1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 51 Investigation ([-])

When the "Speedy" sailed out of the narrow channel and returned to Sanya Bay, it happened to see Luo Shengdong sailing across the Luhuitou Peninsula on the small boat, heading far northwest. "Flying Speed" did not mean to catch up. Between here and Yazhou, there are three towns with relatively concentrated populations, Fenghuang, Tianya, and Nanshan, waiting for the action team to investigate.

The information about the three small towns that Chuanzhong knows are mainly from the descriptions of the local leading party Yujia and his son.The first stop is Phoenix Town, which is close to the Sanya Phoenix International Airport in the future. As long as people who have traveled to Sanya have passed by, most of them have passed by this place. This time, they came from the sea on a sailboat, and they have a strange hometown in their hearts. The feeling of revisiting.But after stopping the boat and walking ashore to reach their destination, the traversers could not hide their disappointment at what they saw.

The town is located on the upper reaches of the Sanya River. There are only fifty or sixty families in the whole town. Most of the houses are low-level configurations with loess walls and thatched roofs. The three families living in tile-roofed houses with relatively good conditions are estimated to be regarded as "big families" in the town, but if they are to be divided into classes, they are at most self-cultivators, not even landlords.Most of the residents here are farmers who cultivated the land nearby. When the people outside saw such a group of people in strange clothes, most of them immediately ran home and closed their doors to hide.Only a few "informed people" who knew that a group of short-haired Han Chinese had come from Yulin would dare to continue to watch the excitement by the side of the road.

There are almost no commercial facilities in the town, and when you walked around, you didn't even see a restaurant. The only thing that sold was a small grocery store on the west side of the town. consumer goods.However, the grocery store was not open today. According to the idlers watching the fun, He Laosan, who opened the store, went to Yazhou to buy goods, and it is estimated that he will not be back tomorrow.As for functional units such as education, medical care, and public security, there is no such thing here. Children who want to study and adults need to be sent to Yazhou.If there is an invasion by a foreign enemy, you can only send someone to the Yazhou garrison for help while organizing the militia.

After visiting the place, the general feeling is that it is more accurate to call it a village than a town.Yu Dashan said that the resident population here is only a few dozen households, with a total of only three to four hundred people.There are some small villages around, but none of them are as densely populated as Fenghuang Town.A few old fishermen who came out of the fishing village to recruit workers have been here for a long time. Now, there are thirty or forty Ming people working in the crossing land, but there are thirty or forty people who came here from Fenghuang Town.

Such a small place doesn't even have an official administrative agency. Yazhou's subordinates only appear in Phoenix Town when taxes or servitude are levied every year. Usually, whatever happens in the town, it is Gao Dexun for several years. long old-fashioned characters discussing and making decisions.Yan Chujie asked the locals to lead the way and found two of the elders' homes. He said that these people were just here to recruit workers, and they had no malicious intentions. After explaining their intentions, they also gave the elders five taels of silver each to recruit workers locally.

This money offensive is really easy to use no matter which dynasty or generation. After seeing the silver, the elder who was still a little timid immediately patted his chest and would try his best to help recruit workers.Of course, the action team did not forget to publicize the latest policy issued by the Executive Committee. When the elder heard that anyone who went to work could send their children to the school run by the Haihan gentlemen to study and read, and it took a long time. The land can still be allocated, and the emotions are immediately excited.

After coming out of the town, Schneider, who was in charge of finance, took Yan Chujie aside: "Old Yan, even if people here are busy for a year, they may not be able to get a few taels of silver. Are you being too generous just now?"

Of course Yan Chujie wouldn't accept this softness, and immediately retorted: "It's not like you weren't there. Didn't you see the reaction of the two old men when they saw Yin Zi? Just talking about giving money is not good."

Schneider said sternly: "Lao Yan, I heard that you were a political worker before you crossed the border. Why doesn't your awareness seem to be very high? Isn't the country always based on spiritual encouragement?"

"Ideological work must be done, and economic stimulus must also be provided. The effect of the two-pronged approach is good." Yan Chujie responded, suddenly aware of something, and changed his tone: "I said Lao Shi... I bah! This is awkward... I Speaking of Xiao Shi, do you have any opinion on our division of labor?"

"I don't have any opinion on the division of labor. I just think, Lao Yan, are you a little beyond the scope of your authority? At the meeting before departure, it was said that financial issues other than the purchase list would be up to me, and others only have the right to make suggestions. It only took two or three hours for you to replace me." Now that Yan Chujie noticed it, Schneider no longer concealed his true intentions, and originally stated his thoughts.

Yan Chujie laughed dumbly, patted Schneider on the shoulder and said, "Okay, okay, you are the big housekeeper. I admit my mistake, and I must ask your permission for future expenditures."

Schneider said solemnly: "Lao Yan, this is not a joke. You are an expert in military affairs. Would you rest assured if I intervened in commanding during a war? I have reviewed accounts for so many years, and companies that have financial problems will not The source of the problem is often small things. Whether it’s military or financial, if the system doesn’t stick, it’s meaningless.”

Yan Chujie listened to him being serious, and put away his smile, nodded and said, "You are right, you can't interfere in different fields of work. The financial system we insist on at home must continue to be maintained. I will remind you later. For other people, you must first report any economic expenditures that may arise."

Establishing a sound financial system as soon as possible has always been an issue repeatedly emphasized by the Executive Committee. This is the basis for issuing currency in the ruling area in the future, and it is also an important condition for the development of foreign trade and even the smooth operation of overseas sub-bases in the future.Among the more than 400 people who traveled across the country, there were quite a few college graduates in economics, but in terms of practical work experience, no one could compare with Schneider, a versatile international financial fraudster.

Schneider has worked in stockbroking, tax auditing, accounting, foreign trade, etc. before crossing the border, and he has also engaged in smuggling and financial fraud. It can be said that in the field of financial accounting, regardless of black and white, he can be regarded as an expert.In the process of raising funds for the executive committee before crossing the road, Schneider also fully demonstrated his personal ability and reliability, so although he joined the team late, he still occupied a place in the executive committee, which was expensive.The Ministry of Finance under the Executive Committee is also established under the leadership of Schneider. In the future, there will be financial accounting, auditing, banking and other functional departments under the Ministry of Finance, all of which need to rely on Schneider's professional knowledge. He will definitely be a high-weight in the future. One of the executive committee members.

After the "Speedy" sailed westward along the coast for seven or eight nautical miles, it arrived at Tianya Town, the second stop of the investigation.The difference from Fenghuang Town is that Tianya Town is located by the sea. It is said that it is a town that gradually developed from a fishing village.The number of residents in this town is more than double that of Phoenix Town, and there are several "big families" with houses built of blue bricks and courtyards.According to Yu Dashan's introduction, these families are serious landlords. Each family owns hundreds of acres of arable land in the nearby inland plains. A considerable part of the town's residents are The tenant farmers who rented the land.

There are two shops in the town that buy fur, mainly from the nearby Li people. They will regularly go out to the mountains to bring their cowhide, pigskin, animal skins and other goods here in exchange for the required grain, salt, iron and so on.There is also a small pharmacy where a lame man sits here all year round to see a doctor.But like Phoenix Town, there are still no educational institutions and public security institutions in the town.

When the crossing crowd arrived, someone sounded a gong to warn them, and then more than 20 members of the militia rushed out with guns and sticks, apparently thinking that they were pirates who came ashore to plunder.Fortunately, they brought two locals with them, and after some explanations, the leader of the militia believed what they said, because fishermen from Yulin recently came here to mention recruitment.However, most of the local residents are tenant farmers with a relatively stable life, so this kind of verbal recruitment of non-professionals did not play much role.

Perhaps out of some scruples, several large families in charge of social affairs here refused the action team's request for a meeting.The action team did not delay here for too long, and returned to the ship one after another.Wang Tom calculated the time, then turned the boat and headed south, and stopped at the Xiaoguang boat that was just going here near Xi Tortoiseshell Island in Sanya Bay.The two boaters disembarked at West Tortoiseshell Island and had a friendly luncheon.

Luo Shengdong also had the courage to sit in the middle of the Transmigration Congregation. After a long time of contact, he knew that these Haihan people were not savage. On the contrary, they were very reasonable.Sure enough, Yan Chujie and others did not reject Luo Shengdong's initiative, and Qiao Zhiya even gave Luo Shengdong a portion of the grilled seafood, which made him flatter and thank him repeatedly.

Yan Chujie took the opportunity to tell what he and his group had just heard about going ashore. Luo Shengdong was really thoughtful. He immediately understood the overtones and poured out what he knew about the situation in these towns.He has been patrolling the line from Yazhou Shuizhai to Sanya Yulin Bay for a long time, and his knowledge of these near-shore towns is naturally much better than that of his father and son.After listening to his introduction, the people who were present had a much more detailed understanding of the customs of these places.

(End of this chapter)