Chapter 2153

There are two main issues that Yin Changxing is worried about. First, whether the money deposited in the bank is safe and can be accessed at any time, and second, whether he can conveniently use the basic services of the bank as a North Korean.

"This is your account passbook. With this, it means that you are a member of the state-owned industry in Haihan! The balance on your account is recorded on it, which can be used to deposit and withdraw money at any Haihan bank in the future.

Please keep it carefully!"

Yin Changxing took the passbook handed over by the staff and carefully looked through it. Unfortunately, he didn't know Chinese characters, so he couldn't confirm what the balance of his account was, so he could only verbally report it to the other party.

The number shall prevail. He didn't want to expose this shortcoming of his, so he made an increasingly serious expression to cover it up.

However, while Yin Changxing was going through the formalities, he saw people constantly coming in and out of the lobby, depositing money and withdrawing money, which made his worries slightly lessened. At the same time, he also noticed that there were some

What people took away from here was not cash, but a small stack of banknotes.

Yin Changxing raised this question to the staff, and then he learned that this kind of banknote was the "currency" circulating in Haihan. Although Yin Changxing had never seen this kind of banknote, he immediately understood it through the staff's explanation.

Considering the advanced nature of this thing - it is not only easy to carry, but also there is no need to worry about the quality of the currency. It is more convenient than gold, silver or copper coins in the circulation process.

However, after hearing this, Yin Changxing still felt that this kind of banknotes were not waterproof and easy to be damaged by fire, and they did not have the sense of security of carrying money, so he declined the staff's suggestion to exchange some banknotes and try to use them in the market.

.Anyway, he will continue to make a living with Yu Chengli recently, and there should be nothing to spend money on. It is not too late to slowly understand the circulation of this banknote in the market, and then decide whether to use it.

Yin Changxing carefully put the passbook into the waterproof oil paper bag given by the bank, and then put it into his personal clothes. This thing is all his belongings at present, and he will carry it with him from today on.

Walking out of the bank, Yin Changxing felt that his back was a little straighter. He now also owns property in Haihan. He was not a little taller than the Japanese refugees who were still detained in the immigration camp. Moreover, he had just asked the bank

Foreigners who have accounts and assets in Haihan Bank will also enjoy preferential treatment when applying for naturalization in the future. This was very useful information to him, and he even briefly had the illusion that he was already a Haihan native.

However, this illusion quickly disappeared from his mind. He noticed that the Haihan people on the street were all the same as the Haihan soldiers he had come into contact with before. They had their hair cut extremely short, which was obviously different from the foreign Han people.

The difference. Yin Changxing couldn't help but start to think about whether he should also cut his hair in the style of Haihan people, so that he might get more convenience in daily life.

But he was not sure whether there would be additional risks in doing so, such as being accused by the government of "pretending to be a Haihan national". After thinking about it, it was better not to take the risk. It would not be too late to make changes after naturalization in the future.

, at least seek the opinion of his employer first, at least he knows Haihan far better than he does.

However, Yin Changxing actually overestimated his employer's understanding of Haihan. Yu Chengli only had the experience of visiting Zhoushan once, and the real dealings with Haihan officials had to start after the Hirado war. In terms of understanding Haihan's national conditions

In terms of his understanding of social conditions, Yu Chengli may not even be as good as the common people in several prefectures and counties near Zhoushan.

This time, Yu Chengli was able to evacuate from Hirado to Zhoushan smoothly and unscathed. In fact, to a large extent, he relied on the "inside information" obtained by Portuguese businessman Gonzalez to stabilize his mood. Otherwise, Hirado would have been in chaos at the time.

Judging from the situation, it is difficult to say whether he will choose some wrong response methods.

At this time, Yu Chengli, together with Gonzalez and a group of foreign businessmen who had evacuated from Hirado, were waiting for the meeting notice outside the office building of the Zhoushan Administrative Committee. According to the official arrangements of Haihan, foreign businessmen who had evacuated from Hirado to Zhoushan

If businessmen want to operate industries locally, they will be able to enjoy some preferential treatment to make up for their losses during the Hirado War.

Although the businessmen did not have high hopes that the Haihan official could completely make up for their losses, no one wanted to miss the opportunity to learn about the official’s specific measures. After receiving the notice, the businessmen all came to the management committee on time and wanted to see the official

What arrangements will be given?

Most of the foreign businessmen who have stayed in Hirado for a long time are Han Chinese from the Ming Dynasty, and there are also a small number of Western businessmen from the Netherlands and Portugal. Although they were allowed to take away as much of their belongings as possible when they evacuated, their houses and real estate were not.

It cannot be discounted and taken away immediately. The more real estate there is, the greater the loss will be.

Yu Chengli originally used the house in Hirado Castle as a business store, which cost a lot of money. This time he was forced to evacuate Hirado. The Haihan people claimed that they would completely raze the city to the ground after evacuating the entire Hirado Castle.

Therefore, his store must be gone. Although Yu Chengli felt sad about the loss, it was not to the extent of breaking his muscles and bones, so he could still spend money to connect with people and obtain information after arriving in Seogwipo.

and try to improve their local living conditions.

Because of the vital interests involved, everyone who received the notice rushed to the management committee earlier than the informed time. For fear of missing important information, Yu Chengli did not stretch his neck at the gate and wait like others, but met with Gonza

Reis was chatting in a low voice on the side, listening to the latest news he had learned from the Portuguese business house on the island last night.

Haihan had been imposing restrictions on Portuguese activities in the north of the Ming Dynasty in the past few years. For a long time, Portuguese ships were prohibited from entering the waters north of the Yangtze River Estuary. It was not until the second half of last year that the Portuguese established an official commercial center on Zhoushan Island.

Merchant ships were also allowed to enter the northern waters of the Ming Dynasty to engage in commercial activities.

This was mainly due to the active performance of the Portuguese Armed Fleet in the two battles in the south and north last year. They assisted the Haihan Army to defeat the two powerful enemies of Spain and the Manchu Qing Dynasty. This attitude finally made the Haihan Executive Committee

Really recognized the military alliance with Portugal, thus increasing cooperation with Portugal in both the trade and military fields.

It was against this background that the Portuguese Commercial Office in Zhoushan began to operate. Although it is called a commercial office, it actually undertakes most of the functions of a diplomatic embassy, ​​providing various information and services to Portuguese businessmen in Northeast Asia. It’s just that

Because the ownership of Zhoushan is still in dispute, and the Portuguese did not want to offend the Ming Dynasty due to some red tape, they operated this institution in the name of a merchant house.

Gonzales did not know much about the situation in Zhoushan, but he knew that there were official agencies of his own country on the island. As a new arrival, he should be able to get some effective help from the business office. So after arriving in Zhoushan, Gonzales

I quickly visited the Portuguese business office and obtained some valuable business information there.

"Everyone I met there persuaded me to stay, and I guess it was no coincidence." Gonzalez said: "They told me that the trading environment in Zhoushan was very good, and it was not only easy to get goods from

The Ming Dynasty's high-end goods are traded with merchants from various countries, and the most important thing is that it is very safe here. Even the Portuguese can be protected by Haihan and no longer have to worry about the threat of war."

"But what we saw when we entered the harbor is that this place is obviously a large navy camp. I always feel that there will be a lot of inconveniences in the future. In my opinion, it is better to go to Ningbo Prefecture. It is only separated from Zhoushan Island by a water, but at least it is me

The territory of the Ming Dynasty must be much more peaceful than this island where the army is stationed." After hearing this, Yu Chengli still had concerns about the environment of Zhoushan. In his opinion, although Zhoushan is very close to the coast of the Ming Dynasty, it is now considered a foreign country.

In any case, it is not possible to stay in the home country.

"Boss Yu, I also heard the news yesterday that the man in charge of Ningbo Prefecture in your country is actually related to the highest official in Zhoushan, General Shi, who led the Haihan fleet to attack Hirado.

relationship, so whether you choose Zhoushan or Ningbo to settle down, I don’t think there is much difference.”

Gonzalez did not refute Yu Chengli, but just threw out another piece of information, letting Yu Chengli figure out the stakes.

After hearing this, Yu Chengli was a little hesitant. If the Ningbo Prefecture really colluded with the Haihan people, then the positive significance of choosing Ningbo would be very limited.

Gonzalez continued: "In addition, it is said that the taxes on Zhoushan Island are much lower than those in the Ming Dynasty, so many businessmen from your country actively choose this place as a trading location. A considerable part of the various shops on the island are run by businessmen from the Ming Dynasty.

of."

No matter which country they come from, the commonality of businessmen is to pursue profits. Businessmen will flock to wherever the profits are higher. Zhoushan Island has been able to become a regional trade center in just a few years, mainly due to the official Haihan official website.

The good trade environment created by the various business policies adopted is also the part that the Zhoushan authorities focus most on promoting foreign investment.

The Portuguese businessmen who can come to Zhoushan have already traveled half of the world, and are naturally very sensitive to the pros and cons of the trade environment. Almost all the opinions Gonzalez received from his colleagues in his country were positive evaluations of Zhoushan, and some even thought that

The trading conditions here are not inferior to those of Sanya Port in the south, and it is expected to become one of the major trading ports in the Eastern world in the future.

In comparison, Gonzalez, who comes from Lisbon, a famous port city in Portugal, has certainly seen much more of the world than Yu Chengli. When Yu Chengli was still struggling with the problem of a large number of Haihan armed forces stationed here, Gonzalez

They are more concerned about the local social conditions and infrastructure level, which can reflect whether the local trade environment is suitable for long-term residence.

Since he has only been on the island for a short time, Gonzalez can only make intuitive judgments based on what he has seen and heard. In his opinion, the port facilities of Dinghai Port can be ranked among the top trading ports he has visited in the past.

, its construction cost is definitely not small. Rather than saying that this is a military base, Gonzalez is more willing to think that the large-scale garrison is to protect the trade environment here. After all, after a large amount of wealth is gathered here, there is no guarantee that no one will be interested in it.

The place has a wrong idea.

This is not Gonzalez's unfounded worry. The bloody reality is right in front of him. He doesn't know how the Hirado clan provoked the Kaihan people so much that they launched a cross-sea expedition at all costs. However, after the Kaihan people succeeded, they destroyed the entire Hirado.

The city was completely looted, and all the people were shipped away, which fully demonstrated the need for strong armed protection in the trading port. Gonzalez even believed that the Haihan people might just find an excuse to do this.

Their real purpose of plundering Hirado Port is just that. Of course, this idea cannot be said out loud, otherwise if the walls have ears, they may be in bad luck.

The armed strength of the Haihan people obviously greatly exceeded that of the Hirado clan. Just the armed fleet that escorted civilian ships back to Zhoushan, Gonzalez believed that there was no other fleet that could match it in the entire East Asia region -

-If there is such a fleet, it probably belongs to the Haihan Kingdom.

With such a powerful armed force stationed on Zhoushan Island, there is no need to worry about whether the local trade environment is safe enough. Gonzalez, who has just escaped from the war, currently values ​​this condition the most.

Yu Chengli said: "Then let's see how much benefit the government can provide! If the conditions are right, we might as well continue to be neighbors here with Boss Gang."

Gonzalez smiled and said: "The Haihan people went through so much trouble to bring us back from Hirado. I think the conditions they offered will not disappoint us."

When the scheduled time was approaching, a man walked out of the building, holding a book in his hand, and said to the crowd watching at the door: "Bosses who came from Hirado to Zhoushan have been waiting for a long time. Please call your names next."

Everyone please come forward, and each boss can bring an entourage who will follow me in for a meeting later."

After saying that, he opened the book in his hand and began to call the names according to the list registered by the military. Naturally, Yu Chengli and Gonzalez were among them. After hearing their names, they took the initiative to stand next to the man.

There were less than twenty people on the list, so the roll call ended quickly. The man nodded with satisfaction and said: "It seems that no one is late, so please come with me!"

Immediately, everyone followed him into a conference room in the administrative committee office building. After everyone took their seats, the man put down the book in his hand, cupped his hands with everyone present and said: "Let me introduce myself first, Yang Yun.

, is responsible for managing commercial and trade affairs in the Zhoushan Management Committee, everyone is polite!"

Everyone present was a fine person, and they immediately bowed their hands in return and said "I have long admired you", and addressed each other as "Mr. Yang", hoping to leave a good impression in front of this Haihan official.
Chapter completed!