Chapter 1388 Secretary

Liu Shang is not a full-time civil affairs official, but he did a lot of publicity activities for the people and new immigrants during his time in Hainan Island. This is a skill he is good at. If not, he would not be favored by Yu Xiaobao.

He was recruited into the Youth League and then sent to Shandong. Liu Shang had already received systematic training when he was in Sanya on how to introduce the country's general situation and related immigration policies to the Ming immigrants who had just come into contact with Haihan, like Majiazhuang.

For him, there was no operational difficulty in a small scene like the immigration camp with an audience of more than 200 people.

"I, Liu Shang, today, on behalf of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Haihan, would like to introduce to all the fellow villagers the situation of our country, Haihan, as well as your future living arrangements..."

Liu Shang began to preach without any hurry, while also observing the reactions of the audience. A good speaker must have the ability to adjust the content, rhythm and style of his speech according to the changes in the audience's emotions, and Liu Shang has been in the long-term

I have accumulated a lot of practical experience in street storytelling performances, and I have also learned various theoretical knowledge compiled by the Haihan Propaganda Department. My ability in this field can be said to be outstanding. Even the seemingly omnipotent time traveler is extremely capable.

Few people can surpass him in this aspect.

During the long voyage north, Liu Shang had many in-depth exchanges on immigration issues with Su Yu, who was in the same cabin. He also learned a lot of knowledge from Su Yu that could not be obtained by relying solely on propaganda activities. One of them made him

A very impressive routine is how to identify immigrants with ulterior motives during the propaganda activities.

Haihan established many immigration recruitment points in the coastal areas of southern Ming Dynasty. Whether in the early days or now, many people sneak into the immigration camps with evil intentions, or hope to form gangs in the immigration camps to make a fortune, or

They want to use this channel to lurk in Haihan as immigrants. These people do not choose to immigrate to escape war or poverty. Their real purpose of pretending to seek refuge in Haihan is often ulterior. If they are not identified and dealt with, it will be easy for them to do so in the future.

It will become a virus in Haihan society.

The civil affairs and security departments have summarized many methods to distinguish the attributes of immigrants during their long-term work. One of the most effective methods is to observe the reactions of new immigrants during listening to policy presentations. People with bad intentions often treat

They don’t care about the introduction of Haihan’s national conditions, because to them it is just meaningless brainwashing propaganda, and they have long been willing to refuse to accept it. They often only care about the internal rules and regulations of the immigration camp, or how to get it done in a short time.

Obtaining the naturalized citizenship of Haihan Kingdom within the country is the key to achieving their respective goals.

People who really want to settle in Haihan are often very interested in the part in the immigration propaganda that describes Haihan as a peaceful country and a prosperous and stable country, because that is where their hope for future life lies, and it is also why they choose to abandon their homeland and go to Haihan.

The main reason. As for the rules, regulations and resettlement plans, although ordinary immigrants will also care about them, for these desperate people, wherever Haihan arranges them and what kind of work they do, it is definitely far better than the current living environment.

So actually I don’t care that much about these contents.

Liu Shang was originally a person with good observation skills. He compared Su Yu's experience with his own past experience and found that it made sense. Especially when he recalled the time when he entered the Haihan Immigration Camp through immigration channels.

On that day, the mentality was exactly the same as what Su Yu said. And Liu Shang also realized more deeply why Haihan's propaganda on immigrants used a lot of space to promote the various beauties of Haihan country. In the past,

He only thought that this was a brainwashing offensive by the Haihan people, but after Su Yu's explanation, he realized that it could also have such a secret function.

However, after coming to Shandong, Liu Shang has not really tried such a method. I have to say that the arrangement of fate is very clever. Liu Shang learned a lot about immigration matters along the way. Not long after arriving in Shandong, he was selected and sent here.

Majiazhuang Immigration Camp to handle the propaganda work. If it weren't for the things he had learned recently, it would probably be difficult for him to discover all the abnormal conditions here in such a short period of time.

More than 200 immigrants sat on the ground and listened to Liu Shang's general introduction to the Haihan Kingdom. Most of these immigrants were poor people who came to nearby counties and counties. They chose to leave their hometowns when they really couldn't survive and tried to find a way to live among the Haihan people.

Livelihood. Although Liu Shang himself did not have the intention to brag for Haihan, his relatively objective description, for these country people who had never seen the market and had at most sold vegetables in the capital city,

Haihan Kingdom is already a paradise-like place. Many people’s eyes are sparkling, full of longing for the beautiful country described.

During this process, Liu Shang also paid special attention to the few people named by Ma Bo just now. These people's eyes wandered, their heads shook, and their attention was not on Liu Shang at all. This was exactly in line with the characteristics Su Yu had mentioned.

For Liu Shang, this was not a coincidence, but it verified some of his previous guesses. Some people in this immigration camp did not expect to immigrate to Haihan, and it happened that they had some unclear relations with the director of the immigration camp, Ma Bo.

Liu Shang didn’t know their true identities, but if they were refugees seeking survival, there would be no way they would be so numb to the future scene they had painted. Moreover, these people were not good at hiding themselves in the crowd. If they were real

Professionals, even if they are not interested in this speech, will never show such an amateurish reaction.

In addition to Ma Bo, whether the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Security, and Ma Bo’s immediate boss Chen Yixin knew about the existence of these people was the next question Liu Shang considered. It was only the second day after he arrived in Majiazhuang that he knew about the existence of these people.

The situation here is not well understood, and he doesn’t even know if there is any other hidden reason why Chen Yixin transferred him here. Liu Shang does not intend to report his findings to Chen Yixin or others immediately.

Before the verification, the existence of these people actually didn't mean anything, but they were not professional in their behavior. Liu Shang believed that he would be able to get more information if he continued to observe.

In a room only a hundred feet away from the immigration camp, Chen Yixin was also asking his secretary about the affairs of the immigration camp: "Has the propaganda cadre who was transferred from Zhifu Island yesterday started working now?"

The secretary bowed slightly and responded: "Looking back to the commander, Liu Shang went to the immigration camp this morning. It is said that he was preparing to hold a propaganda event. Maybe it has already started at this time."

The secretary who worked for Chen Yixin was named Zeng Xiaowen. He passed the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty when he was young. He could be regarded as a relatively rare high-level intellectual among immigrants. But he was not the kind of poor scholar who clung to a collection of classics and history.

Before the Han Dynasty, he had served as a master for a certain magistrate in a county in Zhejiang for three years. If the magistrate had not suddenly died of illness while in office, he might have had the opportunity to climb a few steps higher. There is a certain degree of success in this way.

Educated people with great talents and political experience are the people Haihan is most willing to spend great efforts to recruit.

It happened that when Zeng Xiaowen was unemployed, the Haihan Army invaded Zhoushan, and soon established a foothold outside Ningbo and began to recruit people of all kinds in Zhejiang. During that period, Haihan's recruitment notices were plastered all over the counties of Ningbo Prefecture.

Zeng Xiaowen noticed that the Haihan people gave extremely favorable conditions and treatment to the famous Ming literati, which was far higher than his income as a master. So with the mentality of giving it a try, Zeng Xiaowen took a boat to Zhoushan for an interview, and then he

I was admitted smoothly.

The person who conducted the final interview for him was Qian Tiandun, a high-ranking military official. After the interview, he directly asked him if he was willing to become a Haihan citizen in order to become rich and benefit future generations. Zeng Xiaowen had no such intention when he went to Zhoushan, so he declined.

Zeng Xiaowen accepted Qian Tiandun's invitation, but he didn't expect that Qian Tiandun had another big move, and immediately offered him a considerable price to join him. After the immigration subsidy was increased to a thousand taels of silver, Zeng Xiaowen finally couldn't resist the temptation.

He gritted his teeth and agreed to the invitation. The amount of money was by no means a small amount for him, not to mention that it was only a one-time subsidy, not a formal income after joining the company.

Soon Zeng Xiaowen was sent to Sanya to receive three months of civilian work training, and then returned to Zhejiang again and became a civilian officer in the Haihan garrison. Of course, the high price Qian Tiandun offered him was not

It was given for free. After Zeng Xiaowen returned to Zhejiang, he provided great help to Haihan's various local activities. Especially the beheading operation carried out jointly by Haihan's military and the Ministry of Security in Hangzhou in 1634. He was familiar with the local conditions in Zhejiang.

Zeng Xiaowen contributed a lot during the planning stage and was later awarded by the Ministry of National Defense.

Zeng Xiaowen also got a new position at the same time, that is, as Chen Yixin's full-time secretary. This position is actually very similar to his past job as a master in the county government. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is returning to his old job, but with a different one.

It’s just a Haihan-style title. After Zeng Xiaowen took office, he followed Chen Yixin to Shandong. Later, Chen Yixin was assigned to be in charge of civil affairs. In many cases, Zeng Xiaowen, who was more familiar with government affairs operations, handled it on his behalf. Chen Yixin also gave great support to this capable subordinate.

For large trusts, such as the work changes at Majiazhuang Immigration Camp, he left it to Zeng Xiaowen to follow up.

After listening to Zeng Xiaowen's answer, Chen Yixin was silent for a while before continuing to ask: "The person I originally wanted was unable to come because he had to cooperate with the military court to investigate the case, so I found Liu Shang as a temporary replacement. I don't know if he can.

Competent. You must have met him at the celebration banquet the day before yesterday. What is your impression of this person?"

Zeng Xiaowen responded: "I feel quite calm. In addition, judging from the files, this person's work in Sanya has been recommended by the Propaganda Department and the Youth League. His professional ability should be quite good, and dealing with the immigration camp should be a piece of cake."

The person Chen Yixin originally applied to be transferred here was actually Su Wei from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. However, because Su Wei exposed the military's omissions in the immigration work and is currently assisting the Ministry of Security and the Military Court in their investigations, he could only withdraw.

The next best thing was to transfer Liu Shang from Zhifu Island. In fact, he had already read Liu Shang's personal information, but he was used to hearing the opinions of his secretary. Sometimes, Zeng Xiaowen could stand on his own

It gives some unique insights from a different perspective, which is often a blind spot for Chen Yixin when thinking about problems.

"But what I'm worried about is not whether he can handle the errands in the immigration camp, but that he is too capable and will take care of things he shouldn't, which will affect our deployment." Chen Yixin said his worries softly.

Zeng Xiaowen responded understandingly: "Then I'll go back and have a chat with him."

"Say what you should say, and don't say what you shouldn't." Chen Yixin did not object to Zeng Xiaowen's suggestion, but only gave a few more special instructions.

After the assassination in October, the military took a series of retaliatory measures against the Dengzhou government, and made a posture of sending troops from land and sea to attack Dengzhou, which frightened the Ming army and could only hide in the city.

They couldn't leave. Later, the military went north to attack Liaodong, but they did not give up on pursuing Zheng Ai's clue, because Zheng Ai had too much information about the deployment of troops in Majiazhuang and Chen Yixin's daily life. This situation was not normal.

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According to the view of the Ministry of Security, someone in the occupied area must have provided detailed intelligence to the Ming army, and it is very likely that it is an intelligence network that has been operating for a period of time. Neither the military nor the Ministry of Security can of course sit back and watch as someone in the occupied area of ​​Shandong

This enemy's intelligence network exists, so the investigation has been carried out secretly.

The Ministry of Security had already found some clues before, but Hao Wanqing hoped to catch them all, so he never alerted the snake, but slowly conducted investigations in secret. At this time, Su Wei, a civil affairs cadre of the Beishang Cadre Team, was handing over the work.

, the military’s dark side in immigration was also exposed.

During the more than a year since Haihan occupied Fushan County, local civil affairs have been managed by the military, and it is inevitable that some abuse of power for personal gain will occur. Chen Yixin and other senior officers are not completely unaware, but Shui Zhiqing

If there is no profit, it will be difficult to carry out many tasks. However, after the immigration issue was exposed, the Ministry of Security believed that this may be related to the intelligence case under investigation, so it asked the military to cooperate with the security

Department of Investigation and provide additional information.

One of the requirements is to cooperate with the Ministry of Security in investigating all immigration agencies, including Majiazhuang Immigration Camp. Although Chen Yixin has no prejudice against Hao Wanqing, he has no intention of handing over all matters on his own land to

The Ministry of Security came to investigate. No matter what problems existed in Majiazhuang Immigration Camp, Chen Yixin hoped to solve them as soon as possible before the Ministry of Security took action.
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