1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1127
"Master Shen, now Daming is in the midst of internal and external troubles, and everything should be the overall situation! That Haihan's wolfish ambition, intervening in this matter is definitely not out of good intentions, there must be ulterior motives, Dongjiang Town must not do anything to lure wolves into the house lift!"

Of course, it was impossible for Shangguanye to agree to Shen Zhixiang's "unreasonable" request. One of the purposes of his coming to Qishan was to search for food, so how could he give his harvest to Dongjiang Town for nothing.As for the tens of thousands of refugees on Phi Island, what does the life and death of these people have to do with him?Shangguanye can't help Shen Zhixiang with these two issues, but he can't just watch Dongjiang town slide to Haihan's side. At the moment, he can only respond to Shen Zhixiang's question with great principles and try his best to persuade him to give up cooperation with Haihan. .

However, Shen Zhixiang is not the traditional loyal and patriotic general. When Dongjiang Town is facing survival, whoever can give Phi Dao practical assistance is a trustworthy partner.However, neither the imperial court nor Shandong Dusi have made any actual representations so far, and even the supply of military rations has been cut off for a long time. In Shen Zhixiang's heart, they are no longer the objects he is willing to obey.

"It turns out that those who want to contribute money and efforts to help the soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town have no good intentions, but they plan to starve to death the tens of thousands of people on Phi Island with good intentions!" Shen Zhixiang said with a face of sarcasm: "It seems that Dongjiang Town must be disbanded on its own in order to be able to survive." It suits some people!"

Shangguan Ye said: "Master Shen, I remind you again that the purpose of the Haihan people is not simple! They are in the south in the name of trade, they invaded the land of Ming Dynasty, and did illegal things. If you help the tyrant, it is a crime of treason ! Can you afford the consequence? Can Dongjiang Town afford it?"

"Treason? What does the Lord Shangguan say?" Shen Zhixiang was also a figure who fought with the Jin army on the Liaodong battlefield, and he could not be frightened by a few words. He just sneered and said: "I am a soldier in Dongjiang Town I have fought hard for the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong for several years, and now I am going to place the charge of treason on our heads! I don’t know if this charge was prepared by the Shandong Governor, or was it directly ordered by the court?"

Shangguanye didn't dare to pick up his words. The power to convict him is up to him as a general. He originally wanted to scare the other party with words, but he didn't expect that Shen Zhixiang was also a hard rock, so he didn't accept this at all. , directly hit back.

Shen Zhixiang went on to say: "Dongjiang Town has nothing to do with the grievances between Lord Shangguan and Haihan, but if Lord Shangguan wants to block the life of Dongjiang Town, then I'm sorry! Let's talk about the ugly things first, if You're in a hurry, so don't blame me for Dongjiang Town's ruthless moves!"

In fact, when Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun communicated with Shen Zhixiang earlier, they only hoped that he could inquire about the intentions of the top management of Dengzhou Prefecture in Qishansuo City, and did not ask him to try to solve the current situation.But Shen Zhixiang had his own plans in mind. The bullying of Dongjiang Town from Shandong was not a recent phenomenon.After meeting Shangguanye, without saying a few words, the anger in his heart was aroused by the other party.

Shen Zhixiang was originally a military officer trained under the Dongjiang town system, and his allegiance was never to the Shandong capital, and he didn't have much affection for the military officers in Shandong.This Shangguan's wild sentence pointed directly at Dongjiang Town, but never mentioned how to help solve the current crisis in Dongjiang Town. Shen Zhixiang couldn't hold back at the moment, so he uttered a harsh word, and his heart felt a little more comfortable because of it. .

Shangguanye didn't expect the officers of Dongjiang Town to intervene in this matter at all, so he didn't make corresponding preparations beforehand. After being robbed by Shen Zhixiang, he was at a loss for words for a while and didn't know how to fight back.Of course, he also has the urge to turn his face, but reason tells him that it is absolutely unacceptable. If something happens to Shen Zhixiang in Dengzhou, it may really force Dongjiang Town, which is already on the edge of the cliff.Although the court has been arguing about whether Dongjiang Town, which consumes a lot of money, should be abolished, if someone really wants to force it back, neither Shandong Dusi nor Dengzhou Wei can afford this responsibility.Moreover, Dongjiang Town's combat strength is not weak. If it counterattacks Shandong, it will inevitably lead to another chaos.

Shangguan Ye's face was livid with anger, but he was helpless in dealing with it.Feng Fei next to him saw the veins popping out of his fist, and was worried that Shen Zhixiang would provoke him into an attack, so he hurriedly smoothed things over and said, "You two gentlemen calm down, this is all a misunderstanding! It is the duty of Lord Shangguan to monitor the movements of the Haihan people here, and the Haihan people Helping Dongjiang Town has nothing to do with Daming, everyone does their duty and gets what they deserve, so why should there be unnecessary disputes?"

Shangguanye didn't talk to him at all, staring at Shen Zhixiang and said word by word: "I will report today's matter to the Shandong Metropolitan Division, and the adults will decide whether Dongjiang Town is right or wrong. Master Shen, please do it yourself!"

Shen Zhixiang sneered and said: "Then I will tell you exactly what I said, Mr. Shangguan, since you are determined to fight against me in Dongjiang Town, then do it yourself!"

After the two met, they announced that the talk had collapsed before even taking a sip of tea. This short-term negotiation had reached this point and it was impossible to continue talking. I don't even know who I should go to persuade first.Feng Fei hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth, and went after Shen Zhixiang who was about to leave first. After all, he also took advantage of Haihan. Speaking of which, the two should be in the same camp of interests.A foreign military officer like Shangguanye can pat his ass and leave if he gets into trouble, but he, Feng Fei, can't change his station at will. When the time comes, whether it's Haihan people or Dongjiang Town, if they come to seek revenge and trouble, they will be very blamed. It might be Feng Fei himself.When it comes to priorities, it is natural to appease Haihan and Dongjiang Town first.

"Lord Shen, stay!" Feng Fei called to stop Shen Zhixiang after catching up, trying to make him change his attitude: "Then Lord Shangguan didn't bring many soldiers over, and he didn't dare to take the initiative to fight with Hai Hanmao, at most he was in Qishan Their movements were monitored, and there was a lot of thunder and little rain. Now Shandong Dusi and Dengzhou Wei have not expressed their attitude, so you don’t have to take it too seriously, maybe they will evacuate here in a few days.”

Shen Zhixiang said: "This matter is not my business alone. The survival of Dongjiang Town may fall on Haihan's head. If Shangguanye wants to spoil my good deeds, it is tantamount to fighting against the entire Dongjiang Town! Besides, this person has no way of helping Dongjiang Heart of the town, even if there is no such thing as Haihan, this kind of person should be taught a lesson!"

Seeing that Shen Zhixiang did not let go, Feng Fei had no choice but to retreat: "Then Mr. Shen will go back first, and I will come forward to persuade Mr. Shangguan."

"I don't think it's useless to persuade. This guy is a guy who doesn't remember to eat. If you don't show him some color, he will really think that he can go to heaven!" Shen Zhixiang was very angry when he mentioned Shangguanye, and he didn't want to let it go Let each other go.

"Master Shen, don't hurt your peace!" Feng Fei groaned secretly, Shen Zhixiang's tone was so aggressive, it seemed that it would be difficult to resolve this matter peacefully, and there would be problems regardless of which side he publicly stood on.If the two sides started fighting in Qishan Qianhusuo City, Feng Qianhu would really be the biggest loser.

Shen Zhixiang said: "Harmony? Shangguanye didn't want to make peace! If it wasn't for the loss of troops, he probably would have raised his troops to attack Zhifu Bay long ago. Mr. Feng, you'd better keep a close eye on Shangguanye. If there is anything wrong, get out of the city as soon as possible Report to Haihan, they will have a way to deal with it."

Shen Zhixiang has already been around Zhifu Island, and he has a preliminary understanding of Haihan's military strength stationed there. He doesn't think that with the troops stationed in Qishan City, Haihan can be driven out of Zhifu Bay. If you are really so impulsive, the ending will probably be self-defeating.However, Shen Zhixiang was not overwhelmed by the anger, he knew that he should not take action against Shangguanye himself at the moment, otherwise he would be taken advantage of by someone with a heart, and maybe he would be labeled as a rebel on Dongjiang Town's head.He is angry, but he won't take the initiative in dealing with Shangguanye. It is the wisest way to let the Haihan people handle it.

Feng Fei anxiously sent Shen Zhixiang out of the city, saw him leading a group of his men towards Zhifu Bay in the north, returned to the city with a sigh, and went to persuade the other party to go to Shangguanye.

However, Shangguanye's attitude did not soften much because of Shen Zhixiang's threat. Faced with Feng Fei's persuasion, he still insisted on his own opinion: "If Dongjiang Town is colluding with the Haihan people and plotting wrongdoings, I have a duty to do so, how can I just sit idly by? Shandong Dusi has already grasped the evidence of Haihan's rebellion in the south, and it is only a matter of time before we wipe out these pirate-born thieves, and I also advise you to draw a clear line with Haihan earlier, and don't regret it until the higher-ups settle it!"

Feng Fei secretly thought that Lao Tzu was really suffering, if he had known about such a big trouble, he would not have charged Hai Han's benefit fee in the first place.Someone in Shandong Dusi wanted to deal with Haihan, but Lao Tzu was at the forefront as cannon fodder. If Qishan Qianhu's troops were to be pulled out to fight Haihan, they might not even be able to set foot on the land of Zhifu Island.The only good thing is that Shangguanye doesn't have many soldiers on hand now, and he doesn't dare to raise his troops to attack the Haihan people's camp. At least he can delay it for a while, so that he can try other solutions when he has time.

Shen Zhixiang returned to Zhifu Island angrily, and told Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun what happened to him in Qishan Suocheng.Wang Tom persuaded after listening: "Little General Shen, there is no need to worry. We will implement the assistance that should be given to Dongjiang Town step by step. Even if the Ming army stationed locally refuses to cooperate, we must continue to do what should be done. As for the Shangguanye you mentioned, since he doesn't have enough troops to pose a real threat to us, he can also observe and observe."

Shen Zhixiang asked uneasily: "If Shandong Dusi and Dengzhou Weizhen send more troops to Fushan County, how should we respond?"

"If we really want to do it, we are not afraid." Qian Tiandun took over the conversation and said: "If they are determined not to hit the south wall and not look back, then we will let them see what a real career is." Army! Only in this way, the original time of stationing in Liaodong may have to be postponed."

Shen Zhixiang said: "If the time drags on for a long time, I'm afraid it will be a problem just because of the consumption of local personnel stationed in your country."

Shen Zhixiang knew very well that an army of this size would be stationed far away from the base camp for a long time, and the supplies and military expenditures needed would not be small. And they don't have any real benefits in Shandong, so they may withdraw to the south next year, and Dongjiang Town will inevitably fall into a situation of isolation and helplessness.In Shen Zhixiang's view, only by solving local stumbling blocks as soon as possible, so that Haihan people can help Dongjiang Town counterattack Liaodong with peace of mind, and build a maritime trade network between Liaodong, North Korea and Haihan in the future, may be able to rely on commercial income to support Haihan people in the Yellow Sea, Long-term residency in the Bohai region.

Shen Zhixiang didn't speak too clearly, but Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun are both good people, and they can understand his implication after hearing it.Wang Tom replied: "General Xiao Shen, don't worry, our Haihan Kingdom started out in business, and we will never do business at a loss. Since we have come to the north, of course we have already figured out how to make money. Although Shandong is not a prosperous place , but it’s not unprofitable, and when the project at Zhifu Bay comes to an end, we’ll start earning money for our own activities.”

Wang Tom is not bragging. Although many places in Dengzhou are still in dire straits, and it seems that there is no business to do, this situation is not a problem for the omnipotent Haihan.Before going north, the executive committee made a comprehensive assessment of the economic development potential near Zhifu Bay. In addition to Zhifu Bay, a natural harbor, local products were also included in the assessment.

When it comes to the specialties of this place, the first thing that pops into the minds of the travelers is the Yantai apple, but after all, this fruit cannot be eaten as a meal. In this era, growing apples in Dengzhou is far less practical than growing potatoes, and it is not easy to eat. It may be counted on how much income planting fruits can bring in a short period of time to make up for the expenses of the troops going north.

Fortunately, in addition to Apple, this place has another treasure to be developed.According to the information held by the Ministry of Industry, in the mountainous area more than ten miles west of Fushan County, there is a copper mine with a large reserve that can be mined.According to the proven reserves of later generations, the geological reserves of the Fushan Copper Mine exceeded 2000 million tons, while the reserves of copper metal exceeded 20 tons.This is one of the largest large copper mines in the area currently occupied by Haihan.

With such a treasure right under his nose, Hai Han naturally would not turn a blind eye to it. One of the purposes of suppressing the banditry in Fushan County was to clear the safe passage from Zhifu Island to this mountainous area.However, in order to develop this copper mine, the difficulties that need to be faced are not limited to the local bandit armed forces. There are still some mining engineering problems that need to be solved by professionals.Zhifu Island has received a telegram notification from the south that Tian Yeyou, director of the Mining Department of the Ministry of Industry, will go north from Miaoli, Taiwan, and come to Shandong to inspect this copper mine.

(End of this chapter)