1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1923
The guest house in Yinggehai County is built not far from the coastline, and you can even hear the sound of waves beating the coast repeatedly from the room.However, the local terrain of Yinggehai is very flat, and the courtyard of the Yingge Hotel is a bungalow structure, unlike the Yingge Hotel built on the hillside in Sanya, which has a good view and unobstructed beauty.

Of course, Li Luo didn't care about this. He watched the sea almost every day during his trip to Haihan, and he had long been numb to the sea view, and he couldn't see any scenery outside at all at night, as long as the indoor living environment is comfortable enough. .

After Li Lu and his party moved in, Gai Liang arranged the night guards for a shift, and then returned to the courtyard where the Haihan officials lived to rest.Although the local law and order is said to be passable, Gai Liangcai dare not be careless. If he makes the slightest mistake in this errand, let alone military merit, I am afraid that he will not have the chance to be promoted again in the future.

And the personal guards sent by Luo Shengdong were also quite dedicated. Two people were left on duty at the front door and the back door, and another four people were stationed in the North Korean courtyard. There will be another group of people changing shifts in the middle of the night.The most important part of this group of people's training is to protect important people. This mission is undoubtedly what they are best at, and it may even be better than the military's security measures.

The local garrison, the accompanying troops, plus Luo Shengdong's personal guards, as well as the night patrol personnel of the Guest House itself, will maintain a scale of about 50 people throughout the night.If people who don't know the inside story see this situation, they will definitely think that some high-ranking Haihan official came to Yinggehai quietly.

Naturally, Li Lu also got the notification from Haihan, so as not to cause any misunderstanding.Although Li Lu felt that Haihan arranged this level of security to save his face, he also thought it was a bit too grand.The two personal guards he brought with him seemed a bit redundant at this time, so Li Luo simply sent them to rest earlier.

"The Haihan people really like to talk about ostentation!" Li Mo sighed thoughtfully: "Tell me, do the Haihan people feel that they didn't get enough courtesy when they came to our country, so they deliberately made such a scene, Give me a lesson?"

Li Xiying said: "That shouldn't be the case. The high-ranking Haihan officials I saw in Victory Fort had much stricter security measures when they traveled than they do now. Moreover, Haihan people are used to setting various standards and dealing with various things. They are all acting according to the standard, I think they have made such a big battle, it may be just a standard operation for receiving foreign dignitaries, and the visits by Annan and other countries' dignitaries before are similar."

"Is that so?" Li Mo felt relieved after hearing this explanation, but he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.In fact, he quite enjoyed the feeling of being valued by Hai Han, which made him feel that his status as the son of Joseon was fully respected by the other party.But after thinking about it, the situation Li Xi said is not bad, at least he treats himself equally, and there is no difference in treatment from other countries.

Before coming to Haihan, what Li Mo was most worried about was not whether he could adapt to the living environment of Haihan, but whether he could get enough respect from Haihan as the heir to the throne of a relatively weak country.But judging from the current treatment, Li Wei felt that his previous worries were a bit overstated. The Haihan people arranged everything so thoughtfully that he couldn't even find any faults.

Li Lu recalled that from his arrival in Sanya, to his impromptu application for inspection, and then to Haihan's rapid arrangement of the itinerary, during this period, the operation efficiency of various departments of Haihan was indeed the only one he had ever seen in his life.He also remembered that Li Xi had told him before about Haihan's high efficiency in the preparation stage. Whether it was the battle of Manila or sending troops to aid North Korea, Haihan's mobilization ability and preparation work only took a short time.Why is Haihan able to do this to such an extent?

Li Min asked Li Xi the question he thought of, but it covered a wide range, and Li Xi didn't know how to explain it to Li Min for a while.After deliberating for a while, Li Xi replied: "The Haihan people will prepare plans in advance for various situations. Whether it is preparing for a war or receiving foreign dignitaries, they have corresponding plans, and then they will just respond according to the plans when the time comes."

Li Lu said: "It's simple for you to say, but even if there is a plan, if it can be executed so smoothly, so that all departments can achieve seamless connection, then it's not just that the plan is well done."

"A lesson from the world!" Li Xi agreed with Li Wei's opinion: "Their yamen are indeed very efficient, and many officials are recruited by Haihan from Daming and other countries and trained. This can only be said Hai Hanguo is quite capable in the training, selection and appointment of officials, so that the executive committee can be as commanding as possible, and no matter what order is issued, it can be executed efficiently."

Li Mo's heart moved, and he continued to ask Li Xi: "Then is there a way to learn the method of training, selecting and appointing officials?"

Li Xi shook his head and said: "If the son refers to studying abroad, then he does not have this major. It must be related to something, maybe it is training military officers for other countries. After these military officers return to their home countries, how much can they use the relevant experience? Take some back."

After hearing this, Li Lu was a little discouraged. Of course, what he wanted to learn was not how to appoint generals, but to be able to train officials like Tian Zheng, Hong Jingwen, and Zhang Qianzhi in batches. The real executor of the highly efficient operation of the Haihan Kingdom, and his own country... Li Wei thought about the two representatives of the domestic officialdom. Cui Mingji is in his early fifties, and Kim Sang-heon is older, already 67.

He has been in contact with the Haihan people for so long, and it seems that he hasn't seen any old officials holding important positions in the Haihan officialdom.If the Haihan officialdom, which is dominated by young and strong officials, is full of vigor, then the North Korean officialdom can only be described as dull.Li Yan doesn't like factional struggles among officials in the country. Even though he knows that this is a means for Li Zhen, as the ruler, to maintain the balance of power among officials, he still appreciates Haihan's ability to work together. The atmosphere of every errand.

But imagining the two distinct camps in the country, Li Wei felt that if he relied on the existing selection system, it might be difficult to cultivate talents like officials like Hai Han. Haihan needs to learn more skills here.

But since he was here to see the operation of the saltworks, Li Yan decided to concentrate on looking at the operating conditions here. After all, the country is also following the example of Haihan to build large-scale saltworks. It will always be beneficial to get some scriptures here and go back.

The night was calm and there were no abnormalities.Of course, this was within everyone's expectations. After all, the itinerary of the son of the Joseon Dynasty here will not affect the interests of other countries in the South China Sea.

Luo Shengdong's attitude was very correct. Although he was almost the one who drank the most at the banquet last night, he rushed to the guest house early in the morning. At this time, Li Lu and Li Xi had just Woke up and hadn't even started washing.

Luo Shengdong didn't mind this, he patiently waited for them to clean up, and then had breakfast with them.Although the content of the conversation was just a formulaic concern about whether Li Luo had a good rest last night, Li Luo could still feel that the EQ of this Haihan official in dealing with others was indeed not bad, and it would make people feel good about him.Haihan was willing to use him, partly because he liked his ability.

After lunch, the accompanying officials who lived in another adjacent yard also came to meet, and then Luo Shengdong gave a brief introduction to the situation of the saltworks and the content of today's visit.

Like other countries, the salt industry in Haihan is also an officially operated industry, so all the salt fields in the Yinggehai area are government-owned.The local workforce directly engaged in the salt industry has now exceeded 4000, making it the largest of the Haihan Salt Fields in terms of production scale and number of employees.

The county seat on the west coast of Yinggehai Bay is only the most densely populated area in the area. In fact, there are four towns along the bay, with more than ten villages under its jurisdiction.Most of the residents in these villages work in the saltworks. Although the Haihan government has not established a system such as kitchen household salting, basically this occupation will be passed down from generation to generation among the local people.

Yinggehai has also gradually prospered in recent years with the increase in the production scale of the salt farm. The local service industry, transportation industry, financial industry, etc., basically rely on the backbone of the salt industry.

"It is no exaggeration to say that this is a city built in the middle of the salt field. Everything is closely related to salt. Everyone who lives here cannot live without salt. To us people, salt is not important. It’s just condiments, it’s the job that everyone depends on for a living, it’s the inheritance of many families in the future, and it’s even a part of life!” Perhaps because he’s been in this industry for several years, Luo Shengdong talked about Yinggehai’s In the current situation, some personal emotions are unconsciously brought in, and the listener can't help but be touched by it.

Of course, not everyone has a different affection for this salt production area like Luo Shengdong. For example, Captain Xue and his party arrived here last night. They left the city early in the morning to check the terrain, but they soon discovered that The surrounding environment lacks recognition, and I feel a little overwhelmed by the boundless salt field outside the county seat.

"This place is so big, and the salt ponds in the salt field all look the same, so how do you know where the North Koreans will go to visit?"

"This is easy to handle. North Koreans will definitely travel by horse-drawn carriage. As long as we guard the main road and arrange a person to monitor at a certain distance, it will not be difficult to keep an eye on the target..."

"No, no, we only have a dozen or so people in total. If we deploy separately, it will take a lot of time to regroup. We should try to find two horses first. When the time comes, we will follow the convoy to the place, and one of them will rush back to report. Let's take another action..."

"Your idea is really wrong. This road is full of horse-drawn carriages, so there are no light cavalry! Is it because you are riding a horse and watching, because you are afraid that the other party's guards will not notice?"

This group of people had different opinions, and it was difficult to persuade each other, so a dispute arose immediately.Captain Xue was irritated, and quickly stopped them: "Stop making noise! ​​Listen to me!"

This group of people has complicated backgrounds, and not all of them are his subordinates, so it is inevitable that there will be various problems when they operate outside.And now they are acting in the hinterland of Haihan, if they are a little careless, it will not only be a matter of wasting all previous efforts, but they may even be wiped out by the Haihan people, and they will have no place to run.Therefore, Captain Xue had to work hard to lead this group of people to perform a special task.

"Everyone knows that no matter whether you can succeed in this transaction or not, it is likely to be a narrow escape situation. If you want to get out of your life, you need to cooperate with all your best! You have already received your rewards before you set off, but everyone Be careful, this is money for your life, don't end up making money and spending it!"

Captain Xue's face darkened, and he reprimanded this group of people, only then calmed down the scene a little.He immediately issued an order for people to go back to the city to find a car dealer and hire two carriages, pretending to be a merchant who was going to fetch salt from the nearby salt field, and then waited for the target to appear beside the main road running through the salt-producing area.

However, he is actually not too sure whether he can wait for the North Koreans to appear, because although there is news that the son of North Korea came to Yinggehai to visit the saltworks, but there is no more accurate information on when and where to visit.And this kind of arrangement has generally reached the level of confidentiality, and it is basically hopeless to inquire about it from the market, so we can only choose a more reasonable place and wait for it.

Fortunately, the terrain of Yinggehai is relatively simple and clear. As long as the Koreans leave the guest house to visit the salt field, they must pass through this main road.

Not long after, his people brought back two large carriages from the city, and as long as the carriages did not require a driver, so as not to leak their whereabouts.Captain Xue ordered everyone to get in the car, then drove to a nearby place with a slightly wider road, and parked the car directly on the side of the road, leaving two people pretending to be drivers sitting outside the car to watch the wind, while the others hid quietly in the car.

The group of them left the city quite early, and Luo Shengdong was still having breakfast with the North Koreans when the arrangement was completed, so they waited for a long time but did not see the target appear.Everyone was drowsy waiting in the car, and suddenly they heard the accomplices outside watching the wind knock on the wooden boards of the car to give a signal, and they quickly regained their senses and prepared to act.

Captain Xue, who was in charge of the command, went out from the gap in the hood that had been prepared long ago, and saw a convoy approaching from the south, and in front of the convoy were eight riders in Haihan military uniforms leading the way.When he got closer, he could clearly see that there were at least twenty armed guards on both sides of the convoy, which immediately dispelled all his thoughts, and slowly loosened his grip on the firecracker at his waist.

(End of this chapter)