Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 258 Came to Yulin

"This is Dadonghai," captain Lin Chuanqing said while holding the steering wheel, "it is the outer port of Yulin, and the long bag-shaped anchorage that goes further inside is the inner port."

The whole Yulingang is surrounded by mountains, blue sea, white sand, blue sky, coconut groves, the scenery is very beautiful, and it is completely original ecological appearance.

"Yazhou is the main coconut producing area in Hainan, and we can get a lot of money here!" Wang Luobin looked at the dancing coconut trees in the bay, and there were countless products flying in front of him, from soap that is harmless to humans and animals to Nitroglycerin ready to tear people apart.

"Wang Gong, I think you are comparable to the Japanese devils entering the village now." Lin Chuanqing laughed a few times, then picked up the walkie-talkie and called:

"Xiaomeng, check the tide table, is it low tide or high tide?"

"The tide has begun to ebb!" Mondhui reported, "There is still one hour and seventeen minutes to the lowest tide."

"Commander Chen, Wang Gong, let's drop anchor now." Lin Chuanqing said, "It's better to wait for the lowest tide before entering the port. There are several hidden reefs and low sand here, which can be seen even at low tide."

"Okay, just wait for a while." Chen Haiyang ordered the Zhenhai and Hangzhou ships to drop anchor through the walkie-talkie, waiting for the tide to drop further. "All the naval cadets are going to measure the water depth, wind direction, and wind speed. They will be responsible for navigating into the port later!"

"Let these brats lead the way?" Lin Chuanqing questioned.

"Yulingang's hydrological conditions and reef conditions are the easiest, so it's good to let them practice." Chen Haiyang said, "Now that we are free, let's discuss what we are going to do after landing."

"What we do is the same as in Changhua: set up a stronghold and investigate resources." Wang Luobin is confident, "This place is the main source of our dried coconuts. To break the monopoly of Qiongshan merchants on dried coconuts, we must directly set up a trade here." stronghold."

"Send someone to Yacheng to find out the truth."

"I'm afraid Yazhou will not go as smoothly as it did in Changhua. This is the government's important ruling stronghold in the southern part of Hainan Island." Wang Luobin seemed not very confident.

The registered population of Yazhou is nearly 20, comparable to that of Lingao County.This place has been the place where officials were exiled since the Tang Dynasty. There is Shuinan Village outside Yazhou City, which has always been the place where foreign officials settled down.Therefore, there are not only many gentry families here, but also deep-rooted families, some of which have been passed down for more than [-] generations locally.To open up the situation here, I'm afraid it will take a lot of brainpower.

"I don't think it's a big problem." Chen Haiyang spread out the map. "According to the information of the intelligence department, most of the population of Yazhou is concentrated near Yacheng, and Yacheng is the core of the government's rule. Yacheng is here—" He Pointing to the map, "That is the Yazhou Bay area we passed through yesterday, and the straight-line distance to Yulin by land is more than 60 kilometers. This area is basically a deserted place. We will set up a stronghold here, which will not cause much interference."

"What about the patrol ships of the Ming army?" Wang Luobin asked.He remembered that according to the history books, the Ming army had garrisons patrolling the area.

"It's not like we want to build some kind of castle, just hang up a big flag grandly." Chen Haiyang said, "Build a small fort—this thing is everywhere in this time and space. Send a few natives to deal with it. There is no reason for the Ming army to Deal with us. If we really want to fight, the patrolling ships will not be able to open our fortress. If we gather a large group of people, we will take advantage of our communication advantages, mobilize superior forces, and destroy their main force in one fell swoop."

While discussing the work after going ashore, Mond shouted: "The lowest tide will be in 10 minutes."

"Enter port."

This time when entering the port, the hanger was not put down, but the rowing boat was put down, and the big ship was pulled into the port by human paddling.

At this time, the tide in the bay had dropped to the lowest level, and the hidden reefs and dark sand were exposed. From the poop, one could see the hidden reefs not far from the island of God without binoculars.In the northwest of Shendao Island, there is almost a whole chain of underwater reef lines exposed.

The fleet sailed all the way to the entrance of the inner port of Yulingang. The entire inner port is in the shape of a long pocket, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with the buffer waters of the outer port and Shendao as shields in front of it. Sea-going ships have excellent hydrological conditions.

It is so superior that the admirals of the house guards who have hardly been to sea in the past can see that this is a suitable naval base.This will be discussed on twitter:

"It's a great place for a naval base."

"The Ironclad Fleet is cruising Southeast Asia from here, patrolling my sea and territory—"

"What kind of armored fleet do you need to go to Southeast Asia? A few colonial cruisers are enough!"

"Yes, the colonial cruiser in my mind must be: a hybrid of sails and steam engines, no armor, long range, at least one large-caliber artillery for shore bombing, and cleaning up disobedient natives. By the way, the cabin space must also be It is large enough to carry at least one company of marines and the necessary artillery, and can go ashore at any time to suppress riots."

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Rowing boats headed toward the inner harbor while taking soundings.

"That's Yulin City." Ming Qiu pointed to an open space on the west side of the Inner Harbour.On the east side of the inner harbor, there is a relatively large municipality protected by wooden villages. According to Ming Qiu's memory, this should be Anyou City.In terms of scale, there are about a hundred families.There are also some large and small ships moored on the shore.

"Let's dock to the east side. There are people here who can inquire about things."

So the fleet anchored below Anyou City.Seeing two big boats coming, people who were active around the stockade all rushed into the stockade. Before their small boat approached the shore, the entire area around Anyou City was empty.

"This place appears to be frequented by pirates."

Everyone got off the boat and landed, and walked all the way to the front of the village. Wang Luobin called the native interpreter from the Foreign Affairs Department who came with him.This place is a big stockade where Han and Li people live together.Because ships going to Nanyang often come here to take shelter from the wind on weekdays, and sometimes they can catch floating goods that were shipwrecked at sea. People have settled here since the Tang Dynasty, because this is the last anchorage for ships before going to Nanyang. The wealth and needs that came, slowly formed a town over time.

The person in power in Anyoule City is a gentry named Hu Xun.After the time-tested gifts were presented by the cross-travelers: small mirrors, sugar and shochu, their attitude softened a lot.According to Hu Xun, he is a descendant of the Hu family in Shuinan Village, Yazhou.

"Could it be that the old man is a descendant of Mr. Tan'an, disrespect! Disrespect!" Wang Tao, who accompanied Wang Luobin ashore, cupped his hands in feinted surprise.Because of his amateur storytelling, he has a talent for learning dialects, and has learned several commonly used local dialects.This Hu Xun spoke the local official dialect—Hainan vernacular, which was the easiest to understand.

Now Hu Xun was very proud, and even said that he "disgraces the ancestors", and his attitude towards everyone became a little better, and he asked them what they did here?

Wang Tao followed the routine he had agreed upon in advance, saying that they were businessmen specializing in Nanyang trade. Because of the turmoil along the way, he wanted to buy a piece of land locally to build a few warehouses and build a manor to store goods and rest.

Hu Xunlian said: "It's easy to say, easy to say." There are not many other things here, but there are many wastelands.If someone is willing to build a house, he, a local Baojia, will naturally have an extra income.Although these people don't look like good people, especially those two big ships, which are obviously forbidden, but since they don't rob or kill them, what's wrong with them if they do illegal activities?This kind of local aristocrats, all of them have practiced good kung fu as chameleons.

After going out, Mond asked Wang Tao, "Who is Mr. Dan'an?"

"Mr. Dan'an is the famous Hu Quan." Seeing Mond's confused look, Wang Tao had no choice but to explain, "Back then he was exiled to Hainan for impeaching Qin Hui."

"It's such a character." Mond was in awe.

But Wang Luobin laughed: "You're flattering him too. This Hu Quan didn't die in Hainan, but he went back to his hometown in Jiangxi. How could he leave descendants here?"

"He called himself the Hu family of Shuinan Village, apparently to show that he is a descendant of Hu Quan. I took the opportunity to give him a hand, and I didn't lose anything."

Everyone walked around the streets of Anyoule City. This place is quite prosperous. Although there is only one street less than 500 meters away, there are many shops on both sides, because this is the last stop before going to Nanyang. In this place, many ships stay here for a long time, either to shelter from the wind or to wait for the news. Over time, all kinds of sensual things are available, and there is even a brothel.

Wang Luobin noticed that there are many blacksmith shops here, and after inquiring, the consumers are mainly the nearby Li people, and the ships moored here are also used when repairing ships.

Wang Tao said: "It seems that the Tiandu Iron Mine has been discovered."

"The Tiandu Iron Mine itself should not have been discovered, but Yazhou has been famous for its iron production since ancient times." Wang Luobin said.

Ming Qiu said: "When I went to Yacheng Town in the past, there was a blacksmith's shop there. It is said that the earliest ones came in the Southern Song Dynasty."

"It seems that there are a lot of sporadic iron ore here." Wang Tao went to the blacksmiths to ask where the pig iron they used came from, and the answer he got was that it was all shipped from Yazhou.

"That's good." Wang Luobin said, "If the local aborigines have already mined in Tiandu, we will have to engage in some violent demolition."

"It's not easy even if you don't have an appointment, right? I remember that the government has always been against such things as mining, and they will ban it forever."

"But they can't stop it anyway."

In the next few days, the traversers rowed boats, surveyed and mapped the entire coastal terrain near Yulingang, and corrected the map.They also conducted on-the-spot surveys for the site selection of Yulin Fort, and finally selected an open space on the west bank of Yulingang. This is where the later Yulin base will be located. It is sheltered from wind, has fresh water, and is flat.

(End of this chapter)