Chapter 1710 Political Achievements

As an official guarding an important border area, Tan Juren could not achieve some dazzling military achievements every year like Roger did. However, due to the current objective conditions of Xingdao, it was quite difficult to achieve political achievements here.

In the past two years, when Tan Juren wrote the summary report at the end of each year, he was quite troubled because he could not come up with achievements that would impress the executive committee. The increase in population and the amount of cultivated land in this place in a year is extremely limited. In many places that Haihan currently rules,

Among the overseas colonies, it can only be ranked at the bottom, which is only slightly better than pure mining places like Bangka Belitung Island, and even not as good as the Jinzhou Peninsula in Liaodong, which has been in a state of war.

As two border crossings on the Haihan territory, one in the south and one in the north, the development status of Xingdao and Jinzhou Peninsula can naturally be easily compared. There was nearly a year difference in the time when the two places were included in the territory of Haihan, but

Since Xingdao is isolated overseas and is far inferior to Jinzhou, which has the Ming Dynasty as a support for population and logistical supplies, it is inevitable that Jinzhou will catch up with it in terms of development speed. There has been a steady stream of soldiers and civilians moving into Pi Island and Shandong direction.

The immigration soon brought the local population to more than five digits, and began to carry out organized land reclamation and reconstruction of towns. Its development progress has surpassed that of Xingdao in a very short period of time.

Without a large amount of population input, it is difficult to talk about development. With Tan Juren's ability, there is currently no good way to solve the population problem of Xingdao in the short term, so it is very difficult to achieve political achievements in the traditional direction. And this

For the first time, the riot planning of Spanish prisoners of war was uncovered. This credit can indeed be recognized by the Executive Committee, but it seems to be a bit meaningless to call it a political achievement. After all, the affairs in the field of judicial prisons

The military was originally in charge of Xingdao, but it was handed over to Roger after Tan Juren took office. This credit must be given entirely to Tan Juren, which is somewhat unfair.

Tan Juren thought about it for a while and felt that he still had to say hello to Roger first to see what his partner meant. He believed that Roger's status would not mean that he would come to grab this credit, but if he could work with Roger

If the military coordinates this matter well, it may be able to further expand the benefits of this matter. Tan Juren still understands this simple officialdom principle of having a sedan chair carried by everyone.

So Tan Juren asked Qin Bodu to go back and continue to investigate the case in depth and control the security situation in the hard labor camp. He immediately went to Luo Jie to discuss with him how to handle this special case in the hard labor camp.

"Rebellion?" After Roger had a general understanding of the case, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "These prisoners of war are really not afraid of death. They dare to cause trouble when they get here! Even if they can escape from the hard labor camp, how can they escape?

This island? If you are so eager to die, you might as well commit suicide in a hard labor camp!"

After hearing Roger's harsh words, Tan Juren also agreed: "They probably really have a wrong understanding of their situation, and they also fancifully thought that they could fight us through force. It seems that you were still in Manila

It was too kind and did not let them learn a deep enough lesson."

Roger sighed: “At that time, the Executive Committee requested to minimize the unnecessary killing of prisoners of war so that they could be used as hard labor after the war. Therefore, even those prisoners of war who resisted were only

They were sentenced to serve their sentences without any harsher punishment."

Roger gently patted the case file sent by Tan Juren and said: "These two prisoner leaders were just low-level officers at the beginning. I originally thought that keeping them might be able to maintain the internal conflicts among the prisoners so that we can manage them, but it seems

They don't seem to appreciate it. In my opinion, the more than 20 prisoners who participated in the organization in this case should all be sent to the mines on Belitung Island to work as underground workers. Don't let them come back in the future."

Haihan has several tin mines on Bangka Belitung Island, and the miners there are almost all serious criminals who cannot be pardoned. The living conditions of hard labor prisoners are much more severe than those on Star Island. Basically,

The prisoners sent there no longer need to consider the issue of release after serving their sentences. Those who can serve for one or two years without any incident are considered to be lucky. Luo Jiejie's idea is obviously not intended to give this group of Hispanic prisoners who are planning to do evil things any more.

There is no chance to return to the human world.

Tan Juren didn't think there was anything wrong with this way of dealing with it. In fact, not directly imposing capital punishment on these prisoners was considered an official act of mercy. Roger led the troops to fight intermittently in the South China Sea for several years.

He is not a soft-hearted person. If the human resources here in Nanhai were not in short supply, Roger would probably have ordered these prisoners to be dragged out and shot after reading the case files.

However, Tan Juren wanted feedback not only on the handling of this group of prisoners. He also hoped that Roger could make some suggestions on the subsequent reporting of this case so that he could gain more benefits from it.

Tan Juren saw that Roger didn't seem to have thought about this, so he coughed and took the initiative to mention: "About this case, I will prepare the files later and report to Fort Victory. Do you have any ideas?"

Roger responded: "You mean to report to the executive committee? Well... we can think about it again..."

As the leader who single-handedly formed a capable army, Roger is not stupid, but he has little interest in official politics, so he is not as sensitive as Tan Juren. But when he heard the other party mentioned reporting the case, Roger naturally thought of this.

Some impacts and effects that may arise after filing a case and reporting it to Fort Victory.

With the influence of Star Island, an attempted riot that occurred in a hard labor camp on the island would probably be difficult to attract the attention of the Executive Committee, nor would it have any subsequent impact. However, if Roger and Tan Juren work together, perhaps

This can change the nature and severity of the case.

Tan Juren did not rush to urge Roger to express his position. He knew that he did not need to be too eager in front of the other party, as that would make him passive. If Roger really planned to make a profit from it, then even if he did not come up with an idea,

Roger will also take the initiative to find a solution.

Roger made his decision without thinking for too long: "We need to dig deeper into this case. I think this is probably some kind of trick by the Spaniards. After they failed in Manila, they set their sights on Xingdao and wanted to find someone here."

Recover the loss."

Tan Juren was a little surprised when he heard Roger's "reasoning", because such a case seemed a bit unreasonable. After the Spanish were defeated in Manila, could they rely on a group of prisoners of war who were exiled to Star Island to make a fuss in the Strait of Malacca?

?You must know that this place is thousands of miles away from the nearest Spanish stronghold, and there is a Portuguese-controlled city of Malacca a hundred miles away that can respond to Star Island in an emergency. Even in theory, the Spaniards are unlikely to respond.

Xingdao takes action.

"This... seems a bit far-fetched, right?" Tan Juren asked tentatively.

"Yes, it seems a bit unreasonable." Roger scratched his head and admitted that there were loopholes in the theory he designed. But if this matter is to attract the attention of the Executive Committee, then its nature must become more serious.

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Tan Juren said: "I think it's better to pass the blame to the British. Didn't we have a fight with the British the year before last? Maybe it's hard to say that the British have colluded with the Spanish. What do you think?"

Roger thought for a moment and shook his head: "That won't work. Don't forget that these two countries are fighting lively on the European battlefield. They are real opponents. There is no reason to choose to cooperate in the Far East. Moreover, their respective colonies are too far apart.

It’s also difficult to achieve coordinated action.”

The two of them thought about it, and all the methods they could think of seemed to have obvious loopholes. In the end, Tan Juren said: "I think the next best thing is to report it to the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Justice first, and then we will see if there are any other solutions."

It’s an entry point to create some hype.”

Roger couldn't think of a better way for a while, so he had to agree to Tan Juren's proposal first. Before finding a better foundation, if he forcibly reported it directly to the executive committee, it would be a bit of a fuss, and it would not be effective.

The effect they expected. Fortunately, it will take some time to sort out the files on the case. They still have time to slowly consider how to deal with this matter and see if they can find a more comprehensive and appropriate method.

After talking about business, Tan Juren remembered that Qin Bodu had mentioned the issue of rewards for those involved in handling the case when he reported the case, and immediately asked Roger what he thought. After hearing this, Roger smiled and said: "Then the situation of this guy is also

It can be regarded as a meritorious service. After arresting so many people, his identity will definitely be exposed. If he is allowed to continue to stay in the hard labor camp, he may be stabbed to death in the toilet one day. Since Qin Bodu agreed

If his sentence is reduced, then just do it. If the sentence is not reduced, transfer him out of the hard labor camp first and arrange another job for him."

Tan Juren had no objection to the treatment plan mentioned by Roger. Reducing the prisoner's sentence was not an easy treatment, but this time the case of the Hispanic prisoner was successfully solved. It was indeed the prisoner named Qin Huacheng who played a key role. And this person played a key role in the case.

Before he was exiled to Star Island, he was a security policeman in Manila. He was considered half of his own people. After the case was completed, he should be rewarded based on his merits, so he should be given some real rewards.

The decision to handle this case was quickly reported to the Second Battalion of Hard Labor. Qin Bodu summoned Qin Huacheng and announced to him the decision from the Xingdao Management Committee. When he heard that his sentence would be later

Qin Huacheng couldn't hide his joy at the reduction. The hardships he had suffered and the risks he had taken suddenly became worthless.

"What the superiors are saying is that, considering your personal safety, you will move out of the house you are currently living in and live in another place starting today. However, the specific results on the commutation of your sentence have not been released yet, so you cannot leave the hard labor camp yet.

"Qin Bodu said to Qin Huacheng: "But there is currently no suitable accommodation for you in the hard labor camp, so you may have to live in a small dark room for a few days."

The so-called black room is a place where prisoners are kept in confinement. The place is small and has no lighting. It would be unbearable for ordinary people to live there for three to five days. Although Qin Huacheng has never been locked up in a small black room, he also knows that living in that place is not comfortable.

Moving out of the cell phone and living in a small dark room was not a reward, so he didn't respond for a while.

Qin Bodu probably felt that this arrangement was a bit inappropriate, so he added: "Of course I won't follow the confinement standards for you, and I won't even lock you up. I'll just let you live there at night and during the day."

You can come out and move around during the designated period. This is mainly for your safety. If the Spanish prisoners here know what you have done, they will probably take retaliatory measures against you."

Qin Huacheng hurriedly bowed and thanked him: "Your Majesty, you have your heart! How dare you disobey me when you are a sinner? I will follow your Majesty's arrangements."

Qin Bodu saw that he was lingering after he finished speaking, so he asked again: "Do you have anything to say?"

Qin Huacheng said: "I would also like to know how long it will take to get the result of the commutation of the sentence?"

Qin Bodu said: "According to the instructions of the chief, this case needs to be reported to the Ministry of Justice. As for the treatment of a group of criminals and those who report meritoriously, they probably have to wait for the Ministry of Justice's approval. This goes back and forth, and it takes two or three months.

Want it."

Qin Huacheng said in surprise: "How long does it take? Doesn't our country of Haihan have a radio station that can send messages thousands of miles away?"

Qin Bodu smiled and said: "You have some knowledge, you actually know the radio station... But the radio station is only suitable for transmitting short messages. There are more than 20 prisoner files and confessions in this case. The final file is at least two inches thick.

, the cost of sending it by radio is too high, so it can only be transported back to Sanya by ship. Wouldn’t it take two or three months to wait for the processing there to be completed and then feedback back?”

Qin Huacheng muttered: "Isn't that villain going to serve an extra two or three months in prison for nothing?"

Qin Bodu's face darkened and he said, "You are dissatisfied with this arrangement. Do you want to teach me how to do it?"

Qin Huacheng responded quickly: "Don't you dare! You don't dare!"

Although it will take some time to get a response from Sanya, this is already an excellent result compared to the three-year hard labor sentence. Even though Qin Huacheng is still a little unwilling, he will never question Qin Bodu's arrangement again——

Qin Bodu's sentence could be increased or decreased based on his words. It really pissed off the warden, and he might have to move back to the cell. Although the small dark room is not a good place, it at least has a certain

With his degree of freedom, Qin Huacheng could only comfort himself and accept the reality.

On the same day, Qin Huacheng's roommates learned the news that because he violated the rules of the hard labor camp, Qin Huacheng was sentenced to fifteen days of confinement, which will be implemented from now on. Everyone, including Lin Xingsui, felt uncomfortable with such a sudden punishment.

I was very surprised that Qin Huacheng had already climbed up a high branch and suddenly fell down. Normally, prisoners who make mistakes are usually not detained for more than five days, but Qin Huacheng was actually sentenced to fifteen days. What kind of serious crime did he commit?

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