1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 895 Fishing Law Enforcement
While Gong Shiqi was looking for information in Jiaxing, the Haihan Navy, under Shi Diwen's instruction, also began to send ships to monitor the waters north of Zhoushan Island.This sea area was originally the next target of the militia army to clean up, but they didn't do anything for the time being because of insufficient troops.However, if the headquarters believes that there is a target that will pose a threat to Zhoushan Island, it will still use force to strike without hesitation.

Compared with dealing with the Ming government, Haihan has no scruples about dealing with these maritime armed forces. At the beginning, the Haisha Gang and the Zhoushan Ship Gang fought as they said, and they didn't need to find any high-sounding reasons. Haihan's pace of expansion will all be regarded as stumbling blocks.The two largest forces in Zhoushan have already been crushed in front of the strong boats and guns of the Haihan militia, and the fish that slipped through the net on Qushan Island should not think about causing much waves.What Haihan is waiting for now is just a more reliable investigation result, so as to avoid new fish that slipped through the net while eliminating the fish that slipped through the net.

On June [-], after staying in Jiaxing for five days, Gong Shiqi returned to Zhoushan with his field team.During these five days, people from Hainingwei came to him twice, all for the purpose of investigating and confirming the sailing status of the Shanghai Han Fleet on Zhoushan Island.It seems that they are also very scrupulous about the Haihan fleet, and try their best to avoid the Haihan warships that may appear on patrol in the East China Sea.However, in Gong Shiqi's view, this was a futile move, because he had already sent people to the small town near Hainingwei to monitor the situation of the local military ships leaving the port.At the same time, Zhoushan was also notified to transfer two fast boats to Jiaxing to wait here. If there was any trouble, they would rush back to Zhoushan to call the police as soon as possible.

On June [-], things took a turn that no one expected.After a sailboat docked at Dinghai Port, the people on board claimed that there was an important situation to report to the leader of Haihan. After the military and the Ministry of Security arrived, they found that the person who came was actually the target of surveillance by the military. Qushan Island Island owner Ma Teng.

People from the Ministry of Security who knew the inside story quickly notified Gong Shiqi, and then Qian Tiandun also got the news.Soon Gong Shiqi transferred a covered carriage and went to the pier to take Ma Teng into Dinghai Fort.In order to confirm his identity, Gong Shiqi specially arranged for local people who knew Ma Teng to hide in the dark for identification. After confirming his identity, he conducted a careful body search before taking him to meet Qian Tiandun.

"I'm Qian Tiandun, the person in charge here. You must have something very important to come to Zhoushan Island to see me." Qian Tiandun looked at Ma Teng and asked unhurriedly.

"Master Qian, the villain really has something important to tell you!" Ma Teng didn't talk nonsense, and knelt down on the ground with a plop: "The villain received news the day before yesterday that someone wanted to harm Hai Han, and the villain found out After the situation, I rushed to Zhoushan to report!"

Qian Tiandun thought in his heart that the ship sent by the navy to monitor Qushan Island was discovered by Ma Teng, and seeing the situation was not good, he decisively abandoned the original camp.However, Ma Teng was originally a suspect, and the information he knew might be more detailed than what the security department currently has. Qian Tiandun didn't point out him right now, but asked him to tell the details first.

What Ma Teng said was indeed in line with the investigation direction of the Ministry of Security. A few days ago, someone from Haining Guards conveyed to him the meaning of Commander Ma Yue, asking him to prepare reliable manned ships and prepare to plunder from Zhoushan in the East China Sea in the near future. A Ming merchant ship sailing out of Dinghai Port.The message conveyed by the visitor is very clear, it is to make the Daming maritime merchants who cooperate with Haihan feel timid about the security situation in the East China Sea, so as to suspend or give up the commercial cooperation with Haihan.

Ma Yue has always been the backer of Qushan Island, and the orders he gave to Qushan Island in the past have been relatively well implemented.However, what Ma Yue did not expect was that Ma Teng, the owner of Qushan Island, would not be so obedient this time.

In fact, Ma Teng participated in the East China Sea coalition organized by Wang Jialin long before Haihan attacked Zhoushan Island, and even took his troops to Zhujiajian Island to fight Haihan.Of course, the result of that confrontation also made him unforgettable. The elite fleet organized with great difficulty was powerless in front of the Haihan warship, and the confrontation on land was even more desperate. In the end, he finally managed to get in front of the opponent, but he couldn't even beat his opponent in hand-to-hand combat.

This complete fiasco not only crushed the Allied Forces in the East China Sea, but also made it difficult for Haihan to encounter decent resistance when he attacked Zhoushan Island later, and smoothly advanced all the way west from Shenjiamen Fishing Port to Dinghai Fort.When the Haihan Army bombarded Dinghaibao, Ma Teng had already returned to Qushan Island with his men.He knew that the Haihan Army was invincible, so he didn't want to be cannon fodder for the Zhoushan Ship Gang any more.But if he asked the Haihan people to surrender, he felt that he had been wronged too much. After the Haihan army captured Zhoushan, they did not continue to expand northward. Ma Teng was also happy to calm down. He planned to see the changes in the situation before taking the next step. decision.

When Haihan held a business promotion meeting on Zhoushan Island, Ma Teng actually wanted to attend, because he knew that after the Haihan people took over Zhoushan, the general environment of this place would definitely change. In the trading system dominated by Haihan, sooner or later it will become the target of Haihan's attack.The situation of Qushan Island is far inferior to that of Zhoushan Island during Wang Jialin's period, and it does not have enough strength to compete with Haihan. In fact, submission is the wisest choice.But Ma Teng was worried that his personal and property safety would not be guaranteed, so he missed another good opportunity.

By the time Haihan's business promotion meeting was over, people from Hangzhou had already approached Hainingwei to lobby Ma Yue to go. Ma Teng was still watching the situation, and Hainingwei had already sent him instructions.Ma Teng felt bad when he received this order. His understanding of Haihan was much more intuitive than that of the commander of Haining Guards. It's like forcing me to jump into the sea and commit suicide!
Ma Teng was not willing to become a victim of Ming officials' self-interest, but when he was hesitating, Haihan warships were found in the waters around Qushan Island for two consecutive days. Urgent in general.If the people of Haihan had already discovered Hainingwei's plan, then his pawn would be swept off the chessboard by Haihan before he even started to move.

Ma Teng had already made two mistakes before, and if he made a third mistake, he really doubted whether he would still be lucky enough to save his life.He didn't have the courage to take any more risks. Between taking a desperate fight and taking the initiative to surrender, he chose the latter this time.

Ma Teng was afraid that his subordinates would still have the secret work arranged by Ma Yue, so he didn't dare to say anything. He quietly boarded a boat that regularly went to the mainland to buy grain and went out to sea.He has already considered very clearly that Haihan people have the final say in the East China Sea now, and this situation can no longer be reversed by attacking a few merchant ships. If he wants to save his life and continue to make a living in the East China Sea, then there is no way Bypass Haihan.Rather than being dragged to the end by him, it is better to put down the airs and take the initiative to make friends, and take Ma Yue's plan as a vote of honor, in exchange for the trust of the Haihan people.

Halfway through Ma Teng's speech, Shi Diwen, who received the news, also arrived, together with Gong Shiqi from the security department, the three of them listened to Ma Teng's confession together.

According to Ma Teng, in fact, Haining Guard's plan is just a rough action framework. Haining Guard will provide the time, location and target of the action, and Ma Teng's team will be responsible for doing it at sea. It is difficult to effectively guarantee the speed and timeliness of information transmission. In addition, it is impossible to dispatch a large number of ships in consideration of Haihan's maritime patrol. It may not be possible to succeed steadily.

Even Ma Teng thinks that this action plan has a lot of loopholes, any problem may lead to the failure of the action, and once Haihan realizes that this is a premeditated act, he will soon be able to trace it to the perpetrator .

It has to be said that the planning and execution capabilities of these opponents in the Ming government are too poor. Even if Haihan is unprepared, such a plan will hardly cause Haihan much trouble.Although those Ming officials may have done a lot of preparatory work for this, in Haihan's view, it was more like an action on paper. There was no more detailed action plan, no reliable secrecy measures, and even less The command system of order and prohibition and the response plan in case of emergency.If this can make the Zhoushan authorities unable to deal with it, then the senior officials who lead the team should resign early and return to Sanya to live on their laurels.

"What do you think?" Qian Tiandun asked Shi Diwen and Gong Shiqi for their opinions after listening.

Shi Diwen shrugged and said, "I didn't expect this to happen. It seems that the energy we put into this shitty thing is a bit superfluous."

Gong Shiqi was more cautious: "This is just his family's words, and we need to corroborate the information we found from Jiaxing. Besides the line of Qushan Island, Haining Guard may have other arrangements. Defend."

Qian Tiandun didn't express his opinion immediately, but turned to Ma Teng and asked, "What personal relationship do you have with Ma Yue, commander of the Haining Guard?"

Ma Teng was taken aback for a moment, but he still replied honestly: "Ma Yue and the villain were both born in Tongxiang, Jiaxing. If counted according to the seniority in the countryside, Ma Yue can be regarded as the uncle of the villain."

"Oh, it's no wonder you're getting mixed up." Qian Tiandun's question also verified the doubts about the relationship between the two in Wang Jialin's statement.

Ma Teng didn't know what was going on, and quickly argued: "The villain and Ma Yue are only related in the name of relatives, but there is no family relationship. It's just a purely monetary relationship. Please be aware of it! Then Ma Yue said that after he succeeded, he seized five The five-cent account is clearly for money!"

Qian Tiandun couldn't laugh or cry when he heard that, he waved his hand to ask Ma Teng to take him down first, and then he said to Shi and Gong: "Although the opponent's strength is limited, this matter must be settled safely. On the one hand, Eliminate hidden dangers, and on the other hand, use it as a demonstration to warn the official circles in Zhejiang."

Shi Diwen said: "Haining Guard is easy to deal with. As long as they dare to reach out, we will kill them at sea! But what about those shit-stirring sticks in Hangzhou Mansion? Let them incite others to make trouble with us?"

Qian Tiandun turned his head to look at Gong Shiqi. It was obviously inconvenient for the military to take action to punish the current officials of Daming. If they really wanted to do it, they would have to go to a special department like the Ministry of Security.

Although Gong Shiqi felt that this matter was difficult and not easy to handle, he knew that the two chiefs attached great importance to this matter, so he clasped his fists and said, "This subordinate is willing to try his best, but I just don't know how far it is appropriate." , also ask the chief to give instructions."

The three officials currently involved in this matter in Hangzhou Mansion are not ordinary small bureaucrats. Both Yu Pingfeng and Guo Zheng work in the provincial government of Ming Dynasty. Although Liao Xun is only a hundred households, Jinyiwei is a privileged department. , and cannot simply measure his energy by the level of his official position.And whether there are other people who give orders behind these three people is still uncertain.Of course, the most important point is that Hangzhou Prefecture is still a completely unfamiliar area to Haihan. Due to its geographical location, it has higher risks than places like Ningbo and Jiaxing. Once something happens, the boat may not be able to get out of Qiantang. Jiang.

Qian Tiandun hesitated for a moment before saying: "Let's put this matter aside for now, and we'll talk about it after the Hainingwei matter is dealt with."

"What about Ma Teng?" Shi Diwen asked.

"Ma Teng is still useful." Gong Shiqi continued, "Ma Teng is much more aware of the situation of the islands north of Zhoushan than we are at the moment. If he can provide us with information, the process of cleaning up the northern islands will be easier. Quite a few. In addition, we need him to keep in touch with Hainingwei to lure snakes out of their holes."

The three of them summed up briefly, and Gong Shiqi was in charge of Ma Teng's side, and Shi Diwen commanded the navy to prepare for the war. As long as Hai Ningwei made a move, he would be lured to the vicinity of Zhoushan to make trouble.However, Hai Ningwei previously meant to let Ma Teng's people be cannon fodder, and Gong Shiqi had to design Ma Yue to end himself.

A few days later, Ma Teng sent his confidants to Hainingwei to deliver a letter according to Haihan's plan, saying that he had found out that two merchant ships would leave Zhoushan Island and go north to Yangzhou in the near future, with more than 20 taels of silver on board Goods.But it is said that there are armed guards on these two ships. Ma Teng said that he is short of manpower and hopes that Ma Yue can help.After succeeding, Yi Ying seized all the fifty-five points.

In order to make this news more realistic, the Ministry of Security also asked people to release news at Zhapu Port and Ganpu Port in Jiaxing two days in advance, saying that recently, wealthy businessmen from Yangzhou have been buying in Zhoushan on a large scale, loading a ship full of Haihan goods. grandeur.Hainingwei checked the hatchback, and sure enough they took the news seriously, so they agreed on a time and place with the messenger sent by Ma Teng, and planned to fight together in the East China Sea.

(End of this chapter)