While the French were reorganizing their troops to prepare for revenge, the Nanyang Army was also seizing the time to make preparations for evacuation in all aspects. Silver coins, commodities and materials seized and confiscated from coastal areas such as Taiping Province, Haiphong City, etc. were continuously transported
Return to base camp in Quang Ninh Province.
Chinese and Annamese women from Lang Son, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang and other inland provinces, escorted by soldiers of the Nanyang Legion, slowly marched towards Quang Ninh Province.
The evacuation operation was carried out in an orderly manner. In Hanoi, Bac Giang and other provinces controlled by the Nanyang Army, as well as other areas in Beiban under the temporary control of the Annan government, intelligence agents who were ordered to hide among ordinary Annan people spread the news that the French were about to launch a full-scale evacuation.
Attack, the situation in the Beiban area is in crisis. Once the French occupy their homeland, those black indigenous soldiers, who are full of stench and carry viruses, will go from house to house, open the doors of the people in the occupied area, and abuse the wives and daughters of ordinary people.
Infect them with the virus.
If there are no female relatives in the family, the black natives who ran out of the virgin forest will vent their anger and resentment on the men because their physiological needs are not met, stabbing them with knives and guns for fun, or beating them violently.
Dun, robbed all the property and livestock of the people's homes.
The rumors spread more and more widely in the Beiban area and gradually evolved into various versions. With the propaganda fueled by the Nanyang Legion and the past atrocities of the French colonial army, many Vietnamese people believed the authenticity of the rumors and took action one after another to find shelter.
The method of harm done by the French colonial army was that those whose families were in good condition, or who had daughters of school age, hurriedly reported to the Nanyang Army's dispatch points in various places, and were willing to send their daughters to live in South America in exchange for the Nanyang Army's safety guarantee for them, or
Exchange for a ferry ticket to Lanfang, Songkhla and other Nanyang areas.
The immigration requirements for non-Chinese ethnic groups in South America are extremely restrictive. Except for women of appropriate age who can directly obtain immigration status, only some ordinary non-Chinese ethnic men have a deep degree of Chinese language, can proficiently complete daily communication in Chinese, and are interested in local construction.
Only those who help can get the opportunity to enter South America. As for ordinary Annan people, if they want to escape the Annan government and the brutal rule of the French, they can only accept the temporary asylum of the Nanyang Army and take a boat to Nanyang.
Chinese immigrants from the mainland and Nanyang regions give priority to supplying local manpower needs. Therefore, although the Nanyang region has the advantage of being close to the mainland and having a short immigration distance, the number of Chinese people in the Nanyang region has not increased rapidly in recent years.
The Han Dynasty operated in Songkhla and Natuna Islands earlier. The number of local Chinese was sufficient to maintain local governance needs, and there was no need to import Annan immigrants to fill the labor vacancies. However, the Lanfang Company was the latest to be included in the Han Dynasty's sphere of influence. The local Chinese
The number is relatively insufficient, and at the same time, they are facing the colonial threat of the Dutch. When the local natural environment and living conditions are not attractive to Chinese immigrants, a part of Annan immigrants are imported to supplement the labor vacancies, so that Lanfang can have the spare capacity to concentrate the young Chinese immigrants.
, dealing with the Dutch threat is the most appropriate choice for the current situation in the Nanyang region.
Furthermore, in terms of shaping the image of the Han Dynasty in the Beiban region and stabilizing the recent control of the Nanyang Army over the Beiban provinces, five to six million Annan women married into South America, and they left millions of relatives in the Annan region.
If the Nanyang Army ignores the French when they are approaching in large numbers, it will not be conducive to the last wave of immigrants targeting Annan women on the one hand, and it will also be detrimental to the smooth integration of Annan women who have married into the local people into the Chinese ethnic group.
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Due to the above two considerations, while the Nanyang Army was considering evacuation arrangements, it also made arrangements for the Annan gentry officials who had been serving the Nanyang Army for more than ten years, as well as the Annan people who were involved with the Han Dynasty because they married their daughters.
, to find a way out.
Lanfang, Songkhla, and some Nanyang areas where the Huapot forces have deeper control can accommodate the import of about 200,000 to 300,000 Annan immigrants. If the number is larger, it will weaken the control of the Chinese forces in the Nanyang area.
.As for the northern area of Annan, although there are millions of Annan people who have deep or shallow connections with the Nanyang Army, only about 10% of them are willing to leave their homes and abandon their ancestral property to leave Annan. Therefore, the Han Dynasty does not need to worry.
, because there are too many immigrants in Annan and they cannot be resettled properly.
In the provincial capital of Hanoi, Chen You Do, who was temporarily appointed as the Sheriff of Hanoi by Mui Dong Heng, was urging his subordinates to hurry up and pack their things.
"Sir, do you want to move the mahogany chairs in the hall, as well as the plaque on the gate, the sedan presented by the Huang Consort..."
The housekeeper asked nonchalantly for instructions.
"No, leave all the unimportant things at home. The French reconnaissance troops rushed along the Red River to the outskirts of Tokyo (Hanoi) several times. Seeing that the Nanyang Army was about to fight with the French, how could there be so much time to deal with it?
As for the miscellaneous items, I ordered the servants in the house to leave them in the house for the time being, except for the gold, silver and the two packhorses given by Master Mei. I left seven or eight servants to watch over the house, and the housekeeper selected a few more shrewd and loyal servants.
Servant, follow the migration team from Hanoi City and move to Quang Ninh Province."
"Hey, according to the master's instructions, I will go down and make arrangements right now."
The butler bent down to salute and was about to stand up and leave. As if he remembered something important again, he stopped, with a smile on his face, and said to please, "Can I ask you a favor?"
"If you have anything to say, tell me quickly. I'm in a hurry to meet with Mrs. Mei, so I don't have time to listen to your nonsense."
"Yes, yes, I will make a long story short."
The housekeeper nodded and said, "Ninh Binh Province was hit by a military disaster. When the villain's brother fled to the countryside, his house was destroyed. Now he has nowhere to go. I have no choice but to ask the villain. I want him to help ask the master about immigration.
Are there still spots for South America?”
"Haha, the number of places to immigrate to South America is limited. Sir, I relied on my loyal service to the Nanyang Army for more than ten years to finally get permission to immigrate to South America with my whole family. What's the matter? Your brother is an ordinary citizen, and he deserves credit for his hard work.
Can you catch up with me?"
"I don't dare. My younger brother may have been deceived by the rumors outside and didn't understand the truth, so he thought about random things."
"Humph, there's war and chaos outside. If you want to immigrate to South America, you have to check your own identity. Don't listen to other people's nonsense and you won't be able to tell the difference between east, west, north and south."
Chen Youdu snorted coldly and simply said, "Master, for the sake of your loyalty, I won't argue with you, but in the future, don't bother me with these trivial matters, otherwise I will make the master unhappy, let alone your brother.
As for your family, it’s still up to you whether you can leave Annan or not.”
"Yes, yes, I understand."
"Okay, don't stand here anymore, and quickly tell your subordinates to work. I'll talk to some adults from the Nanyang Army about your brother. Duoyun will give you some tickets to go to sea, and let your brother and his family go to Lanfang.
Getting settled is not much worse than going to South America."
"Thank you for your kindness, sir. I would like to thank you for your brother's and family's great kindness."......