1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 604 Assassination
After staying in Sanya for a while, Wang Lin naturally knew what a rare opportunity it was for a prominent Haihan Executive Committee member to recommend him to study abroad, so he immediately bowed deeply and expressed his gratitude to Ning Qi.

This is not just because of the opportunity to study in Sanya again. Under Xu Xinsu’s leadership in Fujian, all young people who have studied abroad in Haihan have basically been reused to varying degrees after returning from their studies.For example, before Wang Lin went to Sanya to study, he just helped his father, who was in charge of the Xu Mansion, to write the accounts and copy the documents. But after studying business and finance in Sanya for a year, he was immediately promoted to Haihan and The senior manager of "Min Hai Xing", a local firm that Xu Xinsu cooperates with, is responsible for checking and settling trade accounts with Hai Han Fang.

This is not because Wang Lin's professional ability in this area is really strong. It is mainly because Haihan's bookkeeping is somewhat different from Daming's. When the two sides check the accounts, they often have differences due to different calculation methods. .But Wang Lin, who has been trained by Haihan, can just make up for this defect, so that the two parties can truly achieve a "seamless connection" in this link.Later, Haihan Bank opened an office in Zhangzhou to simplify the transaction settlement process between the two parties. Wang Lin was appointed as the supervisory representative of Xu Xinsu's party, and he was also the youngest of the five Zhangzhou chamber of commerce representatives.

Although he has been reused, Wang Lin is very aware that what he has learned from Sanya is actually very limited. In the words of the lecturer, this knowledge is only "the most superficial introductory knowledge".Wanting to continue climbing, he knows that he still has a lot to learn, and most importantly, he knows that his interest is not in business and finance, but in the strange machines he saw in Sanya.But if you want to learn these things, there is no other place in the world except Sanya, and when he was in Sanya, he asked someone about it, and the answer he got was that the relevant majors would not recruit external students, and even apprentices were naturalized Recruiting internally, he had no choice but to give up this dream.

But now with Ning Qi's endorsement, this problem can be easily solved.As long as Ning Qi helps to say hello to both sides, then this matter will indeed not be too difficult.

The two walked around while chatting, and they had already come to a bustling street in the city.Zhangzhou has been open as a port for nearly a thousand years. Compared with Guangzhou, the prosperity of the city is not far behind. There are row upon row of shops selling all kinds of goods. You can hear various accents from different regions in the north and south on the street, and you can even see people dressed in A Persian in a white robe and a Spanish man with blond hair and blue eyes.

Although Sanya is already a bustling port city today, the market is not as lively as Zhangzhou City.Ning Qi seldom had the opportunity to travel on business after crossing, but this time he had a close look at the authentic large port cities of this era.

Ning Qi noticed that there are many daily necessities produced in Sanya for sale in the shops here. Of course, these commodities are transported by sea, and the freight cost is quite high, so the local prices are not easy for ordinary people. Consumption.Even for fast-moving consumer goods such as matches, the price is twice as high as in Guangzhou. Although the profit of the merchant is still considerable, the high price will also affect its sales volume to a certain extent.

However, this is not without a solution, as long as the number of products placed in the Zhangzhou market is increased.Of course, there is a prerequisite for this, that is, the maritime transport capacity between Fujian and Sanya must be increased, and this is also an important topic of business cooperation between the two parties during Ning Qi's negotiation this time.

Due to the long voyage between Fujian and Sanya, the trade volume between the two parties has been in a stagnant state in the past few years. The output of export commodities is also growing steadily. The demand for the market and raw materials has made the Executive Committee no longer satisfied with the status quo. Increasing the trade volume between Fujian and Qiongyang has become one of the key development directions in the fifth year. And this is mainly achieved by means of maritime trade.

Haihan Department of Commerce and Fujian Xu Xinsu established a cooperative firm "Minhaihang" two years ago, but the function of this firm is relatively simple, it is only responsible for the trade contact and settlement between the two parties, and the executive committee now hopes to be able to " The functions of "Fujian Travel" have been gradually improved, especially for the maritime transport industry between the two places. The executive committee has instructed the Ministry of Shipping to build a special cargo fleet for "Fujian Travel" to maintain trade between the two places. contacts.

Regarding this matter, Ning Qi has briefly mentioned it to Xu Xinsu in previous contacts. This is a good thing for both parties, and Xu Xinsu naturally has no reason to object. Costs, freight calculations, shipping schedules, route formulation, etc., need to find another special occasion for further discussion.

After walking around for a few streets, Ning Qi felt a little tired, so he asked Wang Lin to find a place to stop and rest his feet.

Wang Lin said: "There is a tea house at the crossroads ahead, and the various refreshments are not bad. How about Mr. Ning going there for a rest?"

Ning Qi nodded and let Wang Lin lead the way.Wang Lin was also careful in his work. After entering the teahouse, he asked Xiao Er to find the boss, and asked the plainclothes officer who accompanied the team to show his waist badge, and then directly packed up the second floor. A team of plainclothes soldiers guarded the downstairs. No idlers are allowed to wait upstairs.

Ning Qi also knew that this was one of the security measures arranged by Xu Xinsu, so he didn't feel disgusted at all. Travelers chose to come to this time and space to be a privileged class. Although it is a bit exaggerated to have a cup of tea and need to clear the place, it is not considered No big deal.

After walking for a long time, Ning Qi felt a little hungry, so he asked the shopkeeper to serve some bowls of braised noodles, which are said to be quite special in the shop, and asked Wang Lin and his four guards to sit down and eat together.At the end of the checkout, the boss stammered and dared not accept the money. Wang Lin probably saw this kind of situation a lot, so he threw five taels of money on the table, which was not too much.

The boss thankfully took the money and left, Ning Qi asked with a smile: "It seems that as long as you show Master Xu's signboard, you can eat and drink for free in Zhangzhou City, right?"

Wang Lindao: "Mr. Ning was joking, Mr. Xu is actually quite strict with his servants. If a person who comes from a domestic servant like a villain dares to cheat on food and drink in the name of Mr. Xu outside, he will definitely be punished." He was expelled from Xu's residence. Master Xu often said a word, that those who are greedy for petty gain cannot achieve great things, and the villain will also keep it in mind and always reflect on himself."

"Master Xu's words are quite good." Ning Qi couldn't help nodding his head in praise.As a businessman who cares about pennies and pennies, it is really not easy for Xu Xinsu to have such a mentality. It is no wonder that he can go all the way from a businessman to the position of the commander-in-chief of a province. It's hard to take care of these details of life anymore.

The two went downstairs while chatting, Wang Lin made a gesture, and several plainclothes guards opened the way ahead and left the store first.As soon as the two of them stepped out of the store, they heard someone yelling from the street, and then saw seven or eight passers-by from different directions pull out a foot-long sharp knife from their clothes, and rushed over directly.

It was the first time for Ning Qi to encounter such a scene. Although he already felt the dangerous atmosphere and realized that these people might be coming towards him, it was difficult for his body to react.On the other hand, Wang Lin who was next to him immediately shouted, "Protect the nobleman!"

The guards of the Xu Mansion were all dressed in plain clothes, and they didn't carry any decent weapons. They were surrounded by these seven or eight people. After the two guards at the head kicked them over, they were stabbed by the assassins who rushed up from behind. Poke over.The others protected Ning Qi and Wang Lin, and chose to retreat into the store.Ning Qi didn't come back to his senses for a moment, but the two guards clamped his arms and dragged him backwards into the shop door.

The guards of Xu's mansion, who moved quickly, had already copied a few benches from the store, and rushed out again.Wang Lin's face was pale at this time, and he kept muttering, "It's wrong...it's really wrong...in broad daylight, you dare to assassinate in the street..."

At this moment, Ning Qi calmed down, waved his hands and said, "Don't panic, just a few people won't make a difference."

However, Ning Qi's flag was set up a little too early, as soon as the words fell, several customers sitting in the shop also drew their sharp knives and rushed towards him.But these people obviously didn't expect that Ning Qi's bodyguards still had killer weapons in their hands. Several bodyguards who had already put their hands on the guns pulled out their pistols, and "bang bang bang" burst out at the few people who rushed over. Let the cannon go.Suddenly, gunpowder smoke and blood smelled in the shop.

It wasn't until after the gunfire stopped that Ning Qi remembered that he was also carrying a gun, so he quickly pulled the gun out of the holster under his armpit and opened the safety.But at this time, there were no assassins rushing out to fight again, and several people fell down in disorder in the shop, moaning continuously.

"It's okay, it's okay, nothing happened!" Ning Qi's hand holding the gun still couldn't help trembling slightly.He originally thought that he could hold his breath in the face of dangerous situations, but now it seems that he still overestimated his ability to adapt.If these guards hadn't resisted just now, I might have been pierced seven or eight holes in my body by the sudden appearance of assassins.

"Quickly ask someone to block the nearby streets, maybe these people have accomplices lurking nearby..." Ning Qi looked around looking for Wang Lin while talking, but saw him sitting on the ground with a pale face, leaning on his waist, not even saying a word. not come out.

Ning Qi smiled and said, "Just now I saw that you were still a little calm, why are you getting scared now?"

Wang Lin tremblingly stretched out the hand supporting his waist, which was actually covered with blood: "Mr. Ning, the villain...is injured..."

Ning Qi was shocked, thinking that these assassins didn't rush to Wang Lin, how could they hurt him, he quickly squatted down to take a look, and saw a small flying knife with a red ribbon tied at the end stuck in Wang Lin's rib, The area around the wound was already bleeding profusely.

Ning Qi didn't care about other things, and hurriedly shouted: "Come here! Find a board and carry Wang Lin back to Mr. Xu's house for treatment! Find someone who can go back quickly and report to Morgan to prepare for surgery!"

There was no board available in this teahouse, so the door board was requisitioned immediately, and Wang Lin was lifted up to make it flat.Ning Qi couldn't help comforting him: "Don't panic, we have a way to save you! I'll send you back now, our mission has the best surgeons!"

Wang Lin's voice was much quieter at this time: "Mr. Ning, don't leave in a hurry...There may be a remnant assassin party outside...the guards will arrive here later..."

"Hurry up and send him away!" Ning Qi didn't want the wounded to stay here any longer, so he immediately issued a transfer order.Seeing these plainclothes guards looking at each other, Ning Qi urged again: "You send out four people, quickly take him back to Mr. Xu's mansion, if there is any delay, there will be no time for treatment! I will wait here for reinforcements, don't worry, I will And them!" After saying that, he pointed to his four personal guards.

The four guards did not speak from the beginning to the end. After confirming that the situation in the store was under control, they were reloading their bullets, and then checked the status of the defeated assassins in the store.

Just now when the incident happened suddenly, the guards fired all the bullets in their guns in one go in a hurry, and there were still a few misfires in the middle.But luck was not bad, the three assassins who appeared suddenly were shot and fell to the ground.But there are also very unlucky ghosts. Two innocent passers-by were hit by stray bullets in the shooting just now. One of them was hit in the head and died on the spot.

And when Ning Qi followed them to inspect the results of the battle, he also found out that there were two throwing knives nailed to the table next to where he was just now. It seems that some of the assassins just now were unprepared. Xia took advantage of the chaos to launch a long-range attack, but the accuracy and luck were a little bit off, and the throwing knife pierced the table and Wang Lin, the unlucky ghost.Judging from the position of the flying knife, Wang Lin probably happened to be between the flying knife and Ning Qi at that time, and accidentally made a meat shield.

"It's dangerous!" Ning Qi had to lament his luck once again after confirming the scene.If Xu Xinsu hadn't arranged plainclothes guards, if he hadn't brought four personal guards with him, if Wang Lin had stood a little bit off just now, he might have been in trouble.And the hyperspace weapons brought from the 21st century actually did not play a protective role in this chaotic situation-of course, this also has a great relationship with Ning Qi's own reaction speed and method. The person responsible for this matter is Morgan or Shi Diwen, probably the people present will have the opportunity to enjoy a professional CQS (Close Quarter Shoot) battle.

It has to be said that the government's reaction was quite fast. The wounded Wang Lin was carried away by the front foot. The government's police and the military's city defense force had already rushed to the scene of the accident.After hearing that the person who was assassinated was the special envoy of Haihan who just arrived in Zhangzhou yesterday, the headhunters and officers who led the team almost crawled into the store to plead guilty to Ning Qi.

(End of this chapter)