1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 796 Immigration and Construction

For Gao Qiaonan, it was difficult or not difficult for Gao Qiaonan to formulate a detailed battle plan in five days.

The difficulty is that he had no experience in independently commanding units above a company to perform combat missions before, which to a certain extent limited his overall view when formulating combat plans.Moreover, when carrying out missions in the past, he did not need to consider issues such as marching formations and logistical supplies, as long as he completed the battle plan step by step according to the battle plan made by his boss.But now that he wants to be the overall overall commander, he has to take all these things into consideration when formulating a battle plan, and his execution experience in this area can be regarded as a shortcoming.

It is not difficult to say because he has been with Qian Tiandun since he joined the army, and has fought many battles, large and small, in the past few years. How Qian Tiandun formulates plans and directs operations, he can even watch it. Seven or eight points.What's more, Qian Tiandun didn't hide anything from him, and taught him a lot of practical tactics that he might not be able to learn in military academy.Compared with officers of the same level in other units of the militia, Gao Qiaonan's accumulated experience in actual combat is also rare. If he didn't want to follow Qian Tiandun wholeheartedly, he could have been assigned to other units to take charge of his own.

Gao Qiaonan knew very well that Qian Tiandun assigned him this task, which was both a trust and a test.Only by passing this level can he gain room to continue to rise in the future.He took the information provided by Qian Tiandun, and immediately returned to the battalion headquarters, summoning a few capable men to start studying the map.Whether the five days are short or long, he doesn't want to waste even a minute.

Of course, Qian Tiandun will not really pin all his hopes on Gao Qiaonan. Although he does have a lot of trust in Gao Qiaonan, this matter is related to Haihan's expansion process on Taiwan Island in the future. Qian Tiandun Dun still didn't dare to be careless at all, and immediately sent a telegram to inform the base camp of the latest progress, and also reported his own thoughts.Although he also knew that the Executive Committee might not approve the recent attack on the Spaniards, but this filing work still had to be done first.Moreover, the geographical information in his hand is not detailed enough, so he has to rely on the more detailed military maps provided by the base camp as a reference.

At the same time, the construction of Kaohsiung Port in Tainan is also in full swing.Although Haihan took an "unfair" attitude towards Fujian at the beginning of development, deliberately allowing Guangdong businessmen to gain a first-mover advantage, the Fujian business community, which occupies a favorable location, quickly sent a large number of laborers to the local area, intending to use the quantitative advantage In exchange for the time disadvantage.

I have to say that the effect of this trick is very good. Projects like port infrastructure that require a lot of labor can be completed faster by whoever has more people.Cantonese businessmen who cannot quickly replenish manpower can only watch helplessly as their counterparts in Fujian catch up with the progress of the project at a speed visible to the naked eye every day.

This kind of situation does not only appear on dock construction sites, but also in the development process of plantation projects that also require a lot of labor, Guangdong businessmen are also facing a similar situation.In order to attract more people to Taiwan Island for reclamation, it is said that the price of attracting immigrants in the Guangzhou market has obviously increased by at least 1633%.This even affected the operation of Haihan's immigration base in Guangzhou. From the beginning of [-], the number of newly recruited immigrants in the Panyu immigration base plummeted. People who are inclined to immigrate have accepted employment and went to Taiwan as the first priority for survival. Choice, this effect is a change that no one who formulated the Kaohsiung Port development plan had expected.

The executive committee was not dissatisfied with this, since the merchants were willing to spend the money to organize and hire labor, Haihan had no reason to obstruct it.Anyway, after these people have settled in Kaohsiung, they will still choose to become naturalized sooner or later. Compared with the immigrants recruited by Haihan itself, it is only a matter of time for naturalization.

However, the number of immigrants received by the Penghu base has not fallen but increased, because the situation here is completely different from that of Guangdong. Most of the immigrants accepted are not from Fujian, but from the war-torn areas in the north of Ming Dynasty.Due to the relatively generous rewards from Haihan, the Fujian maritime merchants who used to run the northern route changed their flags and joined the ranks of running errands, transporting the war refugees from the north to Penghu in exchange for various kinds of in-demand goods produced by Haihan. Ship it back to the Jianghuai area and exchange it for silver, and then use the silver to recruit more refugees.

This method of operation is very simple, and the profits are quite lucrative. If a sea-going ship with [-] materials can make a round trip between Penghu and Huai'an Prefecture every month, it can make a net profit of more than [-] taels.Only a small part of the profits came from the refugees themselves. The bulk of the profits came from the Haihan goods that were exchanged for the immigrants. They were transported to the Jianghuai River and sold to those salt merchants who were not short of money. The profits were much higher than they sold other local products in the past.

After someone tasted the sweetness, more and more sea merchants began to join the ranks.In the last month of 1632 alone, seven companies with a total of 26 ships joined the business, and the number of immigrants transported increased by [-]% compared with the previous month.Compared with the situation encountered in Guangdong, Penghu's achievements can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds.

Of course, this difference does not mean that the immigration work in Penghu is really better than that in Guangdong. The reason is mainly due to the influence of the general environment.If it hadn’t been for the war in the north that produced a large number of refugees, and many sea merchants in Fujian were attracted by the huge profits of this business, then Penghu’s introduction of immigrants from Daming might not be much faster than that of Guangdong.

In addition to the Ming line, the population trade between the Dutch and Haihan also began to take effect.According to the agreement at the time, the Dutch would transport [-] immigrants from Ryukyu, Japan, and North Korea in Northeast Asia to Haihan every month.Although this service is not free, but because the Dutch are in a passive position in this transaction, the transaction price is suppressed by Haihan, and there is almost no money to speak of. It is entirely for Dayuangang to continue to survive. had to compromise.

Together, these two main immigration channels can bring nearly [-] new immigrants to Penghu every month, and the transportation capacity and volume are still increasing.Although this figure looks good, the executive committee still regrets that the current navigation capabilities are limited and they cannot organize transportation from the north by themselves.Remember when Haihan scrambled to transport war refugees from Annan, which month didn't thousands of people get paid?Daming's population base far exceeds Annan's. If he can organize his own fleet to rush northward to transport people at this time, the efficiency will definitely be much higher than that of outsiders.

Due to the construction needs of Kaohsiung Port, about half of these immigrants will be transferred to Kaohsiung for resettlement after completing the isolation and observation period. The remaining small part will stay in Penghu for local resettlement, and the rest will be transported back to Hainan Island for distribution.Of course, the people who signed up to join the army in Penghu, as well as the small number of people who were selected and intercepted from the official slaves smuggled from Northeast Asian countries, will not report to the Executive Committee for approval, and will be directly approved by the Penghu side. Make a decision.

January 1633, 1, the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month in the sixth year of Chongzhen in Ming Dynasty.

Gao Qiaonan completed his report on the battle plan tremblingly, and in front of Qian Tiandun and Chen Yixin who rushed back from Kaohsiung temporarily, he conducted a tactical deduction on the battle plan he had formulated.Although the two bosses pointed out many imperfections in the process, they were finally recognized.

"The plan made by the base camp is similar to yours, and it is more secure than yours. However, there are a group of people from the staff department at the base camp who came up with ideas, and you are relying on yourself. It is quite good to be able to do this. "Qian Tiandun praised Gao Qiaonan without hesitation.

Gao Qiaonan wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, not even daring to say.He felt that even when he was facing an enemy several times larger than himself on the battlefield, he was not as nervous as when facing his boss's assessment.

"For the final battle plan, I plan to combine the two plans to complement each other's strengths. Although the plan made by the base camp looks perfect, they are planned on paper after all, and some details cannot take into account the actual local situation like you do. After all, they are just combat staff officers, and you are the front-line commander." Qian Tiandun suddenly raised his voice when he said this: "As a commander, what qualities must you have?"

"You must have self-confidence!" Gao Qiaonan suddenly straightened his back and responded loudly.Qian Tiandun's shout made Gao Qiaonan come to his senses. If he looked like he lacked confidence, how could he let his boss rest assured that he would hand over the important task of commanding the battle to him?

Qian Tiandun said slowly: "No matter in terms of intelligence collection, troop strength, equipment level, combat experience, logistics supplies, and overall command, we are much stronger than our opponents. Losing this kind of battle is better than winning it." It's even more difficult, Takahashi Minami, you have to have more confidence in yourself. If you really feel that you can't do it, then say it earlier."

"I swear to my death to complete the task!" Although Gao Qiaonan got rid of the habit of kneeling, he still kept the deep bowing action, and his head was about to hit the ground when he got excited.

Chen Yixin smiled and said: "You have been in the army for so many years, and you are now a battalion commander. Can you salute properly?"

Gao Qiaonan realized that he had lost his composure, so he quickly straightened up and saluted the two of them.

"All right, all right, I know you are loyal." Qian Tiandun couldn't help laughing, this subordinate is good everywhere, but this kind of retainer's mentality can't be changed.But fortunately, no one in Haihan made an issue of this, and the military personnel turned a blind eye to it.

"Philip from the Netherlands brought three large ships to immigrate to Magong Port this morning. According to the registration information he provided, more than 400 of these people are from Japan, and many of them are young women." Turned, and mentioned a completely irrelevant immigration matter.

Although Takahashi Minami didn't understand why, he still pricked up his ears and listened carefully.Qian Tiandun looked at him and said, "You're not too young. A few years ago, you said that I didn't have a family, so you didn't dare to take the lead. Now that I have settled down, it's time for you to think about personal issues. "

"Ah?" Gao Qiaonan never thought that the purpose of Qian Tiandun's mentioning this matter was to solve his own personal problems, and he was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

Qian Tiandun continued: "Although you are now a Haihan citizen, after all, your hometown is Japan. It must have been so many years, and you also miss the customs of your hometown. Now that there are channels to introduce immigrants from Japan, Why don't you go and see if there is someone who is close to your eyes, pick out one or two to keep by your side, and take care of your daily life."

"But it's inconvenient for me to live in the barracks now..." Gao Qiaonan still wanted to decline a few words.

"You don't have to worry about this." Qian Tiandun waved his hand and interrupted him: "The dormitory for officers above the company level is already under construction, and the room will be handed over at the earliest next month. You are now the commander of the Special Operations Battalion, this officer You must have a set of housing, although it is a small courtyard with a single entrance, it is much more spacious than the welfare housing in Sanya, and it will definitely be no problem to accommodate a family."

"Yes, if the special warfare battalion is transferred to another place..."

"You really think long-term enough!" Qian Tiandun couldn't help crying and said: "If you are transferred to other places, the family members of senior officers can also be transferred. You are so worried! Even if it is impossible to transfer on the surface, I will Arranged for you."

"Then I..."

"Then what, don't be shy about being a man. Let me tell you, you can go to the port center at the pier later to see if any of the people sent here are suitable. If you are selected, just follow Li Dou said hello and asked him to keep people. I can’t be selected. I’ll wait until the Dutch immigration ship arrives next month. Anyway, they send a group of people every month. I don’t believe I can’t pick one or two. Appropriate." Qian Tiandun paused and continued: "Also, I heard that many of these immigrants used to be servants of officials' families, so you can also choose two obedient and sensible ones, and put them at home to cook for you Do laundry or something."

With Gao Qiaonan's current income level, not to mention raising two servants, even raising ten or eight people is no problem. It's just that he has been serving in the army for the past few years, and he takes care of everything by himself. He is an orderly, but he always regards himself as Qian Tiandun's orderly, serving people much more than being served by others.It was not until Qian Tiandun got together with Luo Wudan that this situation gradually changed because it was inconvenient.But now that Qian Tiandun asked him to pick a few special servants, Gao Qiaonan was indeed a little uncomfortable.

Gao Qiaonan was about to say a few words of resignation, but Qian Tiandun had already seen his intentions, so he took the initiative to ask, "Gao Qiaonan, do you know why our group left our hometown and traveled thousands of miles to Daming to start from scratch?" Isn't it just to enjoy the glory and wealth after success and fame, and live a life of superiority. Enjoy the benefits that you should enjoy, and if you work hard for Haihan, Haihan will not treat you badly!"

(End of this chapter)