1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1047 Special Operations
Since Haihan stationed in Zhoushan last year, this was probably the toughest statement made by high-level people to the outside world. Although it was not a declaration of war against Ming Dynasty, the fighting spirit in Wang Tom's tone was fully revealed.His words, combined with the huge fleet that appeared on the pier today, inevitably gave everyone present a lot of room for imagination.

Although most of these people present today are on Haihan's side, there are also many people who are both at the opposite end of the spectrum, and they are not offended.The words Tom Wang said will soon be spread to the Hangzhou Mansion through certain human channels, which will definitely arouse the displeasure of the relevant people.Wang Tom said that he would not take the initiative to have an armed conflict with Daming, but these words seemed to be intended to provoke the senior officials of the Hangzhou government. Kicked to the iron plate.

"Tom, did you mean what you said at the banquet just now, or did the executive committee mean it?" After the banquet was over and the guests were sent away, Qian Tiandun asked people to remove the drinks and exchange them for hot tea to sober up. Ask Tom Wang why he made his statement at the dinner just now.Prior to this, Qian Tiandun was more cautious when speaking to the outside world, and had never made such a strong statement.

Tom Wang smiled and said, "Of course this is what the Executive Committee meant. Minister Hao, please say something!"

Hao Wanqing took the lead and said: "The executive committee hopes that Zhejiang can solve the local hidden dangers as soon as possible, so as to avoid any troubles in Zhejiang after the troops go north, which will affect our layout in the north."

"Is the executive committee trying to provoke the Hangzhou government to take the initiative? If they choose to take the initiative to send troops, then of course it will not be difficult for us to take down the navy of the Ming army at sea, but what if the other party doesn't follow suit?" Shi Diwen asked .

"Of course it would be best if they softened, so we can save money and trouble..." Hao Wanqing paused at this point: "But if they are still stubborn, then we have to take some special measures to solve the problem .”

"You mean to ask Gong Shiqi to go to Hangzhou to make some noise?" Qian Tiandun guessed a little bit about Hao Wanqing's plan when he heard Hao Wanqing's words.

"Of course it is impossible for us to really bring the Zhoushan fleet to the Hangzhou mansion. It would be very difficult to clean up the situation. After all, we don't plan to tear ourselves apart with Daming yet." Enemies who cannot hide from the government can only adopt some unconventional means."

Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "That's true, but I still want to remind you that the ones who have trouble with us at present are not small people in the market, but serious and high-ranking officials. It is because there will be relatively large risks in the course of the operation, and secondly, the consequences caused by it may not be under our control. The field team of the Ministry of Security is indeed very capable, but they are only tools we use to achieve our goals. We are the ones who are really responsible for these decisions."

"You're right, so this time it's not just people from our Security Department who will be involved." Hao Wanqing replied: "We will also need the assistance of the military during this period, especially the troops under your command."

"You want to use my people?" Qian Tiandun nodded slightly and said, "Then I want to hear the detailed plan first."

The field team affiliated to the Ministry of Security is probably the most powerful armed organization in Haihan other than the military establishment, and the tasks it performs are mostly unconventional means such as surveillance, tracking, kidnapping, and assassination.Compared with the main function of collecting intelligence, the personnel belonging to this special organization are better at taking action, and have successfully completed secret missions in Fuzhou and Guangxi provinces many times, so there is no doubt about their ability.

The reason why Gong Shiqi was able to be reused by the Ministry of Security and transferred from Guangzhou to Zhejiang as the head of the resident intelligence agency was precisely because he had been serving in the field team for the past few years and accumulated rich operational experience.The security situation in Zhejiang is relatively complicated, and it is necessary to have someone with experience like him to take command.Last year, Haihan uncovered Wang Jialin's plan to counterattack Dinghai during the Zhoushan Investment Promotion Conference, and later resolved the conspiracy of Ma Yue, the commander of Jiaxing's Haining Guard, all thanks to Gong Shiqi's arrival in Zhejiang.

However, relying only on the limited manpower of the Security Department, it may be difficult to achieve the results expected by the Executive Committee. Hao Wanqing also knew the difficulty, so he directly asked Qian Tiandun for help.As long as the military is willing to take action, the difficulty of the operation will naturally be reduced a lot.

Considering that Tom Wang and his party came from thousands of miles away, Qian Tiandun did not insist on holding a meeting at this time to discuss the details. Instead, he let everyone go back to rest and wait for Gong Shiqi to come back from Ningbo. I went to Ningbo to do business, but I haven't returned to the island yet.No matter what purpose the higher authorities want to achieve, this kind of action must also listen to the opinions of the frontline personnel. After all, those who are currently in power in Zhoushan are those who lead troops to fight, and they will not be like those who sit in a comfortable office at the rear. Like white shirts, they make assumptions about situations they have never really been exposed to.

Gong Shiqi didn't keep these high-ranking officials waiting too long. He rushed back to Dinghai Port by boat at noon the next day, and immediately reported to his new boss.

The purpose of Gong Shiqi's trip to Ningbo this time was to represent Haihan to negotiate immigration issues with the Ningbo government.After Haihan entered Zhoushan, it has been recruiting all kinds of craftsmen and young and strong laborers from Ningbo through some tooth shops. In addition to working on Zhoushan Island, these recruited by Haihan have also transported a large number of people to Taiwan in the south. Island, participate in local port development and construction.

In the past year or so, Haihan has recruited 4000 to [-] people from Ningbo Prefecture, and at least [-]-[-]% of the workers did not return to Daming, but chose to be naturalized Haihan.At the end of last year, someone secretly reported to the imperial court that the Haihan people occupied the islands in the East China Sea and trafficked the people of Ming Dynasty to Nanyang to work as coolies.Not long ago, the imperial court issued an official document requesting the Ningbo government to thoroughly investigate the relevant reports, and if it was true, they would punish Hai Han, a group of lawless overseas businessmen.

After the Ningbo government received the official document, it ordered the dental offices in the jurisdiction to suspend the cooperation with Haihan, and prohibited the existing labor export channels from continuing to operate.Haihan believed that this was just a gesture made by Qu Yutong, the prefect of Ningbo. One was to deal with the court's inquiries, and the other was to sound the alarm for Haihan.In order to solve this problem as soon as possible, Qian Tiandun asked Gong Shiqi to go to Ningbo Mansion to do business.

When Gong Shiqi went to Ningbo, he immediately went to He Xiao, an aide of Qu Yutong, the prefect, to find out the inside story.He Xiao was also straightforward, and told him that the magistrate was also under pressure. This time, people from Nanjing Jinyiwei came to Ningbo with the official documents of the court, and the government had to do something to explain to Jinyiwei.

Gong Shiqi didn't fully believe his words, but he still said that he could spend money to take care of these court eagle dogs from Fusi in Nanzhen.After all, as long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a big trouble for Hai Han.But He Xiao only said that he could try his best, but he didn't guarantee the results.

In the end, Gong Shiqi entrusted He Xiao with a sum of money to take care of it, and hurried back to Zhoushan by himself.He also knew that his new boss would arrive in Zhoushan in the next two days, and he had to come back to show his face out of reason.

"I remember seeing in the report you submitted that among the officials of the Hangzhou government who opposed us, there seemed to be people from Jinyiwei?" Hao Wanqing asked immediately after listening to Gong Shiqi's report.

Gong Shiqi replied: "The chief has a good memory, it is true. Jinyiwei has a hundred households named Liao Xun, who was one of the main envoys who planned to have Hainingwei send troops to attack our merchant ships as pirates last year. The humble official suspects this The secret report to the Ming court last time was also related to this person, so the Fusi of Nanzhen sent someone to Ningbo to supervise the matter."

"Don't call him chief in the future, it seems too ostentatious. I know what you call Minister He, and the rules remain as usual." Hao Wanqing instructed calmly.

"It's... the boss!" Gong Shiqi hurriedly changed his address, feeling a little relieved.He could feel that Hao Wanqing's "rules remain as usual" was not just a matter of title, but also expressed his trust in himself and would not readjust his appointment.

"Liao Xun..." Hao Wanqing stopped to look at his notebook, and then asked, "There are also Yu Pingfeng from the Zhejiang capital and Guo Zheng from the procuratorate who are closely related to this person?"

"Boss Mingjian!" Gong Shiqi replied: "These three people have had deep interest entanglements with the Zhoushan Ship Gang, and secretly planned many small actions against our country. They can be regarded as the most radical opponents in Zhejiang official circles. .”

Hao Wanqing said: "In the past year, have you implemented any means against these people?"

Gong Shiqi understood Hao Wanqing's meaning, shook his head and replied: "Among the three, Yu Pingfeng and Guo Zheng are high-ranking officials, while Liao Xun has a special status, and they are all shrunk in the Hangzhou mansion, so it is not easy to deal with them. It will strike. If it misses, these people will use it to make a big fuss, but it will be a trouble."

Commander Yu Pingfeng of the Commander of Zhejiang Province, and Guo Zheng, a member of the Judiciary and Daoist of Military Preparation, and Liao Xun, the person in charge of Jinyiwei stationed in Hangzhou, all three of them were the backers behind the Zhoushan pirate gang that was wiped out by Haihan. However, the loss caused to them by the collapse of the Zhoushan Ship Gang was the main reason why they chose to fight against Haihan.Last year, these people had instigated Haining Guard Commander Ma Yue to attack Hai Ningwei, trying to pretend to be a pirate to assassinate Hai Han. Fishing law enforcement at sea ambushed the armed sailboat commanded by Ma Yue himself, and dumped the black pot on the unwarranted Japanese pirates.

The small group of Yu Pingfeng and others naturally knew very well that Haihan was responsible for this matter, and also knew that Haihan's strength was not easy to provoke, so they hid in Hangzhou to avoid being retaliated by Haihan.But these three people did not give up on this, and then continued to concoct various incidents, trying to influence the process of Haihan's power expansion in Zhejiang.Although his method is just a mantis arm acting like a cart, moving against the trend, to Haihan, it is like a sumptuous banquet before his eyes, but when he wants to move his chopsticks, there are always a few flies flying around in front of his eyes, ruining the dining experience. good mood.

Although Gong Shiqi was itching with hatred, he had been by He Xi's side for several years, and he still had a good view of the overall situation. He also knew that this was Zhejiang, not Hainan Island. The officials of Ming Dynasty couldn't just move and kill if they wanted to.A few lives are a small matter, but if the relationship between Daming and Haihan deteriorates and affects the trade that Haihan relies on most, then it is not a responsibility that a naturalized cadre can bear.Even though he thought that Liao Xun must have something to do with Nanzhen Fusi sending people to Ningbo this time, he still held back his breath and tried to use money to solve the current troubles.

Hao Wanqing said: "As far as you know, these people are the backbone of our opposition, so how much do you know about these people? Are you sure to hit them with one blow?"

Gong Shiqi's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he quickly responded, "Boss, do you mean to use these three people as an example to make an example?"

Hao Wanqing said: "Whether or not to take the knife, and who to take the knife, depends on the objective conditions. Killing is just a means to solve the problem, not the end. Don't reverse the priority."

"Yes, yes, the boss is right. The humble job is too abrupt." Gong Shiqi also realized that his emotions were a little too excited, so he restrained himself immediately.

Hao Wanqing said in a deep voice: "The executive committee is not at ease about the situation in Zhejiang, because the army will go north to Shandong in the next step. If the situation in Zhejiang is unstable, it may affect our actions in the north, so the executive committee means It is to solve the hidden dangers in Zhejiang first, so as to ensure that the troops going north will not have any worries. As for the hidden dangers in Zhejiang, I think you should know better than me. It is impossible for us to kill all those who oppose us and do not want to cooperate with us. , but it is also necessary to let these people know what will happen if they fight against us."

Gong Shiqi straightened his body and responded, "Boss, as long as you give the order, no matter how deep these guys shrink, the humble officer will take them out one by one, and kill these few who dare to hide behind like chickens." A coward who plays tricks in the dark!"

Hao Wanqing said: "I know you are very powerful. You don't need to express your determination on this point. A large stack of action records in the Security Department can prove it for you. Minister He told me more than once that you are currently a field worker of the Security Department. I also believe in Lao He's vision and judgment as the most powerful person in the staff. But because of this, I can't put you in danger at will, because if something goes wrong with you, it will be a huge loss to the security department The lives of these Ming officials are not worth as much as your life, Gong Shiqi. What I want now is not the lives of these people, but you to come up with a relatively safe and less risky action plan. You understand what I mean ?"

(End of this chapter)