Chapter 2361

As far as the North Korean cities that Tom Wang has visited, the prosperity of Busan is basically on the same level as Seoul, and even worse in the field of maritime trade. After all, Busan is an authentic seaport city, while Seoul is far away from the coastline.

There are still dozens of miles to go, and the local censorship of foreigners is much stricter than in Busan, which invisibly limits Seoul's development prospects in the trade field.

Of course, for those merchants with official background or strong economic strength, Seoul, the capital of North Korea, is a better choice. The so-called threshold and regulatory measures will not be a problem for them. Opening shops in Seoul

In order to better demonstrate its business strength.

Haihan merchants are obviously extremely adaptable to both environments. From what Wang Tom saw and heard in Busan, the Haihan merchants' business conditions were pretty good, which made him quite gratified.

According to Mu Guang's introduction, the Han people doing business in Busan, especially the businessmen from Haihan, are obviously better than their competitors from other countries in terms of business methods. The use of various publicity and marketing methods can really open up other countries.

It is several levels higher than its peers. In addition, most of the products sold by Haihan in Haihan are industrial products or agricultural products that have been deeply processed. The cost of similar products on the market is either much higher or the quality is too different. It is difficult to

Competing with Haihan products.

Therefore, after Haihan merchants entered Busan, they indeed squeezed out many of their peers and quickly formed a monopoly on some high-end products. For example, the high-end drinks sold on the market have now almost become Haihan liquor.

So much so that some businessmen have begun to think of setting up local brewing workshops to produce, package and sell locally.

Compared with businessmen from other countries, Haihan's business system is more mature and advanced. In most business projects, it has advantages that its peers are difficult to catch up with. It also has faster information feedback on market conditions in various countries, so it can be in business.

It’s no wonder that they quickly gained the upper hand in the competition.

Compared with the glamorous Haihan shops, those Japanese shops looked a bit old. Wang Tom randomly picked two and went in for a walk. The goods sold were basically handicrafts produced in Japan.

Such as lacquerware, pottery, etc. Wang Tom was not very interested in these things, so he gave up after just looking at them.

Mu Guang introduced: "Some Japanese businessmen used to sneak to Zhoushan to do business. Now many Haihan products can be bought in Busan. Not only is it closer here, but there are no restrictions on Japanese businessmen, so come to Busan and follow my country." There are more and more Japanese businessmen doing business.”

The round trip from Nagasaki Port in Kitakyushu to Zhoushan Dinghai Port is more than 3,000 miles, while the round trip from Nagasaki Port north to Busan Port is only a few hundred miles, and Iki Island and Tsushima Island are much closer.

. Considering the freight and navigation risks alone, it is obviously more cost-effective for Japanese merchants to trade in Busan.

This is actually equivalent to transferring part of Zhoushan's trade to Busan. However, this has no obvious impact on Zhoushan's trade situation. On the contrary, because of the entrepot of Busan, the trade volume between Haihan and Japan has increased.

It is large, which also drives the export shipping of Zhoushan Port.

Based on the current development situation, Wang Tom believes that Haihan Bank and large commercial banks and shipping companies will soon follow suit and deploy operating agencies in Busan. When those giants flood into Busan, the current market should still experience a round of reshuffle.

A considerable number of businesses in the same industry will probably be squeezed out of this market.

Of course, such cruel market competition does not only exist in Busan. In fact, it will appear in every market where Haihan merchants enter, and it will become more intense as the volume of trade related to Haihan increases. Some smart people will

Quickly realize this momentum, seize the time to change your identity, and turn yourself into a supplier or distributor of Haihan. Those who are slow will probably be taken away by the wave before they have time to react, or they will go bankrupt.

, or be merged and acquired, becoming a victim of this business wave.

When Wang Tom visited Busan City, Shen Xueyi was always with him so that he could immediately reveal his identity and coordinate if he encountered any problems. He also listened to all the situations introduced by Mu Guang.

I can't help but sigh that the Haihan people's business skills are so powerful that they were able to manage the current situation in just one or two years.

Shen Xueyi didn't have any objections to Haihan's business practices. What he thought was that since the Haihan people could make a lot of money here, whether his family could also benefit from Busan's trade environment.

After getting along for the past two months, Shen Xueyi and Wang Tom had a good personal relationship. When the group stopped to rest, Shen Xueyi asked Wang Tom if there was any suitable business in Busan that he could buy.

Shen Xueyi asked so straightforwardly that Wang Tom couldn't help but be stunned for a moment after hearing it. However, he looked at Shen Xueyi and it seemed that he was not asking for benefits from himself, but really regarded himself as the object of consultation.

"You are not really planning to abandon your official position and go into business, are you?" Wang Tom shook his head and said: "Based on your family background, I think it is better to pursue an official career. Although doing business can make a lot of money, at a certain stage,

We still have to rely on connections in the officialdom to support us.”

Shen Xueyi explained: "I have no intention of giving up my official position. I just happen to have someone in my family who is engaged in business, so I would like to hear the general's opinion."

When Wang Tom heard this, he suddenly realized that Shen Xueyi was itching to see the prosperity of Busan and wanted his family to enter this market to make money. But as a layman, he probably wasn't sure what business was good here.

He did it, so he wanted to ask for his opinion and try to see if Haihan could provide him with some special help.

Tom Wang smiled and said: "I see. Then I will tell you the simplest way. You can decide whether it is feasible."

Seeing that Tom Wang was willing to give advice, Shen Xueyi quickly thanked him.

The method Wang Tom taught him was indeed simple and crude. After returning to Seoul, he asked him to find the Haihan official business store outside the city and act as an agent for Haihan products that he believed had better prospects in the North Korean market. As for the specifics,

There will be a dedicated person responsible for arranging the conditions and operation methods at that time. Shen Xueyi only needs to follow the instructions.

Haihan originally formulated this business method. In addition to expanding the sales of goods, one of the main purposes was to use it as a way to convey profits and provide powerful people in various countries with a quick and clean channel to make money. This routine has been around for a long time.

There have been many successful examples in Ming Dynasty, Annan and other countries, and the Ministry of Commerce also has a mature operation plan. As long as an official with a background like Shen Xueyi opens his mouth, Haihan will have a dedicated person to tailor a business plan for him.

How could Shen Xueyi know these tricks of Haihan? He was silently thinking about whether this approach would be approved by his father. If Shen Jingzhen felt that it was inappropriate, then no matter how good the prospect was, it would be in vain.

Seeing Shen Xueyi's silence, Wang Tom could guess a bit of the other person's thoughts at the moment, so he comforted him: "You don't have to rush to make a decision right away. After you return to Seoul, you can make a careful calculation with your father."

Shen Xueyi forced out a smile and said: "General Wang is right. This matter is not urgent at this moment. We will talk about it when we return to Seoul."

When the group of them was walking around the city, the local officials finally got the news and hurried over. Although Shen Xueyi's official position was not high, he was still a Beijing official, not to mention that his father was a powerful military officer.

General Haihan, who was accompanied by Shen Xueyi, was accompanied by an armed fleet of thousands of people. One can imagine how noble his status was.

However, Wang Tom had no intention of socializing with local officials and politely declined the banquet. He only said that the fleet was passing through Busan for a short rest and did not want to disturb the place, so there was no need for those red tapes.

After the fleet lingered in Busan for two days, it set off again. It is worth mentioning that on the day of the fleet's departure, almost all the local Haihan people put down their work and rushed to the dock to see the fleet off. It was indeed a scene that had never been seen in the local area. Although this was indeed

Someone took the lead in organizing, but the effect has far exceeded the meaning of the send-off itself.

No matter which country they are from, after seeing the scene of seeing him off at the dock, they will all think that Haehan's move is to show off his muscles to the outside world, indicating that the Port of Busan is within the protection range of his armed fleet. Anyone who wants to go to Busan

If you make a move that is detrimental to Haihan, you must weigh the consequences.

As a military observer, Shen Xueyi felt a little sour when he saw the crowded farewell scene on the pier, and secretly wondered whether his country's navy fleet would be able to receive such courtesy in the future.

In fact, Tom Wang didn't care much about these "performance sessions". When he left the port, he waved his hands to the shore symbolically a few times, then got into the captain's cabin and began to sort out his sailing diary during the trip.

Although Wang Tom's writing skills in Chinese characters are very average, and his handwriting can be said to be ugly, and he usually lets the combat staff do it for him when writing documents, he still doesn't want to write things like the navigation diary by pretending to be written by someone else's hand. He spends time every day to write it himself.

Complete. His voyage diary also contains many English and Latin terms and place names. Probably only he can understand the contents of these diaries.

After leaving Busan, the fleet did not rush to the west, but first sailed south to Tsushima Island. A considerable number of Japanese businessmen in Busan came from Tsushima Island, which made Wang Tom also want to visit this place along the way.

Tsushima Island is about a hundred miles away from Busan, right in the middle of the strait between North Korea and Japan. It has a long and narrow terrain and a land area of ​​about 700 square kilometers. When the weather is fine, Busan can be seen from the heights at the northern end of Tsushima Island.

horizon.

As early as the "Three Kingdoms" written by Chen Shou of the Jin Dynasty, there was a relatively detailed record of this island. The book says: The island where we live is more than 400 miles away, the land is dangerous and mountainous, there are many deep forests, and the roads are like those of a bird.

Deer Trail. There are more than a thousand households with no fertile farmland. They live on the sea food and use boats to buy goods in the north and south.

This description basically explains the special environment of Tsushima Island. The island is full of mountains and forests, and there is no farmland for farming, so everyone basically makes a living by fishing, while other daily necessities are imported from North Korea through trade.

and Japan to the south gained.

This island was under Japanese rule for most of its history, and during the Yuan Dynasty's two cross-sea wars against Japan, Tsushima Island was captured as an advance base for attacking Japan.

In the 15th century, North Korea sent troops to Tsushima Island in the name of fighting against Japanese pirates, and briefly occupied Tsushima Island. This period of history was called Yingyong Waibuo in Japan, while North Korea called it Jihai Eastern Expedition.

.This is also one of the few records in North Korea's history that it took the initiative to launch a war with other countries and achieved victory.

At that time, the Sou family, which had ruled Tsushima Island for generations, even accepted official positions in North Korea and acted as an agent for cross-border trade between North Korea and Japan. However, this situation did not last long, and it did not substantially change the ownership of Tsushima Island.

North Korea only prepared two months of food and grass for this operation, and could not stay on Tsushima Island for a long time to resist Japan's counterattack. Therefore, after receiving a peace commitment from Tsushima Daimyo Zongzong Zongmori at the time, the North Korean army retreated back home.

In the "Records of the Kaidong Kingdoms" written by Joseon Councilor Shen Shuzhou in 1471, it is also clearly recorded that Tsushima Island belongs to Japan's Saikaidō. And the people who rule this island are the daimyō of the So clan.

Ma Fan is here.

Of course, you have to pay back those who come out to fool around. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent troops to attack North Korea in 1592, Tsushima Island became the forward base for Japan to land in North Korea. If the Ming Dynasty hadn't sent troops to rescue later, Lee's Korea would have been destroyed in that war.

Declare the end.

After the war, Tsushima quickly won the support of both Korea and Japan, and acted as a middleman to open a Japanese museum in Busan to engage in trade activities. Most of Tsushima's financial revenue came from trade between the two countries.

Activity.

Objectively speaking, Tsushima, which relies on trade between the two countries for survival, has always had a relatively neutral stance, and its attitude towards North Korea can even be described as friendly. Therefore, when Wang Tom's fleet approached Tsushima, it was not reckless.

Instead of breaking into the port directly, they first sent a ship to dock to communicate with the island's officials.

However, perhaps the tragic end of the Hirado clan last year made Tsushima clan wary. The island government did not show a welcoming attitude towards the arrival of the uninvited guests like Kaihan. Instead, they declined the application for the fleet to dock in the port and only allowed the dispatch of

Small boats enter the harbor to obtain the supplies they need.

Such an attitude is, of course, to be on guard against a sudden landing by the Haihan fleet to attack Jinshi City, where it is governed. After receiving the reply, Wang Tom felt helpless. This was not the first time he had encountered a similar rejection during this trip. He had been rejected before.

I had the same experience on Sado Island. It can be seen that the Japanese are very wary of external forces, and Haihan has obviously become the key target of Ma Fan.
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