Dong Shuheng stayed at the shipyard for a few more days, helping the shipyard's technicians figure out the technical details of the new warship, steam engine and torpedo. Hua Hengfang drew a professional drawing based on everyone's discussion. This drawing will be used by the shipyard's technicians.
The confidentiality department is managed by dedicated personnel.
In the future, the Intelligence Department will station a confidentiality office in the shipyard and arsenal to prevent the secrets of the shipyard and arsenal from being leaked. In addition, the area within five kilometers of the shipyard will be designated as a military restricted area to ensure the safety of the shipyard. After the matter came to an end, Dong Shuheng left the shipyard.
The shipyard here in Gaoyou will be used as a military shipyard in the future, and the old shipyard in Shanghai will be used as a civilian shipyard. Currently, eight hybrid 2,000-ton ocean freighters have been re-launched. Of course, the technical personnel of the civilian shipyard are all new
Those hired by Gaoyou have signed confidentiality agreements and cannot leave at will.
When Dong Shuheng was about to leave Gaoyou, Ji Mingshan found him and brought him two pieces of news.
The first thing was that the new U.S. consul Marsali sent a letter to Qishan, the governor of Liangjiang, hoping to meet face-to-face with the note, requesting a visit, and expanding Sino-foreign business. Because of several big business deals between the Huaihai Company and the United States, this Marsali actually
It was a letter delivered through Liu Qingbei. This matter allowed Dong Shuheng to see the space for his operation. It seemed that he had to ask someone to get an authorization letter from Qishan.
The other one is the bad news coming from Fujian.
This incident begins in March 1852, when the coolie ship Robert Bowen set sail from Xiamen carrying 410 Chinese workers. It was planned to arrive in San Francisco two months later. However, ten days later, the Chinese workers on board
Unable to bear the insult, he rose up in resistance, killed the tyrannical captain, and took control of the ship.
Since Xiamen opened for trade in 1840, Xiamen has become the largest port for the export of Chinese workers. British and American businessmen believed that southern Chinese were not afraid of the heat and were suitable to work in their tropical colonies, and that Chinese people were generally hard-working and capable. As a result, many foreign companies cooperated with unscrupulous missionaries
Under the guise of preaching, they went deep into the inland areas of Fujian and Guangdong, using high salaries as bait to trick some landless farmers into working abroad.
Once these people arrive at a foreign bank in Xiamen and sign a contract, they will be imprisoned in the Bala Pit in front of the foreign bank. The Bala Pit is an out-and-out prison. Chinese labor unions are stripped naked and stamped with different letters, "s" on their bodies.
It is Hawaii, "p" is Peru, and "c" is California. They are called "piglets" by foreigners. When they arrive at the destination, they will be required to repay the high travel expenses through labor, and they can only work for their employers for free.
, the euphemistic name is repaying debts, but in fact they are sometimes resold by their employers. How is this different from slaves? And most Chinese workers cannot repay their debts until they die.
The months-long ocean voyage was even more miserable. They were nailed to the airtight bottom of the boat like animals. The bottom of the boat was dark and damp, with feces and vomit overflowing and garbage piled up. In such an environment, the Chinese workers could only "
During the day, they folded their knees side by side, and at night they slept with their legs crossed." Dong Shuheng still remembers that later Western historians called these coolie ships "floating hells."
The Chinese workers on the Bon did not know how to sail, so they asked the controlled crew to sail them to Taiwan. However, the ship ran aground on Ishigaki Island in Yaeyama in the southern part of the Ryukyu Islands. The Chinese workers could only go down to the small island to seek help from the local Ryukyu Islands.
They received help from the government, but the sailors took advantage of the high tide to escape in their boats.
After the ship returned to Fujian, it caused an uproar, and Britain and the United States immediately retaliated. They sent soldiers to the island to surround and kill the Chinese workers.
The government of the Ryukyu Kingdom on the island provided some help to the Chinese workers, but they were helpless in the face of the Western army. So the armies of these powerful powers continued to hunt the unarmed Chinese workers on the island. In the end, the Chinese workers hid in the forest on the island.
, they also used deception to trick the Chinese workers into surrendering.
In the end, they captured more than a hundred Chinese workers in Xiamen, handed them over to local officials, and asked the Xiamen local government to punish them. The most annoying thing is that the local government in Xiamen really punished these Chinese workers according to the foreigners' requirements.
Prepare to be beheaded in the autumn.
When Dong Shuheng heard this, the anger in his heart was about to burst out. The hypocritical and greedy Western powers and the weak and incompetent Qing government should all go to hell.
"Do you know who is in charge of selling Chinese labor in Xiamen?" Dong Shuheng asked Ji Mingshan.
"There is a Hutchison Company in Xiamen that specializes in the trafficking of Chinese labor. There is also a Dutchman named Karen Evans. This person holds the title of minister to Xiamen from several countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States, but he is actually a trafficker of Chinese labor.
Brokers. There is also an American missionary named Gyanendra Malla. In the name of preaching, this person deceived a large number of believers and forced them to become Chinese laborers." Ji Mingshan replied.
"Mingshan, no matter how much force you use this time, I want these two people and the Hutchison Company to disappear. In addition, I will find a way to rescue these more than a hundred Chinese workers and temporarily transfer them to our farm in Yancheng to hide. I
We will ask the special operations team to fully cooperate with you in this operation." Dong Shuheng said through gritted teeth. Ji Mingshan had never seen Dong Shuheng so angry.
After assigning tasks to Ji Mingshan, Dong Shuheng went to the Army Academy in Xiejia Town. There were more than 500 officers training here this time. Some of them were selected by Lin Wei's subordinates in Shandong. For this reason, the academy here
Once the cavalry department was opened. He did not disturb the normal teaching work in the school, but just called over to Wall who was handing over the work.
"President, I'm glad to see you again. My work here has been handed over and I can leave for Shanghai soon."
"Wal, I want to ask you something. Your father is an American immigrant. Do you know whether the review of immigrants to the United States is strict now? I'm talking about the western United States."
"President, if you are in the east, you will have to go through the immigration inspection and have some property extorted, but if you are in the west, basically no one will take care of it. Now the population of San Francisco in the United States is only 20,000 to 30,000, which is already a big city.
It’s a city. Many places are deserted, and a lot of land still belongs to Indians. You can buy a large area for a little money.”
"However, President, I told you not to be unhappy. If yellow people want to buy property, there may be resistance."
"I know this, but it's not the skin color problem you mentioned. The main reason is strength. Because yellow people are not strong enough, they are discriminated against."
"Yes, President, you are right to the point. In the western United States, everyone speaks with guns. The government basically does not interfere there, or it is incapable of intervening."
"Wal, do you have any trustworthy friends in Shanghai? I mean the kind that you can trust."
"I have a friend named Bai Qiwen. He came to China with me to explore. In the words of you Chinese, he has a life-long friendship and can be trusted."
"In this way, Wall, I want to spend money to set up a company in San Francisco. This company specializes in investing in farms and mines in the western region. It also undertakes the export of labor. Workers are transported from the country, or Chinese workers are hired locally. I will manage the staff.
Sent from China. I want to know if your friend can be the nominal owner of this company."
"President, I think this is no problem. I think Bai Qiwen will be very happy to be able to work for you. At least it will be better than working for those black-hearted capitalists."
"Okay, this matter will be handled when you arrive in Shanghai. I will send someone to go to San Francisco with Bai Qiwen. You tell Bai Qiwen that if he follows me, he will live the life of those rich people. But if he is not honest, I will also
will make him disappear. Remember, you have to advise him as a friend. In addition, they must first purchase a merchant fleet in Shanghai. This fleet will be used exclusively to transport Chinese workers in the future. When they set off this time, there will be
2,000 Chinese workers went to San Francisco with them."
Don’t you like to use Chinese workers? I will continue to send Chinese workers there until the number of Chinese in the western United States exceeds that of whites, until every Chinese has a gun, until the Chinese farms in the west establish militia guards, and until the mines in the west establish mine guards.
Team, wait until the American Civil War starts, then...
Dong Shuheng smiled evilly in his heart...
He had to think carefully about what to do when he saw Marsali in the next few days.
Dong Shuheng stopped in Gaoyou for another day and went to the Special Forces Training Center. This training center continues to attract martial arts people from all over the world, growing the team of the Special Operations Brigade, and also sends many talents to the Operations Bureau of the Intelligence Department.
"Captain Lou, long time no see." Dong Shuheng greeted with a smile.
"Hello, President!" Lou Zhigang gave a military salute. His whole temperament has changed a lot now.
"How are you enjoying staying here? You haven't grown any fat on your body, right?" Dong Shuheng said with a smile.
"President, I really want to follow you around like my senior brother. I'm getting rusty just sitting here every day, and every one of these people in the world has a lot of problems when they first come in." Lou Zhigang complained.
"Xiao Lou, you are becoming more and more like a captain now. Work hard. When there are enough of you, I will promote you to the position of captain. I have something to do with you today. I want to select a person from your squadron.
The kind that are reliable and have children at home. They may have to go on a long trip."
"No problem, President, according to your request, a squadron can still be selected."
"You have to make it clear to them that this mission is long and dangerous. Their families will receive the best care. Even if they die, Huai Haijun will continue to support their families until their children grow up.
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"Well, President, please rest assured. They are all people in the world that no one likes. Being able to join the Huaihai Navy is a sign of great virtue. Everyone is ready to join and work hard. They still have this awareness."
Dong Shuheng called Zheng Jian from the Operation Bureau again, and he conceived a plan called "Sand Mixing", which will be led by Zheng Jian. The team members recruited this time will be sent to the Huaihai Company's ocean-going fleet for a month of surprise learning
, let them master some basic navigation knowledge, and also teach them how to mobilize and organize Chinese workers.
Next, the Action Bureau will place them separately on the ocean-going ship that smuggles Chinese workers. When the ship reaches the high seas, they will look for opportunities to organize a riot by the Chinese workers, seize the ship, and drive the ship to Haizhou Port. If there is no chance to seize the ship, they will
They would follow the ship to its destination, lurk down, and establish a local Chinese labor organization to organize the Chinese laborers together to fight for their rights and interests.
In this life, Dong Shuheng wanted to expand the living space of the Chinese through his own efforts. Now he discovered that there is no need to occupy land all over the world. Large-scale immigration can also bring about such effects, but immigration can only be led by his own people and cannot be like
Just like selling Chinese labor, it is carried out passively. In this way, the Chinese cannot obtain their due status in the local area and have no way to spread their branches.