Chapter 1352 Ignorance of Current Affairs
The Ma family in Majiazhuang is considered a very powerful local clan in Fushan County, and naturally has a lot of properties. In addition to the land for several miles around Majiazhuang, it is now cooperating with Haihan in business affairs and has purchased land in Dengzhou and Laizhou. Many properties are used for storing goods, opening shops, etc. If these lands and properties are to be liquidated, it will not be something that can be solved in a short while. Moreover, whether it is safe to go to the south with the large amount of money after the liquidation, how to invest in real estate and resettle the clan members, these are all necessary for the Ma family. Think things through in advance.
Although Chen Yixin has a high status in Haihan Kingdom, he is only a general leading troops in overseas campaigns. It is difficult for him to directly intervene in such matters of resettlement of immigrants. Therefore, the Ma family has always been undecided about moving south and has a wait-and-see attitude.
Although Ma Yuling did not elaborate on the reason, Chen Yixin had already thought of it. Chen Yixin was silent for a moment and then said: "Do you know where Kaohsiung Port is?"
Chen Yixin suddenly mentioned this irrelevant geographical knowledge, which made Ma Yuling a little surprised. However, she had already become accustomed to Chen Yixin asking questions from time to time these days, so she still nodded and said: "Kaohsiung Port is in the southern part of Taiwan Island. It is... three A port started to be built years ago. ”
"I have a good memory." Chen Yixin praised Ma Yuling's answer before getting down to business: "I have a good friend who is working as a civil affairs official in Kaohsiung Port. If the Ma family is willing to move there, I can let him We will try our best to take care of you in all aspects and provide convenience when purchasing property and land.”
The "good friend" Chen Yixin refers to is, of course, Li Dou, who is currently in charge of Kaohsiung Port. The two are similar in age and have become friends since the early days of time travel. Later, they worked together on Dawanshan Island, Hong Kong Island, Penghu and other places. They have experienced many joys and sorrows together, and their friendship is naturally deep. Although the two have had almost no chance to meet each other in the past two years, they still keep in touch through letters. When Chen Yixin held a wedding in Shandong, although Li Dou couldn't come to attend because of the long distance, he personally sent a whole boatload of local Kaohsiung specialties to Shandong. Such a gesture made several local leaders The guy was also quite impressed.
If Chen Yixin wants to arrange for his father-in-law's family to settle in the south, then the Kaohsiung area currently governed by Li Dou is undoubtedly a good choice. The local area is still in the development stage, and the demand for Han immigrants is very large. The treatment of resettlement is also more relaxed than that of Hainan Island, such as naturalization, property purchase, land purchase, etc., the threshold is much lower. If it is a situation like Majiazhuang where the whole family moves south, Li Douda can relax the resettlement terms and allow them to form a new village locally. Whether they operate a plantation or a collective farm, within a few years, the Ma family will surely become one of the big local clans.
However, Chen Yixin is not in a hurry to facilitate this matter. After all, a considerable part of Haihan's local trade affairs in Shandong are now handled by the Ma family. If the Ma family all moves to the south, it will be difficult to find a suitable replacement for a while. who. He is now just providing an option to the Ma family through Ma Yuling to show that he is also very concerned about this matter.
Ma Yuling said: "If my family and I move to the south, what about you?"
Chen Yixin thought to himself that you were waiting for me here, and immediately advised: "Of course I want to go back to the south, but now I have a mission, so I can't just leave. No matter what, I have to deal with the matters in Shandong first." Let’s talk about it later.”
Although he said that, Chen Yixin knew very well in his heart that this was just an excuse. Haihan has great plans in Northeast Asia, and the Shandong base is only the initial foothold. In the next few years, Haihan will use this as a foundation to expand his control area to the surrounding areas. The military will play a huge role in this process. How can he easily give up these opportunities to make contributions? Even if he has a loving wife and beautiful family, even if he has wavered in the process, Chen Yixin still cannot completely give up his career ambitions.
After dealing with today's armed conflict, Chen Yixin confirmed one thing, that is, his desire to lead troops to fight has not diminished because of the peaceful days of the past few months. The refreshing feeling of shooting the enemy has also not diminished. It is far from being a substitute for sitting at a desk every day to deal with government affairs. He is a soldier, and his stage should be on the battlefield, not in the office on the second floor of the Management Committee.
As for whether this will affect family harmony in the future, Chen Yixin feels that he has a good role model. Qian Tiandun's wife Luo Wudan has now moved to Shandong with her husband and lives on Zhifu Island. Although the living conditions on Zhifu Island are far inferior to those in areas like Sanya, if you can live with your family and loved ones, what does a slightly simpler environment matter? What's more, the quality of life of high-ranking Haihan officials like them is far better than that of the gentry and landlords of this era. Even in places like Shandong, far away from Haihan's homeland, their living standards are already the envy of others.
Chen Yixin has been in the army for a long time and is accustomed to a life of iron and blood. Naturally, he does not have much affection for his children. Being able to take care of Ma Yuling and her family as much as he can in life is the best he can do. Although staying in the army may make Ma Yuling, who yearns for a peaceful life, a little disappointed, he believes that he can make up for it through other aspects of performance - as long as he is willing to put more thought into it, no matter where he settles in the future, Ma Yuling will be able to make up for it. It is not difficult for Yuling to live the life of a noble lady with fine clothes and fine food.
The assassination in Majiazhuang only caused a small stir in the local area, but there was no major disturbance. The local area entered a state of military control a few days ago, and the people in Majiazhuang were temporarily banned to prevent the military from taking action in advance. Rumors leaked. It only took a moment for Zheng Ai and others to actually take action. Only a burst of scattered gunfire was heard in Majiazhuang, and the matter was over. There was no continuous fighting that the people were worried about. The official news released to the outside world only claimed to have captured several criminals trying to smuggle to Zhifu Island, and did not mention the inside story of the assassination at all.
The survivors captured alive in the process, the armed men killed, and the person involved, Tie Pingjiang, were all escorted to Zhifu Island by the military before the confinement in Majiazhuang was lifted.
As one of the baits in this trap, Tie Pingjiang had to grasp the opportunity to leave Zheng Ai's convoy, which was undoubtedly the most dangerous task. But this was a rare opportunity for him to make meritorious deeds, so naturally he had to risk his life to do so. However, his luck probably ran out before that. When he left the battlefield, he was hit by two arrows in succession by the archers commanded by Zheng Ai, seriously injuring one leg and one waist. Whether he can survive depends on whether Morgan on Zhifu Island can use his medical skills to save him.
But even if Tie Pingjiang was lucky enough to survive, he would definitely not be able to continue serving in the military based on what he had committed before. However, he had done a good job in quelling the chaos this time. After the merits and demerits were balanced, it would not be a big problem to secure the qualification of a retired professional. Of course, Tie Pingjiang had already handed over all the benefits he had received from Zheng Ai before, otherwise the military court would not have let him go so easily.
Chen Yixin's preliminary trial report was also sent to the Zhifu Island headquarters at the same time. After confirming the name of the main envoy, Qian Tiandun sighed and said: "I don't offend others, but people want to offend me. This person named Liao really has no end." "Ah!" "How about I go to Dengzhou to give a warning to the gentlemen in the city?" The person who answered the call was Tom Wang. Of course, he would not visit Dengzhou by land. Instead, he would take the Northern Fleet under his command to show off his force and deter the restless people in Dengzhou City.
Qian Tiandun shook his head and said: "You just came back from the sea yesterday, so you should rest first before talking. Besides, if this matter gets serious, it may not necessarily be of any practical benefit to us."
Tom Wang went to Tangpi Island a few days ago to deliver food supplies to the local area, and brought back more than 400 immigrants with sallow faces and skinny muscles. These people were basically Han Chinese who used to live in the Northeast region. They retreated to Pi Island with the Ming army, and then there was no further way out. If Haihan hadn't started to provide supplies to Pi Island at the end of last year, most of them would have starved to death on Pi Island. Leaving Pidao in batches and moving south as immigrants according to Haihan's arrangements is probably the best way out for them.
The cooperation between Haihan and Pi Dao hit it off immediately. Exchanging people for food was undoubtedly the most effective solution to the famine problem on the island for the Pi Dao authorities. What's more, the assistance Haihan provided to them was not only food, but also military equipment and a covenant to jointly resist Houjin.
Shen Shikui, the governor of Pi Island, knew that this opportunity should not be missed, so he grasped this life-saving straw very tightly, and would never let go even if his hand was cut off. He sent his nephew Shen Zhixiang to the Haihan Army as a permanent military observer. He even followed the Haihan Fleet south to Zhoushan, Zhejiang last winter to inspect the construction status of Haihan's overseas base, using this as a reference for Build a development plan for the future of Phi Island.
As a military ally, what Pidao can provide Haihan is thousands of well-trained Ming soldiers and a basically complete military system. Of course, Shen Shikui will definitely not hand over command to Haihan. What he wants is cooperation, not merger.
Since last winter, the two sides have carried out several joint operations in the Liaodong waters to carry out targeted attacks on Houjin's troops stationed in coastal areas, especially maritime armed forces. Although the frequency of such actions is not high, the effect is obvious. After several maritime raids, Houjin has withdrawn its limited maritime armed forces to the inland rivers, or simply retreated to the Bohai Sea to the west of the Liaodong Peninsula. Gone in the bay.
The Changshan Islands, which had lost control due to Shang Kexi's defection a few years ago, also returned to the Han-controlled area thanks to the cooperative efforts of the two militaries. Of course, as a pre-agreed exchange of interests, the control of some of the islands has been assigned to Haihan's name. In this way, it is much more convenient for Haihan to absorb Han immigrants from the Liaodong region. Almost all of the more than a thousand Han immigrants living on Guanglu Island controlled by Haihan have been imported from the Liaodong Peninsula in the past year. refugees coming out.
However, Haihan's strategic goals in this area have never been just those small islands. The Lushun and Dalian areas at the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula are the areas Haihan wants to win most. Houjin's maritime armed forces were relatively weak, so as long as Haihan could hold the narrow Jinzhou Isthmus, the hundreds of square kilometers of the peninsula to the south could be classified as a safe zone. By then, this control area will be much larger than the area occupied by Haihan in Fushan County. The two places are separated by the Bohai Strait, and they echo each other from the north to the south. They can form a clampdown on the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. This is what Haihan really wants to achieve. Staged goals.
Of course, relying solely on the current scale of the garrison in Shandong, the military will not rashly implement such a combat plan. Although the Hou Jin Army suffered a lot in maritime battles in the past year, it has been increasing its garrison strength in Lushun and Jinzhou. Even if the Haihan Army is not inferior to its opponents in terms of combat effectiveness, it still does not have enough troops to destroy the enemy and occupy these areas.
Under this situation, the Ming army in Dengzhou was still causing trouble from time to time, which made Qian Tiandun a little unhappy. After several armed conflicts with the Ming army last year, Haihan did not pursue the victory and carried out thunderous measures against Dengzhou City, just because he did not want to completely break up with the Ming Dynasty and start a war. But it is obvious that Dengzhou officials did not realize Haihan's intentions in this matter, and still had the idea of expelling Haihan from Shandong.
From the perspective of the Ming army, there is nothing wrong with doing this, but some officials are really ignorant of current affairs. Although these methods did not cause any substantial losses to Haihan, they were still as annoying as flies.
"It's better to hand it over to the Ministry of Security for a slow trial to make sure they have no other tricks before considering retaliation." Qian Tiandun decided to put the matter aside for now: "It's just a commanding officer, and I don't have anything in my hands." No matter how many troops are available, there is no need to worry too much about his presence for the time being.”
The fourth-rank Ming army officer was not a big shot in Qian Tiandun's eyes. Of course, this is probably only the high-ranking officials of the Haihan Army who have such confidence. You must know that Liao Jie is the highest-ranking figure in the Ming Army command system in Dengzhou, and he is also a top-notch general in Shandong Dusi. It's just that he was unlucky enough to meet Haihan, his opponent. He was restricted in every aspect and could not use his talents at all. If the assassination operation in Majiazhuang had changed the target, it might have been successful, but hitting Haihan would have become another failure.
But at this time, Liao Jie didn't know that in just a few words from Qian Tiandun, he might have gone from life to death, and from death to life again. He is still waiting for news from Fushan County in order to consider follow-up measures.
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