Chapter 225: Towns, Villages, and Groups
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In fact, the victims who arrived one after another were not all disaster victims, and all of them boarded the ship from Houyu Port. The difference is that when they came, they were ragged and sad, while when they set out, they were full of energy and full of hope for the future. Originally, some people did not have a good impression of Geng Jingzhong, but seeing that the Jingnan Royal Mansion really cared for the people, and provided food and free clothes and bedding, etc., the attitude has also changed greatly.
After a month of this, the whole resettlement project was nearing completion. Mawei is constantly busy here, and Luzon is no different. As soon as the victims arrived in Luzon, they were immediately transported to a pre-defined area for resettlement. Most of the inhabitants of Luzon were mobilized to help build houses along with Spanish prisoners of war. The difference was that the hiring of the indigenous Luzon natives paid wages, while the use of Spanish prisoners of war was free.
More than 100,000 people, plus the immigrants who arrived one after another, gradually exceeded 300,000 people working in total. The speed of house construction has been greatly accelerated, although most of them are now only wooden houses, but it is enough to shelter from the wind and rain, such houses are no problem to live in for three or five years, and after settling down, they can be demolished and rebuilt at any time, and then brick houses or adobe houses can be built. However, the humidity in Nanyang is too heavy and the rainy season is long, so it is not suitable to build adobe houses, and bamboo buildings in the south are a better choice. Just like what they're building now. It's a typical southern building, and the layer near the ground is too humid.
Newly arrived immigrants. All of them are divided into a plain area within 150 kilometers north of Manila City, where most of the original Chinese scum families were the manor territories and the land under the name of the Spaniards, and this is also very close to Manila City, this piece of land alone is more than 200,000 hectares, and it is more than enough to settle 300,000 people. Originally, there were more than 100,000 indigenous people in this area, under the coercive policy of the Mawei Army. All of them have been moved north, freeing up this area. During this period, it was not without resistance, but in the face of the strong strength of the Mawei Army, it was tantamount to using a mantis arm as a car.
Li Guangdi did not order the extermination of the natives on the island. He was not so cruel, and according to the Chinese Confucian idea of benevolence for thousands of years, Li Guangdi also gave them a fairly good arrangement. Originally, the natives were enslaved by the Spaniards, and most of the civilians were landless. The ownership of the land was either in the hands of the Spanish or in the hands of the Chinese. Only about a quarter of the land belonged to the indigenous aristocracy.
Although they were moved north, they were also given land, which was completely their own. It is also calculated according to the number of people, five acres per person, which is less than half of the new immigrants, but even so, these indigenous people are already very happy. The only people who were unhappy were the indigenous nobles who owned land. They were in the hundred years that they were ruled by Spain. He was completely obedient to the Spanish colonizers, and once helped the Spaniards massacre the Chinese. For these vested interests. Li Guangdi did not show any softness, and if he did not comply, he would be killed.
The 300,000 new immigrants were divided into 10 towns according to their regions, 30,000 people per town, 15 natural villages in each town, and 10 groups in each village, that is, 200 people in each group. Counting the households, there are about 30 households in each group. The names of the newly divided towns, villages, and groups are all named after the counties and villages where the immigrants were originally located, so as to increase the sense of belonging of the immigrants. Such measures are also very easy to manage. This is a huge project, and it cannot be completed in just one month. The resettlement and relocation were carried out at the same time, and during the period, the Mawei Army was required to be responsible for the detachment stationed in the place to avoid chaos.
Fortunately, the more than 10,000 troops left on the island are very powerful, although the number is not too many, but no one dares to make trouble anymore, and they are very honest and listen to the arrangement. Li Guangdi did not have so many people to use, so he had to select highly respected people from among the immigrants to serve as team leaders, and village and even town mayors were responsible for assisting in management. When these immigrants are divided, it is relatively simple, basically they are their original fellow villagers, that is, the companions who came together are divided together, no longer in the same group, they will be in the same village, not in the same village, it must be in the same town, never too far. In this way, with the help of these local grassroots officials, they quickly stabilized and quickly put into production.
Of the ten mayors, only three were selected from among the immigrants, the other seven were three of the children of the original local Chinese families, and the remaining four were the heads of the merchants. More than half of the village chiefs below were transferred by Li Guangdi from the Future School, because they were the foundation and had to personally direct the local affairs, while the team leaders were simple, all of them were selected from the immigrants, and none of them were transferred from outside. This is also due to the fact that the immigrants are more familiar with their own situation, and it will be easier to manage. Of course, all of these appointments were temporary, and Li Guangdi gave them a probationary period of six months, and after half a year, they had to look at their respective assessment results, and only those who passed could continue to stay in office, otherwise they would go back and do what they should do.
Don't underestimate these grassroots officials, they are real people who can do things, they will do things, local affairs will be handled in an orderly manner, and the people will be stable, otherwise they will make the local mess and make the place uneasy. According to Geng Jingzhong's request, Li Guang ordered that the grassroots officials also have a salary, and it is not low, two big silver dollars per month, that is, two taels of silver, and the Mawei Army has a standard. There will be more village chiefs and town mayors above, but whether they can eat this kind of money in the future depends on their ability and intentions.
"Yue'er, this will be our home from now on! This is your room, and you'll sleep alone from now on! Kuroko pointed to the small room on the left and said to his sister Yue'er, and it could be seen that there was a smile in the corner of his eyes that could not be hidden. They have been here for half a month, after the initial panic and hesitation. and then to the later busyness to the final joy, the mood went up and down, which really put a huge pressure on their hearts. Half a month of busy work. The family finally settled down. They are all from Kaifeng Prefecture, so they are the people who belong to Kaifeng Town at the moment, and many of them are their fellow villagers who belong to Longting County, Kaifeng Prefecture, so the village where they gathered was named Longting Village, and they were the residents of the sixth group of Longting Village. After the settlement, all were re-registered. It was also divided into its own land.
"No, big brother. I still have to sleep with my mother. Yue'er pouted and ran to her mother's side. hugged his mother's arm and said to his eldest brother in a coquettish voice.
"Hahaha, okay, then you still sleep with your mother. Dad, we have land now. Are you going to start working in the fields tomorrow? Kuroko asked his father with a smile on his face.
Kuroko patted the dirt off his body. Putting down the firewood in his hand, he said: "That's so fast, the farm tools on it haven't been sent down yet, and it is said that a cow will be distributed to each family, and I don't know if it's real or fake." However, your second uncle has already said that in two days, hoes and other farm tools will come down, and there will be a bag of rice seeds. However, we need to sign and draw before we can get it. ”
"Why?" Kuroko asked puzzledly, he didn't go to the meeting in the village, and the heads of each household went there.
Heizi's father glanced at him: "These things all cost money!" Is it all for nothing? The prince gave us the land and the house. It's already a great kindness, what else do you want? I said it during the meeting. All the things are considered to be credited to the prince, as long as we return them within three years. Our family now has 50 acres of land, which are all good paddy fields, and we can harvest two crops a year. In addition to the food that our family keeps for themselves, there is a hundred stone of grain left every year, and all of it must be sold to the palace at that time, of course, the prince will buy it according to the market price, so that we don't have three years, but can pay it off in more than a year. ”
"Really? That's great! Kuroko shouted happily, although his sister Yue'er and his younger brother Tietou were ignorant, but they all laughed when they saw the adults, and they all laughed along.
"And that's not all! At the meeting, your second uncle said that the last month is the time when we are busy planting seeds, and after this period of time, the prince wants to recruit us to do things, so what, oh, it is to build roads and canals. Kuroko sat down and said.
"Conscription?" Kuroko had eavesdropped outside the window of the private school, and knew some truths, and when he heard Kuroko's father say this, he was shocked.
"Fart!" Heizi's face turned dark, and he scolded loudly: "Is the prince like that? There was a notice above, and it was very clear, and your second uncle read it word by word. Every household has to be paid, but it is not free labor, the prince is paid, it is said that the salary is forty wen a day, which is more than one or two a month, and it also includes a lunch. Lao Tzu sues you, when the time comes, we both have to go, give me serious efforts when doing things, we have received the great favor of the prince, and we must know the Entu retribution! ”
"Oh! Dad, I was wrong! Kuroko scratched her head embarrassedly. Don't worry, Dad, I will never embarrass our family! ”
"That's pretty much it!" Daddy Kuroko's face looked better. "Don't stick here, I'll have to go to the village office to get food later. It is also calculated according to the head, fifty catties per person, our ration for a month. Our family also has 250 pounds, and we will carry it back together! ”
"Oh, oh!" Kuroko nodded busily and said. "Dad, this is also given to us by the prince?"
"You want to be beautiful!"
"General, the detachments are coming back one after another. 一qiē顺lì! The adjutant got the latest news and hurriedly came back to report to Wang Zhenbang.
"Well, that's good. It's about the same time. Lao Tzu had already known and hid out, to see how comfortable these guys were at sea, and I was still busy here with so many things. Alright, call a few detachment commanders and come with me to see Chief of Staff Lee! Wang Zhenbang waved his hand and ordered.
"Yes!"
The city of Manila, formerly the Spanish Governor's Palace, has now become the exclusive office of Lee Kong Di. "Report, General Wang led the generals of the squadron to come and return to life!"
"Come to the conference room, please! I'll be there soon! Li Guangdi was still reviewing the report submitted below, and when he heard the guard's words, he immediately looked up and said.
"Hey, you see, this Governor's Palace is really magnificent, but these paintings on this wall are a little strange. Look at this chair, it's really soft, yes, you guys will get some for the family when you go back! Situ Gui, the captain of the Third Fleet, sat on the chair and jumped twice and said.
"Forget it, you should be lighter, if you crush the chair, the chief of staff will definitely ask you to pay for it!" Ning Wu, the captain of the first fleet, said with a smile. Situ Gui is relatively fat, and he has become the object of ridicule at the moment.
"Hahahaha!" Several others laughed too.
"The Chief of the General Staff has arrived!" The sound of the guards was heard outside the conference hall, and the generals quickly straightened up and stood on either side of the long conference table. (To be continued......)