Chapter 1532
Chapter 1532
Chapter 1532
He Guanzhi, the prefect of Hangzhou, has been restless for the past few days, even when he is dealing with government affairs.At first he thought it might be due to the unbearable heat, but then he decided it wasn't the weather, but rather the competitive conditions in the weaving industry that had been plaguing him lately.
Ever since he learned that Tongpan Wang Yuan also intended to enter the local weaving industry with Haihan's support, He Guanzhi's headaches never stopped.He is well aware of Haihan's energy. Once the weaving workshop under Wang Yuan's name begins to operate, it will greatly affect his industry, and may even affect his official career.So in desperation, He Guanzhi summoned the think tanks in his family to discuss countermeasures.But these masters under him didn't deal with Hai Han deeply, and their understanding was even more limited, so the ideas they came up with couldn't be called perfect.
But He Guanzhi was in a hurry and didn't care too much. He felt that Master Li Song's method was feasible, so he entrusted him with the task.But several days had passed, but there was no decent reply from Li Song's side. He Guanzhi asked twice, but Li Song said that someone was already working on it, and there would be news in a few more days.
But after waiting and waiting, Li Song's news has not yet arrived, but this person disappeared inexplicably.He Guanzhi sent someone to invite Li Song over early in the morning, intending to ask about the progress, but the person he sent was in vain, saying that Mr. Li disappeared when he went out last night, and his family and entourage are still there. Find someone in the city.
This news really caught He Guanzhi off guard, he never expected that something would go wrong at this juncture.He Guanzhi actually knew a general idea why Li Song went out at night, and it probably had something to do with what was going on.But why Li Song disappeared in the city, He Guanzhi couldn't think of a reason.
"Hurry up and send someone to help find him!" He Guanzhi knew in his heart that Li Song knew too much about him, and if something went wrong with this person, he might be involved.Now I can only hope that this guy is hungover somewhere in the city, and he will automatically appear after waking up.But he had a feeling in his heart that the reason for Li Song's disappearance this time might not be that simple.
He Guanzhi anxiously waited from morning to evening, but there was still no news of Li Song's whereabouts. At this time, someone had already suggested dispatching the Hangzhou government government officials and city defense forces to search the area where Li Song disappeared.However, He Guanzhi had a hard time. What he asked Li Song to do was to deal with Wang Yuan, who was in charge of criminal investigation. It's too embarrassing for him to issue a transfer order.
It's not that He Guanzhi can't lower his head, but if Wang Yuan's people find Li Song first and learn some shady things from him, subsequent troubles will continue to emerge.If Wang Yuan used this to make a small report to the higher authorities, it would be very difficult for He Guanzhi to prove his innocence.All in all, for He Guanzhi, it is better for Li Song to be dead than to be alive, at least the dead will not speak and reveal his secrets.
But now that no one is alive but no one is dead, He Guanzhi feels that this matter is getting more and more uncertain. Just as he was considering whether to test Wang Yuan's attitude tomorrow, a letter was presented by the housekeeper.Seeing that there was not even a word on the envelope, He Guanzhi couldn't help frowning: "What is this?"
The butler quickly responded, "It was sent by the Haihan people."
He Guanzhi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly ordered the housekeeper to step back, and then carefully opened the envelope.It wasn't the first time that the Haihan people sent him messages in written form, but the letters they sent before were more formal, and after the Haihan people's messengers came a few times, the steward had already confirmed his identity.So although there was no handwriting on the envelope of this letter, since it was sent to the mansion by the Haihan courier whom the housekeeper knew, he naturally identified the origin of the letter.
He Guanzhi sent the servants out of the study, and then opened the secret letter under the lamp.After reading a few words, cold sweat broke out on He Guanzhi's back, because the Haihan people's words in the letter were quite straightforward, and they clearly mentioned that Li Song was in their hands at this time.
Why Li Song is in the hands of the Haihan people, this matter has not allowed He Guanzhi to think about it slowly, and his attention is completely attracted by the request made by the Haihan people in the letter.
The request put forward by the Haihan people is simple and straightforward, asking He Guanzhi to immediately stop all sabotage actions against the weaving industry-related organizations under the name of Haihan and its partners, otherwise Haihan will stop purchasing fabrics from the weaving company under the name of He Guanzhi, and reserve other measures. The possibility of unconventional retaliation.This threat can be said to hit He Guanzhi's weakness. He did these things because he wanted to keep the share and profits of the industry under his name in the weaving industry.But the current effect seems to be counterproductive. Not only did it fail to dampen the momentum of competitors entering this industry, but it offended the real big money lord Haihan.
Although the Haihan people did not specify in their letter what their so-called "unconventional means of retaliation" meant, but He Guanzhi had experienced the incident of Haihan sending troops to block the Qiantang River last year, and he knew what these overseas armed businessmen were doing in order to achieve their goals. You can do it all, and you can't take it with common sense.If they offended them, it would not be impossible to carry out another military operation against the city of Hangzhou. He couldn't afford such a big responsibility.In public or privately, he can't let this happen again.
But He Guanzhi also felt that he was wronged. He just raised a question, and Li Song, who came up with the idea, was the culprit who messed up the situation.The most terrible thing is that this guy has actually become Hai Han's prisoner, and I don't know how many loopholes in his planned actions will be noticed by the Hai Han people.It is still unknown how Li Song testified in the hands of the Haihan people. If he puts all the responsibility on himself, it will be really difficult to clear his charges.
But He Guanzhi also has a little advantage, that is his prefect status.At any rate, he was a high-ranking local official in Hangzhou. Even though Haihan had many dissatisfaction with this incident, he still maintained a certain degree of restraint and chose negotiation rather than confrontation to resolve the differences between the two parties.And such restraint, of course, depends on the influence of his prefect official position.At least at this stage, Hai Han doesn't want to tear his face on this matter, and this judgment made He Guanzhi feel a little more relaxed.
As long as things can be covered and the large-scale armed conflicts like last year do not break out again, He Guanzhi believes that it is worthwhile to suffer a little loss after compromise. After all, it is his official position that he wants to protect, which is the foundation of everything.As for Li Song, He Guanzhi didn't plan to try to rescue him. He even thought about giving the Haihan people a hint to stop releasing Li Song.For such a subordinate who is not reliable and lacks loyalty, He Guanzhi can't wait to silence him immediately, lest this guy can't control his mouth and bite randomly.
He Guanzhi quickly weighed the pros and cons, and made a decision—immediately compromised with the Haihan people, and blamed Li Song, saying that this was an act of his own initiative, and what he did did not have his consent.
This matter must not be leaked at all, otherwise the situation may become out of control, so He Guanzhi also learned a good lesson this time, no longer looking for someone to discuss how to deal with it, but closing the door by himself, in the study This kind of misunderstanding arises only after repairing a book and admitting that he is not effective in commanding and incapable of discipline.In his letter, he claimed that no one other than Li Song organized such sabotage, and expressed his willingness to let Li Song be punished by Haihan.Anyway, no matter whether it's in prison or shot, He Guanzhi doesn't want to see this person appear in Hangzhou again.
After He Guanzhi finished writing, he read it several times and made sure that there were no wording problems, so he ordered his confidantes to send it to a wharf outside the city as soon as possible—this is also the information exchange channel established by the two parties in the past cooperation. one.Although Haihan wanted to ask the teacher for his crimes this time, He Guanzhi believed that since the other party still chose to communicate, then this news channel should still be kept, and expressing his thoughts through letters should be considered a relatively safe solution.
At this time, the city gate of Hangzhou has actually been closed for a long time, but as the chief executive of Hangzhou, He Guanzhi naturally has privileges in his hands.After his confidant took out the warrant and verified that it was correct, the city defense army arranged for him to be lowered slowly from the city wall with a rope, and then walked to the pier by the Qiantang River to deliver the letter.
"He Guanzhi is so quick this time!" After Sun Jin read the letter, he couldn't help but doubt his previous judgment.He believes that since He Guanzhi has such a big intention to plan to eradicate his competitor's industry, he should have made a lot of determination, and he will never give up his original plan easily.Even if he has already caught the executor of this matter, and there are all witnesses and material evidences, He Guanzhi may not be willing to admit defeat.
After Sun Jin made such a judgment, he specially sent a telegram back to Zhoushan Island, and asked Shi Diwen, who was in charge of Zhejiang affairs, how to deal with this matter.As a senior member of the military, Shi Diwen naturally didn't have many conservative thoughts about such things, so he immediately instructed Sun Jin to prepare for the worst.
Sun Jin pondered for a while after receiving this call back, what was the worst plan.In terms of the current situation in Zhejiang, the worst-case scenario is probably that Haihan and Daming will tear each other apart again, or even an armed conflict will break out.What Shi Diwen meant was that he could use this as a bargaining chip to put pressure on He Guanzhi.Doing so is undoubtedly a certain risk. If He Guanzhi refuses to submit, it is indeed very easy for this kind of competition within the Ming Dynasty to evolve into an armed conflict between the two countries.
Although Haihan is not afraid of this kind of armed conflict, if he considers the overall situation, once a war breaks out, Haihan's own interests will be greatly damaged as a result.After all, in the current maritime trade in the Zhejiang region, the share related to Haihan has accounted for more than [-]%. Once these trade channels are stagnant due to the war, Haihan's losses cannot be ignored.
Sun Jin also pondered for a long time before finally writing the secret letter sent to He Guanzhi's mansion.He originally thought that if He Guanzhi didn't sell it, then at least he didn't say too much. He didn't make a clear statement about what the unconventional revenge means was, when and where it would be implemented, at least to give both parties the next step. Negotiations leave a certain buffer room.If He Guanzhi's attitude is tough, then it won't be too late for Haihan to take force measures.
But no matter how he thought about it, He Guanzhi had already made a decision so quickly to compromise with Hai Han.Moreover, his attitude made it difficult for Sun Jin to find any faults. The letter he sent was not really intended to bring He Guanzhi to his end, but since the other party had accepted his defeat so readily, it seemed that there was no chance of beating the dog in the water. .And He Guanzhi shifted all the responsibility to Li Song, which is quite normal in Sun Jin's view. Haihan still needs to use the power in He Guanzhi's hands. Now that he has cast the scapegoat and said he will not Going on, the best way for Hai Han to deal with it is to accept the other party's apology and repentance, and give He Guanzhi a step down.
Judging from He Guanzhi's letter, Sun Jin believed that he had completely given up on Li Song and Hao Qing, and that he might not even know Hao Qing at all, and only mentioned "Li Song and his gang" in the letter.Although Sun Jin was not a soft-hearted person, he couldn't help lamenting that the fate of these little people was decided by a single thought or a single sentence of those superior people.
However, Sun Jin will not follow He Guanzhi's suggestion and silence Li Song and others.These people were in Hai Han's hands, and they were witnesses that could be used to threaten He Guanzhi for quite a long time.What's more, these people didn't do anything directly harmful to Hai Han, and they didn't even know that Hai Han would intervene. Although they were at fault, they were not guilty of death.Sun Jin planned to send all the captured people to the south. There was always a huge labor shortage on Taiwan Island.As for those wounded people with severed arms and legs, Sun Jin was also planning to pack them up and send them away. He couldn't really sink them all.Although he has a ruthless style of doing things, he will not kill innocent people indiscriminately.
When Li Song and Hao Qing were interrogated again, they finally met face to face. After the two met, they were relatively silent. Now even saving their lives is almost becoming a luxury, and they don't have the heart to find out whose fault it is. responsibility.
"There's good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" Sun Jin asked the two kneeling on the ground.
Li Song and Hao Qing looked at each other, and then Li Song said, "Little man, please listen first."
"The good news is that we have contacted Mr. He Guanzhi, explained the situation to him, and asked him to provide guarantee for you." Sun Jin introduced.
"Is this the good news? What about the bad news?" Li Song asked with a very ugly face.
"The bad news is... Mr. He is unwilling to vouch for you." Sun Jin said slowly, "He wants you to die."
(End of this chapter)
He Guanzhi, the prefect of Hangzhou, has been restless for the past few days, even when he is dealing with government affairs.At first he thought it might be due to the unbearable heat, but then he decided it wasn't the weather, but rather the competitive conditions in the weaving industry that had been plaguing him lately.
Ever since he learned that Tongpan Wang Yuan also intended to enter the local weaving industry with Haihan's support, He Guanzhi's headaches never stopped.He is well aware of Haihan's energy. Once the weaving workshop under Wang Yuan's name begins to operate, it will greatly affect his industry, and may even affect his official career.So in desperation, He Guanzhi summoned the think tanks in his family to discuss countermeasures.But these masters under him didn't deal with Hai Han deeply, and their understanding was even more limited, so the ideas they came up with couldn't be called perfect.
But He Guanzhi was in a hurry and didn't care too much. He felt that Master Li Song's method was feasible, so he entrusted him with the task.But several days had passed, but there was no decent reply from Li Song's side. He Guanzhi asked twice, but Li Song said that someone was already working on it, and there would be news in a few more days.
But after waiting and waiting, Li Song's news has not yet arrived, but this person disappeared inexplicably.He Guanzhi sent someone to invite Li Song over early in the morning, intending to ask about the progress, but the person he sent was in vain, saying that Mr. Li disappeared when he went out last night, and his family and entourage are still there. Find someone in the city.
This news really caught He Guanzhi off guard, he never expected that something would go wrong at this juncture.He Guanzhi actually knew a general idea why Li Song went out at night, and it probably had something to do with what was going on.But why Li Song disappeared in the city, He Guanzhi couldn't think of a reason.
"Hurry up and send someone to help find him!" He Guanzhi knew in his heart that Li Song knew too much about him, and if something went wrong with this person, he might be involved.Now I can only hope that this guy is hungover somewhere in the city, and he will automatically appear after waking up.But he had a feeling in his heart that the reason for Li Song's disappearance this time might not be that simple.
He Guanzhi anxiously waited from morning to evening, but there was still no news of Li Song's whereabouts. At this time, someone had already suggested dispatching the Hangzhou government government officials and city defense forces to search the area where Li Song disappeared.However, He Guanzhi had a hard time. What he asked Li Song to do was to deal with Wang Yuan, who was in charge of criminal investigation. It's too embarrassing for him to issue a transfer order.
It's not that He Guanzhi can't lower his head, but if Wang Yuan's people find Li Song first and learn some shady things from him, subsequent troubles will continue to emerge.If Wang Yuan used this to make a small report to the higher authorities, it would be very difficult for He Guanzhi to prove his innocence.All in all, for He Guanzhi, it is better for Li Song to be dead than to be alive, at least the dead will not speak and reveal his secrets.
But now that no one is alive but no one is dead, He Guanzhi feels that this matter is getting more and more uncertain. Just as he was considering whether to test Wang Yuan's attitude tomorrow, a letter was presented by the housekeeper.Seeing that there was not even a word on the envelope, He Guanzhi couldn't help frowning: "What is this?"
The butler quickly responded, "It was sent by the Haihan people."
He Guanzhi's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly ordered the housekeeper to step back, and then carefully opened the envelope.It wasn't the first time that the Haihan people sent him messages in written form, but the letters they sent before were more formal, and after the Haihan people's messengers came a few times, the steward had already confirmed his identity.So although there was no handwriting on the envelope of this letter, since it was sent to the mansion by the Haihan courier whom the housekeeper knew, he naturally identified the origin of the letter.
He Guanzhi sent the servants out of the study, and then opened the secret letter under the lamp.After reading a few words, cold sweat broke out on He Guanzhi's back, because the Haihan people's words in the letter were quite straightforward, and they clearly mentioned that Li Song was in their hands at this time.
Why Li Song is in the hands of the Haihan people, this matter has not allowed He Guanzhi to think about it slowly, and his attention is completely attracted by the request made by the Haihan people in the letter.
The request put forward by the Haihan people is simple and straightforward, asking He Guanzhi to immediately stop all sabotage actions against the weaving industry-related organizations under the name of Haihan and its partners, otherwise Haihan will stop purchasing fabrics from the weaving company under the name of He Guanzhi, and reserve other measures. The possibility of unconventional retaliation.This threat can be said to hit He Guanzhi's weakness. He did these things because he wanted to keep the share and profits of the industry under his name in the weaving industry.But the current effect seems to be counterproductive. Not only did it fail to dampen the momentum of competitors entering this industry, but it offended the real big money lord Haihan.
Although the Haihan people did not specify in their letter what their so-called "unconventional means of retaliation" meant, but He Guanzhi had experienced the incident of Haihan sending troops to block the Qiantang River last year, and he knew what these overseas armed businessmen were doing in order to achieve their goals. You can do it all, and you can't take it with common sense.If they offended them, it would not be impossible to carry out another military operation against the city of Hangzhou. He couldn't afford such a big responsibility.In public or privately, he can't let this happen again.
But He Guanzhi also felt that he was wronged. He just raised a question, and Li Song, who came up with the idea, was the culprit who messed up the situation.The most terrible thing is that this guy has actually become Hai Han's prisoner, and I don't know how many loopholes in his planned actions will be noticed by the Hai Han people.It is still unknown how Li Song testified in the hands of the Haihan people. If he puts all the responsibility on himself, it will be really difficult to clear his charges.
But He Guanzhi also has a little advantage, that is his prefect status.At any rate, he was a high-ranking local official in Hangzhou. Even though Haihan had many dissatisfaction with this incident, he still maintained a certain degree of restraint and chose negotiation rather than confrontation to resolve the differences between the two parties.And such restraint, of course, depends on the influence of his prefect official position.At least at this stage, Hai Han doesn't want to tear his face on this matter, and this judgment made He Guanzhi feel a little more relaxed.
As long as things can be covered and the large-scale armed conflicts like last year do not break out again, He Guanzhi believes that it is worthwhile to suffer a little loss after compromise. After all, it is his official position that he wants to protect, which is the foundation of everything.As for Li Song, He Guanzhi didn't plan to try to rescue him. He even thought about giving the Haihan people a hint to stop releasing Li Song.For such a subordinate who is not reliable and lacks loyalty, He Guanzhi can't wait to silence him immediately, lest this guy can't control his mouth and bite randomly.
He Guanzhi quickly weighed the pros and cons, and made a decision—immediately compromised with the Haihan people, and blamed Li Song, saying that this was an act of his own initiative, and what he did did not have his consent.
This matter must not be leaked at all, otherwise the situation may become out of control, so He Guanzhi also learned a good lesson this time, no longer looking for someone to discuss how to deal with it, but closing the door by himself, in the study This kind of misunderstanding arises only after repairing a book and admitting that he is not effective in commanding and incapable of discipline.In his letter, he claimed that no one other than Li Song organized such sabotage, and expressed his willingness to let Li Song be punished by Haihan.Anyway, no matter whether it's in prison or shot, He Guanzhi doesn't want to see this person appear in Hangzhou again.
After He Guanzhi finished writing, he read it several times and made sure that there were no wording problems, so he ordered his confidantes to send it to a wharf outside the city as soon as possible—this is also the information exchange channel established by the two parties in the past cooperation. one.Although Haihan wanted to ask the teacher for his crimes this time, He Guanzhi believed that since the other party still chose to communicate, then this news channel should still be kept, and expressing his thoughts through letters should be considered a relatively safe solution.
At this time, the city gate of Hangzhou has actually been closed for a long time, but as the chief executive of Hangzhou, He Guanzhi naturally has privileges in his hands.After his confidant took out the warrant and verified that it was correct, the city defense army arranged for him to be lowered slowly from the city wall with a rope, and then walked to the pier by the Qiantang River to deliver the letter.
"He Guanzhi is so quick this time!" After Sun Jin read the letter, he couldn't help but doubt his previous judgment.He believes that since He Guanzhi has such a big intention to plan to eradicate his competitor's industry, he should have made a lot of determination, and he will never give up his original plan easily.Even if he has already caught the executor of this matter, and there are all witnesses and material evidences, He Guanzhi may not be willing to admit defeat.
After Sun Jin made such a judgment, he specially sent a telegram back to Zhoushan Island, and asked Shi Diwen, who was in charge of Zhejiang affairs, how to deal with this matter.As a senior member of the military, Shi Diwen naturally didn't have many conservative thoughts about such things, so he immediately instructed Sun Jin to prepare for the worst.
Sun Jin pondered for a while after receiving this call back, what was the worst plan.In terms of the current situation in Zhejiang, the worst-case scenario is probably that Haihan and Daming will tear each other apart again, or even an armed conflict will break out.What Shi Diwen meant was that he could use this as a bargaining chip to put pressure on He Guanzhi.Doing so is undoubtedly a certain risk. If He Guanzhi refuses to submit, it is indeed very easy for this kind of competition within the Ming Dynasty to evolve into an armed conflict between the two countries.
Although Haihan is not afraid of this kind of armed conflict, if he considers the overall situation, once a war breaks out, Haihan's own interests will be greatly damaged as a result.After all, in the current maritime trade in the Zhejiang region, the share related to Haihan has accounted for more than [-]%. Once these trade channels are stagnant due to the war, Haihan's losses cannot be ignored.
Sun Jin also pondered for a long time before finally writing the secret letter sent to He Guanzhi's mansion.He originally thought that if He Guanzhi didn't sell it, then at least he didn't say too much. He didn't make a clear statement about what the unconventional revenge means was, when and where it would be implemented, at least to give both parties the next step. Negotiations leave a certain buffer room.If He Guanzhi's attitude is tough, then it won't be too late for Haihan to take force measures.
But no matter how he thought about it, He Guanzhi had already made a decision so quickly to compromise with Hai Han.Moreover, his attitude made it difficult for Sun Jin to find any faults. The letter he sent was not really intended to bring He Guanzhi to his end, but since the other party had accepted his defeat so readily, it seemed that there was no chance of beating the dog in the water. .And He Guanzhi shifted all the responsibility to Li Song, which is quite normal in Sun Jin's view. Haihan still needs to use the power in He Guanzhi's hands. Now that he has cast the scapegoat and said he will not Going on, the best way for Hai Han to deal with it is to accept the other party's apology and repentance, and give He Guanzhi a step down.
Judging from He Guanzhi's letter, Sun Jin believed that he had completely given up on Li Song and Hao Qing, and that he might not even know Hao Qing at all, and only mentioned "Li Song and his gang" in the letter.Although Sun Jin was not a soft-hearted person, he couldn't help lamenting that the fate of these little people was decided by a single thought or a single sentence of those superior people.
However, Sun Jin will not follow He Guanzhi's suggestion and silence Li Song and others.These people were in Hai Han's hands, and they were witnesses that could be used to threaten He Guanzhi for quite a long time.What's more, these people didn't do anything directly harmful to Hai Han, and they didn't even know that Hai Han would intervene. Although they were at fault, they were not guilty of death.Sun Jin planned to send all the captured people to the south. There was always a huge labor shortage on Taiwan Island.As for those wounded people with severed arms and legs, Sun Jin was also planning to pack them up and send them away. He couldn't really sink them all.Although he has a ruthless style of doing things, he will not kill innocent people indiscriminately.
When Li Song and Hao Qing were interrogated again, they finally met face to face. After the two met, they were relatively silent. Now even saving their lives is almost becoming a luxury, and they don't have the heart to find out whose fault it is. responsibility.
"There's good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" Sun Jin asked the two kneeling on the ground.
Li Song and Hao Qing looked at each other, and then Li Song said, "Little man, please listen first."
"The good news is that we have contacted Mr. He Guanzhi, explained the situation to him, and asked him to provide guarantee for you." Sun Jin introduced.
"Is this the good news? What about the bad news?" Li Song asked with a very ugly face.
"The bad news is... Mr. He is unwilling to vouch for you." Sun Jin said slowly, "He wants you to die."
(End of this chapter)