Chapter 36: One by One Must Be Solved (Part I)

Compared with the vast territory of the Huamei Republic, the Lingao Senate, which has only been in this world for more than three years, is much more cramped in terms of territory -- so far, the Lingao Crossing Group has roughly controlled the main territories of Hainan Island, Taiwan Island, and half of Fujian Province, and after deducting those "wild areas" that cannot be effectively controlled, the territory actually controlled is about 40,000 square kilometers, which is smaller than that of the eastern coast and the gorgeous territory.

In addition to these core territories, the Lingao Senate also controlled a series of important overseas strongholds, such as Hong Kong Island in Guangdong, Hongji Coal Mine in Vietnam, and Ruoyu Island off the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang, and although each of them was not large, it formed a solid chain that firmly strangled the mainland coastline from North Vietnam to Jiangsu -- the northernmost tentacle in Chinese mainland has reached Huaguo Mountain in Haizhou at the junction of Sulu.

Beyond the strongholds of this island chain were the Ryukyu Kingdom, which had become de facto vassals, and the Choshu Domain, a traditional ally of Japan.

Finally, Lingao County, located on Hainan Island, was the de facto capital of the Senate of the Travelers – and the longest-occupied "old revolutionary district" – as the command center of these territories. The travelers built a well-fortified "Hyakren Castle" here, and then gathered tens of thousands of people outside the city in the pattern of "castle town" to form a large "East Gate City...... Because Bairen City is a heavily defended military place, the people of the Ming Dynasty are generally forbidden to enter, so in the eyes of most Ming Dynasty people in this time and space, Dongmen City is the capital of this group of "Australian thieves".

Although in the eyes of the natives of the Ming Dynasty, Lingao's Dongmen City has been shockingly prosperous, but in the eyes of modern people, it is actually like that.

“…… Supply and marketing cooperatives? Cooperative? And these boxy cement boxes, full of tunics, really look like a small remote county town in the 80s, but it's already very remarkable that it can do this kind of process in just three years."

Wang Qiu commented while looking at the photos taken by the satellite of Dongmen City, which used the color night vision function, "...... The levees, the residential buildings, the factories, the harbors, the forts, well, and the riverside parks, all make them look very decent, although they are a notch worse than Manhattan Island in North America, but after all, they have been operating there for eleven years, and there is no comparison in time alone...... However, at present, the entire Hainan Island, or Qiongzhou Mansion, has really completely become the territory of the traverser? Can the Ming Dynasty government admit such a face-losing thing? ”

“…… How so? Although the Lingao Senate had already effectively conquered the whole island, it still nominally retained the Ming Dynasty's official yamen - some of these officials had already become our people under threats and temptations. The remaining part of the die-hards who cannot be bought or have no value will be secretly disposed of, or they will be driven to Guangzhou to take official positions: Anyway, Guangzhou has been completely subdued by us, as long as they still have the skin of the Ming Dynasty in name, and pay the most basic taxes to Guangzhou according to the old practice, they will pinch their noses and acquiesce to our seizure of Qiongzhou...... And the tax authorities of the Ming Dynasty have always been called a coffee table - the pressing efficiency can be called one of the most backward examples in the scope of the world's civilized countries, it can be described as plucking the feat of the feather, listening to the most goose calls, and finally killing the goose,......"

Guo Yi replied disappreciatively, "...... With the ridiculous tax system of the Ming Dynasty, even if the imperial grain and national tax in the entire Qiongzhou are not much money, the bulk of the people's burden is actually the gray income of the officials at all levels, and the Guangzhou government, no matter how greedy it is, does not dare to knock the bamboo pole on our heads. So in order to avoid trouble and open up the channels of trade, the Senate agreed—and we could easily make that money back from industry and commerce anyway. And with the speed of expansion and development of the Senate, it is estimated that this money will not be paid for a few years. ”

“…… In fact, since we are already here, from next year, they will not have to pay this money to the Ming Dynasty government - as citizens of the People's Republic of China, they should also pay the money to us, and the relevant fines and late fees will also have to be paid obediently."

Wang Meiling interjected in a very yamen-like manner, and at the same time instructed Wang Qiu to put away the satellite remote control monitoring equipment, and then go back to report the situation to the relevant leaders, "...... Also, have those travelers in Lingao already achieved complete control over the whole island? ”

“…… With the exception of the Li district, which is deep in the mountains, all the counties and townships along the coastal plains have basically been controlled and a new political power has been established. ”

Guo Yi replied, "The construction of the militia, the preparation of communes, and land reform are all being carried out rapidly. The goal is to complete the integration of the grassroots of society, preferably with the kind of process that existed in the years of the Agrarian Revolutionary War or in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Of course, there are many social contradictions arising from this, for example, many gentry on the island hate us to the core--I now understand why the landlords were so fiercely suppressed in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China: the Senate had not taken away their land, but only asked them to pay grain and taxes, and these guys were crying and grabbing the land to incite riots.

I always thought that poor people are not good people, and shrews and people are everywhere. But in the late Ming Dynasty, the big landlords really had no bottom line at all, and they usually stripped the tenants to the point that they had nothing to eat, watching them fend for themselves. When we had to recruit workers and take the peasants away, these landlords and old fortunes remembered that it was impossible for no one to farm, so they hurriedly jumped out to block them...... It was only after I crossed over here that I realized that these landlords were really determined to kill the peasants."

He shook his head and sighed, and at the same time took out a "revealing post" from the drawer - this term basically meant private propaganda materials such as leaflets and tabloids in the late Ming Dynasty, which was usually the carrier of the scolding war of the Shilin literati.

“…… The thief was vulgar and uncivilized, morally degenerate, and claimed to be a Song man but did not wear the clothes of the Han family, and forced the house slaves to shave their hair and change their clothes. If you don't accept the hearts of scholars, you don't learn the teachings of saints, and you don't have the atmosphere of a master. Promoting pseudo-learning, bad imperial examinations, killing scholars, and treating the gentry harshly, which has never been seen in the ages. Businessmen, heavy taxes, and the people compete for profits, their hearts can be punished within the Qiongzhou government, the remnants of tears are in the dust, and the sky is three feet high and endless......"

“…… These feudal literati really became more reactionary the more knowledge, but this is also a normal phenomenon. Wang Meiling pouted and commented, "...... From ancient times to the present, the title of those 'so-and-so great and benevolent people' has always been understood in reverse, especially the traditional Chinese landlords and literati, to put it bluntly, they are a parasite group that does not do anything about production, and if they are not eradicated, it is basically useless to engage in industry. Back then, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party fought so fiercely on the mainland, but the first thing Lao Chiang did after arriving in Taiwan was to learn from our party to carry out land reform, saying that it was a ransom, but he still killed about 10,000 Taiwanese landlords before and after...... By the way, since these feudal landlords and literati have arranged you like this, why don't they let them taste the iron fist of dictatorship? Could it be that the group of traversers in Lingao are all virgins and petty bourgeoisie, can't they be ruthless to these ancient cultural people? ”

“…… How is this possible? In our eyes, we have always regarded the gentry and scholars as the objects of dictatorship, rather than relying on them, and if we really want to make a fuss, we will clean them all up crisply. It's a pity that these people really rebelled in a show, and they didn't succeed for ten years, and basically they just stayed in the stage of verbal attacks on rumors and slanders, and got together in private to complain, and at most they distributed some leaflets. ”

Guo Yi rolled his eyes and replied, "...... As far as I know, in Lingao County, only one Xiucai has ever wanted to organize. Jun, against us, but as soon as he showed a little news, he was suppressed by his father and brother, and this 'loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty' was not allowed to continue to die. Later, I heard that I went to the Ming government to complain somewhere...... The trouble they have caused to the Senate is really not as good as that of the pirate gangs."

Just as everyone was chatting here, several maids rushed in, removed the leftover wine and food from the table, changed the tablecloth, put on a lacquer plate with four-color dim sum, and brought a pot of tea. Wang Meiling curiously looked at these pure natural and pollution-free green pastries, and then picked up a mango glutinous rice ball from the golden silk lacquer plate with two fingers, and sent it to her mouth, a sweet and soft taste suddenly melted from the tip of the tongue, and it was really an excellent craft, and then picked up several other pastries and tried them one by one, and poured a cup of tea to eat, before wiping her mouth, and talking about business.

“…… Ahem, Xiao Guo, this time we crossed over, originally wanting to slowly investigate the news. But your dad was anxious to find you, so we didn't keep it a secret, so we went straight to your side - I don't think the Lingao side has already gotten the news."

“…… If it were in normal times, if you had broken through like this, I am afraid that someone would have come to interrogate you by now -- the Guangzhou station of the Senate is not only a commercial station, but also an intelligence center, and there are four or five permanent veterans of the traverser, and I am only the person in charge on the surface, and the intelligence work is managed by others. ”

Guo Yi smiled and said, "...... But this time, you just happened to catch up with a gap - now it's the Chinese New Year, and Lingao is preparing for the Global Crossing Group Conference, and the other travelers have returned to Lingao. And this stall industry in Guangzhou, including the intelligence agencies, is under my supervision and responsibility for the time being. All two radios in the city are also in my possession, and at least so far, there is no way to get any news from Lingao.

But if it is three or five days later, when someone from Guangzhou arrives at Lingao by boat, this matter will not be concealed - when a few of you came to the door, my father directly revealed his identity, and there was no secret at all, and on the way from the big world construction site outside the city to Ziming Building, I don't know how many people knew that you were here to find my relatives. As long as we wait until tomorrow, the big families in the city with a bit of status should probably hear about it......"

“…… It can be concealed for three or five days, no, as long as twenty-four hours is enough, anyway, after we sleep and rest, we will go to Lingao to find them for a showdown. As long as Lingao's side doesn't get the news now, we can achieve the effect of a surprise attack. ”

Wang Meiling nodded with satisfaction. And Guo Yi took advantage of the situation to ask flatteringly, if he wanted to help make some preparations to deal with Lingao's gang.

However, it was Wang Qiu, who went and returned, who answered him, "...... Uh, Senior Guo, I think, you just need to deal with your mother well."

- In the next moment, I saw an old lady with goosebumps, short stature, and plain clothes, who turned out tremblingly from behind Wang Qiu, holding a cane in her hand, and her face turned red with excitement, "...... Xiaoyi, tell me what's going on? I heard that not only did you open a gay bar, but you also married a Hong Kong ladyboy as your wife, which made your dad angry and had a heart attack...... Where did you learn all this bad stuff? I actually like men, this bad habit must be changed, our Guo family is still waiting for you to pass on the ancestry, you can't just end it......"

Under the continuous crying of his mother, Guo Yi's eyes couldn't help but darken, and the whole person fell into the mess in the wind again......