Chapter 2763

What was placed in front of Zhu Zian was a stack of files half a foot high, all bound with kraft paper covers. There was no text about the contents of the files on the cover, only numbers composed of heavenly stems, earthly branches and numbers.

Zhu Zian had previously come into contact with some internal documents in a similar format during his mission. He knew that these numbers represented the event classification, confidentiality level, registration sequence and other information of these files. However, there was no specific way to identify this information at the time.

People explained it to him in detail, so now he only knows what it is and doesn't know why it is.

But at the beginning of taking office, Li Qingyang would not immediately hand over very important matters to him, and Zhu Zian was not in a hurry to start reviewing the files immediately. Also delivered with the files was a copy of the newly released "Haihan Times",

Zhu Zian looked at the date on the masthead. The publication date was ten days ago, so the timeliness was pretty good.

Since there was no urgent business, Zhu Zian decided to drink tea and read the newspaper first. This habit was also learned during his time in the mission. He saw that the people from Sanya behaved like this, and after asking out of curiosity, he got the idea.

As you know, most senior officials in Haihan have such office habits, and these young officials also inherited them from their parents.

As for the reason behind this, no one could tell, so Zhu Zian understood it as a measure to mediate the situation before officially starting work.

Zhu Zian quickly scanned several articles on the front page and found that the content was not directly related to the Donghai Region. However, he now knew the weight of the content on the front page of the Times, so he still read it with gusto. Even these contents

It seems to have nothing to do with me, but people who are interested can definitely decipher some important information from it.

The front page content of this issue is basically concentrated on the South China Sea. For Zhu Zian, it is a relatively unfamiliar area. Most of his understanding of the area comes from the works left by his predecessors, such as Fei Xin's "Xingcha"

"Shenglan", Ma Ci's "Yingya Shenglan", Gong Zhen's "Xiyang Fanguo Zhi", Gu Gu's "Haicha Yulu", Huang Zhong's "Haiyu" and other books. But most of these books are the same.

Works written two hundred years ago are far from reflecting the current international situation in the South China Sea.

However, it is said that Haihan's strategy in the South China Sea was quite effective, with many small countries competing to follow it, and its influence has far exceeded the Ming Dynasty's local prestige when Zheng He went to the West two hundred years ago.

The headline article is "On the Importance of South China Sea Products to my country's Industrial Development". The article focuses on how Haihan obtains industrial raw materials from various countries in the South China Sea, transports them back to Hainan Island, and processes them into various industrial products. For example High-quality coal from Black Earth Port, bauxite ore from the inland central and southern Annam, tin ore from Bangka Belitung Island, nickel ore from Luzon Island, Dumai oil field from Sumatra Island, etc.

The article lists in detail the origin, production capacity, and role of various minerals in the industrial chain. Although Zhu Zian does not understand industry, he can understand those amazing numbers, and he knows what Haihan said.

The strong ships and cannons we have come from this so-called industrial system.

At the thank-you banquet hosted by him a few days ago, Bai Letong, who had just returned from an inspection trip to Yanzhou Prefecture, shared his local knowledge. Haihan invested massive resources in building an industrial base in the local area, and his work was so large that Zhu Zi

An Ye was quite shocked. And Haihan could have such a strong national power, and these mineral resources produced in overseas countries were indispensable components.

Zhu Zian also thought of the mineral deposits that Haihan has been continuously exploiting in Shandong in recent years, from the Fushan Copper Mine 20 years ago to the Zhaoyuan Gold Mine, Pingdu Lead Mine, Longkou Coal Mine, etc., and the speed of mining.

It is much faster than during the Ming Dynasty.

It’s hard to say how much wealth these many mines have created for Haihan, but they have indeed solved the livelihood problems of a large number of hungry people in Shandong. In the early years, most of the refugee flows caused by natural and man-made disasters flocked to Shandong.

In the Jiaodong Peninsula area controlled by Haihan, a considerable number of people, at least tens of thousands of them, stayed there to work as miners.

And these people who relied on Haihan for their livelihood have become the mainstream of naturalized people. Zhu Zian once believed that the purpose of Haihan's continuous mining in Shandong was to control the people's hearts. Of course, this was only limited by his vision and knowledge at that time.

It was a one-sided idea. Now when he looked back and combined it with the article in the Times, Zhu Zian realized that Haihan's plan was far bigger than he knew. These minerals scattered all over the country are just parts of Haihan's huge industrial system.

That’s all.

Although Zhu Zian has never been to the countries in the South China Sea, he can imagine Haihan's actions in these places based on the situation in Shandong. In addition to continuously supplying various minerals to Haihan, the local area also provides a large number of industries that rely on these industries.

With the cheap labor produced, these people are likely to be gradually transformed into Haihan supporters.

Haihan can also legitimately establish influence in the area through these industries, build urban settlements, and even directly station troops, making it an area under Haihan's actual control.

With the strength of the Ming Dynasty, it is still unable to deal with Haihan's encroachment methods. Needless to say, those small countries in the South China Sea have no other way but to cooperate.

Of course, cooperating with Haihan may not be a bad thing for these small countries. What they can get from cooperation, in addition to considerable economic benefits, is likely to be military protection from Haihan. This is for those who support Haihan.

For countries that cannot afford a strong military, this is probably the most cost-effective security solution.

At the end of the article, the author points out that to ensure the supply of these industrial resources, it is necessary to ensure the long-term stability of the international situation in the South China Sea, and this requires Haihan to maintain high enough prestige and influence in this region. As for how to achieve this, the author lists

Several suggestions were made, starting from politics, culture, economy, and military. Although they were vague, Zhu Zian basically understood them.

This is actually a model of Haihan's overseas expansion and colonization, and it is extremely efficient. Haihan will give priority to controlling areas with important resources, and then use the output of these areas to further consolidate Haihan's influence in the region.

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Most countries do not have the development capabilities of Haihan. Even if they know that these mineral deposits exist locally, it is difficult to quickly transform them into part of the national power like Haihan. Zhu Zian has never even heard of the names of some minerals, so let alone mention them.

How to mine and smelt, and where to apply it. Even if someone wants to imitate Haihan's approach, if they don't have the relevant industrial technology, the result will be nothing more than imitation.
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