"If this is the case, light industry can be spread, so why spread it to gun factories? Most people don't visit this thing often."
"My opinion is to sell Li Luoyou a complete set of silk reeling factory equipment..."
"I think it's good to process supplied materials. I can earn money to earn raw materials and let my apprentices practice!"
"Bullshit——"
The two sides did not argue much about technical issues, but almost came to blows over whether to sell equipment and how to sell equipment.
"Forget it, everyone, stop fighting!" Huang Tianyu appeared at the door of the office with a frustrated look, "I don't want him anymore!"
"What?!" Everyone was surprised. Whether they were supporters or opponents, this news was like ice water. All the things manufactured by Lingao Industry, some are hot-selling and some are average sales, but there has never been such a thing.
Don’t get it if you don’t like it! In everyone’s mind, Lingao Manufacturing is equivalent to “Made in Germany” in the old time and space.
Now such a rich indigenous man actually said no! Several people who had been the most vehemently opposed to selling the machine were at a loss. It felt as if there was always a woman he didn't like pestering him to go to bed, claiming that he could be ravaged and played with by you. Now
Suddenly I couldn't even touch my breasts. I felt extremely depressed.
"Why didn't you buy it?"
"I heard it's too expensive." Huang Tianyu sat down on a box containing parts.
"Who can say?" The person who was originally actively opposed to selling the machine became even more disappointed - the 50,000 taels of silver were gone!
"That's what Liu San said. The official notification should come soon."
A few minutes later, the phone at the machine factory rang. The secretary in the manufacturing director's office informed Zhan Wuya that Chu Yu, the secretary in the planning institute's office, had officially canceled the equipment order for the simple gun factory.
The OGPU was brightly lit - the courtyard was lit even at midnight. The secret police - no matter where they were in time - were used to working at night. Ringing phones, voices and Chinese typewriters could be heard in the courtyard.
A heavy knocking sound.
Ufo held in his hand the latest wiretapping report that had been printed out just before midnight. A dozen indigenous clerks were sitting in a room that was divided into small rooms. Each room was equipped with thick glass panels and
Sound-absorbing panels filled with kapok. Each monitor understands at least two dialects: Cantonese vernacular, Qiongzhou dialect, Leizhou dialect, Hainanese military dialect, Hakka dialect, Lingao dialect... There are people here who can hear the dialects spoken in this area.
Understand. They listened attentively to the sounds recorded using various equipment: computer microphones, tape recorders, recorders... and then used iron-point pens dipped in ink to record the contents of the conversation in the notebook in front of them.
These sounds are played through cheap computer active speakers purchased in a unified manner for more than ten yuan. Each recording room has one installed and is carefully installed in a wooden protective box.
The recorded eavesdropping reports were sent to the clerk's room, where they were transcribed and printed. Several heavy Chinese typewriters were used for printing. They were not brought from the old time and space, but were copied locally because the materials were not very satisfactory.
, it was made even stupider, bigger, darker and thicker than the original version. However, in terms of typing speed, the indigenous typists quickly proved that they were much better than the chief.
In order to save the life of the equipment, the General Political Security Bureau installed bugs in only a few places. Although the installation locations are confidential, the elders can basically guess that there must be some in shopping malls, county offices, and county schools.
Like Moli Xuan, the small teahouse opposite the county government office is full of bugs. The East Guest House of Runshitang can also be monitored at any time.
No one, not Yang Shixiang or the distinguished guests of Runshitang who live in it, knows that there are mezzanines and secret passages in this house that they don't know about. Monitoring equipment can be installed in the mezzanine walls whenever necessary.
99% of the wiretapping reports are useless. Among the useful materials, those involving private comments are bound into a volume and handed over to the Propaganda Department for reference; those involving complaints about grassroots staff and involvement in corrupt bureaucracy are handed over to the Cheka; those involving general crimes are handed over to the Cheka
The National Police... finally handed over the wiretapping report involving "serious situations" to the Investigation Division of the General Administration for processing.
Even ordinary gossip such as family gossip, as long as it involves keywords, must be handed over to a specialized group. These keywords are mainly Ming officials such as county magistrates, local landowners, and pirates operating nearby.
Names of people, etc. These people have files in the General Administration of Political Security, and the content of conversations involving them is classified into their respective file materials according to the "rumor" category.
Regardless of the processing result, the original manuscripts of all reports must be archived and retained. Zhao Manxiong repeatedly emphasized at the work meeting: To do a good job in security work, the first step is to establish a complete data database.
Wu Fo looked through these reports and first took out the report on the East Guest House of Runshi Hall. Li Luoyou's arrival raised the monitoring of the East Guest House of Runshi Hall from "general concern" to "key concern".
He watched for a few minutes, frowning. Master Han said this with bad intentions! He obviously didn't intend to make this deal happen! He quickly called the Ministry of Commerce.
"The commercial department is off duty. Do you want me to transfer to the duty room?" The switchboard lady on the phone spoke Mandarin with a sweet voice and an accent.
"Oh, no need!" Wu Fo then remembered that it was midnight and it was impossible to discuss any business.
However, if the news is conveyed before work tomorrow, Li Mei will still have the opportunity to make adjustments, including the terms of the transaction. This transaction was led by Wu De, and the relationship between the first deputy director and Wu De seems to be inconsistent.
Qian. Wu Fo didn't dare to neglect, so he picked up the phone and dialed Wu De's number.
Slow down! He felt something was wrong in his heart. This matter was Wu De's opinion, but there were many people who opposed it. It would be too naked for him to report directly to him.
Thinking of this, he decided not to call Wu De, but to call Li Mei. She was the directly responsible leader of this transaction, and she was also very interested in this transaction. She would definitely communicate with Wu De and come up with new ideas.
There is a plan to save the deal.
From a business perspective, this approach is in line with the procedures and no mistakes can be caught.
However, her phone was turned off. Li Mei was nearly 60 years old and was a very light sleeper. She would not sleep with her phone on unless she was notified to do so.
He immediately sealed the report and put it in the mailroom. The envelope was written as CC: Li Mei, Ministry of Commerce.
"Urgent!" He stamped a stamp and handed it to the clerk. "Delivery will be at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning!"
Wu Fo didn't know at this time that Li Luoyou had made it clear to Liu San that he did not intend to purchase the gun factory's equipment that evening, and the Planning Institute had also canceled the order.
After Li Luoyou listened to Master Han's words, he realized with horror that he had never thought carefully about it: What will the relationship between the government and Australians be like in the future?
The government now acquiesces to their existence, but it will not acquiesce forever. Li Luoyou is too familiar with the relationship between the government and the various Europeans who came to the Ming Dynasty with the purpose of making a fortune. Europeans always hope to occupy a stronghold on the coast of China for a long time
When doing business nearby, the local government ignored it at first, but when things got serious and the local government could no longer cover them up, they had to send troops to drive them away.
Generally speaking, until now, except for the Portuguese, no foreign group has been able to occupy a coastal area for a long time. Although the Dutch occupied a place in Taiwan, they were driven out of Penghu.
This knot has been lingering in his mind. It troubled him a lot. He decided that until the relationship between the Australians and the government became clear, he would try to have as little involvement as possible - the Australians would not be able to get away.
, he has a family to take care of, so he can't run away even if he wants to.
In the end, he decided that he didn't have to be so anxious to serve the country with loyalty, lest he become an "Australian pawn" or a "profiteer" or something like that, and he would inevitably have to pay a lot of filial piety to the Guangdong government in order to pass the test.
After Liu San knew that the deal was blown, his first reaction was disbelief. Then he saw Master Han's extremely calm face - there was no expression on it, but Liu San felt that he was laughing at him.
He didn't know whether he should write in the report the fact that Master Han came to visit him and asked for a bribe but was rejected. He had a feeling that writing this report might make him a scapegoat for the failure of the transaction.
He did not promptly report the request for bribes to his superiors that day. If he were to be held accountable, he would obviously be the first responsible person - even though no one in the Time Travel Group would agree to such a bribe.
Liu San's mood suddenly became very bad. After careful consideration, he decided to omit this part of the report and only wrote the report that Mr. Han came to visit and asked him to reduce the price. Not to reduce the price was the instruction from above, and he carried it out faithfully. Anyway,
Master Han himself would never say anything about asking for bribes.
Although Li Luoyou's arms deal was not completed, both parties were generally satisfied with the transaction. On the one hand, the more money, the better. On the other hand, two supply channels were obtained. Li Luoyou's price-to-supply ratio was high.
Both are cheaper than Huang Shunlong, especially bulk goods.
The most important thing is that Li Luoyou has agreed that as long as they need it, he can arrange for them to go to Jiangnan and provide necessary assistance.
However, this kind of assistance can only be done secretly and cannot be done openly.
As for the capital, it was temporarily inconvenient to go. As for the reason, Li Luoyou told them clearly: Chuanzhong's accent was too strange.
"It's best to change this accent. The way you speak seems to have a Liaodong accent, which would attract too much attention in the capital." There are many things in the capital's investigation, and every trivial matter will be reported to Dongchang.
If he was questioned by some idle guy, he couldn't afford the risk.
As for going to Liaodong, Li Luoyou said that it would be fine if he went there to see and do business, but he couldn't bear the responsibility if he was to stay there.
"The life of the Han people on the Tatar ground is very difficult! Even a pseudo-major like Fan Wencheng, who has made great contributions to the Tatars, was almost killed by the old Tatars just because he was a Han. If you attract attention like this, you will definitely not be able to stay."
When talking about the situation of the Han people in Liaodong, Li Luoyi couldn't help but sigh again, and talked about the sufferings of the Han people in Liaodong. Finally, he talked about last year's large-scale plundering of the pass, and more than 100,000 men and women were plundered from the pass.
How many survive.
"The general is incompetent, and the people suffer! The people eat bran-thick vegetables, sell their sons and daughters, and pay the royal grain and national taxes, so they can support such a bunch of useless ricers!" Li Luoyu's words changed from respecting Governor Yuan to hating him.
He cursed endlessly. Liu San thought that no matter whether Yuan Chonghuan died unjustly or not, at least the public opinion at that time was definitely extremely unfavorable to him.
"...The Tatars have no food to feed these many people!" Li Luoyou said angrily, "When the old Tatars were alive, there was not enough food to eat, so they simply killed the Han people and reduced their numbers. Huang Taiji became a fake eunuch, which was a way of showing some mercy to the Han people.
, but the food is still not enough——"
There was not enough food, so they offered high prices to the customs. They were willing to pay ten taels or even more than ten taels per stone of rice, which was several times more expensive than in the Central Plains. Women and children who were of no use were sold directly to Mongolia in exchange for cattle and sheep.
He had personal pain, and he had been doing business in Liaodong for a long time. He had witnessed the miserable situation of the Han people and prisoners in Liaodong with his own eyes but could do nothing about it. It was extremely painful to talk about it.
Li Luoyou vented his feelings, thinking that he was talking to a group of overseas people about what they were doing in Linggao. They were not the subjects of the Ming Dynasty at all. He immediately stopped talking and said with a hand, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
I thought that since the Tatars were eager to sell the prisoners because they had no food, we could buy them. The Tatars didn't want the women and children, and the Mongols were unwilling to pay high prices, but Lingao needed them very much. During the Liu work meeting when Li Luoyou arrived
Above, there was also discussion on buying off the population of Liaodong.
"In this matter, we are willing to relieve the suffering of the people." Liu San said.
"Oh? What do you think?"
"The Tatars cannot support such a large population and want to sell them. I will just buy them later -"
Li Luoyou's eyes lit up. What Mr. Liu Sanye said is right. Australians always consider themselves to be descendants of Chinese Miao no matter what. Lingao is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. It is hundreds of times better to reach Lingao than to fall into the hands of the Mongols.
However, he shook his head again:
"This is difficult!" he warned, "the Tatars are very evil! They will never sell young men, only women, children, old and young... With my small face, I can still get more than a dozen young men at one time."
, it’s difficult to do it in large numbers.”
He didn't go on. After all, Australians don't just do good deeds, and they don't necessarily spend a lot of money to bring back many women, children, old and young who can't do heavy work.
"We also want women, children, old and young, and we will save every one." Liu San pretended to be the embodiment of justice. Women, Lingao has a gender imbalance. Bringing in more women can balance the gender. Besides, there are also women in light industry.
It is of great use; as for children, they are the favorite human resources of the Travelers - nothing is easier to accept new things than children with strong hatred.
"The third master is so righteous." Li Luoyou said with admiration, "However, what the Tatars value most is iron and food. I see that the thirty-one kinds of goods purchased by the crowd are also included. I think they are not enough. How can I have spare energy?
Going to redeem it again? I’m afraid it will be very difficult.”
"Just food and ironware?" Liu San was immediately doused with cold water. He asked with hope, "Can we sell other items?"
"Although Huang Taiji is a Tatar, his knowledge is not bad." Li Luoyou said, "Businessmen can bring goods in and sell them. He only welcomes materials related to people's livelihood and national use. Food and ironware are the best, as are cloth and silk. Even like you
This glass mirror is something that is purely for enjoyment. I am afraid that once it is shipped in, there will be a ban on its sale."
"So that's it." Liu San thought that this would be tricky. If it involves the export of strategic materials, it would have to be approved by the executive committee. "That would have to be considered separately."
"If you have such intention, Mr. Li is willing to make a connection."
"Thank you, Boss Li!"
The two parties agreed that within the next three months, he would arrange for several elders to secretly go to Liaodong for on-site inspections to see if it was possible to purchase large quantities of prisoners from Liaodong.
The two parties used Li Luoyou's semicolon here as the contact point, and Gu Baocheng was the contact person. The two parties did not have any other contact through other channels. Li Luoyou showed a pair of monogrammed horn stamps, and the two stamps can be combined into one.
It can be divided into a pair again. He left one.
"Whenever there is a letter or a message, please use this monogram as proof. Seeing the letter is like seeing the person."
In order to keep confidentiality in his daily business, he used this method to communicate with all parties. He did not think it was a simple and effective method. In addition to sweeping leaves, he had two confidants in his inner and outer study rooms to keep these monograms for him.
There are different horn stamps. As for who each stamp corresponds to, only he knows.
The matter of ransoming prisoners had no direct benefit to Li Luoyou, and it may not be possible, but it still made him feel a little more open-minded. His favor towards the Australians also increased.
In the next few days, Li Luoyou continued to visit Lingao. Wu Nanhai's intensive farm left a deep impression on him. Then he visited the Dongmen City Catholic Church - he only learned about it by accident.
There is a church here - on the road he saw someone hanging a wooden cross. After asking, he found out that there was already a church here. So at his request, he temporarily added a visit to the church.
At the Dongmen City Church, he was warmly welcomed by Wu Shimang and others. Although Li Luoyou always had an indescribable feeling of awkwardness towards this Australian priest. This man was dignified and well-behaved, even better than the one in Ma Yangchun.
The smelly German priest who didn't like to take a shower was much more respectable, but his conversation didn't give the impression that he was a priest.
However, Priest Bai is still a bit cool. Li Luoyou is very fond of the Australians for allowing the church to build a church here. He was even more surprised when he heard that a monastery was established here. It seems that the Australians have great reverence for God.
The church is not big, with a pointed roof, a small bell tower, and long glass windows on the walls. The building is simple and beautiful. Li Luoyou was very fond of the church and immediately donated a circulation coupon equivalent to one hundred taels.
Wu Shimang expressed his gratitude and gave him a Chinese version of "Catechism" in return. This is an introductory book for Catholics. The book is beautifully printed and has a beautiful binding. Li Luoyou greatly appreciated it and immediately donated it.
He paid one hundred taels of silver for the printing of this book and expressed his willingness to purchase five hundred copies.