Chapter 448 Solving Personal Problems
The proportion of single men in the time-travel group is very high, and the issue of spouse has always been one of the things that members are concerned about. There are even some people who joined the time-travel operation with the purpose of marrying three wives and four concubines in this time and space. How to solve the problem of personal belonging of members is also a very realistic task for the executive committee and the civil affairs department.
In the early days of time travel, the relevant departments and "Fu Ruifeng" jointly operated so-called high-end clubs, so that these passionate bachelors in the time travel group could have a place to relieve their physiological needs. At that time, this measure was opposed by a very small number of internal feminists, but this opposition seemed too weak in the face of the "strong demands" of the masses and did not bring much resistance to subsequent implementation.
But this method is only a temporary expedient. After all, most people still long for a complete family. However, the wish is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. The location chosen by the Time Travel Group is destined to not have too many choices in the early stage.
Yazhou is a sparsely populated place, with a population of only tens of thousands, and a considerable number of them are prisoners and their families. In such a social environment, when it comes to selecting unmarried women with outstanding looks and good family backgrounds, there are indeed not many candidates who meet the conditions. Of course, the time travelers do not pay special attention to each other's family background. Even if they are born as commoners, they will definitely become the aristocracy of the new regime in the future. However, even if the conditions are relaxed, the well-informed time travelers can see There are still very few attractive women.
This is not just a matter of appearance. The ideology, cultural level and even aesthetics of women in this era are very different from those of the time-travelers. Even those ladies who are famous for their beautiful appearance in the local area are not in the eyes of the time-travelers. Often there is only one word that can describe it - soil.
Although these women have received basic cultural education since childhood and often have better family upbringing, their dress, conversation and temperament are completely different from what the travelers imagined before coming to this time and space. Even the ladies from the official family don't seem to be as good-looking as the heroines in the costume movies they used to watch, let alone have anything in common with them. Most of the time-travelers had to be busy with their own jobs, and due to the customs of this era, they had no chance to fall in love with these women and slowly develop relationships. Therefore, there were no successful cases of this kind of marriage in the early days.
It was the first group of people to go to Black Earth Port to open up overseas mining colonies. After the local situation stabilized, they had enough leisure to slowly consider their own personal issues. Compared with the base camp, the expansion space and management work required in Black Earth Port are relatively limited. After the travelers established trade relations with Lianzhou in the direction of Guangxi, they gradually formed marriages with the powerful and wealthy businessmen of Lianzhou.
In principle, the executive committee will not intervene in such personal life matters as long as it does not harm the collective interests of Haihan. However, members who have reached a de facto marriage must still report to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This is not just about the personal safety or household registration procedures of the travelers, but there is also an issue that many people are not aware of at the moment, which is the rights that the next generation of the travelers will enjoy or inherit.
As the travelers gradually spread out and multiply in this time and space, the size of the Haihan ethnic group will inevitably grow larger, and the family and political properties of the travelers will inevitably face the problem of division and inheritance. By then, I'm afraid a lot of shitty things will inevitably happen, and various family dramas vying for power and profit will probably also be unavoidable. Now, registering the marital status of the traveler's spouse, children, etc. can, to a certain extent, alleviate all kinds of bloody dramas that will inevitably occur in the future.
In this regard, Black Earth Port is ahead of the base camp and has become a test field for the marriage between travelers and residents of this time and space. Xie Chun currently serves as the concurrent civil affairs officer of Black Earth Port, and this matter happens to be within the scope of his responsibilities. Seeing that his companions have begun to settle down one after another, he will be somewhat interested. As the civil affairs official, he has much more "resources" than ordinary people. As the saying goes, those who are closer to the water are the first to get the moon. He can also use the power in his hands to take advantage of the opportunity to go to Lianzhou for official duties. Understand the status of several objects with "resources".
Yue Zhiyun said with a smile: "You guys are really thinking about recruiting, and you actually decided to go to Guangxi. How about it? How is the quality of the girls there?"
When it comes to women, the interest of these men has risen. Even young people like Yue Zhiyun, who have just reached the marriageable age, can't hide their expectation of starting a family.
Xie Chun shook his head and said: "The situation is not much better than Yazhou. Lianzhou only has a larger population than Yazhou, but the economic situation is almost the same. There are not many wealthy families in the local area. As for the quality of the girls, this is It’s a matter of opinion, so I won’t comment. But it’s quite far away from the base camp, so you don’t have to rely on the distant water to save you from thirst.”
"You are so scheming!" Yue Zhiyun said with a smile: "I am just asking, and no one is planning to compete with you for Lianzhou girls, so there is no need to say so harshly."
Xie Chun responded seriously: "This is not scheming, I just have something to say. If you really want to choose a wider range, then you have to look at the Guangdong Office where the conditions are better. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of people around Guangzhou. , we have to pick and choose, and the range is much larger than where we stay.”
"But it seems that there is no one in Guangzhou who has married a local." Yue Zhiyun has now joined the executive committee and can be regarded as a truly well-informed person. If there were any personnel changes in Guangzhou, he would be among the first to know the news.
"It's not that I can't find it in Guangzhou, but there are too many choices to make a decision." Qiao Zhiya also joined the group of gossiping men at some point: "As far as I know, these guys from the Guangzhou Office have been in Guangzhou. My life can be considered a life of debauchery! ”
"When Director He of the Security Department was stationed at the Cliff Office, I heard that he had a lot of gossip!" Yue Zhiyun nodded and agreed with Qiao Zhiya's statement: "Now that I have gone to Guangzhou, the conditions there are better. Well, there are more choices, I’m afraid even a man can’t hold it back.”
"Okay, okay, don't be mean here. No matter how good Guangzhou is, how can it be better to have Victory Harbor? Food, accommodation and entertainment are not bad at our own home. What's more, that place is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. How can we have our own You are safe at home, and you are always followed by two militiamen carrying guns when you go out. Wherever you go, people give way to you. How can you get such treatment as a chief in Guangzhou?" Liu Shanxia, who was a little older, saw that these people were getting more and more outrageous, so he quickly stopped talking. Back: "Xiao Xie and Xiao Yue are both watching your ship, and the cargo on it hasn't been unloaded yet! The other people can go and do what they are supposed to do, and it's not work time yet!"
At the same time, thousands of miles away in Guangzhou, He Xi, who was explaining matters to Gong Qiqi, suddenly sneezed several times in succession. He Xi took out a towel and wiped the corners of his mouth and said, "It's fine. Is it possible that someone is talking about me behind my back?" Maliko suppressed a smile and said, "You probably caught a cold from taking the mandarin duck bath in Xiyuan last night. Right? ”
He Xi coughed dryly and said: "Didn't you go to Xiyuan yesterday just to make friends with Mr. Liu from the government office? It was just a show, there was no such thing as a mandarin duck bath!"
With He Xi's subordinates present, Malike did not continue to embarrass He Xi. After He Xi finished arranging the work and Gong Shiqi exited the room, Ma Like said: "Old He, I was joking with you just now. Let's talk about serious matters. What was the result of your talk with Master Liu yesterday?"
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He Xi shook his head and said: "It didn't go as smoothly as expected. This Liu Qian is an old fox. He hinted that he pretended to be confused and tricked me several times. It seemed that he wanted to get some practical benefits from us before he let go. .”
Maliko said: "Affordable benefits? Did he give you a quotation?"
"No, but I asked around and found out that the price for his help is quite high. It costs five hundred taels without a formal document, but it starts from one thousand taels if an official document is issued by the Guangzhou government office." He Xi snorted and said: "In the past, when Master Ma had not retired, the price of services was much lower than this. Last year, it only cost five hundred taels of silver for the Guangzhou government to issue official documents to endorse our immigration promotion."
"It doesn't matter whether the price is high or low. The key is to complete the tasks assigned by the executive committee first." Malik stayed at the Guangdong Office for almost a year, and his leadership temperament gradually became apparent: "Although he insists on being persistent, The committee has not set a limit for us, but if this matter can be accomplished, it will be regarded as a great achievement for you and our Guangdong Office!”
The "big thing" that Maliko mentioned was one of the issues discussed by the Executive Committee some time ago, regarding whether to start selling the arms produced by Haihan to the Ming Dynasty officials. Although this topic is still in the project research stage, the Executive Committee has already asked the Guangdong Office to provide some relatively reliable reference materials. In addition to the Ming army's standard equipment data, weapons manufacturing capabilities, In addition to the level of military training, the most important point is the feasibility of this plan.
For other more specific information, He Xi can collect more accurate data through various means, but regarding the proposition of feasibility, it is a little more troublesome. Exporting weapons to the Ming Dynasty is much more troublesome than the current underground arms trade between Haihan and the Fujian Navy. The Fujian Navy trading with Haihan is actually Xu Xinsu's private army. As long as Xu Xinsu nods and takes the money, he can do whatever he wants. Buy buy buy. But if you want Ming Dynasty to purchase arms overseas, the process will be very different. It is not enough to just go through the military route. You must also go through the civilian channel. Local civil and military officials will submit a letter to the central court together. It will be done. The possibility will be greater.
As a maritime businessman like He Xi, he was naturally not qualified to enter the government office to discuss business issues directly with local officials. All he could do was to open up some of the lower joints first, pass the news up layer by layer, and let the officials insiders to persuade officials.
This process is undoubtedly very troublesome and consumes human and financial resources, and the nature of the matter cannot be left to the people below. Therefore, He Xi, the head of the Haihan Security Department, can only go into battle in person. Contact the representatives of the Guangdong government on the front line. And because the topic of arms trading is very sensitive, He Xi did not dare to directly raise the topic at the beginning. He could only build relationships first and drag the target into trouble before discussing the serious matter.
Originally, He Xi managed a number of well-connected households in the Guangdong government. However, after the former Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi stepped down, a group of people also disappeared. The new Governor's people gradually took over the position, so He Xi had to Repeat what you have done before and slowly open up these complex relationships. Of course, in this kind of social occasion where people are drinking and feasting, He Xi, who is originally relatively unruly, will occasionally enjoy the **** that belongs to this era - anyway, he is not a gentleman, these The money has already been spent as part of the operation funds, so it is better to enjoy it than to waste it.
And now Malik no longer dislikes He Xi as much as he did when he was stationed in Yacheng. On the one hand, this is because after coming to Guangzhou, life is no longer as depressing as it was in Yacheng, and there are many ways to relax and entertain. place; on the other hand, it is partly due to the subtle changes in the status of the two.
Ma Like was the director of the Residential Office in Guangzhou at the beginning. He was sent to Guangzhou to take over Schneider's position. In fact, he has been promoted steadily. Although it sounds like there is only one word difference between the Residential Office in Guangzhou and the Residential Office in Guangzhou, the top leaders are also the same. It is the position of director, but the actual authority difference is huge. At that time, He Xi was not even the second-in-command in the Liaison Office, nor did he get a clear position within the Cross-Travel Group. Although he was promoted to deputy position after coming to Guangzhou, he actually had no control over the internal affairs of the Liaison Office in Guangzhou. Exercised too much management authority.
But the wonderful thing is that although He Xi is only a deputy in the Guangdong Office, his position within the Cross-Travel Group is a very special security director, which is definitely one level higher than Malik in terms of administrative level. All time-travelers know very well that this unit under the executive committee's supervision is actually Haihan's intelligence agency, and He Xi, who is responsible for managing this agency, is undoubtedly a member of the privileged class within the time-travel group.
In terms of freedom of action, not to mention Maliko, even military officers stationed in Guangzhou such as Yu Yao and Xiao Liang cannot compare to He Xi, who has extremely high decision-making power. Under special circumstances, such as the last operation to capture Jinyiwei spies, military personnel had to cooperate with He Xi's command to take appropriate measures. If the Guangdong Office has two sides, light and dark, then the bright side is that Malik is in charge, and the dark side is that He Xi has the final say.
(End of chapter)