However, before Li Hailong and the others could come up with a solution, Zhao Liang received a call. It turned out that there was news from the people who were sent out to look for the original county government officials. These officials were still on the island, but they were all doing business in the government office at Qin Gang on the north side of the island!
According to the locals who provided the information, the government still had officials there who were responsible for the management of the island! Therefore, all the officials who were originally in the county government went there to work!
The few people present almost jumped up when they heard this. This Qing Dynasty official was really bold. He was even more powerful than a cockroach that couldn't be killed.! Originally, he thought that this was a vacuum zone. Now, with his help, wouldn't this become the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
Then, Zhao Liang explained clearly, After asking those foreigners, it turned out that other than sending troops to various places to investigate when they first occupied the city, they had only stayed in Urban area since then. Other than managing the dock area in front of them, they had never gone out! Naturally, they did not know what was happening outside! Moreover, because they did not go out, when the weather was too cold in winter, they even tore down the houses of those who had escaped and burned them to keep warm. As a result, several streets in the city could be seen to be empty!
Then, regarding the matter of sending some foreigners to patrol the streets, these foreigners did not agree either. Firstly, they did not know where they were from. Secondly, they did not know how much money they would be paid. No one was interested in voluntary work. Thirdly, this was originally a rear hospital. Most of the people here were short arms and legs. They had not recovered from their injuries in the war. There were really not many people to pick!
Only then did everyone understand that these foreigners were the ones who gave up on the countryside and only cared about the city. This was far worse than the Japanese who came later. They even knew how to defend the city. These foreign devils were straightforward. They only looked at the front of their eyes and did not care about anything else!
It seemed that they really looked down on the Qing Dynasty. They must have thought that the Qing Dynasty would not dare to attack them, so they did not even do the simplest defense work! It was really lucky that they had picked up such a big bargain!
However, even though he was feeling emotional, although he did not go around to check the situation on the surface because of the lack of manpower, in fact, he seemed to have the same intention as these foreigners. He was not afraid of anything and only cared about the things in front of him!
As the saying goes, it's easy to dodge an open spear, but it's hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. He had been here for almost a day, but he had never thought of doing this. This kind of thinking was really terrifying. Although he could say that he was too busy, as a leader, the few people sitting here did not pay enough attention to him. This was a major dereliction of duty!
The few people present were sincerely reflecting on each other this time. At the same time, they also felt that this trip was too rushed. The people around them were all shouting and killing. There was actually no one who was like an advisor to remind them or plan!
At this time, Li Hailong thought of Teacher Chen. If he was here, he would have made more appropriate arrangements. He wouldn't be like this, always thinking about whatever he encountered and always doing the finishing touches.
He told Captain Wang and the others about this idea, and everyone agreed with him, but they hadn't come yet. Therefore, how to solve the problem in front of him became the top priority.
At this moment, the officers and soldiers on the patrol boats that were docked at the side were getting up one after another after resting for such a long time. When they heard that Captain Wang and Li Hailong were on the ship, Gong Xueming and Captain Zhou hurriedly ate something and rushed over.
Li Hailong and Captain Wang reported the current situation to them. Both of them were a little surprised. They said that they didn't go that far when they were scouting, but now that they knew, they asked what to do next. After some discussion, everyone decided to take three steps.
First, he could interrogate these foreigners in detail. At the same time, he could consider organizing a few foreigners to be mercenaries and wander around the streets and the city gates. He could use them to buy some time for himself. As long as he used these foreigners to block the front, the Qing Dynasty would probably still maintain its previous policy towards this place.
The second was to visit the local residents. The third was to closely monitor the surrounding situation. According to the current situation, there should be no one on land who would dare to attack the city. Therefore, the focus of the surveillance was placed on the sea area. They had to figure out the surrounding situation first.
Captain Wang volunteered to be in charge of visiting the residents outside the city, Gong Xueming was in charge of contacting the residents in the city, and the old fox was in charge of interrogating the foreigners and organizing a team of mercenaries. After the few of them completed their tasks, they each took a few people with them and split up.
How many flowers bloom, but only one.
Li Hailong brought Jie, Zhu Gang, and Tao Xuelong to the county office. When they found Zhao Liang, Zhao Liang was looking at an account book with a member of the inspection team. When the two saw Li Hailong, they happily pulled them over and asked them to look at the account book together,
"Haha! Great, bosses! Come here, come here, let me see what's written on this?”
Jie saw this and interrupted,
"What's wrong? What's inside that makes you so happy?!”
"Let's talk after you see it!"
Tao Xuelong snatched the account book and took a look.
"Hey! This handwriting is really beautiful…"
"Who told you to read? I mean, what's written inside?"
For a moment, everyone's minds couldn't wrap around it.
"What? Aren't you guys watching?"
"What is it? It seems that the two of you haven't understood what's written in it after reading it for half a day?”
“…”
"These are all traditional Chinese characters! A small portion of them understood a little, but who could understand most of it? These are the records of their inventory in the warehouse. Up until now, I still don't know what I've snatched!”
"I thought it was something important. Isn't it just some loot? I really have something important to do here…"
When Zhao Liang heard that he had important matters to attend to, he did not dwell on the accounts anymore.
"What important matter?"
Hence, Li Hailong told Zhao Liang and the others about what they had decided on the boat. Zhao Liang and the others also thought that this was a major matter at the moment and immediately put down the matter of the accounts. Then, everyone made detailed arrangements on how to interrogate and organize the mercenaries.
The interrogation went quite smoothly. They answered all the questions and even provided a few useful pieces of information. One was that there were two boats on the island that had gone on a vacation and had not returned yet. Of course, they did not know that these two boats had been seized by the transmigrators. The second was that there were 200 British troops stationed on Zhaobao Mountain in Zhenhai, Zhejiang Province. They were equipped with a small warship with 20 cannons and two transport ships. The third was that the British army had set off for the Yangtze River three days ago.
When asked about the situation of the troops, although everyone said a little different, the summary should be that there were about 25 warships in China. This time, there were a total of 11 warships sent to the Yangtze River. Among them, there were three third-class battleships, each with 74 cannons. Moreover, there were only three of the largest warships in China. The rest of the warships had less than 44 cannons. There were nine fireboats, three troop-carrying ships, and more than 40 armed transport ships. That was the only number of ships that passed through Zhoushan. There were about 8,000 British soldiers in the army, and the rest were Indians or Malays. There were also two artillery teams. The total number should be more than 12,000, excluding the personnel on the warships. The Commander-in-Chief was Sir Pu Dingcha, the Navy Commander Ba Jia, and the Army Commander Guo Fu.
Then, when he proposed to these captured foreigners to serve as soldiers, these foreigners shook their heads. It was a time of war, and they were all active soldiers. Unless the war was over or the foreigners left the army, it would be possible…In short, it was not possible now. No matter how much money they had, they could not participate!
However, they thought of an idea, which was to use those Indians or Malays. These people were originally hired, so they didn't care which side they joined, as long as they had money! The key point was that the discipline of these Indians or Malays was not optimistic. They needed to be strengthened.
After receiving this information, Li Hailong immediately reported to a few leaders who were carrying out their own tasks. When they heard that Li Hailong's work was going smoothly and that there was substantial progress so quickly, they were all happy. They also supported the idea of forming a security team.
After receiving everyone's support, Li Hailong and the others immediately started their work. The transmigrators were currently lacking manpower. When they heard such a suggestion, they immediately took action. They picked out the non-British soldiers who were imprisoned. There were quite a number of them. After counting them, there were 52 of them. After discussion, they formed a squadron.
Tao Xuelong, who had been clamoring to be an official, became the squadron leader. The vice-captain was the squad leader of Tokyo Island's First Company's Second Platoon's Second Squad, Chen Guang. Jie acted as the instructor. Then, they were divided into six small teams, each with 12 people.
The specific arrangement was that four members of the militia would be the team leaders of each team. Each team leader would lead three Nanyang people to form a team of four people. In this way, each team would have three teams of 12 people. The team leader of the first team would be the team leader. The last four Nanyang people would be the logistics personnel. Four of their own people would lead the team to form a logistics team. The weapons and equipment would remain the same. The Nanyang team members would each be equipped with a wooden pole without a spear. They would be responsible for the city. The security situation at the city gate, Daotou Town, and the dock.
When they started to organize, they didn't expect the people from India and Malaysia to be so obedient. They heard that they could be given money every month and that there would be rewards for good work. Because they weren't going to war, they were just doing patrol work on the streets, so everyone was very enthusiastic. Those who weren't selected even asked to join!
Jie and the others took the opportunity to give them a lot of thought. They said that the eastern world belonged to the easterners and that these westerners were all bandits. Therefore, we easterners should unite and use all kinds of methods to defeat these westerners. Everyone gave the patrol team the name " Dinghai City Administration Law Enforcement Team ", which was also referred to as the urban management team. They also announced the mission, discipline, and rewards of the urban management team. At the same time, he comforted those who were not selected this time and promised to consider them the next time he increased his salary.
However, those who were lucky enough to be selected to participate didn't care about this. They did whatever they were told. They were originally captives. It was already Buddha's blessing that they weren't beheaded. Now that they had money, they could even leave.
Therefore, the group of Indian and Malay soldiers were quickly motivated by the benefits in front of them. At the same time, they were forced to come out. In their hearts, they were very resistant to the Westerners who occupied their hometown. Now that it was an Asian leader, it was more friendly.
With all these factors, the first recruitment process went quite smoothly! In less than two hours, the teams were basically formed. With this experience, he organized the British into 10 teams to manage them. They were responsible for logistics and hygiene.
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