Chapter 1128 Two Attitudes

The local oil field in Miaoli has been operating smoothly for several months since its extraction. Since Haihan's current oil processing methods are still crude and the refinery capacity is limited, the amount of crude oil extracted is not large. In addition to a certain amount of crude oil reserves,

, the Ministry of Industry regards this oil field more as a place to train oil workers and trial-produce various mining and drilling tools to prepare technology and talents for the future exploitation of truly large oil fields.

After Tian Yeyou commanded the completion of the initial drilling and mining phase, there were actually not many things that required him to keep an eye on the site. If it were not for the need to train industrial workers, he could have left Miaoli long ago. Of course, the situation in Shandong is still uncertain.

It would be useless for Tian Yeyou to arrive too early and it would only be a waste of time, so he had to wait until the fleet heading north controlled the local situation before setting off.

However, even if Tian Yeyou comes to Shandong, the development of this copper mine will not be implemented in a short time. Such a large project not only has certain requirements for the professional skills of the person in charge, but also because it is a typical labor-intensive industry.

There is also a large demand for the number of laborers invested in the mine. The manpower currently controlled by the Haihan advance team is probably not enough to allocate the labor force to mine dozens of miles away while building the Zhifu Island base.

Because of this, when Wang Tom heard in Liaodong that there were tens of thousands of Han refugees in Pi Island with nowhere to go, he made up his mind to try to get these people out, and some of them could be put into mining at the Fushan Copper Mine.

.Of course, according to Haihan tradition, places like mines are also good places to place prisoners in hard labor camps. In the future, when marching into Liaodong and capturing Houjin prisoners of war, they can also be dumped here, such as high-risk dirty work like going down tunnels.

The prisoners of war can do the work.

The Fushan copper mine is about to be developed, and the Zhifu Island headquarters does not want to get too entangled with the Ming army stationed there. It wants to focus its security forces on the copper mine project first. According to the confessions of the bandits captured some time ago, although the main force of the Wanjia Army has already

Most of Fushan County was destroyed in the First World War, but military advisor Pu Xueguang and others were still on the run. There was a great opportunity to reintegrate the remaining forces of the Wanjia Army. Moreover, the location of the Fushan Copper Mine seemed to be a stone's throw away from the Wanjia Army.

The stronghold is very close to Pishankuang. Before the exploration and development of the copper mine, the area around it must be cleared again to ensure that it will not be harassed by bandits.

Although the Ming army at Qishan Qianhusuo is also a potential threat, the Haihan military believes that the possibility of it launching an active offensive is extremely low, and even if it does, it is unlikely to break through the already formed formation on the sandbank in the southern part of Zhifu Island.

Defense line. The headquarters deployed two companies of infantry and more than ten artillery pieces there, plus several deep defense lines composed of barbed wire, trenches, various obstacles and masonry fortifications. Even a cavalry attack would be difficult.

Breakthrough from the outside in a short period of time. Coupled with the anti-surveillance mobile sentry deployed by Haihan nearby, it can be said that the threat posed by Qishan Qianhu is still within Haihan's control, and he is not in a hurry to take some immediate measures.

Unconventional means to solve it.

The news brought back by Shen Zhixiang was somewhat comforting. Feng Fei, a member of the Qianhu family in Qishan, did not fully stand on the same side as the generals from Dengzhou. Whether it was because he was short-handed or because he was timid and fearful of fighting, this

This is good news for Haihan after all. As for the stubborn Shangguanye, since his origin and background are still unclear, it is difficult for Haihan to judge the true reason why he insists on confronting Haihan.

The reason is that we probably have to wait until the people from the Ministry of Security return from Dengzhou to get further information.

Although Shen Zhixiang was dubious about the Haikou boasted by Wang Tom, the financial resources shown by Haihan were indeed strong, making it difficult for him to doubt the other party's ability to make money and his methods. However, he still never forgot the assistance Haihan had promised.

Remind the other party: "Two adults, do you know when the food to rescue Pi Island will be shipped?"

"You don't have to wait too long, it only takes two or three days. After we arrange the cargo ship, it can be shipped." Qian Tiandun explained to him: "The first batch of materials to aid Pi Island mainly includes 100,000 kilograms of grain and some

Commonly used medicinal materials. After these cargo ships have transported the materials to Phi Island, I hope your army can arrange for a group of immigrants to return by ship."

"Of course, the existing agreement has been made first, and Dongjiang Town will definitely fulfill it." Shen Zhixiang responded very firmly.

Regarding the issue of transferring the refugees on the island to Haihan in the form of immigrants, the senior officials of Dongjiang Town have very unanimous opinions, and they all believe that this is a measure that can actually help reduce the burden on Dongjiang Town. These refugees can only live on the island.

Acting as a burden and accelerating the consumption of materials on the island, but giving them as immigrants to the Haihan people can exchange for food and other aid for Dongjiang Town. Trading refugees for aid is only good for Dongjiang Town, and Shen Zhixiang has no other benefits at all.

I can't think of any reason to reject the goodwill of the Haihan people.

Shen Zhixiang has already decided that after returning to Pidao, he must persuade Shen Shikui to increase cooperation with Haihan. After all, there is no other partner who is so capable and willing to take the initiative to help. As long as the Haihan people are willing

Supporting Dongjiang Town and making a comeback to counterattack Liaodong does not seem to be an unattainable goal.

As for the government in Shandong, Shen Zhixiang no longer has high expectations for it. The ideal situation is to not cause obstacles in the middle. Obviously some people in Shandong are determined to go against Dongjiang Town. Shen Zhixiang is thinking

I am also holding my breath, and I will definitely slap these people in the face with the re-emergence of Dongjiang Town in the future.

Another day later, a team sent to Dengzhou City to inquire about news finally returned safely. After Gong Shiqi, the leader of the team, returned to the island, he immediately reported the results of the trip to Hao Wanqing. After hearing the report, Hao Wanqing

Feeling that some news must be known to the military, he immediately notified Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom to come over for a meeting.

"The situation may be more complicated than we expected, so we asked you to come over and make a summary." Hao Wanqing went directly to the topic concisely: "Gong Shiqi, tell me more about what you found during your trip to Dengzhou this time."

Gong Shiqi went to Dengzhou to inquire about the news. A group of five people stayed in Dengzhou City for four days under the cover of traveling merchants and hawkers. Although they were not familiar with the situation in Dengzhou City, there was nothing they could take advantage of.

Although he had personal connections, he used various means during the period to get a lot of valuable information. In particular, the command was most concerned about the attitude of the Dengzhou government towards Haihan's arrival, and finally got some specific information.

Gong Shiqi said: "I have made inquiries from various sources and found that Dengzhou officials have two completely different attitudes towards the arrival of our Haihan fleet. To be precise, this difference exists between civil and military officials."

According to his investigation, officials from Dengzhou Prefecture to Chen Zhongsheng, the prefect, generally believed that the arrival of the Haihan fleet was a good thing for three reasons. First, it helped the government wipe out the Wanjiajun gang that had been poisoning the place for many years, and saved the increasingly prosperous people.

The deterioration of local security; second, it provided assistance to refugees within its jurisdiction, avoiding the danger of civil commotion in Fushan County; third, it reopened the maritime trade channel with Zhejiang, bringing hope for revitalizing the local economy.

These are things that the Dengzhou government has always wanted to do but has been unable to implement. Haihan's appearance has really solved a lot of troubles for the government, and these are well-documented facts. There are also Fushan County Yamen and Qi

There is no doubt about the authenticity of the guarantee made by Shan Qianhu. Although Haihan, as another country, sent people to land in Ming territory and establish a stronghold without authorization, these actions seem to have some problems in diplomatic procedures, but the flaws cannot be concealed, and the government must also recognize Haihan

The most important thing is that Haihan has shown no hostility to confront the government, and what he has done so far has been good things that people like to see. It is really difficult to use "invasion" to characterize their arrival.

However, the military's opinions are somewhat different. Judging from the news Gong Qiqi heard in Dengzhou, the Dengzhou garrison was wary of Haihan's appearance, and it was not just a few senior officers who held this attitude.

, military officers stationed in Dengzhou from other places almost all have the same opinion in public, that is, they believe that the emergence of Haihan poses a great threat to the security of Dengzhou. Haihan's army, which can use force to attack local bandits, can naturally also

Pointing its finger at the cities and territories of the Ming Dynasty, there is no fundamental difference in essence between the Haihan army that came from afar and the local bandit forces who dominated the mountains.

As for the rescue of the people in Fushan County, the military believes that this is just a means to win people's hearts in the early stage. Once Haihan has established a firm foothold in Fushan County, such measures will probably not be continued for a long time. After all, rescue of refugees is not something that can be done in the long term.

From the government's point of view, this is completely a thankless act, and the Haihan people are not crazy, so why should they engage in such a loss-making business for a long time?

In the view of the military, the idea of ​​opening a maritime trade channel is an attempt by Haihan to cover up the truth. I don’t know where I got the news. It is said that Haihan made his fortune in the smuggling business in the South. What they call maritime trade is

In fact, it is maritime smuggling that is prohibited by the Ming Dynasty. Haihan brought the smuggling business into Shandong not to help the local government revitalize the economy, but to seek personal gain for themselves. This is the intention of the army they brought

The best proof is that any maritime merchants brought their troops out to do business? This is clearly prepared to fight if they can't reach an agreement and use violence to solve the problem.

The military believes that Haihan's arrival will not save the local security situation, but will make the situation more serious. Judging from the information currently known, the battle between Haihan and Wanjiajun ended almost one-sidedly

In the battle, their strength far exceeds that of their opponents, and the Dengzhou garrison is struggling to control the Wanjia Army. How can they deal with Haihan, a more powerful spoiler? The safest way is to take advantage of the Haihan people's first arrival to establish a foothold.

To stabilize the situation, immediately organize a crusade to drive them away from the Shandong coast.

However, fighting costs money. Although the military wants to take action, it will be difficult to carry out large-scale combat operations without local financial and material support. Therefore, civil and military officials in Dengzhou Prefecture have been arguing about this matter recently.

It was overwhelming, and the news had spread from within the government through various channels, so that the people in the city were also talking about it. Gong Shiqi only had to identify, filter and classify the various messages he heard, and he could roughly infer

There are currently differences of opinion in Dengzhou officialdom.

"That's the general situation. Is there anything you two are unclear about?" After Gong Shiqi finished speaking, Hao Wanqing asked Wang Qian for their opinions.

"Do you have any more specific information about the people in the Ming army who are hostile to us? Maybe we can find a deeper reason from this." Wang Tom first raised the question. He did not think that the hostility of the Dengzhou garrison towards Haihan was

There was no reason, especially after Haihan had shown enough goodwill to the Fushan County government and the garrison, that the Dengzhou Ming army still believed that Haihan's arrival had bad intentions. Wang Tom thought that this might be the result of someone causing trouble.

Gong Shiqi responded: "The establishment of the original Dengzhou Guards was seriously damaged in the war in the previous two years. Most of the current Dengzhou garrison are troops transferred from various places in Shandong by the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the foundation of these characters is

It’s also difficult to investigate clearly in a short period of time.”

The question raised by Qian Tiandun was more practical: "How many Ming troops are currently stationed near Dengzhou City?"

Gong Shiqi said: "According to Beizhong's statistics, the size of the garrison should be between five and six thousand. Among them, the Navy is still in the process of reconstruction, with only seven or eight hundred people. Beizhong thinks that because the troops it belongs to are too complex, they want to

It is probably not an easy task to integrate them together to perform combat missions. I heard locally that there are seven or eight officers at the rank of general in Dengzhou City. Who would listen to these people if a war really breaks out?

Whoever directs it is a troublesome matter."

Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "Speaking of this, Shen Zhixiang also mentioned that Shangguan Ye, who was stationed in Qishan Qianhu Station from Dengzhou City, was also a staff general. It seems that the local senior officers are indeed seriously overstaffed."

Wang Tom laughed and said: "A general with only a few hundred people under his command is an underqualified man! It's nothing to worry about!"

Qian Tiandun and Hao Wanqing both laughed knowingly. Gong Shiqi didn't understand what "undermatching" meant, but he could also see that the leaders were not nervous about the current situation, so he probably had an idea.

All kidding aside, there are thousands of Ming troops stationed in Dengzhou City who are hostile to Haihan. Even if there is no war, they are still a threat that cannot be ignored. Either they find a way to resolve the hostility of the other side, or they have to use more radical means to completely eliminate it.

To deal with this threat, the military must finally come up with a response plan.

Qian Tiandun said: "The intelligence collected so far is still very limited, and we can't judge what the other party's considerations are for opposing us. We can only take preventive measures first, send more troops out, and strengthen

Water and land surveillance in the direction of Dengzhou City.”
Chapter completed!