1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 558

After chatting with the boss of the boat, Yan Mingjun felt more depressed. He tried to prove that the Haihan people's rule in Qiongzhou had no legal name, but obviously the boat boss who had been favored by Haihan didn't care about this.Compared with who is orthodox, ordinary people pay more attention to who can make them live better, and the achievements of Haihan people in this regard are obviously much better than the local government, so that the image of the government among the people has gradually changed. It has become a decoration, and there is not much sense of existence at all.

This time it was Li's turn to come in to comfort him: "Brother Yan, don't mind the remarks of these rough people too much. Uneducated people don't know the importance of court orthodoxy. I heard that the culture and education in Danzhou is prosperous, so I think the local people will not Hearing such disobedient remarks again."

Only then did Yan Mingjun's face soften a little, and he nodded in response: "Brother Li is right, Danzhou has always been the cultural center of Qiongzhou Island, and there are many talented people. It must have been educated by many sages, and the local people will not be so easily affected. The bewitchment of the Haihan people."

At this time, the boss of the ship has no time to chat with the two officials, and his ship has to load a batch of goods from the mainland before departure.However, because the Ministry of Shipping said hello in advance, his ship will no longer carry additional passengers.

In the afternoon of the same day, the regular ship between Fucheng and Danzhou departed from Haikou Port A No. 80 Wharf as scheduled, heading west to Danzhou.From Haikou Port to Baimajing Wharf in Danzhou, the voyage is about 30 nautical miles. At the average speed of ordinary Fuchuan, it will take nearly a day to arrive. However, the sailing system of this ship has been modified, and the speed is faster than ordinary Fuchuan has increased by about [-]%, and the time required to complete this voyage has also been reduced to fifteen or sixteen hours.And the Haihan warship that escorted the official fleet along the way will no longer continue to perform escort missions during this voyage.

When night fell, the boat had already sailed into the waters of Lingao County.The next morning, after Yan Mingjun woke up, he went out of the cabin and asked the sailors. He learned that he had arrived at the Yangpu Peninsula waters north of Danzhou Bay.

After the two alternate officers had a simple breakfast with their family and entourage on board, they heard the boss of the ship shouting loudly on the deck: "White Horse Well is ahead!"

When the two officials came to the deck, they saw a strait with a width of about [-] in front of them. The captain of the ship explained that after passing through this strait, they will enter Danzhou Bay.

The two of them were really tired after traveling around the sea for many days after they set off from Guangzhou. Now that they are about to arrive at the terminal, they both feel a little relieved.Although I don't know what the current situation in Danzhou is like, it's better than floating on the sea all day long.

After the ship sailed into Danzhou Bay, it immediately turned to the southeast and docked. Both Yan Mingjun and Li Jin noticed that the wharf here was the same as Haikou Port, and it was still in the style of a traditional wharf, not like Lijiazhuang and Wanshan Port. Pave it with cement.However, when the ship docked, they noticed that construction was underway on the coast not far away, and laborers continued to lay small carts of mud on the ground of the pier.

"That's Haihan cement!" Yan Mingjun introduced to Li Jin: "This thing looks like slime, but after the craftsman smooths it out and dries it in the shade, it will be as solid as a rock in a few days."

Li Jin responded: "Looking at this posture, Haihan is planning to start a big construction project here. Brother Yan, they really don't treat themselves as outsiders!"

Yan Mingjun and Li Jin don't know how much it costs to build a Haihan-style concrete pier, but there is no doubt that the cost of building the pier must be paid by the Haihan people themselves, and they will be here Spending a lot of money on construction is enough to show that they have full control over the local area.

Before landing, as always, someone boarded the ship to register them and check the personnel on board.After everything was verified, they were allowed to land ashore.

Li Jin has sharp eyes, and when he got off the boat, he saw the flags of "Qiongzhou Navy", "Hainan Guard" and "White Horse Inspection Division" on the pier. He immediately gained confidence, greeted Yan Mingjun, and strode over, intending to See what your future colleagues and subordinates will be like.But when he got there, Li Jin was dumbfounded.

A pergola was built under the two banners, and there were seven or eight people dressed in military uniforms of the Ming army sitting there, and one of them pretended to be the head of the guard, but these people were not equipped with any weapons, and their The attention was not on the pier at all, they were sitting around playing horse cranes.This kind of entertainment card originated in the Ming Dynasty, which is the prototype of mahjong in later generations.

Li Jin coughed loudly, and someone turned his head and glanced at him and said, "What's the matter? If you need to do business, turn left and go to the row of red brick houses. The port center sign is on the door."

Li Jin held back his anger and said, "I am Li Jin, the new general appointed by the imperial court to come to Danzhou!"

"Hey, it's Mr. Li!" Mr. Qian's attention was finally diverted from the horse tag in his hand: "Why are you standing there in a daze! Hurry up and give up your seat to Mr. Li!"

"No need!" Seeing that Mr. Qian didn't stand up to answer, Li Jin was even more annoyed: "Who are you?"

Mr. Qian slowly put down the horse tag in his hand, looked at Li Jin with a half-smile and said, "The next official is Xiao Yin, the commander-in-chief of the Danzhou Guards Army. If Mr. Li is willing, you can call him Xiao Laosan."

Li Jin asked: "How did I hear that Danzhou Qian is always surnamed Tian?"

Xiao Laosan replied: "Mr. Tian Qian unfortunately died in battle last year when he resisted the pirates attacking the city. The next official was in Changhua County before, and he took over not long ago."

This Xiao Laosan was the former Chief Xiao who was stationed in Changhua County, and Qiao Zhiya had already completely bought him over shortly after the start of the railway project from Changhua to Shilu.Later, Haihan donated a position as an alternate for Mr. Qian. When Danzhou was attacked last year, the generals of the local defenders and Mr. Qian were all caught dead, and the vacated position was just cheap. Xiao Laosan.However, after he was transferred to Danzhou, he was not much different from Changhua. He was still just a puppet following Haihan's arrangement.Of course, this money must be better than when he was the general manager in Changhua County.

"You call yourself a lowly official, but you should know that your position is high and low, but you sit and talk to me, what's the reason!" Li Jin saw that this guy was completely unconscious, so he couldn't help but also raised his voice.

"Lord Li, calm down, everyone is doing things for the chief...for the court, why bother with these details?" Xiao Laosan didn't like him at all, he said it nicely, but his buttocks continued to sit still .

"Come on!" Li Jin yelled, and his four soldiers immediately came up.

"Why? Do you want to do it? Brothers, let's do it!" Xiao Laosan's face darkened, and he also yelled, and several people present stretched out their hands into his arms.

Li Jin was startled immediately, secretly thinking that he was going to suffer.Although his soldiers were all equipped with single knives, they were all detained by the militia before disembarking, claiming that they were so-called "controlled knives" and could only be returned to them with the approval of the local Haihan chief.However, for some unknown reason, the local head of Haihan did not arrive at the pier in time to meet them, so now these soldiers are all unarmed, and they are only orderlies and servants, and being bodyguards is purely part-time , not to mention how powerful force is.Even if the seven or eight people on the opposite side took out only daggers, it was enough for them to drink a pot.

Unexpectedly, what these Ming soldiers took out from their pockets was not a weapon like a dagger, but a bamboo whistle, and when they put it in their mouths, they blew out a sharp sound that could be heard hundreds of feet away.

Before Li Jin and his men figured out what the situation was, a group of men in black had already rushed over. These men were holding short sticks in one hand and rattan shields in the other, and they immediately came under Xiao Laosan's call. Surrounded Li Jin and the others.

The leading man in black pointed at Li Jin and the others with a short stick and shouted: "Everyone squat down! Put your head in your hands!"

Naturally, Li Jin would not do such a shameful thing. After a moment of hesitation, the man in black shouted, "Do it!"

Immediately, sticks came knocking from all directions. This kind of short stick is a replica of the American Aetco 113 baton. The stick is two feet long and one inch in diameter.It's not a joke to knock this thing on the body, and it can break bones after mastering the strength.

Several of Li Jin's personal soldiers raised their hands to block a few times, and were quickly knocked to the ground by the random sticks.Li Jin himself had a bit of kung fu, he kicked a man in black in front of him as soon as he lifted his foot, and then rushed out of the encirclement.However, in such a short time, Li Jin found that two more teams of men in black had arrived, and dispersed the teams around the periphery, controlling his escape route.

At this moment, Li Jin only hated that he didn't have a weapon in his hand. If he had a single sword, he was still very confident that he could break through.But now with bare hands and many opponents, as long as he gets a few sticks in a row, if he slows down, he might be knocked to the ground.

"Stop, stop, stop! What are you doing!"

With a shout, the men in black who were about to surround Li Jin stopped and separated.Only then did Li Jin see his savior, a dark-skinned Haihan man, surrounded by several Haihan militiamen with live ammunition.

Although this person's skin color is quite similar to that of the locals, Li Jin can still tell at a glance that he is not a wise man, because the confidence, calmness, and feeling that everything is under control on his face are fundamental to ordinary wise people. will not have.

Before Li Jin could open his mouth, the third Xiao Xiao had already approached the Haihan man and explained: "Director Zhang, this is Li Jin, the new general from Guangzhou. I had a little misunderstanding with the officer just now, so I called the police officer." Brothers, come over and maintain order."

"Why are you starting to maintain order again!" Xiao Laosan called "Director Zhang" Zhang Xin, the head of the Danzhou Interim Management Committee. According to the arrangement, he should be here today to meet the two alternate officials. But something had delayed the trip before, and he rushed to Baimajing just in time to encounter this scene.If he hadn't stopped in time, Li Jin probably would have had to eat a stick to finish the job.

"Master Li was shocked, didn't he get hurt just now?" Zhang Xin's reproach to the police force was just a sentence. In fact, giving the new official a blow was one of his prepared strategies, but he didn't expect that as soon as Li Jin arrived. The dock took the initiative to provoke the incident.Although Xiao Laosan did not get Zhang Xin's prior instruction, he was not a person who would suffer immediate losses. When he saw that the momentum was not right, he immediately whistled for help according to his usual practice.

Xiao Laosan and his group are placed here mainly for the purpose of making it look like it is still under Daming's control, but it is the police and militia controlled by Haihan who are really in charge of law enforcement.Although under the banner of "Qiongzhou Navy", "Hainan Guard" and "White Horse Inspection Department", in fact, only the people from Xiao Laosan's belt are here to fill the number, which is different from the Daming Navy and Inspection Department in Sanya. Working together is also a wonderful thing.

Li Jin is not stupid, and soon realized the reason for this situation. Although he was very angry, he also understood the reason why a strong dragon could not overwhelm a local snake—not to mention that this Haihan was not an ordinary local snake at all, but a full-fledged The emperor of the land.

Seeing that Qianhu, surnamed Xiao, was so familiar with the officials of Haihan, Li Jin probably understood why he treated himself as nothing in a big way.In the territory controlled by the Haihan people, who else can have a bigger backer than Haihan?Obviously, the status of a Ming official is not very popular here. At most, this status is just more convenient when doing things for the Haihan people.

Li Jin knew that if he turned against this Haihan again, no one would be able to save him, so he suppressed his anger and clasped his fists to Li Jin: "I'm fine, it's just me How should the soldiers be dealt with when they are hurt for no reason?"

"Hurry up and send these people to bandage the wounds and check if there are any broken bones!" Zhang Xin didn't talk nonsense, and immediately arranged for someone to help or lift these unlucky ghosts away: "It should be all skin trauma , I will arrange for a doctor to treat him, please rest assured, Mr. Li."

While talking, Yan Mingjun also rushed over. He saw Li Jin walking into the pergola with the military flag in the distance, and he said that he would go to meet him after his luggage and family members disembarked.Unexpectedly, a fight broke out there in a short time, and when he rushed over panting, Zhang Xin had already rushed to stop the farce.

After Zhang Xin and Yan Mingjun also saw the ceremony, they took the initiative to say hello: "The two adults have worked hard all the way, and they must be very tired. I have prepared a carriage and sent the two of you back to the city to rest. I will hold a banquet to welcome the two adults in the evening." Wash the dust."

"I'm sorry, Director Zhang." Although Yan Mingjun didn't know how high the "director" Haihan was, he heard others call him that, and he followed the customs.

(End of this chapter)