Chapter 2537

Shi Diwen received them for less than ten minutes in total, and it seemed nothing special. However, when seeing off the guests at the end, Shi Diwen said that he would host a banquet for them, which showed that they were treated by Shi Diwen as his own.

They looked at it. Sure enough, when they came out of Shi Diwen's office, the officer leading the way told them that Shi Diwen would entertain them in his mansion tonight and informed them of the address.

According to Tao Hongfang's understanding, this means that there should be a chance to talk about topics that were not discussed in the office before, such as the plan to move the capital, at the dinner table in the evening. When he walked out of the Yamen, he saw the teams competing outside.

The queues were longer when they arrived, and these people may not enjoy the same special treatment as they do for jumping in line.

It was only the morning at this time, and there was still a long time before dinner time. Tao Hongfang and others did not want to return to the station outside the city, so they decided to find a place to have lunch together first, and then split up to do their own errands, and then meet again in the afternoon.

Find a place to gather and go to Shi Diwen's mansion together.

The group first found a nearby restaurant with a decent environment for lunch. During the dinner, they asked Wang Anguo where he was staying. Wang Anguo said that he had just arrived in Hangzhou yesterday and entered the city before the city gate closed in the evening.

Stayed at an inn for the night.

"Then why don't Brother Anguo move in with us?" Ning Zijing immediately persuaded him: "We all live in a place in the east of the city, and the environment is much better than an ordinary inn."

"Isn't this... inconvenient for everyone?" Wang Anguo was also a little excited when he heard this invitation. He has been working hard overseas in the past few years and rarely has the opportunity to meet partners with similar age and family background. Of course, he also wants to meet Tao

Hongfang and others communicated more.

"It's convenient, what's the inconvenience! We all come from other places and live together, so we can take care of each other. And the place is spacious and can be accommodated." Tao Hongfang immediately helped and persuaded: "My son

Respect, please send someone back to say hello to the steward over there and prepare a room for An Guo and his entourage."

Wang Anguo is also a cheerful person, so he no longer refuses when he sees this.

After everyone had a brief lunch, they planned to split up. Wang Anguo's mission had already been arranged by Shi Diwen for him. Now that he had plenty of time, he didn't need to be as anxious as Tao Hongfang and others.

Ha Jianyi invited Wang Anguo to go to the local garrison in the afternoon to inspect the training situation. This was also one of Ha Jianyi's main tasks in Hangzhou. Although Wang Anguo was in the navy, he had the special status of being a second-generation wearer, and he also had

Shi Diwen told me that there would be no obstacles in entering and exiting the army.

Tao Hongfang's official task is to verify the operation status of the commercial and trade agencies under the Ministry of Commerce in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. By the way, he also carries out the secret task assigned to him by Tao Donglai to understand the arrangements for various large-scale infrastructure projects related to the relocation of the capital. Previous article

The first task was simple. He just needed to go to the relevant institution with a letter of introduction to review various accounting materials. However, how to complete the next task was a test for him.

However, Tao Hongfang is not in a hurry to make progress. He has already decided to start with simple tasks first.

Haihan's commerce and finance departments were both founded by Schneider, and he has been in charge of these two departments that are closely related to the country's economic lifeline for many years. Therefore, in addition to being in charge of domestic and foreign commercial activities, the Ministry of Commerce also

It is also responsible for part of the financial circulation and regulatory functions.

For example, the world-famous Haihan Bank, although administratively it is a special institution directly supervised by the Executive Committee, because its current function is mainly to serve commercial activities, it has always relied on the management system of the Ministry of Commerce.

Operation. Basically, wherever there is a branch of Haihan Bank, there will also be an office of the Ministry of Commerce. The data held by the Ministry of Commerce and Haihan Bank is the best reference that can reflect the regional economic situation.

Yesterday, Tao Hongfang asked the steward Yang Ji at the Qionglianfa Inn where the local office of the Ministry of Commerce was. When he entered the city, he also noticed that there was a store of Haihan Bank in the city. Both of these places were owned by him.

The person you want to visit next.

As the department with the most abundant funds in Haihan, the location of the Ministry of Commerce office was naturally chosen in the core location of Hangzhou city, not far from the Yamen of the Chief Envoy commanded by Shi Diwen. It is said that the Ming Dynasty used to be stationed in Hangzhou.

The Admiral Weaving Eunuch's official residence is responsible for supervising the production of various silk fabrics used by the royal family.

Once the Ming Dynasty fell, these eunuchs sent from the capital naturally had no room for survival. After the Haihan Army took over Hangzhou, they drove them away and took the official residence into their own. Later, the Ministry of Commerce took over it as a service

Use everywhere.

Although the door of this official residence is not as grand as the Chief Envoy Si Yamen, there are two stone lions on the left and right of the door that are as tall as one person, indicating the nature of the government office here.

Tao Hongfang ordered Apeng to go to the concierge and submit a letter of introduction. Soon someone came out to welcome Tao Hongfang and brought him in.

"Wan Yan, director of the Hangzhou office, I have met Mr. Tao!" Not long after, a middle-aged man came in a hurry. When he saw Tao Hongfang, he immediately bowed and saluted.

Tao Hongfang quickly returned the courtesy and said: "Director Wan, you are so polite! I am going to Hangzhou on business, and I will rely on Director Wan for help!"

In terms of positions, Tao Hongfang is actually on the same level as Wan Yan. However, the concept of three levels of officials in the capital has been around for a long time. It has not changed even if Haihan was in power. Since Tao Hongfang was sent from Sanya

As an official, even if his official position was the same as that of Wan Yan, his status was still higher. Wan Yan knew his interests and took the initiative to meet Tao Hongfang as a subordinate.

Wan Yan welcomed Tao Hongfang into his office and took a seat, then ordered his servants to serve him hot tea, and took the initiative to ask Tao Hongfang whether his journey to Hangzhou went well and whether he had found a suitable place to live after arriving here. His attitude was very warm.

Tao Hongfang was not in a hurry to discuss business matters as soon as they met, so he started chatting with Wan Yan.

After some chatting, Tao Hongfang learned that Wan Yan was already the second generation of naturalized officials working for Haihan. His father Wan Fa had already worked for Haihan in Hangzhou twenty years ago.

.In 1634, Gong Shiqi of the Ministry of Security and Gao Qiaonan of the special operations force jointly carried out a beheading operation in Hangzhou, assassinating several officials who were leading the anti-Haihan activities at that time. Wanfa was the internal agent who assisted Gong Shiqi and others in the city.

, played an extremely crucial role in the operation.

Later, Wan Fa was appointed as the head of the Ministry of Security in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions in 1637. Now he has retired and returned to his hometown. Wan Yan is Wan Fa's eldest son. Although no other son inherited his father's career in intelligence work,

But he also chose to enter the public sector and became an official.
Chapter completed!