Chapter 3132
Thomas's idea is different from Simang's. He believes that senior officials like Shi Diwen cannot simply use their status as military generals to judge the interests they represent.
As a local governor, Shi Diwen must also consider the development prospects of the areas under his jurisdiction, which is most likely to take precedence over the interests of the military. Because the Donghai region is about to become the Gyeonggi region of Haihan, its importance will of course far exceed that of the islands thousands of miles away.
Thomas judged based on various information sent back from the north that the local interest groups would definitely try their best to win the attention of the Haihan Executive Committee. As their spokesperson, Shi Diwen should be more inclined to work in the newspaper during this period. Conservatives who frequently speak out on the Internet regard the East Asian continent as the focus of their next development.
As for the expansion actions of Roger, Qian Tiandun and others in the South China Sea, Shi Diwen, who was far away in Hangzhou, could not get much actual benefit from it. Thomas really could not think of any reason for Shi Diwen to give up his own interests and agree with Xiang Nan. A strategy of expansion - unless this is one of the conditions in exchange for Shi Diwen's entry into the executive committee.
But Thomas knew that he could not convince Simang, so he could only make a compromise suggestion: "Perhaps we can follow the Haihan executive committee to the north in the name of watching the ceremony, and then adapt to the situation when we get there to see if we can try to influence the Haihan people. decision.”
This is not actually a good idea, it sounds more like a helpless move to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor. But Simon couldn't think of any effective way. Although Thomas's idea sounded unreliable, he could only try his best.
Simang asked back: "Then, should you go on this errand or should I go?"
Thomas smiled bitterly and said: "The executive committee has left. What's the point of leaving one person to guard in Sanya? I think we should go together. If we encounter any emergencies, we can still discuss it together."
Simang thought it made sense, so he asked his staff to quickly draw up documents and submit the application to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Haihan as soon as possible. Calculating the time, the executive committee should leave in the next few days, otherwise it is likely to be late to arrive in Hangzhou before the National Day. If the application is delayed, it may not even have time to complete the diplomatic procedures.
However, they did not expect that Portugal was not the only one with similar ideas.
Some well-informed people had learned about the lineup of members of the new executive committee and the arrangements for their visit to Hangzhou through special channels before the news was published in the newspapers. Although they may not have the special diplomatic needs of the Portuguese, they can never go wrong by making friends with new senior officials who join the executive committee as soon as possible. If they want to seize the opportunity, they naturally have to take the initiative to contact them.
While the Portuguese were still figuring out what name to use to follow the executive committee to Hangzhou, someone had already submitted the accompanying application to Fort Victory.
Among them are business people and envoys from individual countries. It is common for members of the Executive Committee to travel with dozens of inspection groups, so usually such applications will not be rejected. However, if the number of accompanying persons is limited during this trip, of course, the sooner you submit your application, the better your chances will be. big.
In addition, there are also many people from various departments of Haihan who want to go on this business trip.
This trip north is a rare collective action by the Executive Committee in recent years. Considering the long distance and the many projects to inspect after arriving in the Donghai Region, these senior officials may be away from Sanya for several months.
In order to handle official business during this period, various departments must allocate some personnel to accompany them. For many people, this is a rare opportunity to perform in front of senior officials.
However, for some special departments, this trip is not an opportunity to stand out, but a hard job that requires full concentration throughout the entire process without any mistakes.
In a secluded mountain valley at the foot of Phoenix Ridge in Sanya, there is a large gray building built against the mountain. Although there are no checkpoints on the road leading to this area, ordinary people usually do not break in on their own. At most, they only stop in the distance. Just look around and give up, because the owners of these small gray buildings are the Ministry of Security who act extremely mysteriously.
Although the Ministry of Security usually keeps a low profile and you rarely see reports about them in newspapers, most Haihan citizens have heard of the name of the Ministry of Security, and various anecdotes about this yamen have been circulated among the people for many years. But few people can tell clearly what exactly the Ministry of Security is responsible for and how much power it has. Some people compare it to the Jin Yiwei of the Ming Dynasty, who specializes in investigating various major cases and apprehending serious criminals. Some people think that they are just the imperial guards, responsible for the security of Haihan's senior officials. Some people think that the Ministry of Security is actually an organization equivalent to the East Factory and West Factory of the Ming Dynasty. It has more power than Jinyiwei and acts more viciously.
Although the two ministers of the Ministry of Security have never been elected to the Executive Committee in thirty years, the public generally believes that the power they hold is not much worse than that of the members of the Executive Committee and the overseas officials of the ruling party.
However, those who work in the Ministry of Security may not agree with these views from the outside world.
It's just a job that sounds very prestigious. In fact, most of the time, they are not allowed to reveal their identities, let alone show up at will.
Those who actually perform tasks outside are only a small number of people in the Security Department.
There are even some people who have worked in the Ministry of Security for twenty or thirty years and have always stayed in these small gray buildings with documents. They have never been on field missions, let alone apprehending criminals and hunting targets. Those big jobs are simply not possible. It has nothing to do with them.
A carriage came from the south. Without stopping at the fork, it turned into the branch road leading to the Ministry of Security. The people in the carriage did not pay any attention to the "Keep Out" warning sign standing on the side of the road.
The hidden whistle on the roadside put down the copper warning whistle in his hand after seeing the "an" mark on the carriage. There are not many people in the security department who ride in this kind of customized carriage, but no matter who they are, they are not the ones who can be provoked by a small role like him.
The passenger in the car was none other than Gong Shiqi, one of the persons in charge of field affairs of the Ministry of Security.
Gong Shiqi looked at the scene outside the car window expressionlessly. For him, there was no big change here compared to twenty years ago, just like the mission he shouldered.
The road under the wheels was still so bumpy that it almost knocked him off his seat several times.
The Ministry of Safety's budget has always been sufficient, so why has it never considered smoothing this road?
There are also those small gray buildings built more than 20 years ago. Why not tear them down and rebuild them, like other yamen do, and build a few majestic-looking office buildings?
Is it because they are reluctant to spend money on this, or are they deliberately keeping the place in its old appearance, so that the executive committee feels that the Ministry of Security spends money wisely.
However, these problems will not cause Gong Shiqi much trouble. He rarely stays in Sanya now. He is away on business almost all year round, and the time he returns to this place becomes less and less.
This time He Xi was transferred back to Sanya, and everything he needed to do was almost done. He knew that it would be time to set off again. After returning here to see He Xi today, you can start packing your luggage.
(End of chapter)