Chapter 998 Preparations

The amount of money Haihan spends every year on wooing Ming officials is definitely an astronomical figure for ordinary people. The Executive Committee has always been relatively loose in budget expenditures in this area, so He Xi is also very generous. I hope it can

Capture the new Dongchang eunuch in one fell swoop.

But Huo Yue, the chief eunuch from the capital, didn't know whether he was deliberately trying to be funny or he really didn't bother to contact Haihan, so he returned all the money and gifts that He Xi sent to him. He Xi thought about it and thought it might be because he was from the capital.

He Xi had a bigger appetite than his predecessor who came from Nanjing, so he gave another extra gift. He Xi thought that this gift was enough, at least 30% more than what his predecessor had received, but in the end he still

The other party stepped back silently.

Not only that, the Dongchang stall owner who was responsible for delivering gifts in the middle was scolded by his new boss and told him to stay quiet. After He Xi heard the news, he knew that the other party might have some problems with Haihan, so he

After spending some time digging for information, I finally learned the reason - when Haihan attacked Liuheng Island in Ningbo, Zhejiang last year, Huo Yue's godson died in the Haisha Gang's casino.

It is worth mentioning that Huo Yue's godson is also from Dongchang, but he served in Ningbo. He was not against the Haihan people, but happened to be having fun in the Haisha Gang's casino.

As a result, it was so unlucky to encounter Haihan when he raided Liuheng Island, and he was unlucky enough to die in a random gunshot. After Haihan later found out his identity, they naturally blamed the Haisha Gang, and Ningbo

The local government accepted a lot of benefits from Haihan and helped to settle the matter. But after the news came back to the capital, Huo Yue did not believe this statement at all. Out of grief and anger, he recorded the account in Haihan

On top of my head - the Haisha Gang has been completely destroyed. I have this bad luck in my heart and I have to find a punching bag.

I don't know whether it was a coincidence or the result of Huo Yue's own activities, but he was actually sent to the distant Guangdong to take up a post, and had the opportunity to confront Haihan. Huo Yue believed that in a privileged department like Dongchang, there was no need to

Selling the Haihan people's face, although the gift given by He Xi's entrustment is valuable, Huo Yue was born in the capital and has seen some worldly people. Naturally, he will not be bribed easily. Instead, he used this to give the Haihan people a nail.

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He Xi found out the whole story, and combined with the other party's behavior, he could certainly feel Huo Yue's unfriendly attitude. Since he had not yet found out the details of Huo Yue's background, it was difficult to take more radical actions rashly, so he could only put the original

The people in Zhaoqing convened a meeting and deployed more stringent monitoring measures to prevent Huo Yue from doing something unfavorable to Haihan after he took office. With this coming and going, He Xi would only have a short time to return to Sanya.

It was postponed for a week, so most of the previous security and defense work in Sanya was directed by Hao Wanqing.

"So dishonest? Then what are you going to do?" Hao Wanqing was not too nervous after hearing He Xi's description. In the past few years, the Ministry of Security has secretly solved many troublesome people. In their eyes, the eunuchs of Dongchang are different from ordinary people.

There isn't much difference.

He Xi smiled and said: "It would be best to solve it with money, but if this guy continues to be stubborn and makes me lose my patience, then I will have to ask the special service team to go to Zhaoqing. But we can let this matter go for now. Observe for a while and wait until the celebration is over before talking."

For Ming officials who are unwilling to accept benefits and compromise with Haihan, the Ministry of Security will evaluate the trouble they may cause to Haihan. If they are deemed to be dangerous to a certain extent, they will try to remove them from their posts. Then push people who are willing to cooperate to take charge. As for those who have caused trouble and losses to Haihan, the measures the Ministry of Security will take include but are not limited to losing their official positions. The special service team under He Xi Several special missions such as assassinations and kidnappings are carried out every year. The main targets of such missions are Ming officials who are against Haihan.

Although this method is radical and has certain risks, the effect is equally significant. When officials who opposed Haihan lost their official positions one after another, or even disappeared without explanation or died unexpectedly, people with a normal mind would realize that they opposed Haihan. The risks involved in taking this position are extremely high. On the one hand, they may lose their official position or even lose their lives; on the other hand, they may accept benefits and survive their term smoothly. Most people will still choose a relatively safe path.

Of course, during this period, officials had the idea of ​​deploying troops to arrest the Haihan people in Guangdong and Guangxi, but the news often leaked out before they were implemented, and the consequences were naturally very tragic. Over time, including the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Officials large and small have learned the correct way to deal with Haihan - accept the benefits, and then provide Haihan with convenience as much as possible. Haihan people value profits but are trustworthy. As long as the cooperative relationship is reached, they will not be too deliberate. When it comes to embarrassing local officials, even if there are actions that are inconsistent with Ming law, the two sides can at least resolve them through negotiation, and maybe after the negotiation, Haihan can give more rewards in return to thank the Ming officials for their concessions.

He Xi and Hao Wanqing are both experts, so there is no need to explain to each other in detail how to achieve these goals. Although the new head of the East Factory in Zhaoqing Prefecture may cause some trouble to the Security Department, compared with the upcoming meeting in Sanya For the founding celebration of the People's Republic of China, these small things can be put aside for a while and dealt with slowly.

He Xi's return was postponed for a week because of things in Zhaoqing, and He Xi had a backlog of things to deal with. He didn't even have time to go back to his residence to rest. There was a joint working meeting with the police and the military waiting for him to attend. They The carriage they rode quickly passed by the Victory Port Landscape Avenue and went directly to Victory Fort.

At the same time, Tao Donglai was inspecting the preparations for the celebration venue at the mouth of the Tiandu River. The setting of the venue this time was different from previous years. The main venue was not placed in the square outside the gate of Victory Fort, but was moved south. Victory Port Pier 1 has rarely been opened in Haihan in recent years.

Pier 1 is located in the deepest part of Victory Port, and the ships docked there are the ships that carry the travelers to this time and space, among which the huge New World is the largest. Haihan also visited New World in the past few years. A ceremony to commend and award medals was held on the deck of the World. However, under the advice of the Ministry of Shipping, all these ships have been sealed. In addition to regular maintenance by technicians, no idlers are allowed to board the ships. .

For every outsider who sets foot on the land of Port Victory for the first time, their attention will inevitably be attracted by the tall and majestic hull of the New World anchored deep in the port area, where they can witness the legend with their own eyes.

The "Haihan Iron Ship" in the "Haihan Iron Ship" can be regarded as a major event that changed their world view for these people. Many people established the concept of "Haihan is omnipotent" in their minds from seeing the New World

It just came out when.

The venue for Haihan's founding ceremony this time is based on the dock where the New World docks. A two-story-high and more than 30-meter-wide rostrum was built. Not only the executive committee but also the leaders of various departments will attend the ceremony.

On the stage, some invited distinguished guests will also watch the ceremony. Under the stage is the road through which the parade parade will pass. This fifteen-meter-wide passage is parallel to the rostrum, and on the other side is

It is a mass viewing area that is more than a mile long, leading to the port area in the south. It is expected to accommodate at least 30,000 people.

During this celebration, in addition to the recent large influx of foreigners into Sanya, there were also quite a number of naturalized citizens who already had Haihan household registrations who came from other prefectures and counties on Hainan Island, and even from Guangdong, Fujian, Annan and other places to join in the celebration.

It’s so lively. According to estimates from relevant departments, at least five to seven thousand naturalized citizens will flock to Sanya from other places during the celebration, and at least half of the tens of thousands of local permanent residents will leave.

Take to the streets to celebrate. Therefore, in the planning of the main venue of the celebration, the public viewing area and the rostrum were specially separated by roads, and wooden stakes, bamboo fences, etc. were used to divide the viewing area into more than 20 small areas along the direction of the road.

During this period, military and police personnel were arranged to guide people to enter the area to avoid stampedes that would easily occur when all the people were gathered together.

At present, the basic construction work of the rostrum has been completed. Workers are installing several tweeters on the elevated scaffolding on both sides of the rostrum so that the leaders can use them when speaking during the celebration. These tweeters and related equipment were brought with them when they traveled through the city.

The one I came here was well maintained. I tried the sound after installation and there was no problem at all. This kind of tweeter was used in the village-to-village project in rural areas. Although it is cheap, the quality is very solid and the sound is sufficient.

It's so big, as long as you raise the speaker higher and turn it on to the maximum power, you can hear clearly for miles around.

The person in charge of supervising the work here is Liu Shanxia, ​​the second-in-command of the Ministry of Construction. However, there is really no technical content in the task of building a platform, so Liu Shanxia actually has nothing to do on this temporary construction site, and most of the work is not needed at all.

When he spoke, his group of foremen who had worked in the Ministry of Construction for several years would naturally make arrangements properly. Seeing Tao Dong coming, Liu Shanxia invited him to sit down at a tea table specially set up next to the construction site, and then ordered someone to

Make tea and have snacks. This place is about forty or fifty meters away from the construction site, and there is a big umbrella for sunshade, so you don’t have to worry about too much dust from the construction site coming here.

"You really enjoy this!" The two had known each other for many years before time travel. Tao Donglai didn't think there was anything wrong with Liu Shanxia's arrangement. After sitting down and drinking tea, he joked: "I sent you here to supervise the work.

, you seem to be on vacation!"

Liu Shanxia smiled nonchalantly and said: "Boss, you have also seen that this kind of work is not difficult, so why do I need to guide them step by step? It will be completed before the sun goes down today, and it will be before the celebration begins.

There are still three or four days left, there will be no problem at all."

Tao Donglai pointed to the rostrum and said: "Make the awnings above stronger so that they don't leak and lose face."

"Don't worry, these construction teams on the construction site are all led by me personally. They are all skilled workers. They will naturally do everything properly." Liu Shanxia showed full confidence in the abilities of his men.

This supervision task actually has more political meaning than practical significance. He was sent here mainly to show the importance that the Ministry of Construction attaches to this project.

After the rostrum and the public viewing area are completed, the task of the Ministry of Construction is over, and the remaining venue layout work is actually not much work. However, before the celebration on April 1st, the parade array will be about

It is also necessary to rehearse here first in order to discover problems that may arise during the military parade.

Liu Shanxia remembered something at this time and asked Tao Donglai: "After the celebration here, do you have to go to Panyu to start the new city project immediately?"

Tao Donglai shook his head and said: "The project in Panyu is not difficult. There is no need for you to go over and give orders. I have important things for you to handle."

Seeing Tao Donglai's serious face, Liu Shanxia guessed, "You're also going on a business trip, right?"

Tao Donglai did not deny his guess and directly gave the answer: "I need you to go to Taiwan and leave after the celebration is over in the past few days."

"Taiwan? What project? Why haven't you heard about it before?" Liu Shanxia asked with a puzzled look. Usually, large off-site projects will inform him a period of time in advance, so as to leave him time to check and fill in the gaps in the plan and organize the construction team.

Time. And he had not heard of any large-scale project arrangements in Taiwan before. Kaohsiung Port has been under construction, but building a dock can only be directed by a junior foreman who has been in the Ministry of Construction for two or three years.

There is no need for a big shot like him to take part in the construction, and this is probably not what Tao Donglai was referring to.

"This project... is actually not the work of our construction department. We are participating in the construction as a collaborative unit. For the specific arrangements, you can find a time to meet with Mr. Bai tomorrow and he will tell you the details." Tao Dong

Although Lai answered Liu Shanxia's question, he still didn't seem to say anything.

Liu Shanxia saw that Tao Donglai was so mysterious. Although he was a little embarrassed in his heart, he did not continue to ask further. Bai Kesi is the head of the industrial department. Obviously, Taiwan's projects are related to industry, but Haihan's heavy industry is almost all

Concentrated on Hainan Island, Liu Shanxia couldn't think of what industries the industrial department wanted to deploy locally. Moreover, the confidentiality work was so strict that even he was not notified until the matter was about to happen. It was obviously of extraordinary importance.

However, Liu Shanxia still made a request to Tao Donglai: "Can you arrange a better ship this time? Last time I went to Ambon Island for a business trip, it was really uncomfortable to ride on that troop transport ship. It was boring, bumpy, and the speed was slow.

When we got there, half of our lives were gone."

"Don't worry, a special fleet will go with you this time, and we will arrange an exclusive stateroom for you. I guarantee it won't be as miserable as last time." Tao Donglai immediately gave him a guarantee.
Chapter completed!