"People on nearby islands are fleeing to us. Recently, we have received more than 400 fleeing stowaways." After Tiger walked into the house, he first poured himself a glass of hot water, and then drank it as he said The recent situation arises.
When people cannot survive, as long as they hear that there is a way to survive, some people will be tempted to take the risk.
Recently, with the increasing number of maritime ships traveling around Dongwan Island, residents of many surrounding islands are thinking of sneaking to Dongwan Island. Some people have even done this in order to survive.
"So many?" Dino put down the document in his hand and looked at Tiger.
The busiest territory of Datang Group right now is Dongwan Island. There are construction sites everywhere here and there are endless things to do every day.
In just over two months, thick smoke could even be seen billowing from chimneys on the edge of East Bay City.
Close to these factories, you can vaguely hear the roar of machinery. The assembled equipment that is larger than a house is a new thing for everyone in East Bay City.
They are full of curiosity about everything, because Datang Group's supplies seem to be endless! Luxuries such as sugar and salt, which were once unthinkable, are now available in unlimited quantities and can be bought and sold in stores where they are sold.
As long as you work for Datang Group, you can receive various subsidies, including firewood, rice, oil, and salt. The people of Dongwan City are happier than ever before.
There was a busy scene everywhere, everyone was working hard. Some people were responsible for supervising the goblins moving stones, while others served in the newly established administrative agency of East Bay City.
After so many days of getting along with each other, they have already liked and become accustomed to Tang Ren's style of doing things, and at the same time they have truly realized what it means to be powerful.
This is no longer a forceful crushing force such as rifles and cannons, but an all-round dimensionality reduction strike that penetrates into every detail.
In Datang Group's offices, every random form reveals a cold, efficient and rigorous attitude. By just comparing and reading, the superiors can easily judge the situation and grasp the core and most important data.
The complex data corroborates and complements each other, and cannot even be falsified! Because during the comparison and reference process, data falsification by a single department will be quickly discovered, and the supervisory department will then be called in.
All the methods used by the Datang Group were more advanced and perfect than anything similar to the Zheng State. This comprehensive modernization made the Dongwan Island aborigines who began to participate in the operation realize that the victory of the Tang people was not accidental, or It is not just based on the advancement of weapons.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Baos worked hard and kept running between Fengshun City and Dongwan City. He was very busy. Because of his busy schedule, he even lost a lot of weight and looked more energetic.
Dino has been busy with the port affairs of Dongwan Island recently, and what he is most concerned about has always been the docks and docks.
Seeing the busy Dino raising his head, Tiger nodded and continued: "Well, they brought a lot of intelligence on the surrounding islands."
"..." Dino didn't open his mouth, looking at Tiger, waiting for the general to continue talking about the information he had obtained.
Tiger did not let Dino wait any longer, and then continued: "First of all, because the Mirage troops captured Dongwan Island, many local officials from the Zheng Kingdom on the surrounding islands have fled, so the management order has been chaotic. collapse."
This is equivalent to saying that most of the surrounding islands are in a state of anarchy and unorganized chaos. Dino just held his chin with his hand and started thinking, without expressing his own opinion.
"Most of the remaining regular troops have also fled, and only some stragglers are left. They gather themselves and live one day at a time." Tiger continued: "Basically, they are no different from thieves. They have low combat effectiveness and chaotic organization."
Hearing this, Dino heard Tiger's eagerness to give it a try, but he was not in a hurry and continued to listen to Tiger's words.
Tiger went straight, without waiting for Dino to express his opinion, and continued: "It is precisely because there is a complete lack of order that those who have taken control of the force often exploit the local civilians even more, causing chaos on these islands. Ordinary people have no time to live.”
Dino nodded, still silent.
"Later, because the Mirage State delayed attacking the surrounding islands, those local officials of Zheng State who escaped came back again." Tiger thought of the old fisherman who was brought to him yesterday to explain the situation, and also thought of the cowardly 's little granddaughter.
The two of them had never seen fake ham full of starch and grains, nor had they seen large pieces of pork, as well as weird spices from all over the world.
The grandfather and grandson just talked about the island they lived on while eating, an island with an area only one-third of Dongwan Island.
They talked about the bandits above, the corrupt official who never did anything for human affairs, and at the same time, they also talked about the 100,000 civilians living miserably on the island.
Poverty and hunger hang over these poor people all the time. They linger like zombies, with no clothes on and their bodies are as skinny as firewood.
The old fisherman even knelt down to Tiger on the spot, crying and begging him to save those poor people who only had half a meal a day.
His son was tortured to death by hunger in this way, and his daughter-in-law was defiled and killed by the Zheng Guo bandits who had fallen into disgrace on the island.
In order to take revenge, the old man was even willing to follow the crusade back and lead the way for the security forces of Datang Group.
"They are no longer able to control these officers and soldiers who have turned into bandits, so in the end they can only reach a deal with these people and let them continue to exploit civilians, as long as they can provide some taxes." Thinking of this, Tiger sighed, Then he continued: "In this way, Zheng's officials became the patrons of these grass bandits, and the bandits' plunder became legalized... The local civilians did not make a living, and the fishermen could not even support themselves."
"The fishermen still can't catch any fish?" Dino was stunned and asked in disbelief.
"Yes, according to the information provided by the escaped fishermen, the other party has occupied the good fishing boats. The remaining fishing boats can only fish offshore, so the seafood that can be caught is getting less and less, and they have to pay taxes..." Tiger explained.
"What a cruel attack." Dino was stunned for a moment, and then he seemed a little irritated by the evil bandits on the island, and sighed with a half-smile.
Tiger nodded again: "Yes, so I asked the master for instructions and provided this information. Since we only need to provide some tax money, why don't we occupy these islands?"
"Teacher? Did the teacher approve your plan?" Hearing Tiger say that he asked Tang Mo for permission, Dino's expression became even more solemn: "This may provoke a war, a war between us and Zheng Guo."
"Yes. The master approved my plan." Tiger laughed: "There are no regular Zheng troops on the island, and our actions will not expose the secrets."
This is actually easy to understand. It is impossible for the thieves on the island to contact the government because they do not exist on the books.
According to Zheng Guo's official records, there are no regular troops stationed on these islands at all, only the so-called "militia and township warriors" who maintain order. Zheng Guo had no idea what the fighting power of these people was, how many there were, and what kind of equipment they had.
Therefore, no one will bother to eliminate these bandit troops. The risk of killing them is basically the same as directly killing the Zheng officials on these islands.
"Are you sure?" Dino asked knowingly.
Of course he knew that when officials on these islands wanted to report funerals, they basically went to coastal Zheng towns to contact them.
Nowadays, officials of all sizes in these cities and towns are taking bribes from the Datang Group to get their pensions by deceiving their superiors and others. How can they have time to take care of a few isolated islands overseas?
Without even paying an extra sum, Dino just sent someone to say hello, and Zheng Guo officials in these coastal cities would shut up and turn a blind eye to Datang Group's actions at sea.
Tiger has obviously considered it and even grasped the key point of paying taxes: "I personally feel that I am very sure. We only need to pay a small tax and we can hold all these islands in our hands."
In fact, this is true. As long as taxes are paid on time and more gold coins are paid, no one in the Zheng Kingdom will know that these islands have been lost.
As for whether the local officials on the islands who cooperated with the bandits in the fish and meat village lived or died, it was a trivial matter that no one cared about.
On the remote sea, alone in the far frontier, with smoky air, lack of medical treatment, and a few petty officials as big as sesame seeds and mung beans died of illness, who cares?
"Are there any benefits?" When Dino asked this question, he was basically sure that his workload on Dongwan Island would increase again: "Isn't it a false information like a trap?"
"The confessions have been compared and verified, and the bandits and officials on these islands don't have that much IQ." Tiger smiled even more happily: "In the process of occupying these islands, we can practice landing operations. After occupying these islands The island can gain some population. In addition, the operation can also ensure the safety of Dongwan Island."
"I think...it's okay. When are you going to take action?" Dino accepted his fate. He knew that soon, he would have to manage a few more islands, big or small.
"Today." Tiger replied seriously: "Before I came here, the fleet had already set off. The first battle of the newly formed 1st Marine Regiment was very exciting."
"Yes, but compared to this... I am more looking forward to the all-out war against Zheng Guo." Dino lowered his head and began to process the documents again.
He didn't mind that Tiger used the army without consulting him, because Tiger was directly responsible for Tang Mo militarily and he had no right to interfere. Tiger can come and introduce the situation to him, which has already given him face as the governor of Dongwan Island.
