Chapter 1532 Failed to Steal the Chicken

He Guanzhi, the prefect of Hangzhou, has been restless these past few days, and even dealing with official duties at the yamen has been a little unmotivated. At first, he thought this might be caused by the unbearable heat, but later he felt that it was not a weather problem, but something that had been bothering him recently.

The competitive situation in the weaving industry is causing trouble.

Ever since he learned that Tongpan Wang Yuan also intended to enter the local weaving industry with the support of Haihan, He Guanzhi's headaches never stopped. He knew Haihan's energy well, and once the weaving workshop under Wang Yuan's name started to operate, it would surely

It will greatly affect his industry, and may even affect his career. Therefore, in desperation, He Guanzhi summoned his own think tanks to discuss countermeasures. But the extent of his subordinates' dealings with Haihan

It's not very deep, and my understanding is even more limited, so the ideas I come up with are really hard to call perfect.

But He Guanzhi was so anxious that he didn't care much. He felt that Li Song's method was feasible, so he gave him the task. But several days had passed, and there was no decent reply from Li Song. He Guanzhi asked

After calling twice, Li Song said that someone was already working on it, and if we gave it a few more days, news would come back.

But after waiting and waiting, there was no news about Li Song, but the man disappeared inexplicably. He Guanyi sent someone to ask Li Song over early in the morning, intending to ask about the progress, but unexpectedly the person he sent unexpectedly

After a flurry of speculation, they said that Mr. Li had gone missing last night and his family and followers were still looking for him in the city.

This news really caught He Guanzhi off guard. He never expected that something would go wrong at this juncture. He Guanzhi actually knew a rough idea of ​​why Li Song went out at night, and it was probably related to what was going on. But why was Li Song in the city?

He disappeared, but He Guanzhi couldn't figure out the reason even though he tried his best.

"Quickly send someone to help find him!" He Guanzhi knew that Li Song knew too much about him. If something went wrong with this person, it might involve him. Now he can only hope that this guy is...

He was hungover somewhere in the city, and it would appear automatically after he woke up. But he had a vague feeling in his heart that the reason for Li Song's disappearance this time was not that simple.

He Guanzhi anxiously waited from morning to evening, but there was still no news of Li Song's whereabouts. At this time, someone had suggested dispatching Hangzhou government agents and city defense troops to search the area where Li Song disappeared. But He Guanzhi was in trouble.

, what he asked Li Song to do was to deal with Wang Yuan, the general prosecutor in charge of criminal investigations, but if the Hangzhou Prefecture's police officers were to be dispatched, they would have to hear from Wang Yuan and have him issue the transfer order.

, this is too embarrassing.

It's not that He Guanzhi can't lower his head, but if Wang Yuan's people find Li Song first and learn some shady things from him, subsequent troubles will continue to emerge. If Wang Yuan uses this handle to fight against

It is difficult for He Guanzhi to prove his innocence despite the small report. In short, for He Guanzhi, it is better for Li Song to be dead than alive. At least the dead will not speak and expose his secrets.

But now that people can't be seen alive or dead, He Guanzhi feels that this matter is getting more and more suspenseful. Just as he is considering whether to wait until tomorrow to test Wang Yuan's attitude, a letter is presented to him by the housekeeper. He Guanzhi looks at the envelope.

There wasn’t even a word, so he couldn’t help but frown and said, “What the hell is this?”

The housekeeper responded quickly: "It was sent by the Haihan people."

He Guanzhi was excited, and quickly ordered the butler to step back, and then opened the envelope carefully. This was not the first time that the Haihan people had conveyed information to him in writing. It was just that the letters sent before were more formal, and the Haihan people's messenger came

After several visits, the housekeeper had identified him. So although there was no writing on the envelope of this letter, since it was delivered to the house by the Haihan messenger whom the housekeeper knew, he naturally identified him.

The origin of the letter.

He Guanzhi sent his servants out of the study, and then opened the secret letter under the lamp. After reading a few words, cold sweat was already pouring out on He Guanzhi's back, because Haihan's wording in the letter was quite direct, and

It was clearly mentioned that Li Song was in their hands at this time.

Why Li Song was in the hands of the Haihan people could no longer be considered by He Guanzhi. His attention was completely attracted by the request made by the Haihan people in the letter.

The request made by the Haihan people is simple and straightforward, asking He Guanzhi to immediately stop all sabotage actions against Haihan and its partners’ related organizations in the weaving industry. Otherwise, Haihan will terminate the purchase of fabrics from He Guanzhi’s weaving companies and reserve the right to take other measures.

The possibility of unconventional retaliation. This threat can be said to be Zheng He Guanzhi's weakness. He did these things just to keep the share and profits of his own industry in the weaving industry. But now the effect seems to be counterproductive. Not only

It failed to dampen the momentum of competitors entering the industry, but instead offended Haihan, the real big financier.

Although the Haihan people did not clarify in their letter what they meant by "unconventional retaliation means," He Guanzhi experienced the Haihan army sending troops to blockade the Qiantang River last year, and he knew what these overseas armed businessmen would do in order to achieve their goals.

He can do it all, and it cannot be judged by common sense. If he offends them, it is not impossible to launch another military operation to attack the city of Hangzhou. He cannot afford to take such a big blame. Neither in public nor in private.

Let this happen again.

But He Guanzhi also felt that he was wronged. He just raised the question, and Li Song, who came up with the idea, was the culprit who messed up the situation. The most terrible thing is that this guy actually became Haihan's prisoner, and he had no idea what he planned.

How many loopholes did the operation have before the Haihan people noticed the clues? Now we still don’t know how Li Song gave his testimony in the hands of the Haihan people. It would be really terrible if he put all the blame on himself.

It's hard to clear your name.

However, He Guanzhi also has one advantage, and that is his status as a prefect. He is a high-ranking local official in Hangzhou. Even though Haihan was dissatisfied with this incident, he still maintained a certain degree of restraint and chose negotiation rather than confrontation to solve the problem.

The differences between the two sides. And such restraint is of course due to the influence of his position as a prefect. At least at this stage, Haihan does not want to break up on this matter. This judgment finally made He Guanzhi feel

Relaxed a little.

As long as the situation can be kept under wraps and large-scale armed conflicts like last year's outbreak will not break out again, He Guanzhi believes that it is worthwhile to suffer some losses after compromising. After all, what he has to protect is his official position, which is the foundation of everything. As for Li Song, He Guanzhi and

Instead of trying to rescue him, he even thought about giving the Haihan people a hint to ask them not to release Li Song back. He Guanzhi simply wished he could silence a subordinate who was unreliable and lacked loyalty like this.

, lest this guy lose control of his mouth and bite randomly.

He Guanzhi quickly weighed the pros and cons and made a decision - he immediately compromised with the Haihan people and passed the blame to Li Song, saying that this was an act of his own making and that what he did was done without his consent.

No news about this matter should leak out, otherwise the situation may get out of control, so He Guanzhi also learned a lesson this time and no longer asked anyone to discuss how to deal with it. Instead, he closed the door himself and sat in the study.

He wrote a letter, acknowledging his inability to control and discipline his subordinates, which led to this misunderstanding. In the letter, he claimed that no one other than Li Song organized such sabotage actions, and expressed his willingness to let Li Song accept Haihan

Punishment. Regardless of whether he is imprisoned or shot, He Guanzhi does not want to see this person appear in Hangzhou again.

After He Guanzhi finished writing, he read it several times to make sure that there were no wording problems, and then ordered his confidants to quickly send it to a dock outside the city - this was also the information exchange channel established by the two parties in the past cooperation.

1. Although Haihan intends to launch an attack this time, He Guanzhi believes that since the other party still chooses to communicate, this news channel should still be retained. Expressing his meaning through letters should be a relatively safe solution.

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At this time, the city gate of Hangzhou had actually been closed for a long time, but as the chief executive of Hangzhou, He Guanzhi naturally had special privileges. After his confidants took out the warrant and verified it was correct, the city defense army arranged for him to be slowly removed from the city wall with a rope.

Put it down slowly, and then walk to the pier on the bank of Qiantang River to deliver the letter.

"He Guanzhi gave up very quickly this time!" After reading this letter, Sun Jin couldn't help but have a little doubt about his previous judgment. He thought that since He Guanzhi had such great intentions to plan to eradicate the competitor's industry,

That should be a sign of considerable determination, and he would never give up his original plan easily. Even if he had caught the person who carried out the matter, and there were both witnesses and physical evidence, He Guanzhi might not be willing to admit defeat.

After Sun Jin made this judgment, she even sent a telegram back to Zhoushan Island to ask Shi Diwen, who was in charge of Zhejiang affairs, for instructions on how to handle the matter. As a senior member of the military, Shi Diwen would naturally not have any concerns about this kind of thing.

With some conservative thinking, Sun Jin was immediately instructed to prepare for the worst.

After receiving the call back, Sun Jin pondered for a while what the worst plan was. Judging from the current situation in Zhejiang, the worst plan was probably for Haihan and Ming to break up again, or even break out into an armed conflict. And Shi Di

What Wen means is that we can use this as a bargaining chip to put pressure on He Guanzhi. There is undoubtedly a certain risk in doing so. If He Guanzhi refuses to submit, it will indeed be easy for this competition within the Ming Dynasty to evolve into one between the two countries.

armed conflict.

Although Haihan is not afraid of this kind of armed conflict, if we consider the overall situation, once a war breaks out, Haihan's own interests will be greatly damaged. After all, in the current maritime trade in Zhejiang, the share related to Haihan has already been

Accounting for more than 50%, once these trade channels are stagnated due to war, Haihan's losses cannot be ignored.

Sun Jin also thought about it for a long time before finally writing the secret letter sent to He Guanzhi's mansion. He originally thought that if He Guanzhi didn't sell out, then at least he didn't say it too harshly. What was the content of the unconventional revenge method?

, there is no clear statement on when and where it will be implemented, at least leaving a certain buffer room for the next negotiation between the two sides. If He Guanzhi's attitude is tough, then it will not be too late for Haihan to take force measures.

But he never expected that He Guanzhi would make a decision so quickly and compromise with Haihan. Moreover, it was difficult for Sun Jin to find fault with his attitude. The letter he sent was not his true intention.

He wanted to bring He Guanzhi down, but since the other party had admitted defeat so happily, it seemed that he had no chance to beat the drowned dog. And He Guanzhi passed all the responsibilities to Li Song, which seemed to Sun Jin to be a normal thing.

Haihan still has many ways to use the power in He Guanzhi's hands. Now that he has thrown out the scapegoat and said that he will not continue, the best way for Haihan to deal with it is to accept the other party's apology and remorse, and give He Guanzhi a step down.

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Judging from He Guanzhi's letter, Sun Jin thought that he had completely given up on Li Song and Hao Qing. He might not even recognize Hao Qing at all, but only mentioned "Li Song and his gang" in the letter. Although Sun Jin was not a soft-hearted person,

People, but they can't help but sigh that the fate of these little people is completely determined by the thoughts of those above them, and it is decided with just one sentence.

However, Sun Jin will not silence Li Song and others as He Guanzhi suggested. These people are in Haihan's hands and they will be witnesses that can be used to threaten He Guanzhi for a long time. What's more, these people are actually

She didn't do anything directly detrimental to Haihan, and she didn't even know that Haihan would get involved. Although she was at fault, her crime was not worthy of death. Sun Jin planned to send all those who had been captured to the south, but on the island of Taiwan,

There has always been a huge labor gap. As for those injured people with broken arms and legs, Sun Jin is also planning to pack them up and send them away. She can't really sink all these guys. Although he has a ruthless style of doing things,

But he won't kill innocent people indiscriminately.

Li Song and Hao Qing finally met each other when they were interrogated again. After the two met, they were relatively speechless. Now even saving their lives is almost a luxury, and they have no intention of pursuing who caused this.

Responsibility.

"There is good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" Sun Jin asked the two people kneeling on the ground.

Li Song and Hao Qing looked at each other, and then Li Song said: "I would like to listen first."

"The good news is that we have contacted Mr. He Guanzhihe, explained the situation to him, and asked him to provide a guarantee for you." Sun Jin introduced.

"Is this the good news? What about the bad news?" Li Song asked with a very ugly face.

"The bad news is... Master He is unwilling to vouch for you." Sun Jin said slowly: "He wants you to die."
Chapter completed!