Chapter 858 Leading Party vs. Leading Party vs. Leading Party

Lin Xing had been to Sanya, and naturally he had heard the legendary stories of many maritime merchants in Fuzhou and Guangzhou who made a fortune quickly after getting married to Haihan. Especially the Li family in Panyu, Guangzhou, who is now known as the richest man in Guangdong and Guangxi, and many maritime merchants.

An example that everyone wants to follow. Of course, making money is only one aspect of it. Being able to receive all-round support from Haihan is the condition that everyone values ​​​​more. The Li family, who had attached themselves to Haihan early on, has now become a

In order to become a local power in the true sense, Panyu County under Guangzhou Prefecture has completely become the private property of the Li family. Li Jifeng's words are even more effective than the local magistrate.

He became the local emperor of Panyu County.

People in other places may just envy the Li family's privileges, but armed smugglers like Lin Xing, who are outlaws themselves, want more. When he went south to Sanya, the Sanlin Gang was already

They have occupied a place on Liuheng Island. How to turn this situation of occupying the mountain into a local separatist force in the true sense is also one of the directions that Lin Xing wants to try. The Sanlin Gang does not have enough strength to copy it.

Haihan's model, but if you want to follow the Li family's path to success, the relative threshold will be much lower. As long as Haihan is willing to take action, it is not impossible to support local tycoons like this in other places. The problem lies in three

Zhejiang, where the Lin Gang is located, is far away from Haihan's sphere of influence. At that time, Haihan was busy dealing with the troubles of Shibazhi for the Fujian government. It seemed that he had no plans to go north to Zhejiang for the time being, but this idea always stayed with Lin.

Walk in your heart.

Now that Haihan is heading north, and the army has arrived at his doorstep, this is both a danger and an opportunity for the Sanlin Gang. General Haihan's statement gave Lin Xing a glimmer of hope that his idea could be realized, so he naturally agreed first.

Let’s talk about it later.

But his frankness did not win Qian Tiandun's approval. Qian Tiandun said: "Don't rush to reply. We still have conditions. It won't be too late for you to make a decision after listening."

"General, please clarify." Lin Xing responded quickly.

"First of all, all your people must be disarmed, and we must identify and reorganize them. We only need people who are obedient and can do things, and we don't need to do whatever we want. Do you understand what I mean?" Qian Tiandun

asked.

Lin Xing frowned slightly, but quickly responded: "I will definitely follow the general's arrangements."

Of course, Lin Xing was not happy to accept such an arrangement. The measures mentioned by Qian Tiandun were undoubtedly to remove the foundation of the Sanlin Gang's rule in the northern area of ​​Liuheng Island. The Sanlin Gang was handed over to Haihan to disperse.

After identification and reorganization, the three Lin family brothers basically lost their main basis for bargaining with the Haihan people. But compared to being crushed by the Haihan fleet, or even having a double-take, this arrangement is not unacceptable.

.

Sure enough, Qian Tiandun then talked about the topic he was most concerned about: "Secondly, we are going to clean up the entire Zhoushan Islands area, including Liuheng Island. Who can be used and who must be eliminated? I also hope you can

Can you sort out a rough charter for us first as a reference. If you do a good job, you will be given more opportunities in the future. Don’t limit your vision to the small land of Liuheng Island."

Lin Xing's heart skipped a beat again. As expected, the Haihan people saw a huge situation and did not regard Liuheng Island as an obstacle at all. They were focused on how to capture the entire Zhoushan Islands. In contrast, Sanlin

The weight of Ganghe Liuheng Island is indeed a little lighter. But Lin Xing believes that his understanding of the geographical conditions and power distribution of the entire Zhoushan Islands is worthy of the Haihan people paying enough attention to him, and he might seize this opportunity to give it a try.

Afterwards, the black chicken will turn into a phoenix.

Lin Xing quickly stood up and clasped his fists again and said: "I will live up to General Qian's appreciation, and I will do my best!"

When Lin Xing sat down, he saw that Ma Ling, who seemed to be in a state of concentration before, was staring directly at him, as if he saw a flower on his face. He was stunned for a moment, and then he realized it - this

Ma Ling was able to sit here and listen to the whole process. It is obvious that he has completely surrendered to the Haihan people and gained their trust before he was treated like this. In this way, the Sanlin Gang is not the only local leading party that can provide intelligence to the Haihan people.

Ah! If the Haihan people want to use themselves, they will undoubtedly take away the work that may originally belong to Ma Ling. In this way, the two sides will become competitors with each other.

Lin Xing was competing with the officers of the Ming Dynasty for a chance to get ahead under the Haihan people. Lin Xing did not expect this to happen when he came, and his mind quickly began to calculate the pros and cons of the conditions of both parties.

As a member of the Shipu Guards House, Ma Ling is obviously no less familiar with the area south of Xiangshan than the Sanlin Gang. However, due to the limitations of its jurisdiction, the waters of the Zhoushan Islands north of Xiangshan are not necessarily as familiar as those who have been there all year round.

The Sanlin Gang, who was operating in a sea area, Lin Xing believed that his side had a slight advantage in this regard.

However, Ma Ling's special identity has advantages that the Sanlin Gang cannot match. He can use his official identity to enter and leave all ports on the Ningbo coast at will, and has certain authority to mobilize local armed forces and supplies. Even if the Sanlin Gang is in

There are powerful people in the East China Sea, but they cannot get rid of their identities as pirates and smugglers. When entering the territory of Ningbo Prefecture, they often have to change their names and disguise themselves, and they dare not show off in public. If the Haihan people plan to organize and prepare supplies in Ningbo Prefecture,

Ma Ling's official status is obviously very easy to handle. Of course, the premise is that Haihan and the Ningbo government do not publicly break out and have an armed conflict. As for what happened here in Shipu Port, it seems that the impact is still controllable.

To the Haihan people, the chess piece Ma Ling can obviously still be used, which can be seen from the fact that he can sit in and watch.

Why did Ma Ling defect to the Haihan people? Lin Xing believed that there were only two reasons. One was greed for life and fear of death, and the other was the trend of profit. Needless to say the first one, after seeing the huge fleet of the Haihan people docked in Shipu Port,

Lin Xing believed that most normal people would become greedy for life and afraid of death. Besides, the field soldiers in Shipu Guards Station did not have much fighting will to begin with, and it was unlikely that they would choose to die generously for the honor of the Ming Dynasty. Even if Ma Ling died in battle,

It is difficult to make up for his loss of land, but Lin Xing believes that the Haihan people do not want the land here, and the occupation of Shipu Port is just to eliminate the hidden dangers of the garrison here and use it as a transit and assembly place for the fleet.

Based on the way the Haihan people do things, they probably gave Ma Ling some promises, such as continuing to maintain the nominal rule of the Ming Dynasty in Shipu Port. However, Lin Xing also knew that there were a lot of valuable goods in the city, and the Haihan people probably wouldn't eat them.

If the good stuff in his mouth is spit out again, the horse spirit will not be able to explain to the owner of the goods, including himself.

Thinking of this, Lin Xing suddenly realized that Ma Ling was not only greedy for life and afraid of death, but his only escape now fell on the Haihan people. If he could no longer stay in the Ming Dynasty, working for the Haihan people was indeed a good way out. Lin

When I went to Sanya, I saw that the local inspection department, navy, and guard army in Yazhou all obeyed the command and dispatch of the Haihan people. There were quite a few soldiers from the Ming Dynasty who served for them, and it was said that these people were just

His qualities are generally not valued by the Haihan people. Almost all those who are truly capable have been picked up by the Haihan militia. Although this Ma Ling has no great ability, he can manage dozens of miles around Shipu Port. When it comes to the Haihan people

Naturally, he could find a suitable job for his subordinates. The more Lin Xing thought about it, the more it made sense. When he looked at Ma Ling, he couldn't help but feel a bit hostile.

It was already time to eat while they were talking, but Qian Tiandun relied on his status and would not condescend to dine with these little people who fawned over Haihan. I don't know whether he did it intentionally or not, so he arranged for Ma Ling to take Lin Xing to dine.

After leaving the festival hall, Lin Xing saw that Qian Tiandun did not send anyone else to follow him, so he took the initiative to say to Ma Ling: "Master Ma, from now on we will all work for Haihan together. Please take care of him when you have the work!"

Ma Ling snorted and said, "Boss Lin is very good at calculating. It's hard to say who will take care of whom in the future. There's no need to be so polite." Apparently he had already calculated the impact that Lin Xing would have on him after joining this bureau.

, it’s really hard to say anything good about this competitor.

Lin Xingqian smiled and said: "Don't worry, Master Ma. I can't do your job, and it's hard for you to take away my job. In fact, there won't be any conflict. How about you and I working together to achieve great things?"

Ma Ling looked at Lin Xing, shook his head and said, "Do you think you and I are the only ones working for the Haihan people in Ningbo? Think about it clearly, you and I have never met these Haihan people, why should they?

Trust us? Did you hear clearly what General Qian just said? They said to use your suggestions as a reference, just a reference. Don't think that you have become the military advisor of the Haihan people."

Lin Xing frowned and said, "Master Ma, you mean there is someone else under Haihan who is responsible for providing intelligence?"

Ma Ling nodded and replied, "Yes, boss Xu Kexu from Xiangshan County just came back from Liuheng Island yesterday."

"Xuke?" Lin Xing frowned and said, "This name is somewhat impressive. He seems to be a rich man. This Xiangshan County is still under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. Why did this man join the Haihan people?"

"I don't know, but it seems that the Haihan people are the spies planted in Xiangshan." Ma Ling lowered his voice and said: "Since the Haihan people want to take action in Zhejiang, they must have already made a plan. There are hidden stakes like this Xu Ke.

I don’t know how many people are lurking in Ningbo Mansion.”

When Lin Xing heard what Ma Ling said, he also felt that his previous ideas were too simple. This Haihan people have always been meticulous in their actions, how could they leave such obvious loopholes in hiring people? It's probably like what Ma Ling said

, the Haihan people will compare the intelligence they have collected with the information provided by the Ming Dynasty generals and the Sanlin Gang, and then select the valuable parts for use. If there is a conflict in the intelligence information, I am afraid that the Haihan people will be more

The only ones they trust are their own sources of intelligence.

Thinking of this, Lin Xing couldn't help but feel a little unhappy: "This person named Xu actually secretly went to Liuheng Island to explore my true identity. No wonder General Qian just now knows so clearly about the situation of our Sanlin Gang!"

"Just be lucky. If Xu hadn't told you about the many measures taken by the Sanlin Gang to imitate Haihan, General Qian wouldn't have had any interest in you. Even if you took the initiative to come to Shipu Port to build relationships, the most he could do was make you disarm.

Will surrendering and disarming give you a chance to cooperate?" Ma Ling said jealously.

"In that case, I would like to thank him for speaking kindly to me in front of General Qian?" Lin Xing did not expect that there would be such twists and turns.

"If you want to thank me, you can thank me in person." Ma Ling said, "Well, that person is Xuke."

After Xu Ke returned to Shipu Port yesterday, he and Zhao Cheng reported to the headquarters all kinds of experiences he had seen on Liuheng Island and the intelligence information they collected. Regarding the Sanlin Gang's various business operations that imitated Haihan, he also

I was just telling the truth and did not specifically say anything good for the Sanlin Gang. It was just that after several senior officials listened to their reports, they couldn't help but feel some intimacy with the leader of the Sanlin Gang. Lin Xing took the initiative to visit today.

This good impression was boosted again, so Qian Tiandun gave him a chance.

Although he has returned to his real name in front of Qian Tiandun, Shi Diwen and Xu Yuzhuo, he still maintains the identity of "Xuke" at other times, so as not to cause people to associate the matter with the Xu family in Fujian. Even Ma Ling

The subordinate general who had obtained the right to observe the incident did not know the true identity of the boss Xiang Shanxu.

Ma Ling stopped Xu Ke and introduced Lin Xing's identity to him. In fact, no special introduction was needed. Xu Ke also recognized Lin Xing. He had met him before when he went to Liuheng Island, but the two parties had never really dealt with each other face to face. Xu Ke

Ke did not attend the meeting between Lin Xing and Qian Tiandun just now, but he had also heard that Lin Xing came to Shipu Port in person, and he did not expect to meet so soon.

"I heard that Boss Xu just came back from Liuheng Island yesterday and went to the dock of my Sanlin gang. Why didn't you say hello so that I could have the opportunity to entertain you?" Lin Xing had a complaining tone, but his words were

Faintly thorny: "Now that you and I are working for Haihan, we need to get closer to him."

Xu Ke is also considered a shrewd person. He immediately glanced at Ma Ling after hearing this, but Ma Ling deliberately avoided his eyes. He did not meet the Lin brothers when he went to Liuheng Island this time. This matter was obviously

It was Ma Linggang who told him. Xu Ke didn't believe that Ma Ling had accidentally spilled the beans. After all, a man with thousands of households could not casually tell military secrets. Lin Xing's words indicated that he had defected to Haihan.

, this was obviously a statement to himself. Xu Ke could only understand Ma Ling's purpose of telling Lin Xing about this as sowing discord.

"I have a mission to go to Liuheng Island this time. I won't bother bothering Boss Lin. I'll forgive you if I offend you!" Xu Ke bowed his hand to Lin Xinggong and responded in a neither humble nor overbearing manner.
Chapter completed!