Chapter 376 Annoying Negotiation

Liu Xiang and his group have been reluctant to break up with Haihan, of course, not only because they are afraid of the two platoons of armed militiamen in the Guangdong Office. More importantly, the influence that the Haihan people have in Guangdong has been considerable, and they have

Not just anyone dares to reach out to it, even lawless pirates have to be cautious.

First of all, there is no doubt about the financial strength of the Haihan people. Haihan's goods sell well in Guangdong and Guangxi, making money every day. The "Haihan Bank" under his name is now the most famous bank in Guangzhou, and its cash circulation is also one of the highest. Almost all

Trade and money delivery related to Haihan are all carried out through "Haihan Bank". And after this economic power is projected to all levels of society, the influence it has is also huge, whether it is a dignitary or a trafficker.

It is now fashionable to talk about Haihan-related topics.

Secondly, the Haihan people now also have a certain influence in Guangzhou's officialdom. They vigorously promote cultural undertakings in Guangzhou. They pacified the bandits in the First World War in Panyu, recruited a large number of victims to reclaim the border with work-for-relief, and showed goodwill to the new governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.

Various measures made people in the Guangzhou officialdom show courtesy to him. Moreover, because the government had previously issued official notices for Haihan's recruitment of disaster victims, Haihan also had a certain degree of credibility among the people, and some people even regarded Haihan as his own.

Some of the rules formulated are understood as the meaning of the government.

Finally, there is the military force that the Haihan people currently have. In addition to the Haihan militia stationed in the Guangdong Office, there are nearly 300 armed personnel under the name of "Golden Shield Security" outside Guangzhou. Although these people are affiliated

The private armed forces under the name of the Li family can also be deployed by the Guangdong Office. Forty miles outside Guangzhou, the large-scale immigration camp built by the Haihan people in Lijiazhuang, Panyu County also has hundreds of militiamen stationed there, as well as the guards of Lijiazhuang.

There are more than a hundred people in the team.

Just near Guangzhou, Haihan can mobilize more than 500 troops at any time. This manpower may seem small, but in the Battle of Panyu a few months ago, the Haihan people severely defeated the siege with a strength of 500 to 600 troops.

Among the thousands of bandits in Lijiazhuang, Liu Xiangke is not arrogant enough to think that the combat effectiveness of his men after landing is much better than the bandits on land. What's more, in addition to these men, Haihan also occupies a small island at the Pearl River Estuary

, the island not only has forts and militia soldiers stationed there, but also has several warships equipped with artillery that patrol the surrounding waters every day. It is simply a maritime fortress.

The Haihan people are rich and powerful, and they also have powerful private armed forces. Liu Xiang does not want to bite such hard bones unless he has to. As an envoy, Liu Xin naturally adheres to this concept, although Maliko of the General Office of the People's Republic of China has always

After going around in circles and not giving him a positive response on the arms trade issue, Liu Xin still swallowed his composure and chose to continue the negotiation instead of the threat of force used by the "Eighteen Zhi" - of course he also knew very well that using force to threaten the Haihan people

This trick may not work, and it may even anger these guys and further intensify the conflict between the two parties.

However, continuing to delay like this is not a solution to the problem. Liu Xin was given half a month of activity time before departure. Now more than half of it has passed, but the negotiations between the two parties have not made substantial progress. The negotiations continue in the current mode.

If this continues, I'm afraid there won't be any decent results by the end of the year. How can Liu Xin go back and return to work?

After waiting for another day in a restless mood, the heavy rain for many days finally stopped. Liu Xin quickly asked the innkeeper to contact a carriage and rushed to the Guangdong Office outside Guangzhou. This negotiation

Stopping for two days due to weather conditions has already made Liu Xin as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. If the Haihan people continue to excuse themselves and say that they haven't thought about it yet, Liu Xin will really be angry.

This heavy rain turned the roads throughout Guangzhou into mud. Some low-lying areas in the city even had knee-deep swamps due to poor drainage. Liu Xin was sitting on the carriage and saw people sitting under the eaves on both sides of the road.

Many people carrying packages and pots and pans on their backs seemed to be victims of the heavy rain.

Liu Xin's carriage finally made it out of the city in the chaotic traffic, but when he rushed to the Guangdong Office, he found that the traffic conditions here were far worse than in the city. There was still one mile away from the Guangdong Office.

By that time, the road was already blocked by flood victims. Looking around, at least two to three thousand people had gathered in the area outside the Guangdong Office. Now there is no need for government publicity at all. People near Guangzhou know that the Haihan people have always been

In helping the victims, affected people from all over the world naturally flocked to the Guangdong Office to seek help.

Seeing that the carriage could no longer pass, Liu Xin had no choice but to get off the car and walk, squeezing through the crowd with difficulty. From time to time, he would be ridiculed by people around him: "Why are you so crowded? People in Haihan have to queue up to get food. Do you understand?"

rule!"

Liu Xin could only turn a deaf ear and finally squeezed to the door. Before he could say anything, two militiamen in gray uniforms pushed him aside: "Queue in line! Queue in the back!"

Liu Xin quickly identified himself: "Liu Xin, I am not a victim of the disaster. I am here to work in the Guangdong Office. Please tell the two of you."

"Oh? What are you doing?" one of the militiamen asked. Today, a large number of disaster victims flocked outside the Guangdong Office. The superiors have ordered that irrelevant personnel are strictly prohibited from entering and exiting the Guangdong Office at will, so the interrogations are much stricter than usual.

Naturally, it was not convenient for Liu Xin to tell these grassroots personnel that he was here for negotiation, so he could only find an excuse: "Brother Yu brought him in last time I came here. You two just need to let Brother Yu come out."

The "Brother Yu" Liu Xin refers to is Yu Xiaobao, who was assigned to work in the General Office of the People's Republic of China last year and is now the director of the foreign reception affairs of the General Office of the People's Republic of China. Although the two militiamen were a little skeptical, they still reported this information.

Got in.

After a while, Yu Xiaobao came out of the courtyard: "It's Mr. Liu! There are few visitors, so please come inside!"

Liu Xinxin thought that except for the past two days, I had been here almost every day in the past few days. This was considered a rare visitor. However, there were many people at the moment, so he did not argue with Yu Xiaobao, raised his hands and clasped his fists, and followed

Yu Xiaobao entered the yard together.

"I wonder which minister Mr. Liu is here to meet today? Do you have an appointment?" Yu Xiaobao took Liu Xin to the living room where he first entered the courtyard, and asked people to make tea and serve snacks, and then asked.

Liu Xin’s purpose.

"When I came to visit me last time, I made an appointment with Boss Ma to meet the day before yesterday. However, it rained too hard two days ago and I couldn't travel, so I didn't come until today. I wonder if Boss Ma is here now?" Liu Xin asked.

"That's it..." Yu Xiaobao nodded slowly: "Chief Ma is busy with work. If the agreed meeting time has passed, you need to make another appointment."

"But this is an urgent matter, we can't wait!" Liu Xin couldn't sit still immediately.

"It's useless to be anxious. Chief Ma has other arrangements today, and no one is in the Guangdong Office now." Yu Xiaobao said helplessly: "Because a large number of victims came to seek help early this morning, Chief Ma

I am afraid that the grain storage of the Guangdong Office is not enough, so I have already taken people to Panyu to transport grain. I guess I won't be able to make it back today, so Mr. Liu can make an appointment for tomorrow."

Liu Xinxin cursed secretly and asked persistently: "Then there is another boss named He?"

"Chief He is here, but he is currently busy dealing with the victims outside. I'm afraid he won't have time to see you for a while..."

"I'm willing to wait!" Liu Xin rushed to say before he could finish his words: "Can you please tell me, brother?" After saying that, he took out a silver coin from his body and stuffed it towards Yu Xiaobao.

Yu Xiaobao skillfully pushed away Liu Xin's bribe and said with a smile: "This is not necessary. We Haihan are not interested in this. Then please sit here for a while, Mr. Liu, and I will go and get through it for you."

pass."

So Liu Xin could only sit down and wait obediently. Fortunately, although the work of the Guangdong Office in Guangdong was tedious, his treatment of others was not ambiguous at all. There were four-color pastries and snacks on the table, as well as roasted seeds and nuts such as melon seeds and peanuts, and tea.

It was also a good Tieguanyin, which gave Liu Xin time to replenish his energy when he went out on an empty stomach.

However, Liu Xin was still tired of waiting. In the blink of an eye, it was noon. He urged him several times, and Yu Xiaobao all said that He Xi was still busy outside dealing with relief matters for the victims. One after another, people were already in the living room.

There were seven or eight people waiting, and it seemed that this was not fake, so Liu Xin could only continue to wait honestly.

After eating a lunch provided by the General Office of the People's Republic of China at noon, Liu Xin couldn't help but feel sleepy. He had been anxious for the past two days and couldn't fall asleep at all at night. Now his nervousness suddenly became tense.

After relaxing, he sat on the wicker chair and dozed off.

When Liu Xin woke up, he found that the sky had darkened, and all the people waiting for him in the living room were gone. Liu Xin quickly got up, went outside to find Yu Xiaobao, and asked He Xi if he had returned.

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Yu Xiaobao nodded and said: "Chief He will be back in the afternoon, but seeing that Mr. Liu is sleeping soundly, I specifically asked not to wake you up."

Liu Xin couldn't care less about being angry at this time and quickly asked: "Then where is Boss He now? Take me to see him quickly."

"Director He is not in the Guangdong Office now..." Yu Xiaobao said slowly.

Liu Xin was almost crazy with anxiety: "Don't use excuses to prevaricate me. I know your two bosses are avoiding me on purpose! Take me to see them quickly!"

"I'm really not here, why should I lie to you?" Yu Xiaobao explained innocently: "In the afternoon, the Governor's Mansion sent someone over, saying that the Governor had something to announce about disaster relief, and asked Chief He to enter the city. This

At that time, I should be attending a banquet at the Governor's Mansion."

Liu Xin naturally had no way to go to Wang Zunde's house to check whether He Xi was there, so he could only give up his plan to wait any longer and return to the city first. Seeing that the deadline for negotiations set by Liu Xiang was one day closer,

But this day was spent in vain sitting in the General Office of the People's Republic of China. Liu Xin felt that his spirit was about to collapse.

But there was something Liu Xin didn't know. Just when he accidentally fell into a coma in the Guangdong Office, the Haihan Executive Committee thousands of miles away had decided to take a tough stance to deal with Liu Xiang's request.

Naturally, Maliko and He Xi didn't go out at all, and the excuses they made were just to delay the negotiation process. When Liu Xin left the General Office of the People's Republic of China with a feeling of grievance, they were in the telegram mailroom checking the latest messages sent from the base camp.

instruct.

"It is necessary to mobilize troops to the Pearl River Estuary to strengthen the defense of the Pearl River Estuary. The Executive Committee is planning to confront it." He Xi took the telegram and said with emotion: "It seems that the Executive Committee is not planning to do so."

Continue to take a low-key route."

"It's hard to say!" Malik had a different view on this: "You saw it also said in the cable that it can actively defend, but is not allowed to take the initiative. It took half a year for the Navy to reach its current scale. The Executive Committee

How could the Central Military Commission be willing to take risks with these treasures?"

He Xi frowned and said, "Then we have a showdown with Liu Xiang's people?"

"Why are you so anxious? I think this matter can be stable for a few more days." Malik analyzed: "The military is going to dispatch most of the navy this time. It will definitely take a few days to prepare, including their departure from Sanya and arrival at the Pearl River.

I think it will take at least three to five to seven days for the mouth to be opened."

"You can't put medicine in the food to knock him out every day, right?" He Xi smiled and said: "I guess I can use it once at most. He will definitely not even get a sip of water when he comes to the house in the future."

Maliko also smiled and said: "This kind of thing can't happen again, just once is enough. But it's not difficult to hold him back. Negotiation means negotiating while stumbling on the opponent, trying to slow down the pace of the negotiation.

, it’s actually very easy, just pick up every word the other party said. I can’t do intelligence, and you can’t play dirty tricks, so just leave this matter to me.”

"Okay, okay, you have the final say if you cheat, I won't compete with you." After He Xi finished joking, he returned the topic to the matter at hand: "With this heavy rain, it is estimated that there will be three to four thousand more victims near Guangzhou.

If the operation is good, we can bring another one or two thousand people back to the island."

"Maybe there are more." Maliko was obviously more optimistic about this matter: "Today, the number of victims who came to the Guangdong Office for help alone should have exceeded 2,000, but the news from Panyu said that the victims in the south were affected by the disaster.

The situation seems to be more serious, so many victims went to Panyu, which is closer, and did not come to Guangzhou City."

"The robbery must be done now!" He Xi was also moved by Maliko's emotions and sighed: "This year and the next two years are critical periods for the population explosion. If the population of our ruling area exceeds 100,000, the southeastern region will basically

No one can touch us anymore."

Maliko responded: "Let's take the Pearl River Estuary first. As long as we control the waterway here, population and wealth will be continuously transported to Sanya. No matter how powerful the 'Eighteen Zhi' is in Fujian, they will arrive

This is also an away game, so there is not much advantage at all. In comparison, we at least have Wanshan Port as a maritime base that we can use."

Liu Xin had no idea about the shady plan of the Haihan people behind the scenes, but he could also vaguely feel that the Haihan people were consciously delaying time. But even though he was aware of this, he was still unable to change the pace of the negotiations.
To be continued...