1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1953
Although Zhang Xin had always trusted Zhang Qianzhi, he still felt that this plan was too radical, and it might not be able to achieve the effect Zhang Qianzhi claimed.All of Zhang Qianzhi's judgments on this case are based on the fragmentary clues in Changhua, but there is no actual evidence for what may happen in Danzhou.In other words, all the actions Zhang Qianzhi wanted to take in Danzhou had no basis. It was an intuitive judgment at best, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was out of his imagination.

And Zhang Xin is actually quite confident about the local public security situation and security level. Today's Danzhou is no longer the environment in 1631. The people have gradually become accustomed to the rule of Haihan, and there is no voice of resistance. If someone still wants to plan a large-scale attack locally, it will certainly not be so easy to succeed.

In fact, after the large-scale investigation of Danzhou Port a few days ago, the result can be said to be nothing. Zhang Xin already felt that this matter may not be as serious as the Ministry of Security claimed, or that the investigators misunderstood the direction of the situation. There is no need to take action on this in Danzhou with great fanfare.However, in order to take into account the face of the Ministry of Security and Zhang Qianzhi's feelings, Zhang Xin still ordered the local military police, port affairs and other departments to fully cooperate.

But now that Zhang Qianzhi wants to take further action, let Danzhou cooperate with the Ministry of Security to stage a big show of leading the snake out of the hole, Zhang Xin is a little hesitant.As the local chief executive, he had to consider the negative impact such an action would have on Danzhou's peaceful society, as well as the consequences if the plan failed.

According to Zhang Qianzhi's plan, Danzhou needs to create the illusion that the son of Joseon is visiting, and arrange the itinerary during the visit to Danzhou, and then artificially create security loopholes from it to lure enemies who don't know if they exist.This not only requires the help of the garrison, the police and other departments, but also requires the visiting units to cooperate with the performance, and the scope of involvement may exceed the official control.

If you can attract the opponent that Zhang Qianzhi is worried about, then needless to say, it is worthwhile to spend as much money and manpower as possible. If so, then he, Zhang Xin, will probably become a laughing stock.At that time, when others talk about this matter, they will not say that this is the masterpiece of "So-and-so from the Ministry of Security", but will definitely attribute it to the Danzhou government. Zhang Xin will also get "leadership incompetent" and so on. evaluation of.

Of course, even if there are any unfavorable comments on Zhang Xin from the people or the officialdom, it is not enough to shake his position in Danzhou.Like most of the first batch of people who were released as magistrates, Zhang Xin never moved his seat after taking office in Danzhou. Over the years, he has managed Danzhou as if it were his own business. For some principled mistakes, this official position will not be replaced by others.

But Zhang Xin didn't like this situation that was out of his control. He hoped that Zhang Qianzhi could come up with more convincing evidence or a more secure action plan, rather than this kind of gambling betting.Since Danzhou is currently under his control, why take such unnecessary risks?
Zhang Xin asked Zhang Qianzhi calmly: "Then have you considered another approach? We can take a more conservative approach and strengthen the security during the visit of the son of North Korea to prevent potential safety hazards. At the same time, the Ministry of Security also Continue to trace the existing clues to confirm whether the other party is really lurking in Danzhou. In this way, we can save a lot of useless work and focus more on actual security work."

Zhang Xin's statement is very tactful, but in fact he has reservations about Zhang Qianzhi's plan.Of course, Zhang Qianzhi could also understand what Zhang Xin said. His plan must be approved and supported by Zhang Xin before it could be implemented in Danzhou, so he still had to try to convince the other party.

"The method your lord said is not unfeasible, but I think that if the traditional method is used, even if the other party is really lurking in Danzhou, they may not dare to show up due to pressure, but this hidden danger will continue to exist. They Even if no action is taken in Danzhou, it is very likely that the son of Joseon will continue to be targeted in the dark! The evidence we have now shows that this group of people did not act on a whim, and there must be support behind them. If the instigator digs it out, sooner or later something will happen..."

Zhang Xin was noncommittal to Zhang Qianzhi's statement. In fact, he didn't know that the method he said could play a major role in deterring the enemies who might be lurking in the dark, so that they would not dare to do anything in Danzhou. He really wanted to catch these guys , it may be that Zhang Qianzhi's method is more effective.

But having said that, whether the Ministry of Security can catch this group of people in Danzhou is not the key point for Zhang Xin. He only needs to ensure that the personal safety of the North Korean prince during his stay in Danzhou will not be a problem. For Zhang Xin, who can mobilize all the resources in Danzhou, it is not difficult. The big deal is to mobilize the army infantry battalion stationed in Danzhou, set aside a mobile safety zone for the Koreans, and arrange a company of troops to surround the Koreans 24 hours a day. No matter where you came from, the assassins were all persuaded to leave.As for whether the Koreans will be attacked again after they leave Danzhou, the Danzhou officials do not need to be responsible for it. To put it bluntly, even if something happens, it has nothing to do with Zhang Xin.

If another person was in charge of investigating this incident, Zhang Xin would probably not be in the mood to meddle in other people's affairs. Unless the executive committee gave him an order directly, he would have dealt with it in his own way.But now that the person in charge is Zhang Qianzhi, and he appreciates him a lot, he can't shame himself to treat Zhang Qianzhi with a tough attitude.

Zhang Xin took a deep breath and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "I think so, let's sort out our differences of opinion first, and then seek a solution."

Zhang Qianzhi bowed and said: "My lord, do you agree that we should try to dig out these criminals as soon as possible and arrest them?"

Zhang Xin wondered if I could give a negative answer to this question, Xiangxia silently nodded his head as approval.

Zhang Qianzhi said: "My lord's main concern is that I'm not sure whether this group of people are lurking in Danzhou at the moment, so I feel that the humble job's plan is not reliable enough. Dare I ask if this is the case?"

Zhang Xin nodded again, thinking that if you can confirm that these people have indeed arrived in Danzhou, then there is nothing wrong with applying for the mobilization of Danzhou's resources to arrest these people, but if you are just doing things based on intuition, then I'm sorry, Hai Han doesn't have this rule, and your status, Zhang Qianzhi, is far from being able to set rules by yourself.

Zhang Qianzhi went on to say: "So the differences of opinion between the adults and the humble officials mainly lie in whether it can be confirmed that these people came to Danzhou to lurk after leaving Changhua, and planned to launch another attack on the son of the Joseon Dynasty in Danzhou."

This time Zhang Xin finally responded: "You are right, this is the main difference between us. If you have evidence that these people are hiding in Danzhou, then you can follow your way. But if you don't If you can’t confirm this, then follow my method.”

Zhang Qianzhi couldn't present any evidence to convince Zhang Xin, but he knew that if he followed Zhang Xin's method, the chance of catching these criminals in Danzhou would be very small.

Zhang Xin went on to say: "The son of Joseon is still in Tushan now, and it will take three or four days to go to Heitu Port. If you still can't find out the news of that group of people within two days, then you don't have time to implement your idea." I have a plan. Hurry up!"

"Thank you, my lord! I'll hurry up and investigate it!" Zhang Qianzhi knew that Zhang Xin had given him two more days, and it was also the last two days. It was already a compromise, and he dared not expect the other party to do it After all, he also knows that his speculation is not 100% reliable, and now all the investigation results are in the opposite direction to his own speculation. Zhang Xin can make such a statement as a special consideration for him.

Half an hour later, according to Zhang Qianzhi's request, all the main personnel of the security department in Danzhou City gathered together, and he presided over an emergency meeting.

"We still have at most two days to confirm whether those people are lurking in Danzhou before the mayor can initiate follow-up measures. If we have to rely on a large-scale investigation, it may be too late, and it is easy to startle the snake. So I need everyone to brainstorm and quickly come up with a way to achieve this goal."

Zhang Qianzhi assigned tasks to everyone straight to the point. Normally, he would choose to deploy directly after considering the action plan, but this time the situation is quite special. He certainly does not have this group of people who have been stationed here for a long time for the local situation in Danzhou. I knew it clearly, and I really couldn't think of any immediate solution in a hurry, so I simply asked Wang Baisuo to gather people together to see if the three cobblers could beat Zhuge Liang and come up with a feasible solution.

The people under Wang Baisuo's subordinates were not fools, so they immediately proposed several plans according to Zhang Qianzhi's intention, but Zhang Qianzhi thought that some plans were too complicated to be implemented within two days, while others were too ostentatious. , the effect may be counterproductive, and the opponent will hide even deeper after being vigilant.

Wang Baisuo listened for a while, then shook his head and stopped the discussion: "Stop for a moment, what you are talking about are all countermeasures against the opponent, so no one thinks about it from the opponent's way of thinking? Think about it, everyone. If they hid in Danzhou and waited for the North Koreans to come, what would they do immediately? What would be the most likely reason for their whereabouts to be exposed?"

Wang Baisuo's idea was actually the idea that Zhang Qianzhi had told him earlier, to consider the way of action from the opponent's point of view, but at that time Zhang Qianzhi was just to prove that his plan was theoretically feasible, but he hadn't gone deeper into it. Think about specific measures.

Wang Baisuo's reminder immediately opened up everyone's thinking, and soon a consensus was formed that these people will definitely seize the time to try to collect all kinds of information needed for the operation locally.For example, the itinerary of the North Koreans during their stay in Danzhou, the places they may go, and their own safe evacuation routes from Danzhou.

The specific itinerary for the Koreans during their stay in Danzhou has not yet been worked out, because at this time Li Lu and others are still in Annan, and the final return time has not been determined.And Zhang Qianzhi's original plan was to take this opportunity to make a time difference, and arrange for a fake son to come to Danzhou to lure his opponent to show up.But if we consider how to collect this information from the perspective of the opponent, it seems that we can find the entry point for detection.

"In Danzhou, there should be some underground brokers, right?" Inspired by this, Zhang Qianzhi also had a new idea: "It is impossible for them to know the itinerary of the son of the Joseon Dynasty several days in advance. Well, according to the security system, it is estimated that the relevant units will only receive the official notice one to two days in advance. But maybe we can release the news in advance, if the other party has access to the local underground broker, they will definitely try to buy this information."

Taking the initiative to sell information about the North Koreans to the opponent is a method that no one has thought of before.This kind of information is worthless to ordinary people, but if someone spends money to buy it, it must be evil.Unless the opponent has a very reliable local high-level source of information, it will never let go of collecting relevant information from abnormal channels.

And Zhang Qianzhi believes that the other party has no possibility of having a high-level source of information in Danzhou, because the reason is very simple. If the other party has such conditions, there is no need to make a hasty move in Changhua, and it is completely possible to plan operations without haste , with greater confidence to strive for success in Danzhou.

Under normal circumstances, the branches of the Ministry of Security in various places will have a good grasp of the status of most of the local underground industries. These gray areas may not be legal, but as long as it does not affect the rule of the government, the Ministry of Security will not take the initiative to eradicate them.Even if there were some illegal acts, that was the function of the police department. The Ministry of Security generally just observed and recorded silently, and rarely intervened.

Brokers who sell various types of information as intermediaries are also easily classified as gray areas, because many times the information they sell has problems from source to purpose, but as long as certain red lines are not stepped on, the Ministry of Security will also not Will take the initiative to take action against it, after all, sometimes the government also needs to use these channels to release some information that should not be disclosed through normal channels.

As for the method mentioned by Zhang Qianzhi, it can be regarded as a special way of using this kind of underground industry, but how to operate it will probably depend on the local subordinates in Danzhou.If it goes well, Zhang Qianzhi believes that it may take less than two days to confirm whether the opponent is lurking in Danzhou.

(End of this chapter)