Chapter 1453 Precious Population

Before going north, Chen Yixin might not have thought too much about Sha Xi's statement, but he has been responsible for civil affairs in Shandong for more than a year and has some operational experience in farmland, infrastructure, immigration and other matters.

When I heard these words, I knew that the other party was bargaining with me.

"Brother Sha, overseas colonies, especially war zones, have always given priority to military affairs, followed by civilian affairs. You also know this rule." Chen Yixin responded in a neither humble nor overbearing manner. He knew that Sha Xi wanted to keep more manpower in Lushun in order to send troops to Lushun as soon as possible.

The local infrastructure construction project continues, so that more immigrants from Shandong can be recruited to settle in Liaodong later. However, according to normal rules, all resources in the war zone, including manpower, must be prioritized for military use, and the front lines must be mobilized.

Civilians, there is no excuse for the rear to refuse the military's request.

Chen Yixin knows very well how troublesome the reconstruction project of the Jinzhou Isthmus defense line is, and the required labor force cannot solve the problem. In the current environment, Liaodong does not have much labor force available for recruitment. The only population

The only settlement in the area was the Port Arthur Fort that had just been captured. In order to complete the frontline defenses as quickly as possible, many arrangements at the rear had to be stopped for a while.

Sha Xi made a few more insinuations, but Chen Yixin never let go. It wasn't that he didn't want to give Sha Xi face, but he thought that Qian Tiandun sent him back to Lushun, wasn't it just to keep an eye on these affairs? What's wrong with Sha Xi here?

Xi was relieved and said nothing, but he couldn't explain it in front of Qian Tiandun. Chen Yixin still knew the importance of favors and official matters.

Seeing that Chen Yixin was unmoved, Sha Xi did not persist. It was not that he did not understand the rules Chen Yixin said, but he had given up his roots in the south and came all the way to Liaodong to take up his post. Naturally, what he had done was not just for the military.

It's just a start. He also hopes to be able to dominate a party like some of his colleagues who have seized the opportunity, and then become the emperor of the overseas colonies with peace of mind.

Although Liaodong is a cold place, it seems to Sha Xi that he is still very ambitious. Moreover, it is close to the Ming Dynasty. It should not be difficult to introduce a large number of Han immigrants in the future. Compared with the colonies in the South China Sea, which can only keep a large group of people in captivity.

The stupid and lazy local natives are much better off. Sha Xi had already made a lot of plans before coming to Liaodong, how to develop agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and sideline fishery related industries on this more than 100 square kilometers of land, and how to introduce industries from the Ming Dynasty.

More immigrants were resettled here. However, judging from the current situation, the Haihan Army's military operations will not end for a day, so his ideas must continue to be shelved.

Population, especially the working population, has been one of the main difficulties restricting Haihan's development since the day he crossed over. Even now, nine years later, the colonies controlled by Haihan have extended thousands of miles from Hainan Island to the north and south.

, the registered population is close to 300,000, but there is still a huge labor demand gap for Haihan. In areas like southern Jinzhou, which were forcibly cleared by Hou Jin in advance, the population is an even scarcer resource, and most of the local labor force

In fact, he has been recruited as a civilian husband to serve on the front line, but the military is obviously not satisfied with the status quo, which makes Shahi, who does not have the bargaining capital locally, slightly disappointed.

Chen Yixin continued: "The project schedule in the north is very tight, and a large amount of labor must be invested to complete it. Therefore, only the personnel who maintain the operation of logistics, shipping, medical and other departments are left in Lushun, and all other non-essential workers have to be

Transfer to the front line first."

Sha Xi knew that this was a military order that could not be disobeyed, so he calmed down immediately. He took out a box of cigarettes and gave one to Chen Yixin. He also lit one and took two puffs before saying: "This cigarette is produced in the colony in Annan."

, maybe due to the relationship between latitude and climate, it is better than the tobacco we grew in Hainan Island in the early days. If it were put on the market, the price would be at least 30% more expensive. However, these high-grade tobacco are still sent to Hainan Island for deep processing and

The packaging, because the production capacity is too small, is not sold to the public. It is a good thing that is specially supplied internally, you know."

After hearing his introduction, Chen Yixin picked up the cigarette box and looked at it. The packaging of the cigarette was very simple, with only a small red and blue double-color label printed on the front and back. There was no text at all. It was indeed not on the market.

The goods sold on the website. Haihan specializes in providing a wide range of good things, such as cigarettes, wine, sugar, dairy products, etc., and the packaging usually has such a mark. Chen Yixin tasted the product, and the taste of the cigarettes was indeed the same as his.

There are some differences between the cigarettes I smoked before, and the feeling when inhaled is obviously more mellow. However, with Haihan's current industrial level, it is not possible to make that standard sponge filter, so it can only be replaced by high-quality cotton. Even so, it is still better than cigarettes.

Ordinary cigarettes without filters on the market are much more premium.

"Is this a new product? No wonder." Chen Yixin looked at the cigarette in his hand, then took another heavy drag and said vaguely: "Good stuff!"

Sha Xi continued: "It takes more than a month to transport it from Sanya to Liaodong, and part of it is exploited by big guys from various places along the way, so there is not much left after it is shipped here..."

Chen Yixin raised his hand to stop Sha Xi from continuing and said: "First give each person at the frontline headquarters a box, is that okay?"

Sha Xi shook his head and said: "At most five cigarettes per person...one cigarette in exchange for ten people who can work."

Chen Yixin raised his brows slightly and thought, So you are waiting for me here. All the generals in the frontline command including Chen Yixin want to smoke. Five-five-twenty-five, then at least two hundred and fifty will be left for Sha Xi.

Ten laborers. Although this is not a big number, it is really a lot for the Lushun area where human resources are scarce.

Since he knew that the other party had a plan, Chen Yixin could not agree easily. He shook his head and said: "You are just bringing it out now for a taste. Since it is a special internal supply, the logistics department will send it to you soon. At most, it will be

It's only ten and a half days late, and you still come to me to replace him, isn't it too perfunctory?"

Sha Xi smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, the output of the tobacco plantations in Annan is also limited, so the total number of cigarettes specially supplied internally is only about 300 boxes, of which one-third was taken by me.

If you go north, you have to wait for the next batch, which may not be until the end of the year."

When Sha Xi saw that Chen Yixin did not answer the call immediately, he knew that he was probably calculating the pros and cons, so he added: "I also have some barreled wine here, which has been stored for five to seven years. I guess you are in Liaodong.

I can’t drink this stuff either. If you are willing to make this deal, I will give you two more barrels of wine.”

Chen Yixin thought that the others were fine. Everyone knew that Wang Tom and Morgan liked to drink wine. If they could get a few barrels of wine back, they would definitely be very happy. But this matter would definitely conflict with Qian Tiandun's order.

, he was still worried whether Qian Tiandun would be unhappy if he made independent decisions.

Sha Xi seemed to have read through his thoughts and continued to persuade: "These are all consolation gifts that are difficult to get in the market. A reasonable person like Commander Qian will certainly not embarrass everyone on this kind of thing."

Chen Yixin sighed, raised his head and said to Sha Xi: "Then five barrels of wine!"

"Three barrels! I'll ask someone to move it right away!" Seeing Chen Yixin relent, Sha Xi knew that this was possible, and immediately started bargaining with him: "Brother, I'm not stingy. I only have five barrels of wine on hand, so I have to keep some.

I need to stock up on goods, otherwise when Commander Qian and his friends come back from the front, I won’t even be able to get them good wine.”

"Then add another cigarette for each person!" Chen Yixin saw that it was difficult to break through here, so he feinted and returned to the cigarettes.

"Forget it, it's settled!" Sha Xi also knew that he couldn't let go of his children and couldn't trap the wolf, so he gritted his teeth and agreed immediately.

Although these items were specially supplied internally, because the quantity he needed was relatively large, far exceeding his personal quota, he had to pay to get the goods in the first place, and he also paid for the freight for transporting them all the way to the north. As for the purpose, it was just

It is exactly like the current use, used to build relationships. The more than 200 laborers exchanged for these things were all the results of his own money. Although the value of these things is not an astronomical figure, but for

For the Liaodong region where supplies are relatively scarce, these goods are indeed not that easy to obtain. The military's willingness to sacrifice some principles for this was also the reaction that Sha Xi expected.

Of course, this somewhat absurd situation can only occur under the current special environment. Sha Xi does not want to confront the military, nor does he want to become a complete follower of the military. He roughly knows the military’s combat plan in Liaodong, so he

It is even more necessary to seize the time to develop and construct the Lushun area. Even if it is a small subsidy, it is worthwhile. Anyway, after the situation stabilizes, he will definitely be able to recover all these investments from the local finance at a hundred times and a thousand times.

, the difference is nothing more than the length of time.

Sha Xi had accumulated a lot of experience during his time in Guangdong and was already very clear about the development model of the Haihan Colony. The better the infrastructure, the sooner relevant agricultural projects can be started, and the faster the return on investment will be. Before he came to Liaodong, he had

Most of the family property he had saved over the years was liquidated, and he applied for several business projects with the Ministry of Agriculture. He was determined to start a career in Liaodong. Although the labor cost here is extremely high at this stage, Sha Xi is very confident about himself.

I still have full confidence in my plan and am willing to spend a lot of money on it.

Chen Yixin did not expect that Sha Xi had so many plans. Since Sha Xi was willing to bleed a lot of money in exchange for labor, Chen Yixin simply fulfilled him. So the next day, the sailboat sailing from Lushun to the Jinzhou Isthmus was carrying more than 200 people.

And there are a lot of seemingly inconspicuous goods.

Of course, out of caution, after Chen Yixin reached a verbal agreement with Sha Xi, he used the radio to inform Qian Tiandun on the front line of the situation. However, after Qian Tiandun heard the whole story, he did not blame Chen Yixin for being good at doing things.

It was suggested that he should just continue to stay in Lushun and supervise the local material transfer and resettlement situation.

As Sha Xi said, Qian Tiandun is indeed not a strict person. The role of more than two hundred laborers in the defense line reconstruction project is limited, but it may have a significant impact on the infrastructure project in Lushun in the rear.

Qian Tiandun knew that the Executive Committee sent Sha Xi to Liaodong to take over the civil affairs here after the war, so he didn't want to have any unpleasantness with Sha Xi because of such a trivial matter, not to mention that the other party expressed enough

In good faith, this kind of transaction is acceptable to Qian Tiandun.

Qian Tiandun has been in the north much longer than Sha Xi, and he knows the environment here better. He knows that instead of competing with his colleagues here for two to three hundred people, it is better to spend more time outside Liaodong.

, and strive to recruit more immigrants from Shandong and Pi Island in the near future to supplement the manpower demand gap in Liaodong.

However, judging from the current situation, the Shandong government has become increasingly wary of the existence of Haihan and has tightened the trend of population flow from other places to Fushan County, Dengzhou. The local people in Fushan County who have a strong desire to immigrate have in the past

In more than a year, we have gone quite a bit. Most of those left behind are those who are unwilling to abandon their homeland. There are also a small number of clans like the Ma family who have clung to Haihan's thighs and obey Haihan's orders whether they go or stay.

arrange.

After Haihan arrived in Shandong, almost all the bandits and bandits near Dengzhou were wiped out. Even the officers and soldiers no longer dared to act recklessly among the people. The public security situation was greatly improved compared with the previous years, and the number of refugees was also significantly reduced.

Under this situation, the number of local immigrants in Shandong has shown a downward trend month by month. Now, three to five hundred people a month is considered a lot, and this order of magnitude obviously cannot meet the population needs of the current Liaodong colonial development.

As a result, Pi Island, which currently has a population of tens of thousands, has become a life-saving straw for Haihan. Almost all the refugees from Liaodong hosted on Pi Island have been taken away by Haihan in the past year or so and sent to Haihan.

They went to various places for resettlement. But now the people living on Phi Island are basically the Phi Island army and their families.

Although Haihan and Shen's uncle and nephew have reached a verbal agreement that after the war, the soldiers and civilians of Pi Island will gradually move back to the Liaodong Peninsula to settle down, there is still a big and small problem, that is, whether Haihan should be fully integrated

The armed forces of Dongjiang Town.

Shen Zhixiang wholeheartedly wants to fall into the arms of Haihan, but Dongjiang Town is not monolithic, and not everyone chooses to abandon the Ming Dynasty like him. If you want to incorporate Dongjiang Town, you will definitely encounter a lot of resistance, and Haihan does not want it.

Liaodong, which had just been captured, was undercurrent again. Moreover, Haihan hoped to use the Dongjiang Town as a sign to act in Liaodong to avoid arousing Ming Dynasty's excessive fear. The recruitment was a superfluous move.

But if the incorporation process is not carried out, and tens of thousands of Dongjiang Town soldiers and civilians are allowed to self-govern in the southern part of Jinzhou, this is also very likely to become a factor of local instability. Haihan must handle this matter properly before he dares to let

The special operations battalion and other elite troops evacuated Liaodong.
Chapter completed!