In addition to the military trends, at this anniversary meeting, the Executive Committee also redivided the administrative establishment of various regions, for example, the Sanya Region was formally established as Sanya City, under the jurisdiction of Tiandu, Tielugang, Nanshan, Yacheng and other county-level units -- yes, yes, Yacheng, which was originally the seat of Daming Yazhou, was too remote on the new administrative planning map, and the population was far less than the prosperous areas of Sanya Port and Shengli Port, so it could only be stored as a county-level unit on the administrative map of Haihan.

However, at present, only Sanya is listed as a city-level unit in Haihankong Zhì District on Qiongzhou Island, while Yinggehai and Changhua are all county-level. As for the areas that were still under the co-rule of the Ming Dynasty and the Haihan, such as Lingshui, Wanzhou, Lehui, and other places, there was no clear administrative division for the time being--these areas were not as good as Yacheng, and it was not appropriate for the Haihan to openly take over the city until they were ready for war.

The situation in Annam is relatively more complicated, although there are many territories in the Haihan here, including the earliest Heitu Port area, which is currently stored in the name of the "Haihan Concession", if the administrative division is implemented directly according to the wishes of the Haihan, the Annam court will probably not be happy to see this situation appear. In view of the alliance with the Annam Imperial Court, the Executive Committee could only continue to unify the "concessions" in the Annam region into the "Annam Special Administrative Region", and its administrative office was still located in the Black Earth Port in the Beibu Gulf.

It is likely that such an administrative division will only have a one-year lifespan, because the ports in the south have already begun to carry out infrastructure projects, and when these ports are completed a year later, it will be too bureaucratic for administrative relations to be subordinate to the distant port of Heitu - a few new ports all the way south from Da Nang to Sanya are much closer than to the port of Heitu. At that time, the administrative division of Annam is likely to be bounded by the Zhengjiang and Hengshan Mountains, and will be divided into two large administrative regions, north and south.

However, Guangdong has not yet achieved much success, at least until there is progress on Hong Kong Island before making the next administrative plan. However, in order to conform to the establishment of the Guangdong Military Region, the entire administrative organization that was originally under the Guangzhou Office has also risen and has been upgraded to the "Guangdong Special Administrative Region." Although the jurisdiction of this administrative region is actually a few ports that are not too large, but the territory is not large, the authority is not small, at present, more than sixty percent of Haihan's foreign trade and seventy percent of the source of immigrants are from the two Guangxi regions, is the most important trade route between Haihan and Daming, and the progress here will directly affect the development of the entire Haihan.

The person in charge of the Guangzhou Office, Marik, has finally made a name for himself, and he has naturally been appointed as the chief administrative officer of the Guangdong region, becoming the "chief" of real value. Along with him, Xie Chun, the current chief administrator of Heitu Port, was born in a shipping unit and had been clamoring to join the army and lead the army, but in the end he actually embarked on the road of politics crookedly, and climbed halfway up the mountain, which also made many people fall through their glasses.

However, the most benefited from this readjustment of the administrative structure are the naturalized civilian cadres at the grassroots level, and hundreds of personnel have been promoted. Many naturalized people who were mud-legged or down-and-out scholars two or three years ago only did some miscellaneous things under the hands of the traversers, but in this readjustment, they were all promoted to township cadres. While these naturalized cadres are rejoicing, I am afraid that few people will realize that it will be difficult for them to turn back from now on, and it is unlikely that they will return to become a Shunmin under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

The vast majority of the people under Haihan's rule got a piece of the pie in this feast, and even if they were poor, they were given two days of paid vacation. However, there are still a very small number of people who are uneasy about these adjustments, because these measures will fundamentally change their original living conditions.

As soon as Tao Donglai returned to his office, the guards came in and reported: "General Luo and Mr. Wei Qian have been waiting for you in the reception room for a long time. ”

"These two guys must have heard some rumors!" Tao Donglai muttered in his heart, asking the guards to bring them in. Except for the military aspect, the various new policies of the Haihan have not particularly emphasized secrecy, and there have long been rumors among the people that the Haihan Association will make a big move to the outside world in the near future -- conscription and expansion of the army, the launching of new ships, the training of cadres, and even the collective return of military leaders from other places to Shengli Port.

After the two came in and sat down, after a brief greeting, Wei Ping couldn't hold back, and hurriedly introduced the conversation to the topic: "Mr. Tao, I heard that the Executive Committee plans to annex Yacheng, is this news true?"

"Annexation doesn't taste right, but it probably means it. Tao Donglai did not deny Wei Ping's question: "Considering the need for unified planning for the Sanya region, we believe that Yacheng is no longer suitable for independence from the Sanya region, so we need to set up a county-level agency to manage the Yacheng area." ”

Wei Ping didn't have the heart to ponder the exquisiteness of these words in Tao Donglai's words, so he hurriedly asked: "Mr. Tao, what is the meaning of Haihan's move?"

"I can't say the deep meaning, if I have to say it, I think it should be a natural move!" Tao Donglai said slowly: "Actually, the two of you also know very well that Yacheng has long been no longer considered the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but we feel that the time is not ripe, so we have not officially included it under the rule." ”

In front of these two people, Tao Donglai didn't say much to cover up. Since Luo Shengdong's father-in-law, Zhang Qing, was pushed to the position of Zhizhou by Hai Han, Hai Han has already achieved de facto control over Yacheng. Later, the local garrison in Yacheng was gradually disbanded and replaced, and all the local armed forces were replaced by the Haihan militia, and the Yazhou Prefecture was slowly replaced by the Yazhou Prefecture Office to manage administrative affairs, and the entire Yazhou Ming official mansion was emptied.

This kind of change, the Ming officials of Yacheng can only watch silently, because they know very well what the consequences of the rebellion are, those who dare to do this have already disappeared from this area silently, and all they can do is to cooperate with Haihan's arrangement as much as possible, so that at least they can get a good income every month. Young people like Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping simply moved to Sanya to settle down, and almost all of their usual work is to work for Haihan, compared to those naturalized cadres, what they lack is probably just a name.

Although these people are accustomed to doing things under the command of the Haihan Executive Committee, it is still difficult for them to accept this fact at once when the time comes to make them abandon their past identities. And Haihan also predicted this, in fact, he had already made arrangements for the next step for the future belonging of these people.

Tao Donglai continued: "For the officials of Yacheng, we have prepared three options. First, if he resigns from his official position and leaves the local area, we will send someone to escort him back to Guangzhou free of charge. Second, if you resign from your official position and stay in the local area, whether you are a charter tenant or want to do some business, we will give you the greatest convenience. The third way is to switch camps to join us, and from now on give up all the identities of the Ming Dynasty, and we can give the corresponding Haihan official positions depending on their situation and ability!"

Tao Donglai's eyes shuttled back and forth on the faces of the two: "We will set aside a month to think about it, and hope that everyone can make the most beneficial decision for themselves prudently!"

"Haihan...... Is this really going to establish a country?" Luo Shengdong, who had not spoken, suddenly choked a sentence out of his throat. He had expected this two years ago, and with the passage of time and the development and growth of Haihan, this premonition became stronger and stronger, but he could not determine the specific time. But what Tao Donglai said just now has obviously torn off the disguise of the past, revealing the hideous side that Haihan has been hiding.

"If it is a qiē shun lì, the founding of the Haihan Dynasty will probably be a year later. Tao Donglai made the time limit clear without scruples.

"The executive committee really doesn't hesitate to fight Daming for this?" Luo Shengdong stared at Tao Donglai's eyes, hoping to see a trace of hesitation in his eyes.

However, Tao Donglai's answer was unusually firm: "The Executive Committee believes that at this stage, the importance of building a country is higher than that of a country. If a war breaks out with the Ming because of this, then we will try our best to resolve the battle as quickly as possible, so that the relationship between Haihan and the Ming will return to a state of peace. ”

Tao Donglai's tone was full of natural confidence, and the irony was that the two Ming military attachés who were supposed to be hostile to this remark looked at each other, and then acquiesced in Tao Donglai's statement and did not refute it. In their opinion, it is indeed difficult for the Ming Dynasty's armed forces to confront the Haihan militia equipped with powerful firearms, especially the gap in combat power at sea is even greater, and if the Ming sailors want to go on an expedition to Sanya, the end is simply unimaginable.

"Can you wait until you go back and discuss this matter with your family before replying?" Luo Shengdong asked tentatively.

"No problem at all. Tao Donglai nodded, and reminded him again: "But what you can say to your family and what you can't say, I hope you have a number in your hearts." There are some things that too many people know about are not necessarily good things for you. ”

"I understand it below. Of course, Luo Shengdong understood the meaning of Tao Donglai's words. If the content of what was just said broke out and was reported to the imperial court by someone with a heart, it would not be the Haihan people who would be the first to be unlucky, but their group of Ming officers who had been attached to Haihan for more than two years, and even other people in the Yacheng officialdom. At worst, the crime is also a dereliction of duty, and if it is serious, it is likely to be crowned with a major crime such as collusion and rebellion, even if it is not a full house of beheading, then it will have to be exiled.

Seeing off the soulless duo, Tao Donglai soon ushered in a new guest, and the first and second leaders of the security department came to visit.

He Xi returned to Victory Harbor with Marik on the same ship three days ago, just before the celebration began. However, in the past few days, he has not rested, and has held a number of meetings in the Ministry of Security to listen to the work reports of various departments and discuss some work arrangements and action plans for the rest of this year.

Due to the peculiar nature of the Ministry of Security, they were informed of the decisions announced by the Executive Committee during the celebrations earlier than the outside world, and to make arrangements for the direction of intelligence work in advance. And today, the two leaders in charge came to visit Tao Donglai together, just to give him an informal preparation report.

"This is an action plan drafted by the Ministry of Security, which is mainly about the arrangements for intelligence work in the Ming ruling areas of Danzhou, Qiongzhou and Wenchang this year. He Xi said as he handed Wen Jiàn to the desk in front of Tao Donglai: "The specific affairs are all handled by Director Hao, so don't embarrass me if you have any questions, Director Hao will be responsible for answering questions." ”

Tao Donglai nodded, picked up the text and quickly flipped through it.

As early as the second half of 1627, the security department had already begun to send personnel to various cities in the north of Hainan Island, but at that time the security department had not yet taken shape, and there were no professional intelligence officers, so the people sent out were not so much spies as a front station for the commercial department. It was not until last year, when the Ministry of Security was formally established, that the intelligence system stationed in the northern states and counties began to function. If we want to make a horizontal comparison, the operation of the Ministry of Security in several cities in the north is actually not comparable to the results of He Xi's operation in Guangdong.

Of course, He Xi's environment is also different from the authority he has in his hands, recruiting people, formulating plans, and implementing actions, which require layers of approval in the base camp, he can make decisions alone, and the funding is almost unlimited, so it can be said that the freedom of action is much greater than that of the base camp.

The action plan prepared by the Ministry of Security is actually all new wine in old bottles, and it is operated according to the previous routine. In the past, how did Haihan gradually break into states and counties like Yacheng, use various means to buy Ming officials, and monitor local defense, and now he continues to follow the gourd. It's just that because of time, Haihan probably doesn't have much time to carry out the peaceful evolution of the Ming Dynasty one by one as before, so the intensity of collecting intelligence, especially military intelligence, has increased, and the frequency of intelligence delivery will also increase from once every half a month to once every ten days.

"In a few cities in the north, I plan to go over and walk around in person in a few days after things are almost settled, see the actual situation on the ground, and then revise the action plan against it. He Xi took the initiative to inform him of his next plans.

"It just so happens that the Military Commission has a similar plan, you should find Wang Tom in advance to sum it up, and let the military cooperate with the actions of the Ministry of Security. Tao Dong answered.

"Wang Tom is planning to go over to inspect the battlefield, right?" He Xi smiled: "It just so happens that I have been there a few times, and I can be a free tour guide for him." ”