Chapter 478 Visiting Sanya Port

Li Qingyang is a smart man. He can certainly think of why the Ministry of Security arranged for him to meet these external personnel who have taken refuge in Haihan. Regardless of Ming Dynasty or Annan, these officials who once served for different regimes are now in charge of Haihan.

Under the rule of the Committee, a new life was given to the people, and they all showed a more or less grateful mood.

Li Qingyang has interrogated many prisoners in the past, and he has his own set of criteria for judging whether what a person says is credible. In his opinion, the contacts arranged by the Ministry of Security have a lot to do with him during the communication process.

There are no obvious signs of lying, and the credibility is relatively high. Moreover, these three people all have a common argument, that is, as long as they stay in Sanya for a longer time, their thoughts will change.

In fact, he didn't need to stay long. Li Qingyang felt that in just half a day after his release, some subtle changes had already begun to occur in his psychology. The initial hostility towards Haihan had gradually faded away without even realizing it.

It was because of the goodwill shown by the people of Haihan, and secondly, because of the terrifying strength that Haihan showed intentionally or unintentionally.

If the Haihan people really want to separate themselves and commit rebellion, Li Qingyang believes that they undoubtedly already have such strength, but the Haihan people obviously have no intention of becoming an enemy of the Ming Dynasty - at least not under the current situation.

The Han people needed to export various goods they manufactured in Sanya to the Ming Dynasty, and the massive funds and continuous manpower provided by the Ming Dynasty were exactly what Haihan needed.

From a business perspective, Haihan seems to follow the businessman's approach when dealing with external relations. Almost all interactions with the outside world are conducted in the form of commodity transactions. But Li Qingyang now understands that Haihan is here.

The terrifying strength under the guise of high-level businessmen and their silent expansion methods are just gentler than the rebellion with open swords and guns, but the final direction is not much different. They are all in the process of transforming the broader world.

Territory, more people, and physical resources were continuously brought under their own rule. Fortunately, this expansion was not aimed at the Ming Dynasty. The methods adopted by these Haihan people in Annan were much more radical, and they were directly involved in military affairs.

Of course, this is because Li Qingyang doesn't know Haihan well enough. After a while, he will gradually know that Haihan actually took many military measures in the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't directly sign various exchanges of interests with the government like Annan did.

It’s just an agreement. Haihan’s locations in Panyu, Dawanshan Island, and the seaport in the southwest of Hong Kong Island that are currently in the planning stage are all geographically critical areas, and Haihan currently does not have control over these places.

Instead of planning a showdown with the Ming Dynasty, they first occupied the land in the name of building a business store and a refugee shelter. Before the local government could react, they began to implement Haihan's social system in the local area to achieve basic implementation.

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While Li Qingyang was deep in thought, the "Lightning" had already sailed out of the bay of Victory Port, and after going south around Yulinjiao, it docked at the coast of Luhuitou Peninsula.

Lin Nan greeted him: "It's already past noon. Brother Li must be hungry too, right? Wait for a while, and the crew will prepare meals."

Li Qingyang originally thought that he would not be able to eat any decent hot food during this kind of voyage, but he did not expect that the crewmen brought out a grill, charcoal and a large pot of seafood from the cabin, and started to cook a barbecue feast directly on the deck at the stern of the ship.

Raising barbecue at sea has almost become a tradition of the Ministry of Shipping and the Navy. As long as they are not performing military missions, most captains will arrange one or two seafood barbecue feasts on the way to sea. Although there is no Chief Haihan on board to command today, this

The custom has not been forgotten by the crew.

"Sanya's seafood barbecue is different from other places. It uses a variety of locally produced spices. Brother Li, you can try it." Lin Nan enthusiastically put a bunch of hot charcoal-grilled squid into Li Qingyang's hand.

Most of the spices produced in Sanya are only sold in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, but have not yet been sold to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Therefore, for Li Qingyang, the method and taste of this seafood barbecue are very novel. In addition, it is a local specialty.

Bamboo tube rice, Li Qingyang felt that this was the most satisfying meal he had eaten since his arrest.

After lunch, Li Qingyang stood up solemnly and bowed to Lin Nan: "Brother Lao Lin guided me all the way today. Li Qingyang would like to thank you."

Lin Nan said in shock: "Today's trip has not been completed yet, why is Brother Li so anxious?"

Li Qingyang responded in surprise: "Have you not finished the tour?"

Lin Nan laughed and said: "Brother Li doesn't think that Sanya only has the places we saw in the morning, right? You know there are two seaports in Sanya. The one I saw in the morning was Victory Port. In the afternoon, I am going to take Brother Li to see the newly built one."

Sanya Port.”

Li Qingyang thought that the Victory Port was built only two or three years ago, but there is actually a newer port. Listening to the name of this port, it turns out that Sanya got its name from this.

The crew of the "Lightning" cleared up the deck and soon set off again, sailing around the Luhuitou Peninsula and heading towards the entrance strait of Sanya Port. The sea here was wide open, and the "Lightning" let go of its speed and galloped all the way, and Li Qingyang was truly

I felt the speed advantage of this strange-looking sailboat.

The entrance to Sanya Port is half narrower than Victory Port. When sailing into the strait, Li Qingyang was able to more clearly observe the coastal defense forts on the slope of the right bank. Although the scale of this fort looked smaller than the one he saw in Victory in the morning.

Hong Kong Fort, but it is much closer to the shooting target. Even if Li Qingyang does not understand the performance of the Haihan Artillery, he also knows that facing the black muzzle at such a close distance is actually the same as putting his head directly on the muzzle.

There is no difference. The shooting error of artillery at this distance is almost negligible. If a foreign enemy tries to rush into the port in the strait through water, it will suffer.

Due to the narrow channel, the transportation situation here is extremely busy. Sailboats of various sizes are arranged in two queues, one in and one out, traveling towards each other in the strait. However, the high speed of the "Lightning" is no longer available in this place.

In order to be useful, according to the port regulations, the ship speed can only be reduced and the ship can move forward sequentially in the queue of ships entering the port.

After passing through this one-mile-long narrow channel, the water surface immediately became open. This is the mouth of the two water veins of Linchun River and Sanya River. The main dock of Sanya Port built along the inland harbor also shows

In front of Li Qingyang. Compared with the Victory Port Pier that I visited in the morning, this place seems more crowded. There are almost no empty trestles, and the pier has been extending upstream along the two rivers, from

There is no end in sight from the boat.

"This place is somewhat similar to the Pearl River Wharf outside Guangzhou." Li Qingyang stood on the bow of the ship and commented on the scene before him, but he still had a few words left unsaid: "...but the people on the wharf here are...

The operational efficiency is far superior to that of the Pearl River Terminal."

Li Qingyang saw a large number of workers on the dock wearing the multi-colored vests he had seen before. The dock operation system arranged by the Haihan people was obviously very skilled, and the scale of cargo throughput was even higher than that of Victory Port. Li Qingyang was thinking

He secretly calculated that if the scale of operations of Victory Port and Sanya Port were added together, it would have already surpassed Guangzhou. The Haihan people boasted that Haikou is the first port in Qiongzhou, or even the first port in the South China Sea. They are not bragging.

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Li Qingyang turned his head and saw two strange-looking Galen boats parked on the river bank in front of him, and couldn't help but ask Lin Nan: "Are there any Westerners here?"

"Yes!" Lin Nan nodded naturally and replied: "They are Portuguese, and they also have a settlement in Haojing'ao, Guangdong. According to the leaders, these Portuguese are from the distant continent of Europa in the west, which is several kilometers away from us.

Thousands of miles away. To them, all kinds of things produced in the East are valuable treasures after being shipped back."

"The Portuguese rely on their strong ships and cannons and have always been arrogant. They may not be the best choice for business partners." Li Qingyang shook his head and said.

Lin Nan smiled and said: "Brother Li, good advice! These Western barbarians don't know my Eastern etiquette and think they are superior in force. Little do they know that with Haihan sitting in the South China Sea, they will inevitably have to touch the bag to know the pain."

Li Qingyang heard Lin Nan's unkind tone and asked, "Could it be that the two sides have already fought?"

“We already fought against each other last year.” As a veteran of the militia, Lin Nan has always been generous in publicizing the achievements of the Haihan militia: “The Portuguese were the backstage supporters of the southern Annan court and provided them with a lot of support.

Muskets and artillery. However, after we intervened in the civil war in Annan, the Portuguese's local advantage was gradually dismantled by us. Last year, we captured the Hoi An Port in Annan, which is the main settlement area of ​​the Portuguese. After that, the Executive Committee

An agreement has been reached with the Portuguese that they will withdraw from Annam and we will give them the opportunity to cooperate in trade and military affairs."

Lin Nan pointed to the Galen Ship on the shore as he spoke: "For them, making money is much better than fighting, not to mention that their partners are the most powerful forces in the entire South China Sea. Although these Portuguese are barbaric, they are not

Silly, knowing who to cooperate with is in their best interest."

Lin Nan's words were an understatement, but Li Qingyang had a special taste in his ears. He also knew a little about the Portuguese's military strength. Someone from the Ministry of War had already made a suggestion to the court a few years ago to purchase Portuguese artillery and hire Portuguese

People's officers and gunners went to the northeastern front to participate in the war. The Portuguese, who were regarded by the Ministry of War as having superior strength, did not get a good deal from the Haihan people. As Lin Nan said about reaching an agreement after the war, if they had not lost so miserably,

How could the Portuguese be willing to withdraw from Annam?

What Lin Nan said at least showed one thing, that is, Haihan's military strength is still far superior to the Portuguese, so that the Portuguese now have to use a relatively low profile to seek cooperation opportunities with Haihan. Think of it

Here, Li Qingyang is even more worried about the future relationship between Ming and Haihan. In front of this group of Haihan people who seem to be omnipotent, besides its vast territory, Ming really doesn’t seem to have anything.

There are other obvious advantages.

"This is the new urban area of ​​Sanya that started to be developed last year. Many foreign businessmen have purchased real estate and settled here. Look at the five-story masonry buildings on the shore, which are complete houses specially sold to foreigners.

Lin Nan continued to enthusiastically introduce the customs and customs of Sanya Port to Li Qingyang: "This area was still a wasteland a year ago. Looking at the current prosperity, Brother Li can understand why the local people have no regard for the authority of the Executive Committee."

Such reverence.”

Li Qingyang nodded silently. He had seen with his own eyes the ability of the executive committee to run the place. If the Ming Dynasty had such capable local officials, they would probably be promoted to the Golden Palace in just a few years. But the Haihan people obviously would not

I am interested in becoming an official in the Ming Dynasty because it is said that the private schools they run do not teach the content of the Four Books and Five Classics, and they do not encourage scholars under their rule to take the imperial examination.

Li Qingyang did not think there was anything treacherous in this move, because the Haihan people were obviously better at governing the local area than the officials trained by the imperial court, and these officials had read the Four Books and Five Classics for many years before joining the job, which was very useful for them in their work.

The local performance does not seem to be of obvious help. The civil affairs system promoted by the Haihan people is obviously not imitated from the Ming Dynasty. There are many places that are more advanced and reasonable than the current system of the Ming Dynasty. Under such circumstances

, it is reasonable for the Haihan people to be unwilling to adopt the cultural and educational system of the Ming Dynasty.

The common people's attitude towards this problem may be more simple and direct. They can have food to eat, a house to live in, their children can read, they can see the trend of better life in the future, and they have the protection of the Haihan Militia.

, for them, the place under the rule of the Haihan Executive Committee is probably almost like paradise. After living in this kind of place for a year and a half, who will care about the Ming Dynasty? Now the Ming Dynasty court cannot give them the life they have now.

There is no guarantee for their future lives.

Thinking of this, Li Qingyang couldn't help but feel some pessimism in his heart - the Ming Dynasty, which he had always been proud of, was so inferior to Shanghai Han that Li Qingyang wanted to find some reason to refute Lin Nan's show off.

There was no usable material. Li Qingyang also wanted to accuse Haihanren of being a traitor and traitor, so that he could at least find some reason for his resistance, but Haihanren's performance gave him no excuse to criticize.

If we insist that the people of Haihan did not do well, then what is the level of what the Ming court did?

Looking at the rows of business houses, warehouses and other buildings on the river bank, Li Qingyang fell into deep thought. Haihan's model has proven its advanced nature. Is it possible for Ming Dynasty to imitate their practice?
Chapter completed!