It's getting dark

The city of the Red River Valley has woken up from the darkness of the night to start a new day.

Early risers and vendors ignite the city, white steam from breakfast shops ticks hungry worms, and the streets are filled with people, followed by the noise of people and the sound of horse-drawn carriages passing by.

In a street densely populated with tenement buildings

Upstairs room

Li Xuanzhu got up early today, and after washing up, he put on a straight dark gray military uniform, and the epaulettes representing the trainees were gone, replaced by the epaulettes of the second lieutenant officer of the Shangri-La Garrison, a silver star and a bar.

The coat of arms of the Shangri-La garrison is a jungle top, with a saber and a rifle crossed, and the four characters of Shangri-La standing around the bottom of the pattern, decorated with blades of grass.

After completing his four-month training as an officer, Li Xuanzhu was transferred from the Personal Guard to the 1st Battalion and 1st Company of the 1st Regiment of the 1st Shangri-La Garrison Division, based in Moresby Town.

He had already handed over his officer ID, armed with a gun and a sword, which were all the officer equipment of the Pro-Guard, and he would receive his own officer equipment when he arrived at the Shangri-La garrison camp.

Carrying a simple bag in his hand, Li Xuanzhu came to the mirror, which is his homework that he must do every day~ Appreciate his handsome image and cheer himself up.

The figure of a young officer was reflected in the mirror, more serious than usual, with a hint of sorrow on his brow.

"Bolt pillar, are you stupid bastard?"

"A good personal guard doesn't stay, I have to listen to the instructor fool what good men are determined to be in all directions, what kind of evil did they hit?"

Speaking of this, the young officer in the mirror suddenly looked like he wanted to cry, rubbed his red eyes and shouted; "Li Siyuan, you can't fool me, otherwise I won't let you go if I am a ghost, my eldest brother is He Jiaben, and my sister-in-law is Zhu Qiaoer, they will all settle accounts with you."

It could be seen that Li Xuanzhu really regretted it, and said some brainless words in the mirror, and then calmed down his fluctuating emotions, squeaked, opened the door and walked out.

"Brother Yutou, I won't rent your room, I'll live in the barracks in the future, and I'll see you again when I have a chance."

"Brother Zhuzhu, let's go, bring these freshly out of the basket buns, and a few boiled eggs to eat on the way." When Brother Yutou saw him go downstairs, he hurriedly picked up a dozen large buns from the cage drawer, and then put them in a cloth bag along with a bag of boiled eggs, and enthusiastically handed them over; "When I go to the island in the north, I heard that it will take a boat for several days, and if I have the opportunity to come back to Brother Yutou in the future, it will be convenient to eat and live."

"Thank you, Brother Yutou, I will definitely come to see you if I have the chance."

Li Xuanzhu's excited voice was a little choked, he picked up the cloth bag and walked out quickly, and the two staggered by, leaving a tall figure and gradually moving away.

"That...... You haven't given the money for the bun yet, and there are eggs ......" Brother Yutou raised his hand in some astonishment, and then put it down weakly.

Red River Valley Terminal Passenger Station

Because it was still early, when Li Xuanzhu arrived at the passenger station by horse-drawn carriage, there were only 20 or 30 customers in the huge station building, and the vendors selling melons and fruits and hot food had not yet opened, so it seemed deserted.

From the passenger terminal, you can see the pier in the distance through the iron railing, and there are several mixed passenger and cargo ships moored in Dingtou, and some large cargo ships looming in the early morning mist in the distance.

The cool morning breeze of the Brisbane River blows in your face, staining you with endless sorrow.

"Sir, where are you going?"

"To Shangri-La, this is my ticket."

"Oh, you came early, it seems that you don't go out often, those guys on the freighter are very lazy, why don't you put down the gangway until 8:00 or 9:00, now ......" The ticket inspector wearing a red armband looked up at the wall clock and kindly reminded; It's only less than 7:00, and now you have to wait for a long time, or you go outside the inn to drink a bowl of hot porridge to warm up, and it will be too late after a while. ”

"No, I brought buns."

"That's okay, I'll check the ticket for you, you go along the dock all the way to that side, the name of the freighter is Yunwu Mountain, after you find it, you will wait on the dock below, and then the crew will naturally put the gangway down, and it's useless to shout now."

"Oh, thank you."

After Li Xuanzhu checked the ticket, he walked into the passage along the iron railing, and heard the personnel of the passenger station shouting behind him; "Hurry up, hurry up, there is a migrant boat arriving, someone hurry to the front dock to help, who is that ...... Hurry up and put things on your hands and go to help. ”

There was a burst of chickens and dogs jumping in the passenger station, and the staff grabbed small flags and ran to the pier with a loud horn, attracting a lot of attention.

In the early morning mist

A large freighter slowly approached the dock with a whistle, and the dock staff received the cable thrown down by the ship and tied it tightly to the dock bollard.

As the freighter moved forward, the ropes tightened, and the huge hull slowly pressed against the dock, vibrating, and completely stopped.

On the side of the freighter, there were dense figures everywhere, and the immigrants on the ship with long pigtails and melon skin hats looked at everything in front of them in confusion, some novelty, some excitement, and some apprehension.

Li Xuanzhu came a little early, so he simply stopped and began to watch the excitement, I don't know why, I fell into this habit of watching the excitement when I was young.

The ramp of the freighter was quickly lowered, and these migrants from nowhere descended down the gangway to the wharf, where they stood and looked around, and a large crowd gathered.

"Welcome, Chinese compatriots from a distant homeland, this is the Queensland Red River Valley Marine Terminal, as immigrants who arrived in this vast and rich land before you, all the staff of the Marine Terminal warmly welcome you.

Now please follow the instructions of our staff and enter the immigration channel in an orderly manner, where you will make a preliminary registration, including your surname, where you are from, whether you have an immigration loan, how much, what skills you have, what kind of job you want to do, whether your family has moved, and so on.

Please don't be wary of this, this is just to make you better integrate into the society, and the intimate service provided by the immigration department.

Our aim is to be warm, thoughtful, warm and warm, like a family.

The Honourable Earl repeatedly admonished;

The ferry terminal is the first window to receive compatriots, to reflect the deep feelings of the Chinese compatriots connected by blood, in this distant foreign land, every black-haired, black-eyed and yellow-skinned compatriot is your relative.

We have the same blood, we have the same roots, and the surging Yellow River and Yangtze River are the mother ...... that feeds us."

A loud female staff member of the passenger station stood on the table, holding a loudspeaker in both hands to promote loudly, fluent and skillful without a script, it seems that I don't know how many times I have said this paragraph, and I blurted it out.

Many people who went down to the dock looked confused, listened carefully to the words of the female staff, and were stunned, and suddenly a stream of hot tears came out of their eyes, and they covered their faces with their hands and whimpered.

Leaving home to find a way to live overseas, every immigrant has a bitter and tortuous past behind him.

The words of the staff of the ferry terminal touched the deep softness in their hearts, and they couldn't help but burst into tears.

At the side of the ferry terminal

A staff member pushed out the car, with a large thermos bucket and a few piles of bowls on it, and you can drink hot water for free when you move your name.

In the immigration corridor, there are staff members who use small flags to direct the migrants forward and guide the migrants into different passages.

"All passengers arriving in Red River Valley at their own expense should take the left aisle, there will be a person in front of you to go through the formalities."

"Please note that all loan immigrants, please take the right channel, the immigration department will provide you with free physical examination, meals, cleaning and bathing, apply for relevant identity documents and relevant employment counseling, arrange work within your ability, and provide a smooth channel for compatriots to integrate into society, you must not miss it."

Under the command of the personnel at the passenger station, the black pressure flow of people who got off the freighter flowed forward in an orderly manner, diverted in the immigration passage ahead, and then rushed to their new life.

as required;

Loan migrants will be the first to enter a large area of shantytowns not far from the passenger terminal, where relevant staff will first register, issue number plates, and advise them on relevant matters.

This large area of shantytowns is called a migrant camp, and it is a must for every loan migrant.

Over here

Immigrants receive a meal with the number plate in their hand, are allocated a room for accommodation, and stay here for 3~5 days.

The immigration department will arrange publicity personnel to focus on all immigrants to publicize the policy regulations, precautions, Australian customs and geographical characteristics, the rights and obligations of immigrants and other knowledge.

Introduce some jobs that can be engaged, such as farms, ranches, docks, building houses and paving roads, industrial and mining enterprises, free employment, self-employment, gold panning, part-time work, etc., and briefly introduce the local price level, and guide immigrants to integrate into the social life of the Red River Valley as soon as possible.

Each hand to handle is the identity document, you can rely on the number plate hot water bath once, the key is to cut off the long braid, which is unshakable and cannot be changed, otherwise you will not be able to apply for an identity document.

After handling the identity documents, it is the turn of the staff of Huitong Bank to appear, verify the immigration status, deduct the ferry ticket and issue the remaining immigration loans, and have completed all the processes here.

Those who are willing to submit to the centralized waiting of the assigned work will then be pulled away by a carriage and go to their new job here.

Some took the train to the southern towns, pastures and construction sites, some took a boat to the northern pastures and towns, some took a horse-drawn carriage to the surrounding towns, and some lined up to go to the nearby factories and mines......

Those who are unwilling to obey the assignment can take their documents and leave the migrant camp, and they can work in any industry they want, or go wherever they want, as long as they repay the loan from Huitong Bank on time, otherwise they will be blacklisted and bear several times the high penalty interest.

Those who are expected to be more than a year old will be put on the arrest list, and if they are caught, they will be thrown into a hard labor camp to enjoy the joy of adult labor.

"Huh...... Sir, aren't you going to Shangri-La Island in the north? The staff member wearing the red armband saw a young officer watching the excitement with relish, and he always felt familiar, took two steps back, and took a closer look to remember who he was.

"Are you...... Oh, the gentleman who checked my ticket. Li Xuanzhu immediately recognized this staff member.

"It's me, why are you still here?" The staff asked in surprise, looked up to see that the sun in the sky had reached the top of their heads, and kindly reminded; "Mr. Sir, it's almost ten o'clock now, don't miss your ship, the ship to Shangri-La Island only runs once a week, and if you miss the ship, you will have to wait until next week......"

"Wow ......"

The words are not finished

I saw the officer scream in surprise, and he took the bag in his hand and ran wildly, faster than a rabbit.

The staff was stunned......

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