Originally, there was a bit of controversy in the military police department about whether the militia needed to be distributed with knives in large quantities, but in the end, the "Sabre faction" defeated the "Baton faction", on the grounds that these overseas refugees did not have a period of time like the local naturalized people, and for them, the deterrent effect of batons may not be enough, and the saber is the best armed solution for the militia when on duty.

Not only that, but the militia also mainly selected the more aggressive Li and Miao youths, and the Military Police Department believes that if there is a situation that requires the militia to take action, these Li and Miao youths will be more combative than the relatively peaceful Han youth.

Now it seems that this plan has paid off, and the people who are anxious to get on board do not make physical contact with the militia when they approach, but retreat backwards, lest they anger the men with black machetes in their hands. There are not many brave and ruthless people among the refugees, most of those characters have entered the army to fight, and most of the people who will choose to flee are just some timid and cowardly ordinary people, who immediately become as docile as sheep in the face of irresistible violence.

A bucket of lime was brought from the boat, and two zigzag-shaped passages were drawn with lime on the shore. Zhou Hengxing then announced that anyone who wanted to sign up to follow the fleet could only stand in line in the passage painted by Lime.

The reason why refugees have become displaced and chaotic people is that there is no strong depository zài to establish rules of conduct for them, and the emergence of colonization fleets just fills this gap. With the lesson of the unlucky man who was shot earlier, no one dares to openly provoke the rules set by these strangers. Although it was still a little crowded, the refugees quickly formed a long line in the two passages, waiting for their fate.

The criteria for selecting labor for the colonization team are actually very simple, mainly to see whether the body is healthy and whether it can adapt to long-term physical labor, as for gender, age, whether there is family property, etc., it is secondary. For example, the elderly who are physically disabled or have no family to support them, the colonization team can only ruthlessly eliminate these people. The Newport Development Plan is not an act of charity, all that is needed is a large number of laborers, and supporting the non-working population is clearly not a situation that the Executive Committee would be happy to see.

Of course, if it is a child, it is a different matter, the Executive Committee currently has very lenient immigration conditions for children under the age of 16, as long as there is no obvious physical defect or illness, they can be admitted to the rule of the crossing group, and this rule also applies to non-Chinese children. The Executive Committee believes that the three views of children have not yet been formed, and in the educational atmosphere of the Crossing Group, it will only take a few years for these ignorant children to become loyal fans and guardians of the Crossing Group, and their loyalty will inevitably greatly exceed those of ordinary adult naturalized citizens.

While the men were in a position on the shore to begin the selection of labor migrants, several other boats pulled over to the north bank of the Thanh Hoa River to disembark the people on board, who had been tossed at sea for two days, to rest. If nothing else, they will stay at the Thanh Hoa River for a whole day and will not sail north again until tomorrow morning.

Gu Kai and Zhou Hengxing are each responsible for the gatekeeping of an immigration channel, and they are partnered with two doctors, Johnson and Morgan, who generally only ask about their personal situation briefly, and then the doctor will examine the fundus, mouth and limbs, and pass the test if there is no major problem. A more detailed personnel file will not be created until you arrive at your destination. Those who pass the border will immediately be able to board the "Haixun 01" ship via the guò gangplank, and get rid of the shadow of the war that has been chasing them behind them for many days.

The displacement of the "Haixun 01" ship was less than 100 tons, and its loading capacity was relatively limited, and the ship was originally loaded with some cargo and supplies, but it was already full after cramming 60 people into the cabin. So Qian Tiandun, who was watching from the sidelines, ordered the suspension of work, and drove the few unqualified people who had just been eliminated to the deck and sailed to the north shore. The ship "Haixun 02" quickly approached, and the selection work continued.

The refugees were relieved to see that the fleet had fulfilled its promises, and that even those who had been evicted had boarded the ship for the North Shore. The relatively good order allowed the selection of laborers in the morning to go fairly smoothly, and by lunchtime, more than 300 qualified immigrants had been selected to board the ship.

In the afternoon, instead of decreasing, the number of people waiting in line by the river increased, and it seems that the refugees in the upper reaches of the Thanh Hoa River who were blocked by the river got the news and rushed here to apply. But the limited loading capacity of the fleet was destined to take all these conscripts with them. By the time it got dark, more than 700 qualified immigrants had boarded the ship, and at least a thousand more people had gathered on the shore, many of whom were crying and kneeling and kowtowing, hoping that the fleet would take them away.

Zhou Hengxing had to set up a loudspeaker again to explain to the refugees that the fleet would return here to load migrants in ten days at most, and that if anyone was willing to follow the fleet to settle in the north, please wait here for a few more days. After Zhou Hengxing repeated it many times, the excited refugees on the shore gradually dispersed.

"These people are really pitiful. At the team meeting in the evening, Gu Kai first expressed his opinion: "In fact, we should consider setting up a resettlement point near Thanh Hoa, so that these local people who are willing to follow us can have a relatively stable place to live temporarily, and then we will use a big boat for transshipment." ”

"You said that the shipping department has thought about this method for a long time, but it is very difficult to implement. Xie Chun, a representative of the Ministry of Maritime Transport, said: "If the resettlement sites are set up by the sea, it will be difficult for us to establish an effective defense system for the resettlement sites in a short period of time. There are very few offshore islands in the vicinity, and the closest place to us is a small island eight nautical miles to the north, but the last time we visited, there was no fresh water on that island. The island with fresh water is more than 20 nautical miles away, and the sailing ship comes and goes for most of the day, which is not cost-effective in terms of time. ”

"At the end of the day, we don't have enough capacity right now. Zhou Hengxing took over the conversation: "The two sea training ships are going to return to Shengli Port after this trip, and we only have six ships responsible for the material delivery task between the two places in the future." The Executive Committee demanded that at least 500 tonnes of coal be sent back every month, and one of the remaining six ships may not be enough, but two of them would be exceeded, and it would be difficult to spare the ships to run other routes. If we want to rush to transport the population, we can only take advantage of the development of the new port during this time. ”

"You have about thirty days to spare. Liu Shanxia of the Ministry of Construction said: "From the construction of wharves and settlements to road construction and mining, the construction period given by the executive committee is one month, and at the latest at the end of August, the first ship of coal must be transported back to Shengli Port!"

"Thirty days is enough! From here, you can run a round trip in about five days, and you can run six times a month. Wang Tom quickly calculated: "According to the capacity of those six big ships, it is not a big problem to load seven or eight hundred people at a time. We can even ask the Executive Committee to consider sending a ship from Shengli Port and pulling the people back to Shengli Port after loading, or transporting some people back when the coal is transported back, which has always been a high labor shortage. We also need to spend extra money to bring in immigrants from Yazhou and other places, but the immigrants here only need to pay for the freight. ”

"This can be there. Gu Kai very much agreed with Tom Wang's suggestion: "In my opinion, the ship from Shengli Harbor will go to the coast of Thanh Hoa to load people, and the boat that will go back will take the route of Fushuizhou Island, and we will leave more young and strong laborers who can do heavy work, and transfer women and children to the base camp as much as possible, so that it is the best solution for both us and these refugees." ”

On the morning of the fourth day, as soon as it was dark, the migrants who had rested for a day on the east bank of the Thanh Hoa River re-boarded the ship under the organization of the colonization team. The flotilla sailed out of the Thanh Hoa River and headed north along the coast, arriving that night at Tu Son Peninsula south of Hai Phong. In view of the complicated sea conditions of the route from here north to Xingang, the fleet no longer traveled overnight, but docked in the natural bay of the Tushan Peninsula to organize the migrants to stay overnight on the shore, which also greatly relieved the fatigue of the crew and migrants on the way.

Early in the morning of the fifth day, the "Feisu" set off ahead of the fleet and went directly to the small fishing village where it had hired people near Haiphong last time. The two guides who had been brought to Thanh Hoa by the expedition had returned to the fishing village, where they had reunited and had a familiar sense of intimacy. After a few pleasantries, Tom asked if anyone here would be willing to go with them to the north to open up a new home. Perhaps it was the kindness of the last expedition that earned the trust of the local fishermen, and nearly half of the population of this small fishing village was willing to follow them to settle in the fabled port. These fishermen grew up by the sea since they were children, and they have good water skills, and they can become qualified sailors with a little training, which makes Gu Kai and Xie Chun, who came together on the "Feisu", feel very satisfied.

However, there was a little trouble when it was time to set off, and the fishermen were reluctant to abandon their poor possessions, especially the small wooden boats, which were no longer than six or seven meters long. In the end, it was Wang Tom who came up with the idea to string all these boats with cables and drag them behind the "Feisu", and the "Feisu" dragged forward for the rest of the voyage. The fishermen were also very satisfied with this arrangement, and most of the fishermen did not choose to board the "Feisu", but guarded the jars and jars they brought out in their own boats.