Chen Haiyang nodded and asked someone to take it, and said some words of encouragement and appeasement as usual, and then Shi Shixi offered another gift, which was specially selected from the treasures of each family for today's ceremony: a pair of Haode Japanese Taidao, a pair of pure white and flawless Hetian jade lions, a set of wine vessels: a gold-inlaid treasure holding pot and four white jade-inlaid gold cups. Zuihou is a box of small ingots of red gold, one tael each, and there are fifty of them.

Chen Haiyang glanced at it for a while, and thought to himself: This group of pirates is really very basic!

However, he had already heard the early sailors complain that they had been in arrears for a month or two, and it seemed that there was no money for the salary, and the private pockets of the leaders were still very full.

Since this is a public gift, it is a symbol of sincerity, and Chen Haiyang naturally wants to accept it. At the moment, it will be accepted and handed over to the Planning Commission for entry into the warehouse.

Accepting the gifts, Chen Haiyang slowly examined them, and waited a little before speaking:

"The leaders are coming to serve me, and you are my Australians, and we are a family from now on. Togetherness is not just a word, it is a real thing. Do you know?! ”

"Yes, the little ones understand!" Shi Shi's back began to sweat.

"Please take a seat at the Merchant Hall." A smile appeared on Chen Haiyang's face, "Wash the dust for all the leaders!" ”

After the ceremony, Lin Baiguang took the leaders to the canteen of Bopu, where a banquet had been set up. As for the men, women, and children on the boat, naturally people from the Yanghe Quarantine Camp came to count the number of people and make a register. Then he was brought "purified" and fed. As for the work of checking the materials, because there were still people's private property on board, the Planning Commission did not go on board to check the grain and materials on board for the time being, and only sent people to stand guard at the upper and lower trestle bridges of each ship.

There are 80 large and small sea vessels, the smallest of which is a large sampan that can carry more than 20 people, and the largest is more than 400 tons. They are all common ships and fortune ships in this area.

With the addition of these many ships, the navy has not only greatly increased its naval strength, but also solved the problem of shipping, which has always been scarce, and the situation of being both a warship and a transport ship has been alleviated.

As soon as the reception banquet was over, Chen Haiyang had already begun to plan the distribution plan for these ships in the Admiralty. Now there are too many miscellaneous ships under the Admiralty, so it is better to make some adjustment plans.

But it's not that simple. These ships are still the private property of the leaders. Their defection is not an unconditional surrender, but a kind of "joint stock" nature, and as the chairman of the board, he cannot simply deprive the shareholders of the means of production. The result of this is that there will never be a "merger" in the future.

Liliang said that the pirate leaders are now at an absolute disadvantage, and it is impossible for them to resist or escape. However, the solicitation of people's hearts is a long way to go.

What the traverser needs is "absorption", not "union". This tone is the basic thrust of the inclusion of indigenous people in the Crossing Syndicate, so giving them the status of allies is not considered.

These pirates were not prisoners of war who had been deprived of everything, nor were they desperate starving people, but organized armed gangs

The leaders of this gang were naturally not happy to absorb it completely - the gang was very privately owned, and everyone regarded the ships and sailors as his own private property. Therefore, how to "transform" this group of formed pirates has become a matter of urgency.

"Xiao Wei, this is a job left to you." Ma Qianzhu said in the office, "You have to use your brains to help us eat this team of more than 1,000 people, and we can't eat indigestion." Do you understand? ”

"Yes, Chief Ma, you can look at me for this matter." Wei Aiwen is full of confidence.

Wei Aiwen's absorption of jihua is very traditional, in short, "to appease the upper class, win over the middle class, and win over the lower class".

The most important thing is to fight for the lower class. They are numerous and powerful, and they are always in a position of neglect when it comes to the distribution of benefits. There is not much common interest with the leaders, and there may be a lot of complaints. It's relatively easy to win them over.

Once the lower strata are won over, the middle elements are the grass on the wall, and the upper strata will be powerless to resist even if they complain because they have lost the support of the grassroots. When the time comes, it's okay to set an example for them, and it's okay to destroy them outright, it all depends on the interest of the traverser.

As for the upper echelons, Wei Aiwen believes that it is also possible to divide - the demands of the leaders are not the same. In a report submitted immediately after the landing, Lin Baiguang pointed out that the current thinking of these leaders is not consistent. Like Hu Fatzi, he wants to find a comfortable nest to enjoy Qingfu steadily; Lin Dan is anxious to find his wife and children; Shi 14 wanted to climb this big tree and continue to make a fortune......

"We divide and conquer, and we will soon be able to absorb them." Wei Aiwen explained his thinking to Ma Qianzhu.

"You're solely responsible for this. Including Ren Fu and He Xin, the group of people must also work hard. We are short of ships, and even less of sailors. It is necessary to win over the sailors and the jishu backbone inside as soon as possible. ”

"Also, there is the issue of the treatment of the leaders," Wei Aiwen hesitated, "There must be an explanation for this matter, the sailors can say, according to the supply of naval soldiers, what about these leaders?" ”

At present, the work type and jishu hierarchy system of workers have been implemented among the natives in the crossing group, but the administrative staff and army and navy officers and soldiers are still provided with a first-class supply system, and the officers and administrative personnel do not get more allowances, and they are not much different from ordinary soldiers and workers.

"You don't have to be busy with this first, the executive committee has to think about it." Ma Qianzhu remembered that he was shot for the administrative hierarchy he proposed at the meeting, "Okay now, what kind of treatment do you give to this group of people?" ”

First of all, there is the issue of wages, they don't live under the old hands of Zhucai, robbery and trade are the sources of income......

Thinking of this, Ma Qianzhuo's eyes lit up: Yes, I insist on turning them into captains of the navy or fleet commanders, receiving salaries to live, and there will be complaints if they are not highly motivated, so it is better to let them play their strengths and do their old jobs.

"Their position is not in the Admiralty, but in the Foreign Trade Commission!"

He sat down again and began to formulate a plan for the disposition of the group.

In the evening, a meeting of the Executive Committee was held. Ma Qianzhu expounded his views and ideas at the meeting.

"That's a good proposal, otherwise it's going to be hard for this group to deal with. I'm afraid it's not enough to hand them over to lead the troops. ”

"Well, let them do their old job!"

As a result, it was proposed to reconsider the opening of a "Southeast Asian company". The executive committee of this so-called "Southeast Asian Company" has been envisaged for many days, and its purpose is to conduct direct maritime trade with Southeast Asia, obtain Southeast Asia's agricultural, forestry, and mineral resources, and then be able to undertake the work of colonial expansion when its strength is strengthened. Similar in nature with the East India Company.

However, this idea was stranded because of the lack of ships under the Admiralty that were suitable for long-distance voyages, and they did not have the personnel under their command who were familiar with this aspect. Now it is appropriate to let Zhu Cailao, the leader of the sea merchants, do this.

"In the past, first, there were not enough boats, and secondly, we were afraid that there would be conflicts in the local area, and we had few people and boats, so we could not protect ourselves. But now with the addition of such a new force, the conditions are ripe for direct trade in Southeast Asia. Ma Qianzhu said.

Li Haiyang was very excited: "When necessary, you can also ask them to carry out privateering in the local waters." Crack down on the local trade of Europeans. ”

"Not yet." Wen Deji objected, "Privateering will cause hatred, and our presence in Southeast Asia is still blank, so don't do it if you don't have a firm foothold." The Dutch, Spaniards, and English were not to be trifled with. If we really want to conflict, we have no foothold on the ground, and we can easily be defeated by them. In addition, privateering is a kind of piracy, and this group of people themselves is both businessmen and thieves, and if they simply become pirates in Southeast Asian waters after eating the sweetness of robbery, we may not be able to control it. When the time comes, there will be endless evils. ”

"Whether it's privateering or colonization, don't do it until we have the ability to really handle the affairs of Southeast Asia. As long as you keep your trade safe. ”

In his vision, the ships of the Southeast Asian Company would trade in formation, with large convoys on each voyage – similar to the Venetians' annual maritime itineraries in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Such a large fleet has enough men and force to protect itself while sailing. Neither the Europeans nor any other maritime group should be afraid.

"We in the navy don't know about trade," Mr. Chen said, "I just want to know: what is the attitude of the Executive Committee towards their men and ships?" Will they be allowed to retain their original structure and command structure, or will they completely break up and reorganize? ”

"The retained system of the Beiping adaptation." Ma Qianzhu said.

In other words, the establishment was nominally retained, but in fact the leaders were gradually deprived of control over the original personnel by means of personnel infiltration and personnel restructuring.

"According to the numbers on the roster, there are also the results of the inspection sent by the quarantine camp." Wu De opened the folder, "It's 1,803 people in total." Among them, 230 were women, children and elderly people over 50 years old. In fact, the average number of sailors on each boat was less than 20. ”

Obviously, even if you count the women, children, and the old and the young, and remove the small boats that only need a few people inside, they are still seriously understaffed.

"In this way, in order for these ships to be operational again, it is necessary to replenish the sailors." Wu De looked at the ship inspection table of the Planning Commission, "Remove the small sampans or something, at least 1,500 more people must be added before these ships can fully operate." ”(！ )

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