Chapter 479 Development of Hong Kong Island
"Imitate the Haihan system?" Lin Nan was stunned for a moment when he heard the question raised by Li Qingyang, then shook his head and said: "Brother Li has thought too much. The Ming Dynasty cannot imitate the Haihan system. ”
"Why is this?" Li Qingyang asked in confusion.
"The chiefs have said that the Ming Dynasty's system has many shortcomings. If you want to get rid of these shortcomings, you must first get rid of the imperial power. Is this possible?" Lin Nan shook his head and said: "The chiefs said that the country they lived in before did not have imperial power. Yes, the highest institution that governs the country is also an elite elected by all the people, such as the Executive Committee. This kind of thing is definitely not possible in the Ming Dynasty. ”
"Get rid of the imperial power..." Li Qingyang chewed on this sentence, and then shook his head. Probably only these bold Haihan people dared to publicly propose such a rebellious idea. Without imperial power, whose world will this world belong to?
"The Ming Dynasty needs imperial power, but we don't need it here." Lin Nan said proudly: "The leaders said that under the rule of Haihan, there will never be imperial power!"
Li Qingyang was silent again. Lin Nan's statement was basically equivalent to stating that Haihan would not accept the rule of the Ming Dynasty. This was no different from directly declaring rebellion, because after all, this place still nominally belonged to the Ming Dynasty. But at the same time, he also knew very well that Ming was now unable to take any effective measures against Haihan in the southern border. Whether it was banning trade or sending troops to conquer, the feasibility of Ming was very low.
"Brother Li, although Haihan and Ming Dynasty have different governing philosophies, we also have many common interests. One of the roles of the Ministry of Security is to ensure that these common interests will not be easily violated, and to ensure that the relationship between Haihan and Ming Dynasty is not easily violated. The relationship between them is developing in a benign direction." When the day's inspection schedule was finally coming to an end, Lin Nan told Li Qingyang the key point: "Haihan has not established a country, and he has no position to fight with the Ming Dynasty at this stage. Negotiation, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings between the two parties, it is necessary to maintain certain communication channels. It is for this purpose that the leaders hope to keep you in the Security Department.”
Li Qingyang said: "Jinyiwei is only responsible for collecting intelligence. As for the decision-making, it is ultimately the adults in the court."
"But the information you provide may affect the adults' decision-making, isn't it?" Lin Nan continued to explain: "We hope to maintain a peaceful relationship with Ming Dynasty, and we are also happy to have Ming Dynasty's war in the north. Give some help and help Ming Dynasty maintain its domestic rule. Brother Li, I hope you can understand that what you are doing here is not betraying your country, but helping your country."
"Brother Lin, I understand what you are saying, but I can't completely agree with you. Haihan has many ways to help Ming Dynasty, why must he adopt such an approach that is tantamount to rebellion?" Although Li Qingyang mustered up the courage to raise a question , but even he himself felt that he was not confident enough.
"Haihan wants to help the Ming Dynasty, but this kind of help is not free, and Haihan does not intend to be loyal to the imperial court. As for talk of rebellion, Brother Li should not talk about it casually in the future to avoid misunderstandings." Lin Nan He dismissed Li Qingyang's doubts in an understatement: "I also know that Brother Li still has many things that he can't understand, but there is a saying that leaders often say, and I want to give it to Brother Li - time will tell everything. . Whether it is right or wrong to work with us, whether it is a blessing or a curse, let time prove it! ”
Time entered October 1629. During this month, Haihan's various departments seemed to return overnight to the state they were in when they first landed in Victory Port two and a half years ago. Almost all departments were in a state of shortage of manpower. The reason was simple, because the Executive Committee At the same time, port construction projects have begun in Hong Kong Island and Annan Da Nang, plus the Changhua-Shilu railway line is under construction. This is equivalent to the pace of opening three sub-bases outside at the same time, and the related It is difficult for project command and civil affairs management personnel to meet such requirements, so they have to be temporarily seconded from other units with less stringent personnel needs.
Ning Qi, who was the personnel director among the executive committee, was almost on the verge of mental collapse during this period. Although most of the time travelers have multiple jobs and can be seconded to other units to temporarily support them when necessary, the situation now is very different from when they first came to Sanya. No matter how difficult it was back then, in the end, this collective We work together, share the blessings and share the hardships, but now we have to go to work in a poor overseas sub-base. For travelers who have been accustomed to the relatively superior living conditions in the local area, this time may not be the same for everyone. They are all willing to obey the organization's assignments.
Compared with the three places, the conditions here in Changhua are relatively better. After all, the Changhua project has been started for several months, and the basic living facilities have been basically improved, although they are still far behind the base camp. conditions, but compared to the conditions at the beginning of the time travel, they are already much better. Hong Kong Island and Da Nang are relatively more difficult. Travelers going there not only have to endure the inconvenience of life, but also may have to face the risk of lack of medical conditions.
Although there are indeed some ambitious people in this group waiting for such opportunities, there are still many people who are not willing to work locally for a long time. Ning Qi spent a lot of time finding people to talk to and persuading, but the results were still unsatisfactory. In the end, the Executive Committee had to decide to temporarily slow down the construction speed in Da Nang, and prioritize the needs of Changhua and Hong Kong Island in terms of manpower allocation. After Liu Shanxia returned from his inspection tour in Da Nang, local affairs were temporarily handed over to Ruan Jingui. The order given to him by the Executive Committee was to postpone it for the time being until the next year.
October 24, 1629, the ninth day of September in the second year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, on the southwest coast of Hong Kong Island.
Although this day is the traditional Double Ninth Festival, probably not many people on the busy port construction site remember this festival. The Hong Kong Island port construction plan under the command of the Haihan Construction Department has started a few days ago. Thousands of construction workers shipped from Sanya are working almost day and night in rotation, because the order they received is to complete the work before the end of the year. At least two deep-water docks have been constructed and put into use.
According to the Haihan calendar, there are only two months until the end of the year, and there is still a certain degree of difficulty in achieving this goal. The naturalized civilian cadre who is supervising the progress of the project on the construction site is Yu Dashan. As one of the first batch of construction department employees who worked on the dock construction site in the early stages of the construction of Victory Port, Yu Dashan is already familiar with the construction process of the port and dock, and has been working on it in two years. He has also developed some on-site command and coordination abilities over many years, so this time the Ministry of Construction transferred him from Sanya to the construction front line to give full play to his role.
However, this statement is not particularly accurate, because although the transfer order came from the Ministry of Construction, he applied for it himself. The reason is also very simple. Yu Dashan's only son Yu Xiaobao is now in Guangzhou all year round and rarely has the opportunity to return to Sanya to visit relatives. Yu Dashan thought that if he could be closer to his son, he might have more opportunities to meet. Hearing that the Executive Committee was going to open a new port at the Pearl River Estuary, Yu Dashan took the initiative to apply for transfer to his superiors without much thought. The arrangement of the Ministry of Construction also has a certain human touch. Not only did it transfer Yu Dashan to the Hong Kong Island construction site according to his application, but it also sent a notice to the General Office of the People's Republic of China, hoping that the General Office of the People's Republic of China could send capable personnel to Hong Kong Island. Assisting in the port construction project - for example, a young and promising naturalized citizen like Yu Xiaobao is very suitable.
Whether it was a matter of favor or a misuse of authority, in short the whole thing went very smoothly. Yu Dashan got the transfer notice as he wished and took a boat to the Hong Kong Island construction site to report. His son Yu Xiaobao also received the notice. Maliko was appointed to take up a post on Hong Kong Island as a staff member coordinating relations between the General Office of the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong Island.
Yu Dashan arrived at the pier early in the morning to wait for the ship from Guangzhou. According to the notice sent by the Guangdong Office the day before, two large ships carrying new immigrants and various building materials and tools will arrive on Hong Kong Island today. Yu Xiaobao also Will come on these two ships.
However, when it was almost noon, there was still no movement on the sea. Yu Dashan was so anxious that he could not sit still, and even went to the construction site headquarters to find out if there was any new news. At around two o'clock in the afternoon, the two ships that Yu Dashan had been waiting for finally sailed into the bay. Seeing the Haihan flag on the top of the mast from a distance, Yu Dashan waved his hands excitedly.
"What a boy, you have grown taller again!" Yu Dashan saw his son who was already taller than himself standing in front of him, and exclaimed happily: "Xiaobao, you are now the tallest person in our Yu family!"< br>
"Dad, the leaders said that you can keep growing until you are twenty-five years old. It's still early for me!" Yu Xiaobao said with a smile and handed the baggage in his hand to Yu Dashan: "This is in Guangzhou I made a set of clothes for you. I’ll try them on later to see if they fit.”
"Why are you wasting this money? New work clothes are issued every year!" Although Yu Dashan complained, he held the bag tightly in his hands, as if it was filled with large-value circulation coupons: " By the way, where’s your luggage? You’re going to be here for a long time, right?”
"Someone is responsible for the luggage. I didn't come alone this time. I also brought a few subordinates with me." Yu Xiaobao coughed dryly and said, "Now I am also a cadre."
"Hey, you guys can do it! Why didn't you mention this in the letter you wrote before?" Yu Dashan asked in surprise and joy.
"Just a small cadre, nothing to show off." Yu Xiaobao waved his hand and said modestly.
"You have grown up, you have indeed grown up!" Yu Dashan nodded happily and said: "Since the leaders value you and give you a chance, then do your best! You are still young now, and you will have more opportunities to be promoted than your father in the future. Much more.”
In fact, he is far from the only naturalized cadre like Xiaobao who has been promoted at a rocket speed. For example, Zhang Qianzhi, who joined the Guangdong Office at the same time as him, is now serving as the Guangdong Office at the age of just eighteen. He has even learned to use the radio to send reports under the training of Chen Tianqi, the head of the Information Industry Affairs Office of the Guangzhou Guangdong Office. Fu Li, who is about the same age as them at the base camp, has also been a cadre in the Police Department for some time.
Since the development time after time travel is still short, the results of the personnel department's training of naturalized cadres are not very good. Employers hope to get naturalized citizens who are loyal, educated, and preferably have certain work abilities, but in fact There are too few candidates who can meet these three conditions at the same time. Relatively speaking, younger naturalized citizens have certain advantages in learning culture, policies, and rules and regulations, and they have not yet developed a deep-rooted fear of the Ming Dynasty. Instead, they have attached themselves to Haihan after receiving long-term brainwashing. Therefore, a considerable proportion of young people under the age of twenty are among the naturalized cadres appointed by various departments.
Of course, young naturalized people like Xiaobao and Fu Li who directly follow the travelers are undoubtedly a luckier group of people, and their chances and speed of promotion are far beyond ordinary people. Although they currently cannot be employed to the same extent as their peers among time travellers, in a few years, after Haihan's sphere of influence expands to a certain extent, people like them will also have the opportunity to become members of the new society. the ruling class among them.
The reason why Yu Xiaobao came to Hong Kong was not entirely out of favor. His main task here was to supervise and collect local construction progress, and report to the Guangdong Office regularly, and local construction projects Matters that require cooperation from the Guangdong Office in China, such as the mobilization of migrant workers from Guangzhou, various craftsmen, etc., must also be handled by him. These tasks cannot be said to be arduous, but for Xiaobao, this is also the first time for him to take charge of his own work outside, and it will play a big role in improving his actual work ability.
Regarding the construction of wharf projects in the harbor, the Ministry of Construction has long summarized a complete set of development models in the past two years. All that is needed is to apply this set of wharf construction models to the specific local geographical environment. Compared with the port terminal construction project in the early stages of crossing, the conditions are now more superior in all aspects, and the difficulty of construction has also been greatly reduced.
Most of the people who originally lived in the area near the bay chose to give up their original lifestyle after receiving Haihan's promise and applied to become sailors under Haihan. A very small number of residents who were unwilling to cooperate with Haihan were sent to the mainland after receiving relocation compensation. Of course, this relocation may not be voluntary, and some people were even tied up with ropes and thrown onto the ship. As for whether they really received financial compensation or were shipped to some strange place, the local people have no way of knowing.
(End of chapter)