Chapter 1330 The battle over authority

After He Xi finished sorting out the prisoner's confessions, he looked out the window and saw that it was already getting dark. He stretched out and said hello, and soon someone brought him hot face wash and breakfast. Being a high-ranking official is the biggest advantage.

One of them is that there are dedicated people who are responsible for taking care of these details of life. It is not an exaggeration to say that they have clothes to put on, food to eat, and mouth to speak. Of course, these services are also to ensure that they can focus on their work and not be distracted by the details of life.

Breakfast is whole wheat bread and milk. This meal seems simple, but in the local area, it is basically only enjoyed by the rich. There are no more than a hundred cows raised in Sanya, and all the fresh milk produced is supplied to the travelers and their families.

Occasionally, the excess is made into milk powder, cheese, milk flakes and other dairy products and stored in reserve. They are all scarce goods that cannot be bought on the market.

The source of flour mainly relies on imports from Daming. Although the Ministry of Agriculture has organized trial planting of some wheat on Hainan Island in recent years, due to Hainan's geographical and climatic conditions, the harvest is not ideal. Civil strife continues in the central plains area in the north of Daming.

, Wheat production is getting worse year by year, and the amount of flour that can be exported to the south is also decreasing year by year. Therefore, for Haihan, flour, a commodity with limited supply, is still extremely tight in the market. It is not much cheaper than the price of meat, and it is only

Only those who travel through time can enjoy pasta at any time.

After He Xi returned to Sanya in the past two years, he mainly presided over work in the government agency. He no longer had to travel around all day, so his life was relatively healthy. Last year, he married a Ming Dynasty woman who was scholarly.

He comes from a noble family and has a clean family background. At the beginning of the year, he gave birth to a son, and now he is a serious man with a family. After the living environment changes, people's minds will indeed undergo some wonderful changes.

In the past few years, He Xi felt that it was more comfortable to be independent outside, but now she also feels that it is more convenient to live in Sanya, and this is the political center of Haihan State, which is also more beneficial to her future career development.

Due to his special position, He Xi is unlikely to squeeze into the executive committee to sit in the few seats that require long-term exposure to the public. Therefore, his choice is to keep the intelligence system in his own hands as much as possible and become a

An indispensable and important part of the Haihan regime. Now Hao Wanqing is in charge of northern affairs, and he is in charge of southern affairs in Sanya. The international situation in the South China Sea is far more complicated than that in the north, and it is also a promising battlefield for the intelligence front. All He Xi has to do is

In recent years, a large intelligence network has been built, covering all major countries in the South China Sea region, to provide security guarantees for Haihan.

In order for the Ministry of Security's plan to gain the support of the Executive Committee, it naturally has to show some achievements. The sneak attack launched against the Spaniards gave a timely warning, allowing the military to deploy defenses in advance and create an ambush for the enemy.

It can be said to be a major victory on the intelligence front. Although it is the result of cooperation between the military and the Ministry of Security, in detail, the Ministry of Security played a major role in it, and more than half of the credit must go to the Ministry of Security. He

Xi had already drafted a petition for credit all night, and was going to request credit and reward from the Executive Committee for his subordinates who secretly collected information in Manila and sent it out in a timely manner.

Of course, what He Xi wants is not just a commendation order for his subordinates, but to go one step further and obtain the full support of the Executive Committee for the work of the Security Department, especially in terms of authority, budget, preparation, etc. He Xi hopes to have

Larger operating space.

"A commendation order is allowed, but I think other conditions need to be discussed."

In a later meeting, Gu Kai clearly objected to the opinions put forward by He Xi. He was not in favor of further expanding the power of the Ministry of Security, because such privileges would most likely harm the interests of the traveling public.

.You must know that the Ministry of Security is not only an external intelligence agency, it is also responsible for the task of monitoring people's sentiments internally and collecting various information about itself. This means that the work and life of the vast number of people across time may also be included in the Ministry of Security's

within surveillance—especially after it has more adequate manpower and budget and greater authority.

In Gu Kai's view, the authority of the secret service must be strictly controlled, especially to protect the rights and interests of time travellers. Letting go of this gap will have a negative impact on the stability of Haihan officialdom, and maybe at some point

The node will also become a political tool. By then, everyone will be in danger, and it will be too late to correct this mistake.

"Let me correct your statement. The existence of the Ministry of Security itself is a political tool, and the reason why this tool was created is to serve the purpose of stabilizing the rule of the Executive Committee. The requirements I am raising now are related to the security

There is no conflict with the purpose of the existence of the ministry, and it is in line with the interests of the executive committee. Minister Gu, don’t oppose just for the sake of opposing!” He Xi refuted Gu Kai’s comments without being humble or overbearing.

Gu Kai shook his head and said: "Investigating the whole world, who should supervise the actions of the Security Department? When the power is out of control, won't this become an organization like the Dongchang Jinyiwei?"

"Dongchang and Jinyiwei serve the emperor. We don't have an emperor here, only the executive committee!" He Xi seized on the loophole in Gu Kai's words and fought back.

Gu Kai knew he had made a mistake and coughed dryly: "I'm just making an analogy... if power loses effective supervision, it can easily go astray! The function of the Security Department is to provide security internally and collect intelligence externally. This is already very difficult.

It’s reasonable, and there shouldn’t be any other unnecessary functions added to it.”

"It is precisely because there are still many loopholes in the existing security system that I will propose an improvement plan here." He Xi still refused to give in: "Minister Gu, please think about it, if we don't even have the schedule of senior officials."

Clearly, how can we provide perfect security? Of course, if you must regard this as personal surveillance, then I have nothing to say, but I hope you can put forward other constructive opinions before objecting.

At least come up with a feasible alternative."

He Xi took advantage of Gu Kai's shortcomings. Although the other party was proficient in law and good at debating, he lacked practical experience in security matters and it was impossible to come up with any alternatives. Moreover, the existing

The security of the time-travelers is jointly handled by the Ministry of Security and the military. If Gu Kai keeps objecting to this matter, he will offend more than just the Ministry of Security.

Of course, Gu Kai's mind was not slow. He immediately noticed the trap that He Xi had laid for himself in his words. He immediately shook his head and said: "Minister He, don't fish in troubled waters. What I object to is not the efforts of the Ministry of Security and the military to time travel."

It is the security services provided by the secret service, but the Ministry of Security expands the scope of authority without supervision! Everyone, do you want your life and work conditions to be monitored in real time by the secret service? If this monitoring is in the name of security, you will

Can you accept it with peace of mind?"

When Gu Kai saw that He Xi was trying to drag the military into trouble, he simply spoke up and dragged everyone else in. He believed that these opinions were raised out of public interest, and presumably other members of the executive committee would have similar opinions to his own.

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The personal safety of time-travelers has always been a top priority in security work. It can be said that the performance of relevant departments in the past year has been quite good. At least there has not been a major safety incident such as a time-traveler being assassinated somewhere. However,

Precisely because they are time-travelers who have gained hundreds of years of experience, they value personal privacy much more than people of this era. Since they are privileged, of course they do not want to be subjected to some unknown information.

Monitoring. Therefore, there are indeed not a few people who agree with Gu Kai's opinion.

The two sides couldn't argue, and in the end Tao Donglai had to make the final decision. However, Tao Donglai's own attitude has always been towards the military, and He Xi was the position he arranged for himself. It would be a bit unreasonable for him to be the judge.

There will always be suspicion of having a crooked butt.

Sure enough, Tao Donglai exposed his position as soon as he opened his mouth: "Security work must be carried out. The personal safety of members of the time travel group can be said to be the foundation of our country. Every time traveler is important to our collective and our country."

, are all important wealth that cannot be exchanged for gold and silver. Protecting our companions is protecting the country we have worked so hard to build. Including everyone here, it is precisely because of our increasingly perfect security measures that we can

I can devote myself to the daily work of governing the country with peace of mind. Therefore, I believe that security intensity must be maintained at a certain level, and it is reasonable to adjust the authority of relevant departments in a timely manner according to the situation."

Gu Kai coughed in dissatisfaction and said: "The problem now is supervision. The Security Department supervises us. Who will supervise the Security Department?"

"Minister Gu, do you want to set up an independent department specifically responsible for supervising the security measures of the Ministry of Security?" He Xi asked suddenly and abruptly.

When Gu Kai heard this, he responded without hesitation: "Establish an independent department? Looking at all the major departments in Haihan, is there anyone more suitable for this job than our Ministry of Justice?"

Although Gu Kai's words are a bit arrogant, it does make sense if you look closely. Except for the two main subjects, the military and the Ministry of Security, it seems that other departments are not suitable to intervene in this matter. And the Ministry of Justice does things

There are no taboos, and it is indeed more suitable to play the role of a regulator.

But how could He Xi want his department to be overpowered by Gu Kai? At that moment, he rejected the solution proposed by Gu Kai on the grounds that this matter had no precedent. The two of them had their own opinions, and they had their own support behind them.

The participants debated these two opinions for a long time, but still did not come up with a solution acceptable to both parties.

In the end, Tao Donglai could only announce that he would shelve the issue for the time being and let the military and security ministries make an on-site report on the results of the battle with the Spanish fleet. Now even Gu Kai shut up obediently. The significance of this victory over the Spanish fleet

It was important, and he also wanted to know about Haihan's actual gains in this battle, as well as the subsequent intelligence analysis. Although he had many criticisms of the reform measures of the Ministry of Security proposed by He Xi just now, he would not blindly resist them.

The existence of the Ministry of Security is, after all, very important to maintaining Haihan's rule, and Gu Kai will not deny its positive role.

After nearly a day of summary statistics, the military's current results can be described as very impressive. The number of Spanish sailing ships damaged, sunk, and captured all set a record for Haihan's foreign wars in recent years. Haihan initially attacked ten

Although the results in Bazhi and Zhoushan Islands seemed to be more powerful, the strength level of those opponents was indeed not the same as that of the Spanish fleet. It would be too unscientific to just compare numbers. It was possible to achieve victory in the battle against the Spanish fleet.

With such a record, even the Dutch, who are also a maritime power, dare not say that they can achieve the same level.

After screening, screening and separate interrogations of prisoners of war, the Ministry of Security concluded that the war was a decision made by the Manila authorities on their own, rather than a formal declaration of war from the Kingdom of Spain to Haihan. It happened to be that a large amount of cargo was escorted from the Americas.

The fleet arriving in Manila probably gave the local chief executive the illusion that they could take a chance, and without prior detailed reconnaissance and a complete combat plan, they hastily organized an armed raid on Sanya.

If the Spaniards' opponent is another country, even if such a surprise attack is exposed a few days in advance, the opponent may not have time to deploy troops and organize effective defense measures. In the end, it is very likely that it will be forcibly eaten by the powerful Spanish fleet.

But this time, the opponent they chose was such a tough opponent as Haihan. Not only could he not be able to chew it, but his teeth were also chipped.

Both the American Fleet and the Manila Fleet that participated in this operation suffered heavy losses, and a large number of combatants were captured. However, the loot captured was not of much value to Haihan, and the several captured ships suffered relatively serious damage.

If you want to repair it and keep it for your own use, it is actually not cost-effective. And the weapons on these ships are far inferior to those produced by Haihan, and there seems to be no other big use besides taking them back to the furnace. Put these two large items

After digging around, there was nothing valuable left. In short, the value of the spoils was definitely not worth the military expenses of this Haihan naval battle.

Of course, with the large number of prisoners of war captured after this battle, Haihan should be able to blackmail the Manila authorities. For this, Schneider has drafted a preliminary compensation plan and is preparing to send people to Manila as soon as possible.

Make a demand for war compensation from the Spaniards. If this matter can be settled, then it should not be a big problem to start getting the military expenses back.

However, after suffering such a big loss, the other party may not be willing to spend a huge sum of money to redeem the prisoners of war. Once the negotiation cannot be reached, most of these prisoners of war will have to spend the rest of their lives in hard labor camps. But this kind of

The result was not ideal for Haihan, so in addition to asking for war compensation, Yan Chujie also mentioned using war to promote peace and be prepared to continue the war and force the Spanish to initiate peace.
Chapter completed!