Chapter 1590
Danzhou Style
Chapter 1590 Danzhou Style
However, Xun Pengcheng is a person who has seen the world and knows how much the Haihan government attaches importance to public security. Since he can rest assured that this area with a radius of several tens of miles will be handed over to such a police station, it must be because the security situation here is maintained well.And being able to manage this area with a very complex social structure with such a small staffing, it shows that the police here must have some special methods.
If Xun Pengcheng was still in his old business, he would have to go to the door to interview him and record it as news material when he encountered such a situation.But now he is quite afraid of yamen belonging to the judicial system, such as the police, and he is unwilling to have any form of contact with these yamen unless necessary.
Therefore, even though the coachman Lao Gao claimed that one of his nephews and descendants worked in this police station and could take Xun Pengcheng to visit, Xun Pengcheng was still indifferent to this.Besides, he has not made up his mind to invest here now, and it is a little early to come to burn incense, so it would be inappropriate to show too much trace.However, he didn't mind listening to Lao Gao talk about the situation of this police station and how the police here govern the area.
Lao Gao didn't shy away from this topic too much, and replied very straightforwardly: "It's very simple. This area is full of large and small plantations for dozens of miles. There are only two things in plantations. One is that they have no legal status. There are many slaves, and the second is that there is a lot of money. The most likely to cause security problems are these foreign slaves. The police station’s method is also very straightforward. Wherever something happens, they will be fined, and the fine is heavy! Anyone who can’t manage their own people , then fine until bankruptcy!"
Xun Pengcheng didn't expect the police station here to use such a simple and rude method with no technical content at all, and he was a little confused after hearing it.But he immediately remembered that the jurisdiction of the Haitou Town Police Station is basically all large plantations that are not short of money. The amount of money that seems to be a lot in the eyes of ordinary people may not be a big amount in the eyes of these operators.
But the fine that Lao Gao mentioned was obviously not a small sum.The operators of these plantations who can be punished feel pain, and the intensity can be imagined.
Lao Gao continued: "The default rule of the plantation is that as long as the slave makes a mistake, he will be shackled. Slaves who want to escape. Generally, things that can be handled by themselves will not be reported to the police station. If it is a big disturbance, such as slaves organizing a riot, the garden protection teams of each family will also join hands. "
When Lao Gao said this, Xun Pengcheng understood the mystery. This method of the police station is to let each plantation carry out joint defense and autonomy to a certain extent, and distribute the task of maintaining law and order to each family.In this way, of course, the work intensity of the police can be effectively reduced, and local management of high-risk groups such as slaves can be strengthened.If there are signs of a problem, the plantation operators who are the first to notice it can deal with it early.
But Xun Pengcheng has much more insight than Lao Gao. He can see the benefits of this solution, and of course he can also perceive that there are many disadvantages in this approach.First of all, this gives the plantation a reasonable excuse to have a certain scale of private armed forces, and these private armed forces themselves will also become a certain security problem.Secondly, this method of joint defense and self-government gave the plantation operators too much power, and they could even decide on their own whether to kill or kill the slaves under them.Once it gets out of control, it is likely to gradually form an atmosphere of disregarding human life among the people.
Although according to what Lao Gao said, the Haitou Town Police Station has kept the surrounding area in good order, and there have been no major disturbances in the past one or two years, and the garden guard team organized by the plantation itself is not qualified to equip muskets. They are mainly weapons like sticks.But Xun Pengcheng always felt that this way of dealing with it was not a long-term solution, and he didn't know whether the high-level police department understood the situation here, and what attitude they would have towards the private armed forces owned by the plantation.
Thinking of this, Xun Pengcheng felt that it was the right decision not to follow Lao Gao to the police station to meet his younger relatives. There are also many plantations in Yacheng and Lingshui near Sanya, but he has never heard of the plantations there. How dare you blatantly establish a private armed organization like this.Although the practice here is temporarily allowed by the government, Xun Pengcheng always feels that there are too many hidden dangers, so it's better not to get involved.
Seeing that Xun Pengcheng insisted on his own opinion, Lao Gao didn't force him anymore, but he couldn't help repeating a few words, saying that Xun Pengcheng didn't understand human relationships and so on.Xun Pengcheng couldn't laugh or cry when he heard it, and he didn't bother to explain his thoughts to Lao Gao.Without even asking, he knows that there are so many plantations supporting the police station. The wealth of oil and water in this police station is probably enough to make colleagues in other places envious. Something went wrong.
Of course, maybe the higher-ups turned a blind eye to the situation here, and there was no way to invest more security resources in this place.Xun Pengcheng even speculated maliciously that perhaps their superiors had also benefited a lot from it, so they would be allowed to do whatever they wanted in the area bordering Changhua and Danzhou.
Xun Pengcheng wouldn't tell Lao Gao this kind of thinking. He knows people, faces but doesn't know his heart. Who knows whether Lao Gao will sell himself in a blink of an eye.After a series of events, Xun Pengcheng's vigilance is very high now, and he will always be on guard against other people.
After spending two days on the road inspecting many plantations along the way, Xun Pengcheng finally arrived in Danzhou.According to Xun Pengcheng's instructions, Lao Gao drove straight to Danzhou City, and did not continue to investigate the agricultural conditions in Danzhou.Xun Pengcheng has already figured it out very clearly that the cost of developing a plantation tens of miles away from Danzhou is already unacceptable to him, and the cost here in Danzhou is not low, so it is basically possible to directly inspect the local area. The itinerary for the plantation was crossed out.It's better to use the time saved to go to Danzhou City and see what other livelihoods there are.
Danzhou City is an important town in Qiongbei that Haihan took over in 1630. After six years of construction, it has become one of the most prosperous ports on Hainan Island.Every day there is an endless stream of ships of all kinds entering and leaving Danzhou Bay. All kinds of goods and materials transported from the northern part of Annan and Lianzhou Prefecture in Guangxi are mainly destined for Danzhou Bay. It has become one of the ports with the largest cargo throughput in the Beibu Gulf.
If the huge coal fleet that Xun Pengcheng saw in Changhua Port is spectacular, then the scene at Baimajing Wharf in Danzhou Bay can be described as prosperous.If you just look at the number of ships entering and leaving the dock, this place is not far behind Victory Port.Of course, there are not as many merchant ships, cargo ships, and passenger ships here as Victory Port, and the largest number are still fishing boats.The rich fishery resources in the Beibu Gulf keep Danzhou's fishing industry extremely profitable. Some specialty fish caught here will even be frozen and sent to Sanya by speedboat as a special treat for travelers. Welfare.
According to Lao Gao's introduction, the size of the fishing fleet in Danzhou should be second only to Sanya, and it is the second largest fishing base on Hainan Island.As for how much fish can be caught here every month and the income of the fishing fleet, Lao Gao really can't say clearly, but there are so many fishing boats coming and going in and out of the port. Such a prosperous industry must be rich. The income can be developed as support.
Xun Pengcheng saw it eagerly, so he asked: "Old Gao, is the fishery here similar to the plantation, and it is getting bigger and bigger?"
Lao Gao nodded and replied: "That's the reason, but the fishing fleet here is not as many as the plantation, only a dozen or so. The small fleets have basically been annexed, and the ones that can stay now At least there are more than [-] or [-] ships."
Xun Pengcheng did not continue to ask further questions. Obviously, fishing is not a way to go. He can afford twenty or thirty fishing boats, but the question is, where can he recruit so many people who are familiar with the sea conditions and conditions of the Beibu Gulf? Sailor in fishing season?Unless he directly pays for the sale of other people's fishing fleets, including the boats and people, the possibility of such an operation is even slimmer.
Another landscape that attracted Xun Pengcheng's attention was the huge billboard standing next to the official road, which was three stories high and more than three feet wide.In order to prevent it from being easily blown down by strong winds, the billboard is made of many bamboo pieces, with gaps in the middle to allow air to circulate, and a triangular bracket built of logs behind it is fixed.Even if the occasional typhoon blows off some bamboo pieces, the cost and difficulty of repairing are relatively low.
Of course, the billboard itself is not enough to attract Xun Pengcheng's attention, because billboards like this are not uncommon in Sanya.Today, on both sides of the import and export channels of Shengli Port and Sanya Port, there are almost all large billboards that businesses spend a lot of money to set up, which can be seen clearly on board the ships entering and leaving the port.As for the billboard next to the official road in Danzhou, what interested Xun Pengcheng was the content on it.
The content of the billboard is actually very simple, just two rows of text painted with white paint, the first row is "XX miles away from Danzhou City", and the second row is "XX miles away from XX Academy", which looks like a road sign, It is actually an advertisement, and it will be memorable, and the effect is very significant.Xun Pengcheng had seen all kinds of billboards in Sanya, but it was the first time he had seen such a trick to advertise the academy, and he couldn't help admiring the operators of Danzhou in his heart. Made a business.
After passing the Baimajing Wharf, it is only a few miles away from Danzhou City. When the weather is good, the arrow tower at the top of Danzhou City can be seen clearly with the naked eye.On both sides of the official road, there are also a large number of fairly regular buildings. These buildings are very regular with white walls and gray tiles. According to Lao Gao, this is the "Academy City" known as one of the new scenery in Danzhou.
Of course, it is exaggerated to say that the city is a bit exaggerated, but in terms of the scale of the academies running schools here, it is indeed the largest under the rule of Haihan. The number of students studying here is as high as more than [-]. The total number of students in military academies is several times more.Danzhou Academy is known as one of the local characteristics, and this academy city is the best place to get it.
Xun Pengcheng was also quite interested in this place, so he chose to get out of the car and walk, wanting to feel the cultural atmosphere here.The gates of these academies are all built facing the official road, and each one is more grand than the other. The gatehouse here is two stories high, and a three-story building will be built on the opposite side.You asked the mayor of Danzhou to write a plaque for the academy, then I will lift Ning Qi, Minister of Culture of Haihan, to make a bigger plaque and hang it in a higher place.
Traces of such comparisons abound, and Xun Pengcheng can see it clearly without asking Lao Gao again. He can't help shaking his head at the moment, thinking that although Haihan advocates business, how can he treat the academy as a business like this? Can it achieve the purpose of teaching by precept and example, teaching and educating people?
Of course, since these academies can make such a big show on the outside, one can imagine their strength.This is not only the economic strength required to open an academy, even the plaques hanging at the entrance of the academy can also reflect the level of their connections from the side.Xun Pengcheng also couldn't help imagining if he opened an academy in Danzhou, and if he wanted to ask important people to inscribe a plaque as a facade, what kind of people he could invite.
After thinking about it, Xun Pengcheng was very frustrated to find that he had no personal contacts with the important figures in the officialdom, and he probably had to write the plaque himself in the end.And if this is compared with the place of Academy City, it will only appear to be worthless.Not to mention the quality of teachers, teaching conditions, and employment resources. Just the appearance alone loses a lot. Who would come to study in such an unfounded academy?
"Sure enough, it still won't work!" Although Xun Pengcheng had roughly anticipated this situation before coming to Danzhou, he was still a little bit shocked when he really came into contact with the reality.As a scholar, Xun Pengcheng doesn't understand Haihan's way of managing the education industry. Could it be that turning these academies into highly competitive commercial shops will help improve the training effect?
"Old Gao, you said that if these students from the academies go to take the Ming Dynasty imperial examination, will they be able to pass the exam?" Xun Pengcheng had only Lao Gao by his side at this time, and his question could only be raised to Lao Gao.
But Lao Gao’s answer made Xun Pengcheng suddenly enlightened: “The academies here are different from those in Ming Dynasty, and they are not all for cultivating scholars, and they don’t have to take the imperial examination. It’s not appropriate for you to make such a comparison.”
Yes!Xun Pengcheng knew a little about the various majors offered by Haihan’s academies, but he forgot that the education direction of these academies was not to let students familiarize themselves with a subset of classics and history before taking the imperial examination, but to get them employed as soon as possible after graduation. Become a part of Haihan's huge machine.
(End of this chapter)
However, Xun Pengcheng is a person who has seen the world and knows how much the Haihan government attaches importance to public security. Since he can rest assured that this area with a radius of several tens of miles will be handed over to such a police station, it must be because the security situation here is maintained well.And being able to manage this area with a very complex social structure with such a small staffing, it shows that the police here must have some special methods.
If Xun Pengcheng was still in his old business, he would have to go to the door to interview him and record it as news material when he encountered such a situation.But now he is quite afraid of yamen belonging to the judicial system, such as the police, and he is unwilling to have any form of contact with these yamen unless necessary.
Therefore, even though the coachman Lao Gao claimed that one of his nephews and descendants worked in this police station and could take Xun Pengcheng to visit, Xun Pengcheng was still indifferent to this.Besides, he has not made up his mind to invest here now, and it is a little early to come to burn incense, so it would be inappropriate to show too much trace.However, he didn't mind listening to Lao Gao talk about the situation of this police station and how the police here govern the area.
Lao Gao didn't shy away from this topic too much, and replied very straightforwardly: "It's very simple. This area is full of large and small plantations for dozens of miles. There are only two things in plantations. One is that they have no legal status. There are many slaves, and the second is that there is a lot of money. The most likely to cause security problems are these foreign slaves. The police station’s method is also very straightforward. Wherever something happens, they will be fined, and the fine is heavy! Anyone who can’t manage their own people , then fine until bankruptcy!"
Xun Pengcheng didn't expect the police station here to use such a simple and rude method with no technical content at all, and he was a little confused after hearing it.But he immediately remembered that the jurisdiction of the Haitou Town Police Station is basically all large plantations that are not short of money. The amount of money that seems to be a lot in the eyes of ordinary people may not be a big amount in the eyes of these operators.
But the fine that Lao Gao mentioned was obviously not a small sum.The operators of these plantations who can be punished feel pain, and the intensity can be imagined.
Lao Gao continued: "The default rule of the plantation is that as long as the slave makes a mistake, he will be shackled. Slaves who want to escape. Generally, things that can be handled by themselves will not be reported to the police station. If it is a big disturbance, such as slaves organizing a riot, the garden protection teams of each family will also join hands. "
When Lao Gao said this, Xun Pengcheng understood the mystery. This method of the police station is to let each plantation carry out joint defense and autonomy to a certain extent, and distribute the task of maintaining law and order to each family.In this way, of course, the work intensity of the police can be effectively reduced, and local management of high-risk groups such as slaves can be strengthened.If there are signs of a problem, the plantation operators who are the first to notice it can deal with it early.
But Xun Pengcheng has much more insight than Lao Gao. He can see the benefits of this solution, and of course he can also perceive that there are many disadvantages in this approach.First of all, this gives the plantation a reasonable excuse to have a certain scale of private armed forces, and these private armed forces themselves will also become a certain security problem.Secondly, this method of joint defense and self-government gave the plantation operators too much power, and they could even decide on their own whether to kill or kill the slaves under them.Once it gets out of control, it is likely to gradually form an atmosphere of disregarding human life among the people.
Although according to what Lao Gao said, the Haitou Town Police Station has kept the surrounding area in good order, and there have been no major disturbances in the past one or two years, and the garden guard team organized by the plantation itself is not qualified to equip muskets. They are mainly weapons like sticks.But Xun Pengcheng always felt that this way of dealing with it was not a long-term solution, and he didn't know whether the high-level police department understood the situation here, and what attitude they would have towards the private armed forces owned by the plantation.
Thinking of this, Xun Pengcheng felt that it was the right decision not to follow Lao Gao to the police station to meet his younger relatives. There are also many plantations in Yacheng and Lingshui near Sanya, but he has never heard of the plantations there. How dare you blatantly establish a private armed organization like this.Although the practice here is temporarily allowed by the government, Xun Pengcheng always feels that there are too many hidden dangers, so it's better not to get involved.
Seeing that Xun Pengcheng insisted on his own opinion, Lao Gao didn't force him anymore, but he couldn't help repeating a few words, saying that Xun Pengcheng didn't understand human relationships and so on.Xun Pengcheng couldn't laugh or cry when he heard it, and he didn't bother to explain his thoughts to Lao Gao.Without even asking, he knows that there are so many plantations supporting the police station. The wealth of oil and water in this police station is probably enough to make colleagues in other places envious. Something went wrong.
Of course, maybe the higher-ups turned a blind eye to the situation here, and there was no way to invest more security resources in this place.Xun Pengcheng even speculated maliciously that perhaps their superiors had also benefited a lot from it, so they would be allowed to do whatever they wanted in the area bordering Changhua and Danzhou.
Xun Pengcheng wouldn't tell Lao Gao this kind of thinking. He knows people, faces but doesn't know his heart. Who knows whether Lao Gao will sell himself in a blink of an eye.After a series of events, Xun Pengcheng's vigilance is very high now, and he will always be on guard against other people.
After spending two days on the road inspecting many plantations along the way, Xun Pengcheng finally arrived in Danzhou.According to Xun Pengcheng's instructions, Lao Gao drove straight to Danzhou City, and did not continue to investigate the agricultural conditions in Danzhou.Xun Pengcheng has already figured it out very clearly that the cost of developing a plantation tens of miles away from Danzhou is already unacceptable to him, and the cost here in Danzhou is not low, so it is basically possible to directly inspect the local area. The itinerary for the plantation was crossed out.It's better to use the time saved to go to Danzhou City and see what other livelihoods there are.
Danzhou City is an important town in Qiongbei that Haihan took over in 1630. After six years of construction, it has become one of the most prosperous ports on Hainan Island.Every day there is an endless stream of ships of all kinds entering and leaving Danzhou Bay. All kinds of goods and materials transported from the northern part of Annan and Lianzhou Prefecture in Guangxi are mainly destined for Danzhou Bay. It has become one of the ports with the largest cargo throughput in the Beibu Gulf.
If the huge coal fleet that Xun Pengcheng saw in Changhua Port is spectacular, then the scene at Baimajing Wharf in Danzhou Bay can be described as prosperous.If you just look at the number of ships entering and leaving the dock, this place is not far behind Victory Port.Of course, there are not as many merchant ships, cargo ships, and passenger ships here as Victory Port, and the largest number are still fishing boats.The rich fishery resources in the Beibu Gulf keep Danzhou's fishing industry extremely profitable. Some specialty fish caught here will even be frozen and sent to Sanya by speedboat as a special treat for travelers. Welfare.
According to Lao Gao's introduction, the size of the fishing fleet in Danzhou should be second only to Sanya, and it is the second largest fishing base on Hainan Island.As for how much fish can be caught here every month and the income of the fishing fleet, Lao Gao really can't say clearly, but there are so many fishing boats coming and going in and out of the port. Such a prosperous industry must be rich. The income can be developed as support.
Xun Pengcheng saw it eagerly, so he asked: "Old Gao, is the fishery here similar to the plantation, and it is getting bigger and bigger?"
Lao Gao nodded and replied: "That's the reason, but the fishing fleet here is not as many as the plantation, only a dozen or so. The small fleets have basically been annexed, and the ones that can stay now At least there are more than [-] or [-] ships."
Xun Pengcheng did not continue to ask further questions. Obviously, fishing is not a way to go. He can afford twenty or thirty fishing boats, but the question is, where can he recruit so many people who are familiar with the sea conditions and conditions of the Beibu Gulf? Sailor in fishing season?Unless he directly pays for the sale of other people's fishing fleets, including the boats and people, the possibility of such an operation is even slimmer.
Another landscape that attracted Xun Pengcheng's attention was the huge billboard standing next to the official road, which was three stories high and more than three feet wide.In order to prevent it from being easily blown down by strong winds, the billboard is made of many bamboo pieces, with gaps in the middle to allow air to circulate, and a triangular bracket built of logs behind it is fixed.Even if the occasional typhoon blows off some bamboo pieces, the cost and difficulty of repairing are relatively low.
Of course, the billboard itself is not enough to attract Xun Pengcheng's attention, because billboards like this are not uncommon in Sanya.Today, on both sides of the import and export channels of Shengli Port and Sanya Port, there are almost all large billboards that businesses spend a lot of money to set up, which can be seen clearly on board the ships entering and leaving the port.As for the billboard next to the official road in Danzhou, what interested Xun Pengcheng was the content on it.
The content of the billboard is actually very simple, just two rows of text painted with white paint, the first row is "XX miles away from Danzhou City", and the second row is "XX miles away from XX Academy", which looks like a road sign, It is actually an advertisement, and it will be memorable, and the effect is very significant.Xun Pengcheng had seen all kinds of billboards in Sanya, but it was the first time he had seen such a trick to advertise the academy, and he couldn't help admiring the operators of Danzhou in his heart. Made a business.
After passing the Baimajing Wharf, it is only a few miles away from Danzhou City. When the weather is good, the arrow tower at the top of Danzhou City can be seen clearly with the naked eye.On both sides of the official road, there are also a large number of fairly regular buildings. These buildings are very regular with white walls and gray tiles. According to Lao Gao, this is the "Academy City" known as one of the new scenery in Danzhou.
Of course, it is exaggerated to say that the city is a bit exaggerated, but in terms of the scale of the academies running schools here, it is indeed the largest under the rule of Haihan. The number of students studying here is as high as more than [-]. The total number of students in military academies is several times more.Danzhou Academy is known as one of the local characteristics, and this academy city is the best place to get it.
Xun Pengcheng was also quite interested in this place, so he chose to get out of the car and walk, wanting to feel the cultural atmosphere here.The gates of these academies are all built facing the official road, and each one is more grand than the other. The gatehouse here is two stories high, and a three-story building will be built on the opposite side.You asked the mayor of Danzhou to write a plaque for the academy, then I will lift Ning Qi, Minister of Culture of Haihan, to make a bigger plaque and hang it in a higher place.
Traces of such comparisons abound, and Xun Pengcheng can see it clearly without asking Lao Gao again. He can't help shaking his head at the moment, thinking that although Haihan advocates business, how can he treat the academy as a business like this? Can it achieve the purpose of teaching by precept and example, teaching and educating people?
Of course, since these academies can make such a big show on the outside, one can imagine their strength.This is not only the economic strength required to open an academy, even the plaques hanging at the entrance of the academy can also reflect the level of their connections from the side.Xun Pengcheng also couldn't help imagining if he opened an academy in Danzhou, and if he wanted to ask important people to inscribe a plaque as a facade, what kind of people he could invite.
After thinking about it, Xun Pengcheng was very frustrated to find that he had no personal contacts with the important figures in the officialdom, and he probably had to write the plaque himself in the end.And if this is compared with the place of Academy City, it will only appear to be worthless.Not to mention the quality of teachers, teaching conditions, and employment resources. Just the appearance alone loses a lot. Who would come to study in such an unfounded academy?
"Sure enough, it still won't work!" Although Xun Pengcheng had roughly anticipated this situation before coming to Danzhou, he was still a little bit shocked when he really came into contact with the reality.As a scholar, Xun Pengcheng doesn't understand Haihan's way of managing the education industry. Could it be that turning these academies into highly competitive commercial shops will help improve the training effect?
"Old Gao, you said that if these students from the academies go to take the Ming Dynasty imperial examination, will they be able to pass the exam?" Xun Pengcheng had only Lao Gao by his side at this time, and his question could only be raised to Lao Gao.
But Lao Gao’s answer made Xun Pengcheng suddenly enlightened: “The academies here are different from those in Ming Dynasty, and they are not all for cultivating scholars, and they don’t have to take the imperial examination. It’s not appropriate for you to make such a comparison.”
Yes!Xun Pengcheng knew a little about the various majors offered by Haihan’s academies, but he forgot that the education direction of these academies was not to let students familiarize themselves with a subset of classics and history before taking the imperial examination, but to get them employed as soon as possible after graduation. Become a part of Haihan's huge machine.
(End of this chapter)