Ning Qi smiled and said, "Things in Guangzhou are not as simple as you think......

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Yu Dashan's knees begin to bend down, and he quickly stretched out his hand and grabbed Yu Dashan's arm and said, "What are you doing? Stand up straight and talk well!"

Yu Dashan couldn't kneel down this time, so he had to bow down and reply: "Mr. Ning, my Yu family has been taken care of by the chiefs for a few months, and I am thinking that Xiaobao is sixteen, and it is time to do something for the chiefs." ”

"I can understand your thoughts, but don't kneel at every turn, you know we don't like this rule!" Ning Qi saw Yu Dashan stand firm, and then let go of his hand.

"Yes, yes, it's me. Mr. Ning, look at Xiaobao's matter......" Yu Dashan looked at Ning Qi pitifully, so as long as Ning Qi said the word "no", I was afraid that his knees would soon soften again.

Ning Qi was also a little scratching his head about this, if the second generation of naturalized people like Yu Xiaobao could have been systematically educated in Shengli Port, then it would definitely not be much of a problem to enter the bureaucratic system of the new regime in the future. But now it is indeed the time for the Guangzhou Office to employ people, and it is necessary for people like Yu Xiaobao to assist Schneider and others in their work, and the naturalized people selected by the base camp must be people with roots here, and their reliability is much higher than that of Schneider's local employment in Guangzhou.

"Forget it, everyone has his own destiny. Ning Qi thought that if he didn't agree to this matter, Yu Dashan might have other ideas in his heart, but he might have extraneous branches, so he immediately said to Dashan: "That's it, I agreed to sign up, but the candidates sent to Guangzhou still have to be discussed by the executive committee before they can be decided, do you understand what this means?"

"Understand, understand!" Yu Dashan's head nodded like a chicken pecking rice: "It is only when the heads of the executive committee agree that this matter will be completed." ”

"When the results are out, someone will inform you father and son. Also, you'd better talk to Xiaobao about this first and see if he has any ideas for himself. Ning Qi finally admonished.

"It must be certain, thank you Mr. Ning for your success!" Yu Dashan bowed deeply as he bowed. Haihan's rules are not to kneel, and Yu Dashan can only use this way to express his respect and gratitude.

After getting Ning Qi's approval, Yu Dashan's original anxious mood also stabilized, and he returned to the construction site to hand in the signed paper. As soon as the time to get off work came, he went to the canteen at the gate of Base No. 1 humming the "Soviet March" that he would hear from the loudspeaker every morning, and took out a small cloth bag from his bosom and slowly opened it, and it turned out to be a small stack of negotiable coupons inside.

Yu Dashan took out a two-yuan coupon from the bottom and handed it out: "An ordinary meal, a special offer for the chief, you want to add an omelette, and two taels of fruit wine!"

"Yo, old Yu is now developed!" "Foreman Yu is going to be promoted again, right?"

As one of the few third-level laborers in Shengli Port, Yu Dashan is a star among the naturalized people, and there is no shortage of envy and jealousy around. At present, the general laborers on the wharf construction site go to the canteen to eat ordinary meals without additional charge, four taels of multigrain rice and two vegetarian dishes, but if you want to eat meat dishes, you have to add money, although the price is cheap, but most laborers are still reluctant to spend this money, at most once or twice a week to open a meat restaurant.

However, third-level laborers like Yu Dashan, with various salaries and post allowances, have earned more than 10 yuan a month, which is four or five times the income of these junior laborers who have just been incorporated into the local civil affairs system. A serving of two meat and two vegetables, white rice with pickles, broth and fruits, plus omelette costs one yuan, and ordinary laborers certainly do not have such spending power, even if it is Yu Dashan, it can only be occasional. Coupled with the high price of fruit wine for a dime or two, this "sumptuous" dinner can only make onlookers shout at the local tyrants.

Although the food level of the Haihan chiefs seemed to be much better than that of their own food, no one thought that there was anything wrong with this, which was a matter of course in the eyes of the laborers. In fact, at the beginning, the canteen was originally treated equally, and there was no distinction between the food of the crossing and the naturalized people, everyone ate the same big pot of rice, but later with the increasing number of naturalized people, this food rationing system had to be changed under the pressure of reality, artificially distinguishing the three meals a day enjoyed by the crossing public.

The main reason for this is that the civil affairs department has adopted a high welfare system for naturalized migrant workers, providing all three meals a day free of charge, while the output of local high-end ingredients such as meat, poultry, eggs, milk, etc. is still very limited, which is completely unable to meet the local population growth rate. After the study of the civil affairs department, they can only succumb to the reality of the situation, and formulate different food standards according to the distinction between the crossing people and the naturalized people, in addition to continuing the free system of the past, but also adopting the form of partial fees, naturalized people want to enjoy dishes other than ordinary meals, then they have to pay the bill.

As long as you are willing to spend the circulation coupons, even if it is a package exclusive to the public, you can buy it, which also alleviates the dissatisfaction of a few people in a certain way, and the reason why they can't afford to eat good things is because the labor level is not enough, as long as they work hard and are promoted to the third level of labor or above, don't they have enough circulation coupons to enjoy the food of the chiefs?

The Executive Committee believes that appropriately widening the gap in treatment will not only not cause dissatisfaction among the people, but will effectively establish the image of the head of Haihan in the minds of the people. Of course, this should be done at the same time as providing a way for ordinary people to rise in this social system, so that they can see the hope of Tongguò themselves striving for a higher status and a better life. This kind of upward passage is not provided by the outdated Ming Dynasty, unless someone in the family enters the official career through the imperial examination and becomes an official, they can never get rid of the identity of "people", but under the rule of the Haihan, even if Yu Dashan, who is illiterate in big characters, can also move up from the common people step by step through his excellent performance in work.

Although for a long time to come, there will be an invisible glass plate on the heads of naturalized people and their descendants, and it is unlikely that they will be directly involved in the management and decision-making of this regime, but for ordinary people, the existence of this upward channel will already make them not have any critical thoughts.

Yu Dashan gritted his teeth and ordered the "Chief's Special Meal", and his heart was still a little painful, but this meal cost him three or four days' wages. Under the envious eyes of others, Yu Dashan carefully carried two trays to the grass shed next to the canteen and found an empty table to sit down. This hut was also built especially for the chiefs to eat, and more than a dozen tables were placed. The table was placed to make it easier for the people to put down the tray containing the meal, and the ordinary laborers could only eat in the open space outside with the large porcelain bowl of the ordinary meal. In addition to the special meals he ordered, Yu Dashan was able to enter the food here, and he also had the status of a third-level laborer, Article 7 of the "Haihan Labor Management Regulations" clearly stipulates that third-level laborers can enter general non-military places without reporting in advance, such as the chief's canteen, non-military workshop, etc. Although it is not a big deal, for ordinary naturalized people, being qualified to sit and eat with the leaders is undoubtedly a symbol of status and power.

After Yu Dashan sat down, he did not rush to start, but sat upright and waited. After a while, Yu Xiaobao appeared outside the cafeteria, and Yu Dashan hurriedly got up and beckoned him over.

"Dad, why did you buy the chief's special meal today?" Yu Xiaobao's eyes were sharp, and before he sat down, he saw that the content on the table was not the same as before, with a burnt fried egg on the white rice, and next to it was oily braised pork and white chicken, as well as a half-foot-long banana, the content of today's chief's special meal was quite good.

"Dad bought it for you, eat it while it's hot!" Yu Dashan pushed the tray in front of Yu Xiaobao with a smile, and pulled the big bowl of ordinary food to his side: "Hungry, right? Eat quickly when you're hungry!"

"Dad, is something good happening?" Yu Xiaobao is a clever person, knowing that his father is usually reluctant to buy a needle, and almost all the circulation coupons he receives every month are saved and reluctant to use them, saying that there is some inside information, and the leaders will build houses for the local people in the future, and only charge the cost, and this circulation coupon should be kept for buying a house when the time comes. Compared with the usual frugality, today's nouveau riche behavior of his own father is too abnormal.

Yu Dashan raised his wine glass and took a sip of fruit wine unhurriedly, and then he picked up the important content of the meeting he heard next to the executive committee in the afternoon and told Yu Xiaobao. In the end, Yu Dashan said very proudly: "As soon as this news is announced, I don't know how many people will break their heads." Last month, the shipyard Zhang shipwright was also rated as a third-level laborer, he has five sons, if he fights with his Zhang family, our old Yu family is really a bit of a loss. Fortunately, your father and I are fast enough, and I have registered for you at Mr. Ning's place, Mr. Ning has always taken care of you, and with him speaking for you, I guess this candidate will not be able to run away!"

Yu Xiaobao couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "Dad, why don't you discuss such a big matter with the child first?"

"Discuss a fart!" Yu Dashan put down his wine glass and reprimanded: "When I come back and finish discussing with you, the daylilies are cold! Mr. Shi is in a hurry to hire people in Guangzhou, and this matter is estimated to be settled within two or three days.

Yu Xiaobao sandwiched a piece of red wrapped meat into Yu Dashan's bowl, and said with a wry smile: "Dad, you don't go to Guangzhou with your luggage on your back, you have to take a boat for many days to get there." ”

"I know that. Yu Dashan put the meat back into his son's bowl with chopsticks: "What you bought for you to eat, and you did it for me...... When that Li Gongzi came, I talked to the boatmen on his ship, and they came from Guangzhou and walked all the way for more than ten days, and it was said that it would take four or five days at the earliest. It's far away, but Guangzhou! Isn't it ten times and a hundred times stronger than this small place in Yazhou?"

"But after the child finished the primary school course, he signed up for the army and went on an errand to ......," Yu Xiaobao said cautiously.

"What's so good about being on an errand!" Before he finished speaking, Yu Dashan interrupted his words, and saw that there seemed to be people around him who were staring at him, Yu Dashan realized that his voice was too loud, and quickly lowered his voice and said: "Do you think the militia group formed by the chiefs is a joke? It is a shotgun and a cannon, and it is practiced every day, which is more powerful than the officers and soldiers in Yazhou." Every time I hear the artillery fired from the barracks, I panic terribly, even if one day the chiefs and the officers and soldiers really start fighting!"

"Dad, do you think the officials and troops in Yazhou can beat the chief's militia?" Yu Xiaobao asked.

"Only if you can fight can you have a ghost!" Yu Dashan is uneducated, but it doesn't mean that he has no knowledge at all, he actually sees this matter very clearly: "Yazhou Shuizhai has been beaten to the point of losing his temper, and the master of this inspection department is now like being in prison, if Yazhou really wants to fight, I'm afraid that I won't be able to please him!"

"And what if the chiefs want to fight?"

When Yu Dashan heard this, he almost jumped up and covered Yu Xiaobao's mouth: "Don't talk nonsense, you kid! How can you talk nonsense about this kind of thing! Conspiracy against the Nine Clans!"

The look on Yu Xiaobao's face was very calm: "Mr. Ning said that in the future, the areas under the rule of the Executive Committee only need to abide by the system stipulated by the Executive Committee, and the Daming Law does not apply to us." ”

Yu Dashan's hand holding the chopsticks trembled a little: "You don't have to say so much, the leaders naturally have their considerations, but I don't agree with the fact that you want to enter the militia group!"

Yu Xiaobao saw that this road was impassable, so he hurriedly changed his direction and persuaded him: "Dad, the former pillar brother in the village is now in the second company of the militia group, and he has become a squad leader, and he can command more than a dozen people!"

"Your father and I command two or three hundred people on the construction site every day, and I don't brag about this bull!" Yu Dashan retorted with disdain: "According to the establishment of the militia group, I should also be a ...... Company commander, huh?"

"But as long as the militia errand is promoted to platoon commander, after being discharged from the army, he will be directly promoted to a third-level laborer. Yu Xiaobao refused to give up and continued.

"So in the future, there will be a lot of third-level laborers in the militia group?" Yu Dashan was stunned at first, and then relaxed: "It's okay, when these people are done with these people, your father and I will have already been promoted to level four or five!"

"When the errand is over, the land can still be divided, Brother Zhu said that after retiring from the army, he can contract a piece of land to plant, for a period of several decades, saving the money to buy land, and only need to pay a very small amount of food to the executive committee. Yu Xiaobao had no choice but to use the last trick. The ultimate pursuit of ordinary people in feudal society is land, from the royal family and nobles to the peddlers and pawns, very few people can resist this.

"You kid don't know this, right?" Yu Dashan shook his head disdainfully and said: "After your father and I are promoted to the fourth-level laborers, we can also contract land to plant, and the militia platoon leader can only contract thirty acres, and the fourth-level laborers can package fifty acres, which do you think is cost-effective?"

Although Yu Xiaobao has been in elementary school for a few months, he has mixed with the traversers every day, and he has some insight, but when it comes to these civil policies, he is not as thorough as Yu Dashan.

Yu Dashan was able to complete the triple jump in just a few months, rising from an ordinary civilian to a third-level laborer, in addition to the intentional support of the civil affairs department, his own ability also played a certain role. After the riots in the farm commune, the Ministry of Civil Affairs gave a special course to the naturalized cadres to learn some superficial management skills, and Yu Dashan, who was the focus of training, was naturally among them. Although he was illiterate, it did not prevent him from understanding the management skills taught by his superiors, and the most important one that he agreed with was "to let his subordinates see hope in life".

In addition to satisfying the basic survival needs such as food, clothing, shelter and transportation, how to mobilize the enthusiasm of ordinary workers has always been an important part of the research of the civil affairs department, and the formulation of laws and regulations such as the "Labor Hierarchy System" and "Labor Management Regulations" is also to better achieve this purpose. Instilling the content of these laws and regulations in the hearts of ordinary workers and helping them understand this is not something that can be done by the people, but must be implemented by grassroots cadres of naturalized people like Dashan.

Yu Dashan has done a very good job in this regard, not only trying to understand the policies thoroughly, but also not forgetting to preach and interpret these policies to the workers under his jurisdiction from time to time, so that they can see the possibility of gradual improvement of living standards in the future. A foreman like him should not only focus on production, but also grasp ideological transformation, and after showing outstanding ability, it makes sense to be promoted quickly.

Yu Xiaobao couldn't argue with his father, so he simply put the chopsticks and said: "The child has made an appointment with Fu Li, and next year they will join the militia together, isn't this going to let the child be a person who has no faith in his words?"

Yu Dashan reprimanded: "You are really confused, Fu Li wants to enter the militia group, can the chief really let him in? He is the heir of Fu Shantong, now there are so many Li people from Fu Shantong in the militia group, if Fu Li goes in on an errand, do you say those Li people listen to him or listen to the chief?"

"This ......" Yu Xiaobao really didn't expect such a troublesome situation to appear, he and Fu Li just wanted to join the militia to become soldiers, and for these deeper conflicts of interest and interpersonal relationships, they obviously didn't think so much at their age.

"Don't you think that you can only get ahead by joining the militia and becoming a militia, if that's the case, why don't all the Haihan chiefs go as soldiers? Aren't scholars like Mr. Shi and Mr. Ning different from doing things in the executive committee?" Yu Dashan reprimanded with hatred: "I went to ask Mr. Ning to let you go to Guangzhou, just thinking that you can learn some skills from Mr. Shi in the future, and it will be of some use to the leaders in the future, not a hundred times stronger than the militia who can only fire guns and artillery?"

"But ......"

Yu Xiaobao still wanted to argue, but Yu Dashan's chopsticks had already fallen on his forehead: "After saying so much, you kid still can't listen to it, you have to hit it on your body to be useful? Why are you staring at me? Hurry up and eat, eat and go with me to Tailor Wang, I will tell him in the afternoon, make two sets of new clothes for your kid, and you should be able to wear new clothes to Guangzhou in a hurry, and then go over and measure the size...... You don't have to stare at me, the money for the fabric is all given to ......"