Chapter 1469
Northern Route
Chapter 1469 The Northern Route ([-])
The cargo that the He Li fleet needed to carry had actually arrived at the dock warehouse two days ago. However, due to the limited manpower on the dock, the shipment task could only be carried out in batches, and the scheduled departure time could only be postponed for a few days. .Important materials such as weapons and ammunition are naturally shipped first, while the fleet of private carriers can only be placed last.But this didn't have a big impact on He Li. He had to go to the north with the fleet anyway, and it didn't matter how many days later.Starting a few days later, I can learn more about the relevant situation, and I can do more adequate preparations.
Because these materials also involved the military secrets of Haihan's garrison in Liaodong, all crew members had to leave the ship during the loading of goods on the ship, and the civilians hired by the military moved the goods to the ship.Apart from knowing that he was going to transport food and military quilts to the north this time, He Li did not know any other information. The military did not even tell them the specific quantity of the goods, nor did he tell him that he would stop on the way. port, only know that the final destination will be the Liaodong Peninsula.This is also to prevent those who are interested in deducing Haihan's garrison strength in the Liaodong area based on the number of materials shipped to the north by Haihan.
To be honest, if another employer wanted to act in such a mysterious way, He Li would have given up his job long ago.I don't know what to do, where to go, and how to get there. If you follow the other party's ship out to sea, you will give your life to the other party. I am afraid that few ship owners will dare to follow this kind of adventure.But Haihan is different. Everyone knows that Haihan is almost invincible in the outer sea of Daming, and its wealth is far beyond imagination. It is impossible to covet this property of the carrier.Besides, there are many people who want to follow Haihan to make a fortune. If anyone has doubts about this, there will naturally be a large number of candidates who can immediately replace their existence.
Because of this, although He Li was curious about Haihan's arrangement, he didn't have any worries, and He Xiao also warned him before that he must not take the initiative to inquire about Haihan's military information, so as to avoid any inconvenience. necessary misunderstanding.And when he arrived at Zhoushan Island, he really felt the importance Haihan attached to military secrets.This Zhoushan Dinghai Port is divided into different docks according to different uses of the military and civilians. Ordinary people can't even enter the military port, let alone inquire about military secrets.
After it took a day to complete the loading, officials from the shipping department called He Li to sign the cargo bill.He Li took a look and found only the contents of the goods on it, and still did not specify the specific quantity. He then asked cautiously, "If there is any difference in the goods on this ship, how can I check it?"
The official explained: "At that time, there will be people from the military escorting the ship. Even if there is a mistake, it is not your responsibility. The rules are like this. Sign it with confidence!"
After hearing this, He Li felt a little relieved. He picked up a pen and signed his name at the end of the page. After the ink was dry, he pressed his finger on the name with ink pad. This was regarded as the owner of the ship who took over this batch of goods.
As introduced by the officials, the Haihan military will send a special person to accompany the ship throughout the journey for the cargo escorted by the carrier.If the cargo on the ship is not in the right quantity or damaged for no reason, then the escort personnel must bear the corresponding responsibility.
The reason for such a regulation is also because there have been cases in the past of carriers stealing goods or even guarding themselves against theft. As a result, the military is not so reassured about the integrity of civilian carriers. Coupled with other objective reasons, the military simply dispatched personnel by itself. Escorted by boat for peace of mind.Therefore, the carrier does not have to worry about what happens to the goods and needs to take responsibility for it, and both parties to the transaction can feel more at ease because of this small measure.
He Li's fleet was naturally assigned a lot of escorts to board the ship. Smaller ships generally had two to three people per ship, and Dafu ships had three to five people per ship.These escorts are all active-duty navy soldiers, and they board the ship fully armed, and their image of carrying guns and ammunition is quite deterrent.Fortunately, in the previous three days of training, these escorts had already met with the crew members, and at this time, the crew members would not panic because of the weapons they were carrying.
The sailors brought by He Li to Zhoushan also knew that they were going to the north after they got here, but neither Haihan nor He Li told them the specific destination in advance. After retreating, spread the news.
These various secrecy measures also made He Li truly realize that his errand was not just an ordinary delivery, but a link in a series of military operations by Haihan in the north.Considering that the territories occupied by Haihan in the north were all Daming's territory, but now it is a group of merchants and sailors who are citizens of Daming who are rushing to transport supplies for the Haihan army at sea. This is really a great irony.The most amazing thing is that no one seems to think there is anything wrong with doing this, and no one thinks it is necessary to report to the officials or anything.
Of course, the people on these boats all know He Li's identity, and they don't really think that it would be of any use to expose the "illegal acts" of the Haihan people in Ningbo. Airline, the income of the same time is three times as much as the usual sea, and the money is the most practical. Under such conditions, who cares which country the destination of this errand belongs to.
After all the ships have loaded the goods, the last batch of shipments will be fresh fruits and vegetables, live livestock and fresh water. Although these living materials can also be replenished on the way, the Haihan Shipping Department has a certain time limit for transportation tasks. Therefore, the scheduled route is a direct flight from Zhoushan to Shandong. Unless bad weather or other emergencies are encountered on the way, it will not take the initiative to stop at the coast.
In the end, the actual departure time of the fleet was more than half a day earlier than the scheduled time notified in advance. He Li thought that this was probably one of Haihan's confidentiality measures, so the outside world could not grasp the exact itinerary of the fleet.He personally has no opinion on this, but secretly laments the careful and meticulous work done by the Haihan people.
This northbound fleet is mainly cargo ships. In addition to more than 30 private carrier ships, there are also nine heavy-duty sailing ships from the military, and two "Explorer" class warships that undertake escort missions.
However, from He Li's point of view, the two escorting warships seemed a bit redundant, because these heavy-loaded sailboats belonging to the military were obviously each equipped with several deck artillery.Regardless of tonnage or firepower, it is difficult for a warship to compete with these so-called "cargo ships" in the offshore Daming waters.If this is put into the establishment of the Daming Navy, it will be the main battleship.
The fleet sailed out of Dinghai Port at an overall speed of about six knots, then turned north through Hangzhou Bay, and entered the waters of the mouth of the Yangtze River at dawn the next day.At this time, the leader of the Haihan sailboat signaled to He Li's fleet to slow down and stop sailing.Although He Li didn't know what he meant, he still ordered it to be carried out.The fleet anchored not far from land, and after waiting for about two hours, a fleet of seven ships joined from the mouth of the Yangtze River.
It was only then that He Li understood that he had specially stopped to wait for this batch of sailboats to join.He saw that the masts of these sailboats were also hung with flags symbolizing the identity of private carriers, and he knew that their mission was probably the same as himself, that they were all Daming maritime merchants who ran errands for Haihan.This fleet sailed from the Yangtze River. It must have come from one of the capitals of Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Suzhou, and Songjiang. Most of them bought goods locally and made an appointment directly on the way. meet.
He Li couldn't help but have a question in his mind. How many maritime transport fleets like this are working for Haihan in the entire Daming territory?This is still in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions where Haihan's influence is relatively weak. If it is in the area of Fuguang, which is said to have had a hot fight with Haihan, what would it be like.If Haihan moved its whole set of practices in the south to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and even the north, it should not take too long to penetrate the coastal areas.After all, there are not too many people in this world who can resist the temptation of money and the threat of force at the same time, and Haihan is just the best at these two kinds of offensives.
A huge ocean-going fleet consisting of more than fifty ships has never been seen in He Li's life experience. However, according to the armed escorts accompanying the ship, this is only a monthly trip to Zhoushan Island. Fleet normality with the northern colonies of Haihan.It is precisely because of such a large transportation volume that Haihan recruits private carriers through the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Shipping, hoping to relieve some of the official transportation pressure.
When He Li participated in the investment promotion meeting, he once thought that the batch of ships gathered under his name was not too small, but according to the expectations of the Haihan people, the current transportation scale must be expanded by at least four or five times to be barely reasonable. And the proportion of the cargo capacity of these ships under He Li is really small.
"I still have to try to buy a few big boats." He Li finally silently came to a conclusion.The same goes to Liaodong. It is true that the larger the ship, the lower the freight cost, and the corresponding profit will be more abundant.If you want to run on this route for a long time, then replacing the big ship is almost an operational measure that must be taken.Although there is no condition to replace the heavy-duty sailboat at present, this matter must be put on the agenda.
However, how to save money and time to buy Haihan's big ship, He Li still hasn't thought of a feasible shortcut, and he can only discuss with He Xiao after this trip.He knew that he was far less flexible than his brother in these fields, so he didn't plan to spend any more time thinking about it.Since there are several Haihan soldiers on the ship who are responsible for escorting the goods, he has become a friend. The progress of the war in the north, because he knew that most of the information that the Haihan military was unwilling to provide voluntarily belonged to the level that needed to be kept secret.
It was the first time for He Li to go to sea with a boat to the northern seas, so there was still some freshness. The navy soldiers who were responsible for escorting the goods were all familiar with this route many times because they had to act as navigators at the same time. They would not deliberately hide any questions raised by He Li, as long as they were not within the scope of the secrecy regulations, they basically knew everything.After a few more days, He Li really got a lot of useful information from them.
Haihan has been secretly working in the north for two years. Before that, He Li only knew that Haihan had found a foothold in Shandong, and then based on this, he sent troops to Liaodong to drive out the Jin people.But Haihan's business situation in the north is unknown to a southerner like him.After listening to the narration of these navy soldiers, he realized that Haihan had already controlled a county in Dengzhou, Shandong, and was autonomous in the local enclosure, completely independent of Daming.
But he thought about it, Haihan is not like this in Zhejiang, this Zhoushan Island is also a county, isn't it just occupied under Daming's eyelids?The difference from the Shandong side is that Zhoushan is in the lonely sea, not directly connected to the mainland.The adults in Hangzhou City thought about turning their faces, but before they could do it, the adults who jumped the most all disappeared for no reason. Later, the Haihan Fleet entered the Qiantang River from Hangzhou Bay and was directly blocked in Hangzhou. Outside the city, the Zhejiang government was forced to submit, and the coastal state capitals were allowed to trade with Haihan.In the past few years, Shandong was tossed by the rebels a lot. The Haihan people were many times more powerful than the rebels. Naturally, the government could not hold them, so they could only turn a blind eye and ignore the various Haihans in the local area. action.
Although He Li hadn't arrived in Shandong yet, most of his guesses about the local situation were right. After Haihan's successful experience in the south was moved to Shandong, the effect was also immediate, and a control area was quickly established there.Although to this day, I dare not say that everything in the Shandong-controlled area is under control, but at least it can maintain a relatively stable public security situation, and there is no need to worry that Daming will transfer a large army to attack the local area in a short time.
The fleet went north on this route and did not dock again after leaving the mouth of the Yangtze River. After reaching the Shandong Peninsula, it went straight around the defense areas of Jinghaiwei, Chengshanwei and Weihaiwei at the eastern end of the peninsula.Of course, these coastal guards affiliated to Dengzhou Prefecture have long known the power of the Haihan fleet. Even if they meet at sea, they will pretend to be transparent people, and they will never be troublesome.This huge fleet sailed into the coastal waters of Fushan County without any hindrance, and entered the Zhifu port under the guidance of the guide boat.
(End of this chapter)
The cargo that the He Li fleet needed to carry had actually arrived at the dock warehouse two days ago. However, due to the limited manpower on the dock, the shipment task could only be carried out in batches, and the scheduled departure time could only be postponed for a few days. .Important materials such as weapons and ammunition are naturally shipped first, while the fleet of private carriers can only be placed last.But this didn't have a big impact on He Li. He had to go to the north with the fleet anyway, and it didn't matter how many days later.Starting a few days later, I can learn more about the relevant situation, and I can do more adequate preparations.
Because these materials also involved the military secrets of Haihan's garrison in Liaodong, all crew members had to leave the ship during the loading of goods on the ship, and the civilians hired by the military moved the goods to the ship.Apart from knowing that he was going to transport food and military quilts to the north this time, He Li did not know any other information. The military did not even tell them the specific quantity of the goods, nor did he tell him that he would stop on the way. port, only know that the final destination will be the Liaodong Peninsula.This is also to prevent those who are interested in deducing Haihan's garrison strength in the Liaodong area based on the number of materials shipped to the north by Haihan.
To be honest, if another employer wanted to act in such a mysterious way, He Li would have given up his job long ago.I don't know what to do, where to go, and how to get there. If you follow the other party's ship out to sea, you will give your life to the other party. I am afraid that few ship owners will dare to follow this kind of adventure.But Haihan is different. Everyone knows that Haihan is almost invincible in the outer sea of Daming, and its wealth is far beyond imagination. It is impossible to covet this property of the carrier.Besides, there are many people who want to follow Haihan to make a fortune. If anyone has doubts about this, there will naturally be a large number of candidates who can immediately replace their existence.
Because of this, although He Li was curious about Haihan's arrangement, he didn't have any worries, and He Xiao also warned him before that he must not take the initiative to inquire about Haihan's military information, so as to avoid any inconvenience. necessary misunderstanding.And when he arrived at Zhoushan Island, he really felt the importance Haihan attached to military secrets.This Zhoushan Dinghai Port is divided into different docks according to different uses of the military and civilians. Ordinary people can't even enter the military port, let alone inquire about military secrets.
After it took a day to complete the loading, officials from the shipping department called He Li to sign the cargo bill.He Li took a look and found only the contents of the goods on it, and still did not specify the specific quantity. He then asked cautiously, "If there is any difference in the goods on this ship, how can I check it?"
The official explained: "At that time, there will be people from the military escorting the ship. Even if there is a mistake, it is not your responsibility. The rules are like this. Sign it with confidence!"
After hearing this, He Li felt a little relieved. He picked up a pen and signed his name at the end of the page. After the ink was dry, he pressed his finger on the name with ink pad. This was regarded as the owner of the ship who took over this batch of goods.
As introduced by the officials, the Haihan military will send a special person to accompany the ship throughout the journey for the cargo escorted by the carrier.If the cargo on the ship is not in the right quantity or damaged for no reason, then the escort personnel must bear the corresponding responsibility.
The reason for such a regulation is also because there have been cases in the past of carriers stealing goods or even guarding themselves against theft. As a result, the military is not so reassured about the integrity of civilian carriers. Coupled with other objective reasons, the military simply dispatched personnel by itself. Escorted by boat for peace of mind.Therefore, the carrier does not have to worry about what happens to the goods and needs to take responsibility for it, and both parties to the transaction can feel more at ease because of this small measure.
He Li's fleet was naturally assigned a lot of escorts to board the ship. Smaller ships generally had two to three people per ship, and Dafu ships had three to five people per ship.These escorts are all active-duty navy soldiers, and they board the ship fully armed, and their image of carrying guns and ammunition is quite deterrent.Fortunately, in the previous three days of training, these escorts had already met with the crew members, and at this time, the crew members would not panic because of the weapons they were carrying.
The sailors brought by He Li to Zhoushan also knew that they were going to the north after they got here, but neither Haihan nor He Li told them the specific destination in advance. After retreating, spread the news.
These various secrecy measures also made He Li truly realize that his errand was not just an ordinary delivery, but a link in a series of military operations by Haihan in the north.Considering that the territories occupied by Haihan in the north were all Daming's territory, but now it is a group of merchants and sailors who are citizens of Daming who are rushing to transport supplies for the Haihan army at sea. This is really a great irony.The most amazing thing is that no one seems to think there is anything wrong with doing this, and no one thinks it is necessary to report to the officials or anything.
Of course, the people on these boats all know He Li's identity, and they don't really think that it would be of any use to expose the "illegal acts" of the Haihan people in Ningbo. Airline, the income of the same time is three times as much as the usual sea, and the money is the most practical. Under such conditions, who cares which country the destination of this errand belongs to.
After all the ships have loaded the goods, the last batch of shipments will be fresh fruits and vegetables, live livestock and fresh water. Although these living materials can also be replenished on the way, the Haihan Shipping Department has a certain time limit for transportation tasks. Therefore, the scheduled route is a direct flight from Zhoushan to Shandong. Unless bad weather or other emergencies are encountered on the way, it will not take the initiative to stop at the coast.
In the end, the actual departure time of the fleet was more than half a day earlier than the scheduled time notified in advance. He Li thought that this was probably one of Haihan's confidentiality measures, so the outside world could not grasp the exact itinerary of the fleet.He personally has no opinion on this, but secretly laments the careful and meticulous work done by the Haihan people.
This northbound fleet is mainly cargo ships. In addition to more than 30 private carrier ships, there are also nine heavy-duty sailing ships from the military, and two "Explorer" class warships that undertake escort missions.
However, from He Li's point of view, the two escorting warships seemed a bit redundant, because these heavy-loaded sailboats belonging to the military were obviously each equipped with several deck artillery.Regardless of tonnage or firepower, it is difficult for a warship to compete with these so-called "cargo ships" in the offshore Daming waters.If this is put into the establishment of the Daming Navy, it will be the main battleship.
The fleet sailed out of Dinghai Port at an overall speed of about six knots, then turned north through Hangzhou Bay, and entered the waters of the mouth of the Yangtze River at dawn the next day.At this time, the leader of the Haihan sailboat signaled to He Li's fleet to slow down and stop sailing.Although He Li didn't know what he meant, he still ordered it to be carried out.The fleet anchored not far from land, and after waiting for about two hours, a fleet of seven ships joined from the mouth of the Yangtze River.
It was only then that He Li understood that he had specially stopped to wait for this batch of sailboats to join.He saw that the masts of these sailboats were also hung with flags symbolizing the identity of private carriers, and he knew that their mission was probably the same as himself, that they were all Daming maritime merchants who ran errands for Haihan.This fleet sailed from the Yangtze River. It must have come from one of the capitals of Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Suzhou, and Songjiang. Most of them bought goods locally and made an appointment directly on the way. meet.
He Li couldn't help but have a question in his mind. How many maritime transport fleets like this are working for Haihan in the entire Daming territory?This is still in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions where Haihan's influence is relatively weak. If it is in the area of Fuguang, which is said to have had a hot fight with Haihan, what would it be like.If Haihan moved its whole set of practices in the south to Jiangsu, Zhejiang and even the north, it should not take too long to penetrate the coastal areas.After all, there are not too many people in this world who can resist the temptation of money and the threat of force at the same time, and Haihan is just the best at these two kinds of offensives.
A huge ocean-going fleet consisting of more than fifty ships has never been seen in He Li's life experience. However, according to the armed escorts accompanying the ship, this is only a monthly trip to Zhoushan Island. Fleet normality with the northern colonies of Haihan.It is precisely because of such a large transportation volume that Haihan recruits private carriers through the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Shipping, hoping to relieve some of the official transportation pressure.
When He Li participated in the investment promotion meeting, he once thought that the batch of ships gathered under his name was not too small, but according to the expectations of the Haihan people, the current transportation scale must be expanded by at least four or five times to be barely reasonable. And the proportion of the cargo capacity of these ships under He Li is really small.
"I still have to try to buy a few big boats." He Li finally silently came to a conclusion.The same goes to Liaodong. It is true that the larger the ship, the lower the freight cost, and the corresponding profit will be more abundant.If you want to run on this route for a long time, then replacing the big ship is almost an operational measure that must be taken.Although there is no condition to replace the heavy-duty sailboat at present, this matter must be put on the agenda.
However, how to save money and time to buy Haihan's big ship, He Li still hasn't thought of a feasible shortcut, and he can only discuss with He Xiao after this trip.He knew that he was far less flexible than his brother in these fields, so he didn't plan to spend any more time thinking about it.Since there are several Haihan soldiers on the ship who are responsible for escorting the goods, he has become a friend. The progress of the war in the north, because he knew that most of the information that the Haihan military was unwilling to provide voluntarily belonged to the level that needed to be kept secret.
It was the first time for He Li to go to sea with a boat to the northern seas, so there was still some freshness. The navy soldiers who were responsible for escorting the goods were all familiar with this route many times because they had to act as navigators at the same time. They would not deliberately hide any questions raised by He Li, as long as they were not within the scope of the secrecy regulations, they basically knew everything.After a few more days, He Li really got a lot of useful information from them.
Haihan has been secretly working in the north for two years. Before that, He Li only knew that Haihan had found a foothold in Shandong, and then based on this, he sent troops to Liaodong to drive out the Jin people.But Haihan's business situation in the north is unknown to a southerner like him.After listening to the narration of these navy soldiers, he realized that Haihan had already controlled a county in Dengzhou, Shandong, and was autonomous in the local enclosure, completely independent of Daming.
But he thought about it, Haihan is not like this in Zhejiang, this Zhoushan Island is also a county, isn't it just occupied under Daming's eyelids?The difference from the Shandong side is that Zhoushan is in the lonely sea, not directly connected to the mainland.The adults in Hangzhou City thought about turning their faces, but before they could do it, the adults who jumped the most all disappeared for no reason. Later, the Haihan Fleet entered the Qiantang River from Hangzhou Bay and was directly blocked in Hangzhou. Outside the city, the Zhejiang government was forced to submit, and the coastal state capitals were allowed to trade with Haihan.In the past few years, Shandong was tossed by the rebels a lot. The Haihan people were many times more powerful than the rebels. Naturally, the government could not hold them, so they could only turn a blind eye and ignore the various Haihans in the local area. action.
Although He Li hadn't arrived in Shandong yet, most of his guesses about the local situation were right. After Haihan's successful experience in the south was moved to Shandong, the effect was also immediate, and a control area was quickly established there.Although to this day, I dare not say that everything in the Shandong-controlled area is under control, but at least it can maintain a relatively stable public security situation, and there is no need to worry that Daming will transfer a large army to attack the local area in a short time.
The fleet went north on this route and did not dock again after leaving the mouth of the Yangtze River. After reaching the Shandong Peninsula, it went straight around the defense areas of Jinghaiwei, Chengshanwei and Weihaiwei at the eastern end of the peninsula.Of course, these coastal guards affiliated to Dengzhou Prefecture have long known the power of the Haihan fleet. Even if they meet at sea, they will pretend to be transparent people, and they will never be troublesome.This huge fleet sailed into the coastal waters of Fushan County without any hindrance, and entered the Zhifu port under the guidance of the guide boat.
(End of this chapter)