Chapter 1541 Industrial Upgrading

Haihan's direct control area in Zhejiang is the Zhoushan Islands plus Shipu Port. The land area is limited. It is difficult to carry out long-term industrial projects such as plantations like other larger colonies. Even basic food production is very difficult.

It is difficult to achieve complete self-sufficiency. Although the trade situation is excellent and the import and export figures of goods are showing an upward trend month by month, Shi Diwen is a time traveler from later generations and knows that a prosperous market must be based on real industries.

On the basis of this, if there is no local real industry, then all goods can only be shipped from Haihan and other colonies. The Zhejiang Colonial Zone, which is purely an entrepot trade port, actually does not have very high profits.

It is precisely because of this current situation that the financial situation of the Zhejiang colony is completely different from its apparent prosperity. It seems to be prosperous, but its accounts are tight, and there is not much funds available for local construction and redevelopment. That's why.

There will be an embarrassing situation where Zhoushan Shipyard is determined to expand its production scale, but must rely on Sanya funds to launch the project. Shi Diwen actually has many ambitious construction plans, but if there is no money, they will all be in vain, and to Victory Fort

There are many cumbersome procedures in terms of procedures, cycles, and fund allocation when applying for funds, so Shi Diwen has always hoped to gradually build some manufacturing projects in the areas under his control to realize the self-hematopoiesis function of the Zhejiang colony.

The Executive Committee is actually very supportive of his idea. If overseas colonies can operate some local specialty industries to earn income, and then bear the funds required for daily operations and even development and construction, it will also be a burden reduction for the national finance.

.If the Zhejiang colony can develop some real industries on its own, especially manufacturing, then the Executive Committee will of course be happy to see it happen. However, what the Executive Committee can give to Zhejiang is mainly supportive policies. As for funds,

The jam is relatively tight, as can be seen from the situation at Zhoushan Shipyard.

Since the land area of ​​the two ports is relatively limited, they can only mainly develop industries such as port terminals and shipbuilding that have certain requirements for natural conditions. However, Shi Diwen has more ideas. He hopes to use the help of the two countries

Build transportation and business opportunities, expand and promote Haihan's influence in various industries in Zhejiang, master the voice of some of these industries, and become an industry standard setter. In this way, we can make full use of the land, manpower, and upstream and downstream industrial chains in Daming.

Wait for conditions to develop some industrialized workshops whose property rights are completely in the hands of Haihan.

In terms of cost, the labor and land costs in Daming are lower than those in Haihan, and some manufacturing industries with low technical content will not be too difficult to operate in Zhejiang, such as transportation, mining, weaving,

Shi Diwen felt that he could give it a try in the deep processing of agricultural products and other industries. A few days ago, there was a small disturbance in Hangzhou around Haihan's backdoor entry into the weaving industry. This was caused by the implementation of the plan formulated by Shi Diwen.

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Shi Diwen was actually not entirely sure whether this backdoor approach would be successful, but since Wang Yuan, a well-connected person in Hangzhou, expressed his willingness to give it a try, Shi Diwen naturally did not want to miss such an opportunity. Although

Some situations arose during the process due to the intervention of He Guanzhi, the prefect of Hangzhou, but fortunately it was not out of Haihan's control, and the problem was finally resolved relatively peacefully. Although several unlucky people inevitably paid the price.

, but for the overall situation, the fate of these little people will not be considered by Shi Diwen at all.

After Ningbo Government held a series of meetings with major operators in several industries, news of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Daming and Haihan gradually spread in a timely manner, which in turn promoted the pace of Haihan's industry integration in Ningbo. In addition to

In addition to the fact that the grain industry still has no good way to force grain merchants to submit, several other industries have basically been implemented step by step according to the plan under the operation of Haihan. And small businesses that originally had no direct trade relations with Haihan

Businessmen sensed the business opportunities and began to take the initiative to join forces, hoping to get opportunities to cooperate with Haihan.

Of course, Shi Diwen would not miss such an opportunity. He asked the Ministry of Commerce in Zhejiang to send almost all personnel to various places in Ningbo to contact these small businessmen and select those who could be used by Haihan. Especially

Those businessmen who own a certain area of ​​land or real estate near towns are the ones who need to focus on inspection. Because these places with relatively convenient transportation and not too expensive land prices are just suitable for building facilities such as factories.

For the sake of caution, Haihan will not buy these real estates, but will adopt a cooperative management method as much as possible, allowing partners to convert real estate into shares. This will make it easier to avoid certain unfavorable policies. If Ming Dynasty controls Haihan's coastal properties in the future,

No matter what restrictions were placed on regional industries, the related industries suddenly became the property of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

An inconspicuous ship arrived at Ningbo Xiangshan Port today, but the red and blue flags on the top of the mast showed that the owner of the ship was from Haihan. When the ship docked, people waiting on the shore

Several people hurried forward to greet him and watched eagerly as the sailor lowered the gangplank. After a while, they finally saw the real owner appear.

"Special Envoy Yang!" "Master Yang!" "Director Yang!"

Everyone was greeting each other, but they were all talking to the same person, which was a middle-aged man who was walking down the gangway at this time. Although this man still had the usual bun on his head, his body was

He was dressed in a Haihan-style double-breasted jacket and straight trousers, which looked a bit nondescript. But in the eyes of the people on the shore, they didn't think so. They spent a lot of effort to find this God of Wealth.

He was only invited here through his connections. In their eyes, this outfit is a symbol of status. How could they look down on the other party because of this?

Yang Yun nodded slightly to everyone and said "Thank you for your hard work", and everyone responded quickly. Yang Yun was the first batch of immigrant cadres to take up the post after the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce, and he can be regarded as an old man in the ministry. He was originally sent to Penghu to work.

After Haihan took control of the Zhoushan Islands, he was immediately transferred to Zhoushan and took up the position of director of the East China Sea Office of the Ministry of Commerce. Although his position seemed to be the same as in the Penghu period, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas were the place where the richest man in the Ming Dynasty was. Yang Yun

The job authority here is much greater than that in Penghu.

Although Shi Diwen was in charge of Zhejiang's military, civil affairs and business affairs in theory, he still focused more on military affairs when dealing with actual affairs, while civil affairs and business affairs were just a matter of final decision-making, and specific matters were basically handled by the officials below.

.As the main person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Yang Yuan is naturally responsible for most of the affairs.

Similar to how Shi Diwen met with bigwigs from all walks of life in Ningbo City a few days ago, Yang Yun made the arrangements and formulated the content strategy and schedule of each meeting, which finally allowed Shi Diwen to pass the short-term meeting. In just a few days of negotiations, most of the original goals were achieved. If we talk about the behind-the-scenes heroes who have made contributions in this process, Yang Yun is probably the number one one.

However, although Yang Yun's contribution is not small, whether it is a promotion or a salary increase, it is not a reward that can be cashed immediately, so he still has to continue to be Shi Diwen's arm when handling business, and he will do whatever he wants. Xiangshan After hearing the rumors about Ningbo Mansion a few days ago, several wealthy people in the county felt that there was something wrong here, so they asked someone to bring a message to Shi Diwen, saying that they were willing to free up a hundred acres of land in Xiangshan County and cooperate with Haihan. Run a business together. As for what to do specifically, the wealthy people don't have a clear idea, and they probably still rely on the Haihan people, who are known for their business skills, to come up with ideas.

Shi Diwen didn't pay special attention to this news when he first got it. Although the area of ​​​​100 acres of land is not small, 70% of Xiangshan is mountainous, hilly and sloping, and there are not many plains suitable for agricultural development and human settlement. , if these hundred acres of land were located in the mountains, it would basically be considered useless. So he instructed the Ministry of Commerce to contact the other party to obtain more information and then study it.

After Yang Yun contacted this place again, he found that the hundred acres of land that the other party was willing to offer turned out to be a good flat land near the seaside of Xiangshan Port. He suddenly felt that this could be regarded as a business opportunity, and quickly reported it to Shi Diwen, and attached his Shi Diwen felt that Yang Yun's idea made sense, so he sent him over to have a look in person to confirm whether the local situation was suitable for cooperation with these wealthy locals.

Although the arranged date had been notified to the other party in advance, Yang Yun did not expect that these wealthy people would be so active and even went to the dock to greet him, which showed that he had great expectations for this cooperation. After getting off the ship, the wealthy people had already They prepared a soft sedan and a carriage, and asked Yang Yun to go to Xiangshan County to have a meal first - they had specifically inquired about it, as Haihan people like to talk business at the dinner table.

Naturally, Yang Yun could not refuse their kind invitation, so he followed them into Xiangshan County and came to the largest restaurant in the area. Several wealthy men had already booked private rooms and banquets here, and they had not even had a sip of hot drinks after sitting down. Tea and dishes were passed around one after another.

"Sir Yang, Xiangshan County is a small place, not as prosperous as Ningbo City. This is already the best restaurant in the local area. Please don't blame me for not taking good care of it."

The rich man who spoke was named Gu Qufei, and he had the reputation of being a scholar. He was a little more educated than his other companions, and he became the spokesman for these rich men. Although Gu Qufei was a scholar, his family business was In the fishing business, he owns dozens of large and small fishing boats, and has hundreds of sailors working for him. He can be considered one of the richest people with relatively strong financial resources.

Yang Yun responded with a smile: "You are so polite. We have good friends here who have good wine and good food. If Yang still finds fault with others, wouldn't he be disrespectful?"

Seeing that Yang Yun was still easy to talk to, Gu Qufei felt relieved immediately, and then continued: "Since Mr. Yang is so complimentary, I will be brave enough to offer you a drink first. You are free to do it, I will do it first as a token of respect."

Gu Qufei opened his mouth, and the others at the table naturally followed suit and immediately raised their glasses to invite him. Then, regardless of whether Yang Yun drank or not, he raised his head and poured all the wine in the glass down his throat.

Say it again.

Yang Yun had never dealt with these wealthy people before, so naturally he would not drink unscrupulously in front of strangers. When a round of wine was offered to him, he only tasted it briefly. He really achieved what the toasters call "casual". As the saying goes

Wine reflects character, and Yang Yun also wanted to take this opportunity to see if the character displayed by these wealthy men at the wine table was reliable.

Xiangshan County is said to be a small place, but it has three major fishing grounds: Damu Yang, Maotou Yang, and Yushan. The fishery resources are very rich, and there are many types of seafood. The main ingredients of various dishes at this banquet are also mainly seafood.

, supplemented by mountain delicacies. Although the cooking method is different from that of Haihan, the fresh seafood is delicious even if it is boiled in white water. Yang Yun praised it while eating, which also made the rich people feel bright on their faces.

You are proud, and you are thinking about giving a little more money to the restaurant cook when you pay the bill later.

After three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, Gu Qufei saw that Yang Yun was in a good mood, and then he cautiously brought up the business: "Master Yang, we are all locals in Xiangshan, and we have a little wealth. I heard that Haihan was in various counties recently.

I would like to try to recruit partners who are willing to invest in land for shares. If it is convenient for Mr. Yang to travel, he will stay in the county tonight. The place has been arranged. I will arrange for you to go and see it tomorrow."

Yang Yun responded: "No, why wait until tomorrow? After this meal is finished, we can have a drink and rest, and then we can go see it in the afternoon."

Gu Qufei didn't expect Yang Yun to be so active, so he nodded quickly and said, "Then I'll follow your wishes and go later."

Taking advantage of the relaxed atmosphere at the wine table, Yang Yun also had a general understanding of the status of the wealthy people here during the chat. Except for Gu Qufei, the other people were all serious landowners, and the land under their names was basically

They are all used for planting and breeding. Although agricultural profits are not high, the advantage is that the long-term income is stable, and they will not starve to death even if they cannot make a big fortune. Of course, these landowners also have their own ambitions and are not willing to just be a country farmer.

Rich man, otherwise they wouldn’t have joined forces to discuss cooperation with Haihan.

During his stay in Zhoushan, Yang Yun had encountered some examples of people approaching Haihan proactively like this. However, those who could approach Haihan to discuss cooperation in the past were either industry leaders with a business scale that qualified him to negotiate terms with Haihan, or people with relatively solid officialdom.

Background: Cooperation in business will be facilitated by the government's protection. The highest-ranking official these guys know is the Qipin County Magistrate. All the industries they operate are in Xiangshan County. In the past, they would definitely not be regarded as requiring Yang Yun to personally take action.

object of investigation.
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