Chapter 400: Bring your own dry food
After the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, Japanese businessmen in Russia were unlucky. Not only were their properties confiscated, but their people were also centrally managed in the name of "protection."
In fact, it is a concentration camp.
This is not the first of the Russians, it was widely implemented by the British during the Boer War.
However, the conditions in the Russian concentration camps were much better than those in the Boer concentration camps. Although there was no freedom, basic life was still guaranteed.
The Japanese in Russia are mainly concentrated in Amur, and they are mainly laborers and special workers.
Fortunately, special workers are a special group of workers.
A considerable number of Japanese workers in Amur have been working for Amur for a long time, and there are only one or two years left before the naturalization criteria, and some even only have a few months left.
After the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, Amur officials suspended naturalization. It remains to be seen whether the waiting time accumulated previously is valid. This caused great dissatisfaction among Japanese workers.
Ichiro Nitta has been working for Amur for more than four and a half years. He applied for Russian citizenship two years ago. The waiting period starts after the application, so Ichiro Nitta still needs to work for Amur for 3 years. Only if you have no illegal records in the past three years will you be eligible to obtain permanent residence and enter the next stage.
While working in Amur, Ichiro Nitta became proficient in Chinese and related construction skills through self-study. As soon as he obtains permanent residency, Ichiro Nitta can pass the exam and become a construction engineer.
The outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War disrupted Ichiro Nitta's plan, and he and other Japanese workers were imprisoned in a concentration camp.
In this regard, Ichiro Nitta did not hate the Russian Empire, but placed all the blame on the Japanese government.
“In the middle of the night on February 8th, the Imperial Navy broke into Port Arthur and carried out a shameless sneak attack on the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Empire. This is so shameful. As a Japanese, I feel guilty for my identity. Shame, those Malugaros in the Navy will definitely be punished, and those who started the war will eventually be liquidated by the war, let them go to hell!"
Ichiro Nitta immediately made a complete cut with Japan.
"When the empire launched the war, it did not consider those of us working in Russia. If I don't care about my country, just let it die -"
Yuri, who was also imprisoned in the concentration camp, had an even more intense attitude. .
Yuri’s real name is Fujino Daichi, and his immigration waiting period only has 4 months left.
"What should we do? Will the accumulated working hours be cleared?"
Gao Shanliang, who has also applied for naturalization, is worried.
After the war broke out, rumors spread in the concentration camp. Some people rumored that St. Petersburg had ordered the Governor of Kwantung to kill all Japanese in the Far East.
Fortunately, Grand Duke Yuriev refused to allow it, so they Japanese talents were concentrated and protected.
But no one can guarantee how long Grand Duke Yuriev can protect them.
“I heard that the Boers who were imprisoned by the British in concentration camps did not even have food to eat, and many of them starved to death——”
It was less than half a year after I applied for naturalization. Mr. Yoshikawa looked at the baked potatoes in his hand and felt a little unable to eat.
Amur is so rich in resources that even baked potatoes are made of anthracite, which is completely unimaginable in Japan.
The coal that Japanese warships usually use is inferior coal produced in Japan. It not only burns incompletely, but also releases a large amount of toxic substances when burned, which is very dangerous.
The use of inferior coal will affect the power of the warship and the life of the power system.
Due to insufficient combustion, a large amount of black smoke will be produced, which will expose itself earlier during combat, which will bring disaster to the fleet.
“We can’t sit still and wait for death——”
Ichiro Nitta wants to take the initiative.
"What should we do?"
Yuri and Takayama were enthusiastic.
"There is a rule in the Amur Military District that as long as we join the Amur Army and fight for the Amur, we can leave here."
Nitta Ichiro hopes to mobilize more people to apply together, so that we can achieve Purpose.
"How is this possible? Even the conditions for Qing people to apply to join the army are so harsh. Can our application be approved?"
Yuri was dubious.
"The conditions for Qing people are not harsh at all. As long as you apply, you can almost pass——"
Ichiro Nitta now hates even his own blood.
“——The reason why few Qing people join the army is because Qing people have better choices. They study in school. After graduation, they either go to work in the government or in a bank. Even if they don’t have enough money, they can go Who wants to be a soldier if he is an engineer in a factory?”
Nitta Ichiro's words silenced everyone.
The so-called "extremely bad" is almost the ceiling for people like Ichiro Nitta.
"If I were fighting for the Russian Empire, I would hesitate - but for Amur, I am willing to die on the battlefield. I hope that after I die, Grand Duke Yuriev can naturalize my children!"
Yuri couldn't wait.
“I will donate all my savings to the War Department. As long as I can join the army, I don’t need a salary.”
Ichiro Nitta was in ruins. He had no children and no worries.
"Yes, we don't want a salary and voluntarily apply to fight in the most dangerous places. Who would refuse dead soldiers like us!"
Yuri positioned himself very accurately.
On February 10th, Japan finally declared war on the Russian Empire.
On this day, the Amur Military District received more than 15,000 applications for joining the army.
At the same time as the application for joining the army, a donation of up to 7.5 million rubles was received.
"On average, each person has more than 500 rubles - these macaques can really save money!"
Mikhail was surprised that many Russians went bankrupt and could not afford 500 rubles.
"Is the salary of the Siberian Railway Bureau that high?" Milyutin habitually suspected that the money was too abnormal.
"The salary of the Siberian Railway Bureau is not high, but the Japanese are very good at saving money. During the annual off-duty period, they try every means to stay in Amur and continue working. Many people will sell the clothes distributed by the Railway Bureau to businessmen. , after Christmas, a lot of chocolate suddenly appeared on the market, guess where it came from?”
Dalia likes these hard-working Japanese people who live a simple life, so she is not like Mikhail? That way, using "Macaque" to insult the Japanese.
Japanese people who do not have a good work attitude have been eliminated.
Dalia did not show off and gave the answer quickly.
“Those chocolates are benefits distributed by the railway bureau to workers during Christmas.”
"Why don't they eat it? Don't they like it?"
Mikhail couldn't understand.
“No, they like to eat it very much, but they are reluctant to part with it.”
There was even a hint of admiration in Dalia’s words.
“I don’t care if they work hard or not, if they enter the army, they will be the best soldiers, more obedient and braver than the Cossacks——”
Ye Luoxin has evidence in hand.
The environment in Siberia is harsh, and construction on many road sections is difficult.
Almost all the most difficult construction sections are undertaken by Japanese workers on their own initiative, because these jobs will pay more.
Cossacks are also brave in battle, but discipline is always a problem. Once the Cossacks kill, they will lose their minds.
Japanese workers are very obedient. No matter how difficult the work is, or even the dangerous work, Japanese workers will not refuse. Obedience is engraved in their bones.
"So what's your opinion?"
George is still very democratic in many cases.
“I agree, they should be given a chance!”
Ye Luoxin was the first to raise his hand.
“If the Amur people worked as hard as the Japanese, we would have no trouble——”
Dalia is not a husband and wife, but comes from the heart.
"Although it seems that there is no problem, I still doubt their purpose. How could there be such a person?"
Mi Liujing still can't understand.
Amur is an immigrant area, and all Amur people came to Amur in the past twenty years.
Milyutin believed that the vast majority of Amur people were loyal.
But being loyal to this extent was beyond Milyugin's understanding.
"If they don't want a salary, then I have no reason to object."
Mikhail also raised his hand. Soldiers bring their own dry food. Is there such a good thing?
The Cossacks were not paid because they could keep the spoils of war.
The seizures of the Amur army must be turned over. Only those that the official disdain can be retained by private individuals.
Amur officials will convert part of the money to individuals based on the value of the seizure, otherwise no one will take the initiative to collect the loot.
Mikhail also doesn’t understand why the Japanese are so fanatical.
But this is definitely a good thing for Amul.
“You all put people into the army, what about next year’s construction?”
Alexander Ludakovsky, who was in charge of railway construction, reluctantly raised his hand.
Compared with railways, war is obviously more important.
But the war has nothing to do with Amur!
St. Petersburg has made it clear that Amur is excluded from the war. Why does it need so many troops?
“Go to Li Xi and ask him to get you some Koreans.”
Korea is Mikhail’s bottom line.
"Compared with Korean workers, I still prefer Japanese workers——"
Ludakov has his own judgment.
Although controversial, the resolution to recruit Japanese workers into the army was passed smoothly.
Although the Japanese workers voluntarily refused to pay, Amur officials could not refuse to pay them.
Of course, the army composed of Japanese workers can only be regarded as a servant army within the Amur combat system, so the treatment is definitely different from that of the Amur regular army.
For those Japanese workers, treatment is not an issue.
Their purpose is to obtain Russian citizenship.
So Amur officials promised that the time spent joining the army can be counted in the immigration waiting period.
Once this regulation was announced, Japanese workers who had been hesitant before went crazy. Even those Japanese workers who had not yet applied for naturalization were hurriedly submitting their applications.
But even if they submitted it, Amur officials would no longer accept it. This work would not be restarted until the end of the war.
Now I think about naturalization, what did I do before——
(End of this chapter)