It is said that the repair period of the A-ship is very long, so all parties who were originally eyeing the A-ship have stopped. [Read the latest chapter] In addition to the navy, which is bound to win, the long-range exploration team and the special reconnaissance team are all eager to take ownership of the ship.
During the period before the arrival of spring, all parties continued the preparations for the "Giant Plan" that had been interrupted by the general meeting. In order to ensure that the minds of the laborers and immigrants who were about to board the ship to work as coolies would not be shaken, all relevant departments were mobilized to "strengthen their minds." The Puppet Troupe rehearsed the new play "Promised Land": with the theme of opening up wasteland and building a beautiful new home, it toured repeatedly.
The script of the puppet show is roughly based on the Soviet novel "The Virgin Land", with a large number of characters and scenes copied from it, and the setting is naturally set in Australia.
The puppet show depicts "In the vast wilderness of Australia, a group of poor farmers who had no land and fled to Australia, under the leadership of the Australian chief, reclaimed land, fought against the sky and the earth, established farms, planted endless wheat and rice, and raised many cattle. Sheep, the people lived a happy life.”
Of course, there are also the "Australian leaders" who always grasp the right direction, always unite the masses, educate the backward elements, and fight resolutely against the hostile elements, the hesitant and selfish small farmers, the old people who are full of outdated ideas and do not want to make progress, the people who dare to think and do, and are full of enthusiasm. Ideal young people, activists who sacrifice themselves for collective interests and long-term safety... all kinds of bad elements are naturally available: from the bad guys who steal public property and cause the dam to burst, to those who have ulterior motives, incite mass dissatisfaction, and attempt to destroy The "enemy" of the people's good life - the enemy was not clearly identified, but the puppet character spoke in standard Mandarin, and occasionally used titles such as "Sir, Master, and Emperor".
It was not enough for Tintin to even play up the good prospects, so he always performed "The Trial" one day and "Promised Land" the next day for full comparison.
The appeal of literature and art is huge, and the performance of the puppet show is far better than everyone expected. Most of the immigrants are farmers and do not have much experience, but they are not afraid of hardship and value land and a stable life. As long as they can satisfy this, they can be fully motivated.
While it was painting a bright future for workers and immigrants in the splendid Nanhai Paradise, the Planning Institute was formulating a weekly death toll schedule. Death indicators are determined based on weekly work tasks and changes in surrounding conditions.
The death index is related to the overall planning of the Planning Institute: how much new labor force needs to be added to Sanya every week; it determines how much food, clothing, and tools need to be transported to Yulin. It also affects the transshipment rate of Guangzhou's newly arrived immigrants to Lingao and whether it is necessary to expand the scale of the quarantine camp. In this grand undertaking of opening up Sanya, people are just numbers on documents.
In addition to positive publicity, internal security work has also been strengthened. The General Administration of Political Security has established a work network among laborers to provide feedback on the mood of the masses at all times so that work adjustments can be made in a timely manner. Some "low-key elements" who spread pessimistic and panic remarks about Kaiyulin were secretly arrested. Zhou Dongtian was interrogating every day to find out whether there were any external backgrounds and internal connections among these people. This is something Zhao Manxiong is very concerned about.
Zhao Manxiong does not believe that the level of the Ming Dynasty's spy organization is high enough to send people into this group of immigrants to carry out propaganda and series activities, but we must be very careful about the formation of various small groups within the immigrants. He emphasized this point in his memorandum to the leadership group in Sanya.
Regional groups, in particular, are very harmful. In the memorandum, he clearly stated this. Regional groups bound by a common dialect and customs have strong exclusiveness. Once a larger regional group is formed, it will undoubtedly affect the rights and interests of the smaller "foreigners". Infringement is common in many places.
Once a regional group is formed, leaders will appear to control the "fellow villagers" either explicitly or covertly. Regional groups will strengthen the tendency to use common dialects. Some dialects are difficult for outsiders to understand and are close to the "slang" within the group. This will not only be a challenge to the authority of the elders, but also contains the danger of instability. .
Under the strict control of the Chuanchuan Group regime in Lingao, this situation can be effectively prevented and contained. After arriving in Sanya, the control is relatively loose. In the difficult environment, people are bound to engage in activities such as "looking for fellow villagers."
Zhao Manxiong drew the attention of Sanya's five giants to absolutely curb the possibility of this kind of small group slowly being connected by fellow villagers. If necessary, the most severe means should be used to prohibit it until the gang is eliminated. Among those secretly arrested were laborers who attempted to organize hometown associations. No matter what their motives were, Zhao Manxiong wrote "indefinite labor reform" on all his handling opinions.
But the busiest moment for the General Administration of Political Security has just begun. They will soon face a more arduous review and appraisal work. At the end of January 1630, ships brought the first batch of "special commodities" that everyone had been waiting for - women from Guangzhou.
Zhang Xin purchased the woman through the Qiwei Escort Agency. Sun Kecheng originally had doubts about this mission, but he knew with his feet that he was buying a woman for the Australians. Purchasing women for foreigners is inherently a crime, and in traditional concepts, it is suspected of separating people's flesh and blood.
Zhang Xin explained to him: These women were all sent to Lingao, and they promised not to be sent to Australia, so they would not be "separated". He also said that if the women's parents and relatives were willing to go with them, Lingao would do the same. Make appropriate arrangements.
Zhang Xin repeatedly assured him and even brought Zhou Shizhai back to explain, which dispelled Sun Kecheng's concerns.
"Shopkeeper Zhang, please forgive me!" Sun Kecheng said a little apologetically, "You have come a long way and settled in a remote place in Lingao. You really need a woman to take care of you, but if you take the girl away, it is not far away from here. Australia is thousands of miles away and our family and children can no longer see each other. We really dare not commit such a crime."
Zhang Xinxin thought that he was really pedantic. If he were to sell it to a wealthy businessman and official from Beijing, he would be thousands of miles away and might never see each other again. How could he talk about being "separated by thousands of miles" and "separated from human flesh and blood".
But he knew that an old-school escort like Shopkeeper Sun had his own moral code. If it conflicted with his moral code, Shopkeeper Sun would rather not make money than stick to it. From a positive perspective, such people are honest and reliable, but from a negative perspective, some things are difficult to handle.
After his repeated assurances and persuasion, Sun Kecheng finally agreed to handle the matter. However, he declared that the escort would not do this, and that the specific handling would be handled by the steward at the outer counter. The standards given by Zhang Xin are: a woman from a good family, unmarried, under the age of 25, and no foot binding.
"It's best not to buy them from others. They are only worth ten taels of silver each. If your parents and relatives are willing to go together, they will be given two taels of housing expenses. All people will be escorted by the escort agency."
Sun Kecheng knew that the aesthetic taste of Australians was to be tall, long-legged, thin-waisted, big-breasted and with big eyes, so he asked his competent personnel to handle the matter in various foreign offices according to this standard.
In the end, more than 400 people were purchased from Guangdong, Guangxi, and Jiangxi provinces through Qiwei's business network. This is a rough selection. After arriving in Guangzhou, they will be screened again according to the standards of the Maid Countermeasures Committee.
Under the direct care of Wen Desi, chairman of the Maid Countermeasures Committee, several special measuring tools were specially produced and distributed to Guangzhou and Leizhou. One of the measuring tools is "standard height" and "alternative height", which are actually two rulers, one is 1.6o meters and the other is 1.55 meters. The latter is a backup size if the former cannot find enough suitable candidates.
This method is simple and intuitive, very suitable for indigenous staff to master, and it is completely tough. In addition, three soft rulers are provided to define bust, waist and hip circumference respectively. A comparison table of height and body measurements is also provided, listing the qualifying standards. The last item is the body proportion scale: some women are quite tall, but their upper bodies are too long.
Generally speaking, the standards set by Mr. Wen are quite low. Not only is the height 1.6o, but the bust is only a B-cup level. Even the body proportions are quite loose. As for skin color, there are no requirements at all, just a general stipulation of "fair", but like "big eyes", this is a guiding standard, not a hard target.
However, this set of standards still makes everyone in the Maid Countermeasures Committee feel that the standards are too high - as far as the standards of indigenous women in this time and space they have seen, almost none meet everyone's aesthetic standards. If there is one, it is Colgate. It just takes advantage of long legs and a well-proportioned figure.
"Since it needs to be done, it must be done." Wen Desi said, "Otherwise, we can just grab a group of girls from the quarantine camp and distribute them to everyone. Why bother going to the mainland to purchase them?"
"Can you do so much..."
"China is a big country with a large population, so we can always find qualified people." Wen Desi was not worried about this.
Among the more than 300 people who were transported to Guangzhou, about 100 people were screened out who barely met the standards. They were then selected from the refugee camps in Guangzhou according to this standard, and less than 100 people were selected. In this way, the first batch of more than 200 people were selected. Everyone left for Lingao, accompanied by more than a hundred family members.
Those who are not selected will not be wasted, and they will start their journey as alternates.
The woman's arrival did not cause a big sensation. After the turmoil in the previous stage, everyone was already a little indifferent to the matter. Even the discussion about this matter on bbs has become cold.
These women are directly taken over by the General Office. A quarantine camp has been set up. Completely isolated from other camps. v! ~!
