Chapter 1807

Joint Action

Chapter 1807 Joint Action
Although it was already early summer, the climate in the Liaodong Peninsula was still very cool, with the temperature maintained in the early ten degrees. It was indeed a little uncomfortable for the soldiers who came from the south.But for those who have been looking forward to this area for a long time, the current temperature is already very warm. After a whole year, the temperature is slightly higher in the four or five months of the year, which can temporarily escape the long cold season.

In the Liaodong region, where the temperature is relatively low all year round, it is not easy to grow food crops. It is indeed a difficult task for the ruler to maintain the livelihood of tens of thousands of people.And Haihan was able to gain a firm foothold in Jinzhou, recruiting soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang Town, and is still receiving Han refugees from all over Liaodong. In addition to the Ministry of Agriculture providing grain suitable for high-latitude areas, it also relies on powerful maritime shipping. Material supplies brought by the ability.In the past year alone, hundreds of tons of various grains were transported from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions to Liaodong, which can be said to maintain the normal operation of the Golden State Colony regardless of the cost.

However, the executive committee has always held a loose attitude towards maintaining the financial needs of the Golden State Colony. Even though it is difficult for the Golden State to generate much economic income in the foreseeable period of time, and it will continue to invest in the local area to improve infrastructure, its special position The strategic role played is that the Executive Committee willingly bears the related expenses.Now that Haihan is going to intervene militarily in the war on the Korean Peninsula, Jinzhou, as one of Haihan's main military bases in this region, is bound to play a greater role.

As an official in charge of propaganda affairs in the Jinzhou area, Liu Shang has basically never left this place since he was sent here in 1635.He can be said to have witnessed the rebuilding of barracks, castles, villages, and ports in the Jinzhou area bit by bit from the ruins, and he finally understood how the Haihan people managed to succeed in a remote place like Sanya. Hong Kong is such a big situation, and this successful development model is applied to many overseas colonies.In time, it is not impossible for the Jinzhou area to become a new Sanya.

While Haihan has been an official for more than a year, constantly brainwashing others, Liu Shang's own ideology is also subtly changing.The common sense learned in Daming in the past was gradually replaced by the new knowledge brought to him by Haihan, and he gradually became a loyal supporter of this emerging regime.Looking back on the days when I worked for Ming Ting, it seemed like a lifetime ago.But now his official career in Haihan is considered stable, and Liu Shang has nothing to miss about Daming.

Liu Shang also has his own views on the changes in the situation in North Korea and Haihan's intervention.After Haihan formed an alliance with North Korea last year, North Korea also stepped up the export of materials and personnel to the Jinzhou area at the request.Of course, these aids are not completely free, Haihan paid North Korea in real money.However, Liu Shang has always believed that North Korea will return the money to Haihan in other places doubled sooner or later. Unexpectedly, his point of view will be fulfilled after only one year. In order to ask Haihan to be a rescuer, North Korea even almost emptied its national treasury. up.

There is the Yellow Sea between Jinzhou and the Korean Peninsula. Liu Shang thought that he would not be involved in North Korean affairs, but on this day he received an order from Chen Yixin to go to the Changshan Islands with the boat to pick up the Han refugees from the Qing occupied area. Disseminate policy on it.This is considered a routine operation in Haihan's immigration acceptance process, but it is said that the troops performing tasks on the front line are not the Haihan army, but a Portuguese fleet.

This news was somewhat unexpected to Liu Shang. Of course, he also knew that Portugal was one of Haihan's allies. However, in the past few years, although the Portuguese had also sent military observers to Liaodong to watch the battle, their main scope of activities was It is still limited to the area south of Zhoushan Port.Although Liu Shang is not a military officer, he has stayed in Jinzhou for a long time and has had contact with the Portuguese. Naturally, he has heard them complain about this seemingly unreasonable regulation.

Haihan officials set such rules in order to protect their own interests and avoid allowing other colonial countries to enter this area when their foothold is not stable. Naturally, they will not consider the Portuguese's feelings too much, and Liu Shang will not be too serious after hearing the complaints care.However, he did not expect that this system would be abolished by the executive committee this year. The Portuguese fleet not only came to the north, but also participated in the war against the Qing Dynasty.

According to Haihan's usual way of operation, Liu Shang can think that the government must have reached certain conditions with Portugal, for example, as it is now, the Portuguese fleet will carry out some relatively low-intensity and risky combat missions.

The Changshan Islands are very close to the coastline of the occupied area of ​​the Qing Dynasty. However, this sea area has been cleaned up many times by the Haihan Navy. The army can set up an ambush in the Changshan Islands.Guanglu Island, which was once stationed by Shang Kexi, a rebel general of the Ming Dynasty, is now a temporary transit point for Haihan to receive Han refugees.

The military camp left over on the island has recently been converted into a collective dormitory for refugees from the coastal area, and Liu Shang works here.In addition to propaganda work, he is also responsible for identifying the composition of these refugees and picking out the dangerous ones.

Originally, the work of screening refugees should be done by the military police or the personnel of the Ministry of Security, but because he had made meritorious service in discovering spies in the Shandong refugee camp earlier, the higher-ups believed that he had the talent in this area, so this time he was transferred to this area again. Class work was handed over to him.

Only Liu Shang knows this matter well. He doesn't have any talent, but he has received special espionage training before. He has a professional level far beyond ordinary people in identifying identities and interrogation routines. It is natural to deal with those non-professional guys. Down.However, he is not opposed to this kind of errand. After all, no matter civil or military in the officialdom of Haihan, if he wants to be promoted, he must have the accumulation of real materials. If he can catch some dangerous elements from the refugees, he will also be promoted Will credit.

Liu Shang set off from Lushun by boat, spent a whole day, and arrived at Guanglu Island at night.Since the navigation lighthouse and various port facilities on the island were destroyed when Shang Kexi defected, Haihan has not organized rebuilding due to various considerations. It took a long time for Liu Shang's fleet to land on the shore. Guided by torches, they slowly landed on the shore.

At present, an army company is stationed on the island, with about 200 people, and more than [-] refugees are temporarily resettled here.According to the progress of the Portuguese's actions, they should come to Guanglu Island in the next two days. While handing over the refugees, they will also supply food and fresh water from here to ensure their sea endurance.

After Liu Shang disembarked, he first met with the army company commander and civil affairs officials to learn about the current situation of the refugees on the island.Although he was in charge of propaganda work, he was still a member of the Youth League in Sanya, and he had long been regarded as a key cultivation target. After he arrived in Liaodong, he also took on more responsibilities in civil affairs.On Guanglu Island, where there are no traversers, Liu Shang, who represents the Jinzhou Management Committee, is a first-class member. He basically decides on matters related to civil affairs on the island.

Although this feeling of having power is very good, Liu Shang will not get carried away. He is very clear where his power comes from. points in exchange.If the results of your work do not meet the expectations of your superiors, then the power at hand will be taken back soon. There are at least hundreds of officials like yourself in the Youth League. If you want to continue to go up, you must not slack off .

Regarding the origins of these Han refugees, Liu Shang already knew something about them before coming to Guanglu Island.He has nothing against the practice of using force to plunder people, because these areas were originally the territory of Ming Dynasty, and the Manchus also used force to occupy the Liaodong area, and then enslaved these Han people.Haihan tried to snatch it back from the Manchu territory, in fact, he was saving these Han people and giving them a chance to regain their freedom-this kind of view is not only what he thinks, but he also has to instill it in these Han refugees, Let them know where their way out is.

The only thing that seems incongruous in the whole thing is that it is not the Haihan army, which is mainly composed of Han Chinese, that performs this task, but the Portuguese fleet that appears in this area as a coalition force.The Portuguese snatched the enslaved Ming Han people from the Manchus, and then arranged for these Han people to become Haihan nationalities. This process actually involved four countries, and it probably only happened in the special environment of Liaodong. situation.

"Out of the more than 300 people on the island, only about 300 have undergone preliminary identification, and it has been confirmed that there is no obvious problem with their identities. This progress is too slow." Liu Shang shook his head and expressed dissatisfaction after hearing the report from the staff of the civil affairs department: " The remaining 1000 people will spend hundreds of catties of food in vain if they stay on the island for one more day... Starting tomorrow, arrange for them to repair houses, docks, reservoirs, whatever. That’s right. In addition, the job of identifying the identity should be accelerated. Please ask the company commander to arrange a dozen or so smart soldiers for me. I will give them a temporary training tomorrow morning and teach them how to quickly identify the refugee status. Refugees who have confirmed their identity should not be in Guangzhou. Deer Island spent the night, arrange a boat to transport people back to Jinzhou as soon as possible."

Regarding the current situation on Guanglu Island, Liu Shang quickly proposed a solution.He had handled a lot of these matters when he was in Shandong, and he dealt with immigrants almost every day in Liaodong, so he was naturally very skilled.In the past two years, the Haihan army also pulled people back from the coast of Liaodong. Liu Shang was also confident about the process of handling these refugees, but the infrastructure on Guanglu Island was simple and professional manpower was not enough. Many processes that were originally simple and fast will take more time to complete.

Counting the permanent troops, Haihan's population in the Jinzhou-controlled area is about [-], but this population size is still far from enough for Haihan who wants to build Jinzhou into a bridgehead in the Northeast, and will be limited. Improving work efficiency has become one of the main ways for the Golden State authorities to solve the problem of insufficient supply and demand.Even the population that has just been brought back from the enemy-occupied area must be fully utilized with careful planning.

One of Liu Shang's tasks is to ensure that these labor forces are put into local social production as soon as possible. He hopes that the more than 1000 people on this island can be transported back to Jinzhou in batches within two to three days, so that the The limited barracks on the island were vacated to receive the next batch of refugees brought by the Portuguese.

After finishing the assignment, Liu Shang went to the camp to inspect the living conditions of the refugees in person.When the refugees heard that this was a Haihan official from Jinzhou, they quickly knelt on the ground to show their respect. Seeing this, Liu Shang took advantage of the topic to publicize the social tradition of Haihan not kneeling and worshiping, and comforted him by the way. The emotions of the refugees make them obey the government's arrangements, and their lives will be guaranteed accordingly.

Although this kind of reassurance could not completely dispel the doubts of the refugees, seeing the friendly attitude shown by this high official still comforted many refugees who were worried that they would continue to suffer under Haihan's hands.

Early the next morning, various departments on the island were adjusted according to Liu Shang's arrangement.The hundreds of immigrants who had been screened were organized to board two immigration ships at the port early in the morning, and then immediately set off for Golden State.The remaining immigrants were divided into two parts, one part was arranged to do logging, digging ditches, making mud bricks, etc., and the other part began to register for identity.According to Liu Shang's arrangement, every time the identity screening and registration of 200 people is completed, they will be arranged to board the ship immediately and transported back to Jinzhou for resettlement as soon as possible.

However, the time for the Portuguese to visit Guanglu Island again came sooner than expected. On the afternoon of the second day after Liu Shang arrived here, the shadow of a fleet of sails appeared on the distant sea.Two hours later, Liu Shang met Simao, the Portuguese officer commanding the fleet, at the port.

"Master Liu, this time we brought 480 four Han refugees to Guanglu Island. I believe these poor people will be reborn on your land." Simao said to Liu Shang with a smile.

But the subordinate behind him reminded him something in a low voice, and Simao immediately added: "On the way to Guanglu Island, several refugees died of illness. The exact number should be 470."

Liu Shang didn't care much about this change, nodded and said: "Mr. Ximang has worked hard all the way, let's stay in Guanglu Island tonight! But the conditions on the island are limited, and there is no way to hold a decent banquet. Don't be offended, Monsieur Simao!"

Simao replied: "It's not the first time I've come to this island. As long as our joint operation can continue, these are minor problems!"

(End of this chapter)