1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 430 Zhang Wang
As the prestigious intelligence agency of the Ming Dynasty, Jin Yiwei's strength should not be underestimated. Although the acting skills of the Jin Yiwei who pretended to be ordinary people in this restaurant were not very qualified, Gong Shiqi did not despise them at all.Most of the practitioners in this yamen have real skills, especially the grassroots personnel who perform tasks such as lurking, tracking, and arresting outside, and they rarely have a living bag.It was precisely because Gong Shiqi was not sure how to deal with these people that he sent someone back to send reinforcements.However, the helpless Third Young Master Li actually claimed to be able to help him in this matter, Gong Shiqi naturally would not believe it easily.

Li Nai calmly said: "Captain Gong, don't worry, I have already discussed with Boss He a perfect plan!"

"A surefire solution?" Gong Shiqi looked disbelieving.In Guangzhou City, if you want to attack the Jinyiwei of the imperial court, how can there be any perfect strategy for this kind of decapitation?
"Captain Gong, tell your people not to act in a hurry, I have my own way." Li Nai showed He Xi's warrant directly to Gong Shiqi without going into details.

Gong Shiqi could see clearly that the content of the warrant was to cooperate with Li Nai in this operation and to protect Li Nai's personal safety.Since it was He Xi's autographed order, Gong Shiqi had no choice but to obey, and had someone notify the other people who were performing surveillance tasks outside the restaurant.

After about half an hour, the door of the restaurant finally opened.The five people who went in earlier came out in a single file. After checking left and right, there was no change, and then headed south.

"Let's go, let's follow and have a look." Li Nai waved his folding fan and followed in a leisurely manner.Gong Shiqi also dropped the firewood and followed behind Li Nai. He really wanted to see how the delicate and expensive Young Master Li San would deal with these wolf-like Jinyiwei.

As soon as he passed a corner, Gong Shiqi saw a stall standing in front of him, and several people loudly solicited the flow of people: "Look, take a look! Haihan immigrant, the treatment is good, and the food is in charge." Control your wages and enjoy your life without any worries!"

When those Jin Yiwei posing as civilians approached, someone came forward and handed them a few leaflets, which were nothing more than promoting the Haihan immigration policy.This kind of immigration promotion point used to appear outside the city, but it was extremely rare in the city. When Gong Shiqi saw this posture, he guessed in his heart that it should be the arrangement of the Li family.The propagandists and promotional materials are ready-made, just drag them to the city to set up a stall.

Several Jin Yiwei obviously hesitated for a while, but in the end they did not stop in front of the stall and continued to march south.Seeing that Li Nai did not show the slightest disappointment, Gong Shiqi still had a confident look on his face. He guessed that he should have something to do later, so he was not in a hurry to ask, and continued to follow quietly.

Sure enough, there were stalls attracting immigrants at almost every intersection they passed, and there were endless propaganda methods.Finally, Gong Shiqi couldn't bear to catch up a few steps and asked Li Nai: "It seems that this arrangement should have been made in advance, how did the third young master know that they will go to the south of the city?"

"I don't know which direction they will go." Li Nai shook his head and said, "So I set up all four directions in the south, east, north, and west. There are about thirty or forty stalls in total, and more than 200 people participated."

Gong Shiqi was stunned and speechless when he heard that, arranging so many publicity points in a very short period of time, this method can only be used by local snakes like the Li family, and it is thanks to Li Nai for coming up with such an idea.Although the five Jinyiwei didn't show interest in this kind of street solicitation at first, as they encountered more and more publicity, these people gradually began to show signs of hesitation.Near a certain immigrant solicitation point before leaving the city, these people saw a group of immigrants who had been recruited on the spot, and couldn't help but go forward to consult.

Gong Shiqi's nerves immediately tensed up. If these Jinyiwei found out that something was wrong, it would surely arouse their vigilance, and it would be impossible to use similar methods to lure the enemy.

Li Nai said very easily: "Captain Gong, don't worry, these people don't know the inside story, what they know is that every immigrant they recruit today, they can get a penny. As for those immigrants, of course they are all true of."

Gong Shiqi suddenly said: "The third young master's move is really powerful! If they want to sneak into Shengli Port quietly, it is probably the easiest way to become immigrants."

"But they probably won't choose to be immigrants." Li Nai shook his head and said: "Although immigration status is useful, the process of checking identity is very strict. These people must have identity tokens and weapons on them, and they can't enter the immigration team at all. .”

"If that's the case, why did the third young master go to such lengths to set up these publicity spots?" Gong Shiqi asked puzzled.

"To build momentum, let these people know about Haihan's immigration policy, so that they won't be so picky when they choose other ways to conceal their identities." Li Nai said calmly.

"There are other ways?" Gong Shiqi now felt that the young master Li San in front of him was not a literati who could only study hard, and the methods he used were one move after another.

"The front is the foreshadowing, and the next is the main event." Seeing that the five people had already passed the gate, Li Nai finally put away the relaxed expression on his face, and quickened his pace.

Outside the south gate of Guangzhou is the Pearl River Wharf. There are many hotels, shops and storage places here, which in turn lead to the development of transportation, catering, entertainment and other industries. The place is full of three religions and nine streams. It can be said that it is the most prosperous area outside Guangzhou. .However, today's situation seems to be a little different from usual. There are many more stalls attracting sailors and crew members on the street.

There are many conspicuous signs on both sides of the street, such as "Urgently recruit several crew members, set off to the south on the same day, with good treatment", "Urgently recruit sailors with a monthly salary of [-] taels, and those who are familiar with Qionghai waterways are preferred", "Sanya special line hires crew members, No matter you have experience or not, you can get the first month's salary when you join the job", "Urgently recruit permanent staff in Sanya, Qiongzhou, annual salary of [-] taels is no longer a dream" and other billboards, some of which are not even completely dry. through.

In front of these stalls, there were more or less people gathered. Even Gong Shiqi, who was used to the prosperity of this place, was stunned by this sight.As for those Jinyiwei, they have already dispersed to different recruitment sites to inquire about the conditions.

Gong Shiqi was stunned for a while, and then said to Li Nai: "The third son's move is really powerful, I accept it! But if these people don't plan to find a way to go to Sanya immediately, then what should we do?"

"That's nothing to lose! The Executive Committee has recently entrusted me to increase the recruitment of crew and sailors. Even if these people are not available, it would be good to recruit a group of professionals and send them to Sanya. This whole article The recruitment spots on the street are all arranged by us, no matter where they go, they will still board our boat in the end!" Li Nai said with a smile on his face.He noticed that one of the surveillance objects seemed to have a strong interest in the solicitation of a certain company, and he had already sat down in front of a roadside stall and started talking in detail.

Gong Shiqi now has to admire Li Nai's methods. Compared with recruiting immigrants, the entry requirements for crew and sailors are obviously more relaxed. There is no need to verify personal status or check luggage. This is undoubtedly the best way to get into Sanya.When these Jinyiwei boarded the boat and sailed away from Guangzhou, they would completely become meat on the chopping board and be at the mercy of their own side.

Gong Shiqi made a gesture, and the members of the field team around him immediately dispersed to monitor the targets.Seeing the dust settle, Li Nai smiled and said to Gong Shiqi: "If Captain Gong is fine, then we might as well go to the nearby teahouse and wait for the news!"

Not long after the two sat in the teahouse, news began to come back one after another.The target tasks all have obvious Jiangsu and Zhejiang accents, which basically confirms the possibility of coming from Nanjing.These five people were divided into two groups and joined two different shipping companies - of course, these two shipping companies are actually owned by the Li family.They will set off from the Pearl River Wharf the day after tomorrow as crew members, heading for their destination Sanya.

"Today's matter depends entirely on the planning and implementation of the third young master. I will definitely report to the boss and ask for credit for the third young master after I go back next time!" Gong Shiqi finally let go of his hanging heart at this time.

Li Nai waved his hand and said, "There's no need to ask for credit. I'm not someone inside of you, so the credit is useless to me. After you go back, tell Boss He, don't forget the ten boxes of 'Sanya Special Brew' you owe me, and give it to me sooner." I'll bring it over."

The "Sanya Special Brew" mentioned by Li Nai is actually a rum produced in Sanya. This distilled liquor made of sugarcane molasses has been well received for its sweet taste once it was launched.Since the production capacity of sugarcane in Haihan's control area is still relatively limited, most of which are used to make sugar, the output of this "Sanya Special Brew" is not much, and it is not even sold on the market. "Ruifeng" is the only way to get a small number of survivors from within Haihan.And its price on the market is also much higher than that of ordinary liquor due to the rare stock. At an auction last month, a box of twelve bottles of "Sanya Special Brew" even sold for a sky-high price of a thousand taels of silver.

Gong Shiqi bowed in response, and then said: "The recruitment booths arranged by the third son will last for a few more days."

"Why is that?" Li Nai asked in surprise.Although it doesn’t cost much money to set up these stalls, the manpower occupied cannot be ignored. In order to set up such a vast network, almost [-]% of the employees of "Furuifeng" in and out of Guangzhou were mobilized, and even the shops were all closed. , The impact on the Li family's business cannot be ignored.

"Although we know that there is such a group of people with evil intentions, we don't know the detailed number of people and the division of labor, and we don't know if there are other people besides today's five people. Put it on for two more days, so as not to slip through the net. Fish!" Gong Shiqi was not dazzled by the victory in front of him, but still clearly remembered his mission.

Li Nai nodded and said, "If that's the case, then follow what Captain Gong said."

In fact, Gong Shiqi's follow-up plan was even longer, and the monitoring of the Jinyiwei contact point would last at least half a month, and the alarm would be lifted only after the matter was confirmed to be over.However, Li Nai's strategy did help Gong Shiqi solve the problem of shortage of manpower. As long as the five target persons boarded the boat, there was no need for the field team of the Guangzhou Office to come forward for the rest.The navy has always arranged for someone to be responsible for the armed escort, and there is at least one company of naval mobile forces at Lijiazhuang. It is obviously easier for them to handle this kind of thing.

That night, Gong Shiqi returned to the Guangzhou Office and reported the process and results of the action to He Xi. At the end, he didn't forget to mention Li Nai's ten boxes of "Sanya Special Wine".He Xi smiled and said, "Li Nai is here purely for the ten boxes of wine, and I will arrange for someone to deliver it to his house tomorrow. You pick a smart guy from the guys who participated in the operation today, and go to Panyu tomorrow morning , tell Xiao Liang over there what happened, and help him deal with it properly."

Gong Shiqi knew that the purpose of sending people there was not just to deliver the letter, but more importantly, to identify people in the past, so as not to miss the target during the arrest, so he quickly responded and deployed people.

Nothing happened the next day, and the Li family's recruitment booth continued to recruit immigrant workers in and out of the city under various pretexts.On the morning of the third day, He Xi traveled with Gong Shiqi in person to witness this crucial step on the Pearl River Wharf.

According to the time agreed upon when recruiting workers, the five target persons should report to the pier this morning and set off. Several people have already boarded the two merchant ships they defected to.

"These guys are quite active!" He Xi smiled and said, "We can rest assured when the ship leaves the pier."

An hour later, two merchant ships carrying Jinyiwei's spies slowly left the Pearl River Wharf and headed south along the river.He Xi got up and patted his buttocks and said, "Let's go, our business has come to an end, go back to the Guangzhou Office and send a telegram, telling Lijiazhuang that the target has set off!"

Just as Gong Shiqi and others found out, the five people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang who visited the wine shop that day were indeed Jin Yiwei from Nanzhen Fusi.The team was led by a hundred households named Li Qingyang. He was given the task of going to the Yazhou area to investigate what kind of group the Haihan people appeared there.However, this time the operation is different from the previous ones. They will not deal with the Guangzhou Jinyiwei organization. Instead, after arriving in Guangzhou, they manage to cross Hainan Xiaya Prefecture by themselves, and sneak into the local area to conduct investigations and collect evidence.

Li Qingyang didn't know why his boss made such a strange arrangement, his duty was to obey and execute the order, not to ask why.After receiving the order, he led the team to the south, and after living outside Guangzhou for a day, he entered the city and got in touch with the dark sentry where Fusi lived in Nanzhen.

(End of this chapter)