Li Jin is also the nominal highest-ranking military general in Danzhou at present, but as soon as he arrived on the ground, he was given a dismissal by the local subordinate military attache who colluded with the Haihan people, which really made him angry. Seeing that his face was flushed and he looked like he was about to have a seizure, Yan Mingjun hurriedly grabbed his arm and persuaded him gently: "Brother Li, if you deal with them at this time, you will only suffer a loss for yourself, and you have to think about it in the long run!"

How could Li Jin not know this truth, several of his own soldiers around him had already been injured and sent away, and he had no military power in his hands, could he still single-handedly make trouble in Danzhou? Now he has not even figured out what the situation in Danzhou is, and he really has nothing to rely on when he makes trouble, and he has just folded all the people around him into it with an impulse, and Li Jin also knows that he will still be the one who will suffer if he continues to make trouble.

Depressed to depressed, this Danzhou City still has to go, the two of them got into the carriage arranged by Zhang Xin anxiously and went to Danzhou City, which was twenty miles away. On the way, both noticed that the official road leading from Danzhou Bay to Danzhou City was undergoing a large-scale renovation. The original loess official road is crowded with people, and the sound of chiseled stones and trumpets is endless, and it seems that the original official road surface is being further widened from the situation of the construction. The widening project does not seem to be as simple as tinkering, but more than doubles the original road surface to the side.

Yan Mingjun asked the coachman: "Danzhou was plagued by bandits only a few months ago, and I heard that the whole city was looted by pirates, where did the money come from for the renovation of this official road?"

The coachman replied: "This is naturally the favor of the Haihan chiefs, is it possible to collect it from the people?"

"The cost of such a big project must be not small!" Yan Mingjun traveled all the way, and noticed that there were only a thousand laborers on the construction sites along the way, and so many people were just eating and drinking every day, which was not a small amount. It can also be seen how much money Haihan has invested in Danzhou.

The coachman said: "The Haihan chiefs have always been willing to advocate the construction of bridges and paving roads, and wherever they go, they will build roads...... Oh, look at the roadside sign in front of you!"

Yan Mingjun looked at the past according to his horsewhip, and saw that the outer wall of an earthen wall house next to the road was written with white paint with the slogan "If you want to get rich, build the road first", each word is two feet square, and it is also very conspicuous from afar.

The coachman continued: "The chiefs have said that only when there is a road can goods be easily transported, that money will have value only when it is circulated, and that silver is placed in a cellar like stone. The same is true for goods, find a way to sell goods to where there is demand, in order to make money, the faster you ship, the faster you earn......"

The coachman's words, though crude, did have some truth. Yan Mingjun is not a nerd official who does not know how to practice, he also dealt with Haihan's caravans when he was in Luodingzhou, and he has heard some of Haihan's business philosophy before. However, Luoding Prefecture is located in the interior of Guangdong, and Haihan does not seem to have much interest in investing too much money in the local area to build bridges and pave roads. Of course, in the case of Danzhou, it is likely that the standard by which the Haihan people measured whether or not to build infrastructure was their control over the place.

Yan Mingjun thought for a while and asked: "The products here in Danzhou are not rich, and the Haihan people are so busy renovating the official road, are they not afraid that there will not be much business to do at that time, and they will not be able to recover the capital?"

The coachman smiled: "My lord, you are new to the city, and you don't know how the chiefs manage the place. When the chiefs were building roads all over Qiongzhou, the government thought it was a loss-making business, but the adults couldn't figure out how much benefit they could get from building these roads. The villain doesn't have the brains that the chiefs use, and he doesn't know how to recover the capital in the future, but if he wants to say that building the road will lose money, the villain will never believe it. ”

Yan Mingjun felt that the taste was a little wrong when he heard this, and after thinking about it carefully, he found that the coachman was secretly mocking himself for thinking that he was smarter than the Haihan people, and he was a little crying and laughing at the moment. However, he also knew that the Haihan people were indeed good at management, otherwise how could they have changed from an overseas businessman who had just arrived three years ago to become the richest and most powerful emerging force in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty. Judging from what I have seen so far, most of the places on Qiongzhou Island are already in charge of the Haihan people, and their management ability must be far above the local government, so it is indeed a bit redundant to worry about the Haihan by themselves.

Of course, Yan Mingjun will not be concerned with this coachman, since it is a carriage arranged by Haihan, then this coachman who drives the car must also be a person who does things for Haihan, maybe he has already entered some naturalization nationality made by Haihan, and it is not surprising that his attitude will be biased towards Haihan's side. However, seeing that the coachman didn't seem to have anything to hide, Yan Mingjun tried to get a little more words out of him.

"I heard that Danzhou City was attacked by pirates at the beginning, and the damage suffered was quite severe, and the Haihan people arranged for so many laborers to build roads outside the city, what is the situation in the city?" Yan Mingjun continued to inquire quietly.

The coachman replied, "That is, the wall outside the yamen has been blown down by the pirates' artillery, and nothing else is serious." After the militia came, they simply removed that section of the wall, and now it is the office of the Danzhou Management Committee. There is not much ground to be laid in the city now, and most of the local workers are concentrated on the construction site of the White Horse Well Wharf and this official road. After the completion of this place, it is likely that the official road from Danzhou to Lingao and Chengmai counties will continue to be renovated, and there is also an official road from Danzhou Bay to Changhua, which is said to be ready to break ground. ”

The more Yan Mingjun listened, the more frightened he became, it was obvious that the Haihan people had no intention of defending the city, and did not strengthen the construction of city fortifications after controlling Danzhou, but continued to build roads that radiated the surrounding areas, and he couldn't understand this routine. But there is one thing that he has already thought of, since the Haihan people are so laid out in Danzhou, then the measures taken in other places on Qiongzhou Island should be similar to here. If the Haihan people try to build a road network all over the island, it is obvious that they want to run the whole of Qiongzhou Island as their own backyard.

Although Yan Mingjun's guess is a little biased, it is not far from the truth. In the medium- and long-term planning of the Executive Committee, Hainan Island should not only build a road network around the island, but also realize the road connection between the county seat, the state city and the capital city. At the same time, the construction of the cable telegraph network was also carried out almost simultaneously with the progress of road works. In the Qiongnan area, cable telegraph communication has been realized from Yacheng to Tielugang, and it is gradually advancing from the east and west coastlines to the north. In addition, the inspection of the railway network around the island has also been included in the agenda of the Ministry of Construction.

About an hour later, the convoy finally arrived outside the city of Danzhou. Yan Mingjun saw from the car window that the soldiers on duty inside and outside the city gate were not Ming troops, but Haihan militia in gray uniforms, and it was obvious that the city defense of Danzhou City was still controlled by the Haihan militia so far. It is no wonder that the local Wei Sho Qian Zong would be a lion in the town house on the pier of Danzhou Bay, instead of garrisoning the city defense - if he stayed in Danzhou City, it is estimated that he would not have a place.

As on the docks, there were no welcoming crowds or ceremonies when entering the city, and after a brief inspection by the guards at the city gates, the convoy drove directly into the city. Of course, after the previous encounters in Fucheng and Baimajing Wharf, Yan Mingjun no longer had any sense of loss in his heart at this time.

After the convoy stopped, Yan Mingjun got out of the car and saw that there was a building in the shape of a yamen, but this gate was a little stingy, and it didn't look like the location of the state government. What's more, the chauffeur on the road said that the gate of the state government and the wall were destroyed by the pirates during the siege of the city, and they have not been repaired so far, and the building does not seem to have suffered from the baptism of war.

After hesitation, Zhang Xin had already come over to explain to him: "The original state government is now the office of the Danzhou Management Committee, because there is no time to repair it there, and the conditions are poor, so it is arranged for Lord Yan to live here first, and then move the place after it is done." This was originally the place of Dongchang, and it was also regarded as the yamen of the imperial court, the courtyard of Sanjin, and you can live in the back, that is, the place is a little smaller, Lord Yan don't mind. ”

What can Yan Mingjun do? Could it be that this façade is too small to suit his wishes, so he brushes his sleeves away? Of course, he can only accept it and let the servants carry the luggage inside. At least the Haihan people have arranged a courtyard, if they don't accept it, where do they have to find another suitable place to live in this situation? All they can do is to face the reality and accept Haihan's arrangement first, and as for their future plans, it is estimated that they can only take one step at a time.

Yan Mingjun also faintly regretted at this time, why did he impulsively snatch the official position of this alternate governor. Although Luoding Prefecture can't do anything and has few opportunities for promotion, it is at least safe and sound. It took a lot of money to come to Danzhou, but obviously the situation here is far from what I expected at the beginning, and any ambitions and plans now seem to be unrealistic and utopian.

After Li Jin followed him into the courtyard and walked around, he asked impatiently, "Director Zhang, where is the official's foothold?"

"Close, just across the street. Zhang Xin explained while leading the way: "The courtyard on the opposite side is also three-in, the size is about the same as here, the office and residence are suitable, the place is also cleaned, and you can move in immediately." ”

Li Jin had already paid attention to the surrounding environment before entering the courtyard here, and when he heard this, he asked, "The courtyard opposite was also a yamen before, right?"

"That's right, it used to be the yamen of the Jinyi Guard. Zhang Xin smiled at Li Jin and said: "After all, the relationship between Jinyiwei and Dongchang is relatively close, so their yamen in Danzhou is also door to door across the street, you know." ”

Of course, Jinyiwei and Dongchang are not partners who are in love with each other, their peers are enemies, and many of the functions of these two yamen are close or overlapping, and most of the time they are competitors with conflicts of interest, and this relationship is no exception in Danzhou. The doors of the offices of these two rival yamen are facing each other, and there is a bit of a rivalry. However, during the occupation of the pirate army, these two yamen were naturally and thoroughly cleaned, and the people who once served in these two yamen, who did not die, are now digging coal in the mines of Annam.

"Then these two yamen?" Yan Mingjun asked tentatively.

"If the Guangdong government wants to send someone over to replenish it, then we will arrange another place at that time, and the two adults can live with confidence. In addition, for the handover of official business, someone will come to handle the formalities with you tomorrow, so you don't have to be too anxious. Zhang Xin hugged his fists and said: "I still have something to do, I will let people invite the two of you to the banquet later, see you later!"

Li Jin was alone and didn't have much luggage, but his four relatives were all beaten and sent to the hospital, and now there was no one to help him carry his luggage, so Yan Mingjun let his servants move Li Jin's luggage out of the car and into the mansion.

Although the area of the three-entry yard is not large, although the sparrows are small, they are quite complete in function. The first entrance is the public court for handling official business, and the second is the study room and the storehouse where various materials are stored. The third entrance is a place where people live. As for the place where the prisoners were detained and executed, it was not here, but in the Danzhou prison outside the east gate of the city, which was purely an office location. The structure of the courtyard arranged for Li Jin is basically the same, and it can be said that in terms of living, Haihan did not deliberately stumble on them and treat them badly.

However, Li Jin was still a little uncomfortable in his heart: "Brother Yan, this yamen that should be our town has been occupied by the Haihan people's management committee, and the main owner has been squeezed into this indiscriminate place, which is really annoying!"

"The shape is stronger than people!" Yan Mingjun suddenly came up with a sentence in his mind that he had heard Liu Qian say before leaving for Guangzhou.

Although they were orthodox court officials, officials who came to Qiongzhou Island on behalf of the Ming Dynasty to take up their posts and manage this place, the aura and identity they carried were of little use in this place. The Haihan people did give them a certain amount of respect and basic preferential treatment, but it seems that they are not seen as top bosses, but as two mud bodhisattvas who have come here to enjoy incense. Despite their resentment, they are powerless to change the situation. Now, except for a few servants brought by Yan Mingjun, they don't even have anyone who can command in the local area. Yan Mingjun really couldn't imagine what kind of way the Haihan people would hand over the work to them tomorrow.

"Let's pack up our things and settle down first, and wait until we meet with the Haihan people in the evening, and then probe their tone. Yan Mingjun didn't have any better way to deal with it at this time, and when they came from Guangzhou, they had almost no contact with people outside the Haihan circle. Now we can only hope to get to know some local gentry who are interested in the Ming Dynasty at the reception banquet in the evening, and then we will see if we can learn more about it.