Chapter 1201

Induction Training

Chapter 1201 Induction Training
Han Zhengshan looked at the hammer in his hand. The style, size, and weight were exactly the same as the hammer he used in the Zhoushan hard labor camp. It seemed that it was also standard equipment for this job.I knocked stones in Zhoushan for a month, thinking that I would be out of the sea of ​​suffering after going south, but I didn't expect that after traveling thousands of miles by sea, I would still have to continue to do this boring labor task.

Complaints are nothing but complaints. In order to have enough food and clothing for himself, and for the precious labor points, Han Zhengshan could only choose to give in first, and sat down on the floor honestly and began to rattle.Fortunately, the labor intensity of this immigrant camp is much lower than that of the hard labor camp. People like Han Zhengshan who have been "tempered" feel quite relaxed.

According to the foreman, this is to allow immigrants to have something to do while they are waiting for distribution. The living conditions that immigrants enjoy now are not free. Everyone has to work, and labor is used to compensate for the favorable treatment they receive.Of course, there is nothing wrong with such an arrangement. After all, to support thousands of immigrants, the daily cost of food and accommodation is a huge amount. them.

Almost all the people who were packed and transported here by immigrant ships from various places were as poor as Han Zhengshan, and they could only rely on selling their labor to make a living. Apart from unconditional obedience to such an arrangement, it was difficult to regenerate the heart of resistance.After all, food, clothing, housing and transportation now have to be provided by the Haihan government, so they can only be obedient if they live under the fence.

Of course, among these immigrants, there are also some lucky ones who, by virtue of their skills or background, became the first batch of people to be picked away.These people are basically skilled craftsmen or craftsmen, even beginner bamboo craftsmen who can only weave dustpans and baskets are given priority for distribution.There are also some people who were originally from the Ming army, and after being captured, they voted for Haihan, and now they are also the targets of the Haihan army's conscripts.Hearing that as long as he enlists in the army, he can immediately obtain Haihan nationality, saving the long inspection period and application procedures. Many people, including Han Zhengshan, can't help feeling envious.

The immigrants had previously learned about the difference in treatment between Haihan nationals and non-nationals through the lectures given by the civil affairs cadres, and they naturally understood that if they wanted to live in Haihan for a long time, acquiring nationality was the first goal that needed to be achieved.For new immigrants, it may take more than half a year for this, and these people can be naturalized as long as they enlist in the army. With such treatment, even Han Zhengshan can't help but feel a little excited to join the army.In his eyes, the Haihan Army has few opponents, and enlisting in the army does not seem to be a particularly risky business, and it is said that the Haihan Army pays a lot of money, which must be much higher than his income from knocking stones in the future.But before Han Zhengshan could figure out the pros and cons, some civil affairs cadres sent him to the camp management office for a private talk.

"Before you came here, you were a police officer in the yamen, right?" The civil affairs cadre sitting on the rattan chair opposite Han Zhengshan was young, only in his early twenties, his hair was cut very short, and he held a teacup in one hand. Holding a document in one hand, he said to him old-fashionedly: "The registration information says that you have worked in the Yamen for more than ten years. Is this true?"

From Hangzhou to here, Han Zhengshan has long been smoothed by reality. He knew that the other party took the initiative to ask him about his past experience and background. Reporting back to the chief, Han joined the Qiantang county government office at the age of 17, and became a policeman at the age of 19. At the age of 23, he personally captured the bandit leader who robbed the official bank, and was promoted by the magistrate to work in the Hangzhou government office. At the age of 27, he took the position of head arrester, so far he has not solved any cases, and he is quite well-known in Hangzhou."

"Qualifications are pretty good!" The civil affairs cadre nodded repeatedly, but he was not disgusted by his self-reported resume answer.Immediately raised the document in Yang's hand and said: "I have read all your information. Although I made some mistakes when I was in Hangzhou, it is not a big problem. You also stayed in the hard labor camp for a while, yes Can you reflect on your past mistakes deeply?"

Han Zhengshan thought to himself that who would not be able to reflect on this, and immediately responded: "Han had a lot of misunderstandings about Haihan country at the beginning, but now he has repented and knows all the wrongdoings in the past. From now on, he is willing to do his best to serve Haihan Serve Han!"

Although Han Zhengshan didn't quite know the purpose of the other party asking him, he was very proficient in using this kind of flattery after serving in the yamen for many years.Now insisting on the position of the Ming people will not help to improve his own situation. Considering the actual situation, Han Zhengshan naturally has to seize the opportunity to fight for himself a chance to stand out.

The cadre seemed very satisfied with Han Zhengshan's statement, and immediately continued: "Since your previous job was to be a policeman to maintain local law and order, so I plan to assign you to a department with the same function, what do you think? "

Han Zhengshan didn't understand what he heard, but he also knew that the other party was asking for his opinion on work assignment, so he immediately responded: "Mr. Han should obey the assignment of the chief, and dare not pick and choose."

"Since that's the case, then you go back first and wait for the distribution notice!" The cadre put down his teacup, wrote a few words on the materials, and then sent Han Zhengshan away.

After Han Zhengshan walked out of the office, he was still a little uneasy. After all, the other party hadn't promised him anything, but looking back on the conversation just now, he seemed to see a glimmer of hope.Now that he knew that the "policeman" in black clothes and trousers was the policeman of Haihan Kingdom, he couldn't help but fantasize about how he would look in that outfit.

Sure enough, after two days of knocking stones in the immigration camp, Han Zhengshan was taken out of the immigration camp and headed to another training center affiliated with the Ministry of Justice.However, due to the long distance, Han Zhengshan and several other immigrants who were also selected followed the police officer who led them by boat to Sanya Port, and then went ashore to take the train.Han Zhengshan didn't know what a train was, but if it came, he would be safe, anyway, just follow it.

The traffic boat that everyone took bypassed the west side of the Luhuitou Peninsula and entered the Sanya Port formed by the mouth of the Sanya River and the Linchun River.It was only after arriving here that Han Zhengshan understood why this place was called the No. [-] port in the South China Sea. It was the first time in his life that he saw so many ships at the same time, densely distributed in various docks such as harbors.The four-hundred-year-old big fortune boats that are rare on the Qiantang River outside the city of Hangzhou are only medium-sized ordinary sailboats here, and there are many huge sailboats that are twice the size, which makes Han Zhengshan dumbfounded.

The banks of the two big rivers stretch for miles and are full of wharves, and the number of ships moored is unknown, but this is only one of the two ports in Sanya. It is said that the other port, Shengli Port, was built earlier and has more complete facilities. The size of the port should be higher than that of Sanya Port.With Han Zhengshan's knowledge, he couldn't imagine what it would be like for the time being, but based on what he saw, the title of the No. [-] port in the South China Sea was indeed well-deserved.

After landing at Sanya Port, Han Zhengshan officially saw the appearance of Sanya City.There are no tall city walls here, the wide roads are bustling with people and vehicles, and there are rows of shops on the street, unlike Hangzhou or other cities he has been to, which are full of smelly smells.Haihan people have very strict requirements on hygiene conditions, and it goes without saying that the tidy streets are also the result of their control.From time to time, people in green vests can be seen on the street, holding a dustpan and broom, constantly cleaning up the excrement of passing animals.

The appearance of the pedestrians on the road is also varied. In addition to the majority of Han Chinese, there are also Persians with deep eyes and high noses, curly beard and hair, Westerners with blond hair and blue eyes, blacks with dark skin like carbon, and Japanese ronin with strange shaved heads. , as well as local Li people with tattoos of various patterns on their bodies.Han Zhengshan doesn't know what an international city is, but it can be seen that there are indeed businessmen from many countries in and out of Sanya, and its economic and trade status in the South China Sea is also evident from this.

Han Zhengshan walked and watched dazedly, and followed the team to a place that looked like a yamen, but the plaque above the gate was written with the words "Sanya Port Railway Station". Han Zhengshan guessed that this place was The place to ride the "train".The police officer who led the team went to buy tickets, distributed them to everyone, and said in his mouth: "When you get on the bus later, hand this ticket to the person who inspects the tickets at the gate. Don't be crowded, and get on the bus in line. From now on, you must This is how you operate when you take this train.”

Han Zhengshan took the ticket and saw that there was only the words "one-time ride for one person" printed on the small piece of paper, and there was nothing surprising about it.However, there is no car within the field of vision, but there are two seemingly iron tracks laid on the sleepers on the gravel road next to them, extending to both sides until the end of the field of vision, and I don't know where they lead.And there were already dozens of people waiting for the bus, all standing within the yellow line drawn on the ground, and they seemed to be in order.

Han Zhengshan had seen a similar track in the Zhoushan hard labor camp. The carts pulled by animal power were used to transport stone materials and stones broken by prisoners on this iron track.But that kind of track is much more compact than what he saw before him. Han Zhengshan saw that the track was almost as thick as his own calf, and he couldn't help but lament how much Hai Han invested in building this track, and he didn't know how much he had used just for the fine iron.And the volume of this "train" does not know how big it is, so that it can hold so many people, or it can only be divided into several cars.

When Han Zhengshan was thinking wildly, the sound of sirens blew in the distance, calling him back to reality from his thoughts.He turned his head to look at the source of the sound, and saw a black thing with white smoke coming along the track, and he could feel the vibration of the ground when this thing was moving from a long distance.After the train slowly entered the station, Han Zhengshan could see the real body of this big guy clearly. The whole body was made of black iron, and there were two rows of huge wheels on the track underneath, but there were no pack horses or other livestock in the front and back. I don't know how such a big iron guy can run on the track.Afterwards, several carriages connected in a row are dragged, which is the position of the passengers.

Before Han Zhengshan figured out how the train works, the team began to board the train. As expected, someone at the door took their tickets away one by one.Han Zhengshan went into the carriage to find a seat and sat down. He couldn't help asking the police officer in charge, "Why isn't the driver collecting the fare directly, but there is an extra procedure to print it as a ticket for sale?"

The police officer replied: "It's not easy. One is to avoid corruption by the person who collects the money. If you don't have a ticket, you can't get on the bus. The person who collects the money must give a ticket. You only need to count how many tickets are sold to know how much money you have collected. The second is It is convenient to count the passenger flow and adjust the train frequency. The third reason is to shorten the time it takes to get on the train. Do you think if you queue up at the door to collect money one by one, how much time will it be delayed?"

After thinking about it, Han Zhengshan did make sense, and the system was extremely thoughtful, so he asked again: "Then why is this called a train? Looking at it, there are no horses or cows dragging it outside, so how can it move automatically?"

The police officer replied: "You have tested me. All I know is that this train burns coal, hence the name train. As for how to move automatically, that is a secret that only the chiefs know."

While talking, the train started to start again. Han Zhengshan watched the scene outside the carriage gradually receding, and then he was convinced that he was really moving forward.Although he didn't understand the operating principle of this thing at all, he immediately thought of its terrifying function-if this thing was used to transport troops, wouldn't it be a fast speed?
But after thinking about it, he found that he had missed an important condition. Obviously, this thing can only travel on the laid track, and the construction of this track will definitely take years to complete. He wants to rely on this to transport troops Going to the battlefield is probably not realistic.

Thinking of this, Han Zhengshan's mood inexplicably eased a little. He felt that although the train's transport capacity is amazing, it still has a lot of restrictions. It also needs to build roads and burn coal. Even if it is as rich as Haihan, it is impossible to repair it. Go to Daming territory.Stuff is a good thing, but that's about it for what it's used for.

With Han Zhengshan's knowledge, of course, he couldn't understand the great significance of the train as a means of transportation for industrial development and social change, but the convenient transportation brought by it is obvious, even if it is the first time for him to take the train, he can Soon, I realized the significant role of this public transportation tool in improving the efficiency of people's travel.

However, Han Zhengshan's first ride experience soon ended. Soon after he arrived at Victory Fort Station, the leading police officer greeted everyone to get off the bus. After gathering on the platform and counting the number of people, he took them out of the station and went to the station next to the station. Report to Police Division.

After leaving the station, Han Zhengshan's eyes were immediately attracted by the wide Victory Square and the Victory Fort in the distance. Although it looked like a small castle, the city was full of Haihan double-color flags waving in the wind. And the surrounding moat, Han Zhengshan can roughly guess that this is an important place.

(End of this chapter)