1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 425 Please help me
Zhan Gui has actually lived in Shengli Port for more than a year, and he has adapted to the many strange rules implemented by the Haihan people to a certain extent.Although the Haihan people are proficient in business, they are not purely interested in money. They sell everything. There are still many things that are under strict control and are rarely sold outside. For example, the advanced sailboats built by shipyards are one example.

Zhan Gui would find various names to enter the shipyard almost every month to see the new-style sailboats manufactured by the Haihan people. The hesitation began to run away from the relationship.It just so happened that a cargo ship under his name arrived at the port today, so Zhan Gui took the manifest and found Zhou Hengxing first—the shipyard required the port authority to issue certificates, and Zhan Gui's ships are now berthing in Sanya Inland River Port, the supervisor is Zhou Hengxing.

Zhan Gui's dual identities as shareholder and representative are there, and he has always performed well at ordinary times. Naturally, Zhou Hengxing would not embarrass him in this kind of place. A certificate was issued.

Zhan Gui did not expect that this matter could be handled so smoothly. If he wanted to go to the Daming government to handle errands, he probably couldn't do it in a few days, and it also depended on whether the joints in the yamen were in place.Although the rules of the Haihan people are strict and the procedures are somewhat cumbersome, they do things without delay, which is also appreciated by foreign businessmen like Zhan Gui.Zhan Gui sometimes thinks, if the Ming government can be so tolerant towards maritime merchants, then there are not only a few commercial ports along the coast of Daming, and the scale of foreign trade should be much better than the current situation.

Zhan Gui took the certificate written by Zhou Hengxing and thanked him repeatedly, and said that he would entertain Zhou Hengxing at a convenient time.He knew that these Haihan people would not accept gold and silver in return, and at most they would only agree to eat. Even if this is the case, it depends on whether the person concerned has enough face. Not every businessman who invites the heads of Haihan to dinner waits for an affirmative response. .

Zhou Hengxing said with a smile: "Boss Zhan is too polite, even if you don't help me with this matter, you still treat me to dinner every month. Don't worry, if this ship is going to be sold, you will definitely be the first batch of users. "

Zhan Gui noticed very sensitively that what Zhou Hengxing said was "the first batch" rather than "the first family", but he was relieved immediately - "Furuifeng" Li family, as the number one partner of the Haihan people, of course not This benefit may be missed.Zhan Gui also knew that the relationship with the Haihan people was not comparable to that of the Li family, and the business scope of the two parties was also different, so there was no direct competition.

When Zhan Gui was about to get up and leave, Zhou Hengxing stopped him: "Boss Zhan, sit down for a while, I have something to trouble you."

Zhan Gui quickly responded: "Director Zhou can give orders, but Zhan will never shirk as much as he can."

"It's not that serious." Zhou Hengxing said with a smile: "You wait here for a while, there are people from other departments who want to see you."

Zhan Gui couldn't figure out Zhou Hengxing's intentions, but he had just issued a certificate for himself, so he thought it wouldn't be a bad thing, so he followed the other party's instructions and waited in peace.

After a cup of tea, someone really came to Zhou Hengxing's office.Zhan Gui saw that the person who came was a man in his thirties, with a thin body, wearing the double-breasted shorts and narrow-tube trousers that Haihan people usually wear.The man turned his head and glanced at Zhan Gui. Zhan Gui only felt that he was a little distracted for a moment, because this person's eyes were mostly dark, and the white eyes were so rare that he could hardly see them. When he looked over, he only noticed a pair of dark eyes Bottomless black pupils.

Seeing this person appearing at the door, Zhou Hengxing stood up and greeted him: "Brother Hao, you are here! Come, come, let me introduce you."

Zhou Hengxing said and stretched out his hand towards Zhan Gui, and Zhan Gui quickly stood up when he saw this.

"This is the boss Zhan Guizhan of Zhan's Shipping Company. He has been doing business with us a lot, and he is an old friend." After Zhou Hengxing introduced Zhan Gui, he turned to introduce the visitor: "This is Director Hao Wanqing Hao, The specific work he is in charge of happens to have something to do with your business, so I need to talk to Boss Zhan about some business matters."

Hao Wanqing cupped his hands and said, "Boss Zhan, I've heard of you for a long time!"

Zhan Gui didn't dare to speak, but he was thinking about the background of Director Hao.According to Zhan Gui's understanding of Haihan's official positions, he knew that the biggest positions were the nine executive committee members, who were genuine "heads" even among the Haihan people.The second is the "Ministers" of each "Ministry". Zhan Gui believes that they can only be roughly similar to the functions of the six ministers of the Ming Dynasty: Li, Hu, Li, Bing, Xing, and Gong, but the Haihan people have a more detailed division of labor. Most of the committee members also serve as ministers of various ministries.Counting down, there are various directors with various names. For example, the heads of the management committees of Sanya Port, Shengli Port, and Heitu Port are all directors. , the top leader is also the director, but other than that, there are many departments that also have this position.

Zhan Gui had never met Director Hao before, and he had never even heard of his name.And Zhou Hengxing's introduction was very vague, and he didn't even explain the background of the other party clearly, which made it difficult for Zhan Gui to guess which god the other party was for a while.

"Boss Zhan, if it's convenient, I would like to delay you for a while to talk, okay?" Hao Wanqing stared into Zhan Gui's eyes, although he was asking for Zhan Gui's opinion, but there was an unquestionable taste.

"Convenience, convenience!" Zhan Gui responded quickly.

"My car is right outside, please!" Hao Wanqing made a gesture of please.

The two said goodbye to Zhou Hengxing, and Zhan Gui saw a four-wheeled carriage with a sunshade parked on the side of the road outside.This kind of carriage is not very common in the local area, because the limited horses are either arranged to carry goods in areas with unsatisfactory traffic conditions, or they are raised in military cavalry bases, and are usually used to carry people or pull people. The condition of the car is minimal.

Zhan Gui noticed that there was more than one coachman sitting in front of the car, and there was also a Haihan militiaman with live ammunition next to him.However, what he was holding in his hand was not the [-]-type breech-loading flintlock that is common in the army, but a special version of a double-barreled short-barreled musket.Although Zhan Gui often saw Haihan's armed men in Sanya, but this was the first time he saw this new short gun, so he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

After Zhan Gui and Hao Wanqing got into the carriage, the coachman waved his whip, and the two pack horses pulled the carriage and began to move slowly.Seeing that Hao Wanqing was staring ahead, Zhan Gui didn't seem to want to talk to him, and he didn't dare to speak casually at the moment, so he sat quietly.

After the carriage left Sanya Port, it went along the road to Shengli Port in the northwest direction.Seeing Victory Fort getting closer and closer, Zhan Gui was about to ask if he was entering the fort, but the carriage turned in a different direction, passed through the west side of Victory Fort, and continued heading northwest.

Zhan Gui's main activity areas in Sanya are concentrated around Shengli Port and Sanya Port. As for the Tiandu area where outsiders are forbidden to enter and leave at will, he has never been to it once.But the carriage didn't go all the way to Tiandu along the road, and soon crossed the railway line to the west and entered a small road with a width of only one foot.Sitting in the car, Zhan Gui saw that the road surface was still loess, so he knew that there were not many people passing by here every day, because the Ministry of Construction almost used Haihan cement to solidify the road surface because of the heavy traffic of people and goods.

After walking along the path towards the mountains for a while, Zhan Gui saw a courtyard appearing in the woods ahead.The buildings in this courtyard are a bit similar to the Anju apartments that Zhan Gui saw in Sanya New City. They are divided into two floors, the first floor and the ground floor. Han specialty glass windows.

The carriage slowly stopped in the open space outside the yard. Zhan Gui noticed that there were several other carriages of the same type here. It seems that the people working in this place should have quite a lot of authority.There were two guards with guns standing outside the gate of the courtyard. When they saw Hao Wanqing, they immediately raised their hands as a military salute.

Zhan Gui noticed an inconspicuous plaque hanging at the gate of the yard. There were only five words on the plaque in black on a white background: Haihan Security Department.

"What kind of department is this again?" Zhan Gui muttered in his heart, and followed Hao Wanqing into the courtyard.

The situation here seems to be the same as those Haihan institutions that Zhan Gui had been to before, but Zhan Gui still quickly noticed an unusual place, except for the staff members hurrying through the corridors with documents Besides, I didn't see any outsiders wearing Ming Dynasty or other costumes—except for himself, all the people here were wearing Haihan-style clothing in shorts and long trousers.

Reminiscent of the secluded location of this place, Zhan Gui can conclude that this is not a place open to the outside world.Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous, because he suddenly remembered that in the process of chatting with senior Haihan officials, he seemed to have heard the word "Security Department"-this is the East Factory and Jinyiwei established by the Haihan people. what!
Dongchang and Jinyiwei are like wolves and tigers in the eyes of the people of Ming Dynasty. Most of the people who are targeted by these two yamen will have to peel off their skins if they don't die.Although Haihan people often talk about the "rule of law", Zhan Gui also knows that these people will never show mercy when they should be ruthless.When the Sanya new city was being developed, Zhan Gui also knew some of the practices of the Haihan people that had not been exposed. Those who were unwilling to relocate and tried to violently resist land expropriation were all packed by the Haihan militia and sent to Heitu Port. Cargo ships, if they are unlucky, they will probably have to dig coal in the coal mines of Heitu Port until they die. At that time, the Haihan people did not mention any "rule of law", and even later they did not communicate with the Yacheng government. dealt with.

Thinking of this, Zhan Gui couldn't help breathing a little short of breath. He thought he had never done anything wrong to the Haihan people—well, that is, in the initial trading process, there were some short-lived and shoddy goods. means only.But that happened more than a year ago, and the amount involved was not large, so the Haihan people don't need to make things so big, right?It's easy to get in through the door of the security department, but it's not necessarily easy to get out. If the Haihan people don't let you go, what will your family do?How to deal with so much family property?Will the Haihan people swallow all their property immediately after dealing with themselves?
When Zhan Gui was thinking wildly, Hao Wanqing, who was leading the way, suddenly turned around and said, "Boss Zhan, don't be nervous, I just invite you to come over for a chat, there is no other meaning."

Zhan Gui came back to his senses and quickly responded, "No, I didn't misunderstand anything."

Hao Wanqing smiled, without saying much, and brought Zhan Gui to an office on the second floor.Zhan Gui saw that the windows in this room were bright and clean, and that the furnishings in the room were no different from those of ordinary Haihan offices, and there were no torture instruments or pungent smell of blood as imagined, so he relaxed a little at that moment, and sat on the wicker chair opposite Hao Wanqing. down.

Hao Wanqing ordered someone to pour tea, and then said to Zhan Gui: "I didn't say something clearly with Director Zhou just now. Let me introduce myself first. I am Hao Wanqing, director of the Nanyang Affairs Department of Haihan Security Department. Boss Zhan knows our department What is its function?"

Zhan Gui thought to himself that such a thing would dare to chew his tongue in front of you, so he quickly responded: "The villain doesn't know, please ask Director Hao to clarify!"

Hao Wanqing nodded and said: "The main function of our department is to collect all kinds of intelligence and information from the outside world, sort out those parts that may pose a threat to Hai Han, and then take corresponding measures to solve these threats."

Zhan Gui didn't understand what he heard, but he kept nodding to show that he listened carefully.

"You probably don't understand what I mean by then. Let's use an analogy, it's the same nature as your Daming's Jinyiwei in Dongchang!" The thing is not to be loyal to a certain person, but to be loyal to Haihan as a group."

At this moment, Zhan Gui was so frightened that his tongue was a little tongue-tied: "Yes... yes... the villain... understands!"

"Boss Zhan, you don't have to be so nervous. I invite you here today. I don't mean any ill will to you." Just as the staff came in with tea, Hao Wanqing stopped talking and said, "Drink tea first to relieve your tension. .”

Zhan Gui took two sips of hot tea as he said, and then he relaxed a little.The tea brewed in this teacup is not bad. Zhan Gui took a sip and tasted it. It was Tieguanyin from Anxi, Fujian, and it was top grade. Will take this kind of good thing to entertain the prisoners.

"Actually, I invited you here today because I want to ask Boss Zhan for help." Hao Wanqing's words surprised Zhan Gui a little.

(End of this chapter)