Chapter 484 Harsh Conditions

At this time, Chen Lin could only complain secretly in his heart, regretting that he should not have stepped forward to take this job. If General Liu Shen had not said that he would waive the docking fees for the cargo ship under his name at the northern port for three months, he would not have done so.

Too many things come to take on such a thankless task. He is not originally from the Ming Dynasty military. He only acts as a middleman to pass messages on his behalf. General Liu Shen cannot give him much independent authority. In this case, he needs to express his position on behalf of the Ming Dynasty military.

He didn't dare to talk too much about the matter, lest he said something wrong and the Haihan man surnamed You would take advantage of it. If a quarrel broke out, the Ming army would not come forward to support him.

But if there is no reply, will the Haihan people think that their proposal has been rejected by the Ming Navy, so they will take more tough measures? Chen Lin does not dare to guess the possible consequences in this direction, because any

Any deterioration of the situation would be a disaster for him. Although he could not afford to offend the Haihan people, if he returned with unsatisfactory results, I am afraid General Liu Shen of Shuizhai would not have a good view of him.

In a dilemma, Chen Lin could only stammer and reply: "Boss You, I am not the one who can make the decision on this matter. If Boss You has any regulations, I would like to convey them to the Navy Commander on my behalf."

Charter? You Yihan doesn’t have any charter. He hasn’t even figured out which sea areas are controlled by the militia navy temporarily stationed here. He is also not sure whether the military’s attitude towards this matter is more conservative and low-key, or whether

He planned to take a tough stance and establish prestige for the Ming army first. Giving conditions to the Ming army might sound very impressive, but You Yihan also knew that this was not just trolling people on the Internet. He was not responsible for what he said. He said the wrong thing.

This may lead to further military confrontation or even conflict. When the executive committee investigates and finds that the fuse lies with them, it will have no choice but to shoulder the blame.

Chen Lin kicked the ball to You Yihan, which really embarrassed him. Both of them were amateurs in this area, and they didn't have a clear bottom line for negotiation. When it came to this level, they were inexplicably stuck.

When the situation reached a stalemate, the two of them stared at each other, not knowing how to proceed with the negotiation.

At this moment, the savior finally came. A guard came in from outside the door and whispered a few words in You Yihan's ear. You Yihan nodded repeatedly and said: "Invite him over quickly!"

After a while, Chen Lin saw a young Haihan officer enter the room and saluted You Yihan with a Haihan military salute. You Yihan quickly and warmly greeted him to sit down and asked for hot tea.

"Major Chen, this Boss Chen is here to negotiate with us on behalf of the Ming Army on the island." You Yihan introduced the two of them. The person You Yihan called "Major Chen" was Major Chen Yixin of the militia who had just returned from patrolling the sea.

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Since there are no senior naval officers in the local area, the navy currently stationed here is temporarily commanded by Chen Yixin. Although Chen Yixin's military establishment belongs to the army, in fact, during the year he was stationed at Wanshan Port,

Chen Yixin is responsible for both the navy and the army under the command of Wanshan Port. He is familiar with patrolling at sea. When the Military Commission appointed him to temporarily command the Hong Kong Island garrison, he also gave him command of the navy.

Got him.

Among the militia garrison on the mainland, only Xiao Liang and Yu Yao still have command authority over Chen Yixin. However, they spend most of their time in Guangzhou. Chen Yixin is still basically in charge of the troops stationed outside the Pearl River Estuary.

In the area of ​​Panyu, Wanshan Port, and Hong Kong Island, Chen Yixin can be regarded as the actual military commander.

As for Chen Yixin's status and functions in the army, You Yihan had already figured it out when he came. As for handling the negotiations with the Ming army, it was obviously more suitable for Chen Yixin to come forward in this matter - if it weren't for the fact that he had not returned from the sea,

You Yihan didn't need to come forward to deal with Chen Lin.

Chen Yixin probably heard about the reason for Chen Lin's visit after getting off the ship, and he immediately took the initiative and said: "Boss Chen, there is no hostile relationship between us and the Ming Dynasty Navy. What we do is actually the same as the Navy.

, it’s all just to protect the environment and the people. If the Navy feels that they can do this well, then we can give the Navy the task to complete. If they neither have this ability nor don’t want others to do it.

thing, then I think their attitude is very problematic, what do you think, Boss Chen?"

Compared with You Yihan's attitude, Chen Yixin's tone was more aggressive. This change in attitude and rhythm made Chen Lin very uncomfortable. Of course, he did not dare to openly agree with Chen Yixin's remarks, and could only answer in a roundabout way: "But the Ming Navy will eventually

It represents the imperial court..."

"Of course we recognize the authority of the imperial court. Otherwise, if we ask the imperial court to issue an edict stating that civilian armed forces cannot participate in the defense of this sea area, then we will withdraw from here honestly." The conditions offered by Chen Yixin

, the difficulty coefficient is also quite astonishing.

Today's imperial court is worried every day about the war in northern Xinjiang and the civil unrest in the Central Plains. Do the big shots in the court have time to consider such a big deal as whether civilian armed forces should be banned on the islands in southern Xinjiang? Even if Chen Lin doesn't understand

Regarding government affairs, he also felt that the emperor who was thousands of miles away probably wouldn't care that a certain militia in Xin'an County under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou Prefecture had more force than the garrison. The probability of issuing an imperial edict for this kind of thing might be higher than Liu's.

It would be even lower if the general sent troops to annihilate the Haihan militia.

Chen Lin did not dare to take up the topic and could only try to go around it: "The navy's meaning also represents the court's meaning..."

"Then the imperial court means to let the pirates run rampant and ignore it?" Chen Yixin snorted coldly: "If that is the imperial court's intention, there is no guarantee that pirates will come to the door one day!"

When Chen Lin heard this, he felt a chill in his back. No matter how rampant the pirates were, they had not yet sent troops to attack the Ming army's water stronghold. However, it was hard to say whether the Haihan people would do such a thing if they were forced to do so. What they had

The force is enough to support large-scale military operations in this sea area. What Chen Yixin meant by these words seems to be a warning that the Haihan Militia can transform into an unknown pirate group at any time in order to achieve their own goals.

Chen Lin was so bitter that he couldn't vomit it out. He hesitated for a long time before saying: "If you feel that the plan proposed by the Navy is inappropriate, then I wonder if the military master has any feasible solutions?"

Chen Yixin said in a deep voice: "It is not difficult for the navy to coexist peacefully with us. As long as we agree to a few conditions, the navy will eat meat and drink wine on this island from now on, and we will give them corresponding benefits.

"

Chen Yixin did not intend to wait for Chen Lin to answer, so he raised three fingers and continued: "First, Haihan's cargo ships, civilian ships, fishing boats or militia warships have the right of free navigation in the waters near the main island, and the navy is not allowed to use it.

Any excuse to interfere or intercept our ships."

"Second, without our permission, naval vessels are not allowed to enter the sea area within ten miles of this harbor."

"Third, the navy must not interfere with any trade, construction and immigration affairs of Haihan on the island." Chen Yixin paused and then said: "Agree to these three conditions, and the Haihan militia and the Daming Navy can live in peace locally in the future.

, we can also promise not to take any initiative to attack the Ming Dynasty Navy."

Chen Lin heard Chen Yixin say the three conditions before he suddenly came to his senses - this rhythm is not right. He came to propose conditions to the Haihan people. Why did he come to the end and it was the Haihan people who proposed three conditions?

Such harsh conditions.

Regardless of Chen Lin's current mood, Chen Yixin said directly: "We are happy to maintain a peaceful or even cooperative relationship with the Daming Navy. We have already had successful experience in Yazhou. Yazhou Water

The relationship between the navy and us is very good. If the naval officers on the island are so willing, we can arrange for them to go to Yazhou to see how the local navy lives in harmony with us. Of course, the resulting expenses

It’s all borne by us.”

Chen Lin now has nothing more to say besides nodding in agreement. Chen Yixin's words clearly mean that Yazhou Water Village has been surrendered. If the Daming Navy on the island feels dissatisfied, they can go to Yazhou to see their

Peers - if those people are really still alive as he said.

"Since Boss Chen has no other objections, let's see the guests off!" Chen Yixin sat down for just a moment, then completed the meeting with Chen Lin, and soon served tea to see the guests off.

Chen Lin had no other choice but to say goodbye and leave. As for whether Liu Shen would be furious or choose to remain silent after taking these three conditions back, this was not something Chen Lin could predict. He only hoped that Liu Shen would be furious.

When you are disappointed, don't take all your anger out on him.

"Oh, by the way, there is another additional condition that I forgot to mention." When Chen Lin was distracted, Chen Yixin stopped him again: "I heard that you are a businessman who is passing the message on behalf of the navy? Then you give the Navy

Liu Shen will give you a message, saying that from now on, we will only recognize you as the one who will send the message to the center, so there is no need to send anyone else here to avoid trouble."

"Ah?" Chen Lin responded, but did not come back to his senses. It was not until he left the house that he suddenly realized that the Haihan people were leaving a way for themselves to survive! If General Liu Shen really planned to seek his own bad luck,

Chen Yixin's words saved his life. Chen Lin couldn't help but secretly began to wonder whether the timber business he was currently engaged in should also learn from others to establish relationships with the Haihan people. He heard that the Haihan people

A large port needs to be built here, as well as many commercial warehouses and warehouses. The amount of wood needed should not be small...

Chen Lin left with his heart full of thoughts. Only then did Chen Yixin have time to pick up the tea cup and take a big sip. Finally, he wiped his mouth and said, "Brother You, it's not easy to deal with Daming, isn't it?"

"It's really not easy!" Although You Yihan was completely relaxed at this time, he still felt a little scared when he remembered the uneasiness he had when dealing with Chen Lin before: "Fortunately, you came back in time. If it had delayed for a while,

I really don’t know how to deal with this guy! I don’t dare to talk too much, and I don’t dare to stand up for you in your military matters.”,

Chen Yixin waved his hand and said: "Brother You, actually it doesn't matter if you speak harshly, as long as you grasp the general direction. In the long run, what the Executive Committee wants is the entire Hong Kong Island, not the corner we currently occupy.

Sooner or later, the water village issue will be solved. If these Ming troops refuse to admit defeat and must choose to go against us, then they will definitely have to use force to solve it in the end. Of course, I personally don’t think they can have this determination, so I just said

Just don’t leave them any room when setting conditions.”

"Will this push them too hard and have the opposite effect?" You Yihan still felt a little uneasy about this.

"The chance is very small." Chen Yixin seemed very confident about this: "If they choose to take a tough stance, then in the end they will just give us an excuse to clean them up. I think they themselves know this very well. The most important thing is

They have chosen to escape in the past few years, and now they probably no longer have the courage to stand up and fight. Although the conditions I proposed may sound a bit excessive, they will not have any impact on their current situation.

It's still the same as before we came here, and maybe they will get another benefit from us. Why do you think they have to refuse?"

"It sounds reasonable. You are a professional and I believe you." Although You Yihan was a little undecided, seeing Chen Yixin's firm attitude, he chose to believe in the decision he made.

Although Chen Yixin is nearly ten years younger than You Yihan, Chen Yixin is the expert in military-related fields. Although You Yihan is the local administrative official, he still has to follow the opinions of professionals on such matters involving diplomacy.

"By the way, when you set out you didn't say you would be back in a day or two, why did you come back so quickly?" You Yihan remembered that Chen Yixin's return was indeed a coincidence, so he asked casually.

"Not too far out to sea, I noticed that the weather was not right. It looked like a strong wind was coming, so I quickly turned the boat around and came back. I asked a few old boatmen. Judging from the weather, it was estimated that a strong wind would hit within two or three days.

I have sent telegrams to Wanshan Port, Panyu and Guangzhou to remind them to pay attention to the weather." Chen Yixin explained.

"Strong wind?" You Yihan's mind immediately recalled the situation when the typhoon passed through Sanya two years ago. At that time, various living facilities were still under construction. The typhoon caused a lot of damage. Now the local situation is different from that of Sanya.

Victory Harbor two years ago was very similar. If the wind blows here, it will really be a big trouble.
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