1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2193
Although Haihan's demand for population has not diminished in recent years, the control of immigration and naturalization has been slightly stricter than in the early years, and various standards have been set to ensure that the national population structure is maintained in a state that is easy to rule.To put it simply, it is to control the naturalization ratio of non-Han immigrants, and try to give priority to immigrants from Ming Dynasty to ensure the smooth flow of government orders.

Of course, no matter how high the naturalization threshold is today, it is mainly for ordinary people.People who have left this class, such as well-known literati, wealthy businessmen with rich family fortunes, retired officials, etc., basically as long as they take the initiative to apply, they can quickly obtain Haihan nationality.

With an identity like Dai Chengrong, if you really want to be naturalized, there is actually no threshold at all. Basically, you only need to verify your identity and you can be approved quickly.However, whether Dai Chengrong will give up his Ming nationality and switch to Haihan for an uncertain learning opportunity, there are too many variables in it, neither Yuan Tao nor himself can make a conclusion in advance.

For Dai Chengrong, the area under the rule of Haihan is a novel world. After he arrives in Zhoushan, he will find many existences like "science" that arouse his interest. At that time, he will have more references to make decisions about himself. Should I immigrate to Haihan.

However, the information about Haihan that he has access to so far mainly comes from some small fragments shown by the Golden Shield members.In order to facilitate things, the people sent by Jin Dun to Yangzhou are almost all Han Chinese, so they seem to have no barriers with the Ming people. After going to Zhoushan, Dai Chengrong will probably really appreciate the foreign environment, and then he will go seriously. Consider the pros and cons of changing citizenship.

Yuan Tao also knew that the higher-ups paid more attention to the group of people sent to the Yangzhou salt merchants for training. After all, recruiting overseas students is an important means for Haihan to export ideology to the outside world. If these people accept Haihan to a certain extent during their training in Zhoushan The content instilled by Han, then the effect they can play after returning to Yangzhou will even far exceed the effect of selling Haihan refined salt to the Yangzhou market.

Therefore, for Dai Chengrong's various questions, he still took the trouble to give answers and explanations, in order to minimize the possible discomfort that the other party might have after going to Zhoushan.

Of course, the most important thing to remind Dai Chengrong is the living environment they will face for a long time after they go to Zhoushan.

"Young master, you went to Zhoushan for training, and the troops stationed in Zhoushan from Haihan Kingdom are connected there. They are the first-line troops who just returned from the expedition to Hirado. Training under their hands is not easy. And your training time is very tight, so don't expect to have a holiday to go out of the barracks to relax during the training period. Be prepared to suffer before you go! "

Dai Chengrong was slightly moved by Yuan Tao's warning, and he quickly bowed his fists and thanked him.He has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and it is common for him to train hard, but these seven surnames have selected a total of more than 100 people. Others may not be able to bear the hardships that can be endured. It is indeed necessary to inoculate these people first, so as not to be uncomfortable here and there after going to Zhoushan.

Dai, Yang, Ji, Ma, Xu, Cui, and Guo, the seven surnames are the most powerful seven big families among Huizhou salt merchants. We share weal and woe, so the personnel sent to Zhoushan for training this time are also mainly selected from the seven clansmen.

Although everyone's goal is the same, they are all to form an armed force with combat effectiveness to resist the military suppression of Shanxi salt merchants, but when it comes to the specific implementation process, in fact, they still have their own little calculations.

For example, Dai Yingda is currently the leader of the seven surnames. He naturally hopes that after this team leaves the army, even if the Dai family cannot directly control it, at least they must have enough influence on it, so he tried every means to recommend his youngest son Dai Chengrong to be in this team. the ringleader.In this way, the command of this team will be in the hands of their own people in the future, so there is no need to worry about being backlashed, and if it is used properly, it can further consolidate the Dai family's position among the seven major surnames.

Dai Chengrong may not fully understand the plan of the old father, but he has long known that he is the designated person in charge of the next generation of family armed forces, so it is not too surprising that he was selected as the person in charge of the training team.It's just that facing the elites selected by various companies, all of them are young talents with superior backgrounds and their own specialties. How he can convince the public in this position is the next problem he needs to face.

After bidding farewell to Yuantao, Dai Chengrong left Daijiazhuang and came to a compound not far from the pier to the west.This place was originally used to store all kinds of goods transported here by the canal, but recently, due to the unsmooth business environment of Huizhou salt merchants, most of this warehouse has been vacated, and the trainees selected by the seven surnames are now here. Concentrate on preparations here, waiting for departure to Zhoushan.

The training plan was the news that Ma Zhengping sent someone to send it back immediately after negotiating with the Haihan official in Zhoushan a few days ago. The time left for each family to prepare was not too long, but it was basically enough, so it was When Yuan Tao and his party arrived in Yangzhou, half of the candidates had been decided. Later, after receiving Yuan Tao's advice, each family gathered seven NO.80 people to gather in Daijiazhuang in the past two days.

When Dai Chengrong arrived here, he saw that there were still several carriages unloading goods at the door. At this time, there was no goods coming to this place, and the large and small bags were obviously the luggage of the trainees.

Seeing this, Dai Chengrong couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile. He knew most of the people selected in the first batch, and many of them had similar experiences to him. Most of the people had experience in martial arts, so most of them didn't have any problems with being spoiled. They came with a few sets of clothes and daily necessities, and at most two or three wooden boxes.

However, the temporary addition of candidates by various families in the past two days inevitably made some moisture.It’s not that these people’s personal conditions are so bad, at least in terms of physical condition, according to the requirements given by Haihan, the basic conditions such as height, weight, and no disability are qualified, but some of them are not from martial arts background, probably not I understand the content and significance of this kind of special training too well, so I simply understand it as a study abroad trip. Some people may even regard it as a trip. There is a lot of luggage in a car.

Those who can bring a whole load of luggage are, of course, young masters from various families with status and status.Although Dai Chengrong is the commander of this group of people, his authority is limited after all, and he can't dissuade them from carrying so much useless luggage, so they can only turn a blind eye to it.

In fact, each of the seven surnames has a hundred years of accumulation. To say that there are not a few people who are qualified for this job, there are still many people who have a relatively strong professional foundation in collateral branches and even servants. Push to the front line to suffer.

But the idea of ​​the heads of each family is definitely not so simple. After these people return from their studies, most of them have the qualifications to be instructors when they return to each family, and people with such qualifications are of course the core members of the family. rest assured.So even if the professional foundation of the latter batch of selected personnel is insufficient, each family will still prefer to select core members.

But the Dai family should do a better job in this regard. After all, the power is in their hands, so there is no need to consider the issue of power struggle. You can be more realistic and choose to send more capable people to Zhoushan, so that the Dai family will grow in the future. The armed forces will also be more confident.

In addition, taking advantage of the landlord's advantage in the past two days, the Dai family also got some news from Yuan Tao. They knew that it would not be easy to go to Zhoushan for training, and it would be cumbersome to bring too much luggage, so most of them chose to pack lightly and only bring necessary living items.

Dai Chengrong entered the courtyard and saw the new young masters pointing at the Datong shop in the warehouse, obviously not satisfied with the conditions of this temporary residence.

Dai Chengrong walked over to these people and clasped his fists: "Everyone, this was originally a warehouse for storing salt, but now the housing in the village is tight, so we can only temporarily clear it out and use it as a barracks. The conditions are poor, please forgive me! But in fact, you only need to stay here for one night, and you all have to overcome a little bit, and you will set off by boat tomorrow."

"It turned out to be Young Master Dai! Is this the way of hospitality that Dai's Village has always advertised? Although we only stay for one night, is this the place where I should live?" Someone immediately expressed objection to Dai Chengrong.

Although Dai Chengrong was refuted, he was not annoyed, and he still said calmly: "The residence in Zhuangzi is limited, and it is used to accommodate your family members and elders, as well as the Jindun troops invited from Zhoushan this time. means, so I can only wrong you to live here temporarily. Also, I have been here for the past few days, eating and living with everyone, if you don’t believe me, just ask around and you will know the truth.”

Dai Chengrong took himself out to block the gun, which made it difficult for the other party to attack the Dai family. After all, the young master of the Dai family also slept in this warehouse, so it could not be said to be contemptuous of the guests.Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, but the Dai family only provided such a condition, so what can we do? Could it be that he turned around and left when he got angry, and went back to complain to the family that the accommodation arranged by the Dai family was too simple?I'm afraid that he will be scolded bloody by the head of the family.

Another person asked: "Master Dai, is it too urgent to leave tomorrow? I have an appointment with my friends in Yangzhou City, or I will set off from here in two days, and then meet everyone in Zhoushan. Can you?"

Dai Chengrong has encountered many problems like this in recent days. He shook his head and said: "The departure date cannot be changed after it is set, and no delay is allowed. Anyone who doesn't leave on time will automatically give up their qualifications, even if they rush to the airport in the future." Zhoushan can no longer enter the training camp. Besides, this is not a rule I made, but a regulation negotiated by the heads of the seven families. If you want to violate it, you'd better go back and ask your own head for their opinion."

But there are hundreds of people, all kinds of people, not everyone is clear about the specific arrangements of this training plan, and not everyone will abide by these arrangements by default, so various questions come one after another, such as whether they can take their own boat to Zhoushan, After arriving in the local area, whether you can live in a rented house by yourself, whether you can bring your servants or even family members, whether you can take a leave halfway, all kinds of weird ideas.

Dai Chengrong knew that this group of people could not be beaten or scolded for the time being, and he had to try to win their support and cooperation, so he had to be patient, answer these questions slowly, and at the same time persuade them to obey the existing situation as much as possible. Arrange, don't think about any special treatment.

"Before we set off, I must remind everyone again that our trip to Zhoushan is not to go sightseeing in mountains and rivers, or ordinary study tours, but to receive rigorous military training. If you don't understand what this means, then Let me put it simply, this means that you have to practice continuously for about a hundred days in the barracks, in order to learn the advanced tactics of the Haihan Army in the shortest possible time. This is by no means an easy task, and it has nothing to do with comfort, everyone It’s best to be prepared to suffer.”

"Also, everyone, don't think that going to Zhoushan this time is just gold-plating. The Haihan people have already said that some people will definitely be eliminated during the training process, and half of the final passers will be good. If you don't want to be driven back in despair , then please work hard and put all your energy into training instead of picking and choosing the details of life. If anyone thinks they can’t bear this kind of hardship, I suggest stopping here and don’t waste time going to Zhoushan Now, it's not bad to go home and be a young master who doesn't care about worldly affairs."

After Dai Chengrong finished speaking loudly, the courtyard became much quieter. The people around him were almost all the second batch of candidates who arrived at Dai's Village last night and this morning. Dai Chengrong's words obviously had a great impact on them.Many of them realized from this moment that this errand may not be as easy and pleasant as the elders described, but a real hard one.

But if you were scared and persuaded to quit because of Dai Chengrong's words, that would not be the case.Immediately, someone said harshly: "Master Dai said such cruel words, who is he looking down on? Just go, I am afraid of you! That Haihan is known as the richest man in the world, he was trained in his army, and he always had enough to eat right?"

The first half of this man's words were quite tough, but later on he revealed his true colors. Dai Chengrong held back a smile and replied: "I have asked Jindun's treasurer Yuan Yuan about the diet. , you don’t need to worry about going hungry after you go, and you don’t have to ask questions like whether you need to bring your own cook.”

(End of this chapter)