Chapter 27, Twenty-Seven Moments in the Four Years of Chongzhen Twenty-seven Moment 27: The Xiangshan County Magistrate was stunned December 28, the fourth year of Chongzhen, Bopu Port, Lingao County, Hainan Island In recent years, the streets of Bobu Port are very lively - since the traverser Senate of Lingao County took control of the entire county, a port was established here, and Bobu Commune was established as a grassroots organization.
Fishermen, The number of merchant ships and small merchants gradually increased, and it gradually became a market.
With the successive construction of a series of modern enterprises such as arsenals, shipyards and chemical plants, a large number of workers and their families gathered here.
Therefore, the Department of Commerce under the Lingao Traveler Senate followed the old practice of Dongmen City and built a town in Bobu Port as a commercial service area to support the port.
Although the scale of Bobu Town is far smaller than that of Dongmen City, the streets are still bustling with people coming and going, and it is very lively.
Fishing shops, warehouses, inns, wine shops, and fishing gear shops are all connected one after another, just like many in Jiangnan Water Town.
Compared with the county seat, it is not inferior.
At this moment, the bosses and clerks in each shop, under the command of the propaganda officer of Bobu Commune, were busy rushing in front of their homes one by one, building ladders, pulling ropes, carrying paste, and some Still yelling for someone to bring something over.
The local militiamen and cadres also took the lead in taking action, plastering slogans and posting notices all over the streets.
They were very busy.
Some people carried burdens to bring baskets of folded paper lanterns and distributed them to everyone.
Some people hung the lanterns directly at the door of their homes, while others climbed up ladders and hung the lanterns on freshly tied ropes everywhere. .
In addition to the customary lanterns and colorful decorations to celebrate the New Year, there are obviously other things on the streets of Bobu Port at the end of this year.
Accompanied by a burst of chants, several militiamen worked together to remove a striking banner.
It was pulled up between two street lamp poles in the middle of the street.
The red silk had been sewn with yellow paper squares, with words written in thick ink and large regular letters on them: "Welcome the heads of the Australian and Song Dynasty to visit our county."
Students from various new schools under the Lingao Senate were also mobilized to practice lining up to wave flags and shout slogans.
Some pretty girls were responsible for laying flowers, and some boys were organized to play flutes, drums, and even lion dancers, making the streets noisy.
In addition, all settlements in Lingao County, including the old county town, have launched vigorous sanitation campaigns, and have also formulated evaluation indicators and reward and punishment regulations.
Some of the sailors and engineers were busy building trestles in the harbor to facilitate the arrival of the huge visiting fleet; some were leveling the land on the shore, repairing temporary cabins, and setting up tents to accommodate thousands of distant visitors ashore for rest.
In order to provide delicious meals for the sudden increase in mouths, people from the Ministry of Trade had to rack their brains to organize supply sources, purchasing large quantities of vegetables, fruits, fish and shrimps, livestock and poultry from various places, and even went to Guangzhou and Vietnam to purchase goods. .
After hearing the news that such a large group of potential customers was about to arrive, many vendors rushed in with the goods they could raise, hoping to get a share of this god-given business opportunity.
In the midst of the bustling commotion, while the people in Lingao were busy working, they also spread various gossips among themselves.
"Brother Akun, you said that during this Chinese New Year, the Prime Minister of Australia just made the whole county crazy.
What on earth is this?"
"Isn't it written on the banners and notices?
Oh, by the way, you are illiterate.
It seems that the capital of Australia sent imperial envoys, and many high-ranking officials from Australia came and brought hundreds of large ships with them.
There are tens of thousands of people.
If the leaders don’t prepare well, how can they entertain these many people?”
"Hey, there are so many people in Australia.
Is there another big iron ship coming this time?
And what's going on with Australia's imperial envoy?
Doesn't it mean that our Chief Wen here in Lingao is already the prime minister?
Isn't that right?
Is there anyone in Australia who can give orders to Chief Minister Wen?”
"I'm afraid a new big iron ship is coming.
Otherwise, why would the chiefs have people build trestles and put buoys on the pier?
As for the imperial envoy, even if Chief Wen is the prime minister, there is an emperor above the prime minister.
And There may not be only one prime minister in Australia.
The Ming Dynasty had two capitals, the north and the south, plus 13 chief secretaries and provinces.
Australians certainly wouldn’t have it either.
Only a few old masters in the county town of our newly occupied territory in Qiongzhou have thought before that the hundreds of people brought by Chief Wen in the seventh year of Tianqi were probably the pioneers sent by the Australian court over there to attack the front line.
Now Wen Wen is here.
Chief, Chief Ma, they have opened up the situation in Qiongzhou, so the Australian Emperor will naturally send more reinforcements to plan a big event."
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"Planning big things, what big things are there?
Could it be that the Australian emperor wants to take over the world and change the dynasty?"
"It's possible.
But if the Ming Dynasty's flowers and mountains were taken away by the Australians, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing.
How prosperous Lingao is now, and how poor it was before, you can't do it either.
I saw it.
This Australian is not a barbarian. , but instead of the Miao descendants of the Song Dynasty who were left overseas, if these remnants of the Song Dynasty came to take over the throne, the lives of the people in the world might be better.
Oh, why am I nagging you so many taboo words?
Hurry up and get rid of it.
Hang up all the banners and lanterns to welcome the Australian Prime Minister."
"Brother Li, have you heard about it?
In the past, hundreds of bandits crossed the sea and landed in Lingao, which turned the land of Lingnan upside down.
Qiongzhou was no longer owned by our government.
Now there are tens of thousands of bandits coming from all over the world.
People from all directions are coming together.
If this person has any evil intentions, I'm afraid our Ming Dynasty will be in danger."
"Be careful, Mr.
Huang, Lingao is no longer in the realm of the Ming Dynasty.
Be careful that disaster will come from your mouth.
We cannot be quick and have a long-term plan."
"Hey, how long will it take for our Chaotian soldiers to wipe out these bandits and give our Ming Dynasty a bright future?"
Not to mention the undercurrents and rumors flying in the market in Lingao, Qiongzhou.
At the same time, at the Hong Kong Island anchorage on the east coast of the Pearl River Estuary, the Lingao Senate Navy is also making intensive preparations for this grand global summit of travelers.
As a group of careerists and conquerors from later generations, the Senate of Travelers in Lingao County, Hainan Island, all know that in this era of hegemony among nations, any diplomatic negotiation must be backed by force, even between groups of Travelers.
No exception.
In other words, it is precisely because the negotiating opponent this time also comes from the 21st century and has a similar way of thinking to the time-travelers in the Senate, so it is even more necessary to fully demonstrate one's military strength to avoid contempt or misjudgment by the other party, and prevent There may be complications during the negotiation process.
So, on this day at the end of the fourth year of Chongzhen's reign, the early morning sun had just risen above the horizon, and its red light was projected into the Hong Kong anchorage, shining on the masts of single-masted ships, ketch-up ships, three-masted ships and steamships. , waves of refreshing sea breeze blew across the water, making the military flags and sails rustle.
When the sun rose, the half-hung sails changed into various colors in the field of vision, first black, then blue-gray, and finally white.
Although the origins and styles of these ships are different, even the tonnage is very different.
But every ship was beautifully decorated and hung with flags.
The deck and hull were clean, and the dark cannons and various bronze and steel components glowed with a metallic shine.
More than 70% of the naval fleet under the Lingao Senate has now completed its assembly in Hong Kong and is about to set sail back to the Lingao home port.
The sailors who had just gotten up from their barracks and had breakfast, wearing copper basin hats made of coconut shells, gathered in the open space near the dock, waiting to board the ship.
On the trestle at the anchorage, sailors and coolies shouted slogans and ran around like ants moving to load the fleet that was about to leave.
Many boxes marked with different numbers, graphics and colors are loaded on pallets, covered with net bags, and are being lifted by cranes.
Large ships farther away need to be transported by small boats.
The bay is full of small boats of various styles, some are stationed in Hong Kong, and some are brought with the big ships, coming and going like barracudas.
They were busy carrying goods and people.
The paddles of the rowing boats rose and fell repeatedly, and the motorboats continued to emit thick smoke and steam.
Sometimes they lean on the pier, sometimes they lean on the big ship.
The sailors shouted to each other and whistled to each other.
The various noisy voices, the rattle of pulleys and ropes, the sound of oars striking the water, and the roar of machines could be heard across the turbulent sea for several miles. .
Rear Admiral of the Senate, General Counsel of the Navy, Commander of the First Fleet, and "veteran" Admiral Mingqiu, who had served in the South China Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army before time travel, stood on the bridge of the flagship Lichun, squinting at the tense and lively group.
An orderly scene of the fleet going to sea.
Behind him, the officers and sailors on the flagship were also busy arranging their personal affairs, wiping their guns and swords; washing and mending flags; cutting hair, shaving, bathing, washing clothes, and tidying up their appearance: even "Australian senior officials" may not come to inspect you, but it is the Chinese New Year, so you have to clean yourself up.
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Otherwise, how can you have a New Year's Eve dinner with unkempt hair and unkempt beard?
"Reporting to the Admiral, the fleet is ready to sail.
Please give instructions."
After a while, a navy lieutenant came over, saluted, and said confidently.
Mingqiu also returned the gift and immediately issued an order: "Very good, the whole fleet will set off to go to Macau first, say hello to the Portuguese, and then return to Lingao to celebrate the New Year together."
Logically speaking, for such a short sea route from Hong Kong to Lingao, there is no need to go to Macau for mid-way supplies.
In fact, Admiral Mingqiu’s decision was mainly for the purpose of deterrence and security: As we all know, before any important international conference is held, absolute security of the venue must be ensured.
Otherwise, if in the middle of the meeting, there will be shells and bullets roaring, explosions and fires will appear one after another, frightening the delegates to flee, it will definitely be a big embarrassment and a laughing stock for the organizer.
Therefore, when the Lingao Senate holds the Global Travelers Summit to discuss state affairs, it will naturally do its best to prevent any riots.
In the surrounding waters of Lingao, the Vietnamese navy, which was in the middle of the civil war between the North and the South, was weak.
In order to defeat the opponents in the civil war, they even recruited pirates to make up the numbers, and were unable to expedition to Hainan Island.
The pirates along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong in China have been wiped out by the Senate, and the remaining ones are frightened and will never dare to offend.
The Ming Navy in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian were either frightened by the news or had been secretly controlled by the Senate through the relationship of Marshal Huang Shihuang.
As a result, the only potential unstable factors in the surrounding areas of Lingao are the Portuguese who own several Western-style armed galleons in Macau.
Lingao's traversers, the Senate, are still fresh in their memories when they first arrived. , when Hainan Island was not yet stable, there was a Western pirate ship "Countess of Scarborough" that sneaked up on Lingao at night and set out from Macau.
Although the Senate fleet currently dominates the waters of Fujian and Guangdong, and the fleets from all parties that are about to arrive have a huge force that is invincible in East Asia, the Portuguese in Macau should not dare to make mistakes easily.
But don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst: What if there are a few bold Portuguese adventurers who are not afraid of tigers and want to take advantage of the chaotic situation of the fleets of all parties and take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit?
What should we do even with these guys?
It is absolutely impossible to succeed, and they will suffer heavy revenge afterwards, but the Lingao Senate has already lost its face, and it has been disgraced to the whole world.
Therefore, before the unprecedented global traveler summit in Lingao was held, the Lingao Traveler Senate sent the main fleet to Macau to show off their power and warned the Portuguese over there not to talk nonsense.
In various senses, It's still necessary.
However, when this wave of sails that covered the sky and the blue and white cross-star flag of the Senate arrived outside Macau harbor shortly afterwards and fired salutes in a show of force, not only the Portuguese in Macau were shocked into silence, but also Dare to make mistakes.
There was another visitor wearing the uniform of a magistrate of the seventh grade of the Ming Dynasty.
He was also messy in the wind and had a nervous breakdown at the pier in Macau.
He even exclaimed: "What the hell is going on here?
Why are there NATO flags these days?
Where did the steamships from the 17th century come from?
What kind of absurd world did this damn Lord throw me into?"
He is Liu Chaozuo, the new magistrate of Xiangshan County who just arrived a few days ago.
And a reincarnation from the infinite world The theoretical “master” of this time and space finally witnessed the huge changes in this world with his own eyes oshow7: