At present, the Ministry of Civil Affairs' immigration policy in Fujian is precisely guided by the principle of "less but finer", and when it is temporarily impossible to recruit a large number of immigrants, Hainan Island will mainly recruit craftsmen, sailors, sailors, and literati with active ideas. For these personnel, the Ministry of Civil Affairs has given more flexible conditions to the overseas agencies, allowing them to promise some more favorable conditions to the immigrants as appropriate, such as the remuneration and treatment of the immigrants after they take up their jobs on Hainan Island.

Compared with ordinary solicitation methods, this method can play a more obvious role in recruiting professionals. In particular, with Zhang Qianren, a person from Fujian who knows how to build ships and sail here, the efficiency of recruiting shipbuilders and sailors is still considerable. Zhang Qianren explained that more than two-thirds of the more than 1,000 immigrants sent to Sanya in the first three months of this year were sailors, shipwrights and other craftsmen, and the proportion of skilled craftsmen was much higher than that of Guangdong. From this point of view, Quanzhou's immigration recruitment work is still remarkable.

After listening to Zhang Qianren's explanation, Shi Diwen suddenly said: "If you just look at the number on the paper, you will be blamed for not doing things well." ”

Zhang Qianren said: "Although the ability of the humble position is limited, he has always tried his best and did not dare to slack off. In addition, there is also a small Jianyì, and I hope that the two leaders can convey it to the Executive Committee on their behalf. ”

"You say. ”

"In the future, I want to send more people from local backgrounds to come back to recruit immigrants, especially those who have become famous after immigrating to Qiongzhou, and their statements will be more convincing. ”

"Is it a cadre like you?" Shi Diwen nodded in understanding: "I understand what you mean, and I will convey it to the executive committee when I go back." ”

Successful people like Zhang Tiangui's family, who have been reborn because they have taken a ride with the wind, do have a strong exemplary role in recruiting immigrants. In fact, after Zhang Qianren returned to Fujian, he successively recruited many relatives from their Zhang family to send them to Sanya, not to mention as many as sixty or seventy people. If such a demonstration group can be further expanded, the effect it can achieve should also be magnified geometrically. When a certain time comes, the reputation of Haihan immigrants is established, and the difficulty of recruitment will be reduced accordingly.

In fact, such a practice was implemented in Annan first, and the results achieved were the best. In the early years, the court of Annam begged the Haihan to send troops to help, and purchased a large number of Haihan weapons on credit, so it could only turn a blind eye to the Haihan's behavior of collecting people in the country. After all, two years earlier, the Annam court had organized its own emigration and handed it over to the Haihan side to pay off the war debts, and although the situation was not as embarrassing as it was during the civil war, the economic and military dependence on the Haihan seemed to be increasing, and the payment of population and land became one of the few means of compensation for Annam.

At present, in the hearts of the naturalized people of Annamite descent, most of them are proud to be able to settle on Hainan Island, and regard it as the last step to become a true Haihan people. Every year, the local Haihan colony in Annam will select some outstanding naturalized individuals or families to give incentives for immigrating to Hainan Island, which is a great honor for the local naturalized people. And now the people of Annam, who apply to join the Haihan naturalization every year, are steadily above the five-digit figure.

In fact, there is no need for Zhang Qianren to build yì, and the executive committee has already thought of applying such a strategy of recruiting immigrants to Fujian. However, considering the feelings of Xu Xinsu, the head snake, the executive committee has not tried to expand the scale of poaching people from Fujian. After all, most of the immigrants recruited by Haihan from Fujian are professionals, and even if Xu Xinsu doesn't say anything about digging the foot of the wall, he will definitely have a pimple in his heart.

"How is Haihan Bank's local promotion work?" Shi Diwen suddenly remembered what Ning Qi had told him before leaving, and hurriedly asked again.

In addition to promoting various industrial products in the Ming Dynasty, another key project promoted by Haihan Bank is the financial operation model led by Haihan Bank. In the planning of the Executive Committee, Haihan's financial system should be promoted to the outside world with the development of commercial channels, so since the previous year, Haihan Bank has begun to set up an office in Zhangzhou, Fujian. However, the business scope is not as large as that of the Guangzhou branch, and it is mainly responsible for the payment settlement business with a limited number of large merchants such as Xu Xinsu. The bank office in Quanzhou was only set up last year, and it has not been a year yet.

Zhang Qianren responded: "As of last month, we have signed payment agency settlement agreements with eight local firms, and registered checks have also begun to be promoted to merchants, and the reviews received are quite good. However, at present, because many merchants still have various concerns, the flow of funds is not large. It's not good to say the specific situation, why don't you go back and let someone from the bank come here?"

"Forget it, the fleet will leave early tomorrow morning, and we'll have to rest early. There is no need to elaborate on any special circumstances, just act according to the charter. Shi Diwen was not interested in listening to the accounting report, so he immediately rejected Zhang Qianren's initiative.

Zhang Qianren understood, and after reporting the work situation in three or two times, he said goodbye and left. For cadres stationed abroad like him, being able to report in person means that the results of his work during this period have been recognized.

There was no word all night, and early the next morning, all the crew members set off again, leaving Quanzhou Port and sailing to the next destination.

Only more than ten nautical miles from Quanzhou Port, the fleet arrived at Chongwusu, the northernmost of the five subordinate institutes of Yongningwei. It is worth mentioning that Yongningwei, which is located in Quanzhou, has only Fuquan and Chongwu are located near Quanzhou Bay, while Zhongzuo, Jinmen and Gaopu are closer to Zhangzhou Mansion.

Chongwu has built a large defensive stronghold no less than Zhongzuo, located at the southern end of the Chongwu Peninsula in Hui'an County. The city wall is all made of white granite, the wall is seven meters high, the circumference is 2,457 meters, and the city defense facilities such as wall dishes, arrow windows, nest shops are readily available on the city wall. The city wall is equipped with the city gate on all sides, there is a beacon tower on the city gate on the east and west north three sides, there is a light wall added outside the south city gate, there are facilities such as the defense wall, the pier platform, the pavilion station, the military camp and the martial arts hall are built in the city, and there is also a lookout on the Lotus Mountain at the commanding height.

In 1387, in order to resist the invasion of the Japanese invaders, Zhu Yuanzhang appointed Zhou Dexing, Marquis of Jiangxia, to inspect the southeast coast. During the Yongle period, the city wall of Chongwu City was increased by four feet, and the moon city of the east and west gates was added. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the city defense facilities such as gatehouses and racetracks were built. In the first year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty, that is, more than 60 years ago, Qi Jiguang, a famous anti-Japanese general, practiced martial arts and trained troops here, organizing the Fujian army and people to resist the invasion of Japanese invaders.

It is recorded in the "History of the Ming Dynasty and the Chronicles of the Soldiers": "Hui'an is biased to the east, and the poor sea stops, and its town is martial arts." At the beginning of the country, it was the road to the infestation of the island, and thousands of households were set up, and the officials were placed in the garrison, so as to protect the outside and the inside, and consider the distance. "Originally, in time and space, Zheng Chenggong waved his army to the east to recover Taiwan, the People's Liberation Army sailed south to conquer Xiamen, and Chongwu City was used as a departure base, which shows that the strategic location of this place is quite important.

However, there was no arrangement to visit Chongwu City on this trip, so in addition to being able to see the walls of Chongwu City through binoculars, Morgan and Shi Diwen's most intuitive understanding of this place is the Chongwu pike crab and Chongwu fish roll that they enjoyed in Quanzhou yesterday.

After rounding the Chongwu Peninsula, the fleet was only a little more than 30 nautical miles away from the final destination of the trip, Nanri Island. If it weren't for the speed of the Ming army's sailors, the ships of Haihan could have completed this voyage in about three hours. However, Shi Diwen's purpose in planning this battle was to show off his strength to the Fujian Ming army, so he still had to slow down and wait for the large army to advance together.

Located in the northeast of Quanzhou, Nanri Island is the main island of 18 large islands and reefs, covering an area of more than 40 square kilometers, and is long and narrow from east to west in the shape of dumbbells. During the Hongwu period, this place used to have a water village and a garrison of nearly 1,000 people to defend against the invaders and pirates. However, due to the fact that this place was isolated in the sea, it was inconvenient to support and supply, and eventually the garrison moved out of this place.

Among the strongholds set up by Shibazhi on the coast of Fujian, Nanri Island is the only one that has been fruitful at present. Because of this, Shibazhi attached great importance to the defense of Nanri Island, re-strengthened the abandoned Ming army water village on the island, and stationed a large number of men and ships to garrison here. This place happened to be on the necessary shipping route between Zhangquan and Fuzhou, and ships that wanted to pass through Guò safely had to pay a certain fee to Shibazhi.

Although Xu Xinsu also organized several offensives against Nanri Island, he finally returned in vain for various reasons. Regarding the Haihan people's claim that they would take Nanri Island within a day or two, Xu Xinsu still had some doubts in his heart. However, since Shi Diwen has already said that there is no need for the Fujian Ming Army to take the lead as cannon fodder, Xu Xinsu is also happy to see it, at least it is good to be able to see with his own eyes the combat routines of the Haihan militia.

When the fleet was still nearly twenty nautical miles away from Nanri Island, it had already encountered the sentinel ships scattered across the sea. The fleet, which had thirty boats, naturally immediately attracted the attention of the other party, and soon saw a sky-rocketing rocket released from the sentinel ship, which flew into the air and exploded, which seemed to be a way for the other party to communicate.

"I just hope they are better prepared and don't let us make this trip in vain. Facing the Eighteen Zhi Sentinel Ship that raised the alarm in a hurry, Shi Diwen looked relaxed, and even deliberately ridiculed.

Xu Xinsu was a little reluctant to put down the military telescope that Shi Diwen handed him, this clairvoyant was much more advanced than the goods sold by Haihan Military Industry. The monocular clairvoyant with a copper shell was far inferior to the black guy Shi Diwen used in terms of clarity and viewing distance. But obviously, this is another non-sale, just like the small black box in the hands of the Haihan people that can transmit sound for thousands of miles.

After staying on the "Wei Signal" for the past two days, Xu Xinsu gradually understood why everyone who visited and studied in Sanya came back and said that they were frogs at the bottom of the well. He even once thought that the Haihan people had mastered any magic, but Shi Diwen denied this view very strictly, and re-examined the power of "Haihan science". Although he is still floating on the sea, Xu Xinsu already plans to select more bright young people after returning and send them to Haihan to learn these magical "sciences".

"Lord Xu, there may be more intense artillery fire later, do you need to transfer to another ship to watch the battle first?" Shi Diwen was very intimate to ask Xu Xinsu in advance. As soon as the battle began, the ship's guns opened fire, and that kind of formation was no joke, and if the old man had a heart attack or something, he might not be able to bear such a fright.

Xu Xinsu waved his hand and rejected his kindness: "The reason why the old man took this ship is to be able to observe how the militia army fought at the closest distance, Mr. Shi doesn't have to care about the old man, just command the battle." ”

Shi Diwen said with a smile: "Since Lord Xu is so interested, then it depends on your wishes." ”

When the vague outline of Nanri Island could already be seen from the sea level, when it was still about ten nautical miles away from Nanri Island, the fleet of Eighteen Shiba finally appeared in the field of vision of the Combined Fleet. It is clear that the defenders on Nanri Island do not intend to defend the island fortifications, but are ready to fight the unexpected enemy at sea, but this is exactly what the Han militia in the middle of the sea wants.

"Then let's get down to business!" After Shi Diwen confirmed that the other side had raised the black flag at the mainmast lookout post, he put away the smile on his face and began to issue combat orders: "Give a signal and all enter the combat state!" The three warships of our army broke away from the main force and advanced at full speed!"

According to the information from the lookout post, there were as many as twenty-five ships approaching on the opposite side. Although the number was more than eight times that of his own, Shi Diwen and the naval officers on the ship did not panic, because the other party's ships were all Chinese-style sailing ships, and the largest one was not as large as the "Exploration-class" warship, and it was completely a flock of sheep in front of the three larger warships of Haihan.

At this time, the wind direction at sea is a crosswind for the two warring sides, and the objective conditions are very fair, but the sail rope system of the Haihan warship is more flexible, and the efficiency of crosswind utilization is also higher than that of the traditional Chinese sail, so it still has a clear advantage in speed. Shi Diwen ordered the engine room to start warming up and standby, and then decide whether to use steam-assisted power according to the situation of the battle. As for the ships of the Ming army's sailors, according to the prior agreement, they only need to wait on the periphery to intercept those fish that have slipped through the net.