Similar methods have been used many times on Hainan Island, and the relevant departments have also summed up different methods and methods for different types of officials. For example, Luo Shengdong's father-in-law, Yazhou Zhizhou Zhangqing, at the beginning, just wanted to follow the strength of the Haihan people to take the position of Zhizhou, and then give his son-in-law some convenience. However, as long as this takes the benefits of Haihan, it is difficult to retract the hand, from the initial help of Haihan people to win the title deed of the Yulin area, to later sell the entire Yazhou to Haihan, in fact, it is only a year or two in the middle.

It is difficult to say that he does not have the slightest loyalty to the imperial court, after all, he is also a scholar who has received orthodox Confucian education and grew up. However, even so, under the gradual bribery and co-optation methods of Haihan, the self-proclaimed local officials were dragged into the water one after another. Occasionally, there are one or two diehards who don't eat oil and salt, and they basically disappear from the public eye because of various "accidents".

In the areas infiltrated by the Haihan forces, only pro-Haihan officials were gradually left in the local officialdom, and the local population, land, and other natural resources were naturally appropriated by the Haihan. Of course, the disadvantage of this method is that the progress is too slow, and it cannot keep up with the needs of Haihan's rapid expansion, so the Executive Committee approved the implementation of the "Liaoyuan Plan" before this, the purpose of which is to achieve actual control of the entire Hainan Island.

Although the entire Hainan Island has been taken, before the foundation is stable, the Executive Committee does not intend to openly tear up the face with the Ming court, so magnifying the appointment of Ming alternate officials on the island is also a link that must be compromised at this stage. But the Executive Committee believes that there is not so much time and energy to slowly trick these newcomers, so there must be simpler and more effective ways to control them - such as house arrest, or more direct bribery.

If Yan Mingjun and Li Jin hadn't met Li Nai who happened to come over to do business at the Lijiazhuang wharf, then they would probably be put under house arrest immediately after arriving in Danzhou, and the local management committee would not leave them any opportunity to contact local government and military affairs. But after Li Nai intervened in this matter, their fate changed unconsciously.

Xiao Liang, the military chief of Lijiazhuang, inspected the sentry after the banquet, and saw the registration record of Li Nai leading the two officials out of the dock area to Lijiazhuang, and he did not dare to slack off, and immediately contacted Sha Xi, only to know that Li Nai was planning to "do ideological work" for these two people. This kind of thing as an official is happy to see it, the gradual encroachment of the Ming Dynasty can not be suppressed by killing and killing as the wild boar skin entered the customs in the original history, the most ideal is to gradually incorporate and transform the ruling system of the Ming Dynasty, especially these people who have served as local officials in the Ming Dynasty.

Even if these people's loyalty is limited, their stance is not so firm, and their ability may not be strong, the work experience of the ruling place is not comparable to that of the naturalized civilian cadres trained by the Haihan Executive Committee itself at this stage. The advantage of naturalized civilian cadres is that they are obedient, but the same is true of their disadvantages; without the command of their superiors, it is very difficult for them to make any independent decisions, especially in the ruling localities, and for those who have no experience in being officials, they will be blinded when they take office, and they do not know where to start.

This is the same as military training, if a soldier wants to grow into a general, he will not be able to go through the experience of war. Most of the naturalized civilian cadres under the Executive Committee are still at the rank of soldiers, and there are still many problems in trying to let them independently manage the areas of one state and one county. Even in the Qiongnan region, where the degree of control of the Haihan is relatively high, there are still many places that are jointly managed by the local government and the Haihan, with the Haihan responsible for controlling the general direction of the policy, and the local government responsible for managing a part of the civil affairs.

Under such circumstances, talents with experience in governing are particularly valuable. A large part of the reason why the Executive Committee did not hesitate to use civilian and military generals among the prisoners of Annan was also to alleviate the lack of such special human resources. Generals like Vu Sen and the Nguyen brothers were quickly appointed after choosing to surrender. As long as it is the object that can have the opportunity to pull into their camp, the traversers don't mind spending a little time and energy to try it, not to mention that this time it is Li Nai's initiative to ask, and it doesn't require much effort from Haihan's side. If he does it well, he will pick a bargain, and if he doesn't do it well, no one will complain about him.

Judging from his experience in contact with local officials at all levels, Yan Mingjun and Li Jin's interest in Haihan is obvious, and even part of Li Nai's mentality when he first met the Haihan people can be seen from them. Therefore, Li Nai was willing to spend his personal time to make friends with these two alternate officials.

The three of them climbed until late at night before ending the meeting without getting enough of it. Li Nai personally took the two to the arranged guest room and instructed them on how to use the self-water water in the bathroom. Naturally, the two of them were very curious about this kind of fresh gadget that had hot water flowing out of the copper faucet as soon as they turned the mechanism, and even the ceramic toilet placed in the corner couldn't help but take a few more looks.

Li Nai said: "The Haihan people are very clean, and they have to bathe almost every day after work, so this convenient hot water supply facility was designed. Not only do they do this for themselves, but they also demand regular bathing from the general public, and there are large public baths near each settlement. If you have the opportunity to go to Sanya, you will find that the local people are far more tidy than the city people on the mainland. It's just that there are still people who call Haihan a barbarian, which is really ridiculous. ”

Li Nai is not helping Haihan brag, the vast majority of the people who settled in the Sanya area are naturalized people, and soap, a daily necessities, has long been popularized and promoted along with public baths, and the frequency of bathing by the locals is much higher than that of the people in the area under the Ming Dynasty. In addition to those who are engaged in physical labor, walking on the streets of Sanya, all you can smell is the aroma of plants and trees carried by various soaps.

Speaking of this, Li Nai pointed to the toilet in the corner of the bathroom and said: "Haihan people have extremely high requirements for cleanliness, and believe that the root cause of people suffering from various diseases often lies in the cleanliness of the environment. That's why they built this self-flushing toilet to keep the bedroom clean. ”

Yan Mingjun opened his mouth and asked: "Although this thing is good, it needs to connect the water supply and sewer pipes, and the cost is not low, and ordinary people can't afford it, right?"

Li Nai responded: "A set of this thing costs a hundred taels of silver, and ordinary people naturally can't afford to use it." ”

Li Jin was originally very interested, and planned to ask how to buy this thing, but when he heard Li Nai quote this price, he immediately swallowed the words back into his stomach. Although the things are good, such a set of devices is enough to buy hundreds of old-fashioned toilets, and Li Jin suddenly felt that it was not a big deal to occasionally have a little dirt in the bedroom.

"Tomorrow morning, someone will wake up for dinner, and the two of you will wash up and rest early. Li Nai saw that his subordinates had already sent clean face towels, horsehair toothbrushes, tooth powder and other toiletries, so he took the initiative to say goodbye.

Li Nai originally arranged a bedroom for them, but Li Jin was an idle person, and continued to stay in Yan Mingjun's room. Yan Mingjun didn't care, picked up the hot tea he had just sent and poured two cups out, and after Li Nai left with his subordinates, Yan Mingjun said: "If you talk about the luxury of this house, it is far better than the homes of several adults I have been to in the past, even if it is a rich businessman in Fujian, there are few people like the Li family." ”

"That's not it!" Li Jin also agreed with deep understanding: "Don't say anything else, if you look at this oil lamp, it must be worth at least ten taels of silver, right?"

Li Jin said that the oil lamp, in fact, the most important change is to add a glass cover to the outside of the traditional oil lamp. However, Haihan has a special process design link, the oil part below is also made of glass, and the part that fixes the wick in the middle is also made of a small mechanism, which can easily adjust the length of the wick by twisting.

"Doors and windows, oil lamps, four treasures of the study, Haihan people can spend so much effort on these small things, it is no wonder that the goods they produce can sell well in the Ming Dynasty. Yan Mingjun sighed: "With their ability to make money, they can be compared with Shen Wan, who was a huge wealth when I founded the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Shen Wansan is just a businessman, and these Haihan people are not only businessmen. Li Jin did not lose his mind, and still clearly remembered his identity: "They made their own weapons, set up private militia groups, and organized and trained troops, all of which must be counted in detail, but they are all acts that can be punished!"

"It can't be cured. Yan Mingjun shook his head and said: "From Yazhou to Qiongzhou Mansion to Liangguang Governor's Mansion, the Haihan people have official documents issued by the yamen at all levels to prove that the militia groups they formed are reasonable and legal, and they have not acted against the government, how can you cure their crimes? Not to mention the private manufacturing of weapons or something, today you also heard the Haihan man surnamed Ma on the dock say that the Fujian general soldiers came to visit them in person, the purpose was to buy fire guns and cannons from them. Even the officers and soldiers have bought weapons from them, who can go and confiscate them?"

Li Jin smiled bitterly and said: "This Haihan militia is much more powerful than the local garrison, who can command them? Brother Yan, if you are a Haihan and have such a strong army in your hands, will you still listen to the assignment and dispatch of the local government?"

"I'm afraid that I won't put the government in my eyes for a long time!" Yan Mingjun replied with a wry smile.

Now, he has slowly discovered that the true face of the Haihan people seems to be a little different from his expectations, and the local situation on Qiongzhou Island may not be as he expected, with a governance environment that can show his strength. The Haihan force alone is probably not something he can direct.

As for Li Jin's prospects, Yan Mingjun was even more unoptimistic, I heard that the local garrison in Danzhou was not even staffed, and now the local defense was all in charge of the Haihan militia. Of course, the Haihan people would not be so kind to give him the command of the army they had spent money on, and Li was a bare-bones general when he entered, and there were no soldiers available at all. Of course, he didn't say this in front of Li Jin, but Li Jin spent a lot of money to get the position of Danzhou general, which was actually very worthless in Yan Mingjun's opinion. At that time, even if the local guard army is reorganized, the Haihan people will inevitably take advantage of the situation, and it is really difficult to say how much voice Li Jin can have.

The two talked for a while, feeling sleepy, so they washed up and rested.

The next day, the two woke up at the knock on the door of the Li family, and after opening the door, the people sent a delicate breakfast in a food box, including seafood porridge, siu mai, shrimp dumplings, barbecued pork buns and so on.

After the two finished eating, Li Nai came, and there were people behind him holding a stack of large and small wooden boxes. Li Nai explained: "This big wooden box is filled with a set of Haihan glass stationery commemorative set in the first year of Chongzhen, limited to ninety-nine sets, two sets were purchased at that time, and this extra set was given to Brother Yan!"

"How can this be done!" Yan Mingjun hurriedly got up and said a few words.

Li Nai said with a smile: "Brother Yan and I were raised in the same year, which was a rare fate, but this time we met and felt that we knew each other late, these small gifts, Brother Yan should not refuse." In the future, when I go down to Danzhou, I will definitely come to the door to disturb me!"

Yan Mingjun hurriedly responded: "Brother Li is so polite!"

"These two wooden boxes, Brother Yan and Master Li each have one copy. A little heart, the two of you must accept it. Li Nai said and handed over two slightly smaller wooden boxes to them: "After arriving in Danzhou, if there is any inconvenience at hand, you can send someone to the local 'Fu Ruifeng' to find the shopkeeper, and I will say hello in advance." ”

Although Li Nai didn't say exactly what was in the box, Yan Mingjun had already guessed a rough idea. The shape of this wooden box is almost exactly the same as that given by Mariko on the dock yesterday, and it feels empty in your hand, so you can imagine that the contents inside are extremely lightweight, and most of them are silver tickets and other things. This trip to Lijiazhuang ate and took it, but it really made Yan Mingjun feel a little embarrassed.

Li Nai also seemed to see Yan Mingjun's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Brother Yan Mo doesn't think there's anything wrong with this, I just think that I can talk to the two of you and want to make friends with the two." ”

Seeing that Yan Mingjun seemed to want to refuse, Li Nai straightened his face and said, "If the two adults look down on the next civilian, then it will be regarded as an offense!"

"Brother Li, where do you start with this!" Yan Mingjun didn't want to offend Li Nai for this, and hurriedly expressed his willingness to accept this gift.