Chapter 427: Port Area Defense
Despite the fact that Zhan Gui had already joined the operations of the Haihan Intelligence Agency, Hao Wanqing had no intention of directly recruiting him to serve in the Ministry of Security. Within the scope of the work of the Ministry of Security, there is actually far more than one Zhan Gui serving it. Early partners such as the "Furuifeng" Li family also provide a lot of convenience for the intelligence agency's work in the mainland. However, from the perspective of the Ministry of Security, these peripheral partners can only stay at the level of cooperation and are still far from complete trust. Unless they one day give up their Ming nationality and become naturalized as Haihan, they will not be able to serve in Haihan's security intelligence agency.
After seeing off Zhan Gui's fleet, Hao Wanqing started to deal with another troublesome matter without stopping. According to the news from the Guangzhou Liaison Office, several members of the Guangzhou Jinyi Guards have traveled south to Qiongzhou. He Xi suspected that these people were planning to sneak into the Sanya area and asked Hao Wanqing to search for traces in Sanya as soon as possible and deal with them carefully.
The Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty is different from other official organizations. It does not take orders directly from the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, but is under the unified command of Nanzhen Fusi in Nanjing. Therefore, although Haihan gets along relatively well with the officials at all levels in Guangdong, he still cannot influence the yamen at the Fusi level of Jinyiwei Town. In the past two years, Haihan's reputation in the southern coastal areas has become more and more popular. It also attracted the attention of the Ming Dynasty intelligence agency to some extent.
In fact, Nanzhen Fusi has been collecting intelligence about Haihan since a year ago, but Gong Zongqi, who was deployed in Yazhou by Jinyiwei, was successfully bribed by He Xi shortly after the Yazhou Office was established. As for The report to the above was naturally based on Haihan's wishes. He only picked out some trivial matters and tried his best to portray Haihan as a group of Han descendants who only do maritime trade. With the help of Gong Zongqi, the relevant departments even managed to solve the problem for hundreds of Jinyiwei households in Qiongzhou Fucheng.
This deliberately created image played a role in concealing it in the early stage. At least during General Gong's tenure in Yazhou, the Jinyiwei did not take any form of hostile activities against the Victory Port area - of course this was mainly It was the free money that played a role. In order to buy off the royal guards on Qiongzhou Island for a long time, the Cliff Office spent a lot of money on it. So much so that after the executive committee was re-elected last year, it was discussed very carefully whether the group of uniformed guards in Yacheng should be completely removed, so that the expenditure could be saved for the Yazhan Office to do other more useful things, such as recruiting The remuneration of scholars further increased, attracting those Ming scholars who still had a wait-and-see attitude.
Of course, this issue was later rejected by the security department because it was not yet appropriate to completely cut off Ming's intelligence eyes and ears in the Yazhou area to avoid attracting official attention. However, it is necessary to be on guard against others. The security department has always been unremittingly aware of the possibility of Ming Dynasty sending people to infiltrate the controlled area.
The news coming back from Guangzhou this time was different from the past. He Xi specifically pointed out in the telegram that the order this time came directly from Nanzhen Fusi, and the people sent also set out from Nanjing, which was beyond the influence of the Guangdong Office. within reach. When the Guangdong Office received the news, they had already set out from Nanjing for more than ten days. According to He Xi's judgment, the Jinyiwei people probably did not stay in Guangzhou specifically, but took a boat directly south to Qiongzhou. At present, the Guangdong Office in Guangzhou has begun to make arrangements at the Lijiazhuang Immigration Station, intensifying the inspection of newly arrived immigrants, and trying to eliminate the opportunity for other parties to sneak in through the immigration channel.
However, it is difficult to say whether this kind of effort will be effective. After all, it is too difficult for naturalized civilian cadres who have only taken up their posts through short-term training to distinguish professionally trained intelligence personnel from many immigrants. Since those people are If you plan to sneak in secretly, you will inevitably find the most difficult way to reveal your identity, and the large number of immigrants who move from Guangzhou to Sanya on Qiongzhou Island every month is undoubtedly an excellent choice. Sha Xi, who specializes in immigration affairs at the Guangdong Office in Guangdong, is currently stationed in Lijiazhuang. However, since there are so few professionals, this kind of interrogation can only be said to be better than nothing, and the real effect will probably be very limited.
In addition to immigration, another way to openly enter the Sanya area is to engage in maritime trade. Regardless of whether they are sailors or merchants, it is not difficult to enter Haihan's controlled area with a similar identity, and Haihan's main way to deal with this type of outsiders is to restrict the activity area. Non-naturalized people living or temporarily staying in Sanya have always had restricted areas of activity. Especially the inland areas heading towards Tiandu are completely off-limits to outsiders - this is probably the most common area for outsiders. A mysterious area of interest.
Since the number of personnel sent by Jin Yiwei, the specific purpose and the time of infiltration are not clear, there are not many specific countermeasures that the Ministry of Security can take. All Hao Wanqing can do is to issue a joint investigation notice to the port affairs, civil affairs, shipping, commerce, justice, military commission and other departments. Of course, the report did not mention the possible emergence of Ming spies in detail, but only asked all units to cooperate with the actions of the Ministry of Security in the near future.
After issuing the joint investigation report, Hao Wanqing called the people from the Special Service Office and asked them to send people to Yacheng as soon as possible to monitor the local Jinyi Guards day and night. Although the people sent by Nanjing may not necessarily contact the Jinyiwei organization in Yacheng, this can be regarded as a way to find hidden dangers. Haihan had taken over the defense of Yacheng last year. Two companies of troops were stationed near Yacheng all year round. Once anything was discovered, the militia troops could be mobilized immediately to deal with it. It would be fine if the Jin Yiwei from Nanjing did not enter Yacheng. If they did go to the city and contact the local Jin Yiwei, then things would probably be simple.
The Executive Committee also gave sufficient support to the measures taken by the Ministry of Security, allowing the Military Commission to prepare a company of militiamen to be on standby at Fort Victory and temporarily accept the direct command of the Ministry of Security. The Police Department has also specially organized elite troops to assist the Ministry of Security in its operations.
Yu Zhen, a former Yacheng police officer who is now the third-level superintendent of the Police Department of the Ministry of Justice in Haihan, is also one of the officers who participated in this operation. He was from a public background, and he adapted very quickly after entering the police system. Although the laws and regulations formulated by the Haihan people were very different from the "Da Ming Law", many of the methods of law enforcement were actually the same. After taking office, Yushui has performed well. He has also properly handled many security incidents in Sanya Xingang, and he was successfully promoted to his current position with few setbacks.
After being promoted to superintendent, Yu Zhen moved his entire family to Sanya New City, and applied for naturalized citizenship for all of his family members. He was determined to continue working with the Haihan people. For such loyal naturalized civilian cadres, the Executive Committee has always been generous in giving them opportunities to perform. This time the cooperative investigation report was sent to the Ministry of Justice, and Ren Liang included Yushui without hesitation when selecting people. If he can handle this job well, then only Fu Li, an internal contact, can be promoted in the Ministry of Justice at a rate comparable to his. Even if Ren Liang didn't explain the stakes, Yuzhen could still feel the importance of this errand. He had long known that there was a privileged agency called the "Security Department" under the Haihan Executive Committee. Its authority was much greater than that of a public official like him, and arresting people did not even require an arrest warrant issued by the Ministry of Justice. However, this organization is very low-key. It usually keeps a low profile and has very little contact with the Police Department. This is the first time that Yuzhen has heard that the two departments will jointly handle a case, and he is the one from the Security Department to the Police Department. One of the seconded personnel.
Aftershock looked at the small mirror hanging on the wall to make sure that his uniform was neatly dressed. He didn't have any valuable possessions in his home. This small mirror, which had a market price of about 100 yuan in circulation coupons, was probably the most valuable possession. However, this does not mean that Yuzhen’s current living standard is low. He is one of the first batch of naturalized residents to move into the Sanya New Town Apartment. The structure and internal facilities of this Anju Apartment are compared with those of a garden house that sells for 1,500 taels of silver. The difference is not big, and the benefits of naturalization allow him to buy this house at almost a 50% discount.
However, due to insufficient savings, Yuquan had to apply for a five-year low-interest loan from Haihan Bank. However, the cost was well worth it. If you don't have a house in Sanya Xingang now, who would have the nerve to admit that you are a cadre outside? People like Yu Dashan and Zhang Tiangui not only bought the cheapest Anju apartments in Shengli Port before, but now they also bought newly launched apartment buildings in Sanya New Town. Almost all of Yuzhen's neighbors upstairs and downstairs were naturalized cadres of similar rank to him.
Although the house is a bit small and there is no private courtyard space, Yuzhen is very satisfied with the living environment. You must know that people like Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping who were originally officials in Yacheng now buy houses similar to his. When they saw Luo Shengdong in Yacheng before, he would have to call him "Luo" respectfully. Boss, now that he sees himself, he will politely greet him as "Superintendent Yu". This change in status is something he never dared to imagine before. And here, he can clearly see his hope of continuing to make progress in the future, instead of working as an errand in the Yacheng government, spending his whole life with more heads than just being a headhunter in a state city.
Yuzhen clearly understands where his life today comes from, and also understands what he should do if he wants to pursue a higher level in the future. He doesn't care whether Haihan's future direction is to continue to be a local power or to open up new territories and become a country of his own. With the wisdom of the leaders, he believes that he will do nothing wrong if he continues.
Aftershock packed up his clothes and went downstairs to go to work. When the naturalized people on the road saw him wearing a black uniform, they would respectfully step aside, which made Yu Zhen's vanity very satisfied. The naturalized residents of Sanya will not take the police officers in Yacheng seriously. Inspection department personnel like Wei Ping can only frighten the new immigrants by making a scene on the pier, but among the people, they really The only deterrent is the police in black uniforms.
When he arrived at the port area, Yushui did not go to the office first. Instead, he walked around the pier to see if everything was operating normally. Sanya New Port now has as many as eight completed terminals, and construction of inland terminals continues in the upper reaches of the two rivers. Aftershock once heard Zhou Hengxing, director of the Port Area Management Committee, mention that there are as many as thirty piers planned in the entire inland port area, and more than 100 large ships with 400 materials can be docked at the same time, which is larger than the Pearl River Wharf outside Guangzhou. Larger, the cargo handling capacity is also stronger.
Although this plan is only about a quarter completed, Aftershock can already roughly imagine the prosperous scene after the completion. With the prosperity of the port, the task of maintaining law and order has also increased. Fortunately, the Executive Committee has recently approved an application to expand the establishment of the Police Department. It is said that a new batch of police trainees has begun to recruit, and the Haihan Militia will also A group of retired professionals joined the Police Department. This made Aftershock feel a little more relaxed, at least he no longer had to rely on a squadron of police officers to maintain security in the Sanya port area like before.
After the aftershocks circled the dock, Shi Shiran went to the nearby staff canteen to have breakfast, and then signed in to work at the Port Management Committee. The offices of the entire Xingang's port affairs, shipping, public security, health, civil affairs and other departments are concentrated in the courtyard of the Port Area Management Committee. Employees who work have to arrive here before the specified time every day and put the attendance box on the wall. Turn over the bamboo card inside. The employees' names are written in red and black on both sides of the bamboo sign. One end is perforated and hung on a nail in the box. The box will be opened when commuting to and from get off work, and the employees will flip the bamboo sign as a check on attendance. The person responsible for supervision only needs to see whose sign has not been turned over at the specified time to know whether someone is late or leaves early. Of course, if anyone wants to turn over the cards for someone else, if they are caught once, their salary for the month will be deducted. Generally, no one will take such a big risk to do such illegal things.
After Yuzhen turned over his bamboo card, he didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, he stood by and waited to see if any of his subordinates would be late or absent from work. However, today's attendance status did not leave any opportunity for Aftershock to find fault. All police officers completed their attendance before the end of time.
Aftershock returned to his place, first called all the people to gather outside, and then announced to them that from now on, the immigration inspection at the port will be strengthened, especially merchant ships and immigration ships coming from the north of Qiongzhou Island or the mainland. More stringent searches. Of course Yuzhen would not tell anything about Jin Yiwei. The first lesson he learned when he entered the police department was the confidentiality system. He knew very well what could be said and what could not be said. For the following grassroots police officers, the only reason he could give was that there might be gangsters in the near future. Sneaking into Sanya to wait for opportunities to commit crimes is a very credible reason.
(End of chapter)