Chapter 2534

As an important town and regional center in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Hangzhou has attracted much attention from rulers in all dynasties. All kinds of city defenses are naturally very complete, and there are even artificially excavated moats like Tiesha River. But what is a bit ridiculous is that it includes city gates and walls.

The fortifications did not help the Ming Dynasty resist Haihan. When Shi Diwen's troops captured Hangzhou City, there was no fierce offensive and defensive battle here. City officials had already reached an agreement with Haihan, and the gates opened soon after the army arrived at the city.

Surrendered and completed the handover of Hangzhou City in a peaceful manner.

However, because the time when Haihan took over was too short, there was no time to completely transform the various systems during the Ming Dynasty. In order to ensure a smooth transition, Hangzhou basically maintained its previous status. Even the opening and closing times of the city defense gates were not changed.

Change it to prevent local people from adapting to it.

Of course, there are benefits to doing this. Open city defense has higher requirements for public security management, but Haihan has not yet been able to implement its own management model in Hangzhou. The measure of closing city gates at night can reduce public security incidents to a certain extent.

This effect has been fully verified for thousands of years, so this management method will probably continue in Hangzhou for some time.

Of course, the local people have long been accustomed to this, so even though they need to line up at the city gate to enter and exit the city, no one complains about this inefficient arrangement. But how could Tao Hongfang and others have been in this kind of situation in Sanya before?

After a while I became impatient.

"A Peng, go ahead and see how long we have to wait before we can enter the city." Tao Hongfang called his follower Apeng over and asked him to inquire about the situation.

Apeng followed the crowd and slowly pushed to the front, and found that there were several Haihan soldiers at the city gate maintaining order. However, their job was not to check the people and goods entering and leaving the city, but to direct the traffic to ensure that no vehicles and people entering and leaving the city arrived.

Blocked at the city gate. But perhaps it is because the gate passage is too narrow that the speed of entry and exit is very slow. Some people think that if they rush forward regardless of the situation, they will be picked out by the soldiers and scolded.

Seeing this, A Peng knew that there was no shortcut, so he could only go back and return to his original life.

After waiting for another cup of tea, the carriage they rode finally entered the city of Hangzhou through the Qingchun Gate. However, the traffic conditions inside the city gate were not necessarily much better than outside the city gate. Because the east side of Hangzhou City

Because of the large fields, the streets inside Qingchun Gate were almost filled with farmers transporting vegetables and grain into the city, while those leaving the city were dung trucks traveling in groups. Tao Hongfang and his party had to continue to suffer from traffic jams and slow traffic.

march towards the goal.

By the time the group arrived at Shi Diwen's office, two full hours had passed since they set off from the Qiong Lianfa Inn, and at this time, there was already a long queue of people waiting for an interview outside the Yamen.

This office space was requisitioned from the Zhejiang Chief Envoy Si Yamen during the Ming Dynasty. However, the original signboard above the door has been removed and replaced by a white and black plaque hanging next to the door - Haihan State Donghai District Administration

committee.

Although the signboard of the Administrative Committee hangs at the door, in fact the affairs handled here are not just civil affairs. Since Shi Diwen also serves as the military commander of the Donghai Region, the military affairs in the area are also handled by him.

In charge. In the queue waiting for the reception outside the gate, there were two or three Haihan officers in uniform.

Of course, those who will be queuing up here are probably not military emergencies. They are mostly personnel transfers, logistical supplies and other matters that are not urgent but require Shi Diwen's personal seal and approval.

Although Tao Hongfang and others had already agreed to follow the normal procedure to see Shi Diwen, they were still a little uneasy when they saw the long queue outside the door. If they continued to queue according to the current situation, they might not be able to see Shi Diwen until the afternoon.

But since everyone had come, it was naturally impossible to leave immediately. Everyone took out the official transfer documents they had received before departure and went to the concierge to register according to the normal procedure.

The person in charge of registering the visitors was also an officer. He took the official documents from them and glanced at them. Then he looked up at them and asked, "How many adults came from Sanya together?"

Tao Hongfang nodded and said: "That's right, thank you."

The officer put down the information, called a subordinate, and asked them to lead Tao Hongfang and others to a side hall to take a rest. Tao Hongfang did not expect to receive special treatment, and quickly thanked him with fists in his hands. However, all their entourage

All personnel need to wait outside the Yamen and cannot go in with them.

Everyone was led to the side hall, where there were indeed fewer people waiting to be met. Moreover, there were seats and hot tea here, so you could sit down and wait, which was indeed much more comfortable than standing in line outside the gate.

There were two people in the hall who arrived earlier than them. One was a young officer wearing a navy uniform. The badge on his uniform indicated that he was a naval lieutenant colonel. But this major looked quite young and should be about the same age as Tao.

Hirokata and others are similar.

Major officers of this age are rare in the military. Although Ha Jianyi also holds the rank of major, this is largely due to the influence of his father. Ordinary soldiers want to become a major at this age.

To be promoted to the rank of major, you need to have a pile of solid military exploits behind you. If this officer didn't have a special background, he would definitely be a combat hero in the army.

The other person is a middle-aged man with a short beard on his chin, but judging from his rather luxurious clothes, he should not be from Haihan, but a powerful person from the Ming Dynasty.

After the four of them sat down, Tao Hongfang winked at Ha Jianyi. Ha Jianyi understood it and immediately stood up and walked to the officer, gave a military salute, and introduced himself: "I am Ha Jianyi from the Joint Staff Department of the Ministry of National Defense.

May I ask who you are?"

The young officer quickly stood up and returned the military salute: "I am Wang Anguo of the Navy Expeditionary Fleet."

"Naval Expeditionary Advance Fleet..." Ha Jianyi hesitated for a moment when he heard the name of this unit, then came back to his senses and asked, "Could it be the unit led by General Wang Tom?"

"Exactly." The young officer who called himself Wang Anguo paused and added: "General Wang is my father."

"Ah? It turns out he is General Wang's son!" Ha Jianyi immediately understood why Wang Anguo had already reached the rank of major at such a young age. It was because, like himself, he had a father who was a general who held military power.

Of course, in terms of achievements achieved by serving in the military, Wang Anguo should be much better than Ha Jianyi. After all, the naval expeditionary vanguard fleet served not in the area under Haihan's rule, but thousands of miles away.

On the other side of the ocean, considering the environment and risks he faced, Wang Anguo's rank of major was obviously more valuable.
Chapter completed!