Section 161 Transfer

As the news of Chengmai's victory spread in Guangzhou, the atmosphere of the original talk in Guangzhou gradually changed. The Australian stock, which was once suspended, has not only reopened, but is quietly rising. As the news has become more and more certain, the stock has returned to its original level. The officialdom and the various people in the shopping mall, who originally had dealings with the Australians, will no longer be "silent" about the three words Australians, and they are all semi-openly talking about the time when the Australians will return to Guangzhou. Many people are visiting him, wondering when the Australians will come back, whether Australian goods are still sold, and whether their large-scale purchases can resume?

Although Sun Kecheng repeatedly said that he didn't know any Australians, he just had a relationship with Guo Dongzhu's purple name. But there was still an endless stream of people who came to inquire about the news. Most of them also gave a lot of gifts. This made Sun Kecheng very proud. He kept telling his disciples, grandchildren, and shopkeepers that he hadn't looked away at the beginning.

Sun Kecheng's pride is manifold. First of all, he used to receive more favors from Australians, but less in return. This time, under the pressure of the government, he concealed personnel and materials for the Australians, and also helped quietly transport the escorts. They also handled many of the aftermath in Guangzhou. Although Huā has a lot of silver, Sun Kecheng feels that it is worth it and can be regarded as a solid repayment to the Australians.

Secondly, the Australian's victory shows that he did not look away. Looking at this appearance, the Australians will have to return to Guangzhou sooner or later. The day when Qiwei will shake again in Guangdong is approaching. Don't say it, Guangchengmai won a big battle, and the spirit of the officials in the city changed a lot. Some officials even sent their masters to send some water gifts -- doesn't this make it clear that they want to build relations with Australians and leave a way back?

Sun Kecheng was happy, and he took care of his subordinates and did not refuse, and accepted all gifts and postings. But he himself did not face each other, and only sent a few apprentices to greet the guests. He himself disguised himself and quietly went out with the trolley that bought rice in the general number - he was going to talk to Zhang Xin's envoy in a safe house.

Sun Kecheng's contact with Australians has never been broken. Shortly after Operation Hun ended. Zhang Xin sneaked back to Canton - this is quite a risky thing, although he is not a lot of characters in the Guangzhou station, but there are many people in the city of Guangzhou who know him. Once they find out, the possibility of being told is very high - the reward offered by the governor's yamen is 500 taels for Guo Yi and 300 taels for Pei Lixiu. The lesser-known Zhang Xin and Yan Maoda are also worth two hundred taels.

But Zhang Xin had to take that risk. Guangzhou Station left many relationships, insiders and probes in the city of Guangzhou. If these people are left alone, this intelligence network will soon be automatically disbanded. This is a great loss for Guangzhou Station and for the Senate.

After the retreat of Guangzhou Station, the internal lines bought in various yamen briefly lost contact for more than half a month, and many people thought that the Australians had left, and they did not have to continue to serve the Australians. Zhang Xin's appearance stopped this momentum in time - he dispatched the personnel of the Guangzhou Station Security Department, which had been secretly set up in the Qiwei Dart Bureau, and duly warned some insiders who received regular allowances. As a result, the news of the various yamen began to circulate normally again.

As for the spies arranged in various places, he also sent people to contact them one by one to stabilize everyone's emotions. Let them know that the Australians are not leaving. Still staring at them all the time.

The safe house is located in the backyard of a shop. Sun Kecheng quietly knocked on the back door, and the door opened immediately, and he flashed in. Two young men guarding the door led him to a side room inside.

Sun Kecheng was taken aback. Because what he saw was Zhang Xin himself.

Although Zhang Xin has returned to Guangzhou, he rarely meets people in person on weekdays. Most of what Sun Kecheng could see was his secret envoy. He has suddenly appeared now, obviously with something important to arrange.

Beside Zhang Xin, there was also a man in his thirties, although he was in the room, he was sitting in the dark with a veil on his eyes, obviously not wanting others to see his face clearly.

Zhang Xin was not polite, and gave him a brief introduction to the people next to him.

"This is the shopkeeper Lin," Zhang Xin introduced, "There are many things in the future, and he will contact you."

"Xinghui" said the man hiding in the shadow of yīn, arching his hand, showing a pair of stamps.

Seeing the chapter is like seeing the person. This is a token of contact. Zhang Xin and Sun Kecheng also contacted each other in this way many times.

Sun Kecheng took the stamp and arched his hand: "Xinghui" He was accustomed to the style of Australians acting secretly, and he didn't inquire much about the people who came, but just asked Zhang Xin:

"What? Are you going back to Lingao? ”

"Not going back now." Zhang Xin said, "There are still many things to take care of. Besides, the purple brand hasn't reopened yet, how can I go? ”

"Since you won the battle in Chengmai, the wind direction in Guangzhou has changed" Sun Kecheng said with a smile, "Look, it won't take a month or two for the purple brand to open."

"I'm afraid things didn't go this way." Zhang Xin sighed and said, "The thoughts of the officials are the same as those of the courtyard, that is, if you want to go to her, you must be solemn and not frivolous." It's very difficult."

"Give her a few mouths hard, or hit her with silver." Sun Kecheng smiled and said, "No, that's it." ”

"Haha, you're right." Zhang Xin laughed, and the man sitting in Yīn's shadow seemed to laugh as well.

Sun Kecheng then told the nurses what they had heard from the official's house. The messages are miscellaneous, but there are a lot of useful details in them. So Zhang Xin listened very carefully, and he wrote down a summary of the news in his notebook as he listened.

Judging from the news, Li Fengjie does have the idea of making peace, and he is putting it into practice. It's just that we haven't found the right channel yet.

"His sources are extensive." After sending Sun Kecheng away, Lin Baiguang, who was sitting in Yīn's shadow, spoke.

"The guards know a lot of things. No need to ask, just watch, just listen to it is a very haode source. Zhang Xin said, "He is a very important intelligence channel for us." ”

Today's meeting was actually a step in Zhang Xin's handover of Guangzhou's intelligence system to Lin Baiguang. According to the arrangement of the Executive Committee, the personnel of the Guangzhou Station will be significantly adjusted.

In a working conversation with Jiang Shan, Lin Baiguang had learned that Guangzhou Station would be rebuilt around the end of the year. Although the specific personnel adjustment plan has not yet come out. Lin Baiguang didn't think that Guo Yi would lose the throne here. Guo Yi's connections and prestige accumulated in Guangzhou cannot be replaced, and he himself has great symbolic significance, and the Senate will not easily replace him. In addition, as a window for commerce and trade, the attitude of the Colonial Trade Department is also very important, and Skade is obviously a force tǐng Guo Yi.

In addition, there were no serious flaws in the examination of the accounts of the Cheka organization at the Guangzhou station, which can be regarded as a plus for him.

Pei Lixiu and Zheng Shangjie will also continue to stay in Guangzhou - the former, like Guo Yi, is a public figure and cannot be easily replaced, and the latter has played a great role in the operation of Ziminglou, as the enterprise with the highest profit margin, she is indispensable for the reconstruction and development of Ziminglou. However, it is doubtful whether Zhang Xin, Yan Maoda and others will stay in Guangzhou.

The "Canton Gang" will be dismantled. Lin Baiguang has no doubt about this. Zhang Xin is likely to be transferred, and the intelligence relationship and various specific work at hand have now been transferred to Lin Baiguang. As for Zhang Yuchen, a newspaper operator, he will not continue to stay in Guangdong -- it is too much of a waste of talent. He will be replaced by an indigenous newspaper operator.

"There are still some intelligence relationships, but they can't be compared with Sun Kecheng in terms of importance." Zhang Xin already knew that he would soon leave his post and would probably be transferred to a newly developed area - according to Jihua, probably Jiangnan. So he was not resistant to the fact that he was about to leave Guangzhou. Compared with Guangzhou, Jiangnan is more attractive to him.

However, he now has an important task - to deal with some commercial follow-up issues, and at the same time to evaluate and analyze the future reconstruction of the Guangzhou station.

In addition, he had to make an estimate of the material and commercial damage caused by the war, on the basis of which many in the Senate were prepared to claim reparations.

Most of the business relationships have been cleaned up by the time the operation was carried out, but there are still many problems left behind. Many of the books and documents were not processed in a timely manner. In particular, there are a large number of accounts receivable that have not been received - among them, the Gao family has the largest number. Zhang Xin did not think that Gao Ju could rely on the debt-after the retreat of the Guangzhou station, Gao Ju still maintained a certain secret contact with him. And Gao Ju is also the most energetic person for Australians to return to Guangzhou.

As for some other merchants who owe money, they are now unable to pay. Zhang Xin had no doubt that as soon as the purple number was restored, they would come to pay off the debt.

And their cooperation with the Liang family will continue. In particular, the investment in the good hall cannot be thrown away in vain. Zhang Xin secretly sent someone to contact Liang Cunhou and provided a sum of money. The Liang family pledged to maintain the Wisdom Church and protect the vast properties that belonged to the Wisdom Church, including the huge purification camp.

The war had destroyed their commercial sales and raw material networks in Guangdong, which had to be rebuilt after the war. The closure and shutdown of a large number of smelters will make the supply of pig iron and sè metal very tight in the future, and even if trade resumes immediately, the factory owners may not be able to raise the funds to restart the work and recruit enough craftsmen immediately. Should we consider buying these properties or providing them with recovery loans?

On this issue, Wu De would like to hear the opinions of the staff of the Guangzhou station. Of course, this opinion must be based on solid figures and theories.