Chapter 1606
Hidden Information
Chapter 1606 Hidden Information
In fact, private scientific research institutions like the Danzhou Haifeng Poetry Society did not stop there under the rule of Haihan, but the government has never opened restrictions on private scientific research, so they are all carried out secretly.And the officials are not ignorant of these trends. For example, Zhang Xin just turned a blind eye to the behavior of Haifeng Poetry Club. Tossed.If it can really make a name for itself, there is still time for the government to control or acquire it.
In fact, for the time travelers, no matter what achievements the civilian scientists of this era have researched, it is difficult to exceed the control of the time travelers. After all, what they have in their hands will only appear after several centuries. Black technology, but it is impossible for scholars of this era to obtain research results beyond the era.On the contrary, some real talents occasionally emerge among them, and perhaps their talents can be used by the officials.
The executive committee released the news through the official media channel Haihan Times, which can be regarded as an opening for private scientific research, but the executive committee is not very optimistic about Li Nai's investment in Haifeng Poetry Club.The real good things are in the hands of the government, and the folks want to develop some advanced things by themselves to earn income, which is not so easy.It's just that Fu Ruifeng has a lot of money and has always cooperated closely with Haihan officials. Li Nai was willing to pay for it, so the executive committee let him go.The Haifeng Poetry Club, which Xun Pengcheng, Zhang Jinbao and others regard as a future and destiny, is actually just a small attempt in the eyes of the officials, and it doesn't matter whether it is allowed or not.
When Li Nai saw this newspaper, he was already in Haikou City. His purpose of coming here was to deliver a batch of cotton yarn and medicinal materials with Haikou Mayor Qiu Yuan.The reason why he came here to complete the transaction in person was not because the transaction amount was amazing, but because the goods were purchased according to Haihan's military standards. However, Li Nai knew that most of these items were to be supplied to the Haihan Army.
There is a factory in Haikou that specializes in the production of medical gauze, alcohol, and topical hemostatic drugs. Except for alcohol, which is produced locally in Hainan Island, raw materials for gauze and drugs are still mainly supplied by Daming.The orders executed in accordance with military standards are generally handed over to Fu Ruifeng, the most trusted agent of Haihan officials.Li Nai knew that the destination of this batch of goods must be the factory in Haikou, and he personally went to the scene to complete the transaction, and he did not want to cause any problems in the last link.Moreover, Li Nai also knew that Hai Han usually ordered such goods in bulk to prepare for the next large-scale military operation, but this time it was not clear which direction Hai Han was going to take.
Li Nai did know the direction of the wind in the newspaper in advance. When he was in Sanya, he had already heard from the senior officials of Haihan that the executive committee would lift the ban on this field, but he was not completely In order to make money or attract talents, he invested in Danzhou Haifeng Poetry Club.Since the official intends to let go of this opening, someone must take the lead to act as a path-breaker, and this role is most suitable for Fu Ruifeng to play. It has both official trust and sufficient funds to operate, even if it does not end up in the end. If you make money or even lose money, you can use this to show Fu Ruifeng's submissive attitude, and the money is worth the money.
It's not that the acquisition of Danzhou has just spent the money, and the sale in Haikou has already earned more than half of it.Li Nai remembered that the last time Haihan purchased these materials on a large scale through Fu Ruifeng was before the military operation in Liaodong this year.He really wanted to ask Qiu Yuan face to face, where is Hai Han going to do it next, but when he met Qiu Yuan a few times, the other party would always be accompanied by people from the military and the Ministry of Security. Dare to ask the export.
When Li Nai was about to leave Haikou, and invited Qiu Yuan to a banquet before leaving, the two accompanying people finally disappeared from his side.Li Nai seized this opportunity and asked Qiu Yuan about his doubts.
Qiu Yuan replied with a smile after listening: "Since you know that this matter involves military intelligence, how can I disclose it casually. If I can't control my mouth, Minister Yan will not let me lightly when he finds out."
The more Qiu Yuan kept his mouth shut, the more Li Nai felt itchy, so he tried to persuade him, "Sir, why don't you point me in the right direction, and I'll think about it slowly, isn't this your disclosure of information?"
Qiu Yuan was silent for a while before responding: "Have you read this issue of Haihan Times?"
"I saw it!" Li Nai recalled what he had seen before, but there seemed to be no official military news, so he shook his head and said, "But I didn't notice that the Ministry of Defense released any news."
Qiu Yuan smiled and said, "That means you didn't read it carefully enough, so you should take a closer look later. The news you want to know can be found in the newspapers!"
After the banquet, Li Nai drove back to his residence, ordered someone to fetch hot water, wiped his face well, and ordered a pot of strong tea to hangover.He didn't want to sleep on it, but hurriedly turned out the latest issue of Haihan Times that he bought the day before yesterday, to see where the news Qiu Yuan said was hidden.
The headline on the front page of this newspaper is indeed a military-related report. The content is that the "Warrior" class steam sail warship jointly developed by the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Shipping has completed No. try.The content of the article is mainly about how the Navy and related departments have overcome many difficulties to complete the task of designing, manufacturing and improving this new era warship. The light is constantly adjusted to ensure that the combat performance truly meets the requirements of the military.
Li Nai has some impressions of this new type of warship. In the "Leaping 1635" military exercise held in Danzhou last summer, the "Warrior" class warship made its debut, which left a very deep impression on the military observation groups from various countries participating in the military exercise. deep impression.However, the Haihan military also explained at the time that this was only an experimental warship, and it was extremely difficult to build, and it would not be officially installed in the short term.
Because Li Nai has a very close relationship with Haihan's senior management, he also knows more information than the outside world. Although the combat effectiveness of this new type of warship is higher than the flagship "Majestic" class warship in the navy, it is still The craft of building this kind of warship is immature, and the cost is frighteningly high, even the rich and powerful Haihan Navy can't afford it.
But now that the Haihan Times has published an article saying that this is the last sea trial of the "Warrior" class warship before it is finalized, it is basically certain that the Haihan military has decided to install this new type of warship in the near future.As for the cost, Li Nai doesn't think it will be difficult for the Haihan people who are good at making money. If the cost of this new type of warship is really so high that the military thinks it is too expensive, then at most it will temporarily reduce the number of ships and wait for the production capacity to increase in the future. Let's talk.
But does this news hint at Haihan's next move?Li Nai read the report article over and over again, but still couldn't figure it out.This article is all about the various problems that researchers have faced, but there is not a single sentence that mentions which fleet or port this new type of warship will be deployed to in the future.It seems that what he is interested in is not hidden in this report.
Li Nai was not discouraged. Now that Qiu Yuan had pointed the way, he believed that the other party would not deceive him about this kind of thing, so he continued to read the news in the newspaper, even if it was news that seemed irrelevant. Try to figure it out carefully, lest you miss the details.
Li Nai is not actually a military enthusiast, but he is very interested in Haihan's movements, and likes to study the strategies of Haihan's top management.He is even more interested in collecting and researching this kind of information that senior Haihan officials are unwilling to disclose to him.If he can find the truth, it will be a very fulfilling thing for him.
After reading the newspaper over and over again, Li Nai finally found a report that seemed inconspicuous, but thought-provoking after careful scrutiny.
The topic of this article is to talk about Haihan’s current trade activities in the waters to the east and southeast of Hainan Island, almost all of which are operated through Daming merchants as middlemen, and the ships used by Daming maritime merchants have limited performance, so The scale of trade activities is limited, and it is far less prosperous than the trade activities between Haihan and the north, east, and south.The main reason for this phenomenon is that the old grievances between the Spaniards entrenched in Luzon and Haihan have not been resolved.
The article does not give a solution to this problem, but calls on all sectors of society to pay attention to this problem, because it has affected Haihan's progress in opening up trade routes in the South China Sea.Moreover, if the navigators of Haihan want to explore the wider sea area to the east, the route must also pass through the vicinity of Luzon Island, but the current situation of Luzon Island is not very friendly to the navigators of Haihan.
"It turned out to be here." Li Nai thought that he had found the place Qiu Yuan hinted at, and the next place Haihan wanted to attack would most likely be Luzon Island.
The feud between Haihan and Spain can even be traced back to when the executive committee chose to cooperate with Portugal, and Haihan was not polite about Spain, the main maritime competitor.
At the beginning of 1633, the Haihan army attacked the two Spanish strongholds of Jilong and Danshui in the north of Taiwan Island, completely expelled the Spaniards from Taiwan Island, and cut off the trading route for Spanish merchant ships to the northern coast of Daming. At the beginning of 1634, the Spanish spy case in Sanya was solved, and the spy network that the Spaniards worked hard in Haihan was uprooted, and almost no one was spared.
The Spaniards' revenge was launched a year and a half later. The Manila fleet and the mixed fleet composed of galleons from the Americas raided Sanya in September 1635. Unfortunately, they did not know enough about Sanya's defense forces. , when trying to break into Shengli Port, he was beaten to pieces by the shore firepower, and he was defeated before even landing.Afterwards, the Haihan Navy, which blocked the retreat of the Spanish fleet, gave their opponents a lesson in naval warfare, making these Europeans realize how powerful the opponent they encountered in the Far East was.
Since this battle, the Manila authorities have been like a firecracker that has been silenced, and there has never been any sound.It's just that the Spaniards still banned Haihan merchant ships and personnel from entering Manila Port in order to maintain their face, and only allowed Daming Marine Merchant to conduct trade activities as a middleman.
And Haihan also took countermeasures against it, stipulating that all goods destined for the port of Manila must first arrive at Sanya for formalities, and then leave for Manila, otherwise they will be regarded as against Haihan and will be confiscated if caught. All goods.In this way, the goods produced in Ming Dynasty have to make a big circle at sea before they can go to Manila, and the shipping cost has to increase several times, and the Spaniards can only bear this kind of price increase in the end. .
Naturally, the Spaniards will not accept Haihan's trade sanctions calmly, but as the defeated party, it is difficult for them to come up with any tough countermeasures to fight back against Haihan, so the trade between the two sides has always been at a low level. An extremely awkward state of stagnation.Of course, it is not that no one tried to make peace with the two sides, but the Haihan executive committee's attitude towards Spain was very clear and did not intend to reconcile with the other party.
As one of the top sea merchants in Guangdong and Guangxi, Freeform receives orders from the Spaniards every year. Although Freeform’s largest trading partner is Haihan, this does not hinder doing business with other countries, let alone selling to the Spaniards. The goods are all approved by Haihan.So Li Nai knew a thing or two about the trade situation.
Since Haihan had already controlled the Pearl River Delta region, Spanish merchant ships did not dare to venture into this sea area at all, and could only obtain commodities produced by Ming Dynasty through purchasing agents.According to Haihan’s regulations, the goods ordered by the Spaniards in Daming must first be sent to Sanya for registration and inspection, so these goods will first be transported to Sanya by Furuifeng’s merchant ships through the Pearl River Estuary, and then transported to Manila Port. The entire voyage is shorter than direct flights from Guangdong Manila is twice as far away, and during the registration and inspection period in Sanya, Haihan has to pay a management fee. The cost of inside and outside here is accumulated in the price, and the increase is considerable.
Furuifeng has monopolized the output of some high-end commodities in Guangdong and Guangxi, so it has gained a lot of income from it. Even though the trade with the Spaniards takes a long time, Furuifeng still insists on sending out goods every month. At least two ships headed for Manila.
Only the high-level staff of Fu Ruifeng like Li Nai understood that the money was not earned in vain. Fu Ruifeng's merchant ship to Manila not only transported goods and people, but also shouldered the task of sending and receiving intelligence for Haihan.Almost every boat going to Manila is accompanied by people from the Haihan Security Department.To this day, even Li Nai does not know how many people Haihan sent to sneak into Manila as spies.
(End of this chapter)
In fact, private scientific research institutions like the Danzhou Haifeng Poetry Society did not stop there under the rule of Haihan, but the government has never opened restrictions on private scientific research, so they are all carried out secretly.And the officials are not ignorant of these trends. For example, Zhang Xin just turned a blind eye to the behavior of Haifeng Poetry Club. Tossed.If it can really make a name for itself, there is still time for the government to control or acquire it.
In fact, for the time travelers, no matter what achievements the civilian scientists of this era have researched, it is difficult to exceed the control of the time travelers. After all, what they have in their hands will only appear after several centuries. Black technology, but it is impossible for scholars of this era to obtain research results beyond the era.On the contrary, some real talents occasionally emerge among them, and perhaps their talents can be used by the officials.
The executive committee released the news through the official media channel Haihan Times, which can be regarded as an opening for private scientific research, but the executive committee is not very optimistic about Li Nai's investment in Haifeng Poetry Club.The real good things are in the hands of the government, and the folks want to develop some advanced things by themselves to earn income, which is not so easy.It's just that Fu Ruifeng has a lot of money and has always cooperated closely with Haihan officials. Li Nai was willing to pay for it, so the executive committee let him go.The Haifeng Poetry Club, which Xun Pengcheng, Zhang Jinbao and others regard as a future and destiny, is actually just a small attempt in the eyes of the officials, and it doesn't matter whether it is allowed or not.
When Li Nai saw this newspaper, he was already in Haikou City. His purpose of coming here was to deliver a batch of cotton yarn and medicinal materials with Haikou Mayor Qiu Yuan.The reason why he came here to complete the transaction in person was not because the transaction amount was amazing, but because the goods were purchased according to Haihan's military standards. However, Li Nai knew that most of these items were to be supplied to the Haihan Army.
There is a factory in Haikou that specializes in the production of medical gauze, alcohol, and topical hemostatic drugs. Except for alcohol, which is produced locally in Hainan Island, raw materials for gauze and drugs are still mainly supplied by Daming.The orders executed in accordance with military standards are generally handed over to Fu Ruifeng, the most trusted agent of Haihan officials.Li Nai knew that the destination of this batch of goods must be the factory in Haikou, and he personally went to the scene to complete the transaction, and he did not want to cause any problems in the last link.Moreover, Li Nai also knew that Hai Han usually ordered such goods in bulk to prepare for the next large-scale military operation, but this time it was not clear which direction Hai Han was going to take.
Li Nai did know the direction of the wind in the newspaper in advance. When he was in Sanya, he had already heard from the senior officials of Haihan that the executive committee would lift the ban on this field, but he was not completely In order to make money or attract talents, he invested in Danzhou Haifeng Poetry Club.Since the official intends to let go of this opening, someone must take the lead to act as a path-breaker, and this role is most suitable for Fu Ruifeng to play. It has both official trust and sufficient funds to operate, even if it does not end up in the end. If you make money or even lose money, you can use this to show Fu Ruifeng's submissive attitude, and the money is worth the money.
It's not that the acquisition of Danzhou has just spent the money, and the sale in Haikou has already earned more than half of it.Li Nai remembered that the last time Haihan purchased these materials on a large scale through Fu Ruifeng was before the military operation in Liaodong this year.He really wanted to ask Qiu Yuan face to face, where is Hai Han going to do it next, but when he met Qiu Yuan a few times, the other party would always be accompanied by people from the military and the Ministry of Security. Dare to ask the export.
When Li Nai was about to leave Haikou, and invited Qiu Yuan to a banquet before leaving, the two accompanying people finally disappeared from his side.Li Nai seized this opportunity and asked Qiu Yuan about his doubts.
Qiu Yuan replied with a smile after listening: "Since you know that this matter involves military intelligence, how can I disclose it casually. If I can't control my mouth, Minister Yan will not let me lightly when he finds out."
The more Qiu Yuan kept his mouth shut, the more Li Nai felt itchy, so he tried to persuade him, "Sir, why don't you point me in the right direction, and I'll think about it slowly, isn't this your disclosure of information?"
Qiu Yuan was silent for a while before responding: "Have you read this issue of Haihan Times?"
"I saw it!" Li Nai recalled what he had seen before, but there seemed to be no official military news, so he shook his head and said, "But I didn't notice that the Ministry of Defense released any news."
Qiu Yuan smiled and said, "That means you didn't read it carefully enough, so you should take a closer look later. The news you want to know can be found in the newspapers!"
After the banquet, Li Nai drove back to his residence, ordered someone to fetch hot water, wiped his face well, and ordered a pot of strong tea to hangover.He didn't want to sleep on it, but hurriedly turned out the latest issue of Haihan Times that he bought the day before yesterday, to see where the news Qiu Yuan said was hidden.
The headline on the front page of this newspaper is indeed a military-related report. The content is that the "Warrior" class steam sail warship jointly developed by the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Shipping has completed No. try.The content of the article is mainly about how the Navy and related departments have overcome many difficulties to complete the task of designing, manufacturing and improving this new era warship. The light is constantly adjusted to ensure that the combat performance truly meets the requirements of the military.
Li Nai has some impressions of this new type of warship. In the "Leaping 1635" military exercise held in Danzhou last summer, the "Warrior" class warship made its debut, which left a very deep impression on the military observation groups from various countries participating in the military exercise. deep impression.However, the Haihan military also explained at the time that this was only an experimental warship, and it was extremely difficult to build, and it would not be officially installed in the short term.
Because Li Nai has a very close relationship with Haihan's senior management, he also knows more information than the outside world. Although the combat effectiveness of this new type of warship is higher than the flagship "Majestic" class warship in the navy, it is still The craft of building this kind of warship is immature, and the cost is frighteningly high, even the rich and powerful Haihan Navy can't afford it.
But now that the Haihan Times has published an article saying that this is the last sea trial of the "Warrior" class warship before it is finalized, it is basically certain that the Haihan military has decided to install this new type of warship in the near future.As for the cost, Li Nai doesn't think it will be difficult for the Haihan people who are good at making money. If the cost of this new type of warship is really so high that the military thinks it is too expensive, then at most it will temporarily reduce the number of ships and wait for the production capacity to increase in the future. Let's talk.
But does this news hint at Haihan's next move?Li Nai read the report article over and over again, but still couldn't figure it out.This article is all about the various problems that researchers have faced, but there is not a single sentence that mentions which fleet or port this new type of warship will be deployed to in the future.It seems that what he is interested in is not hidden in this report.
Li Nai was not discouraged. Now that Qiu Yuan had pointed the way, he believed that the other party would not deceive him about this kind of thing, so he continued to read the news in the newspaper, even if it was news that seemed irrelevant. Try to figure it out carefully, lest you miss the details.
Li Nai is not actually a military enthusiast, but he is very interested in Haihan's movements, and likes to study the strategies of Haihan's top management.He is even more interested in collecting and researching this kind of information that senior Haihan officials are unwilling to disclose to him.If he can find the truth, it will be a very fulfilling thing for him.
After reading the newspaper over and over again, Li Nai finally found a report that seemed inconspicuous, but thought-provoking after careful scrutiny.
The topic of this article is to talk about Haihan’s current trade activities in the waters to the east and southeast of Hainan Island, almost all of which are operated through Daming merchants as middlemen, and the ships used by Daming maritime merchants have limited performance, so The scale of trade activities is limited, and it is far less prosperous than the trade activities between Haihan and the north, east, and south.The main reason for this phenomenon is that the old grievances between the Spaniards entrenched in Luzon and Haihan have not been resolved.
The article does not give a solution to this problem, but calls on all sectors of society to pay attention to this problem, because it has affected Haihan's progress in opening up trade routes in the South China Sea.Moreover, if the navigators of Haihan want to explore the wider sea area to the east, the route must also pass through the vicinity of Luzon Island, but the current situation of Luzon Island is not very friendly to the navigators of Haihan.
"It turned out to be here." Li Nai thought that he had found the place Qiu Yuan hinted at, and the next place Haihan wanted to attack would most likely be Luzon Island.
The feud between Haihan and Spain can even be traced back to when the executive committee chose to cooperate with Portugal, and Haihan was not polite about Spain, the main maritime competitor.
At the beginning of 1633, the Haihan army attacked the two Spanish strongholds of Jilong and Danshui in the north of Taiwan Island, completely expelled the Spaniards from Taiwan Island, and cut off the trading route for Spanish merchant ships to the northern coast of Daming. At the beginning of 1634, the Spanish spy case in Sanya was solved, and the spy network that the Spaniards worked hard in Haihan was uprooted, and almost no one was spared.
The Spaniards' revenge was launched a year and a half later. The Manila fleet and the mixed fleet composed of galleons from the Americas raided Sanya in September 1635. Unfortunately, they did not know enough about Sanya's defense forces. , when trying to break into Shengli Port, he was beaten to pieces by the shore firepower, and he was defeated before even landing.Afterwards, the Haihan Navy, which blocked the retreat of the Spanish fleet, gave their opponents a lesson in naval warfare, making these Europeans realize how powerful the opponent they encountered in the Far East was.
Since this battle, the Manila authorities have been like a firecracker that has been silenced, and there has never been any sound.It's just that the Spaniards still banned Haihan merchant ships and personnel from entering Manila Port in order to maintain their face, and only allowed Daming Marine Merchant to conduct trade activities as a middleman.
And Haihan also took countermeasures against it, stipulating that all goods destined for the port of Manila must first arrive at Sanya for formalities, and then leave for Manila, otherwise they will be regarded as against Haihan and will be confiscated if caught. All goods.In this way, the goods produced in Ming Dynasty have to make a big circle at sea before they can go to Manila, and the shipping cost has to increase several times, and the Spaniards can only bear this kind of price increase in the end. .
Naturally, the Spaniards will not accept Haihan's trade sanctions calmly, but as the defeated party, it is difficult for them to come up with any tough countermeasures to fight back against Haihan, so the trade between the two sides has always been at a low level. An extremely awkward state of stagnation.Of course, it is not that no one tried to make peace with the two sides, but the Haihan executive committee's attitude towards Spain was very clear and did not intend to reconcile with the other party.
As one of the top sea merchants in Guangdong and Guangxi, Freeform receives orders from the Spaniards every year. Although Freeform’s largest trading partner is Haihan, this does not hinder doing business with other countries, let alone selling to the Spaniards. The goods are all approved by Haihan.So Li Nai knew a thing or two about the trade situation.
Since Haihan had already controlled the Pearl River Delta region, Spanish merchant ships did not dare to venture into this sea area at all, and could only obtain commodities produced by Ming Dynasty through purchasing agents.According to Haihan’s regulations, the goods ordered by the Spaniards in Daming must first be sent to Sanya for registration and inspection, so these goods will first be transported to Sanya by Furuifeng’s merchant ships through the Pearl River Estuary, and then transported to Manila Port. The entire voyage is shorter than direct flights from Guangdong Manila is twice as far away, and during the registration and inspection period in Sanya, Haihan has to pay a management fee. The cost of inside and outside here is accumulated in the price, and the increase is considerable.
Furuifeng has monopolized the output of some high-end commodities in Guangdong and Guangxi, so it has gained a lot of income from it. Even though the trade with the Spaniards takes a long time, Furuifeng still insists on sending out goods every month. At least two ships headed for Manila.
Only the high-level staff of Fu Ruifeng like Li Nai understood that the money was not earned in vain. Fu Ruifeng's merchant ship to Manila not only transported goods and people, but also shouldered the task of sending and receiving intelligence for Haihan.Almost every boat going to Manila is accompanied by people from the Haihan Security Department.To this day, even Li Nai does not know how many people Haihan sent to sneak into Manila as spies.
(End of this chapter)