Chapter 623 Qian Tiandun’s Report
“It’s been a hard journey!”
When Qian Tiandun walked down the gangway, Tao Donglai was the first to greet him and stretched out his arms to him. It was not a formal handshake, but a big hug. For Haihan as a collective, Qian Tiandun's contribution definitely deserves such treatment.
"It's your duty, don't dare to slack off." Qian Tiandun has been a local official for several years. His temperament is no longer the same as the unsteady little officer a few years ago. His answer is also very steady and appropriate: "Since the Executive Committee Leave this job to me, and I will try my best to do my best! This time I have prepared a report on the situation in Indochina, and I hope to arrange a time to report to the Executive Committee in person as soon as possible. ”
"Let's put the work aside for now. There is only one thing the executive committee has to do today, and that is to cleanse you from the wind and dust!" Tao Donglai said with a smile: "Look, everyone has put down what they are doing today. , specially came to pick you up.”
As Haihan's most important colonial area outside of Qiongzhou Island, Annan provided Haihan with the most urgently needed mineral energy and labor force in the early days of the crossing. It was also one of the most important export markets for Haihan's commodities, providing great support for Haihan's development. Provided considerable assistance. The natural location of Annan provides an excellent base for Haihan to expand his control area southward and westward in the future. From a certain perspective, Annan's significance to Haihan was not even weaker than that of Ming Dynasty.
The Haihan and Annan regimes established a special cooperative relationship because of their civil war. For both parties, early military cooperation was far more important than issues such as trade, population, and land. Therefore, Qian Tiandun The role of the Haihan military representative in Annan in the cooperative relationship between the two parties is very special. Although Annan also had a civil affairs official appointed by the executive committee, after the executive committee transferred Zhou Hengxing back to Victory Port to take charge of port management, Haihan's actual leader in the Annan area was Qian Tiandun, who was captured by the military and government. The role played and achievements made by Qian Tiandun during his tenure are difficult for anyone to ignore.
Starting from the arrival of the colonization fleet at Black Earth Port in the second half of 1627, Haihan's control area along the Annan coast has expanded from Black Earth Port to a total of seven concession port areas in the north, three in the south and four in the south. He almost controls the Indo-China Peninsula from the north to The entire east coastline in the south is more than 2,000 kilometers long. It is no exaggeration to say that more than 70% of the coastline of Annan Kingdom is now controlled by Haihan. It is precisely because of such conditions that the military can safely send the fleet south to seize the Anbu Na Islands, which is nearly a thousand nautical miles away from Hainan Island.
Although Qian Tiandun is not responsible for managing such a situation today, no one will deny the important role he played in this process as the person in charge of Annan affairs appointed by the Executive Committee.
In addition, the Annan militia army trained by Qian Tiandun for the Haihan military in the past four years has also made great achievements in previous battles. During last year's "Operation Prairie Fire" alone, more than 70 people from the "pirate force" led by Qian Tiandun won various levels of military exploits in battles across Qiongbei, removing the biggest obstacle to the unification of Hainan Island for Haihan. This allowed the Haihan militia to successfully settle in various cities in Qiongbei and complete the de facto occupation of the areas originally controlled by the Ming Dynasty. Due to the special nature of this great achievement, the executive committee did not publicly announce the commendation orders for the participants. Even Qian Tiandun only had a vague certificate of commendation and a commemorative medal for "Operation Prairie Fire".
Of course, the non-public awarding does not mean that the Executive Committee does not recognize his contribution. After the end of "Operation Prairie Fire", the Executive Committee has basically established the status of the three major generals of the Military Commission, namely Yan Chujie is in charge of the overall situation and Wang Tom is in charge of the navy. , and Qian Tiandun was by default the third-ranking figure in the military, responsible for the command of the army in foreign military operations.
However, after "Operation Prairie Fire", Haihan's external military operations only included one attack on the Ambrosia Islands. It was basically the work of the navy, and the battle process itself was lackluster and not too difficult. Although Annan sent troops, Mu Xiabai led the battle, and Qian Tiandun did not directly participate, because at this time, the executive committee had notified him of this year's work transfer arrangements, and immediately began to discuss local affairs in Annan with Feng Annan and others conducted the handover.
Although the transfer from Annan to Fujian seems to be just a horizontal transfer, Qian Tiandun knows that the executive committee is very obsessed with the mainland strategy. In the long run, the importance of Fujian is still far greater than that of Annan, so this The significance of this transfer is not only to move one's butt, but also to symbolize the adjustment of the executive committee's external development direction and strategy.
As Tao Donglai said, in order to welcome Qian Tiandun's return, the executive committee prepared a very sumptuous banquet in Victory Fort. However, although Qian Tiandun drank a lot during the banquet, he still remained sober. After the banquet, he was supported by Gao Qiaonan and left.
Qian Tiandun also had a set of welfare houses allocated on a per capita basis in Shengli Port, but he did not plan to return to that nominal "home" to stay. Instead, he chose the Guest House in Shengli Port as his accommodation during his stay in Sanya. residence. Although the hardware facilities of the Guest House were ordinary and worse than the express hotels of later generations, the software and services were very user-friendly and not worse than the high-end hotels of later generations. If the Executive Committee had not stipulated the reception threshold for domestic guests and only allowed officials who came back from other places to report on their duties to stay in the Guest House for a short period of time, then this place would have been used as a dormitory by single young people.
However, although the service at the Guest House is good, it is impossible for Qian Tiandun to enjoy 100% of the services provided by the official. When he got up early in the morning, the person who brought him hot water and towels was not the service staff here. It was his personal attendant Takahashi Minami.
"Takahashi, you are now an officer yourself. You should stop doing things that should be done by orderlies." Qian Tiandun was quite dumbfounded by such attentive service. Although Gao Qiaonan was doing the same thing when he was in Annan, when he returned to Victory Port, Qian Tiandun did not want his subordinates to still do this kind of work that might seem a bit "lowly" to the outside world.
Takahashi Minami looked unconcerned: "I'm used to doing things for my job, so there's no need to let others do it. Even if I let others do it, I have to watch from the side, so it's better to let me do it myself."
"You guy..." Qian Tiandun shook his head helplessly, but felt a warmth in his heart. At first, he just thought that Takahashi Minami should be given a chance to change his destiny, but he never thought about asking him to be loyal to him in the form of a retainer. However, after getting along for several years, the two of them did have a deep bond. It is no longer a simple relationship between colleagues.
"By the way, I'm going to Victory Fort for a meeting later. You can distribute the gifts you brought back to the homes of the chiefs." Qian Tiandun ordered.
Takahashi Nan responded, and then asked: "Do you want to send a copy to Miss Luo?"
Qian Tiandun hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Send!" The "Miss Luo" mentioned by Gao Qiaonan was "assigned" in 1627 because she was deemed by the Executive Committee to have personal political leanings. Luo Wudan, a reporter from the Ministry of Information Industry in Heitu Port. This eldest lady had various conflicts with Qian Tiandun when they were in Shengli Port. After going to Black Earth Port, the two enemies still often had some vindictive and quarreling behaviors. Whenever this happened, Qian Tiandun, who didn't want to spend time with Luo Wudan, would often ask Gao Qiaonan to act as a human shield.
However, Luo Wudan's local job is still as a reporter for the Ministry of Information Industry, and his work field inevitably has a lot of intersection with Qian Tiandun. There are many opportunities for contact between the two, and it is impossible to completely avoid it. After several years of contact, we still have a certain degree of friendship even if they are noisy.
However, before the "Operation Prairie Fire" last year, in order to cooperate with Haihan's early propaganda work in the Qiongbei area, the Ministry of Information Industry transferred Luo Wudan back to Hainan Island, so the two did not meet for nearly a year. . This time Qian Tiandun came back from his post and brought a lot of Annan local products as gifts. With his current status, he doesn't need to give any benefits to the executive committee members, so they are all handicrafts with not very high economic value. When they are given out, there is no need to worry about anyone gossiping behind their backs.
Of course, Qian Tiandun couldn't give gifts to everyone in the Cross Travel Group, as there were more than 400 people in the group. Moreover, there were many people stationed abroad, so he could not give them to each other for the time being, so he made a rough gift list in advance, and then asked Gao Qiaonan went to be responsible for delivering them one by one. However, Gao Qiaonan is also a smart person. After looking at the gift list, he found that Luo Wudan was missing, so he specifically confirmed it with Qian Tiandun.
After Qian Tiandun responded, he realized that he seemed to have exposed something. He pointed at Gao Qiaonan and said nothing. Gao Qiaonan smiled, picked up the face wash water used by Qian Tiandun and went out.
Qian Tiandun's return was a big event for Haihan's senior management, so the executive committee also arranged a special time for him to listen to his work report. In addition to the relevant executive committee members, there was also Wang Tom who rushed back to Victory Port to attend as a military representative.
When Qian Tiandun entered the stage, everyone present stood up and gave him warm applause. For a man who has been away for four years and helped Haihan expand its territory, this is the treatment he deserves.
"Thank you everyone. In order to save time, I won't talk nonsense and get straight to the point." Qian Tiandun took his seat and said straight to the point: "As for the progress of the construction of several concession ports in Annan, we will have corresponding reports every month. The report has been sent back, and I believe everyone here knows something about it. What I want to talk about today is another aspect, which is the direction of Annan’s domestic situation and what we may need to pay attention to in the next few years.”
Qian Tiandun cleared his throat and continued: "Thanks to our intervention, Annan ended the civil war two years ago and achieved the reunification of the north and the south. Although this result has affected our arms sales and control of the Annan court to a certain extent. Strength, but it also provides us with a larger sales market. South Annan has a long tradition of maritime trade, and the people's acceptance of imported products is higher than that in the north. In my opinion, the degree of commercial development in the south is. It should be much better than the north, where the agricultural economy is the mainstay, and there will be a more suitable environment for us to promote the Haihan trade system, especially the four southern ports that are still under construction, which can open up new industries for us in the southern part of the Indochina Peninsula. The product market plays a driving role.”
"But at the same time, we also need to be aware of the shortcomings and hidden dangers that exist in the south. Because of the influence of the Ruan family during the rule of the south, the people of the south, especially those powerful and powerful, as well as the vested interests of the original * , is not particularly obedient to the current Thang Long Palace. Due to national strength, Thang Long Palace is temporarily unable to deploy a large number of troops loyal to the court in the south. Therefore, to this day, there are still many places in the south that are in a state of anarchy. , the coordination and handling of local affairs are still controlled by some wealthy families, and the influence of the government is relatively limited. ”
"Is it similar to the situation in Qiongnan two years ago?" Tao Donglai interjected after hearing this.
"That's right!" Qian Tiandun nodded and replied: "The court of Shenglong Mansion is somewhat similar to the influence of the Ming Dynasty in Qiongnan. Although everyone knows that this place belongs to the Ming Dynasty, no one has any doubts about the Ming Dynasty court. Keep enough respect, because everyone knows that we are the actual people in power in this place. Many places in southern Annan are in such a state. The difference is that the local powerful and powerful families do not have the ability to do so. The ability to establish political power and gradually replace the government."
"The difference is that they don't have strong enough armed forces." Wang Tom couldn't help but add after hearing this.
If you want to replace the functions and status of the local government like Haihan, it is not something you can do if you are rich and powerful. The situation Haihan achieved in Qiongnan will be difficult for others to copy to other places. The reason is As Wang Tom said, there is no strong enough weapon in hand as a guarantee.
"You mean that some unworthy landlords and armed forces control local government affairs? But what impact does this have on us?" Gu Kai asked puzzledly.
"It has both good and bad effects." Qian Tiandun explained: "On the one hand, they hope to import high-profit Haihan products and make profits by distributing them to ordinary people; on the other hand, they do not want us to The locals get more resources, because this will most likely affect their own interests, such as the land and population we need.”
"It's hard to get the best of both worlds, right?" Gu Kai shook his head and said: "I think you should try the method that the commercial department has successfully used, which is to organize local chambers of commerce to unify the interests of these people and let their interests gradually merge with those of the sea. Han and Han tend to be consistent, so it will be easier to handle.”
(End of chapter)