live and work here, and you will receive food, With accommodation and basic living security, as long as you obey the orders and work with peace of mind, you can live a stable life here. You no longer have to worry about heavy taxes, you don’t have to be afraid of being bullied, and you won’t be bought or sold anymore. All you need to do is to do things well according to the requirements of the Executive Committee! If you have any questions, you can ask me now.”
"Do you Haihan people get paid to work for you?" someone in the crowd asked.
Ning Qi nodded and said: "There is wages, but it won't be available right away. You need to work for a period of time to mortgage the food, shelter and other living security you enjoy. I think when you are on the ship You have all heard the explanation about the labor hierarchy. You are all junior workers now. When you are promoted to second-level workers with the points earned through labor, you will get wages.”
What Ning Qi said is actually a little untrue. The executive committee has indeed decided to modify the previous labor hierarchy and introduce a more humane salary settlement. However, there is currently no final decision on the calculation method of salary, because This also involves the financial settlement system being planned by the Executive Committee. Only after the issue of the financial port is resolved can the issue of labor compensation be truly put on the agenda. The current communes are still a big pot, and the internal workers belonging to the two communes, including foremen like Yu Dashan, do not receive wages.
Ning Qi's answer didn't seem to satisfy everyone. Someone then asked: "Then if you don't want to work here anymore, can you leave at any time?"
Ning Qi shook his head and said: "Even if there is a last resort, you must report it to the superior management first. All actions in our place are subject to orders, and we must not just follow the instructions."
The man simply stood up from the crowd: "What if I want to leave now?"
Ning Qi smiled and did not answer him. Sure enough, there are people seeking death everywhere. They have obviously become refugees. They are still picking and choosing when they have a bowl of food to eat. Do they really think they are still at home? Seeing how he slanted his shoulders and tilted his head when speaking, and his eyes were wandering, he looked like a naughty man. He must have not been a peaceful character before.
Wang Tom came out at this time, stared at the man and said fiercely: "You can leave if you want, just pay the boat money when you come, and you can leave, one tael of silver per person!"
The man shouted: "I'm leaving now, what can you do to me?" After that, he walked out of the crowd and planned to squeeze out of the security team. It was obviously impossible for these security guards to turn a blind eye to him, so they immediately pushed him back with shields. The man screamed strangely and kicked the person who pushed him, but was still blocked by the shield.
Wang Tom nodded, and then he saw the four or five security guards closest to the man swarming up, raising the short stick in his hand and hitting him all over the head and face. Before the man could protect his head and face, he was knocked to the ground. Wang Tom didn't make a sound, and the security guards didn't stop and continued to beat hard with sticks. However, Ning Qi next to him felt a little soft-hearted and quickly stopped the one-sided beating.
Wang Tom glanced at the death-seeking pioneer who was holding his head and moaning, and sneered: "Take him to the labor camp and hand him over to that little Japanese, let him train this guy!"
"Yes! Sir!" Someone immediately stepped forward and dragged the hapless man away who had been beaten all over his head. What awaited him would be a life of hard labor in a labor camp. At that time, he would probably regret himself. Why do you want to be in the limelight? "Do you know what will happen to him if he disobeys orders and disturbs public order?" Wang Tom looked around at the frightened immigrants and said loudly: "He will be sent to mine deep in the mountains and have to work eight hours a day. , no wages, only whips! If anyone wants to be with him, you can come forward now!”
Naturally, no one would take the initiative to apply to be the unlucky man's accomplice, and Wang Tom was also very satisfied with his intimidation effect, and nodded to Ning Qi for him to continue.
Ning Qi cleared his throat, raised the tin trumpet and continued: "Under the management of the Executive Committee, as long as you obey orders and follow instructions, you can all live a stable life. But whoever wants to live in peace and wants to press his own The person just now is a warning to others if they want to be random! Does anyone else have any problems?”
There was a complete silence. It seemed that the scene just now had the effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. No matter what they thought in their hearts, at least no one dared to question Ning Qi's words.
"Next, someone will distribute food to you, arrange accommodation, and start assigning work early tomorrow morning. I emphasize again that all actions must obey the command! If you want to live here, you must remember this sentence!" Ning Qi After finishing speaking, he motioned to the security guards to take these people away.
Long before the working group set off from the base camp to Yazhou, the executive committee had arranged for manpower to build a large temporary residence outside Base No. 1, with the purpose of settling the large number of migrant workers who would be introduced in the future. And this kind of temporary residence is not only available in Victory Port. Residences are starting to be built in Base No. 2 and the locations of the two communes. Of course, in view of the current shortage of building materials, these temporary residences are mainly made of bamboo and wood structures, which can basically only serve as a wind and rain shield, and they are far from comfortable to live in.
The only shelter in better repair is probably the new barracks under the Military Police Department. Although it is only a training base and gun range, its terrain is dangerous, and it happens to guard the waterway into Victory Port from the east to the west of Yulinjiao, so the construction of the new barracks was regarded as part of the future port defenses. Make plans. The Military and Police Department even proposed a bastion construction plan again, hoping to build a real bastion defense system there, integrating bunkers, forts and garrison camps to form a defensive fortress in the southern part of the harbor.
Of course, this hugely expensive construction plan was shot down by the executive committee without hesitation. Not to mention the manpower, the thousands of tons of cement required by the material list alone could not be met. At present, all the soil and cement produced by the Ministry of Industry has been sent to the No. 2 Base - a large number of factories need to be built next to the hydropower station, part of which is used to house mechanical processing equipment that has never been put to use, and the other part has to meet the needs of the chemical industry. production and metallurgical production needs. Especially in the high-temperature metallurgical workshop, two fires have occurred during this period, injuring several indigenous workers. Liu Xingli has also been emphasizing to the executive committee the importance of building dedicated workshops. At this juncture, it was obviously impossible for the Executive Committee to hand over precious construction materials to the Military and Police Department to build less important bunkers and forts.
So the Military and Police Department settled for the next best thing. If they couldn't build concrete fortifications, they would build wooden and stone structures first. The military and police department had a lot of strong labor. After more than ten days, they actually built a row of barracks on the sandbank, and a circle of walls was erected around it, trenches were dug, and sufficient access roads were laid out. A man as tall as a man refuses to ride a horse. The Military and Police Department said that if you want to do it, you need to make a complete set. This not only improves the living environment of the new barracks and allows the soldiers to move from tents to barracks, but also teaches these soldiers how to set up camp and lay out fortifications.
The temporary residence that the newly arrived immigrants live in is undoubtedly the simplest kind, which is the tent where the Chuanchuan people lived when they first landed. Of course, they will not live in the tents for a long time. Most of them may just stay here for one night, because the news of a large number of imported workers has spread, and many units waiting for important people will probably come here early tomorrow morning to follow them. Ning Qi was offended.
The first meal that the immigrants who came here had was not a hearty meal, just white rice porridge, water spinach and some salted fish. Fortunately, there was no limit to the amount of rice, so everyone could eat to their heart's content. When the immigrants heard that such meals could be eaten three times a day, their previous low mood was swept away. This meal alone exceeded their original expectations, and other benefits promised by the Haihan people There seems to be hope. After the meal, they were divided into the men's camp and the women's camp and stayed in two adjacent camps according to the arrangements of the security guards. Someone announced a night curfew to them. Anyone who left the tent and wandered around after turning off the lights would be considered a violation and would be severely punished. Even if they wanted to solve their physical problems, they could only use the toilet in the tent.
As soon as it dawned, the immigrants were awakened by a burst of majestic music. Just when they wondered whether they should go out of the tent to take a look, a security guard wearing a green short shirt had already entered the tent and asked everyone to immediately Go out and assemble as a team.
(End of chapter)