Chapter 658 The direction of the situation

Xu Jiaqi was indeed a little disappointed that he failed to capture Zheng Zhihu alive in the end, but what made him even more regretful was that the credit was snatched away by the navy, so he regretted even more that he had not followed Qian Tiandun's suggestion earlier and led his own troops to attack the Ten

Bazhi's camp, otherwise there is still a chance to leave Zheng Zhihu on the shore and win this great achievement by himself.

Qian Tiandun was thinking differently from him at this time. One of the main goals of this battle was to capture Zheng Zhihu. Now that this goal has been achieved, how the situation in the Fujian Strait area will develop in the future also needs to be carefully considered.

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There is no doubt that the death of Zheng Zhihu will completely tear apart the relationship between the Fujian government and Shibazhi. If there may have been some transactions and tacit understanding between the two parties before this, then from now on the hatred value has risen to a

A height that cannot be bridged. Even if Zheng Zhilong had other ideas in his heart, he would have to fight to the end with the Fujian government from now on in order to maintain his image as a "compassionate and righteous" leader. As for Haihan, who was once very worried about the attitude of the Fujian government

To put it bluntly, it solves all worries in one fell swoop, and there is no need to worry about the Fujian government’s attitude towards Shibazhi changing again.

This attack on the Dutch on Nanri Island can be regarded as another gain. On the one hand, the Dutch have a general understanding of their strength and combat methods through the fight. On the other hand, it also provides Haihan with some means to deal with them next.

There is an excellent reason. After the naval battle a few days ago, four Dutch armed sailing ships failed to escape from the battlefield and were all captured by the Ming Navy. After counting, the crew of these four sailing ships totaled 472 people, including

107 people were killed or missing in the water during the battle, and the remaining personnel were all captured - this was also the largest number of prisoners captured in a military operation since the Dutch East India Company entered the Far East.

Of course, these more than 300 prisoners are not all Dutch. Most of them are from Dutch colonies around the world. The real Dutch are only more than 50 people. This group of prisoners has been escorted to the center left

He was imprisoned in the city, and there was probably no possibility of escape in the near future. According to Haihan's suggestion, the Fujian government was already preparing to send people to negotiate with the Dutch and ask for a ransom fee for the prisoners of war.

If the Dutch want to take back these prisoners of war from the Fujian government, they will have to pay the Fujian government 50,000 taels of silver as the price for their meddling. In addition, the Fujian government will also demand 50,000 taels of silver from the Dutch on behalf of Haihan.

The reason for the two silver "war compensation" is that the Dutch armed sailing ship killed and injured many Haihan crew members during the battle, and caused damage to Haihan ships. In addition, the Fujian government will also require the East India Company to make a commitment in the future

Do not participate in or assist in any form anti-Ming forces like Shibazhi.

Of course, it is impossible for the Dutch to agree to these demands. It would be a hell if the Dutch really agree to the conditions proposed by Haihan. The real purpose of making these demands is not to obtain the so-called compensation.

It was to pave the way for some measures that Heihan would take later. After the Dutch refused, Heihan could use this as an excuse to take further actions.

The results of the battle in Fujian were immediately transmitted back to Hainan Island via radio waves. While Qian Tiandun and Ming Army representative Xu Jiaqi were cleaning up and counting the loot, the Executive Committee had also received the urgent telegram that had just arrived, and began

Discuss next steps of action.

"Qian Tiandun really did not disappoint us!" Yan Chujie waved the telegram just sent in his hand with excitement: "Almost all the invading pirates were wiped out, and four armed merchant ships of the Dutch were destroyed.

The leader Zheng Zhihu was shot dead on the spot!"

"When called upon, they can fight and win. This is exactly the army we need!" Tao Donglai also did not hesitate to express his admiration for Qian Tiandun and his subordinate troops. To say that they can

After all, the troops led by Qian Tiandun were indeed the elite elite of the militia, and this was once again strongly confirmed on the battlefield in Fujian.

However, because the content of the telegram was too brief, the executive committee members did not know that Qian Tiandun's troops only performed well in this battle. It was actually the militia navy that made the first contribution in both naval battles. It was precisely because of this that Qian Tiandun's troops performed well.

They put enough pressure on their opponents at sea to make Shibazhi panic and make a series of unlucky moves. In the end, when it comes to merit, naval officer Xie Li's contribution is actually more than that of Qian Tiandun who was stationed in Nanri Village.

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"The most important thing is that the Dutch have openly participated in the war this time. We will have sufficient reasons to fight with them next." Gu Kai looked eager to give it a try: "I really want to know what the Dutch are hearing about Fujian now.

What kind of expression will it look like after the news?”

"We can start counting the time now." Ning Qi took over and said: "The Dutch who escaped from Nanri Island should have arrived at Damuan Port and passed the news to Batavia from there.

It will take nearly a month. I think we can start arranging the change of flag for the Ambrosia Islands."

After taking over the Ambrosia Islands under the guise of being a pirate, how to decently and reasonably take over the local control from the "pirates" has always been an unresolved question for Haihan, because doing so will inevitably cause the Dutch to

After all, they believed that the area was already a colony belonging to the East India Company. The attitude of the Executive Committee was not to actively provoke a war with the Dutch. This was not a question of whether the war could be fought, but a matter of whether the Executive Committee

You will think that from the current stage, it is necessary to start building the international image of the Haihan regime.

After completely occupying Hainan Island, the countdown to the establishment of the Haihan regime has begun. Regarding the future handling of international relations, the Executive Committee has also begun to include relevant work on the agenda. Although the foundation of Haihan's founding is through trade and

War absorbs resources and labor and expands territory outwards, but the Executive Committee does not want Haihan to have an aggressive image externally. At least external military operations and expansion methods must be as moral as possible, so that the ruling class can

Thoughts are also easier to control.

The Dutch East India Company has long been one of the competitors that the Executive Committee planned to deal with, but the Executive Committee also hopes to do a decent job in this process and not make it too ugly. It is best to make the Dutch

To play the villain in the eyes of the world, Haihan could have a reasonable reason to launch armed action against the East India Company.

Of course, in fact, Haihan had secretly carried out several military operations against the Dutch, and also took back the Ambrosia Islands in the South China Sea that the Dutch had seized from the Ming Dynasty, but they had never made it public. And this time the Netherlands

People's intervention in the war between the Fujian government and Shibazhi gave Haihan an excellent opportunity. Before the war in Fujian started a few days ago, Qian Tiandun had already spread the news that a Dutch armed sailboat had appeared in the waters near Nanri Island.

came back and suggested that the Executive Committee take advantage of this opportunity to build reasonable momentum to deal with the Dutch in the future. After the results of the Nanri Island battle came out, the focus of the Executive Committee was no longer on the follow-up results of the battle, but began to focus on discussing the war.

The final trend of the situation and how to use this victory to deal with the Dutch.

"The propaganda department must take this matter seriously and let the masses understand that the Dutch are not only enemies of Ming Dynasty, but also our enemies. Their hostile actions against the Haihan militia are a provocation and challenge to the entire Haihan regime.

Humiliation! And we defeated the Dutch fleet in Fujian. This honor belongs to the executive committee and all Haihan people. It is a record worthy of each of us being proud of!" Tao Donglai began to personally give instructions on the propaganda work,

Several young naturalized citizens sitting outside hurriedly copied these words on paper.

These teenagers are a new generation of scholars who have graduated from the Haihan education system in the past two years. Most of them are orphan refugees recruited from other places. They have no interest in passing the Ming Dynasty imperial examination and are only loyal to the Haihan Executive Committee that gave them a new life.

.For them, what the Ming Dynasty gave them was endless suffering and panic, and there was nothing worth remembering. The name Haihan people was the identity they truly recognized.

During the Ming Dynasty, they might just be orphans that no one cared about, and they were inconspicuous members of the fleeing army. They might die on the way to begging at any time due to lack of food and clothing. However, after crossing the ocean and arriving in the Haihan area, they

However, they received excellent living conditions. Not only did they have food and housing, but they were also taught various knowledge and skills, allowing them to gradually become respected "cadres."

Most of these helpless young immigrants introduced by the Ministry of Civil Affairs have undergone more than three years of cultural training. Some who are considered talented by the military or other departments are selected midway and enter military schools or departments affiliated with them.

Vocational training institutions receive more professional training. These secretaries who can observe the Executive Committee are all students directly recruited by the General Office of the Executive Committee. It can be said that they are all selected talents. Not only do everyone have extremely high

They are loyal and have a certain cultural foundation, allowing them to integrate into Haihan's administrative system faster and better than others.

Nowadays, except for a few issues that require a high degree of confidentiality, most of the meetings of the Executive Committee will arrange for a clerk to take on-site transcripts, and then the leader will select some positive parts from the discussion content, and the publicity department will use various channels to

Promote and disseminate information within the Haihan ruling area to guide the direction of public opinion among the people.

The results of this battle against the Netherlands will also become the main work of the propaganda department in the near future. Although Haihan's foreign military operations have never been interrupted, due to various considerations, most of the time they are not carried out within the ruled area.

Public propaganda. In the minds of ordinary people, the last time Haihan made a major external move was when the Haihan militia sent troops to Qiongbei the previous year to "assist" the Ming Dynasty officials in driving away pirates. In the first half of this year, they fought twice in the South China Sea.

As well as the military operations carried out by the mission to Fujian more than two months ago, in fact, they have not been publicly publicized in Hainan Island.

There was no publicity at that time because the time was not right. Disclosing these situations might be counterproductive. However, after the match against the Dutch, the executive committee believed that the time for publicity had arrived. If done properly, it could be solved at once this time.

Many remaining issues can also further consolidate the unity of the people.

Although mass education has been carried out in the ruling area for several years after traveling through time and space, due to limited teachers and objective conditions, the degree of cultural popularization in the ruling area is not high. The literacy rate can only exceed 30%, and there are still quite a few

Most of the naturalized people are purely illiterate and cannot even write their own names. In such a social environment, the propaganda department does not unrealistically publish mass newspapers as a means of propaganda.

In fact, there are only two types of publications in the entire ruling area. One is for internal current affairs reference issued by Chuanzhong. It is published once a month. The content mainly covers the resolutions of the Executive Committee, the progress of key projects of various departments, major affairs of overseas agencies, and

The personnel transfer arrangements of the Yuanmeng, etc. There are only fifty copies of this internal reference in each issue, which are distributed to each unit for safekeeping by the supervisors, and then circulated internally among the Yuanmeng. According to the confidentiality system, ordinary naturalized civilian cadres

You are not qualified to read this kind of internal reference.

Another kind of publication is aimed at the public. It is also a monthly magazine, but its distribution target is only units rather than individuals. After receiving the publication, the person in charge of each unit organizes a collective publicity and publishes the directional and guiding information in the publication.

The content is explained to the general public in a relatively easy-to-understand way. For some units whose literacy rate is too low to organize activities on their own, such as more remote farms, the propaganda department will send special personnel to carry out publicity in the local area after the publication is released.

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When it comes to propaganda work, the time travelers have hundreds of years more experience than all the ruling classes of this era. Therefore, from formulating policies to writing manuscripts, from issuing publications to organizing propaganda, the executive committee has excellent control over the rule of law.

It is the only media in the region and has always maintained an extremely effective role in guiding public opinion. Compared with the practices of various feudal empires at the same time, Haihan's methods are undoubtedly far ahead of this era.

As soon as the Executive Committee's resolution came out, the publicity department immediately started to take action, and even intentionally advanced the release date of this issue of domestic and foreign publications by several days to comply with the Executive Committee's request to start relevant publicity as soon as possible.

On August 5th, the latest issue of the public publication "Haihan Monthly" was released. The headline on the front page was extremely eye-catching - "Western invaders invaded the Ming Dynasty, Haihan sent troops to rescue the siege". The second article immediately followed it.

The news is equally eye-catching - "The islands in the South China Sea have become pirate nests, who is at fault?"
Chapter completed!