Chapter 3448
Compared with what Tan Tianlei had previously introduced, Qian Shaobao was certainly more inclined to believe the details Li Yuande said. After all, he was running errands for his father, and his stance was definitely more in favor of Qian Tiandun.
But Qian Shaobao couldn't think of any way to improve the situation that Li Yuande said was insufficient in the number of young Han immigrants. After all, most of the immigrants sent to the special operations division have to be transferred through Star Island, and this is not their own territory. If they are given more or less, it depends on how Roger and Tan Juren control it.
Qian Shaobao then remembered that when he communicated with Tan Tianlei, the other party did not directly answer him about the immigration allocation system, so he asked Li Yuande about it and wanted to hear what he thought about it.
Li Yuande couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "Brother Qian, if you ask Tan Tianlei about this, you are really asking the right person. Guess who is the big boss behind the immigration business in Xingdao?"
Qian Shaobao suddenly said: "Could it be the Tan family?"
Li Yuande said: "This business is basically in the hands of Tan and Luo. If you ask Tan Tianlei how to allocate immigrants, of course he can't tell you that it is all the two bosses who have the final say."
Qian Shaobao was at a loss for words. He couldn't criticize how deformed this system was, because this was not a special case that only occurred in the Xingdao region.
In fact, a similar situation exists in the northern region where Qian Shaobao once lived. It's just that the immigration business in the Northern Region is mainly export-oriented, which is exactly the opposite of that in Xingdao.
Since Haihan established a foothold in Fushan County, Dengzhou, Shandong Province, a large number of immigrants have been exported to the south through maritime shipping every year.
First, there were the massive war refugees in Dengzhou due to the Denglai Rebellion, and then there were the ordinary people who followed suit and defected to Haihan, as well as the large number of prisoners captured after each foreign military operation. The refugees exported from the northern region in the past 20 to 30 years The population is in the hundreds of thousands.
These immigrants need to be received and managed by the Northern Region first, and part of the transportation tasks must be undertaken by the Northern Shipping Company. Therefore, if various places in the south want to obtain these immigrants, they also need to pay a certain amount of money to make up for the operating costs of organizing immigrants in the Northern Region. .
Over time, this naturally became a business, a sizable industry. In Dengzhou alone, there are thousands of people who have been engaged in related industries for a long time, including tooth brokers, carriage and horse dealers, boat dealers, etc.
The scale of immigration trading in the Northern Region is much larger than that of Xingdao. Almost all regions, including various overseas regions, have received more or less immigrants from the Northern Region. To this day, Immigration transfers are also still in progress.
With such a large scale of population movement, the resulting economic exchanges will inevitably involve considerable benefits, and naturally the wealth cannot flow to outsiders' fields. Therefore, the immigration business in the Northern Region was officially managed by the Fushan Ma family, but in fact, Qian Tiandun and Chen Yixin had the final say.
Qian Shaobao had not had much contact with immigration matters before. Now when he listened to Li Yuande detailing the entanglements of interests involved, he remembered that his father seemed to have done the same thing when he was in the north.
I just don’t know how many of the immigrants sent from the Northern Region to the South were received by the Singdao Region. If they had had a happy cooperation in the past, Luo Jie and Tan Juren might still have the desire to repay Qian Tiandun's needs and try their best to satisfy Qian Tiandun's needs.
Li Yuande seemed to see Qian Shaobao's worries, and then comforted him: "Brother Qian, don't worry, as far as I know, Xingdao has not caused any obstacles in the immigration delivery process. After all, it is two companies that have made a breakthrough in the Indian Ocean." Acting cooperatively, Phuket Island is also owned by two families. Helping General Qian is helping themselves.”
Qian Shaobao said: "Then do you know why Xingdao has not decided on the next action plan?"
Li Yuande said: "This is a military secret. I don't know the inside story, so I don't dare to guess."
Qian Shaobao said: "You and I are not outsiders, it's okay to talk." This sentence "not outsiders" may have had an effect. Li Yuande said: "All I can think of is that the two generals have opinions on the next move. Disagreement. Neither of them could convince the other, so no decision was made. ”
Qian Shaobao said: "I think the same way... It seems that we can only wait until we go to Phuket to know the truth."
Li Yuande said: "My fleet is ready and can set off at any time."
Qian Shaobao said: "I will ask Li Dechang tomorrow to see if he will go with us."
Qian Shaobao has been in Xingdao for three days. He has basically been exposed to important local figures and major facilities. It is time to complete the last leg of the trip and go to Phuket to meet his father.
The next day, when Qian Shaobao met with Li Dechang, he took the initiative to ask about the other party's itinerary. Li Dechang was happy and said that his luggage had been packed and he could set off with Qian Shaobao at any time.
Li Dagui originally arranged for an official ship to see him off, but Li Dechang politely declined his father's kindness. He felt that it was better to keep a low profile when traveling with Qian Shaobao and try not to be too public.
However, Li Dechang somewhat misunderstood his father's intention. Li Dagui arranged a official ship to send him off, and the idea of supporting his son's appearance was only one of the reasons. The other reason was that he selected a dozen capable subordinates for Li Dechang to go with him. Phuket.
This will prevent Li Dechang from having to carry out his work as a bare commander after taking office. Send some experienced people over, who can at least help him put up the shelf first, and then make plans after it can operate normally.
However, Li Dechang, who lacked experience in field missions, was obviously not aware of this problem. It was not until Qian Shaobao took the initiative to ask how many of his entourages were setting off together so that Li Yuande could arrange accommodation that Li Dechang mentioned that a group of subordinates would follow him to his post.
Qian Shaobao was not surprised by this. After all, when he set out from Sanya, he brought a group of cavalry guards aboard the ship.
Then the two went to meet Luo Jie and Tan Juren to bid farewell. Roger also handed a letter to Qian Shaobao and asked him to deliver it to Qian Tiandun.
Although the connection between the two places can be completed through radio communication, handwritten letters are obviously more sincere in communication. Qian Shaobao knew without asking that the letter must contain some very important information, so he carefully collected the letter.
The fleet led by Li Yuande this time has a total of seven ships, three of which are used to transfer immigrants, and three ships carry various living supplies, building materials, tools, etc. needed by Phuket. The last boat is specially for Qian Shaobao.
This ship was originally a troop transport ship, and the space on board was quite large. Even if the number of troops led by Qian Shaobao and Li Dechang were several times larger, they could easily carry it.
Because they were leaving in a hurry, Tan Tianlei was the only local official who came to the port to see them off after receiving the news.
However, Roger obviously attached great importance to them, and specially sent two warships to accompany them to be responsible for the escort mission on this trip.
When Qian Shaobao saw a warship escorting him, he asked Li Yuande how the security situation in the Malacca Strait was.
Li Yuande responded with a smile: "Brother Qian, you can rest assured. Since the military operation at the beginning of the year, no one in the Strait of Malacca dares to provoke a ship flying the double-color flag anymore."