Chapter 546 Deterrence

The main reason why Qiongzhou Island has been in its current situation in just a few months is the wave of pirate invasion a few months ago. Although Fucheng did not fall, it was surrounded by the pirate army for several days. These big people here are also frightened. You know

If the city was destroyed that day and the vicious pirate army was allowed to invade the city, the rich people like them would probably be the first to be unlucky.

Although this group of people are not convinced by Haihan's measures to take over Fucheng, and even have some resentment against Haihan because of the conflict of interests, in comparison, the vast majority of people definitely think that the pirates who invaded Qiongzhou Island are more dangerous and terrifying.

.As for the local spies who colluded with pirates, it goes without saying that they feel disgust and resentment.

What Qiu Yuan said and the evidence he cited have basically confirmed Zhang Fucheng's charges. Those who had followed him in clamoring for Haihan to revoke the unfair regulations are now silent and have lost all their voices——

Not to mention the rights and wrongs of opposing Haihan's regulations, no one would dare to take the crime of being complicit in "pirate spies".

Of course, Zhang Fucheng himself felt the change in the atmosphere in the venue very clearly at this time. A moment ago, he was a public opinion leader supported by local businessmen, but in just a short while, the hot atmosphere turned into an ice cellar. Zhang Fucheng

Without even looking back, he could feel everyone's eyes on his back like sharp knives. Now, of course, he knew that he had been severely plotted by the Haihan people, but there were both witnesses and physical evidence. He thought

It is almost impossible to clear one's grievances.

In a daze, Zhang Fucheng only heard Qiu Yuan's voice continuing: "...Everyone, the case of Zhang Fucheng colluding with pirates and reselling arms is of a very bad nature. After the militia reported it to the Haihan Executive Committee, Tao Donglai

The chairman personally ordered the supervision, which lasted nearly three months. The relevant departments dispatched hundreds of people, visited many states and counties for investigation, and obtained a large number of detailed personal and material evidence. The evidence I just listed is only ten of them.

No. 2 or 3. I only have four words to comment on this case - Evidence! Evidence! Confirmation! Confirmation! If you have any questions, you can go to the Haihan Ministry of Justice in Sanya to inquire about the details of the case."

If there is really a blind person who went to Sanya to inquire about the case with the Ministry of Justice, it would basically be like throwing himself into a trap. The relevant departments have at least a hundred ways to kill a person in Sanya. So what is the outcome of this case?

Whether or not there is the ironclad evidence that Qiu Yuan touted is actually not that important.

"Here comes someone!" Qiu Yuan raised his voice and greeted: "Detain this unscrupulous businessman who colluded with pirates and plotted evil! After the replacement official appointed by the Guangdong government arrives, he will be handed over to the parents for interrogation."

Immediately, four vicious militiamen rushed forward, took out the prepared ropes and began to tie Zhang Fucheng's body. Zhang Fucheng was so frightened that his whole body was weak, and he didn't even have the strength to resist, but he still kept saying "

He kept shouting injustice. The militiamen who took action had already received orders and did not allow him to continue making noises. They picked up his collar and slapped him with two big mouths, then held his chin, stuffed a ball of rags into his mouth, and then squeaked.

He couldn't make any sound. After he was tied up, two militiamen held his armpits with their hands and dragged him out of the venue as if he was dragging someone to death.

Seeing everyone in the venue in shock, Qiu Yuan felt indescribably relieved. He smiled and began to finish the drama: "Don't be nervous, everyone. In order to protect the safety of Qiongzhou Island, we have always spared no effort. Here,

I can make a promise to everyone: as long as we are here to guard the island, no pirates will ever attack Qiongzhou Island again!"

However, this passionate speech did not get the cheers that Qiu Yuan expected. Perhaps because they were still in shock, most people still looked dull and failed to keep up with the rhythm he led. Qiu Yuan had no choice but to

He continued: "As for the investigation and handling of the illegal businessman Zhang Fucheng, please rest assured that our Haihan judicial department will not wrongly accuse a good person, but we will never let a bad person go. The reason why this case has been delayed for so long

It was only exposed on this occasion today because according to our investigation, in fact, many local people were involved in the previous pirate invasion. The merchants who have private connections with the pirate gang are far more than just Fucheng Shipping Company..."

Qiu Yuan's eyes slowly swept over everyone's faces: "...As far as we know, the pirates not only purchased arms before the war, but also purchased large quantities of medicines, ships, food and other items in advance, and provided these to the pirates

There are many people who are suspected of colluding with them and betraying the imperial court!"

Everyone caught by his eyes was shocked. Most of these people's positions were similar to Zhang Fucheng's. They believed that Haihan's arrival had greatly affected their original business development model, and they had always been doing so, either explicitly or covertly.

Against the coast. And Qiu Yuan's words were undoubtedly a warning to them.

"...For some merchants who don't know the truth and have gone astray, we still adhere to the principle of treating illnesses and saving lives. As long as we find out that their motives are not to assist pirates, we can forget about it." Qiu Yuan's voice continued to echo in the conference room:

"But... for those lawless elements who are stubborn and stubborn and still try to fight against the forces of justice, we will definitely crack down and sanction them resolutely! We will confiscate all illegal income on behalf of the government and punish those who commit illegal acts.

The officers will be arrested and imprisoned!”

"Okay! What Director Qiu said is so good!" Just next to the chair vacated by Zhang Fucheng, a dark-skinned middle-aged man immediately responded: "With the soldiers of the Haihan Militia guarding us, I will wait for you again."

There is no need to worry about pirates invading Qiongzhou! Shameless people like Zhang Fucheng who collude with pirates and murder people should be severely punished!"

This guy who jumped out to hug his thigh was one of the people who was shouting the most enthusiastically with Zhang Fucheng just now, but it is obvious that his brain is much better than Zhang Fucheng's. When he saw that the limelight was not right, he immediately turned his back and started to be loyal to Hai.

Han waved the flag and shouted. Of course, Qiu Yuan was amazed at how thick-skinned he was to be able to sort things out so quickly and make up his mind to change roles.

"What Boss Zeng said is absolutely true. If everyone present at the meeting had Boss Zeng's awareness and integrity, our interim management committee wouldn't have to worry so much!" Qiu Yuan saw that this guy had a more upright attitude, so he gave him the go-ahead.

An opportunity.

These people here are not fools. Qiu Yuan spoke so clearly and still dared to shut up and not take a stand. That is almost equivalent to being on the same side as Zhang Fucheng, who was just arrested. At that moment, everyone opened their mouths to express their feelings for Haihan.

Support, and mercilessly drew a clear line with Zhang Fucheng and others. The situation suddenly changed, and the cold atmosphere at the beginning of the meeting suddenly no longer existed. Everyone was rushing to speak, lest they express their opinions too slowly and fall behind.

Later he was misunderstood by Qiu Yuan.

After finally waiting for everyone to express their attitude one by one, Qiu Yuan returned to the speaking position, cleared his throat and said: "Actually, what happened just now was just a small episode. Next, let's seize the time and talk about serious matters. About

Do you have any opinions on the Haikou Port reconstruction and expansion project I mentioned earlier?”

When the matter has reached this point, what else can you say? The person who just jumped out to say that he has an opinion has now been imprisoned on the charge of "colluding with pirates", and may even lose his head in a while. In addition to agreement,

Can anyone dare to offer a second opinion at this juncture?

After coming to Fucheng and having so many meetings, Qiu Yuan felt that today was the only meeting that made him feel refreshed. Of course, he also understood that although this method was very effective, it was still a temporary solution rather than a permanent solution.

Those who are willing to accept Haihan's rule will only hide their rebellious emotions deeper and use more subtle methods. In the future, dealing with those who secretly cause trouble will probably be more troublesome than now. The top priority is to try our best to advance Haihan first.

With the gradual implementation of the Han social system in the local area, as long as a Hai-Han style governance system is established locally, it will not be so easy for the remaining feudal forces to make a comeback.

The naturalized cadres currently assigned to the Qiongbei area are far from enough to support the administrative system based on villages. At most, they can only go to counties. As for the local governance of these temporary management agencies, they still have to rely more on it.

Due to the scattered militia troops stationed in various places, management is achieved by relying on force and deterrence, which is far from the level of Qiongnan area.

But after dealing with the group of businessmen in Fucheng, Qiu Yuan was finally able to free up his hands and feet to start the reconstruction and expansion project of Haikou Port north of Fucheng. The design work of this project had been completed in advance by the Ministry of Construction in the first two months.

All that needs to be done now is to invest a lot of labor and start the actual construction.

The biggest problem in Haikou Port at present is the sedimentation at the mouth of the Nandu River. Under the erosion of the river for many years, a large amount of sediment has been deposited on the channel at the mouth of the sea, making the effective navigable river surface narrower and narrower, and the channel water depth also getting deeper and deeper.

The shallower the water. In the past, a boat with a weight of 400 yuan could reach the water. Now, even a boat half the size would be in danger of being stranded.

Haihan currently does not have enough energy to build a new port here. 20 miles away is the military port area selected by the military, and groundbreaking has just begun there. With the existing engineering strength of the Ministry of Construction, it is very difficult to build a new port here.

Obviously there is no way to build two new ports at the same time in this area. Therefore, as the name suggests, the reconstruction and expansion project at Haikou Port is mainly to improve channel conditions, expand the wharf based on the existing port, and improve the cargo handling function.

Purpose.

In this era, the dredging work of waterways is undoubtedly a hard job. Basically, we can only rely on manpower to dig the silt from the bottom of the river onto the boat bit by bit, briefly drain it, and then transport it to the shore for processing. Although the industrial sector has long had

has the ability to manufacture steam engines, but the existing production capacity is not enough to build professional equipment such as dredging ships. Therefore, the dredging work at the mouth of the Nandu River and Haikou Port can only use the most primitive method of using manpower.

Come on step by step.

With such a construction method, the progress of the project will undoubtedly be very slow. The Ministry of Construction estimates that the project period will be as long as half a year. During this period, Haikou Port will implement access control for sailing ships and only open some docks for ships to dock in turns. Qiu Yuan said in a previous meeting

The "port entry and exit qualification certification" mentioned above is not entirely groundless. It is indeed a supporting project in the port reconstruction project. Of course, it is an accident that Zhang Fucheng can so consciously jump out to commit suicide.

Harvest.

January 17, 1631, the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month in the fourth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, Guangzhou.

More than a dozen officials who were candidates for Qiongzhou, finally selected from the Guangdong officialdom, came to the Pearl River Pier with their families. From here, they would take a boat south to Qiongzhou Island to perform their duties. Although Wang Zunde, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, did not personally come from Zhaoqing Mansion

Although he came to see him off, he still sent his most capable subordinate, Liu Qian, to Guangzhou to practice for these officials who were going to take office in Qiongzhou.

Liu Qian has gained a lot of weight compared to when he first dealt with Haihan two years ago. This may have a lot to do with his gains in the past two years. The various benefits he has received from Haihan alone are already overwhelming.

He has a thousand taels of silver. Moreover, Haihan has specially left a way out for him. As long as he says something, someone will pick him up from Zhaoqing at any time and go to Qiongzhou Island or any place he designates to settle. It is precisely because of this

Guaranteed, Liu Qian became more and more unscrupulous in making money.

This time Qiongzhou Island was attacked by pirates. In order to persuade Wang Zunde to allow Haihan to send troops and temporarily take charge of the political affairs in northern Qiongzhou, Liu Qian took a lot of benefits from Haihan. After that, a large number of official positions on Qiongzhou Island appeared.

There are vacancies in Guangdong's officialdom, and there are undercurrents surging for this reason. Many people plan to take advantage of this opportunity to move up the ranks. Although the appointments of these positions are decided by the imperial court and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, it is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi who recommends candidates to the imperial court.

, so many people try to take this route to achieve their goals.

The person guarding this doorway is Liu Qian. In the past two or three months, the threshold of his home has been lowered several inches, and visitors who come to visit him almost every night. Of course, these people come to him to pass the door.

Relationships don't come empty-handed, and Liu Qian also reaped a bumper harvest. His income in the past two or three months suddenly exceeded his total in the previous years.

Although Liu Qian got rich, he did not forget who was his real God of Wealth. If the Haihan people had not made such a big effort on Qiongzhou Island, he would not have had the opportunity to sit at home and collect money from others. Therefore, in

During this period, he followed all the instructions given to him by Haihan, and he almost became a non-staff employee of Haihan.
Chapter completed!