Chapter 1084 Testing each other

After setting foot on the coast of Zhifu Island, Feng Fei noticed the bustling construction scene here. Thousands of young men were building barracks and docks under the command of the foreman. Considering the time when the Haihan people arrived on Zhifu Island, these people were obviously not recruited from the local area.

, they should all be transported from the south by ship. Feng Fei originally estimated that the Haihan fleet had about a thousand people, but judging from what he has seen now, the actual number is probably far more than a thousand people. If this is the case,

A large number of people were transported from the south to Shandong, and the investment in this process was definitely not small. From this, we can also see that the Haihan people's move to settle on Zhifu Island was by no means a whim, but after careful planning before arriving here.

Then implement it in an orderly manner.

Since the other party wanted to put down roots here with peace of mind and was not planning to make a fortune and run away, Feng Fei felt a lot more relaxed, because the area around here for dozens of miles was under the jurisdiction of Qishansuo, and the Haihan people wanted to live here, no matter what.

No matter what, you have to deal with Qishan Institute, there is definitely no way around it.

"Master Feng, please wait here."

The two walked to the entrance of the camp. Just like on the sandbank, there were trenches, barbed wire, partitions composed of horseback horses and sandbags, as well as armed personnel with live ammunition deployed behind the bunker. Gao Qiaonan asked Feng Fei to wait, and he dismounted and went in to report.

situation.

Feng Fei noticed that the camp here was a standard military setting. Not only were the peripheral defense facilities complete, there were both open and hidden watchtowers, there were firebreaks between the tents, and drainage ditches were dug inside and outside the camp. This was no ordinary caravan.

Or the way people camped in the wild. Feng Fei had never heard of private group training being able to do this to this extent. Even if the Ming army from Qishan Institute went to the wild to train, they probably wouldn't do better than this.

After a while, Gao Qiaonan returned to the gate of the camp and asked Feng Fei to come in, but the horse could not be ridden in. Feng Fei also realized that this place was not suitable for being an official anymore, so he quickly got off the horse and rode in.

The reins were handed over to Takahashi Minami's men.

The candidate who came forward to meet Feng Fei on behalf of Haihan was Hao Wanqing. This was also decided based on Haihan's current strategy. The other people had too much military temperament, and Sun Changmi was a typical technocrat who was not good at diplomacy and was not good at diplomacy.

Only Hao Wanqing's image resembles that of a wealthy businessman and powerful person, and he is also good at extracting information from conversations. It is most suitable for him to come forward to hold talks with local Ming officials.

"I'm Hao Wanqing, the person in charge of this fleet. I've just arrived and disturbed the peace of the place, which has caused Lord Feng to worry!"

After Hao Wanqing met Feng Fei, his attitude was still very polite. This made Feng Fei feel a big contrast to Feng Fei who had just hit a wall in Gaoqiao Nan. The master's cultivation was obviously better than that of the fierce militia.

The boss is much better. But there is another reason why Feng Fei likes him, that is, Hao Wanqing obviously speaks with a Shandong accent.

"Boss Hao is from Shandong?" Feng Fei directly asked the question he was most concerned about.

"My ancestor was from Jinan Prefecture." Hao Wanqing had already prepared for this kind of question, and he generously admitted Feng Fei's guess: "Although I have been overseas for many years, I have learned this local accent from my elders since I was a child, and I will never change it in this life.

Lost it."

Hao Wanqing's statement is not completely untrue. The location of Hainan Island is indeed an overseas enclave compared to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty. He has stayed on Hainan Island for seven years after crossing and recently left the place because of his move north. Really

It can be said that I have been overseas for many years.

"I am from Qingzhou Prefecture, so I can be considered a neighbor to Boss Hao." Although there was no clear purpose, Feng Fei subconsciously made a similar statement.

"Yes, when I return to Shandong next time, I feel that everything is like my hometown. Just like Mr. Feng's local accent, it sounds very friendly." Hao Wanqing heard the song and knew the meaning of the strings, and immediately responded. He knows the routines.

There are many more people who know it than the thousands of households in rural Shandong, so there will naturally be no problem with correspondence.

While he was talking, a servant had already brought tea and desserts. Hao Wanqing introduced: "This is Longjing tea produced in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. It was picked before the Qingming Festival this year. It is called lotus heart because of its shape. It requires 36,000 tender tea leaves."

Only a pound of dry tea can be made by frying buds, and it is not easy to buy on the market. Please give it a try, Mr. Feng."

Feng Fei had heard of the reputation of Zhejiang Longjing, but he had never seen this high-quality product called "Lianxin". He picked up the tea cup and took a sip. It was indeed very fragrant, lacking the flavor of the ordinary tea he drank.

That sweet and bitter taste. What attracted his attention was not only the fragrant tea, but also the crystal clear glass tea cup that he couldn't put down. He could clearly see the green tea leaves floating and spinning in the cup from the side.

This perception was very new to him.

"I have heard that Haihan glassware is very exquisite before. When I saw it today, the rumors were indeed true." Feng Fei slowly turned the glass teacup in his hand, as if his attention was attracted to it.

"Since Mr. Feng likes it, I will ask someone to prepare a glass tea set and give it to Mr. Feng later." Hao Wanqing immediately took the initiative to express his position upon hearing this. The fear of giving gifts and bribes is not that the other party will open his mouth, but that he will not find the opportunity to give it to him.

Since Feng Fei showed interest in glassware, Hao Wanqing would not let go of this opportunity to win over him.

Before Feng Fei could pretend to refuse a few words, Hao Wanqing had already taken the lead and said: "We still have a lot of things to rely on in Dengzhou Prefecture, so please don't refuse."

When Feng Fei saw Hao Wanqing's courteous and gentle attitude, he didn't feel like breaking out immediately. After thinking about it, he asked: "I'm actually here this time to inquire about something. Boss Hao, you have to answer truthfully and don't cheat.

"

Hao Wanqing cupped his hands and said, "Master Feng, please tell me. I will tell you the truth."

Feng Fei asked in a deep voice: "When did you arrive at Zhifu Bay? Have you ever sent anyone to Yantai Mountain in the south? Have you had any contact with the Ming army stationed there?"

Hao Wanqing shook his head and pushed the matter aside: "Our fleet arrived at Zhifu Bay the night before yesterday. Because we were not sure about the security situation here, we specially set up checkpoints on the sandbank and deployed some guards to prevent bandits and rogues.

Come in and cause trouble. We have never sent anyone to the Yantai Mountains in the south, and we have never seen the Ming army stationed there."

Hao Wanqing's words actually have two meanings. One is that he has not had any contact with the Ming army before, and the other is that his intention to deploy armed personnel outside is just for self-protection.

As for whether Feng Fei believed it or not, and how much he believed it, this was something that Hao Wanqing could not control. He could only guess how much information the other party currently had based on Feng Fei's verbal performance, and then make appropriate responses based on this.

Feng Fei frowned. The other party's answer was watertight and the relationship was very clean. But as the only suspect at present, Feng Fei did not fully believe the answer given by Hao Wanqing. These two groups of people disappeared before and after Yantai Mountain.

How could he safely contact these outsiders if he couldn't find his whereabouts?

Hao Wanqing, on the other hand, was eating glutinous rice balls as a mute, and he knew very well, so he pretended to ask: "Master Feng, is there something wrong with the garrison in Yantai Mountain?"

Feng Fei glanced at Hao Wanqing, but couldn't see any clues from his face. This matter is still a secret in the military. Now that he is not sure whether the Haihan people are related to this matter, Feng Fei will naturally not easily tell someone who has nothing to do with it.

Outsiders mentioned the details.

Feng Fei did not respond to Hao Wanqing's question, but asked another question: "Boss Hao, you created such a large fleet and brought so many people north to Shandong. It must have cost a lot, right? Just by selling this glass.

, can you earn back this cost?”

Hao Wanqing said: "Glassware is just one of the more famous products among the many products that we at Haihan operate. In fact, we have many more profitable businesses. Mr. Feng will know about it gradually. In addition, I would like to explain that we are going north this time.

Coming to Shandong is not just to make money by doing business here, but also for another purpose."

Feng Fei said: "But it doesn't matter."

Hao Wanqing said: "We heard that the Denglai area has experienced war in the past period. Hundreds of thousands of people nearby have been displaced due to the war and have become refugees. For various reasons, the government has not provided relief to these refugees.

The efforts are also very limited, so we plan to do our part to assist the government in providing food and livelihood to war refugees and resettling these people."

"You mean... you want to provide money and food to help the refugees in Denglai and Denglai?" Feng Fei couldn't believe his ears, so he quickly asked again.

"Yes." Hao Wanqing replied affirmatively: "But this still requires the convenience and support of the local government to guide the refugees to Zhifu Island to receive our help."

Feng Fei thought about it and asked again: "This Zhifu Island is just a tiny place, how many refugees can it accommodate?"

"Zhifu Island may be small, but it can still accommodate 8,000 people." Hao Wanqing was prepared for this and said confidently: "Besides, we are not only accepting refugees but cannot get them out. After accumulating a certain number, we will use

The ship was sent to the south for resettlement..."

"Wait a minute!" Feng Fei interrupted when he heard this: "Send them to the south for resettlement? Don't you plan to resettle the refugees locally in Shandong?"

Hao Wanqing smiled and said: "Mr. Feng, I would like to ask, currently Shandong... Forget it, let's just talk about the two hardest-hit areas, Dengzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture. How many war refugees are there in these two places?"

Feng Fei snorted and said: "This matter is a political matter of the imperial court. It would be a bit over the line for you, a businessman, to inquire about this kind of information!"

Hao Wanqing ignored Feng Fei's warning and analyzed on his own: "According to the information we have learned from various aspects, although the war has ended for more than a year, people in these two places have lost their property due to the war and are currently wandering outside.

There are at least nearly 100,000 refugees. These people have no money, no production tools, no land, and no way to support themselves. They can only rely on government relief and begging to survive. Some of them may have become bandits.

The disaster caused harm to the countryside, making it impossible for the people who tried to resume food cultivation on their own to reorganize production. The government rescued and rescued, and the granary was empty, but the number of victims did not decrease, and the public security situation worsened day by day. The pressure on the government must have been great.

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Feng Fei frowned more and more as he listened. This was not because Hao Wanqing was talking nonsense, but precisely because what he said was almost the current situation in the Denglai area. All the local government could do was to provide some food relief, and

The failure to effectively organize post-war reconstruction and resumption of production made it difficult for the refugees in these two places to rebuild their homes more than a year after the war ended, which put great pressure on local security and material supplies.

But what can the local government do? The imperial court does not have enough funds, food and personnel to organize post-war reconstruction. Feng Fei is only a thousand households. Faced with such a situation, he has no choice but to despair and can only let those who can't find it.

The refugees who had to seek a living were left to fend for themselves. During this period, the local gentry opened warehouses to store grain, but there were often only two consequences. One was that they were deprived by the influx of refugees, and the other was that they attracted bandits and bandits, and nothing good happened.

It was done, but it became a target for thieves to loot.

After this happens several times, no big household will be willing to share the pressure for the government. Moreover, there are very few places in the Denglai region that have resumed food production after the war. It is difficult to purchase a large amount of food at once. Even if someone wants to buy it for the government,

There is no way to provide food relief. Hao Wanqing is not the first person to express his intention to share the government's worries, but Feng Fei is skeptical about whether this kind of disaster relief can be effective.

"Boss Hao, do you know that this is easy to say, but not so easy to do!" Feng Fei poured cold water on him and said: "You want to transport people back to the south for resettlement, but I'm afraid that if they haven't been transported away by then, then you will be sent here first.

The fleet is empty!"

Hao Wanqing thought that it was because local officials like you were so hesitant and timid that it resulted in the chaotic situation in which production was still unable to resume more than a year after the war ended. When it comes to disaster relief and organizing immigration, Haihan has what he has

The experience must be more than a hundred times that of local institutions like Qishan Institute. I think back when Haihan was transporting people from Annan to Hainan Island one by one, the situation in Annan was much more chaotic than in Shandong today. Efficient and orderly organizational capabilities

, much more useful than the rhetoric of the government.

Hao Wanqing said: "Whether we can transport people away is our business, but what we can do should be able to help the government solve a big problem. Mr. Feng, we don't need your money or effort, as long as you

Just pretend to be deaf and mute and don't interfere. If Mr. Feng is willing to cooperate, there will be benefits in the future."

Feng Fei would be lying if he said he was not moved at all. There are many homeless people in the area under the jurisdiction of Qishan. They have caused trouble to the government in the past year after the war. If they can be cleaned up

If it is clean, then Feng Fei's life will definitely be much more comfortable than now.
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