Li Jifeng is a very decisive person, and once he decided, he immediately took out the charter: "The third child is a good method, but it may take a lot of time to contact the salt merchants from all over the world, and it needs to be carried out as much as possible." (Baidu search update is the fastest and most stable) (.) I immediately repaired a letter and sent it to Fujian, so that your eldest brother is responsible for the private salt affairs of the local Fuzhou Mansion, Quanzhou Mansion, Zhangzhou Mansion, Tingzhou Mansion, Yanping Mansion, and Jianning Mansion. ”

"Second brother, you are in charge of Zhaoqing Mansion, Gaozhou Mansion and Leizhou Mansion west of Guangzhou. If possible, we will also explore the way in Guangxi. ”

Li Luo bowed and saluted: "The child will not be dishonored!"

"The third child, you will go to Huizhou Mansion and Chaozhou Mansion in the east, and Shaozhou Mansion in the north, if you have spare strength, you can also take a look at the situation in Ganzhou, Jiangxi, Huguang Chenzhou. ”

Li Nai also got up and responded: "The child will pack up and set off tomorrow." ”

Li Jifeng continued: "As for the supply price, you can be flexible according to the local situation, and you don't need to insist too much. This private salt trade is different from glassware, we don't ask for a high price, we only want a large quantity!"

When Li Jifeng's father and son were discussing how to expand the private salt business, Schneider and He Xi had also returned to their residence in a sedan chair. To the slight surprise of the two, in addition to the subordinate who guarded the door, there were already five or six more servants in the courtyard, and two of them were fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls.

He Xi asked, "Who are you in charge?"

A middle-aged man stepped forward and bowed in response: "Master, little Qiu San, temporarily serve as the steward of this courtyard." If the two masters have anything to need, just tell them to do it. The porter is Lao Ding, the cook Lao Huang, the errand boy Ping Ergou, and these two little girls, called Xiaoxiang and Xiaoman, are close to the two masters. ”

This Qiu San deliberately accentuated the tone of the word "close-fitting", and the meaning was self-evident.

Schneider smiled: "Lao He, this is a sugar-coated cannonball, what do you think?"

"What should I do? cold salad!" He Xi said angrily: "The sugar coating is peeled off, and the cannonball is shot back." It's okay to help with laundry and cooking, and it's free to serve you closely. ”

"Let's get two basins of hot water to wash my face first, and then the others will disperse, so why should I go?" Schneider waved his hand to disperse these subordinates, and pulled He Xi into the study: "This is not like your style, I heard that you have a lot of ** deeds in Yazhou!"

He Xi smiled bitterly: "It's all Zhang Guang who chews on the root of his tongue, and I'm just acting on the spot out of work needs." （.）”

Schneider waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, I'm not asking about your work on behalf of the Executive Committee, everyone is an adult, and there is no need to take some things too seriously." We didn't really have any lofty goals when we came to this place, to put it bluntly, we just wanted to be good people, who wouldn't be a little selfish? I don't think there is any need to pay too much attention to private life as long as it doesn't interfere with normal work. ”

He Xi shook his head and said: "It's good that you think so, but many people think that they don't suffer from widowhood and unevenness, others look at us who are stationed abroad and think that we can eat and drink spicy food and play with women outside, who would think about the pressure that we people are under in this strange environment." The night I went back to Shengli Port, I specially opened the forum on the computer and looked at it, and there was really a lot of gossip. ”

"In the end, the environment is too closed, everyone has been stuck in that place for months, has been buried in things, and there is no pastime at ordinary times, so there will definitely be some complaints. Schneider comforted: "But this situation should get better after a while, didn't Li Nai say that he was going to Shengli Harbor to open **? At least he could alleviate the current situation for a certain period of time." ”

While speaking, the two little girls had already come in with hot water, one of them wrung out the towel and put it on He Xi's face, He Xi hurriedly reached out and took the towel and said, "I'll just come by myself." ”

Seeing this, Schneider didn't want to enjoy it alone, so he took the towel and wiped his face, and after the two little girls went out with the basin, he asked He Xi: "Just wash your face, will you go too far?"

He Xi waved his hand and said: "Forget it, a little girl at this age is still a junior high school student, let alone start, even if she touches me, she will feel guilty...... Don't talk about that, let's get down to business, what should we do next, you should have a detailed plan, right?"

"It has to be. Schneider got up and went back to the room to get his laptop, opened it and called up the relevant plan that had been written long ago, and began to explain to He Xi: "First of all, we have to get acquainted with the place, and from tomorrow we will go around the city and outside the city according to the map to familiarize ourselves with the environment." By the way, let's see if there is a more suitable place to live, although this courtyard is good, but it is still not appropriate as the location of the future office in Guangzhou, the courtyard wall is low and there are potential safety hazards, the outside alley is narrow and not convenient for people and goods to enter and exit, the house is all wooden structure, and it is not very safe to get a solid confidential room. The most important thing is that this place was lent to us by the Li family, which has never been very convenient, and the intention of the Executive Committee is to let us purchase an industry and build the Guangzhou Office as a long-term institution. ”

"Then which area are you going to choose in?" He Xi spread the sketch map of Guangzhou drawn by the engineering department on the bookcase, pointed to the city and said: "Beicheng is almost all official offices, it must not work." The new town to the south is said to have many workshops and trading houses, which is more suitable for future trade. ”

"I also think Nancheng is better, but there are all merchants over there, and it is estimated that the price of the land is not low!" Schneider touched his chin and considered: "I asked Li Nai when I was on the boat yesterday, it is said that the yards in Nancheng are often more than a thousand taels, and there is no market, so it is not easy to buy." ”

"If it's not good to buy, we have to buy it, can we build it ourselves?" He Xi asked disapprovingly.

"Honestly, I do. Schneider pointed to the location of the Pearl River: "There are large areas of vacant land on both sides of the Pearl River outside the city, and you can buy a piece of land to build a house." ”

"The south bank of the Pearl River is not suitable, isn't it? Today, when I saw on the boat, the south bank is basically wasteland, and there are no residents, so I asked the boatman at that time, and the boatman said that it was mainly a problem of transportation. If the people wanted to settle there, everything had to be purchased from the city of Guangzhou on the north bank, and even the bricks and timber needed to build houses had to be transported in this way, so there was a large area of open space there. He Xi didn't agree too much with Schneider's idea.

Schneider sighed and said, "It's a pity that such a river three or four hundred meters wide hinders the development of the city...... That's just a way to find on the North Shore, and we'll talk about it when we go to the field. Let's start with the next thing, the question of the ship. ”

"At present, we have got a total of eight large ships with lease and purchase, and by the end of the year, there are two new ships to be delivered in Qiongzhou, plus we have eleven ships under construction, which should be able to meet the transportation needs of Heitu Port in the short term. I had a meeting with the people from the shipping department and discussed that if we wanted to open up a shipping route from Shengli Port to Guangzhou and ensure the monthly traffic volume, it would take at least four or five large ships. There is a shipyard outside the city of Guangzhou, let's take the time to take a look, there are ships to buy ships, and there are people to poach people!" Schneider said unceremoniously.

"And the sailors and boatmen, and we can't forget either. He Xi reminded.

"Speaking of sailors and boatmen, then by the way, the next question. Schneider's eyes returned to his computer screen: "The executive committee hopes that we can set up an organization in Guangzhou similar to the human tooth shop in Yazhou, which is responsible for recruiting people with skills, especially all kinds of craftsmen." I know that Yazhou's immigration work is so good, and most of the credit should be credited to you, I guess I already have a lot of experience in this area, right?"

He Xi waved his hand and said: "I didn't do it alone, and the people in the cliff office all had a part to contribute." On the question of immigration, I would like to start by asking, does the Executive Committee plan to open immigration on a large scale or to solicit people quietly on a small scale?"

Schneider thought for a moment and said: "At present, the situation in Guangdong is relatively stable, and we should not make too much noise, so as not to attract the attention of the local government." ”

He Xi nodded silently, and only after a while did he speak: "Then I'll go back and talk to a few dental stores, this kind of thing is too inefficient for us to do it ourselves, so it's better to let professional people do it." ”

"In addition, the Executive Committee asked us to collect as many orphans as possible and send them back to Port Victory. Schneider added.

"Are you planning to enrich the Boy Scouts again?" He Xi shook his head and said, "To be honest, I don't think this kind of measure is necessarily a good thing in the long run. ”

"How so?" Schneider asked with interest.

The Executive Committee has always been very interested in cultivating orphans, and has received many orphans from Yazhou and even Vietnam, from toddlers waiting to be fed to fourteen or fifteen-year-olds. As soon as these orphans reach school age, they will be enrolled in the formation of a scout camp and receive military education. The Executive Committee believes that after several years of indoctrination, these orphans will become loyal supporters of the Haihan regime, and their loyalty to this collective will even exceed that of some members of the crossing group, and they will not hesitate to fight for the Haihan regime on the battlefield until the last drop of blood is shed. Schneider had been on the Executive Committee for several months, and this was the first time he had heard of any objections.

"People who are helpless and have no family ties are easy to go to extremes in terms of personality. He Xi analyzed: "The brainwashing education of Tongguò can indeed make these children have a high degree of loyalty and obedience, but the lack of a family environment will make their character defects in their growth." As you know from my previous job, I also studied a lot of criminal cases during my professional training, and a large proportion of those who commit crimes by extreme means are orphans or people with incomplete families. According to the method of the Executive Committee, it is certainly possible to cultivate a large number of loyal fighters, but it is also possible to cultivate a large number of ruthless cold-blooded killers. ”