Chapter 1004 Founding Celebration (4)

Although Van Diemen was able to make some interpretations based on the actual situation regarding the many advanced measures adopted by Haihan in politics, economy and trade, more often than not he felt strongly that he could not keep up with Haihan. He was still struggling to speculate on Haihan.

When it comes to using the means and purposes of media like newspapers, people have already taken this step and gone far ahead. Perhaps Haihan has already completed some of the guesses and predictions just made.

, even if everything is expected, it will be difficult to have an impact on Haihan.

Of course, Van Diemen also understood that Su Keyi's purpose of showing these commercial newspapers to him was not to undermine his confidence, but to make him notice that these newspapers were not only weapons in Haihan's hands, but could also be used by the East India Company.

The advertisements in this kind of commercial newspaper are all-encompassing, and obviously the censorship is far less rigorous than that of The Times. Basically, as long as you are willing to spend money, you can publish commercial information in the newspaper. This is difficult for people as far away as Batavia to communicate with the Ming Dynasty.

For the East India Company to promote itself, it was indeed a pretty good publicity platform.

The handicrafts from Europe and the Middle East that Dutch merchants transported thousands of miles to Batavia still have a certain market in the Far East, and they cannot be replaced by mass-produced industrial products like Haihan.

Davia is too far away from the Ming Dynasty, the largest market, and there have been constant frictions between the two sides, so trade has never been smooth. After Haihan took control of the Fujian Strait, the East India Company's trading institutions deployed in Daguan were basically lost.

If it had lost its role, life would have been even more difficult. If not for this, Van Diemen probably would not have agreed to join the South China Sea Trade Alliance led by Haihan so easily. In the final analysis, the reason for compromise was to continue doing business.

If the goods hoarded in Batavia are transported to Sanya and then advertised for sale in Haihan's business newspapers, there will definitely be businessmen who know the goods and place orders for the purchases. If the operation is carried out slowly, perhaps we can gradually bring goods from the West to Sanya.

The products once again entered the market of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, for various commodities that the East India Company hoped to purchase from the Ming Dynasty, it could also publish purchase information in newspapers, so that suppliers might come to the door on their own.

Within a short time, Van Diemen had already thought of several ways to use this business newspaper to make profits. He was delighted and felt that Haihan's method was amazing. If someone in the East India Company could have come up with this method in the early years, maybe

The trade situation with Ming Dynasty will be a different story, right?

But Van Diemen immediately overturned his idea. Haihan's ability to use this method to influence and regulate the trade conditions in the market was based on his existing political influence, military support, trade scale, and the fact that he had the same ancestor as the Ming Dynasty.

Based on the cultural foundation of the same clan, these are almost all the shortcomings of the East India Company. Even if it can barely produce such a newspaper, it is unlikely to achieve the same results. Moreover, the bank under the name of Haihan is in Fuguang

There are offices in the major ports and cities in both places, allowing merchants traveling between the two countries to basically avoid using gold and silver currency for transactions. This convenience is not provided by any other country.

Although financial institutions such as banks are no stranger to Van Diemen from Europe. The Venetians had already established banks to engage in financial business as early as the 12th century. However, after visiting the operations of Haihan Bank in Sanya, he had to admit that

The operational level and business scope of the Haihan people are far superior to those of their European counterparts. If you want to introduce Western banking institutions to operate in areas controlled by Haihan, it will be tantamount to humiliating yourself, and you are likely to be outsmarted by more sophisticated means.

The Haihan people used financial means to bring them to ruin.

If you want to establish trade relations with the Ming Dynasty, you have to bypass the Haihan barrier, and you must use the commercial promotion platform, financial settlement means and entrepot trade port provided by Haihan. The combination of these conditions is undoubtedly a leap in

There was no way out of it, but the East India Company really had to jump out of it if it wanted to break through the trade barriers of the past.

From a rational point of view, Van Diemen also knew that if the East India Company jumped in, it would certainly be able to make some profits, but more of it would help Haihan and increase the number of business channels he could control.

One. But if we don’t jump in, the East India Company’s market share and influence in the Far East will continue to be compressed. Especially after the establishment of the South China Sea Trade Alliance, being excluded is basically equivalent to losing most of the Far East.

market.

In addition, there is another factor that forces Van Diemen to make a choice, which is the rival Portuguese. The Portuguese, who adapt to the situation, reached a cooperation agreement with Haihan as early as 1628, and their position in the Haihan trade system

, which the current East India Company has not yet been able to catch up with. Because of this, the Portuguese have also received a lot of commercial resources from the Ming Dynasty and Haihan. In recent years, the trade volume has exceeded that of the East India Company, whose trade status has declined year by year.

Indian companies rank first among European countries entering the Far East.

Portugal, which received the support of Haihan, not only opened up the situation in trade, but Haihan also provided military support to it apparently secretly. According to Van Diemen's knowledge, Portugal's armed level in the Strait of Malacca and even the Goa colony in India was very high.

A significant improvement, and the weapons it is equipped with are most likely from the Haihan Arsenal located in the interior of Sanya. If the East India Company continues to stand on the opposite side, it is very likely that the next time it will attack Batavia City will no longer be

They were not fighting against the blue natives, but a coalition of Portuguese and Hainan forces armed to the teeth.

There are many reasons that prompted Van Diemen to make the decision to jump into the pit, including political factors, economic factors, and military pressure. If a more suitable solution could be found, Van Diemen was actually not willing to make such a choice.

, he also knew that once he complied, it would be difficult for the East India Company to stand up again. However, the reality was cruel and did not leave him any more options.

Van Diemen shook his head helplessly, dispelling some unrealistic thoughts from his mind, and told Su Keyi: "After the celebration, the countries will also negotiate on the trade alliance agreement. By then, matters between the Ming Dynasty and Annan will be settled.

I’ll leave it to you to handle.”

Su Keyi knew in his heart that this was Van Diemen delegating power to himself. It should be regarded as a test. How much benefit he could get for the East India Company in the negotiation was probably the standard for Van Diemen's rating. At that moment, Su Keyi hurriedly responded, feeling in his heart

Start planning the negotiations after the celebration.

March 31st is the eve of the Haihan Founding Celebration. Starting from this day, all production units will have a three-day holiday to create an atmosphere of national celebration. Many units have also issued bonuses or bonuses in advance.

In-kind rewards are given to celebrate. For Haihan people, these three-day holidays are more lively than the Chinese New Year. Basically all restaurants of all sizes in Sanya are fully booked for various wedding banquets, celebration banquets, reunion banquets, business

The diplomatic banquets continued one after another, which made the local catering industry owners extremely happy.

During the celebrations, tens of thousands of people poured into Sanya, and most of them came here with cash to spend. This quickly stimulated the local service market. Even tour guides who did not have much business on weekdays now have

It became a fragrant steamed bun. Many local people who were at home during the holidays also chose this as a part-time job, earning money to take foreign tourists to visit Sanya city.

Similar to the service industry, those who are extremely busy during the celebrations are the military and police personnel who are responsible for security. A large number of armed personnel, including the army, are deployed in the form of patrol teams to densely populated areas such as docks and stations.

Conduct patrols on the streets to prevent possible security incidents.

In addition to the officers on duty taking to the streets, the Army base on the Luhuitou Peninsula also gathered various troops that will participate in the military parade the next day. The military parade at the founding ceremony is the current one for the newly renamed Ministry of National Defense.

As a top priority, Yan Chujie has already given instructions that he must take advantage of this military parade to present the image of the invincible Haihan Army to the world. Therefore, these troops being reviewed have been undergoing training and drills in the base recently.

Queue marches.

Haihan's current military scale is getting larger and larger. In addition to the thousands of troops stationed on Hainan Island, troops of varying sizes are also stationed in many overseas colonies. In the more concentrated garrison locations, a small number of elites have basically been sent back to Sanya.

Come and participate in this celebration parade.

The special operations battalion far away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, was naturally one of the teams that had to show up at the military parade. However, considering that the local situation had not yet completely stabilized, Qian Tiandun did not choose to lead the team back to Sanya in person, but instead assigned this task to

It was handed over to the young officer Chen Yixin. The team that returned to Sanya with Chen Yixin this time only had a temporarily formed platoon, with a total of nearly fifty people. More than half of them were neutralized in the Battle of Tamsui, Jilong, and the battle north to Zhejiang to attack Zhoushan last year.

For those who have made great achievements in battle, giving them the opportunity to return to Sanya to personally receive awards from military leaders is also an extra reward given by Qian Tiandun to his subordinates. Some of these soldiers have enlisted in other places and came to the "capital" for the first time.

Sun Zhen is one of the people from Sanya.

Sun Zhen was born as a refugee from Shandong. After arriving in Penghu the year before last, he chose to join the army and receive military rations. His good physical condition and military bravery were quickly noticed by his superiors, and Gao Qiaonan transferred him to the special operations camp for training.

At the beginning of last year, Sun Zhen, who was still a new recruit, participated in the Haihan Army's attack on the Spanish stronghold in Taipei. Later, he followed the army northward and fought all the way to the sea off the coast of Zhejiang. It was he who discovered Wang Jialin, the boss of the Zhoushan Boat Gang, in a mountain village cellar and captured him alive.

Although this military exploit was realized long ago and Sun Zhen was promoted to squad leader, because he had been fighting abroad and had never set foot in Sanya, the actual commendation order issued by the Military Commission at that time had not yet been issued to him. This time it was considered by the battalion headquarters

After he joined the army, he had never been to Haihan's home base camp, so he was specially given the opportunity to come to Sanya to "receive patriotic education."

Sun Zhen's hometown is Denglai, and he can be considered a person who grew up by the sea, but he has never seen a prosperous port city like Sanya before. After arriving at the port, his boss Chen Yixin spent a day looking for it and led Sun Zhen to wait for several people.

The soldiers who came to Sanya walked around the city and the Shengli Port Commercial District and introduced the local situation to them. After witnessing the rows of shops on the streets and the continuous flow of people, Sun Zhen was convinced that the political commissars of the former company headquarters and

The "South China Sea Paradise" mentioned by veterans is indeed true.

Even the dignitaries from various countries who came to see Haihan's construction achievements in Sanya were amazed. Sun Zhen was born in a farmer's family. Even entering Dengzhou City felt new, let alone the experience of coming to the colorful world of Sanya.

There was such a prosperous country on the sea at the southern end of the Ming Dynasty. Sun Zhen was surprised and felt lucky for himself and the immigrants who were lucky enough to receive assistance from Haihan. The living conditions here are obviously more prosperous than in his hometown in the north, and he can

Moving from a war-torn land on the verge of death to this stable paradise in the South China Sea, the experience of the refugees can only be described as lucky.

As for the fact that the original Ming nationality will become Haihan nationality in the future, Sun Zhen doesn't care. He was automatically naturalized when he chose to join the army. He has long been an out-and-out Haihan native, so he doesn't care about the Ming nationality. Every time

Thinking of the Ming Dynasty officials and soldiers who were responsible for causing trouble in his hometown and killing his fellow villagers, Sun Zhen could not bear the resentment in his heart. If one day the Haihan army were to invade Denglai, he would definitely step forward to lead the army.

The scale of the Luhuitou Peninsula military base is much larger than that of the military camp in Penghu. After Sun Zhen moved in, he gained more confidence in Haihan's military strength. Moreover, in just a few days here, he got to know many people from all over the world.

There were comrades from all over the world, including fellow Shandong fellows and some from Southeast Asian islands that he had never heard of before. From the conversations of these people, Sun Zhen gradually realized that his unit had actually been guarding the country's borders.

and open up new territories, and the size of Haihan Kingdom was simply beyond his imagination.

Taking a boat from Zhejiang to Sanya, Hainan, Sun Zhen already felt that this journey was very far away, but this was only the middle part of Haihan territory. Among the comrades who trained with him, some were stationed thousands of miles south of Sanya.

Overseas, it is nearly ten thousand miles away from the distant Zhoushan. Sun Zhen simply could not imagine that such a large country had quietly emerged in the South China Sea in a few years.

Of course, Sun Zhen could not imagine that Haihan's territory was mainly islands and seaports. Hainan Island and Taiwan Island were already the largest single areas. They did not have thousands of miles of land and a huge population base like the Ming Dynasty.

. He simply believed that since the sea territory controlled by Haihan was thousands of miles wide, the territory was naturally huge. Being able to become a soldier in such a powerful empire was a special honor.
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