Chapter 2540
Chapter 2540
Chapter 2540
Tao Hongfang took the initiative to change the subject and asked, "Could Director Wan tell you more about how those people who are hostile to our country achieve their ulterior motives through trade activities?"
Wan Yan said: "The trading activities of these people are mainly divided into two categories, one is to obtain funds, and the other is to purchase certain special commodities. It is difficult for our country to supervise the flow of funds, so the main energy is also placed on materials. In terms of circulation. Master Tao should know that our country has a list of commodities that are prohibited from being sold and traded in the market, right?"
Tao Hongfang nodded and said: "This banned list is approved by the Executive Committee, and the content will be added or revised from time to time depending on the actual situation. However, it is not clear how to implement it outside. I would like to ask Director Wan to give pointers." .”
According to Wan Yan, the most strictly supervised materials in Haihan are naturally military-related. In addition to standard weapons, ammunition, armor, etc., materials and tools that can be used to manufacture military equipment, as well as vehicles such as war horses, chariots, and warships , and all of them are on the list of prohibited transactions, so as to prevent them from falling into the hands of the anti-Haihan armed forces.
But any sale is born of demand, as long as there is an urgent demand for these materials in the market, then there will naturally be related black market transactions.Even if Haihan has formulated a prohibited list for this, and there are relevant departments to carry out supervision tasks, it still cannot completely prevent the circulation of these materials.
Of course, due to the inability to openly trade, the speed at which these materials flow out of the scope of control will not be too fast, and they are basically sporadic transactions, and the prices are extremely high.For example, flintlock rifles that were produced in large quantities in the 20s, as long as they can fire normally, the price on the black market is not much lower than the market price [-] years ago.As for heavy weapons like artillery, because the number lost is extremely rare, the black market price has always remained high.
Tao Hongfang couldn't help interrupting when he heard this: "Our country has always strictly controlled military supplies. Where did these supplies come from? Presumably they can also be traced?"
Wan Yan shook his head and replied: "That's not necessarily the case. As far as I know, most of the military equipment usually bought and sold on the black market are old or even obsolete models, which have been manufactured and installed for a long time. In order not to be traced To find the source, it is often assembled and modified, and the steel stamp number on the equipment is worn away with tools. Moreover, these things have to be transferred several times from the seller to the buyer, and it is difficult to find out the real source and where. "
With the continuous expansion of Haihan's sphere of influence over the years, the size of troops at all levels and arms has also increased. Today, the strength of Haihan Army is in the hundreds of thousands, and the equipment that has been eliminated and scrapped due to various reasons over the years has become more and more powerful. More and more, some of them will flow into the black market through various channels.In addition, with the advancement of production technology, some equipment with simple structure and manufacturing process has gradually been imitated by folk craftsmen. Although the production capacity cannot be compared with that of the arsenal, these things can often be misunderstood on the black market and will still be sold by those in need. acquisition.
As for how these black market transactions operate, probably only departments such as the Ministry of Security and the Military Intelligence Bureau know better. As an official of the Ministry of Commerce, Wan Yan can only be regarded as a layman, and cannot bring Tao Hongfang more exhaustive information.
After chatting about these gossips, Wan Yan asked his subordinates to exchange a cup of hot tea for Tao Hongfang, then ordered someone to fetch a large stack of documents, and introduced to Tao Hongfang: "These are all documents that were registered and filed locally in the past year. Big transaction records, please check Master Tao!"
For these transaction records registered and filed by the Ministry of Commerce, the transaction amount is above a certain threshold, and the payment is basically settled through Haihan Bank--if this is not the case, with the existing supervision methods of the Ministry of Commerce, it will be difficult to use cash. All private transactions of silver are recorded.
Tao Hongfang thanked him, then picked up a book and opened it to look it up. He saw that the transaction time, participants, transaction content, goods handover location, settlement method and other information were recorded in separate columns. The content was quite detailed.
After flipping through a few pages, Tao Hongfang asked, "There were so many transactions recorded in Hangzhou last year?"
Wan Yan explained: "In fact, before Daming took over the Hangzhou area, the Ministry of Commerce had already set up an institution in Hangzhou, and Haihan Bank also opened a branch here, so the relevant records are actually earlier than those in our country. Take over Hangzhou."
For ordinary people, these records do not have any special significance, but for a government office like the Ministry of Commerce, a lot of valuable information can be extracted from them.For example, the industry with the most prosperous trade activities in the region, the dependence of bulk trade on Haihan Financial Services, and the changing trend of transaction volume, etc.
This information can reflect the trade status and development trend of the region from the side, and provide reference for the official supervision of trade activities and the formulation of relevant business regulations.
Of course, limited by the current staffing of the Hangzhou office, the business information that Wan Yan can collect is still very limited, and it is impossible to compare with Sanya, a place with comprehensive supervision, or even Dinghai Port, Zhoushan. There is still a big gap.
Tao Hongfang didn't intend to read all these records in one go. He will stay in Hangzhou for a while this time, and he will have time to check these materials slowly later.He proposed to Wan Yan that he would come over to check the information in the next few days, and Wan Yan agreed without hesitation.
Tao Hongfang felt that the meeting had lasted long enough, so he got up and said goodbye to Wan Yan, intending to visit Haihan Bank again.Wan Yan originally wanted to invite Tao Hongfang to dinner, but he heard that Tao Hongfang would go to Shi Diwen's house for a dinner at night, so he could only give up and invite Tao Hongfang for the next meeting.
At the same time, Ha Jianyi and Wang Anguo have arrived at a certain base of the Haihan Army outside Hangzhou.Ha Jianyi declared his identity and purpose at the gate post, and the sentinel did not dare to neglect, and immediately went in to report. After a while, a second lieutenant hurried over and welcomed them in.
The task Ha Jianyi was sent to Hangzhou this time was to inspect the equipment and training status of the garrison in this area.However, the troops in the East China Sea region have always been dominated by the navy and supplemented by the army. Ha Jianyi, who was born in the army, was a little apprehensive about this task, but after meeting Wang Anguo in Hangzhou, he thought of pulling Wang Anguo to carry out this task together. Task.After all, Wang Anguo's father used to be the commander of the Haihan Navy. Wang Anguo's son inherited his father's career and already has a wealth of experience in naval operations. plate.
(End of this chapter)
Tao Hongfang took the initiative to change the subject and asked, "Could Director Wan tell you more about how those people who are hostile to our country achieve their ulterior motives through trade activities?"
Wan Yan said: "The trading activities of these people are mainly divided into two categories, one is to obtain funds, and the other is to purchase certain special commodities. It is difficult for our country to supervise the flow of funds, so the main energy is also placed on materials. In terms of circulation. Master Tao should know that our country has a list of commodities that are prohibited from being sold and traded in the market, right?"
Tao Hongfang nodded and said: "This banned list is approved by the Executive Committee, and the content will be added or revised from time to time depending on the actual situation. However, it is not clear how to implement it outside. I would like to ask Director Wan to give pointers." .”
According to Wan Yan, the most strictly supervised materials in Haihan are naturally military-related. In addition to standard weapons, ammunition, armor, etc., materials and tools that can be used to manufacture military equipment, as well as vehicles such as war horses, chariots, and warships , and all of them are on the list of prohibited transactions, so as to prevent them from falling into the hands of the anti-Haihan armed forces.
But any sale is born of demand, as long as there is an urgent demand for these materials in the market, then there will naturally be related black market transactions.Even if Haihan has formulated a prohibited list for this, and there are relevant departments to carry out supervision tasks, it still cannot completely prevent the circulation of these materials.
Of course, due to the inability to openly trade, the speed at which these materials flow out of the scope of control will not be too fast, and they are basically sporadic transactions, and the prices are extremely high.For example, flintlock rifles that were produced in large quantities in the 20s, as long as they can fire normally, the price on the black market is not much lower than the market price [-] years ago.As for heavy weapons like artillery, because the number lost is extremely rare, the black market price has always remained high.
Tao Hongfang couldn't help interrupting when he heard this: "Our country has always strictly controlled military supplies. Where did these supplies come from? Presumably they can also be traced?"
Wan Yan shook his head and replied: "That's not necessarily the case. As far as I know, most of the military equipment usually bought and sold on the black market are old or even obsolete models, which have been manufactured and installed for a long time. In order not to be traced To find the source, it is often assembled and modified, and the steel stamp number on the equipment is worn away with tools. Moreover, these things have to be transferred several times from the seller to the buyer, and it is difficult to find out the real source and where. "
With the continuous expansion of Haihan's sphere of influence over the years, the size of troops at all levels and arms has also increased. Today, the strength of Haihan Army is in the hundreds of thousands, and the equipment that has been eliminated and scrapped due to various reasons over the years has become more and more powerful. More and more, some of them will flow into the black market through various channels.In addition, with the advancement of production technology, some equipment with simple structure and manufacturing process has gradually been imitated by folk craftsmen. Although the production capacity cannot be compared with that of the arsenal, these things can often be misunderstood on the black market and will still be sold by those in need. acquisition.
As for how these black market transactions operate, probably only departments such as the Ministry of Security and the Military Intelligence Bureau know better. As an official of the Ministry of Commerce, Wan Yan can only be regarded as a layman, and cannot bring Tao Hongfang more exhaustive information.
After chatting about these gossips, Wan Yan asked his subordinates to exchange a cup of hot tea for Tao Hongfang, then ordered someone to fetch a large stack of documents, and introduced to Tao Hongfang: "These are all documents that were registered and filed locally in the past year. Big transaction records, please check Master Tao!"
For these transaction records registered and filed by the Ministry of Commerce, the transaction amount is above a certain threshold, and the payment is basically settled through Haihan Bank--if this is not the case, with the existing supervision methods of the Ministry of Commerce, it will be difficult to use cash. All private transactions of silver are recorded.
Tao Hongfang thanked him, then picked up a book and opened it to look it up. He saw that the transaction time, participants, transaction content, goods handover location, settlement method and other information were recorded in separate columns. The content was quite detailed.
After flipping through a few pages, Tao Hongfang asked, "There were so many transactions recorded in Hangzhou last year?"
Wan Yan explained: "In fact, before Daming took over the Hangzhou area, the Ministry of Commerce had already set up an institution in Hangzhou, and Haihan Bank also opened a branch here, so the relevant records are actually earlier than those in our country. Take over Hangzhou."
For ordinary people, these records do not have any special significance, but for a government office like the Ministry of Commerce, a lot of valuable information can be extracted from them.For example, the industry with the most prosperous trade activities in the region, the dependence of bulk trade on Haihan Financial Services, and the changing trend of transaction volume, etc.
This information can reflect the trade status and development trend of the region from the side, and provide reference for the official supervision of trade activities and the formulation of relevant business regulations.
Of course, limited by the current staffing of the Hangzhou office, the business information that Wan Yan can collect is still very limited, and it is impossible to compare with Sanya, a place with comprehensive supervision, or even Dinghai Port, Zhoushan. There is still a big gap.
Tao Hongfang didn't intend to read all these records in one go. He will stay in Hangzhou for a while this time, and he will have time to check these materials slowly later.He proposed to Wan Yan that he would come over to check the information in the next few days, and Wan Yan agreed without hesitation.
Tao Hongfang felt that the meeting had lasted long enough, so he got up and said goodbye to Wan Yan, intending to visit Haihan Bank again.Wan Yan originally wanted to invite Tao Hongfang to dinner, but he heard that Tao Hongfang would go to Shi Diwen's house for a dinner at night, so he could only give up and invite Tao Hongfang for the next meeting.
At the same time, Ha Jianyi and Wang Anguo have arrived at a certain base of the Haihan Army outside Hangzhou.Ha Jianyi declared his identity and purpose at the gate post, and the sentinel did not dare to neglect, and immediately went in to report. After a while, a second lieutenant hurried over and welcomed them in.
The task Ha Jianyi was sent to Hangzhou this time was to inspect the equipment and training status of the garrison in this area.However, the troops in the East China Sea region have always been dominated by the navy and supplemented by the army. Ha Jianyi, who was born in the army, was a little apprehensive about this task, but after meeting Wang Anguo in Hangzhou, he thought of pulling Wang Anguo to carry out this task together. Task.After all, Wang Anguo's father used to be the commander of the Haihan Navy. Wang Anguo's son inherited his father's career and already has a wealth of experience in naval operations. plate.
(End of this chapter)