Chapter 862 How to Dispose
Based on the rank of the Haisha Gang, it is not strong enough to make Haihan fear him enough to pursue him all night regardless of his own risk. The coalition fleet has basically controlled the main port terminal of Liuheng Island and has not yet escaped. It is basically impossible to have a chance to leave safely. Therefore, the headquarters only ordered the participating troops to rest and reorganize in several southern ports, and continue to pursue the remaining bandits on the island the next day. As for the Sanlin Gang who was complaining endlessly, the headquarters believed that they had the intention of taking credit for it, and there was no way to accept the results of the Sanlin Gang after dark, so in addition to verbal comfort and encouragement to the Lin brothers, There is nothing substantive to say for the time being.
Since the coalition launched its offensive without warning, there were still many foreign merchants and accompanying personnel in the Haisha Gang's ports who failed to evacuate in time and became prisoners after the coalition landed. It is really a troublesome thing to identify and deal with these people.
Among these people are not only smugglers traveling between Ningbo Prefecture and Liuheng Island, but also foreign businessmen from various countries in the Far East, as well as members of other pirate gangs in the Zhoushan Islands. The soldiers even found a few people with public offices among them, but they were all ordinary public servants without rank. No Ming officials were found to be directly involved.
The purposes of these gentlemen coming to the island vary. Some are here to help the big shots with pickups, bank transfers and other matters, some are invited to come here for fun, and some simply come to the Haisha Gang Casino to have a good time.
For prisoners with complex identities, it is very troublesome to decide which ones should be detained, which ones need to be detained, which ones must be silenced, and which ones must be let go. Moreover, these people often involve more connections, which may affect the direction of the coalition's subsequent operations in Zhejiang. Therefore, several senior officials in the headquarters did not dare to make a decision on their own. They should send Ma Ling, Xu Ke, and Lin Xing to The leading party who was familiar with the local situation called them together again and asked them for their opinions on how to deal with it.
Being able to be summoned by the coalition command again gave some of the leading party members who were in a low mood after watching the war some comfort and made them realize that they still had a certain value. However, these people had different opinions regarding the command's consultation.
"Several generals, since your army has plans to establish a foothold in the East China Sea and clear the surrounding waters, we must liquidate them one by one. We cannot let these people go!" Lin Xing suggested fiercely: "You can set foot in the East China Sea and clear the surrounding waters." There is no such thing as innocent people in Hengdao. They should all be detained and those who deserve to be killed will be imprisoned. ”
Lin Xing's words left no room for error, and he even got caught in it without even realizing it. He now hopes that the Haihan people will kill all the pirates in the Zhoushan Islands, so that this area can be cleared and a relatively safe trading environment can be obtained. Secondly, there will be fewer competitors to prevent others from joining in to grab this tight supply. Leading Party position.
"That's wrong." Ma Ling shook his head and said, "I heard that the Haihan army captured several Ming Dynasty officials. Although these people are of low status, their capture may affect Haihan's reputation in Zhejiang, and the government may also Therefore, if you feel bad about Haihan, it is best to appease him as soon as possible and release him.”
Ma Ling's attitude was not only to fight for the rights of these unlucky guys, but also for his own safety. If the Haihan people were allowed to arrest all these people or even silence them without scruples, then Ma Ling would be fully exploited in the future, and his end would be equally worrying.
"Letting these people go will probably leak the news and affect subsequent operations." Xu Ke immediately raised objections to Ma Ling's statement: "This Liuheng Island is just the first stop of this operation. Letting out the insiders The less the better!”
Xu Ke's roots are not in Ningbo. After things happen here, he will probably be arranged to go back to Fujian to work. Even if Xu Xinsu asked him to stay in Zhejiang, he would definitely move to an area controlled by the Haihan people, and there would be no need to worry about safety issues. Therefore, Xu Ke didn't intend to save any face for Ma Ling's disguised self-protection attitude, so he directly refuted it.
When Lin Xing saw that Xu Ke's attitude seemed to be the same as his own, he quickly added: "If Ma Qianhu has no way to seal the mouths of these people, it is best not to rush to plead for them. If he puts the people back , the news has also leaked, can Ma Qianhu bear this responsibility?”
Ma Ling thought that I couldn't take the blame for this, so she didn't respond to his question at the moment, but the conversation turned to another matter: "But I heard that many of these employees came to work for their bosses and detained them. It’s a small matter, but it’s a very offending thing to have all the relevant property withheld.”
Qian Tiandun said at this time: "Ma Qianhu, do you think our approach of confiscating all the seizures in Shipu Suo City was wrong?"
Ma Qianhu was shocked and responded quickly: "I have no intention of doing so, I just think that we should deal with them in different categories. The pirates in the East China Sea can be suppressed, but the officials of Ningbo Prefecture cannot be replaced just by saying. We may still have to deal with them in the future. The general should take a longer-term view.”
After Ma Ling finished speaking, he immediately regretted it. His wording was not giving others a leg up, and it was easy for others to attack him. He was mocking Haihan for being short-sighted.
Sure enough, Xu Ke sneered and said: "Ma Qianhu means to say that General Qian is short-sighted?"
"Xu, please don't sow discord. I'm just discussing the matter as it is. I don't mean what you said!" Ma Ling quickly defended herself: "I'm just worried that after Haihan settles in Zhejiang, he will deal with the local government because of these things. But encountered resistance." Qian Tiandun said: "You don't have to argue. We have already made arrangements for this matter. We originally planned to wait until the matter of Liuheng Island is settled, but now that it comes to this, I will Let’s talk about it first.”
Haihan's arrangement still followed the usual simple, crude and unreasonable route, and made up a story about pirates attacking Shipu Suo City. The cause of this incident was that the Haisha Gang of Liuheng Island initiated and gathered some other East China Sea pirates, colluded with the deputy Qianhu of Shipura Guards Station, launched a sneak attack, and invaded Shipura Castle. As for the various commodities stored in Shipu Suo City, except for some that were destroyed by the war, the rest were snatched away by the Haisha Gang. When the Haihan fleet, which happened to be escorting the merchant fleet passing Shipu Port, learned of this, they assisted Qianhu Maling in launching a counterattack against the Haisha Gang on Liuheng Island and killed this group of bold pirates. However, due to the delay of a few days, most of the goods stolen by the Haisha Gang had been resold through the smuggling market on Liuheng Island and were difficult to recover.
Deputy Qianhu of Shipu Guard Station had died in Haihan's attack on Shipu Port. He was considered dead without evidence. All the people in Shipu Guard Station who were not of the same mind as Ma Ling were also imprisoned. The Haisha Gang on Liuheng Island was basically wiped out without even understanding what happened. Except for Gomez and a few others, even those who had experienced this war had no idea. The reason for Haihan's sudden attack. Ma Ling can say whatever he wants about this matter, and no one will come out to confront him anyway.
Naturally, there are many details in this statement that cannot be justified, and it is probably difficult for the fishermen in Shipu Port and the pirates of the Sanlin Gang to keep the secret, but the coalition command is not worried that the Ningbo government will fall out with Haihan because of some folk rumors. Who would be willing to take the initiative to provoke a fleet that can capture Liuheng Island and wipe out the Haisha Gang in one day? Qian Tiandun and others did not expect the Ningbo government to tolerate this tone, but as long as they hesitated for a period of time, the coalition fleet would be able to wipe out the armed groups in the Zhoushan Islands. By then, the Ningbo government will probably no longer be thinking about how to retaliate against Haihan, but how to build a relationship between the two parties to prevent this group of evil stars from turning the area under their rule upside down.
After Qian Tiandun briefly explained the arrangements, not only Ma Ling was dumbfounded, but Lin Xing and Xu Ke were also stunned from ear to ear. It's not that they haven't imagined how Haihan would deal with the negative impact after the war, but they really didn't expect that the Haihan people could use this method to completely shirk responsibility.
Lin Xing kept thinking he was lucky. If he hadn't insisted on going to Shipu Port to visit the Haihan people after getting the news, the Sanlin Gang would probably have been unlucky. Just like the Haisha Gang, their home was raided inexplicably. , and later had to bear the blame for attacking Shipu Port. Although our own troops suffered a lot of casualties in the battle with the Haisha Gang, and even if the Sanlin Gang existed in the future, they would become puppets in the hands of the Haihan people, but think about the thick legs of Haihan and the sacrifices they made because of this. The cost of this level is quite worth it. As the Zhoushan Islands is such a large sea area, the Haihan people must find some people who are familiar with the local conditions to help them manage it.
Lin Xing knew that the Haihan people had established a complete governance structure on Hainan Island and appointed a large number of naturalized people to become "officials" in the Haihan system. With his achievements here, he might be able to enter the system in the future. In this system, promotion and wealth are not just delusions.
While Ma Ling was amazed, there was also a chill in his heart. If he had not made a decisive decision to surrender at that time and chose to join Haihan's camp, then the person sitting in his seat at this time would probably be one of his subordinates. The traitor who colluded with the pirates to attack Ishiurasu Castle would probably have to be played by himself. Of course, the person playing this role must be an unlucky guy who is too dead to defend himself. The Haihan people don't care who leads the way, they just want to see who can use it more smoothly.
"During this process, Ma Qianhu had better write a report and submit it to your boss as soon as possible." Qian Tiandun ordered unhurriedly: "Don't be too busy asking for credit in the report, just say preparation Dai Zui made meritorious service and cooperated with Haihan to continue chasing the East China Sea pirates involved in this matter."
"Yes, yes, I obey the general's orders!" Ma Qianhu responded while wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves. Qian Tiandun said it simply, but when it came to compiling an official report to deceive his boss, Ma Ling had to spend time and energy to think carefully about how to grasp the scale. If you do this well, maybe bad things can turn into good things, and you can use this to gain some military exploits in the future, and maybe there will be opportunities for promotion; if you don't do it well, then you should make plans to run away as soon as possible. , so as not to have to be cleared by your boss.
With the tone set by Qian Tiandun, when the leading party considers how to deal with the people and property on the island, their ideas will be much clearer. The Haisha Gang gathered criminals to attack Shipu Port and Shipu Guard Station, which is a heinous crime. Those involved must be severely punished. The heads of pirates who died in the daytime battle can be chopped off, and Ma Ling can go back to report his merits. As for the living prisoners, Qian Tiandun plans to break them up and transport them in batches to several developing construction sites and mines in Taiwan to fill the gap. Local labor needs.
Foreign maritime traders who have no direct relationship with the Haisha Gang can be temporarily exempted from detention after their identities are verified and there are no bad records. However, in order to control the outflow of military intelligence information, they will be restricted from leaving Hong Kong in the near future. Perhaps they need to wait until Haihan's operations in the Zhoushan Islands come to an end before they can be released from Liuheng Island. However, it is not difficult to appease these bold smugglers. Just tell them that they will have the opportunity to purchase a batch of cheap and high-quality Haihan products when they are released, and these people will not have too many complaints.
As for the detained public officials of the Ming Dynasty, the final decision was to continue to detain them, and then release them to Ningbo after Ma Ling's report was submitted. The purpose of this is to allow Ma Ling to turn the official statement into an established fact. At the same time, Xu Ke and Lin Xing will also activate their respective social relationships to help promote the statement compiled by the Haihan people. In this way, even if the detained officials return to Ningbo and tell what they saw and heard, it will be difficult to change the people's inherent views on the East China Sea War.
Of course, in this publicity process, highlighting Haihan's tall image is the main focus. A public image of hating evil as much as enmity, eliminating harm for the people, and assisting the government to protect the environment and the people must be established among the people of Ningbo as soon as possible in order to lay a good foundation for subsequent maritime trade operations here.
There is no need for the leading party members to come up with these relevant details themselves. Haihan has dedicated propaganda personnel who will tell them how to act. These propaganda methods and techniques have been used in Hainan and Guangdong for several years. The propaganda department has already had a relatively mature operation plan, and after modification, it can be directly applied to Zhejiang. These professional measures made Lin Xing and others admire the Haihan people's thorough preparations. Ma Ling was even more ashamed of his previous advice to Qian Tiandun to have a long-term vision. Since they have even considered these things, it means that they have already taken this into account. I have been planning for a long time, and my vision is much longer-term than my own.
(End of chapter)