EBE Chapter 1122 sealed off the Minzhou Customs.
Chapter 1122 sealed off the Minzhou Customs.
The origins of the Minzhou Customs can be traced back to the tenth year of the Chenghua reign of the Ming Dynasty, when the Minzhou Maritime Trade Office was established. It was known as the head of the four major shipping offices in Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang.
Zheng He's voyages to the Western Ocean began here as the second starting point. In 50, the Minzhou Customs was officially established. Although it was only a department-level unit, it was directly responsible to the General Administration of Customs in the central government, so the local authorities had almost no control over it.
Customs has its own independent anti-smuggling team, officially known as the Customs People's Police Team, which is equipped with extremely advanced anti-smuggling vessels and weapons and ammunition.
The head of customs took leave to go back to Beijing for the Chinese New Year at the end of the year. Now the entire customs is in charge of the deputy head, Zhang Guangwen. This Zhang Guangwen is Han Shuangming's friend. He has been the one who has been giving Zhong Qingfa the green light for smuggling.
Jin Hai, along with a squad of soldiers and two working group members from the National Audit Office, arrived at the customs office. The reason for bringing the people from the National Audit Office was to seal all the customs clearance documents so that the provincial and municipal audit bureaus could send people to assist the National Audit Office in conducting a comprehensive review of the customs documents.
Only with these conditions in place could Zhang Guangwen be convicted. Jin Hai rushed to the customs office, just in time for a meeting. Jin Hai was always one to plan carefully before acting; another interpretation of this is that he had too many concerns and lacked courage.
That's why the trouble happened later. If Da Bao had brought his men, stormed into the venue, arrested people, and taken them away, it would have avoided a lot of trouble. In a sense, Jin Hai and Yu Zecheng are the same kind of people; they can only be vanguard generals, not commanders-in-chief.
Jin Hai had the gatekeeper notify those inside. A short while later, a young man in his twenties ran out, all smiles, and warmly shook hands with him.
"I just answered the phone. This is Wang Enming from the Secretariat. Director Zhang and the others are having a meeting in the conference room. This meeting is very important and cannot be stopped midway. Director Zhang ordered me to receive you first. However, these comrades are not allowed to enter the customs with weapons. This is a regulation, and there is nothing we can do about it. We can only ask you to wait outside the compound."
Jin Hai thought for a moment, then turned around and said a few words to the squad leader in charge. The squad leader then led the soldiers to rest on the spot outside the courtyard.
Jin Hai and the others were invited to the reception room. The secretary, with a smile on his face, poured tea for each of them before bowing and saying...
"Could you gentlemen please show me your work IDs? Also, what is the purpose of your visit so I can report to your superiors?"
Jin Hai carried the disciplinary committee's work ID and the work group's letter of introduction, and he took both out and placed them on the table.
"Comrade Wang Enming, I am Jin Hai from the First Investigation Section of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and also the deputy head of the central working group. We are here to verify a few issues with Deputy Director Zhang regarding the heavy machinery factory's invoice."
Wang Enming carefully examined the work permit and letter of introduction. Jin Hai greatly appreciated his serious attitude. After looking at them, Wang Enming held the work permit and letter of introduction in his hand and said...
"Then please wait here for a moment, Deputy Team Leader Jin. I'll go and talk to Deputy Chief Zhang."
After saying that, he turned around and left in a hurry. Jin Hai looked down and found no job introduction letter on the table. He was stunned for a moment, then remembered that Wang Enming had left with a work ID and introduction letter.
Jin Hai didn't care. There were too many people in Fujian Province and Min City who could verify his identity. He guessed that Wang Enming might be going in with his work ID and letter of introduction to report to his superiors.
As it turned out, Wang Enming never returned. Jin Hai and the others could only sit there waiting in vain, their tea reduced to water, and they didn't even eat lunch, continuing to wait.
They waited until after 4 p.m., and the auditor, bored, stood at the window looking outside. Suddenly, he called out...
"Deputy Team Leader Jin, do you think that person is Zhang Guangwen from the photo?"
Jin Hai quickly stood up and looked out the window. They had all seen Zhang Guangwen's photo before, so they recognized him immediately. The person standing on the steps, ready to get on the bus, was Zhang Guangwen.
Jin Hai quickly led two colleagues from the National Audit Office out, shouting as they ran.
Zhang Guangwen got into the car, took his hand out of the window and waved it. Jin Hai and the others stood on the steps, watching the car drive out of the customs compound.
Jin Hai's face turned pale and then red. He had never suffered such humiliation since Da Bao promoted him.
The comrade from the National Audit Office hurriedly asked.
"Deputy Team Leader Jin, what should we do?"
Jin Hai stamped his foot,
"Since he has no shame, we don't need to give him any face. Let's go, seal up all the customs documents and stop the customs work."
The people from the National Audit Office have always been arrogant and proud. The only people they fear are the people from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Jin Hai happens to be the head of the investigation section of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. So when Jin Hai said that, they immediately agreed. How dare a small customs office at the division level treat them so coldly? Who gave them the courage?
Customs officials were surprised to find two people who identified themselves as officials from the Central Audit Office, who ordered them to immediately seal the shipping documents and stop approving all ships to leave port.
You must understand that although foreign countries are currently imposing an economic blockade on our new country, there are still many domestic and foreign ships transporting goods abroad. Every day, hundreds or even thousands of ships are docked in the port. If there are no ships leaving the port, and foreign ships cannot enter, wouldn't the world be in chaos?
However, the customs officials were powerless to do anything about it. Although they were under the jurisdiction of the General Administration of Customs, the Sino-Soviet Audit Office could audit any state-owned, private, or joint-venture enterprise or unit.
For businesses or organizations, the most dangerous entity is the National Audit Office; they are powerless against it. This is why the National Audit Office is included in the central working group.
Another deputy director of customs, Yu Tiexiong, rushed over in a panic. He had no idea what had happened, and didn't even know when Jin Hai and the others had arrived.
When he arrived on the second floor, he knew something was wrong, as almost all the important departments of the customs were located there. The entire customs staff had been driven out, and the second floor was guarded from both the front and back by a team of fully armed soldiers.
Two men in woolen overcoats were sealing off the rooms, while a tall, imposing man in a military-style cotton overcoat stood nearby, coldly observing the entire second floor.
Yu Tiexiong had a bad feeling. This seal had legal effect. Anyone who dared to break it would be committing a crime and would be imprisoned for at least three years.
The customs officers were extremely anxious. When they were kicked out, they weren't wearing their coats or even taking their lunchboxes, and now it was impossible for them to get them.
Yu Tiexiong was so anxious that he stamped his feet. He was about to rush over when he was forced back by two soldiers on guard with guns.
Yu Tiexiong turned to look at the customs officers and asked them repeatedly.
"What exactly happened? Can anyone tell me?"