1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 110 He Xi's Work Report

Different from Luo Shengdong's attitude at the beginning, the two shopkeepers, Zhang and Li, seemed very cooperative when Schneider asked them to use circulation coupons.This is probably because the executive committee's carefully prepared display of strength has had a certain effect. Just the area of ​​Victory Harbor and Base No. [-] has already made them realize the strength of the Traversing Group.In their view, since the Haihan people have the ability to build villages and fortresses in this wilderness and take root, and they continue to move into immigrants to build villages and towns, their economic strength is naturally unquestionable, at least on the entire Qiongzhou Island All are unique.What's more, the Haihan people can still produce so many rare gadgets that can make a lot of money, and if they want to sell the goods through the firm behind them, there is no need to use circulation coupons to deceive the turnover money of the two dealers.

After the successful business negotiation, Schneider came forward to greet the two shopkeepers to enjoy a seafood feast.However, Tao Donglai did not attend the welcome dinner, so he hurriedly met He Xi alone who had returned from Yazhou to report on his work.As the current largest source of population importation, the political and military trends in Yazhou have always been the focus of the Executive Committee's attention, and the main function of He Xi in the Yazhou Office is to act as the clairvoyant ear of the Executive Committee. relevant departments to monitor.

While flipping through his notes, He Xi introduced the situation in Yazhou to Tao Donglai: "From what we have learned so far, the two existing spy organizations of the Ming Dynasty, Dongchang and Jinyiwei, were in Yazhou. The power is very limited, and it can be seen that their higher authorities do not pay much attention to Yazhou. I think there are two reasons. First, Yazhou is too remote. If there are any cases that need to be reported to Qiongzhou It takes several days in Fucheng, and if you want to report to Guangzhou, it will take at least half a month to go back and forth, which greatly dampens the enthusiasm of the grassroots personnel to handle the case. Second, Yazhou has been a place of distribution since ancient times, and there are no prisoners in this city. It is the descendants of prisoners, even if they are captured, they are of little value, and it is difficult to make any credit for handling cases in this kind of place. As far as I know, they hardly intervene in local affairs. deal with."

He Xi paused, and then said: "As far as the government is concerned, the ability of this prefect of Yazhou does not seem to be strong, but he is still working hard. When we first organized immigration, he even sent an aide to live in Yazhou. Come and find out."

"Oh? What is the attitude of the Zhizhou lord towards what you have done?" Tao Donglai asked with great interest.

"Support. As we expected, the government believes that our actions have alleviated the social conflicts in Yazhou to a certain extent, allowing a large number of unemployed people to have a way to survive, which is important for maintaining social stability in Yazhou. It's a good thing." At this point, He Xi changed the subject: "However, that staff member also put forward conditions on behalf of the state government."

"Conditions? Let's hear it." Tao Donglai smiled, not paying much attention to this matter.At the beginning of formulating the time-traveling plan, everyone in the preparatory committee had thought about the various reactions of the local government after learning about the time-traveling group, and formulated various countermeasures based on this.

It is naturally impossible for the Ming Dynasty to send troops to attack on a large scale, because the Crossing Group does not intend to appear in Sanya in the form of a military invasion, and the Ming Dynasty's army has no reason and no need to launch a war.At that time, the organizing committee did not expect that such an accident as Luo Shengdong's raid on Yulin fishing village would happen on the second day of crossing, but it was actually out of misunderstanding. In fact, a battle can't be fought at all.Sure enough, the subsequent development of the situation was still consistent with the preparatory committee's deduction, and the Ming army's Shuizhai and Yazhou garrison knew of the existence of the Haihan people had no intention of sending troops to attack.

Since there will be no war, it is logical for Yazhou to bring Sanya back under its rule.At that time, the Preparatory Committee believed that if the two sides could maintain peaceful coexistence and the other party knew about the influence of the Crossing Group in Sanya, then Yazhou would inevitably send officials or even a small garrison to the Sanya area and set up a local management agency. To actually control the Sanya area in terms of administration and taxation, otherwise it would be dereliction of duty for officials in Yazhou.

Sure enough, He Xi went on to say: "The state government hopes to send tax collectors here to survey the cultivated land, register and make records, and pay taxes according to the regulations. In addition, they want to set up an inspection department here to be responsible for security work."

Tao Donglai nodded, instead of expressing his attitude immediately, he asked He Xi's opinion: "Do you think we should accept the conditions proposed by the other party?"

"I don't think it is necessary to refuse." He Xi's answer was also very subtle: "Even if we refuse, the state government is unlikely to change their original plan because of this. Political achievements. But we must consider the consequences of such a positive rejection, which may cause a bad change in the state government's impression of us. Regardless of whether we refuse, the state government will eventually insist on sending people. In this case, We don’t need to reject them at all, if they are willing to send tax collectors and police officers, let them send them. This is already our place, and they can’t change anything by sending a few people.”

"As for paying taxes... I think the tax collectors are in our hands. It's not up to us to round and flatten them. Collecting taxes... It's so easy to collect the taxes!" Once it comes to the issue of money, He Xi attitude has become tougher.

Tao Donglai very much agrees with He Xi's attitude: "Of course you have to listen to our arrangements when you come to our territory. You can ask them to send someone from the inspection department, and we can just designate a place and raise them in captivity. If you don't If you are obedient, send them all to a labor camp!"

He Xi smiled and said, "Mr. Tao, your plan is much more ruthless than we expected. The method we have come up with here is mainly to buy and use. You can do it in one step. If you don't obey, you will be beaten!"

Tao Donglai waved his hand and said, "Don't pay attention to those details. Tell me again, Lao He, what is the situation of these people in the cliff office now? Is there anything that needs assistance from the base camp?"

"Lao Ma's working ability is indeed quite strong, and the executive committee did not pick the wrong person." He Xi first expressed his affirmation of the ability of Ma Li Ke, the person in charge of the Cliff Office: "Lao Ma is indeed a person who has worked in the Investment Promotion Office. , also has relatively strong administrative management capabilities, and now the work of the office in Ya is assigned in an orderly manner, and the division of responsibilities for each person has been clearly defined."

"Qiu Yuan, after all, he is engaged in financial work. I feel that he is a bit picky at ordinary times, but he is still quite nice and easy to get along with."

"Mu Xiabo is a little more stable in the military and police department, and Feng Annan is more outgoing. But I think they are quite aggrieved in Yazhou. Apart from routinely observing the changing of the guards in Yazhou, they are Stay in the yard and train those servants. Judging by their posture, they plan to train a scout by themselves." He Xi said with a smile.

"How many servants have the Cliff Office bought in total?" Tao Donglai asked casually.

"Only three, two little boys are in charge of doing errands, and I bought a 12-year-old girl for Zhao Xiaoruo. It's not just for her to be used as a maid. The main reason is that she is a girl alone. It's more convenient to have a female companion." He Xi thought about it and added: "The little girl's family members have all died in Yazhou Prison, so she didn't spend a lot of money when she bought it."

Tao Donglai nodded slightly and said, "It's a trivial matter to spend a few dollars. What you did was right. At the beginning, only a girl, Xiao Zhao, was arranged to join the working group. It seems that the executive committee is still a little ill-considered. You continue to say Well, how are Zhang Guang and Xiao Zhao doing now?"

"I see something interesting." When it comes to the gossip news, even He Xi, who has always been in the city, couldn't help but get excited: "When I first went, I thought Zhang Guang was not very eye-catching. Quite expected, he can make briquettes, he can do masonry, and he is also good at cooking. It is said that he has learned first aid from Xiao Zhao. After arriving in Yazhou, he followed Xiao Zhao's butt every day. We all laughed at him and he was about to become Xiao Zhao. I think Xiao Zhao doesn't seem to have any dislike for him, although the relationship between the two has not been confirmed yet, but it can be seen that there are already signs of it."

Tao Donglai smiled and said: "In order to grab this spot, Zhang Guang came to the executive committee to beg his grandpa to sue his grandma several times, and finally he even brought up the matter of being hit by an arrow to negotiate terms. If he can't win Xiao Zhao, he will let him down." According to the expectations of the executive committee, he will be sent to Vietnam directly in the future!"

He Xi was very perceptive, and immediately caught the point of Tao Donglai's words: "Is the executive committee planning to open overseas sub-mines in advance?"

Tao Donglai responded: "This is purely helpless. Now that the coal input is almost cut off, the only way we can buy coal is to buy coal at a high price, and it may not guarantee the stability of the supply. Instead of going on like this, it is better to Go directly to open a sub-mine. This matter has been settled by the executive committee, and now it is going around trying to buy ships and hire sailors."

"This opening of a sub-mine is a big project!" He Xi said with a worried look on his face: "Not only the ships and manpower, but also the mining equipment and mining tools used must all be transported from here, and it is so far away. If something happens, it’s too late to save him!”

"This is also being forced to go to Liangshan!" Tao Donglai was also very helpless about this: "Let's not talk about this for now, let's talk about your next work plan."

He Xi nodded and said: "This time I came back with the ship of the firm. Apart from reporting the preliminary work, I also have another idea, which is to go to Qiongzhou Fucheng with Zhang Zhang's ship."

(End of this chapter)