Chapter 291 Visitors from Fujian

How to avoid quarrels and adopt a more peaceful approach to gradually control Yazhou, and even the wider area under the Ming Dynasty in the future, has always been an important issue in the executive committee's governance. As an executive committee, it will definitely

We hope to have a stable surrounding environment during the development period. In order to expand the control area, fighting with the local officials of the Ming Dynasty is a very unworthy expansion method in the opinion of the executive committee, because it is likely to have a negative impact on the product sales market of the Cross Group.

It will have a huge impact on both the population and the source of the population, and it is obviously an approach that does more harm than good. Moreover, in areas occupied simply by force, there will also be many security risks in the rule of the area for a period of time in the future.

So in order to achieve the actual control effect, but also to retain the normal existence of local governments and other institutions as much as possible, in order to maintain the "normal" relationship between the Cross-Travel Group and Ming Dynasty, the safest way is to gradually use various means to gradually remove the local government

The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and Yazhou, whose ruling foundation is not particularly solid, is undoubtedly an excellent experimental field, which can be used to verify whether the measures taken by the executive committee are feasible. Initially, the executive committee targeted

In the prefectural government office in Yazhou, it was later discovered that it seemed easier to start with the military, which had closer contacts, and the results would be faster.

The establishment of Yazhou Water Village is only 500 people, and its scale is not even comparable to the planned goals in the "1628 Navy Construction Plan" of the Military and Police Department - in other words, the naval establishment established by the Military and Police Department is enough to turn the Yazhou Water Village into a shell.

Completely replace it. If the Military and Police Department can evacuate the Yazhou Water Village, then in the future, all members can be replaced when necessary. The subordinate navy can completely use the name of the Yazhou Water Village to carry out various activities in the South China Sea, regardless of

Whether it is daily defensive patrols near Victory Port or foreign armed intervention operations, having this shell as a cover will definitely be a lot more convenient.

However, there are still many details that may cause problems in specific operations, such as the staffing issue that Luo Shengdong is particularly concerned about. It is not uncommon for civilian armed forces to serve the government in the Ming Dynasty. For example, the Miao people who currently live in Hainan Island,

They are the descendants of the Miao soldiers who were recruited from the mainland to quell the rebellion of the Li people in the early years. Now Li Dong has also accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty. The capital of the cave like Fu Nuo will have hereditary military attachés. In the event of war,

At times, troops will also be dispatched as requested by the Ming army. The civilian armed nature of the Haihan Militia will not be an obstacle to this backdoor plan, but the premise is that it must be recognized and authorized by the Ministry of War.

But from the perspective of the Executive Committee and the Military and Police Department, they are not willing to accept this form of canonization. Even if it is a temporary expedient, it will easily be regarded as a recruitment by public opinion. If they want to fall out with the Ming Dynasty in the future

, wouldn’t that make them a real rebel? This negative image will have a huge negative effect on winning over people’s hearts in the future, and no one is willing to hold official titles such as “President Hundred” or “President Thousand”.

Serving in your own navy - this will definitely become black history in a few years, and maybe even future generations will be affected by this.

Therefore, the final strategy decided by the Military and Police Department was to take the middle path as much as possible, blurring the nature of this behavior, neither accepting canonization, nor breaking up with each other, just doing it without saying anything and making a fortune in silence. Of course, this middle way still requires

The officers of the Ming Dynasty headed by Luo Shengdong had to work together, otherwise it would be difficult to complete the "legal procedures" and become an officially recognized auxiliary army.

Seeing that Luo Shengdong's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, Yan Chujie changed the subject and said: "Mr. Luo Qian, there is no need to be depressed. This arrangement is actually the best choice for you and us. It doesn't matter if you can't figure it out now.

, go back and think about it carefully. If you feel that there are problems with the cooperation between us, you can terminate it at any time."

Hearing Yan Chujie say "terminate", Luo Shengdong came back from his depression and responded quickly: "Mr. Yan, there is no need to worry. I will go back to Yazhou tomorrow to convince He Shen to send a letter to recruit the Haihan militia.

It will definitely take a few days to complete the procedure.”

"This is best." Yan Chujie nodded and said: "Last month you applied for a five-acre piece of land in the port area, and the executive committee has approved it. You can go back to Ren Liang to go through the procedures. In addition, if you want to use

If you come to open a store to do business, you must first report to him."

"Yes, yes, thank you, everyone." Luo Shengdong responded repeatedly. Luo Shengdong has already submitted the application to the Haihan Executive Committee for a month, but during this period, the Caspian Han Militia has been

With the war outside, Luo Shengdong naturally did not dare to rush the matter. And Yan Chujie chose to release the news at this time, which obviously had a certain purpose - if Luo Shengdong's attitude was not so cooperative, then the land matter would naturally

It will be postponed indefinitely.

"Mr. Yan, then our Inspection Department..." Wei Ping hurriedly took the time to find out what Yan Chujie was saying. It seemed that there would be no other improvement in the situation in Shuizhai, and Luo Shengdong had no other choice but to accept the arrangement.

Optional options. As for terminating the cooperation, everyone knows that this option does not actually lie with Luo Shengdong. However, the Haihan people have now decided to attack Shuizhai. Wei Ping, while feeling sad about the death of the rabbit and the fox, is also a little worried about his own.

situation.

Compared with Yazhou Water Village, the weight of the Inspection Department is much lower. Luo Shengdong is now the sixth-rank Qianzong, while Wei Ping is just the lowest-level ninth-rank Sesame Officer, and the number of their subordinates is even more

The difference is dozens of times. It can be said that they are not at the same level of strength. Wei Ping knows that the reason why he can still sit here instead of working as a coolie in a labor camp is purely because the Haihan people still need the Inspection Department.

Organizations are used to maintain the external image, indicating that this place is still under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. If you want to continue to live a good life, it is best to follow the wishes of the Haihan people - Yan Chujie wants to use the reputation of the Inspection Department,

Wei Ping would definitely respond immediately without hesitation.

"Inspection Department... Let's maintain the status quo for the time being!" Yan Chujie responded without paying much attention.

Wei Ping was slightly relieved, but at the same time he also felt a little disappointed. It was obvious that there was a huge gap in the importance the Haihan people attached to the two. The Inspection Department's weight was so light that even the Military and Police Department did not want to take over.

Intend.

"By the way, if you have someone who is good at detectives and interrogations, you can recommend them to us." Yan Chujie seemed to have remembered something, and added casually: "We need people in this field now. Once hired, they will be treated favorably!

"

Wei Ping thought to himself that this was a good plan. The Haihan people had no intention of taking over the Inspection Department. They originally wanted to poach the people from the Inspection Department to work for them.

The Haihan people are preparing for their own independent public security management agency, and Wei Ping has heard about it. In Wei Ping's view, this is a move by the Haihan people to correct the security team that has never had a clear position. These people wear black clothes and black trousers.

The security guards in Victory Port have great authority, which is so great that even Wei Ping is envious of it.

In addition to arresting thieves and maintaining public order, the Haihan Security Team is also responsible for inspecting foreign ships at ports and terminals, managing labor camps and other matters. Among the local people, except for the Haihan Militia in military uniforms, all other fields are in the security team.

Within the scope of jurisdiction. To be honest, the functions of the Inspection Department have actually been eclipsed by the security team from the beginning. This is one of the reasons why Wei Ping can accept the reality calmly.

It is true that some of the personnel of the Military and Police Department had police experience before time travel, but the professional experience of later generations is not completely useful in the current objective environment. Although practitioners of this era are relatively equipped and technically advanced

They are backward, but they are not without their merits. When it comes to their grasp of the people's psychology and their familiarity with the surrounding environment, these people who wore uniforms in another time and space may not be as good as the local aboriginal head catchers.

In addition, there are some dirty jobs that are difficult for the outside world to know, but they also need someone to do them. For example, torture is a method of extracting confessions. If you find someone who knows how to use torture to implement it, it will be easier to get twice the result with half the effort, and this is exactly

One of the skills that the police officers in Time Travel lack are. Directly poaching people from the Yamen of Yazhou is undoubtedly one of the fastest ways. Other resources of the Time Travel Group may be lacking, but the most indispensable thing is money. As long as the salary is

If it is announced, there will definitely be people who cannot resist this temptation.

Just as Wei Ping was thinking about which of the old detectives he knew would be more suitable, Yan Chujie's orderly came in and leaned over to report a few words in a low voice. Yan Chujie nodded, stood up and said, "I have other things to attend to now.

Go handle it, you two, please do it yourself! If there is anything you still don’t understand, you are welcome to come to me for consultation at any time."

After Yan Chujie left the Military and Police Department, he went straight to the office area of ​​the Executive Committee. He had just ended the conversation with Luo Wei in a hurry because Tao Donglai had someone come to inform him to attend the Executive Committee immediately.

A meeting event.

For the two military chiefs Tao Donglai and Yan Chujie to pay so much attention, the visitor's weight is naturally not light. After Yan Chujie entered the conference room, he saw that Tao Donglai and Ning Qi were there, and there was also a middle-aged man dressed in Mingren.

His skin is dark and dry, and he looks like someone who has been active at sea for a long time.

"Let me introduce, this Mr. Dong is from Fujian. Mr. Dong, this is General Yan Chujie, who is in charge of the military here." Ning Qi gave a brief introduction to both parties.

The middle-aged man stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Dong Yanyun, I have met Mr. Yan!"

"You're welcome!" Yan Chujie returned the gesture with fists clasped.

"Mr. Dong came from Fujian this time and said he had some business that he wanted to discuss with us." Tao Donglai asked Dong Yanyun to take a seat again while explaining the situation to Yan Chujie.

In fact, Dong Yanyun is not just a simple businessman. He is one of the important staff around Xu Xinsu, a large sea merchant in Fujian, and controls some of Xu Xinsu's freight routes to Southeast Asia. This time he made a special trip to Victory Port.

Of course, the trading we are talking about is not just ordinary commodity transactions.

Before this meeting, the two parties had already had several contacts in Guangzhou in advance. Dong Yanyun went to the Guangdong Office twice to meet with Schneider and others to discuss the content of the transaction. However, in the previous talks, both parties had reservations.

Of course, Dong Yanyun wanted to know as much as possible about Haihan's true strength first, but Schneider did not intend to fully explain to the other party. He only briefly discussed business cooperation matters. As for military and political cooperation,

No one at the Guangzhou Liaison Office, including He Xi, could make the decision without permission, so in the end Dong Yanyun had to go to Victory Port in person to meet with Tao Donglai and other actual people in power.

Before Dong Yanyun set off from Guangzhou, the relevant meeting information had been sent to the desk of the Executive Committee via telegram. For this reason, Tao Donglai also personally took up the task. The group's analysis of the war situation along the coast of Fujian and the Taiwan Strait

It can be said that the level of attention paid is no less than that of the Annan Civil War. However, due to its limited maritime strength, the Crossing Group does not have enough ability to directly intervene in this battle for interests. It can only do so in a more roundabout way.

Trends affecting the war situation in Fujian.

As early as half a year ago, Chuanchuan Group sold a small amount of arms to Fujian through the channel "Furuifeng" and sold them to Xu Xinsu Group to help it resist the offensive of "Eighteen Zhi". In the following six months,

He also sold him weapons, ammunition and supplies worth more than 100,000 yuan in circulation coupons on multiple occasions. It can be said that without the arms assistance provided by the Time Travel Group, Xu Xinsu would probably only have half of her life left even if she was not dead.

It was destined to die, but now it is still vigorous and vigorous. Based in Zhangzhou, it occupies Yuegang, the largest foreign trade port on the coast of Fujian, and Zhongzuo Suo, the maritime gateway located to the east of Yuegang.

The arms trade of Chuanchuan Group not only brought huge economic gains, but also had some more intuitive benefits. For example, last year, it exchanged artillery and other arms for a batch of sea-going ships from Fujian. In addition, some goods originating from Fujian also

Because of the underground cooperative relationship between the two parties, a lot of procurement costs have been reduced. It can be said that so far, the cooperation between the two parties has been relatively smooth, and there has been no unpleasantness in any form.

"Mr. Dong, can you first introduce the current situation along the coast of Fujian?" Yan Chujie was naturally most concerned about the changes in the military situation. He immediately asked the question after sitting down. In order not to waste time in going around in circles, he also specifically added: "What I said

The situation refers to the current battle between Xu Daguanren and the 'Eighteen Zhi'."

"Although Zheng Zhilong was powerful at the time, most of his subordinates were pirates and were unruly and unruly. It was not that easy to go to land to fight against the government troops. In the past few months, they have been fighting and fighting, and they have not been called 'ten'.

What advantage did Bazhi take? On the contrary, they were killed a lot by firearms during the attack on Zhongzuo Suo. My master had already planned to fight to the death on the sea, but the warships were built too slowly, so for the time being.

You can't compete with thieves at sea." Dong Yanyun introduced succinctly.

The three people present here all disagreed. "Eighteen Zhi" was a pirate, so how could Xu Xinsu be any better? Another identity of Li Dan, the great merchant who controlled the sea routes in East Asia, was a pirate, and the people who inherited a considerable part of his industry

Naturally, Xu Xinsu's background is not that clean. Of course, Xu Xinsu has successfully cleared her name by relying on political donations, and now she has become a general under the Fujian general Yu Zigao. Together with Xu Xinsu's Yang Lu, Yang Ce and other pirate leaders, they also

He suddenly transformed into an officer of the Ming Dynasty Navy.

The combat effectiveness of such a miscellaneous army can naturally be imagined. In the original historical trajectory, Xu Xinsu was beheaded by Zheng Zhilong on Xiamen Island this year. Dong Yanyun was focused on whitewashing his master, but he didn't know that he was in front of him.

Their understanding of the war situation in Fujian has far exceeded his imagination. To put it bluntly, what Yan Chujie wants to know is not the performance of both sides, but just wants to make sure that the Xu Xinsu Group will not show a trend of failure in a short period of time——

Before the navy of the crossing group rises and can deal with the "Eighteen Zhi" independently, it is still necessary for Xu Xinsu to continue to exist as the target and opponent of the "Eighteen Zhi" on the southeast coast.

The difference between the war on the Fujian coast and the Annan Civil War is that the Executive Committee is now more inclined to help North Vietnam eliminate the South Vietnamese regime within a few years in exchange for the rights to establish bases in South Vietnam-controlled areas, and the war on the Fujian coast no matter which company

Winning the battle will have no practical benefits for the Crossing Group, because the ultimate goal of the Crossing Group is to control the waterways in the Taiwan Strait, and neither party is obviously willing to give up this core interest. Therefore, what the Executive Committee wants to achieve

The effect is to maintain the strategic balance between the two sides and prevent the Xu Xinsu Group from collapsing in a short period of time, but it also does not allow it to have too obvious advantages - this can be regulated through the export of weapons and ammunition.

Of course, as one of the belligerents, Xu Xinsu would not be kind to the "Eighteen Zhi". When he realized that weapons from a remote location on Qiongzhou Island could help him defeat his opponents and win, he could not help but have further thoughts.

——As long as more Haihan weapons are equipped, it is not impossible to completely wipe out the "Eighteen Zhi".

But wanting to increase the import of weapons is not something that Xu Xinsu can decide unilaterally. The only agent of Haihan weapons in the mainland is "Furuifeng", and the weapons sold to "Furuifeng" are also subject to strict control.

, and even stipulated the sales target. In other words, even if Xu Xinsu came to the door with money, he would not be able to buy more weapons and ammunition from "Fu Ruifeng". For this reason, Xu Xinsu specially sent Dong Yanyun to Guangdong to find the source of supplies.

, after spending a lot of time, Dong Yanyun finally caught up with the Guangdong Office, and then secretly arrived at Victory Port.

"I'm bringing 300,000 taels of silver with me this time. I hope you can relax the restrictions and sell more muskets and cannons. As for the specific price, we can discuss it." Dong Yanyun didn't go around too much and just made the choice in a few words.

Understand the purpose of your visit - I am rich and willful. You are responsible for setting the price, and I am responsible for buying and buying.

The main task of Dong Yanyun is very simple, that is to purchase as many Haihan weapons as possible. As for the price, this is not an issue that he needs to worry about. The big boss has already said that Haihan people can sell as much as they want.

The more weapons the better.
Chapter completed!