I heard that the restoration period of the first ship is very long, and all aspects that were originally eyeing the first ship have also died down. In addition to the inevitable navy, the long-range exploration team and the special reconnaissance team are eager to try the ownership of this ship.

In the period leading up to the arrival of spring, the preparations for the "giant jihua", which was interrupted by the plenary meeting, continued on all sides. In order to ensure that the minds of the laborers and immigrants who were about to board the ship to work as coolies were not shaken, all relevant departments mobilized their horsepower to "firm their minds". The puppet troupe rehearsed a new play called "Promised Land": with the theme of developing barren land and building a beautiful new home, it toured repeatedly.

The script of the puppet show is roughly based on the Soviet novel "The Reclaimed Virgin Land", and a large number of characters and plots are copied in it, and the background is naturally placed in Australia.

The puppet show depicts "in the vast wilderness of Australia, a group of poor farmers who have no land and have been displaced to Australia under the leadership of the Australian chief have cultivated the land, fought the heavens and the earth, established farms, planted endless wheat and rice, raised many cattle and sheep, and the people lived a happy life." ”

Of course, there are also the "Australian chiefs" who always grasp the right direction, always unite the masses, educate the backward elements, and wage a resolute struggle against the hostile elements, the hesitant and selfish small farmers, the old people who are full of outdated ideas and do not want to make progress, the young people who dare to think and dare to do things, and the activists who sacrifice themselves for the sake of the collective good and the safety of the chief...... Naturally, all kinds of bad actors are also available: from the villains who steal public property and cause the dam to burst, to the "enemy" who has ulterior motives to stir up discontent among the masses and try in vain to destroy the good life of the masses -- the enemy does not clearly identify who it is, but this puppet character speaks a standard official dialect and from time to time utters a few words such as "lord, lord, emperor" and the like.

It is not enough for Tintin to even render the beautiful prospects, so he always plays "Trial" the day before and "Promised Land" the next day to make a full contrast.

The appeal of literature and art is huge, and the performance effect of the puppet show is far better than everyone's expectations. Most of the immigrants are peasants and have little knowledge, but they are not afraid of hardship, and they value the land and a stable life, and as long as they can meet this point, they can be fully motivated.

The mortality target is related to the overall planning of the planning institute: how much new labor needs to be replenished to Sanya every week; It was decided how much food, clothing, and tools to be transported to Yulin. It also affects the speed of transport of new migrants to Lingao in Guangzhou and the need to expand the scale of quarantine camps. In this grand undertaking to develop Sanya, people are just a number on a document.

In addition to positive publicity, internal security work has also been strengthened, and the General Administration of Political Security has established a working network among workers 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 pessimism and panic about the development of Yulin were secretly arrested. Zhou Dongtian interrogated every day to find out if there was any external background and internal connection among these people. This is a point that Zhao Manxiong is very concerned about.

Zhao Manxiong did not think that the level of the Ming Dynasty's spy organization was high enough to send people into this group of immigrants to carry out propaganda activities, but it was necessary to pay great attention to the formation of various small groups within the immigrants. He emphasized this point in his memorandum to the Sanya Development Leading Group.

Geographical groups, in particular, are very harmful. In the memorandum, he made it clear that regional groups linked by common dialects and customs have a strong xenophobia, and that once a larger regional group is formed, it will undoubtedly infringe on the rights and interests of a small number of "outsiders", which is not uncommon in many places.

Once a regional group is formed, there will be a leader who will control the "fellow villagers" more or less. The tendency of regional groups to use common dialects, some of which are difficult for outsiders to understand, and are close to "black language" within the group, will not only challenge the authority of the elders, but also contain the danger of instability.

Under the strict control of Lingao's crossing group regime, this situation can still be effectively prevented and contained, and after arriving in Sanya, the control is relatively lax, and people are bound to have activities such as "looking for fellow villagers" in a difficult environment.

Zhao Manxiong drew the attention of the Big Five in Sanya to the fact that it is necessary to absolutely curb the possibility of this kind of small group slowly connected by the relationship between fellow villagers, and if necessary, to use the most severe means to prohibit it until it is eliminated. Among those secretly arrested were laborers who attempted to organize a hometown association, and Zhao Manxiong, regardless of his motives, wrote "indefinite labor reform" on his handling opinions.

But the busiest moment for the General Administration of Political Security has only just begun. They will soon face an even more onerous review and appraisal work. At the end of January 1630, ships arrived from Canton on the first batch of "special goods" - women.

The purchase of a woman was purchased by Zhang Xin through the channels of Qiwei Dart Bureau. Sun Kecheng originally had doubts about this task, and he knew that this was a woman bought for Australians. It was inherently a crime to buy women from outside the country, and it was traditionally suspected of being a separation.

Zhang Xin explained to him that all these women were sent to Lingao, and they promised that they would not be sent to Australia, so they would not be "separated", and said that if the woman's parents and relatives were willing to go with them, Lingao would also make appropriate arrangements.

Zhang Xin repeatedly assured that he also specially brought Zhou Shizhai back to explain, which dispelled Sun Kecheng's concerns.

"Zhang Da shopkeeper, forgive me!" Sun Kecheng said a little apologetically, "You came from afar, and settled in the poor countryside of Lingao, you really need a woman to take care of you, but if you take other girls away, this is thousands of miles away from Australia, and your family and children can no longer see each other, we really don't dare to create this evil." ”

Zhang Xinxin thought that it was really pedantic, if it was sold to a wealthy businessman and official from Beijing, it would be thousands of miles away, and it would be impossible to see him again, and what would he talk about "thousands of miles apart" and "separation from human flesh and blood".

But he knew that an old-school dart master like Shopkeeper Sun had his own moral code, and if it conflicted with his moral code, Shopkeeper Sun would rather not make money than stick to it. From the point of view of the benefits, such a person is honest and reliable, but from the perspective of the bosom, some things are difficult to do.

Under his repeated assurances and persuasions, Sun Kecheng finally agreed to handle this matter. However, he stated that the dart master would not do this, and the specific handling would be handled by the steward on the outer cabinet. The criteria given by Zhang Xin are: a woman from a good family, unmarried, under the age of 25, and no foot binding.

"It is better not to buy it in the hands of men, and the value of each is not more than ten taels of silver. If parents and relatives are willing to go together, they will be given two taels of settlement allowance. All the people were escorted by the dart board. ”