Chapter 1585 A lucky escape

The main function of the Ministry of Security is to be responsible for the intelligence work of the Haihan Kingdom, but the characterization of Xun Pengcheng's matter is a difficult problem. It can be said that he has connections with foreign countries. In fact, Xun Pengcheng has no access to high-level insider information and national policies, and has never betrayed important information.

National information, on the contrary, it was the advice he gave to the Ma Dallan people that led to the subsequent bidding, and created millions of profits for Haihan in the arms trade, which was a great contribution to the country.

However, Xun Pengcheng's contact with the Ma Dalan people was not reported to the officials beforehand, and he did not take the initiative to report to the officials afterwards. Xu Shiqi could imagine that he was trying to avoid getting into trouble, but there were still huge safety risks.

If things don't go as they actually did, if Ma Dalan's arms purchase application fails to be approved, or if something else goes wrong because of Xun Pengcheng's random suggestions, then the consequences may be serious.

He Xi thought for a while and asked Xu Qiqi to go back and wait for the notification. She called Tao Donglai, told him briefly about Xun Pengcheng, and finally asked him how to deal with the matter.

Tao Donglai quickly clarified the matter on the phone: "He is not selling out information, and the consequences are good and there is no need for punishment. But his income is definitely illegal. How should he make up for it?"

For taxes, ask Schneider."

"That's it?" He Xi asked in disbelief.

"What else?" Tao Donglai asked back: "If you want to punish him, what will the people of Matalan think if they find out? As long as he has never done anything detrimental to the country, there is no need to imprison him.

It's a crime. Just pay the taxes and let him go. There is no need to use such a small person as a political prop."

He Xi couldn't laugh or cry. He actually had no political purpose in making this call, but Tao Donglai seemed to have misunderstood this. He Xi thought about it. He only considered the issue from the perspective of intelligence security, while Tao Donglai

They will give more consideration to the possible impact on the other party after the incident is revealed. The starting points of the two are different, and their understanding and emphasis on this matter will naturally be different.

Tao Donglai obviously treated this matter with a peaceful attitude, and did not want the Xun Pengcheng incident to be further fermented or even become a tool for some people to achieve political goals. Haihan, Ma Dalan and the Dutch East India Company were three parties

The arms trade between the two countries has come to an end. Everyone gets what they need in the transaction, and the final result is acceptable. But if the Dutch know that the bidding was initiated by the Haihan people under the guidance of the Matalan people, then it may be

This will lead to a series of diplomatic disputes. Although Haihan is not afraid of trouble, he does not want to cause unnecessary trouble.

He Xi quickly figured out the pros and cons of this matter. Of course, he didn't want to make Tao Donglai unhappy because of such a small person, but letting Xun Pengcheng continue to stay in Sanya was definitely a hidden danger. The newspaper he used to work for could find out

He and other interested people will naturally be able to find him, and they have to send him away from Sanya as soon as possible. He Xi sent Xu Qiqi and asked him to arrange for Xun Pengcheng to leave Sanya. Of course, since Tao Dong said it

This money will be taxed, so naturally we can't let it go, so we asked Xu Qiqi to take care of this matter.

Xu Shiqi understood this and ordered someone to take the anxious Xun Pengcheng out of the temporary detention center.

"Xun Pengcheng, do you know the nature of your private contact with the envoy Ma Dalan?" Xu Shiqi deliberately put on the face of launching an army to accuse him.

Although Xun Pengcheng was panicking in his heart, his mind was still clear. He thought that if he admitted the crime at this time, he would have set himself up. At the moment, he just knelt on the ground and repeatedly claimed that he was wronged, and did not respond directly to Xu Shiqi's questions.

When Xu Shiqi saw this, he could only give him a slap: "Meeting privately with foreign envoys to discuss state affairs without official permission is not allowed by national law. Do you understand?"

Xun Pengcheng's forehead was directly pressed to the floor, and he apologized repeatedly: "The villain was just confused for a moment and did not consider the consequences. I hope you will give me a chance to change my ways. I will not dare to do it again!"

He Xi's instructions to Xu Shiqi only asked him to beat Xun Pengcheng, but he did not intend to punish him for the crime of treason with foreign countries. Therefore, Xu Shiqi also ordered him to stop, so as not to end up with nothing, and then the topic changed: "

Not to mention this matter, the Madalan envoy gave you money as a reward, did you pay the tax after taking the money?"

Xun Pengcheng was stunned for a moment and quickly responded: "The villain was so confused that he forgot to pay taxes. Damn it! The villain is willing to pay the tax! He should pay it!"

Xun Pengcheng heard that the other party actually asked about paying taxes. The charge of tax evasion would obviously be much lighter than that of foreign affairs, and there would be a chance to make amends. He didn't know if Xu Shiqi was planning to let him go, but since

Having seen hope, he naturally didn't want to let go of such a chance. If he could get away with paying money, then Xun Pengcheng would certainly be more willing to keep his freedom. Although the money was quite large, it was just a windfall flying from the sky after all.

Even if it's gone, it's just a dream, and it's not as important as your own life.

Moreover, Xu Shiqi said "pay taxes" rather than "recover stolen money." Xun Pengcheng's original occupation was to play with words, so he could naturally detect the difference - the former is legal income, and the latter is illegal income. If it is based on legal

If you pay taxes on your income to deal with this money, it means that you are not guilty and can hopefully leave here safely.

Xu Shiqi said: "According to our country's laws, foreign trade income is subject to tax at 20%, but you have not reported this income to the relevant departments, and you have not taken the initiative to declare it afterwards, so you have to be fined an additional 10% as punishment. Are you convinced?

"

Thirty percent of the money in the account will be reduced at once. Even though it was a sudden windfall, Xun Pengcheng was heartbroken. But now that there was a chance to escape guilt, he could only grit his teeth and fight for this glimmer of hope first.

"I'm convinced, I'm convinced, this is the villain's fault, and I'm willing to accept the punishment!" Xun Pengcheng immediately agreed, fearing that Xu Shiqi would regret it.

Seeing that Xun Pengcheng agreed quickly, Xu Shiqi knew that this person was also a smart man and his job would be easy to handle. He immediately continued: "This matter has involved national secrets. If it is leaked, it will definitely affect the relationship between our country and the country of Matalan."

Do you know how important this is to our diplomatic relations?”

Xun Pengcheng responded quickly: "You must keep your mouth shut, and you will never leak a word to others! If you violate it, the sky will strike with thunder... No, I am willing to be severely punished by the law!"

Xu Shiqi said: "Sanya is the main port for people from all over the world to enter our country. We will definitely not be able to rest assured if you stay in Sanya, so after you pay the taxes and fines, go somewhere else to settle as soon as possible. I believe you

With this money at my side, I can live comfortably no matter where I go.”

When Xun Pengcheng heard this, he thought that this was exactly what I wanted, and immediately responded: "I will go to Victory Port later to book the boat that will leave Sanya recently. Please rest assured, sir, I will definitely not come back in the next few years."

Although he lost a large amount of money in the Ministry of Security, when Xun Pengcheng returned to downtown Sanya, his mood had become extremely relaxed. After this incident, his money was successfully laundered, although it was

He lost 30% of it, but he was able to turn this originally shady money into legal income, and the person handling it was the Haihan Security Department, so he no longer had to worry about this kind of thing in the future.

Even if it is reduced by 30%, Xun Pengcheng's plan to invest in plantations will not be greatly affected, but his original plan to enclose the land and build a house by himself will probably be reduced a lot now.

Although the boat Xun Pengcheng booked earlier was delayed, he still booked another boat from Sanya to the north of Hainan Island as quickly as possible the next day. However, this boat did not go directly to Danzhou, but only to the west coast.

At Changhua Port, he could only get to Changhua and then transfer to other ships going to Danzhou, or take the land route to Danzhou.

The next morning, Xun Pengcheng asked the inn to hire a flatbed truck for him and transported his large and small luggage to the port. He booked a single cabin on the ship going to Changhua, and specifically asked the ship owner to

The best on-board meals and services were provided during this voyage. Although Xun Pengcheng had to pay five times the price of other passengers on the same ship, he believed that the price was worth it. Since he was already a rich man and legally wealthy,

If you are a rich person, you should live the life that a rich person should live, without having to worry about being secretly aware of the unknown source of your money.

The ship Xun Pengcheng took stopped at Yacheng and Yinggehai once each, and successfully arrived at the terminal, Changhua Port, two days later. Although it was his first time here, he had also visited it when he was a reporter at a newspaper.

I have written about news related to Changhua, and I also know a little about this major steel producing area in the country. The ore mined from the Shilu Iron Mine in the nearby inland is continuously delivered here by train every day, and after smelting

Transformed into a variety of farm implements, kitchen utensils, tools and Haihan's most famous weapon.

But the first thing that Xun Pengcheng saw when he came here was not the hills made of steel, but the heavily loaded coal ships parked on the shore. He looked at the large amounts of raw coal and coke piled into hills and stretching for miles in the coal yard on the shore.

, Xun Pengcheng could not help but be shocked again by the industrial strength of this country. He knew that these coal ships came from Annan Black Earth Port. Although that place still belonged to Annan in name, in fact Haihan had already completely taken it into his possession.

, and the high-quality raw coal produced locally is one of the important basic raw materials for Haihan's industrialization.

Of course, in addition to producing coal, the Heitugang Coal Mine has another feature that is as famous as the Shilu Iron Mine. It is the location of the famous hard labor camp in Haihan. The vast majority of prisoners sentenced to hard labor will be escorted to these two places to work.

Heavy mining work, and one of these two places is in the deep mountains and old forests, and the other is far away overseas. The prisoners had no choice but to run away even if they wanted to. Especially after the Shilu riots in 1631, Haihan officials even

Strengthened the management of hard labor camps.

Wang Hao, a liar who was exposed by Xun Pengcheng a few days ago, was sentenced to serve his sentence in the Shilu hard labor camp, which is more than 80 miles away from Changhua Port. Although this distance is not too far, Xun Pengcheng knows that this is almost the difference between the world and hell.

Given the distance, it was hard to say whether Wang Hao would be able to survive in the hard labor camp for three years.

After Xun Pengcheng came ashore, he asked the sailors and quickly found the local port center. In addition to handling various freight services, this is also the ticket sales point for local passenger ships to other ports. However, passenger ships departing from Changhua Port are not

It is officially operated by the Ministry of Shipping, so the sailing schedule often does not have a fixed time. Generally, it will not set off until there are enough passengers. Sometimes due to weather or personal reasons of the ship owner, there is no ship to a certain place for several days in a row.

Ports are also common.

Xun Pengcheng happened to encounter such a situation here. Although Changhua is not far from Danzhou, there happened to be no passenger ships to Danzhou in the past few days. After asking the staff at the port center, he learned that it turned out that recently

It is the sugar cane harvest season, and many ships are going north to transport sugar cane for profit considerations, even passenger ships are no exception. The staff suggested that Xun Pengcheng hire a carriage here and go to Danzhou by land, so that he does not have to wait for unknown destinations.

When will the passenger ship appear?

The road from Changhua to Danzhou was renovated and expanded on the original official road during the Ming Dynasty. The distance is about 1,780 miles. Naturally, such a long road does not have the conditions for comprehensive road hardening, but the traffic conditions are still

It was well maintained, and if things went well, it would take one day to reach Danzhou City by car. However, when the staff heard that Xun Pengcheng was going to Danzhou to inspect plantations, they suggested that he spend more time walking around on the way.

Because on the way from Changhua to Danzhou, there are also a large number of private plantations and state-owned farms located near the road.

Under the guidance of the staff, Xun Pengcheng went to a horse and carriage shop in Changhua Town and spent 20 yuan to hire the largest and most comfortable carriage here, as well as a coachman who was said to be very familiar with the surrounding area. However, it was dark at this time.

It was already late, so Xun Pengcheng paid the deposit first and agreed with the carriage company to set off tomorrow morning.

Got a room for one night.

Early the next morning, Xun Pengcheng paid the clerk in the store to run errands to the coach and horse dealer to notify him to pick him up at the inn. Before breakfast was finished, the coachman had already entered the inn to look for him and asked him when he would set off.

Xun Pengcheng asked the coachman's shop assistant to move all the luggage from his room to the car. After completing these tasks, he also had breakfast, then checked out and set off.

The driver's surname was Gao, who was in his forties. He claimed to be a native of Changhua, and it was said that he still had some shares in the carriage and horse racing business, so he was considered a small boss. Xun Pengcheng used his interviewing skills as a reporter and quickly got involved with the driver.

Ripe.
Chapter completed!