1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 460 Cultural Infiltration

Ten miles east of Changhua County, less than one mile from the Changhua River, there is a six-meter-tall shed in the wilderness.This pergola is made of logs with a thick bowl mouth. The floor is nearly four meters high from the ground, and you have to pass an escalator to go up.At this time, Qiao Zhiya was sitting on a rattan chair in this pergola, holding a telescope in his hand to observe the situation on the surrounding construction site.The terrain around here is very flat, and from the not-too-high place of the pergola, you can clearly see the situation for several miles around.

Qiao Zhiya put down the binoculars, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, the attendant behind him handed him the water glass.There is fresh coconut juice in the cup, but the coconut is not produced locally, but from the big base of Sanya.Originally, there were no coconut trees in this place. After Haihan came to develop Changhua, coconut trees began to be planted on a large scale along the nearby coastline, but the fruit bearing is not something that can be realized in a short time.

Qiao Zhiya majored in chemical engineering when he went to college before crossing, and majored in engineering when he was in the army, so he actually didn't have much interest in civil affairs management.When he has free time, he would rather stay on the construction site as a supervisor. Although he is not as professional as Liu Shanxia, ​​he has been an engineer after all, and he knows a little bit about civil engineering, which is much better than those naturalized migrant foremen who can't even understand blueprints.As for the specific affairs of civil affairs, he is more willing to hand them over to the people of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, rather than grasping all the power in his own hands.

According to the current progress of the project, half of the road construction project is expected to be completed by the end of the year, which is basically in line with the construction speed expected by the Ministry of Construction.Of course, it is not that there is no room for further improvement. There are thousands of slave labor in the labor camp that can be squeezed out. The only problem is that if the attrition rate of personnel is too high, it may not be easy to explain to the executive committee.

Although the labor force in the hard labor camp is easy to come by and is often used as consumables on the construction site, it is also one of the assets of the Transit Group after all, and the normal loss rate is about 5%-8% per month. If the number exceeded, Qiao Zhiya, the temporary project director, had to write a written report to explain the reason to the executive committee.Compared with squeezing the existing labor force, Qiao Zhiya prefers to find ways to continue to increase the number of local labor force to speed up the progress of the project.As for where the unplanned cheap labor comes from, Qiao Zhiya already has a preliminary plan.

A militiaman came to Qiao Zhiya, leaned over and whispered something in his ear, Qiao Zhiya nodded and said, "Let him come up."

After a while, a dark-skinned young man of the Li nationality came to the arbor. Qiao Zhiya pointed to the empty wicker chair beside him and said, "Sit down and talk. Come, bring a cup of coconut juice to Young Master Huang!"

The person who came here was Huang Que, the representative of Li people from Shizidong. This young man was designated by Huang Sanmu, the owner of Shizidong, as a representative a few months ago. Chinese life".Although he only lived in Sanya for about [-] days, the three views of this young man have undergone earth-shaking changes during this period. Although he has lived in Changhua County for a period of time, he generally knows what the living environment of the Han people is like. But the difference between the area under the Haihan people and Changhua County is too great.

In that place, everyone has a house to live in, clothes to wear, food to eat, and books to study. The Han, Li, Miao, Annan, and even the blond and blue-eyed Westerners can live harmoniously in the same place.There is no disgusting Ming government, everyone works hard under the management of the Haihan Executive Committee, and their income is far higher than that of ordinary people known by Huang Que.There are many naturalized people with an annual income of more than [-] yuan in the local area, and it is completely delusional for ordinary people under the Ming Dynasty to want to earn [-] taels a year, let alone Shizidong, which is located in the deep mountains.Compared with the difficult life in the mountains, the Sanya area under Haihan’s rule is like a fairyland on earth. If he didn’t miss his relatives and friends in the cottage, he would really be a little bit reluctant to live in Sanya.

After going to Sanya, Huang Que realized how big the world outside Shilu really is, and when he returned to Shizidong in Shilu with all his knowledge and thoughts, he has become the most loyal Haihan values. advocate.If the Li people want to live a good life and win respect and be equal to the Han people, they must first get out of the mountains—this is one of the concepts that Huang Que was instilled repeatedly during his stay in Sanya.

Compared with the defensive attitude of the Ming government towards the Li people, the Haihan people are undoubtedly much friendlier. They actively proposed various methods to Shizidong to help the Li people get out of this mountain and usher in a new life.

The most important method is naturally to build a new settlement for the Li people on the Linhai Plain. For this purpose, the Ministry of Construction specially dispatched a group of laborers to build a boat-shaped house in a mountainous area east of Changhua Port and north of Changhua County. , and also sent a commissioner from the Ministry of Agriculture to guide Li people in planting some cash crops such as tea, sisal, and oil palm in this area to maintain their future livelihood.

Of course, planting crops is a long-term plan, and there is no benefit to be seen in the short term, and during this period, we cannot just sit back and watch the Li people sit and eat, so Qiao Zhiya proposed another supplementary plan to Shizidong, which is to let the Li people come to the construction site Work on it.Despite the food and lodging, wages are paid every month. Although the wages are not much and are only on par with junior laborers, they are definitely better than the meager income they used to earn by hunting and selling mountain products.

Once this plan is implemented, it can be promoted to other Lidong Miao villages around Shilu in the future, so as to absorb as many simple mountain people as possible into Haihan's social system.Qiao Zhiya did not go to discuss with Huang Sanmu in person, but handed over the responsibility to Huang Que, who often came to the construction site recently.Huang Que immediately patted her chest and gave Qiao Zhiya a guarantee, promising to get things done.

Prior to this, the Military Commission had come here specifically to organize a recruiting event for the local Li Miao village. At that time, Qiao Zhiya also asked Huang Que to help promote it.Later, during the half-month recruiting process, the Military Commission recruited more than 300 qualified soldiers from the Shilu area, which can be regarded as a big gain.After all, the combined population of the Li and Miao ethnic groups in this area is only two to three thousand people. A voluntary recruiting activity took away almost one-third of the young and strong population, which is already quite an ideal result.

In this process, Huang Que, who was in charge of publicizing and building momentum in the mountainous area, contributed a lot. After the recruitment activity, Qiao Zhiya also specially presented the "Special Contribution Award" medal and prize to Huang Que on behalf of the Military Commission - a Kaba 1217 produced in Yangjiang. saber.Although it was just a counterfeit, in this era, it was considered a rare sharp blade. Only naturalized civilian officers who had made military achievements had the opportunity to receive such rewards.Of course, the oriole couldn't put it down, and hung this treasure around her waist all the time, and would show it off when she remembered it.

The oriole took off the sun hat on its head, wiped the sweat from its forehead, and sat down on the rattan chair, then took the coconut juice handed by the attendant, gulped down half a cup, and then sighed: " Brother Qiao, you are more comfortable here, you don’t need to bask in the sun, you have ready-made fruit juice to drink, and if you want to do something, someone will run errands, my little brother is really envious!"

Qiao Zhiya shook his head and said, "What is there to be envious of? You only saw me enjoying the blessings, but you didn't see me taking the blame. A group of hard laborers on the construction site escaped into Changhua City before, and I led a team into the city to arrest them I came back. During the arrest process, I killed a few stubborn guys. After I came back, I wrote a five-page action report to the Executive Committee. If the explanation of the matter is not clear, or the solution is not satisfactory, my little boy The little sesame official will probably be removed by the executive committee. With great power comes great responsibility, do you understand?"

Huang Que had a half-understanding expression on his face. During his stay in Sanya, he only saw all kinds of scenery in Haihan. Abundance and order were the deepest impressions of Sanya in his mind, but Haihan’s bureaucratic system and rules and regulations did not affect him. I don't know much about it, and I don't know how it differs from the official system of Ming Dynasty.As for the killing of a few escaped slave laborers, Huang Que believed that this was purely within Qiao Zhiya's purview.Of course, if he had witnessed what happened at the scene, he would probably have treated Qiao Zhiya with the same respect and humility as Mr. Xiao from the county seat.

"You will understand in the future." Qiao Zhiya also knew that the oriole was not deeply involved in the world and might not be able to understand the meaning of what he said, so he changed the subject immediately: "I asked you to go back to Dongli to recruit workers. How are things going? ?”

When it came to the things he handled, the oriole became interested: "After I went back and said it, everyone was not interested in it at first. After all, we have no other strengths except hunting, and farming is not as good as those Han people outside the mountains. Everyone I was worried that even if I came to the construction site, I would still not be able to do anything. But then the master of the cave stood up and spoke out. Since he wants to be on an equal footing with the Han people, he has to learn what he doesn’t know. If he refuses to learn, why go out? "

Qiao Zhiya nodded slightly and said, "Master Huang Dong is indeed a man of vision. When he sent you to the county town to study and read, he hoped that you could bring back some of the skills of the Han people and help the villagers live a better life."

Huang Que said with embarrassment: "But I didn't know this truth before, and I didn't study hard. I only knew a few hundred characters, and I didn't even learn the Four Books and Five Classics."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you have the basics of reading and writing." Qiao Zhiya encouraged: "Our Haihan school will open in Changhua soon, and I will write you a recommendation material when the time comes, so you can go in and study hard. ability."

Although Haihan's school mainly recruits naturalized people, the people who have traveled across the country have the right to recommend children who have not yet obtained naturalization to enroll.Of course, this kind of measure is not suitable for everyone. It is mainly aimed at those children with good talents and smart minds, so as to avoid missing good seedlings due to household registration issues.Of course, family background is also an important factor to consider. For example, Li nobles like Huang Que who have been designated as the next generation's successor at a young age will naturally be easier to receive special care.

Fu Li, the master of Fushandong Shaodong who entered the naturalization system before Huang Que, is now the Commissioner for Li People Affairs of the Police Department of the Ministry of Justice. He is not a big or small cadre. Que's comprehensive conditions are no worse than Fu Li's. If he is allowed to go with the flow, he will probably be reduced to an ordinary person in the future. But if he can be allowed to enter the Haihan social system to receive training, he should also become a role model among the naturalized Li people.

Sure enough, when Huang Que heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "Brother Qiao, are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious, how could Brother Qiao lie to you?" Qiao Zhiya responded with a smile: "You have been in Sanya for so long, Fu Li should have told you a lot of things, right?"

Huang Que nodded emphatically, his thoughts can change in just a few days, and the Fu Li who accompanied him all the way in Sanya also contributed a lot.They are all of pure Li blood, they are of the same age, and their social status in Dongli is also very similar. They are both young and strong representatives who have high hopes from the older generation. Soon they became friends who talked about everything, and Huang Que also received a lot of information about Hai Han from Fu Li.

Using his own experience as an example, Fu Li gave Huang Que some very practical suggestions, telling him how to get along with the Haihan people, and how to make the Li people smoothly integrate into the social system created by the Haihan people.If someone else said these words to Huang Que, he might not believe them, but Fu Li's identity was clearly placed there, there are often Li people who would take the initiative to greet Fu Li outside, and Huang Que has no reason to doubt Fu Li's statement.The living standards of the Li people in the Sanya area, in turn, confirmed what Fu Li said. Haihan did indeed give the Li people the opportunity to get out of the mountains and integrate into the world, and gave the Li people a great deal in all aspects. Fair treatment, whether it is employment, enrollment, salary, all treatment is the same as that of Han people, there is no difference.

And Fu Li has repeatedly emphasized a suggestion to Huang Que, which is to enroll in Haihan's school.At the beginning, Fu Li and his friend Yu Xiaobao entered Shengligang Primary School together. Although the time was not too long, they learned a lot of useful things. After that, Fu Li continued to study the courses of Haihan Educational Institute while working. After a year, there is also a little cultural foundation.However, in Fu Li's view, how much literacy, being able to write and count, these skills are all secondary. The biggest gain after receiving elementary education in Haihan is knowing what he can do, what he should do, and how he can help strive for better living conditions.

Fu Li may not even realize that his thoughts are constantly moving closer to the mainstream Haihan values, and this awareness is spreading and influencing people around him through him unconsciously, such as just now Huang Que, who had just walked out of the mountain, was full of longing for Haihan's culture because of his description.

(End of this chapter)