Chapter 506 Reasons for taking action
The prosperity of the areas surrounding the Guangdong Office will naturally help promote the Haihan values and lifestyles that the Executive Committee has always advocated. However, in the current special situation ordered by the Executive Committee, let the Guangdong Office Very embarrassed.
If the Executive Committee really wants to start a fight in Hainan Island, then the Guangdong Office must withdraw first. Otherwise, once the news spreads to Guangzhou, the first unlucky people will be the people in the Guangdong Office. Although there are currently about a company of armed personnel stationed here and have certain security protection capabilities, if the high-ranking officials in Guangdong City want to remove the Guangdong Office as a warning to others, then this small manpower may not be able to stop the Ming Dynasty. The military took action. To put it bluntly, even if the military forces stationed in Guangzhou could protect the safety of the cadres, the Executive Committee would probably not be willing to take this risk with the lives of the time travellers.
The Executive Committee is well-intentioned, but it is extremely difficult for the General Office of the People's Republic of China to implement this order. Not to mention the overall withdrawal from Guangzhou, even if there is a slight disturbance, it will immediately affect Guangzhou's business district. When Hong Kong Island was developed last year, the Executive Committee issued a transfer order to transfer You Yihan from the Guangdong Office to Hong Kong. However, after the news of this normal personnel transfer spread, it was interpreted by some people as "Haihan may abandon the vicinity of Guangzhou" shipping business”. The reason is simply because You Yihan is the freight supervisor of the Guangdong Office, and he has always been responsible for managing all cargo transportation business between Guangzhou and Sanya. Such gossip spread very quickly among the people. It was not until two labor unions working for the Guangdong Office came to inquire about it that the Guangdong Office responded and began to refute the rumors.
If the Guangdong Office were to withdraw from Guangzhou before the war started, it would undoubtedly have a great impact on Haihan's reputation, and it would even more likely affect the confidence in Haihan of the many people who relied on the Guangdong Office to make a living. This is indeed a difficult thing to accept for Malik, who has just been promoted and is eager to start a big career in Guangdong.
"Lao Ma, the order of the Executive Committee must be implemented in the end. There should be a period of preparation before the action. I think we should seize the time to think about it carefully and think about what reasonable reasons we can use to arrange for everyone to leave Guangzhou." Yu Yao After reading the telegram, he comforted me from the side.
"It's easy to leave, but it's hard to come back!" Malik sighed: "It took us more than two years to run the Guangdong Office to the current level. If we leave, this place will be taken over by the Guangzhou government. It will be difficult to come back!”
Yu Yao smiled and said: "Old Ma, you are now the chief administrative officer of the Guangdong Region. It is not good for you to keep focusing on the small stall of the Guangdong Office. When we come back, do you think the Guangdong Office will still be limited to the Pearl River? The hundred or so acres of land on the north shore? ”
"Having said that, but...hey, forget it, I have to arrange time to go to Panyu. It will probably be more troublesome than the Guangdong Office!" After listening to Yu Yao's persuasion, Maliko finally relaxed a little.
The situation in Panyu was just as Malik expected, and it was far more troublesome than the Guangdong Office, which did not have too many staff. The population of Lijiazhuang Immigration Camp remains above 1,000 people all year round. During periods when shipping schedules are tight or natural disasters occur, the population peaks at 3,000 to 4,000 people. Most of them are immigrants waiting to take a boat to Qiongzhou Island. Haihan has only two to three hundred people.
But if evacuation is to be arranged, transportation capacity will be a big problem. With so many people and materials, at least twenty large ships must be arranged to transport them all. This involves not only the Ministry of Shipping, but also business, Civil affairs, military and other departments must be mobilized to coordinate the operation.
In addition, there is another difficult problem to solve in Panyu, which is the existence of Lijiazhuang. As the partner who has cooperated with Haihan for the longest time and has the closest relationship, the Li family is definitely someone Haihan will never give up easily. If Li Jifeng nods, then it won't be a problem for Haihan to send all the members of the Li family to settle on Qiongzhou Island. However, the business under the Li family's name has been operating for more than two hundred years, and "Fu Ruifeng" branches are spread all over Guangdong. It would be a pity for both Li Jifeng and Haihan to give up such a good business situation. What's more, there are many elderly people in their seventies or eighties in Lijiazhuang, and they may not be willing to leave their homes and seek refuge at this age.
Sha Xi, the director of the Panyu Immigration Camp, now has the message from the base camp and is a little confused as to what to do. According to the confidentiality level established by the Ministry of Security, the contents of this message can only be circulated among the time travellers. Not even the naturalized cadres can be informed, and naturally it cannot be disclosed to the Li family in advance. But if the Li family is not allowed to know the inside story, how can they be allowed to prepare for evacuation in advance?
Sha Xi almost jumped after reading the telegram. If it weren't for the concern that there were many naturalized citizens inside and outside the office, he really wanted to scold the executive committee, so he slapped his forehead and gave the order without thinking about it. Let’s see if this command is feasible to execute.
"Sha Xi, why did you rush to call me back?" Xiao Liang walked in dusty and asked. He went to the immigration camp early in the morning to handle several civil disputes between immigrants. He hurried back after being notified by Sha Xi.
"You take a look at this first, the telegram from the base camp." Sha Xi handed the telegram to Xiao Liang with a gloomy look.
"This..." Xiao Liang was speechless for a moment after reading the content of the message. He knew the local situation very well. It was indeed very difficult to execute the order from the base camp. The population of the immigrant camp plus Lijiazhuang is at least two to three thousand. Such a large amount of property cannot be moved in a short time.
"The leader opened his mouth, but his legs were broken!" Sha Xi sighed: "This order from the executive committee is very simple, but no one thinks about how to carry it out!"
Xiao Liang also seemed very helpless about this: "But not withdrawing is not an option. If we really want to take over Hainan Island, the government here in Guangdong will definitely jump in! By then our industries in Guangdong will bear the brunt, but fortunately Guangdong The naval force here is limited. As long as we get out of the Pearl River Estuary, we will probably be unable to do anything.”
Complaints are complaints, but things still have to be done. In fact, everyone knows very well that when the executive committee makes such a big decision, it must be a conclusion reached after weighing the pros and cons. Haihan's interests and relationships in Guangdong are bound to suffer a great impact from this. However, compared to obtaining the entire Hainan Island as the territory for establishing a political power in the future, the executive committee obviously believes that the latter can bring more benefits to the development of the Chuanchuan Group. Big benefits. And when the relationship between Haihan and Ming Dynasty changed from a vassal to a country-to-country relationship, many things would no longer be so timid to deal with, but would become simpler.
As for whether the Ming Dynasty will close the trade channels of Haihan because of this, the Executive Committee believes that the Ming Dynasty should take relevant measures, but the effect will definitely be limited, because the current bilateral trade has already involved the interests of the Ming Dynasty’s elite, and the ban on trade It is tantamount to banning a big way of making money for these people. Even if the imperial court issued such an order to Guangdong, it would be difficult to implement and enforce it at the local level. To put it bluntly, if the Guangdong government really planned to follow suit, then Haihan could forcefully carve out several treaty ports with strong ships and cannons. The semi-feudal and semi-colonial social form may have appeared on this continent hundreds of years earlier. The difference is that this time it will not be the Western powers that use force to solve the problem, but the same roots and the same sect, but with a more advanced social form. Haihan regime.
Of course, if we want to strictly speaking, there are actually examples of the operation of the semi-feudal and semi-colonial form, which is the ruling method adopted by Haihan in Annan. However, the Annan court was extremely dependent on Haihan in both the economic and military fields, so it did not take strong resistance to Haihan's colonialism, but instead provided a lot of cooperation. Almost 90% of the entire external maritime trade of Annan Kingdom is now controlled by Haihan. Most of the young officers in the military come from Haihan's training camp, and almost all the families in power have in-depth trade cooperation with Haihan. These All provided more convenient conditions for Haihan to strengthen political, economic and cultural penetration into Annan.
The Executive Committee wants to gradually transfer this model that has been successful in Annan to the Ming Dynasty. Of course, there are many differences between the situations of Annan and Daming. It is not easy to cut off the flesh of Daming, a behemoth. The occupation of the entire Hainan Island is just the first step in the development plan of the Executive Committee.
Although Haihan is no longer afraid of fighting Ming Dynasty for a few games, if the losses can be minimized, the executive committee will still strive for it. The early evacuation of offices and personnel in Guangdong before the war started was precisely to achieve this goal. Although the operation will not be too easy, compared to another thing currently planned by the Executive Committee, these are actually relatively simple.
"Today is the third discussion meeting on this matter. I hope you can come up with more feasible ways to discuss it. This year's action will start in October at the latest, so we have four months at most. I hope everyone will be aware of this." Tao Donglai looked around at everyone present and said in a deep voice.
The executive committee held several meetings to discuss the issue, which was how to find a reasonable excuse for war.
With the current combat effectiveness of the Haihan militia, it will not be particularly difficult to capture several cities in the northern part of Hainan Island that are still under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. It is nothing more than spending more military expenditures, and this part of the expenditure is completely sufficient. To make up for it from the various gains after the war, there is definitely a profit to be made simply by calculating economic accounts.
But if he declares war directly against the Ming Dynasty without any reason, Haihan will be in a very disadvantageous position morally. After all, Hainan Island has always been the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and Haihan is just an outsider. Although in the end, big fists are the last word, but the reputation of Magpie Nest Jiuzhan is not very good, and it is not conducive to Haihan's promotion of his tallness in the future. image of justice.
There is no doubt that Haihan's image in the minds of the local people is quite good. In the entire southern region, especially around Sanya, the people almost regard the travelers as gods. In the north, where political influence is not so strong, Haihan has always appeared to the world as a conscientious wealthy businessman who is willing to do charity. The Executive Committee does not want these positive images to collapse in an instant. Even if they want to go to war, they must at least have a good reputation.
However, this reason is not so easy to find. Haihan's development on the island actually did not receive too much interference from the Ming government. This is of course due to the fact that the foundation of Ming Dynasty's rule on Qiongzhou Island is not particularly strong. Especially in affairs like the Limiao and Miao areas, local officials do not have many opportunities to intervene. Regarding the continuous expansion of Haihan, the governments around the island rarely adopt a hostile attitude. More often, they turn a blind eye after receiving the benefits - as long as you Haihan people don't raise a flag to rebel, then I will accept it with peace of mind. Money is transparent.
The appeasement attitude of the local government made it difficult for Haihan to find an excuse to take action. According to the original plan, if it takes five to eight years to slowly use various infiltration methods to gradually control various cities on the island, and then annex these areas in a peaceful way, it is also a feasible plan. However, now The wings are full in advance, and no one at the top or bottom is willing to spend another few years of precious time to slowly engage in peaceful evolution.
He Xi and Wang Tom inspected the island and finally came to the conclusion that the cities in the north were unlikely to be handed over peacefully and still needed to be captured by force. In view of the limited strength of the opponent, how to defeat this battle is not the biggest problem. On the contrary, the reason for starting the battle has become a worry that troubles the executive committee.
The first two meetings did not discuss a specific result. Although the executive committee members expressed their opinions, to be honest, no more feasible plan was put forward. The main reason is that the starting point of "occupying Dayi" is too difficult. This is not a matter of occupying a Yacheng or the entire Yazhou. It is a matter of occupying more than 30,000 square kilometers of land. How many people are missing or how many people are lost? The petty reasons for fighting over goods are simply not enough to be put on the table as an excuse to start a war.
This meeting was actually similar to the previous two. After everyone discussed it in a chaotic manner, they still did not come up with a decent plan. Tao Donglai looked around at the people present and saw that only the mature and solemn Mr. Yuan Ruoxiu had not spoken, so he raised his hand to signal everyone to stop: "Mr. Yuan, you haven't said anything today. If you have any suggestions, please give us some advice."
Yuan Ruoxiu said slowly: "Actually, I haven't come up with any specific method, but I have an idea."
"Sir, please speak!" Tao Donglai responded quickly.
"Everyone talks about it, but the reason is actually that we can't fight against Ming Dynasty!" Yuan Ruoxiu said slowly: "Since it's not convenient for us to do it, we might as well find another company to be the villain."
(End of chapter)