Of course, complaining is complaining, and Dong Yanyun also understands how much weight this new construction proposed by Haihan is.

Since reaching a cooperative relationship with the Haihan people, Xu Xinsu has attached great importance to the various advanced weapons imported from Haihan, and has been trying to expand the quantity and variety of purchases. It's just that this kind of effort has been consciously suppressed by Haihan, making it difficult for Xu Xin to get his wish even if he has money.

Two years ago, when the two sides had just started cooperating, Xu Xinsu had sent people to load cash and transport them to Shengli Port several times to buy arms, but each time he was rejected by Haihan on the grounds of insufficient production capacity. After coming a few more times, with Xu Xinsu's shrewdness, he naturally saw the doorway - the Haihan people are not short of production capacity, but consciously control. In particular, in terms of ammunition supplies and various weapon accessories, Haihan's control was extremely strict, and the ammunition reserves of the artillery units under Xu Xinsu's command were even maintained at a very dangerous level for a long time, and if the "Eighteen Zhi" launched an attack on its garrison without healing casualties, then this unit would be declared denied ammunition and food if it could maintain a defensive position for two or three days at most.

Of course, the "Eighteen Zhi" did not have so many troops that could be used to sacrifice regardless of the cost, as long as the casualty rate of the attacking troops exceeded a certain percentage, it would be inevitable that a rout would occur, and if Xu Xinsu's troops ran out of ammunition, they would really have to take thousands of lives to fill it, Zheng Zhilong could not afford such a casualty rate, so the possibility of being beaten by the "Eighteen Zhi" until the ammunition and food were exhausted was basically only theoretical.

However, in Xu Xinsu's view, it is difficult to talk about how much security there is without sufficient ammunition, no, without mastering the technology of manufacturing Haihan's weapons and ammunition. Although Xu Xinsu also invited a lot of craftsmen and spent a lot of time secretly researching the original genuine products purchased, he was not able to complete the reverse development, and the experimental products made by the craftsmen groped for a large gap with the original.

The rifles produced by Haihan can achieve the same caliber with the same model, and the bullets and parts are completely universal, but the imitations made by Xu Xinsu and craftsmen are difficult to achieve such a delicate process. Although the shooting accuracy in the effective range is not too much inferior to the Haihan rifle, Xu Xinsu also understands that this kind of rifle, which requires craftsmen to spend many days to create, cannot be mass-produced at all, and the cost has long exceeded the price of buying from the Haihan people. Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if mass production can be achieved, bullets and parts cannot be used universally, and the power that can be exerted on the battlefield is far less than that of Haihan rifles.

Not to mention artillery, the casting technology of traditional artillery is destined to be far less than Haihan, and its cost is not much better than the purchase price, there is no advantage at all, and in terms of artillery accuracy and performance, there is also a certain gap with Haihan artillery. This difference is not very obvious on the shooting range, but on the battlefield, when the impact point of the shell is a little bit worse, the result is completely different. Most of the artillery under Zheng Zhilong's command died on the coast of Zhangquan and Quanzhou in the two years of battle, and the fundamental reason was that they were at a disadvantage in the artillery bombardment, and they were finally named by the Haihan artillery.

There is another technical problem that the craftsmen cannot overcome, and that is the unique gunpowder of Haihan. Regardless of whether it is gunpowder or gunpowder, the power of Haihan's original gunpowder is greater than that imitated by craftsmen, and this is reflected in the battle, that is, the increase in the effective range of the weapon. With the same amount of charge, the difference between the range of the original and the knock-off is very obvious, the difference between the musket is about one-fifth, and the range of the artillery is a staggering quarter, which is enough on the battlefield to affect the victory or defeat of a battle.

And there is another technical obstacle on the artillery that the craftsmen cannot overcome, and that is the pull-out ignition tube. This firing device, made of simple chemical principles, greatly facilitated the operation of the artillery and greatly increased the success rate of firing. In some humid climates, the artillerymen no longer need to worry about the moisture of the ignition rope.

At the beginning, this thing was sold one-to-five with cannonballs, that is to say, you have to buy five original cannonballs to get a firing tube, but the solid iron bullet has no technical content at all, Xu Xinsu's own blacksmith can also make it, for him, this business is to stretch his neck and let the Haihan people slaughter, naturally he is uncomfortable. It was a long time before the Haihan opened up the purchase of ignition tubes individually, but not to mention the high price, and the supply was limited - no doubt this was a deliberate measure of the Haihan people.

If he could find another arms dealer with a similar level of technology as the Haihan people, Xu Xinsu probably wouldn't have continued to be angry with this for a long time. However, whether it is the Dutch or the Portuguese, there is a certain gap between the weapons they can provide and the munitions of the Haihan people in terms of comprehensive performance, and their supply is not as good as that of the Haihan. So in the end, Xu Xinsu could only buy arms from Haihan, and the troops under his command became more and more dependent on Haihan's armaments.

In addition to guns, Haihan's warships are also one of the purchase targets that Xu Xinsu is extremely interested in. Almost all of the officers sent to Shengli Harbor by his subordinates had seen the new warships built by the Haihan, which were similar to Western-style warships in the gun arrangement, but the ship type was closer to the traditional Chinese ships, not only with great firepower, but also with excellent maneuverability at sea, far better than the traditional Fuchuan Guangchuan. Most of the officers who studied abroad would have the opportunity or twice to go to sea on patrol missions on this new ship, and after experiencing it first-hand, when they returned to Fujian, they built a new type of warship that was powerful and powerful.

However, the Haihan people once again indifferently rejected Xu Xinsu's envoy, and even though the silver in front of the Haihan people had been piled up into a small mountain, Xu Xinsu was still unable to obtain permission to purchase such a warship. The lack of a strong fleet is also one of the important reasons why Xu Xinsu has been unable to break through the Fujian Strait and attack the nest of the "Eighteen Zhi" on the island of Taiwan.

In order to make sure that Marik was not joking and fooling himself, Dong Yanyun asked tentatively, "Can I buy a Type 28 rifle?"

"Yes. Mariko immediately nodded in response.

"What about the 28B artillery?"

"No problem. ”

Dong Yanyun hurriedly asked, "Is there a limit to the number of purchases?"

"There is no limit to the number!, but ......," Mariko said, "These weapons that were not originally on the trading list can only be obtained by exchanging them for the population. ”

Dong Yanyun hesitated: "What does Director Ma mean...... You can't buy these weapons directly with silver?"

"You're not wrong to understand that. Mariko nodded, "The purpose of our sale of these weapons is to get what we want. It doesn't have to be silver, it could be a living person. I believe that whether it is silver or population, it is not a big problem for Lord Xu. ”

Dong Yanyun took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to ask, "What about your ......warship?"

"Want to buy?" Malik glanced at Dong Yanyun meaningfully.

Dong Yanyun listened to Mariko's tone and seemed to be loose, and immediately nodded again and again: "As long as you are willing to make a price, everything is negotiable!"

"Is the warship for sale...... Mariko deliberately wanted to tease Dong Yanyun, and when he saw that his face was gloomy, he continued: "...... But you can exchange it for other items, Boss Dong, you know!"

"I understand, I understand!" Dong Yanyun would really be a fool if he couldn't understand what Marik was saying at this time.

The importance of population to rulers, Dong Yanyun, as a qualified staff, knows to some extent. However, he knew better that his boss Xu Xinsu would definitely think that the Haihan warship was more important than the population at this stage, as long as it could be exchanged for the powerful Haihan warship, what was the small population?

Of course, Dong Yanyun was not blindly happy immediately, to implement this matter, in addition to the cooperation of the Haihan people, there must be an insider, and the most suitable person is Xu Xinsu. It is related to the population trend in Fujian, and Dong Yanyun does not dare to make a decision directly, so he must try to ask Xu Xinsu for instructions again.

"Director Ma has detailed rules here, so I'll rush back to Fujian with the news here, and ask Lord Xu to decide!" Dong Yanyun decided, and immediately said goodbye to Maliko.

"Of course there are rules. Marik took out a document that had been prepared: "Sue Boss Xu, when the people arrive, we will organize the delivery immediately." ”

"Without further ado, let's go here. Dong Yanyun seemed quite anxious, and after getting the text provided by Mariko, he left the room almost at a trotting speed.

Dong Yanyun walked on the front foot, and He Xi came out of the inner room on the back foot: "It's smoother than I imagined, I thought it wouldn't be so easy to get the routine this time." ”

"After all, Xu Xinsu just needs our weapons, and if we don't supply him, where else can he buy them?" said Marik triumphantly: "Whether we want population or silver, Dong Yanyun will agree to this deal, he knows very well how much his boss cares about our weapons and equipment." ”

"Let's just wait for the news!" He Xi nodded and said, "I think this thing can be done." ”

Dong Yanyun was not joking, after he left the Guangzhou Office, he didn't even return to the mansion in the city, so he went straight to the wharf by the Pearl River and took a special fast boat to return to Quanzhou. However, even though it is a fast boat, it will take five or six days to complete the voyage from Guangzhou to Quanzhou at the earliest. Therefore, Marik received a reply from Fujian, and it would have to wait for ten days and half a month at the shortest. As for the actual implementation of it, I am afraid that it will not be until the arrival of 1631.

It is also not only the problem of population needs that needs to be solved urgently, but also how to gradually realize the rule of the local area and block the interference from the Ming Dynasty after the actual occupation of the northern part of Hainan Island is also a rather troublesome matter.

The most correct move taken by Haihan was to directly uproot the local government institutions after occupying various cities. Officials above the seventh grade, as long as they refuse to cooperate honestly, will be loaded onto ships and sent to Heitu Port for labor reform. Relying on this simple and crude method, the militia groups occupying the northern region successively sent more than 700 people on ships bound for the small coal kilns in Annam.

After the dismantling of the local government institutions, the Haihan Provisional Management Committee came into being in various places. Each county has a county committee, the prefecture has a state committee, and the prefecture has a Qiongbei administrative committee that oversees the northern part of Hainan Island, and the pyramid-shaped power structure was quickly re-established.

Of course, Haihan is still under the banner of escrow, and it is still stamped with the seal of the Ming Dynasty official mansion on the security notices posted on the city gates everywhere, but the payment of the temporary management committee of a certain area of Haihan is added to the back. If some people question this, thinking that the Haihan people have no right to share the power of the Ming government, then they will soon be able to enjoy free immigration overseas.

During this period, it was not without people who tried to use force to resist the forced rule of the Haihan people, but at present, the main forces of the Haihan militia are concentrated in the newly occupied area of Qiongbei, which is enough for the mobile strength of a regiment, even if the former Weisuo army is gathered, it is not their opponent. As for the landlords' armed forces, who tried to use cold weapons such as spears and hunting knives against the regular army, they became the training objects of the militia army without any suspense.

"Fire!" With an order, four small cannons rang out in turn in the field, and immediately stirred up a piece of sand on a section of the wall dozens of zhang away.

Attacking a certain landlord's manor in Chengmai County were the four companies of the first regiment and one battalion of the militia army, as well as the artillery company directly under the first battalion and the cavalry company directly under the regiment headquarters. Although it was a bit of a fuss to attack this small manor with three arms, the commander did not rush to order the infantry to attack, but let the artillery as the main fire output, the infantry covered the artillery, and the cavalry as a mobile force on the periphery, and practiced this small attack as a siege battle.

"You see, let's assume that the slippery wall on the opposite side is the city wall, so that within the range of the fire, we must suppress the wall with firepower, so as not to give the defenders a chance to show their heads and counterattack......" Yu Tiezhu said to a group of recruits who followed him. He has been promoted to company commander with his accumulated combat exploits after the Liaoyuan plan, and has received an order from his superiors to assign him to lead a group of recruits.

In the past, the strong men who had recently joined the militia were basically arranged to conduct military training at a fixed training place, and it would take two or three months at the earliest before they could officially serve in the army, and they would not be immediately arranged on the front-line battlefield. However, the situation of this group of recruits is a little special, not only did they just enter the militia and they were sent to the front line, but also arranged for officers like Yu Tiezhu to take them to familiarize themselves with the battlefield environment and explain the combat situation on the spot.

To be able to have such special treatment, the identity of this group of people is naturally a little unusual.