Chapter 1623
Chapter 1623
Chapter 1623
In fact, it is necessary to seriously consider the overall situation in the Far East. It is not so urgent to solve the Spaniards entrenched in the Philippine Islands. After all, the last fight off the coast of Sanya has caused heavy damage to the Spaniards. No more thoughts of starting a war.Moreover, the Philippine Islands occupied by the Spaniards are quite far from the area controlled by Haihan, and the possibility of direct friction between the two sides in terms of military or trade is not high.
But Haihan still hopes to solve this serious problem before the tenth anniversary of the time-traveling operation.So far, apart from Spain, other western colonial countries have either bowed their heads to Haihan and become partners, or they have been excluded from the South China Sea and have no chance to enter this region at all.Only Spain still exists in the South China Sea as an eyesore, constantly reminding the Executive Committee that there is still this opponent that has not been eliminated.For Haihan, using force to remove this opponent from the South China Sea may have greater political symbolic significance than military needs.
It is precisely because of this that the Executive Committee attaches so much importance to the preparations for this military operation. Almost all departments must give priority to the needs of this operation, and the Ministry of National Defense has received the greatest support ever. Whether it is troop deployment, military expenditure, material preparation and other projects, or the connection and cooperation with shipping, publicity, medical, financial and other departments, almost all the green lights go all the way without hindrance.Yan Chujie also issued a military order on behalf of the military to the executive committee very early on, intending to use this combat operation as a gift for the tenth anniversary of crossing.
Of course, if the military's confidence and determination are to turn into victories, it's not just a matter of talking about it.Relying on these more than a dozen meetings and discussions, the action plan has gradually become full, and other departments except the military are also preparing for it.
After the military's preparations were reported, the next step was to report the situation of other departments.In accordance with the requirements of the Executive Committee, the Propaganda Department has continuously published articles in various newspapers recently, denouncing Spain's various actions in the South China Sea that undermine fair trade and regional peace, and did not forget to mention the Spanish fleet's surprise attack on Sanya a year ago. With these materials, a public opinion atmosphere of "this thief must be eliminated" was created.Even an outsider like Fei Cexian, after carefully reading the recent newspapers, has already realized that Haihan's resentment towards Spain may be about to erupt.
This kind of publicity measures may attract the attention of Spanish intelligence personnel lurking in Haihan while stirring up public sentiment. However, the Haihan Executive Committee values the justice of the war. At that time, the understanding and support from all the citizens can be obtained, and this combat operation will be recorded in the annals of history as a just war.
Of course, doing so may expose the intention before the action, allowing the Spaniards to prepare in advance, and even deploy heavy troops in Manila, but for Haihan, what is needed now is not a surprise victory, but an upright presence on the battlefield Defeat the opponent and let all surrounding countries including Daming clearly see that Haihan is the number one power in the Far East in this era.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent invitation letters to our main allies three days ago, asking them to send military observers to participate in the military operations that will be held in the South China Sea in the near future." Schneider began to introduce his preparations: "In addition, the Ministry of Commerce has already The main ports in Fuzhou and Guangzhou have released rumors, suggesting that Ming merchants should not go to the Port of Manila in the near future, so as not to cause unnecessary troubles. Of course, if there are still people who refuse to listen to the advice, the Ministry of Security and the military will naturally teach them how to behave .”
In fact, Schneider hadn't finished his sentence. If he still insisted on going to Manila after hearing Haihan's warning, then he had reason to suspect that his purpose of going to Manila might be to tip off the Spaniards.Even if Haihan didn't intercept it at sea right now, he would record it and settle the score slowly in the future.As for the Ming merchant ship on Hainan Island, whoever dares to leave the port and go to the Philippine Islands to the east after receiving the warning, is really looking for a dead end.
This measure is not just to isolate Manila from the outside world as much as possible before the war. More importantly, it is to cut off the local information channels, so that even if the Spaniards realize that the situation is wrong, it is difficult to confirm what happened to the outside world in a short time. What's up.Even if they knew that this was Haihan's deliberate action, without further information, it would be difficult to determine whether Haihan wanted to block Manila's business channels, or whether he was planning to go to war with Spain.
The relevant blockade measures are not tightened at the beginning, but gradually tightened as various preparations for war progress.At present, it is still in the stage of warning maritime merchants in various seaports. After a while, all ships will probably be banned from going to Manila Port and a stricter blockade will be implemented.
As for the whole process of dealing with the Spaniards, the executive committee hoped to show Haihan's allies, so that they could witness for themselves how Haihan took the initiative from the beginning to the end, and finally defeated this powerful opponent by means of war.
Of course, even though the executive committee and the Ministry of National Defense have made preparations for a tough battle, some unconventional means will still be used in the process of fighting Spain. In terms of information collection, Haihan is conducting At the same time as the intelligence blockade, the spies deployed to the local area were also collecting local military and political intelligence, and then tried to send it back to Sanya.
There are thousands of Han Chinese living in Manila. Although the social status is not high, it is much easier for Haihan to send people to integrate into the local area.In the past few years, the Ministry of Security has sent seven or eight groups of people to infiltrate the area. Except for one of the spies who arrived in the area and died of a fever before being treated in time, the other groups of people were calmly in and out of Manila. Lurking down with various identities, and sending back various information continuously.
However, how long the local intelligence network will be able to operate, even He Xi does not have an exact estimate. At present, it can only be inferred that after the Spaniards perceive the changes in the external situation, they will definitely take similar measures to Haihan to block the port. , prohibiting all non-Spanish ships from leaving the port to go to sea, so as to prevent the local military situation from leaking out.At that time, the Haihan intelligence personnel lurking in the local area can only calm down first, try to hide their identities, and wait for the Haihan army to break through Manila before making plans.
While Haihan was preparing for the battle, Fei Cexian, who was addicted to the ocean of library information, finally got out of this closed environment temporarily, because according to the arrangement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhang Qianzhi wanted to take him to visit the Tiandu Industrial Zone.
To the outside world, the place called "Tiandu" in the interior of Sanya is undoubtedly a very mysterious place. It is said that Haihan's guns and artillery, as well as powerful gunpowder that can cause landslides and earth-shattering, are all here. Made locally, even ordinary Haihan citizens are not allowed to enter this special area located in the mountainous area at will.
Most of the intelligence personnel sent to Haihan in the early Ming Dynasty were tasked with finding out the truth about Tian Du, but no one has succeeded in all these years. Almost all the intelligence personnel who have tried this kind of attempt ended up mysteriously disappearing. , In the end, even the bones could not be found.
Fei Cexian can understand this. After all, it is a place where the country's most important weapons are manufactured. How can others visit it at will?The North-South Armament Bureau, Military Battle Bureau, and Gunpowder Bureau under the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty allow idlers to enter, let alone foreigners.When he came to Haihan, he basically didn't take Tiandu as his goal anymore, because he also knew very well that Haihan people were unlikely to arrange foreign high-ranking officials to visit their places where weapons were manufactured.
But now this idea has been personally shattered by the Haihan people. Fei Cexian doesn't understand why the Haihan people made such an arrangement, but since the other party proposed it, he will definitely not object. What exactly is the medicine.
"Zhang Qianzhi, tell me first, what is this Tiandu Industrial Zone doing? What is industry?" Fei Cexian asked Zhang Qianzhi on the way from the guest house to the train station.According to the arrangement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they will take a train from Shenglibao Railway Station to Tiandu. This arrangement is also for Fei Cexian to experience the advancement of steam locomotives and railways up close.
Zhang Qianzhi responded: "The so-called industry refers to the industry that collects raw materials and processes them. And the industrial zone, as the name suggests, is the place where this kind of industry is most concentrated. Mr. Fei saw it in the local market a few days ago. All kinds of Haihan products are mostly manufactured in Tiandu. Of course, those weapons that adults have seen in Haikou are also included."
When Fei Cexian stayed in Haikou a few days ago, Qiu Yuan arranged for him to visit the weapon shooting drill, and the excellent performance of Haihan's weapons also left him a very deep impression.But at this time, according to Zhang Qianzhi, the places to be visited next seemed to include weapon manufacturing workshops. This was definitely a historic breakthrough for Daming's intelligence work.
Of course, from an objective point of view, Fei Cexian is not the first Ming official to visit the Tiandu Industrial Zone. There are also Ming officials who are of a much higher rank than him. Been to Tiandu.It is precisely because he has seen Haihan's advanced technology in making weapons with his own eyes, and knows that Daming may never be able to manufacture weapons with the same performance, so he chose to follow Haihan with all his heart.
It’s just that the Ming officials who entered Tiandu before that almost without exception all stood together with Haihan in the end, so what they saw and heard in Tiandu did not become information and fed back to the relevant government offices of the imperial court. This led to the situation that Daming only knew the name of this Tiandu Industrial Zone, but did not know the details.And Fei Cexian was probably the first official in history who was loyal to Ming Dynasty and was allowed to visit this sensitive area, which was considered a historical precedent.
Haihan used to be stuck tightly, but now the scale is relaxed, mainly because the two countries have formally established diplomatic relations, and Ming also recognized Haihan's right to rule over Hainan Island, so the possibility of a large-scale war between the two countries has dropped to a very low level , There is no need to hide some things anymore, and it may not be a bad thing for Daming to learn a little about Haihan's industrial and military technological strength.
Fei Cexian didn't know what Hai Han's change of position meant, but he knew that since the other party had made such an arrangement confidently, they probably wouldn't be afraid of him.But he knew that he had to seize this opportunity well, firmly remember what he saw and heard, write it back as a memorial, and report it to the court in detail.
When the two arrived at the train station, Zhang Qianzhi went to the ticket window to buy two tickets. As for Fei Cexian's entourage, he naturally couldn't go with him.Fei Cexian didn't have any objection to this. After all, the place didn't allow idlers to enter. If Haihan didn't take the initiative to arrange it, he, the deputy Si Zuosi of the Ministry of Rites, would also be unable to touch Tian Du's door. Talk about his entourage.
Regarding steam locomotives and railways, there are many records and descriptions by Ming scholars who have been to Sanya, and Fei Cexian also saw a lot of them when he was in Daming.For this kind of iron guy who is said to be able to pull tens of thousands of catties and run on the plains, many people think it is the strange skills of the Haihan people, and even regard it as magic and witchcraft, but Fei Cexian will not Such a crude opinion.
Fei Cexian believes that Haihan must have mastered some advanced technology that ordinary people don't understand in order to create such incredible existences as trains.While spending time in the library a few days ago, he also looked up some information about steam locomotives. Although they were all superficial introductions, they were already much more credible than the various rumors of Ming people.Although Fei Cexian doesn't know how to turn coal and water into the power to drive the train forward, since this is the statement made by the Haihan people, let's believe it for now. After all, so far, he hasn't found anything about the Haihan people. The deeds of cowhide.And Zhang Qianzhi also told him that steam locomotives and railways are both part of industry. It is undoubtedly an excellent choice to start to understand the industry advocated by Hai Hanguo by taking the train.
Taking the train for the first time, Fei Cexian was of course very excited, but when he saw the Haihan people standing calmly outside the yellow line on the platform, he felt that he should not be too superficial, lest he be regarded as a stranger. The rural people in the past, also present a calm look, as if they are waiting to take a bus to work in Tiandu like everyone else.
Not long after, the train came along the railway tracks from the southwest, and the slight vibration of the ground could already be felt from the bottom of the feet after a long distance, which also showed how amazing the weight of this big iron guy was.Fei Cexian looked at the slowly approaching train puffing out white smoke. Even though he was mentally prepared for this scene, he still felt a great shock and shock.
(End of this chapter)
In fact, it is necessary to seriously consider the overall situation in the Far East. It is not so urgent to solve the Spaniards entrenched in the Philippine Islands. After all, the last fight off the coast of Sanya has caused heavy damage to the Spaniards. No more thoughts of starting a war.Moreover, the Philippine Islands occupied by the Spaniards are quite far from the area controlled by Haihan, and the possibility of direct friction between the two sides in terms of military or trade is not high.
But Haihan still hopes to solve this serious problem before the tenth anniversary of the time-traveling operation.So far, apart from Spain, other western colonial countries have either bowed their heads to Haihan and become partners, or they have been excluded from the South China Sea and have no chance to enter this region at all.Only Spain still exists in the South China Sea as an eyesore, constantly reminding the Executive Committee that there is still this opponent that has not been eliminated.For Haihan, using force to remove this opponent from the South China Sea may have greater political symbolic significance than military needs.
It is precisely because of this that the Executive Committee attaches so much importance to the preparations for this military operation. Almost all departments must give priority to the needs of this operation, and the Ministry of National Defense has received the greatest support ever. Whether it is troop deployment, military expenditure, material preparation and other projects, or the connection and cooperation with shipping, publicity, medical, financial and other departments, almost all the green lights go all the way without hindrance.Yan Chujie also issued a military order on behalf of the military to the executive committee very early on, intending to use this combat operation as a gift for the tenth anniversary of crossing.
Of course, if the military's confidence and determination are to turn into victories, it's not just a matter of talking about it.Relying on these more than a dozen meetings and discussions, the action plan has gradually become full, and other departments except the military are also preparing for it.
After the military's preparations were reported, the next step was to report the situation of other departments.In accordance with the requirements of the Executive Committee, the Propaganda Department has continuously published articles in various newspapers recently, denouncing Spain's various actions in the South China Sea that undermine fair trade and regional peace, and did not forget to mention the Spanish fleet's surprise attack on Sanya a year ago. With these materials, a public opinion atmosphere of "this thief must be eliminated" was created.Even an outsider like Fei Cexian, after carefully reading the recent newspapers, has already realized that Haihan's resentment towards Spain may be about to erupt.
This kind of publicity measures may attract the attention of Spanish intelligence personnel lurking in Haihan while stirring up public sentiment. However, the Haihan Executive Committee values the justice of the war. At that time, the understanding and support from all the citizens can be obtained, and this combat operation will be recorded in the annals of history as a just war.
Of course, doing so may expose the intention before the action, allowing the Spaniards to prepare in advance, and even deploy heavy troops in Manila, but for Haihan, what is needed now is not a surprise victory, but an upright presence on the battlefield Defeat the opponent and let all surrounding countries including Daming clearly see that Haihan is the number one power in the Far East in this era.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent invitation letters to our main allies three days ago, asking them to send military observers to participate in the military operations that will be held in the South China Sea in the near future." Schneider began to introduce his preparations: "In addition, the Ministry of Commerce has already The main ports in Fuzhou and Guangzhou have released rumors, suggesting that Ming merchants should not go to the Port of Manila in the near future, so as not to cause unnecessary troubles. Of course, if there are still people who refuse to listen to the advice, the Ministry of Security and the military will naturally teach them how to behave .”
In fact, Schneider hadn't finished his sentence. If he still insisted on going to Manila after hearing Haihan's warning, then he had reason to suspect that his purpose of going to Manila might be to tip off the Spaniards.Even if Haihan didn't intercept it at sea right now, he would record it and settle the score slowly in the future.As for the Ming merchant ship on Hainan Island, whoever dares to leave the port and go to the Philippine Islands to the east after receiving the warning, is really looking for a dead end.
This measure is not just to isolate Manila from the outside world as much as possible before the war. More importantly, it is to cut off the local information channels, so that even if the Spaniards realize that the situation is wrong, it is difficult to confirm what happened to the outside world in a short time. What's up.Even if they knew that this was Haihan's deliberate action, without further information, it would be difficult to determine whether Haihan wanted to block Manila's business channels, or whether he was planning to go to war with Spain.
The relevant blockade measures are not tightened at the beginning, but gradually tightened as various preparations for war progress.At present, it is still in the stage of warning maritime merchants in various seaports. After a while, all ships will probably be banned from going to Manila Port and a stricter blockade will be implemented.
As for the whole process of dealing with the Spaniards, the executive committee hoped to show Haihan's allies, so that they could witness for themselves how Haihan took the initiative from the beginning to the end, and finally defeated this powerful opponent by means of war.
Of course, even though the executive committee and the Ministry of National Defense have made preparations for a tough battle, some unconventional means will still be used in the process of fighting Spain. In terms of information collection, Haihan is conducting At the same time as the intelligence blockade, the spies deployed to the local area were also collecting local military and political intelligence, and then tried to send it back to Sanya.
There are thousands of Han Chinese living in Manila. Although the social status is not high, it is much easier for Haihan to send people to integrate into the local area.In the past few years, the Ministry of Security has sent seven or eight groups of people to infiltrate the area. Except for one of the spies who arrived in the area and died of a fever before being treated in time, the other groups of people were calmly in and out of Manila. Lurking down with various identities, and sending back various information continuously.
However, how long the local intelligence network will be able to operate, even He Xi does not have an exact estimate. At present, it can only be inferred that after the Spaniards perceive the changes in the external situation, they will definitely take similar measures to Haihan to block the port. , prohibiting all non-Spanish ships from leaving the port to go to sea, so as to prevent the local military situation from leaking out.At that time, the Haihan intelligence personnel lurking in the local area can only calm down first, try to hide their identities, and wait for the Haihan army to break through Manila before making plans.
While Haihan was preparing for the battle, Fei Cexian, who was addicted to the ocean of library information, finally got out of this closed environment temporarily, because according to the arrangement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhang Qianzhi wanted to take him to visit the Tiandu Industrial Zone.
To the outside world, the place called "Tiandu" in the interior of Sanya is undoubtedly a very mysterious place. It is said that Haihan's guns and artillery, as well as powerful gunpowder that can cause landslides and earth-shattering, are all here. Made locally, even ordinary Haihan citizens are not allowed to enter this special area located in the mountainous area at will.
Most of the intelligence personnel sent to Haihan in the early Ming Dynasty were tasked with finding out the truth about Tian Du, but no one has succeeded in all these years. Almost all the intelligence personnel who have tried this kind of attempt ended up mysteriously disappearing. , In the end, even the bones could not be found.
Fei Cexian can understand this. After all, it is a place where the country's most important weapons are manufactured. How can others visit it at will?The North-South Armament Bureau, Military Battle Bureau, and Gunpowder Bureau under the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty allow idlers to enter, let alone foreigners.When he came to Haihan, he basically didn't take Tiandu as his goal anymore, because he also knew very well that Haihan people were unlikely to arrange foreign high-ranking officials to visit their places where weapons were manufactured.
But now this idea has been personally shattered by the Haihan people. Fei Cexian doesn't understand why the Haihan people made such an arrangement, but since the other party proposed it, he will definitely not object. What exactly is the medicine.
"Zhang Qianzhi, tell me first, what is this Tiandu Industrial Zone doing? What is industry?" Fei Cexian asked Zhang Qianzhi on the way from the guest house to the train station.According to the arrangement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they will take a train from Shenglibao Railway Station to Tiandu. This arrangement is also for Fei Cexian to experience the advancement of steam locomotives and railways up close.
Zhang Qianzhi responded: "The so-called industry refers to the industry that collects raw materials and processes them. And the industrial zone, as the name suggests, is the place where this kind of industry is most concentrated. Mr. Fei saw it in the local market a few days ago. All kinds of Haihan products are mostly manufactured in Tiandu. Of course, those weapons that adults have seen in Haikou are also included."
When Fei Cexian stayed in Haikou a few days ago, Qiu Yuan arranged for him to visit the weapon shooting drill, and the excellent performance of Haihan's weapons also left him a very deep impression.But at this time, according to Zhang Qianzhi, the places to be visited next seemed to include weapon manufacturing workshops. This was definitely a historic breakthrough for Daming's intelligence work.
Of course, from an objective point of view, Fei Cexian is not the first Ming official to visit the Tiandu Industrial Zone. There are also Ming officials who are of a much higher rank than him. Been to Tiandu.It is precisely because he has seen Haihan's advanced technology in making weapons with his own eyes, and knows that Daming may never be able to manufacture weapons with the same performance, so he chose to follow Haihan with all his heart.
It’s just that the Ming officials who entered Tiandu before that almost without exception all stood together with Haihan in the end, so what they saw and heard in Tiandu did not become information and fed back to the relevant government offices of the imperial court. This led to the situation that Daming only knew the name of this Tiandu Industrial Zone, but did not know the details.And Fei Cexian was probably the first official in history who was loyal to Ming Dynasty and was allowed to visit this sensitive area, which was considered a historical precedent.
Haihan used to be stuck tightly, but now the scale is relaxed, mainly because the two countries have formally established diplomatic relations, and Ming also recognized Haihan's right to rule over Hainan Island, so the possibility of a large-scale war between the two countries has dropped to a very low level , There is no need to hide some things anymore, and it may not be a bad thing for Daming to learn a little about Haihan's industrial and military technological strength.
Fei Cexian didn't know what Hai Han's change of position meant, but he knew that since the other party had made such an arrangement confidently, they probably wouldn't be afraid of him.But he knew that he had to seize this opportunity well, firmly remember what he saw and heard, write it back as a memorial, and report it to the court in detail.
When the two arrived at the train station, Zhang Qianzhi went to the ticket window to buy two tickets. As for Fei Cexian's entourage, he naturally couldn't go with him.Fei Cexian didn't have any objection to this. After all, the place didn't allow idlers to enter. If Haihan didn't take the initiative to arrange it, he, the deputy Si Zuosi of the Ministry of Rites, would also be unable to touch Tian Du's door. Talk about his entourage.
Regarding steam locomotives and railways, there are many records and descriptions by Ming scholars who have been to Sanya, and Fei Cexian also saw a lot of them when he was in Daming.For this kind of iron guy who is said to be able to pull tens of thousands of catties and run on the plains, many people think it is the strange skills of the Haihan people, and even regard it as magic and witchcraft, but Fei Cexian will not Such a crude opinion.
Fei Cexian believes that Haihan must have mastered some advanced technology that ordinary people don't understand in order to create such incredible existences as trains.While spending time in the library a few days ago, he also looked up some information about steam locomotives. Although they were all superficial introductions, they were already much more credible than the various rumors of Ming people.Although Fei Cexian doesn't know how to turn coal and water into the power to drive the train forward, since this is the statement made by the Haihan people, let's believe it for now. After all, so far, he hasn't found anything about the Haihan people. The deeds of cowhide.And Zhang Qianzhi also told him that steam locomotives and railways are both part of industry. It is undoubtedly an excellent choice to start to understand the industry advocated by Hai Hanguo by taking the train.
Taking the train for the first time, Fei Cexian was of course very excited, but when he saw the Haihan people standing calmly outside the yellow line on the platform, he felt that he should not be too superficial, lest he be regarded as a stranger. The rural people in the past, also present a calm look, as if they are waiting to take a bus to work in Tiandu like everyone else.
Not long after, the train came along the railway tracks from the southwest, and the slight vibration of the ground could already be felt from the bottom of the feet after a long distance, which also showed how amazing the weight of this big iron guy was.Fei Cexian looked at the slowly approaching train puffing out white smoke. Even though he was mentally prepared for this scene, he still felt a great shock and shock.
(End of this chapter)