1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3141
Of course, Li Nai is not really ignorant of this. He has been friends with the senior management of Haihan for many years, and he has continued to pay attention to the movement in Sanya. How could he not know what kind of impact the regular replacement of executive committee members will have.

However, some levels of information are difficult to come by in his capacity, and he can only use this method to verify some of his speculations from Maiko.

In fact, Mariko participated in the election before, and the important support behind it was some wealthy families in Guangdong and Guangxi, including the Li family in Guangzhou.

If the consuls of the two large regions can enter the executive committee, it means that local interest groups like the Li family have greater influence. This alone is worth the money and efforts of the Li family to support Maiko.

However, the sky failed. Although Maliko received great support from the local area, he still failed to win the final vote.

Maliko was grateful for the positive performance of the Li family, and this time he specially arranged for the executive committee to stay in the Li family's manor during their visit to Hong Kong.

Li Nai has a good personal relationship with Haihan's high-level executives, but if he wants to invite the Executive Committee to his home as a guest, that would not be such a big face.

And Maliko, on his own, gave Li Nai the opportunity to meet senior officials of the executive committee in his own place, and put him in Daming, which is equivalent to inviting the emperor and the entire cabinet to his home.This great honor can also be regarded as a reward for the Li family.

Li Nai continued to ask: "Lord Ma, in your opinion, which policy will the Executive Committee prefer in the future, inward? Or outward?"

Maiko gently put down his teacup, and asked back with a smile, "Then which one do you support?"

The development of the Li family is inseparable from the rise of Haihan. Without the rapid expansion of Haihan over the years, it is unlikely that the Li family would become the richest businessman in Guangdong and Guangxi.Now that the Li family's industries are spread all over the world, the state policy that Haihan will implement next will naturally become the focus of the Li family's attention.

However, Maiko's rhetorical question obviously dug a hole. Li Nai is so shrewd, so he naturally didn't want to stand in line to express his position before meeting the executive committee. Without any second thoughts, I shall remain loyal to the Executive Committee as always.”

The implication is to show Maliko's position that he does not want to intervene in the political disputes of Haihan's senior management.

Maliko smiled and said, "I can understand that you don't want to stand in line. But have you ever thought that your Li family supported me in the election before, which is actually a disguised line up."

"You may wish to think again, how the executive committee will coordinate differences."

Li Nai also smiled: "I remember Master Ma's idea was to annex Daming first, and then expand abroad. But Master Ma was not elected to the Executive Committee in the end. Can this be shown from the side, in fact, the meaning of the higher-ups is to choose external expansion?"

"As long as people with the same political views are allowed to join the executive committee, the differences will naturally be resolved."

This is undoubtedly an extremely clever inference, and only someone like Li Nai who is well versed in Haihan's power system would have such an idea.However, this kind of talk cannot be said casually outside, and only officials like Maliko who are bound to the interests of the Li family can discuss it a little bit, so there is no need to worry that the remarks will be spread to the outside world.

Maliko put away his smile and said: "You shouldn't say such things in front of the executive committee. The speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention. If this statement is misunderstood, it will not benefit your Li family."

Li Nai also nodded seriously and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ma, for reminding me. I will obey."

Seeing his sincerity, Maliko continued: "The Executive Committee only stays here for one night. In fact, there is not much to talk about, and even less time is left for you. If you really have any ideas, you might as well follow the Executive Committee." Let’s go north to visit Hangzhou together, and slowly look for opportunities to discuss with the executive committee during the period.”

Li Nai smiled and said, "I just happen to want to go to Hangzhou to see what the new metropolis will look like."

Thanks to the channel cleared half a day in advance, the huge fleet from Sanya encountered no obstacles when it sailed into Causeway Bay.

However, the coast was full of onlookers, and most of them saw such a large fleet for the first time.

Due to the large size of the fleet, after entering the strait, they had to be divided into several teams under the instructions of the guiding ship, and they docked at different piers.

Most of the armed ships undertaking escort missions stopped at Kowloon Bay across the strait.Only the troop carrier carrying the internal guards docked at the Causeway Bay wharf along with the ships of the members of the Executive Committee.

In the end, there were only more than 20 boats sailing into the Causeway Bay Wharf, but even so, all the berths on the wharf had been taken up.

Ma Like led more than a hundred officials and gentry from Guangdong and Guangxi to welcome the arrival of the executive committee on the pier.On the periphery of the pier, there are still thousands of people looking forward to it.

After everyone in the executive committee disembarked, they exchanged pleasantries with Maliko and the others, and then boarded the prepared carriage to "Li Garden".Not to mention that many people watching the bustle outside did not see the faces of the members of the Executive Committee. Even the group of people who had been waiting on the pier for almost two hours, most of them just watched from a distance, and even when they got close He is not qualified to speak a word everywhere.

But even so, the onlookers were still very excited, especially those who had been "interviewed" at close quarters on the pier, and now they had the capital to brag about.

The Portuguese boat was not allowed to dock until after the executive committee left the port. By the time Simao and Thomas came to the pier along the gangway, the onlookers had already dispersed.

However, because of their special identities, local officials still came to meet them and asked them if they needed to rest in a hotel near the port.

Thomas said: "We applied to the executive committee for a meeting in Sanya. Don't you have any relevant arrangements today?"

The official who received them responded blankly: "Based on what I know, there should be no such arrangement."

Simao asked unwillingly: "The executive committee is here. Doesn't the local government hold events such as reception banquets? Should they also receive the entourage?"

The official replied: "I have nothing to say about this."

Simao and Thomas exchanged glances, and both could see the disappointment that could not be concealed from the other's face.They originally hoped to meet with the executive committee first after arriving in Hong Kong, to test the attitude of the high-ranking officials in Haihan, and then make follow-up plans.

But I never thought that I would accompany them in name, but I left them aside after arriving in Hong Kong, and it seemed that I was not prepared to meet them here at all.Even if there is a reception banquet held by the local government tonight, they are obviously not invited.

When the two were depressed, Thomas suddenly showed a strange smile on his face.

Seeing this, Simao couldn't help asking, "Can you still laugh?"

Thomas pointed behind Simao, motioning him to look back.

Simao looked back and couldn't help but also smiled.

Not far from them, the Su family father and son were coming down the gangway.It seems that the Portuguese were not the only ones who were thrown at the port today.

(End of this chapter)