Chapter 1983

Lanka's daily life is to deal with all kinds of troubles, large and small. Finding someone to do this job is difficult or not easy. The main thing is to see how much information is available for reference. The more information, the easier it will be to find someone.

.But the people Zhang Qianzhi is looking for are all nameless, and they are all dead. There is very little relevant information. Although there are tattoo patterns for reference, they can only rely on this kind of evidence to find their original tattoos.

Identity is still very difficult for local snake Lanka.

However, there is always a way to go. Zhang Qianzhi would put down his stature and come to Lanka. Of course, he took a fancy to his unique information channel as a local leader in the South Asian ethnic area. There are many methods that are inconvenient for the government to use or measures that cannot be taken.

, Lanka can also use it on its own. Anyway, now that Zhang Qianzhi is supporting him, many illegal methods can be used boldly.

Zhang Qianzhi said: "I don't care what you do, I only look at the results. The sooner you confirm the identities of these people, the more satisfied I will be. If you do this well, you will be allowed to operate other industries outside Sanya."

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Lanka was overjoyed when he heard this. Although he could cover the sky with one hand in this territory, he had been subject to official restrictions and was not allowed to expand his territory or invest in industries outside Sanya.

Lanka has always wanted to follow the example of other wealthy people and take his spare money elsewhere to enclose land and establish fool-like investment industries such as plantations. However, the official does not accept it. He spends it even if he has money.

If you don't go out, there are really no other legal industries worth investing in in this town on the edge of the city.

Casinos, pubs, hotels, docks... Although these industries also have profits, after all, because the local consumer group is low-income people, Lanka has to support a large group of people, and it has to burn incense and pay tribute to various Bodhisattvas on a regular basis.

, so it seems to be a prosperous business, but in fact it is just that. The income is indeed not small, but all income is divided into several parts. Although Lanka takes the largest share, he also hopes to run some businesses to have stable income.

, a legal inheritance that can be passed on to descendants in the future.

Of course, the benefits given by Zhang Qianzhi may be just an unattainable goal, but for Lanka, as long as there is a chance to achieve it, it is worth giving it a try. If things are done well, you can really have it in the future.

The opportunity to go ashore was cleared.

Since there was an investigation to be carried out, there was no need to keep the tattoo pattern secret. Lanka immediately called in a few of his subordinates and asked them to take the pattern provided by Zhang Qianzhi, first make ten sets and eight sets, and then print them locally.

Launch an investigation.

"If you find the person with the same tattoo, you will be rewarded with five hundred yuan. If you find out the identity of these dead people, you will be rewarded with one thousand yuan!" Since he was determined to gain performance in front of Zhang Qianzhi, Lanka did not hesitate to pay any cost.

A very high bounty was offered to increase the motivation of his subordinates.

Zhang Qianzhi added: "Whoever can find out their identity will be given the opportunity to be naturalized by the government after the incident is completed!"

For these people, having a bounty and being able to become a naturalized citizen is undoubtedly a piece of cake in the sky. Everyone was very excited at the moment and quickly gathered their own troops, lest others get ahead of them.

Naturally, these people will not work as meticulously and meticulously as official investigators, but they also have their advantages, that is, high efficiency. They do things without too much scruples, do not need to ask for instructions repeatedly, and are very familiar with local customs and customs, which are all official

Investigators must have shortcomings.

The most important thing is that if private personnel handle the matter, it will not attract too much attention from the outside world - this is exactly the situation that is completely unavoidable when the official investigates. Even if these people are so upset, it is just

Conflicts of interest among the people will not draw the attention of the outside world to the Haihan Security Department, and this is the meaning of the existence of tool men like Lanka.

Zhang Qianzhi knew that the chaos that would follow this place was inevitable, but he did not have time to wait here for the results. Zhang Qianzhi left one of his men here to let Lanka keep in touch with him. In addition to this place, he also had to

Go to areas where immigrants from Jiangsu and Zhejiang live to see if we can find out the true identities of several other suspects who are suspected of being from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

In fact, the number of immigrants from Jiangsu and Zhejiang is not much different from that of South Asian ethnic groups, but the reasons for coming to Haihan are exactly the opposite. Most of the South Asian ethnic groups were born in poverty, and they chose to cross the sea out of yearning for Haihan, a powerful country in the South China Sea.

However, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions are already relatively prosperous, and there are not many people who are willing to leave their hometowns to seek a new life overseas. Therefore, even in the Haihan Kingdom, where Han people are the main population, immigrants from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions still only account for a very small proportion.

The ratio is far lower than that of the two main population sources of Fuzhou and Guangzhou, and even Shandong and Liaodong, which provided a large number of war refugees, cannot compare.

Although the immigrants from Jiangsu and Zhejiang are not much different in quantity from South Asian ethnic groups, the quality is much worse. The Haihan and Ming Dynasties are highly consistent in terms of race, language, and living habits. They migrated from the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

The Han immigrants who came here are also much more adaptable to the environment of Haihan than other ethnic groups. In addition, the people recruited by Haihan from Jiangsu and Zhejiang are often skilled craftsmen or scholars with a certain cultural foundation. After arriving in Haihan,

Basically, there is no need to worry about livelihood issues, and naturalization is a no-brainer. Some people will even receive special care from the government, and housing and jobs will be provided by the government. This is a treatment that is difficult to achieve for those South Asian ethnic groups who do not understand the language.

The average income of immigrants from Jiangsu and Zhejiang after arriving in Haihan is much better than that of South Asians who can only engage in menial jobs such as manual labor. In fact, their settlement areas are not like those of South Asians, who are almost all concentrated in a certain area on the edge of the city.

In this country, most people live in urban areas and do not live in small hotels for a long time.

But in this way, the immigrant groups from Jiangsu and Zhejiang are relatively scattered, and there is no special existence like Lanka like South Asian ethnic groups. If Zhang Qianzhi wants to investigate this group, there is basically no shortcut.

However, in addition to the immigrants who have settled in Haihan, there are also a lot of floating people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, mainly businessmen and sailors. These people generally stay in Sanya for no more than a month at a time.

If several of the suspects in Xue Zheng's group who are suspected to be from Jiangsu and Zhejiang are floating people, it will probably be very troublesome to find their identities. After these people arrived in Haihan, they had no detailed identity registration, no place of origin, and no whereabouts. If they continue to

Coupled with the premeditated cover-up, it is difficult to determine their true identity and itinerary.

Zhang Qianzhi has not yet considered what kind of investigation methods to use to find out the status of the immigrant groups in Jiangsu and Zhejiang as soon as possible. If traditional investigation methods are used, it is conservatively estimated that it will take five to eight days to get a rough idea. If the impact is to be controlled within

Within a certain range, avoiding attention from the outside world can only further slow down the speed.

However, he knew that his boss was no longer so eager for the investigation in Sanya, because this case was likely to be linked to multiple places, and the group of people Zhang Qianzhi captured in Danzhou were just tools driven by others, and they only

The information they can obtain may not be enough to reveal the opponent's true face and overall plan.

While Zhang Qianzhi was having a headache about how to conduct the next investigation, a temporary meeting of the Executive Committee was being held in Victory Fort. Yan Chujie came forward to convene several Executive Committee members currently in Sanya to listen to the information from the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Ministry of Security.

Investigation report.

The relevant reports of the Military Intelligence Bureau were naturally explained by Yan Chujie himself. The batches of muskets of unknown origin that appeared in Liaodong and Jiangsu and Zhejiang, coupled with the recent group of foreign assassins in Danzhou who tried to assassinate the crown prince of Joseon, seemed to have

It is inextricably linked to the anomalies that occurred in the north, and has naturally attracted the attention of the Military Intelligence Bureau.

"...At present, the investigation work in the three places is still in progress. The local Ministry of Security is responsible for it. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it is a joint investigation by the Military Intelligence Bureau and the Ministry of Security. In the Liaodong area, Wang Tom sent a Marine Corps to sneak into enemy lines to conduct reconnaissance.

.It has been confirmed that the ammunition used in the muskets discovered locally and in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are all manufactured in the same place. The ammunition evidence returned from Liaodong is already on the way. After arriving in Zhoushan, it will be sent to Sanya by speedboat for inspection. If Liaodong discovers

The ammunition is also consistent with these two places, so this is very interesting..."

Yan Chujie paused for a moment before continuing: "There are very few enemies in East Asia in this time and space that can launch a full-scale confrontation with us on such a large scale."

"Isn't the idea of ​​all-out confrontation too exaggerated?" Ning Qi didn't agree with Yan Chujie's explanation, and he didn't forget to elaborate: "Danzhou is assassinating the crown prince of Joseon, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang are supporting Jianghuai salt merchants.

It was a trick behind the scenes, and only Liaodong used so-called new weapons in the battle with our army. I think the situation in Liaodong can be called a confrontation at most, and the purposes of the other two places are not yet clear, so we call it a confrontation.

Confrontation with our country is premature."

"Grab the key point, don't go into the details now!" Tao Donglai coughed, reminding Ning Qi not to change the topic, and then said to Yan Chujie: "Old Yan, go on."

Yan Chujie chuckled and said: "It may not be said to be a full-scale confrontation now, but there are already signs of it. Imagine what it will be like as more and more people are armed to fight against us. I think we must take advantage of the opportunity.

The situation is not out of control yet, and the hidden dangers should be resolved as soon as possible."

After speaking, Yan Chujie turned to Bai Kesi and said, "Old Bai, could you please introduce the weapons and ammunition inspection results of the ordnance industry department!"

Bai Kesi took over the conversation and said: "As for the test results of the ammunition, Lao Yan has just said it. Let me talk about the flintlock pistol seized by the Ministry of Security in Danzhou. In order to give everyone a clearer impression, I will

I also brought the real thing here.”

After speaking, Bai Kesi asked his entourage to take out the gun and show it to everyone, and then explained: "As you can see, this pistol is obviously not produced in our country or the Ming Dynasty. Its appearance and characteristics are more like a product from Europe. I have already

I consulted several Portuguese military attaches and they believed that this thing was indeed made by European craftsmen. To be precise, it probably came from Southern Europe. Everyone, what does this mean? I don’t need to say more, right?

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Tao Donglai raised his eyebrows and said: "Portugal is our ally. If these guns are not sold by them, it can only be another friend in Southern Europe!"

There are only two southern European countries active in East Asia, one is Haihan's ally Portugal, and the other is Haihan's mortal enemy, Spain, Portugal's suzerainty.

The battle between Haihan and Spain has been going on for several years, from Taiwan Island to Luzon Island, and there have been many battles. Although in terms of the results of the battle, it was basically a one-sided situation, but Haihan

It was not easy to win these victories. As a major maritime power in this era, Spain is a powerful European country and its strength is not weak at all. Its European counterparts like the Netherlands and Portugal also have to stay away from it.

But Spain was really unlucky. It encountered Haihan in the Far East. First, it lost its stronghold on the island of Taiwan, which almost completely interrupted the route from the South China Sea to Northeast Asia. Later, it made a sneak attack on Sanya and failed to steal the chicken.

A group of sail warships were lost off the coast of Sanya. At the beginning of this year, they were overwhelmed by the Haihan army and attacked directly at their doorstep, losing Manila, their most important colony in East Asia.

Although Spain still has other colonies in the South China Sea that it can retreat to, the defeat in this war really damaged its vitality, and it has basically lost the ability to confront Haihan on the frontal battlefield.

Ning Qi raised his hand and said: "But I have a question. After Spain was defeated by us this year, its scope of activities has moved further south. How did they collude with the people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang? If the Qing army in Liaodong used

The weapons are also from Spain, so how to explain it? Our troops stationed in Liaodong have been patrolling the coast in the past two years, and there have never been reports of sightings of Spanish galleons. Are they so careful that they have never been exposed in nearby waters?

Whereabouts?"

Yan Chujie said: "Although I don't know how they did it, in theory the time span should not be that big. Otherwise, the Qing army might not only install such muskets in small groups, but also the salt merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

I would watch helplessly as the salt farm in Ningbo Prefecture was put into operation, and I would not think of taking countermeasures until my own business was affected."

He Xi, who had been silent at this time, interjected: "It is not difficult to do this, and the Spaniards do not necessarily have to go out in person to contact all parties. The group of people we captured in Danzhou are suspected

It comes from many different forces, and I have reason to suspect that the situation in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Liaodong is because other forces are involved."
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