Chapter 2148
The fact that these ingredients have become the preferences of Haihan officers is also the result of long-term success and failure, and they are all deliberately imitating the eating habits of senior officials. Xiunian may not know why the officers like these strange ingredients, but he just needs to remember how to cook them to suit their liking. Although he couldn't carry it on his shoulders or lift it with his hands, he knew what qualities made him attractive to Haihan officers. As long as he could satisfy these people who held power, his life under Haihan's rule wouldn't be too bad.
Yin Changxing stood next to Xiunian and lowered his voice: "Don't worry, I have chosen them all, and I guarantee they are all good ones!"
Yin Changxing definitely doesn't have as many opportunities to deal with Officer Haihan as Xiunian, so some valuable information can only be obtained through Xiunian's disclosure. In the process, he is also constantly learning Xiunian's way of life. How to get along well with the Haihan people and gain their full trust. This Japanese monk is undoubtedly an excellent example.
Xiunian nodded, indicating that he understood. Yin Changxing asked him earlier if he had any plans to settle in Haihan Kingdom, but he did not answer the question immediately. In fact, Xiunian did not think that he had the right to choose whether to go or not. After the war was over, the Haehan people probably would not leave him in Seogwipo or let him return to Japan.
Instead of thinking about whether to go or not, it is better to think about how to ensure that you can survive after going to Haihan. Fishermen like Yin Changxing can still sell their labor even if they know nothing. Living in Haehan is likely to be much better than being a fisherman in Seogwipo. But apart from reciting a few chapters of Buddhist scriptures and knowing some business skills, he has no other livelihood skills. The main reason why the Haihan people need themselves now is to manage the Japanese in the immigration camp, but after going to Haihan country, do they still need to continue to do this job?
This question troubled Xiunian a little, so he just nodded and said nothing more about Yin Changxing's initiative to express his merit.
Yin Changxing saw that his reaction seemed a bit cold, so he bit the bullet and said: "Master Xiunian, if we can go to Haihan Kingdom in the future, can we take care of each other?"
Xiunian came back to her senses, looked at Yin Changxing and said, "Have you decided to go?"
Yin Changxing said: "I heard from Boss Yu that Haehan Country is very rich. Maybe it would be better to go to Haehan Country to try your luck than to stay in Seogwipo to fish."
Xiunian sighed and said: "But have you ever thought that if you still don't have a good time after going to Haehan, you might not be able to return to Seogwipo?"
"I've thought about it!" Yin Changxing admitted frankly: "But only if you go there can you have a chance to develop, right?"
Xiunian understood that Yin Changxing's thoughts were different from his own. After he came into contact with the information about the external environment, he could no longer stay in Seogwipo and couldn't wait to see the colorful world that others said. Even if he stays in Seogwipo, he will probably always yearn for the world he has never seen, and will regret for the rest of his life that he failed to seize the opportunity for development that may only be once in his life.
Compared to himself who was still hesitant, this North Korean fisherman had a clear goal and firm determination. Xiunian felt that this was exactly what he lacked.
"You're right, maybe we should all give it a try." Xiunian nodded and admitted that Yin Changxing's very realistic idea was the best choice for the current situation. If we don’t go to Haihan next, all our current efforts will be meaningless.
Compared with the Japanese refugees who had special funds to buy food to support themselves, the prisoners of war who were placed on the small island outside Seogwipo Port did not have such a good life. In just a few days, each of these prisoners of war was forced to become a master of catching the sea, almost surviving by picking up various shrimps, crabs and shellfish on the island shore at low tide.
But even so, due to the harsh living conditions, dozens of people died on the island every day due to injuries, injuries and hunger. So Xiunian found a job for his former companions, asking them to clean up the corpses of prisoners of war on the island, and to save the souls of the dead. The monks rowed boats to the island to transport the body to a nearby designated shore, where they dug a pit and buried it. After completing each day's task, those who participate will receive a portion of food, at least a larger portion than what they would receive in a migrant camp.
This arrangement is mainly to avoid an epidemic on the small island where prisoners of war are held. Of course, the Haihan Army is also happy to assign these tasks to Japanese monks to avoid unnecessary risks for the soldiers. To do this, just give these Japanese monks a little more food. This kind of deal is really a good deal.
But Xiunian didn't want to conflict with the monks of Guangming Temple anymore, so he specifically asked Haihanjun not to mention himself when implementing this plan.
The ship from Shandong finally arrived in Seogwipo, preparing to transport the first batch of prisoners of war. At this time, there were about three to four hundred fewer prisoners of war detained on the uninhabited island than when they were transported. However, this number is still within the acceptable range of Haihan, because these prisoners of war have been screened several times and have basically no intelligence value. However, because of their special status, they are dangerous to a certain extent, so they can only be screened. If they are used as slave labor, it won't be a big deal if some of them die.
According to the military's arrangements, these prisoners of war will be transported to three places: Datongjiang Base in North Korea, Fushan County in Dengzhou, Shandong, and Jinzhou in Liaodong, where they will be engaged in the most dangerous and arduous manual labor. According to current regulations, if these people can survive three years of hard labor without dying, they may have the opportunity to have their sentences commuted or even regain their freedom. Of course, given the living conditions and labor intensity of the hard labor camp, such an opportunity must be slim.
The fleet coming from Shandong brought a batch of food, which allowed the Japanese prisoners of war to finally eat their first full meal after being captured before setting off from Seogwipo. However, the content of this meal was as simple as ever, just vegetable porridge and dried salted fish.
The main reason why the prisoners of war were allowed to eat this meal was because they would have to complete a 1,500-mile sea voyage. If they were too weak, a large number of deaths might occur on the way. For those who specially sent a ship to pick them up, It's not a good deal for the human Zhifu Colonial Area.
The Fushan Copper Mine operated by Zhifu Colonial Zone is currently the largest mine in the entire Shandong Peninsula, and a supporting smelting industry has also been established in Fushan County. Whether it is mining or smelting, the demand for labor is quite large. However, Haihan's method of absorbing immigrants locally will be restricted by the Ming government. Therefore, if there is an opportunity, immigrants can be introduced from other places, even if it is just slave labor. , Zhifu Colonial Zone will also send a ship to receive it.
Of course, in addition to taking away hundreds of prisoners of war, the ship from Shandong will also take away some of the Japanese refugees currently temporarily resettled in Seogwipo.
Neither Xiunian nor Yin Changxing left Seogwipo with this group of immigrants. This was because Xiunian went to Officer Haehan to inquire about it. Among the several places prepared by the Haehan Army for the Japanese, the one with the best conditions was The destination is undoubtedly Zhoushan Island, Zhejiang, and several destinations located north of Jeju Island are relatively difficult. According to the information Xiunian received, Liaodong is a war zone, Datong River is a military base, and Shandong Zhifu is a small area occupied on the Ming Dynasty coastline. These places are not very stable. Only Zhejiang Zhoushan Island has become a regional trade The central colonial area is not only prosperous but also safe. The main fleet of the Haihan Navy participating in this combat operation came from Zhoushan.
Yin Changxing also confirmed the credibility of the relevant information through Yu Chengli, who had visited Zhoushan. Zhoushan is the most ideal choice, but if you want to go to Zhoushan, you will probably have to wait until the Haihan Army withdraws from Hirado. Looking for an opportunity to go to Zhoushan with the navy.
"Boss Yu told me that Haihan people promised to send him to Zhoushan to stay. If I want to go to Zhoushan, he can take me with him. Master Xiunian, if you want to go too, you can go together."
While Yin Changxing was inquiring about the news, he also arranged how to get to Zhoushan. Xiunian was very moved after hearing this, and decided to go to Zhoushan with Yu Chengli and others.
The first ships from Shandong stayed in Seogwipo for a day and then took away about 800 people. Ships from the Daedong River Base and Liaodong Jinzhou also arrived in Seogwipo one after another in the next few days, transporting more than a thousand people one after another. There will be ships arriving from these three places in the future, and the Japanese transported to Zhoushan should be the last batch.
As more and more people were transported away, the emotions of the Japanese refugees gradually calmed down. This confirmed that the arrangements announced to them by the Haihan Army were being fulfilled. The refugees did not have to worry about starving to death here. land, everyone will be properly accommodated.
On the other hand, after the number of people stranded in the local area decreases, the pressure on food, medicine, and living conditions will also decrease accordingly. Even the seafood that Yin Changxing has to provide to the immigration camp every day has been reduced from the upper limit of 1,000 kilograms to the upper limit of 500 kilograms. He no longer needs to dispatch five fishing boats every day, only two boats are enough.
And thanks to these days of reselling, Yin Changxing was able to save a sum of money, which far exceeded the sum of his income in the past three years.
In fact, the money he put into his pocket was not that much, mainly because his past income was too low. In the past, only a very small part of the seafood caught could be sold, and most of it was produced and sold by oneself. Fishermen like him would not go out to sea to fish every day, otherwise the seafood they caught would just pile up at home and stink.
However, this windfall is already a huge amount of money for Yin Changxing. He plans to use this money as a fund for his activities after going to Zhoushan to see if it is true, as Yu Chengli said, that he can do something to support himself. My own little business.
Xiunian, however, does not have the capital of Yin Changxing. All his family property is left in Hirado and cannot be taken out. Although he has some rights as a servant in the immigration camp here, he also has food and accommodation, so he does not have to worry about safety issues. Yes, but the only downside is that you can’t make any money. His boss is He Wenguang. He has a way of making money and it is impossible for him to play with him, a Japanese monk, like Yu Chengli did with Yin Changxing.
However, after so many things happened recently, Xiunian is no longer as greedy for money as before. He has seen too many strange things in the immigration camp these days, and he knows that life is fickle and many things cannot be solved with money. There were many people in the immigration camp who were richer than him, but among the thousands of people, no one could become a temporary civil affairs officer like him. Timing, ability, determination, these invisible and intangible factors may play a far greater role at critical moments than gold, silver and jewelry.
Since he can become famous in such an environment, Xiunian is not particularly worried about whether he can find a livelihood after going to Zhoushan. If you make good use of the power you have, you may be able to pave the way for life after arriving in Zhoushan.
Ten days after arriving in Seogwipo, Xiunian finally heard the news that the last batch of troops was about to withdraw from Hirado to Seogwipo. At this time, the other monks of Guangming Temple had already been sent to their next destination, and at the same time, Xiu Nian's last attachment to Guangming Temple was also taken away.
Both Qian Tiandon and Shi Diwen stayed until the end to evacuate Hirado, and after confirming that the local fire could not be extinguished, they ordered to go to Seogwipo to complete the post-war rendezvous.
Regarding the situation in Seogwipo, they can also have a rough grasp of the situation through daily radio contacts. Although the plan to evacuate Hirado was only started during the war, and the logistics department had to bear the burden of resettling the thousands of people who suddenly appeared, and some unexpected situations inevitably occurred during the period, overall it was completed well. this temporary task.
Although hundreds of Japanese died due to various reasons during the transfer and resettlement process, this was a completely acceptable loss in the eyes of the generals. There were no riots or epidemics in the temporary resettlement area in Seogwipo, and there were no conflicts or fights between local people and Japanese immigrants. This is enough to praise the logistics department.
As for the additional expenses incurred during this process, as long as the amount is not too outrageous, the generals will not scrutinize which of them are reasonable expenses. Now that the war is over, the first priority is to gather all the combatants to celebrate. The first thing Qian Tiandun and Shi Diwen did when they returned to Seogwipo was to announce that they would host a grand celebration banquet locally.
In addition to the troops participating in the war, local officials who provided assistance to the logistics department during this period, as well as some civilians, were invited to the celebration banquet. Even Yu Chengli and Xiunian, who had withdrawn from Hirado, were included in this list. They were both "meritorious personnel" recommended by He Wenguang.
Considering the local conditions in Seogwipo, it is not easy to host a large-scale celebration banquet with thousands of people, so the headquarters also set aside three days of preparation time to purchase various ingredients. Of course, the most important thing is to control enough wine. During this period, almost all the wine on Jeju Island was looted and brought to Seogwipo.
(End of chapter)