Chapter 1583
Take the initiative
Chapter 1583 Take the initiative
In the general environment at the beginning of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Daming and Haihan, there are indeed many people who want to take advantage of the troubled waters to take advantage of the troubled waters. Among them, the guys like Wang Hao who take the opportunity to cheat have no technical content, and they are unlucky to meet them. With a clever person like Xun Pengcheng who knows a little about all kinds of mess, naturally he can only admit it.However, just as Ren Liang said, if you want to put an end to cheating by taking advantage of the establishment of diplomatic relations as soon as possible, you have to let the real master come to Sanya to make an appearance, so as to prevent people who don't know the truth from being deceived.
However, Schneider believes that some small-scale scams among the people are harmless. At present, the overall situation should be the top priority. Since the Ming envoy is still in Guangzhou, there is no need to urge the other party, so as not to lose the initiative in the subsequent negotiations.The later the other party starts formal contact, the more time Haihan will have to make arrangements in all aspects, and gain the upper hand in as many fields as possible that need to be negotiated and negotiated.
For example, in terms of the financial system under Schneider's supervision, the currency deposit and withdrawal business between Haihan and Daming is one of the issues that the two parties need to negotiate.Although Haihan's strength is not enough to use such means to control the lifeline of Daming's economy, at least in the coastal areas that Haihan can currently affect, the advantages of the financial system and operating methods can indeed effectively help Haihan. It is more convenient for Han to carry out trade activities in the territory of Ming Dynasty.Especially for some non-public money transactions, going through the channel of Haihan Bank is much smoother and safer than that of local banks in Daming. This is why Haihan's institutions in Zhejiang and other places are trying to integrate the local financial industry some time ago. main reason.
Daming was not unaware of this purposeful infiltration.There are also many insightful people in the imperial court who have suggested that Haihan financial institutions should be strictly prohibited from entering the territory of Daming, and that the currency issued by Haihan should not be circulated in the territory of Daming. Can be successfully promoted and implemented.However, the Haihan financial system headed by banks continued to operate in Daming, continuously transporting gold, silver and other precious metals to Haihan.
It is conceivable that after the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Daming will inevitably put forward some requirements in this regard, while Schneider hopes to be able to annex as many local banks and other financial institutions in Daming as possible, and take the initiative first, so that even if Daming has Ideas will also be unable to be implemented due to the reality of the situation.
Such methods are not only applied to the financial field, but Haihan is making efforts in various fields such as trade, politics, and military affairs, but Daming's size is too big after all. means, it will definitely not work in a short period of time, but at least you can gain a little more initiative and leave some room for future actions.
But Tao Donglai still prefers to deal with security issues first, especially the recent intensified fraud cases, which have begun to become a risk factor affecting social stability in Sanya.
"As long as there is a successful fraud, it may affect Daming's reputation in our country." Tao Donglai said: "Although Daming's reputation doesn't matter to us, considering that we will need to be with Daming for a long time in the future. To maintain a cooperative relationship, it is necessary to protect their reputation from this damage as much as possible."
"What does Mr. Tao mean?" Ren Liang was so shrewd, he immediately realized that Tao Donglai was about to give instructions, and quickly followed up with the question.
"Let's crack down on fraudulent activities based on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Ministry of Justice will take the lead to launch a special campaign to mobilize the propaganda media. It will have the effect of killing chickens and monkeys." Sure enough, Tao Donglai immediately threw out My own opinion.
"The liars who have already been caught should be dealt with seriously and quickly?" Ren Liang asked for instructions.In fact, such crackdown measures have been taken in Sanya for a long time, but the public security issues targeted are different each time.
Tao Donglai nodded and said, "Just follow the old rules."
The so-called previous rules were to punish offenders severely for their crimes during the crackdown period.For a case like fraud and attempted crime, the maximum sentence is one year of hard labor on weekdays, but if it is during the period of severe crackdown, the sentence will inevitably be doubled.Coupled with the crime of impersonating an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, the punishment for those involved must be heavy.
According to the instructions of the executive committee, the Ministry of Justice soon started a special campaign, and the first to bear the brunt were several related prisoners who had been detained in prison, including Wang Hao, who was exposed by Xun Pengcheng.
The Ministry of Justice specially arranged a public trial meeting for this purpose. Although Xun Pengcheng was not required to appear as a witness during the trial, the Ministry of Justice still notified him to be present.In the autumn wind in early October, Xun Pengcheng, together with more than [-] other spectators, witnessed the vigorous and resolute methods of the Haihan Justice Department.
The first trial was another fraud case. The two swindlers claimed to be secret envoys sent by the Ming Dynasty. The purpose of coming to Hainan Island was to retrieve a large amount of priceless treasures buried on the island for the court.Of course, digging out these treasures will definitely require a certain amount of operating expenses, so these two people asked their fraudsters to provide a certain amount of funds for turnover, and then took the opportunity to swallow the money and leave.Although this kind of deception is primitive, it can still deceive the ignorant people.
And the advantage of the two going out together is that they can cover each other. Originally, it was fine for the two of them to cheat money, and even if they were caught, it was only a crime of fraud.Everything was ready that day, but the victim who was deceived couldn't bear the psychological stimulation because of the huge loss, and as a result, he was killed.The two wanted to escape to the South China Sea, but they were stopped by the police for investigation, and they were interrogated immediately.
Although the victim committed suicide at the time of the case and could no longer act as a witness, the investigation of this case is not difficult.After verifying the facts of the case, the court issued a verdict on the spot, and sentenced both criminals to be executed by shooting, and they paid for their lives with their lives.Although the two criminals yelled for being wronged, there was no Shangfang sword to save them, and they were escorted to the execution ground by the military and police for execution.
This kind of public trial omits most of the stages of proof and defense, so the speed is extremely fast. It is almost a one-stop process of introducing the case and announcing the sentence, leaving very limited time for the person being tried to defend himself.If you don't think about your defense before the trial, you basically have to stretch your neck and wait for the verdict.
Xun Pengcheng was also a little moved after watching the trial process. As a former journalist, he has also attended some public trials of cases, and he probably knows what the court trial and judgment process should be like.Judging from today's trial process, Xun Pengcheng thinks that this basically means that the authorities want to deal with these prisoners quickly and harshly, and use heavier sentences to deter those who are still ready to move in the society.
The second case that was heard publicly was the case of Wang Hao impersonating an envoy of Ming Dynasty, which was reported and seized by Xun Pengcheng. During the public trial, Xun Pengcheng did not need to appear in person, and his own public prosecutor presented his testimony on his behalf.And Wang Hao in the defendant's dock obviously lost his vigorous appearance that day, his face was as pale as paper, and he thought life in prison was not easy.
Wang Hao's fraudulent methods were relatively crude, and with the presence of personal and material evidence, there was no room for him to deny it.He has no other way to go but to plead guilty.In the end, the judge announced that although the perpetrator attempted to cheat, but because of the extremely bad nature of his impersonation as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, the impact was extremely bad, and the amount involved was tens of thousands, according to the sentencing principles of the Haihan Criminal Law, Wang Hao was finally sentenced to three years of hard labor.
Wang Hao probably didn't quite understand what Haihan's hard labor meant, and he was still a little dazed after hearing the verdict.But Xun Pengcheng knew that the hard labor camps set up by Haihan in various places had extremely high labor intensity, and many people could not survive three years at all.With a body like Wang Hao's, he might be exhausted within a month after entering the hospital, and three years of hard labor, which basically means that he will have an indefinite future.
Of course, Xun Pengcheng didn't feel any apology towards Wang Hao. The other party had made up his mind to deceive him into ruining his fortune at the beginning, and now it was only natural to send him to a hard labor camp.For old friends like Wang Hao, no matter whether they can survive three years of hard labor, it is best not to see each other again in the future.
But after this incident was delayed, Xun Pengcheng's original plan to go to the north of Hainan Island to inspect the plantation had to be temporarily shelved.Fortunately, although the fraud caused him some troubles, he did not suffer any direct loss in terms of money, and he could still keep his investment plan.
Although Wang Hao's case is over, Xun Pengcheng encountered another wonderful thing—"Sanya Express" is going to write a report on Wang Hao's case, and the main interviewee is naturally him. up.
Xun Pengcheng didn't know where the newspaper found out about his influence in this case, but as a former practitioner, he certainly wasn't as excited as ordinary citizens who had the opportunity to report.Xun Pengcheng put forward two requirements to the newspaper office, one is that the identity should be kept confidential, and the other is that the newspaper office needs to pay a certain amount of remuneration, and the interview can only be accepted after agreeing to these two points.
Of course, the new editor-in-chief of the newspaper also recognized Xun Pengcheng, but at this time Xun Pengcheng had left his job for many days, and it was too late to get close.The first request is simple, just agree to it.But the second request was a bit troublesome. At first, the editor-in-chief offered Xun Pengcheng a price of 50 yuan, but Xun Pengcheng refused without even thinking about it. This amount was not enough for him to eat two big meals outside, so why did he bother Take unnecessary risks for this.
Finally, after the price was increased to two hundred, Xun Pengcheng finally agreed to be interviewed, and then revealed some inside information about the case.As for whether the newspaper will be sold because of these revelations, that is not Xun Pengcheng's concern.
But the problem is that there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Just when Xun Pengcheng was about to arrange his itinerary to start again, the Express News published a report on the inside story of Wang Hao's fraud case.After the public trial, this case has already become a hot topic in society recently, and it is precisely for this reason that Express News chose this topic.And because of the first-hand information about Xun Pengcheng, the content of the report is far more detailed than the previous reports of several other newspapers. As soon as it was published, this topic that had already begun to lose popularity was sent back to the hot list. .
The Ministry of Security, which has always paid attention to public opinion, has also noticed this sign again. However, when the police department investigated the case before, the Ministry of Security did not intervene. Instead, it noticed some intelligence security loopholes that may exist after reading the report of the Express. .After learning about the case from the police department, the Ministry of Security discovered that Xun Pengcheng, who was originally involved in the case, was still the subject of investigation before.
However, why a tabloid reporter who just resigned would become the target of a charlatan is obviously unreasonable, unless the charlatan is blind, or Xun Pengcheng has shown that he does not match his identity in the process of contacting him He misunderstood that Xun Pengcheng was a rich man because of his financial resources, which led to the fraudulent amount of tens of thousands of yuan later.
After Xu Shiqi summarized the situation he learned, he also felt that this matter was a bit weird, but he also remembered that when he investigated Xun Pengcheng because of Ma Dalan's emissary showing off his wealth, he had also checked this person's financial situation, and No flimsy question, but why would the liar mistake him for a rich man?
"Ask the police department to bring over the investigation files of this case." Xu Shiqi couldn't shake his eyes, and he must investigate any doubts, so he sent someone to the police department to investigate the files.
The case has already been executed, and the police department will naturally not keep the files that the Ministry of Security wants to borrow confidential.After getting it back, Xu Shiqi carefully read the transcript, and then noticed a new doubt.
According to Xun Pengcheng's confession, after he met Wang Hao at the pier, he invited Wang Hao to have lunch.And according to Xu Shiqi's impression, the place they went to eat was not cheap, at least in terms of Xun Pengcheng's previous occupation, it was a bit difficult to treat guests and consume in such a restaurant, and this may be Wang Hao's mistaken opinion Xun Pengcheng is the reason for the rich.
The police department's investigation focused on Wang Hao's deception process, while Xu Shiqi's attention was on how the unemployed reporter suddenly became a rich man.The dossier did not specify how much the day’s consumption was, but it only mentioned that Xun Pengcheng paid the bill on the first day, and the two met again for a meal on the second day, and it was Wang Hao who paid the bill. After eating, the two went together Went to the bank, and then Xun Pengcheng managed to expose Wang Hao's scam in the bank.
"Go to the restaurant and find out how much Xun Pengcheng and Wang Hao ate for the two meals." Xu Qiqi didn't do anything, so he simply wanted to find out the truth of this matter.
The subordinate was about to leave when he was ordered to leave, but Xu Shiqi stopped him again: "Wait! You can stop by the bank and ask them to check Xun Pengcheng's account to see if he has really become a rich man." .”
(End of this chapter)
In the general environment at the beginning of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Daming and Haihan, there are indeed many people who want to take advantage of the troubled waters to take advantage of the troubled waters. Among them, the guys like Wang Hao who take the opportunity to cheat have no technical content, and they are unlucky to meet them. With a clever person like Xun Pengcheng who knows a little about all kinds of mess, naturally he can only admit it.However, just as Ren Liang said, if you want to put an end to cheating by taking advantage of the establishment of diplomatic relations as soon as possible, you have to let the real master come to Sanya to make an appearance, so as to prevent people who don't know the truth from being deceived.
However, Schneider believes that some small-scale scams among the people are harmless. At present, the overall situation should be the top priority. Since the Ming envoy is still in Guangzhou, there is no need to urge the other party, so as not to lose the initiative in the subsequent negotiations.The later the other party starts formal contact, the more time Haihan will have to make arrangements in all aspects, and gain the upper hand in as many fields as possible that need to be negotiated and negotiated.
For example, in terms of the financial system under Schneider's supervision, the currency deposit and withdrawal business between Haihan and Daming is one of the issues that the two parties need to negotiate.Although Haihan's strength is not enough to use such means to control the lifeline of Daming's economy, at least in the coastal areas that Haihan can currently affect, the advantages of the financial system and operating methods can indeed effectively help Haihan. It is more convenient for Han to carry out trade activities in the territory of Ming Dynasty.Especially for some non-public money transactions, going through the channel of Haihan Bank is much smoother and safer than that of local banks in Daming. This is why Haihan's institutions in Zhejiang and other places are trying to integrate the local financial industry some time ago. main reason.
Daming was not unaware of this purposeful infiltration.There are also many insightful people in the imperial court who have suggested that Haihan financial institutions should be strictly prohibited from entering the territory of Daming, and that the currency issued by Haihan should not be circulated in the territory of Daming. Can be successfully promoted and implemented.However, the Haihan financial system headed by banks continued to operate in Daming, continuously transporting gold, silver and other precious metals to Haihan.
It is conceivable that after the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Daming will inevitably put forward some requirements in this regard, while Schneider hopes to be able to annex as many local banks and other financial institutions in Daming as possible, and take the initiative first, so that even if Daming has Ideas will also be unable to be implemented due to the reality of the situation.
Such methods are not only applied to the financial field, but Haihan is making efforts in various fields such as trade, politics, and military affairs, but Daming's size is too big after all. means, it will definitely not work in a short period of time, but at least you can gain a little more initiative and leave some room for future actions.
But Tao Donglai still prefers to deal with security issues first, especially the recent intensified fraud cases, which have begun to become a risk factor affecting social stability in Sanya.
"As long as there is a successful fraud, it may affect Daming's reputation in our country." Tao Donglai said: "Although Daming's reputation doesn't matter to us, considering that we will need to be with Daming for a long time in the future. To maintain a cooperative relationship, it is necessary to protect their reputation from this damage as much as possible."
"What does Mr. Tao mean?" Ren Liang was so shrewd, he immediately realized that Tao Donglai was about to give instructions, and quickly followed up with the question.
"Let's crack down on fraudulent activities based on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Ministry of Justice will take the lead to launch a special campaign to mobilize the propaganda media. It will have the effect of killing chickens and monkeys." Sure enough, Tao Donglai immediately threw out My own opinion.
"The liars who have already been caught should be dealt with seriously and quickly?" Ren Liang asked for instructions.In fact, such crackdown measures have been taken in Sanya for a long time, but the public security issues targeted are different each time.
Tao Donglai nodded and said, "Just follow the old rules."
The so-called previous rules were to punish offenders severely for their crimes during the crackdown period.For a case like fraud and attempted crime, the maximum sentence is one year of hard labor on weekdays, but if it is during the period of severe crackdown, the sentence will inevitably be doubled.Coupled with the crime of impersonating an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, the punishment for those involved must be heavy.
According to the instructions of the executive committee, the Ministry of Justice soon started a special campaign, and the first to bear the brunt were several related prisoners who had been detained in prison, including Wang Hao, who was exposed by Xun Pengcheng.
The Ministry of Justice specially arranged a public trial meeting for this purpose. Although Xun Pengcheng was not required to appear as a witness during the trial, the Ministry of Justice still notified him to be present.In the autumn wind in early October, Xun Pengcheng, together with more than [-] other spectators, witnessed the vigorous and resolute methods of the Haihan Justice Department.
The first trial was another fraud case. The two swindlers claimed to be secret envoys sent by the Ming Dynasty. The purpose of coming to Hainan Island was to retrieve a large amount of priceless treasures buried on the island for the court.Of course, digging out these treasures will definitely require a certain amount of operating expenses, so these two people asked their fraudsters to provide a certain amount of funds for turnover, and then took the opportunity to swallow the money and leave.Although this kind of deception is primitive, it can still deceive the ignorant people.
And the advantage of the two going out together is that they can cover each other. Originally, it was fine for the two of them to cheat money, and even if they were caught, it was only a crime of fraud.Everything was ready that day, but the victim who was deceived couldn't bear the psychological stimulation because of the huge loss, and as a result, he was killed.The two wanted to escape to the South China Sea, but they were stopped by the police for investigation, and they were interrogated immediately.
Although the victim committed suicide at the time of the case and could no longer act as a witness, the investigation of this case is not difficult.After verifying the facts of the case, the court issued a verdict on the spot, and sentenced both criminals to be executed by shooting, and they paid for their lives with their lives.Although the two criminals yelled for being wronged, there was no Shangfang sword to save them, and they were escorted to the execution ground by the military and police for execution.
This kind of public trial omits most of the stages of proof and defense, so the speed is extremely fast. It is almost a one-stop process of introducing the case and announcing the sentence, leaving very limited time for the person being tried to defend himself.If you don't think about your defense before the trial, you basically have to stretch your neck and wait for the verdict.
Xun Pengcheng was also a little moved after watching the trial process. As a former journalist, he has also attended some public trials of cases, and he probably knows what the court trial and judgment process should be like.Judging from today's trial process, Xun Pengcheng thinks that this basically means that the authorities want to deal with these prisoners quickly and harshly, and use heavier sentences to deter those who are still ready to move in the society.
The second case that was heard publicly was the case of Wang Hao impersonating an envoy of Ming Dynasty, which was reported and seized by Xun Pengcheng. During the public trial, Xun Pengcheng did not need to appear in person, and his own public prosecutor presented his testimony on his behalf.And Wang Hao in the defendant's dock obviously lost his vigorous appearance that day, his face was as pale as paper, and he thought life in prison was not easy.
Wang Hao's fraudulent methods were relatively crude, and with the presence of personal and material evidence, there was no room for him to deny it.He has no other way to go but to plead guilty.In the end, the judge announced that although the perpetrator attempted to cheat, but because of the extremely bad nature of his impersonation as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, the impact was extremely bad, and the amount involved was tens of thousands, according to the sentencing principles of the Haihan Criminal Law, Wang Hao was finally sentenced to three years of hard labor.
Wang Hao probably didn't quite understand what Haihan's hard labor meant, and he was still a little dazed after hearing the verdict.But Xun Pengcheng knew that the hard labor camps set up by Haihan in various places had extremely high labor intensity, and many people could not survive three years at all.With a body like Wang Hao's, he might be exhausted within a month after entering the hospital, and three years of hard labor, which basically means that he will have an indefinite future.
Of course, Xun Pengcheng didn't feel any apology towards Wang Hao. The other party had made up his mind to deceive him into ruining his fortune at the beginning, and now it was only natural to send him to a hard labor camp.For old friends like Wang Hao, no matter whether they can survive three years of hard labor, it is best not to see each other again in the future.
But after this incident was delayed, Xun Pengcheng's original plan to go to the north of Hainan Island to inspect the plantation had to be temporarily shelved.Fortunately, although the fraud caused him some troubles, he did not suffer any direct loss in terms of money, and he could still keep his investment plan.
Although Wang Hao's case is over, Xun Pengcheng encountered another wonderful thing—"Sanya Express" is going to write a report on Wang Hao's case, and the main interviewee is naturally him. up.
Xun Pengcheng didn't know where the newspaper found out about his influence in this case, but as a former practitioner, he certainly wasn't as excited as ordinary citizens who had the opportunity to report.Xun Pengcheng put forward two requirements to the newspaper office, one is that the identity should be kept confidential, and the other is that the newspaper office needs to pay a certain amount of remuneration, and the interview can only be accepted after agreeing to these two points.
Of course, the new editor-in-chief of the newspaper also recognized Xun Pengcheng, but at this time Xun Pengcheng had left his job for many days, and it was too late to get close.The first request is simple, just agree to it.But the second request was a bit troublesome. At first, the editor-in-chief offered Xun Pengcheng a price of 50 yuan, but Xun Pengcheng refused without even thinking about it. This amount was not enough for him to eat two big meals outside, so why did he bother Take unnecessary risks for this.
Finally, after the price was increased to two hundred, Xun Pengcheng finally agreed to be interviewed, and then revealed some inside information about the case.As for whether the newspaper will be sold because of these revelations, that is not Xun Pengcheng's concern.
But the problem is that there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Just when Xun Pengcheng was about to arrange his itinerary to start again, the Express News published a report on the inside story of Wang Hao's fraud case.After the public trial, this case has already become a hot topic in society recently, and it is precisely for this reason that Express News chose this topic.And because of the first-hand information about Xun Pengcheng, the content of the report is far more detailed than the previous reports of several other newspapers. As soon as it was published, this topic that had already begun to lose popularity was sent back to the hot list. .
The Ministry of Security, which has always paid attention to public opinion, has also noticed this sign again. However, when the police department investigated the case before, the Ministry of Security did not intervene. Instead, it noticed some intelligence security loopholes that may exist after reading the report of the Express. .After learning about the case from the police department, the Ministry of Security discovered that Xun Pengcheng, who was originally involved in the case, was still the subject of investigation before.
However, why a tabloid reporter who just resigned would become the target of a charlatan is obviously unreasonable, unless the charlatan is blind, or Xun Pengcheng has shown that he does not match his identity in the process of contacting him He misunderstood that Xun Pengcheng was a rich man because of his financial resources, which led to the fraudulent amount of tens of thousands of yuan later.
After Xu Shiqi summarized the situation he learned, he also felt that this matter was a bit weird, but he also remembered that when he investigated Xun Pengcheng because of Ma Dalan's emissary showing off his wealth, he had also checked this person's financial situation, and No flimsy question, but why would the liar mistake him for a rich man?
"Ask the police department to bring over the investigation files of this case." Xu Shiqi couldn't shake his eyes, and he must investigate any doubts, so he sent someone to the police department to investigate the files.
The case has already been executed, and the police department will naturally not keep the files that the Ministry of Security wants to borrow confidential.After getting it back, Xu Shiqi carefully read the transcript, and then noticed a new doubt.
According to Xun Pengcheng's confession, after he met Wang Hao at the pier, he invited Wang Hao to have lunch.And according to Xu Shiqi's impression, the place they went to eat was not cheap, at least in terms of Xun Pengcheng's previous occupation, it was a bit difficult to treat guests and consume in such a restaurant, and this may be Wang Hao's mistaken opinion Xun Pengcheng is the reason for the rich.
The police department's investigation focused on Wang Hao's deception process, while Xu Shiqi's attention was on how the unemployed reporter suddenly became a rich man.The dossier did not specify how much the day’s consumption was, but it only mentioned that Xun Pengcheng paid the bill on the first day, and the two met again for a meal on the second day, and it was Wang Hao who paid the bill. After eating, the two went together Went to the bank, and then Xun Pengcheng managed to expose Wang Hao's scam in the bank.
"Go to the restaurant and find out how much Xun Pengcheng and Wang Hao ate for the two meals." Xu Qiqi didn't do anything, so he simply wanted to find out the truth of this matter.
The subordinate was about to leave when he was ordered to leave, but Xu Shiqi stopped him again: "Wait! You can stop by the bank and ask them to check Xun Pengcheng's account to see if he has really become a rich man." .”
(End of this chapter)