Chapter 552 Soft Nails

The man bowed and said, "I am Li Jiang, the clerk of the local port management office. Before you two get off the ship, you need to check the people on the ship against the registered list."

"What does this mean?" Li Jin frowned and said, "Do you suspect that there are some unidentified people on this ship?"

Li Jiang responded in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "This is the rule at Lijiazhuang Pier. I am just doing things according to routine. If you two adults don't want to cause trouble, then it's okay if you don't do anything, but the people on this ship will not be allowed to disembark."

Li Jin immediately became angry: "How can you, a commoner, have the courage to point your fingers at the imperial officials? What right do you have to prohibit us from taking action!"

But Li Jiang was unmoved and still said calmly: "My lord, it's useless no matter how loud you yell at me. These rules were not set by me, and I have no ability to change the rules here. If you

If you are dissatisfied, you can order the ship to turn around and leave here. The other side of the river is not the territory of Lijiazhuang, and there is no need to abide by these rules."

"You guy..." When Li Jin heard this, he felt that he was even more angry. He rolled up his sleeves and planned to teach this disrespectful guy a lesson.

Yan Mingjun, with quick hands and eyes, quickly reached out to stop Li Jin and said to Li Jiang: "As for rules, this Lijiazhuang is a territory of the Ming Dynasty, and it should abide by the rules set by the Ming Dynasty court. Are your private rules of the Lijiazhuang bigger than those of the imperial court?

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Li Jiang glanced at Yan Mingjun and his tone suddenly became cold: "In the first year of Chongzhen, Lijiazhuang was besieged by thousands of rogues. At that time, the village sent people to ask for help from Guangzhou Prefecture. However, the adults seemed to have forgotten that this place belonged to the Ming Dynasty.

There was no intention of sending troops to rescue them. At that time, no one told the people here what the Ming Dynasty was doing!"

This Li Jiang was originally from Lijiazhuang. When Lijiazhuang was besieged by rogue bandits, he was one of the people who witnessed it. He was very impressed by this period of history. And Lijiazhuang is also an area with a high degree of Haihan control, and many people in Lijiazhuang are there.

After that battle, he chose to join the Haihan native place, in order to be able to get timely rescue from the Haihan militia if he was attacked by bandits again one day. Li Jiang was also one of them, and he got a job arrangement immediately after naturalization.

, specially responsible for the negotiation work of foreign civilian ships and merchant ships.

"You..." Yan Mingjun was choked by Li Jiang's words for a moment and was unable to refute. The bandit turmoil in the first year of Chongzhen and the bandits running around made the security situation in Guangdong and Guangxi a mess.

It is not Lijiazhuang. However, Panyu County is within easy reach of Guangzhou City. After receiving the local request for help, the defenders remained stationary and watched Lijiazhuang being besieged by rogue bandits. This is unjustifiable in any case.

This behavior of the Guangzhou garrison has also been remembered by the people in Panyu County, especially in Lijiazhuang. In the end, if the Haihan militia had not arrived for reinforcements, it is really hard to say whether Lijiazhuang would have been captured by the rogue army. And the original share

The grievances of being isolated and helpless were naturally blamed on the government and the court.

Yan Mingjun was a scholar after all, but he was not as impulsive as Li Jin. He quickly calmed down and asked, holding back his displeasure, "How long do you need?"

"Please ask the two adults to call out all the people on the ship. After checking the list, the two adults can land." Li Jiang responded.

Before Li Jin could say anything, several people came up from the springboard on the shore. They were all wearing short gray cloth shirts. They were holding firecrackers about five feet long in their hands. They looked at Yan and Li with eager eyes.

The protest on Li Jin's lips turned into saliva and he immediately swallowed it back in his stomach. Before boarding the ship, he had heard Liu Qian warn him not to conflict with the militiamen on the territory where the Haihan people made the decision, because this would

Most of the soldiers in the militia are from the Li Miao and Annan ethnic groups. Many people only know about the Haihan Executive Committee and do not know about the imperial court. If they have trouble with the militia, it is not worthwhile to be brutally attacked by these stupid militiamen.

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In desperation, Yan Mingjun could only ask people to call all the people on the ship and gather them on the deck so that Li Jiang could check as soon as possible.

In fact, Li Jiang's move was indeed under the instructions of his superiors, and he was not usually so strict in checking. Moreover, this ship was originally owned by the Ministry of Shipping, and the crew and sailors were all naturalized citizens. If there was anything unusual on the ship, these crew members would have been there long ago.

He jumped out and exposed it. The Lijiazhuang Port Management Office arranged such a link mainly to impress upon these alternate officials their authority and sharpen their spirit.

Li Jiang's head count was a symbolic process, and it was completed in a moment. After nodding the heads, Li Jiang bowed to Yan Mingjun and Li Jin: "Thank you two adults for your cooperation. Now we can land ashore. But please still

Try to stay within the scope of activities we have designated to ensure the personal safety of adults and family members."

"Hey, we've also defined a range of activities!" Li Jin responded angrily and amusedly: "I wonder how big the range of activities is. Can it allow me to do a few somersaults?"

Li Jiang said without changing his expression: "After the two adults arrive at the pier, as long as they don't go out of the area separated by red lines on the ground. As for whether they can do somersaults, this adult can do it very well after they get ashore!"

Before Li Jin could have another attack, Li Jiang retreated on his own. Yan Mingjun smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Li, this Li Family Village is known as the No. 1 Village on the Pearl River. I don't know about other things, but at least it seems to have the most rules."

The so-called "No. 1 Village on the Pearl River" has only slowly emerged in Guangzhou in the past year or two. Since the bandit rebellion in the first year of Chongzhen, Lijiazhuang has conducted in-depth cooperation with Haihan, not only building an immigration

Transshipment camps, large comprehensive docks, Lijiazhuang military training base and other facilities, and the local social management system is gradually becoming consistent with the area under Haihan rule. For example, most of the regulations and measures formulated by the Lijiazhuang Port Management Office

They all copied the contents of Shengli Port and Sanya Port. And Haihan’s successful experience in port terminal operations also prevented the very few opposition parties in Lijiazhuang from making a strong voice at all.

With Haihan's support, the permanent population of Lijiazhuang has doubled in just two years. In addition to the population in the immigration transfer camp, more and more immigrants are coming to the vicinity of Lijiazhuang.

They settled down and worked directly or indirectly for the Haihan people. Even among the local people in Lijiazhuang, a considerable number of people, like Li Jiang, chose to work for the Haihan people.

Due to Lijiazhuang's special location in the Pearl River Basin, the wharf here has quickly become one of the cargo distribution centers on the Pearl River. In order to avoid being exploited by the municipal shipping company at the Guangzhou City Wharf, many ships trafficking goods from other places to Guangdong have

They chose to unload the goods in Lijiazhuang, and then transport the goods to Guangzhou and other places. In this way, the economy of Lijiazhuang was quickly boosted, and its prosperity even exceeded that of Panyu County. In addition, the public security here was also excellent, so it was

It is known among the people as the "No. 1 Village on the Pearl River".

The two of them got off the gangplank to the shore. When they saw that the first few ships that had docked first were still getting people off, they knew that what Li Jiang said was true. There was probably no exception in this fleet. All ships had to accept the local people first.

Only those on board can disembark after an inspection by the port agency.

It was the first time for Li Jin to step on this kind of concrete ground. He couldn't help but rub his feet on the ground. Finally, he squatted down and touched the ground. Then he praised with unsatisfied words: "This Haihan Cement

The material is so smooth, and each piece is two feet square. I don’t know how the Haihan people paved such a large area."

Yan Mingjun laughed dumbly and said: "Brother Li, this cement is not cut stone bricks, but is as solid as mud. The blocks you see on the ground are actually the marks framed by wooden strips when paving the road.

After limiting the area in this way, it will also facilitate the construction during paving and make the road surface smoother."

Li Jin suddenly realized: "So it's just me who is ignorant and embarrassed."

Yan Mingjun said: "The Haihan people have endlessly mastered all kinds of strange and cunning skills. Even I have many things that I have never seen before. Brother Li, don't mind. I heard that there is a kind in Yazhou that does not require animal power and can run quickly by boiling water.

This strange black iron cart looks like a horse, and it can also pull a load of ten thousand kilograms. If there is a chance, you and I should go and see it."

Li Jin sighed: "These Haihan people have so many secret arts in their hands, and they have endless gold and silver to back them up. It's no wonder they can inspire the people to work for them."

"What you two said is different. This is not some mysterious technique. Haihan people call it 'science'. It is difficult for others to understand. They just don't understand the reason." Suddenly someone interrupted from the side, and the two of them looked sideways.

I saw a young man wearing a blue satin robe with longevity characters.

Yan Mingjun saw how he was dressed, and the hat on his waist and head were both inlaid with jade stones. He knew that this person must have a high status, and he had never seen this person before, so he took the initiative to greet him: "I haven't asked, who is this brother?"

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"I dare not take this seriously. I am Li Nai, courtesy name Chuanrong, a local. You two adults are so polite!" The young man talking to the two officials was none other than Li Nai, one of the owners of Lijiazhuang, Mr. Li San.

Yan Mingjun saw that this Li Nai was polite and polite, so he probably was not an ordinary rich man, so he chatted for a few more words, and found out that this Li Nai was one of the heads of the Li family village, and he was also a member of the family, and he was the same as him.

It was fate that he passed the national examination in the same year.

After exchanging pleasantries about academic qualifications, Yan Mingjun took the initiative and asked, "Since you and I are of the same age, we should be on par with each other. I just heard from Brother Rong that he seems to be very familiar with Haihan's situation?"

Li Nai responded: "Then I am being disrespectful. Since brother Jun Gu asked, I will tell you about the relationship between Haihan and Lijiazhuang."

Li Nai started from the time when the Haihan people first arrived in Yulin, how they established themselves there, how they then connected with the "Furuifeng" trade line, and how the two sides began to cooperate. He talked about the first time he went to Victory Port.

Li Nai also had many feelings about the experience: "At that time, I just thought that these overseas visitors had some business acumen, but I never thought that they could develop into what they are today in just a few years. But in terms of their ability, even if they achieve

Ten times or a hundred times more is just around the corner."

It was the first time for both Yan Mingjun and Li Jin to hear someone talk about their various experiences in the Haihan settlement in such detail. They were both listening attentively. It was not until a servant came over to invite them to the dinner that the three of them stopped the conversation.

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Lord Yan Ming said: "Brother Chuanrong, if it's convenient, can I bother you again after the banquet?"

"Brother Jun Gu, you're welcome. We'll invite you two next time. We'll rest in the village tonight and set off with the fleet tomorrow." Li Nai is also a person who likes to socialize with others. It's rare that there are people today.

He was so willing to listen to him promote Haihan culture, and he also wanted to talk more about it.

The reception banquet prepared for these candidate officials was also arranged by the Guangdong Office. During the banquet, the local temporary director Sha Xi also came forward to meet with the officials. However, Sha Xi did not have many plans to get close to these officials because he knew very well

This group of officials will be ignored after arriving on Hainan Island, and they will have no real power to exercise at all. The reception banquet arranged now is actually to observe whether there are dangerous people with more radical attitudes among this group of people, so that Hainan Island can quickly

Make preparations.

In addition to this banquet, Sha Xi also arranged a place for these officials to stay overnight - a local guest house specially used to receive visitors from the base camp. There were more than twenty rooms in total, all of which were fully occupied. However, the second half of the banquet

, when he started to register the accommodation, Sha Xi received a report that Yan Mingjun and Li Jin were not planning to stay in the guest house, but were invited to spend the night at Li's house in Lijiazhuang.

Sha Xi made an excuse to leave the banquet hall and asked someone to call Li Nai out. Li Nai also understood why Sha Xi was looking for him, so he took the initiative and said: "Director Sha, this Master Yan and I were elected in the same year.

They seem to have some friendship. After just talking, they were able to reach an agreement, so I took the initiative to invite them to be guests in Zhuangzi. Although Mr. Li is a martial artist, he is not an unreasonable person. I think that if the measures are appropriate,

, these two people can actually fight for it."

Sha Xi laughed dumbly and said: "Well, Li Nai, you took the initiative to take over all the work that was originally supposed to be done by the Security Department! I will say hello to Mr. He later and simply recruit you into the Security Department as a special agent.

It’s okay to invite guests!”

Li Nai didn't shy away from it and said with a smile: "If Mr. He wanted to get me to join the team, he would have spoken out long ago. I don't need Director Lao Sha's recommendation. I'm not too busy, I just think these two people can get along well, and I want to give it a try."

Can you change their view of Haihan?"

Sha Xi nodded and said, "Since you have this intention, I won't stop you. But you know our policies. You have to know what you should say and what shouldn't be said."

Li Nai bowed and said, "Don't worry, Director Sha, there will be news tomorrow."
Chapter completed!