"Business travel means going deep into the enemy's territory. Whether it is the Ming Dynasty, Hou Jin or European colonists, they are all natives of the 17th century. We should not use the moral principles and behavioral norms of the 20th century to influence their actions. [No pop-up novel website] Here, on behalf of the Foreign Intelligence Service and the Directorate-General of Colonization and Trade, I announce a 'note'. This is the risk you may encounter when performing your mission. It would be better for everyone to understand..."
This notice was made by Jiangshan’s insistence. Yu Eshui objected. But in the end, Jiangshan's intention was carried out. The meaning of Jiangshan is very simple: everyone is the first to talk about ugly things.
His intention was to fully explain the difficulties and dangers of intelligence work, fully stimulate everyone's heroism, and avoid future complaints.
"Okay, okay, you're blathering like an old woman." A strong man sitting in the back row said impatiently, "I'm not afraid of death if I sign up, don't talk about so many vain things..."
"It's better for everyone to know about it. Be mentally prepared for the situation you will face in the future." Wang Ding remembered the information about this person. His name was Huang Hua, a native of Heilongjiang, who originally worked in a machinery factory under the Manufacturing Director Department. When he filled out the form, his ambition was to work as a webmaster at Houjin Site. This person's resume indicates that he has done business, has a certain business acumen, understands mechanical technology, is familiar with the geography and scenery outside the customs, and can learn self-defense skills; he can speak fluent Korean and Shanxi dialect. , but he is a suitable candidate for post-financing work.
"This is not a question of whether you are afraid of death or not. Sometimes I am afraid that life is worse than death." Wang Ding said and began to read out the instructions.
What you need to know is this: You are participating in a dangerous job. First, you will experience the hardships of the journey in poor road conditions; whether you take the road or water, you may encounter bandits. Unless you have the spirit of a bastard and can persuade the bandits to surrender, otherwise you will end up with corpses lying on the street.
Township warriors, government officials, and soldiers are no better than bandits. People in some places will not hesitate to rob and kill a passerby, even if the passerby only has a few pieces of dry food and a piece of rags.
In terms of health, cities are not necessarily better than rural areas, and may even be worse. Generally speaking, diseases are prevalent in densely populated areas. The water and food that local people can adapt to are likely to be intolerable to the stomachs of modern people. In addition to bacterial infection, food and water also carry the risk of parasites.
Poor sanitary conditions are likely to make you sick. Even if there are no sanitary problems, you may still get sick. If you are injured while performing a task, you will not have any health services except a small amount of medicine and local traditional Chinese medicine. A dog bite or a rusty knife stabbing may kill you - even if you have to rush back to Lingao, the journey is long and you will probably die on the way.
You may have to deal with an infestation of parasites such as fleas, bed bugs, and ticks - which are abundant in this time and space, not necessarily among the poor - and these parasites will not only make you feel uncomfortable and bumpy, It will also bring about all kinds of strange diseases, which may not be effectively treated in modern time and space.
Finally, once arrested on the mainland, the Foreign Intelligence Service cannot immediately launch rescue: if you are unlucky and there is no radio station nearby or no one notifies you in time, the headquarters may not know that you have been arrested until the prescribed contact period has passed. . By the time someone is dispatched to rescue, several months may have passed. Being arrested does not necessarily mean that something went wrong at your job or that your identity was exposed. The Spaniards might arrest you because you are Chinese, Houjin might arrest you because you are Han Chinese; as for Ming Dynasty, maybe just because you are doing business and have a few money, you will be arrested by someone who hopes to make some extra money. People like Dongchang fanzi or county officials are interested in you; even pretending to be poor is not necessarily safe. You may be arrested just because a murder case occurred in the local area and the government needs to find an outsider with no foundation to be a scapegoat. To be tortured.
Governments at all levels, dictatorial agencies and even private groups of the Ming Dynasty, Hou Jin or European colonists will torture you, some for confession, and some just to squeeze money out of you. The prisons in this time and space not only have no basic human rights, but even survival. You may not have the right, and you may be killed by the jailer in various ways. And this is an era of masculinity, so fair and clean modern people are likely to suffer at the hands of some obscene uncle...
"...even if you are rescued, you may still suffer from psychological and physical disabilities and shadows due to the torture and um...all kinds of other torture..."
This deliberately described horrific prospect caused a commotion among the people - it didn't look like the 17th century, but more like hell on earth.
"If anyone feels that they are not suitable for this job, they can still withdraw from the job." Wang Ding said, "The transfer procedures of the Organization Department have not yet been completed. We will return the registration materials and will not leave any records."
The scene became very quiet. Of course, no one there said that they were afraid: first of all, they couldn’t put aside their dignity, and secondly, the role model of Leizhou in Guangzhou was there, and it seemed that they had never heard of such a terrifying situation. At least expatriates like him are living well and nourished.
"Humph, this is just a disclaimer." Huang Hua commented, and then said loudly: "Okay, I understand. If anything happens in the future, it has nothing to do with you. It's all our fault. I just signed a life and death certificate to the General Administration. Well."
According to their agreement with the Colonial and Trade Office, the senators sent abroad belonged to both parties without distinction. As for the training, all training is undertaken by the Foreign Intelligence Service, and the specific courses to be offered are decided after discussions between various departments.
Li Yan originally wanted Hu Qingbai to allocate the classrooms and dormitories in Fangcaodi for intelligence personnel training. But Jiang Shan thinks this place is too busy with people coming and going. Moreover, it is too "modern" and lacks a sense of immersion in the life of the Ming Dynasty. In the end, only Department A of the intelligence training center was established in Fangcaodi. Department A specialized in training indigenous intelligence personnel, including dispatch personnel, office personnel and intelligence analysts.
Department B of the Intelligence Training Center, where specially trained veterans are dispatched as personnel, is located in the residence of Yuan Gou'er's family in Lingao County. This place has always been vacant. Not only is the building area large enough, but there is also enough open space in the backyard and surrounding areas for expansion. New building. Moreover, Lingao County is still a well-preserved local specimen of Ming Dynasty society.
Xiong Buyou, director of the county office, went to Sun Ruiwu, the official, and immediately "sold" the house without an official at a low price. In fact, it was a real contract with virtual money, and it meant that a few officials in the county benefited.
The construction company slightly renovated and renovated the place, mainly adding living and training facilities, and the Intelligence Bureau Training Center was established. For the sake of confidentiality, there is no sign or gate guard here. Only two reliable indigenous people are arranged to guard the gate. The entry and exit of personnel and materials is at night.
The training plan was formulated by Jiangshan. As for the curriculum, we mainly refer to the suggestions of Wu Mu from the General Administration of Political and Security, Chen Tianxiong from Leizhou Station, and Yu Eshui.
Since most people are going to Ming Dynasty for activities, the training course is mainly to make them "like a Ming Dynasty person". On the contrary, it is less troublesome for those who are willing to go to European territory - they do not need to pretend to be Ming people.
How to be like the people of Ming Dynasty only belongs to one topic. Relying on historical data alone is not enough. Fortunately, they have long-term accumulation in Guangzhou and Leizhou. They have obtained real first-hand information on life details, customs and habits, social conditions and other aspects.
The first level is appearance, which is the easiest to deal with. When everyone enters this training class, they stop reasoning and start saving - those who are interested in using a monk as a cover for their identity are exempted from saving. Depending on the face shape and the cover identity each person wishes to choose, some people will grow beards.
In order to have a sense of immersion, in addition to wearing training uniforms during certain trainings, everyone usually wears Ming Dynasty clothes for daily life and class. There are no modern amenities in the dormitory. The dormitories they lived in all maintained the appearance they should have had in the Ming Dynasty. They slept on hard-board bunks with sheets made of local homespun cloth, and the pillows were also the hard rectangular pillows used by the ancients. The windows were covered with paper, and candles or oil lamps were lit at night.
Every day's meals are made by the indigenous people with "pure Ming Guangdong flavor" or "pure Ming Fujian flavor". These two flavors are completely different from the familiar Cantonese and Fujian cuisine. He also eats "Yikku Rice" two days a week: mainly sweet potatoes, black noodles and other miscellaneous grains - not the "coarse grains" sold in small packages in the city that are more expensive than rice, but real farmers Grains used for subsistence. The corn buns are stubbled, and the residue will fall off when you bite them. You can't swallow them even after chewing them for a long time. The sweet potato porridge has skins. When you drink it, it only tastes like sweet potatoes and skins, with not a few grains of rice...
This kind of dietary arrangement is to allow the elders to adapt to the meals of this time and space in advance, so that the elders who are accustomed to polished rice and white flour will not be able to eat or have diarrhea when they arrive on the mainland. After the D-day, everyone will eat brown rice for a long time, right? I have become somewhat accustomed to real whole grains, and my gastrointestinal adaptation has not caused any severe reaction.
Then there are the issues of accent and identity. After everyone’s discussion, it was decided that it would be best to pretend to be someone from Guangdong. This is mainly because the difference between ancient and modern Cantonese vernacular is relatively small, and many people in the time travel group can already speak the Cantonese vernacular of this time and space. In addition, with the existence of the Guangzhou Station, it is easy to obtain household registration and identity. When necessary, you can even build a cover "home" for expatriates.
Language learning mainly focuses on Mandarin. If you can speak Ming Dynasty Mandarin, you can get by in many situations. Of course, it is still a bit difficult to communicate with local people, but this can be learned slowly in the dispatch area.
As for writing, everyone must practice calligraphy. It doesn’t have to be good at writing. At least they can use calligraphy to write letters and keep accounts. As for simplified Chinese characters, Yu E Shui doesn’t think there is a big problem - this kind of vulgar characters is used in social life. It's also very broad. As for classical Chinese, there is even less need for it. As long as you can speak Ming Dynasty Mandarin, you can handle it by writing directly in spoken language - this is the level of most businessmen.
After passing the appearance and language tests, you can roughly blend into the Ming Dynasty society. Of course, there is still a lot to learn in the future. Especially the living habits and mental outlook of Ming people: if a modern person feels scared or angry, the indigenous people may not take it seriously. What the natives felt intimidated or frightened may be indifferent to modern people.
"Don't overflow with sympathy, let alone just complain about injustice." Yu Eshui emphasized, "Don't think that ancient society has simple folk customs. Many of the scam routines in today's society have been passed down since ancient times. At least you will lose money, but at worst you will lose money. It will cause endless troubles, and it is even worse to fight against injustice on the street. Don’t think that you are just a human being in the 21st century. Even if you can protect yourself, once you offend people in the local area, you will not be able to gain a foothold, and all your business in the local area will come to nothing."
Yu E Shui took a sip of water: "I advise everyone to forget all the plots you read in martial arts novels, such as heroes saving beauties, drawing swords to help, casino feats... These are all irrelevant to our work, and are very harmful to our work. Sometimes it can even be quite fatal.
"Unless approved by the headquarters, with a complete action plan and necessary foreign assistance, do not attempt to organize underground societies in the local area - there are also underworlds in the Ming Dynasty, often with deep roots, and the government can do nothing about it. The methods used are no worse than those of younger generations. You It is no easier to be a godfather in the Ming Dynasty than in the old time.
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Even in the relationship between men and women, they are reminded to pay strict attention.
"Of course it's impossible to ask everyone to abstain from sex for a few years after you go there. Once you can settle down locally, the headquarters will arrange for a reliable life secretary to accompany you. Don't just go to the brothel, you will get all kinds of sexually transmitted diseases - Ming Dynasty is a syphilis It was introduced and exploded; do not provoke married women. The law of the Ming Dynasty stipulates that it is not illegal for a husband to kill an adulterer and his wife. The headquarters has worked hard to train you to go to the Ming Dynasty, not to let you be Ximen Qing and beheaded by Wu Song. Useful. Don’t mess with yellow girls..."
"You can't go to high-end institutions too?" Someone questioned, "Last time you said in the lecture that the high-end institutions of the Ming Dynasty were a social place. If we pretended to be big businessmen, we would definitely go to such a place. Yes. There is also gambling, and sometimes work needs to be avoided."
"Of course, this is another matter." Yu Eshui said, "But the high-end palace is a gold-selling cave, and there are a set of rules here. People who don't understand will spend money in vain and still be laughed at - neither am I I understand very well. There is someone under Lin Baiguang who is very familiar with this. In the future, please ask him to teach you about eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. To prevent you from being deceived."
"This is great."
Someone continued to ask about women: "Can we buy women locally?"
"Yes," Yu Eshui nodded, "relatively speaking, buying a woman is the safest. But buying a woman must go through formal procedures and channels..."
The so-called formal procedures and channels are to try to buy from local merchants and dealers. Although the price is more expensive, you will not encounter "white pigeons".
"Or if you like a girl from a small local family, you can ask someone to have her hair stretched. If the price is right, you can still negotiate."
"What should I do if a local family likes me and wants to marry their daughter to me?" someone asked.
Yu E Shui spread his hands and said, "This involves a policy issue and I can't answer it."
Li Yan, who was sitting on the side, smiled and said: "As long as you don't bring a wife or girlfriend, the headquarters does not object to you marrying a wife or taking a concubine locally. As long as their reliability can be guaranteed. But if you marry a wife, this' The wife's status must also be guaranteed when traveling across the group. In other words, if you change places or return to Lingao in the future, you will not be able to marry another wife. Do you understand?"
"I understand." Everyone responded excitedly.
“Remember, the deeper you go into the mainland, the harder it will be for the headquarters to support you,” Li Yan emphasized in class. “In Guangdong and Guangxi, we have the protective umbrella, the Qiwei Escort Bureau, and our special reconnaissance team. , the navy can even go to bombard Guangzhou when necessary, but there is nothing where you go, and it may take several months for the headquarters to receive news from you. Everything has to be done by yourself. Although the flaws in the details of life are not like those in It is so deadly in modern intelligence operations, but it will also attract attention if it is accumulated in large quantities.”
Then someone came to teach them common etiquette and behavior. They need to know when to bow, when to kowtow, and how to address others according to their status... These courses are usually taught by the most reliable indigenous people, and Zhang Xingjiao is one of them. As a scholar, even though he lives in a small county in the southern border, he is very aware of all kinds of etiquette.
The biggest help in this regard actually came from Wang Ci. This county academic edict was deceived by Xiong Buyou in the name of "We have always admired the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty and hope to learn a few things." Wang Ci has always been depressed by the advantages of the Australians in all aspects, especially since he now relies entirely on "food from abroad" to maintain the county school and Moli Xuan. This kind of internal and external interaction is more painful than the drunken county government officials. Much more intense.
Now I suddenly heard that there is a group of Australians who are "Xinxiang Jiedao", and when I saw that their clothes have changed into Ming Dynasty costumes, I was so excited that I almost shed tears. For a moment, I was in high spirits and came with great enthusiasm. Teach the knowledge of etiquette advancement and retreat. He even refused to receive any remuneration and worked for the training class for several years in vain.
Then we recruited clerks and government servants from the Communist Party of China who were working hard to "study" and "reform their thoughts" to teach them the operation mode, ways of doing things, various bad rules and customs of the local government in the Ming Dynasty, as businessmen, landlords, and wandering monks. Wait, how to get along with all kinds of people in the county government; what activities to carry out and which people in the county to establish relationships with, how to bribe and divide the spoils, how to avoid disaster and escape if something goes wrong... v! ~!
