1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3230
When the Haihan Army first arrived in Fushan County 23 years ago, it was just a dilapidated small county town by the sea, filled with a large number of refugees left after the Denglai military uprising, and bandits from all walks of life scattered all over the mountainous areas near the county town.

At that time, the government was too busy to take care of itself, and was unable to save the refugees and wipe out the bandits, let alone expel the Haihan army who broke into Fushan County without authorization.

Haihan soon established a stronghold on Zhifu Island near the coast. While collecting refugees in the name of disaster relief, they were transported to the south by sea to settle down, and at the same time sent troops to destroy the banditry around the county and restore social order.

After Haihan arrived in Fushan County, a series of measures basically emptied the local government and replaced all its functions.

It only took about half a year for Haihan to control Fushan County up and down, and began to organize people to mine copper mines in the county, which became one of the most important local industries in the next 20 years.

During this period, although the Ming army in Dengzhou took some actions to try to drive Haihan out of Fushan County, the effect was not satisfactory. Instead, they continued to lose troops and lose their generals. At one time, even the city of Dengzhou was in danger. From then on, they could only pretend to be deaf to the situation in Fushan County. Dumb, dare not take the initiative to provoke Hai Han again.

Afterwards, based on Zhifu Port in Fushan County, Haihan marched into Liaodong and took Jinzhou from the Manchus.Since then, Haihan's pincers on the north and south sides of Bohai Bay have initially formed. Neither the Ming Dynasty nor the Qing Dynasty were able to drive Haihan out of this area.

After more than 20 years of development, Fushan County has already become the center of the Denglai area, and its permanent population has far exceeded that of the former state capitals of Dengzhou City and Laizhou City. Now it has reached 10,000+ people.

Fushan County during the reign of the Ming Dynasty was already an old city with little popularity, while the large seaside plains on both sides of the Jiahe River had evolved into a prosperous new city.

The urban planning here is designed according to the standards of Haihan, and Haihan-style buildings with simple and square shapes can be seen everywhere.People who came here from the Ming ruled area for the first time often felt that this place had an inexplicable "exotic style".

The wars and famines in the past seem to have left no trace here. Fushan has become the most safe and economically developed area in Shandong.

However, the locals all know that the basic conditions of Fushan County are actually not good. A large part of the reason for the present situation is due to Chen Yixin's deliberate support over the years.

After all, the governor of the northern region also has the identity of the son-in-law of Majiazhuang in Fushan County, so he is half a local.

However, after Chen Yixin arrived in Fushan County this time, he did not return to Majiazhuang immediately. Instead, he immediately called a meeting with his officers at the Zhifu Island Naval Base. It has been shipped to Zhifu Port one after another, and anyone with a discerning eye can smell the unusual taste.

Although Haihan hadn't declared war on Ming at this time, everyone knew that Haihan had only two decent opponents in the north, one was Man Qing and the other was Ming.Daming is the only one that is closer to Fushan County.

However, the local people did not panic when the signs of war appeared, because everyone knew that the current Ming Dynasty was unable to launch an offensive, and the main attacker would only be Haihan.Therefore, the battlefield will not be in Fushan County, or even in the Denglai area controlled by Haihan today.

Of course, if the two countries go to war again, it will definitely have an impact on Fukuyama County.As the first area Haihan occupied in Shandong, Fushan County has been an important source of troops for 20 years, and there are quite a few Fushan children serving in the army today.

However, Fukuyama people enlisted in the army and were usually not assigned to serve in the local area. Most of them were stationed in Liaodong.Therefore, even if the locals are aware that the war is coming, it is difficult to contact family members in the army to find out specific news.

Now the only reliable source of news other than the military is probably Majiazhuang.Many people are waiting for Chen Yixin to return to Majiazhuang to visit relatives, and more definite news may come out after that.

By the time Chen Yixin left the Zhifu Island base after the meeting, it was already midnight that day.

However, the Majiazhuang was still brightly lit at this time, and the young and old Ma family who received the message from Kuaima had already waited outside in advance to welcome Chen Yixin's return.

Chen Yixin's private mansion was built in Majiazhuang, but as the governor of the northern region, he spends about half of the time every year on inspections in various places, supervising various military and political affairs. In fact, he does not live in Majiazhuang very often. , often come back only a few months.

When Chen Yixin got off the carriage, he was not surprised to see such a scene. After paying respects to the elders of the Ma family, he sent everyone back to rest.

Only then did Ma Yuling come forward, reached out to brush Chen Yixin's coat lightly, and said softly, "You must be hungry so late, right? You like the food you made at home."

Chen Yixin took Ma Yuling's hand and said softly, "Go, go home!"

Compared with some other time-travelers with wives and concubines in groups, Chen Yixin is more dedicated in terms of feelings, and after marrying Ma Yuling, he has not been in a hurry.

Given his status and status, there are countless high-ranking officials and dignitaries who actively come to seek marriage, but Chen Yixin has always declined such kindness, even unwilling to marry a concubine.

The two have been married for more than [-] years, have a son and a daughter, and have a harmonious family and a stable relationship. They can also be regarded as model couples of this era.

Back home, of course, Ma Yuling didn't need to do the rough work of serving tea and water, and the servants quickly delivered hot meals.

A dish of fish fillet, a dish of chicken diced in sauce, and a dish of shredded yam were all cooked by Ma Yuling herself.

Chen Yixin picked up the chopsticks and ate a few mouthfuls, then nodded and said, "You must make this delicious!"

Ma Yuling smiled and said, "Didn't you eat Huaiyang delicacies when you went to Hangzhou this time?"

Chen Yixin said: "Delicious food is available, but there is no time to enjoy it. Think about it, almost every meal is attended by dozens or even hundreds of people. The toast line can line up around the table for several times. It would be nice if you can take a few bites of food!" "

Ma Yuling asked again: "Is the business going well?"

Chen Yixin nodded and said: "It's going well. It's just that I have to go to Hangzhou a few times a year in the future, and I may spend less time at home."

The news of Chen Yixin's election to the executive committee had been informed to his family before he went south.

However, due to objective reasons, he cannot give up his status as the governor of the northern region and go to the capital to serve as a full-time bureaucrat for the time being, so in the next period of time, he will probably have to run back and forth.

Ma Yuling said: "Then you can stay at home for a while when you are free."

Chen Yixin shook his head slightly and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to stay for a few days when I come back this time. The fight is about to start, and I have to lead the troops to fight in person."

Ma Yuling's face changed slightly when she heard the words, "Then Liaodong..."

"The Liaodong side will also send troops!" Chen Yixin knew what his wife wanted to ask, and gave the answer before she finished speaking.

(End of this chapter)