Chapter 887 Three, six, nine and so on

As the strongest maritime armed organization in the East China Sea before the arrival of Haihan, the Zhoushan Boat Gang had a very good number and quality of sailing ships. There was even a large shipyard built in Dinghai Bay, which could maintain or build four ships at the same time.

A sailboat with about a hundred materials. Haihan has always attached great importance to technical talents, so naturally he did not let go of the shipwrights here. After occupying this place, he immediately packed them all and sent them to the south.

Although these ships are good, they are not suitable for the Haihan Shipping Department, which has begun to implement standardized establishment and operations. Therefore, after the war came to an end, the frontline headquarters and the newly established Zhoushan Provisional Management Committee decided to ship these ships as soon as possible.

The assets are disposed of in exchange for the labor force that is urgently needed locally.

Liu Zhenguo was cautious in selecting the ships at first, fearing that there might be something wrong with the ships. However, after randomly selecting a few ships and inspecting them carefully, he found that these ships were in very good condition. If they were resold on the market, the prices would not be lower. And

He just asked the staff at Haihan. After choosing the boat, he only needs to register it and it can be taken away immediately. No deposit is required.

While Liu Zhenguo was picking up the boat, at another dock, literate and educated people were being selected from the immigrants brought back from the north. After arriving at Dinghai Port in Zhoushan, these immigrants were allowed to go ashore for two days and one night of rest.

Of course, the scope of its activities was limited to the dock. A staff member held a tin trumpet and shouted to these ragged refugees: "...people who can read, write, and are literate can stay and settle locally.

, providing room, board, salary, and promotion opportunities. If you miss this place, all of you folks will have no choice but to settle in Fujian!"

Nine out of ten refugees on this pier probably don’t know how far away Fujian is. The farthest place most of them have traveled in their lives is this time taking an immigration boat to Zhoushan, and further south.

They have no idea what a thousand miles away is. But there is no doubt that Fujian is further away from their hometown than Ningbo and Zhoushan Port, and it will definitely be more difficult to return to their roots in the future.

For the refugees who are forced to leave their homes, it is naturally better to be closer to their hometown as long as the living conditions can be ensured. Even though it is thousands of miles away from the Jiaodong Peninsula, it is probably better than the legendary Lingnan, which is extremely hot.

Some. At that moment, several people in the crowd raised their hands and responded, expressing their willingness to stay here.

Xu Yi was also one of the people who raised his hand to respond. He was from Dengzhou, Shandong Province. Before the war, his family was quite well off. He was considered a local wealthy gentry. His family not only owned a shop in Dengzhou city, but also had a nearby business in the countryside.

Thousands of acres of fertile land. However, after Kong Youde's rebels captured Dengzhou, wealthy families like the Xu family fell into a situation where their families were ruined. The old man of the Xu family used money to bribe the rebels defending the city, and sent Xu Yi and several other descendants out of the city to

He fled the war in the countryside. However, the subsequent development of the war situation involved the entire Jiaodong Peninsula. The country manor where Xu Yi lived was not spared. A group of rebels attacked the place one evening. After a massive looting, Xu Yi

Became one of the refugees.

In the next six months, Xu Yi wandered around with a large group of refugees. He was lucky enough to survive in these troubled times. But after Dengzhou was recaptured by the imperial court, he suddenly found that his family and all his property had been destroyed.

It no longer exists, and his refugee status did not change with the end of the war. Apart from continuing to wander around to survive, Xu Yi was unable to find a viable livelihood in the post-war Dengzhou City.

Xu Yi heard that wealthy people from the south would occasionally bring food to Lingshanwei for relief, and would also take a large number of refugees to settle in the south, so he decided to try his luck. As a result, Liu Zhenguo's fleet arrived not long after arriving.

Arrived. However, what is slightly different from the rumors is that only refugees who are willing to follow the fleet to the south can receive free food supplies. And due to the limited carrying capacity of the fleet, not everyone will receive it. But Xu Yi is indeed lucky.

, a young and strong man like him happened to be the favorite target of the immigration fleet, and he passed the basic physical examination and boarded the ship without much effort.

Xu Yi got on the ship in order to have enough to eat. After he filled his stomach, he began to worry about his future. According to the fleet's propaganda, they will be assigned to Fujian, Guangdong and other places to serve the new owner's sea.

Han people do things. As for the origins of this Hai Han people, Xu Yi has heard about it. After all, before the war, there were sporadic Hai Han goods on the ground in Dengzhou. But apart from his status as a wealthy businessman, Xu Yi didn't know much about it.

As for other situations, after going to the unfamiliar environment in the south, how to survive and what can I do, I have to think carefully.

According to the introduction of the people on the boat, the Haihan people have established thousands of miles of land in the south, and have established their own management institutions independent of the local government to rule the people in the area. As long as you go to the areas under Haihan rule, everyone has a living.

Qian, there is a house to live in, food to eat, books to study, no war, no oppression, it sounds like a paradise. However, Xu Yi doesn't quite believe it. He thinks this is mostly to trick the refugees into working as coolies in the south.

It's just a made-up theory, but he believes that with his background, experience, and knowledge, he will definitely find a chance to get ahead in the south. No matter how powerful the Haihan people are, they can't do everything by themselves. There still have to be people.

You have to do things for them. Otherwise, why is there not a single Haihan in the fleet coming to Shandong to pick up the refugees?

After the fleet set off south from Lingshanwei, it did not stop at the shore for supplies along the way. It drove south day and night. It was not until it arrived near the Zhoushan Islands that day that it slowed down the ship and entered the port. Although Xu Yi did not know the local area

The original situation, but after seeing the Haihan soldiers with live ammunition on the dock, he began to re-examine the strength of the Haihan people. It was obvious that this place was no longer under the control of the Ming government, otherwise this scene on the dock would definitely be regarded as a rebellion.

Such a move, he really couldn't figure out how the Haihan people did it.

The refugees on the ship were allowed to go down to the dock to rest for the night. Dozens of large tents had been set up here, each with more than ten single camp beds. This was the only time Xu Yi had been on a bed in a long time.

Lying down for the night. The food available here is much better than on the ship. In the morning, you can even eat white flour steamed buns with porridge. A few days ago, every meal on the ship only had half a bowl of gruel. Now here I can finally eat it.

My stomach is a little fuller.

After breakfast, staff members with tin reel speakers came and stood on a high place to explain policies to these new immigrants. Xu Yi was more concerned about this matter and listened carefully at the moment. He heard that he could read and write

Educated people can apply to settle here, and he immediately decided to give it a try. He didn't know what the situation was in the south, but Jiangsu and Zhejiang were undoubtedly the most prosperous areas in the Ming Dynasty. Instead of going to Lingnan to endure hardships, it would be better

Stay in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to look for opportunities to make a comeback.

Besides, the Haihan people specifically designated people who wanted to be literate, so it was impossible to gather people who had studied to do rough work. According to Xu Yi's inference, most of them could be accountants, clerks, stewards, etc., which were relatively easy.

Position. Xu Yi has been through the baptism of hard life for more than half a year, and there are not many young master habits left in him. As long as he is not fishing in the sea or farming in the fields, he can accept it. And Xu Yi originally came from a wealthy gentry family.

He had a good background and a reputation as a scholar, so he thought he would have no problem handling these jobs.

Xu Yi was quickly called out of the team and stood with several other refugees who claimed to be scholars. After a while, someone took them out of the immigration rest area and came to a courtyard in the port area, letting them enter one by one.

House registration.

Xu Yi waited for two places before his turn. After entering the room, he saw pens, inks, paper and inkstones on the table in the middle. The staff responsible for the review above said: "Please write down your name, age, place of origin, and culture on the paper.

level, professional experience.”

Xu Yi raised his hands and asked, "What is the standard for cultural level?"

The person above responded: "If you have a title, write it down. If you don't, write down how many words you know."

After Xu Yi finished writing the first few items, he thought about how he had never done any work since he was a child, so he honestly wrote "no work experience" on the paper.

After reading it, the person in charge of the review nodded and said, "The writing is pretty good."

Xu Yi saw that this man knew his stuff, so he responded smoothly: "If you give me a prize, I'll be ashamed of myself."

"Okay, let's wait for news in the yard." The man took out the paper he had written on from the table and put it on his desk.

In fact, there are many immigrants who have similar ideas to Xu Yi. After solving their immediate survival problems, many people began to think about how to stay here without going to Lingnan. This group of people can read and write.

After being recruited, someone immediately came to promote it and asked skilled craftsmen to sign up on their own. Whether they were carpenters, blacksmiths, shipwrights, weavers, or other crafts, as long as they had mastered a certain production skill, they were included.

, now more than ten people raised their hands to signal.

The remaining people are illiterate and have no special production skills. For Haihan, they are pure labor force. But the Zhoushan Management Committee does not intend to just let go of this group of immigrants who still have room for exploitation and wait for the selection of skilled workers.

After leaving, the military finally appeared.

"Those who voluntarily join the Haihan Militia and receive military rations can sign up! They will be responsible for food, housing, housing, and good benefits. After retirement, they will arrange jobs. One person will serve as a soldier and the whole family will be naturalized!" The officer who came out to promote this time had a loud voice and did not even use a loudspeaker.

, and also allow the immigrants on the dock to hear clearly.

Regarding Haihan's immigration policy, military service system and welfare benefits, from the moment Lingshan Guards boarded the ship, people have been on board to explain and explain it. They have to repeat it at least seven or eight times a day, and the refugees have heard it by heart after several days. .There are many people who regard this kind of recruitment as a joke. After all, the laws of the Ming Dynasty are very strict on the control of civilian weapons. Moreover, joining the Haihan militia is tantamount to naturalization, and naturalization is tantamount to losing their identity as a citizen of the Ming Dynasty. This is very important to many people. It is something unimaginable and difficult to accept.

But after arriving at Dinghai Port and seeing the environment here, the refugees gradually realized that the situation here seemed to be really outside the control of the Ming Dynasty, and the Haihan Militia was a real civilian armed force, not the Haihan people. Fiction. The territory under Haihan's rule was indeed another world independent of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the people working on the dock seem to be Han Chinese just like him, it is said that they have all given up their identity as Ming people and joined the Haihan nationality. And they also work for Haihan people, Haihan nationality and non-Haihan nationality. The refugees also listened to the lectures on the difference in treatment on the way. At this juncture, seeing that two groups of people had been selected, many of the remaining people began to have their thoughts wandering. Someone asked loudly: "Then Can I stay here and settle down if I have to eat military rations?"

"My family members can do it, but I can't." The officer in charge of recruiting responded: "The Haihan Militia will move to different locations at any time. However, after serving as a soldier for three years, you can choose to retire. You can apply wherever you want to settle."

Someone else asked: "If I die in battle, will I get compensation?"

The officer responded: "Of course there is. How can the leaders treat the soldiers who fought on the battlefield for Haihan badly? If you die in battle, in addition to the pension, your parents will be supported by the civil affairs office at home. If you have children, they will also He has been raising her on his behalf until adulthood. Our militia soldiers go into battle and never have to worry about what happens afterward!"

Although eating military rations is somewhat risky, looking at the majestic appearance of these militiamen on the pier, some people were still moved by the words, and immediately stood up to sign up. As long as someone started, the onlookers who were still hesitant were afraid of missing out. Taking advantage of the opportunity, more than 20 people signed up one after another. The officer preached for a while, but when no one responded, he led the group of applicants away from the dock.

After these three groups of recruiters left, there was no movement on the pier. Someone asked the staff on the pier impatiently, but the answer was that their next stop was Fujian. They missed Zhoushan. For recruitment here, they can only wait until they arrive in Penghu before they have a chance to accept the next recruitment.

Those who just took a wait-and-see attitude and did not make a decision in time suddenly felt that they had miscalculated. Some people were undecided, and some wanted to wait for the price, but the Haihan people did not have the patience to identify them one by one and only accepted them. People who sign up voluntarily. Of course, this is because this group of people has to be transported to the south. If Zhoushan is intercepted too much, Penghu may report it to the base camp. The best are left here in Zhoushan, and most of the labor force It flows to Fujian, so that both places can get what they need, and there won't be any major conflicts.
Chapter completed!