The dining place is in a private room in a restaurant in the Shanghai New District, which is of course also opened by the East China government and serves as a supporting function for the commercial center. Shanghai New Area has been established for more than 3 years, and now it has begun to take shape, and all supporting facilities are complete, so it can solve the problems of clothing, food, housing and transportation in Shanghai New Area.

However, the area of Shanghai New Area is too large, a total of more than 30 square kilometers, although it is only a district, in this era, it has been equivalent to a city, of course, it is not a few years of hard work to complete the construction, so there is still a lot of vacant land, Yang Yuxin attaches such importance to Ma Ruicheng, but also because Shanghai New Area to speed up the construction, it does need to vigorously introduce foreign funds.

There were not many people who participated in the dinner, Yang Yuxin only brought Bai Tassel, a female dependent, to accompany him, and of course he also brought two guards, but they did not attend the dinner, and Ma Ruicheng also brought a concubine to follow, so that Bai Tassel would not be too embarrassed, and Ma Ruicheng also brought a master named Liu Binggong. In this era, this is also a common thing, the master is not limited to officials, the average rich and businessman will also raise a few masters, some are to help themselves to give advice, some are used as a cleaner to help the leisure, and some masters also serve as housekeepers or account keepers. However, this Liu Binggong is a right-hand man of Ma Ruicheng, and Ma Ruicheng has to discuss many things with him before he can decide.

Ma Ruicheng is about 4 or 5 years old, with a fat figure, a round face, a lovely smile, and a bit of a rich appearance, while Liu Binggong is about the same age as Ma Ruicheng, but he is thin, has a clean face and long beard, and his eyes are sharp, and he looks very shrewd. Ma Ruicheng's concubine is called Yun Niang, a young woman about 2 0 years old, with a charming appearance and a graceful demeanor, and she is a prostitute accepted by Ma Ruicheng after she arrived in Shanghai.

Five people sat around a round table, and after a while, the wine and food were all ready, so the cups were staggered, and they drank happily, Yang Yuxin was originally a good hand at socializing, and after several years of encouragement, he was even more handy; Ma Ruicheng and Liu Binggong were obviously also good at this, In fact, prostitutes are the most cultured type of women in ancient China, not only to be good at poetry and songs, but also to be proficient in music, and Yun Niang is obviously a prostitute with a high level of Chinese cultivation, otherwise a rich businessman like Ma Ruicheng will not accept her as a concubine. And Bai Tassel is a person with modern education, and he has followed Jiang Yi for more than a year, he has seen a lot of the world, and he is elegant and generous, and his words are decent, so a few people talked and laughed during the banquet, and the two women made the atmosphere more enthusiastic, and Yun Niang also played and sang two songs, one [Dongfeng Po] and one [Juguang Remnant], both of which were music from the Shanghai New Area.

After Yun Niang sang, Ma Rui Chengcai said: "District Mayor Yang, April 26, is the next birthday, and this birthday is planned to be in Shanghai, although it is not an integer, but also plans to be lively with some new friends in Shanghai, I heard that last year's Mr. Si An (Zhang Jian) 5 0 birthday was done by you, so I want to do it here with you!"

Yang Yuxin said with a smile: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, although you can rest assured if you leave it to us, but I don't know what Boss Ma plans to do? ”

Liu Binggong said: "District Mayor Yang, what our lord means, I plan to hold a big event, the more grand the better, and it will be held for 10 days in a row, I am not afraid of spending money, I am afraid that it is not grand enough." ”

Ma Ruicheng said again: "District Chief Yang, don't think about it, I don't want to compare the length with Mr. Si An, nor do I want to show my wealth, it's just that I'm still a little famous in the Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan-Guangzhou area, but I am a newcomer in Shanghai, so if you want to be famous in Shanghai, you must do something extraordinary, otherwise it is not enough to gain a foothold in Shanghai. ”

Yang Yuxin also nodded, understanding Ma Ruicheng's intentions, to put it bluntly, it is the same as the listing of companies in the old time and space, and before the opening of the shopping mall, it must be hyped up first, so he said: "Understand, understand, I promise to give Boss Ma a lively birthday, and I promise to satisfy Boss Ma." ”

Ma Ruicheng also nodded, arched his hand, and said, "Thank you District Chief Yang." ”

Yang Yuxin thought about it, just now Ma Ruicheng reported that his birthday was April 26, which is of course the date calculated according to the lunar calendar, converted to the Gregorian calendar is May 30, and there are more than 2 months to plan a large-scale birthday celebration, of course, Shanghai New Area also has enough experience in planning and holding large-scale activities, so Yang Yuxin is full of confidence, and doing a good job in this birthday celebration is not only to increase income for Shanghai New Area, but also to enhance the brand and reputation of Shanghai New Area.

At this time, Liu Binggong said again: "District Mayor Yang, although our lord is celebrating in Shanghai this time, there are also many relatives and friends in his hometown who want to be invited to Shanghai, and there are many clansmen who come to help, and there are many people, so the procedures for entering the Shanghai New Area must also ask District Mayor Yang to be accommodating." ”

Although the main goal of the Shanghai New Area is to develop the economy, it has a very strict household registration management system, and businessmen who come and go to the Shanghai New Area, regardless of their size and entourage, must apply for a pass and a temporary residence permit, and there are clearly stipulated time to stay in the Shanghai New Area, so as to facilitate the management of the Shanghai New Area. Once it is found that there are hotels and inns to take in guests who have not handled the documents, they will not only be suspended and heavily fined, but also the person in charge will be held responsible.

Yang Yuxin said: "Boss Ma, this is our management system, and it is absolutely not accommodating, but we can do special things, I will arrange someone to deal with your affairs, to ensure that you will not miss your affairs, and please understand Boss Ma." ”

Ma Ruicheng also nodded, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, I've been in Shanghai for a few months, the new area is orderly, the wind of civilization is not under the concession, and District Mayor Yang is indeed governed by law." ”

Yang Yuxin said with a smile: "Boss Ma is too awarded, in our East China government, officials of all sizes are like this, and I am just one of them." ”

Liu Binggong also said: "When we were in Yunnan, we also heard that the East China government was honest and strict, the officials were disciplined, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. ”

At this time, Ma Ruicheng said again: "District Mayor Yang, the matter of renting land, I can settle it immediately after my birthday, now I can pay the deposit, and tomorrow I will let Mr. Liu pay 50,000 taels of silver first, which is considered a deposit, you think it's good." ”

Yang Yuxin listened to it, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, although Ma Ruicheng's intention to lease the land is very strong, and it can almost be determined, but after all, he has not signed a contract to pay the money, which is variable, and he can't run away after paying the deposit, and Yang Yuxin is also easy to explain in the new district government. Although Yang Yuxin is the highest person in charge of Shanghai New Area, he can't cover the sky with one hand, and it has cost Yang Yuxin a lot of energy for Ma Rui's matter, if it can't be negotiated, it will be a big blow to Yang Yuxin, but Ma Rui made a deposit, even if it was not negotiated in the end, but he also earned 50,000 taels of silver.

Several major events were determined in a row, and Yang Yuxin was also very happy, so he drank happily and dispersed.

Sure enough, early the next morning, Liu Binggong came to hand over the silver, and chatted with Yang Yuxin for a few more words before leaving. As soon as Liu Binggong left, the secretary reported to Yang Yuxin, and Liu Lantao, director of the Shanghai office, asked to see him, and he had been waiting for him for a while.

After hearing this, Yang Yuxin also felt a little surprised, because the Shanghai Office is actually an intelligence agency, responsible for collecting intelligence, and it is two different systems from the Shanghai New Area, and there is no interaction between them; first, Yang Yuxin has always had no good impression of intelligence personnel; second, Yang Yuxin also wondered whether the Shanghai Office had the task of monitoring itself, and this was not groundless at all; there were rumors within the East China Government that there was an organ directly under the Executive Yuan, which was specifically responsible for monitoring officials in various localities.

And Yang Yuxin is also skeptical of these rumors and legends. However, he still stayed away from intelligence officers. It's just that I don't know what happened when Liu Lantao suddenly came to find him. But after all, they are still on the same front, so Yang Yuxin can't be missing, so he immediately asked the secretary to invite Liu Lantao in.

After a short time, Liu Lantao, under the leadership of the secretary, walked into Yang Yuxin's office, and Yang Yuxin had already gotten up to greet him, and said, "Director Liu, why are you free to come to the new area today, please sit down." ”

As he spoke, he let Liu Lantao sit on a group of Taishi chairs in the office, and instructed the secretary to hurry up and make tea, and asked Liu Lantao: "Director Liu, what do you drink, green tea, black tea, coffee, and beer." ”

Liu Lantao hurriedly waved his hand and said, "District Chief Yang, you're welcome, anything is fine." ”

Yang Yuxin nodded and instructed the secretary: "Okay, just take the Biluochun I usually drink and compensate Director Liu." Then he took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed one to Liu Lantao, and lit it for him. Although Yang Yuxin didn't want to deal with Liu Lantao in his heart, he couldn't offend him, and he still had to do his work on the surface, so he was very enthusiastic.

The secretary left the office with tea, and Yang Yuxin said, "Director Liu came to me, there must be something." ”

Liu Lantao also nodded and said, "Of course there is something, and it is still a very important matter, according to the information we have gathered, someone may be planning to move to the Shanghai New Area now." ”

When Yang Yuxin heard this, he couldn't help but be startled, and said, "What? Is this true?"

Liu Lantao said: "We can't be completely sure now, but we have mastered a lot of information, there should not be too much error, of course, we need to further determine, but we can't take precautions before it is determined, so I made a special trip to inform District Mayor Yang today, hoping that the new district will take precautions as soon as possible." ”

Yang Yuxin put out the cigarette in the ashtray and said, "Director Liu, what is the situation, can you tell me a little detail?"