For any large-scale operation, there will definitely be scouts in advance. This is common sense.

Although there was no Wuhan station before, now that the General Intelligence Bureau has set up a Category A station in Nanjing, it is impossible for the important upstream cities to leave it alone.

Huang Zhong and Fang Yanxiao, one from Dongting and the other from Yueyang, are both Hubei natives. The two of them were sent to Wuhan as vanguard soldiers two years ago.

These two people were stationed in Wuhan, which was somewhat similar to the foreign correspondent stations of later generations. On weekdays, they did not need to go on missions, they only needed to collect public intelligence locally, and then send the intelligence back to Nanjing at intervals to complete the matter.

Six months ago, the news of the addition of the Wuhan Station confirmed that the Huang Zhong Group's importance increased. They immediately received financial support from the Nanjing Station and began to purchase local industries in Wuhan and develop a lower-level intelligence network.

Immediately afterwards, Zhengzhu Nanwang saw it.

Therefore, the vanguard team led by Nanwang was actually the second group. The real vanguard team was Huang Zhong.

The first time they met Nan Wang in the cabin, Huang and Zhong were very excited. After fighting alone for so long, they finally waited for the large army to arrive, and the clouds opened and the moon shined.

As soon as they met, Nanwang praised the two of them warmly, holding hands and encouraging them without saying anything.

Of course Nan Wang’s attitude should be good.

One: Those who were sent out to work alone two years ago must be old team members who were recruited when the intelligence system was first established. Everyone actually knows each other and is an old colleague, so they cannot put on airs.

Second: The Huang Zhong Group is not only a local snake, but has also developed a pocket intelligence network in the local area. Coupled with the real-time intelligence they have, these are what the webmaster Nan Wang needs now.

Next, for the rest of the day, the duo needs to give an oral report to the new webmaster.

Communication is two-way. In addition to reporting local intelligence, the two people who have been on the "front line" for a long time are also very concerned about the situation on the "rear front."

So while Nanwang was digesting the information, he also asked Zhou Yi who was standing aside to take the time to tell the two seniors about the rapid changes in the rear.

Zhou Yi then casually told some news about the rear.

For example, the latest battleship of the Navy is launched, what is the caliber of the naval gun; the large steel furnace of the steel factory is ignited, how much molten iron is produced annually; how many towns and villages have been connected by the "highway", what is the output of another bumper rice harvest in the Tainan Plain, etc.

Most of the above information is public in the rear. However, the specific data from Zhou Yi's mouth are more detailed and can only be mastered by relevant departments.

The duo listened with gusto. Due to the inconvenience in usually transmitting information, they had rarely been able to get information from the rear in the past few years.

In fact, even though they are from their hometown, the driving force behind the duo's struggle in the distant "enemy-occupied areas" in recent years is these powerful messages - through the efforts of the members over the years, they have successfully attracted their own indigenous followers.

Those who understand where the real power lies.

In this way, until it was time to turn on the lights, there were still subtle conversations in the cabin, and bursts of laughter would break out from time to time, which did not stop until midnight.

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Early the next morning, the two hired carriages stopped at the dock.

It's not really appropriate to say hiring, because these two carriages originally belong to the family.

The local cover identities of Huang Zhong and Fang Yanxiao are that of the owners of a car dealership. Fang Yanxiao is the proprietor and Huang Zhong is the shopkeeper.

The car dealership is a very good protective profession. After all, there are people and goods flowing in the car dealership at any time, making it convenient to transmit information and transport materials.

However, due to the size of the duo and their unobtrusive approach, this car dealership is very small, with only 4 carriages in total.

After the two carriages arrived at the dock, Nan Wang and Zhou Yi got on the carriage.

Then the carriage started and kept going all the way. After walking along the river bank for a while, it turned into a bustling bluestone street.

This street is called Drum Street and is one of the streets in the dock area.

In fact, this is the predecessor of the famous Hanzheng Street in later generations.

As early as the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, there was already a "River Street" in the Hekou Wharf area. Later, with the active commerce and trade, the River Street gradually expanded into main streets, inner streets, side streets and inner lanes.

Main Street is also called Guan Street. It was renamed Hanzheng Street in 1926 and has a history of more than 500 years.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the "Guan Street", the predecessor of Hanzheng Street, was already the largest goods distribution center in North China. It was active with wealthy Huaiyan and salt merchants, wealthy merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi, tycoons from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, local merchants and other merchants from all over the world.

The saying "goods arrive in Hankou for delivery" refers to Hanzhengguan Street.

Looking south to the "Drum Street" where they parked today, there are only three side streets separated from Zheng Street. The commercial land on Zheng Street, which is as dense as a spider web, is considered the core area of ​​Xiakou Town.

The facade of the house where the carriage is currently parked has a tall lintel and a black painted door plaque with four large characters: "Jiangzhe Guild Hall".

Boss Nan is here to stay at the Jiangzhe Guild Hall today. Mr. Nan’s ancestral home is Hangzhou, and he is a perfect native of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Things like regional guild halls are actually comprehensive hotels of later generations, with relatively complete functions and including food and accommodation services.

In ancient times when transportation was inconvenient, all kinds of trading ports and medium and large cities would have local guild halls funded by merchants from all over the country.

The popularity of the guild hall is very necessary. First, the guild hall can provide a platform for business information exchange for fellow merchants. Secondly, the guild halls are all residents of the same hometown. It is also convenient for everyone to find someone to handle chores such as sending letters from home.

And Nanwang came to stay at Jiangzhe Guild Hall today with another purpose: to become famous.

As the webmaster of Wuhan Station, Nanwang will inevitably establish a large-scale commercial organization locally in the days to come in order to accommodate the large number of station personnel stationed abroad.

In this way, it is no longer possible to have a small fight like the Huang Zhong duo. Among the fellow villagers and local aboriginal merchants, Mr. Nan, the grocer from Jiangnan, must be more or less familiar with each other and have a business name.

So, as soon as Mr. Nan got off the ship, he took his entourage to the Jiangzhe Guild Hall to stay for the night.

Naturally, the stay was smooth. As long as you have money, you can go anywhere. After entering, Mr. Nan quickly booked the hotel and entered a small courtyard, which was just enough to accommodate him and his entourage.

The Jiangsu and Zhejiang merchant gangs have always been one of the major players in the domestic business landscape, so the Jiangsu and Zhejiang guild halls in various places are of relatively high quality.

This Xiakou store not only has a big shop for small vendors, but also a small courtyard and a large courtyard, which can meet the needs of customers at different levels.

We settled down hastily. At lunch time, Mr. Nan, wearing a comfortable home cotton robe, a jade pendant hanging on his waist, three or five jade stones on his fingers, and shaking two small jade balls in his hand, came out to the atrium for lunch.

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The atrium is an open-air tea party surrounded by long corridors. There are many people here and there are teahouses. It is a place specially used for businessmen to communicate.

As soon as Mr. Nan came out, he quickly started chatting with the surrounding businessmen in a local accent.

Businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang who can travel all over the country are all characters with clear features. Everyone took a look at him, looked at his demeanor and conversation, and knew that this new Mr. Nan was capable.

So Mr. Nan quickly became like a fish in water and became mingled with businessmen from all walks of life who came to talk.

In this way, Nan Wang, who had just arrived in Xiakou, stayed in the guild hall for a few days and let fellow merchants know that Mr. Nan, a groceries maker, had come from his hometown.

Of course, Mr. Nan is not the only one who is busy in the team these days, others are also working.

The first is the warehouse.

Warehouses are the best solution. Xiakou is a large trading port, and there are a huge number of local warehouses. With Huang Zhong's team here, the team quickly rented a warehouse with a suitable location in the dock area, and then boarded the Dongguang Fu.

The goods were transferred and personnel were arranged to guard them.

At the same time, the work of buying a house is also in full swing.

It is impossible for Mr. Nan to live in the clubhouse for a long time. This time when he brings his team to the port, not only houses, but also shops, concierges and other properties need to be purchased one after another.

This work is also the responsibility of Huang Zhong's group.

In fact, as early as half a year ago, after receiving the order from the rear, Huang Zhong's group had already started making preparations for today's situation.

Although the two of them were unable to purchase a large house in advance due to their local status, this did not prevent them from collecting information in advance.

In the past few days when Mr. Nan was making friends at the guild hall, Huang Zhong's team took Zhou Yi and other members of the confidential team to look around at houses in Xiakou Town and choose a house.

Finally, in the dock area with convenient transportation, Zhou Yi made the decision to buy a house with four fronts and four fronts.

This house is also the property of a businessman from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It is a new house of relatively good quality. It is fully furnished and furnished and is a move-in type.

The old owner of the house had recently suffered a loss in business, so he planned to shrink the business, sell off the assets and return to his hometown to recover. Previously, the house had not been sold because the asking price was slightly high. Now that he met some fellow villagers who were short of money, the owner was very happy to sell the house.

The title deed was handed over.

The time when he bought the house was the tenth day after Mr. Nan moved into the clubhouse.

The pace of the medieval era was slow, and buying a house on Shitianhao was considered a very high speed. Of course, the transfer procedures at the Yamen, as well as the official documents such as the delivery signature with the local Baojia, have not been completed yet. However,

This does not affect everyone's ability to check in with their bags.

So, ten days later, he simply set off a firecracker in front of the door, and Mr. Nan, who came from the south, moved into the house with a group of followers and assistants.

After entering the house and checking inside and outside, everyone immediately gathered around under the big poplar tree in the courtyard and watched the leader of the confidential team climb the tree to pick peaches... Wrong,

is to install the antenna.

When buying a house abroad, the first condition is: there must be at least one tall tree in the house.

Soon, the antenna, which had been matte-finished and disguised as a tree branch, was installed.

At the same time, in the secret room of the secret team under the tree, the transmitter, hand generator and other equipment have been debugged.
Chapter completed!