Chapter 770 Development and Change

Li Nai bid farewell to Schneider and left Fort Victory, and went straight to the train station north of Fort Victory, preparing to take the bus to Sanya New City. He had previously purchased a villa there in his own name, although he did not live there much every year.

, but there has always been a dedicated person responsible for daily cleaning and maintenance, and you can move in at any time. This time, you are expected to stay in Hainan Island for a while, and you will have to report to Fort Victory from time to time, so Li Nai plans to settle there and go back and forth like this.

The journey between Victory Fort and Sanya City is not too difficult.

Li Nai skillfully sent his entourage to buy tickets with circulation coupons, and then entered the station through the ticket gate to wait for the train. Fort Victory Station has not changed much compared to when it was first completed. There are still only two platforms, one south and one north. The platform floor

Different colors of paint are used to mark the waiting positions of A-class carriages, B-class carriages and freight cars. The A-class carriages are high-end carriages prepared for the leaders of Haihan, senior cadres and foreign wealthy businessmen. They are equipped with soft seats and windows.

It is also made of glass. There is only one small carriage in each train, and the fare is naturally higher. The second-class carriage is the first choice for ordinary naturalized citizens. The fare is cheap but the riding environment is relatively poor. There are only wooden carriages in the carriage.

It has a long bench, and the windows are simple and crude iron bars. During the daily traffic rush hour, one or two hundred people will be packed into one car, and sometimes people even climb on the roof.

Li Nai waited for about a stick of incense and finally saw a train slowly approaching on the railway track in the distance, spewing white smoke. The staff on the platform blew the brass whistle loudly to alert the waiting people.

People retreated beyond the safety lines drawn on the ground.

When the train was first opened in the early days, accidents often occurred in which people were squeezed off the platform and off the track just to watch the excitement. After several fatalities, the Ministry of Justice issued extremely strict station management regulations. When trains enter and leave the station, they do not

Follow the instructions of the staff and exit outside the safety line. If you are caught for the first two times, you will be fined. If you are caught for the third time, you will be sent directly to a hard labor camp for one month of labor education. This measure has been implemented for almost two years and effectively helps passengers.

I have developed relatively good riding habits, and the number of accidents that occur at the station has become very rare.

Li Nai was also amazed by the miracle when he took the train for the first time. He even thought that if such a railway could be built between Guangzhou City and Panyu County, it would greatly enhance the importance of Lijiazhuang in Pearl River shipping. However, this plan

In the end, it only existed in his mind and failed to become a reality. Such a big project involves more than just money. The ownership of the land along the line is enough to make it aborted, even if the Li family is still alive.

Panyu County is extremely powerful, but a lot of the land in Panyu County is in the hands of dignitaries in Guangzhou Prefecture. It is impossible for these people to use the land to build railways. Li Nai doesn't need to think carefully to know that it is impossible.

matter.

In addition, the local officials are not all fools. The Ming army generals stationed in Guangzhou must have seen the military risks of such a convenient passage from the Pearl River estuary to Guangzhou City, and they would definitely stop such a project.

Build.

This kind of thing will not happen on Hainan Island where Haihan is the master. First of all, the land here is controlled by the Haihan Executive Committee. Even if some people are dissatisfied with the land acquisition and road construction, there is no way to resist. Secondly, almost all local governments are controlled by the Hainan Executive Committee.

Haihan is a myth. Now Haihan doesn’t even need to notify the government if he wants to build a railway. He can just do it himself. It is said that Haihan is already planning to build a railway between Qiongzhou Fucheng and Danzhou, connecting the two big cities in Qiongbei with railway tracks.

Connected. If this railway with a length of more than 200 miles can be completed and opened to traffic, it will undoubtedly become the fastest mode of transportation between the two places.

Li Nai's wish to take a train in his hometown is probably unlikely to be realized in the near future. Unless Guangdong changes hands in the future and Haihan comes to take charge, it may become a reality, but Li Nai does not expect much for this.

Hope, after all, this is really treasonous to the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Li Nai and his entourage successfully checked their tickets and got on the train. There were only five or six naturalized citizen cadres riding with them in the first-class carriage. They were all dressed in Haihan attire with shaved heads and different clothes. They were very different from ordinary naturalized citizens in Mingren attire and appearance.

.However, Li Nai's level of dealing with the Haihan people was far beyond that of ordinary people. He could tell at a glance that these people were not authentic Haihan people.

These naturalized cadres all looked very young, in their early twenties at most. Although they did not know Li Nai, they all bowed to him. Li Nai listened to their conversation, and he also had a similar understanding of the northern accent of the Haihan people.

The more obvious difference is that they are all locals, but they still try hard to speak the "common Mandarin" currently promoted by Haihan. Li Nai knows without asking that these young people should all be "Haihan" trained by the Haihan education system.

Scholar".

Although the areas under Haihan's rule did not prohibit scholars from participating in the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty, and even took various care measures for students who took the exams, Haihan was also gradually building its own "imperial examination" system, establishing its own schools, and providing qualified students with

All employment arrangements are arranged. Talents who can excel in this system will enter various departments of Haihan, and the threshold for becoming an official is much lower than that of the Ming Dynasty imperial examination. Some of the naturalized young people who enrolled in the early enrollment have now been admitted.

They have been assigned to various Haihan official organizations one after another, and those who have done well, such as Fu Li, Yu Xiaobao, Zhang Qianzhi, Huang Que, etc., have made good achievements in their respective positions.

Li Nai has also had contact with some of them and knows that these young people from poor backgrounds are extremely loyal to Haihan who changed their life trajectories. Most of them no longer regard themselves as

The people of the Ming Dynasty are the people of Haihan in the true sense - although the Ming Dynasty officials have not yet recognized the existence of such a country in Haihan.

These young naturalized civilian cadres are not the most fanatical Haihan supporters. Li Nai knows that the real fanatics actually gather in another place, that is, the Haihan Militia. Because of the need for the "Golden Shield Escort" work, then

Coupled with his personal hobbies, he has visited the training conditions of the Haihan Militia more than once, and has personally experienced the almost brainwashing propaganda methods in the militia. Let alone ordinary soldiers, as long as they have a "long"

Almost all of the officers are fanatical supporters of Haihan. It is no exaggeration to say that most of them are determined to fight to the death for Haihan, and are also very keen on using military means to realize Haihan's wishes.

External expansion. Li Nai believes that if there was not an authoritative organization like the Executive Committee above, which would maintain long-term peace between Haihan and Ming Dynasty out of overall consideration, the Haihan militia would have already sent troops to capture the Pearl River Delta area.

Li Nai looked out the window. The train was passing through the bay between the Yulin Peninsula and the Luhuitou Peninsula, and he could see the huge shipyards lined up on the seaside. The current Shengli Port Shipyard is said to have more than 2,000 employees, and shipbuilding orders have made this

The place has been operating around the clock. New ships of all sizes are launched from here every month, and more than 80% of the combat ships in the Haihan Fleet are also built here. Although the shipbuilding here

The number may not be comparable to the total shipyards along the Pearl River in Guangdong, but the tonnage of ships launched is no longer the same.

The outer perimeter of the shipyard where warships are built is covered by tall bamboo sheds and bamboo fences, and the construction inside cannot be seen from the train. However, because of his special status, Li Nai has visited key departments of the shipyard more than once, and he still has no idea about the situation inside.

More familiar. From the top of the mast that stretched high into the air, he could tell that one of the shipyards was building a "Dignity-class" warship - only the main mast of this giant warship could be extended to

So high in the air.

Li Nai personally does not have much objection to the actual control formed by Haihan in the South China Sea, including the Pearl River Estuary. After all, the Haihan people did not harm the interests of the Ming Dynasty maritime merchants by doing these things.

Pirates who can't be plundered. For a law-abiding maritime businessman like Fulifeng, having a relatively authoritative force like Haihan to maintain order at sea is a much-desired good thing. "Golden Shield Escort" has also begun to undertake maritime operations.

Many of the escort businesses require cooperation with the militia navy. The sea areas that the navy can control are areas where the "Golden Shield Escort" can be confident and bold. From the perspective of a practitioner, Li Nai is

I really hope that the Haihan Navy can control more areas.

After the Haihan Navy gradually took over the waters of the Pearl River Estuary, the Guangdong and Guangxi Navy also "knowingly" slowly withdrew from this area. At present, the naval base has moved westward to the Huangmao Sea area, which is the estuary of the Xijiang River.

You can go upstream from the Xijiang River directly to the Zhaoqing Mansion where the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is located. The Haihan military also has a tacit understanding of such a division of spheres of influence and has never sent warships to the Xijiang River Basin, including the estuary.

Li Nai has seen these subtle changes in the situation, but as a businessman whose interest entanglement with Haihan has been so deep that he will never side with the government again. And such an attitude is not his own

Uniquely, his family, the business partners he has contact with, and even some people in the officialdom are more willing to side with Haihan regarding the quietly changing situation in Guangdong and Guangxi. Li Nai once heard Schneider use the term "vested interests"

"Using this word to evaluate this behavior accurately reflects that the root cause of this choice of position is still interests.

Although most people will still talk about the Ming Dynasty, Li Nai believes that these people's hearts are as open as his own. The places occupied by Haihan will probably be like Hainan Island and will no longer belong to the Zhu family.

With Haihan's development speed, there is no military obstacle to annexing more Ming territory. It depends more on whether the Haihan people need it.

Thinking of this, Li Nai couldn't help but look out the car window in the direction of the Luhuitou Peninsula. Although it was impossible to see the scene on the other side of the hill from the car due to the obstruction of the Luling hills, it was not difficult for Li Nai, who was familiar with the local conditions, to

Imagine the lively training scene in the Army garrison.

The army base of the Haihan Militia is located on the Luhuitou Peninsula. Although Li Nai does not know the size of the troops stationed there, he believes that the local forces are enough to defend the two key points of Victory Port and Sanya Port. It is adjacent to the army base and is located at the southern end of the Luhuitou Peninsula.

The area is the quarantine area where Sanya receives immigrants. From immigrants to soldiers of the Haihan Militia, the distance is just a wall. Today, it is definitely unlikely that the Ming Dynasty will take back these areas through military means.

It would be a blessing to save the territory of the mainland from being encroached by Haihan.

Of course, the emperor who was far away in the Forbidden City in Beijing probably did not know what was happening in the south, because the memorials reported to the court by the governors of Guangdong and Guangxi and officials at all levels did not mention that this area had been renamed and belonged to others. In the past, Qiongzhou

The taxes that can be paid to the court are very limited, and no one in the court pays attention to this remote area known as the ends of the earth. Now the Haihan people pay the taxes due to Qiongzhou Prefecture every year, completely replacing the functions of the local government, and the court naturally

No one will notice this silent change. Even if relevant news reaches the capital, no senior official will believe these rumors - how can anyone rebel and not raise a flag to kill officials, but also pay the court on time and in amount every year?

Taxed?

However, it is hard to say how long Haihan will continue to pay taxes to the Ming Dynasty. According to the information Li Nai knows, scholars from Qiongzhou, Danzhou, Yazhou and other counties have already signed a letter to the Haihan Executive Committee.

It is required that Hainan Island be independent from the Ming Dynasty and officially classified as Hainan territory. If this initiative becomes a reality one day, Li Nai thinks that the officials of Guangdong and Guangxi will probably have to hold their noses and admit it. As for whether it will be reported to the court.

Huilongyan was furious and ordered to send troops to attack. He didn't think there was much possibility. The armies in Fuzhou and Guangzhou knew the power of the Haihan militia. Even if there was an order from the court, they would not take the initiative to go to war with the Haihan people.

Most likely it was just a formality to bluff the matter. If the imperial court wanted to punish local officers because of the unfavorable outcome of the war, it might force something bigger to happen - after all, it was not uncommon for Ming Dynasty military attachés to join the Haihan Militia.

Now, there are several people at the rank of general, so it is not impossible for people to change jobs in the Ming army if they are forced to do so.

As for dispatching troops from the mainland to attack Qiongzhou, it is even more unrealistic. Not to mention the climate alone, it is difficult to adapt. Moreover, the official circles of Guangdong and Guangxi, which have many interests with Haihan, will probably not cooperate with the actions of foreign troops. Even if the court can mobilize

If an army of 350,000 to 70,000 troops arrives in Guangdong, it is estimated that they will not have much chance of marching to the island to fight the Haihan people - with the maritime armed forces at an absolute disadvantage, the troops assembled on the mainland will have little chance of even passing through the Qiongzhou Strait.
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