Chapter 1613
Three Sub-Knowledge
Chapter 1613 Sanya Experience
Of course, Daming also had an institution similar to the Sanya Guest House to receive foreign envoys, but in terms of living environment, furniture, utensils, and service quality, it was far less comprehensive than that of the Haihan people.Of course, Daming's reception organization is located in the capital, surrounded by various yamen, and there is no scenery at all. It can't compare with the beautiful scenery of Sanya Guest House, which is surrounded by mountains and sea.Standing on the balcony on the second floor of the house where he lives, Fei Cexian can have a panoramic view of the entire Sanya city with his wide view.
As for the furnishings in the house, fine porcelain and precious woodware are fine, these things are never lacking in the capital, but the one-foot-square plate glass installed on the doors and windows made Fei Cexian amazed, and the interior of the house The bathroom equipment is very comfortable. In addition to the flush toilet, there is also regular supply of hot water for bathing every day. Turn on the faucet and it will automatically flow into the bathtub.According to the staff of the Yingbin Hotel, hot water was originally available all day long, but recently, due to the bad weather in the Beibu Gulf, the coal transportation route from Annan Heitu Port to Sanya was temporarily suspended, so the boilers used to heat hot water in the Yingbin Hotel also failed. It can only reduce the usage time.
As for the diet, Fei Cexian couldn't fault it. He was born in Chaozhou, Guangdong, but he has been to the north for ten years. Now he is more accustomed to the taste of the north in terms of food, and this guest house can still serve Zheng'erba Classic northern pasta, as well as a wide variety of dishes.It can be seen that Haihan put a lot of effort into preparations to welcome their mission from the capital.On the one hand, this satisfied Fei Cexian's little vanity, thinking that he had received enough attention from the other party, and on the other hand, it also gave Fei Cexian a new understanding of Haihan's national strength, because he knew that the south basically did not produce flour , Southerners do not have the habit of eating pasta, and the flour prepared here in Sanya must be purchased from the north. This kind of attention is not something ordinary people can do.
Fei Cexian and his party arrived in Sanya in the morning, and had a simple meal at the Guest House at noon.According to Haihan's official arrangement, the official reception banquet will be held in the evening, so Fei Cexian and his party still have half a day to rest and recuperate.And Fei Cexian was a person who couldn't stay, so he planned to go to the city for a walk after lunch.After applying to the diplomatic officials of the Guest House, permission was quickly obtained, but Fei Cexian was still limited to the scope of activities on the Victory Avenue, and someone was sent to accompany Fei Cexian in the name of a tour guide. , in addition to acting as a guide, you can also monitor Fei Cexian's movements in real time.
Fei Cexian did not express any objection to this arrangement. He knew that the people of Haihan were extremely vigilant about intelligence security. There are more than [-] missing persons registered in the register, and this is not counting those peripheral intelligence personnel who have no official official establishment.Fei Cexian also knew the existence of the Haihan Security Department. To Daming's intelligence agencies, this name was like a gate to hell. As long as he was targeted by the Security Department, he would rarely have a chance to escape from Haihan.
After arriving in Haihan, Fei Cexian didn't know how many people from the Ministry of Security were watching him secretly, but he knew that these people must exist around him, and they would be like this every day during his mission to Haihan. Instead of fighting, it's better to get used to this kind of life under surveillance as soon as possible. This is also the awareness he had already made before coming to Haihan.
So under Haihan's arrangement, Fei Cexian brought only two entourages, and followed the tour guide out of the guest house in a carriage, heading south to Victory Square.The tour guide for the Ming envoy was a young man named Zhang Qianzhi. Of course, this name was very unfamiliar to Fei Cexian, but he was quite famous in the Haihan intelligence system.Zhang Qianzhi can be regarded as He Xi's personal disciple. He followed He Xi to Guangzhou to establish the Guangzhou Office. It can be said that he was the first batch of naturalized intelligence personnel who fought on the front line.Later, after returning to Hainan Island, he continued to work in the Ministry of Security. He made great contributions in solving the Danzhou assassination case in 1631, and received a commendation order issued by the Executive Committee.
Although Zhang Qianzhi is only in his 20s, he is considered one of the oldest employees in the security department, and the latest task he has received is to monitor Fei Cexian, the envoy of Ming Dynasty who just arrived in Hainan Island.He Xi didn't need to explain the importance of this task, Zhang Qianzhi could understand it himself, so for the sake of prudence, he even personally played the role of tour guide arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Not only does he need to monitor Fei Cexian's every move nearby, but he also hopes to understand the mentality and behavior style of this Ming official through contact, so as to provide reference for Haihan's high-level diplomatic decisions.
With Zhang Qianzhi's familiarity with Sanya, there is no big problem in playing the role of a tour guide. Moreover, he stayed in Guangzhou for a period of time in his early years, and visited various officials in Guangzhou with He Xi. , state of mind are more understanding.For this new envoy from Ming Dynasty, Zhang Qianzhi has already prepared a routine.
"Lord Fei, this is Victory Square. To the north of the square is the power center of our Haihan Kingdom - Victory Fort! Afterwards, the heads of the executive committee will meet Lord Fei there." Zhang Qianzhi skillfully told Fei Ce Xian introduced the situation here: "To the east of the square are the offices of various yamen, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Justice are all there; to the west are the Ministry of Communications, the Ministry of Culture and Education, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Haihan Bank; to the south is Sanya. The most prosperous landscape avenue."
"Isn't the Ministry of National Defense here?" Fei Cexian listened carefully and immediately asked a question.
"The Ministry of National Defense is in Fort Victory." Zhang Qianzhi responded, "If Mr. Fei is interested in the Ministry of National Defense, he can also apply to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a visit."
"This... can also be visited?" Fei Cexian thought he heard it wrong. The Haihan Ministry of National Defense exists just like the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty. It is a powerful weapon of the country. How can foreign envoys be allowed to visit?
"I can go." Zhang Qianzhi nodded and said, "As long as Mr. Fei wants to go, there should be corresponding arrangements."
Fei Cexian didn't expect Haihan to be so relaxed and allow foreign envoys to visit such a vital department as the Ministry of National Defense. He almost blurted out and asked if he could visit the Ministry of Security.
Of course, not to mention the Ministry of National Defense, even the yamen around the square can only be visited after applying for permission, so Fei Cexian can only take a look around at the moment.
"I heard that this square was built in your country to facilitate the military parade in front of Fort Victory?" Fei Cexian continued to ask.
"It does have this purpose." Zhang Qianzhi replied affirmatively: "Every National Day, Sanya will hold a military parade locally. The army will come to Victory Square from the direction of the port through the landscape avenue, and then accept the review of the chiefs. But this square It's not necessarily just for military parades, Mr. Fei, please see, this square is very lively on weekdays, and it is a place for the people to go about their daily activities."
In fact, Zhang Qianzhi didn't need to remind him, Fei Cexian had been observing the situation in this square since he got off the car.Although this place is only a wall away from Victory Fort, the center of Haihan's power, it is not as heavily guarded as outside the Forbidden City in the capital.There are performers performing monkey shows, literati gathered to debate current affairs, merchants holding banners for promotional activities, hawkers walking around selling candied haws, and people wandering in groups. An outsider looking around excitedly.
It can be seen from this that the rulers of Haihan did not list the square outside Victory Fort as a forbidden area. This may be a sign of their approachability, but Fei Cexian prefers to understand it as the high-level people of Haihan There is enough confidence in the local security situation, so there is no need to set up a no-entry zone here.
"Do the heads of state of your country go out for activities on weekdays?" Fei Cexian asked curiously, "Will it attract people to watch?"
"Of course it will come out. You can meet several people on Landscape Avenue every day. Even the chief executives of the executive committee often walk around here. The people have seen a lot, so naturally they will no longer be interested in watching. " Zhang Qianzhi said while paying attention to Fei Cexian's expression and reaction, so as to judge his purpose for asking this matter.But Fei Cexian's question was really just out of curiosity, and he had no other intentions, which made Zhang Qianzhi's defense fall into nothing.
Now that we have arrived in Sanya, we naturally have to take a stroll along the landscape avenue. Fei Cexian has long heard that the market here is very prosperous, and the variety of goods is far better than that of Daming. Of course, he wants to see it.
"When the landscape avenue was first built, there were only shops facing the street. However, over the past few years, more and more businessmen from various countries have opened stores here, so the commercial area is also expanding year by year. The so-called landscape avenue no longer only refers to the shops on both sides of this road Shops, but the collective name for the entire Shengli Port business district. According to last year’s statistics, there are more than [-] shops opened on the Shengli Port side alone. If the Sanya Port side is added, the number of shops in the entire Sanya area It’s close to [-].” Zhang Qianzhi complacently introduced the commercial operation of Landscape Avenue to Fei Cexian.
These shops in Sanya are not the kind of households who set up a stall at the door to sell needles, thread, snacks and breakfast. In fact, many shops are not just a shop, but the nature of a comprehensive commercial storehouse. place.Big merchants like Furuifeng have two stores in Shengli Port and Sanya Port, each of which covers an area of tens of acres. In addition to warehouses and living places, the storehouse even has its own Cars and horses.And those consumer places such as restaurants and restaurants, even if they have four or five floors and seven or eight courtyards, they are only counted as one store in the statistics.Therefore, the number of shops in Sanya may not sound too large, but the actual business scale is far greater than that of Daming City.
The more foreign businessmen who come here to invest, the more they can drive Sanya's business atmosphere and consumption capacity, and it has entered a virtuous cycle.The continuous influx of foreign capital has increased Sanya's regional commercial status. Today, the status of the number one trading port in the South China Sea has been very stable, and the annual trade volume has exceeded Guangzhou by more than five times.
For Fei Cexian, the business atmosphere here is indeed an eye-opener for him. It is not only Han Chinese who participate in various trade activities in Sanya. You can see exotic people with strange clothes and deep eyes and high noses everywhere on the street. , and even some shops are opened by these foreigners.Although Fei Cexian has met many foreigners in the Ministry of Rites these years, the number is probably not as many as just strolling around here.He couldn't help but wonder how Haihan managed this mixed situation.
Fei Cexian asked Zhang Qianzhi his own question, and Zhang Qianzhi explained: "my country has a very complete foreign population registration system. All foreigners who come to Sanya must first register their identity before they can enter the city. If you stay in Sanya for a long time, you have to go through the corresponding procedures. All foreigners entering Sanya must abide by the laws of our country. Once there is an illegal act, we will follow the Haihan law no matter which country he is from. Punishment. After a long time, these foreigners will naturally know what can and cannot be done through word of mouth."
Fei Cexian said: "I heard that Haihan has always encouraged immigrants to become naturalized, so how to distinguish which are foreigners and which are Haihan people?"
"The nationals of our country carry their ID number plates with them for identification." Zhang Qianzhi said as he reached out and pulled out the necklace from his neck, and showed Fei Cexian the number plate hanging around his neck: "This thing is made of fine steel. Made, not easy to damage, each person's unique number is engraved on it, and you can know if it is true or not."
Fei Cexian said: "Although it is made of refined steel, it can be faked, right?"
Zhang Qianzhi said sternly: "The law of Haihan has special regulations on this. Anyone who makes a fake ID number plate will be punished with a death penalty. I heard that there are a few counterfeiters caught in these years, but none of them are citizens of Haihan."
Both Daming Jinyiwei and Dongchang have used their brains in this regard, making fake identity plates to arrange intelligence personnel to sneak into Haihan and hide, but the material used for Haihan's number plate is actually an alloy, no matter how imitated, However, the material of the number plate cannot be exactly the same after all, so it is inevitable that the identity will be exposed in the end.After losing some manpower, Daming gave up this method and instead arranged for manpower to enter Haihan to lurk through immigration and naturalization. Although the process will take longer, at least you can get a genuine ID number plate , no need to worry about using fake products to expose your identity.
Zhang Qianzhi has seen many cases like this in the Ministry of Security, and he is quite familiar with the situation in this regard.He wasn't sure if Fei Cexian asked this question to test himself or if he really didn't understand, but he still responded impeccably.
(End of this chapter)
Of course, Daming also had an institution similar to the Sanya Guest House to receive foreign envoys, but in terms of living environment, furniture, utensils, and service quality, it was far less comprehensive than that of the Haihan people.Of course, Daming's reception organization is located in the capital, surrounded by various yamen, and there is no scenery at all. It can't compare with the beautiful scenery of Sanya Guest House, which is surrounded by mountains and sea.Standing on the balcony on the second floor of the house where he lives, Fei Cexian can have a panoramic view of the entire Sanya city with his wide view.
As for the furnishings in the house, fine porcelain and precious woodware are fine, these things are never lacking in the capital, but the one-foot-square plate glass installed on the doors and windows made Fei Cexian amazed, and the interior of the house The bathroom equipment is very comfortable. In addition to the flush toilet, there is also regular supply of hot water for bathing every day. Turn on the faucet and it will automatically flow into the bathtub.According to the staff of the Yingbin Hotel, hot water was originally available all day long, but recently, due to the bad weather in the Beibu Gulf, the coal transportation route from Annan Heitu Port to Sanya was temporarily suspended, so the boilers used to heat hot water in the Yingbin Hotel also failed. It can only reduce the usage time.
As for the diet, Fei Cexian couldn't fault it. He was born in Chaozhou, Guangdong, but he has been to the north for ten years. Now he is more accustomed to the taste of the north in terms of food, and this guest house can still serve Zheng'erba Classic northern pasta, as well as a wide variety of dishes.It can be seen that Haihan put a lot of effort into preparations to welcome their mission from the capital.On the one hand, this satisfied Fei Cexian's little vanity, thinking that he had received enough attention from the other party, and on the other hand, it also gave Fei Cexian a new understanding of Haihan's national strength, because he knew that the south basically did not produce flour , Southerners do not have the habit of eating pasta, and the flour prepared here in Sanya must be purchased from the north. This kind of attention is not something ordinary people can do.
Fei Cexian and his party arrived in Sanya in the morning, and had a simple meal at the Guest House at noon.According to Haihan's official arrangement, the official reception banquet will be held in the evening, so Fei Cexian and his party still have half a day to rest and recuperate.And Fei Cexian was a person who couldn't stay, so he planned to go to the city for a walk after lunch.After applying to the diplomatic officials of the Guest House, permission was quickly obtained, but Fei Cexian was still limited to the scope of activities on the Victory Avenue, and someone was sent to accompany Fei Cexian in the name of a tour guide. , in addition to acting as a guide, you can also monitor Fei Cexian's movements in real time.
Fei Cexian did not express any objection to this arrangement. He knew that the people of Haihan were extremely vigilant about intelligence security. There are more than [-] missing persons registered in the register, and this is not counting those peripheral intelligence personnel who have no official official establishment.Fei Cexian also knew the existence of the Haihan Security Department. To Daming's intelligence agencies, this name was like a gate to hell. As long as he was targeted by the Security Department, he would rarely have a chance to escape from Haihan.
After arriving in Haihan, Fei Cexian didn't know how many people from the Ministry of Security were watching him secretly, but he knew that these people must exist around him, and they would be like this every day during his mission to Haihan. Instead of fighting, it's better to get used to this kind of life under surveillance as soon as possible. This is also the awareness he had already made before coming to Haihan.
So under Haihan's arrangement, Fei Cexian brought only two entourages, and followed the tour guide out of the guest house in a carriage, heading south to Victory Square.The tour guide for the Ming envoy was a young man named Zhang Qianzhi. Of course, this name was very unfamiliar to Fei Cexian, but he was quite famous in the Haihan intelligence system.Zhang Qianzhi can be regarded as He Xi's personal disciple. He followed He Xi to Guangzhou to establish the Guangzhou Office. It can be said that he was the first batch of naturalized intelligence personnel who fought on the front line.Later, after returning to Hainan Island, he continued to work in the Ministry of Security. He made great contributions in solving the Danzhou assassination case in 1631, and received a commendation order issued by the Executive Committee.
Although Zhang Qianzhi is only in his 20s, he is considered one of the oldest employees in the security department, and the latest task he has received is to monitor Fei Cexian, the envoy of Ming Dynasty who just arrived in Hainan Island.He Xi didn't need to explain the importance of this task, Zhang Qianzhi could understand it himself, so for the sake of prudence, he even personally played the role of tour guide arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Not only does he need to monitor Fei Cexian's every move nearby, but he also hopes to understand the mentality and behavior style of this Ming official through contact, so as to provide reference for Haihan's high-level diplomatic decisions.
With Zhang Qianzhi's familiarity with Sanya, there is no big problem in playing the role of a tour guide. Moreover, he stayed in Guangzhou for a period of time in his early years, and visited various officials in Guangzhou with He Xi. , state of mind are more understanding.For this new envoy from Ming Dynasty, Zhang Qianzhi has already prepared a routine.
"Lord Fei, this is Victory Square. To the north of the square is the power center of our Haihan Kingdom - Victory Fort! Afterwards, the heads of the executive committee will meet Lord Fei there." Zhang Qianzhi skillfully told Fei Ce Xian introduced the situation here: "To the east of the square are the offices of various yamen, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Justice are all there; to the west are the Ministry of Communications, the Ministry of Culture and Education, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Haihan Bank; to the south is Sanya. The most prosperous landscape avenue."
"Isn't the Ministry of National Defense here?" Fei Cexian listened carefully and immediately asked a question.
"The Ministry of National Defense is in Fort Victory." Zhang Qianzhi responded, "If Mr. Fei is interested in the Ministry of National Defense, he can also apply to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a visit."
"This... can also be visited?" Fei Cexian thought he heard it wrong. The Haihan Ministry of National Defense exists just like the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty. It is a powerful weapon of the country. How can foreign envoys be allowed to visit?
"I can go." Zhang Qianzhi nodded and said, "As long as Mr. Fei wants to go, there should be corresponding arrangements."
Fei Cexian didn't expect Haihan to be so relaxed and allow foreign envoys to visit such a vital department as the Ministry of National Defense. He almost blurted out and asked if he could visit the Ministry of Security.
Of course, not to mention the Ministry of National Defense, even the yamen around the square can only be visited after applying for permission, so Fei Cexian can only take a look around at the moment.
"I heard that this square was built in your country to facilitate the military parade in front of Fort Victory?" Fei Cexian continued to ask.
"It does have this purpose." Zhang Qianzhi replied affirmatively: "Every National Day, Sanya will hold a military parade locally. The army will come to Victory Square from the direction of the port through the landscape avenue, and then accept the review of the chiefs. But this square It's not necessarily just for military parades, Mr. Fei, please see, this square is very lively on weekdays, and it is a place for the people to go about their daily activities."
In fact, Zhang Qianzhi didn't need to remind him, Fei Cexian had been observing the situation in this square since he got off the car.Although this place is only a wall away from Victory Fort, the center of Haihan's power, it is not as heavily guarded as outside the Forbidden City in the capital.There are performers performing monkey shows, literati gathered to debate current affairs, merchants holding banners for promotional activities, hawkers walking around selling candied haws, and people wandering in groups. An outsider looking around excitedly.
It can be seen from this that the rulers of Haihan did not list the square outside Victory Fort as a forbidden area. This may be a sign of their approachability, but Fei Cexian prefers to understand it as the high-level people of Haihan There is enough confidence in the local security situation, so there is no need to set up a no-entry zone here.
"Do the heads of state of your country go out for activities on weekdays?" Fei Cexian asked curiously, "Will it attract people to watch?"
"Of course it will come out. You can meet several people on Landscape Avenue every day. Even the chief executives of the executive committee often walk around here. The people have seen a lot, so naturally they will no longer be interested in watching. " Zhang Qianzhi said while paying attention to Fei Cexian's expression and reaction, so as to judge his purpose for asking this matter.But Fei Cexian's question was really just out of curiosity, and he had no other intentions, which made Zhang Qianzhi's defense fall into nothing.
Now that we have arrived in Sanya, we naturally have to take a stroll along the landscape avenue. Fei Cexian has long heard that the market here is very prosperous, and the variety of goods is far better than that of Daming. Of course, he wants to see it.
"When the landscape avenue was first built, there were only shops facing the street. However, over the past few years, more and more businessmen from various countries have opened stores here, so the commercial area is also expanding year by year. The so-called landscape avenue no longer only refers to the shops on both sides of this road Shops, but the collective name for the entire Shengli Port business district. According to last year’s statistics, there are more than [-] shops opened on the Shengli Port side alone. If the Sanya Port side is added, the number of shops in the entire Sanya area It’s close to [-].” Zhang Qianzhi complacently introduced the commercial operation of Landscape Avenue to Fei Cexian.
These shops in Sanya are not the kind of households who set up a stall at the door to sell needles, thread, snacks and breakfast. In fact, many shops are not just a shop, but the nature of a comprehensive commercial storehouse. place.Big merchants like Furuifeng have two stores in Shengli Port and Sanya Port, each of which covers an area of tens of acres. In addition to warehouses and living places, the storehouse even has its own Cars and horses.And those consumer places such as restaurants and restaurants, even if they have four or five floors and seven or eight courtyards, they are only counted as one store in the statistics.Therefore, the number of shops in Sanya may not sound too large, but the actual business scale is far greater than that of Daming City.
The more foreign businessmen who come here to invest, the more they can drive Sanya's business atmosphere and consumption capacity, and it has entered a virtuous cycle.The continuous influx of foreign capital has increased Sanya's regional commercial status. Today, the status of the number one trading port in the South China Sea has been very stable, and the annual trade volume has exceeded Guangzhou by more than five times.
For Fei Cexian, the business atmosphere here is indeed an eye-opener for him. It is not only Han Chinese who participate in various trade activities in Sanya. You can see exotic people with strange clothes and deep eyes and high noses everywhere on the street. , and even some shops are opened by these foreigners.Although Fei Cexian has met many foreigners in the Ministry of Rites these years, the number is probably not as many as just strolling around here.He couldn't help but wonder how Haihan managed this mixed situation.
Fei Cexian asked Zhang Qianzhi his own question, and Zhang Qianzhi explained: "my country has a very complete foreign population registration system. All foreigners who come to Sanya must first register their identity before they can enter the city. If you stay in Sanya for a long time, you have to go through the corresponding procedures. All foreigners entering Sanya must abide by the laws of our country. Once there is an illegal act, we will follow the Haihan law no matter which country he is from. Punishment. After a long time, these foreigners will naturally know what can and cannot be done through word of mouth."
Fei Cexian said: "I heard that Haihan has always encouraged immigrants to become naturalized, so how to distinguish which are foreigners and which are Haihan people?"
"The nationals of our country carry their ID number plates with them for identification." Zhang Qianzhi said as he reached out and pulled out the necklace from his neck, and showed Fei Cexian the number plate hanging around his neck: "This thing is made of fine steel. Made, not easy to damage, each person's unique number is engraved on it, and you can know if it is true or not."
Fei Cexian said: "Although it is made of refined steel, it can be faked, right?"
Zhang Qianzhi said sternly: "The law of Haihan has special regulations on this. Anyone who makes a fake ID number plate will be punished with a death penalty. I heard that there are a few counterfeiters caught in these years, but none of them are citizens of Haihan."
Both Daming Jinyiwei and Dongchang have used their brains in this regard, making fake identity plates to arrange intelligence personnel to sneak into Haihan and hide, but the material used for Haihan's number plate is actually an alloy, no matter how imitated, However, the material of the number plate cannot be exactly the same after all, so it is inevitable that the identity will be exposed in the end.After losing some manpower, Daming gave up this method and instead arranged for manpower to enter Haihan to lurk through immigration and naturalization. Although the process will take longer, at least you can get a genuine ID number plate , no need to worry about using fake products to expose your identity.
Zhang Qianzhi has seen many cases like this in the Ministry of Security, and he is quite familiar with the situation in this regard.He wasn't sure if Fei Cexian asked this question to test himself or if he really didn't understand, but he still responded impeccably.
(End of this chapter)