Guma is a wanderer. He lives a hard life and can only rely on doing odd jobs for some herders to earn a living every day.
His family used to be a wealthy family with a flock of sheep and two cows. Unfortunately, they encountered a famine and all the sheep and cattle in the family were taken away by the nobles. His parents could not bear such a blow and passed away one after another, leaving him alone to survive in the world.
People like him would hardly survive the winter, because there was not much work in winter and no one would hire someone like him.
He would either steal or rob and then be beaten to death, or he would hide in a corner and eventually die of hunger and cold.
Just when he was about to despair, he suddenly heard that the newly established Da Qi Concession was recruiting and needed a large number of people to work. Guma felt that he had to seize this opportunity, as it might be his only chance to survive.
Because his father had done business on the border in his early years, Guma could speak some Chinese, which became his advantage.
When the interviewing official found out that he was fluent in Chinese, he immediately hired him.
Guma originally just wanted to find a manual labor job to support himself and survive the winter, but the official who recruited him directly assigned him a position as a security team leader.
When Guma finished taking a shower and changed into a clean uniform, his eyes were wet.
It has been so long, and I am finally living like a human being again, and even more like a human being than before.
At this moment, listening to the Chinese around him, he suddenly felt a sense of belonging.
When he was tortured by fate, people around him gave him cold looks.
When he was about to despair, this group of Chinese-speaking people gave him hope to live, and a small seed had taken root in his heart.
"Your job is to lead your men on patrol, resolve conflicts, and maintain law and order. From now on, you will come here every night to study the relevant laws so that you can better handle disputes. If you have extra energy, learn to read. We have people who specialize in teaching you."
"Your accommodation has been arranged. You're a team leader, so you can have your own room. The dining area is in the back. Breakfast is free, but you have to pay for lunch and dinner yourself."
"Your monthly salary is about twenty gold yuan notes, which is roughly enough to cover the expenses of an average herder's family for three months. If you have any further questions, please ask now."
Guma shook his head frantically. What problem could there be? The only problem now was that the other party gave too much and he felt that he was not worth the money.
He was given new clothes, a place to live, a single room, and three meals a day. Has he gone to heaven?
No, even the legendary heaven is not so good, because heaven will not teach him to read.
"I have to keep doing this job and stick with it. This may be my only chance to make a name for myself in my life!"
After silently encouraging himself in his heart, Guma gritted his teeth and went out with the stick he was given.
At this moment, there were already eight or nine people waiting outside the door. They were the members of his team.
Seeing the lazy look of these people, Guma frowned and scolded them directly: "Stand still, everyone! You are no longer those lowly herdsmen. You should know who you are serving. Since you have taken this job, you must be worthy of the money you get paid and pay attention to your image. Now, go take a shower and change into new clothes for me. You will go patrol the streets later."
Unbeknownst to Guma, Ning Dexun was standing behind a second-floor window, watching them. The official who had been in charge of arranging Guma was standing beside Ning Dexun and said, "Sir, I think this kid is capable. He's ruthless enough towards the Xixia people, but respectful enough towards us."
Ning Dexun put down the book in his hand, nodded slightly, and said with considerable satisfaction, "Yes, what the Imperial Master said is indeed true. Whoever gives you milk is your mother. People are all made of flesh and blood, and everyone knows who treats them better. Moreover, this is only the first day, and they have consciously drawn a clear line between themselves and the herdsmen. The future is promising!"
The Exclusive Economic Zone was prepared for a long time, so once construction began, it developed very quickly.
It was Li Yingxiao who first proposed to set aside a piece of land for Da Qi to plant flowers and plants, so some related infrastructure construction had already started in advance.
After the two parties formally signed the contract, the prototype of the concession was immediately established.
Guma has been here for seven days. To him, this day was like a dream, and it was a beautiful dream that he didn't want to wake up from.
Now, every time he goes out, he is followed by seven or eight men. His uniform is neat and his body is clean, and he no longer looks as shabby as before.
When walking on the street, the Xixia people who once looked down on him would bow and nod respectfully when they saw him, which made Guma feel like a superior person.
People are like this, easily influenced by reality.
It is actually very simple to flatter someone. You just need to keep praising him around him.
The other party may be falsely modest once or twice, but over time and over again, people will naturally think that you are right and that I am so excellent and noble.
Guma now feels that he is very noble and is definitely not comparable to those dirty herdsmen.
Not to mention him, even the subordinates behind him thought so.
Now when these people look at their former compatriots and see the lice in their hair, their eyes are filled with disgust.
Sometimes Guma even wondered why he was a compatriot with those dirty and numb people. It was simply a shame.
It would be great if I were a Han Chinese. Han Chinese are always so polite and kind-hearted.
Every time he returned to his residence and looked at those elegant gentlemen, Guma thought it was great. He wanted to be like this in the future. He didn't want his children to be born in the Year of the Sheep again.
He was treated so well just because he could speak some Chinese. If he could really have the identity of a Han Chinese, he couldn't imagine how much benefit he would get.
Just as Guma was lost in thought, he suddenly heard a cry from the street, followed by someone shouting, "Someone's dead! Someone's been beaten to death!"
Upon hearing this, Guma's face changed drastically!
Because the other party spoke Chinese, the person asking for help was obviously a Han Chinese!
In the area under his jurisdiction, someone actually dared to harm the Han people. This shows that he doesn't want to have an easy life!
Not only Guma, but also the people behind him had extremely ugly expressions, and everyone had consciously drawn their sticks.
Guma took the lead and said, "Follow me, let me see who is so bold!"
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