Chapter 1384 The doorway in the immigration camp
In view of the twists and turns of the in-law relationship between Ma Bo and Chen Yixin, Liu Shang was also very cautious in speaking, and had to show his "admiration" for Chen Yixin from time to time. He had come to Shandong not long ago, but he had already heard about Chen Yixin's legendary experience of marrying a squire's daughter locally, and also knew that Majiazhuang was able to receive special treatment in the occupied area partly because of the use of this marriage. Climbing a high branch, I more or less received protection and care from Chen Yixin.
Liu Shang didn't know much about Chen Yixin's situation before coming to Shandong. He only knew that he was a general who became famous at a young age in the Haihan Army, and he was also the youngest general among the generals leading troops abroad. Although he is not the most powerful person in the army, it is said that the executive committee attaches great importance to him, and he is expected to become a leading figure in the Haihan Army in the future. Therefore, this time when Chen Yixin asked him to come over to do something, Liu Shang was a little more careful and was extremely cautious in his dealings with others.
Liu Shang's words were clearly a compliment to Chen Yixin, but after hearing this, Ma Bo looked proud and nodded repeatedly: "Brother Liu is worthy of being a nobleman from the capital. I can't hide it. He is from all over the country." The local people regarded Chief Chen as a Buddha among all the people. When the Haihan Army did not arrive here, Dengzhou was full of bandits and bandits, and people died of starvation everywhere. Almost a thousand acres of fertile land around Majiazhuang were destroyed by war. It was abandoned. Our Ma family had originally planned to move south. Fortunately, Chief Chen led the army to come here and wipe out the bandits in the surrounding areas. He also rescued refugees, built bridges and roads, opened up mines and reclaimed wasteland, and restored the local area. Such achievements cannot be overstated.”
When Ma Bo said these words, Liu Shangyou paid attention to his face and noticed that he didn't show any pretense at all. He seemed to be feeling sincerely.
Although the Dengzhou government has always regarded the arrival of the Haihan people as an invasion and has spent a lot of effort to expel them, there are still certain differences between the people's views and the government's. Especially for the people in the areas occupied by Haihan, as long as they did not openly oppose Haihan, their lives were not adversely affected by the arrival of the Haihan people, and the land and food of the landlords were not destroyed. The Haihan soldiers plundered, but they received more powerful protection than the government. Haihan eliminated armed bandits in the occupied areas, organized the restoration of production, and rescued homeless refugees. These deeds were real and did not rely on propaganda.
As for the large number of refugees sent by Haihan to the south for overseas resettlement during this process, this is a reasonable arrangement in the eyes of the locals. The bark of the local trees is almost eaten out. If these refugees are not sent away, are they still going to watch idly by? Do you see them starving to death here? It's good if you can save your life. It doesn't matter what nationality it is. Besides, the Haihan people did not receive any benefits from the refugees in the rescue, nor did they sell them into slavery. Such a kind act is already very humane.
Of course, the most important point is that the powerful force displayed by the Haihan people was so powerful that even the government could not resist it. Except for a few uninterested landowners who tried to organize armed resistance against the Haihan army at first, and later the local civilian armed forces After being wiped out one by one, the official armed forces also chose to stay behind closed doors and not fight. No one would question Haihan's absolute authority in the occupied areas. It can be said that the unique social order in the Haihan occupied area is based on a strong armed foundation.
It’s just that people with vested interests like the Ma clan will naturally gradually shift their stance towards Haihan as time goes by. Many people even, like Ma Bo, have vaguely regarded themselves as people from Haihan, and they will consider everything when things happen. The starting point is no longer the interests of Ming Dynasty.
While Mabo was introducing, he took Liu Shang to look around the camp. Liu Shang noticed that the labor arrangements for immigrants here were the same as in other immigration camps. Each person was given a small hammer to knock stones. Haihan has a large number of infrastructure projects in the occupied areas, and there is a huge demand for gravel. The refugees in the immigration camp, whose bodies have not yet recovered to their best condition, are just arranged to do this kind of work that does not require any technical content and requires physical fitness. It’s not a high labor task either.
This kind of labor is no stranger to Liu Shang. Not only has he seen it in immigration camps in various places, but he has also done it himself for a lot of time. Before officially obtaining the entry and stay permit, he also knocked nearly a thousand kilograms of stones in the Sanya immigration camp, but now he has become an official with jurisdiction over the immigration camp. The changes in the past six months make him lament the fickleness of the world every time he thinks about it.
Of course, after sighing, I cherish the hard-won power I have now. Although Chen Yixin said verbally that he would be responsible for the propaganda affairs of this camp, judging from the actual situation here, Liu Shang believed that what he had to do was not just to preach policies. This Mabo had no idea how to manage a camp well. The immigration camp didn't have any opinions. They just followed the instructions of their superiors blindly. Looking at these immigrants with numb expressions, it is obvious that they do not know the purpose of their work here. They are just trying to have a roof over their heads and food to live on. This is obviously in line with the Haihan Civil Affairs Department’s propaganda on immigrants. There is a clear gap between the requirements.
However, considering that the other party's identity was a little bit special, Liu Shang didn't dare to really dismiss Ma Bo as a rich man from the countryside. He still asked cautiously: "I'm sorry to ask, before this, is there a dedicated person in this camp?" Responsible for explaining policies to immigrants and conducting promotional activities? ”
Ma Bo responded: "There are publicity activities. About once every ten days, the military master from Zhifu Island explains the immigration policy to these refugees. However, this also depends on the arrangements of the military. Sometimes they are busy and have no time to come. , even once a month.”
Liu Shang thought to himself, what is the use of preaching once a month? These refugees stay in the Majiazhuang immigration camp for three to five to seven days at most, or ten and a half months at most. They will be assigned to the Zhifu Island immigration camp or some places in the occupied areas that need labor. Maybe they didn’t receive corresponding publicity from beginning to end. Naturally, the military's arrangements cannot be criticized. After all, they have more important defense tasks to complete. Coming here to preach should be done casually and not full-time. However, it can also be seen that there are indeed extreme differences in the work arrangements of the immigration camp. Big omission.
Of course, if this were not the case, Chen Yixin would not have specifically asked Liu Shang to come over from Zhifu Island and ask him to stop the previous work handover and take over the propaganda work in the immigration camp first. Obviously Chen Yixin has realized the lack of work in this field, and arranging Liu Shang here can be regarded as a move to remedy the situation.
Liu Shangdao: "Since Chief Chen has asked me to take charge of this matter, I will do my best. Brother Ma, can you have the immigration registration roster for me to take a look at?"
Ma Bo did not agree immediately this time, but asked instead: "Does it need to see the roster to promote immigration policy?" Liu Shang saw that he was slightly nervous, and thought that this person was probably taking advantage of it. So I only react after being asked about it. There are extremely frequent people coming and going in this immigration camp, and there are no full-time civil affairs cadres to manage it. If you want to make a small fuss over people and get some benefits from the allocated grain and grass materials, it is not technically very big. It is difficult and lacks effective supervision in the system. Even a wealthy country man with little education is enough to operate this matter.
If it were another person, Liu Shangshao would have to say something to the other person and use it as a way to manipulate the other person. However, considering Ma Bo's special status, this idea only flickered in his mind and was abandoned. Liu Shang decided to pretend not to notice anything and finish what he wanted to do first.
"The purpose of looking at the roster is to understand the composition of immigrants here. Their approximate hometown, age, origin, and reasons for coming here. Once we have this information, we can then carry out targeted propaganda, and it will be easier to get twice the result with half the effort. Effect." Liu Shang talked eloquently, but did not mention a word about the speculation in his mind.
When it comes to talking skills, Ma Bo is worse than a professional like Liu Shang. After saying a few words, Ma Bo also felt that what he said was reasonable. He thought that he was indeed a person from the capital, and he could do this. What he said was eloquent and his level was indeed high. He immediately asked the subordinate of the permanent worker who was following him to get the roster of registered immigrants.
Not long after, the long-term worker came back, holding a stack of rosters. Each volume was a monthly record. In addition to basic information such as name, gender, age, place of origin, and other basic information, each immigrant would also indicate the month and day when he entered the camp. , and where they were assigned on which month and day. If there are any changes during the period, such as injury, death, mistakes, punishments, etc., they will also be briefly recorded for inspection.
Liu Shang took the records of the past two months and looked through them. He saw that the handwriting on them was scrawled and the writing was not smooth. He knew that most of them were written by Ma Bo. Sure enough, Ma Bo explained on his own: "The next person in the immigration camp is literate, so this record can only be written down. The handwriting is so ugly that Brother Liu can't be blamed."
Liu Shang smiled and said it was okay, but he was thinking in his heart that with such a careless registration, it is no wonder that the immigration work in Shandong will have problems one after another. But having said that, the person who was kicked out by Su Yu before was an officer in the military who was also in charge of immigration affairs, but those who benefited from it were definitely not just the ones investigated by the military. Almost all the people sent to the Zhifu Island Immigration Camp were transferred from Majiazhuang. Speaking of which, this is the first stop for most immigrants after they are accepted by Haihan. Personal information is also registered from here. If you really have The problem is, there is definitely no escaping from this place.
But Liu Shang did not know whether the military and the Ministry of Security had conducted a detailed investigation into the Majiazhuang immigration camp, or whether Chen Yixin was too embarrassed to attack this place because of his reputation. Although he had never received any request from Zhifu Island or Chen Yixin to investigate immigration matters, he happened to be a spy and his years of experience in the industry inevitably made him extremely curious about this kind of thing. Heart. Knowing that there might be something fishy going on, it was obviously impossible for him to ignore it completely.
Now that Liu Shang was thinking about it, he naturally paid special attention when he looked at the roster. He himself spent some time in an immigration camp, and later went to many immigration camps because of his work. In addition, on the way north, he listened to his fellow cabinmate Su Wei talk about a lot of immigration affairs, so he had a good understanding of this field. The level must be much higher than that of a dabbler like Ma Bo who has not received systematic training. After taking a closer look, I immediately saw a lot of problems.
Generally speaking, as far as Liu Shang knows, the methods of immigration fraud are nothing more than fictitious headcount, or the immigrants have died or been sentenced to hard labor and are not registered. Such relatively superficial methods are to accumulate vacancies and eat up this part of the expenses. . More advanced methods can also forge immigration information and use ordinary immigrants to apply for special immigration subsidies or other special subsidies. Of course, these immigrants who have applied for special subsidies will eventually be unable to reach their destination due to various reasons during the transportation process. Otherwise, it will be easily exposed that the goods are incorrect.
The former is easy to get started, but the benefits that can be obtained from a single immigration name are relatively limited, and it must be accumulated to a certain amount before it is worth taking the risk. The latter has certain technical requirements and may require the cooperation of immigration management departments in multiple places, but the income is considerable. For example, if a scholar with a reputation as a scholar or above in the Ming Dynasty defectes to Haihan, depending on his talent, the maximum subsidy he can apply for can even reach a thousand yuan, and the power to determine this standard often lies with front-line immigration recruitment and reception agencies. In the hands of those silverfish bureaucrats, the profits from this operation are much faster than obtaining short positions.
However, the disadvantage of this routine is also obvious, that is, it cannot be repeated too frequently in one place. Otherwise, too many subsidy applications will be applied for and people will not be available, which will easily attract the attention of superiors. Therefore, bureaucrats who can use this advanced routine are often at a relatively high level and can easily handle immigration affairs in many places. But there are very few officials at this level who are willing to take risks for such a small amount of money. After all, once this kind of thing is exposed, it will definitely be severely punished. It is far better to let relatives and friends take advantage of the information in their hands to do downstream industries. Businesses such as dental brokerage are becoming more and more stable.
Therefore, although the scale of Haihan's introduction of immigrants over the years is huge and the industry is already very impressive, there are very few corruption cases among middle- and upper-level civil affairs officials. Most of the incidents are among grassroots personnel working on the front line—— Just like people like Ma Bo.
Although superficial counterfeiting methods are effective quickly, they will inevitably lead to more loopholes. Ma Bo is not good at this, so it doesn't take much effort for Liu Shang to find some clues from the roster. After flipping through a few pages, he found at least four or five questionable immigration records.
(End of chapter)