1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2614
Bai Letong patiently received these groups of uninvited guests, and the information he learned through conversations in the process gradually confirmed his guess.These people should all be freshmen who have just taken the provincial examination. The main purpose of visiting them is to gain a sense of presence, not to ask Bai Letong, the "teacher", to do something for them.

After all, Bai Letong will not participate in the follow-up examination work, so it will not have much impact on whether they will be admitted in the future, but if they have the opportunity to develop a relationship with a "noble person" like Bai Letong, these students with a good family background will definitely won't miss it.

But it was obviously not a coincidence that they found this place in groups, but someone leaked Bai Letong's identity and residence to them and instructed them to visit him.However, these people were quite tight-lipped, Bai Letong made various attempts, but no one revealed who actually provided them with the information.

After sending these people away, it was already noon, and just as Bai Letong breathed a sigh of relief, Tao Hongfang came: "I came here two or three times in the morning, and you are always receiving guests, why is it suddenly lively here? "

During his stay in Hangzhou, Bai Letong almost only dealt with people from the township trial run, and there were few visitors at ordinary times. At this time, almost all the people from the township trial run were still working overtime in the Gongyuan, so it was probably unlikely that they would come to see Bai Letong. So Tao Hongfang felt a little strange about the continuous stream of visitors this early in the morning.

Bai Letong smiled wryly and said, "All of them are freshmen who have just finished the rural examination. I don't know where I got the news, but they came here!"

Tao Hongfang understood the whole story as soon as he heard it: "It seems that you have been sold!"

Bai Letong nodded and said, "Probably someone doesn't want me to stay out of the matter so easily, and plans to use some means to drag me into trouble."

Bai Letong is already one of the insiders about some of the shady parts of this rural examination.However, he also understands that these things cannot be simply measured by the principle of fairness, and they must not be made public, otherwise it will inevitably affect Haihan's credibility in this area, so despite many unwillingnesses, he can only Seal the truth that you know.

Regarding the local government's arrangement for this township examination, Bai Letong's attitude is that he does not object, encourage, or take responsibility.But his attitude may be regarded as a factor of instability in the eyes of others, and something must be done to ensure that Bai Letong will not cause trouble.It may be a tentative method to arrange visits for students who have just taken the rural examination.

Tao Hongfang said: "Even if you know that someone is trying to test you, you can only accept the trick honestly, and you can't turn against these visitors... This trick is quite powerful!"

Bai Letong sighed and said, "Yes! If I have a bad attitude towards these people, I'm afraid there will be some bad rumors outside, and I won't even have a channel to defend myself, so I can only shut up Take the blame!"

As the saying goes, a strong dragon can't beat a local snake. Although Bai Letong has a strong background, in the East China Sea region thousands of miles away from Sanya, these factors can play a very limited role, and it is even difficult to avoid someone deliberately playing tricks. ruin his reputation.These scholars who visited publicly today may become the source of various false rumors.

At this time, Tao Hongfang also realized that the situation Bai Letong encountered might also happen to him.They have all tried to find out the truth about certain gray areas in the East China Sea region, and such investigations will obviously touch the interests of relevant people. These people may be afraid of their identities and backgrounds and will not openly confront them, but if they want to Playing some dirty tricks to deal with them is enough to give them a headache.

Tao Hongfang and Bai Letong are both extremely intelligent people who can detect possible risks early, but they have lived in Sanya for a long time and have little experience in dealing with these extraordinary measures. Even if they are aware of the risks, they cannot think of appropriate measures treatment method.

And the best way to deal with it at the moment is undoubtedly to leave Hangzhou as soon as possible, and completely cut off from these matters. After the dust of the relevant matters is settled, naturally, there is no need to worry about being dragged down by gossip.

"It seems that we should start as soon as possible." Tao Hongfang said helplessly: "Out of sight, out of mind, as long as we are not in Hangzhou, these methods will naturally come to nothing."

However, their itinerary is not completely determined by themselves, it depends on the military.The joint fleet for this visit is huge, and the relevant preparations are intricate and time-consuming.

In particular, the fleet returned to China led by Wang Anguo not only had to purchase supplies, recruit immigrants, and even bring several new ships ordered at the Zhoushan Shipyard. Every task was very complicated.Only after the preparations for the fleet are completed can the entire combined fleet officially set off.

However, Wang Anguo brought back good news that night. His fleet had completed the supply work. At the same time, the three new ships built in Zhoushan had successfully completed sea trials in the East China Sea and could be officially handed over.

"The only regret is that the recruitment of immigrants is not particularly ideal." Wang Anguo sighed: "It is too difficult to recruit craftsmen and teachers. Even if all the state capitals in the East China Sea region pay high prices, there are still not enough people to apply for the job." .”

"After all, the place you are going to is too far away." Tao Hongfang comforted: "Maybe you can take some other measures, for example, you can choose to return to China after completing a few years of work in the local area, and get an extra sum of money. bonus."

Wang Anguo smiled bitterly: "I have already used the method you mentioned, but the effect can only be said to be mediocre... probably because the bonus is not enough!"

Haihan's work of recruiting immigrants has never stopped since the day when the cross-travelers arrived in Yulin Bay, and has accumulated rich operational experience for more than 20 years.However, in the final analysis, various measures to recruit immigrants are nothing more than the word "welfare". As long as the welfare is good enough, it will naturally attract those poor people who want to restart their lives.

However, the action of organizing the armed fleet to go to the other side of the ocean is basically derived from Tom Wang’s private wishes. Although the Executive Committee expressed support for this, the value of the ships and materials allocated to Tom Wang is already astronomical. The subsequent financial support The strength is relatively limited.

In particular, the cost of recruiting immigrants from China basically has to be raised by Tom Wang himself. In this way, the treatment that can be given to immigrants will naturally be limited to a certain extent. It is more difficult to recruit high-quality immigrants by directly spending money.

(End of this chapter)