Chapter 1305
Danzhou Agricultural Products
Chapter 1305 Danzhou Agricultural Products
Danzhou officials publicly arrested officials who leaked secrets at the banquet. Liu Shang believed that this obviously meant to scare chickens and monkeys. He just didn't know what kind of secrets these arrested officials had leaked, so Zhang Xin and others set up a secret. The bureau left him nowhere to escape, so he could only plead guilty in public and submit to the law.And the inspection team, the document surnamed Tan, didn't notice anything wrong with him along the way, let alone Zhang Qianzhi had been secretly monitoring this person, and thought that Zhang Qianzhi was targeting him at one time, Liu Shang couldn't help being suspicious How could there be such a serious misjudgment of my own professional ability.Fortunately, he still calmed down in the end. If he was scared to reveal his identity by accident, it would be really wronged.
Liu Shang was lucky enough to escape, and he had a new understanding of Haihan's anti-espionage methods.He didn't think that the reason why he was safe and sound was that Haihan's security department was incapable, it was just that he hid himself well after coming to Haihan, leaving no clues for others to catch.However, he also knows that slipping through the net this time does not mean that he will be safe from now on. Liao Yuan, who knows his true identity, is always a great hidden danger. Even if he does not expose himself, there is still the possibility of being implicated.
This hidden danger is like a poison that has been eaten but does not know when it will take effect. It makes Liu Shang sleepless. If he does not try to solve this problem, he is very worried that he will not have a peaceful life in Sanya in the future.
Of course, Liu Shang also thought of some ruthless ideas, but he knew that with his strenuous skill in killing chickens, it would be as difficult as heaven to deal with Liao Yuan, who was tall and powerful and had practiced martial arts for many years.What's more, Liao Yuan still has several subordinates who are equally capable, and he is alone in Sanya, so it is impossible to deal with these people all at once.If one is not careful, he will fold himself in instead, and the gain will outweigh the loss.
"It's better to think long-term!" Liu Shang sighed, and could only put this idea aside.If you look at the purpose of lurking in Haihan, your situation is very good. Not only can you work with high-level officials in Haihan, but you can also get in touch with a lot of non-public information, which is far more valuable than those collected in the past that are completely inaccessible. Rumors confirming its veracity.The only shortcoming is that Liu Shang's own knowledge is not enough, and he can't understand the meaning of a lot of information, which is a waste of a great opportunity.
If there is no accident, Liu Shang is almost sure that after returning to Sanya, he will soon be notified of employment by the government.Maybe a few years later, I will also have the opportunity to be alone in the Haihan Yamen. Wouldn't it be a hundred times easier to collect some key information than it is now?It's just that the higher you climb in the future, the easier it will be to attract people's attention, and the risk of falling will also increase accordingly.The few Haihan officials who were arrested in the Nanhai Restaurant before were the most striking lessons learned. Perhaps one of them had a real identity similar to his own, and was a dark spy who had been lurking in Haihan for a long time.
While Liu Shang was pretending to be sick and lying in the guest house, thinking wildly, the mission of the inspection team in the local area was not over yet. On behalf of the Executive Committee, Yu Xiaobao wanted to sign for a batch of documents and materials that needed to be shipped back to Sanya. The process also required relevant responsible persons to attend and sign at the scene, so after the banquet ended, the inspection team followed Zhang Xin to the warehouse in the city without stopping.
In terms of materials, it is mainly the various taxes collected locally in the first half of the year, which need to be turned over to the national treasury in proportion.Although the circulation of gold and silver has been gradually replaced by paper circulation coupons collectively known as Haihan coins in China, as a real hard currency, the wealth preserved in the Haihan treasury is still dominated by real gold and silver.The inspection team included the staff of Haihan Bank. After counting the gold and silver on the spot, the people in charge of both sides signed and stamped on the seal, and then sealed the box and transported it to the sailboat where the inspection team was on for storage.
In addition, there are some deep-processed products of economic crops produced locally, such as vegetable oil, edible spices, polished rice, canned fruits and so on.These things are not for Yu Xiaobao to bring back to Sanya to give gifts everywhere as favors, but to be handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture, and experts will classify and price the agricultural products produced in Danzhou.This will directly affect the agricultural management status of the Danzhou area in the next year. It can be said that it is a very important part of the governance answer sheet handed over by the Danzhou Municipal Management Committee to Sanya. Therefore, Zhang Xin also attaches great importance to this and personally submits Yu Xiaobao and others explained the production of these samples one by one.
If Liu Shang was by his side at this time, he would probably be amazed at Haihan's management methods in agricultural projects again. After these agricultural products are deeply processed and carefully packaged, their prices will double and rise.Ordinary people should not think it expensive, because of the limited deep processing capacity, most of these high-end goods are actually exported overseas, and the domestic supply to Haihan is not large.Moreover, regardless of whether it is a commodity in high demand in the Haihan market or in other countries, the target customer group is also the high-level society who are not sensitive to prices, and there is no big problem in terms of sales.
Although Daming also has an industry of processing agricultural products, the means of commercial packaging are too primitive and backward compared with Haihan.Haihan's production, packaging, publicity, transportation, sales and other links are all arranged and planned by the relevant state departments, and the power of the state is used to promote industrial progress. Operations are comparable.Although Haihan still imports a large amount of agricultural products from abroad every year, the total amount of imports is much more than exports, but almost all of the products purchased from abroad are primary products, while the products sold are deep-processed products whose prices have doubled several times , This kind of scissors difference has allowed Haihan to maintain considerable profits in the import and export trade of agricultural products.
Danzhou also holds an agricultural product fair every year, and invites merchants from surrounding countries to participate. However, the scale and influence of the agricultural product fair in Sanya are still not comparable for the time being. Therefore, some high-end local products in Danzhou also need to send samples. to Sanya for the convenience of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Commerce.Generally speaking, relevant departments send people to Danzhou to inspect and accept such errands, but the inspection team is originally composed of people drawn from various departments, so the tasks are also varied, including inspection and delivery of agricultural products.
After Zhang Xin finished his introduction, the conversation changed: "Everyone has worked hard all the way, and I have prepared gifts for everyone here, and I will send them to the boat together later. They are all my own people, Xiaobao, don't refuse .”
Yu Xiaobao said with a smile: "The chief has some kindness, then I will thank my colleagues first!"
Although it is a taboo in the officialdom to publicly accept benefits, it also varies from person to person. For example, if the chief gives some souvenirs to his subordinates, no one will naturally feel that this is inappropriate.Yu Xiaobao has been in the top management of Haihan all year round, and this degree can still be grasped, and he did not deliberately refuse Zhang Xin's arrangement.Of course, although Liu Shang was not present, the gift was prepared directly according to the head of the inspection team, and he also enjoyed a share.
After the two parties handed over the supplies, Zhang Xin saw that it was still early for dinner, so he invited Yu Xiaobao to go hunting.Yu Xiaobao also knew that these things had to be transported to Danzhou Bay for loading, and it would definitely not be finished in a while, and he probably couldn't leave before dark today, so he might as well rest for another night and wait for tomorrow's departure.Immediately, Zhang Xin's invitation was accepted, but some people in the inspection team didn't like hunting, so they arranged to go back to the residence to rest first.
Liu Shang heard from his colleague who came back that although the mission was over, he would not leave until tomorrow, so he couldn't help but feel a little anxious. The longer he stayed outside, the more likely Liao Yuan in Sanya would be in trouble. It is to increase the risk you have to bear by one point.But he also knows that opportunities like this time to join the inspection team to tour various places will probably be difficult to come by in the future. If he stays in the team for an extra day, he can collect a lot of valuable information, and the contacts in the official circles he met along the way are also very valuable. Maybe it will come in handy in the future.
With this contradictory mood, Liu Shang spent another restless night.When he woke up the next day, the dark circles on his face still could not be eliminated. Yu Xiaobao couldn't help looking at it, and forced Liu Shang to drink a large bowl of bitter Chinese medicine.In desperation, Liu Shang could only hold his nose and drink it, as if he was cured of his illness and strengthened his body without illness.
Zhang Xin had other business affairs today, so he didn't come to see them off again, but he still arranged a few carriages for them, and took them from the guest house to Baimajing Wharf in Danzhou Bay.After a group of people boarded the ship, the captain counted the people on board, then unmoored and raised the sails, and slowly left the port.Accompanying them were an expedition-class battleship and a troop carrier, also heading for Haikou City.Out of curiosity, Liu Shang inquired about Yu Xiaobao, only to find out that this is a troop that participated in the previous military exercise, and now it is going back to the original station.
Liu Shang did not continue to ask, but he already understood that the battle fleet composed of all steam warships seen in the Japanese military exercise was probably also drawn by Haihan from various garrisons, and it was not that there was such a fleet already. The fixed establishment of the fleet.Naturally, this arrangement was also made for visitors from all over the world to make them misjudge Haihan's naval strength and thus create fear.
Of course, the premise of doing this is that there must be a sufficient number of steam warships. Although the fleet is formed temporarily, based on what Liu Shang has seen and heard, the combat effectiveness of this temporary fleet is also sufficient to deal with the maritime forces of any country in the surrounding area. armed.In particular, the steam ironclad ship that came and went like the wind left a deep impression on Liu Shang. If he was a naval general, he would probably pray that he would not encounter such a terrifying ship on the battlefield. battleship.Liu Shang even believed that even Haihan's own active navy might not be able to defeat this single-handed ironclad warship.
He raised his idea to Yu Xiaobao, hoping to hear Yu Xiaobao's opinion on it.After hearing this, Yu Xiaobao replied with a smile: "It's not as simple as you think. Fighting at sea is not invincible just by relying on strong ships and sharp guns. The most important thing is people. People who control these weapons on the battlefield, Those who direct the soldiers to carry out the combat orders, this is the key. Advanced warships and weapons just make it easier for us to win."
Liu Shang still didn't quite agree with this: "Director Yu is right, but the villain thinks that this iron-clad battleship is extremely fast and its guns are extremely accurate. Who else can stop it on this battlefield?"
Yu Xiaobao said: "You only see that this ship runs fast and hits accurately, but you don't think about why it has such an advantage. This ship needs a steam engine to maintain a high speed, and the use of a steam engine requires a lot of coal. With fresh water as consumables, there is a fixed number of supplies that can be loaded on board. Let me give you an example. If you can’t beat this ship, you can go around it and attack its supply ship. As long as the supplies are cut off, it will be alone How long can a boat last at sea?"
Liu Shang made sense when he thought about it. When the Haihan fleet went to sea, the number of supply transport ships was almost one to one with the number of combat ships. It can be seen that they are extremely dependent on supplies.Although the steam warship is powerful, its endurance is indeed limited. If the logistics supply is cut off, it will not be much different from the ordinary sail warship.This battle plan can be written down, and it will be reported later, which may help the Ming army.
Before Liu Shang could figure out the details of this matter, he heard Yu Xiaobao continue to say: "Of course, the example I gave is only for the combat level of our navy. Even warships from other countries may not be able to do so." It can catch up with the supply ship of our navy. As long as the ironclad ship enters the opponent's fleet and destroys the flagship, there is no need to continue fighting this battle."
Liu Shang just had a little hope in his heart, and then he was poured a chill by Yu Xiaobao's basin of cold water.That's right, if it were the Daming navy fighting against the enemy, I'm afraid there would be no ships that could stop that ironclad ship. If it rushed close, the flagship would be damaged and sunk by a few shots, and the fleet would lose its command. , how can this battle continue?
He remembered what Yu Xiaobao said just now, and asked unwillingly: "Director Yu, you also said just now that the main thing to do in a war depends on the person. Is it not valid to replace the opponent with another country?"
Yu Xiaobao said: "If the strength of the fighters is enough to make up for the gap in weapon performance, then of course it depends on the person; but if one of the parties, such as our country, has such an advantage in weapon performance that it can ignore the quality of individual soldiers. When conditions such as , morale, and command ability are met, there will indeed be no suspense in the outcome, and it will be the same for anyone."
This answer is really crazy!Although Liu Shang was dissatisfied, he had to admit that what Yu Xiaobao said made sense.He has also studied the battles of previous years. Most of the time, the Haihan army wins more with less. The advanced weapons installed in the army can be said to be an important reason for its invincibility.
(End of this chapter)
Danzhou officials publicly arrested officials who leaked secrets at the banquet. Liu Shang believed that this obviously meant to scare chickens and monkeys. He just didn't know what kind of secrets these arrested officials had leaked, so Zhang Xin and others set up a secret. The bureau left him nowhere to escape, so he could only plead guilty in public and submit to the law.And the inspection team, the document surnamed Tan, didn't notice anything wrong with him along the way, let alone Zhang Qianzhi had been secretly monitoring this person, and thought that Zhang Qianzhi was targeting him at one time, Liu Shang couldn't help being suspicious How could there be such a serious misjudgment of my own professional ability.Fortunately, he still calmed down in the end. If he was scared to reveal his identity by accident, it would be really wronged.
Liu Shang was lucky enough to escape, and he had a new understanding of Haihan's anti-espionage methods.He didn't think that the reason why he was safe and sound was that Haihan's security department was incapable, it was just that he hid himself well after coming to Haihan, leaving no clues for others to catch.However, he also knows that slipping through the net this time does not mean that he will be safe from now on. Liao Yuan, who knows his true identity, is always a great hidden danger. Even if he does not expose himself, there is still the possibility of being implicated.
This hidden danger is like a poison that has been eaten but does not know when it will take effect. It makes Liu Shang sleepless. If he does not try to solve this problem, he is very worried that he will not have a peaceful life in Sanya in the future.
Of course, Liu Shang also thought of some ruthless ideas, but he knew that with his strenuous skill in killing chickens, it would be as difficult as heaven to deal with Liao Yuan, who was tall and powerful and had practiced martial arts for many years.What's more, Liao Yuan still has several subordinates who are equally capable, and he is alone in Sanya, so it is impossible to deal with these people all at once.If one is not careful, he will fold himself in instead, and the gain will outweigh the loss.
"It's better to think long-term!" Liu Shang sighed, and could only put this idea aside.If you look at the purpose of lurking in Haihan, your situation is very good. Not only can you work with high-level officials in Haihan, but you can also get in touch with a lot of non-public information, which is far more valuable than those collected in the past that are completely inaccessible. Rumors confirming its veracity.The only shortcoming is that Liu Shang's own knowledge is not enough, and he can't understand the meaning of a lot of information, which is a waste of a great opportunity.
If there is no accident, Liu Shang is almost sure that after returning to Sanya, he will soon be notified of employment by the government.Maybe a few years later, I will also have the opportunity to be alone in the Haihan Yamen. Wouldn't it be a hundred times easier to collect some key information than it is now?It's just that the higher you climb in the future, the easier it will be to attract people's attention, and the risk of falling will also increase accordingly.The few Haihan officials who were arrested in the Nanhai Restaurant before were the most striking lessons learned. Perhaps one of them had a real identity similar to his own, and was a dark spy who had been lurking in Haihan for a long time.
While Liu Shang was pretending to be sick and lying in the guest house, thinking wildly, the mission of the inspection team in the local area was not over yet. On behalf of the Executive Committee, Yu Xiaobao wanted to sign for a batch of documents and materials that needed to be shipped back to Sanya. The process also required relevant responsible persons to attend and sign at the scene, so after the banquet ended, the inspection team followed Zhang Xin to the warehouse in the city without stopping.
In terms of materials, it is mainly the various taxes collected locally in the first half of the year, which need to be turned over to the national treasury in proportion.Although the circulation of gold and silver has been gradually replaced by paper circulation coupons collectively known as Haihan coins in China, as a real hard currency, the wealth preserved in the Haihan treasury is still dominated by real gold and silver.The inspection team included the staff of Haihan Bank. After counting the gold and silver on the spot, the people in charge of both sides signed and stamped on the seal, and then sealed the box and transported it to the sailboat where the inspection team was on for storage.
In addition, there are some deep-processed products of economic crops produced locally, such as vegetable oil, edible spices, polished rice, canned fruits and so on.These things are not for Yu Xiaobao to bring back to Sanya to give gifts everywhere as favors, but to be handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture, and experts will classify and price the agricultural products produced in Danzhou.This will directly affect the agricultural management status of the Danzhou area in the next year. It can be said that it is a very important part of the governance answer sheet handed over by the Danzhou Municipal Management Committee to Sanya. Therefore, Zhang Xin also attaches great importance to this and personally submits Yu Xiaobao and others explained the production of these samples one by one.
If Liu Shang was by his side at this time, he would probably be amazed at Haihan's management methods in agricultural projects again. After these agricultural products are deeply processed and carefully packaged, their prices will double and rise.Ordinary people should not think it expensive, because of the limited deep processing capacity, most of these high-end goods are actually exported overseas, and the domestic supply to Haihan is not large.Moreover, regardless of whether it is a commodity in high demand in the Haihan market or in other countries, the target customer group is also the high-level society who are not sensitive to prices, and there is no big problem in terms of sales.
Although Daming also has an industry of processing agricultural products, the means of commercial packaging are too primitive and backward compared with Haihan.Haihan's production, packaging, publicity, transportation, sales and other links are all arranged and planned by the relevant state departments, and the power of the state is used to promote industrial progress. Operations are comparable.Although Haihan still imports a large amount of agricultural products from abroad every year, the total amount of imports is much more than exports, but almost all of the products purchased from abroad are primary products, while the products sold are deep-processed products whose prices have doubled several times , This kind of scissors difference has allowed Haihan to maintain considerable profits in the import and export trade of agricultural products.
Danzhou also holds an agricultural product fair every year, and invites merchants from surrounding countries to participate. However, the scale and influence of the agricultural product fair in Sanya are still not comparable for the time being. Therefore, some high-end local products in Danzhou also need to send samples. to Sanya for the convenience of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Commerce.Generally speaking, relevant departments send people to Danzhou to inspect and accept such errands, but the inspection team is originally composed of people drawn from various departments, so the tasks are also varied, including inspection and delivery of agricultural products.
After Zhang Xin finished his introduction, the conversation changed: "Everyone has worked hard all the way, and I have prepared gifts for everyone here, and I will send them to the boat together later. They are all my own people, Xiaobao, don't refuse .”
Yu Xiaobao said with a smile: "The chief has some kindness, then I will thank my colleagues first!"
Although it is a taboo in the officialdom to publicly accept benefits, it also varies from person to person. For example, if the chief gives some souvenirs to his subordinates, no one will naturally feel that this is inappropriate.Yu Xiaobao has been in the top management of Haihan all year round, and this degree can still be grasped, and he did not deliberately refuse Zhang Xin's arrangement.Of course, although Liu Shang was not present, the gift was prepared directly according to the head of the inspection team, and he also enjoyed a share.
After the two parties handed over the supplies, Zhang Xin saw that it was still early for dinner, so he invited Yu Xiaobao to go hunting.Yu Xiaobao also knew that these things had to be transported to Danzhou Bay for loading, and it would definitely not be finished in a while, and he probably couldn't leave before dark today, so he might as well rest for another night and wait for tomorrow's departure.Immediately, Zhang Xin's invitation was accepted, but some people in the inspection team didn't like hunting, so they arranged to go back to the residence to rest first.
Liu Shang heard from his colleague who came back that although the mission was over, he would not leave until tomorrow, so he couldn't help but feel a little anxious. The longer he stayed outside, the more likely Liao Yuan in Sanya would be in trouble. It is to increase the risk you have to bear by one point.But he also knows that opportunities like this time to join the inspection team to tour various places will probably be difficult to come by in the future. If he stays in the team for an extra day, he can collect a lot of valuable information, and the contacts in the official circles he met along the way are also very valuable. Maybe it will come in handy in the future.
With this contradictory mood, Liu Shang spent another restless night.When he woke up the next day, the dark circles on his face still could not be eliminated. Yu Xiaobao couldn't help looking at it, and forced Liu Shang to drink a large bowl of bitter Chinese medicine.In desperation, Liu Shang could only hold his nose and drink it, as if he was cured of his illness and strengthened his body without illness.
Zhang Xin had other business affairs today, so he didn't come to see them off again, but he still arranged a few carriages for them, and took them from the guest house to Baimajing Wharf in Danzhou Bay.After a group of people boarded the ship, the captain counted the people on board, then unmoored and raised the sails, and slowly left the port.Accompanying them were an expedition-class battleship and a troop carrier, also heading for Haikou City.Out of curiosity, Liu Shang inquired about Yu Xiaobao, only to find out that this is a troop that participated in the previous military exercise, and now it is going back to the original station.
Liu Shang did not continue to ask, but he already understood that the battle fleet composed of all steam warships seen in the Japanese military exercise was probably also drawn by Haihan from various garrisons, and it was not that there was such a fleet already. The fixed establishment of the fleet.Naturally, this arrangement was also made for visitors from all over the world to make them misjudge Haihan's naval strength and thus create fear.
Of course, the premise of doing this is that there must be a sufficient number of steam warships. Although the fleet is formed temporarily, based on what Liu Shang has seen and heard, the combat effectiveness of this temporary fleet is also sufficient to deal with the maritime forces of any country in the surrounding area. armed.In particular, the steam ironclad ship that came and went like the wind left a deep impression on Liu Shang. If he was a naval general, he would probably pray that he would not encounter such a terrifying ship on the battlefield. battleship.Liu Shang even believed that even Haihan's own active navy might not be able to defeat this single-handed ironclad warship.
He raised his idea to Yu Xiaobao, hoping to hear Yu Xiaobao's opinion on it.After hearing this, Yu Xiaobao replied with a smile: "It's not as simple as you think. Fighting at sea is not invincible just by relying on strong ships and sharp guns. The most important thing is people. People who control these weapons on the battlefield, Those who direct the soldiers to carry out the combat orders, this is the key. Advanced warships and weapons just make it easier for us to win."
Liu Shang still didn't quite agree with this: "Director Yu is right, but the villain thinks that this iron-clad battleship is extremely fast and its guns are extremely accurate. Who else can stop it on this battlefield?"
Yu Xiaobao said: "You only see that this ship runs fast and hits accurately, but you don't think about why it has such an advantage. This ship needs a steam engine to maintain a high speed, and the use of a steam engine requires a lot of coal. With fresh water as consumables, there is a fixed number of supplies that can be loaded on board. Let me give you an example. If you can’t beat this ship, you can go around it and attack its supply ship. As long as the supplies are cut off, it will be alone How long can a boat last at sea?"
Liu Shang made sense when he thought about it. When the Haihan fleet went to sea, the number of supply transport ships was almost one to one with the number of combat ships. It can be seen that they are extremely dependent on supplies.Although the steam warship is powerful, its endurance is indeed limited. If the logistics supply is cut off, it will not be much different from the ordinary sail warship.This battle plan can be written down, and it will be reported later, which may help the Ming army.
Before Liu Shang could figure out the details of this matter, he heard Yu Xiaobao continue to say: "Of course, the example I gave is only for the combat level of our navy. Even warships from other countries may not be able to do so." It can catch up with the supply ship of our navy. As long as the ironclad ship enters the opponent's fleet and destroys the flagship, there is no need to continue fighting this battle."
Liu Shang just had a little hope in his heart, and then he was poured a chill by Yu Xiaobao's basin of cold water.That's right, if it were the Daming navy fighting against the enemy, I'm afraid there would be no ships that could stop that ironclad ship. If it rushed close, the flagship would be damaged and sunk by a few shots, and the fleet would lose its command. , how can this battle continue?
He remembered what Yu Xiaobao said just now, and asked unwillingly: "Director Yu, you also said just now that the main thing to do in a war depends on the person. Is it not valid to replace the opponent with another country?"
Yu Xiaobao said: "If the strength of the fighters is enough to make up for the gap in weapon performance, then of course it depends on the person; but if one of the parties, such as our country, has such an advantage in weapon performance that it can ignore the quality of individual soldiers. When conditions such as , morale, and command ability are met, there will indeed be no suspense in the outcome, and it will be the same for anyone."
This answer is really crazy!Although Liu Shang was dissatisfied, he had to admit that what Yu Xiaobao said made sense.He has also studied the battles of previous years. Most of the time, the Haihan army wins more with less. The advanced weapons installed in the army can be said to be an important reason for its invincibility.
(End of this chapter)