Chapter 2398
Zeng Xiaowen took the order and left. Not long after, another subordinate reported that the three local officials currently taking refuge on Zhifu Island wanted to see Chen Yixin.
Chen Yixin actually doesn't have much interest in these people anymore. It's just because they have been relatively cooperative with Haihan in the past two or three years and silently accepted the reality of being ignored, so he arranged for them when the other party asked for asylum this time. The whole family went to stay at the military base on Zhifu Island. They originally planned to arrange for them to settle in the south in a few days, but the three of them seemed to have other ideas.
Without his order, these three people would definitely not be able to leave Zhifu Island. They were said to be seeking refuge, but in fact their situation was almost the same as house arrest. Chen Yixin thought about it for a while, but agreed to their request and asked someone to arrange a carriage to take the three people from Zhifu Island to Majiazhuang.
"The three of you are anxious to see me, what's the big deal?" Chen Yixin deliberately emphasized the word "big event" in order to remind them not to waste their time with trivial matters.
The county magistrate Zhang Pucheng was considered the leader among the three, and he responded: "General Chen is busy with official duties, and we shouldn't bother him, but seeing that everyone in the county has been busy rescuing refugees recently, as parents and officials, we have been busy It's unreasonable to just sit back and watch on Zhifu Island, so I want to ask General Chen for a job so that we can play a role."
Zhang Pucheng's words sounded quite sincere, but Chen Yixin knew that things were not as simple as he said.
When these three people saw that the situation was not good, they believed that the influx of a large number of refugees would lead to the collapse of social order in Fushan County. Even hiding in the county would be of no avail, so they took the initiative to ask Haihan to take them in for refuge. In this way, even if Fushan County ends up in chaos, they will not have to worry about the personal safety of themselves and their families on Zhifu Island.
However, after the three people stayed on Zhifu Island for so many days, they did not see any obvious changes in the local situation. They only heard that dozens of refugee camps were built in Fushan County at one time, and all the refugees who entered the local area had already disappeared. Got settled.
Later, large fleets arrived at Zhifu Port one after another, and then began to transfer refugees from the local area. They could also see a general situation on Zhifu Island. Watching thousands of refugees being sent away by sea, they also understood Haihan's true methods of handling this refugee crisis. If Haihan can maintain such a transshipment scale, then the number of refugees pouring into Fushan County will not lead to a local collapse.
This should have been good news, but it wasn't necessarily good news for them. When they applied for asylum to Haihan, they had actually given up their official positions and were ready to join Haihan and settle overseas in the future. But if the local situation does not deteriorate to the extent they expected, then they will lose more than they gain.
Although their official positions are very humble, they are just a county magistrate, a general manager, and a head catcher with no rank, and it seems that there is no possibility of promotion in the future, but Zhima official is also an official, if he can be in the official position If you continue to live your life in society, why bother leaving your hometown to live overseas? And they themselves knew very well that after leaving Fushan County, they would have no use value for Haihan. At that time, all the special benefits they can enjoy now will be terminated, and they will also lose their source of income and have to find another way to make a living.
But the good thing is that they haven't left Fushan County yet, and there is still a possibility of recovery. As long as they shamelessly beg Chen Yixin and let them go back to the county government to "perform their duties," then the matter of escaping from the battle should be able to be fooled. After this chaos slowly subsides, they can continue to enjoy their previous comfortable life.
Of course, these plans had to be approved by Chen Yixin first. After listening to Zhang Pucheng's words, Chen Yixin was already aware of their intentions and asked expressionlessly: "As far as I know, when the three of them requested to go to the island, , even all the belongings have been moved here, and you probably have no plans to return to the county town, right?”
Among the three, the leader Han Qin had the lowest status, but he was also the one who could lower his stature the most and responded with an apologetic smile: "General, don't blame me. We did have plans to take refuge on the island at the beginning, but now the situation has changed. I When we adapt to the situation, we should make more efforts to rescue refugees.”
Han Qin barely said the words "I changed my mind". Of course Chen Yixin understood what he meant, but if he nodded too quickly, it would be too talkative.
"Then Capt. Han, let me tell you, what are you guys going to do?" Chen Yixin leaned back on the chair, his eyes scanning the faces of the three of them in turn, as if he was checking whether they were qualified to repent.
As for how to do it, these three people had already discussed it carefully on the island. At that moment, Huang Qu said: "A few days ago, the general entertained rich people from all over the world on Zhifu Island. At that time, he also arranged for me to go out with Zhang Zhixian, and the effect seemed to be pretty good. I thought if I could wait in front of the local refugees, I would wait a lot. Showing up and persuading the refugees to cooperate with your country in the name of the county government may relieve the general of some pressure.”
These three people also risked their lives in order to get Chen Yixin to nod. If they appear in public in the name of the government to appease the refugees and persuade the refugees to accept Haihan's arrangements, this is actually tantamount to treason from a certain perspective. However, survival is the first priority in troubled times, and probably no refugees will complain that the government has found a way to survive for them.
Chen Yixin nodded slightly and said, "Go on."
Seeing Chen Yixin's calm expression, Huang Qu knew that what he had just said was right, so he quickly continued: "These refugees have all fled from other prefectures in Shandong and do not understand the local situation. It is probably difficult to treat them well." The assistance provided by your country remains trustworthy. If we come to persuade, the people will definitely be more willing to believe us. In addition, the three of us have jointly donated a thousand taels of silver to help the refugees.”
A thousand taels of silver is indeed not a small amount, but the three of them have received a lot of overt and covert subsidies from Haihan in the past few years. It is not too painful to pay for this money, mainly because Just to show Chen Yixin his sincerity.
Chen Yixin was silent after listening, and the three of them could only wait patiently. After a long time, Chen Yixin said: "There is no need to donate money. Since the three of you want to help the refugees, then just do more practical things." . I hope you can visit local refugee camps to understand the needs of the people, dispel their concerns and help them live well. ”
Chen Yixin knew that these three people were willing to follow Haihan's arrangements largely for the sake of money. Otherwise, anyone with any backbone would have resigned long ago. Since these people value money so much, if they really accept their so-called donations, they will definitely feel uncomfortable about it. Besides, the wool comes from the sheep. If I want to keep these people in Fushan County in the future, I will have to continue to pay them extra wages, which is not less than this thousand taels.
Besides, if they could really follow through on their promise and persuade the refugees to accept Haihan's arrangements and sail overseas for resettlement, the role they could play would be far beyond the value of one thousand taels of silver.
When the three of them heard that Chen Yixin finally relaxed, a big stone fell from their hearts. What they were most worried about was that they would offend Chen Yixin because of their regrets, and they would not be able to benefit from both sides. But now it seems that their judgment is quite accurate. The Haihan people really need to transfer these refugees overseas. As long as they can help Haihan complete this task, Chen Yixin will not care about their repeated attitudes during this period.
The three people hurriedly agreed and expressed that they would complete the tasks assigned by Chen Yixin. Chen Yixin didn't have a good impression of these three people in his heart. He knew that they were just jumping around for profit. It was okay for such people to accept money to do things, but they should never be given too much trust.
Chen Yixin said: "You guys sit here for a while, and I will arrange for someone to contact you about follow-up matters."
The three of them knew that Chen Yixin was busy with official duties and it was not easy to find time to meet them, so they quickly got up and sent Chen Yixin off respectfully.
Not long after, another person came into the reception room and greeted the three of them: "My three gentlemen, it's been a long time."
When the three of them saw each other, they realized that the visitor was indeed an old acquaintance, and they quickly stood up to greet him.
Currently, the refugee affairs in Fushan County are mainly managed by Liu Shang. Since these three people are willing to help Haihan appease the refugees, the specific arrangements will naturally be handed over to Liu Shang. When Liu Shang was on duty in Fushan County, he had dealings with these local officials. Although it was not a deep friendship, they were indeed old acquaintances.
"The matters that the three of you just discussed with General Chen will be arranged by me. Do you have any opinions?" Liu Shang also had a lot of things to deal with at any time, so he didn't spend much time talking to these three. The people exchanged pleasantries slowly and got to the point directly.
These three people had just finished talking to Chen Yixin, and they had finally won the opportunity. How could they have any opinions? They all politely expressed their willingness to follow Liu Shang's arrangements.
Liu Shang was not polite when he saw this, and began to assign tasks to the three people: "Boss Huang Baotou and Han Baotou can enter the two official roads in this county respectively. Our Haihan Army has set up checkpoints on the official roads. Please come to Go there and make your identity known. Whether it’s coaxing or intimidating, we must make the refugees who enter the county obey our arrangements.”
Liu Shang continued: "Zhang Zhixian is the official of this county. If he can come forward to appease the people in the refugee camps and persuade them to settle overseas, it will definitely have good results. But now there are dozens of refugee camps in this county , Zhang Zhixian will probably suffer a lot.”
If these arrangements are rejected, then they will really be of no value to Haihan. The three of them have no room to be picky at this time, and they can only accept whatever tasks Liu Shang assigns.
Seeing that they had no objections, Liu Shang became even more rude: "Without further ado, I will arrange a carriage to send the three of them to their respective places of responsibility. Is that okay?"
Zhang Pucheng was still thinking about other things, so he quickly interjected: "Master Liu, can the family members I am waiting for continue to stay on the island?"
Liu Shang smiled and said: "Now the safest place in Shandong is Zhifu Island. Let the family members stay on the island, so the three of you can work with peace of mind, right? Don't worry, the three of you can just do your work well, and leave other matters to us." That’s it. I will release the news outside in two days. During this period, the three of them are helping to resettle the people in the refugee camp, so they are not working in the county.”
The three of them did not expect that Liu Shang had made such thoughtful arrangements and had actually thought up the reasons for their disappearance from the county during this period. Although this reason may not be very convincing, it can at least allow them to return to the public eye in a more reasonable way, so that people will not think that they have defected from the country.
Of course, Liu Shang's words actually have another meaning. The news will be released in two days to see how they perform next. If Haihan's requirements are not met, perhaps the news released by then will change. This also means that whether they can still gain a foothold in Fushan County in the future will probably depend on Haihan's expression.
However, the three of them had already made plans to leave Fushan County. Now it was better to make a little bit of money and stay in Fushan County as paid landowners than to go overseas and start from scratch.
Now that they have obtained the opportunity to perform, the three of them can no longer be vague. Liu Shang requires them to start work immediately, so they can only fight.
At that moment, Liu Shang arranged two carriages to take Han Qin and Huang Qu to two official roads into Fushan County respectively, so that they could deal with the influx of refugees into the local area. Zhang Pucheng was personally accompanied by Liu Shang and went to a refugee camp near Majiazhuang to start practicing.
The checkpoints Haihan set up on these two roads were mainly to exclude those refugees who were unwilling to accept the arrangements and prevent them from entering and becoming a source of local instability. This arrangement will of course cause dissatisfaction among many refugees, because the main reason they come here is that they know that there are institutions here that specifically accept refugees and will provide them with food and shelter. However, after arriving here, they find that there are thresholds for such assistance. , you need to "voluntarily" accept arrangements to settle overseas to become a recipient of assistance.
If you agree to this condition, you will enter Fushan County through the checkpoint, and then be placed in a refugee camp in batches. People who disagree with this condition tend to gather near checkpoints. When such people gather in large numbers, they will create hidden dangers to public security.
Of course, in the environment of lack of food and clothing, it is difficult for the refugees to hold on for too long, so it is inevitable that many people will die near the official road due to hunger and disease. For this reason, Haihan had to send people to collect the corpses to prevent the refugees who came to the local area from doubting the local policy of accepting refugees.
(End of chapter)