Chapter 2072
Chapter 2072
Chapter 2072
Yu Yao didn't know that the feasibility of this method was not high, but now the information about Japan is very limited, even if the hope is slim, he can only try his best to investigate from every possible information channel.If the blind cat encounters a dead mouse, if this method really works, maybe there will be a few more subjects for interrogation.
Of course, apart from the purpose of investigating the previous series of cases, Yu Yao actually wanted to take this opportunity to suppress the Dutch again.
The Dutch East India Company maintains trade relations with Japan. Of course, Haihan knew about it long ago, otherwise Yu Yao would not have taken the initiative to visit the door to investigate relevant clues.But if he hadn't been so tough and asked the Dutch to cooperate, the other party would probably continue to know about it and conceal relevant clues from Haihan. It is unclear to what extent this matter will develop.
Although the Dutch made some remedies after the incident, and indeed took action to arrest the suspect, it was difficult for Yu Yao to be satisfied with his performance.Take this opportunity to stumbling the Dutch, so as to make up for the regret of not catching a living in Dayuan Port.
Although the scale of trade between the East India Company and Japan is not very large, it is one of its most important trade partners in Northeast Asia, and Yu Yao's request now is actually forcing the Dutch to turn against the Hirado Domain. Once the matter is exposed, it may be difficult for the Dutch to maintain trade relations with Japan through the Hirado Domain.Hans tried every means to shirk his refusal to take on the task of continuing to deceive the Hirado Domain, precisely because he knew that the consequence of doing so would be a complete fallout with the Hirado Domain, which might cause the East India Company to lose this important trade channel .
Yu Yao sneered and said, "Mr. Hans, you probably haven't realized the seriousness of this matter. You are also one of the people who witnessed how much the Fujian Strait was tossed about for Shibazhi's matter, so I don't need to say more about it." It’s a waste of saliva. You only need to know one thing. Our country’s attitude towards Shibazhi back then is still the same now. If Shibazhi’s remaining party wants to jump out, there may be another war! By then the East India Company If you want to stay out of it again, it may be too late.”
At that time, Shibazhi was the dominant family in the sea area of Fujian, and even the western colonists had to avoid it by three points. However, it took a few years for the newly emerging Haihan Kingdom to forcibly gnaw on Shibazhi. It's a hard bone, and there are really many large-scale battles during it.In the early days, the Dutch East India Company blatantly stood on Shibazhi's side and sent troops to fight Haihan. After suffering a big loss, they gradually turned neutral and did not dare to take part in the war between Haihan and Shibazhi.
The East India Company colluded with Shibazhi at the beginning, but this account was not pursued in depth, and it still left a large port for the Dutch.However, Yu Yao's current tone was suspicious of collusion between the East India Company and the Eighteenth Party.If this guess is confirmed, it will probably mean that the old and new accounts must be settled together.
Hans was really in a dilemma at this time, he didn't want himself and his boss to be involved in the grievances between Haihan and Shibazhi again, but the Haihan people didn't seem to want to give him the opportunity to sit on the sidelines.
He quickly weighed the pros and cons. If he didn't stand in line, he might offend the Haihan people, and even invite Haihan's military retaliation.If you side with Haihan, it seems inevitable that you will lose Japan's trade channels, but keeping Dayuan Port should not be a problem.The lesser of two evils is the lesser of two evils. For me and the East India Company, it is of course more important to keep the stronghold of Dayuan Port. After all, going north from here, the Netherlands no longer has any colonies. Yuangang, at least the main trade channel to Daming can be preserved.
Hans took a deep breath and said to Yu Yao: "I don't know the internal situation of Hirado Bank, so I can only block the news locally. If you want to follow the general's request, take the initiative to send someone to peace If Hufan reports the letter, maybe it will be counterproductive."
All Hans can do now is to reduce the anger of the Haihan people as much as possible and reduce his own participation in this conflict, so as to avoid the losses that the East India Company will suffer in the future.
Yu Yao was silent for a while, and then put forward a new condition: "Since you can't help much, then my people should participate in the search of Hirado Bank. All kinds of evidence seized here, including weapons , accounts, and personal belongings must all be handed over to us for processing."
This condition is much easier than the previous request, Hans nodded and said: "Then it's a deal!"
After he agreed, he noticed that Yu Yao's expression relaxed, and he immediately knew that he must have been tricked by the other party.The other party first puts forward a condition that is very embarrassing for him on purpose, and then proposes the real condition with a gesture of concession after he complains, which makes it difficult for him to bargain with him.Hans can only sigh secretly, no matter whether it is Haihan or Hirado, the people he meets are not good.
When night fell, the search for the Hirado Bank was still in progress, but Yu Yao did not choose to stay in Dayuan Harbor overnight, and boarded a boat to leave this place before dark, leaving only a few people here to continue the unsettled journey. Completed search and evidence collection tasks.The harvest of this trip has far exceeded his expectations. Originally, he just wanted to come to Dayuan Port to try his luck and see if he could get some news from the Dutch side, but he did not expect to implement a few things Very important clue.
At present, it can basically be confirmed that the mastermind behind the series of arms smuggling cases has a very close relationship with the Hirado Clan of Japan, and it is very likely that he was once affiliated with Shibashiba and escaped in the Battle of Miyakojima. fish.
These people spent a lot of time deploying a large number of institutions under the cover of business in various parts of the southeast coast, and through these institutions to find targets for military assistance in the local area, and provide them with muskets and weapons made in Spain.And this can also explain why the forces that obtained these weapons were mostly concentrated in the southeast coastal area of Daming, and they all targeted Haihan or Haihan's allies-this area belonged to Shibazhi a few years ago. sphere of influence under control.
Of course, Shibazhi's remaining party is very familiar with the geography and culture of these trading ports, and it is very likely that there are many local contacts available, so it is not difficult to operate some commercial organizations in this area in a low-key manner. Even Xu Xinsu Zhangzhou, the old nest that has been painstakingly managed for many years, has also been infiltrated by it.
Fort Victory received a long telegram from Penghu the next morning. Yu Yao detailed what he had gained in Dayuan Port the day before, and attached some personal opinions.Then the executive committee immediately convened relevant officials to hold a meeting to discuss how to deal with the matter next.
"Shibazhi... This group of people really lingers!" After listening to Yan Chujie read the content of the telegram, Tao Donglai couldn't help expressing emotion: "I didn't expect that after several years, we would have to talk to Shibazhi again." deal!"
"This group of people should be very different from the Shibazhi that we wiped out back then." Yan Chujie reminded after putting down the telegram: "At the beginning, the leaders of Shibazhi, including Zheng Zhilong, fought against each other in several major battles. They all died one after another. The current group of people is more likely to be composed of their subordinates, relatives and friends, and careerists under their banner."
"You're right. We really should examine its existence from a more objective perspective." Tao Donglai nodded in agreement with Yan Chujie's opinion, and after thinking about it, he asked He Xi, "What do you think?"
"According to the information obtained from Yu Yao's investigation in Dayuan Port, this group of people is likely to be attached to the Hirado Clan in Japan, or have a very close cooperative relationship with it." He Xi slowly analyzed: "Because The main force of Shibazhi has been wiped out by us, and there are basically no people who can lead troops to fight. Therefore, although this group of people may have a deep relationship with Shibazhi, their way of action has changed. Fundamental change."
"This group of people is better at management than combat, so they will choose the business firm as a cover, and slowly cultivate local armed forces that can be used by them. It's a pity that it is too early for them to show their feet. If they let They have been operating silently for several years, and if they seize an opportunity to work together in various places at the same time, it is really hard to say what the result will be."
Hearing He Xi's analysis to this point, the participants couldn't help recalling the beginning of this series of incidents that attracted the attention of the Executive Committee, the attempted assassination of the son of the Joseon Dynasty in Hainan Island, and the sneak attack of the Qing army musketeers in Liaodong.It is precisely because muskets of unknown origin appeared in these two incidents of a special nature that the intelligence department invested a lot of manpower in the investigation, and thus slowly followed the clues to implicate a series of subsequent astonishing discoveries.
If according to what He Xi said, the other party did not rush to launch the two attacks at the end of last year, but continued to operate their business in a low-key manner, and did not take the initiative to expose themselves, then it would probably be difficult for Haihan to find out about these activities they were carrying out .
"Then the question is, why did they choose to launch it at this time at the end of last year?" Tao Donglai asked, "Especially in Liaodong, the Qing army only wanted to destroy one of our patrols, and exposed a part of their hard-earned training." Musketeers, that doesn't look like a decision for a calculating man."
"I think that the attack on the patrol in Liaodong may not have been initiated by this group of people. They should not have that much influence to influence the Qing army's combat arrangements." Yan Chujie replied: "That incident is more likely to be A high-ranking officer of the Qing army had a feverish mind and wanted to arrange an actual combat operation to verify whether the unit equipped with the new muskets could meet their expectations. As for the consequences, the Qing army probably never imagined that we would find out from a small-scale battle There are so many things out, otherwise they should have transferred that Musketeer team away from the Golden Pebble Beach camp."
The situation speculated by Yan Chujie is undoubtedly closer to the truth. The purpose of the Qing army's attack and operation is not clear, and it seems that there is no plan for the arrangement after the results of the battle. The battle plan against this musketeer team resulted in the annihilation of this fledgling musketeer team by the Haihan army sneaking into the enemy's rear.Compared with the limited results they have achieved, it can be said that the gains outweigh the losses in the end, and it will be difficult to rebuild a second Musketeer team of the same size in the short term.
However, investigations into the attack on the son of North Korea, Li Yi, have stalled.The group of people captured in Danzhou were all bounty killers who came for money. They only knew that the target of their action was Li Yan, but they didn't know what the real purpose of this action was.And the employers who hired these killers also cut off the relevant clues before Haihan's investigation.
The Ministry of Security speculates that the behind-the-scenes purpose is to destroy the relationship between Haehan and North Korea, but there is another unconfirmed view that this attack on Li Yi should be related to the change of power in the royal family in North Korea.
After all, in the past hundreds of years of the Korean royal family, many members of the royal family fought against each other for power, and it is normal for Li Yi to have a similar situation here.Moreover, after Li Yan went to Haihan to study abroad, if there is no accident, Haihan will support him to inherit the Korean throne as the eldest son. In this way, it will undoubtedly become more difficult for other people who have longed for the throne to usurp the throne. Not a lot.And if Li Yan can be killed when he is not in the country, not only can the competitor be eliminated, but also the suspicion can be easily eliminated.
This kind of conspiracy theory view has many supporters among high-level Haihan executives, but due to the lack of empirical evidence, it is still only a speculation.However, since then, the protection provided by Haihan to Li Yi has also been strengthened a lot, in order to ensure Li Yi's personal safety during his study abroad in Haihan.
To find out about this matter, I am afraid that there will be new clues in North Korea, but considering that this kind of struggle for power is extremely sensitive, even if there is any situation within the royal family, most of them will not take the initiative to inform Haihan. Investigation is extremely difficult.
The recent investigation results have given rise to a third possibility for the purpose of the attack, that is, the Japanese Hirado clan, or the remnants of Shibashiba, also participated in the attack against the son of Joseon for some reason.
As for the timing chosen by the other party, according to the interrogation of Xue Zheng and others, they seriously lacked sufficient preparations for their actions, and even did not formulate a specific action plan in advance. We must seize the timing when Li Yi has just arrived in Haihan, and the relevant security measures are not so strict. In fact, if Xue Zheng and his gang were not too eager to do it before Li Yi completed his round-the-island inspection, it would be delayed for a while. Today, there may be a better time to act.
And this kind of attempt can never be repeated, as long as you fail once, it will be difficult to get a second chance.It's just that the relevant investigation work of the Ministry of Security has stagnated. Every time this section is mentioned, He Xi can't help but feel a little embarrassed.
(End of this chapter)
Yu Yao didn't know that the feasibility of this method was not high, but now the information about Japan is very limited, even if the hope is slim, he can only try his best to investigate from every possible information channel.If the blind cat encounters a dead mouse, if this method really works, maybe there will be a few more subjects for interrogation.
Of course, apart from the purpose of investigating the previous series of cases, Yu Yao actually wanted to take this opportunity to suppress the Dutch again.
The Dutch East India Company maintains trade relations with Japan. Of course, Haihan knew about it long ago, otherwise Yu Yao would not have taken the initiative to visit the door to investigate relevant clues.But if he hadn't been so tough and asked the Dutch to cooperate, the other party would probably continue to know about it and conceal relevant clues from Haihan. It is unclear to what extent this matter will develop.
Although the Dutch made some remedies after the incident, and indeed took action to arrest the suspect, it was difficult for Yu Yao to be satisfied with his performance.Take this opportunity to stumbling the Dutch, so as to make up for the regret of not catching a living in Dayuan Port.
Although the scale of trade between the East India Company and Japan is not very large, it is one of its most important trade partners in Northeast Asia, and Yu Yao's request now is actually forcing the Dutch to turn against the Hirado Domain. Once the matter is exposed, it may be difficult for the Dutch to maintain trade relations with Japan through the Hirado Domain.Hans tried every means to shirk his refusal to take on the task of continuing to deceive the Hirado Domain, precisely because he knew that the consequence of doing so would be a complete fallout with the Hirado Domain, which might cause the East India Company to lose this important trade channel .
Yu Yao sneered and said, "Mr. Hans, you probably haven't realized the seriousness of this matter. You are also one of the people who witnessed how much the Fujian Strait was tossed about for Shibazhi's matter, so I don't need to say more about it." It’s a waste of saliva. You only need to know one thing. Our country’s attitude towards Shibazhi back then is still the same now. If Shibazhi’s remaining party wants to jump out, there may be another war! By then the East India Company If you want to stay out of it again, it may be too late.”
At that time, Shibazhi was the dominant family in the sea area of Fujian, and even the western colonists had to avoid it by three points. However, it took a few years for the newly emerging Haihan Kingdom to forcibly gnaw on Shibazhi. It's a hard bone, and there are really many large-scale battles during it.In the early days, the Dutch East India Company blatantly stood on Shibazhi's side and sent troops to fight Haihan. After suffering a big loss, they gradually turned neutral and did not dare to take part in the war between Haihan and Shibazhi.
The East India Company colluded with Shibazhi at the beginning, but this account was not pursued in depth, and it still left a large port for the Dutch.However, Yu Yao's current tone was suspicious of collusion between the East India Company and the Eighteenth Party.If this guess is confirmed, it will probably mean that the old and new accounts must be settled together.
Hans was really in a dilemma at this time, he didn't want himself and his boss to be involved in the grievances between Haihan and Shibazhi again, but the Haihan people didn't seem to want to give him the opportunity to sit on the sidelines.
He quickly weighed the pros and cons. If he didn't stand in line, he might offend the Haihan people, and even invite Haihan's military retaliation.If you side with Haihan, it seems inevitable that you will lose Japan's trade channels, but keeping Dayuan Port should not be a problem.The lesser of two evils is the lesser of two evils. For me and the East India Company, it is of course more important to keep the stronghold of Dayuan Port. After all, going north from here, the Netherlands no longer has any colonies. Yuangang, at least the main trade channel to Daming can be preserved.
Hans took a deep breath and said to Yu Yao: "I don't know the internal situation of Hirado Bank, so I can only block the news locally. If you want to follow the general's request, take the initiative to send someone to peace If Hufan reports the letter, maybe it will be counterproductive."
All Hans can do now is to reduce the anger of the Haihan people as much as possible and reduce his own participation in this conflict, so as to avoid the losses that the East India Company will suffer in the future.
Yu Yao was silent for a while, and then put forward a new condition: "Since you can't help much, then my people should participate in the search of Hirado Bank. All kinds of evidence seized here, including weapons , accounts, and personal belongings must all be handed over to us for processing."
This condition is much easier than the previous request, Hans nodded and said: "Then it's a deal!"
After he agreed, he noticed that Yu Yao's expression relaxed, and he immediately knew that he must have been tricked by the other party.The other party first puts forward a condition that is very embarrassing for him on purpose, and then proposes the real condition with a gesture of concession after he complains, which makes it difficult for him to bargain with him.Hans can only sigh secretly, no matter whether it is Haihan or Hirado, the people he meets are not good.
When night fell, the search for the Hirado Bank was still in progress, but Yu Yao did not choose to stay in Dayuan Harbor overnight, and boarded a boat to leave this place before dark, leaving only a few people here to continue the unsettled journey. Completed search and evidence collection tasks.The harvest of this trip has far exceeded his expectations. Originally, he just wanted to come to Dayuan Port to try his luck and see if he could get some news from the Dutch side, but he did not expect to implement a few things Very important clue.
At present, it can basically be confirmed that the mastermind behind the series of arms smuggling cases has a very close relationship with the Hirado Clan of Japan, and it is very likely that he was once affiliated with Shibashiba and escaped in the Battle of Miyakojima. fish.
These people spent a lot of time deploying a large number of institutions under the cover of business in various parts of the southeast coast, and through these institutions to find targets for military assistance in the local area, and provide them with muskets and weapons made in Spain.And this can also explain why the forces that obtained these weapons were mostly concentrated in the southeast coastal area of Daming, and they all targeted Haihan or Haihan's allies-this area belonged to Shibazhi a few years ago. sphere of influence under control.
Of course, Shibazhi's remaining party is very familiar with the geography and culture of these trading ports, and it is very likely that there are many local contacts available, so it is not difficult to operate some commercial organizations in this area in a low-key manner. Even Xu Xinsu Zhangzhou, the old nest that has been painstakingly managed for many years, has also been infiltrated by it.
Fort Victory received a long telegram from Penghu the next morning. Yu Yao detailed what he had gained in Dayuan Port the day before, and attached some personal opinions.Then the executive committee immediately convened relevant officials to hold a meeting to discuss how to deal with the matter next.
"Shibazhi... This group of people really lingers!" After listening to Yan Chujie read the content of the telegram, Tao Donglai couldn't help expressing emotion: "I didn't expect that after several years, we would have to talk to Shibazhi again." deal!"
"This group of people should be very different from the Shibazhi that we wiped out back then." Yan Chujie reminded after putting down the telegram: "At the beginning, the leaders of Shibazhi, including Zheng Zhilong, fought against each other in several major battles. They all died one after another. The current group of people is more likely to be composed of their subordinates, relatives and friends, and careerists under their banner."
"You're right. We really should examine its existence from a more objective perspective." Tao Donglai nodded in agreement with Yan Chujie's opinion, and after thinking about it, he asked He Xi, "What do you think?"
"According to the information obtained from Yu Yao's investigation in Dayuan Port, this group of people is likely to be attached to the Hirado Clan in Japan, or have a very close cooperative relationship with it." He Xi slowly analyzed: "Because The main force of Shibazhi has been wiped out by us, and there are basically no people who can lead troops to fight. Therefore, although this group of people may have a deep relationship with Shibazhi, their way of action has changed. Fundamental change."
"This group of people is better at management than combat, so they will choose the business firm as a cover, and slowly cultivate local armed forces that can be used by them. It's a pity that it is too early for them to show their feet. If they let They have been operating silently for several years, and if they seize an opportunity to work together in various places at the same time, it is really hard to say what the result will be."
Hearing He Xi's analysis to this point, the participants couldn't help recalling the beginning of this series of incidents that attracted the attention of the Executive Committee, the attempted assassination of the son of the Joseon Dynasty in Hainan Island, and the sneak attack of the Qing army musketeers in Liaodong.It is precisely because muskets of unknown origin appeared in these two incidents of a special nature that the intelligence department invested a lot of manpower in the investigation, and thus slowly followed the clues to implicate a series of subsequent astonishing discoveries.
If according to what He Xi said, the other party did not rush to launch the two attacks at the end of last year, but continued to operate their business in a low-key manner, and did not take the initiative to expose themselves, then it would probably be difficult for Haihan to find out about these activities they were carrying out .
"Then the question is, why did they choose to launch it at this time at the end of last year?" Tao Donglai asked, "Especially in Liaodong, the Qing army only wanted to destroy one of our patrols, and exposed a part of their hard-earned training." Musketeers, that doesn't look like a decision for a calculating man."
"I think that the attack on the patrol in Liaodong may not have been initiated by this group of people. They should not have that much influence to influence the Qing army's combat arrangements." Yan Chujie replied: "That incident is more likely to be A high-ranking officer of the Qing army had a feverish mind and wanted to arrange an actual combat operation to verify whether the unit equipped with the new muskets could meet their expectations. As for the consequences, the Qing army probably never imagined that we would find out from a small-scale battle There are so many things out, otherwise they should have transferred that Musketeer team away from the Golden Pebble Beach camp."
The situation speculated by Yan Chujie is undoubtedly closer to the truth. The purpose of the Qing army's attack and operation is not clear, and it seems that there is no plan for the arrangement after the results of the battle. The battle plan against this musketeer team resulted in the annihilation of this fledgling musketeer team by the Haihan army sneaking into the enemy's rear.Compared with the limited results they have achieved, it can be said that the gains outweigh the losses in the end, and it will be difficult to rebuild a second Musketeer team of the same size in the short term.
However, investigations into the attack on the son of North Korea, Li Yi, have stalled.The group of people captured in Danzhou were all bounty killers who came for money. They only knew that the target of their action was Li Yan, but they didn't know what the real purpose of this action was.And the employers who hired these killers also cut off the relevant clues before Haihan's investigation.
The Ministry of Security speculates that the behind-the-scenes purpose is to destroy the relationship between Haehan and North Korea, but there is another unconfirmed view that this attack on Li Yi should be related to the change of power in the royal family in North Korea.
After all, in the past hundreds of years of the Korean royal family, many members of the royal family fought against each other for power, and it is normal for Li Yi to have a similar situation here.Moreover, after Li Yan went to Haihan to study abroad, if there is no accident, Haihan will support him to inherit the Korean throne as the eldest son. In this way, it will undoubtedly become more difficult for other people who have longed for the throne to usurp the throne. Not a lot.And if Li Yan can be killed when he is not in the country, not only can the competitor be eliminated, but also the suspicion can be easily eliminated.
This kind of conspiracy theory view has many supporters among high-level Haihan executives, but due to the lack of empirical evidence, it is still only a speculation.However, since then, the protection provided by Haihan to Li Yi has also been strengthened a lot, in order to ensure Li Yi's personal safety during his study abroad in Haihan.
To find out about this matter, I am afraid that there will be new clues in North Korea, but considering that this kind of struggle for power is extremely sensitive, even if there is any situation within the royal family, most of them will not take the initiative to inform Haihan. Investigation is extremely difficult.
The recent investigation results have given rise to a third possibility for the purpose of the attack, that is, the Japanese Hirado clan, or the remnants of Shibashiba, also participated in the attack against the son of Joseon for some reason.
As for the timing chosen by the other party, according to the interrogation of Xue Zheng and others, they seriously lacked sufficient preparations for their actions, and even did not formulate a specific action plan in advance. We must seize the timing when Li Yi has just arrived in Haihan, and the relevant security measures are not so strict. In fact, if Xue Zheng and his gang were not too eager to do it before Li Yi completed his round-the-island inspection, it would be delayed for a while. Today, there may be a better time to act.
And this kind of attempt can never be repeated, as long as you fail once, it will be difficult to get a second chance.It's just that the relevant investigation work of the Ministry of Security has stagnated. Every time this section is mentioned, He Xi can't help but feel a little embarrassed.
(End of this chapter)