Chapter 2552
Chapter 2552
Chapter 2552
Shi Diwen seemed to be very satisfied with everyone's responses. Perhaps he didn't want to make the atmosphere of the banquet too serious, so he took the initiative to switch to a lighter topic and asked whether the dishes prepared for the banquet were to everyone's taste.Everyone was also relieved, and repeatedly praised that the flavor of the dishes was exactly the same as that of Sanya.
This evaluation is not entirely flattering to Shi Diwen. Haihan cuisine pays more attention to the use of seasonings and spices, and most of these things are produced in the Haihan area, which is not so common in the former Ming ruled area.Although these condiments are available in the market today, it is difficult to master the taste and heat without formal training.And the cooks in Shi Diwen's house are obviously well-known, and the taste of these dishes is indeed very authentic.
Tao Hongfang was thinking about other things in his mind. Shi Diwen rejected his wife, concubines and young children from the banquet earlier, presumably it had something to do with his wanting to talk about serious topics during the banquet.Tao Hongfang faintly felt that Shi Diwen should have something to say, but the current situation is still not suitable for elaborating, so he just pointed it out and didn't talk about specific things.
In fact, Tao Hongfang really wanted to chat with Shi Diwen about what he saw and heard when he went to the Hangzhou Office of the Ministry of Commerce today, and ask him some questions, but Shi Diwen didn't take the initiative to mention business affairs. As juniors, it's not good for them Lead the topic at the wine table.
Seeing that the banquet was coming to an end, Shi Diwen said again: "It's getting late today, and the gate of the city should be closed at this time. If you want to go back to your residence in the east of the city, you have to go around the city. Let me rest here!"
If you want to go around the city and return to your residence in the east of the city, you will have to walk twenty miles at night, even if you take a horse-drawn carriage, it will take several hours.Everyone had already made such preparations when they came, and naturally they would not object to Shi Diwen's arrangement.
Shi Diwen said again: "There is nothing left and right, how about you all follow me to the study?"
Of course Tao Hongfang and others agreed.However, they could also imagine that the topic Shi Diwen was going to talk about next would probably actually involve his mission in Hangzhou.
Although Shi Diwen was born as a military general, the study room at home is astonishingly large, even more than double the size of the banquet hall where everyone eats. Tao Hongfang suspects that he specially took a hall to decorate it as a study room. .
And such a large space is not vacant. There are about twenty large bookshelves in the study that are seven feet high and one foot wide, and there are not many empty places on them.There is also a huge map of the East China Sea region hanging on a wall, which includes the vast area including the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and the western end of the Japanese archipelago.
Of course, there are also some details on the map that attract young officers to stop, such as the location of the garrison base marked with a red marker.
The two bases located on Jeju Island in North Korea and Sasebo Bay in Japan respectively control the sea lanes of the Yellow Sea and Hainan in Japan. They form an angle with Zhoushan Dinghai Port located outside Hangzhou Bay, placing most of the East China Sea under the control of the Haihan Army It is within the control range of the sea, and at the same time, it also provides safety guarantee for the waterway leading to the northern Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea.
A separate area is set up in the study room, and several wooden chairs and coffee tables are placed for receiving guests.After a brief tour of the study's furnishings, everyone sat down and waited for Shi Diwen to introduce the topic.
Shi Chengwu did not sit down with the crowd, but went to get a set of tea sets, operated it himself, and made hot tea for the crowd.
Of course, this kind of thing doesn't need him, the young master, to do it. This arrangement can only show one thing, that is, Shi Diwen doesn't want other idlers to appear in the study at this time.
"A few of you are out on errands today, what's not going well?" Shi Diwen seemed to know what Tao Hongfang and the others were thinking, and took the initiative to mention their mission in Hangzhou.
Tao Hongfang replied: "There is nothing wrong with it, but there are some situations that I don't quite understand. I hope Uncle Shi can clear up our confusion."
Shi Diwen nodded and said, "Then let's talk and listen to each other."
Everyone exchanged glances, and it was still Tao Hongfang who stood in front: "After the junior came out of the Yamen today, he went to the office of the Ministry of Commerce in Hangzhou, and asked the person in charge there about the Ministry of Commerce's supervision of bulk trade in the region. But according to what he said It is said that the effect of official supervision is not ideal, and there are many transactions that cannot be included in the scope of supervision for various reasons. The younger generation wants to know, is this situation likely to be improved in the future?"
Shi Diwen pondered: "The person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce stationed in Hangzhou...is Wan Yan?"
Tao Hongfang replied: "It is this person."
Shi Diwen said: "Wan Yan's father made great contributions to the national government back then, and the Wan family's loyalty to the executive committee is beyond doubt. Wan Yan is a relatively prudent person, and he deals with many things in a relatively conservative way, so it may This is what you mentioned."
Tao Hongfang said: "But the junior listened to what he said, some things seem to have exceeded the scope of authority of the Ministry of Commerce, it is inconvenient for him to intervene, and the coordination with the security intelligence department seems to be not too smooth."
Shi Diwen nodded slightly and said: "I understand what you are talking about. There are indeed some large transactions that will be outside the supervision of functional departments. Even the Ministry of Security and the Military Intelligence Bureau may not be able to intervene. But these The executive committee is basically aware of the secret transaction projects, and the reason why other departments are not allowed to intervene is to avoid unnecessary troubles."
"Will the Executive Committee directly supervise these projects?" Tao Hongfang still refused to give up and continued to ask.
Shi Diwen smiled and said: "Then let me put it bluntly. Some trade projects are directly planned and directed by the Executive Committee. These projects do not necessarily comply with the laws of our country, and may even cause damage to our country's interests from a certain angle." damage, but for greater and longer-term goals, we still have to promote the progress of these projects, and at the same time avoid unnecessary internal friction due to the regulatory measures we have formulated.”
Tao Hongfang understood every word, but together, he still didn't seem to understand.
Shi Diwen seemed to know that this explanation was not so easy to understand, so he gave an example to illustrate the reason.
Usually these special goods that are out of supervision are things that Haihan is forbidden to sell publicly in the market, such as various weapons and equipment produced by Haihan Ordnance.But for a certain purpose, Haihan will also provide certain forces with military assistance, including weapons and equipment. Once this kind of assistance is made public, it will have a negative impact on Haihan's reputation, so it can only be done in secret.
In the past few years, Haihan had widely used this method to bribe the commanders of the garrisons in various places in the Ming Dynasty, causing the garrisons in many places to form a separatist force, making it difficult for the Ming court to mobilize the command.
Of course, there are many of them who want to fight against Haihan after buying weapons, but compared to the results achieved, this kind of overturned situation is actually only a minority, and they are often far away from Haihan's actual control area, so it is difficult to deal with Haihan. Han poses a real threat.
(End of this chapter)
Shi Diwen seemed to be very satisfied with everyone's responses. Perhaps he didn't want to make the atmosphere of the banquet too serious, so he took the initiative to switch to a lighter topic and asked whether the dishes prepared for the banquet were to everyone's taste.Everyone was also relieved, and repeatedly praised that the flavor of the dishes was exactly the same as that of Sanya.
This evaluation is not entirely flattering to Shi Diwen. Haihan cuisine pays more attention to the use of seasonings and spices, and most of these things are produced in the Haihan area, which is not so common in the former Ming ruled area.Although these condiments are available in the market today, it is difficult to master the taste and heat without formal training.And the cooks in Shi Diwen's house are obviously well-known, and the taste of these dishes is indeed very authentic.
Tao Hongfang was thinking about other things in his mind. Shi Diwen rejected his wife, concubines and young children from the banquet earlier, presumably it had something to do with his wanting to talk about serious topics during the banquet.Tao Hongfang faintly felt that Shi Diwen should have something to say, but the current situation is still not suitable for elaborating, so he just pointed it out and didn't talk about specific things.
In fact, Tao Hongfang really wanted to chat with Shi Diwen about what he saw and heard when he went to the Hangzhou Office of the Ministry of Commerce today, and ask him some questions, but Shi Diwen didn't take the initiative to mention business affairs. As juniors, it's not good for them Lead the topic at the wine table.
Seeing that the banquet was coming to an end, Shi Diwen said again: "It's getting late today, and the gate of the city should be closed at this time. If you want to go back to your residence in the east of the city, you have to go around the city. Let me rest here!"
If you want to go around the city and return to your residence in the east of the city, you will have to walk twenty miles at night, even if you take a horse-drawn carriage, it will take several hours.Everyone had already made such preparations when they came, and naturally they would not object to Shi Diwen's arrangement.
Shi Diwen said again: "There is nothing left and right, how about you all follow me to the study?"
Of course Tao Hongfang and others agreed.However, they could also imagine that the topic Shi Diwen was going to talk about next would probably actually involve his mission in Hangzhou.
Although Shi Diwen was born as a military general, the study room at home is astonishingly large, even more than double the size of the banquet hall where everyone eats. Tao Hongfang suspects that he specially took a hall to decorate it as a study room. .
And such a large space is not vacant. There are about twenty large bookshelves in the study that are seven feet high and one foot wide, and there are not many empty places on them.There is also a huge map of the East China Sea region hanging on a wall, which includes the vast area including the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and the western end of the Japanese archipelago.
Of course, there are also some details on the map that attract young officers to stop, such as the location of the garrison base marked with a red marker.
The two bases located on Jeju Island in North Korea and Sasebo Bay in Japan respectively control the sea lanes of the Yellow Sea and Hainan in Japan. They form an angle with Zhoushan Dinghai Port located outside Hangzhou Bay, placing most of the East China Sea under the control of the Haihan Army It is within the control range of the sea, and at the same time, it also provides safety guarantee for the waterway leading to the northern Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea.
A separate area is set up in the study room, and several wooden chairs and coffee tables are placed for receiving guests.After a brief tour of the study's furnishings, everyone sat down and waited for Shi Diwen to introduce the topic.
Shi Chengwu did not sit down with the crowd, but went to get a set of tea sets, operated it himself, and made hot tea for the crowd.
Of course, this kind of thing doesn't need him, the young master, to do it. This arrangement can only show one thing, that is, Shi Diwen doesn't want other idlers to appear in the study at this time.
"A few of you are out on errands today, what's not going well?" Shi Diwen seemed to know what Tao Hongfang and the others were thinking, and took the initiative to mention their mission in Hangzhou.
Tao Hongfang replied: "There is nothing wrong with it, but there are some situations that I don't quite understand. I hope Uncle Shi can clear up our confusion."
Shi Diwen nodded and said, "Then let's talk and listen to each other."
Everyone exchanged glances, and it was still Tao Hongfang who stood in front: "After the junior came out of the Yamen today, he went to the office of the Ministry of Commerce in Hangzhou, and asked the person in charge there about the Ministry of Commerce's supervision of bulk trade in the region. But according to what he said It is said that the effect of official supervision is not ideal, and there are many transactions that cannot be included in the scope of supervision for various reasons. The younger generation wants to know, is this situation likely to be improved in the future?"
Shi Diwen pondered: "The person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce stationed in Hangzhou...is Wan Yan?"
Tao Hongfang replied: "It is this person."
Shi Diwen said: "Wan Yan's father made great contributions to the national government back then, and the Wan family's loyalty to the executive committee is beyond doubt. Wan Yan is a relatively prudent person, and he deals with many things in a relatively conservative way, so it may This is what you mentioned."
Tao Hongfang said: "But the junior listened to what he said, some things seem to have exceeded the scope of authority of the Ministry of Commerce, it is inconvenient for him to intervene, and the coordination with the security intelligence department seems to be not too smooth."
Shi Diwen nodded slightly and said: "I understand what you are talking about. There are indeed some large transactions that will be outside the supervision of functional departments. Even the Ministry of Security and the Military Intelligence Bureau may not be able to intervene. But these The executive committee is basically aware of the secret transaction projects, and the reason why other departments are not allowed to intervene is to avoid unnecessary troubles."
"Will the Executive Committee directly supervise these projects?" Tao Hongfang still refused to give up and continued to ask.
Shi Diwen smiled and said: "Then let me put it bluntly. Some trade projects are directly planned and directed by the Executive Committee. These projects do not necessarily comply with the laws of our country, and may even cause damage to our country's interests from a certain angle." damage, but for greater and longer-term goals, we still have to promote the progress of these projects, and at the same time avoid unnecessary internal friction due to the regulatory measures we have formulated.”
Tao Hongfang understood every word, but together, he still didn't seem to understand.
Shi Diwen seemed to know that this explanation was not so easy to understand, so he gave an example to illustrate the reason.
Usually these special goods that are out of supervision are things that Haihan is forbidden to sell publicly in the market, such as various weapons and equipment produced by Haihan Ordnance.But for a certain purpose, Haihan will also provide certain forces with military assistance, including weapons and equipment. Once this kind of assistance is made public, it will have a negative impact on Haihan's reputation, so it can only be done in secret.
In the past few years, Haihan had widely used this method to bribe the commanders of the garrisons in various places in the Ming Dynasty, causing the garrisons in many places to form a separatist force, making it difficult for the Ming court to mobilize the command.
Of course, there are many of them who want to fight against Haihan after buying weapons, but compared to the results achieved, this kind of overturned situation is actually only a minority, and they are often far away from Haihan's actual control area, so it is difficult to deal with Haihan. Han poses a real threat.
(End of this chapter)