Chapter 1387 If you want to be unknown
In fact, Haihan banknotes are not a real liquid currency in the occupied area of Fushan County. Due to the deep-rooted social conditions, various commercial transactions between Haihan and the private sector are still settled in gold and silver or in the form of barter. Lord, only a very small number of merchants like the Ma family who have publicly pledged their support to Haihan will use this kind of banknotes, which are privately called "Haihan banknotes", for settlement. The brand-new ten-yuan banknotes contained in the envelope can only be exchanged at Haihan Bank's two business offices in Majiazhuang and Zhifu Island, and only regular customers who have opened an account with the bank can do so.
Bribing Liu Shang as a means to test and win over was not a big problem in itself, but during the implementation period, Ma Bo left such a small flaw because he did not know enough about the circulation process of Haihan banknotes.
Although Liu Shang didn't have time to pack his luggage when he came to Majiazhuang from Zhifu Island, he was careful to take all the money with him. After seeing the banknotes in the envelope, he originally planned to use the money on his body to exchange for a few banknotes. , and then go to the local bank branch to check the whereabouts of these banknotes. But then I thought that given his status, it would be difficult to get people from the bank to help with this, and the number of banknotes issued and circulated by Haihan in the local area was unknown. Even if he checked, he might not be able to find out anything, so he took the initiative to give up the idea. . However, he determined one thing from this, that is, the other party's methods were not professional enough. If the old currency was used, there would be no such trouble. This aspect was obviously not considered well.
In the next conversation with Ma Bo, Liu Shang used a little bit of rhetoric, and the other party revealed flaws one after another, which made Liu Shang more certain of his guess. It was obvious that the other party had not prepared a complete plan to deal with him, and all they used were improvised means, which reduced his original worries a lot.
Liu Shang knew that perhaps his identity had played a role in confusing people. After all, no one would have thought that he, a civil servant, actually came from intelligence work. He was much more thoughtful than ordinary people. In addition, he had rich social experience and ordinary methods were simply useless. Can't hold him. And it can be seen from Ma Bo's reaction that his way of handling the money was completely beyond the other party's expectations. Ma Bo was obviously thrown off by his unconventional response.
Looking at Ma Bo's hurried away figure, Liu Shang had vaguely guessed that there might be someone behind him giving advice. Otherwise, how could Ma Bo have immigrated to Majiazhuang in such a long time with his careless qualities? Can the business be run smoothly without being investigated? But it is difficult for Liu Shang to draw a clear conclusion as to whether the other party is just trying to make money in the immigration camp or has other motives.
When Liu Shang received the errand from Chen Yixin yesterday, he didn't take it seriously yet, but after just one day, he realized that the errand might not be as simple as he thought. This small Majiazhuang immigration camp may still hide some secrets that are unknown to itself. Judging from the current situation, it is obvious that some people do not want him to torment too much here.
However, Liu Shang's background is destined to not be a peaceful person. Even though his public identity has now become an official of the Haihan Kingdom, it is still difficult to get to the bottom of the habit he has developed through long-term intelligence work. Completely change it. Now that he has discovered that there are problems with the immigration camps here, it is difficult for him to just sit back and ignore them. This concern has nothing to do with duties and positions. He simply wants to find out what secret Mabo hopes to cover up with bribes.
After breakfast, Ma Bo, who looked unnatural, finally appeared again and accompanied Liu Shang to work in the immigration camp. Yesterday was dragged out by Ma Bo with a banquet, but the task Liu Shang received was not to come here to inspect the flowers and then leave. The task Chen Yixin gave him was to grasp the propaganda work of the immigration camp. Get up, this is obviously not an errand that can be completed in a day or two. Therefore, after Ma Bo's tricks were exhausted, it was impossible to stop Liu Shang, and he could only let him return to the immigration camp to do the work he was responsible for.
Liu Shang did not show any abnormality because of the previous red envelope incident, and calmly informed Ma Bo of his work plan: "I plan to gather the immigrants here once every two days starting from today, and make a half The main content of the speech is the introduction of our country’s immigration policy and national conditions. What do you think, Brother Ma?”
The instruction Mabo received from Chen Yixin was to cooperate with Liu Shang's work. Naturally, he would not object to this and let his men go to gather the immigrants in the camp. There are currently only about 200 people in the immigration camp, and it didn't take much time to gather them together. During this process, Liu Shang remained a calm observer and did not intervene to give orders.
When Liu Shang was looking through the roster yesterday, he found that there were problems with the registration information of some of them, so he used his best skill of photographic memory to memorize a lot of the registered immigration information. Although he was not sure whether memorizing this information would be useful in the subsequent secret investigation, he did it without hesitation due to habit. While he watched the immigrants slowly gather together, he recalled in his mind the names of the people whose information he saw with suspicious information yesterday.
"Brother Liu, the staff has been assembled. Do you think it will start soon?" Ma Bo came to ask for instructions immediately after finishing his errand.
Liu Shang had already made some calculations in his mind. Hearing this, he smiled slightly and said, "Since this is the first time to hold a propaganda activity, I think it's better to call the names on the roster first, so that I can get familiar with the people here."
Ma Bo's face suddenly stiffened, and he responded with a forced smile: "There's no need to go to so much trouble. These people are all insignificant refugees. Why does Brother Liu have to spend so much time remembering them."
Liu Shang said seriously: "Our country, Haihan, has always treated immigrants thoughtfully. It is only the responsibility of civil affairs officials to understand the immigration situation. Does Brother Ma think there is anything wrong?"
"That's not...not..." Of course Ma Bo would not accept this "accusation". Although he was just a rich man, he had been working under Haihan for a long time, so he naturally understood what "political correctness" meant. ". It's just that he himself has a guilty conscience, and he doesn't dare to let Liu Shang just call everyone based on the roster.
Seeing his timid attitude, Liu Shang knew it in his heart. He didn't want to make Ma Bo unable to step down at this stage, so he immediately offered to give in: "I'll just pick a few people and name them. It won’t take much time to go through the process.”
After hearing this explanation, Mabo relaxed a little and motioned to his men to bring the roster. In the past, officers who inspected immigration camps would occasionally conduct random roll calls, but as Liu Shang said, such roll calls were usually just a formality, and no one would actually check the immigrants one by one. Ma Bo thought to himself that yesterday's matter did not go smoothly enough, which is why he was so nervous. But since Liu Shang didn't fall out, it meant that the other party had no intention of causing trouble. He was really overly worried. .
Soon the roster was brought, and Liu Shang opened the page in front of Ma Bo, and saw one of the names that he had listed as a suspect yesterday. He immediately read loudly: "Fan Dahe!" The crowd in front of him said There was silence, and no one responded immediately. Liu Shang repeated it again, but no one answered. At this time, Ma Bo had already reacted and quietly interjected: "This man was probably injured while working two days ago and was sent to Zhifu Island for treatment, but he didn't have time to be treated." Information updated.”
"Oh, that's it. Just skip it." Liu Shang flipped through two more pages, found a name he had written down, and read loudly: "Peng Erzhu!"
This time Ma Bo responded much faster. When no one answered, he immediately responded: "This man committed a crime two days ago and has been sent to the mine."
"So you haven't registered yet?" Liu Shangwang asked Ma Bo.
"Yes, yes, I haven't had time to register yet." Ma Bo replied with a smile, but the smile on his face was already a little stiff. He wondered why this man named Liu was so evil. He just clicked on two people and found the available spots. Fortunately, I reacted quickly enough and used words to deal with him. If Liu was serious, his secret would be exposed immediately.
But then Ma Bo couldn't even squeeze out a smile. He watched as Liu Shang flipped back two pages and casually called out the name registered above. No one answered, so it was obvious that he had hit the empty spot again!
Damn it! While Mabo secretly complained, he continued to make up excuses to explain why these people who had left the immigration camp did not update their information in time. Although in the past, there were cases when the roll call accidentally ended up with empty seats, but generally if you get one out of ten names, it would be extraordinary. How could you win consecutively like Liu Shang? He didn't expect that when Liu Shang turned over the roster yesterday, he secretly wrote down the names of some of the most suspicious people. This was not a coincidence at all, but Liu Shang's deliberate method.
At this point, Liu Shang has actually verified his idea yesterday. There is indeed a situation in this immigration camp where fake heads are made and people are paid for free. But if it is just like this, Ma Bo needs to bribe himself to cover up this unreasonable situation. How to do it? Liu Shang glanced at Ma Bo next to him and saw that there was sweat on his forehead. He knew that this man's psychological quality was not good, and he started to panic after just two attacks.
Liu Shang simply handed the roster to Ma Bo and said: "Brother Ma, your registration work is a bit behind!"
Ma Bo took the roster and let out a sigh of relief, and responded quickly: "I have been busy receiving winter supplies from Zhifu Island these days, so I didn't have time to register the information. In this remote place like ours, the rules are not that great. Yan, it really made Brother Liu laugh.”
Liu Shang smiled and said: "How about you pick a few names so that I can make it easier when I report to the superiors later."
Ma Bo hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement. He might not be able to remember exactly which names in the immigration camp had vacancies, but he could still avoid these pitfalls during roll call. But Liu Shang secretly paid attention and secretly compared the few people Ma Bo named with the information he had written down in his mind.
What Liu Shang did when he came to the immigration camp today was actually a routine that had been prepared before. He sensed that there might be empty wages in the Majiazhuang immigration camp. At the same time, he also thought of another thing. With Ma Bo's ability and his several long-term farmers, it would be necessary to maintain such a place with 500 people. I'm afraid it's not that easy to maintain order in a large-scale immigration camp. Even though there is a Haihan army stationed in Majiazhuang, as far as Liu Shang knows, its establishment is very limited, and there is not much time to take care of the immigration camp. It is often only when there is a need to deal with illegal personnel. The military intervened.
Liu Shang once heard from Su Yu that according to the usual operating methods of Haihan Immigration Camp, there are usually some immigrants in the camp who have secretly surrendered to Haihan officials to assist the civil affairs department in management. These people may serve as dormitory leaders, stewards, or other positions, or they may work secretly to help the authorities dig out dangerous people with bad intentions or restlessness. Liu Shang believed that a front-line immigration camp like Majiazhuang should have such staffing, and such people were usually directly commanded by officials in charge, so he thought of such a trick to test Ma Bo.
Liu Shang deliberately called out a few empty names to disturb Ma Bo's mood and make him confused, and then asked him to randomly call names by himself to prove his innocence. In order to ensure that such a situation would not happen again, Mabo would definitely identify the people he was most familiar with in the immigration camp. Liu Shang believed that Ma Bo would probably call on his subordinates in the immigration camp in a desperate situation, and he also recorded most of the immigration registration information that had been in the immigration camp for more than five days. When Beau called the roll, he could listen and compare on the spot.
As expected, Ma Bo randomly called a few names, and people below raised their hands in response. After Liu Shang observed it, he found that the information registered by these people on the roster did have one obvious thing in common - they were all young and strong men.
Logically speaking, such immigrants with better physical conditions should have been sent to Zhifu Island or other places long ago, but they were kept for a long time, which in itself is not consistent with common sense. Liu Shang secretly wrote down the names and faces of these people, planning to go back and slowly find out their situation.
Ma Bo clicked a few names and then stopped, looking at Liu Shang with expectant eyes, hoping that he would let him pass. Liu Shang's goal has been basically achieved, and he no longer embarrasses Ma Bo, so he nodded to indicate that it was okay. Seeing Ma Bo let out a sigh of relief, Liu Shang secretly became a little more cautious. Ma Bo was so nervous that he was afraid that there might be something wrong with the people he placed in the camp. However, if he hadn't encountered a generalist like himself who knew both detection and civil affairs, these abnormal situations might have been concealed by him.
"If others don't know, you have to do nothing yourself. Since you bumped into me, you are unlucky." Liu Shang muttered secretly in his heart, and then began to preach Haihan's immigration policy to the audience in front of him.
(End of chapter)