Li Qingyang was also observing these laborers wearing colorful vests on the wharf, and after hearing Lin Nan's explanation, he immediately understood why the flow of people on the wharf was so busy, but it still maintained an orderly operation, and there was no common congestion on the wharf during the transfer of goods.

Li Qingyang asked, "These laborers can obey the unified command, but they are all under the jurisdiction of the same guild?"

Lin Nan shook his head with a smile and said, "We don't have any guilds or other non-governmental organizations here, these laborers belong to the Shengli Port Management Committee, and all their work arrangements are in charge of the Management Committee." Those messy Jianghu organizations, you can't find them here. ”

"There is no guild?" Li Qingyang was stunned at first when he heard this answer, but even if he felt that it was reasonable, even the official organization of the Ming Dynasty was gone under the rule of Haihan, let alone an organization like a guild.

Thinking of this, Li Qingyang pretended to be casual and asked: "Since there is no guild, then presumably there will be no Ming officials here, right?" I heard that thousands of immigrants arrive here every month, and there is no Ming official government in the local area, don't these people feel strange?"

"Of course there is, this is still the territory of the Ming Dynasty in name, how can there be no government government?" Lin Nan deliberately bit the word "nominally" a little harder, raised his hand to the west and said: "Do you see the courtyard with the flag on the dock over there? That is the station of the Yulin Inspection Division, and there is also the courtyard of Yacheng Water Village next to it, Brother Li wants to go over and confirm it personally?"

Li Qingyang said in his heart that the local government had indeed been in collusion with the Haihan people for a long time, and it was clear that there was a permanent establishment here, but they even sat back and watched the Haihan people do all kinds of illegal and undisciplined things in Sanya. Li Qingyang nodded and said, "If it's convenient, I want to go and see it." ”

"Convenient, very convenient. Lin Nan couldn't wait for Li Qingyang to see it, because this was originally one of the objects that the Ministry of Security had prepared for Li Qingyang.

Hao Wanqing believes that in order to win over Li Qingyang, he must first try to influence his opinion of Haihan and reduce the guilt in his heart for betraying the Ming Dynasty, and the best way to do this is to let him see with his own eyes what kind of life the Ming officials who cooperated with Haihan lived, so that he can have a general idea of his future life in Sanya.

And the representatives of this regard are none other than Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping, who were the first to choose cooperation rather than confrontation. When these two people dealt with Haihan at the beginning, they were still grassroots personnel, Luo Shengdong was just a hundred presidents, and Wei Ping was a small inspection, but after more than two years, their positions have changed a lot.

Luo Shengdong because of the high www.biquge.info of the Biqu Pavilion and the good attitude of cooperation, coupled with his father-in-law Zhang Qing is the current Yazhou Zhizhou, the executive committee contributed money and efforts, so that he successfully achieved the triple jump in the past two years, and now he is already the general of Yacheng Water Village, and the Ming Army Water Division in the entire Qiongnan region is under his jurisdiction and command. And Wei Ping's www.biquge.info is slightly lower, his backing in the officialdom, the brother-in-law who used to be the same governor of Yazhou has retired, so the promotion is not as smooth as Luo Shengdong, but now he has also been promoted to the deputy general manager of the Yacheng Guard, and he can be regarded as a local senior military attaché.

Of course, although the official rank of these two people is not low, but the real power in their hands has not increased, the Yacheng Water Village and the garrison of the Weisuo Army have long been taken over by the militia group, and now almost all the people stationed in these two places have been replaced by militia soldiers, the original sailors and the Weisuo army have basically been dismissed, and the vast majority of people have chosen to enter the social system of Haihan to serve for the executive committee. In terms of income alone, it is much better to work for the executive committee than to work hard for the imperial court, and it will be a year after three months, and the choice is very simple.

Although almost all of his subordinates were dismissed, this was not a problem for Luo Shengdong and Wei Ping, who had no soldiers, but they could gain more trust from the Executive Committee. In order to show their openness, the two simply moved to Victory Port to settle down for a long time. And the flags of the sailors and the inspection department are still flying on the coast of Shengli Port every day, showing the newcomers to the port that this is still the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Lin Nan took Li Qingyang to the Yulin Inspection Division first, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw five men kneeling in the courtyard, all with their hands tied behind their backs and their heads drooping. Someone saw Lin Nan come in, and hurriedly greeted Wei Ping, who was sitting under the eaves drinking tea: "Lord Wei, Master Lin is here!"

When Wei Ping heard this, he got up and greeted him and exchanged a few words with Lin Nan. Lin Nan didn't introduce Li Qingyang's identity to Wei Ping, and pointed to a few kneeling people in the courtyard and asked, "What's going on?"

"I got to two ships in the morning, and the boats were full of immigrants, these guys were mixed in the immigrants and were ready to come to Sanya to make a fortune, but I didn't expect to be pulled out by us as soon as we got off the boat!" Wei Ping sneered: "In the past six months, there have been more and more people in the rivers and lakes who have come to Sanya with the idea of making a fortune.

The Executive Committee kept the Yulin Inspection Department in Shengli Harbor to let them do dirty work. For newcomers and other immigrants who are not familiar with the local situation when they first arrive in Shengli Port, the authority of the inspection department is obviously higher than that of the Haihan police, who they have never come into contact with before, and it is obviously more efficient for the inspection department to deal with all kinds of disputes between the newcomers and the police. Of course, in fact, in addition to a few Wei Ping's cronies who can be counted with a slap in the inspection department, the others are also subordinate to the establishment of the police department, but they usually wear the official uniforms of the inspection department.

In the early days, some of the immigrants who did not obey the arrangement would have been arrested on the docks, but in recent years, as the Sanya region has become more and more prosperous, more and more people have come here with other intentions, including thieves, swindlers and even river thieves trying to enter Sanya.

However, the vast majority of these people will be exposed when they get off the ship and enter the country, either because the weapons, drugs and other things hidden in the package have been turned out, or because the increasingly experienced entry inspectors can see that something is wrong, or they think that they are not satisfied with the management, and as a result, they are directly suppressed by the inspection department.

The five guys caught today are said to be the same group, and in order to disguise their identities, they also boarded two migrant boats. However, when they entered the country, they were found to be contraband in their luggage, and the five people were exactly the same, so they were arrested one by one by the officers of the inspection department who were waiting next to them.

Lin Nan couldn't help but ask, "Then what are these five people doing?"

"It's been tried, it's all street scammers, and they're going to come to Sanya to open an underground casino. Wei Ping said as he motioned to his subordinates to present the evidence: "Master Lin, please see, this is what they have seized." ”

Li Qingyang followed up and took a look, and it was actually a few big bags of dice. Wei Ping took one casually, took out a short knife and cut it open, and saw a small piece of metal falling out of it.

"It's all lead dice, and a good guy would take this thing across the ocean? So we just got the people back, and we've notified the Ministry of Justice, and it's estimated that someone will come and take them away in a while." "Wei Ping doesn't have any complacent feelings about this, this is indeed just a very ordinary situation among the personnel captured by the Inspection Department on a daily basis, if he catches the Jiangyang thief, he can show his merit in front of Lin Nan, but there is nothing to show for just a few liars.

Li Qingyang couldn't help but ask: "Since this is the person who was captured by the Inspection Division, why did it have to be handed over to Haihan for disposal?"

Wei Ping glanced at Li Qingyang and said, "I didn't ask this ......."

"Mr. Wei Qian, this is Mr. Li Qingyang Li, a specially hired consultant from our side, who came from the mainland. Lin Nan's introduction was more vague and did not point out Li Qingyang's original identity.

However, Wei Ping has been dealing with Lin Nan here for a day or two, he naturally knows what Lin Nan's identity is, since Li Qingyang is from the Ministry of Security and is from the mainland, in fact, Wei Ping has already guessed a few points about Li Qingyang's identity.

Of course, Wei Ping didn't get to the bottom of this, and after quickly exchanging glances with Lin Nan, he nodded and said, "Since Mr. Li is a newcomer, you might as well explain the reason below." ”

"The local inspection department has only five people, and the number of ships arriving at the port every day ranges from six or seven to more than a dozen or twenty, and thousands of new immigrants arrive every month. Please imagine, can you manage it with just the manpower of the Inspection Division?" Wei Ping raised his hand and pointed to a four-story brick and stone building next to him and said: "Do you see the building next to it? That is the port center, which is the place where port affairs are handled, and the inspection department is only responsible for helping to maintain order in the port." If we take care of everything, then we won't even have time to eat and sleep!"

Li Qingyang said: "In this case, why not increase the manpower of the Inspection Department?"

Wei Ping glared and said: "You don't need money to increase the establishment? Who will pay for this salary? If you add one person, you will get one hundred taels of silver a year, and this wharf is several miles long, how many more people do you say is enough?"

Li Qingyang opened his mouth to answer, but he was speechless for a while. It doesn't seem like a big amount, but in a place like Yazhou, it is probably not easy to add 1,800 taels of silver to the government's budget. Li Qingyang said stupidly: "Then these people from the Inspection Department ......"

"These people are from the Ministry of Justice of Haihan, and they are just helping here in the official uniform of the Inspection Department. Wei Ping did not hide this, and directly told the truth: "These criminals will be punished by the Ministry of Justice, Haihan has very perfect regulations, Mr. Li does not have to worry that they will get away with it!"

Li Qingyang shook his head and said: "As the people of the Ming Dynasty, if you break the law in the land of the Ming Dynasty, shouldn't you use the Ming Law as the basis for making a judgment?"

Wei Ping said patiently: "This is the place of the Haihan Executive Committee, and everything has to be done in accordance with the regulations of the Executive Committee." ”

"Mr. Wei Qian, do you still remember that you are an official of the imperial court?" Li Qingyang forgot his current identity for a while when he heard this, and couldn't help but reprimand.

Wei Ping sneered: "Remember, if I didn't have the identity of this imperial court official, I'm afraid that I would have fed the fish by now." Now this official body was won by the Executive Committee, and the money and property that are credited to the account every month are also given by the Executive Committee, if I take off this official uniform, I can only go to the dock to carry a big bag like everyone else, how can I not remember my identity! Mr. Li, if you want to live in Sanya, it is best to follow the rules here!"

Li Qingyang snorted, disagreeing with Wei Ping's statement.

Lin Nan saw that the atmosphere was a little stiff, so he said in a round: "Lord Wei, when you first arrived at Shengli Port, your temper was not necessarily much better than that of Mr. Li. ”

Wei Ping was mentioned by Lin Nan about the past, and couldn't help but sigh: "That's the same, I think that at the beginning, Wei Ping also thought that I couldn't live up to the position of the sesame petty official given to me by the imperial court, and I planned to repay the country with death! Fortunately, there was no impulse at that time, otherwise it would be too late to regret it!"

After Wei Ping finished speaking, he hugged his fists at Li Qingyang and apologized: "Mr. Li, I am a little impulsive when I speak, you don't have to mind." When you first came here, it was more difficult for you to accept the rules here, and your state of mind at this moment can be more or less understandable. After you live here for two or three months, your mind will definitely change. Isn't it true that everyone is working hard in this world to live a stable and prosperous life? As long as you can live a stable and comfortable life, who has the final say in this place, so what's the matter?"

Li Qingyang still couldn't help but answer: "This place is the land of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally the imperial court should have the final say!"

Wei Ping shook his head and said: "The difference between this and this, although this place is the land of the Ming Dynasty, the tens of thousands of people here are not supported by the imperial court. Three years ago, it was still a barren beach, not to mention the port, and there were not even a few permanent people. Nowadays, tens of thousands of residents of Sanya, the port prosperity Cheng Dù is catching up with Guangzhou, this situation is not the credit of the imperial court, but the Haihan Executive Committee with everyone to build little by little. I am also fortunate to have witnessed this process with my own eyes, and I have nothing else to say about the ability of the Haihan Executive Committee except admiration. If the imperial court had such ability, Yazhou would have been no longer a place of exile for prisoners, but a paradise!"

Li Qingyang really wanted to scold a big rebellion, but if he thought about it, it would be in vain, Lin Nan was still here, if he showed too obvious feelings, he would definitely be in a disadvantageous position in the future. So Li Qingyang swallowed the words back into his stomach and did not continue to argue with Wei Ping.

Lin Nan has been silently observing Li Qingyang's feelings, and as the person in charge of Li Qingyang, he must make a reasonable assessment of Li Qingyang's ideological situation so as to provide a reference for his future appointment. Judging from the current situation, although Li Qingyang could not accept Haihan's control of the local area, he did not express complete disgust, but more of a conflict of ideas, and this deviation could be slowly corrected by various means in Lin Nan's view.