Chapter 2534
As an important town and regional center in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Hangzhou has attracted much attention from rulers in all dynasties. Naturally, all kinds of city defenses are very complete, and there are even artificially excavated moats like Tiesha River. But it is a bit ridiculous that fortifications such as city gates and walls did not help Ming Dynasty resist Haihan. When Shi Diwen's troops captured Hangzhou City, no fierce offensive and defensive battle broke out here. City officials had already reached an agreement with Haihan. The army opened the door and surrendered shortly after arriving at the city, completing the victory of Hangzhou City in a peaceful manner. handover.
However, because the time when Haihan took over was too short, there was no time to completely reform the various systems during the Ming Dynasty. In order to ensure a smooth transition, Hangzhou basically maintained the previous situation, and even the opening and closing times of the city defense gates were not changed. Changes should be made to prevent local people from adapting.
Of course, there are benefits to doing this. Open urban defense has higher requirements for public security management, but Haihan has not yet been able to implement its own management model in Hangzhou. The measure of closing city gates at night can reduce public security incidents to a certain extent. This effect has been fully verified for thousands of years, so this management method will probably continue in Hangzhou for some time.
Of course, the local people have long been accustomed to this, so even though they need to line up at the city gate to enter and exit the city, no one complains about this inefficient arrangement. But Tao Hongfang and others had never been in this kind of situation in Sanya before, and they became impatient after only waiting for a while.
"A Peng, go ahead and see how long you have to wait before entering the city." Tao Hongfang called his follower Apeng over and asked him to inquire about the situation.
Apeng followed the crowd and slowly pushed his way to the front, and found that there were several Haihan soldiers at the city gate maintaining order. However, their job was not to check people and goods entering and leaving the city, but to direct traffic and ensure that people entering and leaving the city did not arrive. Blocked at the city gate. But perhaps it is precisely because the city gate passage is too narrow that the speed of entry and exit is very slow. Some people think that if they rush forward regardless, they will be picked out by the soldiers and scolded.
Seeing this, A Peng knew that there was no shortcut, so he could only go back and return to his original life.
After waiting for another cup of tea, the carriage they rode finally entered the city of Hangzhou through the Qingchun Gate. However, the traffic conditions inside the city gate were not necessarily much better than outside the city gate. Because there is a large field in the east of Hangzhou, the streets inside Qingchunmen are almost filled with farmers transporting vegetables and grain into the city, while those leaving the city are dung trucks traveling in groups. Tao Hongfang and his party had to continue to suffer from traffic jams and slowly move towards their destination.
By the time the group arrived at Shi Diwen's office, two full hours had passed since they set off from the Qiong Lianfa Inn, and at this time, there was already a long queue of people waiting to be received outside the Yamen.
This office space was requisitioned from the Zhejiang Chief Envoy Si Yamen during the Ming Dynasty. However, the original signboard above the door has been removed and replaced by a plaque with black characters on a white background hanging next to the door - Haihan State Donghai District Administration committee.
Although the signboard of the Administrative Committee hangs at the door, in fact the affairs handled here are not just civil affairs. Since Shi Diwen also serves as the military commander of the Donghai Region, he is also responsible for the military affairs within his jurisdiction. In the queue waiting to be received outside the gate, there were two or three Haihan officers in uniform.
Of course, those who will be queuing up here are probably not military emergencies. Most of them are personnel transfers, logistics supplies and other matters that are not urgent but require Shi Diwen's personal seal and approval.
Although Tao Hongfang and others had already agreed to follow the normal procedure to see Shi Diwen, they were still a little uneasy when they saw the long queue outside the door. If they continued to queue according to the current situation, they might not be able to see Shi Diwen until the afternoon.
But since everyone had come, it was naturally impossible to leave immediately. Everyone took out the official transfer documents they had received before departure and went to the concierge to register according to the normal procedure.
The person in charge of registering the visitors was also an officer. He took the official documents from them and glanced at them. Then he looked up at them and asked, "How many adults came from Sanya together?" Tao Hongfang nodded. Said: "That's it, thank you for your work."
The officer put down the information and called a subordinate to lead Tao Hongfang and others to a side hall to take a rest. Tao Hongfang did not expect that there would be special treatment, so he quickly thanked him with fists in his hands. However, all their entourage must wait outside the yamen and cannot go in with them.
Everyone was led to the side hall, where there were indeed fewer people waiting to be received. And there are seats and hot tea here, so you can sit down and wait. It is indeed much more comfortable than standing in line outside the gate.
There were two people in the hall who had arrived earlier than them. One was a young officer wearing a naval uniform. The insignia on his uniform indicated that he was a lieutenant commander. But this major looks quite young, and should be similar in age to Tao Hongfang and others.
Major officers of this age are rare in the military. Although Ha Jianyi also holds the rank of major, this is largely due to the influence of his father. Ordinary soldiers want to become a major at this age. To be promoted to the rank of major, you need to have a pile of solid military exploits behind you. If this officer didn't have a special background, he would definitely be a combat hero in the army.
The other person is a middle-aged man with a short beard on his chin, but judging from his rather luxurious clothes, he should not be from Haihan, but a powerful person from the Ming Dynasty.
After the four people sat down, Tao Hongfang winked at Ha Jianyi. Ha Jianyi understood it and immediately stood up and walked to the officer, gave a military salute, and introduced himself: "I am Ha Jianyi from the Joint Staff Department of the Ministry of National Defense. May I ask who you are?”
The young officer quickly stood up and returned the military salute: "I am Wang Anguo of the Navy Expeditionary Fleet."
"Naval Expeditionary Advance Fleet..." Ha Jianyi hesitated for a moment when he heard the name of this unit, then came back to his senses and asked: "Could it be the unit led by General Wang Tom?"
"Exactly." The young officer who called himself Wang Anguo paused and added: "General Wang is my father."
"Ah? It turns out he is General Wang's son!" Ha Jianyi immediately understood why Wang Anguo was already a major at such a young age. It was because, like himself, he had a father who was a general who held military power.
Of course, in terms of achievements in military service, Wang Anguo should be much better than Ha Jianyi. After all, the naval expeditionary vanguard fleet is not serving in the area under the rule of Haihan, but on the other side of the ocean thousands of miles away. Considering the environment and the risks it faces, Wang Anguo's rank of major is obviously more valuable. .
(End of chapter)