1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 862 How to deal with it
With the rank of the Haisha Gang, it is not strong enough for Haihan to be so afraid of them that they chase them all night regardless of their own risks. The coalition fleet has basically controlled the main port of Liuheng Island, and they have not yet escaped. It is basically impossible for him to have a chance to leave safely.Therefore, the headquarters only ordered the troops participating in the war to rest and reorganize in several southern ports, and continue to hunt down the remaining bandits on the island the next day.As for the Sanlin Gang, which complained endlessly, the headquarters believed that they more or less had the intention of taking credit for it, and it was impossible to accept the results of the Sanlin Gang after dark, so in addition to verbal comfort and encouragement to the Lin brothers, For the time being, there is no substantive expression.

Since the offensive launched by the coalition forces this time was without warning, there were still many foreign merchants and entourages in the port of the Sea Sand Gang who failed to evacuate in time, and all of them became prisoners after the coalition forces landed.It is really a troublesome thing to identify and deal with these people.

Among these people were not only smugglers traveling between Ningbo Prefecture and Liuheng Island, but also foreign businessmen from various countries in the Far East, and members of other pirate gangs in the Zhoushan Islands.The soldiers even found a few people with official positions in it, but they were all ordinary public officials without rank. For the time being, no Ming officials were directly involved.

These officials came to the island for different purposes, some came to help the big shots on the island to handle matters such as picking up goods and paying accounts, some were invited to come here to play, and some simply came to Haisha to help the casino to have a good time.

For captives with complex identities, which ones should be detained, which ones need to be detained, which ones must be silenced, and which ones must be released are very troublesome things.Moreover, these people will often involve more relationships, which may affect the direction of the coalition's subsequent operations in Zhejiang. Therefore, several senior officials in the command headquarters did not dare to make decisions on their own. Ma Ling, Xu Ke, Lin Xing The leading party who is familiar with the local situation called together again and asked them for advice on how to deal with it.

Being able to be summoned by the coalition headquarters again gave some comfort to the leading party members who were depressed after watching the battle, and made them realize that they still have certain value.But regarding the headquarters' consultation, the opinions of these people were not consistent.

"Several generals, since your army has plans to gain a foothold in the East China Sea and clean up the surrounding waters, it must be liquidated one by one, and these people cannot be let go!" The people in Hengdao don't say anything innocent, they should all be detained, those who deserve to be killed, and those who deserve to be imprisoned!"

Lin Xing said this without leaving any room for it, and even himself was circled in without knowing it.He now wishes that the Haihan people would kill all the pirates in the Zhoushan Islands, so that this sea area can be cleared, and a relatively safe trading environment can be obtained. Secondly, there will be fewer competitors, lest others join in to grab this tight spot. leading party positions.

"That's wrong." Ma Ling shook his head and said, "I heard that the Haihan army captured several Ming officials. Although these people are of low status, their arrest may affect Haihan's reputation in Zhejiang, and the government may Therefore, if you have a bad feeling towards Hai Han, it is best to appease him as soon as possible and release him."

Ma Ling's attitude is not only for the rights and interests of these unlucky guys, but also for his own safety.If the Haihan people are allowed to detain or even silence all these officials without any scruples, then Ma Ling will be used up in the future, and his fate will also be worrisome.

"Let these people go, I'm afraid it will leak the news and affect the follow-up operations." Xu Ke immediately objected to Ma Ling's statement: "This Liuheng Island is just the first stop of this operation, and the insiders released The less the better!"

Xu Ke's foundation is not in Ningbo. After the incident here, he will probably be arranged to return to Fujian to work.Even if Xu Xinsu asks him to stay in Zhejiang, he will definitely move to the area controlled by the Haihan people, so he no longer needs to worry about safety issues.Therefore, Xu Ke didn't intend to save any face for Ma Ling's attitude of self-protection in disguise, and directly refuted it.

Seeing that Xu Ke's attitude seemed to be the same as his own, Lin Xing quickly added: "If Ma Qianhu has nothing to do to silence these people, it's better not to be in a hurry to intercede for them. , the news has also leaked, can Ma Qianhu bear this responsibility?"

Ma Ling thought that I can't bear this blame, so he didn't respond to his question immediately, but turned to another matter: "But I heard that many of these public servants are doing things for their bosses, and they are detained. It's a small matter, and it's a very offensive thing to detain the relevant property."

Qian Tiandun said at this time: "Ma Qianhu, do you think it's wrong for us to seal up all the seized items in Shipusuo City?"

Ma Qianhu was startled, and quickly responded: "I don't mean that, I just think it should be dealt with in different categories. The pirates in the East China Sea can be suppressed, but the officials of Ningbo Mansion can't just change them, and they may still have dealings with them in the future." When the time comes, the general should take a long-term view."

Immediately after Ma Ling finished speaking, he regretted it. Didn't his wording give others a handle, and it was easy for people to attack him as mocking Haihan's short-sightedness.

Sure enough, Xu Ke sneered and said, "Ma Qianhu meant that General Qian was short-sighted?"

"You surnamed Xu, don't sow dissension, I'm just discussing the matter, I don't have the meaning you said!" Ma Ling quickly defended himself: "I'm just worried that after Haihan settles in Zhejiang, when dealing with the local government, because of these things encountered resistance."

Qian Tiandun said: "You don't need to argue, we have already made arrangements for this matter, originally we planned to wait for the matter of Liuheng Island to be settled together, but since we are here, let me talk about it first .”

Haihan's arrangement still took the usual simple, rude and unreasonable route, and made up a story about pirates attacking Shipusuo City.The cause of this incident was that the Liuheng Island Sea Sand Gang initiated and gathered some other East China Sea pirates, and colluded with the deputy thousand households of the Shipu Guard Station to launch a surprise attack and invaded the Shipu City.As for the various commodities stored in the city of Shipu, except for some that were destroyed by the war, the rest were taken away by the Haisha gang.The Haihan Fleet, which happened to be escorting the merchant fleet passing by Shipu Port, learned of the incident, and assisted Qianhu Ma Ling to launch a counterattack against the Haisha Gang on Liuheng Island, and wiped out this group of daring pirates.However, due to the delay of the action by a few days, most of the goods stolen by the Haisha Gang have been resold through the smuggling market on Liuheng Island, and it is difficult to recover.

The Deputy Qianhu of the Shipu Guard had died in Haihan's attack on Shipu Port. There was no proof of his death, and all the people in the Shipu Guard who were not of the same mind as Ma Ling were also imprisoned.And the Haisha gang on Liuheng Island was basically wiped out without knowing what happened. Except for a few people like Gomez, even those who have experienced this battle have no idea The reason for Haihan's sudden attack.Ma Ling can say whatever he wants about this matter, no one will come out to confront him anyway.

Naturally, there are still many details in this statement that cannot be justified, and the fishermen of Shipu Port and the pirates of the Sanlin Gang probably have difficulty keeping secrets, but the coalition command is not worried that the Ningbo government will turn against Haihan because of some folk rumors Wudou, who would be willing to take the initiative to provoke a fleet that can capture Liuheng Island and wipe out the Haisha Gang in one day?Qian Tiandun and the others did not expect the Ningbo government to hold back, but as long as they hesitated for a while, the coalition fleet would be able to wipe out the armed gangs in the Zhoushan Islands.At that time, the Ningbo government will probably no longer think about how to get revenge on Haihan, but how to win the relationship between the two parties, so as not to be turned upside down by these evil stars who will rule the area.

After Qian Tiandun briefly explained the arrangement, not only Ma Ling was dumbfounded, but Lin Xing and Xu Ke were also surprised from ear to ear.It's not that they haven't imagined how Haihan will deal with the negative impact caused after the war, but they really didn't expect that the Haihan people could use this method to shirk responsibility completely.

Lin Xing thought he was lucky. If he hadn't insisted on going to Shipu Port to visit the Haihan people after getting the news, then the Sanlin Gang would probably be unlucky too, just like the Haisha Gang, who somehow got raided. , Afterwards, he had to bear the big black pot of attacking Shipu Port.Although my own people suffered a lot of casualties in the confrontation with the Haisha Gang, and even if the Sanlin Gang exists in the future, they will become puppets in the hands of the Haihan people, but think about it because of this. This level of price is still worth it. The Zhoushan Islands are such a large sea area, and the Haihan people have to find someone who is familiar with the local conditions to help them manage it.

Lin Xing knew that the Haihan people had established a complete governing body on Hainan Island, and appointed a large number of naturalized people to become "officials" in the Haihan system. With the credit he made here, he might be able to enter the Hainan Island in the future. In this system, getting promoted and getting rich is by no means just a delusion.

Ma Ling was amazed, and felt a chill in his heart. If he hadn't immediately ordered to surrender and chose to join Haihan's camp, then the person sitting in his seat at this time would probably be a certain hundred households under his command, and The traitor who colluded with the pirates and attacked Shipusuo City in a sneak attack probably has to be played by himself.Of course, the person playing this role must be an unlucky ghost who is too dead to defend himself.Haihan people don't care who is the leading party, they just want to see who can use it more smoothly.

"In the middle of this process, Ma Qianhu had better write a report and submit it to your superior as soon as possible." Qian Tiandun ordered unhurriedly: "Don't rush to claim credit in the report, just say that you are ready Take the crime and do meritorious service, cooperate with Haihan, and continue to chase down the East China Sea pirates involved in this matter."

"Yes yes yes, follow the general's order!" Ma Qianhu replied while wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.What Qian Tiandun said was simple, but Ma Ling had to spend time and effort to conceive how to compose an official report to deceive his boss.If this thing is done well, maybe a bad thing can turn into a good thing. In the future, you can use it to gain some military exploits, and maybe you will have a chance to be promoted again; , so as not to be liquidated by the boss.

With the tone set by Qian Tiandun, when the leading party thought about how to deal with the people and property on the island, their thinking became much clearer.The Haisha Gang gathered criminals to attack Shipu Port and Shipu Garrison, which is a heinous crime, and those involved in the case must be dealt with severely.The pirates who died in the daytime battle can have their heads cut off and let Ma Ling go back to repay the merits. As for the living captives, Qian Tiandun plans to break them up and transport them to several developing construction sites and mines in Taiwan in batches to fill the gap. local labor needs.

Foreign maritime merchants who have no direct relationship with the Haisha gang can temporarily not be detained after their identities are verified and there is no misdemeanor. However, in order to control the flow of military intelligence information, they will be restricted from leaving Hong Kong in the near future.It may be necessary to wait until Haihan's actions in the Zhoushan Islands come to an end before they can be released from Liuheng Island.However, it is not difficult to appease these daring smugglers. You only need to tell them that they will have the opportunity to buy a batch of cheap and high-quality Haihan goods when they are released, and these people will not have too many complaints.

As for the detained public officials of the Ming government, the final solution is to continue to detain them, and release them back to Ningbo after Ma Ling's report is submitted.The purpose of this is to allow Ma Ling to turn the official statement into an established fact. At the same time, Xu Ke and Lin Xing will also mobilize their respective social relations, and help promote the set of statements compiled by the Haihan people during this period.In this way, even if the detainees returned to Ningbo and told what they saw and heard, it would be difficult to change the people's inherent views on the war in the East China Sea.

Of course, in this publicity process, highlighting Haihan's tall image is the main focus.Jealous of evil like hatred, eliminating harm for the people, and assisting the government to protect the environment and the people, this kind of public image must be established among the people of Ningbo as soon as possible, so as to lay a good foundation for the subsequent maritime trade here.

And these related details do not need to be conceived by the leading parties themselves, there are special propagandists on Haihan's side who will tell them how to proceed.These propaganda methods and methods have been used in Hainan and Guangdong for several years, and the propaganda department has already had a relatively mature operation plan, which can be directly applied to Zhejiang after modification.These professional measures made Lin Xing and others admire the preparation of the Haihan people, and Ma Ling felt ashamed of what he had said to advise Qian Tiandun to have a long-term vision. Since he has even considered these things, it means that he has already done so After planning for a long time, this vision is much more long-term than my own.

(End of this chapter)