Unlike later generations, who desperately boasted about foreigners with US dollars and attributed the domestic problems to the "public knowledge" of the system, the Executive Committee did not want people like Li Nai to become brainless against the Ming government in the future, let alone prepare to turn him into a rebel leader in the Ming Dynasty in the future. What the crossing group now needs is the voluntary attachment of people of insight from the heart, rather than launching a farcical street riot in the Ming Dynasty to disrupt the social system, a stable and stable Ming Dynasty has the ability to provide a steady stream of raw materials and labor for the crossing group, and digest the large production of the primary industrial area of Shengli Port in the way of trade, so as to provide the wealth needed for the early development of the crossing group.

As for whether the Crossing Group will one day annex the declining Ming regime, the Executive Committee's answer to this is yes. Compared with the relatively advanced social management system brought by the crossing group from later generations, the backward system of the feudal dynasty has indeed limited the pace of development of the social productive forces, and when it is time to change the dynasty, it must move in accordance with the trend of history. But now is obviously not the time, the Ming Dynasty is not exhausted, and the Crossing Group may even need to find a way to help the Ming Dynasty maintain domestic stability in recent years.

Except for some technical details that need to be kept secret, Shengli Port is completely open to Ming literati like Li Nai. How much a wise man like him can learn and comprehend from what he has seen and heard, that is his own creation. The Executive Committee did not expect to be able to completely draw Li Nai into its own camp, as long as it made him aware of the differences between the areas under the rule of Haihan and the Ming society, and believed that he would naturally be able to gradually realize the superiority and inferiority of the two social systems.

October 27, the eighth day of Li Nai's stay in Port Victory. Early this morning, Li Nai went to the cafeteria to line up to receive breakfast, as usual. Here he met an old acquaintance, Wei Pingwei of the Yulin Inspection Division. After not seeing each other for two months, Wei Ping seems to be a lot fatter than before, and it seems that the captivity life in Victory Port is still continuing. After being under house arrest for a few months, Wei Ping's mentality is now much calmer than when he first came, his words and deeds are much more honest, and his range of activities is a little larger than two months ago, and he can move around the entire port area, of course, it is impossible to leave Victory Port.

Ren Liang, the head of the Hong Kong District Management Committee and the former director of the labor camp, has already given the inspection department a preventive shot, and as long as one more person escapes, then all of them will have to go to the labor camp to do hard labor. With this chain tethered, there is no need to even arrange additional personnel to supervise them, and these people in the inspection department will automatically keep an eye on each other, lest any daring guy take advantage of the situation and escape.

Of course, after living in Shengli Harbor for a few months, these people gradually realized that the advantages of living here are that they don't have to be exposed to the wind and sun, they don't have to do things, they eat ready-made hot dishes and hot meals three times a day, and they still have money to get at the end of the month. There were even two idle guys, because they had been carpenters before, and they actually went to the shipyard to work as helpers.

Regarding the gradual change in the attitude of the people in the inspection department, Ren Liang believes that this is already some signs of "Stockholm syndrome", and the hijacked person gradually identifies and even relies on the hijacker, which is a very strange but real psychological phenomenon. Wei Ping even took the initiative to use words such as "political communication and harmony, and prosperity in all wastes" in his work report to Yazhou, and some people have already submitted an application to the port management committee, hoping to bring Yazhou's family members to Shengli Port to settle down.

Of course, Wei Ping will not be willing to be confined in Shengli Port until he leaves, he still hopes to do a little more to reflect his value Water Village That Luo Shengdong Every time he comes to Shengli Port, he almost always mingles with the upper echelons of the Haihan people, and he wants to meet the Haihan leader of the Port Management Committee to report the roof leakage problem, and he also needs to apply to the security guard on duty in advance to make an appointment, which is also a little too far away. And the last time Luo Shengdong came to Shengli Port, he also brought him a letter to his family, Wei Ping's brother-in-law will retire honorably next year, and now he has begun to plan for his life after retirement, which means that Wei Ping's biggest backer is slowly dying out in a countdown way, and there is not much time left for him.

Wei Ping now has a greater degree of freedom, and every time Luo Shengdong's ship is loaded in the port, he will also go to the dock to have a look, intentionally or unintentionally. When he saw that the warships in Shuizhai were carrying as little as a few thousand or as many as tens of thousands of catties of Haihan refined salt and left each time, Wei Ping finally understood why Luo Shengdong wanted to say that he was a "bear who fell into a honey pot" on the way to Shengli Harbor, and that this trip was at least a few hundred or thousands of taels of silver, and it was really easy to make money by mixing with the Haihan people! Unfortunately, he didn't understand the true meaning of this at that time, otherwise why would he need to spend the fifty taels of "office funds of the Inspection Department" every month now Seeing it as a lifesaver, Luo Shengdong only needs to run once, which is almost equivalent to the income he earned in exchange for a year in prison in Shengli Port.

Moreover, Wei Ping also noticed that at first, Luo Shengdong brought only one or two ships to Shengli Harbor, occasionally a little more, but not more than five at most, but recently the size of the fleet of sailors who came to Shengli Harbor is getting bigger and bigger. More than ten days ago, Luo Shengdong actually rushed into Shengli Harbor with a fleet of nearly twenty large and small warships and civilian ships, and Wei Ping almost thought that this guy was going to rebel loyally and attack Shengli Harbor. However, the final result was that Luo Shengdong specially organized a fleet to help the Haihan people transport immigrants to Xingang in the east. Although Wei Ping spat and secretly scolded Luo Shengdong's shameless dog-legged behavior, he was still a little jealous in his heart, and the Haihan people were said to build a bigger salt farm in Xingang in the east, presumably Luo Shengdong would make money faster at that time, right?

Wei Ping knew that he couldn't get involved in the business of private salt, and Luo Shengdong had already made this clear to him. If you want to make some benefits in Shengli Port, I am afraid that in the end, you will have to rely on your official identity, which is the only reason why the Haihan people raise their own people. Therefore, the last time Li Nai visited Shengli Port, Wei Pingxiang managed to get in touch with Li Nai, and persuaded him to stand up for himself and ask the Haihan people to regain their freedom. Of course, this kind of treatment also has to pay a corresponding price, for example, the Yulin Inspection Department has been under the dispatch of the Haihan Executive Committee since then. Although it was not immediately approved by the Executive Committee at that time, it was not dismissed, and the final argument was that it would take time to study and study.

Wei Ping didn't know what else the Haihan people needed to study, but at least it showed that there was a glimmer of hope in this matter. From the beginning of the enclosure of "Fu Ruifeng" in the port area, Wei Ping realized that if he wanted to come out, he must count on Shengli Port to prosper quickly.

Wei Ping thought about it for a few months, and he had already thought about things very thoroughly, Luo Shengdong did it, but Lao Tzu couldn't do it? Luo Shengdong could help the Haihan people run errands, Lao Tzu was the Yulin Inspection Department Zhengjipin Inspection, and he was also a magistrate, and he would be able to help the Haihan people deal with some disputes caused by foreign Ming people in the future. The civil affairs, public security, taxes and other affairs in the jurisdiction of the Haihan people can be handled by the Inspection Department on their behalf, but it is not much more useful than Luo Shengdong, who can only run errands and can only run errands?

Of course, to achieve this goal, the premise is still the prosperity of Shengli Port, so Wei Ping's expectations for foreign merchants during this period were even higher than those of the Executive Committee, and when he had nothing to do, he went to stay by the dock, hoping that one hundred and eighty merchant ships would appear on the sea surface of Yulin Point in the next moment. Of course, this scene may not appear in the current Shengli Port for the time being, except for a small number of fixed merchants in Yazhou and Guangzhou, most of the merchants who come to Shengli Port to trade now come from Danzhou and Qiongzhou in the north, the number is not large, and the scale is not large, they are all to sell some raw materials, or send a group of immigrants, and then buy a batch of Haihan glass products back.

Just three days before Li Nai's fleet arrived at Shengli Harbor, Wei Ping finally had the opportunity to intervene to deal with a small trouble for the Haihan people. A cargo ship from Danzhou had a dispute with the dock workers over the loading of goods, and seeing that it was about to develop into a group fight, Wei Ping, who happened to be playing the role of Wangfu Shi at the dock, immediately seized the opportunity and stepped in to quell the conflict before the Haihan security guards arrived. Ren Liang, who arrived at the scene afterwards, didn't say much after listening to what happened, just patted Wei Ping on the shoulder and left. However, two days later, someone came to the Inspection Department to convey the new notice of the Executive Committee, and the office of the Inspection Department will be relocated in the near future, from the current No. 1 base to near the Shengli Port wharf.

Although the distance of this relocation is actually only a few hundred meters, for Wei Ping, this is definitely the biggest good news after coming to Shengli Port. Leaving the side of the No. 1 base means that the Haihan people have relaxed their monitoring of the inspection department and moved to the vicinity of the wharf, which means that the Haihan people have also recognized the ability of the inspection department to deal with disputes with outsiders, and will use the inspection department as a signboard for external display in Shengli Port in the future.

After being imprisoned for a few months, Wei Ping was not carried away by the sudden good news, he knew that the arrangement of the Haihan people was to give himself a chance, but it was only a chance, whether he could be further reused in the future, it still depended on whether his expression could meet the wishes of the Haihan people.

Li Nai's arrival again reassured Wei Ping, since "Fu Ruifeng" has begun to build a merchant inn in the local area, it seems that it is only a matter of time before merchants from the mainland gradually enter Shengli Port. After breakfast, Wei Ping invited Li Nai, who was also idle, to take a walk on the wharf, and by the way, take a look at the newly allocated land for the inspection department by the port management committee.

As the two walked, they had further detailed discussions on the cooperation agreement reached previously. According to the last agreement between the two sides, after the "Fu Ruifeng" merchant inn was completed in Shengli Port, the inspection department had to act as a protective umbrella for it, of course, this protection was for other foreign merchants, not for the Haihan people, Wei Ping did not dare to jump out and do a lot of things. On the other hand, "Fu Ruifeng" will provide a certain remuneration for the protection behavior of the inspection department, which may be in the form of goods or cash, depending on the results of the negotiation between the two parties. Wei Ping estimates that the benefits that can be obtained from this alone are enough to far exceed the existing "office expenses of the inspection department".

The site of the new inspection department is very close to the new cargo terminal, which has just been completed this month, and the 300-meter-long wharf that spreads along the coastline will be the main port of call for the outside world in the next few years, and the merchant ships from other places will dock here in the future. At the rear of the wharf, a freight yard covering an area of several hundred acres has been planned, and then a large storage warehouse, a bulk cargo storage yard, and a special coal transportation channel connected to the rail transportation system will be built here. Hundreds of laborers are leveling the foundations and removing all the trees in the planned area under the direction of a few foremen.

"Under my Meiji rule, a wharf of this size might have taken a year or two to complete, which can be seen from the Haihan people's good construction. Li Nai looked at the labor scene here and couldn't help but sigh. The last time he came here, the entire wharf project was only two-thirds completed, Li Nai estimated that it could be completed before the end of the year, even if the Haihan people were capable, they didn't expect to come back after two months, not only the wharf had been completed, but even the back yard had begun to enter the construction state.

Wei Ping responded: "I watched it every day, but I didn't notice the speed of this construction. In my opinion, the fact that the Haihan people were able to build the wharf in such a short period of time is due to the orderliness of their work, the fact that everything is arranged in an orderly manner, and even the meal time of the laborers is carefully planned and eaten in batches. According to the following observations, in the past few months, as long as the sky is bright, there will be no stoppage on the wharf construction site, how can the construction speed not be fast!"

Li Nai nodded again and again when he heard this: "I'm afraid this construction method is not only used in this wharf, but also in this way, and the Haihan people have been able to build such a situation in a few months." ”

After the new cargo terminal is put into operation, the original terminal will also be further renovated and expanded. The scale of the wharf built at the beginning of the landing has gradually become unable to meet the current shipping needs, and the Ministry of Construction plans to rebuild it according to the standards of the passenger wharf and use it as a local immigration wharf in the future. As for the berths for future military vessels, the Executive Committee did not intend to place them in the existing wharf area of the port area, but planned them along the barracks area on the east side of the harbor, that is, the location of the submarine wharf at the Yulin Military Port. In this way, the armed forces guarding the port of victory can be integrated by land and sea, and it will be more convenient to deploy a limited number of military personnel in wartime.

Of course, in the long-term plan, Shengli Port will eventually become a military port with military as the main purpose, and the cargo and passenger terminals will gradually move westward with the development of Sanya and be placed in Sanya Port in the inland river area.

Li Nai and Wei Ping wandered along the road that had been built in the area of the new wharf, followed by Jiang San, who had been sent by the Executive Committee. The area where the foundation has been leveled is filled with planks that indicate the purpose of the plot, such as Warehouse No. 1, Cargo Registry, Currency Exchange, etc. In the end, Li Nai, who was still sharp-eyed, was the first to see the wooden board that read "Daming Yulin Inspection Division": "Brother Wei, this is it! Congratulations!"

At present, the plots that have been demarcated for use have only been marked with signage and short branches inserted into the ground as demarcation lines, marking the approximate extent. Wei Ping visually inspected it, this piece of land is actually not big, about an acre of land is still almost, compared to the five acres of land allocated to "Fu Ruifeng" by the management committee, such a small place is really a bit cold, but compared to the existing small courtyard of the inspection department, it is already five times larger, so it does not seem to be a disadvantage, after all, the "Fu Ruifeng" has several businesses to open, and the inspection department is just a dozen big men, and it is useless to occupy so much land.

Wei Ping's heart had already blossomed, but his face was solemn: "I just don't know when it will be built, in order to show my Ming orthodoxy!"

Li Nai couldn't help but slander in his heart, now that you are all raised by the Haihan people, don't pretend to be a loyal minister, if this is heard by someone with a heart on the wall, and the Haihan people will remove this plank when they turn around, I'm afraid that you, Uncle Wei, will have to obediently go back to the small courtyard and continue to squat. Orthodox...... The dignified and Ming sailors are all running errands for the Haihan people, what orthodoxy are you talking about here for the nine-grade inspection!

Of course, thinking about this kind of thing, Li Nai still didn't say it so shallowly that he said it directly, and just congratulated Wei Ping again and again. After Wei Ping said this, he probably felt a little weak, so he stopped the conversation at the moment, and changed the topic: "This place is not bad, the front is facing the wharf, and the foreign merchants who land here can see the inspection department at first sight. ”

Li Nai nodded, turned his head to look left and right, and said: "On the left is the port security office, and on the right is the port center, which should be the office of the Haihan people." ”

"The port center knows that it is the place where the port management committee handles daily affairs, and what is this security office?" Wei Ping was also a little puzzled after reading it.

"The Security Department is the agency that protects the security of the port area. I don't know when, Ren Liang actually appeared not far behind them, obviously having heard their conversation: "To put it simply, the function is similar to that of the Inspection Department, in charge of public security affairs. ”

Wei Ping's face changed as soon as he heard this, and it was not easy for him to correct the name of the inspection department, and he was about to move here to work, but there was a yamen with overlapping functions directly next to him? This is simply like turning Dongchang and Jinyiwei into neighbors, and he is still a weak party, can he happily protect the territory and the people in the future?