Chapter 614 Battle of Nanri Island (1)

The current immigration policy of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for Fujian is based on the guiding ideology of "fewer but better". During the period when it is temporarily impossible to recruit immigrants in large numbers, Hainan Island's current shortage of craftsmen, sailors and intellectuals with active ideas will be used as the guide.

Main recruitment targets. For these personnel, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has given relatively flexible conditions to overseas institutions, allowing them to promise some relatively favorable conditions to immigrants as appropriate, such as remuneration and benefits after immigrants take up jobs in Hainan Island, etc.

Compared with ordinary recruitment methods, this method can play a more obvious role in recruiting professionals. Especially Zhang Qianren, who is from Fujian and knows how to build and sail ships, is here to recruit shipbuilders and shipbuilders.

The efficiency of sailors is quite impressive. Zhang Qianren specifically explained that among the more than 1,000 immigrants sent to Sanya in the first three months of this year, more than two-thirds were sailors, shipwrights and other craftsmen, and the proportion of skilled craftsmen was higher.

Much more than that in Guangdong. From this perspective, Quanzhou’s immigration recruitment work is still remarkable.

After listening to Zhang Qianren's explanation, Shi Diwen suddenly said: "If you just look at the data on paper, you will be wrongly accused of incompetence."

Zhang Qianren said: "Although my ability is limited, I always do my best and dare not slack off. In addition, I also have a small suggestion. I hope the two leaders can convey it to the executive committee on my behalf."

"you say."

"I would like to suggest that in the future more local people can be sent back to recruit immigrants, especially those who have become famous after immigrating to Qiongzhou. Their personal opinions will be more convincing."

"Is this a cadre like you?" Shi Diwen nodded understandingly and said, "I understand what you mean, and I will convey it to the Executive Committee when I get back."

Successful people like Zhang Tiangui and his family who got a new lease of life by catching a ride on a favorable wind indeed set a strong example in recruiting immigrants. In fact, after Zhang Qianren returned to Fujian, he successively recruited many immigrants from within the Zhang family.

Relatives were sent to Sanya, at least sixty or seventy people before and after. If such a demonstration group can be further expanded, the effect it can achieve should also be magnified geometrically. When a certain time comes,

Once the reputation of Haihan Immigration is established, the difficulty of recruitment will be reduced accordingly.

Practices like this were actually implemented earliest in Annan and achieved the best results. In the early years, the Annan court asked Haihan to send troops for help and purchased a large number of Haihan weapons on credit. Therefore, they were not interested in Haihan's behavior of collecting people in the country.

One can only turn a blind eye. After all, two years ago, the Annan court organized immigration on its own and handed it over to Haihan to pay off war debts. Although the situation is not as embarrassing as it was during the civil war, it is economically and militarily difficult.

However, Haihan's dependence seems to be increasing, and the sacrifice of population and land has become one of Annan's few means of compensation.

Nowadays, most of the naturalized people of Annan origin are proud of being able to settle in Hainan Island, and regard it as the last step to become true Hainan people. Every year, the local Hainan colony in Annan selects some outstanding naturalized individuals.

Or family, giving incentives to immigrate to Hainan Island is a great honor for the local naturalized people. Now, the number of Annan people who apply to become Hainan naturalized citizens every year has steadily remained in the five-digit range.

superior.

In fact, without Zhang Qianren's suggestion, the Executive Committee has already thought of applying similar immigration recruitment strategies to Fujian. However, considering the feelings of Xu Xinsu, a local snake, the Executive Committee has not tried to expand the scale of poaching people from Fujian. After all, Haihan

Most of the immigrants recruited from Fujian are professionals. Even if Xu Xinsu didn't say it openly about poaching, she would definitely feel uncomfortable in her heart.

"How is Haihan Bank's local promotion work going?" Shi Diwen suddenly remembered what Ning Qi had told him before setting off, and quickly asked again.

In addition to promoting various industrial products in the Ming Dynasty, Haihan's other key promotion project is the financial operation model led by Haihan Bank. In the plan of the executive committee, Haihan's financial system should follow the business channels

As a result, Haihan Bank has begun to set up offices in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province since the year before last. However, its business scope is not as large as that of the Guangzhou branch. It is mainly responsible for making payments with a limited number of large merchants such as Xu Xinsu.

Settlement business. The bank office in Quanzhou was only established last year, and it has not been a year yet.

Zhang Qianren responded: "As of last month, we have signed payment agency settlement agreements with eight local merchants. In addition, registered checks have also begun to be promoted to merchants, and the reviews they have received are pretty good. However, at present, because many merchants have various

Because of this concern, the flow of funds is not large. I can’t tell you the specific situation, so why don’t I go back and ask someone from the bank to come over?”

"Forget it, the fleet will set off early tomorrow morning, and we have to rest early. If there are no special circumstances, there is no need to elaborate. Just follow the regulations." Shi Diwen was not interested in hearing the accounting report, and immediately refused.

Zhang Qianren’s initiative.

Zhang Qianren understood deeply, and after reporting the work situation in a few moments, he said goodbye and left. For a cadre like him who is stationed abroad, being able to successfully pass a face-to-face report means that the work results during this period have been recognized.

There was no talking all night, and early the next morning, all members of the fleet lined up again and set off, leaving Quanzhou Port and sailing to the next destination.

Just over ten nautical miles from Quanzhou Port, the fleet arrived at Chongwu Institute, the northernmost of the five subordinate institutes under Yongning Guard. It is worth mentioning that the Yongning Guard, which is located in Quanzhou, has five thousand-household institutes under its jurisdiction.

Only Fuquan Institute and Chongwu Institute are located near Quanzhou Bay, while Zhongzuo Institute, Kinmen Institute and Gaopu Institute are closer to Zhangzhou Prefecture.

Chongwu built a large defensive stronghold no less than Zhongzuo. It is located at the southern end of the Chongwu Peninsula in Hui'an County. The city walls are all made of white granite, with a height of seven meters and a circumference of 2457 meters. The city walls have discs and arrow windows.

, dens and other city defense facilities are all available. There are gates on all sides of the city wall. There is a beacon tower on each of the east, west and north gates. There is a wall outside the south gate. There are defensive walls and piers in the city.

, Guanyi, military camp and martial arts hall and other facilities, there is also an observation deck on the commanding heights of Lotus Mountain.

In 1387, Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, appointed Zhou Dexing, Marquis of Jiangxia, to inspect the southeastern coast in order to resist the invasion of Japanese pirates. After Zhou Dexing arrived in Quanzhou, he organized and built several large defensive strongholds under the Yongning Guard. During the Yongle period, the wall of Chongwu City was increased by four feet.

In addition, the east and west gates of the Moon City were built. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, gate towers, racetracks and other city defense facilities were built. In the first year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty, more than 60 years ago, the famous anti-Japanese general Qi Jiguang practiced martial arts here.

, organized Fujian soldiers and civilians to resist the invasion of Japanese pirates.

"History of the Ming Dynasty·Bingzhi" records: "Hui'an lies eastward, ending at the barren sea, and its town was worshiped by martial arts. In the early days of the country, it was used as a road for island barbarians to come and go, and thousands of households were set up, and official garrison was set up to protect the interior from the outside.

, Think about the distance." In the original time and space, Zheng Chenggong sent his troops to the east to regain Taiwan, and the People's Liberation Army sailed south to conquer Xiamen. Chongwu City was used as a starting base, which shows that the strategic location of this place is very important.

However, there was no arrangement to visit Chongwu City ashore during this trip, so in addition to looking at the city walls of Chongwu City through the telescope, the most intuitive understanding Morgan and Shi Diwen had about this place was the Chongwu swimming crab they enjoyed in Quanzhou yesterday.

Got the Chongwu fish roll.

After the fleet bypassed the Chongwu Peninsula, it was only more than thirty nautical miles away from the final destination of the trip, Nanri Island. If the speed of the Ming Navy had not been taken into account, the ships of Haihan would have completely

This voyage can be completed in about three hours. However, Shi Diwen's purpose in planning this battle was to show off his force to the Fujian Ming Army, so he still had to slow down and wait for the large army to advance together.

Nanri Island is located in the northeast of Quanzhou. It is the main island among the eighteen large islands and reefs. It covers an area of ​​more than 40 square kilometers and is long and narrow from east to west in the shape of a dumbbell. During the Hongwu period, this place once had a water fortress and nearly a thousand troops stationed there.

In order to resist the Japanese pirates and pirates who invaded the place. However, because this place was isolated in the sea, support and supplies were inconvenient, so the garrison eventually moved away.

Among the strongholds established by the Shibazhi on the coast of Fujian, Nanri Island is currently the only one that remains. Because of this, the Shibazhi attaches great importance to the defense of Nanri Island and the abandoned Ming army water fortress on the island.

It was re-reinforced, and a large number of men and ships were stationed to guard here. This place happens to be on the only waterway between Zhangzhou, Quanzhou and Fuzhou. If the ships want to pass safely, they must go to Shibazhi.

You have to pay a certain fee.

Although Xu Xinsu organized several offensives against Nanri Island, they all failed due to various reasons. Regarding the Haihan people's claim that they would take over Nanri Island within a day or two, Xu Xinsu still had some concerns.

Doubtful. But since Shi Diwen has already said that there is no need for the Fujian Ming Army to take the lead and serve as cannon fodder, Xu Xinsu is also happy to see it happen. It would be good to at least see with his own eyes the combat routine of the Haihan Militia.

When the fleet was still nearly twenty nautical miles away from Nanri Island, it had already encountered the sentry ships of Shibazhi scattered on the sea. This fleet with thirty ships naturally attracted the other party's attention immediately.

Soon I saw a flying rocket being released from the sentinel ship, flying into the air and exploding. It seemed to be a way of communicating with the other party.

"I just hope they can be better prepared and don't let us make this trip in vain." Facing the Shibazhi sentry ship that hastily issued an alarm, Shi Diwen looked relaxed and even made a joke.

Xu Xinsu put down the military telescope handed to him by Shi Diwen with some reluctance. This telescope was much more advanced than the ones sold by Haihan Military Industry. The copper-cased monocular telescope was both in terms of clarity and visibility.

In terms of visual distance, it is far inferior to the black guy used by Shi Diwen. But it is obviously not for sale, just like the small black box in the hands of the Haihan people that can transmit sound thousands of miles.

After spending the past two days on the "Prestige Signal", Xu Xinsu gradually understood why everyone who had visited Sanya and studied abroad said that he was a frog in the well when he came back. The Haihan people did have too many strange things in their hands.

It simply exceeded the limit that Xu Xinsu could imagine. He even once thought that the Haihan people had mastered some magic, but Shi Diwen seriously denied this view and reexamined that this was the power of "Haihan science". Although

It is still floating on the sea, but Xu Xinsu has already planned to select more smart young people after returning and send them to Haihan to learn these magical "sciences".

"Sir Xu, there may be fiercer artillery fire later. Do you need to move to another ship to watch the battle?" Shi Diwen was very considerate and asked Xu Xinsu's intention in advance. When the fighting started, the artillery on the ship opened fire at the same time.

That kind of formation is no joke. If the old man had a heart disease or something, he might not be able to withstand such a fright.

Xu Xinsu waved her hand and rejected his kindness: "The reason why I took this ship is to observe how the militia army fights at the closest distance. Mr. Shi doesn't need to care about me, just direct the battle."

Shi Diwen smiled and said: "Since Mr. Xu is so interested, then I will follow your wishes."

When there were still about ten nautical miles away from Nanri Island, and the vague outline of Nanri Island could be seen from the sea level, Shibazhi's fleet finally appeared in the sight of the combined fleet. It was obvious that Nanri Island's

The garrison did not intend to defend the island fortifications, but was prepared to fight the unexpected enemies at sea. However, this played into the wishes of the Han militia in the sea.

"Then let's get down to business!" After Shi Diwen confirmed at the mainmast lookout post that the opponent had raised the black flag, he put away the smile on his face and began to issue combat orders: "Send the signal and everyone is in combat mode!

Our three warships broke away from the main force and moved forward at full speed!"

According to the information from the lookout post, there were as many as twenty-five ships approaching from the opposite side. Although the number was eight times more than our own, Shi Diwen and the naval officers on the ship were not panicked, because all the ships on the other side were of the same color.

The largest Chinese-style sailing ship was not as big as the "Exploration-class" warship. In front of the three larger warships Haihan, it was like a flock of sheep.

At this time, the wind direction at sea is crosswind for both warring parties. The objective conditions are very fair. However, the sail system of the Haihan warship is more flexible and can utilize the crosswind more efficiently than traditional Chinese sails. Therefore, the speed

Still had a clear advantage. Shi Diwen ordered the engine room to start warming up and standby, and then decide whether to use steam auxiliary power depending on the direction of the battle. As for the ships of the Ming Navy, according to the prior agreement, they only need to wait outside

Just try to intercept those fish that slip through the net.
Chapter completed!