1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1567
Xu Zhengye came to Sanya in the second year of Chongzhen. He has been here for almost seven years. Newcomers would mistake him for a high-ranking chief.Because of his media career, he has a deeper and clearer understanding of the state of Haihan than most citizens.Of course, he knew a little about what kind of government office the Ministry of Security was. In Daming, it was like Dongchang and Jinyiwei.People like him can't afford to offend such a privileged organization. Obedience and cooperation are Xu Zhengye's only options.

"My lord, this newspaper has always been law-abiding and loyal to the executive committee. I'm afraid there may be some misunderstanding..." Xu Zhengye explained to Xu Shiqi with a low eyebrow, but he had a bad premonition in his heart. It was the Ministry of Security, who had never seen the end of Shenlong, who actually came to the door, probably because it was related to the content published in this issue of the newspaper today.

Sure enough, Xu Shiqi immediately talked about the problem he wanted to investigate: "Who wrote the article on the front page of the newsletter published today about Mata Languo?"

Xu Zhengye's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly responded, "This article was compiled and edited by our reporter Xun Pengcheng...My lord, but what's wrong?"

Xu Shiqi didn't comment, and continued to ask: "Then where is this Xun Pengcheng?"

"He came home from get off work..." Xu Zhengye felt that the matter was more and more serious, and this manuscript might have pissed off some big shots.

"The address of his home?" Xu Shiqi didn't give the other party time to calculate slowly. The boss was still waiting for him to check the report, and every minute and every second was very important to him.

Xu Zhengye didn't dare to hide anything, so he quickly told Xun Pengcheng where he lived.Xu Shiqi made a gesture, and the two people standing behind him immediately turned around and left to find Xun Pengcheng who wrote the article.And Xu Shiqi stayed behind, because the author of the article was not the only participant he wanted to investigate, and the editor-in-chief in front of him was also one of the insiders, so Xu Zhengye naturally wanted to clean up all the news about him first. .

The order Xu Shiqi received was to investigate whether there was any hidden story behind this report, and what happened in the morning will be printed and distributed on the front page in the afternoon. This is obviously not a reporter who wrote the article things that can be decided.From Xu Shiqi's point of view, Xu Zhengye's information value was much higher than that of that reporter, so he had to interrogate him thoroughly.

Xun Pengcheng, who knows nothing about what happened, is drinking alone at home at this time. He is currently living in the first batch of collective dormitory buildings built by the Ministry of Construction for the naturalized people in the early years. Each household has a single room. Although the space is small, it is Anyway, it's also a nest.

Ordinary people like Xun Pengcheng without public office do not have welfare housing allocated by the public, so they can only rent or buy it, but with his wealth, he cannot afford to buy a house with better conditions.Two months ago, he spent all his savings after he came to Haihan to buy this dormitory. Although the house is small, the location is not bad. It is also very close to the Victory Square in the city center. He will change to a bigger house in the future When you sell it, you will definitely not lose money.

Of course, it is not easy to change to a big house. Sanya is getting more and more prosperous every year, and the house price is also rising, which is no longer the price of previous years.There are too many people like Xun Pengcheng who want to change to a big house, but there are very few people who really have the financial strength. Xun Pengcheng calculated that according to his current income level, he would have to save for several years without eating or drinking, but How high the local housing prices will rise in a few years is beyond his expectation.

Xun Pengcheng knew that life was difficult, so he simply didn't think about things so far away.Anyway, I live alone in Sanya now, and the whole family is not hungry when one person is full, so it can be regarded as no worries.It is better to find ways to improve the quality of life and make yourself happier than to make money.For example, after get off work today, Xun Pengcheng went to buy two bottles of Sanya special brew, cut up some braised vegetables, and returned to his small nest to celebrate that he won another front page today.

However, Xun Pengcheng himself was not strong enough to drink, so he fell asleep on the bed before finishing the first bottle of wine.When he woke up, it was because he heard a knock on the door from outside the house.

Xun Pengcheng did not doubt that he was there. Most of the apartment buildings converted from collective dormitories lived in single men like him. It was common for him to visit people to drink and chat when he was bored at night, so he got up and fumbled with a match to light an oil lamp to open the door.

Unexpectedly, after opening the door, there were two unfamiliar faces standing outside. Xun Pengcheng was stunned for a moment and said, "Brother, did you knock on the wrong door?"

One of the people on the opposite side asked, "Are you Xun Pengcheng from Express?"

"That's right, I'm your Excellency?" Xun Pengcheng suddenly felt a little flustered. The other party first reported the unit and then the name. Obviously, the intention of coming here was related to his work.

The two people outside the door showed their work permits to him in unison: "Department of Security, please cooperate with our work."

After saying that, the two of them took a step forward and blocked the door firmly. Xun Pengcheng felt guilty and took two steps back. The two people outside the door immediately stepped into the room and closed the door behind their hands.

One of them took out the "Sanya Express" that was released this afternoon from behind his back, pointed to the front page article and said, "You wrote this article?"

Xun Pengcheng opened his mouth wide, not knowing whether to admit it or not.Of course, he has heard of the name of the Ministry of Security, and he knows that this is a special department above the violent agencies such as the military and police. It is said that its function is to deal with foreign spies.And the other party was staring at him because he wrote this article today, and Xun Pengcheng quickly recalled in his mind what he wrote, whether there was anything prohibited.But he just woke up from drinking, and then he was frightened. For a while, he couldn't remember the specific content of the article he wrote today.

"I'm asking you something!" Seeing that Xun Pengcheng didn't answer himself with a dull expression, the man asked again.

Xun Pengcheng came back to his senses, knowing that since these two people came to the door, most of them had already been to the newspaper office. Response: "Exactly what is written below..."

"Then tell me, what's going on with this article."

Seeing that these two people didn't seem to want to take him away, Xun Pengcheng quickly told how he was assigned a task by the editor-in-chief to interview this news when he was dozing off in the morning, what he saw and heard outside Victory Fort, and what happened afterwards. Back to the process of newspaper writing and publishing.Of course, as for why this article appeared on the front page, Xun Pengcheng naturally shirked all responsibility.He can't care about the situation of editor-in-chief Xu Zhengye now, the most urgent thing is to get himself out of this trouble first.

The two people who were sent to investigate Xun Pengcheng were no rookies either. One sat down to take notes, while the other began to question some details.They must confirm whether Xun Pengcheng wrote this news by someone, especially opinions from outside the newspaper.

"When Xu Zhengye gave you the task, did he expressly or hint in which direction you should report this matter?"

"When Xu Zhengye was reviewing the manuscript, did he make any changes to your original manuscript? Or instructed you to make changes to some of its contents?"

"How is Xu Zhengye's usual social relationship? Have you ever heard that he has contacts with foreigners?"

The more Xun Pengcheng listened, the more flustered he became. Although the focus of the other party's question was obviously on Xu Zhengye, the more detailed the question, the more serious the matter became. In the end, he even asked about Xu Zhengye's social relations.Xun Pengcheng was not a fool. After hearing these questions, he already understood what the Ministry of Security was suspicious of.Obviously, the press release I wrote today offended some big figures. Some people suspected that the express was ordered by someone to speak out for a certain country, so the Ministry of Security was sent to investigate.

When Xun Pengcheng wrote this article, he really didn't consider whether his position should be inclined to Ma Dalan, but the final effect was like this. The Matalan country sells weapons to obtain huge profits and further win over this seemingly wealthy South China Sea country.But whether this kind of argument is consistent with the thinking of Haihan's top management, Xun Pengcheng never considered it when he wrote the article, because his original intention was to write a press release worth discussing to drive the sales of newspapers, and he never thought of it. My article will be noticed by the big shots, and I never thought that I would get into trouble because of it.

Conscience of heaven and earth, Xun Pengcheng swore that he only saw the live Matalan people for the first time this morning, so how could he be instructed by them.But if it was Xu Zhengye, the editor-in-chief, Xun Pengcheng didn't dare to guarantee it. He knew that Xu Zhengye had a lot of contacts in the society, from the three religions to the government. Strange.He witnessed the deeds of the nouveau riche of the Matalan people outside Victory Fort today. It seems completely reasonable to say that these people bribed Xu Zhengye with two gold bricks to let the express speak for them.

But Xun Pengcheng didn't have any evidence at hand, and he didn't dare to gossip about Xu Zhengye. He could only honestly explain the situation according to what he knew, and hoped that the Ministry of Security would not include him in the list of "suspects". .

When the Ministry of Security was investigating this, Su Keyi and Luo Hong had already seen this topical newspaper respectively.However, the two parties who were originally tit for tat had the same views on this matter.Both Su Keyi and Luo Hong believed that after the news was published in the newspaper, it would play a certain role in promoting Haihan's relaxation of arms sales restrictions.Of course, during this period, whoever can seize the initiative and order the equipment he likes from the Haihan people first can only rely on his own ability.

The investigation around the "Sanya Express" did not take too long, because there was nothing tricky about the matter itself, and the Matalan people had no contact with the newspaper or the editor-in-chief. Even Luo Hong It was only after reading the newspaper that he realized that among the onlookers today there were journalists specializing in news reports—this was a very novel occupation for him.

After Xu Shiqi carefully cross-examined Xu Zhengye, he basically confirmed that there was no foreign force involved in this matter, and it was just a newspaper operation that went too far.Of course, whether the bigwigs above would forgive the Express for causing such a minor disaster was something that Xu Shiqi could not influence.What he can do is to report the results of the investigation to his boss He Xi as soon as possible, and then he will report to the executive committee.

The investigation results that night were fed back to Fort Victory layer by layer through the Ministry of Security, which made Yan Chujie, who originally held conspiracy theories about this matter, a little bit dumbfounded: "I think this newspaper should be rectified! National affairs, this kind of gossip Should newspapers talk about it? I think the guidance of public opinion needs to be strengthened immediately, especially the interpretation of national policies, and the non-government media should not be left too much room to play, so that these media people know what can be said and what cannot be said!"

Ning Qi was a little disapproving: "This newspaper reported social events and did not break the law. At most, the rhythm of the report was a bit aggressive. This has to be dealt with. In the future, the non-governmental newspapers will be turbulent? The article is actually well written, but it is not It’s just to understand the real intention of the executive committee.”

Schneider also agreed with Ning Qi's point of view: "Actually, we planned to slowly release some of the banned items. If this report can be used properly, it can also create an opportunity for our plan. In response to public opinion, Gradually opening up foreign arms sales will not make the change of attitude appear too blunt, isn’t that a good operation?”

"But this newspaper has lost the rhythm!" Yan Chujie complained: "This report actually said that we did not agree to sell arms to Mata Ram because of a problem with the coordination between various departments. This is simply slandering the government! "

"Lao Yan, don't be so excited!" Tao Donglai persuaded: "Which way this matter will develop next, the initiative is still in our hands. The rhythm of this newsletter is biased, we can bring it back! You also said just now that we need to strengthen the guidance of public opinion, who will guide public opinion? We also have propaganda agencies and official media! If you don’t want the tabloids to take the lead, then you can do it yourself.”

In terms of the operation ability of the propaganda agency, if Haihan thinks he is second, then there is no one in this world who is number one.The staffing scale of the Haihan Propaganda Department is much larger than that of such a privileged institution as the Ministry of Security. Even in overseas controlled areas thousands of miles away from Sanya, where there is an armed confrontation with the enemy, there will always be propagandists on the front line. Constantly performing duties.Such a powerful propaganda organization, as long as it is activated, will not pay attention to the influence of a non-governmental newspaper.

(End of this chapter)