Rao is Wei Ping has worn off a lot of edges and corners in a few months of house arrest, but this matter is related to his future destiny, Wei Ping couldn't help but ask Ren Liang: "The executive committee has arranged it like this, but you can't believe it?"

When Li Nai heard that it was going to be bad, he said in his heart that your tone is completely that you are in prison and you don't want to continue playing, but don't forget the origin of the person in front of you, a word can make you roll into a labor camp and wait for coolies. Li Nai hurriedly opened his mouth and persuaded: "Wei Patrol is cautious!"

Ren Liang didn't care, and said with a smile: "Panic? Of course, the executive committee's arrangement is purposeful, and it has nothing to do with trust or distrust." ”

Wei Ping snorted lightly, his face softened slightly, and his heart was not a matter of trust. Li Nai understood the meaning of Ren Liang's words, and it had nothing to do with trust or distrust, that is, the Executive Committee did not intend to trust the Inspection Department and Wei Ping from beginning to end.

"What is the function of the Yulin Inspection Division, do you remember what you told the Executive Committee?" Ren Liang asked Wei Ping, but without waiting for Wei Ping to answer, he continued: "Security and security are in charge of protecting the territory and the people, so this aspect of the matter can be handed over to our security guards." If they can't take care of it, we still have armed militia to use, and there is no need to bother the brothers in the Inspection Division. ”

Wei Ping gritted his teeth when he heard this, but he couldn't refute it. You can see Haihan security guards carrying rattan sticks and short wooden sticks everywhere in the port area, and now their clothes have changed from the original colorful short clothes to a soap-colored pants, which is very eye-catching. Although Wei Ping felt that the force value of these security guards was far inferior to his own, they had always been dispatched collectively, and they would not pay attention to fighting alone at all, and the overall combat effectiveness of the wheel was indeed far beyond the inspection department.

What's more, on the other side of the harbor is the militia camp of Haihan, and it only takes a moment to row over, and the militia's combat ability is not a joke. Not only was each militia uniformly issued Haihan muskets, but it was also said that they also had a lot of Haihan cannons, but Wei Ping had seen Haihan artillery loaded on the dock more than once, since the Haihan people dared to sell this kind of sharp weapon outside, it could only mean that they had enough inventory in their hands. It is said that Luo Shengdong, the general of the sailor, also suffered a small loss at the hands of the Haihan people, but looking at Luo Shengdong's groveling appearance in front of the Haihan people, Wei Ping always felt that he was afraid that he had not only suffered a small loss. In short, at least in Yazhou, or even the entire Qiongzhou Island, Wei Ping believes that no armed force can compete head-on with the Haihan militia.

"We asked the Inspection Department to move to the port, not to let you be responsible for the security of the port area, and the Executive Committee does not want the Inspection Department to interfere too much in local affairs. Ren Liang made his words very clear this time: "The inspection department only needs to come forward when outsiders cause disputes." The security department is responsible for handling the aftermath, and the inspection department is responsible for the aftermath, and the division of labor is as simple as that. ”

Although Wei Ping was still a little angry, he really didn't have the courage to refuse this job of wiping his buttocks, if he dared to do this, I am afraid that he would really never have a chance to walk out of the small courtyard of the inspection department.

However, Wei Ping's city government is not deep enough to hide his true feelings, and the feelings in his heart are basically expressed on his face immediately, Ren Liang sneered and said: "The remuneration we give to the inspection department is much higher than that of the Yazhou government, but the inspection department has much less to do, what else do you have to complain about?"

It's okay that Ren Liang didn't ask, but as soon as he asked this, Wei Ping's temper came up again: "In the next place, he was an official appointed by the imperial court, and he was subject to control everywhere here, so Luo Shengdong was just doing business by virtue of his position, why could he be courteous in Shengli Port? Could it be that his head as a seventh-rank official is really bigger than my nine-rank official?"

Ren Liang couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "I see! Are you jealous that Luo Shengdong earns more than you?"

"How can you be the kind of villain who is greedy for money!" Wei Ping refused to admit it.

Ren Liang thought for a while and said, "Have you ever thought about why Luo Shengdong would be courteous to us?"

"It's nothing more than being good at meeting and patting horses!" Anyway, the person concerned was not present, Wei Ping simply angered Luo Shengdong without fear.

Ren Liang shook his head, turned to Li Nai and said, "What does Mr. Li think?"

Li Nai's view is indeed much more objective than Wei Ping's: "In my humble opinion, the root of the courtesy Luo Jiang received in total lies in the amount of benefits he can bring to the local area. ”

Ren Liang smiled and said, "Please continue." ”

"You chose this place to open a port to build a city, the advantage lies in the environment here, not only has a natural harbor, and the surrounding area is almost all terra nullius, but the disadvantages are also obvious, this place is far away from the big city, and the outside world must be connected to the sea transportation, it can be said that the sea route is the lifeblood of your development!" Li Nai sorted out his thoughts, and said slowly: "And the general role of Luo Jiang is that he can requisition the ships of Yazhou Water Village to take up part of your sea transportation needs." Moreover, his identity is placed there, and no one dares to check the cargo on the warship, which can save you a lot of trouble for the export of goods. ”

Li Nai's words can be regarded as very polite, the relationship between Haihan and Luo Shengdong is obviously a collusion between officials and businessmen to engage in smuggling, but it seems very common for him to say this. But fortunately, these people know the inside story very well, and they don't need to completely break the matter.

"Inspector Wei, do you understand what Mr. Li meant?" Ren Liang turned to Wei Ping and asked, "Don't ask Haihan what treatment he gave you, first ask yourself what you can do for Haihan!"

Wei Ping was stunned and said, "What's the matter...... What's ......?"

He had thought about it before, but he hadn't thought about it deeply. Wei Ping thought that as long as he could help the Haihan people deal with the troubles caused by some outsiders, it would be enough to get at least the same treatment as Luo Shengdong, but now it seems that this idea is still a bit taken for granted.

With the existing ability of the Haihan people, they already have enough strength to deal with the trouble caused by outsiders on their own, and the reason why they still have to keep the inspection department and push it to the front desk is nothing more than to use the signboard of the Ming government to scare outsiders who don't know the truth. But just like that, the actual benefits that the Inspection Division can bring to Haihan are actually very limited, and Luo Shengdong, who comes to Shengli Port several times a month, is indeed no better than others who take away goods worth thousands of taels of silver at a time, and can also send a lot of immigrants, which is not something that can be compared with the Inspection Division to prevent a few sailor fights.

However, Luo Shengdong's errand is not something that everyone can do, first of all, he must have the identity of a naval officer, which has basically blocked the way for most people to enter this industry. But Wei Ping has been staring at the port in Shengli Port for several months, and he knows very well that the gap in the shipping capacity of the Haihan people is not something that Luo Shengdong can fill, since Ren Liang said it so clearly, if he doesn't take the initiative to give it a try, I'm afraid he will miss this great opportunity.

"Can Chief Ren show a clear path for the next one?" Wei Ping figured out the key, so he put away his previous attitude and bowed respectfully.

Ren Liang didn't rush to answer his question, but beckoned and called Jiang San, who was standing in the distance, over: "Jiang Kaishen, you take Mr. Li to go around somewhere else." ”

Li Nai understood that Ren Liang had something to say in front of him, so he said goodbye and left with interest.

After Jiang San took Li Nai out of a distance, Ren Liang said to Wei Ping: "We are very fair in doing things, how much benefit you can bring us, how much courtesy you can get from us, we will not let go of any enemy, but we will not treat any friend badly." ”

"Yes, yes, what Chief Ren said is true!" Wei Ping replied busily. He had already realized that Ren Liang's support of Li Nai was a signal, it must be that the Haihan people had something to do with him, and it was inconvenient for Li Nai, who was an outsider, to know that this was very likely to be a turning point in his fate.

Ren Liang stopped and carefully looked at Wei Ping's expression, and after making sure that he couldn't see the previous anger in his eyes, he said unhurriedly: "Wei Xunjian, who are some people in your family in Yazhou now?"

Wei Ping was stunned, but he still responded honestly: "In the early death of my parents, only my sister and brother depend on each other, and now only my sister's family lives in Yazhou." ”

"Your brother-in-law is the current Yazhou Tongzhi, right?" Ren Liang didn't bother to go around in circles with him slowly, and directly pointed out the topic: "What is your relationship with your brother-in-law?"

"It's wrong, yes, but it's ...... What does this mean?" Wei Ping didn't think about it for a while.

"Does that mean that your words can work with your brother-in-law?" Ren Liang had to ask a more direct question.

"My brother-in-law is very strict with people, and if it is not necessary, I generally don't want to take the initiative to see him......" Wei Ping saw Ren Liang's face sinking, and hurriedly added: "But their husband and wife are very affectionate, whatever my sister says, my brother-in-law will do it. ”

"Does that mean that your sister is in charge of your family?" After getting Wei Ping's affirmative eyes, Ren Liang finally said his true purpose: "Now there is one thing that your brother-in-law needs to express, if you can handle this matter, then you can enjoy the same treatment as Luo Shengdong!"

"Can you come and go freely?" Wei Ping didn't ask about the content of the matter, but first asked the questions he cared about.

"Yes. ”

"Can I trade with you?"

"Yes, but salt is not good, you can choose another industry to do when the time comes. ”

"Then you will boldly respond first!" After getting Ren Liang's promise, Wei Ping's courage also increased: "But I don't know what you need to say about your brother-in-law, please ask Chief Ren to explain, and immediately repair a letter and send it back to Yazhou to persuade my sister." ”

"The thing is very simple, isn't it time for the senior officials of Yazhou to retire en masse next year? Zhizhou, your brother-in-law, the general manager of the health office, and the generals of Shuizhai should all give way when the time comes. The Executive Committee hopes that your brother-in-law can express his position in advance and support Zhang Tongju to take over the position of Yazhou Zhizhou. Ren Liang explained the inside story succinctly, ignoring the complicated expression on Wei Ping's face.

This is what Luo Shengdong said to Tao Donglai when he came to Shengli Port at the beginning of the month, but at that time, Luo Shengdong's idea was to help a few retired old adults spread the word, let the Haihan people occupy the land of Phoenix Town, and then set aside a piece for several old adults as a kickback. However, because the crossing group was not in a hurry to develop the area of Phoenix Town, Tao Donglai rejected his proposal. However, regarding the important news that senior officials in Yazhou will retire collectively next year, Tao Donglai did not let it go, but took advantage of this to give birth to a new plan to try to promote Luo Shengdong's father-in-law to take over the position of governor, so as to further control the situation in the entire Yazhou region.

This plan is indeed not easy, because directly intervening in the interests of the Ming officialdom is still a relatively difficult task for the current crossing group, and even if Luo Shengdong's father-in-law has this heart, he still has to compete with other competitors for this position. As the supreme administrator of Yazhou, the position of governor of Wupin can only be determined by a letter of appointment from the Ministry of Officials, and the crossing group in Yazhou cannot interfere with the personnel appointment in Beijing. However, this plan is not entirely impossible, because of the special environment in Yazhou, local officials at this level almost always choose successors from Qiongzhou Island, so work experience and the recommendation of their superiors and colleagues are particularly important.

Luo Shengdong's father-in-law has been a magistrate on Qiongzhou Island for more than ten years, and he has slowly climbed up from the bottom step by step, and he is very familiar with the local customs and geographical environment, and has been a general judge for several years, and he has accumulated enough experience in civil affairs. In terms of grade, it is now the sixth grade, and it is completely reasonable and legal to be promoted to the fifth rank of Zhizhou. If we can add the joint recommendation of several outgoing magistrates, then the competitive conditions are even more sufficient.

With Luo Shengdong's current influence, at least he can make General He of Yazhou Shuizhai cast a valuable vote, and it is very likely to persuade President Qian on the side of the guard to also stand on his side, after all, everyone is a member of the military attache system, so of course he has to help his own people at this time. In this way, half of the four recommended votes of the local military and political officials have been obtained, and there is a possibility of success.

Although Luo Shengdong did not mention Wei Ping's family background at that time, he was later brought up by someone with a heart when the executive committee was discussing this matter to get Wei Ping, and there was hope to get his brother-in-law's vote, and if he could get three of the four votes, the possibility of Luo Shengdong's father-in-law taking the throne would increase a lot.

Although this still cannot directly affect the final appointment, the Executive Committee believes that it is necessary to do as much as possible to do what should be done, not to mention that it does not necessarily require much exchange benefits from the crossing group to get Wei Ping. In addition, Wei Ping's recent performance seems to be quite good, so the executive committee decided to give him a chance, and assigned this task to Ren Liang, who was the port management committee, and the Yulin Inspection Division moved to the wharf, and it was subordinate to the port management committee in terms of administrative relations.

That's right, the current executive committee is so capricious, although the establishment of the inspection department belongs to the Ming Dynasty, but the executive committee believes that the inspection department is now completely dependent on the financial support of the group, so it is natural to accept the leadership of the executive committee and do things for the group. As for their status, of course, it is not possible to be directly included in the list of naturalized citizens, but at least they can be adjusted from the "hostile" level to the "usable" level, saving some human resources for the military and police department. As for this kind of decision, whether it is the Yazhou government or the Yulin Inspection Department, I believe that there will be no objections.

Wei Ping's psychology is a little complicated, on the one hand, he really wants to regain his freedom, and can get the courtesy of the Haihan people like Luo Shengdong, cooperate with the Haihan people to do some business, and earn money happily; And once Luo Shengdong's father-in-law takes the throne, won't this guy Luo Shengdong be able to take advantage of the situation at both ends? But what he said just now was too full, and the cowhide has already been blown out, and it is definitely impossible to take it back now.

Wei Ping sighed and asked tentatively, "I wonder if you have a time limit for this?"

"Write the letter of recommendation within 30 days, so that it can be sent to the ministry before the New Year, just in time for the election of officials after the beginning of the year. Ren Liang has been instructed by the Executive Committee, and he is also clear about the doorway.

"This ...... Is time a little tight?" Wei Ping asked tentatively, cringe.

"If time is not tight, do you think we will need to find you to do this?" Ren Liang said with a slight mockery: "If it is an extra year or two, even if we buy it with silver, we will buy Yazhou, why bother with all this effort!"

Although Ren Liang boasted a bit of a cowhide, he also explained the current situation of the transformation of strength between Yazhou Shengli Port and Shengli Port in a certain way. Wei Ping lived here for a few months and witnessed the speed of development of Shengli Port, and as long as no major changes occurred in this place, it would definitely be more prosperous than Yazhou in a year or two. Wei Ping didn't know how rich the Haihan people were, but if they could make tens of millions of catties of iron into iron boats and throw them on the shore as a landscape, this kind of local tyrant method may not find a second home in the entire Ming Dynasty. If you want to buy Yazhou with silver, maybe you are really not bragging.

Ren Liang saw that Wei Ping had been hesitating, so he urged: "After the matter is completed, you can also buy a few ships and run the sea, and the income is much higher than that of you squatting in Shengli Port...... I know what you're afraid of, go back to the executive committee and say hello to Luo Shengdong, and then you can go out under the banner of Yazhou Water Village. You have done Luo Shengdong a great favor, and he must thank you too. ”

Wei Ping's eyes lit up when he heard this, this is much more affordable than moving the inspection department, and getting two ships to transport some Haihan goods to the north will definitely earn more than maintaining law and order in Shengli Harbor.

After making up his mind, Wei Ping took a deep breath and said: "Since the Executive Committee attaches so much importance to the subordinates, it is better to be respectful than to obey the order, and do your best in the subordinates!