Chapter 833 Candidates

"Sure enough, there is a hidden trick!" Shi Diwen sighed secretly in his heart. Although the military and the Ministry of Security both believed that the old fox Xu Xinsu might have buried nails in Zhejiang, there has never been any tangible evidence. Until now

Xu Xinsu took the initiative to speak out, which confirmed Haihan's previous guess. Since Xu Xinsu showed his cards, Shi Diwen no longer had to worry about making excuses, which saved a lot of trouble.

Then I heard Xu Xinsu continue to say: "The year I ascended the throne, I had already decided to give up business and join politics, hoping to use my official career to protect my Xu family. But because the starting point was too low at that time, I could only get a general position.

It was not easy, and there was no hope of promotion in the future. I had nothing to rely on at the time, and only gold and silver could be put to some use. After much thought, I finally selected a few young people from the clan, changed their names, and went to Zhejiang.

They do business there, take exams, become officials, and join the army. Now seven or eight years have passed, and some of them have begun to stand out, and may be useful in your plans."

The big smuggler Shi Diwen Xindao sent his younger brother to hide ashore and even entered the army and government. It sounds a bit like the plot of Infernal Affairs. However, Xu Xinsu's calculation was really good, considering that he was being chased by Zheng Zhilong.

, was already in a precarious situation, and it was indeed difficult to rely on such a low-level military position to save the entire family and related industries. At that time, Haihan had not yet shown the strength to turn things around, and it was not considered a success for him.

A real boost. Although Xu Xinsu's method cannot completely solve the current crisis, it can spread the risks and greatly reduce the possibility of the family being copied by Shibazhi. Once the limelight passes, people in Zhejiang say

Maybe there will be a chance to stand out and re-open the branches of the Xu family.

Of course, at that time, Xu Xinsu was extremely unoptimistic about the future situation, so he came up with such a way to try to preserve the Xu family bloodline. But what he didn't expect was that the situation in Fujian would soon change. The mysterious people from overseas

The forces actually came to Xu Xinsu and asked for military assistance. At first, they sent hundreds of matchlock guns and a few small cannons, but then they gradually supplied Xu Xinsu with many "advanced weapons", and it was like predicting the unknown.

The navy led by General Instructor Xu Xinsu won several battles, and the military achievements he accumulated allowed him to be promoted one after another like a rocket. With the record of a victorious general, he was promoted from the general to the general of a province.

On the other hand, under the leadership of Haihan, the maritime trade that Xu Xinsu was originally good at also flourished. The large number of industrial products imported from Haihan allowed the business organization under Xu's name to quickly occupy the market through its exclusive agency.

The Fujian market even has room to export some goods to neighboring provinces. It is difficult for Xu Xinsu to calculate the specific amount of money she has made using this method of operation in the past few years, but one thing is certain, she cooperates with the Haihan people

The profits he earned were much higher than when he was a smuggler among the Red-haired People, the French People, Japan, Ryukyu, etc., and he was much more assured than his previous collaborators. Haihan's strength was deep.

It's unpredictable. Even now, Xu Xinsu still can't understand how many good things these overseas visitors have yet to reveal.

The Haihan people are not satisfied with living in a corner. In the past two or three years, the pace of expansion has accelerated, and Xu Xinsu has noticed it. Fortunately, the Haihan people do not seem to have much interest in invading the Ming Dynasty, but focus their main efforts on

Controlling the coastline of the Ming Dynasty, and implanting such influence into trade and immigration, constantly gaining wealth and population from the Ming Dynasty. Xu Xinsu understood that Haihan's method was actually sucking blood from the Ming Dynasty, but he started as a businessman

The official did not dislike Haihan's actions. After all, when he was still doing smuggling business, what he did was of the same nature.

Now that Haihan is about to enter Zhejiang, Xu Xinsu feels that this is another opportunity to take off. If used well, the cooperation form in Fujian can be copied to Zhejiang in the future - Haihan controls the power of sea area passage, and Xu Xinsu

The commercial organization under his name is responsible for underwriting Haihan's products in Zhejiang and assisting Haihan in obtaining various resources they want in various states in Zhejiang. Of course, to join this game, you must first show your chips in exchange for

The trust of Haihan people, and Xu Xinsu’s bargaining chip was the connections he had established in Zhejiang back then, which was also his greatest sincerity.

"There are people from me in Ningbo Prefecture, Hangzhou Prefecture, Shaoxing Prefecture, and Jiaxing Prefecture. However, General Lao Shi must explain how to cooperate with your actions." Xu Xinsu was not an energy-saving lamp, so he only gave a few instructions.

It was a casual remark, but it did not elaborate on the identity of these people. The meaning is also very clear, my cards have been revealed, it is time to show the cards in your hand.

Before Shi Diwen set off, the General Staff had indeed formulated several action plans. How to implement them would depend on the local situation in Zhejiang. But when the General Staff formulated the plan, they did not arrange for Xu Xinsu to lurk in Zhejiang.

Considering that Shi Diwen came here to negotiate, it was actually more or less improvised. The conditions that Xu Xinsu could provide were a huge variable to Haihan's original plan, and even the contingency plan included

He has never considered such a situation. Now that he wants Shi Diwen to explain Haihan's action plan, it is indeed a big problem.

Shi Diwen thought about it for a moment before responding: "Our original plan was to talk to the local government first. We would send troops to help the locals suppress bandits, and the locals would open their markets to us and provide necessary supplies. Of course, it would be best if this deal could be negotiated.

Okay, if we can't talk, we have no choice but to use force. According to our previous understanding, the local navy's combat effectiveness is very low, so we are not going to consider their feelings. When it's time to take action, we will directly clean up the pirates off the coast of Hangzhou Bay.

Of course, we will not invade the mainland. At most, we will find an island with suitable conditions to settle in the Zhoushan Islands and sell various products produced in Haihan to the local market. However, after we understand the local situation, we found that we need to

It will be very difficult to reach this level, and the local government may not want us to settle there."

"This problem does exist in Zhejiang. Your appearance will affect the interests of many people. Not everyone will welcome your arrival." Xu Xinsu nodded in agreement with Shi Diwen's point of view.

"So I'm thinking that since no one in the local area may be willing to welcome our presence, we should find a way to cultivate some fans ourselves. Whether they are people in the officialdom or business people, we can provide a lot of resources.

, help them get promoted and make a fortune, and enhance their influence in the local area." Shi Diwen spoke very slowly, thinking about his words as he spoke: "But if it is someone without a foundation, this process may take longer.

, and there will be many variables in the process, so we hope to get some recommended candidates so that we can formulate specific plans in a more targeted manner so that the people we support can take the position as soon as possible."

"In this case, I suddenly feel that the pressure on me is a lot heavier!" Xu Xinsu responded complacently. Shi Diwen's words have basically shown his attitude. Haihan will support Xu Xinsu's people.

As for how strong the support will be, it depends on how capable Xu Xinsu is.

"Of course we can trust the candidates recommended by Mr. Xu personally. We also hope that Mr. Xu can trust us. If your identity is exposed because of this, we will do our best to ensure his personal safety. If this affects his career or causes...

For economic losses, we will also provide corresponding compensation." Shi Diwen continued: "If necessary, I can sign a written commitment on behalf of the executive committee."

"General Shi's words are too outrageous! You and I have always trusted each other and cooperated very happily. There is no need to sign a written commitment for such trivial matters!" Xu Xinsu also knows how to give up when things go well.

What he wanted was for Shi Diwen to express his attitude on behalf of Haihan. As for the commitment on paper, it was actually not necessary for both parties. Xu Xinsu still remembered that when she met Ning Qi two years ago, she heard him say something

To put it philosophically - agreements written on paper are ultimately meant to be torn up.

The purpose of these descendants of the Xu family who are scattered throughout Zhejiang and remain anonymous is to help the Xu family in times of crisis. Therefore, when Xu Xinsu asks them to serve, these people should not resist the order from the head of the family. What's more,

This operation also has the strong support of Haihan as a guarantee, which is enough to add a lot of confidence to the children of the Xu family.

The two parties quickly agreed on a general framework and agreed on the direction of action. The next thing is to finalize the specific candidates one by one. This will be difficult to do. First of all, the parties concerned

The situation only comes from Xu Xinsu's verbal introduction. Shi Diwen must not be able to see anyone now, and Xu Xinsu's subjective views are likely to affect Haihan's judgment of the person involved, and the resulting impression deviation is almost inevitable.

Secondly, the parties involved are all in Zhejiang, and there is no way to know their thoughts and attitudes about this matter. Although these people are all from the Xu family, after so many years, have the changes in their living environment affected them?

Mentality, this is really difficult to determine.

Xu Xinsu did not reveal all the cards in his hand at once. When Shi Diwen asked about a certain field, he would tell whether any of the people he arranged had been involved in this field. The conversation lasted until late at night, and Xu Xinsu introduced everything in total.

The situation of three people.

These three people all entered the officialdom and were both civilized and military. The literary one was a county magistrate in a county in Ningbo. Among the two military men, one became the chief of the police in Hangzhou Prefecture, and the other was a naval officer in Ningbo Prefecture.

Being appointed as the general manager is at the same level as the starting point of Xu Xinsu's official career.

Shi Diwen was somewhat interested in this naval commander, because in Xu Yuzhuo's description, the navy of Ningbo Mansion was completely incompetent in the entire Ming Dynasty. Of course, this incompetence was not only due to its low combat effectiveness, but also a large part of the reason.

There are many gray interest chains between the Ningbo Navy and the pirate gangs in the Zhoushan Islands. Instead of becoming a fist against pirates, they have played the role of a protective umbrella for pirates. This is reflected in the Fujian Navy, which has successfully expelled Shibazhi.

It seems that nature is extremely incompetent.

Shi Diwen didn't expect this descendant of the Xu family to be very capable. He just wanted to use this person to understand the conflict of interests between the Ningbo navy and the pirates, so as to find a way to break up this chain of interests. Of course, if this

If a person is strong enough and courageous enough, then Haihan can find ways to help him rise to the top, and even give him glory and wealth.

But when talking about the latter, Shi Diwen realized that Xu Xinsu's energy could no longer hold up, and his attention began to lose focus. It must have been caused by his age and fatigue from running around for a day. So Shi Diwen took the initiative to terminate

Talk, and make an appointment with Xu Xinsu to continue the conversation the next day.

During the meeting the next morning, Xu Yuzhuo did not appear again. Shi Diwen thought that he should go to prepare for subsequent actions. Xu Xinsu continued the topic from last night and continued to introduce his people lurking in Zhejiang. Shi Diwen today

Turning the inquiry direction to the business world, Xu Xinsu provided him with two candidates.

One of them is engaged in silk business in Hangzhou and owns a silk and satin shop in Fucheng. Almost all the Hangzhou silks purchased by Haihan from the mainland come from this silk shop. The other is engaged in aquatic products business in Ningbo and owns

He has more than a dozen fishing boats and more than a hundred sailors under his name. The catches from the sea are mainly sold to local restaurants in Ningbo, and the business is pretty good.

Shi Diwen secretly marked this aquatic product seller in his mind. Since he has a ship in his name and often needs to go to sea for work, he must be familiar with the pirate situation in Zhoushan Islands. If there is a chance, he can talk to this person in advance.

Get in touch and collect some useful information from him.

Speaking of this, even though the identities of these people have been explained, Xu Xinsu still did not mention the real names of these people. Shi Diwen thinks that Xu Xinsu will not hand over the information until Haihan comes up with a specific action plan.

Publish all the information and let Haihan contact the person involved directly. Although Shi Diwen is a little dissatisfied with Xu Xinsu's caution, considering that these people were once the hope of the Xu family, Xu Xinsu seems to be so cautious.

Excusable.

The two parties discussed this in secret for two days, and then jointly agreed on several candidates. Shi Diwen took the roster and returned to Penghu to continue discussing the action plan with Qian Tiandun, while Xu Xinsu secretly sent a messenger to Zhejiang to meet with the selected candidates.

Contact several people.
Chapter completed!