The news of the occupation of Jingyi and Nangong Wudi's report were sent to Feng Zongze who was sitting at the Chengshan beachhead. [Read the latest chapter] Although the full occupation of Jeju Island will inevitably carry the burden of supplying food for 40,000 to 50,000 local people, Feng Zongze believes that it is still worth it.
Because most of the refugees and official slaves were concentrated, Jeju Island's population distribution was highly intensive, with 60 to 70 percent of the population distributed in three cities and nine towns along the coast. It is easy to achieve the purpose of occupation-control-use. There are a large number of official buildings available in the three cities and nine towns - despite its appearance and economic level, Jingyi is just a large rural area with walls, but there are also many official buildings in the city: prison camps, school grounds, barracks, County schools, official warehouses... although the standards are not high, they are all vacant houses that can be used. It can save a lot of raw materials and labor in building a house.
The refugees from Shandong were not qualified for heavy physical work at first, and they still had to overcome the problem of acclimatization. Feng Zongze believed that at least in the initial stage of the engine, a large amount of local labor and facilities should be used.
From this point of view, feeding these tens of thousands of people is not a losing business. At present, what the Senate lacks is population, and Koreans can also be fully utilized.
Since the Senate is ready to assimilate and utilize even the people of Beiqi, "Little China" like North Korea is a more suitable target. Furthermore, if the people of Jeju are overpopulated and there is no food supply, we can also use the empty tonnage of the returning fleet to transport refugees and supplies to transport some people to Kaohsiung to participate in development - their situation is better than that of Shandong. Refugees are much better.
It also changed the island's demographic structure - once and for all. When he thought of this, he couldn't help but smile smugly.
Feng Zongze looked at the map in the tent and marked it on the glass plate with colored pencils. At present, the military cleanup work is going very smoothly. The task force has occupied Jingyi County and the towns of Shuizhi and Xigui near Chengshan. Hundreds of Li Dynasty soldiers were captured. The southern line of Jeju Island has basically eliminated the power of the Lee Dynasty, except for Daejeong who has not been occupied for the time being.
Judging from the summary of reports from various detachments, the Li Dynasty's military power on the island was very weak. Not only was it unable to resist the invasion, it was unable to even attack. When attacking Shuizhi and Xigui towns. There was no conflict that could be called a battle. Basically, the troops shot down a few soldiers and then dispersed.
Judging from the conditions of cleaning up Shuizhi and Xigui towns, it can be seen that the "nine towns" established by the Li Dynasty on the island - the garrison post - were in poor armed condition and there were many shortages of soldiers. According to the confessions of captured Li Dynasty soldiers. The gap between the actual troops and the actual troops at the garrison was more than half.
Each "town" had hundreds of official slaves and maidservants, who were used to cultivate the official land allocated to the settlements by the Li government. The original intention was to use this to raise troops. In fact, the Ming Dynasty's guard system had also been ruined. The produce on the land basically fell into the pockets of local town generals and local officials.
Jeju Island is not a blessed land, and agricultural production is backward. For the town generals and officials, the fewer people sharing the produce of the land, the better. So he didn't care about the shortage of supplementary soldiers.
This added weight to Feng Zongze's determination to capture Jeju as soon as possible.
Having said that. But the troops he had at hand were stretched thin. The total number of people who landed was only more than a thousand, and it would be too dispersed to defend the country in three places: Of course, based on the intelligence provided by the Great Library, the Foreign Intelligence Bureau, and the General Staff’s estimates, neither the Li Dynasty nor the Ming Dynasty would launch an attack on the country. Island Attack. Therefore, it can be said that there are basically no external threats, but maintaining the internal security of the island still requires a considerable amount of troops.
The Li Dynasty's government and army were always ineffective every time foreign invaders invaded. On the contrary, the "rebel army" mobilized by the middle and lower class scholar-bureaucrats and the common people showed stronger fighting power. Therefore, on the front committee of the Jeju Island Task Force. The three elders unanimously believed that military operations on Jeju Island should have "public security" as the first goal.
Quickly seize the government's ruling center on the island and control the officials, scholar-bureaucrats and landlords on the island - if there are any. It should be able to nip future cores of resistance in the bud.
The second is to quickly form a local "puppet army" - no, this is not a good name. Feng Zongze thought that he had belittled himself in this way. In fact, he recognized the legitimacy of the Li Dynasty's local rule.
He should think of a more appropriate title. He thought about it and thought it would be better to call it "Security Army". Originally, the security army was an irregular army composed of mercenaries. Since you can hire Japanese people as security forces, hiring North Koreans is the same thing.
The servant army composed of local people played an important role in strengthening the rule. After the Manchus entered the customs, they regarded the establishment of the Green Battalion as the first priority after occupying a land to grasp "occupying a land means forming a battalion". Without the continuous supply of green battalions serving as occupying troops and cannon fodder, the Eight Banners would simply not have been able to complete the conquest of the entire country. Even in the 20th century when nationalist consciousness was on the rise, various puppet armies formed by the Japanese army were still strangulating the base areas. It played a certain role in hindering the actions of the guerrillas.
As the highest chief executive sent by the Senate to Jeju Island, Feng Zongze received full authorization from the Senate and the Executive Committee: he has the authority to form a "local security force" that "does not use firearms."
In addition to the "security army", there must also be a "leading party". Feng Zongze knows this is not difficult - in any society, there will be a large number of dissatisfied people from all walks of life. They hold grudges against society and the government for various reasons. As long as they are given a chance and the possibility of changing dynasties. These people will jump out on their own.
Feng Zongze had no doubt: as soon as they took over Jeju City and controlled the entire island, such people would appear immediately.
Since Jeju Island is an island where official slaves and refugees are concentrated, there must be more dissatisfied people than the entire eight provinces of North Korea combined. It should be easy to find "collaborators". Not to mention the potential “proletariat leading the way party” of the oppressed.
Feng Zongze and other elders also have another hope: to use the "Chinese" people on the island: including Han and Mongolians. According to the background information provided by the Grand Library: prisoners have been exiled to Tamna Island, also known as Jeju Island, since the Yuan Dynasty. Although Tamra had been annexed by it since the Goryeo Dynasty, it was actually under the control of the Mongols during the Yuan Dynasty. In addition to exiling prisoners to the island, the Yuan Dynasty also sent herd slaves to the island to herd horses. It was actually the Mongols who made Jeju Island an important horse breeding place. The horse breeds on the island also came from Mongolian horses imported by the Mongols.
The power of the Mongols on Jeju Island was so great that when the Yuan Dynasty was at the end of its rope, it once considered moving the court to Jeju Island, and even prepared to build a palace on the island. After the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, the Li Dynasty spent a lot of effort to subdue the Mongolian herders on the island and completely annexed Jeju Island.
Although the Ming Dynasty did not occupy Jeju Island, it exiled many Mongolian nobles from the Yuan Dynasty and Han bureaucrats loyal to the Yuan Dynasty to Jeju. King Liang of the Yuan Dynasty in Yunnan and many of his staff were exiled here by Zhu Yuanzhang. Many of the surnames such as Yuan, Liang, An, and Jiang on the Korean Peninsula in the old days are their descendants.
These people are not Koreans. Although they have lived on Jeju Island for hundreds of years, they should still be different from ordinary people on the island - if there is a difference, they can take advantage of it.
Feng Zongze was thinking about his work after occupying Jeju, when suddenly his secretary came in from outside.
"Report to the chief."
"What's up?"
"One of the haenyeo is seriously ill." The secretary hesitated and said, "Please tell me to pay attention to the condition of the haenyeo and report any situation when there is any situation..."
The fishing villages near Seongsan are already under their direct control. The fishermen who fled have not returned yet, so the haenyeo they captured are still in the camp.
"I know. You did the right thing." Feng Zongze nodded, "Send a health worker to help them take a look."
Saving lives and healing the wounded is the easiest way to impress people. Because Jeju Island was to be used as a refugee camp, the first fleet brought a large amount of medicine and disinfectants. Hygienists are also fully staffed. It is not a problem to give some medicinal favors to the locals.
He suddenly stopped his secretary who was about to exit: "Wait a minute, I'll show her in person."
"Chief——" The secretary was taken aback. She knew that her master had medical skills, but she did not expect that the senator would treat a prisoner of humble origin.
Feng Zongze stood up and made up his mind: Since he wanted to win people's hearts, he might as well do it thoroughly. Let’s start with the prisoners around us.
Although the haenyeo have a humble status, let alone any influence, once word spreads that they personally diagnose and treat them, it will have a very good effect. To be a ruler, in addition to strong force, promoting "benevolence and righteousness" is also an effective method.
Haenyeo have been lurking in the deep sea for many years, holding their breath while working underwater. The high-intensity water pressure and lack of oxygen make them prone to chronic headaches, back of the ears, tinnitus, gastrointestinal diseases, neuralgia, arthritis, etc. In addition, due to strong winds There is a lot of moisture, and coughing and wheezing are also common.
Haenyeo got an abscess. This is the most common disease among people on Jeju Island. Especially among haenyeo women, many people suffer from this disease, and it seems to have become an occupational disease.
Every shrine in Jeju Island is dedicated to the Goddess of the Sea and the God of the Dragon King, a god who specializes in protecting people from skin diseases. In the ancestral hall dedicated to the sea goddess, there is a custom of offering sacrificial rice and placing a hard-boiled egg on the rice. This is people's beautiful wish, hoping that the skin can be as white and smooth as an egg after the shell is peeled off.
The Haenyeo who was seriously ill was none other than Pan. Feng Zongze didn't need a thermometer, but just looked at her red face and chapped lips and knew that she had a fever.
This shows that the inflammation is quite serious. He put on his gloves and pressed with his fingers: it was a typical abscess. Surgical incision and drainage must be used to cure it.
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