Li Ziyu said: "Of course I want to go. Many people in the military household have to apply - they work as servants for the Ming Dynasty, and they also work for Australians. At least Australians don't owe pay."
His enthusiasm was not because he suddenly changed his gender and realized the advanced nature of the Senate. It was actually due to the pressure of life. His father used to work as an errand in the guardhouse relying on the influence of his uncle, and besides the military salary, he also had some "outsiders".
Life is passing. Now that the guard station has been completely dismantled and the family's livelihood has been completely cut off, he no longer has the "conductor son" style he used to have, and he urgently needs to find a job to survive.
"I need to shave my head." Zeng Juan hesitated for a while, "This is a big deal. I have to discuss it with my family. Besides, whether they want us or not is still a question. Being a servant is very powerful. Everyone like us can read it.
Can I get on?"
"Shaving your head doesn't mean losing your head, so what are you afraid of?" Li Ziyu said nonchalantly, "Besides, we are scholars - how many scholars are there in Guangzhou? There is no problem in applying."
Zeng Juan nodded with mixed feelings. He was still hesitant about shaving his head - "The hair and skin of the body are affected by the parents", not to mention that shaving is an Australian custom. There has been no such thing in China since ancient times. People who shave their heads and become policemen are "fake men".
, I wonder what teachers, classmates, relatives and friends think of me? Li Ziyu is Qiu Ba himself, so he doesn't care. Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly saw the entry on the recruitment conditions and shouted: "No! They only need to be eighteen."
Above the age of seventeen, I am not even seventeen years old."
"Oh, my little master. How old are you? It's not up to you to decide how old you are? Do Australians still come to your house to check your birth date? What does it matter if you say you are one or two years younger? Australians see scholars like us.
Come and seek refuge, that's what you want. How can you pick it so carefully!"
Li Ziyu's words helped him make up his mind, and it was indeed the only way to go now. He nodded and said: "Okay, I'll give it a try." He then asked Zhang Yu, "Are you going? Be an Australian.
The policeman’s future career will definitely be better than that of you making walnut cakes.”
Zhang Yu nodded hesitantly: "To be honest, I want to go too, but I have to discuss this matter with my parents."
Looking at the qualification requirements in the newspaper, there is nothing special. They must have a household registration in Nanhai District or Panyu District, Guangzhou Special City, be in good health and have no serious diseases. There is no restriction on men and women, and there is no restriction on whether they are illiterate or not. And there is no need to issue insurance, as long as you have
The head of Group A issues a "Good Person Certificate", which proves that the person in Group A is indeed a good citizen and has a good character. This is extremely lenient.
They saw that the registration date above was March 19, 1635. They knew that this was the Australian calendar - as soon as they entered the city, they told the whole city to use the "Gregorian calendar", also called the "Gregorian calendar". This calendar is consistent with theirs.
The "Da Ming Calendar" used in the past is very different. In order to allow the people to adapt, in addition to the free "Gregorian calendar paper" distributed to every household during the household survey, large-scale "wall calendars" were also specially distributed to merchants.
This kind of "wall calendar" is the same as the "Gregorian calendar paper" distributed during the household census. It is printed on hard paper and is equipped with propaganda posters praising "New Australia, New Life" in the style of "Huxian Farmer Painting". But the size
It is much larger. The dealers informed each shop owner that they must hang this "wall calendar" in a conspicuous place in the shop.
In order to allow the people to adapt to the new calendar, not only were the Arabic numerals provided with Chinese numerals, but also the days of the week were added. When typesetting, it was originally planned to add the era name of "the eighth year of Chongzhen", but it was rejected -
This era name was orthodox in the minds of the ancients. The continued appearance of the Chongzhen era name in the "New Almanac" they published was tantamount to admitting that it was not orthodox.
The "Police Recruitment" registration in the "Yangcheng Express" started on the next day: March 18, 1635 in the Australian calendar.
"March 18th," Zeng Juan said, "isn't it tomorrow?"
Li Ziyu nodded: "That's right. I plan to go to the Inspector's Office early in the morning to sign up. Let's meet at the door of Mrs. Qian's tea house."
The Guangdong Procuratorate Office of the Ming Dynasty is now the Guangzhou Special City Police Station, and Mrs. Qian’s Tea House is only a stone’s throw away from there.
Zeng Juan suddenly became hesitant - he had to shave his head and have his hair removed! This was such a big deal. He hesitated and said, "Does it have to be so early? I think the registration will continue until the 25th."
Li Ziyu said: "It's true that it will be until the 25th, but it also says, 'Only when the quota is full'. Many of our people there are preparing to take the police exam. What can we do if we don't hurry up?"
The health centers in Guangzhou where Li Ziyu was working have been dismantled, and some of them have been recruited into the National Army. The rest who are unwilling to serve as soldiers have lost their livelihood. Being a policeman in Guangzhou city is a pretty good choice, at least the whole family can have food.
eat.
“It’s early rather than late!”
Under Li Ziyu's efforts, the three good friends decided to sign up early tomorrow morning.
Zeng Juan returned home and talked about preparing to take the "police exam". His mother hesitated and said, "In this case, wouldn't your studies be in vain?"
Zeng Juan's father sighed and said, "I don't care if I read it or not. Ajuan is not a good student either. Last time I went to the social sciences school to give him a gift as a gift. My husband said that Ajuan might not be able to pass the imperial examination, so we should
Find something for him to do as soon as possible, don’t delay. It’s a good opportunity to take the police exam – it’s better than making candles at home!”
"But I have to shave my head..."
"Just shave it, we poor people don't have to be particular about it." His father scratched his head, which looked shiny and dirty because he hadn't washed it for a long time. "I think it feels better if I shave it."
The next day, the three of them arrived at the door of the city police station together. Although there was not a "huge crowd" as Li Ziyu boasted, there were still a lot of people. The door of the police station had not yet opened. The door was already full of people.
It seems that there are all kinds of people. Zeng Juan thought that he was young enough at sixteen, but he didn't expect that there were teenagers who looked only thirteen or fourteen years old, and he could tell at a glance that they were more than forty years old.
The old man - he probably dyed his hair with ink. His old face and unnatural black hair looked very strange.
Those who came to sign up were really all kinds of people, including everything. Li Ziyu knew a lot of people: many of the people who came were children of various guard families in Guangzhou or soldiers who had escaped from the camp.
Standing at the door of the city police station were two policemen wearing black uniforms and holding whistle sticks. Their legs were splayed, and they looked as fierce as two door gods. Li Ziyu had many friends and knew these two men. They were originally "Zaoban" government officials in Nanhai County.
.Originally, I was working in Nanhai County to pave the way for the county magistrate to take up the post. However, as soon as the limelight changed, the Australians took up the post.
While I was sighing, suddenly the bell tower rang seven times in a row - now the bell and drum towers in Guangzhou also rang according to the Australian rules - the door of the police station slowly opened, and a policeman in black uniform came out and took the
With a big tin speaker:
"Those who have signed up to take the patrol officer exam go this way and line up one after the other. Anyone who cuts in line and disrupts order will be kicked out immediately!"
Those who sign up will undergo a physical examination as soon as they enter through the gate. This time when recruiting patrol officers, the minimum qualifying height is 1.55 meters for male police officers and 1.50 meters for female police officers. There are also corresponding weight requirements - Liu San is not worried about being too fat.
Many people are underweight, and chronic malnutrition is common.
The underweight can be compensated, but chronic malnutrition will bring about many health problems, especially tuberculosis. The police department obviously cannot recruit a group of tuberculosis patients as patrol officers.
As for those who are obviously too old or too young, they naturally need to be brushed off.
Then there is the physical examination. In addition to basic vision and hearing, a physical examination is also required to see if there are skin diseases, parasites and sexually transmitted diseases. In addition to sexually transmitted diseases, the conditions for the first two are relatively broad, as long as they are capable of treating them.
, are all considered qualified.
Just the health check-up card has removed a quarter of the people. The number of various diseases suffered by the lower class people greatly exceeded his estimate.
The people of this time and space are indeed "hardworking", but in fact they are doing so at the expense of their health.
Finally, there is the physical fitness test. Running one thousand meters within five minutes is considered qualified. There are also tests for standing long jump, grip strength and weightlifting. More people are eliminated in this link. Although many people seem to be qualified in terms of height and weight,
His vital capacity and muscle strength were both low. Zeng Juan was eliminated at this stage.
Li Ziyu and Zhang Yu passed the physical examination, but when it came to the qualification review stage, Zhang Yu was also disqualified because he falsely reported his age. Because the household census had been done, Zhang Yu's date of birth was clearly registered in the household registration book.
There is absolutely no possibility of fraud.
In the end, only Li Ziyu passed all the examinations and received a "Notice of Qualification for Preliminary Examination".
"A week later, come to the bureau with the notice and report for a second review." The policeman who sent him the notice said, "If there are no problems, it will be regarded as official admission."
"Lord..."
"Don't call me Mr. Cha, call me Comrade."
"Yes, policeman - comrade, this, this, although my two good brothers are a year or two younger, they are both scholars! They are praised as good writers in social studies." Li Ziyu simply boasted, "Poetry
He is proficient in all kinds of songs. If it weren't for... if it weren't for... that heavenly soldier coming to the city, this year's show would be a sure win. Do you think you can open up the net and give me another chance..."
The policeman laughed: "I don't have this power! The chief has the final say. We need scholars, but when you become a patrolman, you will be on the streets soon. What's the use of just being able to write articles and poems? Our police department is not relying on
Making a fuss about catching thieves."
"Yes, yes, you are right..." Li Ziyu saw that the other party had no intention of "valuing scholars" at all, and felt a little disappointed. Just as he was about to exit, the policeman stopped him, "Since a scholar can read
Those who can write will have opportunities in the future. Now is the time to recruit people, and all agencies are recruiting candidates. Tell them to read more about the news in the "Yangcheng Express" (To be continued.)