April 11, 1635, Nanfu, Xiakou Town.

When I woke up early this morning, the door of the house was closed. Those who didn't know it thought that the new Mr. Nan was drunk yesterday.

However, in the inner courtyard of Nanfu, it was a different scene.

There is a big poplar tree in the second inner courtyard, and five rows of thirty chairs have been arranged under the tree... To say that it is a big family, dozens of chairs can be found in just a few minutes.

Can gather righteousness.

Today's scene looks like a gathering: most of the intelligence personnel who came to work at the Wuhan Station this time are already dressed in formal clothes and sitting on chairs in a square formation.

The so-called formal attire is of course not the standard dress for the intelligence system. This time we are lurking behind enemy lines, and most intelligence personnel will not carry anything that can reveal their identity.

However, the situation today was special, so in order to increase the sense of ceremony as much as possible, the phalanx personnel collectively changed into light blue Ming-style robes - this color is closest to the standard robes issued to everyone.

Of course, there are still a few people wearing formal clothes.

On the bluestone steps in front of the main hall, Comrade Nan Wang stood quietly with his hands behind his back, wearing a sky blue dress with small lapels that is standard for the intelligence system, fine woolen trousers, a ribbon and no less than five medals of various kinds on the chest.

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Looking south, Zhou Yi, who is beside him, is also wearing the same style of dress, but there is no ribbon on the chest and only one medal.

Time passed quickly. When he turned his head to the south and saw the rising sun rising over the roof, he nodded slightly: "Let's get started."

After Zhou Yi heard this, he immediately took a step forward, faced the audience at the foot of the stairs, and spoke with great energy: "The commendation ceremony has officially begun."

The next moment, Zhou Yi unfolded a hard-shell folder in his hand and read out the telegram: "After approval by the webmaster and approval by the General Administration, it is now decided to award Huang Zhong and Fang Yanxiao two people with meritorious service."

"Please ask the webmaster to present the award."

The above is a standard procedure. Next, Zhou Yi stepped back to give up his position, turned around and picked up a brass tray from the coffee table on the side, which contained two small brocade square boxes.

At this time, Station Master Zhengzhu Nan took two steps forward and stood in front of the door.

With a slight cough, Nan Wang first nodded to the duo standing under the pillars, then he turned his face and said loudly to the audience: "It has been found that Huang Zhong and Fang Yanxiao died in Jing Nian.

During the latent work, he exercised self-denial and perseverance, and successfully completed various tasks, which can be regarded as a model for colleagues."

"Therefore, this site requested the headquarters to grant special approval to award the Medal of Perseverance to these two people, along with bonuses, certificates, and property."

"Huang Zhong, Fang Yanxiao, come forward."

At this moment, Rao was a veteran agent of the Intelligence Bureau. The two of them were very excited to receive a medal for the first time in their lives, and to be recognized by their colleagues and the "big shots" of the General Administration for the first time in their lives.

They suppressed the turbulent emotions in their hearts, stepped forward with trembling lips, stiff-faced faces, and straightened their bodies, waiting for Nan Wang to award them with medals.

It is different from the military's series of medals that emphasize bravery and fearlessness. Since agents most of the time need to work secretly, the meanings of medals in the intelligence system are mostly used to express core ideas such as tolerance and perseverance.

Even the name is the same: Medal of Perseverance.

The Medal of Perseverance contained in a brocade box is in the octagonal style that was common in later generations.

The merit corresponding to the Medal of Hengyi is third-class merit.

There are many specific conditions for third-class merit. To apply to Huang and Zhong at this moment, it is to overcome difficulties, be proactive, quickly and effectively provide logistics, technical or other combat support, and make a greater contribution to the completion of the mission.

The next moment, Nan Wang pinned the beautiful medals on their chests.

The pattern of the medal is very simple. There are rays of light all around, and a molded birch tree in the center... symbolizing unyielding in the cold, which fits the theme of the title.

The pattern of the Medal of Hengyi is simple, but the material is good. Its base material is copper-plated tinplate, and the medal chain adopts Chinese knot craftsmanship inlaid with filigree. It is surrounded by Ming-style hand-made blue enamel carvings, and the center is cold-pressed. It can be said to be well-made, and every detail is perfect.

It shows that the General Intelligence Bureau is wealthy and has a thick waist.

The brief investiture ceremony is basically coming to an end here.

If it is at the headquarters or rear station, there should be a ceremony such as awarding certificates, bonuses, and real estate certificates.

However, we are now in "enemy-occupied territory", so Nan Wang also made it clear next: "Now that we are in danger, the rest can be seen in writing... You two know the rules, and they are all registered at the headquarters.

Just pick it up when you get back."

"My subordinates understand the rules!"

Compared with when Tugong was founded, Yi Qian Chuan Zhong can now be said to have a five-star start. If this is the case, then the rewards given to those who have made meritorious services are not limited to spiritual aspects... Rich people are invited to buy

As for people's hearts, material rewards are simple and crude, and people with low levels of understanding don't listen to the truth, so they just do this.

Including the military and police officers and other major mountaintops, now all personnel who are qualified to receive third-class merit awards will be accompanied by corresponding property and housing rewards.

Houses in new areas are not cheap nowadays.

In this way, today's brief but grand investiture ceremony will come to a successful end.

In the last step, the winners received the envious looks and applause of all the team members... The two winners, who had obtained permanent assets, were extremely excited at this moment, with tears in their eyes, saying that they would follow Marshal Cao to the death and obey the orders of South Station wholeheartedly.

As a leader, I will strive to make new achievements and build a second apartment for my son to live in.

After the ceremony, Nanwang took advantage of the situation and appointed Huang Zhong as the deputy leader of the Wuhan station intelligence team and Fang Yanxiao as the deputy leader of the action team.

These two appointments are what the title should imply.

Not to mention that Huang Zhong and his two men were lucky, they caught up with Wuhan to stand up. In the past few days, since Nanwang led a large force to the port, Huang Zhong's team had arranged all logistics affairs in an orderly manner, and various information channels

The complete collection shows that these two people are proficient in their business and have been working conscientiously and conscientiously during the long incubation period.

This is also the reason why Nanwang reported his merits to Huang Zhong's group as soon as he sent the telegram.

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After rewarding meritorious personnel, improving the morale of his subordinates, and integrating the internal affairs, Stationmaster South began his daily work.

There is no rush to establish an intelligence agency in one place, especially a Category A station like Wuhan. If the foundation is not laid well, big mistakes are likely to occur in a small place in the future.

Therefore, Nanwang will proceed step by step, step by step, step by step in the next few days.

First of all, after Mr. Nan bought a new house, he was not in a hurry to open a new business, but continued to socialize.

During this process, Mr. Nan not only went to the guild hall to chat with people, but he also invited some businessmen to come to his new home to discuss business.

At the same time, Mr. Nan, who gradually became familiar with the situation, began to post again and again, looking for opportunities to visit some local prominent people and business leaders.

In the Ming Dynasty, most of these people were presidents of a certain trade, and they were all good at dancing. Since Mr. Nan from the south of the Yangtze River had sent in all the posts and gifts, there must be no disrespect.

Therefore, Mr. Nan's land-trading activities went relatively smoothly. At least during this period, the local business circle also became aware of his existence as a grocer, and became more or less familiar with him.

But that's all.

Xiakou is a large commercial port on the thoroughfare of the world. Countless businessmen come here every year with the intention of starting a business. However, despite the ups and downs, only a few can succeed in the end.

We have seen too many people like Mr. Nan who come to seek career opportunities, so most of them have a wait-and-see attitude.

Of course, various local black and white gangs have prepared various means to let this rich man from the south learn what it means to "deceive students", and they are already gearing up to sharpen their knives.

Mr. Nan seems to know nothing about these things because he is very busy and cannot take care of such trivial matters.

In this way, by mid-April, everything on the scene was basically in a hurry, so Nanwang decided to choose an auspicious day to open the business nearby - during the days when he was running business, the intelligence team and the action team were both idle.

The money has already been allocated to a row of three storefronts in Shimajia Street near Guan Street, with a backyard.

Although Shima Street is not the main street, it is only a few blocks away from the main street and very close to Jiang'an Pier. It is also bustling and lively, making it a suitable place to open a business.

As a result, preparations for the opening began: customizing new plaques, moving goods from the warehouse to the business, booking banquets, and sending invitations to business friends from all walks of life...

Things are busy, but fortunately the Wuhan station has enough manpower and a small peripheral organization, so all these tasks are completed in an orderly manner.

In this way, in the first three days of the opening, friends from all walks of life, black and white, bright and dark, were all ready to participate in the opening of the "Keboge" store.

However, at this juncture, Mr. Nan took the Dongguang Fu across the river to Wuchang City early on the third day.

In fact, several greeting cards from Mr. Nan were sent to Wuchang City as early as seven days ago.

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang conquered Wuchang and established the "Three Divisions" yamen including the Huguang Chengxuan Political Envoys Department, the Punishment and Prosecution Envoys Department, and the Capital Command Envoys Department. The offices of the yamen were all located in Wuchang.

During the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, the post of governor of Huguang was established in Wuchang. At this time, there were many government offices in Wuchang City, including provincial-level Sansi government offices, Wuchang prefecture-level and Jiangxia county-level offices, so it was called "Huguang Huicheng".

Wuhan Station is a key construction project of the General Intelligence Bureau. Station Director Nan Wang had already received several letters of recommendation from the high-speed sea mail system before departure.

These letters are operated by the Beijing Station. The writers are all powerful bureaucrats in Beijing.

The purpose of the letter writer was to recommend Nanwang, the "little brother", to his old friends in Wuchang City, and to seek knowledge and make friends to take care of him.

According to the plan, Nanwang can unseal these letters as appropriate to quickly create the local background.

Therefore, the day before the opening of Wuhan Kebo Pavilion, Mr. Nan, who returned from Wuchang City, first invited a paper framer overnight to hang a set of calligraphy treasures in the business house.

This set of calligraphy has only two words: "Yonglong".

The private seal on the calligraphy and painting is signed by Wang Mengyin, the new governor of Huguang.

The next day, when firecrackers went off and guests from all walks of life came in, they were immediately shocked by Mr. Nan's background: the word "Yonglong" was handwritten by the governor himself and stamped with a private seal, not the kind written by his staff to make money.

Everyone in the family immediately looked at Mr. Nan with admiration.

Immediately afterwards, an even more surprising scene appeared: the de facto boss of Xiakou Town, Mr. Yuan Huochang, the magistrate of Xiakou Town, came with a full set of ceremonial guards and yamen soldiers to congratulate Mr. Keboge Nan.
Chapter completed!