1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 182 The Eastern Front
He Qing felt that something was beyond his expectation.Originally, he had only hoped that he could be a sailor on a ship sailing to Daming, and then he could return to Quanzhou smoothly and report to Chen Hui what he knew about Hanzhou.Then, his ultra-long-distance exploration operation this time is over.

However, Black Clothes Guard is really not the place I want to go!

"The first mission of our black guards is to interrogate all the Spanish prisoners. We will take out everything they know, whether it is their king's shit orders or their personal secrets, you have to ask It's so clear!"

The first chief officer of the black guards was recruited from the patrol office, Guan Zongxiang, who had a broken hand, was a scout from the Dengzhou camp.

He was dressed in a blue-black uniform, and his gloomy eyes made the more than thirty black-clothed guards below tremble with fear.

Since several departments of the Navy all have uniform blue and black military uniforms, in order to distinguish them slightly, the cap badges and cuffs of each department are different.The cap badge and cuffs of the Marine Corps have a logo of crossed swords; the officers and soldiers of naval ships have the logo of two sails; the black guard is another logo of a cross in a box.

As for why the logo is so simple, it is due to Gein Hanzhou's poor design aesthetic ability and the simplification of batch embroidery in garment workshops.

During this period, the military caps of all countries in the world did not have cap badges.This will not appear in the armies of European countries until the first half of the 18th century.

Due to the special nature of the black-clothed guards, all the officers and soldiers did not shave their hair in a bun like other officers and soldiers, but wore the hairstyle of Ming people like many immigrants.Therefore, their military caps are basically not worn.

He Qing silently listened to the tasks and specific requirements of his superiors.

I am a spy!You Hanzhou actually recruited me to join a department that specializes in catching spies.Why does everything feel so magical?
However, He Qing also secretly became alert.This Hanzhou is not easy. Not only has its strength developed rapidly, but it also easily defeated the invading [-] Spanish army.It took less than half a day to defeat the mighty Spanish army.Except for the Spanish warships at sea, all landing troops were wiped out.

Now, they have also set up the Black Clothes Guard, which specializes in detecting internal and external intelligence and catching spies from various forces who have infiltrated into Hanzhou.They also have the right to mobilize nearby patrol police at any time, and if they encounter strong resistance, they can even ask for support from the township barracks.

Isn't this the existence of our Daming Jinyiwei?
"My name is Li Dazhu, from Laizhou, Shandong. In the next few days, we will be a small group." A simple and honest man whispered next to He Qing.

Considering that interrogating those Spanish soldiers may require some means, all the guards in black are in groups of two, plus seven or eight sailors from the original "Santa Cruz" sent by the military government to do it. The interpreter just happened to make up a three-person interrogation team.

Those Spanish soldiers were separated from the native servants at the first time, and they are all in the mine, struggling to dedicate their sweat and energy to the Hanzhou Iron and Steel Industry.

He Qing nodded to his companion, "My name is He Qing, and I'm from Guangdong." He looked at his companion cautiously.Those who can be selected into the black guards are probably not simple characters, so don't let others find out.

After leaving the gate of the Navy Office of the military government, He Qingzhao touched the military uniform on his body and smiled wryly, "Am I a thief?"

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"This meeting is top secret. Anyone who leaks it will bring unpredictable danger to our Hanzhou." In a room on the second floor of the Commander's Mansion, Cao Xiong called a meeting of the most important high-level officials of Hanzhou. .

When Pan Qifeng heard this, he felt both nervous and proud.The few people sitting in the meeting were almost all old people who followed Cao Xiong all the way to Hanzhou to start a business, and as an immigrant, he was the only one.

And the person standing guard at the gate is Cao Xiong's nephew, the third elder brother of the chief executive.

"In the past, I have said countless times that Hanzhou will definitely have conflicts with the Dutch at some point in the future, which will eventually cause them to block our route to Daming. For this reason, Hanzhou must do things in advance Make various preparations. In addition to working hard to develop our strength, we have to explore another route!"

Explore another route!Everyone sitting here was shocked.Besides passing through Java Island, are there other routes to Daming?

"Let our chief manager of Hanzhou tell you about it!" Cao Xiong looked at Qi Tian and nodded.

Qi Tian and Qi Yuanshan walked in front of the crowd holding two volumes of albums.They opened the two volumes of the atlas and hung them on the wall.

Qi Tian took a wooden stick and looked at the people sitting there.

"Everyone, the two maps on the wall are redrawn by our Hanzhou after some supplements and revisions recently. Some of them are what we have already explored or known. There is also a large part. The map is just an approximate location. It needs us to continue to explore. Now, let me tell you a few routes to Daming."

When everyone heard the words, they all stared at the two maps.

"The west route takes Batavia, passes through Champa, Annan, and reaches Daming. I don't need to say more about this route."

"Next, let me talk about the middle line first. Starting from Jianye City, going to Xinxiangbao, passing through Ambon controlled by the Dutch, going to the big island where several states are located (Sulawesi Island), and then arriving at Sulu in the Kingdom of Sulu Island, and then to Palawan Island, which was once controlled by Bo Ni, and finally drove directly to Daming."

While talking, Qi Tian pointed at the passing places with a wooden stick.Qi Yuanshan next to him used a pen to connect these places one by one, and finally led to Daming Guangdong.

"It's almost a straight line!" Qi Dajiang exclaimed, "I'm afraid this line is much closer than going to Batavia in the past!"

"That's right!" Qi Tian glanced at his second brother approvingly, "However, there are several problems with this line. First, it still passes through islands and routes controlled by the Dutch along the way, and their most important Spice Islands are On this line. Second, we have to go through the islands controlled by the Spaniards, Sulu Island and Palawan Island, which are vulnerable to attacks from the direction of Manila. Third, this line has too many broken islands, which is It means that the wind force used by the ship is very weak, and it seems that the distance is a little closer, but it may take more time."

"So, this route is currently impassable!"

"Xiaotian, since this route is impassable, why do you want to introduce it to everyone?" Hu Wenjin shook his head and said with some dissatisfaction.

"Let me tell you, I want all of us to know the geographical terrain near Hanzhou, and where the Dutch and Spaniards established their colonial rule." Qi Tian explained.

"Boss, since there is a western route to Daming and two routes in the middle route, then, is there an eastern route?" Pan Qifeng asked.After listening to Qi Tian's introduction, he was a little eye-opened.It turns out that between Daming and Hanzhou, there are still so many island lands, and so many colonies occupied by the Dutch and the Spaniards.

It's ridiculous that before I was in Daming, I thought that I was a kingdom in heaven, the largest and most prosperous in the world.Don't you know that the distant Western countries have already occupied many fertile Nanyang islands near Daming.

"That's right! Go to Daming, and the Eastern Front!" After Qi Tian finished speaking, he pointed to another map with the thin stick in his hand.

The map just now has been marked with a big "X" by Qi Yuanshan.

"This is our newly built Beikou Fort, and here is Cape Fort. Opposite Cape Fort is a huge island (Guinea Island). We need to establish one or two supply transfer points here."

"Bypassing this island and going hundreds of miles further, there will be a series of islands (New Britain and other islands), and we will find and establish a suitable supply transfer point on these islands."

"Then turn to the northwest, there will be a series of small islands in this area. Here we will choose a suitable small island to build a supply point." Qi Tian circled the Palau Islands with a thin stick.

"Thus, if we go further northwest, we will reach the Ryukyu Kingdom that we are all familiar with. Here, we will use various means to occupy one of the islands, and vigorously build it into a temporary gathering of immigrants like Xinsheng Island land."

"Finally through this stronghold, go to Daming, or collect refugees, or trade, and even attack Spain in Luzon, and the Dutch in Dayuan (Taiwan). This is an alternate route to Ming. It is planned to pass two years Go explore and gradually build a series of supply points!" Qi Tian looked at Qi Yuanshan's pen on the map to connect from Cape Fort to the Ryukyu Islands.

Seeing everyone staring blankly at the map, Cao Xiong couldn't help laughing.At the beginning, when he listened alone to Qi Tian's description of how to explore and establish the eastern immigration route, he was also dumbfounded.

Once this plan is successfully implemented, it will not only get rid of the wanton blockade of the Dutch, but also occupy a large area of ​​land. Most importantly, Han Zhou's hands will be enough to touch Daming!
"In two years, can a series of supply points on the eastern front be established?" Qi Dajiang asked.

"We are optimistic that it is possible." Qi Tian put down the thin stick in his hand, and said solemnly: "After all, the big island is opposite Cape Fort, and the time to explore and establish supply points will definitely not be too long. The most difficult After bypassing this big island, go to the archipelago (Palau Islands) on the east side of Luzon Island, which may take a little longer. After that, it will be much easier to go to Ryukyu.”

Qi Dajiang listened and nodded with satisfaction.

"The big island opposite Haijiao Fort may not have been developed. When the supply point was established, could the climate and environment there be suitable for the people living in our Hanzhou construction?" Hu Wenjin asked.

"The big island opposite Cape Fort, as well as the islands to the north, are not suitable for ordinary people to live in at the beginning!" Qi Tian thought for a while, it seems that in later generations, there will be many tropical rainforest areas in Papua New Guinea. suitable for human survival.

"Then... how to build a supply point?"

"Didn't we capture more than 500 Luzon natives?...We are going to fill them all in!"

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(End of this chapter)