Chapter 891

Compared with Shaoxing Prefecture, which only has a few troop transport ships stationed, the navy stationed in Ningbo Prefecture is slightly larger, with at least dozens of large and small ships used for combat. The main naval base in Ningbo is located in the Yongjiang River.

Outside Zhenhai City at the entrance, there were also a small number of troops stationed at Guanhaiwei and Nanbian Changguowei. However, when the Haihan people entered Zhoushan, these naval vessels were basically not dispatched. When they occasionally went to sea, they kept their routes and scope of activities in line with Zhoushan Island.

Keep a relatively large distance to avoid unwarranted misunderstandings among Haihan people.

This is not only due to the terrifying strength displayed by the Haihan Militia in several operations into the Zhoushan Islands waters, but also part of the credit is due to the secret front personnel who secretly persuaded the naval officers not to compete with Haihan.

This man who is in Cao's camp and whose heart is in Han's camp is Xu Shaohua, the commander-in-chief of the navy stationed in Ningbo.

Xu Shaohua is also one of the people arranged by the Fujian Xu family to lurk in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Unlike Xu Ke, who changed his name before coming here, this is his real name. His blood relationship can only be regarded as a very distant relative of Xu Xinsu, and it is probably necessary to dig deeper.

Only four or five generations of people can be associated with the Xu family in Fujian, so there is no need to change his name. The main reason why he was selected into the list made by Xu Xinsu is that he practiced martial arts with Xu Xinsu's sons since he was a child.

A companion for study and training. After arriving in Zhejiang, Xu Shaohua, who was only sixteen years old, joined the army according to the previous arrangements. He is now only in his early twenties and is currently one of the youngest officers in the Zhejiang Navy.

When Xu Ke set off from Xiangshan south to Shipu to lead the way for the Haihan fleet, Xu Shaohua also began to be active in the navy. Compared with the local garrison, the navy knew more about the situation in the south, especially the Haihan people.

, because every year the ships of the Fujian military going north to Nanjing or the Ministry of War in Beijing will choose military docks in the coastal areas of Zhejiang to dock for supplies. Information exchanges between the navies of the two places are also relatively frequent. Haihan, who is the largest backer of the Fujian military, is naturally also the main one.

One of the talking points.

Both the Fo Langji and the Hongmao people, who are famous for their powerful maritime force, suffered heavy losses at his hands. Shibazhi, the overlord of the southeastern sea, was beaten and fled to Ryukyu. In addition, the Fujian military respected him very much and regarded him as an idol.

, the Haihan fleet was well-known before it came to Zhejiang. The Weisuo army may not be able to figure out what the Haihan people are, but the navy is well aware of their deeds and does not want to provoke this difficult to offend god. Xu Shaohua is in the middle

Through matchmaking and a large sum of money, the local navy admiral's promise of neutrality was exchanged without much effort. As a result, the official document sent by Yu Pingfeng in the name of Zhejiang Dusi was ignored by the navy stationed in Ningbo.

Without the participation of the navy, even if the Weisuo army wanted to make a move, it would be impossible for them to swim to Zhoushan Island and start a war with the Haihan people.

As time went by, many things quietly changed. Haihan took advantage of the gap between the Zhejiang government and held an investment conference on Zhoushan Island, attracting a group of wealthy and powerful businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to join his trade camp.

.And the officers at all levels below the commanding officer of Guanhaiwei, Huang Tao, were also dragged into the water. Anyway, there was no need to do anything or say anything. The Haihan people had already sent thousands of taels of silver, and there were no additional requirements. Huang Tao

Naturally, he was happy to have his leisure time. Like Yan Guowei, the commander of the Changguo Guard, he happily accepted the money and became a spectator. As for the people in Zhejiang Dusi who wanted to do whatever they wanted, that was up to them. Huang Tao was short-handed and had no intention of participating anyway.

Huang Tao is not too worried that the Haihan people will take advantage of the situation and come to the mainland to grab territory. If they really planned to do such a thing, they would probably have done it in Fuzhou and Guangzhou. Of course, if Huang Tao had been to Qiongzhou and seen the local

The actual situation, I'm afraid there will be no such view. That place is no longer a matter of grabbing control, but has been separated from the Ming Dynasty and has become Haihan's own territory. And Haihan took over the other side of Fujian

Penghu and Taiwan Island, Taiwan Island alone will take several years to slowly develop, and there is currently no time to make plans for Fujian itself.

Haihan's current expansion speed is far ahead of the speed of cultivating bureaucrats. Even if it uses force to seize a larger territory, it will be difficult to implement effective rule. Therefore, it is still implementing the development strategy formulated at the beginning of the time travel to control sea power.

The main purpose is not land rights. The Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas are extremely promising sales markets for the Executive Committee. In addition, Zhoushan is very close to the mainland. There is no need to force a landing to establish a colony. On the contrary, the islands are more in line with Haihan's consistent development philosophy and can be entered into.

Attacking and retreating can be defended. If necessary in the future, we can use this as a base to blockade Hangzhou Bay and the Yangtze River estuary. There is no need to risk offending the Ming Dynasty to seize land on land.

Huang Tao, Yan Guowei and others do not have such a high degree of strategic vision. What they see and feel is that the arrival of the Haihan people has brought them more practical benefits, and the Haihan people have an excellent reputation in Fuzhou and Guangdong.

, even if they occupy Zhoushan, it is not necessarily a bad thing. To say the least, the Zhejiang Ming Army does not have enough troops to garrison the many islands in Zhoushan. Letting the Haihan people occupy this place to engage in maritime trade is better than letting the pirates and Japanese pirates occupy it.

It is much better to do evil.

Anyway, the Ningbo garrison relies on the mountains and the sea to live on. The Haihan people have already promised to get a piece of the pie for themselves in the future, which is enough for the two commanders to reach a tacit understanding after exchanging secret letters several times, and follow the instructions of the Zhejiang Dusi.

Yang Fengyang violated the law. Since the official document only required the two guards to thoroughly investigate the armed issue of Haihan, Huang Tao simply followed Yan Guowei's approach and said that the Haihan people were actually cooperating with the guards to fight against Zhoushan pirates.

There are many heads, prisoners, and seizures as evidence for this matter. Even Wang Jialin, the leader of the boat gang, was caught by the Haihan people. It is even easier to find a few victims. The case has complete witnesses and physical evidence. After it is reported, Zhejiang Dusi even wants to intervene.

It is also difficult to reverse the verdict.

It involved two guardsmen dispatching troops to kill. When such a big case has reached this stage, it will be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department for trial. However, the relationships between smugglers and pirates in the East China Sea are too many and complicated, and it will not last for a year.

It took half a year to sort out the clues inside. By the time the Yamen had settled this matter thoroughly, the matter of the Haihan people settling in Zhoushan would have been fixed for a long time. By then, there would be no need for the Ningbo Prefecture’s Guard Army to find anything else.

As an excuse, Zhejiang Dusi will naturally give up those unrealistic ideas before.

However, the secret letter sent by Linshan Guard Commander Wei Shan to Huang Tao contained information that made Huang Tao more embarrassed. After much thought, he decided to ask Xu Shaohua to come over for discussion. At first, he was watching the sea guards and the navy.

The person who bridged the gap was Xu Shaohua. Huang Tao also knew that this person had many ways to go, so disclosing the information to him might be the safest approach.

The next day, Xu Shaohua came to the Acropolis and met Huang Tao. This was not the first time that the two of them had interacted. After a few words of greeting, Huang Tao got to the point: "I received news yesterday that someone may attack Haihan at sea recently.

Unfortunately, I have to try to remind them of this."

Xu Shaohua said in astonishment: "At sea? Isn't this looking for death? The Haihan ship has strong guns and powerful guns, and the pirates in the East China Sea are afraid to avoid it. Why are there still people rushing to send him to his door?"

Huang Tao coughed dryly and said: "What these people have to deal with may not be the Haihan warships, but the Ming Dynasty merchants entering and leaving Zhoushan Island."

Xu Shaohua is also a smart man. When he heard this sentence, he suddenly realized: "This is to disrupt the trade routes and make maritime merchants afraid to trade with Zhoushan Island. It is a cruel move!"

The East China Sea has always been a paradise for adventurers. Even though Haihan has taken over the Zhoushan area, it has not cleared all the islands. Daishan Island, Qushan Island, Shengsi Island and other places north of Zhoushan Island are still under control.

In addition, there are still many small armed forces in these places, but they can no longer compete head-on with Haihan. Although the Haihan militia has strong combat power, it cannot deploy defenses in the entire Zhoushan sea area. What Huang Tao said

This kind of loophole not only exists but is also difficult to guard against. After all, maritime merchants come to Zhoushan to trade from the southeast and northwest. Even if the Haihan fleet has ten times as many ships, it will not be able to form an iron barrel formation in Zhoushan.

Once the maritime merchants who come here to trade are frequently attacked, it will inevitably affect the security mechanism and business reputation that Haihan has finally established. You must know that when the investment meeting was held a few days ago, Qian Tiandun was in front of many maritime merchants.

We have said before that Dinghai Port will be built into the safest free trade port in the East China Sea. It has only been a few days, and if things start to happen at sea, it will really be a slap in the face.

Although Xu Shaohua is not a direct employee of Haihan, Haihan's success or failure in the local area is closely related to his future, so he is naturally concerned about this matter. Although the information provided by Huang Tao is valuable, it lacks details. Xu Shaohua certainly does not

I will stop here and ask him for details immediately.

Huang Tao responded: "Actually, this matter was sent by an adult from Shaoxing Prefecture, but this adult had some losses in Zhoushan before, so..."

When Huang Tao said this, he protracted his tone and did not continue. Xu Shaohua was also aware of the situation and immediately said: "If the news is true, the loss will be easy to say. The bosses of Haihan may not have anything else, but they have plenty of money. Compensation for this

This is my Lord. If this Lord wants to discuss a deal with the Haihan people, I can contact you on your behalf and arrange a meeting time."

Huang Tao said: "It would be best if we could discuss it face to face. I also want to meet with the Haihan people for a while."

Although Huang Tao has reached an agreement with Haihan, the two parties did not actually meet directly. Xu Shaohua and others took the lead. After reading the secret letter sent by Wei Shan yesterday, Huang Tao thought that he could use this valuable information to

Talk to the Haihan people about the deal. After all, the deals reached at the Zhoushan Investment Promotion Fair are no secret. Huang Tao is also very envious of those businessmen. Even if he cannot get benefits such as franchise rights from the Haihan people, he must at least hand over the future to

The cost of the incense in my hand has gone up.

As for Linshan Guard Commander Wei Shan's intention, he has expressed it very clearly in the secret letter. He hopes that Huang Tao can help build a springboard, and on the condition of intelligence, he can also enter the profit network led by the Haihan people.

Huang Tao did not hesitate to drag one more colleague into the water. Anyway, the more people who boarded Haihan's boat, the harder it would be for the superiors to liquidate them. The jurisdictions of Linshan Guard and Guanhai Guard are adjacent to each other, so if anything happens,

If it happens, it would be nice to have a response and a way out. The other two commanders will come forward together, and they will be more confident when negotiating terms with the Haihan people.

Xu Shaohua pondered for a moment, then nodded and replied: "Since Mr. Huang also has this intention, I will send someone to Zhoushan as soon as possible to contact the Haihan people to see how they respond. It may take one or two days at the earliest, or three to five days at the earliest, and there will be a reply.

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Xu Shaohua went to see Huang Tao in the morning, and the news was sent to the headquarters on Zhoushan Island in the evening. The string that had been loosened by the officers because of Wang Jialin's arrest was tightened again.

"It's really been too peaceful these days. If something happens, it feels normal." Shi Diwen looked very relaxed: "Am I a little abnormal like this?"

Qian Tiandun did not answer his question: "The official who provided the information is from Shaoxing, and he contacted us through Huang Tao. He is probably also someone from the health system."

"Unfortunately, this information is too vague. There is no time and no specific location. It is just an idea. There is no evidence to prove whether the news is true or false." Shi Diwen tapped the table with his knuckles and said, "Yes.

It’s impossible. Are you trying to trick us into meeting and then set up an ambush to arrest us?”

"This problem is easy to solve. When we decide on a place, we can choose a place that is relatively beneficial to us, such as Jintang Island." Qian Tiandun didn't care much about this: "Let Gao Qiaonan go to the meeting place one or two days in advance.

Just clear the area. The key is how much useful information the other party can give us and whether it can allow us to prevent the situation they claim to occur in advance."

"Then are you planning to meet them?" Shi Diwen asked.

"I think it would be good to meet. We have been in Zhejiang for a while. Among the Ming officials we have really dealt with, the highest-ranking one is Qianhu Ma Ling of Shipu Guards Station. This time there is at least one guard commander.

." Qian Tiandun explained: "If we want to settle down here, we still have to deal with the local government. Getting to know a few more Ming officials might come in handy in the future. They don't want to follow the path of the prefect Qu Yutong.

When you contact us, you obviously don’t want to spread the news, so it’s safer to have an interview.”

"Then what do you think their purpose is?" Shi Diwen continued to ask.

"The Zhejiang Dusi sent a letter to the Ningbo Health Center. Instead of complying with the order, Huang Tao stood on our side and definitely formed a gang to protect himself. In addition, he probably wanted to take this opportunity to ask for some conditions from us, such as asking us to get a

Franchise rights and the like." Qian Tiandun already had some clues without thinking too much.
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