1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2149
This expedition to Hirado, Japan, was a complete victory for Haihan, and most of the combat objectives were achieved with minimal casualties. As for the economic benefits, it greatly exceeded pre-war expectations.Considering that there are a large number of goods that need to be discounted in the seizures of Hirado, it may take a long time for the specific income statistics to be compiled, but Qian Tiandun and Shi Diwen are very optimistic about this, and they believe that at least Offset more than half of the military expenditure for this operation.

Since so much money has been saved for the treasury, it is also a reasonable arrangement to hold a celebration banquet for the troops participating in the war after they leave the battlefield.Of course, the Fujian Navy, which became so popular in the later stages of the war, naturally became one of the protagonists of this celebration banquet.

If Xu Yuzhuo hadn't insisted on finding Hirado Suicun's main fleet, perhaps the effect of this operation would have been greatly reduced.The most commendable thing is that the battle to annihilate the Hirado navy fleet was completed by him alone. This is the most outstanding record of the Fujian Navy in recent years.

Even Shi and Qian, who have always had a very high vision, appreciated this crucial victory. They believed that the Fujian Navy successfully wiped out the last armed fleet of the Hirado Domain in this battle, and its significance was tantamount to beheading. Without Tagawasuke's right-hand man, even if he managed to slip away this time, the land and water armed forces under his hands were almost wiped out, and it would be difficult to form a climate in the future.

Now the entire Hirado has been completely burned down, and all the technicians engaged in the local military industry have been taken away by the Haihan army. The Hirado clan wants to rebuild an armed fleet, and it is more difficult to form an army than before. One time is much more.It is precisely because of this crucial battle of the Fujian Navy that the worries of the future have been completely resolved, and the coalition forces can now safely and boldly hold a celebration banquet on Jeju Island.

Before the war, only the troops from the Datongjiang base were stationed in Seogwipo. After the war, even the East China Sea Fleet and the Fujian Navy also withdrew to join here, and the scale was much larger.Thousands of coalition troops stationed in Seogwipo, of course, the nearby villages and towns alone cannot accommodate so many troops, so a tent camp stretching for two miles was built along the coast, which is also spectacular from a distance.

For the local people, this is also one of the wonders they have seen in their lifetime.There were so many foreign troops stationed on Jeju Island at one time, and it had to be traced back to the Goryeo-Mongolian War hundreds of years ago.

During the three days of preparing for the celebration banquet, Yin Changxing was busy again, and he was much busier than before.Although most of the Japanese refugees and prisoners of war have been sent away, with the successive arrival of coalition troops, the military's demand for seafood has greatly increased.Yin Changxing has gained greater authority. He can now mobilize [-] fishing boats to go to sea, and he has to hand over no less than [-] catties of seafood every day-this time He Wenguang asked for a real amount, and he can no longer be adulterated like before. ingredients.The big troops are back, and He Wenguang doesn't dare to play tricks at this time anymore. If he is caught, he will die.

However, He Wenguang's withdrawal has no effect on Yin Changxing. The way he makes profits is by buying from other fishermen at a low price and then selling them to the logistics department of the Haihan Army at a higher price. The settlement is based on the actual purchase, and will not affect his revenue.

Because He Wenguang no longer dared to cheat in the acquisition process, and the transaction volume is all real data, there is no need to give Yu Chengli another share of this transaction.However, Yin Changxing did not keep all the profits for himself. He was grateful to Yu Chengli for introducing this good business to him, so he still gave Yu Chengli a portion of his daily income as a thank you.

Of course, this kind of behavior greatly won Yu Chengli's favor. Although the amount was not large, the emotional intelligence Yin Changxing showed from this made Yu Chengli think that he was indeed a person worthy of his support.

And Xiu Nian still didn't get any chance to make money, but as one of the temporary civil affairs officers of the immigration camp, he was fortunate to be interviewed by Qian Tiandun and Shi Diwen.Of course, it was not a private interview, but together with several other temporary civil affairs officials who were also from Hirado, they were introduced by their superior He Wenguang to the two Haihan generals who came to inspect the immigration camp.

Originally, this kind of interview was just a face-to-face meeting. Basically, they would not even arrange the opportunity to talk to these big figures in Haihan. However, Xiu Nian's monk's clothes were particularly conspicuous in the crowd. Shi Diwen saw him After that, I was also curious, so I asked a few more words about his personal situation.

Most of the other temporary civil affairs officials had the experience of working in the Hirado government, or they were senior gentry who already had some prestige in the local area, and they were promoted by relying on their reputation among the people.Only Xiu Nian is a monk with little social status. Shi Diwen thought he was a young but senior master in some monastery. After asking, he found out that Xiu Nian was just a monk who became a monk in Guangming Temple. Ordinary monks are also amazed at the moment.

"The Japanese monk is quite capable!" Shi Diwen sighed: "Since you are a talent, it is a bit wasteful to become a monk... What are your plans in the future, or continue to find a temple to become a monk?"

"My lord, I just want to survive in this troubled world. As for whether I will continue to become a monk after I go to your country, it depends on my future situation. In short, I have to find a livelihood."

After dealing with Haihan soldiers for more than ten days, Xiu Nian's Chinese has improved by leaps and bounds. Although she still has a relatively obvious accent, she is already able to express herself clearly.For the sake of caution, he didn't dare to brag about his plans in front of these big figures in Haihan, so it's better to keep a low profile first.

Xiu Nian knew that in the eyes of these big shots, the Japanese abducted from Hirado were just a part of their spoils, and being curious about herself did not mean appreciating herself.If you lose your temper and annoy these big shots, all your efforts so far may well be for naught.He didn't expect to be able to reach the sky in one step, but if he had the opportunity to get acquainted with these big shots, it might come in handy in the future.

Of course, Shi Diwen was not interested in arranging a place for a Japanese monk in person, so he just asked.And Qian Tiandun rarely manages civil affairs, and has no interest in these trivial matters. It is enough to set goals and rules and hand them over to the people below. How to manage these Japanese civil affairs officials temporarily appointed during the war , Naturally, someone will be responsible for related affairs.

It is a routine arrangement before the celebration banquet that Shi and Qian met the logistics team stationed in Seogwipo and commended the meritorious personnel. Japanese and Korean personnel who served in the Han Dynasty to show their encouragement.

On the day of the celebration banquet, the main venue was set in an open space at Seogwipo Port.Thanks to the hard work of the logistics department and the local civilians, the original small fishing port has undergone tremendous changes during the war. Not only have the berths and cargo lifting facilities increased a lot, but the area around the port has also been cleared. A large number of sheds were built with bamboo and wood as temporary warehouses.

This open space, which is used as the main meeting place, is a temporarily cleared coal pile yard, where the coal supplies for the three Majestic-class warships were piled up here during the war.However, with the end of the war, the unused coal was packed onto the ship and ready to be transported away. The vacated space was swept clean, and it was just used to arrange a banquet place for the big shots.

Of course, due to local conditions, it is impossible to build a special banquet hall in such a short period of time. It is just a tent with a relatively large space.However, most of the participants are senior military officers who have been marching and fighting abroad all year round. They have long been accustomed to various difficult conditions and will not complain about it.Most of the accompanying guests were local officials from Jeju Island, and they didn't dare to make mistakes. In their eyes, these foreign troops just turned Hirado upside down, and they couldn't afford to offend them.

Except for the commander who came here to have a banquet, all the troops have dinner in their respective garrisons.For this celebration banquet, almost all the chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep in a radius of tens of miles were purchased, and with the addition of more than 2000 catties of seafood, it was considered to be enough meat to make up for the combat troops’ spending on food and sleeping in Hirado.

The only fly in the ointment is that the wine purchased locally is far from enough, and most of it is rice wine with a low alcohol content. When assigned to each class, it may only be one or two catties, which is far from enough Soldiers who want to drink to their hearts' content.

The celebration banquet lasted from noon to sunset, but because there were not enough drinks, there was no scene of a large number of people getting drunk, which invisibly saved a lot of trouble.

"General Qian, after this mission, I don't know when I will be able to fight side by side with you. Let me express my heart with this glass of thin wine!"

"General Xu, if you are free, you are welcome to come to the north at any time."

Xu Yuzhuo and Qian Tiandun paid respects to each other, and then drank a toast.Next, Qian Tiandun will lead his troops northward and return to the Datongjiang Base, while the Fujian Navy and the East China Sea Fleet will go southward together and return to their respective stations.There is a voyage of more than 2000 miles between the Datongjiang base and Zhangzhou, Fujian. If no major war breaks out in the future, it is indeed difficult for the two to have a chance to meet in the short term.

When Xu Yuzhuo went to the next table to find Shen Xueyi and Ximang with the jug, Shi Diwen also raised his glass and said, "Old Qian, why don't you rush back to Datong River and go to Zhoushan with me to play! You If you think there is nothing to do in Zhoushan, we can also go to Suzhou and Hangzhou, but there are many officials there who have always wanted to invite us to be guests, and all arrangements are fully covered, you know."

Qian Tiandun smiled and said: "Don't tempt me with a corrupt life. I'm a married man with an organized family. Besides, the military order is like a mountain. My task is to guard North Korea. How can I give myself a vacation and run around!"

Shi Diwen said: "Didn't your wife go back to Sanya with the child? No one cares about you now, and Wang Tom and Chen Yixin are watching from the north. Now you send a telegram to Sanya to apply for a vacation, and I guarantee that Lao Yan will approve it." .”

Qian Tiandun still shook his head and said, "Since I'm going on vacation, why should I go to Zhoushan for vacation? Wouldn't it be nice to spend a few more days to rush back to Sanya to see my wife and children?"

Shi Diwen sighed: "What you said makes sense. But your children will study in Sanya, your wife will take care of the children in Sanya, and you will lead troops overseas, so long-term separation is not an option!"

Qian Tiandun said: "There is no other way. After all, the troops I lead often have to go to the front line to perform combat missions. They will be stationed in one place for two or three years at most before they will be transferred. I can't let my wife and children just follow along. Let’s run around! Let them go back to Sanya to settle down, at least the living environment is better, I save up my holidays, and I can go back and stay for a month or two every year, let’s make do with it!”

Qian Tiandun rarely talked about these words with others, because even if he did, it would be difficult for others to understand his thoughts, and only Shi Diwen, who came from the same era as him, and also led troops overseas Perhaps only then will he understand his embarrassment and persistence.

Shi Diwen said: "Old Qian, I have mentioned it to you before, and I will mention it to you again now. It is impossible for us to lead troops and fight overseas for the rest of our lives. After all, we still need to find a place to stay. If we want to go further, Then hand over the command of the army as soon as possible, and go back to Sanya to sit in the yamen to work. Or find a suitable place overseas and manage it yourself, just like I did in Zhoushan. With your ability, no matter which one you choose Road, should be able to mix well."

Qian Tiandun said: "The next generation is only in elementary school now. How can we retire and enjoy life before they grow up to take over? The external environment is not good enough to relax our vigilance, especially the north and south, whether it is barbarians outside the customs Neither the Western countries will be willing to submit to us, after all, someone has to lead troops overseas to fight.”

The transfer of power is indeed a huge problem for the traversers. The power structure established by Haihan can ensure that the traversers will continue to hold the power of the country for a foreseeable period of time in the future. The strength is faced with the situation of few generals and no successors.

At present, the number of senior generals leading troops at home and abroad is only a dozen or so. As the territory occupied is getting larger and the number of troops is increasing, generals like Qian Tiandun and Shi Diwen are becoming more and more popular. While having a high position and weight, more naturalized officers had to be promoted to share the work.

Senior military officers like Gao Qiaonan are loyal to Haihan, but they may not be able to truly understand the foundation and development direction of Haihan Kingdom. If the power is completely handed over to these naturalized officers, the Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense will still have certain concerns.Qian Tiandun is well aware of this, so he has always insisted on personally leading troops in the front line, one of the purposes is to let the Executive Committee feel at ease with the armed forces of the Special Operations Regiment.

(End of this chapter)