Chapter 1375
Arrived in Shandong
Chapter 1375 Arrived in Shandong
Although Liu Shang is currently an official in the Haihan Youth League, he will habitually stand on Daming's standpoint when considering issues, and examine Haihan's various policies with a hostile eye.Through these few months of observation, Liu Shang also had to admit that Haihan did have many clever means on the immigration issue. It was these measures that effectively helped Haihan grow rapidly at an unimaginable speed and became a very powerful outside of Ming Dynasty. emerging threats.
Now that Haihan's tentacles have crossed the Shandong Peninsula and extended to the farther Liaodong region, Liu Shang seems to have no other way to stop Haihan's actions other than admiring Haihan's great skill.Not only can't stop it, Liu Shang has to contribute to Haihan's expansion in the process. For him, a Haihan official who still retains his undercover status, it is really an inexplicable irony.
Liu Shang's current identity can be said to be very subtle. He is a senior intelligence officer who has a file in the Daming Gongmen, but after Liao Yuan, Qin An and others died in a shipwreck on Hainan Island, he has temporarily lost contact with the intelligence department he belongs to Without a contact channel, it is impossible to explain to the above that the accidental death of Liao Yuan and others has nothing to do with him.Now Yu Xiaobao has been stuffed into the cadre team that went north to aid the construction. This trip will definitely not be able to return to the south within a year or so. The whole team has completely lost contact with the top for such a long time. When the time comes His name on some secret roster has probably been crossed out long ago.
Letting go of the past, changing the object of allegiance, and being a Haihan official in the future, such thoughts will appear in Liu Shang's mind every night in the recent period.His loyalty to Daming is being worn away bit by bit with the passage of time, and he himself is very aware of this, and it is even more obvious which side is more promising to be an official.On the one hand, one needs to sacrifice one's life for wealth, and may be exposed to death at any time; on the other hand, there are nobles who have built a ladder for themselves in the officialdom. In the future, as long as they climb up the ladder, there must be no problem in being a peace officer.
Giving up the previous identity and surviving with the existing new identity is the most sensible decision, and Liu Shang himself understands this.But this means completely giving up everything in the past, giving up his identity as a subject of the Ming Dynasty, and he still has some difficulty in letting go.To put it bluntly, he was still lucky, thinking that if he couldn't stay in Haihan any longer, and there happened to be a suitable opportunity to escape from Haihan and return to Daming, then his secret identity might still play a role.
Of course, there is a prerequisite for such a way out, that is, during this period, Haihan's security department will not reveal his identity.Liu Shang will not underestimate the capabilities of Haihan's intelligence department just because he has successfully lurked for a few months. On the contrary, he has been walking on eggshells every day for the past few months, especially when he witnessed General Zhang Qianzhi's inspection tour in Danzhou. After finding out the inner ghost in the group, he added 1 extra precautions, lest any weakness in himself be noticed by others.
It was actually a relief for Liu Shang to stay away from Sanya. Before that, he didn't have to worry about being closely monitored again.Although Shandong also has personnel from the Ministry of Security, and it is said that they are still commanded by big figures, but Liu Shang knows that their work focus will not be on the inside, but on Daming.Working and living here, he can live a little more relaxed, and no longer have to worry about his identity being exposed every day.
After entering the sea area of Shandong, the number of seagoing ships here is significantly less than that of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the south. The fleet travels along the coastline without encountering one or two ships for half a day.And even if they meet occasionally, after seeing the size of the Haihan fleet and the two-color flag hanging high on the top of the mast, the other party will usually choose to avoid it actively.
The composition of Haihan’s northbound fleet is no longer the same as when it set off from Sanya. Some ships have turned back after arriving at the Pearl River Estuary, Penghu, Zhoushan and other places, and another batch of local ships joined them.When they arrived in the Shandong waters, most of the ships in the fleet had joined later. Only the passenger ship transporting cadres going north, a few cargo ships transporting equipment, and two warships serving as escort missions all came out of Sanya together.And this kind of fleet composed of dozens of large sailing ships has rarely appeared in Shandong waters in recent years, so it is natural for witnesses to avoid it.
"Shandong...is there no Daming navy active at sea?" After hesitating for a long time, Liu Shang still took the opportunity to raise this question to the captain.
"Navy? Yes, but I haven't seen it before." The captain shook his head and said, "It's probably the same as the navy in Hainan Island, except for a signboard!"
During the reign of the Ming Dynasty, Hainan Island had a certain scale of naval establishments, and the most famous one was the Yacheng Water Village.However, the Ming army navy stationed in Yacheng Shuizhai was also the first Ming army to surrender to Haihan. Its commander, Luo Shengdong, worked as a private salt dealer for several years under the support of Haihan. Yu, the official position was promoted all the way to general.But later Luo Shengdong also felt that such an identity was unsustainable, and considering the long-term development of the family, he finally gave up his identity as a military officer of the Ming Dynasty completely, and got a position as a magistrate in Haihan.Although the area under his jurisdiction is no more than one county, he is already a genuine Haihan official.
As for the navy organization under Luo Shengdong's command in the past, it is still preserved. The flag of the navy is still hanging on the pier of Sanya Port. Of course, all the people have been replaced by soldiers of the Haihan Army. With this banner, it is convenient to handle some affairs.Liu Shang has been in Sanya Port for almost two months, so he naturally knows what the local so-called "Daming Navy" is like.At this time, listening to the captain's example of the navy in Hainan Island, he understood that even if the Shandong navy had not been replaced by Haihan, it probably would not be able to perform daily maritime patrol tasks.
In fact, after the end of the Denglai Rebellion, there were indeed very few naval forces left along the coast of Shandong.In order to prevent the Haihan Navy from entering and exiting the Bohai Bay at will to go to the important places in Gyeonggi, the Command and Envoy of Shandong Capital has concentrated the remaining naval forces in the province to various coastal ports on the Bohai Sea, so as to be able to respond in time. The "aggressive" actions Haihan Navy may take.This means that the eastern half of the Shandong Peninsula has basically not deployed any official maritime forces, in fact, it has completely given up control of this sea area.
"It saves a lot of trouble." Liu Shang can roughly figure out the way to do this, and couldn't help muttering.He easily controlled the navigation rights of these sea areas without directly fighting with the Great Ming Navy, and Haihan undoubtedly played the role of the big winner again.This is also due to the fact that Shandong is far enough away from Hainan Island. If the distance is as close as Fuguang, I am afraid that the Haihan people would have already occupied most of the Shandong Peninsula.
After three days and nights of drifting at sea, the fleet finally arrived at the destination of the trip, Zhifu Island in Fushan County, Dengzhou, Shandong.Although everyone had made some mental preparations before coming here, they were still shocked by the perfect port facilities after entering the port.Although the size of the port here is not as large as that of Zhoushan Dinghai Port, its construction standards are not inferior in the slightest. It not only has berths of the same standard as other Haihan ports, but also facilities such as cargo lifting, rail transportation, etc., and its operation is also in accordance with the standard of the Shipping Department. Operating procedures are in progress.From entering the port, berthing and docking, to unloading passengers and unloading cargo, it is the same as other Haihan ports. These details also give the officials who are new to the port an inexplicable sense of intimacy.
The only thing that makes people feel uncomfortable is probably the weather here.Compared with the warmer south, Shandong at this time has to be wrapped in cotton-padded jackets and trousers to stay outdoors for a long time.Liu Shang and other construction aid cadres put on the allotted thermal underwear early, but the cold sea breeze blowing on their exposed faces still made people feel the severity of the northern winter.
Liu Shang shuddered, and tucked the scarf around his neck into the skirt of his clothes, then shrugged his neck, and put both hands into the pockets of the cotton coat.He had been living in the south of the Five Ridges area before, never thought that the winter in the north was so cold, and subconsciously wanted to curl up with his whole body in his clothes.Fortunately, the cotton coat distributed to them by the logistics department is extremely thick and warm. Wearing it on the body has the same effect as wrapping a heavy quilt, and there are also scarves, cotton hats, cotton shoes and cotton gloves, which can be regarded as enough to keep warm time.
Su Yu, who was next to him, couldn't help laughing when he saw Liu Shang's appearance: "Officer Liu, your posture is too exaggerated. You have shrunk like this before it is the coldest time. When I came from Shandong When I escaped, I didn’t wear such a thick cotton coat, and I survived the winter just like that.”
Liu Shang shook his head and said: "That's because you northerners are more accustomed to the climate here. I've lived in decades and I've never been to such a cold place. I can't compare with you."
Su Yu also shook his head and said, "You southerners are so delicate, this weather is not considered cold... Forget it, you should be able to get used to it in a few days."
Although Liu Shang huddled together, he did not forget to look around the port habitually.Now the boat has docked and let them go down to the pier, but the reception staff did not arrange for them to go to the accommodation immediately, but continued to stay on the pier.Liu Shang has been in the Haihan system for such a period of time, and he also knows that such an arrangement probably means that some important person will appear, so he waited obediently and did not dare to complain.
Sure enough, a carriage came after a while, and a middle-aged man got out of the carriage, surrounded by several security personnel, and came before the crowd.After the introduction, Liu Shangcai knew that this man who looked different from the Han people was General Morgan in the Haihan Army, and he was also the highest military officer of the Haihan base in Shandong at this time.
Liu Shang couldn't help but feel a little guilty. When he was in Zhoushan, he heard that Haihan's navy commander and army general were both in Shandong, but it wasn't General Morgan. Why are those two still under Morgan?
However, this question was quickly answered by Morgan himself. He told everyone that the main force of the Shandong garrison is currently fighting the Hou Jin army in the Liaodong area across the Bohai Strait, so the local military affairs are temporarily managed by him.
Only after hearing this did Liu Shang understand that Hai Han was at war with Hou Jin at this time.Liu Shang also admired Haihan's courage when he was fighting against a powerful country like Houjin thousands of miles away from the mainland.Although he has never been to the north, he also knows that Daming has been quite tight on the northern front in the past few years, but the Hou Jin army seems to be getting stronger and stronger, and they will go south every year to knock down the customs and plunder Daming's wealth and population.Compared with the ugly Houjin, Haihan, who also plundered Ming Dynasty, was really elegant. At least he was still dressed in the cloak of trade and immigration, and he seldom directly tore his face.
But what Liu Shang didn't quite understand was why Hai Han wanted to fight Hou Jin.Logically speaking, only when Houjin restrained Daming outside the northern pass, Haihan could do things in the south with peace of mind, without worrying about being liquidated by Daming.And going so far to Liaodong to fight Houjin, the biggest beneficiary is obviously not Haihan, but Daming. Why does Haihan pay for such a thankless thing out of his own pocket?After defeating Jin, what direct benefits will Haihan have?
Liu still doesn't understand these questions, but he believes he will find the answers here.He still has a long time to stay and work here, and there are plenty of opportunities to slowly inquire about related news.No, maybe there is no need to inquire at all, and someone will naturally tell him the inside story.Because he is now an officer of the Youth League, and at the same time he is in charge of part of the propaganda work. If he is not informed of these inside stories, how will he spread the propaganda to the grassroots people and soldiers?
Morgan gave a brief speech to the newly arrived cadres on the pier, briefly introduced the local situation, and then called these cadres and grassroots officials "the torch that illuminates the north for Haihan" and "the hero who opened up the territory." , and "an outstanding person who will be recorded in the history books", he used various praise words without hesitation, making everyone including Liu Shang feel radiant in his face, as if he had really become a member of the Haihan Empire The hero of the general.
Of course, there will also be some people with delicate and steady thoughts, who would think of such a commendation from the chief, I am afraid that the errands here will not be so easy.Because only the most arduous and dangerous tasks can be worthy of the chief's praise in such a tone.
Liu Shang didn't think too much about it, he knew very well that he was just a civil servant, and it was almost impossible to be sent to the front line of the battlefield to participate in the battle, so he was not worried that he would fall into a war situation, but felt that the climate here was too cold, I'm afraid this long winter will be very difficult.Now I can only hope that the higher-ups will assign me fewer tasks that need to be performed outdoors. If I can stay in the warm room to write documents and handle some paperwork, that would be great.
(End of this chapter)
Although Liu Shang is currently an official in the Haihan Youth League, he will habitually stand on Daming's standpoint when considering issues, and examine Haihan's various policies with a hostile eye.Through these few months of observation, Liu Shang also had to admit that Haihan did have many clever means on the immigration issue. It was these measures that effectively helped Haihan grow rapidly at an unimaginable speed and became a very powerful outside of Ming Dynasty. emerging threats.
Now that Haihan's tentacles have crossed the Shandong Peninsula and extended to the farther Liaodong region, Liu Shang seems to have no other way to stop Haihan's actions other than admiring Haihan's great skill.Not only can't stop it, Liu Shang has to contribute to Haihan's expansion in the process. For him, a Haihan official who still retains his undercover status, it is really an inexplicable irony.
Liu Shang's current identity can be said to be very subtle. He is a senior intelligence officer who has a file in the Daming Gongmen, but after Liao Yuan, Qin An and others died in a shipwreck on Hainan Island, he has temporarily lost contact with the intelligence department he belongs to Without a contact channel, it is impossible to explain to the above that the accidental death of Liao Yuan and others has nothing to do with him.Now Yu Xiaobao has been stuffed into the cadre team that went north to aid the construction. This trip will definitely not be able to return to the south within a year or so. The whole team has completely lost contact with the top for such a long time. When the time comes His name on some secret roster has probably been crossed out long ago.
Letting go of the past, changing the object of allegiance, and being a Haihan official in the future, such thoughts will appear in Liu Shang's mind every night in the recent period.His loyalty to Daming is being worn away bit by bit with the passage of time, and he himself is very aware of this, and it is even more obvious which side is more promising to be an official.On the one hand, one needs to sacrifice one's life for wealth, and may be exposed to death at any time; on the other hand, there are nobles who have built a ladder for themselves in the officialdom. In the future, as long as they climb up the ladder, there must be no problem in being a peace officer.
Giving up the previous identity and surviving with the existing new identity is the most sensible decision, and Liu Shang himself understands this.But this means completely giving up everything in the past, giving up his identity as a subject of the Ming Dynasty, and he still has some difficulty in letting go.To put it bluntly, he was still lucky, thinking that if he couldn't stay in Haihan any longer, and there happened to be a suitable opportunity to escape from Haihan and return to Daming, then his secret identity might still play a role.
Of course, there is a prerequisite for such a way out, that is, during this period, Haihan's security department will not reveal his identity.Liu Shang will not underestimate the capabilities of Haihan's intelligence department just because he has successfully lurked for a few months. On the contrary, he has been walking on eggshells every day for the past few months, especially when he witnessed General Zhang Qianzhi's inspection tour in Danzhou. After finding out the inner ghost in the group, he added 1 extra precautions, lest any weakness in himself be noticed by others.
It was actually a relief for Liu Shang to stay away from Sanya. Before that, he didn't have to worry about being closely monitored again.Although Shandong also has personnel from the Ministry of Security, and it is said that they are still commanded by big figures, but Liu Shang knows that their work focus will not be on the inside, but on Daming.Working and living here, he can live a little more relaxed, and no longer have to worry about his identity being exposed every day.
After entering the sea area of Shandong, the number of seagoing ships here is significantly less than that of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the south. The fleet travels along the coastline without encountering one or two ships for half a day.And even if they meet occasionally, after seeing the size of the Haihan fleet and the two-color flag hanging high on the top of the mast, the other party will usually choose to avoid it actively.
The composition of Haihan’s northbound fleet is no longer the same as when it set off from Sanya. Some ships have turned back after arriving at the Pearl River Estuary, Penghu, Zhoushan and other places, and another batch of local ships joined them.When they arrived in the Shandong waters, most of the ships in the fleet had joined later. Only the passenger ship transporting cadres going north, a few cargo ships transporting equipment, and two warships serving as escort missions all came out of Sanya together.And this kind of fleet composed of dozens of large sailing ships has rarely appeared in Shandong waters in recent years, so it is natural for witnesses to avoid it.
"Shandong...is there no Daming navy active at sea?" After hesitating for a long time, Liu Shang still took the opportunity to raise this question to the captain.
"Navy? Yes, but I haven't seen it before." The captain shook his head and said, "It's probably the same as the navy in Hainan Island, except for a signboard!"
During the reign of the Ming Dynasty, Hainan Island had a certain scale of naval establishments, and the most famous one was the Yacheng Water Village.However, the Ming army navy stationed in Yacheng Shuizhai was also the first Ming army to surrender to Haihan. Its commander, Luo Shengdong, worked as a private salt dealer for several years under the support of Haihan. Yu, the official position was promoted all the way to general.But later Luo Shengdong also felt that such an identity was unsustainable, and considering the long-term development of the family, he finally gave up his identity as a military officer of the Ming Dynasty completely, and got a position as a magistrate in Haihan.Although the area under his jurisdiction is no more than one county, he is already a genuine Haihan official.
As for the navy organization under Luo Shengdong's command in the past, it is still preserved. The flag of the navy is still hanging on the pier of Sanya Port. Of course, all the people have been replaced by soldiers of the Haihan Army. With this banner, it is convenient to handle some affairs.Liu Shang has been in Sanya Port for almost two months, so he naturally knows what the local so-called "Daming Navy" is like.At this time, listening to the captain's example of the navy in Hainan Island, he understood that even if the Shandong navy had not been replaced by Haihan, it probably would not be able to perform daily maritime patrol tasks.
In fact, after the end of the Denglai Rebellion, there were indeed very few naval forces left along the coast of Shandong.In order to prevent the Haihan Navy from entering and exiting the Bohai Bay at will to go to the important places in Gyeonggi, the Command and Envoy of Shandong Capital has concentrated the remaining naval forces in the province to various coastal ports on the Bohai Sea, so as to be able to respond in time. The "aggressive" actions Haihan Navy may take.This means that the eastern half of the Shandong Peninsula has basically not deployed any official maritime forces, in fact, it has completely given up control of this sea area.
"It saves a lot of trouble." Liu Shang can roughly figure out the way to do this, and couldn't help muttering.He easily controlled the navigation rights of these sea areas without directly fighting with the Great Ming Navy, and Haihan undoubtedly played the role of the big winner again.This is also due to the fact that Shandong is far enough away from Hainan Island. If the distance is as close as Fuguang, I am afraid that the Haihan people would have already occupied most of the Shandong Peninsula.
After three days and nights of drifting at sea, the fleet finally arrived at the destination of the trip, Zhifu Island in Fushan County, Dengzhou, Shandong.Although everyone had made some mental preparations before coming here, they were still shocked by the perfect port facilities after entering the port.Although the size of the port here is not as large as that of Zhoushan Dinghai Port, its construction standards are not inferior in the slightest. It not only has berths of the same standard as other Haihan ports, but also facilities such as cargo lifting, rail transportation, etc., and its operation is also in accordance with the standard of the Shipping Department. Operating procedures are in progress.From entering the port, berthing and docking, to unloading passengers and unloading cargo, it is the same as other Haihan ports. These details also give the officials who are new to the port an inexplicable sense of intimacy.
The only thing that makes people feel uncomfortable is probably the weather here.Compared with the warmer south, Shandong at this time has to be wrapped in cotton-padded jackets and trousers to stay outdoors for a long time.Liu Shang and other construction aid cadres put on the allotted thermal underwear early, but the cold sea breeze blowing on their exposed faces still made people feel the severity of the northern winter.
Liu Shang shuddered, and tucked the scarf around his neck into the skirt of his clothes, then shrugged his neck, and put both hands into the pockets of the cotton coat.He had been living in the south of the Five Ridges area before, never thought that the winter in the north was so cold, and subconsciously wanted to curl up with his whole body in his clothes.Fortunately, the cotton coat distributed to them by the logistics department is extremely thick and warm. Wearing it on the body has the same effect as wrapping a heavy quilt, and there are also scarves, cotton hats, cotton shoes and cotton gloves, which can be regarded as enough to keep warm time.
Su Yu, who was next to him, couldn't help laughing when he saw Liu Shang's appearance: "Officer Liu, your posture is too exaggerated. You have shrunk like this before it is the coldest time. When I came from Shandong When I escaped, I didn’t wear such a thick cotton coat, and I survived the winter just like that.”
Liu Shang shook his head and said: "That's because you northerners are more accustomed to the climate here. I've lived in decades and I've never been to such a cold place. I can't compare with you."
Su Yu also shook his head and said, "You southerners are so delicate, this weather is not considered cold... Forget it, you should be able to get used to it in a few days."
Although Liu Shang huddled together, he did not forget to look around the port habitually.Now the boat has docked and let them go down to the pier, but the reception staff did not arrange for them to go to the accommodation immediately, but continued to stay on the pier.Liu Shang has been in the Haihan system for such a period of time, and he also knows that such an arrangement probably means that some important person will appear, so he waited obediently and did not dare to complain.
Sure enough, a carriage came after a while, and a middle-aged man got out of the carriage, surrounded by several security personnel, and came before the crowd.After the introduction, Liu Shangcai knew that this man who looked different from the Han people was General Morgan in the Haihan Army, and he was also the highest military officer of the Haihan base in Shandong at this time.
Liu Shang couldn't help but feel a little guilty. When he was in Zhoushan, he heard that Haihan's navy commander and army general were both in Shandong, but it wasn't General Morgan. Why are those two still under Morgan?
However, this question was quickly answered by Morgan himself. He told everyone that the main force of the Shandong garrison is currently fighting the Hou Jin army in the Liaodong area across the Bohai Strait, so the local military affairs are temporarily managed by him.
Only after hearing this did Liu Shang understand that Hai Han was at war with Hou Jin at this time.Liu Shang also admired Haihan's courage when he was fighting against a powerful country like Houjin thousands of miles away from the mainland.Although he has never been to the north, he also knows that Daming has been quite tight on the northern front in the past few years, but the Hou Jin army seems to be getting stronger and stronger, and they will go south every year to knock down the customs and plunder Daming's wealth and population.Compared with the ugly Houjin, Haihan, who also plundered Ming Dynasty, was really elegant. At least he was still dressed in the cloak of trade and immigration, and he seldom directly tore his face.
But what Liu Shang didn't quite understand was why Hai Han wanted to fight Hou Jin.Logically speaking, only when Houjin restrained Daming outside the northern pass, Haihan could do things in the south with peace of mind, without worrying about being liquidated by Daming.And going so far to Liaodong to fight Houjin, the biggest beneficiary is obviously not Haihan, but Daming. Why does Haihan pay for such a thankless thing out of his own pocket?After defeating Jin, what direct benefits will Haihan have?
Liu still doesn't understand these questions, but he believes he will find the answers here.He still has a long time to stay and work here, and there are plenty of opportunities to slowly inquire about related news.No, maybe there is no need to inquire at all, and someone will naturally tell him the inside story.Because he is now an officer of the Youth League, and at the same time he is in charge of part of the propaganda work. If he is not informed of these inside stories, how will he spread the propaganda to the grassroots people and soldiers?
Morgan gave a brief speech to the newly arrived cadres on the pier, briefly introduced the local situation, and then called these cadres and grassroots officials "the torch that illuminates the north for Haihan" and "the hero who opened up the territory." , and "an outstanding person who will be recorded in the history books", he used various praise words without hesitation, making everyone including Liu Shang feel radiant in his face, as if he had really become a member of the Haihan Empire The hero of the general.
Of course, there will also be some people with delicate and steady thoughts, who would think of such a commendation from the chief, I am afraid that the errands here will not be so easy.Because only the most arduous and dangerous tasks can be worthy of the chief's praise in such a tone.
Liu Shang didn't think too much about it, he knew very well that he was just a civil servant, and it was almost impossible to be sent to the front line of the battlefield to participate in the battle, so he was not worried that he would fall into a war situation, but felt that the climate here was too cold, I'm afraid this long winter will be very difficult.Now I can only hope that the higher-ups will assign me fewer tasks that need to be performed outdoors. If I can stay in the warm room to write documents and handle some paperwork, that would be great.
(End of this chapter)