From Yuhang Military Port to Zhuangyuan'ao Military Port and then to Quanzhou Military Port, Ling Tianfang's journey to the southeast was almost non-stop. After staying in Yuhang for three days, Ling Tianfang dropped three officials from the Staff Department and Planning Department to let them go. Responsible for working with the local government on the preliminary preparations for the Atlantic Navy, he took a boat south along the coast and arrived at the Zhuangyuan'ao military port.
Songjiang Prefecture is not near the sea, and Yueqing Town, where Zhuangyuan'ao is located, actually assumes the responsibility of Songjiang Prefecture's maritime transportation gateway to a certain extent, and Zhuangyuan'ao has always been a part of the former imperial navy because of its unique surrounding geographical location. Supply base, but this time it has been upgraded to a standby base for the First Standing Fleet. Compared with the dilapidation of Yuhang Military Port, Zhuangyuan Ao can only be said to be in a state of desolation. It was not as spectacular as Yuhang Military Port in the first place, and its status was not as important as Yuhang Military Port. In fact, it can be said to be abandoned, and even for a time It became a stronghold for maritime smuggling gangs and Japanese trading. It was not until Xijiang officially took over the entire Jiangnan, and with the establishment of the local police force, that the place gradually became alive.
The city guard of Songjiang Prefecture has not been determined. Until Ling Tianfang left Hanzhong, there was still no suitable candidate. In fact, there were many candidates, but it was precisely because there were so many candidates that His Royal Highness the King of Qin, who had always been decisive and resolute, seemed a little hesitant this time. Ling Tianfang didn't know if it was because he was overly sensitive or if it was true. This wave of official appointments seemed to be mixed with some unharmonious noises, although Ling Tianfang never liked to interfere with these local government affairs. , but as the director of the four major departments in Western Xinjiang, it is impossible for His Highness the King of Qin not to seek opinions from all parties before appointing these local officials, even if it is only superficially sometimes. The ups and downs of Mr. Bai Yuanzhong seemed to be the result of the battle between all parties. As for what the King of Qin's plan was to arrange for him to serve as the city guard in Yuhang Mansion, probably only His Highness the King of Qin himself knows.
Songjiang is the leading prefecture in the textile industry. Whether it is cotton textile or silk reeling industry, it is the well-deserved number one prefecture in the empire. And this is the base of the Hua family. Ling Tianfang does not want to put the Hua family in the trouble of Songjiang Prefecture’s city defense. Get in touch. But it is said that the Hua family seems to have some hope of having a local gentry who is friendly to the Hua family, but this does not seem to have been approved by His Highness King Qin, so the position seems to be vacant for a while, so he can accompany Ling Tianfang to inspect the number one scholar. Ao's acting city guard of Songjiang Prefecture seems to be quite capable. He was able to repair the champion Ao in the few days he stayed in Yuhang Prefecture. Apart from looking a little calmer and desolate, he didn't look too much. Multi-faceted things.
It seems that Zhuangyuan'ao is a very good harbor. The circular bay is a natural harbor. The water depth anywhere in the bay is more than ten meters. This provides quite favorable conditions for berthing heavy and large ships. However, Songjiang Fucheng is not close to the sea and is inland, which makes it an excellent location. The conditions are useless. Just a town in Yueqing is far from being able to support the popularity needed for a seaport. But now Zhuangyuan'ao seems to have an opportunity. If it can become a backup and logistics base for the fleet, the place here The status will rise rapidly, and the town of Yueqing will also prosper suddenly.
The situation in Quanzhou was undoubtedly much better than that in Yuhang and Zhuangyuan'ao when Situ Yuan left Quanzhou. The remnants of the Empire's Third Navy Fleet are still stationed at the Quanzhou Military Port. In addition, under the protection of the nearby Milan Navy, the Japanese did not dare to easily try to challenge the Milan Navy here. The severely damaged Third Navy Fleet barely managed to stay in Quanzhou. Quanzhou and the nearby Huludao military port were stationed.
After Situ Tai took control of Jiangnan, the status of Quanzhou became even more special. The Milanese garrison stayed in Quanzhou, and Situ Tai seemed to turn a blind eye to the current situation in Quanzhou in order not to anger the Milanese. With just one eye, Quanzhou has actually become a semi-independent state by adopting a non-committal attitude.
Although the people of Milan did not interfere with the specific administrative affairs of Quanzhou Prefecture, they were actually exerting huge influence and gradually brought Quanzhou into Milan's sphere of influence. Situ Tai had no time to take care of it, but when he saw that this trend was gradually getting closer to the goal, his plan was disrupted by the sudden drastic changes in the situation in the entire Jiangnan area. This was why the business class of Quanzhou Prefecture had just been included in the rule of Western Xinjiang in Jiangnan. Then a statement came out. However, the Milan people are very good at assessing the situation. They are keenly aware that Li Wufeng is not Situ Tai, and he will not tolerate anything that should belong to him to belong to others. Therefore, after the businessmen in Quanzhou Prefecture quickly realized this problem and corrected their statement, the people of Milan also expressed their attitude that they had no intentions towards Quanzhou.
But Quanzhou still seems to be closely watched by the security department. A purge made many people realize that there seemed to be some untouchable evil hidden behind the generosity of His Highness King Qin. However, the new city guard Wu Yaohan seemed to be an iron man. He is a figure of the King of Hell. At the reception reception for his legal appointment in the local business community, he not only encourages the development of industry, commerce and shipping, but also unabashedly warns all businessmen not to forget their respective identities. Once the bottom line is exceeded, what consequences will it bring? The consequences will be extremely serious, which also makes everyone in Quanzhou know that the new city guard is a troublesome person with a cruel face and a dark heart.
However, Ling Tianfang was very familiar with Wu Yaohan. He was suddenly transferred from the northwest border to a famous city in the southeast. Ling Tianfang naturally knew that this guy was a die-hard subordinate of His Highness King Qin. Placing him as the city guard in Quanzhou also had profound meaning.
There are still two large warships and a dozen small and medium-sized warships left in the Empire's Third Navy Fleet. Although they are all somewhat dilapidated, Ling Tianfang knows that these guys can be fully put into use as long as they are repaired, at least compared to It is much more convenient to wait for the new ships to leave the shipyard. The Quanzhou Military Port is much better than expected. At least it has maintained its original state during the Situ Yuan period. It is said that many Milan Navy ships used to come and go from time to time and were anchored in this military port, but now there is not even one. It is invisible. It should be that after Xijiang took over the rule of Jiangnan, the Milan people disappeared.
Huludao Military Port is not too far from Quanzhou Military Port. From Quanzhou Military Port, turn southeast and you can reach Huludao Military Port in one day's sea journey. It is an important island in the Northern Pearl Islands and was the center of the Tanghe Empire during its heyday. It was leased for a long time from the Kingdom of Milan, its ally. Because the relationship between the two countries was in the best honeymoon period in history at that time, the conditions in all aspects were very relaxed when signing the lease treaty. In addition to the main island of Huludao, there are also The two islands were leased to the Tanghe Empire together. The treaty did not indicate when the lease period would expire, only that it was decided by the two countries. During the last trip of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the three countries, the Milan people proposed the idea of taking back the Huludao military port, but it did not win the recognition of Xijiang. Xijiang hoped to use the sovereignty issue on the Mawen Islands to attract the interest and interest of the three countries. Attention, this was indeed successful at the time, but with the irreversible trend of unifying the empire in Western Xinjiang, it is difficult to estimate whether the Milanese will have any other ideas.
The situation of Huludao Military Port is better than that of Quanzhou Military Port. It has almost maintained the situation when the navy was stationed in the imperial era. There are also five or six small and medium-sized ships here, and the condition is not satisfactory. Adding the base ground staff, it is still There were hundreds of people, but this number of people seemed too deserted in the huge Huludao Military Port. Ling Tianfang carefully looked at the facilities in Huludao Military Port. The two shipyards for repairing ships looked quite complete. , and the dock was also very neatly maintained. Although the two medium-sized warships and four small warships looked a little old, they were very energetic. The sailors lined up in neat formations on the dock to welcome the arrival. Officials from Western Xinjiang have already removed the Double Dragon Playing Pearl flag on the flagpole and replaced it with a Golden Roc flag. The general's flag was blowing loudly in the roaring sea breeze.
"Huh?" Although Ling Tianfang was more focused on the facilities at the military port and the state of the navy soldiers, he still clearly heard the confused voice from Lei Cangpu next to him.
Lei Cangpu had just rushed from Nanhai to Quanzhou to join Ling Tianfang. As the commander of the navy, the burden on his shoulders was also increased. From the commander of the navy to the commander of the navy of Nanhai, he was suddenly taken over again. Faced with the heavy task of rebuilding the Atlantic Navy, even though Lei Cangpu was extremely energetic, he felt a little overwhelmed. The few capable subordinates he brought from the Changfeng Society were dispersed to various departments to shoulder the heavy responsibility. , but it is not so simple to form a navy. In addition to a large number of hardware foundations, more importantly, a large number of officers who are familiar with the navy and understand the navy are needed to shoulder the heavy responsibility. However, in Changfenghui, people like me are reasonably well educated and There are too few people who are proficient in ship skills and also have a certain level of management. After careful screening, we can’t find a few suitable candidates. If these guys are allowed to command ships and conduct naval battles, it may be okay, but they have to work with It would be too difficult for them to take on the task of building a new navy together.
The urgent order from His Highness the King of Qin asked him to rush from the South China Sea to the south of the Yangtze River, and ordered him to take on the important task of establishing the Atlantic Navy in a short period of time. This simply drove Lei Cangpu crazy. Even the Atlantic Navy already made him stretched. , and now we have to rebuild a penniless Atlantic Navy. Isn't this deliberately making things difficult for others