Chapter 1169 Everyone has their own plans

When Shi Diwen first got married, he wasn't too picky about the other party's family background, because no matter what the woman's background was, to this group of well-informed time travellers, most of them were just country girls.

, after marrying, you still need to spend time and slowly train them. Of course, it is better to be educated than to be purely illiterate. At least it will be relatively easier for both parties to communicate. And Shi Diwen’s wife is also a well-educated person.

She is a lady who knows etiquette, her appearance is also of high quality, and her personal hardware and software are quite good.

However, Shi Diwen's wife was born as a commoner, so she naturally had no say in his marrying a concubine. Shi Diwen only had to make his own decision. Fortunately, the other party was only the niece of Magistrate Qu.

The concubine's position is probably not easy to coordinate, and the other party will definitely not be willing to be the second child. If Shi Diwen doesn't want to be the betrayer, he will have no choice but to reject the marriage.

After hearing this, Wang Tom couldn't help but sigh: "When I received the telegram, I thought it was you who took the initiative and lured back the little girl from Qu Yu's family. After doing it for a long time, it turned out that someone forced it on you."

Shi Diwen chuckled and said, "But I'm not at a disadvantage either. The woman gave me a lot of dowry, and there's a three-bedroom house in Ningbo city!"

Wang Tom smiled and said: "Your status does not allow you to live in Ningbo city. If you accept this dowry, it is almost the same as confiscating it."

Shi Diwen is currently the chief officer of Zhoushan. He plays a very important role in the military, political and business affairs. His personal safety is also a top priority. Even if he wants to leave Dinghai Port to inspect nearby islands, he must first send a telegram to the Sanya base camp to apply for registration.

That's right. Haihan's office in Guangzhou has not yet moved into Guangzhou after so many years. Considering the current environment in Zhejiang, it is unlikely that the Executive Committee will agree to him moving to Ningbo to stay permanently.

With Haihan's current level of wealth, such a property with three courtyards would not really attract the attention of an official of Shi Diwen's level, and it would only be used as a talking point for joking. Besides, Qu Yu

The purpose of going with him is to keep his official position. Regardless of whether Shi Diwen will accept it or not, taking a house as a dowry is also a way to show his sincerity.

Shi Diwen couldn't see through the other party's little tricks, but since he had seen the right person, he wouldn't pay special attention to the dowry money and real estate. After all, these are just things for the scene, and the real point is still

After the marriage, how can the relationship between the two parties be further consolidated? What help can Haihan give to Qu Yutong, and what kind of convenience can Qu Yutong provide to Haihan?

Shi Diwen said seriously: "What Qu Yutong means is that he hopes that we can exert certain military pressure on the areas around Hangzhou Bay and make the three major yamen in Hangzhou nervous, so that he can have the opportunity to negotiate terms with the boss.

, let him step forward to resolve the crisis."

Tom Wang blinked, touched the beard stubble on his chin, and asked thoughtfully: "So you didn't send the telegram to urge me to come back for the wedding banquet?"

"If you want to drink, you can drink at any time. Why bother to rush these days, right?" Shi Diwen did not deny his guess: "Think about it, if we hold a banquet at this time and marry Qu Yutong with great fanfare,

When my niece comes to visit, don’t all fools know that we and Qu Yu are wearing the same pair of pants? Then he wants us to cooperate and make a fuss about it, so how can we bluff people!"

Tom Wang sighed: “I thought we would come back to watch the fun, but in the end, they urged us to come back and perform for others to watch.

In order to go north to Shandong, the Ministry of National Defense established a dual-flagship fleet commanded by Wang Tom, and transferred many ships from the south to supplement it, as the prototype of the future North Sea Fleet. However, most of the main combat ships of this fleet were from

With the East China Sea Fleet originally stationed in Zhoushan, after Wang Tom took the fleet north, Haihan's armed ships in Zhoushan were greatly reduced. It was more than enough to carry out daily vigilance and self-defense, but it was necessary to launch a large-scale military operation near Hangzhou Bay.

The action had a shocking effect on Zhejiang officials, but these ships in Zhoushan were not enough.

Having said that, if just sending a few ships around Hangzhou Bay to show off one's force can achieve the desired effect, then Qu Yutong would not have to resort to such a big move as marriage to win over Haihan. Qu Yutong also knew that such an action would not only cost

It is big and involves many things. If Haihan wants to take action, he may have to mobilize troops from elsewhere and concentrate them in Zhejiang. Without sufficient reasons and sweeteners, the shrewd Haihan people will definitely not accept such a laborious and laborious task.

Shi Diwen said: "In my opinion, Qu Yutong's idea is to perform a full set of performances. After we show off our strength, the Hangzhou government starts to get anxious. He will stand up and be a good person, appease us, and finally put us down."

The little girls in the family have all been brought forward as terms of peace. There is no credit but hard work. As long as the war that is about to break out is settled, no one will be able to gossip about his actions."

"Oh, there are so many tricks in this city, and it's hard to calculate!" Wang Tom pretended to sigh a few words, but returned the topic to business: "Then Qu Yutong wants us to send troops to cause trouble, there must be some reason, right?

It can’t be some bullshit reason like hearing that the imperial court was going to remove Qu Yutong and replace him with someone else, and we couldn’t stand it, so we came out to defend our parents.”

"Of course the reason you mentioned is not valid." Shi Diwen shook his head and said: "But you don't have to worry. It's actually not difficult to find a reason to send troops. It's just to find a way to suffer some losses on the bright side, and then we

There is reason to hold people responsible. People from the Ministry of Security are already making preparations, waiting for you to bring the troops back from the north before taking action."

Tom Wang still asked cautiously: "To what extent should the acting be performed? Have the Ministry of National Defense and the Executive Committee come up with specific guidance?"

"The main focus is on deterrence, but if there is a military confrontation, we can also strike as appropriate." Shi Diwen responded: "This is the original words of the telegram sent by Sanya the day before yesterday, and it comes from the opinions of the Executive Committee."

Tom Wang pondered: "This is to let us not go too far and control the intensity, right? You must have been idle in the past few months, and you must have made a plan, right? If you have any action plans, please come up with them for reference.

refer to."

The area around Hangzhou Bay where the lower reaches of the Qiantang River enters the sea is actually composed of four prefectures: Jiaxing Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture, Shaoxing Prefecture and Ningbo Prefecture, plus at most one Songjiang Prefecture north of Jiaxing, which belongs to Jiangsu. Among these prefectures

, the place where Haihan has penetrated most deeply is undoubtedly Ningbo Prefecture, which is adjacent to the Zhoushan Islands. The civil and military officials in power have secretly joined Haihan's camp, but since it is a show for the senior officials of Zhejiang officialdom, then the stage for this show is

It can no longer be placed in Ningbo Prefecture, and can only be made in the jurisdiction of several other prefectures.

Of course, to achieve the best effect, it is natural to directly attack the city, let the Haihan army enter the depths of Hangzhou Bay, and even block the waterway from Hangzhou from the sea, and send the army to land in the coastal areas. Zhejiang officials believe that this is uncontrollable

War may break out at any time, so that peace advocates like Qu Yutong can jump out and become the protagonist at critical moments. Of course, if the intensity of this drama is not well controlled and Zhejiang's senior officials think that war is inevitable, really

If they fight against Haihan at all costs, the situation may become difficult to deal with. If nothing else, Qu Yutong, the prefect, will definitely not be able to continue his work by then.

Before the official drama begins, there is still a lot of preparation work to be done. For example, Haihan must first communicate with the Ningbo Prefecture to avoid causing local panic when the troops are dispatched. As for the timing of Qu Yutong's appearance

It is also necessary to grasp the timing just right. If you appear early, you will steal the show, and may arouse the suspicion of your superiors. If you appear late, others may steal the show, which will be very embarrassing. The timing of this must also be grasped.

The actions of Qu Yutong and Haihan must be synchronized.

The troops and ships required for this forceful deterrent operation are actually no less than launching a small-scale war, and there is indeed the possibility of a war breaking out during the process. Therefore, Haihan's preparations must be based on operations rather than exercises.

The navy personnel and ships that had just returned from the north needed a few days to rest and recuperate, so after discussion, the two set the time for the operation to be one month later to allow sufficient preparation time.

However, for Haihan, good news came to his door at this time of the year. According to historical records, in the first month of the eighth year of Chongzhen, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Lao Huihui, Luo Rucai, Ge Liyan, Zuo Jinwang, Gai

Thirteen peasant armies including Shi Wang, She Taotian, Heng Tian Wang, Hun Shi Wan, Guo Tian Xing, Nine Dragons, and Shuntian Wang captured Xingyang, Henan, and on the 15th day of the first lunar month they captured Fengyang, the central capital of the Ming Dynasty.

The hometown of Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

After the peasant army captured Fengyang, they immediately destroyed the imperial mausoleum, burned the Longxing Temple where Zhu Yuanzhang had been a monk, and killed thousands of Ming troops who stayed in Zhongdu. Such rampant behavior can be said to have moved the Zhu family

Taking charge of the foundation of the world, the Ming court naturally would not respond to this. When it mobilized more than 70,000 elite troops from surrounding provinces to fight in Henan, it appointed Hong Chengchou as the governor of the five provinces, and the governor of Shandong Zhu Dadian as his deputy.

The two men led the operation to encircle and suppress the peasant army.

However, this battle will not end within a period of time, and the impact will also affect several provinces. Even the Fuguang area, which is far in the south and is thousands of miles away from the Henan battlefield, will also receive additional charges.

They paid taxes and symbolically dispatched thousands of troops to Henan to help suppress the bandits. If nothing else happens, Zhejiang will soon receive an order from the court to organize troops to enter Henan via Anhui to participate in the battle. Here

At this time, Zhejiang cannot afford any more troubles. If it becomes difficult to clean up, Qu Yutong, the prefect, will not be the only one who will be dismissed.

The peasant army dug up the Zhu family's ancestral graves in Fengyang. This incident was even more serious than the Jin army's annual conquests southward. After all, the wild boar skins only took away population and wealth, and it did not seem to directly affect the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

.In contrast, some of Haihan’s upcoming actions in Zhejiang will not cause much backlash. Both the Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense believe that the Zhejiang government will choose to compromise under internal and external pressure. After all, the Ming Dynasty is now

The stage is to concentrate the country's armed forces to clean up the peasant army in the Central Plains, but Haihan's actions are at least within the scope of a negotiated solution. As long as they do not attack cities and land in Zhejiang, the government should try to find a solution through negotiation.

Conflict between the two sides.

More than ten days later, at Tongsheng Wharf on the north bank of the Qiantang River in Hangzhou Prefecture, a fleet of ships with the flag "Shi" slowly docked. The laborers on the wharf swarmed up, waiting for the ship owner to hire them. These workers have been here all year round.

All the craftsmen in the country know that this fleet with the stone flag is actually the fleet of the Haihan people in Zhoushan, but the Haihan people's two-color flag is too ostentatious, so in order to facilitate access to the Qiantang River, they used such a substitute.

Haihan people have always been generous, and the price of hiring laborers is at least 10% more than the market price, and the settlement is very convenient, so it has become the most popular employer of local laborers in a short period of time.

However, the Haihan people generally do not deal directly with the laborers. Only the foreman leading the team is qualified to board the ship to negotiate the price with the Haihan boss. The laborers can only wait patiently on the shore for the result. This team consists of three sailboats.

The fleet, judging from the deep draft of the ship's side, is probably carrying a lot of cargo, which will also be a big job for the laborers.

"Give way, everyone, give way, Mr. Gu is here!" With a burst of shouting, a path was separated from the crowd, and several thick-shouldered and round-waisted men in black pushed all those who were blocking the way to the side, clearing away

Create a path to allow a middle-aged man following behind to pass smoothly.

This middle-aged man known as "Master Gu" is named Gu Minghui. He is actually one of the contractors at Tongsheng Pier. However, it is said that he has an official background, so the best areas and the most lucrative jobs on the terminal are often

He took them all, and the Haihan people's business was one of them. When some laborers saw Gu Hui's appearance, they knew that most of the work of this fleet had been taken over by him again, so they could only spit on the ground.

He spat and turned around angrily and left.

Gu Hui made a grand appearance in front of the workers at the dock, but after boarding the ship along the gangplank, he immediately put on a humble face: "Master Lin, long time no see, you are so handsome!

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The person known as Lin Daguanren is Lin De from the Sanlin Gang of Liuheng Island. After the Sanlin Gang completely surrendered to Haihan, the three brothers also successively obtained appointments under the Haihan system. For example, Linde is now

There is a "Deputy Director" position in the Shipping Department under the Zhoushan Management Committee. Although he does not have any real power in his hands, the various conveniences gained from it can bring real economic benefits. Linde used to

He often went to Hangzhou Prefecture to do some buying and selling, and even after joining his new master, he was still engaged in related matters. On average, he came to Tongsheng Pier once a month, so he and the local gangsters on the pier also

We are relatively familiar with each other.
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