Chapter 1058 Find a new way
Regardless of the population size of the areas under their control or the level of security control measures implemented, the conditions of the two sides are very different. Most of the areas occupied by Haihan near the Ming coast are on islands, and the population of one settlement is at most Thousands of people, it is naturally much easier to register and manage individuals than in the interior of the Ming Dynasty, which has a vast territory and a large population.
The population of the area under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou Prefecture reaches hundreds of thousands. The floating population entering and exiting Hangzhou City every day is larger than the total population of Zhoushan Island. The inspection of floating population only relies on a team of ordinary soldiers at the city gate. After completing it, at most we can catch the wanted criminals according to the notice posted on the city gate. But if such sparse inspection measures can detect Haihan spies in disguise, then the only hope is that pie in the sky will fall.
Ming people who went to Zhoushan Island, whether for trade or immigration, were subject to much stricter inspection and surveillance than those in Hangzhou City. According to businessmen who have been to Zhoushan Island, foreigners are strictly restricted in their activities on the island and can only engage in commercial activities within the areas specified by the Haihan people. Most areas except for civilian ports are closed to foreigners. are all restricted areas.
The immigrants who are recruited to the island are not much better. It is said that they come to the island to avoid immune diseases. After registering their personal circumstances, they will first undergo a period of isolation and house arrest, and then they will be assigned with unknown standards. The immigrants will eventually be sent to the island. You can only leave it to fate where you will be assigned. It may be that you stay on Zhoushan Island, or you may be transported by ship to Nanyang, thousands of miles away, for resettlement.
Before this, Liao Xun had not rashly sent Jin Yiwei to pretend to be immigrants to Zhoushan Island. What he was worried about was that once these people were sent to other places and cut off contact with their superiors, they would lose the meaning of being undercover, so they only used some familiar businessmen. , when he went to Zhoushan Island for trade, he sent people to pretend to be crew members or followers to follow him to the island to collect some intelligence. However, the disadvantages of this method are also quite obvious. First, the scope of activities is too small, and the people and things that can be contacted are extremely limited. Basically, you can only rely on two eyes to record the situations you see; second, every time you go to the island The time we stayed was too short to conduct long-term observation of the local area.
Although many groups of personnel have been sent to Zhoushan Island before and after this year, the value of the intelligence collected was extremely limited, and they were not even able to contact the senior Haihan people who were called "chiefs" by the local people. officials. It is precisely because of the slow progress that the impatient sponsors asked them to find another way. Even if they cannot stop the movements of the Haihan people, they must at least hit them and delay their tendency to occupy the Jiangsu and Zhejiang maritime trade markets.
The last idea the three stooges came up with was to try to disrupt Zhoushan through assassinations, kidnappings, riots, etc., and then wait for an opportunity to send troops to intervene. Considering the actual situation on the ground, at least a considerable number of manpower must be on the island to carry out corresponding operations, so this group of specially trained personnel exists. But how to send these people to the island without leaving a trace, and how to take action before they are dispersed and distributed, is still one of the problems they have not yet solved. And judging from the simple test just now, these people may still have loopholes in even the most basic identity concealment, and it is hard to say whether they can pass the first level of immigration review.
As the situation becomes increasingly severe, there are still too many areas for improvement in this plan. The Haihan army has already stationed in Hangzhou Bay. The threat is close at hand. But when can our countermeasures be implemented and how can we recover? How effective it will be is still completely uncertain.
"Is there no safe way to send these people to Zhoushan Island?" Yu Pingfeng frowned.
"It's not difficult if the purpose is just to send them to the island. Zhoushan Island is so big that you can land on any beach after nightfall." Liao Xun did not respond to Pingfeng. He changed the subject and said: "I have tried this method before. , but there was no news from the people who were sent to the island. Later I learned that the Haihan people implemented a new Baojia system in the local area, and moved most of the residents who were originally scattered on the island. The existing population lived in concentrated areas, and foreigners It is almost impossible for a foreigner to sneak into the local area silently. For foreigners without identification on the island, they are given five taels of silver for each one, which is much more cost-effective for the locals than hunting and fishing. Moreover, the Haihan people are here. There are many military restricted areas on the island, and your identity will be exposed if you make the wrong move.”
"This Haihan people...are really poisonous!" After hearing this, Yu Pingfeng could only sigh unwillingly.
This move of the Haihan people is obviously to prevent the Ming Dynasty from sending people to lurk on the island. Although it is not clever, it is very effective. Of course, we can also try to forge Haihan's identity certificate, or bring more cash to bribe the people on the island. People, but since Haihan is already wary of this method of lurking on the island, it is impossible to be unprepared for these methods. Currently, this plan requires as many as 20 or 30 people to be sent to the island. Once they fail to land on the island, everything will be lost. It seems that it is more reliable to go to Zhoushan through immigration channels.
Guo Zheng said: "I was going to Haining to organize armaments a few days ago, and I accidentally heard a piece of news that may be helpful to the plan."
Liao Xun responded quickly: "I would like to hear the details."
Guo Zhengdao: "I heard that the Haihan people now recruit immigrants from Zhejiang. They no longer personally organize it, but mostly operate it through dental shops in Ningbo and other places. These dental shops have large and small business scales and can supply Haihan. The number of immigrants varies, so their authority is also different. The immigration review for those sent over by a few powerful banks is not so strict. ”
Liao Xun asked in confusion: "Why is this?"
"Because the immigrants they provide often come from irregular sources!" Guo Zheng explained: "The immigrants that the Haihan people are most interested in are mainly young adults, craftsmen, and children. However, many of the immigrants organized by Yahang have colluded with local officials. , prisoners taken out of the prison, women and children abducted by traffickers from other places, although these immigrants have problems with their origins, the Haihan people have great demand for people, so we will still pretend to be deaf and let them pass. If you can find a trustworthy dental shop, it may be safer to take the dental shop to send someone to the island.”
Liao Xun has no interest in pursuing whether there are illegal activities in the operation of dental shops. Moreover, these dental shops often have official backgrounds. If they continue to investigate, they will definitely encounter a lot of resistance and will also arouse the vigilance of the parties involved. For them, There is no benefit at all from the currently planned actions. But if this special channel can be used for oneself, it can be a solution to the problem.
Yu Pingfeng suddenly said: "Is there any dental shop in Hangzhou that engages in this kind of business?"
Guo Zheng responded: "I also thought about it at that time. I asked the dental shop people carefully and found that there is indeed a dental shop in Hangzhou that is also doing this business."
"Oh? What's the name of this dental shop? Where is it?" Liao Xun became interested and asked quickly. He was completely in the dark, doing intelligence work, but he didn't know that there was a Yaxing business in Hangzhou where he was doing business with Haihan.
"It is said that it is on the Qiantang River outside Fengshan Gate. It is called... Chengfengxing. Well, that should be the name." Guo Zheng was quite confident in his memory. After thinking about it for a while, he answered Liao Xun's question with certainty. Ask questions.
At the same time, Wan Fa, who was checking the accounts in Cheng Feng Bank in the south of the city, suddenly shivered for no reason and said to himself: "It's already summer, why is it so cold all of a sudden..." Wan Fa got out of the house and called The waiter came over and asked him to go to the kitchen to cook some midnight snacks and deliver them to the big boss's residence in the backyard. The house in the south of the city has completed the deed and property rights delivery, and the "craftsmen" recruited have also moved in. In a day or two, Gong Shiqi will move into the house in the city and personally "supervise" the renovation project there.
Not long after Wan Fa returned to the house, the clerk came to call him and said that the big boss asked him to go to the backyard. Wan Fa quickly put down what he was doing and rushed to meet him.
"Sit down and talk." Gong Shiqi pointed to the supper that had just been served by the servant on the table: "Let's eat something together?"
Wan Fa didn't refuse, and the two of them ate. Gong Qiqi put down his chopsticks and wiped the corners of his mouth, and then got to the point: "I just looked at your record. Cheng Fengxing has delivered goods to Zhoushan in the first half of this year." You have done a very hard job in immigration work!”
Wan Fasan responded with a smile: "This business is done incidentally, vigorously recruiting immigrants, and responding to the chief's call!"
Gong Shiqi nodded and said: "70% of the immigrants organized by Chengfengxing are women and children under the age of fourteen. How does this make sense? There are also these people whose identities are unknown. If I guessed correctly, these are all Is it a fake identity? ”
Wanfa's calves suddenly felt a little weak, and he couldn't hold his tongue straight: "Boss, these immigrants... are actually... villains..."
"Speak nicely and say whatever I ask you." Gong Shiqi's attitude did not change much.
"Yes, yes, I don't dare to hide anything!" Wan Fa quickly stood up and told everything he knew as if he were pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.
In terms of organizational structure, Chengfenghang is actually under the dual leadership of the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Security. The collection of intelligence is only one of its functions. Among the many functions it carries, organizing the introduction of immigrants for the civil affairs department is naturally one of them. . As for the origin of these immigrants, Wan Fa is actually very clear about it, but he is so eager to serve that he doesn't care whether these people are trafficked into his hands or are prisoners brought out by the money-grubbing prison boss. As long as their hands and feet are intact and there is nothing wrong with them, Just pack everything and ship it back to Zhoushan.
Because Chengfengxing is Haihan's own business, the civil affairs department intentionally or unintentionally relaxed its review standards for these immigrants. The family that provided immigrants to Wanfa received compensation on a per-capita basis, Haihan received the population, and Wanfa obtained civil affairs performance from this transaction. Everyone got what they wanted, and the business was maintained for a long time. Fortunately, the scale was not large, with only about a hundred people a month, so it did not attract the attention of the Ministry of Security before. If Gong Shiqi hadn't slowly looked through Cheng Fengxing's business records here and discovered the flaws, then this business would probably have continued to operate according to this rule.
Gong Shiqi didn't speak for a long time after listening to Wan Fa's narration. Wan Fa knew that there was something wrong with his approach, so he didn't dare to ask, so he stood quietly and said nothing.
It took a long time for Gong Shiqi to speak: "Wan Fa, do you know where you went wrong?"
Wan Fa's mind was quick, and he didn't dare to admit the crime at will. He just lowered his head and said, "You are stupid, please give me some advice from your boss."
"I'm not interested in knowing where you organize the immigrants. Whether you profit from it or not, that's not what I care about..." Gong Qiqi said solemnly: "But the immigration review system is a rule that the Ministry of Security has always emphasized. You are also a person who works part-time in the security department, how come you don’t even follow the rules!”
Hearing what Gong Qi Qi said, Wan Fa breathed a sigh of relief. What he was worried about was that Gong Qi Qi believed that what he was doing was using power for personal gain and benefiting from the process of organizing immigrants. Haihan's internal handling of corruption charges had always been It was very severe, and although it did not lead to the death penalty, there was no way to escape from the hard labor camp. It is true that Wan Fa did not embezzle immigration funds, but this matter was almost handled by him alone, and it was difficult to prove his innocence. If Gong Shiqi wanted to punish him, Wan Fa would not be able to easily clear himself of the crime.
In fact, the system of the Ministry of Security is not as solid as Gong Qiqi said. At least from what is known so far, there are no conditions that threaten Haihan's safety among the immigrants transported by Chengfengxing to Zhoushan. Wanfa's behavior can only be regarded as a hidden danger at best, but it has not caused any actual losses, so it cannot be said that he is at fault in this regard.
Wan Fa knew that this was a rare opportunity and quickly made a profound self-examination to Gong Qi. After hearing this, Gong Shiqi remained expressionless and patted the book on the table gently: "Since you took office, all the immigrants who have been imported into Zhoushan, the relevant information should be sorted out as soon as possible and sent back to Zhoushan. These people are all The immigration review must be re-examined, especially if some of the adults are found to be unclean, then you will have real trouble.”
Although Gong Shiqi said it without any tone, Wan Fa felt cold sweat break out on his back when he heard it. At that moment, he didn't dare to say anything except obediently. Although he is not a formal employee of the Security Department, he also knows that Gong Shiqi is responsible for the field team specializing in killings in this organization. A few days ago, when we got along, I didn't think Gong Shiqi was very powerful, but now Wan Fa felt that the other person's eyes were like knives sweeping over his body, and he was covered in goosebumps from being stared at.
Seeing his silent expression, Gong Shiqi knew that the warning had had an effect, so he immediately advised: "Don't put too much mental pressure on yourself, cooperate to complete this task well, even if you have made any mistakes before, This action is enough for you to make up for it, do you understand?”
(End of chapter)