Chapter 980 Everyone gets what he deserves
Among the many problems that Haihan will face when establishing a country, external pressure is not the biggest trouble. What needs to be solved more urgently are the internal social systems and management institutions that need to be improved. For example, bureaucrats with certain management experience are very important to Haihan. One of the scarce resources.
Although the time travelers have many skills that transcend the times, to govern a country, it is not enough to rely on a team of several hundred people. A large number of grassroots management positions require people who are loyal to Haihan and have professional capabilities, and Haihan It has only been established for seven years, and its accumulation in this area is still very limited. It may be barely enough to build a grass-roots team to manage Hainan Island, but in terms of the executive committee's vision for the future construction of Haihan, the average quality of the existing naturalized cadres is still far from meeting the requirements.
Haihan had no foundation in the Far East in this era, so for the sake of stable rule, loyalty and personal background were often given priority when appointing cadres. Although this helped Haihan to maintain the stability of his rule while rapidly expanding to a certain extent, because the cadres and officials selected through this employment strategy often come from poor backgrounds, their professional qualities in serving as officials and serving in politics are actually far inferior. Officials of the Ming Dynasty who have a certain cultural foundation and have received special training.
During the years when Haihan ruled Hainan Island, dozens of officials from the Ming Dynasty successively surrendered to Haihan. Many of them, like Luo Shengdong, Li Jin, and Li Qingyang, completely surrendered to Haihan and were appointed by the Executive Committee. personnel. However, being able to jump from the Ming Dynasty officialdom to the Haihan bureaucracy is not a process that everyone can do. You must either have outstanding abilities or hand over a weighty certificate of nomination.
Figures like Yan Mingjun are lackluster in these two fields, and his attitude in the Danzhou assassination case was too ambiguous, so he has never been able to get the opportunity to become an official in Haihan. If Haihan hadn't decided to establish the country this year, and the demand for officials would have greatly increased, Yan Mingjun would probably have continued to work as a "consultant to the Danzhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles" for a few more years.
Of course, there are many people like Yan Mingjun who want to take advantage of the opportunity of Haihan's founding to seek some benefits for themselves. Even if they cannot become officials, they will still seek fame and fortune. Today I am accompanying the local gentry and elders in Nanhai Restaurant, but none of them are just here to join in the fun.
The second gentleman who came up to toast was named Huang Zijie. Although his name was similar to Huang Zixing, the main criminal in the Danzhou assassination case a few years ago, the two were not actually related. Huang Zijie was originally a local landlord in Danzhou. After Haihan took over, he assessed the situation and joined the camp of the new ruler in time. When Haihan first carried out land reform and promoted collective farm plantations in Danzhou, Huang Zijie took the initiative to act as one of the first collaborators, signing a ten-year contract with the Ministry of Agriculture of Haihan for more than 3,000 acres of cultivated land under his name. Cooperation contract.
Considering the environment in Danzhou at that time, the courage to dare to gamble most of one's fortune on one's future was commendable. Haihan's land reform policy was able to open up a new situation in Danzhou. Huang Zijie is also one of the heroes. Of course, he received many rewards in the future. In addition to serving as a plantation demonstration site in Danzhou, he received careful technical guidance from the Ministry of Agriculture. , Huang Zijie has also become one of the role models set by Haihan officials in the local area, and has given special care in various fields.
After Haihan ruled Danzhou, Huang Zijie went to Sanya several times under Haihan's inspection arrangements. He had a clear understanding of Haihan's strength. Later, he not only sent his two sons to Sanya for further study, but also even naturalized the whole family. He became a Haihan man through and through. Huang Zijie thought clearly. With his background as a landowner, if he wanted to directly take the Haihan imperial examination and become an official in the court, the possibility was obviously close to zero. It was better to cross the status threshold now and pave the way for his two sons. Well, after they have been in Haihan Academy for a few years, their chances of getting an official position will be much greater than now.
Letting future generations shine by becoming officials is probably the most practical way the landlord class can think of to change their destiny. However, Huang Zijie did not put all his hopes in his son's further education, and established and maintained some relationships with the upper class of Haihan. Relationships between people may play a more effective role at critical moments, but you cannot expect your two underage sons to do these things, and they can only be done by him personally. Usually, Zhang Xin has a lot of presence on his side, but he also knows that Zhang Xin is only in charge of Danzhou, but Zhang Xin cannot decide on the appointment and dismissal of officials in the Haihan system, so this time he heard that a big shot from above is coming to Danzhou. During the state inspection, Huang Zijie also signed up with Zhang Xin immediately.
"Huang Zijie, a common man, has met Chief Ning!" Huang Zijie's hand holding the wine glass was shaking a little. This is the most famous person he has met so far. Even Yan Zhizhou was respectful when he came up to toast just now, so he was even more nervous when it was his turn. .
Ning Qi was very polite. Instead of clinking glasses, he took the initiative and said, "On the carriage just now, Director Zhang gave you a general introduction. I heard that both of your sons are currently studying in Sanya?"
Huang Zijie quickly responded: "Yes, yes, yes, Quanzi is stupid and can't learn anything in Danzhou. Hearing that the academy run by the leaders had special teaching methods, he sent them both there. The common people also followed. They said hello that if they cannot complete their studies, they will never return to Danzhou again.”
Ning Qi smiled and said: "I have some impressions of your two young masters. If I remember correctly, the eldest will graduate next year, right?"
Huang Zijie responded: "The chief has a good memory. My eldest son is indeed graduating next year, but with his qualifications, I don't know whether he can successfully graduate."
Ning Qi said: "I have met your boss several times. He is young and mature, and he is quite stable in dealing with people. If he is willing, he can stay in Sanya after graduating next year. We are very happy to have young talents like this Given a chance.”
Huang Zijie was overjoyed at the moment. This was an official statement. One sentence was better than the year he spent in Danzhou. Although he didn't know what "package distribution" meant, he also understood that with Ningqi's instructions, his boss's employment problem after graduation was basically solved. And Ning Qi named him to stay in Sanya, which probably means that the chance of entering the bureaucracy is quite high.
"Why don't you thank Chief Ning for taking care of you?" Zhang Xin reminded him with a smile: "You have to toast at least three times for this!"
"That's right, that's right, the common people have nothing to repay, so I can only toast the chief three glasses to express my gratitude!" Huang Zijie immediately took the wine bottle and poured himself three glasses. Of course, he would not unreasonably ask Ning Qi to accompany him for three drinks. This toast was just a way of saying thank you. After Huang Zijie went down, several people took turns coming up to toast. Some of these people want to get a chance to become an official like Yan Mingjun, some want to pave the way for their family like Huang Zijie, and some want to get a business breakthrough from Ning Qi. There are various purposes. As for whether these people's requests can be approved by Ning Qi, in fact, they had already heard Zhang Xin's briefing on the way into the city, and they just expressed the official attitude at the banquet. Some matters were originally within the scope of Zhang Xin's authority, but he specifically waited for Ning Qi's arrival before making decisions, mainly to demonstrate the authority of these decisions.
Different from the previous stops, at the reception banquet in Danzhou City, Ning Qi was the real protagonist, and almost all the guests at the banquet came for him. And Van Diemen, who had been targeted at the previous stops, finally got the chance to enjoy the food in peace here. Although he couldn't quite understand the content of Ning Qi's conversation with these local people, he could roughly understand Ning Qi's way of dealing with it, because similar social banquets were often held in Batavia, where the upper class would gather. Communicate face-to-face on various occasions and make statements on matters that are inconvenient to deal with publicly.
Although there are obvious differences in the social forms and cultural traditions of the two sides, the ways of dealing with problems are similar. Fan Diemen, who is also a senior manager, felt quite the same when he saw Ning Qi dealing with these local dignitaries.
The reception banquet took about two hours, but Ning Qi spent more than half of the time dealing with local representatives of the people and solving their various needs. For these middle- and upper-class people who are willing to take refuge and depend on Haihan, the executive committee has a relatively relaxed attitude, and is willing to give them some super-standard treatment so that these people can serve Haihan even more wholeheartedly.
For these parties, the founding of Haihan is imminent, and there are countless things that need to be dealt with, and the things they talked about during the banquet may not be realized in the near future. But being able to get Ning Qi's face-to-face statement is already a very satisfactory result. After all, Ning Qi represents the Executive Committee of Haihan's highest authority, and what he said is basically as per the law.
After the reception banquet that day, Ning Qi and Fan Diemen were sent to stay at the guest house in the city. The guest house in Danzhou was renovated from a Sanjin house purchased in the city. It is also operated by the government. All internal facilities and appliances are arranged in accordance with the industry standards set by Haihan itself. In terms of shape, they are similar to those of The guest house in Sanya is no different. In the third courtyard, there are three suites specially designed for travelers to live in. Ning Qi and Van Diemen each live in one.
The next day, Zhang Xin arranged for Ning Qi and Fan Diemen to start visiting Danzhou. If we want to make a horizontal comparison with other areas under the rule of Haihan, the situation in Danzhou is actually similar. The maritime trade system based on the port is the main local business form, and the project content is mainly composed of plantations. based agricultural and forestry products.
However, because Danzhou took a long time to build the city, the degree of local cultivated land development is far beyond that of the stations previously investigated by Van Diemen. As was common in this era, most of Danzhou's cultivated land was concentrated in the hands of a small number of landowners. When Haihan implemented the land reform policy in Danzhou, he also encountered relatively heavy pressure. So far, the cultivated land in some areas is still managed by the landlords themselves, unwilling to accept the unified arrangements of Haihan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Of course, there are also many farsighted people like Huang Zijie, who have clearly seen that Haihan's momentum is irreversible, and decisively put aside their wealth in exchange for a bright future. Of the current total of 74 plantation projects in the Danzhou area, more than two-thirds of the land is provided by local people. This feature is significantly different from the plantation management background in other places. Due to its flat terrain and abundant water conservancy resources, rice has become the most important local farming project in the Danzhou area. It is now one of the most important grain-producing areas under Haihan's rule.
When Van Diemen arrived, the rice fields here were in the sowing season. The rice fields outside the city were as far as the eye could see. Thousands of people were planting rice seedlings during the period before the Qingming Festival. Such a labor scene It was also a new experience for Van Diemen. There are also Han people cultivating rice fields outside Batavia, but the scale is far inferior to that in Danzhou.
Zhang Xin introduced: "The area we are seeing now is a planting area where the Ministry of Agriculture provides unified technical guidance. The rice seedlings planted here are also bred and propagated by the Ministry of Agriculture. Mr. Zhu came here specifically last year. The state has provided technical guidance.”
The "Mr. Zhu" mentioned by Zhang Xin is Zhu Ping, the wife of Yuan Ruoxiu, a veteran expert from the Ministry of Agriculture. The three members of the Yuan family and one disciple, Gao Huan, are all experts in agriculture, but only Zhu Ping specializes in food crops. In recent years, Yuan Ruoxiu and Zhu Ping have grown older and cannot withstand the fatigue of traveling and traveling, so they go out less and less to provide guidance. The Ministry of Agriculture has basically been taken over by young people such as Yuan Qiuye and Gao Huan.
Ning Qi asked with interest: "Since the Ministry of Agriculture provides rice seedlings, then the harvest here should be better than the rice grown locally, right?"
Zhang Xin nodded and said: "That's for sure. The yield alone is more than 30% higher than the local average. Moreover, the Ministry of Agriculture also has special guidance on planting technology. For example, the measures to strengthen the seedlings in the seedling raising stage are not something ordinary farmers can master on their own. technology.”
The agricultural technologies promoted by Haihan in the areas under his control are relatively mature technologies, and the results after application are obvious. The resulting difference in grain output has also attracted more and more local landowners to join the cooperative farming of the Ministry of Agriculture. Come as planned. After all, this kind of benefit is tangible and visible, so there is no need to sacrifice your own pockets to go against Haihan.
Of course, such agricultural technical support is not provided in vain. Landowners must sell a proportion of their harvested grain to Haihan officials at a lower purchase price every year and pay a certain amount of land tax. However, if compared with the situation after paying taxes to Daming in the past, the cooperation with Haihan is more affordable, and the actual income has been improved.
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