Wang Tom then asked, "Then according to the original establishment, your Shipu should be equipped with a warship, right?"

Ma Lingying said: "Originally, there were so few, but last year...... Anyway, now it's gone. ”

Of course, Ma Ling couldn't clearly say that the original warships had been sunk and confiscated by Haihan, and he didn't quite understand Wang Tom's intentions, so he could only respond vaguely.

Wang Tom said: "Shipu Port is dozens of miles deep, and it relies on a few sentinel ships to maintain law and order, and I think this pressure is a little too great. This time, I plan to leave a few warships and corresponding manpower behind to assist in maintaining law and order in the place, what does Ma Qianhu think?"

Only then did Ma Ling understand Wang Tom's intention to take the initiative to inquire into the matter, and he dared to arrange armed personnel to be stationed in Shipu Port to replace the role of the garrison of Qianhu. Before this, although Haihan had stationed some clerks in Shipu, he had not revealed that he wanted to replace Qianhu, Ma Ling was a little panicked at the moment, if the security and defense here were fully taken over by Haihan, then the existence of his Qianhu seemed to have become dispensable.

"Chief, in fact, the people of Shipu Port are simple, and there have been no piracy activities in the vicinity for a long time, so there is no need to arrange for another army to be stationed, and the subordinates led by the lowly post can be competent. Ma Ling hurriedly excused himself.

Wang Tom shook his head slightly and said: "The overall situation is important, you don't have to talk about this matter anymore, just decide." ”

Wang Tom didn't intend to explain Haihan's intentions to him in detail, Haihan didn't have troops here before, mainly because there were too many places where the Zhoushan Islands needed to use troops, and he couldn't take care of this side for a while, but after a year, Haihan slowly freed up his hands, and naturally he would no longer turn a blind eye to the situation in Shipu Port. This is just like the Yacheng adjacent to Sanya at the beginning, it is only a matter of time before it is gradually taken over and annexed by Haihan.

In addition to the natural harbor itself, Sanmen Bay to the west is also an excellent coastal location. This semi-enclosed bay mouth faces southeast and is connected to the East China Sea by the Seokpo Waterway. The bay covers an area of nearly 400 square kilometers and has six deep-water ports distributed among them, making it the second largest bay in the coastal area of Zhejiang after Hangzhou Bay. Shipu Port on the east side of Sanmen Bay and Jianqiao Port on the west side are all natural seaports with large areas, in addition to Haiyou, Chenhu, Liyang, Cheao, Xietong, Zhengyu, Qimen and many other ports, the conditions for the development of the shipping industry are very ideal. In addition, the vast coastal flats of Sanmen Bay can also be used to build salt works, which is one of Haihan's most promising low-cost industrial projects.

In 1899, Italy tried to forcibly lease Sanmen Bay as its naval base in the Far East, but the Italians failed to succeed because of the Qing government's tough attitude.

However, Haihan was not the weakest of the Western powers that entered the Far East in the 19th century, and the Ming Dynasty was not the Qing court that had been in decline after the First Sino-Japanese War.

This method is somewhat similar to the Qiongbei region before the Haihan announced the founding of the People's Republic of China, although the local Ming government institutions have been retained, but all of them have been hollowed out by the Haihan and have long lost their actual jurisdiction over the local area. Sanmen Bay is located at the junction of Ningbo and Taizhou, and the garrisons on both sides are unwilling to offend Haihan, a wicked man, but it provides a lot of convenience for Haihan.

However, at present, the scale of Haihan's garrison in Zhejiang is limited, and it will be organized to go north within the year, so the measures to control Sanmen Bay cannot be achieved overnight. As for the navy stationed in the local area, in fact, there are not too many, there are only a few ships that can calm the scene. Although the establishment of the local Ming army was still there, the barracks were actually mostly empty, and the actual number of troops retained by Shipu Qianhu was only about 100 people, which was not enough to pose a threat to the Haihan garrison.

Wang Tom pretended to ask Ma Ling, but in fact, he was just looking for a reason for this arrangement, and as for whether Ma Ling supported or opposed, it would not affect the decision that Haihan's side had already made. If Ma Ling is knowledgeable and interested, then he will continue to be his Shipu Thousands of households, eat empty salaries and engage in smuggling transactions, and steadily become a rich man with public office in the local area; if he thinks that Haihan's move is unacceptable, then he can only arrange other not very good ends for Ma Ling.

Ma Ling listened to Wang Tom's resolute tone, and did not leave room for himself to argue, and after hesitating for a moment, he relented: "Can the garrison stay in Shipu in the name of the militia group? ”

"I just like to deal with people like you who have a lively mind. Wang Tom smiled and patted Ma Ling's shoulder and praised: "According to what you said, the warship and related personnel will operate in this area in the name of the Shipu militia in the future." ”

The presence of Haihan armed personnel in this area under the name of the Shipu militia is undoubtedly a relatively compromise solution. This can indeed effectively avoid the guilt of the Shipu Thousand Households in the foreign country, and also allow Haihan to achieve its goals, which is also a win-win situation from a certain point of view. Haihan now wants actual control, but he doesn't have to care about fame, Ma Ling's proposal is in the hands of King Tom, and at the same time, he also gives himself a step down.

On that day, Ma Ling did his best to arrange a sumptuous reception banquet for Wang Tom and others, eating, drinking and having fun, and at the end he also prepared several jade ornaments bought from Hangzhou Futuo as gifts. He knew that the Haihan people were not interested in gold and silver, but had a hobby of collecting some small things of low value but exquisite handiwork, so he specially chose this kind of handicraft as a gift to the Haihan high-ranking officials. Of course, the cost of buying these gifts is not out of his own pocket, but directly deducted from the military expenses as training expenses - anyway, there is no daily training in the Shipu Institute now, and these empty military salaries are naturally spent by Ma Ling as he wants.

"Ma Qianhu has a heart!" Wang Tom admired the jade snuff bottle given by Ma Ling, and couldn't help but play with it in his hand, and he couldn't put it down.

Snuff was introduced to China by the Italian missionary Matteo Ricci during the Wanli period, and was presented to the emperor as a tribute along with the chiming bell, the map of all countries, and other items. The raw material is dried tobacco leaves rich in oil after drying. In fact, as early as the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Luzon Kingdom had offered tobacco as a tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and there had been sporadic tobacco cultivation in the Zhangzhou area of Fujian during the Wanli period.

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Wang Tom then asked, "Then according to the original establishment, your Shipu should be equipped with a warship, right?"

Ma Lingying said: "Originally, there were so few, but last year...... Anyway, now it's gone. ”

Of course, Ma Ling couldn't clearly say that the original warships had been sunk and confiscated by Haihan, and he didn't quite understand Wang Tom's intentions, so he could only respond vaguely.

Wang Tom said: "Shipu Port is dozens of miles deep, and it relies on a few sentinel ships to maintain law and order, and I think this pressure is a little too great. This time, I plan to leave a few warships and corresponding manpower behind to assist in maintaining law and order in the place, what does Ma Qianhu think?"

Only then did Ma Ling understand Wang Tom's intention to take the initiative to inquire into the matter, and he dared to arrange armed personnel to be stationed in Shipu Port to replace the role of the garrison of Qianhu. Before this, although Haihan had stationed some clerks in Shipu, he had not revealed that he wanted to replace Qianhu, Ma Ling was a little panicked at the moment, if the security and defense here were fully taken over by Haihan, then the existence of his Qianhu seemed to have become dispensable.

"Chief, in fact, the people of Shipu Port are simple, and there have been no piracy activities in the vicinity for a long time, so there is no need to arrange for another army to be stationed, and the subordinates led by the lowly post can be competent. Ma Ling hurriedly excused himself.

Wang Tom shook his head slightly and said: "The overall situation is important, you don't have to talk about this matter anymore, just decide." ”

Wang Tom didn't intend to explain Haihan's intentions to him in detail, Haihan didn't have troops here before, mainly because there were too many places where the Zhoushan Islands needed to use troops, and he couldn't take care of this side for a while, but after a year, Haihan slowly freed up his hands, and naturally he would no longer turn a blind eye to the situation in Shipu Port. This is just like the Yacheng adjacent to Sanya at the beginning, it is only a matter of time before it is gradually taken over and annexed by Haihan.

In addition to the natural harbor itself, Sanmen Bay to the west is also an excellent coastal location. This semi-enclosed bay mouth faces southeast and is connected to the East China Sea by the Seokpo Waterway. The bay covers an area of nearly 400 square kilometers and has six deep-water ports distributed among them, making it the second largest bay in the coastal area of Zhejiang after Hangzhou Bay. Shipu Port on the east side of Sanmen Bay and Jianqiao Port on the west side are all natural seaports with large areas, in addition to Haiyou, Chenhu, Liyang, Cheao, Xietong, Zhengyu, Qimen and many other ports, the conditions for the development of the shipping industry are very ideal. In addition, the vast coastal flats of Sanmen Bay can also be used to build salt works, which is one of Haihan's most promising low-cost industrial projects.

In 1899, Italy tried to forcibly lease Sanmen Bay as its naval base in the Far East, but the Italians failed to succeed because of the Qing government's tough attitude.

However, Haihan was not the weakest of the Western powers that entered the Far East in the 19th century, and the Ming Dynasty was not the Qing court that had been in decline after the First Sino-Japanese War.

This method is somewhat similar to the Qiongbei region before the Haihan announced the founding of the People's Republic of China, although the local Ming government institutions have been retained, but all of them have been hollowed out by the Haihan and have long lost their actual jurisdiction over the local area. Sanmen Bay is located at the junction of Ningbo and Taizhou, and the garrisons on both sides are unwilling to offend Haihan, a wicked man, but it provides a lot of convenience for Haihan.

However, at present, the scale of Haihan's garrison in Zhejiang is limited, and it will be organized to go north within the year, so the measures to control Sanmen Bay cannot be achieved overnight. As for the navy stationed in the local area, in fact, there are not too many, there are only a few ships that can calm the scene. Although the establishment of the local Ming army was still there, the barracks were actually mostly empty, and the actual number of troops retained by Shipu Qianhu was only about 100 people, which was not enough to pose a threat to the Haihan garrison.

Wang Tom pretended to ask Ma Ling, but in fact, he was just looking for a reason for this arrangement, and as for whether Ma Ling supported or opposed, it would not affect the decision that Haihan's side had already made. If Ma Ling is knowledgeable and interested, then he will continue to be his Shipu Thousands of households, eat empty salaries and engage in smuggling transactions, and steadily become a rich man with public office in the local area; if he thinks that Haihan's move is unacceptable, then he can only arrange other not very good ends for Ma Ling.

Ma Ling listened to Wang Tom's resolute tone, and did not leave room for himself to argue, and after hesitating for a moment, he relented: "Can the garrison stay in Shipu in the name of the militia group? ”

"I just like to deal with people like you who have a lively mind. Wang Tom smiled and patted Ma Ling's shoulder and praised: "According to what you said, the warship and related personnel will operate in this area in the name of the Shipu militia in the future." ”

The presence of Haihan armed personnel in this area under the name of the Shipu militia is undoubtedly a relatively compromise solution. This can indeed effectively avoid the guilt of the Shipu Thousand Households in the foreign country, and also allow Haihan to achieve its goals, which is also a win-win situation from a certain point of view. Haihan now wants actual control, but he doesn't have to care about fame, Ma Ling's proposal is in the hands of King Tom, and at the same time, he also gives himself a step down.

On that day, Ma Ling did his best to arrange a sumptuous reception banquet for Wang Tom and others, eating, drinking and having fun, and at the end he also prepared several jade ornaments bought from Hangzhou Futuo as gifts. He knew that the Haihan people were not interested in gold and silver, but had a hobby of collecting some small things of low value but exquisite handiwork, so he specially chose this kind of handicraft as a gift to the Haihan high-ranking officials. Of course, the cost of buying these gifts is not out of his own pocket, but directly deducted from the military expenses as training expenses - anyway, there is no daily training in the Shipu Institute now, and these empty military salaries are naturally spent by Ma Ling as he wants.

"Ma Qianhu has a heart!" Wang Tom admired the jade snuff bottle given by Ma Ling, and couldn't help but play with it in his hand, and he couldn't put it down.

Snuff was introduced to China by the Italian missionary Matteo Ricci during the Wanli period, and was presented to the emperor as a tribute along with the chiming bell, the map of all countries, and other items. The raw material is dried tobacco leaves rich in oil after drying. In fact, as early as the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Luzon Kingdom had offered tobacco as a tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and there had been sporadic tobacco cultivation in the Zhangzhou area of Fujian during the Wanli period.