Chapter 2048

Xu Yuxing's specialty is intelligence collection and analysis, but he is not completely ignorant of the economic and financial fields. When he received intelligence training in Haihan, analyzing economic and financial information and data was also one of the subjects that must be mastered. He took on this task

The first investigation method that came to mind after that was investigating currency circulation.

Xu Yuxing remembered that when he was taking classes in Sanya, He Xi, the head of the Haihan Security Department, once said a theory that impressed him deeply. The main idea was that if a certain business has a 10% profit, it will automatically appear in many markets.

place; if there is 20% profit, then it will become very active; if there is 50% profit, people will take risks for it; if there is double profit, people will even dare to trample on the law; if the profit reaches three times,

Then people will not hesitate to commit any crime for this, not even afraid of losing their heads.

At that time, many students felt enlightened after hearing this theory, and greatly admired He Xi's knowledge. However, He Xi said that this theory was not created by him, but was put forward by a sage named Ma in his works.

But no matter what, Xu Yuxing still firmly remembers this theory and will apply it in his work.

Why would maritime merchants help the Spaniards transport military weapons to various places for sale? Xu Yuxing's ideas were somewhat different from those of the Haihan people. Limited to the level of information he had access to, he did not think too much about the deeper purpose behind this practice, or the

It has an impact on the international situation, but I believe that the fundamental reason why some people take great risks to do such things is profit. It is indeed dangerous to go against the Haihan people, but as long as there are sufficiently generous benefits, there will still be many people who resist.

Don't resist the temptation to engage in this kind of business that will make you lose your head.

According to the information provided by the Haihan people, there were merchants in Zhangquan, Fujian, acting as middlemen for the Spanish. Xu Yuxing judged from this that a large amount of Spanish silver coins would inevitably flow into the pockets of these merchants, and the merchants who received these silver coins

, will definitely try to exchange part of it into official banknotes for further use. Only financial institutions like Huifenghao have the ability to exchange large sums of money at any time.

Of course, merchants can also store the recovered silver coins at home and prevent the bank from paying the exchange fee. But the problem is that Xu Xinsu has already used his influence to get the local government to legislate that such foreign silver coins are not legal in Fujian.

Currency in circulation, those who own these silver coins must either not use them publicly, or they can only take care of the bank's business. No matter what means these merchants use to earn back the silver coins, some of them will definitely flow into the Xu Group.

pocket.

When Xu Yuxing decided to use this investigative method, he naturally had to consider how to screen out those with the greatest suspicions from the bank's many customers. The three conditions he mentioned to Shopkeeper Qin can be used as a relatively simple method.

The method is to eliminate most of the bank's customers first, leaving only a few targets, making it easier to investigate.

After Xu Yuxing explained this, Shopkeeper Qin was an insider in the industry, so he immediately understood his intention. He nodded and said, "It would be a good idea if we use such conditions to screen first."

At that moment, the two of them agreed on a rough screening method, and then Shopkeeper Qin went back to check the accounts of the past year, listed all those who met these conditions, and then handed them over to Xu Yuxing for the next step of investigation.

The last person to meet Xu Yuxing was Shopkeeper Liang of Fu Mao Trading Company. Shopkeeper Liang Quanliang was different from the two shopkeepers Xu Yuxing met earlier. He was not related by marriage to the Xu family, but his seniority was not low. He was the same as Dong Yanyun.

Xu Yuxing, an old subordinate who had followed Xu Xinsu before he became famous, was just a junior in front of him.

And this Fu Mao Trading Company was the commercial institution that Xu Xinsu started when he was still a businessman before joining the army. The funds he later used to buy an official position also came from the income from running Fu Mao Trading Company. More than ten years later, Xu Xinsu

He has become the local emperor with real power in Fujian. His wealth has long been countless times greater than when he was a businessman, and he directly and indirectly controls hundreds of business organizations. However, Fu Mao Trading Company has always been his most important industry.

one.

To this day, everyone in Fujian knows that Fu Mao Trading Company is the property of Mr. Xu Xinsu, but Liang Quan, the shopkeeper of this firm, did not follow Xu Xinsu into officialdom, but continued to run the business of the firm for ten years.

According to Liang Quan, Fu Mao Trading Co., Ltd. was the business where Xu Xinsu made his fortune. He had to guard the family business for his master. Even if more than half of the children of the Xu family entered the officialdom, Fu Mao Trading Co., Ltd. had to continue to operate. On the surface, this

It seems to be the sentiment of a few people, but in fact there are still many practical considerations.

For the Xu family to achieve long-term rule over Fujian, it is not enough to just rely on the military power in their hands. Politics, economy, finance, culture and other aspects must also be exerted. Similar to Fumao Trading Company, Huifeng Hao, Sihai Shipbuilding Company, etc.

In addition to continuing to earn a lot of money for Xu Xinsu to expand his strength, commercial institutions can also allow him to control the economic trends and market conditions of the entire Fujian, and use this to build transnational trade channels and tie his own interests to Haihan

On this big ship, Xu Xinsu learned a lot from the Haihan people about how to use economic and trade means to consolidate their rule.

Fu Mao Commercial Bank's current main business project is cross-border trade, and it is also the largest importer and exporter in Fujian. More than half of the import and export goods in Fujian are completed through the channels of Fu Mao Commercial Bank. As for the trend of the foreign trade market,

Probably no one knows this better than Shopkeeper Liang.

"Uncle Liang, I asked you to come here today mainly to ask you a few questions." Xu Yuxing had no airs to speak of in front of Liang Quan Quan. After all, this old shopkeeper was someone that even his father respected very much. Even Liang Quan Quan respected him very much.

The hot tea in front of me was poured by Xu Yuxing himself.

Liang Quan pondered: "When I came here, I heard that Xiao Luo and Xiao Qin had already been to your place before. It seems that you have encountered some trouble this time? Tell me, who are you trying to investigate?"

Liang Quan has been operating locally for many years and has connections all over Zhangzhou. It is not surprising that he learned the news that the other two shopkeepers have been here. Seeing that Liang Quan had actually guessed the reason for being invited, Xu Yuxing told him the general details of the case he wanted to investigate.

I told the other party, but he didn't take the initiative to say that this was Haihan's request.

Liang Quan was silent for a moment before responding: "Since you have already talked with them, you should get two lists from them, right?"

Xu Yuxing said: "There is nothing wrong with the Huifeng. I estimate that the list will be handed over to me tomorrow. Shopkeeper Luo of Sihai Shipping Company is not sure which of his colleagues are still doing business with the Spaniards. He probably can't be of much help."

.”

Liang Quan snorted and said: "This Luo Yun, he doesn't know what he is doing, he just doesn't want to offend anyone! After all, if he hands you the list, then the people on the list may go to jail, and people will find out later.

, he gained countless enemies overnight."

When Xu Yuxing heard Liang Quan point out the reason for this, he realized that he had not considered it carefully when talking to shopkeeper Luo before. The other party was afraid and did not dare to follow his request. If he had said it differently at that time, he would have provided a

With a list of maritime merchants who have traded from Fujian to Manila in the past year, perhaps Shopkeeper Luo will not worry about offending anyone.

In fact, before this, the Manila authorities had reported to Sanya a list of Han maritime merchants compiled by the local port authority. However, it is difficult to verify the authenticity of the maritime merchants' local registration information, especially those merchants with ulterior motives.

My real identity is used to register at the port, so the reliability of this list is actually very limited and can only provide some reference for the intelligence department.

But if Fujian can get first-hand information, the reliability will be different. This is one of the reasons why the Haihan Intelligence Department asked Xu Xinsu to provide assistance in the investigation. Under Liang Quan’s reminder, Xu Yuxing discovered that previously

There was something missing in the conversation with Shopkeeper Luo, so I was thinking about remedial measures for this matter.

Liang Quan said slowly: "Third Young Master, don't worry. I'll talk to Xiao Luo later and ask him to cooperate with your investigation. He may not be able to listen to what others say, but if I speak, he must still agree."

Those who understand the stakes."

Liang Quan took the initiative to take over the matter, which was beyond Xu Yuxing's expectation, and he quickly thanked him. Liang Quan waved his hand and said: "The matters that I have entrusted you to investigate are very important. How can you delay the business because of the selfishness of these people?"

Where I can contribute, of course I can’t just sit back and watch.”

Xu Yuxing said yes again and again, and then Liang Quan continued: "It's not difficult to find out which merchants are selling Spanish goods in the market. I will make another list for you tomorrow. I have three lists in hand.

Find the people who appear overlapping in these lists, and that’s probably the person you’re looking for.”

"Thank you, Uncle Liang, for your advice!" Xu Yuxing was immediately convinced. Liang Quan only listened to what he said about the issues to be investigated, and he could understand his investigation ideas so quickly. There was no hint of aging and slowness at all. It seemed that Fu Mao Trading Company

You can still trust him to take care of it.

It was already late at night when the meeting with Liang Quan ended. Xu Yuxing respectfully put the other party on the carriage, and then returned to the study to sort out today's gains. The progress of the investigation should be much smoother than he expected. The three shopkeepers he found were all

Relatively cooperative. Although shopkeeper Luo concealed the situation, his reasons were not incomprehensible, and remedies could be made.

Judging from the information currently known, at least the industry under Xu Xinsu's name is not involved. Trade with the Spanish has been completely terminated long ago, and Xu Yuxing no longer has to worry about involving his family. From market sales, financial circulation and

The investigation was carried out in three directions of cargo transportation. In the end, it was confirmed that businessmen with ties to the Spaniards in these three areas were probably highly suspected of being involved in the case. Xu Yuxing believed that there would not be too many suspects on this list.

The next investigation should be simpler.

The next day, before the three lists were delivered, people from Haihan came to visit first. As Haihan's representative in the joint investigation, Jin Ming came to Xu Yuxing early in the morning to discuss the arrangements for the investigation.

"Don't be anxious, Mr. Jin. I made arrangements yesterday and there will be a reply within today." Xu Yuxing said confidently: "When the investigation list comes out, we will search according to the map and check them one by one."

Seeing that Xu Yuxing was so confident, Jin Ming curiously asked him how he arranged it. Xu Yuxing also wanted to hear the evaluation of Haihan Intelligence Officer, so he gave a general summary of the work he had done yesterday, except that Luo, Qin, and Liang were omitted.

The specific identities of the three people were not mentioned.

After hearing this, Jin Ming couldn't help but praise: "The third young master's arrangements are meticulous and his methods are indeed good. He has lived up to the heavy responsibility entrusted to us by our country. After the truth of the case is found out, I will write down the investigation work provided by the third young master into the report.

Adults will definitely be very happy when they see it.”

Xu Yuxing cupped his hands and said, "Then I'd like to thank Mr. Jin for his kind words first!"

The three shopkeepers who were invited back by Xu Yuxing to talk yesterday were very efficient in their work. They received the three lists they provided on the same day. Even shopkeeper Luo, who originally claimed to be ignorant, still handed over a list. It is estimated that this will

It was Liang Quan who played the role.

After carefully comparing the three lists from different channels, Xu and Jin together identified the most suspicious targets.

Doing business with the Spaniards during this period would certainly result in huge profits due to Haihan's trade blockade, but at the same time it would also entail great risks, and you might be convicted if found out. And going south from Fujian to Cebu

The voyage spans three to four thousand miles, and the sea environment it has to pass through is also relatively complex. Not all maritime merchants have such sailing capabilities.

You must have both courage and ambition, as well as outstanding abilities. This has actually eliminated most of the maritime merchants. In the end, there were only three names that appeared on these three lists.

Jin Ming said: "I wonder if the third young master knows the situation of these three families?"

Xu Yuxing nodded slowly and said: "I know a little bit about it... These three companies are not fuel-efficient. Each of them has a background and backing. If they are not handled properly, there will be some trouble."

Jin Ming said: "Can I trouble you, Third Young Master, to explain."

Xu Yuzhuo pointed to the first circled target on the list and said: "The boss behind this Kowloon shipping company is Mr. Liao, the commander of the Fujian Dusi. This Mr. Liao was an official assigned to Fujian by the imperial court five years ago. He has always been with his father.

As long as the water in the well does not interfere with the water in the river, everything can be considered peaceful. Although Mr. Liao cannot mobilize many troops in Fujian, he is still an official of the imperial court, so he tried to arrange a profitable business for him and use money to make him live a little more peacefully.

This Kowloon shipping company is the property in his name."

Jin Ming nodded and said: "If we touch his property, it will inevitably lead to a split in the face and make things difficult for Mr. Xu."
Chapter completed!