Chapter 3104

Chapter 3104

The office building of the Civil Affairs Yamen is a four-story masonry block building. There are twenty or thirty departments upstairs and downstairs, and the number of offices is several times that.It was Shao Tianhu's first visit here, and he didn't know which department he should go to for consultation.

Fortunately, there is an information desk in the lobby on the ground floor to provide services for those who come here for business.Shao Tianhu stepped forward to inquire which department to go to for matters related to immigration.

After the receptionist asked him his identity and purpose, he immediately pointed out where he was going: "My lord, go up to the second floor and turn left, look at the sign on the door, and just look for the Department of Immigration Affairs."

After Shao Tianhu thanked him, he went up to the second floor, and quickly found the Immigration Affairs Department according to the instructions.

However, the office of the immigration department is quite large. Standing at the door and looking at it, there are dozens of desks inside, and most of the desks have people working at their desks. Who should I turn to next?
However, Shao Tianhu is not a person who is timid in doing things, he has come here all the time, so naturally he has to try his best to achieve his goal.Dang even stepped forward to find a man who was closest to the door, and told him his intention.

"From the Xingdao office? To inquire about immigration affairs?" The man looked him up and down, and then pointed him the way: "Go inside, across the screen is our director, Director Yu. "

Shao Tianhu walked to the depths of the office in the direction he pointed, and there was indeed a space separated by a screen.The person working in it is a middle-aged man with short hair.

Shao Tianhu took the initiative to go forward to declare his identity and purpose, but the director didn't have much airs, so he got up and shook hands with him, and then asked him to sit down and talk.

"Your Majesty has just arrived in Sanya to take up my duties, and there are many things I don't understand about immigration affairs, so I came here for a special visit today. I hope Sir Yu can forgive me for the abruptness."

Shao Tianhu also knew that his rash visit might cause inconvenience to the other party, so he apologized to the other party first after sitting down.

Director Yu replied: "Master Shao, you don't have to be polite. Before Master Luo and Master Tan went south, they were old friends with me. Since Master Shao came from Xingdao, he is one of our own."

Director Yu, who is in charge of immigration affairs, is one of the first naturalized people who took refuge in the Transmigrants, Yu Xiaobao, a fisherman's son from Yulinwan, Yazhou.

Yu Dashan and Yu Xiaobao, father and son, were recruited as guides on the day the time travellers landed in Yulin Bay, which changed their lives.

Yu Xiaobao was sixteen years old at the time, and he was eager to learn. Later, he was lucky enough to receive a systematic education.In addition to learning a lot of knowledge that transcends the times, he also has many contacts across the public, and has been reused as a result.

The boy who was a fisherman 30 years ago is now a court official in charge of the empire's immigration affairs.Yu Xiaobao is lucky, but he is only one of the many successful examples during this period.Nowadays, a considerable part of the officials at his level are served by the first generation of naturalized people.

But when it comes to Yu Xiaobao's personal relationship with Luo Jie and Tan Juren, it is actually far from what he calls "old acquaintances", that is, they just know each other.There was another reason why Shao Tianhu was told to listen to such scenes.

However, Shao Tianhu didn't know the secret. Since the director was an old acquaintance of his boss and expressed his willingness to help, he could ask questions calmly.

"Master Yu, as far as I know, Xingdao has been ineffective in recruiting immigrants in the country for many years. Apart from the office's own capacity problems, is there any other reason for this?"

Shao Tianhu decided to get straight to the point, first rule out the factor of the office, and see how Yu Xiaobao would answer.

He had briefly discussed this issue with his colleagues in the office before. The general view is that the recruitment work will be limited by many objective conditions, which will lead to poor results.But whether this is the case, he would like to hear more professional opinions.

Yu Xiaobao asked back: "Master Shao, can you tell me first, what is the standard for evaluating the effectiveness?"

This rhetorical question caught Shao Tianhu off guard, so he had to forcefully answer: "I have read the relevant records of the office, and the number of immigrants introduced from China every year has not increased significantly, but has shown a downward trend in recent years. Last year The number of immigrants recruited through the office is only more than 400 and less than 2000 households, a total of about [-] people, this level should definitely not be called good?"

Yu Xiaobao nodded and said, "So Mr. Shao is judged by the number of people?"

Shao Tianhu responded cautiously: "Although it is a bit one-sided, it can at least be used as one of the reference standards."

Yu Xiaobao said: "Let's take this as the standard first. Among the overseas regions, the number of immigrants in Xingdao is indeed ranked at the bottom, but it is not the least. According to the data obtained by the Immigration Department, the distance between Hainan and Hainan The farther overseas regions are from the island and the mainland, the fewer immigrants are recruited. So the least number is not Xingdao, but the North American region on the other side of the ocean.”

Shao Tianhu said: "The second to last is not much better."

Yu Xiaobao said: "However, among the immigrants recruited by Xingdao from China, the proportion of craftsmen, literati, sailors, and merchants is much higher than that of other regions. The quality is actually not bad. In other regions, Most of the migrants recruited were farmers."

This is the first time Shao Tianhu heard about this, and he replied after a moment of contemplation: "This may be because Xingdao's agriculture is underdeveloped, and the effect of recruiting farmers from the country is not satisfactory. But Xingdao gives higher treatment to scholars and technicians, and it is It is a place where maritime trade flourishes, so it is more attractive to several other occupations."

Yu Xiaobao added: "Most of the agriculture in Xingdao is based on collective farms and plantations. There are agricultural technicians to guide the farming. As long as pure labor is introduced, other ethnic groups are also fully capable, so there is no need to spend a lot of money to start farming. Farmers are introduced into the country. But for other occupations, the ethnic groups of the countries in the South China Sea may not be able to do it."

Shao Tianhu said: "Master Yu means that Xingdao has a certain emphasis on recruiting immigrants from the country. It is more inclined to introduce people with technical background, rather than farmers who are easier to recruit."

Yu Xiaobao nodded and said: "This is another interesting phenomenon. The farther the overseas region is from the mainland, the more the focus of recruiting immigrants is on the relatively scarce occupations in the local area. This is the case in Xingdao, and the farther North American region is also like this."

"However, considering the favorable treatment given to attract such personnel and the limited funds, the number of immigrants that can be recruited will not be too many."

Shao Tianhu said: "But I heard that in addition to this, Xing Tao needs to go through separate procedures to recruit immigrants in the domestic area, and there are many restrictions. Is this true?"