Chapter 2165

When Xiunian returned to the town out of breath carrying the clay pot, the sky had already begun to darken. On the way to the town office, he met Wang Xiucai from the town school. The other person saw that he was walking in a hurry and he was carrying a clay pot in his hand.

Then I asked him if this jar was brought back from Fuqiang Village.

Xiunian was surprised and asked Wang Xiucai, "Is it possible that Xiucai has also received this thing?"

Wang Xiucai nodded and said: "Anyone who goes to Fuqiang Village on errands, the village chief will give him pottery products made by himself. Before leaving, I went to the school in their village to give lectures for a few days. Before I left, I not only gave pottery pots, but also gifted them with pottery products.

You even insisted on giving me two water jugs."

Xiunian smiled and said: "How can a scholar carry two water tanks alone? This village chief also loves to joke!"

Wang Xiucai said: "You don't have to do it yourself. Just let them take the carriage to the town on the market day. Now the two jars are placed in the school, one is in the kitchen to store drinking water, and the other is in the patio for water storage and fire protection.

It’s for... By the way, why did you carry it back by yourself? This clay pot is quite heavy, why don’t you let them bring it over another day?”

Xiunian was embarrassed to say that she was too thin-skinned to make such a request to Ren Song, so she could only force a smile and deal with it. However, judging from what Wang Xiucai said, Ren Song didn't have any other thoughts towards him, and

Others have collected this kind of stuff, so Xiunian no longer has to worry about any problems if she collects it herself.

At this time, the public canteen in the town was closed, and Xiunian didn't dare to ask the cook to prepare another meal for him. Fortunately, when he left in the morning, he packed a few steamed buns from the canteen and went out for a long walk.

It was carried back again, and it came in handy at this time. Xiu Nian returned to the residence of the town hall, poured a bowl of cold water, and then made steamed buns with the dried bayberry given by Wang Dagui, and finished the meal casually.

Xiunian didn't rest after eating. He still remembered to go back to Jiang Zian and report on the results of today's visit to the two villages.

At this time, Jiang Zian was not resting. When Xiunian came to his office, Jiang Zian was having a meeting with several of his subordinates. Xiunian wanted to retreat outside and wait, but Jiang Zian asked him to come in and sit down to listen. It seemed that he was not interested.

Xiu Nian was not going to avoid taboos. Xiu Nian wanted to know more about the government affairs of Baiquan Town, but now he couldn't get what he wanted, so he moved a stool and sat down as he was told.

The content discussed at the meeting was actually very daily work. For example, after the East China Sea Fleet returned from the expedition, Baiquan Town will also organize labor activities and related publicity work in the near future. Summer has arrived, and Baiquan Town is expected to have a bumper summer grain harvest this year, but it must be early.

Arrange the harvesting schedule of each village to ensure efficiency, as well as the subsequent work of delivering grain to the warehouse.

These tasks require people from the town office to go to various villages to organize and implement them. Most of the contents are very cumbersome. Some projects are even a bit incomprehensible to Xiunian. For example, why should we go to the countryside to publicize the victory of the East China Sea Fleet?

Does the Eight Methods of War in Hirado, thousands of miles away, have any direct relationship with the farmers who are working hard on the fields?

However, the projects discussed by everyone basically have nothing to do with the things Xiunian is responsible for. As an observer and the most junior person here, he naturally does not dare to interrupt and ask questions. He can only sit aside and listen to others.

Discuss the implementation plan of these tasks, and plan to ask Jiang Zian again for the secrets.

Before Xiunian had the chance to ask Jiang Zian for advice, Jiang Zian asked him first. After the meeting came to an end, Jiang Zian took the initiative to turn the topic to Xiunian: "Everyone should have met Xiunian yesterday.

, this is our new colleague, although he has not yet been naturalized, but someone who can get a Class B superior rating in the immigration camp will definitely join us soon."

After Xiunian heard what he said, he realized that he had also undergone a secret assessment during his training in the immigration camp. Although he didn't know what the grading standards of this assessment were, but from Jiang Zian's tone, he was "B-level superior"

It seems to be quite good, and you can even get the opportunity to become a naturalized citizen in a short period of time.

Xiunian then thought about it. Her performance before being assigned to Baiquan Town had received a relatively high evaluation from the officials, so she gained Jiang Zian's trust as soon as she arrived in Baiquan Town and was recruited into the town office as an errand. Such exceptional treatment should be

It has something to do with this assessment.

Then I heard Jiang Zian continue to say: "As everyone knows, Xiunian is from Japan. I heard that he performed meritoriously during the fleet expedition to Hirado, so he was assigned to our Baiquan Town. However, the details involved military secrets

, we won’t ask more details…”

Xiunian's heart beat faster when he heard that. He was just helping maintain order and acting as a translator while the Haihan Army was relocating the people. How could this sound like Jiang Zian was already treating him as "one of his own"? It seemed that the military, immigrants

There must have been some degree of misalignment in the information transmission between the camp and Baiquan Town, so that Jiang Zian mistakenly believed that he was a Japanese serving the Haihan Army.

Xiunian also knew that there were indeed Japanese officers in the Kaihan Army. When he evacuated Hirado, he met the Kaihan officer who spoke fluent Kyushu dialect. Therefore, he was misunderstood that he had been serving the Kaihan Army. It seemed that he had been serving the Kaihan Army.

It's not a strange thing anymore.

Xiunian was a little dumbfounded, but he couldn't explain this matter clearly to these colleagues. Jiang Zian had already defined what he did during his time in Hirado as "military secrets", so even if he was willing to talk, these people might not dare to listen.

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Since Xiunian had helped the military, what else could Jiang Zian have to worry about when he was assigned to Baiquan Town to manage this group of Japanese immigrants? So as soon as Xiunian arrived in Baiquan Town, Jiang Zian asked him to stay

At the town office, and on the first day of work, he was sent out on his own to run errands, so he was not worried about anything going wrong with Xiunian.

Of course, trust is trust. Jiang Zian actually has no idea about Xiunian’s ability and whether he is qualified for this job, so he must verify through practice whether the immigration camp’s evaluation of him is accurate. Jiang Zian sent Xiunian to

Visiting various resettlement sites in Baiquan Town is to test his quality.

"Xiu Nian, which two villages did you go to today and what did you gain? You might as well share it with us!"

Xiunian heard Jiang Zian call her name again and quickly stood up and responded: "I went to Gaoxie Village and Fuqiang Village today to check out the temporary residences they prepared for new immigrants. I also talked with the village chief and immigrants.

We have talked with them and confirmed that these new immigrants have been properly resettled locally."

Jiang Zian nodded and said, "If I'm not mistaken, these new immigrants should have started working today."

Xiunian responded: "Mayor Mingjian, that's exactly what happened. The local village chiefs Wang and Ren both said that they should start construction as soon as possible to save resettlement costs."

Jiang Zian smiled and said: "Wang Dagui and Ren Song are both shrewd people. They will definitely not let the new immigrants live a free life. This is why they have become the two richest villages in Baiquan Town... By the way, why did you choose this place?"

Two places?”

Xiunian didn't hide anything, and made it clear that she wanted to catch a ride sent by the town to Gaoxie Village. Since the two villages were not far apart, they were included in today's itinerary.

Jiang Zian said: "Then what do you think of these two villages after your trip?"

Jiang Zian saw that Xiunian seemed hesitant, so he encouraged him: "We are all our own people here. Just tell us what you think. If there is anything you don't understand, you can raise it."

Xiunian then responded: "These two villages are very different from the places where the villain has stayed in the past. They do not rely entirely on farming farmland for a living. The industries operated by the villages themselves will bring them extra income. The villain's impression

This is not how the farmers in China live.”

Jiang Zian nodded and said: "Then who do you think has a better life among these farmers and the Japanese farmers you have come into contact with before?"

This time Xiunian responded without thinking: "Of course the farmers in Baiquan Town are living better. Many of them live in houses made of bricks and tiles. They have no worries about food and housing, and their children can go to school and learn to read... The most important thing is,

They feel that the place where they live is very safe and they don’t have to worry about any natural or man-made disasters.”

"Zhoushan is guarded by General Shi and the East China Sea Fleet, so it is naturally extremely safe." Speaking of this topic, Jiang Zian and everyone else had a confident smile on their faces: "Don't talk about pirates and bandits, even the Ming Dynasty near Zhoushan

, and you will never dare to send troops to harass my Zhoushan Island!"

The self-confidence of Jiang Zian and others is of course fully supported. Since Haihan occupied the Zhoushan Islands, the East China Sea Fleet has held large-scale military exercises in Hangzhou Bay and the Yangtze Estuary almost every two years to remind Jiangsu and Zhejiang officials not to forget

Lessons learned when the Haihan Fleet blocked Hangzhou Bay and came to Yangzhou City.

Before the end of last year, armed men sent by Zhoushan went on a rampage in Yangzhou City and massacred all the private armed forces of local Shanxi salt merchants overnight. Although Haihan did not admit his involvement in the incident afterwards, anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was because of Haihan

The salt business was blocked in Yangzhou and they resorted to ruthless measures. Many people in Yangzhou originally tried to challenge Haihan's authority, but after this battle, they all fell silent.

Regardless of whether you are powerful or powerful, as long as you go against the Zhoushan authorities, you will inevitably suffer great hardships. As time goes by, there are fewer and fewer forces in the surrounding areas who have the courage to be enemies of Haihan. Local

Although the common people do not know the actual situation of the East China Sea Fleet's operations abroad, as long as they go to Dinghai Port, they can see the armed warships belonging to the East China Sea Fleet docked at the military dock. Naturally, their trust in the government is extremely firm.

"Yes, with the East China Sea Fleet guarding it, there is nothing to be afraid of!" Xiunian also agreed with this point of view at this time. The Hirado clan is most famous for its navy, but the Hirado navy is in front of the Kaihan fleet.

It seemed that he did not even have the courage to engage in a decisive battle, and after retreating to Seogwipo, Xiunian heard Officer Haihan mention that the Hirado navy fleet had been completely wiped out.

Of course, what Xiunian didn't know was that it was not the East China Sea Fleet that destroyed the main force of the Hirado navy, but the Xu Jiajun from Fujian, a genuine Ming Dynasty naval force. However, Xu Jiajun's identity was too sensitive, and he was not allowed to do so without the approval of the imperial court and the Ministry of War.

He went into battle privately, so he never revealed his identity during the operation. Naturally, this record was attributed to the Haihan Army by people who did not know the truth.

Both the Ming Dynasty and Japan were experiencing constant wars during this period. Just a few months before Haihan sent troops to attack Hirado, the Shimabara Rebellion, an armed movement launched by Catholics, broke out in Kyushu, Japan, with the highest number of troops reaching 30,000.

Seven thousand people repeatedly defeated the shogunate troops who came to quell the chaos, and also involved a considerable part of Kyushu in the war. However, because the Hirado clan was far away from the war-torn areas, it did not suffer much direct impact.

On the contrary, they took advantage of the chaos and took in many refugees who had fled.

At that time, Gwangmyeong Temple used believers' incense money to organize several soup kitchen activities to provide relief to the refugees who fled to Hirado. It was at that time that Xiunian learned how to organize and implement such activities. Later, by some strange combination of circumstances, the immigrants in Seogwipo

The camp came in handy. For the people of Hirado who had just experienced the war, the stable environment in Zhoushan was undoubtedly extremely important, which also helped them settle down and integrate into the local society as soon as possible.

Since Jiang Zian said he could ask questions, Xiu Nian politely asked some things he didn't understand. For example, do the villages in Baiquan Town have their own special side businesses? How can the town office be managed with only a few people?

And organize such complex production activities? Which things are under the jurisdiction of the town government, and which things are the responsibility of each village?

Jiang Zian said: "You are asking these questions carefully. I can see that you are really using your brain to do things. Then I will briefly talk about our situation in Zhoushan, but there are some things that you still need to experience on your own in the future."

According to the existing administrative structure of Zhoushan Colonial Zone, it is divided into three levels: management committee, town, and village. The affairs in charge of the town office are indeed very complicated, but fortunately Haihan has already had a relatively mature administrative system, so the relevant management

The work basically just follows the existing system.

The agricultural and sideline products of each village are adapted to local conditions, and business projects are selected according to local conditions. Of course, because the specific conditions of each village are different, the business conditions may not be as smooth as the two villages Xiunian visited today. After all, in the local area

Farmers cannot make much money by producing and selling their own products. Only by opening up markets and selling agricultural and sideline products to real merchants can these industries gain real profits.

In short, in addition to finding suitable business projects for each village, the town office also needs to try to establish sales channels. This is a very difficult task, but fortunately, Dinghai Port has a store that specializes in trading various commodities.

In the trade center, various agricultural products can be listed for pre-sale, which makes it much easier for the town office to find sales targets for the village.

"With a sound system, everything will become organized and not as complicated as you think. Here is a "Town Office Work Code". You can read it first. If you don't understand something, come back at any time.

Ask me."

Xiunian took over the thick work code from Jiang Zian's hand and thought that based on this volume, the system must be quite sound.
Chapter completed!