Chapter 897 Next Target

Ma Yue, who wanted to personally supervise the battle, did not expect that his first official battle would be his last experience on the battlefield. He was also fortunate to be the first guard of the East China Sea Coast Guard to step down abnormally in recent years.

Commander. But Ma Yue's disappearance did not immediately cause chaos in Jiaxing Hainingwei, or it would be more accurate to say that no one noticed it in a short period of time.

Ma Yue didn't keep it a secret when he should have, but kept it a secret when he shouldn't. Before leaving, he didn't tell his two fellow commanders or his subordinates about his whereabouts. He only said that he was not feeling well.

After resting for a few days, they were specifically told not to visit their homes. However, they were told that they had to go to Hangzhou for business and it might take several days before they came back. Due to this strange combination of circumstances, no one immediately noticed the commanding officer of Tangtang Guard.

Disappeared for no reason.

The first ones to discover and expose this situation were not Ma Yue's colleagues in Haining Guard, but the Guanhai Guards across Hangzhou Bay. On July 3, a naval ship under the command of Guanhaiwei discovered a Japanese pirate in the East China Sea.

When they pursued the Japanese pirate ship all the way to the vicinity of Zhoushan Island, they received the assistance of the Haihan Militia and intercepted the strange Japanese pirate ship. The soldiers who boarded the ship for inspection found more than ten corpses on the ship, including Ma Yue.

As well as a large amount of cash and some goods produced in the Ming Dynasty. After another day, Huang Tao, the commander of Guanhaiwei, personally confirmed Ma Yue's identity and sent a message to Hainingwei.

The Haining Guards were naturally shocked after receiving the news. They immediately led a team to the Haining Guards to identify the corpses. It turned out that in addition to Ma Yue's body, the more than ten corpses found on the Japanese pirate ship were all those of Haining.

The guards and horses were all Ma Yue's confidants. Since the Japanese pirates resisted arrest with force and no one was captured alive, the cause of death of Ma Yue's group has become an unsolved mystery. But according to Huang Tao, Ma Yue

Yue and others should have died while secretly going out to sea to capture Japanese pirates, and they should have died fighting for the country.

No one raised any objection to this statement. It cannot be said that Ma Yue went to sea to secretly meet Japanese pirates and died in a fight due to uneven distribution of the spoils or other reasons - although this seems more likely. But the dignified court

Ming Guan, if he is still traced to collude with pirates and Japanese pirates after his death, and he dies in such a disgraceful way, it will not only bring shame to Ma Yue, so he must have a proper explanation to end this matter, and what Huang Tao said

The possibility raised would at least save everyone's face.

Since all the Japanese pirates on the ship were dead, this matter can be regarded as a veritable case of death without evidence. Although the people of Hainingwei were still doubtful about this, the property seized on the ship and the corpses of the Japanese pirates made it clear that the officers who pursued the Japanese pirate ship

and the testimony of the Haihan people. These personal and material evidences are all there, making it impossible to raise any doubts.

So when Hainingwei reported the matter to Zhejiang Dusi, he could only explain Ma Yue's inexplicable death by saying "went to sea to suppress bandits and sacrificed his life for the country." Of course, the report was also submitted along with it.

There is an official report from Guanhaiwei. After all, he killed a boat of Japanese pirates, which is a rare military achievement in recent years. Guanhaiwei commander Huang Tao, Navy Commander Xu Shaohua, as well as Haihan merchants Qian and Shi who acted bravely,

They were all on the merit list. In order to confirm this, more than 30 heads of Japanese pirates were also sent to Zhejiang Dusi.

As for Ma Teng, the owner of Qushan Island who really made the contribution in this process, not even half a word was mentioned. Of course, this is also his own request. Although he is now covered by the Haihan people, he is still worried about his

Betrayal will lead to revenge, and he is unwilling to make this publicity. In fact, as long as he does not tell it, the truth about this matter may not be leaked for several years. After all, there are not many people involved, except for Haihan's combatants.

, all the remaining insiders who are still alive have been packed up and sent to the south. Their destination is either the coal mine in Annan Black Earth Port or the plantation on Amborna Island in the South China Sea. In short, it is probably unlikely that they will return to Zhejiang in their lifetime.

Already.

Although this matter started in a hurry, the final resolution was quite satisfactory. At least Haihan cleaned himself up in public and further consolidated the positive image of "assisting the government in suppressing bandits".

Of course, this method cannot fool everyone. For example, the Zhejiang Dusi Qianshi Yu Pingfeng who planned this matter knew very well that this matter was definitely not what Guanhaiwei and Hainingwei reported. The Haihan people were very involved in this process.

The role played by Ma Yue cannot be a good citizen who assisted the government in suppressing bandits. Ma Yue's mysterious disappearance and death are probably related to him. However, Ma Yue did not report his action plan to Yu Pingfeng beforehand, so Yu Pingfeng also

I really can't figure out why Ma Yuedang, a third-rank official, ran to the sea quietly and how he fell into the hands of the Haihan people.

How could Yu Pingfeng have expected this? Ma Yue was self-willed and lacked actual combat experience. The Haihan people had thoroughly figured out his plan before taking action. In the meantime, a variable like Ma Teng appeared that no one had expected. As a result, the calculation was made.

Ma Yue thought he was a hunter, but he didn't know that the prey in his eyes was the real hunter, and he became the prey who stepped into the trap without knowing it. When the Haihan people made this action plan,

We have already taken into account the follow-up handling methods and strive to maximize the benefits of this matter. If you are not a witness to the whole thing, it would be difficult to imagine that there are so many twists and turns in it.

Although Yu Pingfeng suspected that the Haihan people were causing trouble in this matter, he did not have even the slightest evidence. On the contrary, Ningbo Guanhaiwei, who had not expressed his attitude before, clearly stood on the same side as the Haihan people this time.

This is even more disappointing to Yu Pingfeng than Ma Yue's death, because it means that the Ningbo Prefectural Guards closest to Zhoushan Island have given up their attitude of being enemies of Haihan. Chang Guowei and Guanhaiwei are separated by one month.

The bandit-suppression report documents submitted one after another mentioned the assistance of the Haihan people, which made Yu Pingfeng, who wanted to take revenge on Haihan, really hate it.

If Yu Pingfeng's reason for opposing Haihan at the beginning was just because he felt sorry for the destruction of the industry he had handed over to the Haisha Gang to run on Liuheng Island, then later on it became more complicated to compete with the Haihan people.

The obsession with winning or losing is part of it. If the winner is not completely determined, Yu Pingfeng probably won't let it go.

The Haihan people on Zhoushan Island had no time to care about Pingfeng's mood. After solving the hidden dangers on Hainingwei and Qushan Island, Qian Tiandun and Shi Diwen returned their attention to their own affairs. And now.

The task they face is to develop routes in Northeast Asia starting from Zhoushan.

After Haihan established a foothold in Zhoushan, the routes to be opened not only extended northward along the mainland coastline, but in addition to the Ming Dynasty, Ryukyu, Japan and North Korea also became the next targets for opening trade routes.

However, both Japan and North Korea need to sail thousands of miles across the sea from Zhoushan. There are almost no supply locations in between, and maritime safety is not guaranteed. The executive committee is also currently considering whether to establish a direct route or first establish one in the East China Sea close to Japan and North Korea.

The strategic fulcrum, settled in the form of a colonial trading port, ensured that Haihan's ships heading to Northeast Asia could receive basic supplies and security.

As for the location, it is not difficult to choose. There are only two places. One is Jeju Island at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, across the sea from the mainland, and the other is the Goto Islands near Hirado, the trading port in western Japan. Each of these two places has its own advantages.

Bad, to name a few.

Jeju Island is a volcanic island with an area of ​​more than 1,800 square kilometers. It is about 50 nautical miles away from the Korean Peninsula, separated from Japan to the east by the Korean Strait, and across the Yellow Sea from Daming to the west. It is about 300 nautical miles away from Zhoushan Island.

Although Jeju Island belongs to the territory of Koryo at this time, the Yuan Dynasty before that was clearly a territory of China. It was not until decades after the Yuan Dynasty was overthrown by the Ming Dynasty that the local Tamna Governor's Office surrendered to Koryo.

, so far Jeju Island has changed hands.

If you want to build this place as a stronghold or colony, the area is large enough, but the resources and manpower required for the corresponding development will also increase. Haihan has introduced the above-mentioned technology to the local area after occupying most of Taiwan Island.

Thousands of immigrants have immigrated, but they can only expand the living area a little near the three ports. Although Jeju Island is not as big as Taiwan Island, occupying the entire island is not that simple.

Another Goto archipelago near Kyushu, Japan, consists of five large islands, Fukue, Kuga, Naru, Wakamatsu, and Nakadori, and more than a hundred small islands. The total land area of ​​the entire archipelago is only about one-third of Jeju Island.

First, except for small uninhabited islands with no water sources and some special terrains, the land area available for development is very limited. In the long run, the development prospects are not as good as Jeju Island. But it is close to the Japanese trading port.

The voyage from the southernmost Fukue Island to Nagasaki Port is only about 60 nautical miles, and there are many small and medium-sized natural harbors among the islands. The construction and development cost of a trade transfer station will be much lower than that of Jeju Island. In addition, this

Although the area is said to be the territory of Hirado, it is actually a land outside the law. Compared with Jeju Island, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the Koryo Kingdom, the risk of encountering resistance when occupying this area by force is correspondingly smaller.

According to the past practice of the Executive Committee, the base must be built first, and navigation can be opened while occupying land, without delay. Even if the route is to be opened first, in order to facilitate trade, supply, as well as for safety and subsequent expansion considerations, it will still be

The establishment of armed strongholds and colonies locally is just a change of sequence.

Of course, building a colony first means investing a lot of money in development and construction first, and opening routes first will dilute the subsequent construction costs accordingly. But which one to do first or a two-pronged approach ultimately depends on local conditions and sea conditions.

Haihan's local development goals are comprehensively determined. After all, what Haihan lacks now is not the cost of implementing construction projects, but the people who do the work. Whether it is the most basic pure labor or the grassroots cadres and technicians who direct these labors, Haihan

There is still a huge demand gap. The relevant vocational training system has never been able to keep up with the expansion speed of Haihan. This can be regarded as a long-standing problem since time travel.

In addition, the executive committee will have an unavoidable flaw when making such decisions, that is, the big shots in Sanya have no way of understanding the actual local conditions of this era, and what they can rely on are basically the knowledge that is hundreds of years ahead of their time.

There are only a few fragments of records on maps and historical materials. Plans based on such information often have great deviations. It is precisely because of this that the Executive Committee gave the frontline command a huge amount of support during the move north to Zhejiang.

autonomy and no clear timetable for action.

In the past few years of practice after time travel, everyone has realized that many things cannot be done with black technology or foresight. Controlled areas still need to be stationed with troops to occupy, and infrastructure projects must have enough manpower to proceed smoothly. For the sea

Regarding Han's expansion plan in Northeast Asia, the executive committee is currently only giving guidance, but specific decisions will be based on the opinions of front-line personnel as the main reference.

Where Haihan will go next, the executive committee only gave a few candidate places, what criteria were used to make the selection, and what were the specific reasons. This is the responsibility of the front-line personnel. But what the executive committee did not expect was

, as commanders of two different arms, Qian Tiandun and Shi Diwen also had obvious differences in the selection of target areas.

"Jeju Island is a large area and can be used as a horse breeding land and a comprehensive military base in the future. Although the initial development cost is high, it will be self-sufficient in the later stages. It will definitely not be a problem to feed tens of thousands of people with local products. In the future, we must

When expanding to the Sea of ​​Japan and further north to the Sea of ​​Okhotsk and the Bering Sea, Jeju Island can also be used as a rear base." Qian Tiandun pointed to the map to explain his opinion.

Shi Diwen shook his head while listening. As soon as Qian Tiandun finished speaking, he raised an objection: "North Koreans are so poor that they can only live by eating radish and pickles. How much trade can we have with them? It's better to do it with the Japanese."

When it comes to business, people are stupid and money is easy to fool. We can get started by occupying a harbor on the Goto Islands. The investment is not much and the construction period is short. I think Japan is better."

"But there is not much space for development in the Goto Islands. The southernmost Fujiang Island is still a bit flat. If the population increases, it is estimated that food will have to be transported to the local area from outside." Qian Tiandun retorted.

"This is just a stronghold used for excessive use." Shi Diwen said: "Will Japan still be left to rebel after hundreds of years? The top priority is to implement racial transformation in the local area starting from the next generation. For hundreds of years

From now on you and I will both be national heroes!"

Qian Tiandun couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. He could only give a thumbs up and said: "Yes, yes, you are awesome!"
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