1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 483 Disparity in Strength
Although he has no experience in dealing with related affairs, since he is in his position now, he has to manage his own affairs, and You Yihan has no excuse to shirk.Besides, there are strong guards from militias, sea and army, and the Ming army has no ability to make trouble here, so You Yihan doesn't need to worry about the situation getting out of control.Although You Yihan still hesitated to deal with this kind of matter by himself, in the end he asked someone to bring the representatives sent by the Ming army to the temporary command center.

The people sent by the Ming army did not wear military uniforms blatantly, but dressed in civilian clothes. After entering the room, apart from a few militiamen who were not looking sideways, there was only a short-haired Haihan man sitting behind the desk. , it seems that he is the owner here.The representative of the Ming army stepped forward and bowed, "I'm Chen Lin, I've met Boss You!"

You Yihan frowned and said, "Have you seen me?"

The man who called himself Chen Lin shook his head and said, "This is the first time I've met Boss You, but I've heard of Boss You's name before I came here."

Although You Yihan has no work experience in special departments, his knowledge is not comparable to that of ordinary people in this era. As soon as he heard this, he already realized that the Ming army probably inquired about some local conditions through some secret channels, such as Who is Haihan's local leader, this kind of information is obviously already under the control of the other party.

After You Yihan was transferred here, he had already notified all the cadres of the naturalized people, and then they made an announcement to the ordinary people from top to bottom, so it is not surprising that the other party can know the identity of You Yihan—— This news can be found out from those new immigrants who are not very strict.However, in view of the fact that a group of Jinyiwei spies who were plotting against the law were arrested before, You Yihan still decided to report the news to the security department later. After all, they are professionals. for accurate judgment.

Since the opponent came prepared, he naturally cheered You Yihan up.You Yihan beckoned and said, "Show the guests a seat! Make tea!"

Immediately someone brought a wicker chair from the side and placed it opposite You Yihan, and then someone served hot tea.This Chen Lin was not stage fright, and after thanking him, he sat down opposite You Yihan.

"Mr. Chen is a member of the Daming Navy?" You Yihan didn't understand those diplomatic rhetoric and didn't intend to go around in circles with the visitor, so he cut straight to the point.

Chen Lin shook his head and said, "I'm not affiliated with the navy, but I'm just doing some wood trafficking business in the north. I usually have a lot of contacts with the navy's military men, and this time I was entrusted by him to discuss some things with everyone in Haihan. "

"Not from the navy?" You Yihan suddenly felt a lot lighter when he heard this sentence.As a part-time cadre who is not even professional in civil affairs management, You Yihan would indeed feel a little at a loss if he was asked to confront Ming's military personnel and bargain on military issues.Since the other party clearly stated that he was not from the Ming military, You Yihan immediately felt that the pressure on his body was greatly reduced.

You Yihan leaned back, and asked in a deep voice: "Since you're here, let Boss Chen tell you why you're here!"

Previously, You Yihan was not sure about the other party's background, so he still addressed him as "Mr." Now that he found out the other party's identity, You Yihan decisively changed his address.However, if someone from the Ministry of Security handles this matter, they probably won't change their address easily, because it is impossible to judge whether the other party's identity is true or not. If the other party is really a specially trained spy from the Ming Army or even Jinyiwei, Changing your address is likely to make the other person notice your mood swings and take advantage of them.

Chen Lin said in a deep voice: "General Liu Can from the water village in the north, I entrust you with a message. Although everyone is welcome to come to this island, you must not go beyond the rules. The duty of the Ming Navy to protect the territory is that there are some things that you should ask Everyone in Haihan pays attention to the proper way of doing things, so as not to make everyone feel embarrassed."

You Yihan probably has a good idea of ​​what Chen Lin refers to by "acting in a proper way".A few days ago, the fact that the navy's warship fired its guns in the East Lama Strait to scare away the Ming army's sailors was no longer a military secret. Most of the sailors and sailors who returned to land regarded it as their After coming to the local area, there is not much to talk about, to share with others after dinner, and by the way, to brag about the strength and invincibility of the militia navy.

For the Haihan side, this incident is a glorious deed that can be shown off, but on the other hand, it is a bit of a shame for the Ming army navy, after all, they are the real people here. The master, failed to complete the warning to Haihan and the outsiders, but was forced to retreat by the force displayed by the other party.Even if it is not greedy for life and fear of death, at least it is enough to be charged with fleeing the battle.

Of course, this has something to do with the strength and combat effectiveness of the local Ming army navy. This navy has been stationed here for many years, but it has not made any significant contributions to defending the Daming sea area.On the contrary, in recent years, when the Liuxiang Pirate Group was raging in the nearby waters, the navy almost stayed in the water fortress, and at most it only cruised around Hong Kong Island twice a month. I would never even go to the outer seas.

Such a situation, coupled with the limited training level, directly led to the low morale and combat level of this navy, and this is the main reason why they chose to retreat after encountering the tough attitude of the Haihan Navy.

Of course, what are the origins of the Haihan people? There are probably quite a few local Ming troops. Compared with the unreasonable pirate gangs, the Haihan people have not made any moves against Daming at least so far. Therefore, the Ming army generals at the water village I think it is necessary to discuss this matter with the Haihan people—or to be more precise, it is necessary to further test the attitude of the Haihan people.

You Yihan has also heard about the recent confrontation between the two sides at sea. Although it is not clear what happened at sea at that time, the militia navy chose to show its guns to force the opponent back, but no matter whether it is reasonable or not, You Yihan is still very clear about the principle that you must not hinder your family, and immediately replied in a deep voice: "Going too far? I haven't heard of any people on our side who go too far. Boss Chen might as well say something about it." Be clear."

Chen Lin smiled wryly and said, "If what I say is too real, will I not be able to get out of this room today?"

You Yihan shook his head and said: "You don't have to worry about these things, just say what you want to say, and I won't make it difficult for you to be the one who speaks."

"Then I will just say a few words." Chen Lin paused, and then continued: "What General Liu Can said is that I hope that you will not deploy too many armed personnel on this island, especially things like artillery and warships. , it is best not to appear here, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings."

You Yihan replied: "General Liu Shen means that we withdraw all our guards, and then who will provide our safety? Do you rely on General Liu Shen and his sailors? Boss Chen, you Since you have been doing timber business here all year round, you must know something about the situation of the navy. You can ask in good conscience, can the navy protect this place? Two years ago, when pirates were rampant in the nearby waters, the navy Where are the people?"

Chen Lin coughed dryly and said, "Well...Actually, there are many embarrassments for the navy. I don't want to talk about government affairs, so I don't want to talk about it. But the responsibility of the navy is that there are armed forces like yours in the jurisdiction. Power, if you pretend to be deaf and dumb, it's a bit unreasonable, right?"

You Yihan smiled instead of anger: "So the pirates have armed forces around here, and the navy's reaction of pretending to be deaf and dumb is justified? Or is it that General Liu Shen thinks that we are honest people, so he wants to step on us and stand upright?" Liwei?"

Chen Lin hurriedly bowed his head and said: "I don't have such intentions, Boss You must not misunderstand."

Before Chen Lin came, he knew that this job would be difficult, because he actually knew the situation of both sides in general, and he could judge which one was stronger and which one was weak based on the information he had. I can't bear it all day.

Chen Lin's opinion is of course extremely optimistic. In fact, if there is a real war, the battle situation between the two sides will definitely quickly become one-sided. Let alone a day, if it can last for a long time, it will be considered that the Haihan militia is not performing properly.

As for whether the Haihan militia would dare to take action against Daming's army on Daming's territory, no one dared to take such a risk.The current strength of the Haihan people may not be clear to those high-ranking officials far away in the northern court, but how can the coastal areas of Guangdong, especially businessmen like Chen Lin who often travel between Guangzhou and Hong Kong Island, not be clear about this.Last year, the Haihan people were in chaos in Panyu, and the Pearl River Estuary battle against Liuxiang. Both battles ended with an overwhelming advantage. More importantly, the opponents in these two battles were enemies that the Ming government and army dared not fight head-on.And the strength gap between the Haihan militia and the Ming army can also be seen from this.

The entrustment Chen Lin received was to hope that he could get some explanations from Hai Han, preferably some security guarantees, such as evacuating the local armed forces, although this possibility is very slim; or Restricting the area of ​​activity of armed personnel and prohibiting entry into the waters controlled by the Navy, this condition seems unlikely to Chen Lin to make a deal.Judging from You Yihan's current attitude, don't talk about safety guarantees, if it continues, the leader of Haihan may think that the Ming army is deliberately making things difficult.

Chen Lin cautiously continued: "General Liu Shen's intention is not to suppress your side, but to achieve long-term local peace and stability by reducing local armed forces."

You Yihan shook his head and said: "Boss Chen, I don't agree with your statement. Can peace be achieved by reducing the armed forces? I think the opposite is the opposite. Only strong armed forces can guarantee peace. Take Daming as an example. The defenders fought so lively with the wild boar skins outside the pass, why didn't they let the troops of Ming Dynasty withdraw their weapons and let the wild boar skins into the pass to bring peace and stability? The reason why those barbarians dared to attack Da Ming was because they saw that the strength of the Ming army was not high. , can you attack with confidence?"

Chen Lin felt that You Yihan's statement was somewhat problematic, but he didn't know how to refute the other party based on his knowledge, so he could only bring the topic back to the current matter: "I don't know much about the war in the north, but this island There are neither pirates nor hostile forces in the vicinity, and you have always been a law-abiding businessman, so why do you need to maintain so many armed forces? Doing so will cost a lot of wealth, and will make the Ming officials You have never been able to rest assured."

"Da Ming doesn't trust us? That's not the point." You Yihan continued to shake his head and complained: "We don't trust Daming's military power, that's the point. If Daming's army can provide us with enough comprehensive protection, then we don't have to worry about it at all." There is no need to organize and build Haihan militias to protect our own interests. Can Da Ming’s army protect us? I don’t think it can. I will not hand over Haihan’s interests to a artillery that sees an opponent at sea and turns around in fright to the fleeing army."

Chen Lin was silent for a moment, and then continued to make concessions: "Then can you restrict the area where warships go out to sea? If it can be implemented, the Navy can forget about the past."

"What kind of restrictive law?" At this time, You Yihan also became interested in chatting, and asked casually.

"With the two north-south sea passages as the boundary, your warships can operate in the waters between these two passages and Lamma Island in the west. If you need to go to other sea areas around the island, you need to report to the Daming Navy. Only then can we act." Chen Lin reported the new conditions cautiously.Of course, this was also proposed by General Liu Can of the Navy. Although the conditions were a bit tricky, Chen Lin still had the mentality of giving it a try and wanted to try his luck.

After hearing this, You Yihan said: "This restriction is severe enough. If this is the only way to let go of the past, then I think it's better to settle the previous account."

"This..." Chen Lin couldn't take it anymore for a while, and secretly cursed Liu Canjiang's cheating conditions in his heart.

When it comes to this part of the negotiation, You Yihan has gradually realized that the other party's lack of confidence, so he put aside his ideological burden and began to show a condescending state of suppression: "If the navy thinks that there is a problem with our ship, we can do it right away. There is no need to beat around the bush to embarrass us for the seizure at sea. How does Boss Chen feel about it?"

How does Chen Lin feel?The people in Shuizhai were frightened and ran away, how can they be expected to muster up the courage to seize the warship of the Haihan people?If they really had that much courage, they wouldn't have to sit here and do the hardest job in their lives right now.

Seeing that he had gained the upper hand, You Yihan became more relaxed, and leaned on the back of the chair with Erlang's legs crossed, waiting for Chen Lin to express his opinion.

(End of this chapter)