Chapter 2139

Shi Diwen's push-and-pull measures all come from the experience of ruling the local area in the past few years. They can be combined with the current environment to take advantage of the situation. While destroying the trade foundation of the Hirado clan, it can also attract people to the Zhoushan area where he is in charge.

A group of new investors can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Of course, it is a good move for Haihan, but not necessarily for the parties concerned. Although foreign businessmen can only choose to succumb to Haihan's arrangements, the direct losses caused by moving away from Hirado are inevitable, and this group

It is already a serious injury. What Yu Chengli and others can hope for is that after arriving in Zhoushan, the Haihan people can really fulfill their promise and provide certain compensation from other aspects. Only then can it be possible to reduce the impact of this war.

and suffered economic losses.

But to be serious, they were able to successfully leave Hirado under the care of the Kaihan Army, which is a special treatment in itself. Compared with ordinary people who are panic-stricken, at least they know their next whereabouts and arrangements.

, and you no longer have to worry about your personal safety.

While foreign businessmen began to evacuate, some people also gradually learned about the Haihan Army's next arrangements through various channels. For ordinary people in this era, being forced to move away from their homeland is undoubtedly a very unacceptable thing.

What's more, the person who wants to do this is not the local legal ruler, but an enemy invading their homeland. Most people will be resistant to this.

Fortunately, Shi Diwen had anticipated the possible emotions of the people before this, and had transported away the most dangerous captive groups in the early stage. Even if these local people wanted to resist at this time, it was already difficult for them to succeed. Only the coalition forces

The troop transport ships and locally requisitioned civilian ships are still on their way to Seogwipo, and the local people have to wait for several days before they can be transported away in batches.

For ordinary people, the treatment they can enjoy is completely incomparable to that of foreign businessmen. In order to maximize the use of limited transportation capacity, personal property such as jars and jars will not be allowed to occupy valuable cabins on the ship. People will then

You can only carry limited-weight belongings on board, which forces most people to give up their less valuable belongings when leaving Hirado.

Some people tried to flee to the mountains and forests south of Hirado Island at night, but the risk of such an escape was also very high. Once discovered, they would be treated as resistance elements and dealt with severely. The Haihan Army would conduct a military operation every morning after occupying the city.

Executing a group of fugitives on the streets who tried unsuccessfully to cross the blockade in the south of the city. This harsh measure of killing chickens to scare monkeys did have an excellent deterrent effect. After a few days, no one tried to escape from the city again. After all, don't take the initiative to do this.

Dangerous attempts can keep you alive for a while, but once you try, it is almost equivalent to suicide.

Although the news of the outbreak of war must have spread across the Hirado Strait, there has been no response from the direction of Kyushu Island so far, and the Hirado clan seems to have no intention of mobilizing armed forces from Kyushu's ruling area to launch a counterattack. The navy almost every day

The city dispatched warships to patrol the coastline of the Hirado domain, but so far no signs of the Hirado navy regrouping have been found, which shows that their hiding place is far away from Hirado Island.

The Hizen Kingdom to which the Hirado Domain belongs has not sent an envoy to negotiate so far. This is not difficult to understand. The Hizen Kingdom should already be very aware of the current situation. Even if it sends an envoy, it will definitely not be able to make Kaihan retreat. If you have this time, it is better to do it as soon as possible. Gather troops to prevent the Haihan Army from continuing its offensive in the direction of Kyushu.

It seems that other forces on Kyushu Island have no intention of sending troops to interfere with Hirado Island at this time. In fact, as long as you inquire a little bit about the information, it should not be difficult to know who the armed forces are who attack Hirado Island this time. Considering Hirado The vassal power is still vulnerable, and other forces will not be looking for trouble at this time.

Of course, many of them may be waiting to see the Hirado Domain’s jokes, and they may even be secretly gearing up, waiting for Haihan to retreat and attack them. After all, the Hirado Domain has been engaged in foreign trade activities for a long time. The Kyushu region has always been famous for its wealth. Everyone knows that this place has a lot of oil and water, but they are afraid of the force of the Hirado clan and dare not take action easily. Now the Hirado clan has been defeated by the Kaihan Expeditionary Force, and even the Hirado Port They've all been lost, and the life or death of the new feudal lord, Tagawasuke, is uncertain. Isn't this a good time to take advantage of your illness and kill you?

However, it would be difficult for onlookers watching the excitement to imagine that Haihan's move this time was not just to teach the Hirado clan a lesson, but to completely destroy this place, not even leaving a sip of soup to the eager onlookers. .

Gao Qiaonan no longer has any combat operations to command in the past two days. Work such as martial law, patrols, and arrests can only be handed over to the staff department to assign work, and now he has a more important job to complete-responsible Inspect and register the property confiscated by the Haihan Army from various parts of the city.

After the war, the powerful people of the Hirado Domain were all targeted by the Kaihan Army to confiscate their homes and property. Most of these people had official positions, and the various industries under their names were also large in scale. The Kaihan Army According to the roster found at Tagawasuke's residence, they went to each house one by one. Basically, they copied every one of them accurately, and they could find a lot of property in almost every house.

Next to the headquarters in the port area, a temporarily cleared warehouse was used to temporarily store various trophies. It is not an exaggeration to describe the situation here as a pile of mountains. Various large and small boxes were stacked in the crowded place. In the space, people can intuitively feel the prosperity of Hirado.

Gao Qiaonan sat here to supervise the inventory and registration of property. Although the military laws of the Haihan Army were strict, some people would definitely be greedy in the face of huge wealth. Therefore, in order to avoid the deterioration of military discipline, the army stipulated that property confiscated during the war The property must be uniformly counted and registered, and no one may embezzle it. After the war, the bounty received by each participating army will be distributed according to a certain proportion after converting the value of these properties.

The gold and silver property delivered here will first be verified by the quartermaster, then weighed and registered in the warehouse. Some property whose value is difficult to determine, such as silk and satin, pearls and jade, handicrafts, etc., will also be registered first. After they are shipped back to the rear, someone from the commercial department will come forward to confirm the actual value of these properties.

Takahashi Minami's supervisory work is actually quite leisurely. As soon as he sits here, no one dares to cheat under his nose. Occasionally, if some rare treasures are delivered, they must be shown to him first. Then decide whether this thing should be registered in the warehouse.

This is not because Takahashi Minami is greedy for money. He stays in the military all year round. Even if he has a millionaire, he has little time to enjoy it. However, the power he holds is beyond the reach of millionaires. Whether he has money or not does not matter to him.

It's not important. With his current position, he has someone to take care of him when he eats, drinks, poops and sleeps. In the army, he can be said to follow the rules and no one dares to disobey him. This sense of accomplishment cannot be given by gold and silver money.

But Gao Qiaonan will still intercept some good things here. He does not intend to keep them for himself, but to present them to his boss Qian Tiandun. He knows that Qian Tiandun is not short of money, but some good things cannot be simply

Measured in terms of economic value, it can have more uses.

Qian Tiandun's son Qian Xiaobao is about to reach school age and has already returned to Sanya with his mother Luo Wudan. Qian Tiandun has been leading troops overseas all year round and has little time to go back. He can only use various means to help the mother and son.

Pave the way. Of course, human relations cannot be maintained for a long time by just a few letters. Qian Tiandun cannot be vague when it comes to giving gifts. As a trusted subordinate, Gao Qiaonan naturally has to take the initiative to share the worries of his boss.

Takahashi Minami himself was born in Japan, so he naturally knows what special products of his country are sought after by foreign businessmen, the most famous of which is lacquerware.

Of course, Japanese lacquer craftsmanship was also spread from China, but after the Tang Dynasty, Japanese lacquer craftsmen began to develop their own characteristics on the original basis, adding gold and silver shavings to the lacquer liquid, and depicting various patterns on the utensils.

There are Japanese-style decorative patterns, and this production method is called "Maki-e".

By the Ming Dynasty, high-end lacquerware produced in Japan had occupied a certain scale of high-end market in the Ming Dynasty. Wen Zhenheng, a descendant of Wen Zhengming, one of the "Four Ming Masters", highly praised Japan in his "Chronicles of Long Things" written during the reign of Tianqi.

The lacquerware produced was praised as "elegant, exquisite, ingenious and ingenious".

Western businessmen are also very fond of this kind of handicrafts full of oriental literary and artistic flavor. Every time they visit Hirado, they will buy a large amount of them. The demand is so great that Japan has even developed "Nanban Lacquer Art" specifically to meet the needs of Western businessmen.

lacquerware style.

Naturally, the homes of the powerful people of the Hirado clan had some fine lacquerware collections. It is difficult for outsiders to determine the value of these items at a glance, but Minami Takahashi was born in Japan and was once a samurai of high status, so

He also knew something about this. He could basically tell the authenticity of several high-end lacquerwares such as Echizen, Aizu, Yamanaka, and Kishu at a glance.

When a piece of high-quality lacquerware appears, Minami Takahashi will instruct his subordinates to take it away separately and record it in a separate book, carefully pack it with paper and straw, and store it in a special wooden cabinet for storage. These exquisite handicrafts will be stored in a special wooden cabinet later.

They will be sent to Qian Tiandun, who will then decide which big shots in the country to distribute these things to.

Of course, Takahashi Minami did not forget to leave a copy for Admiral Shi Diwen, who was going to battle this time. As long as the interests were shared equally, no one would investigate whether the origin of these lacquerware was reasonable.

As for common things such as gold and silver, Takahashi Nan also knows that these big shots are not interested in them, unless it is a handicraft with exquisite craftsmanship, such as a gilt statue of Yamantaka that was sent yesterday. Takahashi Nan can tell at a glance that it is not

It was an ordinary product, and definitely not made in Japan. Even if it was wrapped up and put aside, he didn't bother to look at it even if it was full boxes of silver ingots and gold bars.

Judging from the results of the inspection of the city, the prosperity of the Hirado Domain seems to have exceeded Haihan's expectations, and this can also explain from the side why the Hirado Domain has the ability to build its own guns, warships, and form a new army. However,

How much of these expenditures came from the Hirado clan's own treasury, and how much came from Hachishiba's inheritance, is probably only known to a very few insiders such as Tagawasuke.

And because almost all of these parties had become prisoners, or had been killed in previous battles, or had been sent away after being captured, the Haihan Army's work of searching their homes was not hindered much. There were a few families who tried to resist.

, were all quickly suppressed by the troops performing their tasks.

Compared with the calmness of Hirado Island under military control at this time, the Seogwipo Port of Jeju Island, which was temporarily designated as a military zone, is already in an atmosphere of a storm. If it is only responsible for the transfer of logistics materials

The task can be done just fine, but the news that a large number of prisoners of war will be transported in the near future has completely thrown this small place into chaos. There are no armed forces in Seogwipo, and it is difficult to carry out guarding tasks for so many prisoners.

, the people are very worried that these prisoners will escape to various parts of the island, threatening their own safety.

Although the Haehan Army had notified them in advance, it was obviously an impossible task for the bureaucrats in Seogwipo to organize civilians to build a prison that could hold thousands of people in just a few days. However, the local government did not

Instead of waiting for death, he came up with other ways to solve this problem in desperation.

The government used two uninhabited islands outside Seogwipo Harbor as temporary shelters to accommodate the many prisoners of war that Haehan wanted to send here. Anyway, according to Haehan, these prisoners of war were only staying here for a few days to wait.

If there is a one-step transfer, there will be no need to build houses on the island to protect them from wind and rain.

It's just that this place suddenly has thousands more people to eat, and it is said that thousands more people will be transported later, which will be a very severe test for the local food inventory. The government has to recruit food from the private sector while sending food to Jeju Island.

Other regions in the country asked for help and food supplies.

The only good thing is that Haihan said that he will pay for the extra food consumed during this period, so that at least the financial pressure on the local government can be reduced a lot, and it can barely sustain the situation.

One day at the end of May, dozens of troop transport ships arrived at Seogwipo under the escort of warships, and in accordance with the government's guidance, began to release the entire shipload of prisoners to the uninhabited island outside the port area. For Seogwipo

For the local people in Guipu, seeing so many Japanese as prisoners here is a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle.

Of course, this also shows that the Haehan Army's eastward expedition to Japan has achieved a major victory. For the local people in Seogwipo who have been worried about being implicated in this war, it can be regarded as a relief to their nervousness.

That's good news. If the Kaihan people can completely conquer the Hirado clan, then they naturally don't need to worry about incurring retaliatory attacks from the Japanese afterwards.
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