Chapter 1305 Danzhou Agricultural Products

Danzhou officials publicly arrested officials who leaked secrets at a banquet. Liu Shang believed that this was obviously meant to scare the monkeys, but he did not know what kind of secrets these arrested officials had leaked, which led to Zhang Xin and others setting up a trap.

The Bureau left him with no way to escape, so he had no choice but to plead guilty in public. The inspection team member named Tan did not notice anything wrong with him along the way, nor did he realize that Zhang Qianzhi had been secretly monitoring this person.

Thinking that Zhang Qianzhi was targeting him, Liu Shang couldn't help but doubt his professional ability. How could he have such a serious misjudgment? Fortunately, he calmed down in the end. If he was frightened into revealing his identity by mistake, it would be terrible.

It's so unfair.

Liu Shang luckily escaped and gained a new understanding of Haihan's counter-espionage methods. He did not think that he was safe because of the incompetence of Haihan's security department, but after he came to Haihan

Jiang Xingzang hid it well, leaving no clues for others to catch him. However, he also knew that slipping through the net this time did not mean that he would be safe from now on. Liao Yuan, who knew his true identity, was always a huge hidden danger, even if

Even if he himself is not exposed, there is still the possibility of being implicated.

This hidden danger is like a poison that has been eaten but does not know when it will take effect. Liu Shang has trouble sleeping and eating. If he does not find a way to solve this problem, he is worried that he will not have a peaceful life in Sanya in the future.

Of course, Liu Shang also thought of some ruthless ideas to eradicate the roots, but he knew that with his skill, which was even difficult to kill a chicken, it would be extremely difficult to deal with Liao Yuan, who was tall and powerful and had practiced martial arts for many years. Not to mention Liao Yuan.

There are several subordinates who are equally capable around Yuan, but he is alone in Sanya, and it is impossible to deal with all these people at once. If he is not careful, he will be involved, and then he will be in trouble.

The gain outweighs the loss.

"We still have to think about it in the long term!" Liu Shang sighed, and could only put this idea aside for now. Judging from the purpose of lurking in Haihan, his situation is very good. Not only can he work with high-level officials in Haihan, but also

He also had access to a lot of non-public information, which was far more valuable than the rumors collected in the past that could not be verified at all. The only shortcoming was that Liu Shang himself was not knowledgeable enough and could not understand the significance of a lot of information.

, it is really a waste of a great opportunity.

If nothing else happens, Liu Shang is almost certain that he will get a job offer from the government soon after returning to Sanya. Maybe in a few years, he will also have the opportunity to work alone in Haihan Yamen and collect some key intelligence.

, wouldn’t it be a hundred times easier than now? It’s just that the higher you climb in the future, the easier it will be to attract people’s attention, and the risk of falling down will also increase. Several Haihan officials who were previously arrested in Nanhai Restaurant are the most eye-catching

They have learned from the past. Maybe one of them has a real identity similar to his own. He is a Ming spy who has been lurking in Haihan for a long time.

While Liu Shang was lying in the guest house pretending to be sick and thinking wildly, the inspection team's local mission was not over yet. Yu Xiaobao wanted to sign for a batch of documents and materials that needed to be shipped back to Sanya on behalf of the executive committee. This handover point accepted

The process also required the relevant responsible persons to be present and sign, so after the banquet, the inspection team followed Zhang Xin to the warehouse in the city without stopping.

In terms of materials, it is mainly the various taxes collected locally in the first half of the year, which need to be turned over to the national treasury in proportion. Although the country has gradually replaced the circulation role of gold and silver with paper circulation certificates collectively known as Haihan coins, as real hard currency

, the wealth preserved in the Haihan treasury is still mainly real gold and silver. Among the inspection team are the staff of Haihan Bank. After the number of gold and silver is counted on site, the person in charge of both parties will sign and pledge on the seal, and then

Seal the box and transport it to the sailboat where the patrol team is riding for storage.

In addition, there are also some deeply processed products of locally produced cash crops, such as vegetable oil, edible spices, polished rice, canned fruits, etc. These things are not just for Yu Xiaobao to take back to Sanya to give gifts everywhere as favors;

Submit it to the Ministry of Agriculture, and experts will grade and price the agricultural products produced in Danzhou. This will directly affect the agricultural management status of Danzhou area in the next year. It can be said to be the ruling answer sheet handed over to Sanya by the Danzhou Municipal Management Committee.

Therefore, Zhang Xin paid special attention to this and personally explained the production status of these samples to Yu Xiaobao and others one by one.

If Liu Shang were around at this time, he would probably be amazed again by Haihan's management methods in agricultural projects. After these agricultural products are deeply processed and carefully packaged, their prices have doubled. Ordinary people should not find it too expensive, because

Due to the limited deep processing capacity, most of these high-end goods are actually exported overseas, and the domestic supply to Haihan is not large. Moreover, they are in hot demand in the markets of Haihan and other countries, and the target customer groups are also

The upper echelons of society who are not sensitive to prices do not have much problem with sales.

Although Ming Dynasty also has an agricultural product processing industry, its commercial packaging methods are too primitive and backward compared to Haihan. Haihan's production, packaging, publicity, transportation, sales and other aspects are unified by relevant national departments

Arrange planning and use the power of the state to promote industrial progress, and the effect is far beyond the individual operations of other countries in the Far East under the small-scale peasant economy. Although Haihan still imports a large amount of agricultural products from abroad every year, the total amount of imports is much more than exports.

There are many, but almost all the products purchased from abroad are primary products, while the products sold out are deeply processed products whose prices have increased several times. This scissor gap has allowed Haihan to maintain considerable profits in the import and export trade of agricultural products.

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Danzhou also holds an agricultural product exhibition every year, inviting merchants from surrounding countries to participate. However, the scale and influence of the agricultural product exhibition in Sanya are still not comparable to that of Sanya, so some high-end local specialties in Danzhou also need to send samples.

Go to Sanya to facilitate the operations of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Commerce. Generally speaking, the relevant departments send people to Danzhou for inspection and acceptance. However, the inspection team is originally composed of people from various departments, so the tasks it shoulders are also varied.

Acceptance and delivery of agricultural products are naturally included.

After Zhang Xin finished the introduction, he changed the subject and said: "Everyone has worked hard all the way. I have also prepared gifts for everyone. We will send them to the ship together later. They are all our own people. Xiaobao, please don't refuse.

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Yu Xiaobao smiled and said: "The chief has shown his kindness, so I will thank my colleagues first!"

Although it is taboo for officials to openly accept benefits, it varies from person to person. For example, if the chief sends some local specialties to his subordinates, no one will think it is inappropriate. Yu Xiaobao has been among the high-level officials of Haihan all year round, and he can still grasp this degree.

, and did not deliberately reject Zhang Xin's arrangement. Of course, although Liu Shang was not present, the gifts were prepared directly for the head of the inspection team, and he also enjoyed a share.

After the two sides handed over the supplies, Zhang Xin saw that it was still early for dinner, so he invited Yu Xiaobao to go out and hunt. Yu Xiaobao also knew that these things had to be transported to Danzhou Bay for shipment, and they would definitely not be finished in a while. Today

It probably wouldn't be possible to leave before dark, so we might as well rest one night and wait until tomorrow to set off. I immediately accepted Zhang Xin's invitation, but some people in the patrol team didn't like hunting, so they arranged to return to their residence to rest first.

Liu Shang couldn't help but feel a little anxious when his colleagues who came back said that although the mission was over, they would not leave until tomorrow. The longer he stayed outside, the greater the possibility that something would happen to Liao Yuan in Sanya. Every extra day

It is to increase the risk he has to bear. But he also knows that opportunities like this to join the patrol team to tour various places will probably be rare in the future. If you stay in the team for one more day, you can collect a lot more valuable information.

, and the official connections I made along the way may come in handy in the future.

With this conflicting mood, Liu Shang spent another restless night. When he woke up the next day, the dark circles on his face still could not be eliminated. Yu Xiaobao looked at it and clicked his tongue, and forced Liu Shang to drink it.

He drank a large bowl of bitter and astringent Chinese medicine. Liu Shang had no choice but to hold his nose and drink it, thinking that he was curing his illness and strengthening his health.

Zhang Xin had other official duties today, so he did not come to see them off, but he still arranged a few carriages for them to take them from the guest house to Baimajing Pier in Danzhou Bay. After the group boarded the ship, the captain took inventory of the ship.

personnel, then unmoored and raised the sails, and slowly left the port. Accompanying them were an expedition-class battleship and a troop transport ship, which were also headed for Haikou City. Liu Shang was curious and asked Yu Xiaobao, and found out that this was before participating.

The military exercise troops are now returning to their original bases.

Liu Shang did not continue to ask any more, but he already understood that the all-steam battleship fleet seen in the Japanese military exercise was probably drawn by Haihan from the garrisons in various places, and did not really exist.

The fixed establishment of the fleet. This arrangement is naturally made for visitors from various countries to see, so that they may misjudge Haihan's naval strength and become fearful.

Of course, the prerequisite for doing this is to have a sufficient number of steam warships. Although the fleet is a temporary formation, judging from what Liu Shang has seen and heard, the combat effectiveness of this temporary fleet is enough to deal with any maritime force in the surrounding area.

Armed. Especially the steam ironclad ship that came and went like the wind, it left a very deep impression on Liu Shang. If he were a naval general, he would probably pray not to encounter such a thing on the battlefield.

It was a terrifying battleship. Liu Shang even believed that even Haihan's own active navy might not be able to defeat this single-handed armored battleship.

He mentioned his idea to Yu Xiaobao and wanted to hear what Yu Xiaobao thought about it. After hearing this, Yu Xiaobao smiled and responded: "It's not as simple as you think. Fighting at sea,

Not just relying on strong ships and guns can make us invincible. The most important thing is people. The people who control these weapons on the battlefield and the people who direct the soldiers to carry out combat orders are the key. Advanced warships and weapons only make us

It just makes winning easier."

Liu Shang still doesn't quite agree with this: "Director Yu is right, but I think this armored battleship is extremely fast and its cannons are extremely accurate. Who else can stop it on this battlefield?"

Yu Xiaobao said: "You only saw that this ship ran fast and shot accurately, but you never thought about why it had such an advantage. This ship needs a steam engine to maintain a high speed, and the steam engine uses a lot of coal.

and fresh water as consumables, there is a certain amount of supplies that can be carried on the ship. Let me give you an example. If you cannot defeat this ship, you can go around it and attack its supply ship. As long as the supplies are cut off, it will be alone.

How long can a single boat stay at sea?"

Liu Shang thought it was reasonable. When the Haihan fleet went to sea, the number of supply transport ships was almost one to one with the number of combat ships, which shows that they are extremely dependent on material supplies. Although steam battleships are powerful, their endurance is indeed limited.

If the logistics supply is cut off, it will not be much different from an ordinary sail battleship. This combat plan can be written down and submitted to the Ming army in the future, which may help the Ming army.

Before Liu Shang could understand the details of the matter, he heard Yu Xiaobao continue: "Of course, the example I gave is only based on the combat level of our navy. Even warships from other countries may not be able to

It can catch up with our navy's supply ship. As long as that ironclad ship breaks into the opponent's fleet and knocks out the flagship, there will be no need to continue this battle."

Liu Shang had just had a little hope in his heart, and then he was poured cold water on his heart by Yu Xiaobao. Yes, if it were the Ming Dynasty navy that fought against him, I'm afraid there would be nothing at all

The ship can stop the ironclad ship, but if it rushes close by, damages and sinks the flagship with a few cannons, and the fleet has no command, how can the battle continue?

He remembered what Yu Xiaobao said just now, and asked with some reluctance: "Director Yu, you just said that the main thing in fighting a war depends on the person. Wouldn't it be true if the opponent is changed to another country?"

Yu Xiaobao said: "If the strength of the combatants is enough to make up for the gap in weapon performance, then of course it depends on the person; but if one of the parties, such as our country, has such an advantage in weapon performance that the quality of individual soldiers can be ignored

, morale, command ability and other conditions, the result will indeed be no suspense, it will be the same no matter who you replace it with."

This answer is really arrogant! Although Liu Shang was dissatisfied, he had to admit that there was some truth in what Yu Xiaobao said. He had also studied the battle cases in previous years. Most of the time, the Haihan Army defeated the larger force with less.

, the advanced weapons installed in the military can be said to be an important reason for its invincibility.
Chapter completed!