As for Haiyuan Dock, Ye Zhen's Second Route Wind Patrol Office held only inspection authority, not taxing or control authority.
Ye Zhen had also always honored his agreement with Guo Zhang, Marquis of Haiyuan. By both law and reason, Haiyuan Port belonged to the Marquisate of Haiyuan, and Ye Zhen's Second Route Wind Patrol Office could not interfere.
In fact, Ye Zhen's Second Route Wind Patrol Office had indeed never interfered with the various benefits, such as tax revenues, of Haiyuan Port.
However, the Heavenly Patrol Division had enormous discretionary power, and its name alone was extremely intimidating.
With Ye Zhen's tacit approval and Liu Feng's deliberate maneuvering, there was still plenty of grease to be had.
Naturally, that portion of the grease did not belong to the Marquisate of Haiyuan. It had been squeezed out through the prestige of the Heavenly Patrol Division.
Liu Feng also kept an excellent grasp of the proper limits.
More importantly, with the Second Route Wind Patrol Office of the Heavenly Patrol Division backing it, the North Sea Trading Company of North Sea Commandery had moved in early and seized vast territory. With the Second Route Wind Patrol Office's support, it had rapidly grown into a major power.
To say nothing else, more than half of the warehouses and shops at Haiyuan Port belonged to the North Sea Trading Company. That was proof enough.
It had now long become the largest trading company in Haiyuan Port, this distribution hub. Whatever other trading companies could not handle, the North Sea Trading Company could certainly handle.
In just a few years, the North Sea Trading Company had brought North Sea Commandery profits exceeding a million High-grade Spirit Stones. That was despite the company's rapid expansion.
And the trading companies and warehouses that had previously been raided