Of course, what Huang Que knows is not the whole story, although Haihan gave the Li people of Fushantong excellent treatment, it does not mean that all Li people can be treated equally. The main criterion for consideration of this issue is whether it is willing to accept the arrangement of the Haihan Executive Committee and actively strive for the opportunity to integrate into the Haihan social system. Fu Shantong was the first Li Cottage to cooperate with the Executive Committee, so they received almost the best treatment, in order to make it a benchmark in the region, so that those who were undecided could make up their minds early.

But the latecomers may not all be dealt with according to the standards of Fushantong, such as setting aside an exclusive place of residence for Fushantong, and giving the people of Fushantong a near-free living guarantee for up to half a year after moving out of the mountainous area. Most of the mountain people who moved out after that could only enter the residential areas designated by the Haihan and Han dynasties, and mixed with naturalized people of other ethnic groups, and as for the livelihood security, it had to be obtained by the labor of these mountain people.

After the people of the Li and Miao ethnic groups moved out of the mountainous areas, the fastest way to obtain income was to sign up for the militia group, and as long as they passed the physical examination, they would be paid a settling-in allowance at the same time as they joined the army, which was enough for a family of five to live in Sanya for two months. Moreover, as long as one member of the family joins the army, the whole family can obtain naturalized citizenship, which is much easier than slowly working in other jobs to work through qualifications and other places. Therefore, in the past two years, the proportion of young and strong men among the Li Miao mountain people who have returned to the Executive Committee has been extremely high, often more than 50 percent, and they are a force that cannot be ignored in the Haihan militia.

Those who are unwilling to eat military rations and want to get a quick income can also apply for many jobs in Haihan Industrial Zone that do not require skills. Of course, these positions often have a certain degree of danger or toxic effects on the body, such as metallurgical workshops, chemical workshops, there are many positions with a very high elimination rate waiting for these newcomers who know nothing about the prospects.

Of course, in addition to these risky positions, there are actually many low-risk but relatively low-paying jobs available. For example, jobs that require a lot of labor, such as logging and transportation, can be found even if you do not have the nationality of a naturalized citizen. However, in these low-tech jobs, the number of naturalized places assigned to the unit each month is very limited, and it takes longer to obtain the nationality of naturalized people.

Huang Que will not have this trouble, because his identity background is relatively special, as long as he is willing to apply for naturalization, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will probably complete the relevant procedures for him as soon as he receives the application and issue identification items to him. But for the vast majority of people who have just left the mountainous areas, obtaining the naturalized Haihan nationality is the first step for them to embark on a new journey in life, if they do not get this precious identity, then their lives after leaving the mountains will not change much from before, and will always be at the bottom of this social system.

In addition to these Li Miao cottages who are willing to cooperate with Haihan, it is not that there have been no arrogant mountain kings who do not put Haihan in their eyes. It is just that this kind of object does not have a conflict of interest with Haihan, and once it is involved, and refuses to obey the arrangements of the executive committee, it will soon become the target of force suppression. From the second half of 1627 to the end of 1628 alone, in the mountainous areas of southern Hainan Island, there were as many as seven Li Miao cottages that were swept away by the Haihan militia for various reasons.

As the saying goes, if you don't do it, you won't die, although the executive committee subjectively hopes to make full use of the human resources of these cottages, but it will not retreat when it encounters tricky objects. The hook knives and bamboo arrows in the hands of the mountain people could not pose a real threat to the armed militia at all, and the charge launched with blood and courage was nothing more than a few dozen cheap lead bullets. In several armed actions by the militias, more than 100 recalcitrant fighters were killed, and the rest of the adults were all sent to the camps as prisoners of war. Considering the feelings of the local Li and Miao ethnic groups, who had already returned to Haihan, all the captives were loaded onto ships and transported to the port of Heitu, where they would work in the coal mines for several years before they could be released, if they were still alive.

Not to mention these things, even the talisman knows very little, and the militia also tries to avoid involving the soldiers of the Li and Miao tribes as much as possible when they act, and the outside world does not know what happened to these quietly disappeared cottages. Huang Que is undoubtedly lucky in Shi Zitong, because people with experience like Fu Li have participated in the negotiations between the two sides from the beginning, and helped Shi Zitong see the difference in strength between the two sides more quickly, otherwise if Huang Sanmu is dizzy and wants to be uncooperative or even hostile to Haihan, then the people who come to Shizitong will probably not be the various life supplies promised by Haihan, but will be ordered to come to exterminate their militia troops.

Of course, after Huang Que went to Sanya to see the true strength of the Haihan, it was impossible for Shi Zitong to make that unwise choice, after all, the strong military and economic strength of the Haihan people was far beyond the reach of the Ming government on this island, and any leader in his right mind would not take his people to go against such a force that had taken the initiative to show favor to him, and it was normal to hug this thigh tightly.

For Huang Que, he is not as keen on entering the violent agency as Fu Li, and compared to units with a low threshold such as joining the army or joining the police, Huang Que hopes to understand the reason why Hai Han is so powerful. He learned from the local naturalized people in Sanya that this group of Haihan people had only been here from overseas for two or three years, but the situation they created was beyond the reach of the governments of the Yuan and Ming dynasties. Huang Que believes that if he can understand the mystery, he will definitely be able to support his relatives and friends to get better living conditions.

The most effective way to learn about Haihan is to enter a school established by Haihan, but admission to such schools often requires a naturalized status issued by the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Haihan, which is precisely a condition that Huangque does not have now. So when Qiao Zhiya said that she could help him with the admission problem, Huang Que would be extra excited.

"Let's get down to business, after Lord Huang Tong has expressed his attitude, what is the situation in Huang Yuli?" Qiao Zhiya didn't want to go too far on the topic, after all, recommending Huang Que to enroll in the school may only need to say hello, but recruiting workers from Shi Zi Tong involves the coordination of several departments, and as the local interim administrator, he must personally inquire about this matter.

"The lord has spoken, and everyone will naturally obey. Huang Que poured another large mouthful of coconut water, and then continued: "But the lord of the mountain said, our people can come out to work, and the remuneration cannot be lower than others. ”

"Of course, equal pay for equal work is still no problem. Qiao Zhiya immediately nodded in response.

Although there are still a considerable number of Li people in Shizitong who have not obtained naturalized citizenship, this does not prevent Qiao Zhiya from talking about equal pay for equal work, because these Li people have not mastered any professional skills, and what they can do on the construction site is the most clumsy pure labor, commonly known as moving bricks. And this kind of work is generally done by the free labor force in the hard labor camp, there is no remuneration at all, and the Li laborers who join in only need to pay a small amount of remuneration, so that they are not allowed to work in vain. As for the slightly higher-paying technical positions on the construction site, they are basically handed over to trained naturalized migrant workers, and these Lebanese people can't do it even if they want to.

Huang Que continued: "If Brother Qiao finds it convenient, can you tell me how much you can get?"

"Two meals a day, work every day, two yuan a month circulation coupons. During the period, if you are injured or sick due to work, we will be responsible for treatment. Regarding the issue of employment treatment, Qiao Zhiya had already had a case and immediately answered it.

Huang Que has lived in Sanya for a while, so he naturally knows very well the conversion ratio between currency and silver. Two taels of silver a month is not a small amount for them Li people, not to mention that they also have two meals a day. As for living, there is no problem, the current construction site is not far from the new residence of the Li people, and it is enough to walk to and from work every day. And being able to treat injuries and illnesses for free is already an additional fringe benefit in the eyes of Huang Finch.

As for the conditions offered by Qiao Zhiya, Huang Que had nothing to pick on - in fact, before Huang Sanmu came here, he only proposed that the monthly remuneration of each person should not be less than one tael of silver. This is also because in the recruitment before this, the military promised three yuan per month to the young people who came to enlist, and after completing three months of military training to become a formal militia, it will be improved on this basis. But what he didn't expect was that Haihan was not stingy with this little money at all, and directly offered twice the price without waiting for Huang Que to put forward conditions.

"Brother Qiao, then the matter is settled, and I will let the people in the village come to work as much as possible. As long as you have all your hands and feet, you can carry and carry anything, right?" asked Huang Que.

"As long as people who can work can come, women are no problem, and our logistics department also needs a lot of people to help with laundry and cooking. Qiao Zhiya can't wait to pull all the able-bodied people in Shizitong to the construction site to do things, so that the progress of the project can be accelerated and accelerated.

Although the appointment of the Executive Committee has not yet been announced, Qiao Zhiya has already known through the channels of Guò Yan Chujie and others that the Executive Committee will appoint him as the chief executive of the Changhua Prefecture in the near future, and he was originally the supreme commander of the local armed forces. Of course, this kind of appointment method that does not conform to the ruling ideas of the executive committee is only an expedient measure made because of the shortage of human resources and the limited range of choices on the Changhua side, and it will probably not be too long before someone else will be sent to share part of the administrative power, but for Qiao Zhiya, this period will be an excellent opportunity, and he must take advantage of this opportunity to make as many achievements as possible to be worthy of his luck.

The most significant achievement is to speed up the progress of road construction, and the only feasible solution is to find a way to increase the number of workers when the labor intensity cannot be oversqueezed. Less than 1,000 people can be used as labor force after removing the young and strong people who have been enlisted, and the construction speed that this labor can pull is still very limited for the huge project. However, Qiao Zhiya's idea is to use the operation example of Guò Shizitong to attract young people from other Li Miao cottages in the interior to come and join him.

This is not Qiao Zhiya's delusion, after Fu Shantong moved to Shengli Port, he also drove a group of Li Miao cottages to join Haihan in a short period of time, and most of the young and strong among them were absorbed into the various institutions of Haihan, and the effect of assimilation can be described as quite good. In this process, the relevant departments of Haihan have gradually explored a set of effective management methods, so that these mountain people who lack the concept of abiding by the law can adapt to various rules and regulations under Haihan rule in a short period of time.

Qiao Zhiya was assigned to the chemical department, and he stayed in Tiandu for a long time, and he spent a lot of time dealing with the Li and Miao tribes, and witnessed how the relevant departments gradually absorbed these originally wary mountain people into Haihan's employment system. What he is doing now is basically copying Haihan's various successful experiences in Shengli Port, and with a little bit of his own play, he has already received excellent results.

The yellow finch rested in the pergola for a while, and when the day was a little lighter, he took his leave and returned to the Li station. Huang Que's work efficiency really did not disappoint Qiao Zhiya, and the next morning, more than 200 Li people led by Huang Que to the construction site and began to accept Hai Han's employment to do some simple work.

Qiao Zhiya didn't let Huang Que be idle, the identity of these Li laborers must also be counted and made by him, so that the final calculation of wages can be matched one by one. Although Huang Que was not interested in this, when he heard Qiao Zhiya say that these management methods were also one of the reasons for the rise of Haihan, he happily took a pen and paper to register the Li laborers one by one. Although this errand is a bit boring, since he can learn what he wants to know, Huang Que is still happy to complete it.