Chapter 200 Establishment of the General Office in Guangzhou

After hearing what He Xi said, Schneider had a thoughtful expression on his face: "You mean, when these orphans grow up, some of them may have extreme thoughts?"

"That's right. They will believe that the meaning of their existence is to maintain the existing system and political power, and for this belief, they will take any necessary actions, even if these actions may be legally defined as illegal acts." He

Xi nodded and said: "Actually, this kind of thing is very common in later generations. Many people who think they are patriots will stubbornly make some actions that others think are ridiculous, especially when such people have military status.

The level of risk will be greatly increased."

"For example, the Japanese military during World War II?" Schneider somewhat understood what He Xi meant. During World War II, the Japanese military did a lot of ridiculous things in the name of patriotism that shocked the world. Even the prime minister was attacked by radical soldiers.

Killed in the name of "patriotism".

He Xi nodded and said: "These people's concepts of right and wrong are based on their own beliefs. Having no family means that there is no personal reason to fight for. For them, strengthening the country may be more powerful than thousands of people."

Tens of millions of human lives are more important. For example, Hitler, if his parents had not died so early, maybe he would have become a painter when he grew up, rather than a dictator who launched a war and killed tens of millions of people. Mentally unsound or

If people with defective characters take over the power, it will definitely be a disaster for society."

"What you said makes sense, but having said that, the situation we are in also requires that we must have a certain mass base as soon as possible." Schneider already understood what He Xi meant, but he believed that the other party's views were also biased.

: "It is not easy to change the ideological concepts of adults. They grew up under the system of the Ming Dynasty. Although this feudal social system has many shortcomings, subconsciously they will still maintain and abide by the old system.

system. But children, especially orphans, are different. They grow up under the care of the Executive Committee and receive our values ​​education. In the future, the naturalized people who are closest to our ideas and concepts will also be these people. To us

I’m afraid I won’t find a better choice for quite some time.”

"Then we don't let the problem exist." He Xi did not intend to give up the debate and continued: "Now that we realize where the problem lies, we should find ways to make up for these loopholes."

"Building a family for orphans?" Schneider smiled and said: "There are a large group of children who are going to be fathers... I don't think this is a good solution, and there may be many problems in its execution. But no matter what,

I will report your thoughts to the executive committee later, and we will try to complete the set tasks first, and leave these troublesome matters to Ning Qi."

"It shouldn't be difficult to collect orphans. We can contact Fulifeng and ask them to come forward to set up a charity organization, and we will provide the funds." The objections came back, but He Xi immediately came up with a feasible plan.

: "As for how to proceed, it's very simple."

"In the name of charity... this is good. I think the executive committee will be happy to adopt this plan." Schneider quickly recorded this item.

"In addition to collecting people and sending them back to Victory Port, I think we also need some manpower." He Xi pursed her lips in the direction of the door and said: "These people are all sent by the Li family. Their credibility is not high. We

It’s not very convenient to do things. In my opinion, I’d better try to replace it as soon as possible.”

"When confirming the residence, we should also solve this matter." Schneider also agreed with this. After all, these people are doing things with the money of "Fruifeng". If there is any trouble in the Guangdong Office, it is estimated that it will happen in a matter of minutes.

He will report it to Li Jifeng. Keeping these people around is definitely not a long-term solution. Anyway, orphans will be collected in the future, and Schneider plans to pick a few smart ones to stay.

In the next week, the two of them went out for tours every day. While familiar with the environment of Guangzhou, they also selected a suitable place to buy property. As for the establishment of a charity organization, after communicating with Li Jifeng, they also received a positive reply from the other party.

Setting up a charity to adopt helpless orphans is a good thing for "Fu Ruifeng" to gain fame. What's more, the expenses are paid by the Haihan people, who have already spent 500 taels of silver as funding in advance. Li Jifeng

There was really no reason to refuse. Li Jifeng asked He Qiang to find a suitable place outside Guangzhou and prepare the organization according to Schneider's requirements.

A few days later, Schneider and He Xi finally found a suitable house east of Guangzhou City near Dongshan Lake. It covered an area of ​​about five acres and would definitely be a mansion-level courtyard in future generations. The owner of the house was Beifang.

People, the entire building structure is also designed according to the courtyard form of the north, with four courtyards running from north to south, and a standard deep house compound. The owner of the family is planning to sell the house because he wants to move back to the north.

The first courtyard is a front yard composed of a street gate on the south side, a hanging flower door on the north side, a verandah and an inverted room. There are eight inverted rooms, which can be used as kitchens, firewood sheds, concierges and residences for servants. Enter through the hanging flower door.

In the second courtyard, there are five main rooms in the north, one wing room on each side, and three east and west wing rooms. This courtyard is mainly a place where the owner receives guests daily, holds banquets and stays overnight. The open room in the middle of the main room is

Through the hall, you can enter the third courtyard. The layout of the houses in this courtyard is similar to that of the second courtyard. It is the place where the owner lives. The last courtyard is the back room, which is functionally used by the female family members or maids.

However, this courtyard has a back door, and Schneider thought it would be a good place to use it as a warehouse for goods in and out.

The entire yard, including the houses, is made of masonry as its main structure. The base of the surrounding wall is made of strips of stone, which is one foot high. Even if the General Office of the General Office of the People's Republic of China sets up radio antennas and photoelectric equipment inside, they will never be visible from the outside. And

The five feet outside the wall also belong to the land of this house. It is relatively open in terms of vision, easy to enter and exit, and is conducive to external defense.

This house was built less than five years ago, and it can be considered a new house by the standards of this era. The entire courtyard has complete living facilities, plus all Lingnan mahogany furniture, and it has basically reached the level of "move-in"

The only shortcoming is that most of the servants in this courtyard are the servants of the original owner, so they will leave together and need to hire new people. However, this is not bad news at all for the Guangdong Office.

On the contrary, it will save time in sending these people away.

This courtyard is located only two miles away from the nearest gate on the east wall of Guangzhou City. It is very convenient to enter and exit Guangzhou City. It is less than one mile away from the bank of the Pearl River in a straight line. It can be regarded as a standard river view room. If you have to find faults.

, there is only the nearby Dongshan Lake. Now it is just a barren swamp, covered with reeds as tall as a person, and there is no park landscape for later generations to enjoy.

Schneider and He Xi have looked at more than a dozen places these days, and there is no place that they can't fault as much as this one. After seeing the internal and external environment of the house, the two people immediately made the decision to purchase.

However, as you get what you pay for, the price of this house was not low, so the owner directly offered a price of 3,000 taels. After two days of grinding, they finally bargained to 2,500 taels.

They could no longer kill. After reporting to the Executive Committee, three thousand taels of funds were finally approved for the Guangzhou Liaison Office to purchase this property. At the same time, this money also included the renovation of the courtyard, the purchase of daily necessities, and the hiring of servants.

The cost of waiting is included.

After buying this house, the two people immediately moved out of the Li family's yard, hired a cook, and selected a few older and more obedient children from the orphans already taken in by the shantang to move into this house.

In the new house.

However, it was not until this time that the two discovered that because they were in such a hurry when they set off, they had forgotten to make and bring the door plate of the Guangdong Office in advance. Now the listing ceremony could only be postponed and they would go back to find a carpentry workshop in the city to make one.

Because the Guangdong Office has not officially launched social activities in the local area, it was relatively deserted when checking in. Only Li Jifeng sent a congratulatory gift to express his gratitude. However, Schneider and He Xi did not care too much about this kind of thing.

It seems that the Guangdong Office in Guangdong has just officially started its business, and in the next few years this place will definitely be bustling with people. The current desertedness is just a temporary phenomenon.

According to the establishment of the General Office of the People's Republic of China, Schneider serves as director and is also responsible for commercial and diplomatic affairs. He Xi serves as deputy and is responsible for intelligence, security and military work. Others are still in the temporary establishment, although these orphans are not

I know what temporary establishment is, but their names are already on the internal documents of the Guangdong Liaison Office, and as long as they do not leave this system in the future, their working time recorded in the internal files will be "September 1, 1627"

day".

Of course, this place is not finished after moving in. In fact, some small-scale modifications are still needed to the yard. For example, the back room used as a warehouse must be better waterproofed, and the narrow back door must be

Some modifications are needed to facilitate the entry and exit of goods. The wing room used as a confidential room in the third courtyard needs to store documents, gold and silver, radio stations, weapons and other valuables inside, and it must also be reinforced. He Xi plans

Let the base camp make special iron doors and windows and ship them to Guangzhou for installation next time.
Chapter completed!