1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 624 Interests
"If it was in Daming, the method you just mentioned would indeed work, but unfortunately, this is in Annan, and the situation here is a bit different from that of Daming." Qian Tiandun reminded: Our victory accounted for a considerable proportion of the civil war that was destroyed by the Communist Party, and many of these local dignitaries have vested interests in the Southern Communist Party. For them, we are the enemy , is the opponent who took away their power and wealth, and may even be the murderer who killed their relatives. It is not so easy for these people to obey our arrangements and become our partners. There are many specific problems and it is not easy to pay A little money can solve it."

"That may be because they need a higher price to be bought." Gu Kai still insisted on his opinion: "As long as someone benefits from it, others will follow suit."

"The problem is that if we pay too much, it will affect our own interests." Qian Tiandun retorted unhurriedly: "What we do in Annan is to get benefits from the local area to feed back the Sanya base camp. If In order to buy local dignitaries, we need to make relatively large adjustments to the distribution of trade income, and I think most of the people here will not agree."

What Qian Tiandun said is indeed the truth, no matter how eloquent Gu Kai is, it is difficult to refute his statement.When the executive committee chose to send troops to intervene in the civil war in Annan, it also took a great risk. The purpose was to open up new colonial areas and target markets outside Hainan Island, and to use the benefits earned from Annan, the raw materials and Labor force, to enrich the development needs of the base camp.For Haihan, these deserved benefits are not less than a penny, how can it be possible to distribute part of it to the local dignitaries?At the beginning, considering avoiding extraneous problems as much as possible, and preventing the militia army from being involved in the security war in Annan, it was considered very kind to not have all these Annan natives and riches ransacked their homes.

"You mean, the main reason for our slow progress in the construction of several colonial port areas in southern Annan is this?" Tao Donglai had already understood what Qian Tiandun wanted to express.

Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "That's right, and the root of this contradiction is too deep, we may not be able to completely resolve it in a short period of time, and it is unlikely that several port areas in the south will reach the level of the black soil port soon."

As the earliest overseas colony opened by Haihan, Black Earth Port can now be regarded as a model sample among the colonies. It not only continuously provides coal resources for Haihan's industrial construction, but also serves as the largest transit point for immigrants in northern Annan. There are also a large number of immigrants in Hainan Island, with as many as 3 to [-] people.More than [-]% of the people who settled in Heitu Port have been naturalized and become subjects under the Haihan Executive Committee. This proportion is currently the highest among the overseas colonies.The several new ports that Haihan built in the south of Annan in the last two years are basically based on the black soil port. However, according to Qian Tiandun, due to the complicated local people's conditions, this simple copying obviously cannot be completely replicated. The construction process of the Black Soil Port at the beginning.

Qian Tiandun's conclusion is certainly not good news for Haihan. The executive committee has been counting on the four southern ports to play a role in promoting Haihan's implementation of the new social system and trade system in the local area. There is insurmountable resistance.

"Can we put pressure on the local area through the Annan court?" Wang Tom suggested: "I know that the Annan court has a low influence in the south, but there are some things that the Annan court is inconvenient to do. We can use the name of the court to do it." Do."

In terms of Haihan's influence in the Annan court, Wang Tom's suggestion is indeed feasible to a certain extent.Although he didn't say it clearly, everyone present understood it—this is to take chicken feathers as arrows and use the name of the Annan court to deal with those disobedient and uncooperative people in the local area.

Qian Tiandun replied: "I have actually considered the method Tom mentioned before. It will definitely have effects, but risks also exist. For reasons that everyone knows, we currently have very few troops stationed in the four southern ports. , if these troops are to be deployed to suppress the local landlord armed forces, it is likely to fall into an exhausting security battle."

The armed forces deployed by Haihan in Annan have recently undergone two relatively large mobilizations. One is to go south to capture the Abunna Islands in April, and hundreds of soldiers led by Mu Xiabo are temporarily stationed there.The second is that Qian Tiandun was transferred from Annan to Fujian this time, and he also transferred about a battalion of troops with him. In this way, Haihan's armed forces stationed in various places in Annan became even weaker.It is probably okay to barely maintain local defense, but it will be stretched to go out to perform military missions.

The Haihan militia has always been more cautious in its actions in Annan, especially in the south, in order to avoid falling into endless security wars.Although the Haihan militia is strong in battle, it is far from being strong enough to do whatever it wants.There is a well-known negative teaching material in this regard, which is what happened to the lighthouse country’s so-called earth’s strongest army in the Middle East. In the past year, it still cannot stop the local security war in the occupied area and the continuous loss of soldiers.The limited military strength of the Haihan militia is only suitable for use on regular battlefields, but it cannot withstand the toss of the unpredictable public security war.

"Then what do you think is a more feasible solution?" Tao Donglai asked.

"A two-pronged approach, on the one hand, export our products, financial systems and values ​​through trade, and gradually cultivate our spokespersons for interests; on the other hand, expand the scale of the garrison to maintain military deterrence against the restless local people." Qian Tiandun said to This question obviously already had some thoughts, and he immediately answered: "Considering that there will definitely be questions about the cost of the military expansion, I suggest taking a certain percentage of Annan's commercial income and returning it to the local area as military expenses. The garrison is used to expand the size of the army and its daily operations."

"Then this is another proposal from the military to ask for military expansion in disguise?" Gu Kai was the first to react, and immediately answered: "You have too many tricks, it's hard to guard against!"

Qian Tiandun said solemnly: "This is not just about the military. The armed forces we deploy in Annan will affect the progress of our local colonial construction in the next few years. I have explained the truth very clearly before. If If you think I am alarmist, that is up to you, but I am obliged to inform the Executive Committee of the actual situation on the ground and make relevant suggestions. If you can come up with a better and more secure solution, then I will also Willing to listen."

Among the people present, Qian Tiandun was the only one who could be called an expert on the Annan issue, followed by Gu Kai, who worked as a local civil affairs official for a period of time in the early days of Heitu Port.However, for the situation discussed by Qian Tiandun, it was really difficult for Gu Kai to come up with other solutions for a while. After all, he has stayed away from Annan affairs in the past two years, and he doesn't know much about the situation in the south. He previously proposed to organize a chamber of commerce. His suggestion was rejected by Qian Tiandun, and if he spoke casually again, he might let the military people catch the conversation again.

However, Qian Tiandun did not continue to talk about this issue, but accepted it as soon as it was good: "I have now resigned from all positions in the Annan area. It is reasonable to say that the Annan matter has no direct relationship with me, so my This proposal is just a proposal, as for how to make a decision, it is up to the Executive Committee to consider.”

Qian Tiandun's work report did not only discuss this issue, but also reports on military construction, mineral development, business cooperation, etc., but the executive committee paid the most attention to the southern region he mentioned first. Problem - this is probably because of the military expansion, a topic that has always been sensitive to all departments.

The meeting lasted until noon, and Qian Tiandun's work report was finished, but the executive committee still hadn't reached a final conclusion on the issue of military expansion, so they could only choose to discuss it another day.

As soon as Qian Tiandun arrived at the guest house, Tom Wang and Tao Dong came after him, and asked someone to buy a table of lunch and send it to Qian Tiandun's room.Seeing this posture, Qian Tiandun also guessed that there should be more important matters to discuss with him, so he sent Gao Qiaonan outside first to be a doorman.

"Or something in the morning?" Qian Tiandun took the initiative to ask.

Tao Donglai shook his head and said, "There's nothing to talk about in the morning. We can't find any other solution. In the end, we need to expand the military. Let everyone argue and quarrel now. The main reason is to reflect our democratic atmosphere. Don’t let people say that the Executive Committee is a dictatorship. Don’t worry, this matter won’t drag on for too long, maybe it can be settled before you go to Fujian.”

"Is that something about Fujian?" Qian Tiandun's reaction was very quick, and he immediately found clues from Tao Donglai's words.

"The situation in Fujian has changed a bit, and you may need to go there as soon as possible." Tao Donglai admitted Qian Tiandun's guess: "Let Tom explain the specific situation to you!"

Wang Tom took over the conversation: "We sent a mission to Fujian in May, you know about it. After this mission arrived in Zhangzhou, they encountered assassins in the city to assassinate them openly. Ning Qi was attacked at that time. The target. Fortunately, he was lucky and was not injured. Later, when the assassin was interrogated, he learned that these people belonged to Shibazhi."

Qian Tiandun replied: "It seems that Shibazhi really hates and is afraid of us! They even used this kind of dirty tricks, so what's the reaction from Fujian?"

"Xu Xinsu immediately sealed off the whole city and arrested the criminals, but the effect was not very good, and their security measures were relatively amateurish. In the end, they released the first criminal who planned this incident." Tom Wang said regretfully.

Although Qian Tiandun didn't know much about the situation in Fujian, he could imagine the chaos in Zhangzhou City.

"After that, the mission arranged a joint military exercise, and the calculation time should be in the past few days." Tao Donglai continued: "The mission will take advantage of this military exercise to take the Controlled Nanri Island."

"Nanri Island?" Qian Tiandun has been in Annan for more than three years, and he is still very unfamiliar with this place name, but he quickly took out his laptop and found this small island from the database.

"This position is very important." Qian Tiandun understood the importance of Nanri Island at a glance: "Is this proposal proposed by Xu Xinsu or us?"

"It's our idea." Tom Wang took over the conversation and said, "Shi Diwen is leading the team, and Morgan is also there. It shouldn't be a big problem to conquer this island."

"It's not difficult to take it down, but it's difficult to hold the island." Qian Tiandun saw the problem very old-fashionedly: "Even if it is taken down, it may be difficult to hold the island with the Ming army alone."

"It's about the same as you expected!" Tom Wang responded, "Shi Diwen sent a radio message back yesterday and applied to lead the team to stay there for a period of time."

"Just waiting for me to go over and take over the order?" Qian Tiandun's reaction was very quick, and he immediately understood the meaning of Tom Wang's words.

"It's roughly the same." Wang Tom didn't hide the military's arrangement: "After you arrive in Fujian, you will probably arrange to be stationed on Nanri Island for a period of time. After the local fortifications are completed, make other arrangements."

"I have no problem, just arrange my subordinates properly." Qian Tiandun replied: "It is best to prepare the station and supply channels in advance. Live with the inconveniences of life."

"We have notified Ning Qi about this matter, and asked him to communicate with Xu Xinsu, and arrange the station and supplies in advance as much as possible." Wang Tom paused and said: "If it is not done well, it will be his fault .”

"It's too early for you to blame him!" Tao Donglai couldn't help laughing and said, "If Ning Qi knew that you were arranging him like this behind his back, he would spit on you again when he came back."

"God knows that the three of us know, if Ning Qi comes to spray me, it must be a traitor among us!" Tom Wang replied.

"Don't be dirty, and stick to being a clean stream." Qian Tiandun said seriously: "You can mess up whatever you want, don't drag me into it."

As soon as Qian Tiandun finished speaking, there was a knock on the door: "Is Qian Tiandun there?"

"Hey, girl!" Tom Wang yelled immediately: "Old Qian, you're so quick! You've only been back for a day, and a good friend is looking for ****!"

"What a good date, don't talk nonsense!" Qian Tiandun knew who it was as soon as he heard the voice.Obviously, Takahashi Minami's shield didn't work this time - of course, it is also possible that he deliberately disappeared.

"Sit down first, I'll go see who it is." Qian Tiandun wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, got up and opened the door.

(End of this chapter)