1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2631
Thousands of people who are about to go overseas suddenly appeared on Zhoushan Island, which immediately made the city here much more lively.Although the board and lodging of these personnel during their stay in Zhoushan are officially responsible, many people are still willing to spend money to enjoy it here. After all, after leaving here, even if they want to spend money, they may not be able to spend it.

Especially these people who are about to cross thousands of miles of oceans to the North American colonial area have become the main force of surprise consumption on the island.Even the newly recruited immigrants have already learned about the situation in the new colonial area from the returning crew members. Although there is vast land for the new immigrants to reclaim and countless treasures that need to be developed, the living conditions It is far inferior to that in China. After going to the local area, there is no enjoyment to speak of.

For a while, the restaurants, pubs, gambling stalls, shops, and fireworks venues on the island were overcrowded.Moreover, these people have just received the official immigration subsidy, have a lot of cash in their hands, and have strong spending power. Many people spend money without blinking their eyes.

Naturally, Tao Hongfang and others would not act like this kind of nouveau riche, but their itinerary on the island was inevitably affected. They wanted to find a place to eat in the city, but found that almost every restaurant was doing so well. Long queue.Fortunately, the people who were sent by the chief executive of the island, Yang Yun, to receive them were quite smart, they had to line up everywhere they saw, so they simply invited them to the public cafeteria of the Zhoushan Management Committee, and all the people who came here were people from the yamen , don't worry about being as crowded as places to eat outside.

Yang Yun had already finished his meal and returned to the yamen, but when he heard that Tao Hongfang and others had come to the cafeteria, he rushed over to accompany him.Seeing that their group didn't order a few dishes, Yang Yun hurriedly asked someone to go to the kitchen to say hello, and made some decent dishes for delivery.Tao Hongfang and the others were polite and did not continue to decline. They wanted to keep a low profile so as not to attract attention, but since Yang Yun came to accompany him in person, it was impossible to keep a low profile.

Ning Zijing joked: "Nowadays, the places where you can eat on the island are full, so why don't Lord Yang order the canteen to be open to the public, and take this opportunity to earn some money to subsidize expenses."

Yang Yun said with a smile: "Young Master Ning is joking. If this place is allowed to open to the outside world, it will definitely be said to be competing with the people for profit, which is not allowed."

Tao Hongfang said: "Recently, so many people are holding back their energy to spend money on the island, and I'm afraid there will be a lot of disputes because of it. Master Yang needs to be careful."

Yang Yunying said: "Don't worry, Mr. Tao, this is not the first time. We have experience in dealing with similar situations. In addition to the strengthening of the military and police departments on the island, we have also temporarily recruited the Thousand People's Corps. Assist in maintaining law and order. In addition, firefighting, ambulance, emergency rescue and other departments have also increased their manpower to prevent accidents. After the joint fleet departs, the island will soon return to normal order."

Yang Yun is not bragging. As Haihan's leading shipping, trade and military hub in the East China Sea, Zhoushan has experienced such sudden outbreaks of floating population from time to time over the years, so the government has relatively complete emergency measures in all aspects. It is also handy to deal with various emergencies.When necessary, the island's regular army and militia groups can gather thousands of people, enough to implement comprehensive military control over the entire Zhoushan Island in a short period of time.

Bai Letong also asked Yang Yun a question: "Master Yang, there are so many foreigners on the island, are there any special control measures for them?"

Yang Yundao: "What Mr. Bai wants to know probably refers to how we manage the foreigners stationed on the island on a daily basis?"

Seeing Bai Letong nodded, Yang Yun continued: "Our practice here is actually similar to Sanya's. There is a foreigner affairs office under the management committee, which is responsible for managing all the affairs of foreigners on this island, such as Checking in and out, supervising their behavior on the island, and solving their daily difficulties.”

Bai Letong nodded repeatedly when he heard this. The Department of Foreign Affairs does exist in Sanya, and its administrative level and operational authority are quite high. As far as he knows, some of its officials are also in the intelligence and security department. Will the island's foreign affairs office have a similar establishment?

At this time, Yang Yun called two officials from the side and introduced them to everyone present: "These two are officials from the Foreign Affairs Department. Monk. The person next to him is Yin Changxing, a naturalized citizen of Korean descent. He was a fisherman on Jeju Island before immigrating to Zhoushan. If you have any questions about the work of the Foreign Affairs Office, you can ask them to answer on the spot.”

As soon as everyone heard that the identities of these two people were so special, the curiosity of the Foreign Affairs Office immediately shifted to these two people, and immediately asked them to sit down and questioned them carefully.

After the Haihan army attacked Hirado in 1638, in order not to leave the Tagawa clan with a chance to revive, they took away all the local people, and Shunen was one of the civilians who were taken away as prisoners of war at that time.Because he obeyed the arrangement of the Haihan Army and organized the people to evacuate from Hirado, he was successful in organizing the evacuation of Hirado. After arriving in Zhoushan, he quickly got a job in the Yamen, responsible for managing the Japanese immigrants who were resettled in Zhoushan.

Although Yin Changxing was born in Jeju Island, his ability to come to Zhoushan is also related to the Battle of Hirado.At that time, the Haihan Fleet that attacked Hirado was based on Jeju Island. At that time, Yin Changxing became a soldier with the army, so he got the opportunity to immigrate to Haihan.However, after he arrived in Zhoushan, he did not enter the yamen to work immediately like Xiu Nian, but did a small business for a long time. Later, the government needed someone to manage the increasing number of Korean immigrants on the island, so he was able to become an official servant.

More than ten years later, these two people have long been naturalized Haihan and have become genuine Haihan citizens. However, their jobs are still inseparable from their ethnic origins. Their daily work is to manage the personnel stationed on the island of Japan and Japan.

After the two described their backgrounds and experiences after coming to Zhoushan in detail, they finally brought the topic back to their work.

Since the Battle of Hirado, Haihan has never stopped introducing immigrants from North Korea and Japan, and Zhoushan Dinghai Port is the nearest Haihan port to the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago, so it has become the most preferred destination for immigrants.

According to official figures, the number of immigrants from North Korea and Japan who enter the country at their own seaports each year has remained at more than a thousand for a long time, and in some years it may even increase to as many as three to four thousand.And this figure only counts official channels for recruiting immigrants, and does not include those who enter the country for business, shipping, family visits, etc., and then find another opportunity to naturalize. The actual number of immigrants is actually higher than this.

(End of this chapter)