Since Wei Ping relieved the knots in his heart, his vision of things has been very different from before. (.) This matter was put aside a few months ago, and he might really feel sorry for Luo Shengdong, but now his thoughts are a little different.

No matter how much Luo Shengdong complains, he will not get along with money in the end, and Jiucheng will continue to cooperate with Haihan people to make money. Moreover, the Haihan people spent so much effort and money to push Luo Shengdong's father-in-law to take over the post of governor of Yazhou, which has already shown that they will not take measures to occupy Yazhou by force, at least not in the short term. Luo Shengdong's family is becoming more and more entangled with the interests of the Haihan people, and the Haihan people do not need to worry about him or his father-in-law's unwillingness to cooperate.

As for the news released at the end of the sacrificial ceremony just now, Wei Ping believes that this is actually more of a public declaration of the right to accuse. In fact, everyone has long known that the waters near Shengli Port, including the coastal area of Yazhou, are now in charge. Whether it is in terms of ships or troops, the Yazhou Naval Division is far inferior to the Haihan militia. In the various actions of the Haihan in recent months, the warships of the Yazhou Navy Division were more often in cooperation with the orders of the Haihan Executive Committee, acting as a means of transportation or a tool to scare outsiders.

In the past, although the cooperation between Haihan and Yazhou Sailors had been semi-public, they had not publicly declared their control over this sea area, and the two sides had a tacit understanding in private and did not take the initiative to mention the matter. But this time, when the Haihan militia returned victoriously, it seemed that the shape had begun to change quietly, and the Yazhou sailors began to feel the pressure of survival for the first time. However, in Wei Ping's view, this matter may not be so simple, and the Haihan Executive Committee should not simply and rudely exclude the sailors, maybe there will be other turnarounds.

"If Inspector Wei is fine, would you like to go down to the Military Police Department with you?" Luo Shengdong probably thought of the wording, and was about to go to the Military Police Department to ask what was going on.

Wei Ping clenched his fists and said: "Since it is Luo Qianzong's business, it is incumbent on me to go together!"

Wei Ping was also very curious in his heart, what kind of calculation the Haihan people were making this time. Speaking of which, he and Luo Shengdong are both grasshoppers tied to a rope, if Luo Shengdong, who has more value for the Haihan people, is put into a separate book, then he Wei Ping's next days may not be much better.

The two of them have been in Victory Harbor for a long time, and now they even have the right to enter and exit Base No. 1, of course, it is definitely not possible to carry retinues and weapons. But compared to the majority of the local people, this is already a very high treatment.

Although the power of the Haihan Military Police Department is large, the office space is relatively small, it is a building built on the first floor and one bottom of the prefabricated house, with a total of eight offices and a small conference room, which is divided into the staff office, the political office, the logistics office, the training office, the equipment office, the public security department and other departments. There is also a cyan brick building behind the military police department, which looks similar to the currency exchange center of Shengli Port, and it is also a thick and simple style, but there are no windows on the wall at all, and the door and roof are manned 24 hours a day.

After the two arrived at the military police department, they did not go in immediately, because at this time, the military police department was also overcrowded, and the evaluation of combat merits was in the process of being carried out intensively, and the officers of various companies and the personnel who had reported their personal military merits were all gathered here to wait for examination. The entire small building was crowded with people from the Haihan militia, and "outsiders" like Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping could only wait outside first.

In this overseas military operation, more than 2,000 militiamen, including civilians, craftsmen, and so on, participated in the war, of which more than 10 squads and platoon-level teams reported collective military merits, and even more than 60 individual military merits, among whom the war dead have already completed the process of examination and awarding awards on a priority basis. In the list of meritorious service, the Heitugang Special Operations Company, which has performed the most tasks and completed the best tasks, is headed by the special operations company, and among the military merits reported, the special operations company accounts for nearly half. However, because the special operations company was still stationed on the front line of the Zhengjiang River in Annam to deal with post-war affairs, it did not have time to send people back to handle the formalities of running the department, and even the written materials for reporting the merits were brought back by Yan Chujie.

The two stood on the periphery for a while, hesitating whether to come back another day, when they heard someone behind them beckoning, "Something is wrong with the two of you?"

Luo Shengdong turned his head and saw that the person who accosted him was Yan Chujie, who seemed to have just come back from outside, and hurriedly responded: "Mr. Yan, there are some unclear things in the next inspection with Wei Inspector and I want to ask one or two questions in person. ”

Yan Chujie nodded and said, "It's what I just announced, right? I didn't expect you to come so quickly...... Alright, follow me upstairs!"

With Yan Chujie's handpicking, the two naturally didn't need to queue up outside anymore, and followed Yan Chujie up to the second floor. As the head of the military police department, Yan Chujie is fortunate to have a separate office. However, if Tao Donglai also went to the military police department to work, they would have to share this office, and the space was really limited, and there was no way to free up another room for Tao Donglai to use alone.

It was not the first time that the two of them had come to Yan Chujie's office, in addition to the lights and wired telephones installed in the room that made them feel very novel, the most special thing was the conspicuous world map on the wall behind Yan Chujie's desk, but they had never had the opportunity to come up and take a closer look.

"Sit down, two. Yan Chujie let the two into the house, and then called the orderlies to pour water and make tea.

"The decision on the establishment of the Maritime Security Force was made by the Executive Committee after careful consideration. The purpose of this force is not to target anyone, nor to upset the balance between Shengli Harbor and the Ming Governor's Office, this force is there to maintain peace, not to fight. Yan Chujie paused, and then asked, "Can you understand what I said about it?"

Luo Shengdong's mind was spinning rapidly while listening, and when he heard the words, he responded: "What Mr. Yan said about 'not breaking the balance' refers to the balance with the Yazhou garrison, including my Yazhou Water Village?"

"I know what you're worried about, Yazhou Water Village will definitely continue to exist, there is no doubt about that. Yan Chujie first reassured Luo Shengdong, and then changed the conversation: "But the establishment of Yazhou Water Village, I think it's time to change." ”

Luo Shengdong's face changed slightly and said, "I don't know what Mr. Yan plans to change?"

"You don't have to be nervous, no matter how you change the law, you should be the president of the thousand or the president, and you will still be promoted when you should be promoted. An imperceptible mockery appeared on Yan Chujie's face: "The changes we are talking about must be based on the premise of not hurting the interests of our partners...... If there is any damage, we will try to compensate for it. ”

Luo Shengdong laughed dryly and said: "How can you be a person who covets an official position?" I am just worried that the people of Yazhou will be affected by this, so I have to ask Mr. Yan for the details first. ”

Wei Ping next to him coughed dryly and said: "What Mr. Luo Qian means is that most of the brothers in Shuizhai have settled in Yazhou, and if Shuizhai is affected, it will inevitably affect the local people." ”

Yan Chujie was not in the mood to listen to these two guys talk to each other, nodded and said, "Then I will tell you the general arrangement first, so that you can have a time to prepare." ”

Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping glanced at each other, both put away the smiles on their faces, and sat upright to listen to Yan Chujie continue to speak.

"After our long-term contact and understanding, we now have a relatively clear grasp of the situation of Yazhou Water Village, the ship is in disrepair, the personnel are lacking in training, the weapons are outdated and backward, and it is indeed a bit difficult to be a local maritime security force for you. However, if the ships of our Hai Han militia are used to enforce the law at sea, I am afraid that there will be a situation where they will not be able to convince the public. After much deliberation, the Executive Committee decided to choose a more compromise approach. ”

Yan Chujie looked at the expressions of the two of them, and said slowly: "Our military police department will come forward and organize a team to assist Shuizhai to protect the sea frontier. We are responsible for the ships, personnel, weapons, and all kinds of consumption and expenses of this team. However, when cruising at sea and law enforcement operations, the name of Yazhou Water Village will be hung up depending on the specific situation. ”

"Then who is the commander of this team?" Luo Shengdong regretted it as soon as he spoke, the boats, people, and money were all from Haihan, who commanded it, isn't it a vain question?

Sure enough, I heard Yan Chujie respond: "Under normal circumstances, the actions of this unit will be commanded by the Haihan Military Police Department. Let me emphasize once again, we are just a militia group assisting the water village, not a Daming water master in the real sense, Luo Qian, do you know what I mean?"

"Understood, understood!" Luo Shengdong hurriedly responded, but he couldn't help but slander in his heart, isn't this just planning to use the name of my Daming Sailor to carry out illegal smuggling in Haihan?

It is conceivable that after the appearance of this naval division subordinate to the Haihan Military Police Department, the maritime defense between Yazhou and Shengli Port, which was originally in charge of Yazhou Water Village, will definitely be taken over unconditionally by newcomers, and Yazhou Water Village, which can occasionally follow the official name, will really be completely reduced to the transportation brigade of the Haihan people from now on, and it depends on whether the Haihan people give them a job, if there is no work to do, the brothers will have to return to the time when they ate military food and lived a hard life.

Although he could expect the situation that would occur in the future, Luo Shengdong still refused to give up hope, and asked hesitantly: "Mr. Yan, where should I go in Yazhou Water Village in the future?"

Yan Chujie smiled: "Don't worry, we won't do unloading and killing donkeys...... No, I won't do anything like a river demolishing bridges. The private salt business on Qiongzhou Island is still handed over to you, Mr. Luo Qian. What did you do before, you will still be the same in the future, although it may not make you rich, but it is definitely no problem to be a rich man in Yazhou. Besides, this official career is long, and you are young and strong, Qian is not your end, even if you don't have a single soldier under you, as long as you have our support, you can slowly continue to be promoted with accumulated military merits!"

Luo Shengdong's eyelids jumped after hearing this, Yan Chujie's words undoubtedly showed that the purpose of the Haihan people to set up this water division was to completely empty the Yazhou Water Village. What made Luo Shengdong even more uneasy was that this kind of overhead was not to eliminate Yazhou Water Village, but to keep the establishment of Water Village and continue to accumulate military merits for himself. As for what further plans the Haihan people will have in the future after they really push themselves to a higher position as garrisons and generals, it is not difficult to speculate from their current practices.

If it had been placed a few months ago, Luo Shengdong might have mustered up the courage to reject the other party's unilateral decision, but after some recent events, Luo Shengdong was a little undecided. In terms of martial arts, Luo Shengdong does not have the capital to tear his face with Haihan at all, and the military parade some time ago and this overseas victory have made Luo Shengdong fully aware of the difference in strength between the two sides. Thesis, Haihan has now controlled the officialdom of Yazhou, and if he really refuses the words of the Haihan people, it is difficult to say which side his father-in-law who is waiting to take over the position of Zhizhou will stand on, not to mention those colleagues who have always been jealous of their promotion and wealth, such as the Wei inspection next to him, who is still a Jiupin official and has never moved.

Luo Shengdong can imagine that if he refuses Yan Chujie's arrangement, then even if he doesn't die, he will be stripped of his skin, and the Haihan people will soon be able to find another Li Shengdong and Zhang Shengdong to take over their positions, and the once-prosperous Luo Qian will soon disappear in Yazhou officialdom, and become a topic of conversation after tea and dinner for a period of time, and then slowly forgotten, which is probably the best ending.

And if you obey the will of the Haihan people, then in the future, you will earn a lot of money by drinking wine and eating meat, and every year and a half will have the opportunity to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions under the arrangement of the Haihan people. It seems that any garrison, general, and commander will become a desirable and attainable target.

Under the comparison between the two compartments, which is superior and which is inferior, you can distinguish the superior at a glance. Luo Shengdong gritted his teeth and asked, "Mr. Yan, I forgive you for taking the liberty of asking, how much is your establishment of this maritime security force?"

Yan Chujie only replied vaguely: "There will be about five to seven warships launched within the year, and all the personnel on these ships will be counted in the establishment of the maritime security force." ”

"It's all the same regulations as the 'Discovery'?" Luo Shengdong asked.

"No, soon there will be bigger ships launched. That's right, this is also one of the reasons why we need to use the name of Yazhou Water Village. Yan Chujie answered this question unabashedly. Anyway, after two or three months at the latest, Luo Shengdong will also find that the new warships built by the shipyard will far exceed the standards for civilian ships stipulated by the imperial court, and this kind of ships that exceed the prescribed standards will obviously easily attract the attention of the outside world.

Luo Shengdong suddenly realized that what protects the safety of the waterway and what assists the law enforcement of the water village are all just excuses for the Haihan people. The new warships of the Haihan people have exceeded the standard of civilian ships of the imperial court, which is probably one of the fundamental reasons why they chose to use the shell of Yazhou Water Village!

Luo Shengdong, as an officer of the Naval Division, of course, had long seen that the size of the "Exploration" had actually exceeded the standard, but after taking so many benefits from the Haihan people, it would pass with a blind eye. But the Haihan people who don't know how to do it are still building bigger ships is not something that can be fooled. According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, only the military warships can exceed the construction standard of 400 materials, and after the Haihan people created the big ships, they did not want to oppose the Ming Dynasty, but also wanted to legalize them, so the only way was to let these big ships enter the military establishment. As long as these ships become sailors' warships, they will naturally be able to appear in public and swagger through the market generously.

Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping both had the same idea in their hearts at this time. According to this mode of operation, the Haihan militia will defeat the establishment of the guards in Yazhou, and I am afraid it is only a matter of time and procedures. Perhaps in three or five years, all the military forces deployed by the Ming Dynasty in Yazhou will quietly fall into the control of the Haihan people. And the influence of the Ming Army, at most, stays at the level of the commander of the garrison.

As for how big the Haihan people's sailors will be in the end, since Yan Chujie is vague, Luo Shengdong can also roughly estimate that this number is probably not so easy to accept. As far as Luo Shengdong knows, the crew of the "Exploration" plus the combat personnel totals about 80 people, and the strength of the larger warship must exceed 100 people, and according to the calculation of five to seven ships mentioned by Yan Chujie, its establishment must have exceeded the existing strength of Yazhou Shuizhai. As for the level of the warships, not to mention, the firepower of one ship of the "Exploration" is more powerful than all the warships in the Yazhou Water Village combined, and there is no need to compare them at all.

Luo Shengdong took a deep breath and asked with the last glimmer of hope: "Then the officers who will command the warships on your side at that time will be assigned positions according to the establishment of our naval division?"

"You mean that like you, the rank of Bai Zong, General Manager, and Qian Zong?" Yan Chujie's expression seemed to be smiling: "No, we don't need to adopt this method. Mr. Luo Qian, let me make it clear, we don't plan to apply to the Ming Imperial Court for the treatment of Zhao'an. ”

Luo Shengdong swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and the last soap bubble of hope also burst. If the Haihan officers are willing to accept the establishment of the Ming military, then there is indeed a trace of the possibility of recruiting peace, but Yan Chujie's answer is undoubtedly a clear denial of this possibility, we are just a backdoor, not to be a soldier for the Ming Dynasty.

Clearly and unabashedly, the ambition of the Haihan people is unabashedly displayed. But sadly, Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping, who had already learned the truth, had neither the courage nor the ability to confront the ambitions of the Haihan people. If they do not choose to obey, they will lose their existing qiē