Chapter 1509
Arrive in Liaodong
Chapter 1509 Arrive in Liaodong
Mei Shengchuan came out to carry out this mission as the military officer of the Ming Dynasty, and naturally many of the people around him were elites in the army. These people were more shocked when they saw the Haihan warship than their bosses.As the saying goes, laymen watch the fun, and experts watch the doorway. The firepower of naval guns equipped on Haihan warships is not just a few more guns placed on several decks. This involves the ship's counterweight, hull structure design, gunner's There are many details in training, cooperation with other warships, logistical supplies in wartime, etc. It is not easy to convert advanced equipment into combat power.In other words, even if the Ming army navy is equipped with such a warship, if there is no corresponding supporting tactics, it is difficult to give full play to its power.
After the fleet left Zhifu Port and headed north for a while, they found that the pilot Haihan warship seemed to be very familiar with the local sea conditions, and the adjustment of the course made full use of the monsoon and ocean currents. This is not the case in Shandong and Liaodong. Zhijian is a skill that can be mastered by running a few back and forth.Immediately, someone reported to Mei Shengchuan, saying that there might be people from the Daming Navy on the Haihan warship to assist in the navigation.
Mei Shengchuan was not surprised when he heard the news. Since Dongjiang Town has formed a coalition with the Haihan people in Liaodong, it is not incomprehensible to send someone to the Haihan warship to lead it.After waiting in Liaodong, I must see more jaw-dropping phenomena.Although he has not seen the performance of Dongjiang Town in Liaodong with his own eyes, but the information gathered from various channels can roughly know that the cooperation between Dongjiang Town and Haihan has been very deep, and almost everything is based on Haihan's horse. degree.
Mei Shengchuan was a high-ranking official in the Ministry of War, and of course he understood why Dongjiang Town abandoned Daming to hug Haihan's thigh.In recent years, there have been constant internal and external troubles in Daming, and the battle situation of Dongjiang Town in Liaodong has become more and more difficult. The previous year's participating general Shang Kexi even brought his generals to raid Guanglu, Big and Small Changshan, Shicheng, and the five islands of the ocean, totaling more than [-] soldiers and civilians. , All the military equipment and equipment were taken away and defected to Houjin.Since then, the imperial court's trust in Dongjiang Town has been weakened to the point of inexorable, and domestic supplies of materials and personnel have been almost completely cut off.In this case, the rich and grainy Haihan people naturally became their life-saving straw.What Daming was reluctant to give, the Haihan people were able to give it generously, and the people in Dongjiang Town would naturally make the choice of seeking benefits and avoiding disadvantages in order to survive.
However, Mei Shengchuan guessed a little wrong this time. It was not the Ming army of Dongjiang Town who was navigating the Haihan warship, but the soldiers from the former Dengzhou Navy.
Pan Yan was trapped by the rebels of Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde and fled to Liaodong. He was assigned to be stationed at Lushunkou. Soon after, he was captured by the Haihan Navy who entered the area for the first time.Pan Yan was originally reluctant to serve for Houjin. After being captured, he resolutely took the initiative to win the opportunity for meritorious service. He explained to Wang Tom, who led the army at that time, the situation of Houjin's garrison in the Lushun area, and assisted the Haihan Army to successfully complete the combat mission at that time. .Pan Yan's professional military literacy during this period was also favored by Tom Wang, who recruited him into the navy, and then went south with the Northern Fleet to Zhejiang for the winter, where he received several months of training on Zhoushan Island.
Because of his familiarity with the environment in the Liaodong waters, Pan Yan participated in almost all the combat operations of the Northern Fleet in the past year, and made a lot of military exploits in the process.He was originally a naval officer of the Ming Army, and his military skills are far better than ordinary people. After changing his employer, he was quickly promoted. Now on this exploration-level warship, Pan Yan has already served as the chief mate. , responsible for course development and command.
Pan Yan originally regretted not being able to follow Tom Wang to North Korea to show off his military power, but after he was transferred to Shandong, he realized that the envoy of the Ming Dynasty who was going to Liaodong this time turned out to be the Minister of War, and suddenly felt that his face was bright. .After all, in his past identity, where would he have the opportunity to come into contact with such a court official.
However, until he set off from Zhifu Port, Pan Yan didn't actually get the chance to meet Mei Shengchuan face-to-face. He just glanced at the dock from a distance, and he didn't even see Mei Shengchuan's appearance very clearly.Naturally, Mei Shengchuan didn't know that there were officers who had served in the Daming Navy on the Haihan warship piloted, but he thought it was the arrangement of Dongjiang Town, and he didn't pay attention to it.
Since the three boats that Mei Shengchuan and his party boarded were all civilian boats, their speed was much lower than that of the Haihan warships, and the sea conditions were not ideal, so the voyage from Zhifu Port to Lushun took a full day to complete.
However, Mei Shengchuan's attention was not on the speed at this time. He was already attracted by the construction status of Port Lushun.According to the records of the Ministry of War, the Zhongzuosuo City built by the Ming Dynasty in Lushunkou was the seat of administration here, and there were also a small number of naval troops stationed in the Lushunkou Bay.When Houjin captured this place, in order to prevent the navy from Dongjiang Town from returning, most of the facilities in the port were destroyed, and even the lighthouse on the Laohuwei Peninsula was demolished.But at this time the fleet arrived at Lushunkou, and from a distance, they saw a lighthouse with a height of three or four feet standing on the Laohuwei Peninsula in the twilight. Can be seen from outside ships.
Although the construction of the lighthouse seemed to be a very common move, Mei Shengchuan felt Haihan's confidence after occupying this place. Obviously, they were not worried about Houjin or the Ming army attacking the port from the sea.The former is said to have had very few armed ships captured by Haihan, while the latter is a more subtle situation - the ships leading the fleet into the harbour at the Laohuwei Peninsula have the flag of the Ming army on their masts.Mei Shengchuan didn't need to ask, he could think that this should be the navy troop belonging to Dongjiang Town.
Although they knew that most of the troops in Dongjiang Town were doing chores here, this scene can give some psychological comfort to the Daming officials who came here to investigate - at least this place has not completely fallen into the hands of the Haihan people. , you can also see your own army coming in and out here.
However, after the fleet bypassed the Laohuwei Peninsula and entered the harbor, it was difficult to continue such self-deception.The pier on the north bank of the harbor is docked with at least five or six Haihan-style warships, all of which are exploration-class warships, and several ships with Ming army flags are next to each other, and the hulls are a lot smaller. It seemed a bit rustic.
This is also a coincidence of Mei Shengchuan, just in time for a fleet from Zhejiang north to Liaodong to change defense arrived here two days ago, so there is such a scene.Of the Exploration-class warships actually serving in Liaodong, there was only one left to go south to Shandong to meet Mei Shengchuan and his party, and all the other Exploration-class warships were brought to North Korea by Tom Wang to show off.If Meishengchuan had arrived a few days earlier, there might not be as many Haihan warships in this harbor as there were in Dongjiang Town.
Of course, Mei Shengchuan didn't know the inside story. What he was concerned about was whether the Haihan Navy was really as powerful as it was rumored to be.According to the information obtained beforehand, Lushun's side already belonged to the rear of Haihan's occupation area in Liaodong, and he speculated that the main force of the Haihan fleet should be stationed on the coast near the isthmus of Jinzhou in the north.And there are so many powerful warships on standby at Port Lushun in the rear, which shows that Haihan is indeed quite confident in naval battles.
In addition, Meishengchuan also noticed that the port here is not just for military ships to dock. On another coast about two miles away from these warships, there are dozens of large and small civilian ships docked on the shore. side.And judging from the tall mechanical devices on the coast for hoisting goods, this is obviously no longer a dock for civilian ships to dock temporarily, but has a special long-term use plan.
Because of Meishengchuan's special status, this fleet would naturally not be arranged in the civilian boat docking area, but docked at the military pier.After Mei Shengchuan disembarked, he saw Sha Xi, the local chief executive, who was the second high-ranking Haihan official he had seen since Hao Wanqing.
"Mr. Mei has been exhausted all the way. It must be very hard. It's getting late today. We don't have to rush to talk about business. We only talk about eating and drinking. I have already ordered someone to set up a reception banquet in Lushun Fort to clean up the dust for Mr. Mei and his party." When Sha Xi was in the south, there were quite a few Daming officials who had come into contact with them. Sha Xi also had a set of tricks on how to win over these pretentious Daming officials.And the easiest thing for people to let go of their guards is undoubtedly the food and drink at the banquet.
Mei Shengchuan really appreciates the diplomatic attitude of the Haihan people. Regardless of whether they can negotiate the terms or not, they at least behave very friendly and do not deliberately create a hostile and tense atmosphere.Moreover, these high-ranking Haihan officials seem to be quite knowledgeable, and they did not deliberately put on airs in front of themselves. If they insist that there is something uncomfortable, it is probably that they will show their superiority as local masters, intentionally or unintentionally. .Obviously this place is still the territory of Daming, but the Haihan people already have the master style, which makes Mei Shengchuan still a little bit grumpy.
Of course, he wouldn't reject Sha Xi's good intentions. The relaxed atmosphere would definitely be beneficial to the next negotiation. He was very clear about this reason, so he readily agreed to Sha Xi's invitation.Although the distance from the port to Port Arthur is not far, Shaxi still specially dispatched a special carriage to show the importance and preferential treatment of Meishengchuan.
Mei Shengchuan has long heard that the Haihan people are extremely lavish and extravagant, and they are very particular about the enjoyment of life. At this time, when they saw this carriage with several glass windows inlaid on the pier, and glass oil lamps were fixed outside the carriage, he couldn’t help but sighed at the Haihan people. It is hard to imagine how prosperous the country is to be so particular about the overseas occupation zone so far away from the mainland.
After he boarded the carriage, he realized that this appearance was only one of them, and the ride comfort in the carriage was also an unprecedented experience.Not only is the seat under the buttocks very elastic, but the vibration from the wheels is much less than that of an ordinary carriage, and there is almost no sound when the axle turns and the wheels touch the ground.Before he got into the car, he had seen the road here, but it was an ordinary loess road, and it was absolutely impossible to be so smooth. There must be some clever means to achieve such a shock absorption effect.
Mei Shengchuan remembered the rumors he had heard before, saying that Haihan carriages would sell for thousands of taels of silver in the south, and because of limited production capacity, they were still rare items that could not be bought on the market. Wait for the schedule.Now that I'm fortunate enough to sit in this car, it really feels like it's worth the money.The glass windows on the front, rear, left, right, and even the top of the car alone are worth at least a hundred taels in the market. The Haihan people are indeed very particular about these details for enjoyment.If it weren't for the use of this kind of carriage in the capital, it would be too ostentatious, and Mei Shengchuan had the idea of buying one.
Mei Shengchuan turned his head and looked out of the car window. In addition to the guards he brought, Haihan also arranged for a cavalry team to protect the entire outer perimeter.However, apart from sabres, Mei Shengchuan noticed that these Haihan cavalrymen were armed with muskets with a gun body of more than three feet. Some of them also had shorter handguns on their waists. According to the information, even the cavalry of Haihan has been fully equipped with firearms, which should be true.
Mei Shengchuan did not know that the muskets equipped by the Haihan cavalry had a burst function, and the power they could exert in battle was enough to suppress the cavalry and archery skills of the Houjin cavalry, but he at least felt that Haihan was rich and powerful.As the Minister of War, he knew very well how terrible the military expenditure required to equip firearms in a large area.Moreover, the cavalry is equipped with a musket, which means that the basic tactics of the cavalry must be completely adjusted. Probably only Haihan has the capital to try these new things in the military field.
At this time, it has been half a year since Haihan seized Lushun Fort from Houjin. Although there are many private houses and civil facilities under construction outside the fort, the infrastructure in the fort has basically been completed, and it is used to entertain Mei Shengchuan and his party. The multi-purpose hall of the hotel was just completed ten days ago, just in time to come in handy this time.
The reason why it is a multi-functional hall is that in addition to arranging banquets, this hall is mainly used for holding various meetings.Although the area of the hall is only more than 100 square meters, it is already a piece of land that has been squeezed and squeezed in Lushun Fort, which has limited space.
During the banquet, Sha Xi did not talk about political and military affairs, but only chatted with Mei Shengchuan about the local customs and customs of Liaodong, and then also talked about some interesting experiences in dealing with Ming officials of various parties when he was in the south.While listening, Mei Shengchuan realized that this eloquent high-ranking official from Haihan was in charge of dealing with Daming officials when he was in the south.
Sha Xi didn't seem to care about this at all, and the content he talked about more and more involved high-level officials in various provinces, which made Mei Shengchuan's heart beat faster after drinking a few glasses of wine. He didn't know if it was the effect of alcohol or what Sha Xi said. The content is too overwhelming.
(End of this chapter)
Mei Shengchuan came out to carry out this mission as the military officer of the Ming Dynasty, and naturally many of the people around him were elites in the army. These people were more shocked when they saw the Haihan warship than their bosses.As the saying goes, laymen watch the fun, and experts watch the doorway. The firepower of naval guns equipped on Haihan warships is not just a few more guns placed on several decks. This involves the ship's counterweight, hull structure design, gunner's There are many details in training, cooperation with other warships, logistical supplies in wartime, etc. It is not easy to convert advanced equipment into combat power.In other words, even if the Ming army navy is equipped with such a warship, if there is no corresponding supporting tactics, it is difficult to give full play to its power.
After the fleet left Zhifu Port and headed north for a while, they found that the pilot Haihan warship seemed to be very familiar with the local sea conditions, and the adjustment of the course made full use of the monsoon and ocean currents. This is not the case in Shandong and Liaodong. Zhijian is a skill that can be mastered by running a few back and forth.Immediately, someone reported to Mei Shengchuan, saying that there might be people from the Daming Navy on the Haihan warship to assist in the navigation.
Mei Shengchuan was not surprised when he heard the news. Since Dongjiang Town has formed a coalition with the Haihan people in Liaodong, it is not incomprehensible to send someone to the Haihan warship to lead it.After waiting in Liaodong, I must see more jaw-dropping phenomena.Although he has not seen the performance of Dongjiang Town in Liaodong with his own eyes, but the information gathered from various channels can roughly know that the cooperation between Dongjiang Town and Haihan has been very deep, and almost everything is based on Haihan's horse. degree.
Mei Shengchuan was a high-ranking official in the Ministry of War, and of course he understood why Dongjiang Town abandoned Daming to hug Haihan's thigh.In recent years, there have been constant internal and external troubles in Daming, and the battle situation of Dongjiang Town in Liaodong has become more and more difficult. The previous year's participating general Shang Kexi even brought his generals to raid Guanglu, Big and Small Changshan, Shicheng, and the five islands of the ocean, totaling more than [-] soldiers and civilians. , All the military equipment and equipment were taken away and defected to Houjin.Since then, the imperial court's trust in Dongjiang Town has been weakened to the point of inexorable, and domestic supplies of materials and personnel have been almost completely cut off.In this case, the rich and grainy Haihan people naturally became their life-saving straw.What Daming was reluctant to give, the Haihan people were able to give it generously, and the people in Dongjiang Town would naturally make the choice of seeking benefits and avoiding disadvantages in order to survive.
However, Mei Shengchuan guessed a little wrong this time. It was not the Ming army of Dongjiang Town who was navigating the Haihan warship, but the soldiers from the former Dengzhou Navy.
Pan Yan was trapped by the rebels of Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde and fled to Liaodong. He was assigned to be stationed at Lushunkou. Soon after, he was captured by the Haihan Navy who entered the area for the first time.Pan Yan was originally reluctant to serve for Houjin. After being captured, he resolutely took the initiative to win the opportunity for meritorious service. He explained to Wang Tom, who led the army at that time, the situation of Houjin's garrison in the Lushun area, and assisted the Haihan Army to successfully complete the combat mission at that time. .Pan Yan's professional military literacy during this period was also favored by Tom Wang, who recruited him into the navy, and then went south with the Northern Fleet to Zhejiang for the winter, where he received several months of training on Zhoushan Island.
Because of his familiarity with the environment in the Liaodong waters, Pan Yan participated in almost all the combat operations of the Northern Fleet in the past year, and made a lot of military exploits in the process.He was originally a naval officer of the Ming Army, and his military skills are far better than ordinary people. After changing his employer, he was quickly promoted. Now on this exploration-level warship, Pan Yan has already served as the chief mate. , responsible for course development and command.
Pan Yan originally regretted not being able to follow Tom Wang to North Korea to show off his military power, but after he was transferred to Shandong, he realized that the envoy of the Ming Dynasty who was going to Liaodong this time turned out to be the Minister of War, and suddenly felt that his face was bright. .After all, in his past identity, where would he have the opportunity to come into contact with such a court official.
However, until he set off from Zhifu Port, Pan Yan didn't actually get the chance to meet Mei Shengchuan face-to-face. He just glanced at the dock from a distance, and he didn't even see Mei Shengchuan's appearance very clearly.Naturally, Mei Shengchuan didn't know that there were officers who had served in the Daming Navy on the Haihan warship piloted, but he thought it was the arrangement of Dongjiang Town, and he didn't pay attention to it.
Since the three boats that Mei Shengchuan and his party boarded were all civilian boats, their speed was much lower than that of the Haihan warships, and the sea conditions were not ideal, so the voyage from Zhifu Port to Lushun took a full day to complete.
However, Mei Shengchuan's attention was not on the speed at this time. He was already attracted by the construction status of Port Lushun.According to the records of the Ministry of War, the Zhongzuosuo City built by the Ming Dynasty in Lushunkou was the seat of administration here, and there were also a small number of naval troops stationed in the Lushunkou Bay.When Houjin captured this place, in order to prevent the navy from Dongjiang Town from returning, most of the facilities in the port were destroyed, and even the lighthouse on the Laohuwei Peninsula was demolished.But at this time the fleet arrived at Lushunkou, and from a distance, they saw a lighthouse with a height of three or four feet standing on the Laohuwei Peninsula in the twilight. Can be seen from outside ships.
Although the construction of the lighthouse seemed to be a very common move, Mei Shengchuan felt Haihan's confidence after occupying this place. Obviously, they were not worried about Houjin or the Ming army attacking the port from the sea.The former is said to have had very few armed ships captured by Haihan, while the latter is a more subtle situation - the ships leading the fleet into the harbour at the Laohuwei Peninsula have the flag of the Ming army on their masts.Mei Shengchuan didn't need to ask, he could think that this should be the navy troop belonging to Dongjiang Town.
Although they knew that most of the troops in Dongjiang Town were doing chores here, this scene can give some psychological comfort to the Daming officials who came here to investigate - at least this place has not completely fallen into the hands of the Haihan people. , you can also see your own army coming in and out here.
However, after the fleet bypassed the Laohuwei Peninsula and entered the harbor, it was difficult to continue such self-deception.The pier on the north bank of the harbor is docked with at least five or six Haihan-style warships, all of which are exploration-class warships, and several ships with Ming army flags are next to each other, and the hulls are a lot smaller. It seemed a bit rustic.
This is also a coincidence of Mei Shengchuan, just in time for a fleet from Zhejiang north to Liaodong to change defense arrived here two days ago, so there is such a scene.Of the Exploration-class warships actually serving in Liaodong, there was only one left to go south to Shandong to meet Mei Shengchuan and his party, and all the other Exploration-class warships were brought to North Korea by Tom Wang to show off.If Meishengchuan had arrived a few days earlier, there might not be as many Haihan warships in this harbor as there were in Dongjiang Town.
Of course, Mei Shengchuan didn't know the inside story. What he was concerned about was whether the Haihan Navy was really as powerful as it was rumored to be.According to the information obtained beforehand, Lushun's side already belonged to the rear of Haihan's occupation area in Liaodong, and he speculated that the main force of the Haihan fleet should be stationed on the coast near the isthmus of Jinzhou in the north.And there are so many powerful warships on standby at Port Lushun in the rear, which shows that Haihan is indeed quite confident in naval battles.
In addition, Meishengchuan also noticed that the port here is not just for military ships to dock. On another coast about two miles away from these warships, there are dozens of large and small civilian ships docked on the shore. side.And judging from the tall mechanical devices on the coast for hoisting goods, this is obviously no longer a dock for civilian ships to dock temporarily, but has a special long-term use plan.
Because of Meishengchuan's special status, this fleet would naturally not be arranged in the civilian boat docking area, but docked at the military pier.After Mei Shengchuan disembarked, he saw Sha Xi, the local chief executive, who was the second high-ranking Haihan official he had seen since Hao Wanqing.
"Mr. Mei has been exhausted all the way. It must be very hard. It's getting late today. We don't have to rush to talk about business. We only talk about eating and drinking. I have already ordered someone to set up a reception banquet in Lushun Fort to clean up the dust for Mr. Mei and his party." When Sha Xi was in the south, there were quite a few Daming officials who had come into contact with them. Sha Xi also had a set of tricks on how to win over these pretentious Daming officials.And the easiest thing for people to let go of their guards is undoubtedly the food and drink at the banquet.
Mei Shengchuan really appreciates the diplomatic attitude of the Haihan people. Regardless of whether they can negotiate the terms or not, they at least behave very friendly and do not deliberately create a hostile and tense atmosphere.Moreover, these high-ranking Haihan officials seem to be quite knowledgeable, and they did not deliberately put on airs in front of themselves. If they insist that there is something uncomfortable, it is probably that they will show their superiority as local masters, intentionally or unintentionally. .Obviously this place is still the territory of Daming, but the Haihan people already have the master style, which makes Mei Shengchuan still a little bit grumpy.
Of course, he wouldn't reject Sha Xi's good intentions. The relaxed atmosphere would definitely be beneficial to the next negotiation. He was very clear about this reason, so he readily agreed to Sha Xi's invitation.Although the distance from the port to Port Arthur is not far, Shaxi still specially dispatched a special carriage to show the importance and preferential treatment of Meishengchuan.
Mei Shengchuan has long heard that the Haihan people are extremely lavish and extravagant, and they are very particular about the enjoyment of life. At this time, when they saw this carriage with several glass windows inlaid on the pier, and glass oil lamps were fixed outside the carriage, he couldn’t help but sighed at the Haihan people. It is hard to imagine how prosperous the country is to be so particular about the overseas occupation zone so far away from the mainland.
After he boarded the carriage, he realized that this appearance was only one of them, and the ride comfort in the carriage was also an unprecedented experience.Not only is the seat under the buttocks very elastic, but the vibration from the wheels is much less than that of an ordinary carriage, and there is almost no sound when the axle turns and the wheels touch the ground.Before he got into the car, he had seen the road here, but it was an ordinary loess road, and it was absolutely impossible to be so smooth. There must be some clever means to achieve such a shock absorption effect.
Mei Shengchuan remembered the rumors he had heard before, saying that Haihan carriages would sell for thousands of taels of silver in the south, and because of limited production capacity, they were still rare items that could not be bought on the market. Wait for the schedule.Now that I'm fortunate enough to sit in this car, it really feels like it's worth the money.The glass windows on the front, rear, left, right, and even the top of the car alone are worth at least a hundred taels in the market. The Haihan people are indeed very particular about these details for enjoyment.If it weren't for the use of this kind of carriage in the capital, it would be too ostentatious, and Mei Shengchuan had the idea of buying one.
Mei Shengchuan turned his head and looked out of the car window. In addition to the guards he brought, Haihan also arranged for a cavalry team to protect the entire outer perimeter.However, apart from sabres, Mei Shengchuan noticed that these Haihan cavalrymen were armed with muskets with a gun body of more than three feet. Some of them also had shorter handguns on their waists. According to the information, even the cavalry of Haihan has been fully equipped with firearms, which should be true.
Mei Shengchuan did not know that the muskets equipped by the Haihan cavalry had a burst function, and the power they could exert in battle was enough to suppress the cavalry and archery skills of the Houjin cavalry, but he at least felt that Haihan was rich and powerful.As the Minister of War, he knew very well how terrible the military expenditure required to equip firearms in a large area.Moreover, the cavalry is equipped with a musket, which means that the basic tactics of the cavalry must be completely adjusted. Probably only Haihan has the capital to try these new things in the military field.
At this time, it has been half a year since Haihan seized Lushun Fort from Houjin. Although there are many private houses and civil facilities under construction outside the fort, the infrastructure in the fort has basically been completed, and it is used to entertain Mei Shengchuan and his party. The multi-purpose hall of the hotel was just completed ten days ago, just in time to come in handy this time.
The reason why it is a multi-functional hall is that in addition to arranging banquets, this hall is mainly used for holding various meetings.Although the area of the hall is only more than 100 square meters, it is already a piece of land that has been squeezed and squeezed in Lushun Fort, which has limited space.
During the banquet, Sha Xi did not talk about political and military affairs, but only chatted with Mei Shengchuan about the local customs and customs of Liaodong, and then also talked about some interesting experiences in dealing with Ming officials of various parties when he was in the south.While listening, Mei Shengchuan realized that this eloquent high-ranking official from Haihan was in charge of dealing with Daming officials when he was in the south.
Sha Xi didn't seem to care about this at all, and the content he talked about more and more involved high-level officials in various provinces, which made Mei Shengchuan's heart beat faster after drinking a few glasses of wine. He didn't know if it was the effect of alcohol or what Sha Xi said. The content is too overwhelming.
(End of this chapter)