Of course, there are only a very small number of new immigrants like Lang Zhong who have been assigned to other places, and generally speaking, new immigrants will still be arranged to work in the surrounding areas of Sanya before obtaining naturalized citizenship, and will be monitored and re-educated for a period of time. If it weren't for the fact that there was a constant shortage of medical personnel at the Lijiazhuang Immigration Base, the Ministry of Civil Affairs would not have hastily arranged for the newcomers to go to the mainland, at least they would have to be trained in the health school in Shengli Port for two or three months.

The work has been assigned a long time ago, and there is no need for them to choose by themselves, what the staff should do at this time is to check whether the ID card number of the people is consistent with the number of the dispatch order issued to them, and then everyone will sign and draw on their respective dispatch orders.

Seeing that everyone took the work order and studied it word by word, and refused to sign it for a long time, the staff member was a little impatient: "This is not your deed of sale, you don't need to look so carefully! This thing is for you to sign, and then we will affix the official seal, and you will take this document to the designated place to go through the handover procedures, understand?"

Regardless of whether they understood it or not, the new immigrants did not dare to argue after being reprimanded by the staff, and hurriedly signed and drew on the work orders one by one. They had already taken relevant policy introduction courses when they were in the quarantine camp, and knew that without the dispatch order issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, they would not be able to get a formal job, and a fixed and stable job would be the basis for them to settle down here in the future. However, some foreign visitors at the wharf will hire some odd workers who do not have the status of naturalized citizens, but their treatment is still quite different from that of the laborers under the rule of Haihan, and it is purely in the nature of labor. What's more, Ruan Jinggui, a group of new immigrants who have been assigned to units in advance, will not be too bad after they join the company, and they will definitely be treated much better than selling labor on the dock.

At this point, the new immigrants will begin to go their separate ways, those who have been assigned overseas will immediately take their luggage to the docks to board the ship, those assigned to Tien Dok Industrial Park will be taken to the railway station to board the next train, and those who have been assigned to government agencies like the Nguyen brothers will undoubtedly be considered the lucky ones among them.

"Look at the dispatch orders in your hands, all the people who are assigned to the following units. Come to me and line up!" A staff member with a loud voice clapped his hands vigorously, allowing everyone present to focus their attention on him: "The Ministry of Information Industry, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Finance, the people assigned to these departments, all follow me!"

Ruan Jinggui looked at the dispatch order in his hand, he was assigned to the Ministry of Commerce, and Ruan Wenwen's work was to the Ministry of Justice, so the two brothers continued to act together. After following the staff out of the Immigration Bureau. He went straight to the gates of Fort Victory, where the inspection was much stricter. An armed checkpoint was set up outside the gate, and a platoon of militia was placed up and down the tower, and whether or not they had obtained naturalized citizenship, ordinary people had to check and register before entering and leaving the place, and only a few staff members with a blue card hanging from their necks were allowed to enter and leave freely -- these people were basically naturalized citizens who had been incorporated into the Haihan bureaucracy, and their loyalty to the Executive Committee was not comparable to that of ordinary people.

Ruan Jinggui also noticed that most of these naturalized people with blue cards had shaved their hair short, and they wore short shirts like those pure Haihan people, but they had the same radiant temperament on their faces. It's true that it's still a little different from the main one. Thinking about the development direction I have chosen now is the same as these people, so after a year and a half, will I become the same appearance as them?

When he was distracted, Ruan Wenwen pushed him behind him and said in a low voice: "Big brother, it's your turn!"

Ruan Jinggui came back to his senses and found that it was his turn to sign the register. Hurriedly stepped forward and drew a gourd in the same way and signed his name. There are so many rules and strict checks in this Haihan people, Ruan Jinggui can now be regarded as having a personal understanding, and today he has started to sign since he left the isolation camp, and he has to sign when he receives personal belongings and temporary identity cards, and he has to sign for receiving work orders. When I got here, I had to sign at the gate of Fort Victory, and I really felt that it was difficult to move an inch without signing. Ruan Jinggui also seems to understand why the Haihan people spend a lot of energy on building schools so that the young children of naturalized families can go to school to become literate -- if they want to make a name for themselves in the area ruled by the Haihan people, there is definitely no future for them if they are illiterate.

After everyone signed, they entered the gate of Fort Victory under the guidance of the staff. Among this group of new immigrants, only Ruan Jinggui had entered Victory Castle, and the others were all big girls who had been on the sedan chair once, and they all had round eyes. I want to see what kind of nest this invincible Haihan people is.

But soon these people showed a look of disappointment that could not be concealed on their faces, just like Ruan Jinggui's reaction when he first came here. The buildings in the Victory Fort are not as splendid as they imagined, to put it bluntly, it is simply shabby, at a glance it is all gray masonry buildings, although it is very neatly planned, but I always feel a little cheap, sorry for the reputation of Haihan spread overseas.

"Big brother, is this the capital of the Haihan people like this?" Ruan Wenwen also asked in a low voice in disbelief. Although Ruan Jinggui had already vaccinated him before this, and also talked about the scene inside the high walls of Victory Fort, in Ruan Wenwen's imagination, there should be at least a few large buildings similar to palaces. However, the building in front of me was no different from the houses outside of Fort Victory, at least from the outside. The supreme Haihan Executive Committee actually worked in such a place, and also formed a powerful Haihan militia to destroy the small court in Hue across the sea, Ruan Wenwen felt that he was a little unacceptable in his cognition for a while.

"What do you know, Haihan people don't pay attention to flashiness, only practicality. Besides, don't mutter about the cost of these houses, you see that although this house is simple and unpretentious, it is full of glass windows, have you noticed? These windows alone cost a few hundred taels of silver! The lights in this room are even more unheard of and unseen, there is no open flame at all, and you just need to press a mechanism on the wall to turn it on, and my brother can't figure out what the principle is. ”

"Is there such a miraculous thing?" Ruan Wenwen immediately became interested as soon as he heard these novel things.

"But the boss Shi who is in charge of business and trade affairs once told me during a casual conversation that this kind of lamp uses electricity, yes, it is lightning in the sky!" Ruan Jinggui's face was full of admiration: "I don't know where this Haihan man has such a great ability, he can actually draw lightning in the sky and use it for lighting!"

"Ruan Wenwen, your unit has arrived!" the staff shouted and the team stopped. The two-storey building on the side of the road is no different from other buildings, with a small courtyard enclosed by a low wall in front of the building, and a plaque reading "Haihan Ministry of Justice" hangs at the door. There are also two police officers in black uniforms standing outside the door.

"Second brother, this Ministry of Justice is the public gate of the Haihan people, and my brother has also inquired about it before, it is a good yamen, if you do things well, there will be a time to rise again in the future. When Ruan Jinggui was separated from his brother, he seized the time to say a few more words.

"Big brother, don't worry. I know what's at stake. Ruan Wenwen nodded, and then stepped forward to hand over his dispatch order to the police at the door. After checking that he was correct, one of the policemen took him into the courtyard.

Ruan Jinggui watched Ruan Wenwen's figure disappear at the door before he pulled his legs and followed the team. Soon the team was taken to the Ministry of Commerce, where Ruan Jinggui was going to work, and there were also police officers on duty at the door, Ruan Jinggui handed over the work order, and then the other party led the way in front and entered this small courtyard that looked almost exactly the same as the Ministry of Justice.

However, Ruan Jinggui's luck seemed to be good, and as soon as he entered the courtyard, he ran into an acquaintance. As soon as Schneider walked out of the office, he happened to see him. And immediately recognized his identity: "Isn't this Mr. Ruan Jinggui Ruan?"

Ruan Jinggui sighed deeply and said: "Boss Shi must not laugh at him, now he is just an ordinary person under the rule of the executive committee, and the name of this gentleman cannot be deserved no matter what." ”

"Old acquaintance, don't be so polite. Schneider grinned and took the dispatch order from the policeman who led the way, looked at it, and then said to the policeman: "Okay, I'll handle his handover." ”

The policeman saluted Schneider. Then he turned around and went out.

"Mr. Ruan, the matter of your appointment to the Ministry of Commerce was raised by me. Schneider handed him the briefcase in his hand: "I just want to go out to run errands, you can go with me, by the way, it will be regarded as a work internship." ”

Although Ruan Jinggui is a little uncomfortable with the identity of the little brother with a bag, he is under the roof. had to bow his head, and Schneider didn't give him any chance to refuse at all, and had already walked towards the gate of the courtyard first.

Ruan Jinggui could only sigh silently, and then followed behind with his hands around the briefcase.

As soon as Schneider walked out of the yard and turned around, he didn't forget to teach him the correct posture of carrying the bag: "Mr. Ruan, your posture is not right, do you see the handle above? Yeah. That's it!"

Ruan Jinggui couldn't laugh or cry, but he still followed behind honestly carrying his rimowa's aluminum-magnesium alloy briefcase in the way Schneider pointed out.

"We're going to the docks now and take care of some business. As Schneider walked, he explained to Ruan Jinggui what to do next: "I know that you can speak Chinese and simple Portuguese, as well as other languages?"

Ruan Jinggui hesitated for a moment before responding: "What the red-haired people in the south say, I also understand a little bit below, but it doesn't speak very smoothly. ”

"Red-haired people?" Schneider paused slightly, and then understood what Nguyen Jing Gui was referring to: "O Dutch, their language is very similar to English...... English is the language spoken by the people of England, have you ever seen the people of England?"

Ruan Jinggui showed a slightly confused look on his face: "Forgive me for being stupid, for people from Western countries, it is difficult to distinguish them from their appearances. Most of these Westerners speak several different languages, and if they don't report themselves, it will be difficult to tell which country they are from. ”

Schneider saw that Ruan Jinggui's eyes kept falling on his face when he answered this question, and he also guessed what he was thinking, and smiled: "You don't have to guess which country I am from, I am a Haihan person, but my appearance is a little similar to that of people in Western countries." ”

"I don't dare to have such thoughts. Ruan Jinggui hurriedly confessed. If Schneider is hated for this, then his life in the Ministry of Commerce will not be easy in the future.

"It's okay, in our place, speech is very free. Schneider also felt a little inappropriate after saying this, and quickly added: "Of course, freedom of speech must be based on supporting the Executive Committee, and no matter what you say or do, you must be consistent with the interests of the Executive Committee." ”

"Of course, keep it in mind. Ruan Jinggui hurriedly responded. Although I don't understand the meaning of Schneider's words very well, it is taboo to talk nonsense in any dynasty and generation. Under the rule of the Haihan people, of course, there was no exception, and although Schneider said "freedom", Nguyen Ching-Gui would not take what he said completely seriously -- if anyone dared to talk nonsense, I am afraid that the first to stand up and suppress it were the executive committee members who advocated "freedom of speech".

The two of them chatted without a word, and then walked out of the gate of Victory Castle, Schneider led the way in front, and Ruan Jinggui followed in the back. Walk straight out of the gate and you will find a scenic avenue leading to the pier of Victory Port. Nguyen Ching Gui also visited here several times last year when he came here as an envoy and was shocked by the prosperity on both sides of the street. But when he came here again after half a year, Ruan Jinggui found that the prosperity here was even better than before, and the streets were densely packed with shops. Half a year ago, there were a few small vacant lots, but now they are also open shops.

"Yongfeng cloth shop, big reward at the end of the month, good Suzhou satin, buy one horse and get five feet, buy two horses for nine percent discount, buy three horses and send one horse directly!" The people who come and go on the street loudly advertise the store's promotions.

"Fujian Anxi tea, don't miss it when you pass by, this is the official tea designated by the chiefs! Today, the boss is not there, Xiao Er sells it casually, and the store will be closed after the 20% discount is sold, and those who want to buy tea are in a hurry!" The tea shop on the opposite side also did not give in, loudly soliciting passing merchants.

Most of the shops on both sides of the Avenue are merchants from the mainland. They sold not only to the local Han people and some of the naturalized people who had become wealthy first, but also to other maritime merchants who came here to trade.

Since the opening of the Shengli Port, the free trade policy of zero tariff has been implemented, as more and more maritime merchants know about the storage of the Shengli Port, the import and export trade business on the southeast coast of the mainland has also begun to gradually shift to the Shengli Port area. Some entrepot merchants who originally had to purchase products from Guangzhou and other places and then ship them to various parts of the South Seas for sale, in order to avoid taxes and reduce sea voyages. The sourcing location has also been transferred here.

In addition to the fact that Haihan itself produces almost all in-demand commodities and has always been in short supply in the market, foreign merchants have also played a great role in promoting the prosperity of this port. "Qiong Lianfa" twelve Daming business shareholders almost cover all walks of life, but all the products that can be purchased in Fuguang and Guangzhou, now almost all can be bought from Shengli Port, and distribution, shipment, settlement and other links are far more convenient than other ports in Daming. After all kinds of conditions have surpassed the port of Daming in all aspects, the maritime merchants have chosen Shengli Port as the main trading base. That's just a matter of course.

However, the vast majority of merchants who come in and out of the country are still Chinese, and Portugal is the only one in the West. Since Portugal was in constant competition with the other two colonial powers in the South China Sea, they had also specifically requested to the Executive Committee not to open trade access to the Netherlands and Spain for the time being. Although these two have not yet made direct contact with the Executive Committee, the Portuguese believe that they must be cautious, after all, the strength and confidence of those two companies are more than Portugal's, and no one dares to guarantee that they will not really kick Portugal to the side when they encounter Haihan, who only talks about strength and not friendship.

However, so far, the Executive Committee has no intention of kicking out Portugal, after all, the other two countries are direct participants in the Thirty Years' War in the West, and the Executive Committee does not want to use them to import arms and weapons to Western countries, and Portugal is almost the only candidate in this lucrative project, at least until the end of the Thirty Years' War, the Executive Committee is unlikely to consider ending trade cooperation with Portugal in advance.

Of course, Schneider would not explain these intricacies of international relations to the newcomer Nguyen Ching Gui for the time being, which probably explained why it was difficult for him to understand why the Executive Committee was trying to intervene in a war tens of thousands of miles away. But Schneider still roughly explained to him the current trade situation with the Portuguese, and even did not deliberately hide the matter of arms exports from him, because this matter is basically semi-public at present, and the Portuguese will arrive at the port every month, unload the silver and some other goods required by the Haihan, and then load away a batch of locally produced arms and weapons, as long as Nguyen Jinggui stays in Shengli Port for a long time, he will naturally see such a scene.

When he heard Schneider report the approximate monthly transaction volume with the Portuguese, Nguyen Ching Gui couldn't help but fall into deep jealousy. The Portuguese had been dealing with the Hue court for several years, but their monthly trade volume was only a tenth of that of their relationship with the Haihan!