Chapter 412 Persuading Wu Sen
With thousands of warships and tens of thousands of naval troops, Ruan Jinggui cannot imagine the scale of such a surface force. At its peak, South Vietnam's navy only had about a hundred or so warships. Most of them were lost in the years of civil war, and the rest were wiped out by the Haihan militia. The Haihan Navy, which wiped out the South Vietnamese Navy, actually only had about twenty warships. Although the individual combat effectiveness was good, the number was indeed too small. If we were to fight in the Fujian waters, let alone defeating our opponents, we would be more likely to be surrounded and suppressed by pirates.
Ruan Jinggui knew that a person with such high authority as Yan Chujie would not easily joke in front of his subordinates. Since these words came from his mouth, they should be consistent. But having said that, Ruan Jinggui finally understood why the Haihan people wanted to provide military assistance to the Ming army in a roundabout way, instead of carrying the knife themselves.
Yan Chujie himself said that he couldn't beat him, and Ruan Jinggui didn't dare to come up with random ideas anymore. If he said too much, he would be wrong. It would be better to quietly be a bag-carrying boy. He secretly regretted his unobtrusive speech just now, and was worried that it would leave a bad impression on the two high-ranking Haihan officials.
"By the way, there is one more thing I need your help with." Schneider did not forget Ruan Jinggui's entrustment, but still found an opportunity to bring it up: "Mr. Ruan has a close friend among the prisoners of war transported back by your military. It is said that he has some real abilities. I hope your military can give him a chance.”
Yan Chujie glanced at Ruan Jinggui and asked calmly: "Is it Wu Sen?"
"Yes, yes, it's Wu Sen." Ruan Jinggui responded hurriedly. Ruan Jinggui did not find it strange that the other party would know about this. It would be really strange if the senior officials of the Haihan military did not know that among the prisoners transported to Sanya were enemy generals.
"I have also read this person's information. Whether he has any skills is secondary, but he is said to be a die-hard!" Yan Chujie's tone was not very good when talking about Wu Sen.
In fact, this person had already been noticed by the frontline command when he was captured in Hue. In order to supplement the navy, which was short of soldiers, the military originally had plans to recruit and surrender from prisoners. As one of the few South Vietnamese naval officers among the prisoners, Wu Sen was naturally targeted for recruitment by the military. However, Wu Sen himself did not change his mind and rejected the military invitation at once. Although die-hard elements like Wu Sen would not be dragged out and shot, they would certainly not get any good results. They would be sent to hard labor camps for hard labor as an unavoidable treatment. If he is willing to admit defeat, there is no chance of being used, but if he continues to carry on, he will probably have to spend the next few years in a hard labor camp. It is hard to say whether he can survive until the day he is released from prison.
"Mr. Yan, please ask me to persuade you!" Ruan Jinggui quickly said: "If it doesn't work, I am willing to accept the punishment!"
"Are you sure you can convince him?" Yan Chujie asked.
"I'm not sure, but I will try my best in this humble position!" Ruan Jinggui didn't dare to say anything like guarantee. He rescued Wu Sen out of friendship, but there was no need to drag himself into the water. If he said it too much, he would be I'm afraid it won't be easy to explain to Yan Chujie at this time.
Yan Chujie was silent for a while and then said: "Let's do this. I'll write you a note. You can take it to the Ministry of Justice and ask them to send someone to take you to visit Wu Sen."
Schneider wondered: "Isn't the whereabouts of prisoners of war under the control of your Military Commission?"
"It is under the control of our Military Commission, but it is on the battlefield." Yan Chujie had to explain to Schneider: "But after being escorted back to Sanya, except for those who were willing to accept naturalization and were asked to leave by various units, the rest The die-hards were all imprisoned in the hard labor camp. You can’t forget who was in charge of this hard labor camp, right?”
"Ren Liang!" Schneider finally came back to his senses.
Ren Liang was favored and promoted by the executive committee because of his effective work in the hard labor camp. He won the election of the executive committee on the first anniversary of time travel and entered the highest authority of the time travel group. Ren Liang is now the Deputy Minister of Justice and Director of the Police Department. This hard labor camp is the foundation of his fortune, and naturally it is still under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice. Although the Military Commission also has the power to deal with these prisoners, the actual jurisdiction is in the hands of the Police Department, and there is indeed a certain overlap in the authority of the two parties.
The previous authority relationship between these agencies was like a sacred book to Ruan Jinggui, who had just entered the system for two days. Fortunately, with Schneider's promise, he could save the time of going through the layers of procedures.
There are people in the DPRK who are easy to get things done, and this principle is applicable at any time. After receiving the note personally approved by Yan Chujie, Ruan Jinggui had an unimpeded path to the Ministry of Justice and obtained visitation rights smoothly.
Since Wu Sen had been escorted to the Tiandu Iron Mine inland for hard labor, and Ruan Jinggui's new immigrant status prevented him from entering that area at will, Ren Liang specially sent someone to take him there.
Ruan Jinggui noticed that the policeman looked very young, but the logo on his collar badge was different from that of the patrol officers on the street. Ruan Jinggui once learned when he was in class at the isolation camp that the patrol police in Sanya are divided into two levels. The second-level patrol police are ordinary police officers, the first-level patrol officers serve as squad leaders, and then there are the superintendent, police inspector and police superintendent. , and what distinguishes the ranks of these police officers is their collar badges. This young man, who looks to be less than twenty years old, actually wears a collar badge with the rank of Superintendent II, which is considered a minor official in this system.
Looking at his appearance, Ruan Jinggui couldn't tell whether he was a Haihan or a naturalized citizen for a while, because this man had shaved off his short hair, which is very common among Haihan people, but his skin tone was dark and tight, which was obviously better than the common Haihan people. The Han people were in a dark circle.
Ruan Jinggui followed the police officer out of the office and took the initiative to greet him: "Ruan Jinggui, haven't you asked me how to call me?"
The young police officer glanced at him and responded in a deep voice: "My last name is Fu, just call me Officer Fu."
This young police officer was one of the first batch of naturalized Li people to work in the Haihan system, and Fu Li was the former young master of Fushandong. Fu Li had left Lidong two years ago and mixed with the Haihan people. After his former friend Yu Xiaobao went to Guangzhou, Fu Li originally wanted to join the army, but because his identity was relatively sensitive, the military did not accept him in the end and instead gave him to Ren Liang.
Ren Liang did not enshrine the young master as a Buddha statue. Instead, he took him with him and slowly taught him some police-related knowledge. At the same time, he enrolled him in night school literacy classes. After entering the police force, Fu Li gradually transformed from a young boy in the mountains to a backbone of the police force.
Fu Li didn't make any great contributions during his time in the police force. He was able to be promoted to superintendent at the age of seventeen because he "joined the revolution" relatively early. In addition, his status was quite special. Most of the time, he works beside Ren Liang. After Ren Liang was promoted to executive committee member and took charge of the Police Department, Fu Li was promoted along with the rising tide. Of course, this kind of benefit is not fully realized yet. Maybe in a year or two, when Haihan's power grows, he will gradually realize how much advantage he has won at the starting line.
"I'm going to trouble Officer Fu a lot today, and I can't repay you for it. Officer Fu, please don't despise a little care!" Ruan Jinggui said as he took out a few circulation coupons and handed them over. In the past, when we were in South Vietnam, there were people in the family who worked in public affairs. Ruan Jinggui knew the rules of this industry to some extent. If he didn't take care of the people who were doing things well, he wouldn't be able to handle the matter smoothly, and he might even be punished. Make a mistake.
However, before Ruan Jinggui could pass the hand over, he was blocked by Fu Li: "That's not necessary. The rules of our police yamen are a little different from those where you have been before. I don't like this."
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Ruan Jinggui was unsure of Fuli's attitude, but seeing that his tone was a little firm, he had to take it back angrily. It's almost twenty miles from Fort Victory to Tiandu, and the fastest way to get there is still by train. So the two came to Fort Victory Station and waited for the next train bound for the interior.
A group of workers who were noisy on the platform immediately became quiet after seeing Fu Li in black cloth uniforms. Although the number of police officers in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Executive Committee is not large, their authority is very large. In Ren Liang's words, "the top governs the sky, the bottom governs the earth, and the middle governs the air." It covers public security, firefighting, and urban management in another time and space. , safety supervision and other departments, and is superior to the official organization "Yulin Inspection Department". It can be said that apart from the Haihan Militia, the police is the most prestigious organization among the local people.
Fu Li's status as a police officer often brings many conveniences when he goes out. For example, after the train arrived at the station, the workers on the train took the initiative to reserve a seat for Fu Li, and even Ruan Jinggui, who was following him, also benefited from it. .
Although this was not his first time taking a train, Ruan Jinggui was still a little excited. This is not only because he will see his old friend soon, but also partly because he can finally enter the hinterland of the Haihan controlled area and have the opportunity to see how the mysterious workshops there produce various exquisite artifacts.
For new immigrants who have not yet obtained naturalized citizenship, most places in the interior of Tiandu are off-limits. Without Fu Li's company, Ruan Jinggui would probably be accused of being a spy when he got off the train. Catch him. And this time Ruan Jinggui was lucky enough to go deep into Tiandu, in fact, it was more or less thanks to Wu Sen. If this guy hadn't been detained to work in the Tiandu iron mine, Ruan Jinggui would have no corresponding reason to apply for this visit.
As the train moved forward, Ruan Jinggui also noticed that there was an official road with a width of more than one foot between the train road and Tiandu River. From time to time, he saw oxcarts carrying goods on it, and he secretly admired the Haihan people. Skills in engineering construction.
When he got off the train at Tiandu Railway Station, Ruan Jinggui, who only had an immigration identification tag hanging around his neck, was indeed investigated. Fortunately, Fu Li, who was traveling with him, promptly showed his colleagues the ID card and the route given by the police department. , and then passed the test smoothly. Even so, Ruan Jinggui has also realized that Tiandu is not a place that can be visited casually. The station is inspected so strictly, not to mention the workshops that produce all kinds of utensils.
After the two of them left the station, Fu Li led the way, following a narrow rail passage and going up a gentle slope. After walking for more than a mile, Fu Li raised his hand and pointed forward: "Ahead is the Tiandu Iron Mine!"
Ruan Jinggui glanced over and saw that there didn't seem to be many people working in that area, and he was still a little confused. When he got closer, he realized that the mining scale of this mine was far greater than what he looked like.
Tiandu Iron Mine adopts an open-pit mining method. A large pit with a diameter of more than 300 meters has been dug in the vein, and the excavation surface spirals downward, reaching a depth of tens of meters. Ruan Jinggui stood at the top edge of the mine and could see at least four to five hundred hard laborers in the mine below, naked, with only a cloth wrapped around their crotches, bent over and digging desperately.
The excavated ore was put into bamboo baskets. Once filled, special laborers would carry it on their backs and transport it to several concentration points. The ore in the bamboo baskets was poured into mine carts the size of the Eight Immortals Table. If you move a little slower, you will be scolded by the nearby supervisor. If you don't obey the greeting, you will soon be whipped.
Ruan Jinggui noticed that there were two thin rails under these mine carts that led directly to the top of the mine pit. There were ropes under the mine carts that also led all the way up the rails, and the other end of the rope was fixed on a strange device.
Ruan Jinggui had already seen the operation of a steam locomotive. When he saw workers adding coal to the device, and the steam flowing around it, Ruan Jinggui roughly guessed the purpose of the device.
Sure enough, after a while, the roller in front of the device came into action, rolling up the rope connected to the mine car below, and pulling the heavy mine car up from the pit wall. After two years of use, this steam-powered lifting equipment has developed a relatively mature production, installation and debugging process. Now not only Tiandu Iron Mine is using this device, but also Damao Manganese Phosphorus located deeper inland. Mine, as well as the Black Tugang Coal Mine in northern Annan, have also used the same facilities to improve production efficiency.
In addition to this kind of lifting device, there are also mineral concentrators and stone crushers that also use steam power. These tall and powerful machines made Ruan Jinggui's eyes wide open when he first arrived. I have heard various rumors before that the Haihan people can use fire and water to generate power. At that time, it was only said that the Haihan people knew magic. However, after seeing these demonstrations, Ruan Jinggui really felt that he could not tell whether it was magic. Or some other secret technique.
Fu Li had no time to take Ruan Jinggui to slowly visit the production conditions of the iron mine. He directly went to the colleague in charge of the local guard duty and showed him the prisoner arraignment certificate signed by Ren Liang.
After waiting for two sticks of incense by the mine, Ruan Jinggui finally saw Wu Sen appearing naked in front of him. Although it had only been a few days since the last meeting, Ruan Jinggui felt that Wu Sen's body seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and his mental condition was far worse than before. Big beads of sweat dripped down his chin, as if he had just fallen out of water. Just like fishing it out.
"Officer Fu, can you find a quiet place so I can talk to him?" Ruan Jinggui did not rush forward to acknowledge Wu Sen this time, but made another request.
Fu Li received Ren Liang's instructions before setting off, and he knew the purpose of bringing Ruan Jinggui here. He did not refuse the request and asked the police on duty at the mine to take Wu Sen to a nearby police camp tent.
"Brother Wu, you have suffered!" Ruan Jinggui still couldn't help but sigh when he saw his old friend again. I thought that both of them were young talents in South Vietnam with good development prospects, but now that I have changed my family and joined the Haihan people, they will soon become naturalized civilian cadres, but my stubborn friend is under the supervision of the Haihan people. He will be sentenced to hard labor as a prisoner. While Ruan Jinggui lamented the tricks of fate, he couldn't help but made up his mind to take Wu Sen away from this place.
When Wu Sen saw it was him, he still had no good expression and snorted coldly, but his mood was no longer as exciting as the last time they met.
"Brother Wu, after we said goodbye that day, I was very worried about him, so I asked all kinds of connections to come here to meet Brother Wu." Ruan Jinggui knew that his time was limited, and he didn't want to waste time slowly following Wu Sen in circles, so he simply He went straight to the topic: "Brother Wu, I think you also developed your skills on the water when you commanded the navy. Now that Hai Han is powerful and the small court in Hue has been destroyed, it's a shame that your skills have been buried. It’s a pity. The executive committee is willing to give you a chance to start over. Brother Wu, why don’t you put aside your prejudices and work with the Haihan people?”
Ruan Jinggui's words were considered very polite. He did not ask Wu Sen to serve the Haihan people. Instead, he used the term "collaboration" to build a ladder for Wu Sen to go down. However, Wu Sen obviously didn't buy it that way. He shook his head and said: "I, Wu Sen, am a warrior. I don't understand the general principles, but the word 'loyalty' has always been in my heart. As a military commander of Hue Prefecture, If you surrender to the enemy, it would be disloyal; if hundreds of my navy brothers died in Xiangjiang, it would be unjust. I forgive Wu Sen for not agreeing to this act!"
Fu Li, who was listening in the audience, snorted and interjected: "You still remember your old master? You are really stubborn. A die-hard like you deserves to dig mines here for the rest of your life!"
After Wu Sen heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, but he did not say anything to refute, which shows that these few days of mining career have already caused a lot of psychological shadow on him.
Ruan Jinggui did not dare to continue what Fu Li said. He sighed and continued to persuade: "Brother Wu, the small court in Hue is gone. Your loyalty is just foolish loyalty! Besides, the two countries are at war. They are fighting on the battlefield. Life and death are different. Based on your ability, the dead and injured naval brothers have fulfilled their duties, so why do you keep holding on to the word "righteousness" and refuse to let go? "
(End of chapter)