1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2373
Subsidizing freight is of course just a joke. The Haihan Army is a special department. Even if the Executive Committee wants to deploy the naval fleet to perform certain non-military tasks, the relevant military expenditures must be borne by the treasury.However, in order to ensure that the military ships of the Northern Fleet can carry out combat missions at any time, it is also necessary to allow the southern areas that need personnel to provide their own transport capacity.

Wang Tom said: "The current situation in Liaodong is unclear, and the size of the garrison in Fushan County may not be enough to deal with the influx of refugees. It seems that we have to send some troops to help."

Qian Tiandun nodded in agreement: "My brothers have also been rested for two or three months, and I just want to find something for them to do. Then send a battalion to each side to help the local situation stabilize."

Wang Tom said: "I think you'd better go to Jinzhou yourself and let Chen Yixin go back to Shandong first."

Qian Tiandun patted the back of his head and said, "I almost forgot about this, thanks to your reminder!"

Chen Yixin's wife's natal family is in Fushan County. If there is a refugee wave in the area, the Ma family will probably be affected as well.And the Ma family has received a lot of support and care from Chen Yixin in the past two years, which shows that he still cares about the Ma family's affairs.Although Chen Yixin did not mention the change of defense in the telegram, he must still be very concerned about the situation in Shandong.

The two of them are both teachers and friends to Chen Yixin. As a junior, Chen Yixin is naturally not easy to ask them for help, but the three of them have worked together in the north for many years, and their personal relationship is actually quite good. Even if Chen Yixin didn't mention it, they have already thought of it , intending to take the initiative to help Chen Yixin share his worries.

The domestic situation in North Korea has basically stabilized, and local governments in all counties and counties across the country have sworn allegiance to the new king, Li Yi. For the time being, there should be no more major disturbances. Part of the garrison at the Daedongjiang base will be transferred to Jinzhou It shouldn't be a problem to deal with emergencies with Shandong.

It didn't take long for the two of them to discuss and make a decision. Officials stationed abroad at their level have the power to make a final decision on most matters in the area under their control, so there is no need to spend a lot of time thinking about various issues. As for the coordination of departments, their decisions are orders, and all departments in the station only need to execute military orders.

However, regarding the plan to send refugees to the south for resettlement, the executive committee still needs to coordinate the transport capacity. After all, the Northern Fleet does not have so many idle ships that can be used to transport refugees over long distances. It is time for private transport capacity to play a role.

This kind of operation is actually no stranger to Haihan. When the Denglai Rebellion happened, Haihan's sphere of influence had not expanded to the north, so he hired many civilian ships to transport refugees from the northern coastal state capital to the south.Although the transportation capacity available at that time was relatively limited, at least 3 or [-] people were picked up intermittently from the north, which greatly eased the urgent population needs of Haihan at that time.

After that, the Haihan army went north to open up territory in Shandong, and these refugees from the north also played a big role.For example, Sun Zhen, the captain and battalion commander of the Special Operations Regiment, was a refugee who escaped from Shandong. People like him are far more familiar with and adaptable to the local area than those who were born in the south. Troops are also more inclined to recruit recruits from the local area.

With the successful example of the year, it is not so difficult to restart the private transport capacity.Moreover, Haihan's private shipping industry is also developing very rapidly nowadays. Huge private shipping companies have sprung up like mushrooms in recent years, and there are many cases where traversers participate in shares or even operate them directly.If there is sufficient time to organize transport capacity, it is not impossible to transport a large number of people from the north to the south in a short period of time.

Even Chen Yixin's father-in-law followed the trend and opened a shipping company, specializing in shipping between Fushan County and Jinzhou.Because of Chen Yixin's care, he contracted some official transportation tasks, so the business volume is relatively stable, and he can make a lot of profits every year.The business of Jinzhou is handed over to Chen Yixin's wife Ma Yuling to manage.

However, after giving birth, Ma Yuling didn't have so much time to take care of the affairs of the shipping company. Most of the time, she handed it over to the shopkeeper under her hand, and she was only responsible for managing the accounts.

That day Ma Yuling was supervising her son's reading, so she heard a report from a servant that Chen Yixin had returned. She hurried out of the room to greet him. Seeing Chen Yixin's face beaming with joy, she asked curiously, "What good thing happened to your husband today?"

Chen Yixin smiled and said, "Didn't you just keep talking about not going back to your mother's house for a long time? Now you have a chance."

Chen Yixin loves Ma Yuling very much. As long as Ma Yuling reveals her homesickness, even if he can't leave by himself, he will arrange a boat to send Ma Yuling back to live in Majiazhuang for a period of time.Jinzhou is not too far from Fushan County, and it takes less than a two-day voyage, so Ma Yuling goes back several times a year. The last time I went back was before the winter of last year, and it’s actually not too long since now.

Ma Yuling said: "Could it be possible that my husband can go back with me this time?"

Chen Yixin nodded with certainty, "That's right, I'll go back with you this time."

Ma Yuling suddenly thought of something, her face changed slightly, and she said: "Could it be that the Qing army has already entered Dengzhou, so you want to go back and pick up my concubine's family from Fushan County?"

Chen Yixin laughed dumbly and said, "How can such a thing happen! I just have business to go back to Fushan County, so I can go home with you and have a look, and stay for a while."

Ma Yuling said, "What about Jinzhou?"

"General Qian will come from North Korea to take care of him for a while." Chen Yixin sighed, "The next time we meet with him, I will thank him very much."

Chen Yixin did not elaborate on the reasons for this to Ma Yuling, after all, it involved many undisclosed military secrets.Especially the information about troop mobilization must not be freely shared with outsiders, not even family members.

Although Ma Yuling doesn't know why Qian Tiandun made a special trip to North Korea to replace Chen Yixin, but since the family can go back to Shandong to visit relatives, it is a good thing to be happy after all.So she didn't break the casserole and ask the end, to find out what kind of arrangement was in the middle.

Of course, Chen Yixin is responsible for a lot of affairs. Even if he doesn't wait for Qian Tiandun to come to Jinzhou to take over, he still has to sort out the current affairs at hand and hand them over to his subordinates to handle them one by one.In particular, the large amount of materials that need to be prepared for the next wave of refugees, as well as the adjustment of related personnel and troops, must be arranged accordingly before his departure.

Qian Tiandun arrived in Jinzhou four days later, and the troops under his command would leave the Datongjiang base with the combat supplies a little later.

At this time, Chen Yixin had not yet left Jinzhou, so he happened to hand over the local defense with Qian Tiandun face to face, and by the way communicated some information that had not been detailed through telegrams before.

The most important issue is that the Qing army sent envoys to seek an armistice and peace talks last time.Although the last time I ran into trouble with Chen Yixin, there was nothing to say, but both Chen Yixin and Qian Tiandun believed that the matter would not end here. The Qing army did not respond, perhaps because Chen Yixin's final conditions were too exaggerated, which is gratifying. He also has no right to make a decision, so he can only report to Shenyang and wait for Huang Taiji to make a decision.

However, since Qian Tiandun and the Special Forces have reinforced Jinzhou, even if the Qing army wants to take tough measures in response, the armed forces on Jinzhou's side are sufficient to cope.

After handing over the affairs of Jinzhou, Chen Yixin's family finally set off from Jinzhou to the south. Apart from his guard platoon and servants, his secretary Zeng Xiaowen and Liu Shang, who was specially transferred back to Shandong to take over civil affairs, were with him.

"To be serious, I haven't been here for a while." Looking at the Zhifu Island that has appeared on the sea level ahead, Chen Yixin said with emotion.

Although Fushan County is not too far from Jinzhou, Chen Yixin is usually busy with business, and it is difficult to spare a lot of spare time to go back here to visit relatives. Usually, the Ma family will handle things on their behalf.It has been at least a year since he came back here last time.

Today's Zhifu Port is more than just a military port. A large section of wharf has been built on the coast south of Zhifu Island to provide cargo for merchant ships traveling from south to north.Although the scale of operation is far from that of large-scale trading ports such as Dinghai Port and Shengli Port, if the scope is limited to the Shandong Peninsula, then the cargo throughput of Zhifu Port is already one of the best in this period.

Chen Yixin notified this place by telegram before leaving Jinzhou, so when the ship they took arrived at the port, in addition to the local military and political officials, people from the Ma family had already arrived at the dock.

Ma Dongqiang brought his family to Zhifu Port early and waited. Although the father-in-law seemed a little too flattered to come to pick up his son-in-law, Chen Yixin had a special status, and ordinary people might not be qualified to come to the port to welcome him. It seems that there is nothing wrong with picking up my uncle from home.

Of course, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the main reason why the Ma family has developed from an ordinary gentry to a wealthy household in Terengganu Prefecture in just a few years is that they recruited Chen Yixin, a son-in-law.Chen Yixin not only holds the military power, but also can provide the Ma family with many special resources, which can be converted into wealth with a little use.

For example, most of the various Haihan products sold in the Majiazhuang market are managed by the Ma family.There are also civil wharves and storage facilities in Zhifu Port, most of which were also funded by the Ma family, and then leased to various shipping companies and foreign merchants.The benefits that these two transactions can bring to the Ma family alone are more than the annual taxes collected by the entire Dengzhou government.

And with Chen Yixin's strong backing, naturally no one in Fushan County would dare to trouble the Ma family.Last year, the regiment training organized by the Ma family had all been merged into the local Golden Shield Escort Branch, and they had begun to receive paramilitary training provided by Haihan.In another year or two, even if the Dengzhou garrison is pulled out, they may not be their opponents.

The prosperity and wealth of more than a hundred members of the Ma family now depend on Chen Yixin, the son-in-law. After Chen Yixin was transferred to Liaodong, he seldom came back. After finally catching an opportunity, the Ma family naturally wanted to show their family well. The attention to Chen Yixin and his wife.

After Chen Yixin got off the boat, he greeted everyone from the Ma family first, then exchanged greetings with the military and government officials of Zhifu Island, then boarded the carriage prepared by the Ma family, and went to Majiazhuang for a few days.

According to Chen Yixin's own opinion, it might be more appropriate to live in the military base on Zhifu Island, so that he can maintain contact with the outside world more easily.But at the same time, he also has to consider the feelings of his wife and the Ma family. Now that many affairs in Fushan County are handed over to the Ma family, he must maintain a good relationship with the Ma family both in public and private. Operated by forces in the northern region.

When Chen Yixin was transferred to Liaodong, he had already made a relatively clear plan for the development direction of Majiazhuang. Now there have been relatively significant changes from when he left, but the development is still basically in accordance with his original setting. .

Today, the large area from Majiazhuang to Zhifu Bay has become a standard Haihan-style business district. On both sides of a wide main road, various shops, shops, restaurants, and inns are lined up along the street, and its prosperity is no longer the slightest. No less than a big city in this era.

Chen Yixin sat on the carriage, looking at the scene outside the carriage with relief.This is a small seaside city planned and built by him personally, and it has already achieved initial results. In time, the city here will replace Dengzhou in terms of size, and even a big city like Jinan should be no problem.

According to the civil affairs data collected by the Ma family, the number of people who moved to Fushan County has increased by at least 6000 in the past two years.The reason for such a rapid population growth rate is actually very simple. Trade has brought a large number of employment opportunities to Fushan County, and the income of these jobs is often much higher than that of traditional farming, so it has also attracted a large number of people from surrounding areas. Moved to Fushan County.There is no need to farm here, and there are many jobs that can earn a stable income, which is very attractive to poor people without land.

The vigorous development of commercial trade has driven the rapid growth of population, which has been excellently reflected here.However, if tens of thousands of refugees flooded into Fukuyama County without any preparation, then the current good situation may be ruined due to the collapse of social order.

Naturally, Chen Yixin would not allow such a situation to ruin his hard work. His main task on this trip back to Fushan County was to take command in person and make corresponding preparations before the arrival of the refugee wave. While accepting and resettling refugees, Nor can the trade here be completely interrupted.

However, it is not easy to implement the corresponding measures, and it probably requires the Ma family to sacrifice some short-term interests. Although Chen Yixin is sure of persuading Ma Dongqiang to provide cooperation, he is not sure whether his plan can be fully implemented in actual operations. .After all, there are some measures that rely solely on the efforts of Fukuyama County, and the cooperation of other places is needed to achieve results.

(End of this chapter)