Chapter 369 New Immigrants
"So many people died on the road..." Qiu Yuan, who just took over the position of director of the Victory Port Management Committee half a month ago, couldn't help but take a breath when he saw the number of immigrant deaths reported by the medical department.
Although Qiu Yuan had been staying in Yacheng before this, he had been involved in immigration work to some extent in the early stage, and he probably had some understanding of the losses of immigrants during transit. In the previous immigration work, the physical condition of the people was selected before transportation, and immigrants were rarely transported at the same density as canned sardines. Generally speaking, immigrants transported back to Victory Port from Yacheng could transport immigrants in transit. The mortality rate is controlled at about one in a thousand. After all, the two places are not far apart and can be reached by speedboat in half a day. Mortality rates for immigrants shipped back from North Vietnam and the mainland were slightly higher, but rarely exceeded one percent. In this largest immigration transport in history, the mortality rate during the journey exceeded 5%. If it were placed in the normal immigration work, it would definitely be treated as a major accident.
"So...where are the bodies of these people who died on the way?" Although he could roughly guess the result, Qiu Yuan still asked one more question. After all, this also involved the subsequent funeral arrangements.
"There is no extra space on the ship to store corpses. There is no way to bring them back. They are basically thrown into the sea on the way." Morgan pointed to several wooden boxes being unloaded from the ship and said in a deep voice: "Only the ones that died when they were about to arrive at the port. It took several people to transport the body back. Fortunately, no signs of the disease have been found so far, and I can finally report it to the executive committee.”
Morgan is the head of the medical department for this immigration transfer operation and needs to manage the medical and epidemic prevention work of the entire immigration fleet. He has been floating at sea for almost half a month and looks quite tired. The medical department he leads is trying its best, but after all, the manpower and objective conditions are limited, and the executive committee is tight on the transfer time, and cannot conduct physical examinations on all the people who need to be transported in advance. There was such a high mortality rate. Of course, Morgan does not need to take the blame for this. He only cooperated with this operation led by the Executive Committee. As for the people who died on the way, compared to the number of immigrants transported back this time, there is actually nothing worth complaining about.
Of course, not everyone can maintain a calm mind like Dr. Morgan, who is used to seeing life and death. When we got off the ship, there were many family members of the deceased who were reluctant to find an explanation from the person in charge - after all, their relatives were still there. After passing away, not even a body was left behind, but was thrown directly into the sea. It was useless to cry on the boat, but after arriving at the destination, it was natural to bring this matter up again and ask for an explanation.
"Okay, now the trouble is in your hands. I have to go back and sleep for a while..." Morgan yawned widely, stretched and said, "I haven't slept for seventy-two hours. If I don’t sleep, I’m afraid I might die suddenly here.”
Qiu Yuan frowned and said, "What if there are difficult patients later?"
"Johnson will be here soon, let him handle it..." Morgan waved his hand without looking back and quickly left the dock.
The most upset person at this time was not the naturalized cadres who organized the gathering of new immigrants on the dock, but Wei Ping, who was surrounded by a group of new immigrants and asked for an explanation. Because of work needs, he had to stand in his official uniform. Acting as a facade on the pier, a group of people who had failed to make trouble with the naturalized cadres immediately surrounded this conspicuous official.
"What's the use of you guys surrounding me? What I'm in charge of is arresting thieves and stealing. The bodies of your relatives are gone, and it's not like they were stolen..." Wei Ping was so noisy by this group of people. The first two were big. Due to the reputation of the Haihan people, he did not dare to violently expel these people, so he could only patiently explain to them, but it seemed that the effect was not good.
At first, these people just surrounded Wei Ping, but then they became agitated and someone slowly grabbed Wei Ping's sleeves. Before he could struggle, someone else knelt down and hugged his thigh.
Fortunately, the militia platoon leader Yu Tiezhu, who was cooperating with the operation, saw that the situation was not good and immediately asked a group of militiamen to come over and solve Wei Ping's dilemma. Although these people were excited, their physical condition was not good. The militiamen pulled Wei Ping out of the circle without much effort.
Wei Ping was so anxious and angry that he didn't bother to thank Yu Tiezhu for his help. He pointed at this group of people and cursed: "You unscrupulous people, if it weren't for the great kindness of the gentlemen of Haihan, who provided money and food for disaster relief." , I'm afraid you will have starved to death in the countryside! Do you know how much money it costs to transport these thousands of people from Guangzhou to Qiongzhou Island? Making trouble?”
The originally agitated people gradually became quiet after being scolded a few times. They really couldn't deny Wei Ping's statement. Without the active recruitment of the Haihan people, the vast majority of these people would have ended up starving to death. Although I don’t know what will happen after I come here, at least the Haihan people can provide basic food and accommodation, which is better than being homeless.
Wei Ping was about to curse a few words when someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder from behind. When he turned around and saw Qiu Yuan, he quickly bowed and said, "Director Qiu is here!"
Qiu Yuan nodded to him and stretched out his hand. A naturalized citizen attendant immediately handed over the metal microphone. Qiu Yuan took the hand, stepped onto the wooden box loading next to it, and said loudly: "Dear fellow villagers, I know that you are feeling heavy because of the death of your family. This kind of thing happening is not what we want to see. , if possible, we hope to bring everyone to Victory Port intact, so that you will no longer have to worry about food and clothing. We will not let you preserve the remains of the deceased, and we will also worry about an outbreak at sea. There may not only be those who die now, but maybe everyone here and the crew members we sent to rescue you will also suffer misfortune. Is this the result you want to see? "
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Seeing that no one below had any intention to refute, Qiu Yuan continued: "The deceased has passed away, and the living should cherish the opportunity to live. Only by living well can you be worthy of the sacrifices made by your deceased relatives! Although your relatives have left behind The bones have not been transported here, but we will build tombs for them one by one so that you can have a place to worship. If you must do something for your loved ones, then obey our arrangements and settle down here first. . We will try our best to meet your reasonable requests, but if someone tries to coerce us by making trouble, then don't blame us for being rude. We have the ability to rescue you from the gate of hell, and we can also send you back. Go back!”
After Qiu Yuan finished speaking, he threw the microphone to the people next to him, nodded towards Yu Tiezhu and Wei Ping and said, "I'll leave this to you."
"The chief still speaks well!" Wei Ping sighed sincerely, unaware that there was anything wrong with using the title "chief" from his own mouth.
With Haihan's leading figures showing up to express their attitude, these people basically gave up their intention to continue making trouble. Perhaps some of them were not too convinced, but seeing the Haihan police in black and the Haihan militia in gray everywhere, they could only give up the idea of challenging the bottom line of the Haihan people.
In order to accommodate this group of immigrants, the Ministry of Construction built a large number of temporary residences between the north and south mountains of the Luhuitou Peninsula. After the immigrants saw this stretch of hundreds of acres of shacks, they once again realized that the naturalized immigrants How powerful is the "Executive Committee" that God talks about. Many of them had doubts about the strength of the Haihan people before they came here, but reality told them that this mysterious force was far more reliable than the Guangdong government. Not only did it send a large fleet We will pick up people in Panyu County and have built residences and living facilities for them at their destination. This thoughtful arrangement even exceeded their imagination.
After seeing this residential area, the immigrants truly felt at ease, convinced that they were not sold to Nanyang as piglets by unscrupulous businessmen. The residential area is divided into several camps according to the scale of 1,000 people. Each camp is separated by wooden walls and has independent entrances and exits. On the gate of the camp here, notices from the Yacheng government and the Haihan Executive Committee were posted, and a dedicated person stood nearby to explain and answer questions to the onlookers. After reading the two notices, a literate new immigrant couldn't help but blurt out: "In this place, does the Yacheng government have the final say, or does the Haihan Executive Committee have the final say?"
The person responsible for answering questions here was Lu Ting, who was temporarily recruited from the militia. He usually worked as a commentator in the honor exhibition room in the camp. He was also an eloquent person. He immediately replied: "Of course this is the land of the Ming Dynasty. , who do you think has the final say?”
"Then why is the notice from the Haihan Executive Committee larger than the government notice, and the regulations in it are more detailed?" the man continued to ask.
Just looking at the size of these two notices, I am afraid that most people will regard the larger one as a government notice, but in front of them it is exactly the opposite. The government notice is only two feet square and contains only a few words. It only warns the people to abide by the regulations here. Regulations, compliance with management, and so on. The seal of Yacheng government and the private seal of Zhizhou Zhang Qing are stamped below. However, the notice issued by the Haihan Executive Committee is more than three times larger. It not only stipulates the living rules of the immigrant camp, but also labels the person in charge of civil affairs, medical, logistics and other projects at the back - of course. These people are all naturalized cadres, and they will directly manage the new immigrants.
"The Haihan Executive Committee is a local management organization recognized and authorized by the Yacheng government. It has full authority to manage all affairs in this area!" Lu Ting didn't care whether the other party could understand or not, so he memorized it according to the description in the study materials. Again: "In other words, the Haihan Executive Committee is the government here. All matters are decided by the Executive Committee, including your future work and life. Everything is arranged by the Executive Committee. Do you understand? ?”
"Then we will be permanent workers hired by the executive committee from now on?" someone in the crowd asked.
"You are not working for the executive committee, you are working for yourself!" Regarding this issue, Lu Ting has received special training and has a clear understanding of publicity methods: "You want to make money to support your family and live a better life. To live a good life, just work according to the arrangements of the Executive Committee. Everything you see here was built by us under the leadership of the Executive Committee. You can get as much reward as you want, no matter how hard you work. The future is up to you to work hard for!”
"Then if we don't want to work here anymore, can we leave?" someone asked timidly.
"Yes, the executive committee will not restrict people's free entry and exit." Lu Ting seemed confident about this issue: "But I must say, I have been here for more than half a year, and I have rarely heard of anyone If you want to leave here, there is no point in talking about this issue. You only need to live here for ten days and a half, and you will naturally dispel this doubt after two or three months. Even if someone drives you away, no one will move. ”
"Sir, I heard that you are not allowed to farm here. Is that true?" someone else asked.
"The land here is owned by the Haihan Executive Committee. No one is allowed to occupy it privately, including farming and building houses." Hearing the whispers from the crowd, Lu Ting continued to explain: "But You don’t have to think there’s anything wrong. Not everyone here needs to farm, and no one will be oppressed by the gentry and landlords. The wages you get from other jobs are enough to support you and your family in Haihan. In the areas governed by the Executive Committee, no one will ever suffer from lack of food and clothing due to low income.”
"Is there a school here? How to arrange for children to enter school?" Some parents who care about the next generation also raised related questions.
"All children under the age of fourteen will enter school for education. The Executive Committee attaches great importance to cultural teaching. By then, not only the children, but also everyone present will probably enter literacy classes in batches. If any of you want to If you want to have a good future, stop worrying about flattering your boss and focus on studying and literacy. In this place, as long as you can write and read, you will have a better way out. "Lu Ting is very patient. explained.
Questions and answers like this are ongoing at the gate of every camp. New immigrants here always have countless questions, ranging from weddings and funerals to eating, drinking and having sex. The rules here are very different from those in Ming Dynasty. While the new immigrants feel a little uncomfortable, they also gradually I am impressed by the thoughtful consideration of the executive committee. It seems that the Executive Committee has already prepared for any problems that the immigrants can think of, and has already had solutions. And these naturalized citizens who are responsible for explaining the policy will also inadvertently reveal various preferential treatment policies after obtaining naturalized citizenship, triggering the public's yearning and pursuit of naturalized citizenship.
However, no matter how fanciful the words are, no matter how anxious the new immigrants are, they must stay in this temporary residential area for seven to fifteen days, and only after receiving approval from the health and epidemic prevention department will they receive further job assignment opportunities. After entering the unit, they still need to rely on their work performance to obtain the right to apply for naturalization.
Nowadays, as the population in Sanya increases day by day, naturalization is no longer as easy to obtain as it was a year ago. At that time, the Time Travel Group had a large manpower gap to fill, so it had to open its doors to recruit naturalized people. No matter what kind of cats or dogs they were, they would be admitted first. Nowadays, this civil affairs policy has changed. In addition to the most convenient way of joining the army, naturalized citizens must work in the unit for 30 days through other channels before being issued application qualifications based on their performance. Of course, this qualification is not 100% guaranteed. obtained, but will be distributed monthly according to a certain proportion.
Some units with higher technical content will have a larger proportion of application rights. For example, the proportion of application rights for educational institutions often exceeds 50%. For those units with lower technical content that purely exchange labor for remuneration, such as road construction teams and logging teams, the monthly application rights acquisition ratio will be slightly lower, generally controlled between one-third and one-fifth. one.
This approach, which is similar to hunger marketing, has achieved quite good results after being tried for a period of time. People who have obtained naturalized citizenship will definitely feel proud when they see their naturalized status and status rising. The vast number of new immigrants who strive to obtain naturalized citizenship for better welfare will also cherish their hard-won status even more.
The Executive Committee has also made preliminary plans for the whereabouts of these new immigrants. About 2,000 to 2,500 of them will be assigned to farm areas in the upper reaches of the two rivers in Sanya to cooperate with the Ministry of Agriculture’s large-scale development plan. Develop local farmland for cultivation. The remaining people will be transported to the southwest of Qiongzhou Island to open up the next colonization point - the Yinggehai Salt Farm that the Executive Committee has been planning for a long time and had been thinking about a year ago.
Having said this, I have to mention the salt production status of Chuanchuan Group again. Now under the leadership of the great steward Anxi, the production capacity of Haihan Salt Industry has basically reached saturation. The production capacity of Shengli Port Salt Field and Tielugang Salt Field In addition to meeting local needs, its output has basically dominated the entire Qiongzhou Island salt industry market. This directly led to the bankruptcy and closure of the official salt farm in Danzhou in the north. Salters fled to the south and joined the Haihan Salt Industry. In addition, dozens of tons of table salt are transported to the mainland by various maritime merchants every month. Nowadays, what is most seen in cities and towns in the Pearl River Delta is not high-priced but low-quality official salt. Low-priced Haihan salt named "Sanya Refined Salt". Even the salt department in Guangzhou city has nothing to do with the Haihan private salt that is blooming everywhere. Although the origin of these private salts is no longer a secret in Victory Port, the mountains are high and the water is far away. In Guangzhou city, The old man really can't stretch his hand here.
(End of chapter)