Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 448 448 Small Actions

"People on the nearby islands are fleeing towards us. Recently, we have received more than 400 escaped stowaways." After entering the room, Tiger first poured himself a cup of hot water, and then said while drinking of the recent situation.

When people can't survive, as long as they hear that there is a way to survive, some people will be tempted to take risks.

Recently, with the increasing number of ships at sea around Dongwan Island, residents of many surrounding islands have the idea of ​​smuggling to Dongwan Island.Some people have even done this to survive.

"So many?" Dino put down the documents in his hand and looked at Tiger.

The busiest territory of Datang Group is Dongwan Island. There are construction sites everywhere, and there are endless things to do every day.

In just over two months, thick smoke could even be seen billowing from chimneys on the edge of East Bay City.

Approaching these factories, one could faintly hear the roar of machinery. The assembled equipment, which was larger than a house, was something completely new to everyone in East Bay City.

They are full of curiosity about everything, because the materials of Datang Group seem to be endless!Luxuries such as sugar and salt, which were previously unthinkable, are now in unlimited supply and can be bought and sold at will in the shops where they are sold.

As long as they work for the Datang Group, they can receive all kinds of subsidies. They have everything they need, and the people of Dongwan City are unprecedentedly happy.

There is a busy scene everywhere, everyone is working desperately, some people are responsible for supervising the goblins moving stones, and some people are working in the newly established administrative organization of East Bay City.

After getting along for so many days, they have already liked and got used to Tang Ren's style of doing things, and at the same time, they have truly realized what it means to be strong.

This is no longer crushing by force like rifles and cannons, but an all-round dimensionality reduction strike that penetrates into every detail.

In Datang Group's offices, a random form reveals cold, efficient and rigorous.Only by comparing and flipping through, the superior can easily judge the situation and grasp the most core and important data.

The huge and complex data confirm each other and complement each other, and they can't even be faked!Because in the process of comparison and reference, the data falsification of a single department will soon be discovered, and then the supervision department will be recruited.

All the methods used by the Datang Group are more advanced and perfect than those of the Zheng State. This kind of comprehensive modernization made the aborigines of Dongwan Island who started to participate in the operation realize that the victory of the Tang people was not accidental, or It is not just because of advanced weapons.

Boss worked hard and traveled between Fengshun City and Dongwan City all the time, he was extremely busy.Because of being busy, he even lost a lot of weight and looked more energetic.

Dino has been busy with the affairs of the Dongwan Island port recently, and his main concern has always been the wharf and the dock.

Seeing the busy Dino raised his head, Tiger nodded and continued: "Well, they brought a lot of information from the surrounding islands."

"..." Dino didn't open his mouth either, looking at Tiger, waiting for the general to continue talking about the information he had received.

Tiger didn't let Dino wait too long, and then continued: "First of all, because the mirage troops captured Dongwan Island, many local officials of Zheng State have fled on the surrounding small islands, so the management order has become chaotic. collapse."

This is equivalent to saying that most of the surrounding islands are in an anarchic and unorganized state of chaos.Dino just pinched his chin with his hands and began to think, without expressing his opinion.

"Most of the remaining regular troops have also fled, leaving only some stragglers who gathered themselves and lived day by day." Tiger continued: "Basically, they are no different from bandits, with low combat effectiveness and chaotic organization."

Hearing this, Dino could hear Tiger's eagerness to try, but he was not in a hurry, and continued to listen to what Tiger said.

Tiger went straight, without waiting for Dino to express his opinion, and continued to say: "It is precisely because there is no order at all, so these people who have mastered the force often intensify the exploitation of the local civilians, making the people on these islands Common people don't have a life."

Dino nodded, but remained silent.

"Later, because the mirage country did not attack the surrounding islands for a long time, those magistrates of the Zheng country who escaped came back." Tiger thought of the old fisherman who was sent to him yesterday to explain the situation, and also remembered the cowardly little granddaughter.

The two have never seen fake ham full of starch and grains, nor have they seen large pieces of pork, and weird spices from all over the place.

The grandparents and grandson talked about the island they lived on while eating, an island with an area only one-third of Dongwan Island.

They talked about the thieves above, about the corrupt official who never did anything about personnel, and at the same time they talked about the [-] civilians living miserable lives on the island.

Poverty and hunger hang over these poor people all the time. They linger like walking corpses, naked and skinny.

The old fisherman even knelt down to Tiger on the spot, crying and begging him to save those poor people who only had half a meal a day.

His son was tortured to death by starvation in this way, and his daughter-in-law was defiled and killed by Zheng Guo bandits who fell on the island as bandits.

For revenge, the old man was even willing to go back with the crusading army and lead the way for the security forces of the Datang Group.

"They are no longer able to control these fallen officers and soldiers, so in the end they can only reach a deal with these people and let them continue to exploit civilians, as long as they can provide some taxes." Thinking of this, Tiger sighed, Then he continued: "In this way, the officials of the State of Zheng became the patrons of these grassroots bandits, and the robbery of the grassroots bandits became a legal act...The local civilians have no means of living, and the fishermen can't even support themselves."

"The fishermen still can't catch fish?" Dino asked in disbelief for a moment.

"Yes, according to the information provided by the escaped fishermen, the other party has seized the fishing boats in good condition, and the rest of the fishing boats can only fish in the offshore, so the seafood that can be caught is getting less and less, and taxes have to be paid..." Tiger explained.

"It's really ruthless." Dino was stunned for a moment, and then he was a little bit irritated by the thieves who did all kinds of evil on the island, and sighed with a half-smile.

Tiger nodded again: "Yes, so I asked the master for instructions and provided this information. Since we only need to provide some tax money, why don't we occupy these islands?"

"Teacher? The teacher approved your plan?" Hearing that Tiger asked Tang Mo for instructions, Dino's expression became more serious: "This may start a war, a war between us and Zheng Guo."

"Yes. The master approved my plan." Tiger laughed: "There is no regular Zheng Guo army on the island, and our actions will not be revealed."

This is actually very easy to understand. It is impossible for the thieves on the island to contact the government, and they do not exist on the books themselves.

According to the official records of the State of Zheng, there are no regular garrisons on these islands, only the so-called "civilians and braves" who maintain order.The combat power of these people, how many people there are, and what equipment they have, Zheng Guo has no idea.

Therefore, no one will interfere with the elimination of these bandit troops.The risk of killing them is basically the same as directly slaughtering the officials of Zheng State on these islands.

"Are you sure?" Dino asked knowingly.

Of course he knew that when officials on these islands wanted to report funerals, they basically went to the coastal towns of Zheng State to contact them.

Now the big and small officials in these towns are all taking bribes from the Datang Group to cheat their pensions. How can they have time to manage a few small islands hanging overseas?
There is no need to pay extra money. Dino will send someone to greet him casually, and the officials of Zheng State in these coastal cities will keep their mouths shut and turn a blind eye to Datang Group's actions at sea.

Tiger obviously also considered it, and even grasped the key point of paying taxes: "I personally feel that it is very sure. We only need to pay a small amount of taxes to have all these islands in our hands."

In fact, it was true. As long as the taxes were paid on time and more gold coins were paid, no one in the country of Zheng would know that these islands had been lost.

As for whether the magistrates on the islands in the fish and meat village who cooperate with the bandits are dead or alive, it is a trivial matter that no one cares about.

On the remote sea, hanging alone in the far frontier, the smog is smoky, there is a lack of medical treatment, and a few small officials who are as big as sesame seeds and mung beans died of illness, who cares?
"Is there any benefit?" Dino was basically sure when he asked this question, and his own workload on Dongwan Island will increase again: "It can't be false information like a trap, right?"

"The confession has been compared and verified, and the thieves on these islands also have officials, and they don't have that IQ." Tiger smiled more happily: "During the process of occupying these islands, we can practice landing operations. After occupying these The island can gain some population. In addition, the operation can also ensure the safety of Dongwan Island."

"I think...it's okay. When are you going to act?" Dino accepted his fate. He knew that in the near future, he would have to manage a few more islands, whether they were big or small.

"Today." Tiger replied solemnly: "Before I came here, the fleet had already set off. The first battle of the newly formed 1st Marine Corps Regiment is exciting."

"That's right, but compared to this... I'm looking forward to an all-out war against Zheng Guo." Dino lowered his head and began to process those documents again.

He didn't mind that Tiger used the army without consulting him, because Tiger was directly responsible to Tang Mo in the military, and he had no right to interfere.Tiger was able to come and introduce the situation to him, which already gave him face as the governor of Dongwan Island.

(End of this chapter)