The most cattle cottage in the Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 545 Give me face

Director Ma came to the trading company, and Mr. Long San showed him the provincial government's approval document, which stated that the trading company could recruit young and strong men to join the trading company locally, and within two years Ruili set up a management bureau to no longer allocate recruitment quotas.

Director Ma immediately became excited when he heard this, which is a great thing.

Now is the time of war, and the local governments have to allocate a large number of conscription quotas every year, and there are even temporary additions. This is a heavy burden for the local governments.

Conscription is a very troublesome thing. People are not willing to let their children go to the front to fight, and young wives are even more reluctant to let their husbands stay away from them.Mobilization cannot be mobilized, it can only be forcibly distributed, or simply let the army catch the strong men, causing anger and resentment.

Not only that, the conscripted soldiers had to be sent to the army by the local government, and all the eating, drinking, and sleeping along the way had to be borne by the local government.When someone died or was disabled in battle on the front line, the local government had to do the work of the family members and issue pensions, which was definitely a thankless task.If one is not handled well, the common people will poke their spines and scold them.

He can be exempted from military service, and he will be much better as the director. Not only that, but now the economy is in recession everywhere, and the family life of the people is difficult. Being able to work in a construction company can increase the income of the family and play a role in the local economy. It has a great promotion effect, such a good thing, Director Ma can't wait for it.

He asked: "Jiu Ye, Mr. Long! How many people does the trading company plan to recruit?"

Mr. Long said: "Manager Yue will tell you the specifics. He is the person in charge of this construction company."

Yue Lin said, "Director Ma, we need to recruit 950 construction workers."

"There are so many! That's great. May I ask how these construction workers are paid?" Director Ma asked.

Yue Lin said: "After entering the construction company, each person will be paid two yuan a month to manage food and housing. In the future, if you become a skilled worker, your wages will increase. If you become disabled during construction, the construction company will give you a generous allowance." pension."

The remuneration given by the construction company is very high. You must know that in this era, when a soldier goes to the front line to fight, it only costs one ocean a month, and there is no guarantee that he can get it.

Director Ma was even happier. He said, "Such a good condition will benefit the local people. Don't worry, if this matter gets out, people will be recruited soon."

Yue Lin said: "This recruitment will be divided into quotas, among which 200 are Han, 300 each are Dai and Jingpo, and 50 each are De'ang, Lisu, and Achang."

The director said with some puzzlement: "Jiu Ye, Mr. Long, Manager Yue, I'm afraid you don't know something well. There are some conflicts among the various tribes in this place. It is a good thing for our local government that you recruit these people. , but if you manage it, I’m afraid there will be a lot of trouble.”

Gao Jiu said confidently: "I just want to improve the relationship between the various ethnic groups through this recruitment. People from these different ethnic groups work and live together, and they will gradually develop feelings. As for the management You don't have to worry about the matter, we will take care of it naturally.

You are in charge of notifying the leaders of the various tribes to have a meeting in Ruili's governance bureau, and to solve any problems face to face. "

Director Ma said with some embarrassment: "It's okay for us to meet them alone. If we gather these people together, there will be trouble. Not to mention anything else, between the two big clans, the Jingpo and the Dai, there is currently a There is a big problem that can't be solved. For this reason, the two sides often have disputes and even fight with weapons. In the past two years, many people have died.

Gao Jiu smiled and said, "We'll handle this matter, first invite the leaders of the Dai and Jingpo people over, and let's talk to them together.

Director Ma, in order to facilitate the work, I will send someone to go with your people. "

On this day, the chief of the Jingpo tribe received the people sent by Director Ma, along with Guo Hengming and Tian Chuan. They gave the chief 5000 oceans, 20 Type 2000 rifles and [-] rounds of ammunition.

The Dai people live a self-sufficient farming life, and 5000 oceans is a lot of money for them.Especially those weapons, they like it even more.Guo Hengming explained the purpose of his visit, and said that he would invite the chief to go to Ruili to set up a bureau, and to meet with the chief of the Jingpo clan, and Master Jiu would preside over the disputes between them.

Gao Jiu's reputation is so resounding that even the people of the Dai people have heard of it. With such a generous gift, the chief of the Dai people agreed to go there, but he said the ugly things first, and if they can't agree , no one can force it, otherwise, he will turn his face and deny anyone.

Then, Guo Hengming, Tian Chuan and others went to the cottage of the Jingpo people, and also gave them 5000 oceans, 20 Type 2000 rifles, and [-] rounds of ammunition.

If Gao Jiu wanted to resolve the conflict between the two tribes, he had to do things in a balanced manner, so the gifts he gave them were exactly the same.

For the sake of these gifts, the chief of Jingpo also agreed to meet with the chief of Dai.

This morning, under the auspices of Director Ma, Gao Jiu, Ouyang Xue, Long Yingyuan, the chiefs of the Dai and Jingpo ethnic groups held talks.

The Dai chief and the Jingpo chief stared at each other as soon as they met. If Gao Jiu and others were not present, they might have started fighting.

Director Ma said: "The two chiefs are both from Ruili, and there is no deep hatred. Today, in front of Gao Jiuye and Long Sangong, let's resolve the conflict between you."

Gao Jiu said with a smile: "You two chiefs, what is the conflict between you? Tell me and listen."

The two chiefs talked and quarreled, and finally made things clear.

It turned out that there was no serious conflict between them. At the junction of the territories of these two tribes, there was a piece of cultivated land of more than 130 mu. Due to historical reasons, the two tribes had a dispute, and the two sides refused to give in to each other. It was very unpleasant, and even a fight broke out.Because people were killed in the fight with weapons, the conflict between the two sides deepened, and hatred between them was also formed.

Seeing that Gao Jiu was in charge here, they all asked him to comment.

Gao Jiu couldn't get entangled in these details, he couldn't tell who was right and who was wrong.He decided to cut through the mess quickly and understand the matter directly.

He said: "Two chiefs, let me come up with a solution. You listen to it first. If you disagree, let's discuss it."

The two chiefs took advantage of Gao Jiu, and they still wanted to give him some face. They expressed that they would listen to Gao Jiu's opinion.

Gao Jiu asked: "The leader of the Dai nationality, I want to discuss one thing with you. If the 130 mu of land belongs to you, I want to buy it. Will you give me this face?"

The chief of the Dai nationality felt that Gao Jiu was on his side, and he immediately said, "Since Master Gao Jiu wants it, we can sell it to you."

Gao Jiu asked, "How much are these lands worth?"

Director Ma is familiar with the local situation, and he said: "These fields are all in the mountains, and they are not worth much. One mu of land can be sold for three oceans. There are 134 acres of land in total, which is 400 oceans."

As soon as Gao Jiu stretched out his hand, Jia Liu who was standing next to him took out 500 oceans.Gao Jiu handed the money to the chief of the Dai tribe, and said, "Then let's make a deal, these lands are mine now."

These lands are controversial. Of course, the chieftains of the Dai nationality will be very happy if they can use these lands to sell for a sum of money.He immediately said: "Okay, Master Jiu, these lands are now yours."

Hearing this, the chief of the Jingpo clan quit. He said, "Those lands belong to us, so why should they be counted on him?"

Gao Jiu smiled and said, "Don't worry, you think these lands are yours, right?"

The chief of the Jingpo clan said, "Of course it belongs to us."

Gao Jiu said: "Now these lands are yours, I want to buy these lands from you, will you give me this face?"

This time, not only the chief of the Jingpo clan, but everyone present understood Gao Jiu's meaning.

The chief of the Jingpo ethnic group thought this was a solution, and he saw that the chief of the Dai ethnic group took 500 oceans, and he couldn't afford to suffer, so he also agreed and accepted Gao Jiu's 500 oceans.

Gao Jiu said: "It's not worth it for the two chiefs to hurt the peace of the two tribes just for such a trivial matter.

These lands are mine now, and you have nothing to argue about.From now on, there will be no conflicts between us, so don't bring up the past, and let's live in harmony and live happily, isn't it great?

You just look at my face and write off the past, how about it? "

The chief of the Jingpo clan admired Gao Jiu's way of handling things very much. He said, "Master Gao Jiu, you are fair, and I will give you this face."

Not to be outdone, the chief of the Dai nationality also said, "Master Gao Jiu, I will also give you this face."

Gao Jiu said with a smile: "That's good! Since you have given me this face, let's hold hands and smile at each other to get rid of all grievances."

Under the eyes of everyone, the two chiefs held hands and smiled reluctantly.

"Crack, crack, crack." Gao Jiu took the lead in applauding, and everyone applauded together.

Director Ma was very happy, he said: "Oh, it's all over now, I arranged a banquet at noon, everyone celebrate together."

Gao Jiu said: "One more thing, I don't use the land, so how about it, let Director Ma take charge of it, divide the land in half from the middle, and half of your two tribes and one family."

The two chiefs were very happy and thanked Gao Jiu.

The next day, the leaders of the Dai, Jingpo, De'ang, Lisu, and Achang nationalities in Ruili all went to Ruili to set up a bureau to attend the meeting.

Director Ma announced that they would be exempted from military service within two years, and announced that the construction company was recruiting construction workers, and allocated places to them.

The tribal leaders were all having a headache about military service. They didn't expect to be able to exempt them from military service within two years. Of course they were very happy.Seeing that the construction company is recruiting workers and finding a way out for the children of their own tribe, everyone is even happier.

Then Director Ma came forward and hosted a banquet for the leaders of various tribes.At the banquet, everyone reached a consensus that in the future, the unity of all ethnic groups will be strengthened. If there are disputes between them, they can be resolved with Director Ma. If Director Ma cannot resolve them, they can be resolved with the construction company.

Soon after, the children of all tribes arrived, and all the tallest boys were great boys.After consulting the leaders of various tribes, the construction company mixed these children regardless of tribe to strengthen the unity among them.

After a period of training, the maintenance work of the Burma Road, as well as the construction of the trading company's own material transfer station and the commercial research institute began simultaneously.

The reason why Gao Jiu worked so hard to improve the relationship between the various ethnic groups in Ruili was that besides improving the unity itself, Gao Jiu had his own plans.

At the border between Ruili and Myanmar, the villages are connected, and there is no obvious dividing line.Many of these ethnic minorities live in Myanmar. By building good relations with these tribes, Gao Jiu will easily enter Myanmar for activities in the future.

Not only that, so many local construction workers in Ruili have been recruited. They have language advantages, and it is very convenient for them to go to Myanmar for activities.Gao Jiu arranged for the construction company to implement militarized management of these people. In the future, this group of people will be relied on to carry out large-scale construction work in the Golden Triangle.Moreover, after a long period of collective life, these people have become an organized team. When necessary, they are given weapons, which is an army, which will be of great use in the future.

Yunnan is located in the tropics and subtropics. The climate here is hot and humid, and mosquito bites are very severe.

Guo Hengming, Tian Chuan and others are southerners themselves, so it is easier to adapt.Most of Wang Zhankui and others are from the north, and they cannot adapt to the climate here in a short period of time.Gao Jiu gave them three months to carry out adaptive training in the mountains and forests around Ruili.

After arranging Ruili's affairs, Gao Jiu, Ouyang Xue and others returned to Kunming, and then went to Chongqing.

Gao Jiu had just arrived in Chongqing, and when he got off the plane, he saw Wang Xilin, the chief of the Anti-Spy Division of the Military Command.He said: "Brother Gao, our big boss invites you to go, I came here specially to pick you up."

Gao Jiu and others entered the urban area of ​​CQ, and asked Ouyang Xue and others to go back to rest first. Gao Jiu followed Wang Xilin to the military command headquarters.

Seeing Gao Jiu, the big boss said enthusiastically: "Brother Gao, I'm really sorry. You just got off the plane, you've been exhausted from the journey, and you haven't rested yet, so I invited you here. I'm really sorry."

Gao Jiu asked, "Is there anything urgent in such a hurry?"

The big boss said depressingly: "Brother Gao, that guy Zhou Yuhai sent a message to the Military Command Shanghai Station, saying that he had obtained the secret of the Central Reserve Certificate, but he still asked you to get the materials yourself."

Gao Jiu was also a little unhappy when he heard this, and he said, "This traitor, why is he still making such a big deal?"

The big boss said: "Yeah, I also feel that something is wrong. Did this guy set up some kind of trap to deal with Brother Gao?"

(End of this chapter)