Chapter 887 Three, six or nine
As the strongest maritime armed organization in the East China Sea before the arrival of Haihan, the Zhoushan Boat Gang had a very good number and quality of sailing ships. There was even a large boathouse built in Dinghai Bay, which could maintain or build four ships at the same time. A sailboat with about a hundred materials. Haihan has always attached great importance to technical talents, so naturally he did not let go of the shipwrights here. After occupying this place, he immediately packed them all and sent them to the south.
Although these ships are good, they are not suitable for the Haihan Shipping Department, which has begun to implement standardized establishment and operations. Therefore, after the war came to an end, the frontline headquarters and the newly established Zhoushan Provisional Management Committee decided to ship these ships as soon as possible. The assets are disposed of in exchange for the labor force that is urgently needed locally.
Liu Zhenguo was cautious at first, fearing that there might be something wrong with these ships, but after randomly selecting a few ships and inspecting them carefully, he found that these ships were in very good condition, and if they were resold on the market, the prices would not be lower. And just now he asked the staff at Haihan. After choosing the boat, he only needed to register it and it could be taken away immediately. No deposit was required.
While Liu Zhenguo was picking up the boat, at another dock, people who were literate and educated were being selected from the immigrants transported back from the north. After arriving at Zhoushan Dinghai Port, these immigrants were allowed to go ashore for two days and one night to rest and recuperate. Of course, their scope of activities was limited to the dock. A staff member held a tin trumpet and shouted to these ragged refugees: "...those who can read, write, and are literate can stay and settle in the local area. They will be provided with food, accommodation, salary, and opportunities for promotion. If you miss this place, Folks, you can only go and settle in Fujian!”
Nine out of ten refugees on this pier probably don’t know how far away Fujian is. The farthest place most of them have traveled in their lives is this time taking an immigration boat to Zhoushan, and further south. They have no idea what Qianli is. But there is no doubt that Fujian is further away from my hometown than Ningbo and Zhoushan Port, and it will definitely be more difficult to return to my roots in the future.
For refugees who are forced to leave their homes, it is naturally better to stay closer to their hometowns as long as survival conditions can be ensured. Even though it is thousands of miles away from the Jiaodong Peninsula, it is probably better than the legendary Lingnan, which is extremely hot. At that moment, several people in the crowd raised their hands and responded, expressing their willingness to stay here.
Xu Yi was also one of the people who raised his hand to respond. He was from Dengzhou, Shandong. Before the war, his family was quite well off. He was considered a local wealthy gentry. His family not only owned a shop in Dengzhou city, but also had a nearby business in the countryside. Thousands of acres of fertile land. However, after Kong Youde's rebels captured Dengzhou, wealthy families like the Xu family fell into a situation where their families were ruined. The old man of the Xu family bribed the rebels defending the city with money, and sent Xu Yi and several other descendants out of the city to the countryside to escape the war. However, the subsequent development of the war situation involved the entire Jiaodong Peninsula. Xu Yi's country manor was not spared. A group of rebels attacked the place one evening. After a massive looting, Xu Yi became one of the refugees. a member of.
In the next six months, Xu Yi wandered around with the large group of refugees. He was lucky enough to survive in this troubled world. But after Dengzhou was recaptured by the imperial court, he was shocked to find that his family and all his property no longer existed, and his refugee status did not change with the end of the war. In addition to continuing to wander around to survive, Xu Yi was unable to find a viable livelihood in the post-war Dengzhou City.
Xu Yi heard that wealthy people from the south would occasionally bring food to the seaside of Lingshanwei for relief, and would also take a large number of refugees to settle in the south, so he decided to try his luck. As a result, Liu Zhenguo's fleet arrived not long after arriving at the place. However, what is slightly different from the rumors is that only refugees who are willing to follow the fleet to the south can receive free food supplies. And due to the limited carrying capacity of the fleet, not everyone will accept it. But Xu Yi was indeed lucky. A young and strong man like him happened to be the favorite target of the immigration fleet, and he passed the basic physical examination and boarded the ship without much effort.
Xu Yi got on the ship in order to have enough to eat. After he filled his stomach, he began to worry about his future. According to the fleet's propaganda, they will be assigned to Fujian, Guangdong and other places to work for the new owner Haihan people. As for the origin of this Haihan man, Xu Yi had probably heard about it. After all, sporadic Haihan goods had appeared on the ground in Dengzhou before the war. But apart from his status as a wealthy businessman, Xu Yi didn't know much about other situations. After going to the unfamiliar environment in the south, he had to think carefully about how to survive and what he could do.
According to the people on the boat, the Haihan people have established thousands of miles of land in the south, and have established their own management institutions independent of the local government to rule the people in the region. As long as you go to the area under the rule of Haihan, everyone has work, housing, food, and books to read. There is no war or oppression. It feels like heaven. However, Xu Yi didn't quite believe it. He thought that this was probably just a myth made up to trick refugees into working as coolies in the south. However, he believed that with his background, experience, and knowledge, he would definitely find a way to find a way to go to the south. If there is a chance to get ahead, no matter how powerful the Haihan people are, they can't always do everything themselves. Someone still has to do things for them. Otherwise, why would there not be a single Haihan in the fleet coming to Shandong to pick up refugees?
After the fleet set off from Lingshanwei and headed south, it did not stop at the shore for supplies along the way. It drove south day and night. It was not until it arrived near the Zhoushan Islands that day that the ship slowed down and docked. Although Xu Yi didn't know the original situation in the area, he began to re-examine the strength of the Haihan people after seeing the Haihan soldiers with live ammunition on the dock. It was obvious that this place was no longer under the control of the Ming government, otherwise such a scene on the dock would definitely be regarded as an act of rebellion. He really couldn't figure out how the Haihan people did it.
The refugees on the ship were allowed to go down to the dock to rest for the night. Dozens of large tents had been set up here, each with more than ten single camp beds. This was the only time Xu Yi had been on a bed in a long time. Lie down for the night. The food available here is much better than on the ship. You can even eat white flour steamed buns with porridge in the morning. A few days ago, each meal on the ship only had half a bowl of gruel. Now here I can finally fill my stomach a little bit. It's one o'clock.
After breakfast, staff with tin reel speakers arrived and stood on high ground to explain policies to the new immigrants. Xu Yi was more concerned about this matter and listened carefully at the moment. He heard that people who could read, write and be educated could apply to settle here, so he decisively decided to give it a try. He didn't know what was going on in the south, but Jiangsu and Zhejiang were undoubtedly the most prosperous areas in the Ming Dynasty. Instead of going to Lingnan to suffer hardships, it would be better to stay in Jiangsu and Zhejiang and look for opportunities to make a comeback.
Besides, the Haihan people specifically designated people who wanted to be literate, so it was impossible to gather people who had studied to do rough work. According to Xu Yi's inference, most of them could be accountants, clerks, stewards, etc., which were relatively easy. Position. Xu Yi has been through the baptism of hard life for more than half a year, and not much of the young master's habits are left in him. As long as he doesn't go to the sea to fish or farm in the fields, he can accept it. And Xu Yi was originally from a wealthy gentry family. He also had a reputation as a scholar, so he thought he could handle these jobs without any problem.
Xu Yi was quickly called out of the team and stood with several other refugees who claimed to be scholars. After a while, someone took them out of the immigration rest area to a yard in the port area and asked them to enter the house one by one to register.
Xu Yi waited for two queues before it was his turn. After entering the room, he saw pens, inks, paper and inkstones on the table in the middle. The staff responsible for the review above said: "Please write down your name, age, place of origin, and culture on the paper." level, professional experience.”
Xu Yi raised his hands and asked: "What is the standard for cultural level?"
The man above responded: "If you have a reputation, write it down. If not, write down how many words you know."
After Xu Yi finished writing the first few items, he thought about how he had never done any work since he was a child, so he honestly wrote "no work experience" on the paper. After reading it, the person in charge of the review nodded and said: "The writing is pretty good."
Seeing that this man knew the goods, Xu Yi responded smoothly: "If you win too much, I will be ashamed."
"Okay, let's wait for news in the yard." The man took out the paper he had written on from the table and put it on his desk.
In fact, there are many immigrants who have similar ideas to Xu Yi. After solving their immediate survival problems, many people began to wonder how they could stay here without going to Lingnan. After this group of people who could read and write were collected, someone immediately came to promote it and asked craftsmen with special skills to sign up on their own. Whether they were carpenters, blacksmiths, shipwrights, weavers, or other crafts, as long as they mastered a certain skill, People with a production skill were all listed here, and now more than ten people raised their hands.
The remaining people are illiterate and have no special production skills. For Haihan, they are pure labor force. But the Zhoushan Management Committee did not intend to just let go of this group of immigrants who still had room for exploitation. After the people who selected the skilled workers left, the military finally came on stage.
"Those who voluntarily join the Haihan Militia and receive military rations can sign up! They will be provided with food, housing, housing, and good benefits. After retirement, they will be able to arrange jobs. One person will serve as a soldier and the whole family will be naturalized!" The officer who came out to promote this time had a loud voice and did not even use a loudspeaker. , and also allow the immigrants on the dock to hear clearly.
Regarding Haihan's immigration policy, military service system and welfare benefits, from the moment Lingshan Guards boarded the ship, there were people on the ship who were responsible for explaining and explaining at least seven or eight times a day. The refugees had heard it by heart after a few days. . There are many people who regard this kind of recruitment as a joke. After all, the laws of the Ming Dynasty are very strict on the control of civilian weapons. Moreover, joining the Haihan militia is equivalent to naturalization, and naturalization is equivalent to losing the identity of the people of the Ming Dynasty. This is for many people It is something that is both unimaginable and difficult to accept.
But after arriving at Dinghai Port and seeing the environment here, the refugees gradually realized that the situation here seemed to be really beyond the control of the Ming Dynasty, and the Haihan Militia was also a real civilian armed force, not the Haihan people. Made up. The territory under Haihan's rule was indeed another world independent of the Ming Dynasty.
Although the people working on the dock seem to be Han Chinese just like him, it is said that they have all given up their identity as Ming people and become Haihan citizens. Refugees who also work for Haihan people have also heard about the differences in treatment between Haihan and non-Haihan nationals on the way. At this juncture, seeing that two groups of people had been selected, many of the remaining people began to have their thoughts wandering. Someone asked loudly: "Can I stay here and settle down if I eat military rations?"
"Family members can do it, but I can't." The officer in charge of recruiting responded: "The Haihan Militia will relocate at any time. However, after serving as a soldier for three years, you can choose to retire. You can apply for wherever you want to settle at that time."
Someone else asked: "If I die in battle, will I get a pension?"
The officer responded: "Of course there is. How can the leaders treat the soldiers who fought on the battlefield for Haihan badly? If you die in battle, in addition to the pension, your parents will be supported by the civil affairs office at home. If you have children, you will also He has been raising him until he reaches adulthood, and the soldiers of our militia never have to worry about what happens afterward!”
Although eating military rations is somewhat risky, looking at the majestic appearance of these militiamen on the dock, some people were still moved by the words, and immediately stood up to sign up. As long as someone started, the onlookers who were still hesitant were afraid of missing the opportunity, so more than 20 people signed up one after another. The officer preached for a while, but when no one responded, he led the group of applicants and left the dock.
After these three groups of recruits left, there was no movement on the dock. Someone asked the staff on the dock impatiently, but the answer they received was that their next stop was Fujian. If they missed the recruitment here in Zhoushan, they would have to wait until they got to Penghu to have the chance to accept the next recruitment.
Those who just took a wait-and-see attitude and did not make a decision in time suddenly felt that they had miscalculated. Some people were undecided, and some wanted to wait for the price, but the Haihan people did not have the patience to identify them one by one and only accepted them. People who sign up voluntarily. Of course, this is also because this group of people has to be transported to the south. If Zhoushan intercepts them too much, Penghu may report them to the base camp. The essence remains here in Zhoushan, while most of the labor force flows to Fujian. In this way, both places can get what they need, and there will be no major conflicts.
(End of chapter)