Chapter 2155

Yu Chengli was already drunk when he returned to his residence. Fortunately, he brought a group of followers with him when he came out of Hirado, so he didn't have to worry about no one to take care of him. Yin Changxing followed Yu Chengli for the shortest time, so this kind of personal service was required.

Instead, it was not his turn and he could only do odd jobs outside the bedroom, serving tea and pouring water.

Yin Changxing doesn't mind doing these chores. He is now working as an errand for Yu Chengli, and his food and accommodation are provided by others. It is natural for him to work hard. What's more, at this stage, he needs to use Yu Chengli to strengthen his understanding of the new environment in Zhoushan.

Understanding, paving the way for self-reliance in the future.

Although Yu Chengli didn't know much about Zhoushan, his social status was different, and the wide network of contacts he had access to was incomparable to Yin Changxing. For example, Yin Changxing definitely wouldn't have had a drink and chat with a local Haihan senior official.

With opportunities like this, there is no better way to obtain information.

Of course Yin Changxing wanted to know what Yu Chengli would gain from meeting the senior officials of Haihan today, but judging from Yu Chengli's current condition, he would probably have to wait until tomorrow to hear the news from him.

At this time, Xiunian, who was in the immigration camp, had no idea what was happening in the outside world. He was receiving special training from civil affairs officials. As a "lead party" who was promoted to assist the military in Hirado, Xiu Nian

Nian's name had already been recorded on the special list of the relevant departments, so after arriving in Zhoushan, he not only kept his temporary job, but was also designated as an assistant to assist the official management of the immigration camp and received corresponding training.

course.

The main purpose of these training contents is to make the trainees become a new batch of grassroots civil affairs officials. Of course, not every new immigrant who receives training can enjoy this good thing. After receiving the training, they have to go through

After further screening and elimination, the official will select some outstanding ones and include them in the establishment of relevant departments.

Of course, the official did not inform them of the specific arrangements for the future, but only asked them to master some key points in the training content as soon as possible, such as the basic laws and regulations that Japanese immigrants need to abide by when living locally, how to obtain legal jobs and residence locally, and the absolute

Naturalization issues are something that most new immigrants are very concerned about.

After these Japanese assistants grasped the key points, they passed them on to other Japanese immigrants, and they explained the details to the immigrants.

Due to the differences in language and culture, the civil affairs department can only use this method to help new immigrants adapt to the local social environment as soon as possible. People like Xiunian who can master both languages ​​naturally become the favorites of the immigration camp.

Mo. So after many selections, only about ten people were selected to receive training from the civil affairs department.

Xiunian, who has settled down to make a name for himself in Haihan, naturally attaches great importance to such an opportunity. Although he has never entered an official career, in the current special environment, he believes that this may be his best opportunity.

There's a way out.

In terms of connections, the social environment in Zhoushan was completely unfamiliar to him. He didn’t know a single local, and he had no social connections to use. In terms of capital, although he had some savings when he was at Guangming Temple, it was a pity that he left Hirado Tai.

He was in a hurry and had no chance to take away those savings, so even if he wanted to do some small business, he couldn't come up with the capital. In terms of skills, apart from chanting and copying scriptures, he seemed to have no other skills in his life. Could it be that he had no other skills after leaving the immigration camp?

I have to find a temple to hang out and cheat on food and drink, but I can't do it.

If Xiunian wants to find a stable livelihood in Zhoushan, continuing to work for the government is undoubtedly an excellent way out. At worst, he can find food and clothing. Who knows, there is hope of entering the government and becoming a master.

And judging from the current situation, his chances seem to be quite good, because people who can listen, speak and write Chinese are really rare among this group of Japanese immigrants. At present, he is such an all-around player.

Judging from the situation introduced by civil affairs officials, foreign immigrants who want to apply for Haihan nationality must stay in Haihan for a certain period of time. During this period, they must have a job and no criminal record. It can take one and a half years to complete a set of procedures.

, it’s hard to say if you are slow, it is not easy to obtain Haihan nationality. And only after you have the nationality can you enjoy the many rights of Haihan citizens in property purchase, education, medical care, etc.

Of course, this standard is not static. For example, new immigrants who actively choose to join the army can automatically obtain Haihan nationality in a very short period of time. Businessmen with a certain industrial scale, craftsmen with special production skills, or social

People with higher status and greater influence will also receive preferential treatment as long as they take the initiative to apply for Haihan nationality. In addition, there is another category of people who can enjoy special treatment, that is, people who have been recommended and guaranteed by the official, such as those who work for the official like Xiunian.

people.

The vast majority of new immigrants can only apply for naturalization after slowly completing their qualifications according to regulations. A few brave young people can apply for naturalization by joining the army, but there are really very few other categories of people who can enjoy the benefits.

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Among the people that the Haihan Army had taken away from Hirado, there were actually a few people who met the conditions for special treatment, that is, craftsmen engaged in smelting, shipbuilding, and weapon manufacturing. Although the technology they mastered was not as advanced as that of Haihan.

, but craftsmen engaged in these industries have always been scarce resources, and they can be introduced first and then slowly provided with technical training.

But all these people were robbed by several fleets that rushed to Seogwipo first. By the time the East China Sea Fleet returned, they had been plundered. Most of the Japanese immigrants who were finally brought back to Zhoushan were honest people.

Although the value of the farmers is relatively low, it saves them a lot of trouble and they don’t have to worry too much about the subsequent resettlement work.

According to the resettlement plan announced by civil affairs officials, these Japanese immigrants will be dispersed and assigned to various islands in the Zhoushan colonial area to engage in agricultural and fishery production. Specifically, the number of resettlement sites at the village and town level may only be dozens.

people and will not have a significant impact on the local social structure.

"After you finish the rest period here, you will be assigned to various places with this group of immigrants. You will act as a bridge between immigrants and local governments. If you do well, we will see it and choose the opportunity to promote you. Do

If you don't do well, I'm sorry, you may lose your status as an assistant soon. I hope you can start preparing as soon as possible and think about what you should do and how to help immigrants integrate into the local area as soon as possible and start a normal life. Remember

Stay, you have done a good job, not only are you helping these immigrants, but you are also helping yourself!"

Not everyone present could understand what the civil affairs official said, and Xiunian actually couldn't fully understand the intention of this arrangement. However, he thought that this was probably the next step for the government to test their ability to act independently.

Just do your best first.

At this time, the busiest person on Zhoushan Island is probably Shi Diwen. After getting off the ship yesterday, he had a full sleep and then started the continuous meeting mode from early in the morning.

On the one hand, there are a series of follow-up matters that need to be followed up after this operation, such as resettlement, merit evaluation, additional pensions, warship repairs, loot discounts, etc. Most of these matters must be personally handled and coordinated by him.

Various departments work together to handle these matters and must hold meetings to resolve them.

On the other hand, during the time when Shi Diwen personally led the army to attack Hirado, there was a backlog of government affairs in Zhoushan that needed to be handled when he came back. Now there are almost a person waiting for him to review and sign documents in the official residence.

Gao, there are still a lot of things waiting for him to discuss in a meeting.

Although Shi Diwen had anticipated such a situation before coming back, it was still a bit overwhelming to start fighting continuously as soon as he got home. However, he had to handle all these tasks personally. If he wanted to be lazy, it would only accumulate, and even

It would affect the daily operation of Zhoushan Colonial Zone, so he could only bite the bullet and try his best to solve these problems first.

After a brief lunch, Shi Diwen started a new meeting to discuss the disposal of the loot with various departments.

Almost all the various trophies brought back by the coalition forces from Hirado that need to be discounted must be sold through Zhoushan, and properly handling these trophies is not as simple as setting up a stall at the dock and letting merchants bid.

Most of these trophies are still on the ship and have not had time to be unloaded. Due to the rush of loading in Hirado, many commodities did not have time to be carefully counted and registered, so when unloading in Zhoushan, the process needs to be gone through again and then arranged.

Dedicated warehouses are used to store these special goods.

Afterwards, the commercial department will inspect and evaluate these trophies. Considering the variety of these trophies, this step may also take a certain amount of time to complete.

Next, the commercial department will contact businessmen operating related industries to find buyers willing to purchase these goods, and then slowly negotiate the price, and finally the goods will be delivered and settled.

It will take at least ten days and a half to complete this set of procedures. Although Shi Diwen does not have to worry about the implementation of specific links, he still has to hold a meeting to show that he attaches great importance to this. Otherwise, if the interests are current, there may be some

People will be tempted to enrich themselves in the process of handling the spoils of war.

Of course, when the water is clear, there will be no fish. Shi Diwen also understands that there are so many scattered transactions in the process of handling the spoils. It is impossible to completely prohibit his subordinates from profiting from them. He can only

You can use your attitude to warn the staff of relevant departments and don't look too ugly.

If there really is someone who wants money rather than life, then Shi Diwen will not be merciful in dealing with it. Although the appointment and dismissal of senior officials in overseas colonial areas must still be announced by Sanya in principle, Shi Diwen has always been the leader in Zhoushan.

The military and political affairs are always in control. If someone dares to commit a crime and gets into his hands, then he also has the power to kill first and report later.

"This matter should be handled as soon as possible. If there are buyers who are willing to pay the price in one go, they can consider lowering the price appropriately...but the price reduction cannot exceed 20% of the estimated value." Shi Diwen leaned on the back of the chair and said to those present.

Officials conveyed their decision: "Also, when handling these goods externally, the source must not be disclosed. Violators will be punished as leaking military secrets!"

Although the East China Sea Fleet's dispatch of troops to attack Japan was no longer a secret after the troops returned to camp, the public handling of the loot returned from Hirado was not a glorious thing in Shi Diwen's view. The Japanese people brought back

You can use propaganda methods such as "Haihan Army rescued them from the evil rulers" to occupy the moral high ground, but if you publicly sell off the supplies you looted from the local area, it will be difficult to use reasonable arguments to whitewash this kind of banditry.

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Of course, it is unrealistic to rely on officials from the commerce department to keep this secret. Many materials that need to be sold and discounted are made in Japan, and buyers can probably guess their true origin. Shi Diwen issued this gag order.

, the main purpose is to control public opinion and try not to let the outside world notice this aspect.

Of course, the officials did not dare to question Shi Diwen's decision and immersed themselves in recording his orders. Although Zhoushan was developing in the direction of a free trade port, Shi Diwen's management of the local bureaucracy was closer to

The direction of militarization requires everyone to follow orders and prohibitions. In the long run, the local civil service system has a military-like style.

The benefits of this are obvious. Whether it is government affairs, commerce or civil affairs departments, they almost all operate like combat headquarters, and all these departments are directly commanded by Shi Diwen, and their operation efficiency is very high. This is why Zhoushan can operate in a short period of time.

Within a few years, it became one of the largest trading ports among overseas colonies, and Steven Stone's governance style indeed played a big role in this.

Of course, such a system is not without its shortcomings. The high concentration of power will definitely cause the operation of the entire system to suddenly come to a standstill. For example, during the East China Sea Fleet's expedition, many official duties were backlogged because of Shi Diwen's absence. All we could do was wait for him.

After returning to Zhoushan, I decided in person.

In addition, although this model of military and political control has high daily operation efficiency, it has not been favored by the Executive Committee. For the Executive Committee, if local separatism is formed in overseas colonies, it will be an absolute taboo, and the power of

Too much concentration can easily create a local situation where "only the local officials are known but not the executive committee". What's more, Shi Diwen also has military power, with a powerful armed fleet and at least one battalion of the army under his command, plus Zhoushan

Dinghai Port has stable trade income. If he wants to do something in Zhoushan, it will be difficult for Sanya to respond in a timely and effective manner.

Of course, the executive committee has also considered sending another senior official to Zhoushan to share some of the government affairs and split some power from Shi Diwen, but sadly it seems that it has been difficult to find a suitable candidate among the existing personnel.

Ten years after traveling to this world, the ambitions of most of the travellers have slowly worn away, and only a handful of people are still willing to leave the comfort zone of Hainan Island and go out to work hard.
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