1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 572 The truth is becoming clear
Huang Zixing said: "Regardless of whether they are deceitful or not, if they succeed in doing this, Danzhou will really change. The old man heard that all the people who accept the population statistics of the Haihan Organization will be forcibly joined by them." Since then, I have become a naturalized citizen of Haihan nationality. It is unbelievable to use such a bandit method to snatch my people from Ming Dynasty!"

Zhang Qianzhi also replied indignantly: "Then why didn't the teacher report such lawless behavior of the Haihan people to the government?"

"Government?" Huang Zixing shook his head with a sneer and said, "Danzhou's government has long been a decoration. The new civil and military officials sent by the imperial court don't even have a single subordinate. Can they control the Haihan people who have money and soldiers?"

Zhang Qianzhi said: "That being said, this official is always an official of Ming Dynasty. Could it be that they don't stand up and say a word just because they see the Haihan people acting recklessly in Danzhou?"

Zhang Qianzhi's purpose in investigating this case was not only to find out Huang Zixing's details, but also one of the goals he needed to find out what the standpoint of the new alternate official was.Seeing that Huang Zixing took the initiative to mention the local government, Zhang Qianzhi immediately followed the rhythm to inquire about Huang Zixing's tone.

Sure enough, Huang Zixing didn't pay attention to this detail, and immediately responded: "Although the new Zhizhou Master Yan intends to kill the thief, he is powerless. It is not easy for him to protect himself now, and it is difficult to do anything for the time being. If he is allowed to If you stand up against Hai Han's move, I'm afraid that the court will soon have to select an alternate official to take his place!"

Zhang Qianzhi said: "In this way, we can only watch the Haihan people make trouble in Danzhou?"

Huang Zixing said: "That's not necessarily the case, if we have the heart, we still have a chance to come back!"

Zhang Qianzhi bowed deeply and said, "Students would like to hear the details."

Huang Zixing stared at Zhang Qianzhi and said, "Getting involved in this matter may affect your family and life, you should think it through!"

Zhang Qianzhi said righteously: "Serving the country with one's body is what scholars of our generation should do. Why should Qianzhi be afraid of it?"

"Good! Well said!" Huang Zixing praised: "From the day you came to the door, the old man knew that he was right! The old man has also seen your performance in the academy these days. Since you have the determination to participate in the overthrow The Haihan tyranny, the old man will tell you about the current situation."

Zhang Qianzhi was refreshed, knowing that his acting skills these days were not in vain, and Huang Zixing was indeed secretly observing his words and deeds.Zhang Qianzhi also knew that Huang Zixing must be secretly carrying out some anti-Haihan activities, but he never grasped the real evidence, and his identity was not good enough to be too active, so he could only wait patiently for Huang Zixing to show his flaws. The lurking these days seems to be starting to pay off.

Huang Zixing said in a deep voice: "In fact, as early as two or three years ago, when the Haihan people first brought their business to Danzhou, many local people were already dissatisfied with their approach. Haihan people sold salt to Danzhou, and the locals The saltworks in the village quickly collapsed, selling coal to Danzhou, and the local coal mines closed one after another. How many people have been ruined by their activities, but no one has ever noticed.”

Zhang Qianzhi didn't respond, he knew a thing or two about Haihan's business strategy in Qiongbei.Haihan's production organization ability and hundreds of years of scientific and technological accumulation are completely unmatched by its contemporary competitors. The industrialized production model allows Haihan to produce a large amount of living things such as salt at a very low production cost For necessities, even for a low-tech industry such as coal mining, Haihan can control the cost of clean coal transported across the sea to be lower than that of locally produced lignite.

It was one of the goals of Haihan to cause large-scale suspension of production and bankruptcy of production units in the same industry in the region caused by low-price dumping.In this way, on the one hand, the trade in the Qiongbei region can be strengthened, and on the other hand, a large number of laborers can be liberated from inefficient labor places, and they can be attracted to the production sector under Haihan’s rule to engage in more efficient production activities. .And this idea has indeed been implemented very well. During the period from 1628 to 1630 alone, Haihan introduced more than 5000 immigrants from the Danzhou area to Sanya every year, which greatly enriched the labor force in the area under its rule. .

Most of the original salt households and miners in the Danzhou area immigrated to Sanya or other areas arranged by the Haihan Ministry of Civil Affairs in the past two or three years. In terms of income and living conditions, they must have far exceeded the previous ones. Level.Huang Zixing said that there were people in Danzhou who were "destroyed" by Haihan's business strategy. It's not uncommon, but it's not these low-level workers who rely entirely on their strength.

There are indeed salt merchants and coal bosses who went bankrupt during this process, and the number is not too small.Among them, there are many people whose families were broken because of bankruptcy, but these people often died because of their own efforts. Not only did they not want to become the offline distribution of Haihan, but they used various means to try to prevent Haihan's goods from blooming everywhere in Danzhou.

Of course, the methods these people can use are also very limited, and they appear to be alone in front of the powerful Haihan. Occasionally, some people succeed once or twice, such as setting fire to a new batch of Haihan who arrived in Hong Kong. Goods, the next day in the middle of the night, there will be a fire in my own home, and the family property will be burned to the ground.As for those who wanted to use their brains to rob money on the road from Baimajing Wharf to Danzhou City, they basically died at the gunpoint of the militiamen guarding the caravan.

During this process, there is no way to make exact statistics on how many people have resentment towards Haihan, but the Ministry of Security is very clear that there must be some undercurrents among the people, and the interests that will be touched by the measures to change the dynasty will definitely allow them to have some acts of resistance.

It’s just that Qiongbei is not as good as Qiongnan. Haihan’s ruling foundation here is far less stable than Qiongnan. Although Qiongbei has been de facto occupied after the Liaoyuan operation, the means of control still rely on military control to a large extent. However, due to various reasons, the progress of the civilian civil administration system has been relatively slow.It wasn't until the Ministry of Security prepared to investigate and handle the case on the basis of population statistics that Danzhou had the opportunity to formally implement the civil affairs management system under Haihan's rule.

Huang Zixing continued: "Maybe Qianzhi doesn't know that my Huang family has settled in Qiongzhou for nearly ten generations, and the family property accumulated through hard work was last year by the Haihan people in the name of land clearing after the war. The Huangjiazhuang fields where they lived were directly annexed. These fields, which have been cultivated by my Huang clan for hundreds of years, turned into the property of the Haihan people overnight!"

Zhang Qianzhi pretended to be surprised and said: "There is such a thing? Could there be some misunderstanding?"

Huang Zixing shook his head angrily and said: "Where is the misunderstanding! The Haihan people did it on purpose. Afterwards, the old man inquired many ways, and it was not only the Huang family who had this experience, similar situations happened in all states and counties in Qiongbei. Those who suffered this disaster Most of them are local gentry who have always been dissatisfied with Haihan, and after the war, the government was on the verge of paralysis, and local administration was completely controlled by Haihan people, so there was no way to file a complaint."

Zhang Qianzhi mused: "According to Master, since there are so many people who are dissatisfied with Hai Han, why don't these people unite and fight against Hai Han together?"

"It's not easy!" Speaking of this matter, Huang Zixing's expression darkened a bit: "The Haihan people have money and soldiers, and they are good at bribing all parties with money. If there is a slight mistake in speech, someone will report to them , let alone unite to resist. Besides, even if you can gather hundreds of people, how can you fight against the Haihan militia with live ammunition? Do you use hunting bows and bamboo spears? How can the armed forces of this private organization bring big troubles to the Haihan people when there is no power in front of them?"

Zhang Qianzhi thought to himself that you are not really stupid, at least the comparison of strength is quite clear.If these civilian landlords really want to stand out and face the militia, the military is exactly what they want.Using a well-equipped regular army to deal with these civilian armed forces who have not received much military training is really no different from killing chickens-several farms have received such treatment last year, and Huangjiazhuang, where the Huang Zixing tribe lives, is one of them.

After Huang Zixing vomited his bitterness, his face cheered up a little, and he continued, "However, the Haihan people are not invulnerable. After all, they are visitors from overseas, not my Ming people. It is really difficult to convince the crowd if they want to rule this Qiongzhou Island. As long as someone raises their arms Shout out, there will be a lot of people responding, and overthrowing its tyranny is a matter of seconds."

Zhang Qianzhi secretly heard it funny, he had stayed with He Xi and the others for so long, and he understood how the Haihan people expanded and consolidated their power.On Qiongzhou Island, the political situation in Qiongbei and other counties is still a little unstable. If you go to Qiongnan and try to say something against Haihan, you may be turned away by the people and sent to the local yamen in an instant.In the bustling ports in Qiongnan, any speech against Haihan will be treated as a different kind, and the local people have gotten used to calling themselves no longer the people of Daming, but the glorious Haihan naturalized people.

Of course, Zhang Qianzhi would not say anything, but said respectfully: "Master's words are reasonable, but the time and method of raising his arms and shouting need to be carefully considered. Since the Haihan people have no bottom line in their actions, they can only I’m afraid that force will be used to suppress it.”

"Of course, they are unpopular, so they can only use this kind of low-handed means to suppress people's sentiments!" Huang Zixing said bitterly: "But according to my observation, the command power of Haihan people is mostly concentrated in the hands of a few people. If this If something happens to a few people, it will definitely cause internal chaos. If you want to overthrow its tyranny, you should start here!"

Zhang Qianzhi was slightly startled when he heard this, and quickly asked: "Master, you mean to assassinate the leader of Haihan?"

Huang Zixing didn't respond immediately, but just nodded slightly.

Zhang Qianzhi thought in his heart that if this was true, then Huang Zixing's case would be serious.When he was following He Xi in Guangzhou, he also encountered two local people who wanted to assassinate He Xi, but after they were resolved, He Xi's field team responded strongly. All the leaders died unexpectedly, without exception. .He Xi has also told him many times that anyone who wants to assassinate Chief Haihan is a capital crime, and the Ministry of Security can directly execute the extermination order without going through a trial.

In other words, after Huang Zixing expressed his attitude now, Zhang Qianzhi didn't even need any other evidence. His report alone was enough to make Huang Zixing guilty.But Zhang Qianzhi could see that Huang Zixing must have some backhands, so he patiently waited for Huang Zixing to reveal his tail bit by bit.

After a moment of silence, Huang Zixing said: "Only by destroying his mind can his camp be disrupted. As long as Haihan is in chaos, our Daming government can take the opportunity to stand up and shout, so that the people can return to the rule of the court."

Only then did Zhang Qianzhi understand that Huang Zixing planned to leave the role of Ganqing to the new Master Zhizhou.It's reasonable to think about it, after all, officials appointed by the imperial court are authoritative, otherwise, after doing things, you, a dilapidated academy, come out and want to be the leader, who would be convinced?
At that moment Zhang Qianzhi asked again: "Master Yan has no power or soldiers. Even if he is willing to stand up and appeal, it may not be useful! Besides, the students have heard that Haihan people have soldiers and horses stationed in all states and counties in Qiongbei. Even if Dan If the Haihan people mobilize soldiers and horses from other places, Danzhou will have no resistance!"

Huang Zixing said: "You don't have to worry about this. Although Sir Yan has no soldiers, there are still many guards in the civilian population. Although these people lost their ranks in the bandit disaster last year, their hearts are still toward Daming. The old man has managed to contact several states and counties recently, and when the time comes, all the people will make trouble together, making all the Haihan militias in Qiongbei lose their heads, so they will naturally be able to protect themselves."

Zhang Qianzhi asked further: "Master Yan is a civil servant and doesn't know how to command soldiers from all over the country. The students heard that the new general from Danzhou is not from Qiongzhou. Even if he is to command, he doesn't know the local terrain at all. How to carry out follow-up battles with the Haihan people?"

Huang Zixing twisted his beard and said, "I have other plans for commanding troops and horses, so there is no need to worry about that."

Zhang Qianzhi wondered: "The students heard that the officials in Danzhou, as long as they are alive, are now taking refuge in Haihan. Could it be that there are adults in the imperial court who endure the humiliation?"

Huang Zixing snorted and said: "Those who betrayed the imperial court will receive their due retribution sooner or later! The old man did not expect them to stand up at the critical moment. The person who commanded the troops is actually someone else."

Zhang Qianzhi turned his eyes and said, "Could it be that the old regiment from the local area practiced commanding?"

Huang Zixing shook his head and said, "The trainees of Qiongbei regiments died last year, and those who surrendered, there are no one else. You don't have to guess, the person the old man said is indeed an adult in the government, but not a local person .And its reliability is far better than these people in the current Danzhou government!"

(End of this chapter)