Chapter 1123 Position determines point of view

Even though Haihan is now extremely powerful in the southern coastal areas, he cannot get the officials in Fuzhou and Guangzhou to completely surrender to him. Haihan has no foundation in North China and Northeast China. Wang Tom also knows this very well and has no hope.

Being able to take over the entire Dongjiang Town for his own use, what he cares more about is the Dongjiang Town. The Ming Dynasty needs this overseas force to hold back Hou Jin who is about to move, and Haihan can also use the authority of Dongjiang Town to legally

method to carry out operations in the Liaodong Sea, and even exercise actual control over the areas that will be occupied in the future in the name of Dongjiang Town.

Even if Shen Shikui is loyal to Mingting, given the current difficult situation of Dongjiang Town, it will be difficult for him to refuse the cooperation conditions proposed by Haihan, and there are many young people like Shen Zhixiang who are quick-thinking. With the benefits that Mingting can give Dongjiang Town,

With the support getting weaker and weaker, these young officers' dependence and loyalty to the imperial court will also gradually decrease. As they continue to understand Haihan's true strength through contact, their mentality will inevitably change. In addition, Haihan is extremely

With his expertise in brainwashing, it is probably only a matter of time before he can win over the young officers in Dongjiang Town.

Qian Tiandun said: "Is this the purpose of bringing that Shen Zhixiang back?"

Wang Tom smiled and shook his head and said: "This is not because I want to bring him back. It is Shen Shikui who appointed him to come to Dengzhou as a representative. It can be seen that he has won Shen Shikui's trust now. According to Xie Li's experience on the island and our

Judging from the information we have, Shen Zhixiang is likely to be the current third-in-command in Dongjiang Town, and pulling him over will definitely come in handy."

"Then what are you going to do with the prisoners of war you captured in Lushun?" Sun Changmi asked: "These people shouldn't be able to return to the Ming Dynasty, right?"

"They all know that if they return to the Ming Dynasty, they will be imprisoned immediately and wait for military law. Most of them will be beheaded." Wang Tom said: "Even if we let them go, this group of people actually have no way out. They are here

Liaodong worked for Hou Jin and fought against Dongjiang Town. Returning to Liaodong will only be exploited by Hou Jin as cannon fodder, and Dongjiang Town will definitely not be able to accommodate them. The world is so big, only we can accommodate these people. These people are all

He is a member of the Dengzhou Navy. With a little modification and training, he can be arranged to serve in the navy, which will be very useful to us."

Haihan's way of dealing with prisoners of war in the past was, in principle, to first put them into hard labor camps for a period of labor reform. Of course, Haihan will also give more opportunities to some prisoners with special skills or identities as appropriate.

He chose to serve in his own camp. Many of the personnel currently serving in the Haihan Army had been prisoners of war, including senior military officials such as Takahashi Minami and Takemori. So for the military

It is not unprecedented to transform and use prisoners of war, or even directly integrate them into the military establishment.

Judging from the information Haihan came into contact with after arriving in Shandong, both Dengzhou Prefecture and Dongjiang Town have a relatively high evaluation of the former Dengzhou Navy, believing that this force was a maritime force under the jurisdiction of Shandong Dusi.

A strong army, and most of this army was coerced by the rebels before going to Liaodong. Now that they are in a delicate situation and cannot return to the Ming Dynasty, Wang Tom naturally has the idea of ​​​​taking these people under his command. A few days ago, in

Jinzhou Bay showed mercy to him partly because of this consideration.

If a group of former Ming army soldiers who are familiar with the sea conditions of the Jiaodong Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula join, Haihan's actions in this area will definitely save a lot of wasted effort, which will also play a great role in completing the mission of marching into Liaodong in the future.

Helping effect.

"Then put these people forward first and arrange labor tasks separately!" Sun Changmidang made the decision even if he followed Wang Tom's wishes. At present, he is responsible for the deployment and supervision of the construction sites on the island.

, after these prisoners arrived in Hong Kong, they were originally supposed to be directly assigned to the hard labor camp and work together with the Wanjiajun prisoners captured some time ago. However, since the military intends to select and use some people from them, they cannot treat these people as slaves.

Squeezed.

"Well, it would be a good idea to show it to Shen Zhixiang and let him understand our attitude from the side first." Wang Tom agreed with Sun Changmi's suggestion. Haihan's attitude towards these prisoners of war is more relaxed, and Shen Zhixiang should be the same.

Something touched.

Sun Changmi immediately called his men in and gave him these instructions, asking them to deal with the arrangements for the prisoners of war.

Wang Tom waited until he finished explaining the work before continuing: "After we contacted the Phi Island garrison, we have initially reached an agreement on the immigration issue. We will organize shipping ships to move the people out of Phi Island, and at the same time divide the immigrants into land reclamation.

In the name of the island, some food supplies will be provided to Pi Island in advance so that the soldiers and civilians on the island will not starve to death. However, the scale of immigration from Pi Island will probably depend on the progress of our infrastructure construction."

"Approximately how many refugees are there on Phi Island?" Hao Wanqing, who had just returned from outside, walked to the door of the conference room and heard Tom Wang's introduction. He asked with great concern when he stepped into the conference room.

"I conservatively estimate that there are at least 35,000 Liaodong refugees on the island." Wang Tom paused and added: "It should be much more than the immigrants we can recruit in Fushan County."

After the war in Fushan County, there are only about 10,000 local people left, and among them, only a few are willing to leave their homeland to find another way out. Currently, Haihan's immigration recruitment activities in Fushan County have been going on for more than half a month, and the number of recruits is increasing.

The gradual downward trend shows that the fleeing mentality of the local people has begun to settle down, and leaving their hometown is no longer the only option for survival. And Haihan defeated the Wanjia Army who was domineering in Fushan County. This measure also helped to a certain extent.

It has promoted the psychological changes of the local people. Now that there are no external threats, many people want to return to their previous living conditions.

Of course, Haihan's immigration measures will not be limited to Fushan County. As the scope of activities expands, the area for recruiting immigrants will also expand outward. Therefore, the immigration camp on Zhifu Island has been continuously expanded, according to the command

The ministry’s plan is to ensure that the Zhifu Island camp can provide overwintering living conditions for at least 5,000 immigrants at least before the arrival of this winter. However, judging from the current situation, this goal may be set on the low side. If it really starts from

If Pi Island introduces refugees from Liaodong, the population growth rate on Zhifu Island may be much faster than it is now, and the requirements for living facilities, sanitary conditions and food supplies will also increase.

"More than 30,000 people... we need to plan carefully!" After Sun Changmi sighed, he and Hao Wanqing looked at each other and showed a wry smile. They were responsible for most of the resettlement work on the island, and suddenly

I heard that there are tens of thousands of immigrants waiting to be transported back from the other side of the Yellow Sea. Although I am excited, I can't help but worry about the various problems that need to be solved.

There is a sea between Phi Island and Zhifu Island. To transport so many people back, the transport capacity required is not small. However, this sea is both an obstacle and a buffer. Haihan can adjust the speed of transporting immigrants by himself to avoid short-term

The influx of immigrants into Zhifu Island caused chaos.

At the same time, Xie Li was taking Shen Zhixiang and Pan Yan to visit the immigration camp on the island. The person responsible for guiding the three people was Ge Yong, an officer of the civil affairs department.

"Currently, we have built a camp on the island that can accommodate 2,000 immigrants. Every 500 people are divided into one battalion, with five brigades, each with ten squads, and each squad has ten people." Ge.

While introducing, Yong raised his hand and pointed to the wooden shacks that had been erected on the roadside: "Each dormitory here is a ten-person room, and each room is a team. The sign hanging outside the room belongs to this team.

Number. Every day when we go to work, serve meals, and listen to training, we count the number of people in teams."

Shen Zhixiang noticed that the layout of these shacks were all uniform, and the foundations were obviously leveled. The drainage ditches outside the houses, fire isolation belts, and centralized heating facilities with chimneys were all very complete. It can be seen that Haihan did not do this.

It was an impromptu idea, but after extremely thorough planning and preparation. Judging from the results of the implementation, Haihan's professionalism in the field of immigration also amazed him. He managed the camp so meticulously that it was definitely not a coincidence at first glance.

As good as your hands can do it.

Shen Zhixiang asked: "So these people are recruited from the local area? Will they be sent to the south for resettlement later?"

Ge Yong nodded in response: "Currently, most of the immigrants on the island come from areas around Fushan County. The local government cannot give them a way out, but we can. We have a lot of land in the south that needs manpower to cultivate. There are many

There are many jobs that need to be filled by the labor force. After they arrive in the south, they can earn their own living and restart their lives without having to live like beggars. However, before they go to the south to start a new life, they have to work on Zhifu Island for a while. These barracks,

The docks and living facilities were built by them themselves under our command. On the one hand, this prepares them for the subsequent recruitment of immigrants, and on the other hand, it also allows them to adapt to our way of life here first. The most important thing is here

During this period, you will learn the rules you must abide by.”

"Rules?" Shen Zhixiang was a little sensitive to this word and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Does it mean that after these immigrants go to the south, they will never have the opportunity to return to their hometown?"

"Yes, of course!" Ge Yong knew that the other party might have misunderstood, so he explained to him: "Of course they can come back if they want, but before that, they must work for us in the south for a period of time.

To compensate for the expenses we incurred during the immigration process. In fact, in our fleet going north to Shandong this time, there are many sailors and crew members who were previously refugees from Shandong. If General Xiao Shen is interested, he can interview them later.

Let’s learn about the living conditions of people from the north who come to our Haihan area.”

Ge Yong avoided the important and downplayed the "rules" that immigrants need to learn, and did not talk about their true nature. Ordinary immigrants do have the freedom to leave Haihan after paying off their immigration fees, but how big will these people be after going to the south?

Ge Yong consciously did not mention the proportion of people who chose to join the Haihan nationality and how many people chose to return to the Ming Dynasty to settle down.

After hearing this answer, Shen Zhixiang did not comment. In fact, he had already noticed the composition of Haihan's personnel. On the way to Zhifu Island on the Haihan battleship, many of the crew members he came into contact with were indeed from the north.

The accents, especially those of the bosses at all levels on the ship, almost all spoke with a northern accent. Shen Zhixiang did not know that this accent was Haihan Mandarin, and subconsciously thought that these people were probably born in the northern part of the Ming Dynasty, so

Only then did he deliberately inquire about Haihan’s immigration policy.

Pan Yan also interjected at this time and asked: "Brother Ge, are all the food and clothing of the people housed here brought from the south by ship?"

Ge Yong responded: "This is indeed the case at present. Yesterday, the fleet from Zhejiang transported another 400,000 kilograms of grain, more than a thousand pieces of cotton cloth, and a large amount of medicinal materials. Most of these things must be used on the immigrants.

But after we have established a foothold, we will organize people to colonize the island and the area near Zhifu Bay, so as to be able to produce and sell food by ourselves and reduce the pressure on supplies."

Pan Yan's eyes almost bulged out when he heard this. During the year he went to Liaodong, the measurement unit of rice and noodles he usually came into contact with was basically never more than ten kilograms. Sometimes the military rations he received were even calculated in taels. Hou Jin didn't want to

They fed the surrendered soldiers and generals too much, and always consciously controlled the food reserves in their hands not to exceed half a month, so as to prevent these Han people from rebelling if they were wrong.

Shen Zhixiang was naturally quite shocked. Although he was not hungry when he was in Pi Island, he probably knew how difficult it was to raise food. Whether it was the Ming Dynasty or North Korea, it was rare to be able to provide 100,000 kilograms of food at a time.

Less. Fortunately, there were production areas in Lushun and Changshan Islands in the past, which could more or less replenish food on their own. However, after these two places were lost, the food supply problem on Phi Island has not been effectively solved. If it were not for the military on the island

To maintain order, I am afraid that the tragic scene of exchanging children and eating them has already occurred.

If Ge Yongyong is bragging, then Haihan's execution ability far exceeds that of the Ming Dynasty local government just in terms of the intensity of transporting grain. As far as they know, at least places like Dengzhou Prefecture have to raise funds in a short time.

Providing 400,000 kilograms of grain for disaster relief would be almost impossible unless the government troops went directly to the countryside to search the big landowners and gentry door to door. And Haihan's large-scale generosity also fully demonstrated that they

Determination in recruiting immigrants.

"The cost is so huge. If your country moves these refugees to the south for resettlement, can they really get back the money in the future?" Shen Zhixiang couldn't help asking Ge Yong a question that had troubled him for a long time.
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