Chapter 110 He Xi’s work report
Different from Luo Shengdong's original attitude, the two shopkeepers Zhang and Li seemed very cooperative with Schneider's request that they use circulation coupons. This is probably because the executive committee's carefully prepared display of strength has had a certain effect. Just the Victory Port and No. 1 Base have made them realize the strength of the Crossing Group. In their view, since the Haihan people have the ability to build villages and forts in this remote place, and continue to move in and form villages and towns, there is no need to question their economic strength, at least on the entire Qiongzhou Island. All are unique. What's more, the Haihan people can produce so many rare gadgets that can make a lot of money, and if they expect to sell the goods through the trading houses behind them, there is no need to use circulation certificates to defraud their two dealers of their little working capital.
After the business was successfully concluded, Schneider came forward to treat the two shopkeepers to a seafood feast. Tao Donglai did not attend the reception dinner. He quickly met He Xi alone, who came back from Yazhou to report on his work. As the largest source of population import at present, the political and military trends in Yazhou have always been the focus of the Executive Committee, and He Xi’s main function in the Yazhou Office is to act as the Executive Committee’s clairvoyant eyes and ears. relevant departments for monitoring.
While looking through his notes, He Xi introduced the situation in Yazhou to Tao Donglai: "From what we know so far, the two existing spy organizations in the Ming Dynasty, Dongchang and Jinyiwei, are in Yazhou." Their power is very limited. It can be seen that their superior authorities do not pay much attention to Yazhou. I think there are two reasons. First, Yazhou is too remote. If any cases need to be reported, they can only report to Qiongzhou. It takes several days to get to Fucheng. If you want to report to Guangzhou, it will take at least half a month to go back and forth, which greatly reduces the enthusiasm of the grassroots personnel below to handle the case. Secondly, Yazhou has been a distribution area since ancient times, and there are no prisoners in this city. Even if they are the descendants of prisoners, they are of little value even if they are caught. It is difficult to make any achievements in handling cases in such a place. As far as I know, they hardly interfere in local affairs. In general, the local inspection department is responsible for handling cases. Process.”
He Xi paused and then said: "In terms of the government, the ability of this governor of Yazhou does not seem to be very strong, but he is still hard at work. When we organized the immigration for the first time, he also sent a staff to station in Yazhou. to understand the situation.”
"Oh? What is the attitude of the governor towards what you are doing?" Tao Donglai asked with interest.
"Support. As we expected, the government believes that our actions have alleviated social conflicts in Yazhou to a certain extent, allowing a large number of unemployed people to have a channel for survival, which is important for maintaining social stability in Yazhou. That's a good thing." At this point, He Xi changed the subject and said, "But the staff also made a condition on behalf of the state government."
"Provide conditions? Let's talk about it." Tao Donglai smiled, not really caring about this matter. At the beginning of formulating the time-travel plan, everyone on the organizing committee had already speculated on the various reactions of the local government after learning about the time-travel group, and formulated various response plans based on this.
It is naturally impossible for the Ming Dynasty to send a large number of troops to attack, because the Crossing Group does not intend to appear in Sanya in the form of a military invasion. 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 an accident such as Luo Shengdong's raid on Yulin Fishing Village would occur on the second day of the time travel. However, it was actually a misunderstanding. If Luo Shengdong, who was eager to make contributions, had not mistaken the time traveling people for pirates, this would have happened. In fact, the battle cannot be fought at all. As expected, the subsequent development of the situation was still consistent with the preparatory committee's speculation. The Ming army's Shuizhai and Yazhou garrison, which knew the existence of the Haihan people, had no intention of sending troops to attack.
Since there will be no war, it is natural 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 understood the influence of Chuanchuan Group in Sanya, then Yazhou would inevitably send officials or even a small garrison to Sanya to establish a local management agency, at least Actual control over the Sanya area in terms of administration and taxation, otherwise it would be dereliction of duty for Yazhou officials.
Sure enough, He Xi went on to say: "The state government hopes to send tax collectors here to survey the cultivated land, register it, and pay taxes according to regulations. In addition, they want to set up an inspection department here to be responsible for public security work."
Tao Donglai nodded and did not express his attitude immediately. Instead, he asked He Xi his opinion: "Do you think we should accept the conditions proposed by the other party?"
"I think there is no need to refuse." He Xi's answer was also very subtle: "Even if we refuse, the state government is unlikely to change their original plans because of this. After all, opening new farmland and increasing taxes are both important to local officials. 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 still insist on sending someone. In this case, There is no need for us to refuse them. If they are willing to send tax collectors and police officers, then let them send them. This is already our place, and they can't change anything by sending a few people."
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"As for paying taxes... I think when the tax collectors are in our hands, we can't make them round or flatten as we please. Collecting taxes... it's not that easy to just collect the taxes!" Once the issue of money comes up, He Xi His attitude became tougher.
Tao Donglai agreed very much with He Xi's attitude: "When you arrive on our territory, of course you have to follow our arrangements. The inspection department can ask them to send people, and we can just designate a place and put them in captivity. If not If you obey, then all of them will be sent 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 is mainly based on bribery and exploitation. 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 worry about those details. Lao He, please tell me, how is the situation of these people in the cliff office now? Is there anything that needs help from the base camp?" "Lao Ma's working ability is indeed still the same. He is very strong. The executive committee did not pick the wrong person." He Xi first expressed his affirmation of the ability of Ma Like, the person in charge of the Cliff Office: "Lao Ma deserves to be someone who has worked in the Investment Promotion Office and has relatively strong administrative management capabilities. , now the work of the Cliff Office has been allocated in an orderly manner, and everyone’s division of responsibilities has been clearly defined.”
"Qiu Yuan, after all, he is engaged in financial work. I feel that he is usually a bit picky, but he is still quite nice and easy to get along with."
"Of the two people in the military and police department, Mu Xiabai is more stable, and Feng Annan is relatively outgoing. But I think they are both quite frustrated in Yazhou. In addition to routinely observing the changing of the guard in Yazhou garrison every day, they Stay in the yard and train the servants. Judging from their posture, they are planning to train a boy troop of their own." He Xi said with a smile.
"How many servants have the Cliff Office purchased now?" Tao Donglai asked casually.
"There are only three. Two little boys are responsible for doing errands. In addition, I bought a twelve-year-old girl for Zhao Xiaoruo. It's not just to serve as a maid for her. The main reason is that she is a girl alone, or It's more convenient to have a female companion." He Xi thought about it and added: "That little girl's family died in Yazhou Prison, so she didn't spend much money on it."
Tao Donglai nodded slightly and said: "Spending a few dollars is a trivial matter. What you did is right. At the beginning, only one girl, Xiao Zhao, was arranged to join the working group. It seems that the executive committee was a little unconsidered. You continue? Well, how are Zhang Guang and Xiao Zhao now?”
"I think there's something going on." Speaking of this gossip, even He Xi, who has always been relatively well-known in the city, couldn't help but get excited: "When I first went there, I thought Zhang Guang was not very eye-catching, but as time went by, I found that he still He is quite talented, he can make briquettes, do masonry work, and his cooking skills are also good. It is said that he has learned first aid from Xiao Zhao. After arriving in Yazhou, he followed Xiao Zhao every day. We all laughed that he was about to become Xiao Zhao. I don’t think Xiao Zhao has any objection to him. Although the two of them haven’t confirmed their relationship yet, there are some signs of it.”
Tao Donglai smiled and said: "This Zhang Guang came to the executive committee to beg his grandfather and grandma several times to grab this spot. In the end, he even brought up the matter of being hit by an arrow to negotiate terms. If he can't get Xiao Zhao, he will be let down. The executive committee’s expectations were to send him to Vietnam directly!”
He Xi was very keen and immediately caught the key points of Tao Donglai's words: "Is the executive committee planning to open overseas mines in advance?"
Tao Donglai responded: "This is completely helpless. Now the coal input is almost cut off. Our only way to 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, we might as well Go directly to the mine. The executive committee has decided on this matter, and is now trying to buy ships and hire sailors.”
"This mining subdivision 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 be transported from here, and it is so far away. It’s too late to save me!”
"This is also being forced to go to Liangshan!" Tao Donglai was also 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 merchant's ship. In addition to reporting on the preliminary work, I also had another idea: I planned to follow shopkeeper Zhang's ship to Qiongzhou Fucheng."
(End of chapter)