1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2144
Although Haihan has rich practical experience in the special field of cross-sea immigration, the process of relocating people from Hirado could not avoid chaos.Food, medicine, daily necessities, and even temporary housing for immigrants have all experienced problems, large or small.

Of course, the emergence of these problems is also related to the special background of this immigration operation. After all, the past immigration plans were generally planned and coordinated by various relevant departments in advance, so the safeguard measures will be relatively comprehensive, and there are emergency measures to deal with various extreme situations. , Rarely will there be situations such as insufficient supply of living materials during the process of transshipment of immigrants.However, the move to relocate immigrants from Hirado Island was decided during the combat process. There was a serious lack of relevant preparations, and problems were inevitable.

But fortunately, the military is fully responsible for the immigration this time. Even if there are various difficulties in the process, there will be no waves after all under the strong suppression of the military.The captured combatants have been detained separately. Even if ordinary people lack food and clothing, they can only obey the arrangements of the Haihan Army in this helpless situation.

For these Japanese people whose future is uncertain, it is too late to resist the Haihan people, and it will not help to change the current difficult situation. The only choice is to work hard to survive.Most of them have already realized that they may not have the opportunity to return to Hirado in the future, and the sooner they adapt to the new identity and environment, the more opportunities they have to live a better life in the future.And people with smarter minds are already trying to seize the best opportunity to get ahead.

Because of the tight time limit issued by the headquarters, the Haihan army used strong methods to gather the people in Hirado. Regardless of their status, they were all assembled by area and then escorted to the port for loading.In addition to ordinary people, there are also some people with special identities.

Monk Xiu Nian is one of them.He was originally just a monk at Guangming Temple in Hirado, but when the Haihan army cleared the occupied area, even the monks were not spared, and he was also brought on board.

Xiu Nian is the boss in Guangming Temple, mainly in charge of the temple's logistical affairs, that is, cooking, laundry, cleaning and other chores.However, he didn't do these things himself. He still manages a few full-time monks who work full-time. He usually just directs others to do things with his hands behind his back.

Although Xiu Nian's errand is not as beautiful as the brothers and sisters who receive pilgrims and believers in the main hall every day, it is actually not lacking in oil and water. For example, the daily purchase of food and clothing for the four No. 50 people in Guangming Temple can be withheld as appropriate. Funds into their own pockets.

Whether you are a monk or an ordinary person, it is easier to do things with money in your pocket. At the same time, your vision and concept will be different from those monks in the temple who just worship Buddha wholeheartedly every day. When you are free, you will leave Guangming Temple. Go outside and communicate with people from all walks of life.

The elderly monks in the monastery think that Xiu Nian is too mortal and does not have the temperament to practice with peace of mind, but Xiu Nian believes that his contact with the outside world is also a kind of practice, but it may not be completely consistent with the requirements of Buddhism. .But as long as he doesn't take the initiative to violate the temple's regulations, no one will force him to kneel in front of the Bodhisattva and recite the Dharma every day.

When the Haihan army reached Hirado, Xiu Nian had already inquired about some rumors about the Haihan army's undefeated victories through her social connections.Although he was somewhat skeptical about this at the time, he still decided to take precautions and make full preparations first.

Xiu Nian's so-called preparatory work is to sort out her "family property" first, and hide it in a secret place outside the temple, so that the Guangming Temple will not be ransacked by the rebellious army, and her hard-earned family property will also be confiscated.

But what happened later proved that his preparatory work was useless. After Hirado was breached, it was relatively stable for the first few days, but suddenly one day a large group of Haihan soldiers came to the door.However, these Haihan soldiers were not interested in robbing the temple. They just gave the monks in the temple an hour to pack their personal belongings, and then escorted them to the pier to board the ship.

Xiu Nian was completely dumbfounded. All the family property he had accumulated with great difficulty was hidden outside, but these Haihan soldiers did not let them go at all. If he wanted to escape, he would most likely be regarded as resistance by the Haihan soldiers. are disposed of.These days, many wooden frames have been erected in the urban area, and all the resistance members executed by Hai Han are hung on the frames. Xiu Nian does not want to become a prop used by the Hai Han people to kill chickens and monkeys.

Of course, he also thought about whether he could stay in the temple, but this plan obviously didn't work.As soon as Haihanbing arrived, the host asked the host to take the roster of the temple and count it. After confirming the number of people, he announced the arrangement for them to pack their bags and prepare to emigrate.Although several senior monks bravely stated that they would stay in the monastery and not go anywhere, Haihan soldiers did not leave them any room for free choice.

Haihan Bing's method is very simple and rude, as long as one person does not leave, then everyone in Guangming Temple will die.Although some people may not be afraid of death threats, they still worry about implicating other companions.

Of course Xiu Nian wants to live, he doesn't want to die in a daze after the war is over, no matter how the Hai Han people plan to deal with him, it is better to live than to die.So when the internal opinions were not unified, he took the initiative to stand up and persuade those who wanted to stay to give up their minds, not to kill everyone in the temple because of his own selfishness.

The calmness and eloquence shown by Xiu Nian at this time was appreciated by the leading officer, so he was appointed as the temporary head of Guangming Temple to organize the monks in the temple to go to the port.As for the original presiding monk, he was directly ignored because he refused to express his opinion.

Organize monks to evacuate, of course, this is not a great power, but it is very easy to cause people to hate, but Xiu Nian has completed this task very well, and even made people tie up a few diehard monks who did not want to leave Get up, throw it into the only carriage in the temple and forcefully transport it away.

At this time, Xiu Nian had completely let go, and her methods were more ruthless, to save others, but also to save herself.He thinks that the Haihan people want to take away all the monks from Guangming Temple by any means, and it is unlikely that they are sending them to another temple to continue their practice. Most likely, he will not be able to continue to be a monk in the future.Since survival is more important, then you can no longer worry about offending your former companions.

Opportunities are given by others, but paths are chosen by oneself. Xiu Nian's decisiveness and organizational skills in the process gained more trust from Hai Han.So he quickly got a new task, responsible for organizing the local people to board the ship in an orderly manner at the port.

Thousands of local people, old and young, came to the pier, boarded and left one after another under the organization of the Haihan army. It was not until this time that Xiu Nian finally understood that the plan of the Haihan people was to send all the local people to the pier. Overseas resettlement, in order to achieve the goal of completely evacuating Hirado.Since it was based on such a plan, it could also explain why Haihan didn't even spare the monks of Guangming Temple.

For such a big deal, Xiu Nian was more shocked than resentful, and he also felt Haihan's determination to completely dismantle Hirado Port.However, after defeating the Hirado Army, the opponent did not resort to methods such as massacring the city. Instead, it took time and effort to transport all the people away. From Xiu Nian's point of view, this was probably an expression of compassion.Of course, when he understands the true intention of Hai Han's arrangement in the future, he probably won't think so.

As for whether Haihan has the ability to accommodate so many people, Xiu Nian has no doubts about it. He saw the Haihan soldiers everywhere in the city, and the Haihan warships that filled Hirado Port to the brim. How powerful this country is, it shouldn't be a problem to resettle thousands of people.Besides, if they couldn't be resettled, why did Hai Han bother to transport these people away?
But the reality is very slap in the face. When Xiu Nian came to Seogwipo, she found that there was no resettlement plan as expected, no shelter for them, no enough rations, no doctor to treat the wounded. No. There is only one stand-by order for them.

Here, Xiu Nian has nothing to do, but these days he has become familiar with many Hai Han soldiers, and even seized the time to learn some Hai Han daily expressions, Xiu Nian mustered up the courage to ask Hai Han Only then did they realize that they were only borrowing a place in North Korea for transshipment, and they would be transported to the next stop after a few days—the area ruled by Haihan.However, it is difficult for Seogwipo to provide better conditions, so the people transported here can only continue to endure and wait for the arrival of the transshipment ship.

Xiu Nian had nothing to do, so she planned to find her companion in Guangming Temple.But the monks from Guangming Temple came three days earlier than him, and it took a long time to find out that they were placed in another place. Xiu Nian went to the guard of the camp she was in to intercede, and was finally allowed to be transferred to that camp.

However, Xiu Nian, who was transferred with great difficulty, was not welcomed by his companions. The senior brother who had the best relationship with him before also seemed to be a different person, with a very cold attitude.As for the host, he was even more unwilling to meet him, and he was not welcome back to the Guangming Temple group.

Xiu Nian patiently inquired slowly, only to realize that she had been treated as a traitor by the monks of Guangming Temple.The monks believed that he betrayed Guangming Temple for his own selfish desire and became the running dog of the Haihan people.

"The presiding officer has an order. You can go back wherever you came from. Guangming Temple is too small to accommodate a big Buddha like you! Brother Xiu Nian, let's go!"

Xiu Nian didn't feel angry when she heard this cold order to evict guests, but was only disappointed.He thought that what he was doing was saving the lives of monks in Guangming Temple, but his former companions did not agree with his actions.Xiu Nian had no way to persuade the monks to trust her again, so she had no choice but to leave.

But this camp is not a place where he can transfer as he pleases, and he can leave whenever he wants. At this time, it will not work if he wants to transfer back, so he can only continue to stay.Fortunately, there are seven to eight hundred people in this camp, so he can hide far away so that they don't bother each other.

But it's a blessing in disguise, and he knows it's not a blessing. The wonder of fate is that it is unpredictable. When Xiu Nian thought he was going to be unlucky, God gave him a new opportunity.

On the day Xiu Nian changed the camp, some benevolent people came here to give porridge, which was a great joy for the people who had been hungry for two days.However, due to too many hungry people, it was said that there would be porridge relief later, and the order was chaotic. The Haihan soldiers who were in charge of guarding kept yelling, but because of the language barrier, they couldn't play a good role.

At this time, someone thought of Xiu Nian who had just been transferred here. It is said that this monk was given special treatment because he helped organize immigrants to board the ship in Hirado.The officer in charge of the camp called him in and asked straight to the point if he could help keep order.

"If you can organize the porridge relief properly, then I will give you a chance to choose your next destination." The conditions given by the officer are very tempting to Xiu Nian: "There are at least four places You can choose, what do you think?"

"Young monk, you should do your best!" Xiu Nian did not refuse, and agreed without hesitation.He didn't want to miss such a good opportunity, not because he wanted to choose the best destination, but because this choice would save him from having to go to the same place with his companions from Guangming Temple.

Some people will have some innate talents, and Xiu Nian obviously has extraordinary talents in terms of organizational skills. Even though he is a newcomer and completely unfamiliar with the people in this camp, he still quickly found the organizer. Taking the iron horn given by Haihan soldiers, he climbed to a branch of a tree and began to shout to the public.

It only took Xiu Nian a short time to let these hungry and red-eyed people understand how to get food later, and what kind of punishment they would suffer if they didn't obey the arrangement.Then he began to command these people to line up from a high place. Of course, the process of queuing would not be without the intervention of Haihan soldiers. There will always be some people who have to suffer a little before obeying the command. I think the tin horn in my hand is more effective.

"This Japanese monk is interesting!"

"This monk can also speak Chinese? That's really convenient!"

This movement has already attracted officers from several nearby camps to watch, and they are quite envious that this camp has found a capable and willing candidate for cooperation. Having such a person available can indeed save a lot of money in the management process. Trouble caused by language barrier.

Xiu Nian yelled until her lips were dry and her mouth was dry, and it took a stick of incense to finally get hundreds of people in the camp to line up in several columns, quietly waiting for the porridge relief.

And Xiu Nian also saw the monks of Guangming Temple in the team, they were standing only a few feet away from her.However, from their eyes, Xiu Nian didn't see any gratitude, only fear and jealousy.

(End of this chapter)