1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 591 Solutions
Just as He Xi and Maliko expected, after the news from Fujian was sent back to the headquarters, it naturally attracted attention, and the Executive Committee immediately called high-level personnel in Sanya to discuss countermeasures.

Tao Donglai, as the host of the meeting, first gave a brief explanation of the information obtained so far to the participants, and finally said: "Their negotiation of peace is not the biggest problem, and Xu Xinsu's vague attitude is what we need to be vigilant about. What kind of response measures should we take in this regard, I hope everyone can express their opinions and make suggestions together.”

"If the news from Fujian is true, then Xu Xinsu consciously wanted to hide from us and negotiate with the other party. Regardless of whether this matter is successful or not, it seems that he has no intention of notifying us immediately." Yan Chujie took over immediately Huatou expressed his opinion: "I think it is necessary to beat Fujian at the right time."

Ning Qi shook his head and objected: "Fujian is not Yacheng, just go as soon as you say, the voyage from Sanya to Zhangzhou is nearly 700 nautical miles, and it is almost in time to take a trip to the Annbuna Islands, wait for our side to prepare everything and send the boat to set off At that time, the negotiations over there were probably already in full swing."

Yan Chujie explained: "Mr. Ning, don't misinterpret my meaning. The beating I said does not refer to fighting specifically. It can also be achieved through other means! For example, we can first suspend military aid to Fujian, especially arms. and equipment sales..."

Before Yan Chujie finished speaking, Bai Kesi interrupted him: "I am in favor of beating Xu Xinsu, but I am opposed to using the means of stopping arms sales to achieve this goal! This has too many negative effects on us. First, it will affect As far as our business reputation is concerned, after all, Fujian’s orders are paid in advance. If we terminate the contract because of some speculative news, it will be bad for our reputation. Second, the income from arms sales is the basis for the industrial sector to realize production profits. Big item, the Fujian side has to pay us 10 taels of silver every year. Where will the money be repaid after the stoppage? Third, Fujian is not only providing us with silver, but also what we need For various minerals, materials, and human resources, if we stop cooperation, Fujian may also block these supply chains, and it is likely that the losses outweigh the gains for us.”

"I would like to add that we use arms sales to pinch Xu Xinsu's neck. Even if we can get him to submit this time, it will definitely leave a knot in my heart. This may have a negative impact on our future layout in Fujian." Tao Donglai continued what Beks had said.

Yan Chujie shrugged his shoulders and said, "Okay, okay, you all have a reason, then someone will come up with a useful idea."

Trade sanctions are a double-edged sword. Everyone, including Yan Chujie, understands this truth. But the problem is that the relationship between Haihan and Fujian is mainly based on trade. Even military cooperation projects are based on arms trade. There is no benefit to each other, and it can even be said that the negative impact on Haihan is greater. After all, it is Haihan who needs a lot of resource input and is eager to expand outward, and Xu Xinsu probably has no intention of establishing a political power on his own. It is enough to be his local Fujian toubob.

And the military suppression method that Haihan is best at is a bit beyond the reach of Fujian.Unlike Annan, Fujian has troops stationed there that can be called at any time, and the naval commander Wang Tom is still on his way back to Hainan Island from Nanyang. The fleet he led has sailed for more than a month and has just returned from its mission. Obviously it was not suitable, and he was immediately sent to Fujian to perform tasks.

But other than that, it seems that there is no other effective and safe method for a while. Yan Chujie's choice made everyone look at each other in blank dismay. After all, no matter what method is used, it must be difficult to implement without the military.

After a moment of silence, Yan Chujie spoke again: "At this point, there are only two options. The first one is to wait for the results of the peace talks in Fujian, and then we will express our corresponding attitude, but in any case we We will lose the initiative in this matter. The second way is to express our attitude to Fujian as soon as possible, condemn what should be condemned, and warn what should be warned. If Xu Xinsu still refuses to listen, then we will take further steps. For example, to interrupt trade exchanges and military cooperation. If necessary, we can even contact Shibazhi to change the position of what we did in the past two years and do it again.”

"Would it be too immoral to do so?" Some people obviously had some opinions on Yan Chujie's last two sentences.

"Courtesy?" Yan Chujie didn't have a good voice for such doubts: "If we want to be virtuous, we don't even need to support Xu Xinsu. Let's train our troops and fight slowly! What is our purpose? After our navy is so strong Before taking over the Taiwan Strait, we must ensure that the local area will not be monopolized by any force. Whether it is Xu Xinsu or Zheng Zhilong, we choose to support who is for our own benefit, not for his camp. We just want Xu Xinsu to know, If he refuses to cooperate with us honestly, then we can support a new force to replace his current position at any time!"

"In your opinion, we should send envoys to Fujian to have a good talk with Xu Xinsu?" Ning Qi heard the implication of Yan Chujie's words.

Yan Chujie nodded and said: "Things will develop to the current situation. In the final analysis, our local influence in Fujian is too low, so that Xu Xinsu doesn't need to consider how we will feel thousands of miles away. I think It's time to send a mission to Fujian to express our position and attitude, so that Xu Xinsu can understand what can and cannot be done!"

"Send a mission to Fujian?" Tao Donglai pondered, "Then you must first say hello to Fujian."

"Doesn't Xu Xinsu have an aide who is permanently stationed in Guangzhou? The one surnamed Dong, ask the Guangzhou Office to notify him immediately, and let him send someone to send a letter back." Yan Chujie obviously had some consideration about this, and immediately Then came up with a solution.

"There is no garrison of ours in Fujian, how can we ensure the safety of sending a mission there?" Ning Qi raised his own doubts.

Yan Chujie said: "Since this matter was initiated by the military, it is of course the military's responsibility. Besides, if there is no garrison, why don't you go out? Then everyone stays on Hainan Island and plays the game of map expansion and diary power! It won’t take 100 years, maybe [-] days will be enough to conquer the whole world!”

Ning Qi said angrily: "Do you think I'm a timid person?"

Yan Chujie shook his head and said: "You had the courage to follow us back then, of course you were not a coward, but I am worried that your statement has a rhythm, and if things don't go well, then foreign policy may change in the future. becoming more cautious and conservative.”

"Conservation and prudence are two different things!" Ning Qi retorted with reluctance.

"Okay, don't argue anymore, now is not the time to argue about these details. Lao Yan, what contingency plans does the military have for Fujian?" Tao Donglai quickly stopped the two of them from arguing, otherwise the two guys would continue If the debate continues, it is likely to get involved in other matters again.

After Haihan established the Military Commission and its subordinate staff, the military also formulated many contingency plans for various areas outside Sanya in case of emergencies.In addition to Annan and Guangdong, which are close to Hainan Island, Fujian, which has a close relationship with Haihan, is naturally one of the areas that the military is concerned about.

Yan Chujie responded: "Because we do not have an organized army stationed locally in Fujian, the contingency plans we formulated before are basically based on evacuating personnel from the local area in case of emergency, which is probably not suitable for dealing with the current situation. situation."

"Then what do you think?" Tao Donglai continued to ask.

"My personal suggestion..." Yan Chujie said after deliberation: "Send a fleet to Zhangzhou in the name of a visit. While negotiating with Xu Xinsu, we should also show off our military power by the way, so that he can realize who is qualified to be in the southeast." The coastal area has the final say! Of course, the purpose of this fleet is not to go to war, so the scale does not need to be too large, and there are not many of them. Two or three combat ships are enough. In this way, we don’t need to spend too much time In terms of preparations before departure, it will be possible to depart in two or three days if it is as fast as possible.”

"This is a relatively safe solution." Tao Donglai nodded, and took a pen to write down Yan Chujie's idea in the notebook.

In the course of the following meeting, there were basically no feasible solutions.If it is the time and space before the time travel, this kind of problem is actually easy to solve through communication tools, but in this time and space, it can only be realized through face-to-face talks.Moreover, if no traverser is sent to the local area, it will obviously not show how much the Haihan Executive Committee attaches importance to this matter.

"Then, let's vote!" Finally, after all the participants had expressed their opinions, Tao Donglai proposed to choose a solution to this problem through voting.

In the end, the plan proposed by Yan Chujie was selected. After all, no matter how you solve it, the military cannot bypass it, and the military's plan is indeed the most feasible one. Even Ning Qi, who has doubts about Yan Chujie, can't help it. deny.

"Then without further ado, let's determine the candidate for the mission to Fujian as soon as possible!" Tao Donglai announced the next agenda after counting the results.

"My idea, of course, is that it is more appropriate for me to take this trip." Yan Chujie was the first to open his mouth to sign up: "Besides, I am the supreme commander of the Haihan militia, and I will negotiate with Xu Xinsu. There are enough pirate chiefs."

"I object!" Ning Qi was still the one who objected this time, but the reason for his objection was that Yan Chujie couldn't refute: "Lao Yan is one of the few people in our team who has been an officer before crossing. No one can replace your quality, and you cannot have any problems with your safety. Besides your current position, if you represent the military in negotiating with Xu Xinsu, if the negotiation fails, there will be no room for turning around. Very suitable, I personally think that even if the military wants to send someone, it should assign middle-level personnel to come forward."

After Yan Chujie heard this, he felt angry and funny: "If you don't let me go, then the mission must have enough people to hold the line, otherwise Xu Xinsu has never heard of the name, so why would he come out in person? talk?"

Ning Qi said: "Since ancient times, civil servants have always been the mainstay of missions, and military officials have been supplemented. Negotiations, which require speaking skills, should only be done by people from the civil service system."

"You're going around here to lay an ambush... Tell me, who do you have?" Yan Chujie understood Ning Qi's plan when he heard this, obviously he didn't want the military to completely dominate this matter, Since they are not going to war but to negotiate, then the civil service system has every reason to intervene here.

"About this matter, I would like to recommend myself once." Ning Qi's words surprised everyone present, they didn't expect him to fight with Yan Chujie, but in the end he wanted to play in person.

"As a member of the Standing Committee of the Executive Committee, my weight should be sufficient, and I have participated in various negotiations many times. I believe that my experience and skills are no worse than those present. In addition, I am leading this mission as a literati. , can also lower Xu Xinsu's guard a little bit, at least let him understand that we are not going to turn his face this time. Of course, the most important point is that among the Standing Committee members here, I am probably the only one who is more free and able to go out This is a long trip." Ning Qi calmly gave his reasons.

"There are reasons and evidence, and I have no objection." Bex was the first to agree.

Among the current executive committee members, Yuan Ruoxiu was old, and the agricultural department he was in charge of had always had a lot of affairs, so the first one was excluded from the list of candidates.Tao Donglai, Yan Chujie, and Bai Kesi are in charge of the Ministry of Construction, the Army, and the Industrial Production Department. They are all busy people, and indeed they are not suitable for this trip.Gu Kai and Ren Liang have been busy recently with establishing the Haihan judicial system and police department in the newly occupied Qiongbei area, and they are also very busy.And Schneider has already decided to go to Annan this month to inspect the local business situation, and sign an agreement with the Annan court on the business orders in the second half of the year, and he will definitely not be able to go.It seems that Ning Qi is the only member of the executive committee who is relatively free.

Of course, Ning Qi is not really that busy. The culture and education, civil affairs, and human resources departments he is in charge of are also extremely busy.However, just like the consensus reached earlier, the mission to Fujian this time must have a heavyweight in charge, and among the nine members of the Standing Committee, he is the only one who can temporarily put aside his affairs and go on this trip.

(End of this chapter)