Chapter 1389
The Big Picture
Chapter 1389 The Big Picture
The cooperation between the Shandong Garrison and the Ministry of Security has always been relatively smooth, and the people in the military have a good personal relationship with Hao Wanqing, but this does not mean that the two camps will completely open their hearts to each other.Chen Yixin has his own plans for investigating the leak of intelligence, and he doesn't want Liu Shang's appearance to disrupt the existing deployment.Although this candidate was called by him to come, when he learned through some channels that Ma Bo had been entertaining the new propaganda officer at home from noon to night yesterday, he felt that it was necessary for his secretary, Zeng Xiaowen, to say hello to Liu Shang. .
The reason why he greeted Liu Shang instead of Ma Bo was because Chen Yixin was not ignorant of the situation in the immigration camp.He didn't want to make some alarming moves at this time, so he didn't even plan to call Liu Shang to his office to give an in-person instruction, but handed over the errands in contact with him to his secretary.Although this kind of beating around the bush is not in line with the military's style of work, and may even cause Liu Shang's misunderstanding, Chen Yixin trusts Zeng Xiaowen's ability to handle affairs, and he knows that his subordinate will be able to handle this problem properly.
Zeng Xiaowen is no stranger to this kind of work. Solving problems for his boss is his specialty. Although his job title has changed from Master to Secretary, and his camp has changed from Daming to Haihan, the nature of his work has not changed fundamentally.The only difference is that in the past, he mostly advised his boss in the yamen, and rarely showed his face outside, but now, as Chen Yixin's secretary, he had to solve some difficult problems without his boss coming forward.
However, Zeng Xiaowen would not complain about the need to undertake some dirty work under Chen Yixin. He knew very well how high this young senior officer was in the Haihan Army. It is great trust.And Chen Yixin's personal future is naturally tied to his official career. While working for his boss, he is also striving for more promotion capital for himself.
Zeng Xiaowen was not in a hurry to go to the immigration camp to call Liu Shang out to speak out. He knew that Chen Yixin's order was not that urgent.He first used his time to complete other tasks at hand, and he didn't set off unhurriedly until it was close to noon.
There is no canteen in the immigration camp, and the immigrants' two meals a day are prepared in Majiazhuang and sent there.There is a rather large canteen here, not only to provide food for the immigrant camp, but also to solve the food problems of the local garrison and other Haihan staff.At noon, Liu Shang should also come here to eat. Of course, if he still chooses to settle three meals at Ma Bo's house today, then Zeng Xiaowen probably needs to reconsider his impression of Liu Shang.
In fact, Ma Bo really planned to invite Liu Shang back home for lunch, but this time Liu Shang declined his request.On the one hand, Liu Shang has already noticed that Ma Bo may have some serious problems in the work of managing the immigration camp, so he should not get too close to him; , the illusion of wearing the same pair of pants with Ma Bo.To be honest, he already regretted a little now, he shouldn't just agree to Ma Bo to live in his home, and now it's not easy to make excuses if he wants to move out again.What Liu Shang can do now is to maintain a reasonable distance from Ma Bo and reduce personal contact outside of work.
At this time, there were not many people in the cafeteria. Liu Shang brought the food on a tray, found an empty table and just sat down, and a person sat down on the opposite seat.Liu Shang took a look. The man opposite him was in his thirties, with an ordinary appearance, and he was wearing a gray army uniform.
After the man sat down, he took the initiative to say hello: "Officer Liu, we met before."
Liu Shang's memory is already excellent, and he recognized the other party's identity at this time, nodded and said: "I met you at the banquet on Zhifu Island the day before yesterday. I remember that you are the person next to Chief Chen, and you haven't asked for advice yet?"
"I'm Zeng Xiaowen, Chief Chen's secretary." The person opposite introduced himself.
"Oh, it turned out to be Secretary Zeng, sorry for your disrespect. I just transferred from Zhifu Island yesterday, and I will ask Secretary Zeng to take care of you in the future!" Liu Shang has been in Haihan for half a year, and of course he is very clear about the nature of the secretary.He also noticed that the empty seats in the cafeteria were not limited to his own table, and the other party obviously didn't just sit across from him casually, but with some purpose.
"Officer Liu is being polite." Zeng Xiaowen was also slightly surprised. He did not actually sit at the same table with Chen Yixin at the celebration banquet the day before yesterday. After all, there is a difference between master and slave. .It was only when Chen Yixin and other high-ranking military officials stood up and went to the tables to toast that he took the wine bottle and followed closely behind, filling Chen Yixin's wine while he could.He just stood behind a group of high-ranking military officials and didn't have a word with Liu Shang, so the other party could accurately remember his identity. This ability of observation and memory can be said to be quite good.Recalling that this person's file mentioned the specialty of "excellent memory", his performance is very consistent with this description.
"Officer Liu's first day working here, how do you feel?" Zeng Xiaowen asked casually, just like a usual conversation between an old employee and a new colleague.
Liu still didn't know the other party's intentions, but he was always cautious, and the other party was someone close to Chen Yixin, and his level must be much higher than that of himself, an outsider, so it was impossible for him to refuse to answer.He wasn't sure whether the other party's question was just a casual concern or a message to return to Chen Yixin, so he chose to respond in a very official way: "Fortunately, I have done similar work before, and I am quite familiar with it."
"Is it convenient in life? When you came to report yesterday, I happened to be away because I didn't have time to arrange board and lodging for you. I heard that Boss Ma arranged for you to live in his house?" Zeng Xiaowen continued to ask.
"Boss Ma's arrangements are very good, and Secretary Zeng has to worry about it." Liu Shang originally wanted to use this to propose moving out of Ma's house, but he was not sure about the other party's attitude, so he swallowed the words again.
Regarding Liu Shang's impeccable answer, Zeng Xiaowen suddenly felt that the person he was dealing with was not a rookie in the officialdom who had been in Haihan for less than a year and had been recruited as an official for only half a year, but a thoughtful veteran.The other party didn't brag about his ability to work, nor did he deliberately show humility, but responded to his concern in a flat, polite, neither humble nor overbearing manner, and his expression and tone were well controlled.
It is said that before the other party was officially recruited, he was just a storyteller in a teahouse. Zeng Xiaowen couldn't help but wonder, could this kind of calmness be the temperament cultivated by working as an official in Sanya for half a year?
Zeng Xiaowen just dazed for a moment, and then quickly returned to work. No matter what happened when the other party was in Sanya, this is Shandong, and the environment is very different from that in Haihan. Maybe the other party should realize this as soon as possible.
Zeng Xiaowen said: "This place in Fushan County has been managed by our military for more than a year, so the people here are also used to obeying the orders of the military. If Director Liu finds that there are government orders that are not You can tell me about the smooth situation, and I will try my best to help you solve the problem within the scope of my ability."
Liu Shang put down the chopsticks in his hand at a very slow speed and as naturally as possible.Although he was obviously hungry because of the one-hour preaching activity in the morning, the chief secretary sat in front of him at this time and place, and after greeting him, he didn't stop the topic. Liu Shang realized that the other party was really interested in finding him. With no purpose, he decided to concentrate on dealing with Zeng Xiaowen first.
Before entering Haihan, although Liu Shang worked in the Gongmen, he was not a member of the officialdom. If you want to define it accurately, perhaps a member of the Jianghu is more suitable for his positioning.But since he was recruited by the Haihan Propaganda Department, he has entered the officialdom, and quickly learned all kinds of common sense in the officialdom, as well as obscure communication skills between bureaucrats.What Zeng Xiaowen said was fine upon rough listening, but after Liu Shang went through it word by word in his mind, he felt that the other party seemed to be reminding him of something.
It's a pity that Liu Shang still didn't understand after chewing it. Seeing Zeng Xiaowen's eyes resting on his face, he was obviously waiting for his reply, but he didn't fully understand the meaning of the words. To be on the safe side, he chose to use the official Responding to the other party in a tone of voice: "Thank you, Secretary Zeng, for your concern."
After hearing this, Zeng Xiaowen shook his head slightly, knowing that Liu Shang probably didn't understand the spirit, so he had to put it more bluntly: "The situation of the immigration camp here may be a little different from the place where Director Liu worked before, so if Director Liu feels If you have any questions, you might as well come and talk to me first.”
Liu Shang was startled when he heard this, and thought to himself, could it be that Chen Yixin's secretary turned out to be Ma Bo's accomplice, deliberately looking for this opportunity to warn him?If it is true, then the matter in Majiazhuang will not be so easy to deal with.Liu Shang naturally has a hundred ways to deal with a country rich man like Ma Bo who doesn't know the rules and has never seen the market. Official, then this matter may not be a situation he can handle.
Zeng Xiaowen didn't expect Liu Shang to notice the abnormal situation in the immigrant camp on the first day after he officially started working in Majiazhuang.Of course, his admonition to Liu Shang was not to protect Ma Bo or others, but to keep Liu Shang from acting rashly while working in the immigration camp for some reasons that needed to be kept secret, so as not to disrupt the military arrangements.But Liu Shang obviously didn't realize such a deep reason, and directly misunderstood Zeng Xiaowen's warning as another meaning.
Liu Shang's slightly hesitant reaction was also caught by Zeng Xiaowen, which was obviously a gap with his previous calm performance.Zeng Xiaowen couldn't help guessing secretly, could it be that Liu Shang had already had some kind of in-depth communication with Ma Bo after he moved into Ma Bo's house yesterday?I don't know if this person is determined, and if he can hold on to his proper position.
Zeng Xiaowen really wanted to ask a few more questions, but Chen Yixin specifically told him not to say what he shouldn't say, so as not to overwhelm the snake, so he suppressed his curiosity and just clicked. Whether he can understand it depends on Liu Shang himself good luck.After a few more simple greetings, Zeng Xiaowen got up and left.
Liu Shang looked at his back, still at a loss for the information he received.He wasn't sure if his understanding was correct, and he couldn't tell which side the other side was on, the military?Marbo?Or is it just a colleague who talks a lot?
Zeng Xiaowen returned to the office, reported to Chen Yixin about his contact with Liu Shang, and finally added: "This person seems to know something, but I didn't ask in detail."
"You don't need to ask carefully, that's enough." Chen Yixin stood up and walked to the window, looking at the immigrant camp in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "If he knows and doesn't report it, he's either colluding with others or protecting himself wisely. No matter where One, we don’t need to bother to protect him. If he doesn’t know, then your warning should be enough to let him know when to stop and avoid getting into trouble.”
Chen Yixin turned around, looked at the respectful Zeng Xiaowen and said, "That's the end of Liu Shang's business, and we should focus on the overall situation. For us, nothing is more important than stability. You have to do it yourself, and you can’t let outsiders take the lead.”
"Yes, Chief." Zeng Xiaowen responded immediately.After working as a secretary by Chen Yixin's side for a year, he is already a qualified soldier who knows what military orders are, instead of the former master who only thinks of ideas.
But no matter whether it is Liu Shang or Zeng Xiaowen, the way they look at problems is limited by their identities and levels, and what they can see is just a corner of the chessboard.If you want to see the overall situation, you still need a senior official like Chen Yixin.
What Chen Yixin cares about is not at all whether there are people in the immigration camp who are empty-paid for corruption, or whether there are Ming intelligence personnel lurking into the ruled area through this channel. These situations are just some unsafe little things to the military. It's just bugs, if there's a lot of trouble, just drive them away, just kill a few of them.
What he cared about was the two words he said to Zeng Xiaowen - stability.The social situation in the military controlled area is stable, which means many important things for the military, such as obtaining first-hand sources of recruits, a sufficient military budget approved by the Executive Committee, expanding the number of combat troops reasonably and legally, and proposing new Foreign war plans... This does not include the use of the convenience under the military control system to incorporate a large amount of income from the occupied areas into the military's secret treasury in the form of gray income, so that some unconventional combat plans can be launched when needed.
Chen Yixin will be appointed as the director of civil affairs in the Shandong occupied area. On the one hand, he has relevant working experience in the south. On the other hand, the Ministry of National Defense wants to prove to the executive committee that the military has the ability to occupy The district fulfills the functions of multiple departments, and Haihan's pace of overseas expansion does not need to stop and wait for other professional departments.
(End of this chapter)
The cooperation between the Shandong Garrison and the Ministry of Security has always been relatively smooth, and the people in the military have a good personal relationship with Hao Wanqing, but this does not mean that the two camps will completely open their hearts to each other.Chen Yixin has his own plans for investigating the leak of intelligence, and he doesn't want Liu Shang's appearance to disrupt the existing deployment.Although this candidate was called by him to come, when he learned through some channels that Ma Bo had been entertaining the new propaganda officer at home from noon to night yesterday, he felt that it was necessary for his secretary, Zeng Xiaowen, to say hello to Liu Shang. .
The reason why he greeted Liu Shang instead of Ma Bo was because Chen Yixin was not ignorant of the situation in the immigration camp.He didn't want to make some alarming moves at this time, so he didn't even plan to call Liu Shang to his office to give an in-person instruction, but handed over the errands in contact with him to his secretary.Although this kind of beating around the bush is not in line with the military's style of work, and may even cause Liu Shang's misunderstanding, Chen Yixin trusts Zeng Xiaowen's ability to handle affairs, and he knows that his subordinate will be able to handle this problem properly.
Zeng Xiaowen is no stranger to this kind of work. Solving problems for his boss is his specialty. Although his job title has changed from Master to Secretary, and his camp has changed from Daming to Haihan, the nature of his work has not changed fundamentally.The only difference is that in the past, he mostly advised his boss in the yamen, and rarely showed his face outside, but now, as Chen Yixin's secretary, he had to solve some difficult problems without his boss coming forward.
However, Zeng Xiaowen would not complain about the need to undertake some dirty work under Chen Yixin. He knew very well how high this young senior officer was in the Haihan Army. It is great trust.And Chen Yixin's personal future is naturally tied to his official career. While working for his boss, he is also striving for more promotion capital for himself.
Zeng Xiaowen was not in a hurry to go to the immigration camp to call Liu Shang out to speak out. He knew that Chen Yixin's order was not that urgent.He first used his time to complete other tasks at hand, and he didn't set off unhurriedly until it was close to noon.
There is no canteen in the immigration camp, and the immigrants' two meals a day are prepared in Majiazhuang and sent there.There is a rather large canteen here, not only to provide food for the immigrant camp, but also to solve the food problems of the local garrison and other Haihan staff.At noon, Liu Shang should also come here to eat. Of course, if he still chooses to settle three meals at Ma Bo's house today, then Zeng Xiaowen probably needs to reconsider his impression of Liu Shang.
In fact, Ma Bo really planned to invite Liu Shang back home for lunch, but this time Liu Shang declined his request.On the one hand, Liu Shang has already noticed that Ma Bo may have some serious problems in the work of managing the immigration camp, so he should not get too close to him; , the illusion of wearing the same pair of pants with Ma Bo.To be honest, he already regretted a little now, he shouldn't just agree to Ma Bo to live in his home, and now it's not easy to make excuses if he wants to move out again.What Liu Shang can do now is to maintain a reasonable distance from Ma Bo and reduce personal contact outside of work.
At this time, there were not many people in the cafeteria. Liu Shang brought the food on a tray, found an empty table and just sat down, and a person sat down on the opposite seat.Liu Shang took a look. The man opposite him was in his thirties, with an ordinary appearance, and he was wearing a gray army uniform.
After the man sat down, he took the initiative to say hello: "Officer Liu, we met before."
Liu Shang's memory is already excellent, and he recognized the other party's identity at this time, nodded and said: "I met you at the banquet on Zhifu Island the day before yesterday. I remember that you are the person next to Chief Chen, and you haven't asked for advice yet?"
"I'm Zeng Xiaowen, Chief Chen's secretary." The person opposite introduced himself.
"Oh, it turned out to be Secretary Zeng, sorry for your disrespect. I just transferred from Zhifu Island yesterday, and I will ask Secretary Zeng to take care of you in the future!" Liu Shang has been in Haihan for half a year, and of course he is very clear about the nature of the secretary.He also noticed that the empty seats in the cafeteria were not limited to his own table, and the other party obviously didn't just sit across from him casually, but with some purpose.
"Officer Liu is being polite." Zeng Xiaowen was also slightly surprised. He did not actually sit at the same table with Chen Yixin at the celebration banquet the day before yesterday. After all, there is a difference between master and slave. .It was only when Chen Yixin and other high-ranking military officials stood up and went to the tables to toast that he took the wine bottle and followed closely behind, filling Chen Yixin's wine while he could.He just stood behind a group of high-ranking military officials and didn't have a word with Liu Shang, so the other party could accurately remember his identity. This ability of observation and memory can be said to be quite good.Recalling that this person's file mentioned the specialty of "excellent memory", his performance is very consistent with this description.
"Officer Liu's first day working here, how do you feel?" Zeng Xiaowen asked casually, just like a usual conversation between an old employee and a new colleague.
Liu still didn't know the other party's intentions, but he was always cautious, and the other party was someone close to Chen Yixin, and his level must be much higher than that of himself, an outsider, so it was impossible for him to refuse to answer.He wasn't sure whether the other party's question was just a casual concern or a message to return to Chen Yixin, so he chose to respond in a very official way: "Fortunately, I have done similar work before, and I am quite familiar with it."
"Is it convenient in life? When you came to report yesterday, I happened to be away because I didn't have time to arrange board and lodging for you. I heard that Boss Ma arranged for you to live in his house?" Zeng Xiaowen continued to ask.
"Boss Ma's arrangements are very good, and Secretary Zeng has to worry about it." Liu Shang originally wanted to use this to propose moving out of Ma's house, but he was not sure about the other party's attitude, so he swallowed the words again.
Regarding Liu Shang's impeccable answer, Zeng Xiaowen suddenly felt that the person he was dealing with was not a rookie in the officialdom who had been in Haihan for less than a year and had been recruited as an official for only half a year, but a thoughtful veteran.The other party didn't brag about his ability to work, nor did he deliberately show humility, but responded to his concern in a flat, polite, neither humble nor overbearing manner, and his expression and tone were well controlled.
It is said that before the other party was officially recruited, he was just a storyteller in a teahouse. Zeng Xiaowen couldn't help but wonder, could this kind of calmness be the temperament cultivated by working as an official in Sanya for half a year?
Zeng Xiaowen just dazed for a moment, and then quickly returned to work. No matter what happened when the other party was in Sanya, this is Shandong, and the environment is very different from that in Haihan. Maybe the other party should realize this as soon as possible.
Zeng Xiaowen said: "This place in Fushan County has been managed by our military for more than a year, so the people here are also used to obeying the orders of the military. If Director Liu finds that there are government orders that are not You can tell me about the smooth situation, and I will try my best to help you solve the problem within the scope of my ability."
Liu Shang put down the chopsticks in his hand at a very slow speed and as naturally as possible.Although he was obviously hungry because of the one-hour preaching activity in the morning, the chief secretary sat in front of him at this time and place, and after greeting him, he didn't stop the topic. Liu Shang realized that the other party was really interested in finding him. With no purpose, he decided to concentrate on dealing with Zeng Xiaowen first.
Before entering Haihan, although Liu Shang worked in the Gongmen, he was not a member of the officialdom. If you want to define it accurately, perhaps a member of the Jianghu is more suitable for his positioning.But since he was recruited by the Haihan Propaganda Department, he has entered the officialdom, and quickly learned all kinds of common sense in the officialdom, as well as obscure communication skills between bureaucrats.What Zeng Xiaowen said was fine upon rough listening, but after Liu Shang went through it word by word in his mind, he felt that the other party seemed to be reminding him of something.
It's a pity that Liu Shang still didn't understand after chewing it. Seeing Zeng Xiaowen's eyes resting on his face, he was obviously waiting for his reply, but he didn't fully understand the meaning of the words. To be on the safe side, he chose to use the official Responding to the other party in a tone of voice: "Thank you, Secretary Zeng, for your concern."
After hearing this, Zeng Xiaowen shook his head slightly, knowing that Liu Shang probably didn't understand the spirit, so he had to put it more bluntly: "The situation of the immigration camp here may be a little different from the place where Director Liu worked before, so if Director Liu feels If you have any questions, you might as well come and talk to me first.”
Liu Shang was startled when he heard this, and thought to himself, could it be that Chen Yixin's secretary turned out to be Ma Bo's accomplice, deliberately looking for this opportunity to warn him?If it is true, then the matter in Majiazhuang will not be so easy to deal with.Liu Shang naturally has a hundred ways to deal with a country rich man like Ma Bo who doesn't know the rules and has never seen the market. Official, then this matter may not be a situation he can handle.
Zeng Xiaowen didn't expect Liu Shang to notice the abnormal situation in the immigrant camp on the first day after he officially started working in Majiazhuang.Of course, his admonition to Liu Shang was not to protect Ma Bo or others, but to keep Liu Shang from acting rashly while working in the immigration camp for some reasons that needed to be kept secret, so as not to disrupt the military arrangements.But Liu Shang obviously didn't realize such a deep reason, and directly misunderstood Zeng Xiaowen's warning as another meaning.
Liu Shang's slightly hesitant reaction was also caught by Zeng Xiaowen, which was obviously a gap with his previous calm performance.Zeng Xiaowen couldn't help guessing secretly, could it be that Liu Shang had already had some kind of in-depth communication with Ma Bo after he moved into Ma Bo's house yesterday?I don't know if this person is determined, and if he can hold on to his proper position.
Zeng Xiaowen really wanted to ask a few more questions, but Chen Yixin specifically told him not to say what he shouldn't say, so as not to overwhelm the snake, so he suppressed his curiosity and just clicked. Whether he can understand it depends on Liu Shang himself good luck.After a few more simple greetings, Zeng Xiaowen got up and left.
Liu Shang looked at his back, still at a loss for the information he received.He wasn't sure if his understanding was correct, and he couldn't tell which side the other side was on, the military?Marbo?Or is it just a colleague who talks a lot?
Zeng Xiaowen returned to the office, reported to Chen Yixin about his contact with Liu Shang, and finally added: "This person seems to know something, but I didn't ask in detail."
"You don't need to ask carefully, that's enough." Chen Yixin stood up and walked to the window, looking at the immigrant camp in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "If he knows and doesn't report it, he's either colluding with others or protecting himself wisely. No matter where One, we don’t need to bother to protect him. If he doesn’t know, then your warning should be enough to let him know when to stop and avoid getting into trouble.”
Chen Yixin turned around, looked at the respectful Zeng Xiaowen and said, "That's the end of Liu Shang's business, and we should focus on the overall situation. For us, nothing is more important than stability. You have to do it yourself, and you can’t let outsiders take the lead.”
"Yes, Chief." Zeng Xiaowen responded immediately.After working as a secretary by Chen Yixin's side for a year, he is already a qualified soldier who knows what military orders are, instead of the former master who only thinks of ideas.
But no matter whether it is Liu Shang or Zeng Xiaowen, the way they look at problems is limited by their identities and levels, and what they can see is just a corner of the chessboard.If you want to see the overall situation, you still need a senior official like Chen Yixin.
What Chen Yixin cares about is not at all whether there are people in the immigration camp who are empty-paid for corruption, or whether there are Ming intelligence personnel lurking into the ruled area through this channel. These situations are just some unsafe little things to the military. It's just bugs, if there's a lot of trouble, just drive them away, just kill a few of them.
What he cared about was the two words he said to Zeng Xiaowen - stability.The social situation in the military controlled area is stable, which means many important things for the military, such as obtaining first-hand sources of recruits, a sufficient military budget approved by the Executive Committee, expanding the number of combat troops reasonably and legally, and proposing new Foreign war plans... This does not include the use of the convenience under the military control system to incorporate a large amount of income from the occupied areas into the military's secret treasury in the form of gray income, so that some unconventional combat plans can be launched when needed.
Chen Yixin will be appointed as the director of civil affairs in the Shandong occupied area. On the one hand, he has relevant working experience in the south. On the other hand, the Ministry of National Defense wants to prove to the executive committee that the military has the ability to occupy The district fulfills the functions of multiple departments, and Haihan's pace of overseas expansion does not need to stop and wait for other professional departments.
(End of this chapter)