Chapter 1045 Agent

The high-end goods that Wang Tom brought out were not the types sold in the market, but a special edition specially used as social gifts. Only the upper class people from various countries who were familiar with Haihan could receive the gifts. Wang

The price Tom mentioned is only for reference, but in fact there is no place to buy such high-end goods with money. Although the portion is small, the meaning of being delivered by Wang Tom is extraordinary. Although Ma Ling is only a thousand households,

But having received gifts all the time, I have plenty of experience in officialdom, and I know very well how great a favor it is to receive such a personal gift from a superior. This small box of snuff is far more valuable than a few words of verbal praise from Tom Wang.

for reality.

Wang Tom said: "Since Ma Qianhu thinks snuff is a good thing, why not try to help us sell it in the areas around Sanmen Bay! Of course, Ma Qianhu will not let Ma Qianhu's work go in vain and sell it through you.

For the goods, we will give a certain percentage of commission as hard work fee, what does Ma Qianhu think?"

This Ma Ling is indeed someone who has worked hard and done his homework. He is no stranger to Haihan's trading system. Hearing this, he asked: "Did you become a local agent distributor in your humble job?"

Wang Tom laughed and said: "It seems that you know a lot of things! Well, it saves you the trouble of explaining it to you. What you said is right, you can understand it this way, but I want to add that becoming our

After becoming a distributor, the benefits can be shared, but the risks must also be shared, do you understand what I mean?"

Ma Ling was overjoyed and quickly stood up and bowed in response: "I understand my humble position. Thank you for your advice, chief!"

During the year that Haihan occupied Shipu, the number of maritime merchants passing through Shipu from the south to the north was at least several times greater than in the past, and Ma Ling was also able to learn about Haihan's various trading methods from the side, as well as the Ming Dynasty in this trading system.

The group of people with the most lucrative profits are the Ming businessmen who Haihan calls "agent distributors".

Haihan's sales channels in Daming are expanded and maintained through this group of agent distributors, and because Haihan's products have always been in short supply in the Daming market, the profits are also very generous. For state-level agents,

In other words, as long as the channels are rolled out in the early stage, you will basically just sit at home and count money later. In addition, Haihan will provide a complete set of operation plans on how to set prices and how to operate, and if necessary, you can also obtain Haihan’s financial support.

assistance, and even provide force protection.

Haihan's business model already has relatively mature operating experience in Fuguang. After entering Zhejiang, it just slightly changed some details according to local conditions. There are profit seekers everywhere, and there will always be some bold people who will

Take the initiative to try to cooperate with Haihan. Once someone tastes the benefits, subsequent promotion will be easier.

Ma Ling had actually been coveting this business for a long time, but he knew that as a surrendered general, it was difficult to gain the full trust of the Haihan people, and he didn't dare to mention this matter in front of Qian Tiandun and others. He didn't expect it.

Pies actually fell from the sky. Tom Wang, who met for the first time, actually gave him such a big gift. Compared with the few snuff bottles made of blue field jade that he just gave out, they really couldn’t be considered expensive gifts. If only I could get them.

The agent who sells this snuff will probably make back hundreds of snuff bottles in a year.

Regarding how to obtain the qualifications of this agent, Ma Ling only knew one thing but not the other. In addition to the businessmen who obtained the agency rights through public channels at the Zhoushan investment fair last year, there was also a group of people who were also very familiar with Haihan.

Those who are willing to recruit into their own trading system are the officials currently serving in the Ming Dynasty. To be more precise, they are officers with many special powers.

The convenience of military officers in the smuggling trade is far beyond that of ordinary merchants. Luo Shengdong and Xu Xinsu are two successful examples. In the early days of the salt trade in Haihan, Luo Shengdong took advantage of his position to use cliffs to

The warships of Chengshui Village transported private salt to various prefectures and counties on Hainan Island for sale, allowing Haihan's private salt to quickly occupy the local market in a short period of time, but the people who raised the certificate in the salt class had nothing to do with him.

The military position played a key role.

Xu Xinsu, who was a maritime smuggler himself, used his military power to monopolize maritime trade in Fujian much better than Luo Shengdong. In the early days, almost all the goods sent by Haihan to Fujian were shipped by various trading houses under the name of Xu.

Even in the Zhejiang area north of Fujian, the Haihan goods on the market come from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian under the control of Xu Xinsu.

In view of the sweetness he had tasted in this regard in the past, after Haihan entered Zhejiang, he naturally used to win over Ming officers as one of the means to promote the trade system. Ningbo Prefecture Guanhaiwei and Changguowei, which are closest to Zhoushan, naturally became the development

The key point is that Yan Guowei, the commander of the Changguo Guard, Huang Tao, the commander of the Guanhai Guard, and the powerful people in various subordinate offices have all received benefits from Haihan to a certain extent, and Haihan has been screening them for suitable candidates for long-term support.

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Although Yan Guowei and Huang Tao have more power in their hands, one is approaching the threshold of retirement and his time in the officialdom is running out, while the other is careless and pretends to be deaf after receiving the money without being deeply involved.

Plans to trade with Haihan. Among the various Qianhusuo below, it seems that only Shipusuo Qianhu Maling, the earliest and only one captured by Haihan, has potential worth cultivating.

Qian Tiandun and Shi Diwen believed that Ma Ling showed a high degree of cooperation when Haihan attacked the Zhoushan Islands and fought against the local pirate gangs. Moreover, Ma Ling currently made his home in Shipu, and Haihan could easily attack him.

To control. However, Qian Tiandun and Shi Diwen had limited interest in wooing Ming officials to run errands for the Ministry of Commerce. Apart from mentioning the matter in a report to the base camp, they did not take many follow-up actions. Their spirits were high.

Part of it was used to study the current situation and geography in the north, and Ma Ling was only summoned to Zhoushan every other month to inquire about the situation.

One of the reasons why Wang Tom and Hao Wanqing stayed in Shipu Port this time was to see the performance of Ma Ling from Shipu Institute in person, and if he passed the interview, they would give him better development opportunities. And Ma Ling was receiving them

His conversational performance in just over half a day had obviously exceeded the passing mark in their minds. Both Wang Tom and Hao Wanqing thought they could give this person a chance to see the effects.

Haihan snus is still a relatively new product in the Zhejiang market, and sales channels have not yet been launched in many areas. Wang Tom asked Ma Linglai to be responsible for the sales of snus in the area near Sanmen Bay, which was somewhat of a test for him.

Ability. If this person can seize the opportunity like Luo Shengdong and quickly open up the local market, then he can be given a little more burden in the future. But if it is not useful, then he will just be a freeloader of Chang Guowei.

Just have a soldier head.

After staying in Shipu Suo for a day, the Haihan fleet left camp and headed north. Before leaving, Wang Tom left behind four exploration-class warships as the main armed force to guard the waters here. Of course, only four ships were needed to protect the depth.

For dozens of miles, the Shipu Waterway with many surrounding islands is still somewhat difficult. Fortunately, the waters here have been cleared many times, and there are not many hidden worries in terms of public security. The purpose of staying here is more to monitor Sanmen Bay and the surrounding area.

Regarding the movements of the Ming army in the surrounding areas, Ma Ling's attitude was as respectful as ever, and he rushed to the dock early to see him off.

The voyage from Shipu Port to Zhoushan Dinghai Port is only about fifty or sixty nautical miles. If the majesty-class warship is operating at the speed of steam power, it will only take half a day to reach the destination. However, due to the large fleet and many civilian ships

Following behind, Wang Tom did not order to speed up, but still maintained a speed of about five knots and slowly headed north.

At noon, the fleet passed through the strait between Liuheng Island and Fodu Island. Chen Yixin promptly told Wang Tom and Hao Wanqing how the Haihan Army attacked the Haisha Gang on Liuheng Island last year. Although the two came before

I had read relevant reports before, but the specific details were not as vivid and clear as Chen Yixin’s explanation. I listened to them with great interest at the moment.

After hearing this, Wang Tom sighed: "The people Xu Xinsu placed here played a big role in successfully capturing Liuheng Island."

Chen Yixin said: "I have to say that Xu Xinsu is really scheming. A few years ago, he had arranged for the Xu family's children to lurk in Zhejiang. Only two of them have shown up now, but secretly I don't know how many people have not shown up."

When Wang Tom heard this, he turned to Hao Wanqing and said: "Minister Hao, we Haihan should have a lot of intelligence agents lurking here, right?"

Hao Wanqing shook his head and said, "Well...no comment."

Chen Yixin said: "We are all our own people now, and Minister Hao, you are still trying to make us feel mysterious!"

Hao Wanqing argued: "It's not that I'm trying to be mysterious, but that the previous intelligence work in Zhejiang was arranged by Minister He. All I know is the general situation and the specific deployment of personnel. I have to wait until I hear the report in Zhoushan."

Only then did I know.”

Wang Tom said: "I heard that the person in charge of intelligence work in Zhejiang is He Xi's general?"

"Gong Shiqi, the number one person under He Xi, was the former head of the Guangdong field team." Hao Wanqing had nothing to hide about this, and explained to the two of them: "Gong Shiqi has been with He Xi since he arrived at the Guangdong Office.

Following him, there is no doubt about his loyalty and his ability is not bad. At least he has never failed in his mission in Guangdong. He Xi transferred him to Zhejiang to take charge of his own affairs because he wanted to gradually train him."

Wang Tom smiled and said: "So the Cheng Dapeng you trained in the south is now under the command of He Xi, and the Gong Shiqi brought out by He Xi has come to work under you? The personnel arrangement of your security department is quite interesting."

Cheng Dapeng was a security agent who was besieged with the Dutch in the Battle of Batavia in 1632. During that battle, he collected a large amount of first-hand information for Haihan, especially the Dutch and Madalan.

Many of the information from both warring parties were gaps that were not recorded in detail in Haihan's large database. Haihan later exerted various pressures on the East India Company, relying on the information that Cheng Dapeng sent back to Sanya, so that Haihan's senior officials

Knowing clearly the predicament of the East India Company as a powerful foreign power after the war, they were able to seize the opportunity to suppress the Dutch in a targeted manner, in exchange for Haihan's many interests in Taiwan and the South China Sea.

After that, Cheng Dapeng became the head of the Ministry of Security's agency in the South China Sea, and also played a certain role in promoting the East India Company's joining the South China Sea Trade Alliance led by Haihan. He and senior members of the East India Company

The experience of sharing weal and woe allowed him to make some suggestions to the Dutch without suspicion, such as wisely choosing to compromise with Haihan rather than being tough, so as to avoid the conflict between the two parties from intensifying and turning into another devastating war.

The subsequent inspection of Hainan Island by the Governor of the East India Company, Van Diemen, fully proved that Cheng Dapeng's suggestion was correct. In terms of war potential, the East India Company was indeed unable to compete head-on with the already established Hainan Island.

Cheng Dapeng also gained more and more trust from the company's senior people. Of course, if the Dutch knew his true identity, they would probably have to take Cheng Dapeng and him in Paris even at the risk of going to war with Haihan.

The grain store in Davia City was burned down.

Hao Wanqing has been based in Sanya for many years and is in charge of South China Sea intelligence affairs. Cheng Dapeng is undoubtedly one of the most valuable intelligence personnel under him. However, the high-level personnel of the Ministry of Security have made a large-scale personnel adjustment and transferred He Xi back to Sanya to take charge of South China Sea affairs.

Hao Wanqing went north to take charge of Ming-related affairs. Except for a very small number of personal followers, the intelligence agencies in various places did not make corresponding personnel adjustments, so the capable officers of both sides were handed over to the other side, although the high-level work handovers during this period were not complete.

It has been completed, but it will inevitably require a short adaptation period to adjust the existing institutions and work arrangements.

Hao Wanqing said that he did not know the deployment of the Ministry of Security in Zhejiang, and he was indeed not evasive. Gong Shiqi was always in charge of the work in Zhejiang. Although there were regular reports sent back to Sanya, Hao Wanqing also knew that the reports and the actual situation must still exist.

There are many places to go in and out, so many things have to wait for him to witness with his own eyes in Zhejiang before he can make judgments and decisions.

The huge fleet did not arrive at Zhoushan Dinghai Port until the evening of the same day. On the dock to greet Wang Tom and others, in addition to the local military officers Qian Tiandun and Shi Diwen, there were also many naturalized cadres, as well as those who came specially to arrive.

The wealthy businessmen and dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty who came to join in the fun and become familiar with each other, some of them came by boat from Ningbo after receiving the news two days ago. The pomp and ceremony to welcome the team was quite grand.

The relationship between Qian Tiandun and these people from the North American Gang was mostly colleagues, and the two parties only exchanged polite greetings. However, Shi Diwen was much more excited when he saw his friends from the North American Gang, and immediately gave Tom Wang a

Remember the bear hug. The last time the two met was more than a year ago. This reunion in a different place can be regarded as a reunion between brothers after a long absence.
Chapter completed!