Chapter 110 He Xi’s work report

Different from Luo Shengdong's attitude at the beginning, the two shopkeepers Zhang and Li seemed very cooperative with Schneider's request for them to use circulation coupons. This is probably because the executive committee's carefully prepared display of strength had a certain effect. It was just Victory Port and No. 1

The base area has already made them aware of the strength of the crossing group. In their view, since the Haihan people have the ability to build forts and take root in this wilderness, they also continue to move in and form villages.

Town, there is no need to question its economic strength, at least it is unique in the entire Qiongzhou Island. What's more, the Haihan people can produce so many rare gadgets that can make a lot of money, and they hope to sell goods through the trading firms behind them, then

There is no need to use circulation certificates to defraud the two dealers out of their little working capital.

After successfully negotiating the business, Schneider came forward to greet the two shopkeepers and enjoy a seafood dinner. Tao Donglai did not attend the reception dinner. He quickly met with He Xi who came back from Yazhou to report on his work. As of now, Tao Donglai did not attend the reception dinner.

The largest source of population import, the political and military trends in Yazhou, have always been the focus of the Executive Committee, and He Xi's main function in the Yazhou Office is to act as the Executive Committee's clairvoyant eyes and ears, and have a close eye on Yazhou's affairs.

Department monitors.

While looking through his notes, He Xi introduced the situation in Yazhou to Tao Donglai: "From what we know so far, the two existing spy organizations in the Ming Dynasty, Dongchang and Jinyiwei, are in Yazhou."

Their power is very limited. It can be seen that their superior agencies do not pay much attention to Yazhou. I think there are two reasons. First, Yazhou is too remote. If any cases need to be reported to the higher authorities, they can only report to Qiongzhou.

It takes several days to go to Fucheng. If you want to report to Guangzhou, it will take at least half a month to go back and forth, which greatly reduces the enthusiasm of the grassroots personnel below to handle the case. Secondly, Yazhou has been a distribution area since ancient times, and a city is not a prisoner.

Even if they are the descendants of prisoners, they are of little value even if they are caught. It is difficult to make any achievements in handling cases in such a place. As far as I know, they hardly interfere in local affairs. Generally, the local inspection department handles cases.

deal with."

He Xi paused and then said: "In terms of the government, the ability of this governor of Yazhou does not seem to be very strong, but he is still hard at work. When we organized the immigration for the first time, he also sent a staff to station in Yazhou

Come and understand the situation.”

"Oh? What is the attitude of the governor towards what you are doing?" Tao Donglai asked with interest.

"Support. As we expected, the government believes that our actions have alleviated social conflicts in Yazhou to a certain extent, allowing a large number of unemployed people to have a channel for survival, which is important for maintaining social stability in Yazhou.

That's a good thing." At this point, He Xi changed the subject and said, "But the staff also put forward conditions on behalf of the state government."

"Put conditions? Let's talk about it." Tao Donglai smiled and didn't care much about this matter. At the beginning of formulating the time-travel plan, everyone in the preparatory committee had already speculated about what would happen after the local government learned about the time-travel group.

Various reactions, and various response plans are formulated accordingly.

It is naturally impossible for the Ming Dynasty to send a large number of troops to attack, because the Crossing Group does not intend to appear in Sanya in the form of a military invasion. The Ming Dynasty's army has no reason and no need to launch a war. At that time, the preparatory committee did not think of the Crossing Group.

The accident happened the next day when Luo Shengdong raided Yulin Fishing Village, but it was actually due to a misunderstanding. If Luo Shengdong, who was eager to perform meritorious services, had not mistook the traveling people for pirates, the battle would not have been fought at all.

As expected, the subsequent development of the situation was still consistent with the preparatory committee's speculation. The Ming army's Shuizhai and Yazhou garrison, which knew the presence of the Haihan people, had no intention of sending troops to attack.

Since there will be no war, it is logical for Yazhou to bring Sanya back under its rule. At that time, the preparatory committee believed that if the two sides could maintain peaceful coexistence and the other party understood the influence of the Crossing Group in Sanya, then

Yazhou will inevitably send officials or even a small garrison to the Sanya area and set up local management agencies. They must at least conduct actual control over the Sanya area in terms of administration and taxation. Otherwise, it will be dereliction of duty for Yazhou officials.

Sure enough, He Xi went on to say: "The prefectural government hopes to send tax collectors here to survey the cultivated land, register it, and pay taxes according to regulations. In addition, they want to set up an inspection department here to be responsible for public security work."

Tao Donglai nodded and did not express his attitude immediately. Instead, he asked He Xi his opinion: "Do you think we should accept the conditions proposed by the other party?"

"I think there is no need to refuse." He Xi's answer was also very subtle: "Even if we refuse, the state government is unlikely to change their original plans because of this. After all, opening new farmland and increasing taxes are both important to local officials.

Political achievements. But we must consider the consequences of such a positive rejection, which is likely to change the state government's impression of us in a bad way. Regardless of whether we refuse or not, the state government will eventually insist on sending someone. In this case,

There is no need for us to refuse them. If they are willing to send tax collectors and police officers, then let them send them. This is already our place, and they can't change anything by sending a few people."

"As for paying taxes... I feel that when the tax collectors are in our hands, we can round them up and flatten them as we please. Collecting taxes... we can't just collect the taxes so easily!" Once the issue of money comes up, He Xi

His attitude became tougher.

Tao Donglai agreed very much with He Xi's attitude: "Of course you have to follow our arrangements when you arrive on our territory. The inspection department can ask them to send people, and we can just designate a place and put them in captivity. If not

If you obey, then all of them will be sent to a labor camp!"

He Xi smiled and said: "Mr. Tao, your plan is much more ruthless than we expected. The method we have come up with is mainly based on bribery and exploitation. You can do it in one step. If you don't obey, you will be beaten!"

Tao Donglai waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about those details. Lao He, please tell me, what is the situation of these people in the cliff office now? Is there anything that needs help from the base camp?"

"Lao Ma's work ability is indeed quite strong, and the executive committee did not pick the wrong person." He Xi first expressed his affirmation of the ability of Ma Like, the head of the Cliff Office: "Lao Ma deserves to be someone who has worked in the Investment Promotion Office.

, also has relatively strong administrative management capabilities. Now the work of the Cliff Office is distributed in an orderly manner, and everyone’s division of responsibilities has been clearly defined.”

"Qiu Yuan, after all, he is engaged in financial work. I feel that he is usually a bit picky, but he is still quite nice and easy to get along with."

"Of the two people from the military and police department, Mu Xiabai is more stable, and Feng Annan is relatively outgoing. But I think they are both quite frustrated in Yazhou. In addition to routinely observing the changing of the guard in Yazhou garrison every day, they

Stay in the yard and train the servants. Judging from their posture, they are planning to train a boy troop of their own." He Xi said with a smile.

"How many servants have the Cliff Office purchased now?" Tao Donglai asked casually.

"There are only three. Two little boys are responsible for doing errands. In addition, I specially bought a twelve-year-old girl for Zhao Xiaoruo. It's not just to serve as a maid for her. The main reason is that she is a girl alone, or is she still a girl?

It would be more convenient to have a female companion." He Xi thought about it and added: "That little girl's family members died in Yazhou Prison, so I didn't spend much money when I bought it."

Tao Donglai nodded slightly and said: "Spending a few dollars is a trivial matter. What you did is right. At first, only one girl, Xiao Zhao, was arranged to join the working group. It seems that the executive committee was a little unconsidered. You go on.

Well, how are Zhang Guang and Xiao Zhao doing now?"

"I see something interesting." Speaking of this gossip news, even He Xi, who has always been relatively well-known in the city, couldn't help but get excited: "When I first went there, I thought Zhang Guang was not very impressive, but as time went by, I found that he was also

He is quite talented, he can make briquettes, do masonry work, and his cooking skills are also good. It is said that he also learned first aid from Xiao Zhao. After arriving in Yazhou, he followed Xiao Zhao every day. We all laughed that he was about to become Xiao Zhao.

I think Xiao Zhao doesn't seem to have any objection to him. Although the two of them haven't confirmed their relationship yet, it can be seen that there are some signs of it."

Tao Donglai smiled and said: "In order to grab this spot, Zhang Guang came to the executive committee and begged his grandfather to sue his grandmother several times. In the end, he even brought up the matter of being hit by an arrow to negotiate terms. If he can't get Xiao Zhao, he will be let down.

According to the expectations of the executive committee, he will be directly sent to Vietnam!"

He Xi was very keen and immediately caught the key points of Tao Donglai's words: "Is the executive committee planning to open overseas mines in advance?"

Tao Donglai responded: "This is completely helpless. Now the coal input is almost cut off. Our only way to buy coal is to buy coal at a high price, and it may not guarantee the stability of the supply. Instead of going on like this, it is better to

Go directly to open a sub-mine. The executive committee has decided on this matter, and now we are trying to buy ships and hire sailors."

"This mining subdivision is a big project!" He Xi said with a worried look on his face: "Not only the ships, manpower, mining equipment and mining tools also have to be transported from here, and it is so far away, really

If something happens, it’s too late to save me!”

"This is also about being forced to go to Liangshan!" Tao Donglai was also helpless about this: "Let's not talk about this for now. Let's talk about your next work plan."

He Xi nodded and said: "This time I came back with the merchant's ship. In addition to reporting on the preliminary work, I also had another idea: I planned to go to Qiongzhou Fucheng with Shopkeeper Zhang's ship."
Chapter completed!