1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2148
In fact, these ingredients will become the favorites of Haihan officers, which is also the result of long-term efforts to imitate the eating habits of high-ranking officials.Xiu Nian may not know why the officers like these strange ingredients, but he just needs to remember how to do it to suit their liking.Although he can't carry his shoulders or lift his hands, he knows what traits he can be valued by Haihan's officers. As long as he can satisfy those who hold power, his life under Haihan's rule will not be too bad.

Yin Changxing was standing next to Xiu Nian, lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, I've gone through all the selections, and I guarantee they are all good things!"

Yin Changxing certainly doesn't have as many opportunities to deal with Haihan officers as Xiu Nian, so some valuable information can only be obtained through Xiu Nian's disclosure. In the process, he is also constantly learning Xiu Nian's way of life.How to get along well with Haihan people and gain their full trust, this Japanese monk is undoubtedly an excellent example.

Xiu Nian nodded, indicating that she understood.Earlier, Yin Changxing asked him if he had any plans to settle in Haihan Country, but he did not immediately answer this question.In fact, Xiu Nian does not think that he has the right to choose whether to go or not. After the war is over, the Haihan people probably will not keep him in Seogwipo, or let him return to Japan.

Instead of thinking about whether to go or not, it is better to think about how to ensure that one's life can survive after going to Haihan.Fishermen like Yin Changxing can sell their labor even if they don't know anything. It is very likely that living in Haihan will be much better than being a fisherman in Seogwipo.But apart from reciting a few chapters of Buddhist scriptures and knowing a little business skills, he has no other means of survival.The main reason why Haihan people need themselves now is to manage the Japanese in the immigration camp, but after going to Haihan country, do they still need to continue to do this job by themselves?
This question troubled Xiu Nian a little, so he just nodded his head to Yin Changxing's initiative to show his merits, and didn't say anything more.

Seeing that his reaction seemed a little cold, Yin Changxing bit the bullet and said again: "Master Xiu Nian, if we can go to Hai Han Country in the future, can we take care of each other?"

Xiu Nian came back to her senses, looked at Yin Changxing and said, "Have you decided to go?"

Yin Changxing said: "I heard Boss Yu say that Haihan Country is very rich, maybe going to Haihan Country to try your luck is better than staying in Seogwipo to fish."

Xiu Nian sighed and said, "But have you ever thought that if you go to Haihan and still have a bad life, you might not be able to go back to Seogwipo?"

"I've thought about it!" Yin Changxing admitted frankly, "But only if you go there can you have a chance to prosper, don't you?"

Xiu Nian understood that Yin Changxing's thinking was different from his own. After he got in touch with the information of the external environment, he couldn't stay in Seogwipo anymore, and couldn't wait to see the world of flowers that others talked about.Even if he stays in Seogwipo, he will probably always yearn for that world he has never seen before, and he will regret his whole life for not being able to grasp the chance of development that may only come once in a lifetime.

Compared to herself who was still hesitating, this North Korean fisherman had clear goals and firm determination, which Xiu Nian felt was what she lacked.

"You're right, maybe we should all try." Xiu Nian nodded, admitting that Yin Changxing's very realistic idea is the best choice for the current situation.If we don't go to Haihan next, then all these efforts will become meaningless.

Compared with the Japanese refugees who had special funds to buy food to support them, the prisoners of war who were placed on the small islands outside Seogwipo Port were not so lucky.In just a few days, each of these prisoners of war was forced to become a master of driving the sea, and they almost survived by picking up various shrimps, crabs and shellfish on the shore of the island when the tide was low.

But even so, due to the harsh living conditions, dozens of people died on the island every day due to injuries and starvation.So Xiu Nian found an errand for her former companions, and asked them to clean up the corpses of prisoners of war on the island, and save the dead souls by the way.The monks rowed to the island to transport the body to a designated nearby coast, where they dug a pit for burial.After completing the task every day, the participants can get a piece of food, at least a little more than what they got in the immigration camp.

This arrangement is mainly to avoid an epidemic on the small island where the prisoners of war are held, and the Haihan Army is of course willing to send these things to Japanese monks to avoid unnecessary risks for the soldiers.To do this, we only need to distribute a little more food to these Japanese monks, and this kind of deal couldn't be more cost-effective.

But Xiu Nian didn't want to have any more conflicts with the monks of Guangming Temple, so he specifically asked Haihan Jun not to mention himself when implementing this plan.

The ship from Shandong finally arrived at Seogwipo, ready to take away the first batch of prisoners of war. At this time, there were about three or four hundred fewer prisoners of war on the uninhabited island than when they arrived.However, this number is still within the acceptable range of Haihan, because these prisoners of war have been screened several times, and basically have no intelligence value, but because of their special identities, they are dangerous to a certain extent, so they can only be picked up. It is used as slave labor, and it is not a big deal if some die.

According to the military's arrangement, these prisoners of war will be transported to the Datongjiang Base in North Korea, Fushan County in Dengzhou, Shandong, and Jinzhou in Liaodong, respectively, to perform the most dangerous and heavy physical labor.According to the current regulations, if these people can survive three years of hard labor, they may wait for a chance to reduce their sentence or even regain their freedom.Of course, given the living conditions and labor intensity of the hard labor camp, such opportunities must be very slim.

The fleet from Shandong brought a batch of food, which allowed the Japanese prisoners of war to finally eat their first full meal after being captured before departing from Seogwipo.However, the content of this meal was as simple as ever, just vegetable porridge and dried salted fish.

The main reason why the prisoners of war had to eat this meal was because they would have to complete a sea voyage of [-] miles. If they were too weak, a large number of deaths might occur on the way. It is too bad for the Zhifu colonial area of ​​the people.

The Fushan Copper Mine operated by the Zhifu Colonial Area is currently the largest mining deposit in the entire Shandong Peninsula, and a supporting smelting industry has also been established in Fushan County.Whether it is mining or smelting, the demand for labor is quite large, but Haihan's methods of absorbing immigrants in the local area will be subject to various constraints from the Ming government, so once there is a chance to introduce immigrants from other places, even if it is just slave labor , Zhifu Colonial Area will also send ships to receive them.

Of course, in addition to taking away hundreds of prisoners of war, the ship from Shandong will also take away some of the Japanese refugees who are temporarily resettled in Seogwipo.

Neither Xiu Nian nor Yin Changxing left Seogwipo with this group of immigrants. This is because Xiu Nian went to the Haihan military officer to inquire about it. Among the several destinations that the Haihan Army has prepared for the Japanese, the conditions are the best. The destination is Zhoushan Island in Zhejiang Province, and several destinations located north of Jeju Island are relatively difficult.

According to the news Xiu Nian received, Liaodong is a war zone, Datong River is a military base, and Zhifu in Shandong is a small area occupied on the coastline of Daming. These places are not very stable, only Zhoushan Island in Zhejiang has become a regional trade The colonial area in the center is not only prosperous but also safe. The main fleet of the Haihan Navy participating in this combat operation is from Zhoushan.

And Yin Changxing also confirmed the credibility of the relevant information through Yu Chengli, who had visited Zhoushan. Zhoushan is the most ideal choice. Looking for an opportunity to go to Zhoushan with the navy.

"Boss Yu told me that the Haihan people promised to send him to Zhoushan to settle down. If I want to go to Zhoushan, he can take me with him then. Master Xiu Nian, if you want to go too, you can go together."

After Yin Changxing inquired about the news, he even made arrangements for how to get to Zhoushan.Xiu Nian was also very moved after hearing this, and decided to go to Zhoushan with Yu Chengli and others.

The first boats from Shandong stopped at Seogwipo for a day and took away about 800 people.Ships from Datongjiang Base and Jinzhou in Liaodong also rushed to Seogwipo in the next few days, transporting more than 1000 people away one after another.There will be ships coming to these three places later, and the Japanese who are transported to Zhoushan should be the last batch.

As more and more people were transported away, the emotions of the Japanese refugees gradually settled down. This confirmed that the arrangements announced by the Haihan Army to them were being fulfilled. The refugees did not have to worry about starving to death here. Everyone will be properly resettled.

On the other hand, after the number of people stranded in the local area decreases, the pressure on food, medicine, and living conditions will also decrease accordingly.Even the seafood that Yin Changxing has to provide to the immigration camp every day has been reduced from the upper limit of [-] catties to the upper limit of [-] catties.He no longer needs to dispatch five fishing boats every day, as long as two boats are enough.

And relying on the reselling operations these days, Yin Changxing was able to save a fortune, which far exceeded the sum of his income in the past three years.

In fact, he didn't have much money in his pocket, mainly because his past income was too low.Only a small part of the seafood caught in the past can be sold, and most of them are self-produced and sold. Fishermen like him don’t go out to sea every day to fish, otherwise the seafood they catch will have to be piled up at home and stink.

However, this windfall is already a large amount of money for Yin Changxing. He plans to use this money as a fund for his activities after going to Zhoushan, to see if it is true, as Yu Chengli said, to do something to support himself. own small business.

But Xiu Nian doesn't have Yin Changxing's capital. All his family property is left in Hirado and he can't bring it out. Although he has some powers as an errand in the immigrant camp here, he still has food and housing, so he doesn't have to worry about safety issues. But the only downside is that you can't make money.His boss is He Wenguang, and if he has the means to make money, it is impossible for him to play with him, a Japanese monk, like Yu Chengli brought Yin Changxing.

But Xiu Nian has gone through so many things recently, and she is no longer greedy for money like before.He has seen too many strange things in the immigration camp these days, and he knows that life is fickle, and many things cannot be solved by money.There are many people richer than him in the immigration camp, but none of the thousands of people can become a temporary civil affairs officer like him.Timing, ability, determination, these invisible and intangible factors may play a role far better than gold, silver and jewelry at critical moments.

Since she can make a name for herself in the current environment, Xiu Nian is not particularly worried about whether she can find a living after going to Zhoushan.If you make good use of the existing power in your hands, maybe you can pave the way for life after going to Zhoushan.

Ten days after arriving in Seogwipo, Xiu Nian finally heard the news that the last batch of troops was about to withdraw from Hirado to Seogwipo.At this time, the other monks of Guangming Temple had already been sent to the next destination, and at the same time, Xiu Nian's last remembrance for Guangming Temple was also taken away.

Both Qian Tiandun and Shi Diwen stayed until the end to withdraw from Hirado, and after confirming that the local fire could not be extinguished, they ordered to go to Seogwipo to complete the post-war rendezvous.

Regarding the situation in Seogwipo, they can also get a general idea of ​​it through daily radio contact.Although the plan to evacuate Hirado was only made during the war, the logistics department had to bear more burdens for the resettlement of thousands of people who suddenly appeared. During this period, some unexpected situations inevitably occurred, but overall it was completed relatively well. this temporary task.

Although hundreds of Japanese died due to various reasons during the transfer and resettlement process, this was a completely acceptable loss in the eyes of the generals.There were no riots or epidemics in the temporary resettlement area in Seogwipo, and there were no conflicts between local people and Japanese immigrants. This is enough to praise the logistics department.

As for the additional expenses incurred during this process, as long as the amount is not too outrageous, the generals will not go into detail about which of them are reasonable expenses.Now that the war is over, the first priority is to convene all the combatants to celebrate.The first thing Qian Tiandun and Shi Diwen did when they returned to Seogwipo was to announce that they would hold a grand celebration banquet locally.

In addition to the troops participating in the war, local officials who provided assistance to the logistics department during this period, as well as some civilians, were invited to the celebration banquet.Even Yu Chengli and Xiu Nian who were evacuated from Hirado are included in this list. They are all "meritorious personnel" recommended by He Wenguang.

Given the local conditions in Seogwipo, it is not an easy task to organize a large-scale celebration banquet with thousands of people, so the headquarters also set aside three days for preparation to purchase various ingredients.Of course, the most important thing is that there must be enough wine.Almost all the wine on Jeju Island was seized to Seogwipo during this period.

(End of this chapter)