Chapter 308 The First General Meeting
In addition to being invited to watch the ceremony, the North Vietnamese mission was also tasked with negotiating a series of trade and military cooperation with Hai Han. After the end of the war two months ago, North Vietnam has regarded the military assistance of the Haihan people as indispensable and important support. The changes in the situation in Annan in the next few years will, to a certain extent, depend on the military assistance of the Haihan people. How strong is the support? As the North Vietnamese senior figure who had the most dealings with the Haihan people, Zheng Zha was once again entrusted with the important task by his father, the current actual controller of the North Vietnamese regime, King Zheng Zha of Qingdu, to lead the North Vietnamese delegation to visit Victory Port. The deputy of the mission is also a military figure who has a close relationship with Hai Han, Zheng Ting, the commander of the North Vietnamese Musketeers.
Zheng Ting's father, Zheng Bai, was a general in Beiyue and the highest commander in the battle for Jiang Hengshan. Zheng Bai was Zheng Zha's distant cousin by seniority. Although Zheng Ting was about the same age as Zheng Zha, the two were uncle-nephew relationships. . Zheng Ting's outstanding performance on the battlefield was also rewarded after the war. King Zheng Ting of the Qing Dynasty personally ordered that his original temporary commander status be changed to a regular one, and the newly formed artillery unit was imitated by the Haihan people. allocated to this new army. In Annan, Zheng Ting has become a rising star in the military world, which can be said to be no less important than Qian Tiandun within the Cross-Travel Group.
As Zheng Zha's first heir, Zheng Zha's future political prospects are also bright. According to the original historical development trajectory, Zheng Zha will take over the power of North Vietnam in 1654 and be titled King Xiding. Sending such an uncle-nephew partner to visit Victory Port also shows the importance North Vietnam attaches to this mission. There are more than 200 accompanying staff, servants and guards, and the team size is indeed not small.
However, since North Vietnam had almost no large sea ships that could meet the occasion, the mission had to take a sea ship provided by Hai Han. Zheng Zha planned to add another item to the content of this meeting, hoping that Haihan could provide shipbuilding technical support to North Vietnam.
This fleet of three ships also had a small episode during the voyage, because the ship was still carrying a lot of goods to be transported back to Hainan Island. It made a short stop outside Yazhou City on the way to unload the goods. some goods to be sold in the local market. When the fleet set off again from Yazhou, the good-hearted Luo Shengdong actually sent two warships to escort them. As a result, the North Vietnamese envoys on board were nervous - after all, they did not greet Ming Dynasty in advance for their visit. This would be a big deal if caught by the Ming Navy.
Of course, subsequent facts proved that the worries of Zheng Zha and others were completely unnecessary. Just as the Haihan people assured them before departure, the Ming Dynasty would never interfere with the matter of Shenglong Mansion sending people to Qiongzhou Island. The warships of the Ming Dynasty escorted the merchant ships of the Haihan people, which fully demonstrated that the local government of the Ming Dynasty near Victory Port was completely venting its anger on the Haihan people.
After arriving at Victory Port without any danger, Zheng Zha and others seemed to understand why the local officials of the Ming Dynasty were so polite to the Haihan people - there were no forts outside the harbor and no new gunboats patrolling the bay. It's not about showing Haihan's strength to outsiders. After entering the harbor, you can see densely packed sailboats docked on the pier from a distance, as many as thirty or forty large and small. Of course, not all of these ships belong to the crossing group, but from the perspective of the North Vietnamese mission, this seems to be enough to explain why the Haihan people were able to organize thousands of troops to fight across the sea.
As a high-level Haihan executive who had met with Zheng Zha, Tao Donglai personally went to the dock to greet the special operations company and the North Vietnamese delegation who had returned with great honor. However, due to the large scale of the North Vietnamese mission, it is almost impossible to arrange for all of them to be settled in Base No. 1. The inn in the port business district can accommodate them, but in view of their relatively sensitive status, the Executive Committee is unwilling to let them pass. Exposed in public places. The executive committee had no choice but to temporarily suspend classes at Victory Port Primary School and free up classrooms in advance to be used as barracks to house the North Vietnamese mission.
According to the plan of the Executive Committee, the entire anniversary celebration will last from April 1st to April 5th. Of course, not all the entire jurisdiction has a holiday during this period. Each unit still takes turns to take holidays in installments. However, most of the staff in the port area who are not responsible for production tasks can enjoy a rare holiday on April 1st - of course the so-called There isn't much free time during the holidays, so I basically can only spend it in the conference room.
The executive committee did not prepare any complicated celebrations for the anniversary, because during the anniversary, the entire leadership and organizational system of the Chuangchuan Group will undergo relatively large adjustments. In addition to a few technical positions that are inseparable, Most time travel congregations have a series of meetings to attend.
April 1st is the general meeting. The candidates for the next executive committee will be counted and announced on the spot. At the same time, a series of organizational and personnel adjustment decisions that have been made will also be announced at the general meeting.
On April 2, each department and unit will hold separate meetings to implement the latest decisions of the new executive committee.
April 3rd is a publicity day for various departments and units, mainly to convey the spirit of the meeting to the naturalized staff of each unit, so that local people can have a preliminary understanding of the governance direction of the new executive committee.
April 4th is the highlight of the anniversary celebrations, with a large-scale military parade gathering the navy and army. According to information revealed by the Military and Police Department, the scale of this military parade will be much larger than the one at the end of last year. Not only will the Haihan Militia and Reserve Militia participate, the Military and Police Department will also organize a special military parade to cross The phalanx attended the military parade. And after the military parade, a large-scale amphibious military exercise will be held at the mouth of the Tiandu River to build momentum. In addition, there will also be public awards on that day for some of the soldiers who made military exploits during the expedition. It is reported that the first batch of naturalized civilian officers will most likely be born during the awards on this day.
On April 5th, the Ministry of Commerce will hold a large-scale product exhibition in the port area. In addition to various product promotion and trade negotiation activities, a highlight is the listing ceremony of "Qiong Lianfa" in Victory Port.
April 1, the compound of the Inspection Department of Yulin, Hong Kong District.
Wei Ping yawned and pushed open the door, went to the yard and stretched out. He only returned to Victory Port from Yazhou three days ago. Because he and Luo Shengdong finalized the matter of Zhang Tongsuan and his brother-in-law's visit to Victory Port in the past few days, the executive committee now looks at him differently. In addition to freedom of movement, In addition, the Inspection Department also relies more on the management of the port area. After the Inspection Department compound was built, Wei Ping and his friends moved from the small compound outside Base No. 1, where they usually have their offices and accommodation.
As more and more foreign institutions enter Victory Port, the number of local non-naturalized Ming people is also gradually increasing. As of March statistics from the civil affairs department, the number of non-naturalized citizens in the Shengli Port area has exceeded 1,000, and more than half of them are staff members of various foreign organizations. Nowadays, all merchants who have frequent trade contacts with Haihan have basically chosen to set up permanent offices in Shengli Port, with as few as a few people and as many as nearly a hundred people. For example, the business opened by "Furuifeng" in Shengli Port has been established for a long time. There are more than 70 employees of various types stationed there.
Fortunately for the local Ming people in Qiongzhou Island, the Haihan security team is enough to deal with those uneasy thornheads. But for those outsiders from the mainland, it is difficult to find a justifiable reason for the law enforcement methods of the Haihan Security Team - after all, so far, the Executive Committee, both internally and externally, still recognizes that Victory Port is still the territory of the Ming Dynasty and accepts the Ming Dynasty. Law management. In this way, the role of the Yulin Inspection Department, the only local security agency of the Yazhou government stationed in Shengli Port, became prominent again.
Compared with the Yazhou Navy, which is inconvenient to intervene in civilian affairs, the Yulin Inspection Department has an inherent advantage in the allocation of functions. Migrant workers may not sell the accounts of the Haihan Security Team, and some may even use these identities behind their backs. The security guards in black uniforms are called "black dogs", but they often have a natural fear of the inspection department. Nowadays, when it is inconvenient for the Haihan Security Team to come forward to deal with the situation, the Inspection Department is almost always dispatched to settle the matter. Sometimes it is even exhausted because of its small number. Ren Liang had talked to Wei Ping a few days ago, saying that the Military and Police Ministry planned to second some personnel from the security team to the Inspection Department to assist the Inspection Department in its daily law enforcement operations in the name of "temporary workers."
Although Wei Ping didn't quite understand what "temporary workers" were, he also knew that the Haihan people were planning to add sand to the Inspection Department. But no matter how clear he was, he didn't dare to object to Ren Liang's proposal. After all, the entire Inspection Department now relied on the Haihan people to have enough food. If he wanted to make money, it would be better to follow the Haihan people's wishes. Although things now depend on the faces of the Haihan people, personal income is at least ten times more than in the past, and there is no obvious feeling of inferiority. At least Haihan leaders like Ren Liang still use it no matter what arrangements they have. The tone of discussion rather than command is communicating with oneself - in the words of Haihan people, this is called respect.
After the war ended in January, the number of North Vietnamese immigrants arriving in Hong Kong increased significantly, and the daily affairs of the Inspection Department gradually became busier. According to the arrangements of the Port Management Committee, when the security team maintains the order of immigration disembarkation at the pier, the Inspection Department also has to cooperate with the operation. Fortunately, most of these immigrants from North Vietnam were sent directly to labor camps, so there was no need for follow-up from the Inspection Department. "Who is responsible for getting breakfast today? Who is lazy again?" Wei Ping looked at the empty dining table and asked with some dissatisfaction. The current location of the Inspection Department is some distance from the canteen of the base. In the morning, two people are usually arranged to go to the canteen to bring everyone's breakfast back together, but occasionally someone will oversleep and forget about it.
"Brother Wei, it's not that we didn't go get it, it's that we can't get out today. The roads outside are closed. The security team said that no one can go to the base today." Someone immediately responded to explain: "Say The canteen will arrange for someone to deliver food later and ask us to wait in the inspection department.”
"What the hell!" Wei Ping frowned when he heard this: "Wait until I go out and take a look!"
As soon as he reached the door, Ren Liang and a few people pushed the door open and came in: "It's early, Inspector Wei. I've brought you breakfast."
"Mr. Ren, how can you afford this!" Wei Ping quickly turned around and shouted to his subordinates: "Why are you still standing there stupidly? Are you waiting to be fed into your mouth? Why don't you come over and continue!"
While Wei Ping directed his men to come forward to help, he hurriedly apologized to Ren Liang: "Just let me, the unsatisfied young men, do such menial work. Why do you have to work so hard for Mr. Ren?"
"It's nothing. I just came to say hello. Today, the port area is under martial law. All security operations are temporarily taken over by the security team and militia. Your inspection department will have a day off today. But it's best to stay here. Don't Go out to avoid misunderstandings." Ren Liang was very easy-going and explained to Wei Ping the real purpose of his visit: "Three meals will be delivered. If you need anything, you can report it to the security guard on the street."
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Wei Ping was stunned at first, then nodded and said, "Since Mr. Ren gave me the order, I will definitely do it."
Wei Ping sent Ren Liang away respectfully without asking the reason. After Ren Liang left, someone among Wei Ping's men asked: "Brother Wei, what kind of drama is this Haihan man singing?"
"It doesn't matter which drama they sing, you and I just have to do as we're told and don't ask about things you shouldn't know!" Wei Ping scolded him for a few words and then stopped talking, not continuing on this topic.
Based on the level of information Wei Ping has access to, he knows much more than these ordinary subordinates. The Haihan people will make many big moves in the past few days, and Wei Ping is very clear about this. For example, the two ships of Annan people that arrived at the port yesterday were obviously not ordinary immigrants. Even the leader of the Haihan people, Tao Donglai, went to the pier to greet them in person. Moreover, the area near the No. 3 pier where the fleet docked was also blocked by the security team early. people are isolated. There were at least 20 or 30 boatloads of Annan immigrants arriving in the port in the past few months. Wei Ping had never seen such a big movement when an immigration ship arrived at the port.
Another thing Wei Ping noticed was that a few days ago there was a glass ballot box at the door of Base No. 1. It was said that all Haihan people were voting for the next candidate for the executive committee in the past few days. According to the notice posted, voting should have ended yesterday. Wei Ping guessed that the results would be announced in the next two days—perhaps today.
Thinking of this, Wei Ping felt that he had gotten some clues - since all Haihan people participated in the voting, most of them would gather together when the results were announced. As a result, the Haihan people temporarily closed the streets of Victory Port for the sake of their own safety.
Although Wei Ping's guess was not entirely correct, it was not far from the actual situation. In fact, the Military and Police Department has implemented a curfew from the first night, and the ban on the entire port area will last until the night of April 1. During this period, without special reasons, all ordinary people are not allowed to approach the temporary armed checkpoint outside Base No. 1. , some special units, such as the Yulin Inspection Department and the Yazhou Navy Office, were directly ordered to ban travel.
The purpose of this is naturally to ensure that the first plenary meeting after time travel can be held smoothly and safely. After all, most of the people who time travel will gather at Base No. 1 to participate in the meeting on this day, and security issues must be the top priority. To this end, in addition to dispatching the entire security team, the Military and Police Department also specially transferred a company of militia soldiers from the military camp on the east coast to set up armed checkpoints outside the north and south gates of Base No. 1.
Although the Executive Committee had already begun arranging for this plenary meeting, on April 1st, only about 70% of the public could actually attend the meeting. In addition to personnel stationed abroad, some important production positions There must also be technical personnel to serve as supervisors. There are also a group of military personnel responsible for defense who are unable to participate in the conference because they have to stay on the front line.
Since there were more than 300 participants, Base No. 1 did not have such a large conference room to accommodate such a large number of participants. The venue was finally arranged in a small square at the intersection in the middle of Base No. 1. For this purpose, the Ministry of Construction also specially built a large sunny tent. There was no rostrum in the venue under the tent. Only a speaking platform with a slightly higher base was built at the front. The current executive committee members, new candidates and some important The heads of the units were all seated in the front row of the venue.
At 8:30 in the morning, people from all walks of life began to arrive and take their seats. At about nine o'clock, after a head count, Ning Qi, as the master of ceremonies, announced the opening of the first plenary meeting. I don't know who took the lead, and the crowd began to applaud, and the sound became louder and denser, with a few discordant whistles mixed in.
It was not until this moment that the participants truly felt that they had traveled to this time and space for a full year. During this fulfilling year, they had accomplished many things that were unimaginable before, and through joint efforts, This allowed the Crossing Group to successfully take root in Victory Port, and its development was even faster and smoother than they had thought before crossing over. You must know that before the crossing, the organizing committee had already warned of various possible extreme situations, including natural and man-made disasters. Most people participated in the final crossing operation with a desperate mentality.
But the year after the time travel was actually not as difficult as they expected. Except for the first few months when they had to complete a lot of manual labor on their own due to lack of labor, they actually did not face much external pressure. The pace of the group's outward expansion is much faster than the original plan. Some plans have even been implemented one or two years in advance - such as the promotion of financial institutions and financial systems that is already underway in the Guangdong Office. In the original plan, the activities would not be carried out in other places until at least the second or even third year after the crossing. However, the efforts of the relevant departments finally allowed this plan to be greatly advanced and added a huge boost to the foreign trade development of the crossing group. force.
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