After the announcement of a twenty-day farm leave, the whole camp was in jubilation. Many people asked Wu Nanhai if he could sell some rice directly instead of cooked rice, and they wanted to take it home. He readily agreed.
According to the amount of rice per serving: the price of 100 grams of mixed rice per work minute has been sold. The sales of salted fish have also increased a lot. Except for those who are homeless and are ready to work wholeheartedly, almost all laborers are
I spent all the work-point coupons I had on hand.
Wu De didn't say much. He just said that they had to come back on time. If there was a delay, they had to ask someone to tell them. Otherwise, they would be fined twice the number of days they were late. In addition, he also asked the workers to pay each other
The village leader said: Anyone who is willing to do business or work is welcome here to ensure their personal and property safety.
At dawn the next day, workers in twos and threes carried small bundles wrapped with rattan rags, filled with salted fish and rice, and left happily. Some of them were from the same village and were traveling together. Wu Nanhai looked at these
The man's back slowly disappeared into the morning mist, and he couldn't help but sigh - a bird with a nest can't support a family. To train new farmers, you have to start with orphans.
Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw Zhang Xingjiao carrying a small baggage and leaning on a wooden stick, slowly walking out. He said hello: "Mr. Zhang, are you going back too?"
Zhang Xingjiao has learned Mandarin well these days - he already knows a little bit of Mandarin. When he heard Wu Nanhai's question, he quickly bowed: "Chief Wu, I'll go back too and I'll be back in four or five days."
"Is there anyone in the family?" Wu Nanhai heard about him from Wu De: his life experience was miserable and there was nothing left in his family.
Zhang Xingjiao smiled bitterly: "You don't have any relatives," he touched the package. "When I was in trouble, I was helped by a few kind-hearted villagers to take care of me. The master thought highly of me and rewarded me with so many things. I took it back to give away. It's a thank you."
Their love is over. From now on, the villain will die and get someone else. Wherever the master goes, the villain will follow..."
He was really a kind person. Wu Nanhai couldn't help but look up and down at this scholar from the Ming Dynasty. He was wearing a tattered shirt, his hair had been shaved off due to the unification, and now he had a tattered hat on his head. His face was gray and gray.
With a stern expression on his face, it seemed that "becoming a thief" was still a helpless choice for him.
Wu Nanhai thought about it and asked quickly: "Mr. Zhang, are there any orphans in your village?"
"Orphans?" Zhang Xingjiao thought for a while, "Yes, there are, but they are raised by the clan, so they can't be considered orphans."
"Oh." Wu Nanhai was a little annoyed. He remembered that the clan society in ancient China actually performed many social functions on behalf of the government. Especially in rural areas where the clan system is particularly consolidated, unless there is war or famine that causes displacement, otherwise
It is difficult to adopt many orphans.
"There is a pair of orphans and a widowed mother." Zhang Xingjiao thought for a moment, "Life was very hard. They came across the sea from the mainland to reclaim the wasteland. Unfortunately, the man contracted the plague and died, leaving the mother and daughter behind. Alas..."
He kept sighing.
"Mr. Zhang, tell them that if they are willing to come, come and work with us."
This time it was Zhang Xingjiao's turn to be surprised: "Orphans and widowers cannot do much work. Girls are still young, and mothers are not as capable as local women."
"It's okay. If the two of them are willing, they can just bring it back."
Zhang Xingjiao hesitated for a moment, thinking that there was no reason for these pirates to import slaves for no reason. Even if they had to buy slaves to work, they would naturally be young and strong men and women; if they were to be used as pillows, they would naturally want women in their prime, such a middle-aged man.
What use are women and yellow-haired children? I thought about it, but I didn't dare to ask any more questions and went away.
The prisoners were all dispersed. The Li work here was also coming to an end. After it was discovered during the prisoner interrogation that there were eight Li prisoners, the executive committee discussed whether to use this opportunity to get in touch with the local Li people.
The various mineral resources needed by travelers are basically located in the interior of the island, so it is of practical significance to establish a good relationship with the Li people.
Mu Min, who originally cooperated with Guo Yi in interrogating prisoners, took the initiative to apply for this task for no other reason than that she herself is from the Li ethnic group in Hainan. Although she migrated to Sichuan several generations ago, she is essentially a Li ethnic group in the household registration book. However, because of her ethnic group
I know a lot about the Li people in Hainan. I am one of the rare professionals who is familiar with the Li people.
Her knowledge of her own people allowed her to easily dispel the wariness of several Li captives and tell them all about the local Li situation.
Several prisoners could speak Chinese. From this, the travelers generally knew that they were "Shu Li", that is, Li people who were registered as household members and paid taxes. There are many such Li people in various counties in Hainan. Mu Minze
Through communicating with them, I learned that they are the so-called "Bu Pei Li", who are highly Chinese and speak Qiongzhou dialect - that is, Hainan dialect, which plays the role of official dialect in Hainan. Their surnames are also Han surnames. According to their
He told them that thirty of them came, and the county master promised each of them twenty kilograms of salt when collecting the goods.
From inquiry, I learned that most of them have some fields, but their yield is much less than that of the Han people. Most of them have to rent some land from the cave owners and do part-time labor. When they have nothing to do, they go hunting in the mountains or pick red and white vines and sell them in the market.
Salt, rice and agricultural tools, but when you go to the Han District, you not only have to pass the inspection department, but the scary thing is that there are Ming army camps on the road: at least you will be extorted for passing money, at worst, all the goods will be robbed, and your life will not be guaranteed. Most people's lives
They all had a hard time.
On the way to Li District, in addition to the inspection department, there were also military guards. This news attracted the attention of the Executive Committee. Apparently there were still Ming troops stationed in Lingao, but their mission was to defend Li. Mu Min felt from the conversation
The local Li people are quite hostile to the government. Thirty years ago, because of the riots in Tinan Village, the government troops went to Li District to suppress them and killed many people indiscriminately. They also hated the Han hawkers in the market -
Mountain goods can't be sold for much money, and a wild boar can't be exchanged for two or three kilograms of salt. They all like the iron farm tools of the Han people, but the price is ridiculously expensive. It takes several baskets of millet to exchange for a sickle. Except for the cave owner and a few
Rich landowners, no one can afford it.
Mu Min's report let the Executive Committee know that Hainan's ethnic issues are much more complicated than they thought. Some people proposed to use the people's dissatisfaction with the government and the Ming army to send a small team deep into the Li district to mobilize the masses through these eight prisoners.
They can get an ally and a source of troops. Since they often can't even eat salt, it will be much easier to recruit soldiers. Many people in the military team agreed with this suggestion, especially Wei Aiwen, who proposed recruiting Li and Miao warriors to build a mountain
The proposal of a local infantry battalion was promoted enthusiastically. The establishment of a new army of local people was obviously a very attractive idea. Since the local Han people were worried about "joining thieves and rebelling", recruitment was not so important to the authority of the government.
It would be much easier for the Li people who sell their accounts and have hatred to serve as soldiers.
"Give them some of the captured swords and guns, and arm all the Li people, so that the Ming army can't deal with us." Wei Aiwen mentioned his package plan, "We can also help pull out a few patrols leading to Li District.
Inspector, annihilate those Ming troops, so that you can gain their full trust." Then he recommended himself as the captain of the armed workers team to Li District.
This bold plan was immediately opposed by everyone. Although the Han-Li conflict in Shanghai South had a lot of economic and political factors in history, the repeated fighting between the two sides for many years has created deep ethnic conflicts. The current situation has finally been maintained.
Thirty years of peace, it is extremely dangerous for time travelers to break it, or even tease it. I am afraid that the whole of Hainan will fall into social chaos by then. Without a stable footing, the time travel country is a small country with few people, even if it has Zenith Star technology.
Can't sustain it anymore.
After discussion, everyone believed that it is best to keep the relationship with the Li people on a friendly tone. The so-called friendship means that there is neither hostility nor alliance. Try to open up a line of communication to do business with each other and exchange what we have. Strive to be in the Li region.
Recruit some new soldiers.
After this tone was set, a trading caravan was formed. The captain was Lu Rong, a Guangxi native who spoke Hakka, Hainanese, vernacular, Leihua, Zhuang, Minnan, Southwest Mandarin and other languages.
He speaks dialect, has a sales background, is eloquent, is an outdoor sports enthusiast, knows some martial arts, and has just returned from a long-range reconnaissance and survey team. He has some experience in local field activities, so he is very suitable for this job.
Mu Min went with the team as a "national consultant". Wei Aiwen, as the main tout of the recruitment plan, also joined the team.
The entire team consisted of twenty people, each of whom brought an SKS rifle, a machete and a camping backpack. They were also accompanied by exploration and surveying personnel.
The Foreign Affairs and Commerce Committee prepared gifts and some barter items. Knowing that there was a shortage of salt in Li District, the bulk of the goods were refined salt brought, as well as some novel gadgets-the people they had to deal with were the local cave owners.
If you are not a bitter common people, you still need to have some clever and obscene things to impress them.
"We killed more than 20 people on the other side, do we need to pay them some compensation? Let each of us give some money." Wei Aiwen thought about it, "I remember that among ethnic minorities, murder can be resolved by paying a life price.
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"It's not necessary," Xiao Zishan objected, "You need to figure out the cause and effect first. They joined the Xiangyong team and attacked us first. Letting them go is already a very friendly gesture, and they also pay for their lives? Please, we are not the Qing Dynasty.
If we win, we will have to cede territory and pay compensation.”
"It's always the people who kill them—"
"Why are you so caring all of a sudden?" You Laohu, who was transferred from the military unit to the escort team, retorted, "Why don't you want to pay the price for the hundreds of Han people who died at Bairentan that day?"
"Isn't this an ethnic policy?"
"No," Lu Rong shook his head repeatedly, "This kind of ethnic policy is unacceptable. If we win the battle, we can take the initiative to release them. Going to pay for our lives will make people think that we are weak. We come with requests and ask for a higher price."
The lion opened his mouth."
"I think so too," Xiao Zishan nodded repeatedly, "The so-called equality means not discriminating against others, let alone oneself. This tone must be grasped well."