Chapter 1128
2 Attitude
Chapter 1128 Two Attitudes
The local oil fields in Miaoli have been running smoothly for several months since they were exploited. Because Haihan’s current oil processing methods are still very crude and the refinery’s capacity is limited, the amount of crude oil extracted is not large.In addition to storing a certain amount of crude oil, the Ministry of Industry regards this oil field more as a place to train oil workers and trial-manufacture various drilling tools, so as to prepare for the future exploitation of real large oil fields in terms of technology and talents.
After Tian Yeyou directed and completed the initial drilling and mining stage, there are actually not many things that require him to keep an eye on the site.If it wasn't for the need to train industrial workers, he would have left Miaoli long ago.Of course, the situation in Shandong was uncertain, and it was useless for Tian Yeyou to come too early, he could only waste time, so he had to wait until the northward fleet controlled the local situation before leaving.
However, even if Tian Yeyou came to Shandong, the development of this copper mine will not be implemented in a short time. This kind of large project not only requires the professional skills of the person in charge, but also because it is a typical labor-intensive industry. There is also a large demand for the number of labor forces to be put into the mine. The current manpower controlled by the Haihan advance team is probably not enough to allocate the labor force to start mining dozens of miles away while building the Zhifu Island base.
Because of this, Tom Wang heard in Liaodong that there were tens of thousands of Han refugees in Phi Island who had nowhere to go. Even if he made up his mind to try to get these people out, some of them could be put into the Fushan Copper Mine for mining. .Of course, according to Haihan’s tradition, places like mines are also good places to house inmates in hard labor camps. In the future, they can also be thrown here after marching into Liaodong and capturing Houjin prisoners of war, such as the high-risk dirty work like going down the tunnel. You can let the prisoners of war do it.
The development of the Fushan copper mine is imminent, and the Zhifu Island Command does not want to entangle too much with the Ming army stationed there, and wants to tilt the security forces to the copper mine project first.According to the confessions of the bandits captured some time ago, although most of the main force of the Wanjia Army had been wiped out in the First World War in Fushan County, there were still military adviser Pu Xueguang and others who fled outside, and there was a great opportunity to reintegrate the remnants of the Wanjia Army.Moreover, the location of the Fushan Copper Mine seems to be very close to Pishankuang, a stronghold of the Wanjia Army. Before the exploration and development of the copper mine, the surrounding area must be cleared again to ensure that it will not be harassed by bandits.
Although the Ming army at Qishan Qianhusuo is also a potential threat, the Haihan military believes that the possibility of launching an active offensive is extremely low, and even if there is an action, it is unlikely to break through the existing formation on the southern sandbar of Zhifu Island. line of defense.The headquarters deployed two companies of infantry and more than a dozen artillery pieces there, plus several deep lines of defense composed of barbed wire, trenches, various obstacles, and masonry fortifications. Time to break through from the outside.Coupled with the anti-surveillance mobile posts deployed by Haihan near it, it can be said that the threat posed by Qishan Qianhu is still at a level that Haihan can control, and there is no rush to take some unconventional measures to solve it immediately.
The news that Shen Zhixiang brought back was somewhat reassuring. Feng Fei, who was in Qishan's thousand households, did not completely stand on the same side as the military generals from Dengzhou. After all, it was good news for Haihan.As for that stubborn Shangguanye, since his origin and background are still unclear, it is also difficult for Haihan to determine the real reason why he insists on confronting Haihan. It will probably have to wait until the people from the Ministry of Security come. Only when we come back from Dengzhou can we get further news.
Although Shen Zhixiang was skeptical of Tom Wang's boast about Haikou, Haihan's financial strength was indeed strong, which made it difficult for him to doubt the other party's ability to make money and means.However, regarding the aid that Hai Han promised, he still reminded Hai Han: "My lords, when will the food for Phi Island be shipped?"
"You don't have to wait too long, it only takes two or three days. After we arrange the cargo ship, we can start the shipment." Qian Tiandun explained to him: "The first batch of aid materials to Phi Island mainly includes [-] catties of grain and some Commonly used medicinal materials. After these cargo ships arrive at Phi Island, I hope your army can arrange for a group of immigrants to return by boat.”
"Of course, since the agreement is first, Dongjiang Town will definitely fulfill it." Shen Zhixiang replied very firmly.
With regard to the transfer of refugees from the island to Haihan to relocate out, the top management of Dongjiang Town have very consistent opinions, and they all believe that this is a measure that can actually help Dongjiang Town reduce its burden.These refugees can only act as a burden on the island and speed up the consumption of materials on the island, but handing them over to the Haihan people as immigrants can exchange for food and other assistance for Dongjiang Town.Exchange of refugees for aid, this kind of cooperation is only good for Dongjiang Town, and Shen Zhixiang can't think of any reason to reject the kindness of the Haihan people.
Shen Zhixiang has already decided that after returning to Pidao, he must persuade Shen Shikui to increase cooperation with Haihan. After all, such a capable partner who is willing to help actively cannot find another partner at the moment.As long as the Haihan people are willing to help Dongjiang Town, it seems that it is not an unreachable goal for Dongshan to counterattack Liaodong again.
As for the government in Shandong, Shen Zhixiang no longer had too much expectations for it, and it would be the ideal situation if he didn't get in the way.Obviously some people in Shandong are determined to confront Dongjiang Town, and Shen Zhixiang is also suffocating in his heart. In the future, he must use Dongjiang Town's resurgence to slap these people in the face.
Another day later, the team sent to Dengzhou City to inquire about the news finally returned safely. Gong Shiqi, who led the team, returned to the island and immediately reported the results of this trip to Hao Wanqing.After hearing the report, Hao Wanqing felt that some news must be known to the military, and immediately notified Qian Tiandun and Tom Wang to come over for a meeting.
"The situation may be more complicated than we expected, so I asked you to come over and do a total calculation." Hao Wanqing went directly to the topic concisely: "Gong Shiqi, let me tell you about the situation you found in Dengzhou this time."
When Gong Shiqi went to Dengzhou to inquire about news this time, a group of five people stayed in Dengzhou City for four days under the cover of hawkers.Although he is not familiar with the situation in Dengzhou City and has no connections that can be used, he has obtained a lot of valuable information by using various methods during the period.In particular, the command center was most concerned about the attitude of the Dengzhou government towards Hai Han's arrival, and finally got some specific information.
Gong Shishidao: "The lowly official made many inquiries and found that the Dengzhou government has two completely different attitudes towards the arrival of our Haihan fleet. To be precise, this difference exists between civil and military officials."
According to his investigation, the civil officials in Terengganu prefecture Chen Zhongsheng and below generally believed that the arrival of the Haihan fleet was a good thing for three reasons.One is to assist the government to wipe out the bandits and gangs who have been poisoning the local area for many years, and save the deteriorating local public security; The sea trade route with Zhejiang has brought hope to revive the local economy.
These are all things that the Dengzhou government has always wanted to do but was unable to implement. Haihan's appearance has actually solved a lot of troubles for the government, and these are all well-documented facts. There is nothing to doubt the authenticity of the guarantee issued by Yamachito.Although Haihan, as another country, sent people to land on the territory of Ming Dynasty without authorization and established strongholds. These actions seem to have some problems in diplomatic procedures, but the flaws are not concealed, and the government must also recognize Haihan's contribution.The most important thing is that Haihan has not shown hostility to confront the government, and what he has done so far are all good things that people like to hear and see. It is really difficult to use "invasion" to characterize their arrival.
However, the opinion of the military is somewhat different. Judging from what Gong Shiqi heard in Dengzhou, the Dengzhou garrison is full of wariness towards Haihan's appearance, and it is not a few senior officers who hold this attitude. In public, the military officers stationed in Dengzhou from other places almost all agreed in public, that is, they believed that the appearance of Haihan posed a great threat to the security of Dengzhou.The Haihan army, which was able to attack local bandits armed with force, could naturally also point their finger at the cities and territories of Ming Dynasty.
As for the matter of helping the people of Fushan County, the military believes that this is only an initial means of buying people's hearts. Once Haihan has a firm foothold in Fushan County, such measures will probably not last for a long time.After all, in the eyes of the government, helping refugees is a thankless act, and the Haihan people are not crazy, so why do they have to do such a loss-making business for a long time.
In the eyes of the military, the statement of opening a sea trade channel is an act that Haihan wants to cover up.I don't know where I got the news. It is said that Haihan made his fortune in smuggling business in Nanfang.Haihan's smuggling business into Shandong was not to help the local government revive the economy, but to seek their own personal gain.The army they brought is the best proof of this intention. Is there any sea merchant who brought the army out to do business?This clearly means that they are ready to fight if they can't reach an agreement, and use violence to solve the problem.
The military believes that Haihan's arrival will not save the local security situation, but will make the situation more severe.Judging from the information we know so far, the fight between Haihan and the Wanjia Army almost ended in a one-sided battle, and their strength far surpassed that of their opponents. The Dengzhou Garrison is struggling to control the Wanjia Army, so how can they deal with Haihan? This stronger spoiler?The safest way is to take advantage of the fact that the Haihan people have just arrived and their foothold is not stable, and immediately organize a wave of crusades to drive them out of the Shandong coast.
However, fighting costs money. Although the military wants to do it, it is difficult to implement large-scale combat operations without local financial and material support.Therefore, the civil and military officials of Terengganu Prefecture have been arguing over this matter recently, and the news has spread from the government through various channels, so that the people in the city are also talking about it.Gong Shiqi only needed to identify and classify the various news he heard, and he could roughly deduce the current differences of opinion in Dengzhou official circles.
"The general situation is like this. What are you two unclear about?" After Gong Shiqi finished speaking, Hao Wanqing asked Wang Qian for their opinions.
"Do you have any more specific information about the people in the Ming army who are hostile to us? Maybe we can find out the deeper reason." Wang Tom first asked the question.He didn't think the Dengzhou garrison's hostility towards Haihan was groundless, especially after Haihan had shown enough goodwill to the Fushan County government and the garrison, the Dengzhou Ming army still believed that Haihan's arrival was malicious. Wang Tom thinks this may be the result of someone making trouble.
Gong Shiqi replied: "The original Dengzhou Guard's establishment was seriously damaged in the two years of war. At present, most of the Dengzhou garrison are troops transferred from various places in Shandong by the Ming court. Therefore, the foundation of these characters is It is also difficult to check clearly in a short period of time.”
Qian Tiandun asked a more practical question: "How many Ming troops are currently stationed near Dengzhou City?"
Gong Shiqidao: "According to the statistics of the humble official, the size of the garrison should be between 6000 and 800. Among them, the navy is still under reconstruction, and the establishment is no more than [-]. The humble official thinks that because the troops it belongs to are too complicated, they want to integrate them into the It is probably not an easy task to carry out combat missions together. I heard that there are as many as seven or eight officers in Dengzhou City who are only officers at the rank of general. When it comes to war, these people will obey whoever commands them. , but it is a troublesome thing.”
Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "Speaking of this, Shen Zhixiang also mentioned that Shangguanye sent by Dengzhou City to Qishan Qianhu is also a general. It seems that the local senior officers are indeed seriously overstaffed."
Wang Tom laughed and said: "There are only a few hundred people under his command, low match! Nothing to worry about!"
Both Qian Tiandun and Hao Wanqing laughed knowingly. Gong Shiqi didn't know what "low allocation" meant, but he could also see that the chiefs were not nervous about the current situation, so they probably had an idea.
All joking aside, there are thousands of Ming troops stationed in Dengzhou City who are hostile to Haihan. Even if they don't start a war, they are a threat that cannot be ignored.Either find a way to defuse the opponent's hostility, or use more radical means to completely resolve this threat. After all, the military must come up with a countermeasure.
Qian Tiandun said: "The information we have collected so far is still very limited, and we can't judge what kind of consideration the other party has against us. We can only take preventive measures first, send more troops out, strengthen Water and land monitoring in the direction of Dengzhou City."
(End of this chapter)
The local oil fields in Miaoli have been running smoothly for several months since they were exploited. Because Haihan’s current oil processing methods are still very crude and the refinery’s capacity is limited, the amount of crude oil extracted is not large.In addition to storing a certain amount of crude oil, the Ministry of Industry regards this oil field more as a place to train oil workers and trial-manufacture various drilling tools, so as to prepare for the future exploitation of real large oil fields in terms of technology and talents.
After Tian Yeyou directed and completed the initial drilling and mining stage, there are actually not many things that require him to keep an eye on the site.If it wasn't for the need to train industrial workers, he would have left Miaoli long ago.Of course, the situation in Shandong was uncertain, and it was useless for Tian Yeyou to come too early, he could only waste time, so he had to wait until the northward fleet controlled the local situation before leaving.
However, even if Tian Yeyou came to Shandong, the development of this copper mine will not be implemented in a short time. This kind of large project not only requires the professional skills of the person in charge, but also because it is a typical labor-intensive industry. There is also a large demand for the number of labor forces to be put into the mine. The current manpower controlled by the Haihan advance team is probably not enough to allocate the labor force to start mining dozens of miles away while building the Zhifu Island base.
Because of this, Tom Wang heard in Liaodong that there were tens of thousands of Han refugees in Phi Island who had nowhere to go. Even if he made up his mind to try to get these people out, some of them could be put into the Fushan Copper Mine for mining. .Of course, according to Haihan’s tradition, places like mines are also good places to house inmates in hard labor camps. In the future, they can also be thrown here after marching into Liaodong and capturing Houjin prisoners of war, such as the high-risk dirty work like going down the tunnel. You can let the prisoners of war do it.
The development of the Fushan copper mine is imminent, and the Zhifu Island Command does not want to entangle too much with the Ming army stationed there, and wants to tilt the security forces to the copper mine project first.According to the confessions of the bandits captured some time ago, although most of the main force of the Wanjia Army had been wiped out in the First World War in Fushan County, there were still military adviser Pu Xueguang and others who fled outside, and there was a great opportunity to reintegrate the remnants of the Wanjia Army.Moreover, the location of the Fushan Copper Mine seems to be very close to Pishankuang, a stronghold of the Wanjia Army. Before the exploration and development of the copper mine, the surrounding area must be cleared again to ensure that it will not be harassed by bandits.
Although the Ming army at Qishan Qianhusuo is also a potential threat, the Haihan military believes that the possibility of launching an active offensive is extremely low, and even if there is an action, it is unlikely to break through the existing formation on the southern sandbar of Zhifu Island. line of defense.The headquarters deployed two companies of infantry and more than a dozen artillery pieces there, plus several deep lines of defense composed of barbed wire, trenches, various obstacles, and masonry fortifications. Time to break through from the outside.Coupled with the anti-surveillance mobile posts deployed by Haihan near it, it can be said that the threat posed by Qishan Qianhu is still at a level that Haihan can control, and there is no rush to take some unconventional measures to solve it immediately.
The news that Shen Zhixiang brought back was somewhat reassuring. Feng Fei, who was in Qishan's thousand households, did not completely stand on the same side as the military generals from Dengzhou. After all, it was good news for Haihan.As for that stubborn Shangguanye, since his origin and background are still unclear, it is also difficult for Haihan to determine the real reason why he insists on confronting Haihan. It will probably have to wait until the people from the Ministry of Security come. Only when we come back from Dengzhou can we get further news.
Although Shen Zhixiang was skeptical of Tom Wang's boast about Haikou, Haihan's financial strength was indeed strong, which made it difficult for him to doubt the other party's ability to make money and means.However, regarding the aid that Hai Han promised, he still reminded Hai Han: "My lords, when will the food for Phi Island be shipped?"
"You don't have to wait too long, it only takes two or three days. After we arrange the cargo ship, we can start the shipment." Qian Tiandun explained to him: "The first batch of aid materials to Phi Island mainly includes [-] catties of grain and some Commonly used medicinal materials. After these cargo ships arrive at Phi Island, I hope your army can arrange for a group of immigrants to return by boat.”
"Of course, since the agreement is first, Dongjiang Town will definitely fulfill it." Shen Zhixiang replied very firmly.
With regard to the transfer of refugees from the island to Haihan to relocate out, the top management of Dongjiang Town have very consistent opinions, and they all believe that this is a measure that can actually help Dongjiang Town reduce its burden.These refugees can only act as a burden on the island and speed up the consumption of materials on the island, but handing them over to the Haihan people as immigrants can exchange for food and other assistance for Dongjiang Town.Exchange of refugees for aid, this kind of cooperation is only good for Dongjiang Town, and Shen Zhixiang can't think of any reason to reject the kindness of the Haihan people.
Shen Zhixiang has already decided that after returning to Pidao, he must persuade Shen Shikui to increase cooperation with Haihan. After all, such a capable partner who is willing to help actively cannot find another partner at the moment.As long as the Haihan people are willing to help Dongjiang Town, it seems that it is not an unreachable goal for Dongshan to counterattack Liaodong again.
As for the government in Shandong, Shen Zhixiang no longer had too much expectations for it, and it would be the ideal situation if he didn't get in the way.Obviously some people in Shandong are determined to confront Dongjiang Town, and Shen Zhixiang is also suffocating in his heart. In the future, he must use Dongjiang Town's resurgence to slap these people in the face.
Another day later, the team sent to Dengzhou City to inquire about the news finally returned safely. Gong Shiqi, who led the team, returned to the island and immediately reported the results of this trip to Hao Wanqing.After hearing the report, Hao Wanqing felt that some news must be known to the military, and immediately notified Qian Tiandun and Tom Wang to come over for a meeting.
"The situation may be more complicated than we expected, so I asked you to come over and do a total calculation." Hao Wanqing went directly to the topic concisely: "Gong Shiqi, let me tell you about the situation you found in Dengzhou this time."
When Gong Shiqi went to Dengzhou to inquire about news this time, a group of five people stayed in Dengzhou City for four days under the cover of hawkers.Although he is not familiar with the situation in Dengzhou City and has no connections that can be used, he has obtained a lot of valuable information by using various methods during the period.In particular, the command center was most concerned about the attitude of the Dengzhou government towards Hai Han's arrival, and finally got some specific information.
Gong Shishidao: "The lowly official made many inquiries and found that the Dengzhou government has two completely different attitudes towards the arrival of our Haihan fleet. To be precise, this difference exists between civil and military officials."
According to his investigation, the civil officials in Terengganu prefecture Chen Zhongsheng and below generally believed that the arrival of the Haihan fleet was a good thing for three reasons.One is to assist the government to wipe out the bandits and gangs who have been poisoning the local area for many years, and save the deteriorating local public security; The sea trade route with Zhejiang has brought hope to revive the local economy.
These are all things that the Dengzhou government has always wanted to do but was unable to implement. Haihan's appearance has actually solved a lot of troubles for the government, and these are all well-documented facts. There is nothing to doubt the authenticity of the guarantee issued by Yamachito.Although Haihan, as another country, sent people to land on the territory of Ming Dynasty without authorization and established strongholds. These actions seem to have some problems in diplomatic procedures, but the flaws are not concealed, and the government must also recognize Haihan's contribution.The most important thing is that Haihan has not shown hostility to confront the government, and what he has done so far are all good things that people like to hear and see. It is really difficult to use "invasion" to characterize their arrival.
However, the opinion of the military is somewhat different. Judging from what Gong Shiqi heard in Dengzhou, the Dengzhou garrison is full of wariness towards Haihan's appearance, and it is not a few senior officers who hold this attitude. In public, the military officers stationed in Dengzhou from other places almost all agreed in public, that is, they believed that the appearance of Haihan posed a great threat to the security of Dengzhou.The Haihan army, which was able to attack local bandits armed with force, could naturally also point their finger at the cities and territories of Ming Dynasty.
As for the matter of helping the people of Fushan County, the military believes that this is only an initial means of buying people's hearts. Once Haihan has a firm foothold in Fushan County, such measures will probably not last for a long time.After all, in the eyes of the government, helping refugees is a thankless act, and the Haihan people are not crazy, so why do they have to do such a loss-making business for a long time.
In the eyes of the military, the statement of opening a sea trade channel is an act that Haihan wants to cover up.I don't know where I got the news. It is said that Haihan made his fortune in smuggling business in Nanfang.Haihan's smuggling business into Shandong was not to help the local government revive the economy, but to seek their own personal gain.The army they brought is the best proof of this intention. Is there any sea merchant who brought the army out to do business?This clearly means that they are ready to fight if they can't reach an agreement, and use violence to solve the problem.
The military believes that Haihan's arrival will not save the local security situation, but will make the situation more severe.Judging from the information we know so far, the fight between Haihan and the Wanjia Army almost ended in a one-sided battle, and their strength far surpassed that of their opponents. The Dengzhou Garrison is struggling to control the Wanjia Army, so how can they deal with Haihan? This stronger spoiler?The safest way is to take advantage of the fact that the Haihan people have just arrived and their foothold is not stable, and immediately organize a wave of crusades to drive them out of the Shandong coast.
However, fighting costs money. Although the military wants to do it, it is difficult to implement large-scale combat operations without local financial and material support.Therefore, the civil and military officials of Terengganu Prefecture have been arguing over this matter recently, and the news has spread from the government through various channels, so that the people in the city are also talking about it.Gong Shiqi only needed to identify and classify the various news he heard, and he could roughly deduce the current differences of opinion in Dengzhou official circles.
"The general situation is like this. What are you two unclear about?" After Gong Shiqi finished speaking, Hao Wanqing asked Wang Qian for their opinions.
"Do you have any more specific information about the people in the Ming army who are hostile to us? Maybe we can find out the deeper reason." Wang Tom first asked the question.He didn't think the Dengzhou garrison's hostility towards Haihan was groundless, especially after Haihan had shown enough goodwill to the Fushan County government and the garrison, the Dengzhou Ming army still believed that Haihan's arrival was malicious. Wang Tom thinks this may be the result of someone making trouble.
Gong Shiqi replied: "The original Dengzhou Guard's establishment was seriously damaged in the two years of war. At present, most of the Dengzhou garrison are troops transferred from various places in Shandong by the Ming court. Therefore, the foundation of these characters is It is also difficult to check clearly in a short period of time.”
Qian Tiandun asked a more practical question: "How many Ming troops are currently stationed near Dengzhou City?"
Gong Shiqidao: "According to the statistics of the humble official, the size of the garrison should be between 6000 and 800. Among them, the navy is still under reconstruction, and the establishment is no more than [-]. The humble official thinks that because the troops it belongs to are too complicated, they want to integrate them into the It is probably not an easy task to carry out combat missions together. I heard that there are as many as seven or eight officers in Dengzhou City who are only officers at the rank of general. When it comes to war, these people will obey whoever commands them. , but it is a troublesome thing.”
Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "Speaking of this, Shen Zhixiang also mentioned that Shangguanye sent by Dengzhou City to Qishan Qianhu is also a general. It seems that the local senior officers are indeed seriously overstaffed."
Wang Tom laughed and said: "There are only a few hundred people under his command, low match! Nothing to worry about!"
Both Qian Tiandun and Hao Wanqing laughed knowingly. Gong Shiqi didn't know what "low allocation" meant, but he could also see that the chiefs were not nervous about the current situation, so they probably had an idea.
All joking aside, there are thousands of Ming troops stationed in Dengzhou City who are hostile to Haihan. Even if they don't start a war, they are a threat that cannot be ignored.Either find a way to defuse the opponent's hostility, or use more radical means to completely resolve this threat. After all, the military must come up with a countermeasure.
Qian Tiandun said: "The information we have collected so far is still very limited, and we can't judge what kind of consideration the other party has against us. We can only take preventive measures first, send more troops out, strengthen Water and land monitoring in the direction of Dengzhou City."
(End of this chapter)