Chapter 572 The truth gradually becomes clear
Huang Zixing said: "Whether they are just pretending to be powerful or not, if they are allowed to do this, then Danzhou will really change. I heard that all the people who accept the demographics of the Haihan organization will be forcibly joined by them. Haihan people have become naturalized people from now on. How shameless is it to seize our people from the Ming Dynasty with such banditry?”
Zhang Qianzhi also responded with an indignant look: "Then why didn't the teacher report this lawless behavior of the Haihan people to the government?"
"The government?" Huang Zixing sneered and shook his head: "The government in Danzhou has long been a decoration. The newly sent civil and military officials from the court don't even have any subordinates. How can they control the Haihan people who have money and soldiers?"
Zhang Qianzhi said: "Having said that, this official is always an official of the Ming Dynasty. Could it be that they just watched the Haihan people act recklessly in Danzhou and didn't stand up and say a word?"
Zhang Qianzhi's purpose in investigating this case was not only to find out the details of Huang Zixing, but also the position of the new alternate official was also one of the goals he needed to find out. Seeing Huang Zixing take the initiative to mention the local government, Zhang Qianzhi immediately caught up with the rhythm and inquired about Huang Zixing's tone.
As expected, Huang Zixing did not pay attention to this detail, and then responded: "Although the newly arrived Zhizhou Master Yan is determined to kill the thieves, he is unable to save himself. It is already difficult for him to protect himself now, and it will be difficult for him to do anything for the time being. If he is allowed to If you stand up against Haihan's move, I'm afraid the court will have to select alternate officials to take his place soon!"
Zhang Qianzhi said: "So, then we can only watch the Haihan people causing trouble in Danzhou?"
Huang Zixing said: "That's not necessarily the case. If we are intentional, we still have a chance to make a comeback!"
Zhang Qianzhi bowed deeply and said: "Students are willing to hear the details."
Huang Zixing stared at Zhang Qianzhi and said: "Being involved in this matter may affect your wealth and life, you have to think clearly!"
Zhang Qianzhi said with great righteousness: "Serving the country with one's own life is exactly what scholars of our generation should do. What should Qianzhi be afraid of?"
"Good! Well said!" Huang Zixing praised: "From the day you came to the door, I knew that I had seen the right person! These days, I have also seen your performance in the academy. Since you have the determination to participate in the overthrow Haihan’s tyranny, I will tell you about the current situation.”
Zhang Qianzhi perked up and knew that his acting skills these days were not in vain. Huang Zixing was indeed secretly observing his words and deeds. Zhang Qianzhi also knew that Huang Zixing must be secretly carrying out some anti-Haihan activities, but he never grasped the real evidence, and his identity made it difficult for him to show too much initiative. He could only wait patiently for Huang Zixing to reveal his flaws. Now it seems The latent efforts over the past few days seem to be paying off.
Huang Zixing said solemnly: "Actually, as early as two or three years ago, when the Haihan people first started their business in Danzhou, many local people were already dissatisfied with their practices. The Haihan people went to Danzhou to sell salt, and the locals The salt farm collapsed quickly, and coal was sold to Danzhou, and the local coal mines were closed down. Their activities caused many families to lose their lives, but no one ever noticed. ”
Zhang Qianzhi did not respond. He also knew a thing or two about Haihan's business strategy in Qiongbei. Haihan's production organization capabilities and hundreds of years of scientific and technological accumulation are completely unmatched by its competitors at the same time. The industrialized production model allows Haihan to produce large quantities of daily necessities such as salt at extremely low production costs. For necessities, even in low-tech industries such as coal mining, Haihan can keep the cost of clean coal shipped across the sea below that of locally produced lignite.
The large-scale suspension of production and bankruptcy of production units in the same industry in the region caused by low-price dumping was originally one of Haihan's goals. On the one hand, this can strengthen the control of trade in the Qiongbei region, and on the other hand, it can also liberate a large number of laborers from inefficient labor places and attract them to the production departments under Haihan to engage in more efficient production activities. . And this idea has indeed achieved very good implementation results. From 1628 to 1630 alone, Haihan introduced more than 5,000 immigrants from the Danzhou area to Sanya every year, which greatly enriched the working population of the area under his rule. scale.
Most of the original salt households and miners in the Danzhou area have immigrated to Sanya or other areas arranged by the Haihan Ministry of Civil Affairs in the past two or three years. In terms of income and living conditions, they are definitely far higher than before. level. Huang Zixing said that there were people in Danzhou who had their families broken up and their lives destroyed by Haihan's business strategy. It was true, but it was not these low-level workers who relied entirely on their own strength to make a living.
There are indeed salt merchants and coal bosses who went bankrupt in this process, and the number is not too small. There are also some people who really lost their families due to bankruptcy, but these people often seek death because they are unwilling to become Haihan's distributors. Instead, they use various means to try to prevent Haihan products from blooming everywhere in Danzhou.
Of course, the methods these people can use are also very limited. They appear to be alone in front of the powerful Haihan. Occasionally, some people succeed once or twice, such as having people set fire to a batch of Haihan who have just arrived in Hong Kong. There will be a fire in your home in the middle of the next night, burning all your belongings. As for those who wanted to use their brains to rob money on the road from Baimajing Pier to Danzhou City, they were basically killed by the guns of the militia troops guarding the caravan.
There is no way to make accurate statistics on how many people have resented Haihan during this process, but the Ministry of Security is very clear that there must be some undercurrents among the people, and the interests that will be touched by the measures to change the dynasty will definitely allow them to have The person made some act of resistance.
It's just that Qiongbei is not as strong as Qiongnan. Haihan's rule here is far less stable than Qiongnan. Although Qiongbei has been de facto occupied after Operation Liaoyuan, the control method still relies on military control to a large extent. Due to various reasons, the progress of the private civil affairs management system has been relatively slow. It was not until the Ministry of Security prepared to investigate and handle the case on the basis of population statistics that Danzhou began to have the opportunity to formally implement the civil administration system under Haihan.
Huang Zixing continued: "Qian Zhi may not know something, but my Huang family has been settled in Qiongzhou for nearly ten generations. The family property accumulated through hard work was used by the Haihan people last year to clear up the land after the war. The land in Huangjiazhuang where we live has been directly annexed. These fields that have been cultivated by the Huang clan for hundreds of years have become the property of the Haihan people overnight!”
Zhang Qianzhi pretended to be surprised and said: "Is this happening? Is there some misunderstanding?"
Huang Zixing shook his head angrily and said: "Where is the misunderstanding! The Haihan people did it intentionally. I asked around afterward and found that the Huang family was not the only one who suffered from this. Similar situations occurred in all states and counties in Qiongbei. Those who suffered this misfortune Most of them are local gentry who have always been dissatisfied with Haihan. After the war, the government was on the verge of paralysis, and local administration was completely controlled by the Haihan people. There was no way to report them." Zhang Qianzhi said thoughtfully: "According to what Master said, since the people There are so many people dissatisfied with Haihan, so why don’t these people unite and fight against Haihan?”
"It's easier said than done!" When talking about this matter, the expression on Huang Zixing's face also dimmed a bit: "The Haihan people have money and soldiers, and they are good at bribing all parties with money. If they make a slight mistake in their speech, someone will inform them. , let alone unite to resist. Besides, even if they can gather hundreds of people, how can they fight against the Haihan militia with guns and ammunition? Do they use hunting bows and bamboo guns to attack the Haihan militia? How can the armed forces of this private organization cause big trouble to the Haihan people when they don’t even have the strength to fight?”
Zhang Qianzhi thought to himself that you are not really stupid, at least the comparison of strength is quite clear. If these private landlord armed forces really want to get ahead and confront the militia, then the military is exactly what they want. Using well-armed regular troops to deal with these civilian militias with little military training is really no different from killing chickens - several farms have received such treatment last year, and Huangjiazhuang, where the Huang Zixing tribe lives, is one of them.
After Huang Zixing finished spitting out his bitter words, his face cheered up a little, and he continued: "However, the Haihan people are not invulnerable. After all, they are overseas visitors, not my subjects of the Ming Dynasty. If they want to rule this Qiongzhou Island, it is really difficult to convince the crowd. As long as someone raises their arms. If you shout loudly, many people will respond, and overthrowing his tyranny will only happen in a matter of seconds.”
Zhang Qianzhi was secretly amused. He had stayed with He Xi and others for so long, and he understood about how the Haihan people expanded and consolidated their power. The political situation in the Qiongbei prefectures and counties on Qiongzhou Island is still a bit unstable. If you go to Qiongnan and try to say anything against Haihan, you will be taken to the local government office by the people in an instant. In the prosperous ports of Qiongnan, any speech against Haihan will be treated as an alien, and the local people have become accustomed to no longer calling themselves citizens of the Ming Dynasty, but glorious naturalized citizens of Haihan.
Of course, Zhang Qianzhi would not tell the truth, but said respectfully: "Master's words are reasonable, but the time and method of shouting need to be carefully considered. Since the Haihan people act like this without a bottom line, as long as I am afraid that they will be suppressed by force.”
"Of course, they don't have the support of the people, so they can only use such despicable means to suppress people's sentiments!" Huang Zixing said bitterly: "But according to my observation, the command power of the Haihan people is mostly concentrated in the hands of a few people. If this is the case, If something happens to a few people, it will definitely cause internal chaos. If you want to overthrow its tyranny, you should start from here!”
Zhang Qianzhi was slightly shocked when he heard this, and asked quickly: "Master, do you mean to assassinate the leader of Haihan?"
Huang Zixing did not respond immediately, but nodded slightly.
Zhang Qianzhi thought that if this was true, then Huang Zixing's case would be huge. When he was following He Xi in Guangzhou, he encountered two local people who wanted to assassinate He Xi. However, after being defused, they both provoked strong counterattacks by He Xi's field team. All the leaders died without exception. . He Xi also told him many times that anyone who wanted to assassinate Chief Haihan would be punished by death. The Ministry of Security could directly execute the extermination order without going through a trial.
In other words, after Huang Zixing expressed this attitude, Zhang Qianzhi did not even need any other evidence. His accusation alone was enough for Huang Zixing to accept the crime. However, Zhang Qianzhi could tell that Huang Zixing must have some back-up tactics, so he waited patiently for Huang Zixing to reveal his tail bit by bit.
After Huang Zixing was silent for a moment, he said: "Only by destroying their brains can their camp be disrupted. As long as Haihan is in chaos, I, the Ming government, can take the opportunity to stand up and raise our arms and shout, so that the people can return to the rule of the imperial court."
Only then did Zhang Qianzhi understand that Huang Zixing planned to leave the role of courage to the new Lord Zhizhou to the new Lord Zhizhou. This is reasonable when you think about it. After all, only officials appointed by the imperial court have authority. Otherwise, after you act, a run-down academy leader comes out and wants to be the leader. Who would be convinced?
At that moment, Zhang Qianzhi asked again: "Master Yan has no power and no soldiers. Even if he is willing to stand up and appeal, it may not be of any use! Besides, the students heard that the Haihan people have troops stationed in the states and counties of Qiongbei. Even if Dan If there is an incident here in Danzhou, if the Haihan people mobilize troops from other places, Danzhou will have no power to resist!"
Huang Zixing said: "You don't have to worry about this. Although Mr. Yan does not have soldiers and horses, there are still many guardsmen among the people. Although these people lost their establishment in the banditry disaster last year, their hearts are still towards the Daming. I have recently tried to contact many states and counties. When the time comes, all the Haihan militias in Qiongbei will become headless flies, and they will naturally be able to protect themselves."
Zhang Qianzhi asked: "Master Yan is a civil servant and does not know soldiers. How will he command the troops from various places? The students heard that the newly arrived Danzhou general is not from Qiongzhou. Even if he is to command, he does not know the local terrain at all, and How to carry out the subsequent battle with the Haihan people?”
Huang Zixing twisted his beard and said: "I have other plans for commanding the troops and horses, so there is no need to worry about this."
Zhang Qianzhi asked curiously: "Students have heard that all the officials in Danzhou who are alive have taken refuge in Haihan. Could it be that there are some adults from the imperial court who are bearing the humiliation among them?"
Huang Zixing sneered and said: "Those who betrayed the imperial court will receive their due retribution sooner or later! I did not expect them to stand up at the critical moment. The person commanding the troops is actually someone else."
Zhang Qianzhi rolled his eyes and said: "Could it be an old local regiment training conductor?"
Huang Zixing shook his head and said: "Several regiment commanders from Qiongbei died last year, and even those who have been surrendered, there are none left. You don't have to guess, the person I mentioned is indeed a senior official in the government, but he is not a local person." . And their reliability is far better than those in the Danzhou government now!”
(End of chapter)