1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 406 New Life ([-])
Of course, there are only a very small number of new immigrants like that doctor who are assigned to other places. Generally speaking, new immigrants will still be arranged to work in the surrounding areas of Sanya before they obtain naturalization, and undergo a period of monitoring and re-education.If it weren't for the shortage of medical personnel in the Lijiazhuang immigration base, the Ministry of Civil Affairs would not be so hasty in arranging newcomers to the mainland. At least they would have to train in the Shengligang Health School for two or three months before talking.

The work has been assigned a long time ago, and they don't need to choose by themselves. What the staff have to do at this time is to check whether the ID number of everyone is consistent with the number of the dispatch order issued to them, and then let everyone work in their respective assignments. Just sign and sign on the work order.

Seeing everyone studying the dispatch form word by word, and refusing to sign for a long time, the staff became a little impatient: "This is not your contract of sale, so you don't need to read it so carefully! This thing is for you to sign, and then We will stamp the official seal again, and you will take this document to the designated place to go through the handover formalities, understand?"

Regardless of whether they understood or not, the new immigrants did not dare to argue after being scolded by the staff, so they hurriedly signed the work orders one by one.They have already taken relevant policy introduction courses when they were in the immigration isolation camp. They know that if they do not have a job dispatch form issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, they will not be able to get a formal job, and a fixed and stable job is where they will settle down here in the future. Foundation.On the wharf, some foreign merchants will hire some odd workers who do not have the status of naturalized citizens, but there is still a big gap in their treatment compared with the laborers under Haihan's rule, and they are purely laborers.What's more, Ruan Jinggui, the group of new immigrants who were assigned in advance, won't have a bad job after entering the job, and the salary is definitely much better than that of selling labor on the dock.

At this point, the new immigrants will start to part ways. Those who are sent overseas will immediately take their luggage to the pier to board the ship. Those who are sent to the Tiandu Industrial Zone will be taken to the train station to board the next train. And those assigned to government agencies like the Ruan brothers are undoubtedly the lucky ones among them.

"Look at the dispatch form in your hands. Anyone who is assigned to the following units, come to me to line up!" A staff member with a loud voice clapped his hands vigorously, making everyone present focus on him: "The letter Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Finance, people assigned to these departments, follow me!"

Ruan Jinggui looked at the assignment form in his hand. He was assigned to the Ministry of Commerce, while Ruan Jingwen's job destination was the Ministry of Justice, so the two brothers continued to work together.After following the staff out of the Immigration Affairs Bureau, they went straight to the gate of Fort Victory, and the inspection here was much stricter. An armed checkpoint was set up outside the gate, and there was a full row of militiamen on the top and bottom of the tower. Regardless of whether they have obtained naturalization or not, ordinary people must go through inspection and registration before entering and exiting here. Only a few staff members with a blue card hanging around their necks can enter and exit freely-this part of the people is basically belonged to. A naturalized citizen of the Haihan bureaucracy, his loyalty to the executive committee is not comparable to that of ordinary people.

Ruan Jinggui also noticed that most of these naturalized people with blue cards had shaved their hair short and wore short shirts like those pure Haihan people, but the look on their faces was indeed a little bit like that of the righteous master. difference.Thinking about the development direction I choose now is the same as these people, then after a year or so, will I also become the same in appearance and dress as them?
When he was distracted, Ruan Jingwen pushed him from behind and said in a low voice: "Brother, it's your turn!"

Ruan Jinggui came back to his senses and realized that it was his turn to sign the registration book, so he hurriedly stepped forward and signed his name.These Haihan people have many rules and strict interrogations. Ruan Jinggui now has a personal understanding. Today, he started to sign when he left the isolation camp. He had to sign for personal belongings and temporary ID cards, and he had to sign for dispatch work orders. The registration at the gate of the fort requires a signature, and it feels a bit difficult to move forward without a signature.Ruan Jinggui also seems to have begun to understand why the Haihan people spend a lot of energy building schools so that the young children of the naturalized folk families can go to school to read and write-if you want to make a name for yourself in the area under the Haihan people, you must have no future if you are not literate.

After everyone signed, they entered the gate of Fort Victory under the leadership of the staff.Among this group of new immigrants, only Ruan Jinggui had entered Victory Fort, and the others were big girls who had been on the sedan chair, and all of them stared round, wanting to see what is going on in this invincible Haihan lair. .

But soon these people's faces showed an unconcealable disappointment, just like Ruan Jinggui's reaction when he came here for the first time.The buildings in Fort Victory are not as magnificent as they imagined. To put it seriously, they are simply shabby. At first glance, they are all dusty masonry buildings. Although the planning is very neat, it always feels a bit cheap. I'm sorry Haihan This spread the reputation abroad.

"Brother, is this what the capital of the Haihan people looks like?" Ruan Jingwen also asked in a low voice in disbelief.Although Ruan Jinggui had vaccinated him before and talked about the scene inside the high walls of Victory Fort, in Ruan Jingwen's imagination, at least there should be several large buildings similar to palaces.However, the buildings I saw in front of me were no different from the houses outside Fort Victory—at least from the outside.Ruan Jingwen felt that his cognition was a bit unacceptable for the supreme Haihan executive committee to actually work in such a place, and also formed a powerful Haihan militia to wipe out the small Hue court across the sea.

"What do you know? Haihan people don't pay attention to flashy, they only pay attention to practicality. Besides, don't mutter about the cost of these houses. You see, although this house is simple and unpretentious, it is full of glass windows. Did you notice that? These windows cost a few hundred taels of silver each! The lamp in this room is something you have never heard of or seen before. There is no open flame at all, and you only need to press a switch on the wall to light up. Brother, I can't figure out why. "

"Is there such a miraculous thing?" Ruan Jingwen immediately became interested when he heard these novel gadgets.

"In fact, Boss Shi, who is in charge of commercial affairs, once told me in a chat that this kind of lamp uses electricity, that's right, it's lightning from the sky!" Ruan Jinggui's face was full of admiration: "I don't know. How could this Haihan people have such a great ability that they can guide the lightning from the sky and use it for lighting!"

"Ruan Jingwen, your unit is here!" After the staff greeted them loudly, the team stopped.The two-story building on the side of the road has the same shape as other buildings. There is a small courtyard surrounded by low walls in front of the building. The plaque of "Haihan Justice Department" is hung on the courtyard door, and there are two policemen in black police uniforms. On duty outside the door.

"Second brother, this Ministry of Justice is the official office of Haihan people. I have asked someone to inquire about it before. It is a good office. If you work hard, there will be a comeback in the future." When Ruan Jinggui and his brother parted, hurry up Time reminded a few more words.

"Brother, don't worry, I know the benefits." Ruan Jingwen nodded, and then stepped forward to hand over his dispatch form to the policemen at the door. After checking that it was correct, one of the policemen led him into the yard.

Ruan Jinggui watched Ruan Jingwen's figure disappear at the door, and then he started to catch up with the team.Soon the team was brought to the Ministry of Commerce where Ruan Jinggui was going to work. There were also police officers on duty at the gate. Ruan Jinggui would hand over the work order, and then the other party would lead the way into this small courtyard that looked almost exactly like the Ministry of Justice.

But Ruan Jinggui seemed to be lucky, as soon as he entered the yard, he ran into an acquaintance.As soon as Schneider came out of the office, he happened to see him, and immediately recognized his identity: "Isn't this Mr. Ruan Jinggui?"

Ruan Jinggui bowed deeply and said, "Director Shi, don't laugh at me. Now I'm just an ordinary citizen under the rule of the executive committee. No matter what, I can't afford the name of this gentleman."

"I'm an old acquaintance, so don't be so polite." Schneider smiled and took a look at the dispatch form from the policeman leading the way, and then said to the policeman: "Okay, I will handle his handover work."

The policeman saluted Schneider at attention, then turned around and went out.

"Mr. Ruan, it was I who proposed that you take up a job in the Ministry of Commerce." Schneider handed him the briefcase in his hand: "It happens that I am going out for business, so you can come with me, by the way Think of it as a work placement.”

Although Ruan Jinggui was a little uncomfortable with the identity of the bag-carrying boy, he had to bow his head under the eaves. Besides, Schneider didn't give him any chance to refuse, and he had already walked towards the gate of the yard first.

Ruan Jinggui could only sigh silently, and then followed behind with his briefcase in his arms.

When Schneider came out of the yard and looked back, seeing him, he did not forget to teach him the correct posture for carrying the bag: "Mr. Ruan, your posture is wrong, do you see the handle above? You can just carry it with one hand. Yes That's right, that's it!"

Ruan Jinggui didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but followed Schneider's instructions, honestly carrying his RIMOWA aluminum-magnesium alloy briefcase.

"Let's go to the pier now and deal with a few business matters." Schneider explained to Ruan Jinggui what to do next as he walked: "I know you can speak Chinese, simple Portuguese, and other languages ?"

Ruan Jinggui hesitated for a moment before answering, "I understand a little bit what the red-haired man from the south said, but it's not smooth."

"Red-haired man?" Schneider paused for a moment, then understood Ruan Jinggui's words: "Dutch people! Their language is very similar to English...English is the language spoken by English people. Have you ever seen English people? "

Ruan Jinggui showed a slightly confused expression on his face: "Forgive me for being dull, but it is still difficult for me to distinguish people from Western countries simply by their appearance. Most of these Westerners can speak several different languages. If they do not report themselves family, it is also difficult for me to tell which country his identity belongs to."

Seeing that Ruan Jinggui's eyes kept falling on his face when he answered this question, Schneider also guessed what he was thinking, smiled and said: "You don't need to guess which country I am from, I am from Haihan, only my appearance is similar to that of Western countries. people are somewhat similar.”

"I don't dare to have such an idea." Ruan Jinggui hastily confessed.This matter of slandering the boss can be big or small, if Schneider hates it, then his life in the Ministry of Commerce will be difficult in the future.

"It's okay, in our place, speech is very free." After Schneider said this, he felt a little inappropriate, and quickly added: "Of course, freedom of speech must be based on supporting the executive committee. Basically, no matter what you say or do, it must be consistent with the interests of the Executive Committee."

"Of course, I will keep it in mind." Ruan Jinggui responded quickly.Although I don't quite understand the meaning of Schneider's words, talking nonsense is taboo in every dynasty, and of course it is no exception under the rule of the Haihan people. Although Schneider said "freedom", Ruan Jinggui didn't He will take what he said completely seriously - if anyone dares to talk nonsense, I am afraid that the first ones to stand up and suppress are the senior officials of the Executive Committee.

The two chatted without saying a word, and they left the gate of Fort Victory. Schneider led the way, and Ruan Jinggui followed closely behind.Going straight out of the gate is the landscape avenue leading to the Victory Port Wharf. Ruan Jinggui visited here many times when he came here as an envoy last year, and was shocked by the prosperity on both sides of the street, but he came here again after half a year , Ruan Jinggui found that the prosperity here was better than before, and the streets were densely packed with shops.Half a year ago, there were still a few small open spaces, but now they have become open shops.

"Yongfeng Cloth, big bargain at the end of the month, the best Suzhou satin, buy one and get five feet free, buy two and get [-]% off, buy three and get one for free!" A shop assistant stood outside the store door, looking People passing by on the street loudly publicized the promotional measures in the store.

"Fujian Anxi tea, don't miss it when you pass by. This is the official tea designated by the chiefs! The boss is not here today, and Xiaoer sells it casually. The shop will be closed when the [-]% discount is sold out. If you want to buy tea, hurry up!" The tea shop also refused to give in, loudly attracting passing merchants.

Most of the shops on both sides of Landscape Avenue are merchants from the mainland. Their sales targets are not only the local Haihan people and some naturalized people who got rich first, but also other sea merchants who came here to trade. .

Since Shengli Port has been implementing a zero-tariff free trade policy since its opening, as more and more maritime merchants know of the existence of Shengli Port, the import and export business along the southeast coast of the mainland has gradually shifted to the Shengli Port area.Some re-export merchants who originally purchased products from Guangzhou and other places, and then shipped them to Southeast Asia for sale, also shifted their purchasing locations here in order to avoid taxes and reduce sea voyages.

In addition to the fact that almost all Haihan's products are in short supply, which has always been in short supply in the market, foreign merchants have also played a great role in promoting the prosperity of this port. The twelve big Ming merchant shareholders of "Qiong Lianfa" cover almost all walks of life, but almost all products that can be purchased in Fuzhou and Guangzhou can now be purchased from Shengli Port, and the distribution, shipment, settlement, etc. All links are far more convenient than other port transactions in Daming.After the various conditions have surpassed the ports of Ming Dynasty in all aspects, it is reasonable for maritime merchants to choose Shengli Port as their main trading base.

However, most of the businessmen who enter and exit here are still Chinese businessmen, and the only one in the western countries is Portugal.Since Portugal has been in a competitive relationship with the other two colonial countries in the South China Sea region, they have also specifically requested to the Executive Committee not to open trade access permits to the Netherlands and Spain for the time being - although these two countries have not yet Get in direct contact with the executive committee, but the Portuguese think it is necessary to be cautious. After all, the strength and confidence of those two companies are stronger than that of Portugal. No one can guarantee whether they will really kick Portugal to the side at that time.

But so far, the Executive Committee has no plans to kick Portugal away. After all, the other two countries are direct participants in the 30-year war in the West, and the Executive Committee does not want to import arms and weapons to Western countries through them. The lucrative project is almost the only candidate. At least before the end of the 30-year war, the executive committee is unlikely to consider ending trade cooperation with Portugal in advance.

Of course, Schneider will not explain these intricate international relations to Ruan Jinggui who has just arrived—probably explaining that it is difficult for him to understand why the Executive Committee is trying to interfere in a war tens of thousands of miles away.However, Schneider still gave him a general explanation of the current trade situation with the Portuguese, and he did not even deliberately hide the matter of arms exports from him, because this matter is basically half-public at present, and the Portuguese will have a report every month. When the ship arrived at the port, it unloaded the silver and other goods requested by Haihan, and then shipped off a batch of locally produced arms and weapons. As long as Ruan Jinggui stayed in Shengli Port for a longer period of time, he would naturally see such a scene.

Ruan Jinggui couldn't help but fell into deep jealousy when he heard Schneider report the approximate monthly trading volume with the Portuguese.The Portuguese have been dealing with the Hue court for several years, but the monthly trade volume is only one-tenth of that with the Haihan people!

(End of this chapter)