1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 865 Arrangement and Transformation

The two chatted about the prospect for a while, and finally the topic returned to the current situation.Eliminating the Haisha Gang is only the first step in controlling Liuheng Island, and there is a lot of work to be done next.For example, renovate the port terminal so that it can provide more convenient supplies for the Haihan Fleet, especially the "Enterprise"; disband the personnel of the Sanlin Gang and reorganize the organization so that the Lin brothers can better serve themselves. Used.As for these matters, it may not be enough to rely solely on the command of the coalition headquarters, and the active cooperation of the Sanlin Gang is required. But the problem is how to make the Sanlin Gang give up their existing power and vested interests and fully integrate into Haihan into the social system.

Regarding this point, the relevant departments actually have standardized operating procedures, but when it comes to the implementation plan of Liuheng Island, adjustments must be made according to the actual situation here.The two discussed for a while, and decided that Shi Diwen would be in charge of the port renovation, while Qian Tiandun would have to complete the work of communicating with the Lin brothers.

"General Qian, I have been summoned late at night. I don't know what to order?" Lin Xing was about to go to sleep when he suddenly received another summon from the coalition army and hurried back to the coalition headquarters.His two brothers were both participating in the battle on the island at this time, and they were commanded by Haihan people, so they were unavoidably uneasy, fearing that something might happen to them.

Lin Xing knew that the Battle of Liuheng Island was the vote of his three brothers, so he specifically asked the two brothers to obey the command of the Haihan officer and not to act without authorization or disobey the military order.As for the fact that the Haihan people might use the Sanlin gang members as cannon fodder during the battle, it was actually within Lin Xing's expectation. After all, they said when they first met that the Sanlin gang The personnel must be reorganized. Most of the old subordinates in the past must be scattered and cleaned. The consumption on the battlefield is undoubtedly one of the most reasonable cleaning methods.If my two brothers can't bear this tone, then the subsequent cooperation may come to naught.

"Sit down and talk." Qian Tiandun's amiable face made Lin Xing's originally uneasy mood a little more stable.

"The main force of the Haisha Gang has basically been captured by us now, and the situation on Liuheng Island will probably not change any more. This time, you three brothers have put in a lot of effort, and I have seen it all. Turn around I will ask the executive committee for your credit." After encouraging him, Qian Tiandun continued, "Tomorrow you will report to the headquarters and assist us in the management of Liuheng Island in the near future. Normal trade must resume as soon as possible. The basic project to be built must be implemented as soon as possible, and there are many, many things that need your participation. Lin Xing, do you have any questions?"

Lin Xing quickly stood up and responded: "It is my blessing to gain the trust of Chief Haihan, and I should do my best. Please rest assured, General Qian, that I and my younger brother will handle the matters assigned by the headquarters properly. .”

Qian Tiandun nodded slowly and said, "It's very good that you have such an awareness. I was worried that there would be some grudges in your heart, so it's not easy to assign tasks to you."

"I have absolutely no grievances in my heart!" Lin Xing quickly argued: "General Qian must not have misunderstood, the day before yesterday when he asked your army for help, it was not because of fear of war, but because he was worried that he would not be able to stop the attack of the Haisha Gang, and they would break through the pass It’s troublesome. If there is any task to be entrusted to me, General Qian will say it’s okay.”

"Okay! Then I'll just say it straight." Qian Tiandun got up and walked to the wall, pointing to the large sea map hanging on the wall and said: "I think you also know that the nearest base of our Haihan is also far away in Fujian. , thousands of miles away from here, so wartime supplies and personnel transportation is a big problem. We are now facing such a situation, the sea transportation capacity between Zhoushan and Penghu is seriously insufficient, and the seized here cannot be transported in time Back to the south, the logistics supplies cannot be delivered on time. Lin Xing, do you think there is any way to change this situation?"

Lin Xing was thinking about Qian Tiandun's meaning while listening. He didn't really believe the statement that the capacity was not enough. When he went to Shipu Port to negotiate a few days ago, he saw at least thirty or forty large ships with four hundred materials in the port. They are flying the red and blue flag of Haihan, and these ships are not warships, they are just ordinary cargo ships. Presumably they are the fleet for transporting supplies for the Haihan militia.

It's just that there are so many ships parked in the port to load and unload goods. Lin Xing believes that there are definitely more ships that travel between the two provinces to transport supplies and personnel for Haihan than he saw in Shipu Port.The Haihan people's action plan in Zhejiang was very thorough, with every aspect thought of, how could it be possible that they hadn't arranged their own logistics supply line in advance?Maybe there are still several fleets at this time, going back and forth on the sea route between Zhoushan and Penghu.

Taking a step back, even if the Haihan people had not arranged enough transport capacity, at least [-] or [-] ships captured in the Haisha Gang port in the battle of Liuheng Island alone could travel long distances, and many of the ships were completely intact. Sailor Qi could set off immediately, why did Qian Tiandun regard this as a difficult problem, and even call himself here late at night to discuss it? What is the purpose of doing this?
Lin Xing tentatively asked: "How about sending more ships? If necessary, I can also mobilize ships under my command to join, and do my best."

Qian Tiandun sighed: "But there are not enough manpower. Most of the people we brought to Zhejiang are combat personnel. The sailors basically serve on warships, and they cannot be transferred casually."

When Lin Xing heard this, he already understood seven or eight points in his heart.Qian Tiandun was short of boats and people. He was clearly looking for a reasonable excuse to break up the Sanlin Gang.

When discussing in Shipu Port, Qian Tiandun had already mentioned this matter. Although Lin Xing agreed to do so, he still had a little thought in his heart, hoping that with the outstanding performance of the Sanlin Gang, Haihan people would be able to open the Internet. On the one hand, the original staffing should be preserved as much as possible.Of course, he also imagined what kind of method the Haihan people might take to dismantle the Sanlin Gang, but he really didn't think of the reason Qian Tiandun put forward.

Lin Xing replied with a wry smile: "General Qian, there is no need to worry. There are thousands of sailors under my command in the Sanlin Gang, who are ready to be dispatched at any time."

Qian Tiandun said with a smile on his face: "This is of course the best, but... if you use all the people from the Sanlin Gang, it may be inconvenient to command. It is best to have people with high prestige who can go south with the fleet , so as to coordinate communication.”

If Lin Xing still couldn't understand what Qian Tiandun meant when he heard this, then he didn't have to stay any longer, he could pack up and leave early.

"Your Majesty and my brother-in-law can leave at any time, just ask General Qian to arrange it!" Speaking of this, Lin Xing could only grit his teeth and hold on.Be more active at this time, at least you can win a little favor from Qian Tiandun.He couldn't wait for Qian Tiandun to call him by name, and then reluctantly agreed, but there would be no credit but hard work.

"Boy is sensible, life will be easier in the future!" Qian Tiandun also secretly gave Lin Xing a good evaluation in his heart.Although Lin Xing was just a pirate and a smuggler, he was indeed quite active in his mind and was good at dealing with the world. With just a few words of advice, he could figure out what he wanted and take the initiative to take over the things that should be done.His cooperation like this also saved Qian Tiandun a lot of trouble.

Qian Tiandun said in a deep voice: "You don't have to go. As I said just now, there are still many things in Liuheng Island that you need to coordinate here. I think so. At present, our two most important supply lines are from From Shipu Port to here, and from Fujian to Shipu Port, each of your two brothers should be in charge of a route. As for how to arrange the near one and the far one, that’s up to you to decide.”

"Thank you, General Qian, for your trust. I will discuss the arrangement with my younger brother tomorrow, and report it to General Qian." Lin Xing quickly cupped his hands in thanks.He also knew that it was impossible for Qian Tiandun to completely hand over these two important supply lines to his brothers. The so-called responsibility was probably just to coordinate the sailors who belonged to the Sanlin Gang in the fleet. Fang will definitely send another person to command the fleet.But being able to be assigned to an errand showed that the Haihan people were willing to give them the opportunity to show their abilities. Although Lin Xing's two brothers could not be said to be very good, their navigational skills were considered qualified enough for this kind of errand.

"Go back and contact Staff Zhang. He will be responsible for arranging the sailors provided by the Sanlin Gang to fill positions in each fleet." Qian Tiandun raised his hand to check the time: "It's getting late, everyone is busy today After a day, you have to continue to work tomorrow, so you should go back early and rest!"

At the end, Qian Tiandun lightly mentioned the personnel arrangement, but Lin Xing knew that this was the key point—the sailors provided by the Sanlin Gang probably would not have the chance to be together again, and Haihan would disperse them and arrange them in different places. on board.In this way, even if Lin Si and Lin De had some disagreements during the voyage, it would be difficult to gather the old subordinates together to form a joint force.

On the way back to his own residence, Lin Xing went through Qian Tiandun's arrangement in his mind again, and felt that the Haihan people were really sophisticated.In this way, in the name of assisting with logistics supplies, the three Lin brothers were arranged in Liuheng Island, Shipu Port, and further away in Fujian. Once their subordinates were dismantled, the Sanlin Gang existed in name only.Although Lin Xing's other two brothers were not permanently stationed in other places, after leaving Liuheng Island, the chances of meeting must have been greatly reduced.Although Lin Xing didn't have any other ideas at first, the arrangement of the Haihan people did minimize the possibility of various changes in the Sanlin Gang.

However, Qian Tiandun's arrangement mentioned that Liuheng Island's trading market should be reopened as soon as possible. At a time when people are panicking, the Sanlin Gang must come forward to appease the emotions of foreign merchants.At the same time, Lin Xing also thought of another possibility that Haihan made this decision, that is, while restoring the Liuheng Island trading market, launch an attack on other trading ports in the Zhoushan Islands, which will undoubtedly drive many maritime merchants from other places. The trading port squeezed out and defected to Liuheng Island.Because at that time, the safest trading port in the entire Zhoushan Islands, including the coastal area of ​​Ningbo Prefecture, will probably be Liuheng Island controlled by the Haihan people.

This situation is very likely to happen, because at the same time as the Haisha Gang was fighting in the territory, the exchange in the area controlled by the Sanlin Gang was still in operation.Some businessmen who heard about the troubles in the Haisha Gang's territory even came here to inquire about the news.Of course, there must be spies sent by other armed forces in the East China Sea among them.

This plan is simple and crude, and Lin Xing is not sure whether his guess is true, because the level of intelligence he has access to is indeed lower. When the Haihan people are really discussing the battle plan, only Xu Ke can attend He and Shipu Qianhu Ma Ling are still in the "investigation period" at present, and they don't even have the qualifications to attend the audition.

It is not difficult to create chaos in other trading ports in the Zhoushan Islands, even the Sanlin Gang can do it, but the Haihan people can protect their own land while making trouble for others, this is definitely not the Sanlin Gang To the extent that can be done.If several big forces in Zhoushan join forces to fight, the Sanlin Gang will not be able to stand up to it at all. At that time, they will only end up stealing chickens instead of eating rice.But if the Haihan people do this, they don’t need to worry about other armed forces in the Zhoushan Islands uniting to fight against each other—perhaps the Haihan people are more looking forward to achieving such an effect, which can solve the problem at once, and there is no need to sweep island by island. .

That night Lin Xing lay in bed and thought wildly for a long time, until it was almost dawn before falling asleep in a daze.But he had things on his mind, and he didn't sleep well.He woke up with a start when the wake-up call sounded in the Haihan barracks on the other side of the pier.After washing up and having breakfast, Lin Xing left the port by boat and rushed to discuss with his two brothers how to arrange the next shipping mission.

"Then how to deal with the existing property of the Sanlin Gang? Could it be broken up and distributed?" After listening to the boss's narration, Lin De quickly asked a question that he cared about.

Lin Xing smiled wryly and said: "Naturally, it will be handed over to the Haihan people for management. At least half of your elder brother's various management methods in Liuheng Island are learned from the Haihan people. Now I have the opportunity to see their authentic operations. The method can be regarded as an eye-opener."

Linde shouted: "The family business that our three brothers have earned so hard, how can we hand it over to the Haihan people?"

"You don't have to pay, you can see what happens to the Haisha Gang." Lin Si complained sullenly.

This time Linde didn't talk back, because he also saw the scene when Haihan soldiers counted and seized it yesterday. Boxes and boxes of gold and silver treasures changed hands so easily.The Haisha gang has been operating on Liuheng Island for so many years, and they haven't even left a single hair, and everything has been taken advantage of by Haihan.If the Sanlin Gang refuses to cooperate, the lesson from the past is still vivid, who would dare to risk such a big mistake?
(End of this chapter)