1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 888 Xu Yi's New Job

After these three rounds of selection, a total of 80 people were intercepted. Although the number is not large, these people are currently in urgently needed positions in Zhoushan, and their role can be much greater than that of a few dozen laborers.

After Xu Yi successfully passed the written test, the job he was assigned was to assist the civil affairs department in registering temporary workers on the island, and he was asked to start working immediately the next day.

Early the next morning, Xu Yi was taken to a courtyard after breakfast, and arranged to wait in the west wing.There is only one desk and two chairs in this room, and there are pens, ink, paper and inkstone on the desk.Xu Yi noticed that this set of stationery was actually made of glass made by Haihan, and even the ink used was high-quality custom-made Jixi Hui ink.This set of stationery alone can be sold for at least twenty or thirty taels of silver in Dengzhou Prefecture before the war, which shows the wealth of the Haihan people.Of course, if he knew how cheap Haihan made glass stationery, he probably wouldn't think so.

After a while, a staff member wearing a Haihan-style cardigan brought a stack of notebooks, put them on the desk, opened them, and explained to him, "I'll ask questions later, and you will be responsible for filling them out. You can read the contents first. Get acquainted."

Xu Yi took it over and took a look. Each page of the book had already printed part of the content in columns, such as name, gender, age, birthplace and other basic personal information. You only need to compare the specific content with the blank space at the back of the column. Just fill in one by one.This work can be said to be quite simple, and there was no difficulty for Xu Yi, so he nodded and sat down to grind ink to prepare.

Not long after, Haihan soldiers led a group of people and began to register one by one.Xu Yi thought that he would be able to rest for a while after asking these dozens of people, but he didn't expect that when he was about to finish asking, another group of people was brought in from outside to follow behind.Going back and forth like this, I didn't even get any chance to rest all morning.The person sitting next to Xu Yi only asked questions and repeated those few questions. It didn't take much energy, but he was really tired after writing with a pen all morning.

When it was lunch time, Xu Yi finally had the time to stop and rest, put down his brush and move his sore wrist.During the past period of escape, he didn't have the opportunity to write at all, and suddenly he wrote continuously for a long time, and he really didn't feel used to it.The staff member next to him was obviously satisfied with Xu Yi's work performance in the past half a day, and praised him: "Your name is Xu Yi, right? Your handwriting is good. There should not be so many people in the afternoon, so it will be easier. Now Come eat with me!"

Xu Yi hurriedly cupped his hands to express his thanks, and asked the other party's name by the way.When the other party came before, he didn't pay much attention to him with his indifferent face, and he didn't dare to ask the other party's identity.After all, this man had short hair and was dressed very differently from Ming people. Xu Yi couldn't tell whether he was from Haihan or a naturalized citizen who worked for him.

"My name is Ruan Qing."

"So it's Chief Ruan, I'm being polite here." Xu Yi hurriedly stood up and bowed.

"I'm not the chief." Ruan Qing quickly waved his hands and said, "I'm a naturalized citizen of Annan descent. My current job is the section chief of the data section of the Civil Affairs Department under the Dinghai Port Management Committee. You can just call me Section Chief Ruan."

"Yes, yes, Section Chief Ruan is very polite!" Xu Yi couldn't figure out for a moment what level of management this section chief was, but the people in the Daming Yamen who were responsible for registering people's files were generally not high enough. where to go.If it was in Dengzhou before the war, Young Master Xu might have put on airs when dealing with such people, but after a long life of wandering, he is very clear about his current situation and the humility he needs to show, even if Even the Zhima official is much better than this unrooted outsider like himself. At least he has the status of a naturalized citizen, but now he is just a temporary worker who works day by day.

Ruan Qing is an Annan naturalized cadre who was naturalized in Heitugang in the early years. He has experience in civil affairs work in Heitugang and Sanya. This time he went north to Zhoushan and applied for it himself.But after arriving here, he found that it was really difficult for him, a polished commander, to support the entire department.There are tens of thousands of residents on Zhoushan Island, and there are thousands of temporary laborers assigned to Haihan's control area. For safety reasons, even if these people living under Haihan's rule are not naturalized It is also necessary to register and record everything, and this work is quite heavy for the data department.

Ruan Qing heard that a new group of immigrants had arrived yesterday, so Ruan Qing took the initiative to find the important person from his superiors.In the end, a dozen or so scholars who claimed to be able to read and write were selected from the pier. After reading the written test materials, Ruan Qing chose Xu Yi as his temporary assistant.Judging from the work situation this morning, Ruan Qing is quite satisfied with his vision. This assistant not only writes well, but also obeys instructions. He didn't take much rest or complain aloud all morning.

The meals for Haihan's internal staff are obviously much better than the food that immigrants can enjoy. Xu Yi held the wooden tray with both hands, looking at the two meat and two vegetarian dishes and white rice on the tray, his saliva was about to flow out.In the past, he might have dismissed these small fish and shrimps, but now being able to eat oily meat is already a dream enjoyment for him.

Almost all the people who ate in this public canteen were the staff of the management committee and the port office. Xu Yi listened to other people's chats while eating, and grasped a lot of information in a short time.

It turns out that the Haihan people have not taken this area for a long time, and the civil armed forces that originally occupied this area have been wiped out by them, and everything is in a state of ruin.For Haihan, this is just a bridgehead that has just begun to be built.However, Haihan is truly a controlled area with various supporting facilities and welfare benefits, but it is the south that the refugees resisted very much from the beginning.According to the staff of Haihan, the port of Sanya, which is far away in the South China Sea, is like a paradise. The immigrants who can settle here are the real lucky ones.Moreover, when educated people go there, the treatment they can get will be much higher than that here in Zhoushan.

After hearing this, Xu Yi couldn't help regretting a little, and felt that he was a little impulsive in making the decision to stay.If you are patient, you may have the opportunity to settle down in the legendary Sanya Port.

Seeing Xu Yi's uncertain expression, Ruan Qing figured it out, and asked, "Xu Yi, do you think you shouldn't stay in Zhoushan, but follow the immigrant boat to the south?"

Xu Yi quickly argued: "This subordinate has absolutely no such intention!"

Ruan Qing said with a smile: "Although Sanya is good, the chances of you new immigrants to settle in Sanya directly are not even [-]%. It might be okay two years ago, but now you want to settle in Sanya. You need to be naturalized first.”

With the expansion of Haihan's territory, the economic strength has become stronger and stronger, and Sanya, as the administrative capital and economic and trade center of Haihan, has become more and more prosperous in the past two years.With the influx of foreign population, various problems began to appear in the local civil administration.After all, the population structure under Haihan’s rule was relatively complex, and the collision of multiple ethnicities and cultures, especially the completely different social systems and values ​​between Haihan and Daming, made it difficult for many newcomers to adapt.Therefore, in order to better manage and control immigrants, the relevant departments have begun to adjust the status of the personnel who are arranged to settle in Sanya. Huamin.

Since Haihan's current naturalization policy has relatively high requirements for naturalization, the naturalized people who are deployed to settle in Sanya do not need to learn the various management systems of Haihan from scratch, and the speed of integration and the difficulty of management are greatly improved. A new immigrant with a blank sheet of paper.New immigrants like Xu Yi are most likely to be intercepted in Penghu and then sent to Xingang on Taiwan Island for resettlement.As for the jobs that can be done, they will probably be similar to what they are now. It is very likely that they will do some back office word processing work in the civil affairs or business departments.

After Xu Yi listened to Ruan Qing's explanation, he hesitated and asked: "Then will your subordinates settle down here from now on?"

"That's not necessarily the case." Ruan Qing shook his head and said: "It mainly depends on work needs and personal choices. For example, if we want to develop in the north in the future, you can apply to your superiors and be transferred to work in your hometown. This kind of application is approved. The chances are high, after all, it is a new place, it is best to have some people who are familiar with the local conditions act as pioneers."

"So Haihan will go to Shandong in the future?" Xu Yi was immediately excited when he heard the news.

Ruan Qing just smiled, but did not directly respond to Xu Yi's question.As for the major policies of the executive committee, a cadre of his level would not dare to speak rashly in public. What's more, Xu Yi's identity is just a temporary worker recruited from among the refugees, and he hasn't even obtained the domicile of a naturalized citizen. The topic is naturally inconvenient to talk too deeply.

Although Ruan Qing didn't say anything, Xu Yi is a smart person. Since the other party didn't immediately deny it, it is very likely that it happened by chance.If I keep working in the Haihan yamen, and when Haihan goes to Shandong in a few years, I need to send local people to work there, then I have a good chance of winning such an opportunity.Although the current work is just a clerical job, my boss, and the boss who saw this boss just now, are all naturalized citizens of Haihan. , of course I also have a chance.Right now, this clerical work needs to be performed well, otherwise, there will be one or two like-minded people in the next batch of refugees, wouldn't it be easy to take away the temporary worker's position.

The work content in the afternoon is still the same as in the morning, and continue to register personal files for local temporary workers.Because Xu Yi accidentally learned that he would have a chance to return to his hometown in the future, the fatigue in the morning was also swept away.After the work was over, he also took the initiative to ask Ruan Qing if there was anything else to do.

After getting off work in the afternoon, Xu Yi still went to the staff cafeteria to have dinner, and then returned to his residence with the flow of people.His current residence is a collective dormitory transformed from a local dwelling. Each room has two floors of wooden camp beds. There are more than 40 people living in a yard, all of whom are immigrants from Shandong who were intercepted this time.

These people came from various states and counties in Shandong, and very few people escaped from the Central Plains. They were able to return to this peaceful world, and many of them felt as if they had passed away.Although the Haihan people haven't talked to them one by one about the specific treatment, but being able to enjoy free board and lodging here, the most important thing is the long-lost peace, is already considered a rare treatment for them.

While talking, the civil affairs cadre in charge of managing their courtyard sent dozens of sets of laundry pants, and even called a tailor to come over and ask him to choose a number for these new immigrants based on their body shape.Although the clothes are only the most common dip-dyed blue cloth, they are very urgently needed supplies for these new immigrants.

When Xu Yi got off the boat, he didn't have any luggage or clothes. The clothes he was wearing were picked up from the side of the road when he returned to Dengzhou last time. With the rising temperature in this season, he couldn't wear them anymore. Today, when he was working It was hot and sweaty.Although the new clothes sent here are awkward in style, they are better than nothing. The new immigrants who received the clothes expressed their gratitude to the civil affairs officials.

"This is the benefit that the executive committee provides for you!" This kind of propaganda targeting new immigrants is a basic skill that every civil affairs cadre must master, and the current opportunity should not be missed.The civil affairs cadres took advantage of the time of distributing clothes, and seized the time to publicize the great achievements of the Haihan Executive Committee to the new immigrants.Of course, the most important thing is to let these newcomers realize that what they eat, what they wear, what they live in every day, including the safe and stable environment here, are all provided by the Haihan Executive Committee.

"This is really a Bodhisattva who saves suffering!" Someone among the new immigrants couldn't help but exclaimed.

The civil affairs cadres also looked proud when they heard this: "In the south, the chiefs are Buddhas of thousands of families. Many people have special shrines in their homes. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are living Buddhas."

Xu Yi is not the kind of uneducated country bumpkin who easily believes what other people say.It is indeed a great act of kindness for Haihan people to take the initiative to accept immigrants from the north, but they did not give for free. At least these people, including myself, have been working for Haihan since the second day they set foot on Zhoushan Island.According to what I heard in the cafeteria today, there are at least 10 people working for the Haihan people in the south. How much wealth these people can create is still not enough to speculate based on Xu Yi's knowledge. After all, he was employed by him at the beginning. The various hired workers and tenant farmers of the Xu family only add up to a few hundred people.And Haihan is still continuously absorbing immigrants, the scale of which has reached, Xu Yi can't imagine for a while, but this strict social structure is definitely not just for helping more people.

(End of this chapter)