Park Dehuan's current position is Feng Zongze's "civilian assistant", which is actually equivalent to the role of "translator" with expanded scope of duties. Because Feng Zongze's Korean is not his mother tongue after all, and there is still a gap of hundreds of years, sometimes it is not very good.
Clear expression. At this time, Pu Dehuan, who is proficient in Chinese, is needed to act as a bridge. His younger brother Pu Demeng arranged to be a clerk in the Military Control Commission.
Park Dehwan had a lot of work and was very heavy. Within a few days, the people and official slaves in Jeju City knew that he was now a "red man" of the "Short-haired Japanese Pirates".
Families with a little wealth in the city and outside the city, including shopkeepers of shops and workshops in the city, landowners outside the city, and herdsmen all came to him one after another to give him gifts, treat him to meals and say good things, just to pray for peace: the Pu family brothers are here
For almost ten years, he can be considered as half a local native, and he knows all the details inside and outside the city of Jeju.
This kind of thing is not difficult at all. The Senate basically respects the private property of the indigenous people-even if it wants to seize it, it will use various economic means. Since he is not prepared to expropriate it violently, Park Dehuan is just promising some empty favors.
Of course, Pu Dehuan's consciousness is not at the level of "refuse to be corrupted and never touch". He can't help but feel a little arrogant. He is busy with work during the day and busy with socializing at night.
He and his brother also moved to a good house outside the prison camp in Jeju. He also used a former official maid to cook and wash for him, making him a prominent figure in the local area.
Feng Zongze is not unaware of these things. He secretly monitors his every move through the local work network initially developed by the special commissioners of the General Political Security Bureau. Local leading parties like Park Dehuan are generally only transitional. Can they reach this goal?
At the level of real naturalized civilian cadres, it depends on their ability and understanding.
Furthermore, he also wants Pu Dehuan to live better - now he is a benchmark figure. If there are not enough benefits, he will not be able to recruit enough traitors in a short period of time. At the moment, Pu Dehuan is just eating, drinking, receiving small gifts, and
It has not come to the critical issue of right and wrong. He can tolerate him for the time being.
The big waves wash away the sand, and the leading party will be overwhelmed at first, but time will wash out the natives who are suitable to be molded into "new people". Let time verify whether Park Dehuan has the qualities to become a "new person".
Park Dehuan didn't know that he was under the cold gaze. He still worked enthusiastically every day. With his efforts, Jeju's temporary county prison was the first to resume operation, and the people and official slaves who had fled outside also followed suit.
After returning to his residence, the shops were open for business and the farmers went to work in the fields.
After restoring the basic order and the normal operation of society, the first thing Feng Zongze did was to check the roster of all official slaves in the Jeju prison camp, basically clarifying the household registration, number of people, gender, age, property and current employment status.
The official slaves on Jeju Island did a variety of jobs, including everything. From cooking, catching seafood, weeding, raising horses and cattle, working and farming, and even providing sexual services, they basically did everything.
All the products and labor required by the local government were actually borne by official slaves. The largest use of official slaves was in the local farms.
The Li Dynasty gave each prison camp a certain amount of wasteland, which was reclaimed by each prison camp and used as farmland. The income from the farmland was used to pay for military expenses, with the purpose of supplementing military supplies. In fact, the income from the farmland was often used as general expenses for the government or as a source of military resources.
The private money and farmland of the pastoral envoys were all cultivated by official maids. Because of the serious drawbacks of the farmland, the system of using official slaves to cultivate the farmland was abolished during the reign of King Seongjong. However, in Jeju Island, official slaves are still responsible for the cultivation of the farmland.
Because the land on Jeju Island is barren, most areas are not suitable for the development of paddy fields, so the farmland is mainly dry land, used to grow barley and buckwheat - North Korea rarely grew wheat at that time. Most of the elders still remember that "flour is a very precious ingredient."
This sentence.
These official slaves were actually state serfs. Feng Zongze believed that it was Wu Nanhai who engaged in intensive agriculture. A good target for large farms: both land and labor were ready.
The official slaves responsible for grazing and raising were also accepted by the agricultural department, and were prepared to be reorganized into a specialized livestock production team by the Agricultural Committee.
The remaining official slaves engaged in handicrafts and supply operations were directly accepted by the Military Control Commission and reorganized into local labor squadrons.
As a major administrative move, Feng Zongze posted a notice. In the name of the Jeju Military Control Commission of the Senate, he issued the first order to release all official slaves and maids on Jeju Island as good men, and they were no longer allowed to be called "public and unworthy" in the future.
At the same time, the personal tribute of official servants and maidservants was abolished: "Even if you are exempted from being a white servant, all the personal tributes you originally owed will be exempted, and the accumulated debts to the good people over the years will no longer be compensated."
Although this move is nothing more than changing one's identity, it is of great significance in winning people's hearts. It is also quite shocking to the local people. The locals privately call these official slaves who have been released and restored their identity as "Kun Baiding"
"——It means that Kunwa only got the status of Baiding when he arrived.
From the perspective of the original official slaves, this order was "earth-shaking": the status of slaves was abolished, and they were no longer "untouchables" in another register - not only their own status was liberated, but also future generations could
It goes without saying how grateful you are when you turn around and become a human being.
The Pu family brothers burst into tears the day they saw the notice. They were not the only family to cry bitterly that day.
The freeing of slaves was in name only, and the exemption of personal tribute was economic. A two-pronged approach, Feng Zongze first won over the official slaves who accounted for more than one-third of the population of Jeju Island.
Once you have your own base of people, it will be easier to start whatever you want to do.
He also opened granaries and stocked grain in the three cities at the same time to provide relief to the most needy officials, slaves and common people. He also adopted orphans, and various measures to win people's hearts followed. The common people were originally afraid and suspicious of "Kun Japanese".
, gradually became more welcoming.
"The next step is to gather the team." Feng Zongze said to Nangong Wudi.
"As long as there is food, it's easy to gather a team."
Recruiting the security army did not take much effort: the new conquerors neither killed nor looted - this gave everyone a sufficient sense of security. After observing the contents of their three meals a day, recruiting new soldiers became a matter of course.
It's very simple. In this era of long-term chronic famine, there are countless people who take risks and sell their lives just to have enough food.
Nangong Wuwei is very picky about new recruits. Bai Ding doesn’t want them, he only wants those who are servants. And they must be servants who are engaged in manual labor. Those who work around the officials, he thinks they are the "privileged class" among the servants and are "unreliable"
", absolutely not. The age of recruits is from sixteen to twenty-two years old. The height must be higher than 1.5 meters. They must be in basic health. The physique must be strong: of course this is a relative term.
Even under these conditions, there are more than 400 qualified people. Originally, the Jeju Island Front Committee only planned to recruit three companies. In the end, the three people collectively decided to accept all of them as long as they qualified: there is not too much cannon fodder. Even if they cannot be sent out immediately
Tasks, being a coolie is no problem.
The recruits were initially screened, and those who were literate were singled out and prepared to be trained as administrative cadres. Now they are thrown into the coaching field for basic training.
The martial arts field in front of Gwandeokjeong Pavilion is in full swing. The newly recruited Jeju Island security forces are conducting formation training in squad units.
The new recruits, who had their heads shaved and had been purified, wore the standard uniform of the security army, the khaki "Soviet-style pullover" and leggings. They only wore the distinctive "big hat" on their heads. They were trained by the soldiers on the training ground.
They were driven to learn to walk in a straight line and in a queue.
The content of the training has also been further simplified. Because there are no plans to equip them with firearms at the moment, the Jeju Security Army only conducts formation, assassination and simple tactical training. The weapons used are standard spears and machetes.
Those responsible for training are corporals and senior soldiers selected from the army and the security army. Although there is a language barrier, as the good soldier Szeke once said: Soldier education is all about fists and kicks. Especially the security army has trainers, Baga and San
The rewards are constant.
The sidelines of the training ground were crowded with curious people, pointing at everything on the training ground. Park Dehuan was among them.
He was not here to watch the fun, but had just received a task: Feng Zongze asked him to investigate the inventory of finished bows and arrows, semi-finished products and raw materials in various bow and arrow shops in the city, as well as the number of craftsmen and assistants in each shop, and the area of business premises.
and approximate financial status.
After occupying the three cities, a large number of bows and arrows were seized from the official warehouses in each place. This was originally an important bow and arrow production area for the Li Dynasty. However, Nangong Wudi decided not to equip the security forces: bows and arrows require too much practice and are very dangerous.
Professional weapons, the actual combat effect is completely incomparable with rifles - these security forces will definitely have to replace themselves with Southeast Asian rifles in the future, there is no need to waste energy and time on bow and arrow practice.
However, a large number of bows and arrows are excellent trade goods - Nangong Wudi originally wanted to do business with the Manchus. Although the Manchus were very poor and had limited purchasing power, they would definitely welcome bows and arrows, war necessities and consumables.
Since Jeju Island has such an "industry", it can also consider supporting it as its current main export product.
That's why Park Dehuan got such an errand.
Such errands are a common occurrence for him - but in the past, he has always "assisted in the work", and this time he was officially responsible for it. So he was very excited. After dinner in the evening, he was about to rest at home, when someone suddenly came to invite him.
The person who came to invite him was also a former official slave. However, he had some money at first. After arriving in Jeju, he bribed the officials in charge and started a small business in the local area. Later, he simply became the agent of a large business group in the capital.
Specifically responsible for local business operations. (To be continued)
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