Chapter 455: Inspection of Hong Kong Island

Although Haihan's current immigration policy is mainly to absorb people from the bottom of society, the agents Haihan supported in the Ming Dynasty were basically wealthy businessmen and literati from the upper class of society. Haihan used the social influence of these upper-class people

, to gradually shape the Haihan social system that is prosperous, stable, safe and fair in the minds of the people of Ming Dynasty. Such a social system will obviously have a stronger attraction and attract people than the precarious Ming Dynasty.

The immigrants who arrive are no longer just disaster victims who can't find a way out, a large number of skilled craftsmen will also choose to accept Haihan's employment because of the generous treatment.

Haihan's strength has grown due to the continuous addition of immigrants, which will in turn affect those Ming Dynasty dignitaries whose attitudes are wavering, pulling them further towards Haihan's camp. Many wealthy businessmen have visited Lijiazhuang, Wanshan Port and even Sanya

After that, after seeing the true strength of Haihan, he changed his previous wait-and-see attitude and began to actively participate in the trading system created by Haihan.

This business inspection group organized by the General Office of the People's Republic of China came here in the name of investing in and developing Hong Kong Island. There were more than 30 large and small businessmen in this team from Guangdong and Guangxi, and they had not been in Haihan for a long time.

The scale is unprecedented in the history of economic and trade.

Of course, these merchants also include more than ten major shareholders of "Qiong Lianfa". After all, they joined the Haihan camp much earlier. They are a group of people who have already tasted the sweetness and understand this better than other latecomers.

Such large-scale development projects can bring huge returns. As soon as these people heard that the General Office of the People's Republic of China was organizing a new development project, they eagerly signed up to participate, fearing that they would be squeezed out of the qualification to participate due to quota restrictions and the like. And some others

When the merchants saw that these big players were so active, they didn't know that this matter must be beneficial and harmless, so they rushed to jump on Haihan's ship.

For ordinary businessmen, although they can maintain a certain degree of trade with Haihan, most of the time they watch the big merchants eat meat and can only drink soup. After all, most of Haihan's products with the highest profits are sold to them.

A limited number of large companies have monopolized the agency rights, and the things that ordinary merchants can buy from the Haihan people are almost all high-end products. Relatively speaking, the profits are not that impressive. But the problem is that if you want to win the agency rights for goods, you have to

Only if there is a relatively in-depth cooperation with Haihan, such as investing in projects in Sanya, purchasing real estate, sending family members and nephews to study abroad, or even forming a local militia under the unified command of Haihan, etc.

However, for a considerable number of businessmen, either they lack sufficient financial resources or they are too scrupulous to blindly follow Haihan's arrangements. Not everyone can try these things. This time, the General Office of the People's Republic of China organized a new development

The project has undoubtedly greatly lowered the threshold for entering the Haihan trade system - this place is located in Xin'an County, only a one-day flight from Guangzhou, which is much more convenient than the distant Sanya.

And compared with "Qiong Lianfa" which requires a high deposit to invest in, the deposit threshold for this project has also been lowered to a minimum of 1,000 taels, which is enough to make a large number of medium-strength merchants interested. Therefore, the number of merchants participating in this inspection team

, compared to when the "Qiong Lianfa" inspection team went to Sanya more than a year ago, it has doubled. It is no exaggeration to say that with the economic strength of this inspection team, they can make thirty or forty dollars in ten days.

It is not difficult to obtain development funds of 10,000 taels of silver. When Haihan developed the Black Earth Port two years ago, the total capital invested in the first phase of the project was only 50,000 taels of silver. Now with such sufficient financial guarantee, it can be said that Hong Kong

The opening of the island no longer requires the issue of funding gaps to be considered.

As for the official interests represented behind this wealthy inspection team, they far exceed the backing of the shareholders of "Qiong Lianfa". Compared with the situation where most of the shareholders of "Qiong Lianfa" are concentrated around Guangzhou, this

The wealthy members of this inspection team come from a wider area, and almost all the ten prefectures under the jurisdiction of Guangdong are involved. Although some of the merchants are only represented by staff stationed in Guangzhou, this will not affect the merchants at all.

Enthusiasm for investment - In all the businesses led by Haihan in the past one or two years, I have never heard of any loss happening. As long as I get on this ship, it is almost equivalent to making a lot of money.

This inspection group was personally led by Ma Like, the head of the Guangdong Office, which also shows how seriously the Guangdong Office takes this matter. Thirty or forty merchant representatives took four large ships, and later some went out to sea on their own.

A fleet of more than ten ships sailed into Aberdeen Harbor. However, due to the very limited size of the pier here, it could not accommodate so many ships docking at the same time, so the fleet had to spend another time.

It took a long time to coordinate, let the big ship dock, the small boat docked with the big ship, and use the springboard to build a channel connecting the shore.

As an old friend of Haihan and a staunch partner, the Li family would naturally not miss such an event, and the person participating in this inspection on behalf of the Li family was Li Nai, the third young master who liked to join in the fun the most.

In fact, when Li Nai learned about this incident, he had just returned to Guangzhou from Sanya. He heard that the Liaison Office in Guangzhou was preparing to organize a business group to develop the island, and he immediately grabbed the job. For him, staying in Guangzhou

The business of "golden shield for luck protection" is far less interesting than traveling to gain knowledge, not to mention that this activity is dominated by the Haihan people.

As for whether this project really has excellent development prospects as claimed by the Haihan people, Li Nai has no doubt about it. Ever since he met these people two years ago, Li Nai has never seen them develop in the general direction.

There has been no misjudgment in the industry, especially in terms of project investment. Haihan people have impeccable vision and operational skills, and almost every project they handle has become a cornucopia. For example, the sugar cane industry and port construction in which the Li family has a stake in Qiongzhou Island

As well as projects such as spice bases, they have gradually achieved better output since this year, and the return on investment is much better than that of opening a simple trading house to sell groceries.

Li Nai is no stranger to Hong Kong Island. He has been here when he was a teenager. However, when he visited the place again after more than ten years, this place seemed to have not changed at all. There are still a few dilapidated buildings on the shore.

At the trestle-style pier, the road on the shore is muddy due to the heavy rain in the past two days, and the smell of excrement can still be faintly smelled in the air. The situation here is similar to that of most small fishing villages near the sea in this era, but Li Nai

Having become accustomed to the tidy appearance of the port area under Haihan's rule, I couldn't help but frown before I even got off the ship.

"Third Young Master, don't look at the desolation of this place. In a year or two, this place will be a prosperous port again." Seeing Li Nai's displeasure, Maliko took the initiative to come over and talk to him: "What's wrong with us?

The place has already made a comprehensive plan. In the next few years, it will be built here as the largest commercial port and cargo distribution center on the southern coast of Ming Dynasty. The construction and operation model here will apply our successful experience in the Sanya area. Wait for you to come again next year

Here, you will definitely see a completely different scene."

"I naturally believe what Director Ma said." Li Nai responded with a smile: "My father sent me as a representative because I want to participate in your development plan as soon as possible. As long as it is your opinion, Li Nai

Everyone in the house obeys."

"Young Master Third, what you said is too outrageous!" Malik responded enthusiastically: "We have been working together for such a long time, and we trust each other very much. Good things must be shared together."

After the two landed ashore, they soon met the team that came from Sanya to conduct an on-site inspection on behalf of the Executive Committee. Perhaps in order to quell the opposition's doubts about the Hong Kong Island project, the leader of the inspection team sent by the Executive Committee this time was actually Gu.

Kai, but he probably didn't expect that the Guangdong Office would act so quickly. Just a few days after sending a written report to the Executive Committee, a huge business inspection team had been organized to conduct on-site research.

After Gu Kai arrived here, he first confirmed one thing - there is no doubt that there are obvious loopholes in the military's description of the situation on Hong Kong Island. The permanent population here is obviously not uninhabited as the military previously claimed.

District, there are still hundreds of people.

Is this loophole intentionally operated by the military or left inadvertently? The doorway in between should have been one of the missions of the expedition team. But after arriving here, Gu Kai quickly gave up this unrealistic idea. Here

Although there are some residents, after hearing that they will have the opportunity to enter the Haihan social system without having to leave their hometown, the vast majority of people choose to obey the arrangements - as for the very few who are unwilling to cooperate to make room

People, naturally there will be people responsible for using some unconventional means to solve the problem.

When Gu Kai, Maliko and others met on the shore, Gu Kai suddenly felt that his trip seemed a bit unnecessary. The active participation of dozens of merchants already showed how much the Guangdong Office has done on this matter.

Preliminary work, and so many people from the upper class of society are willing to actively participate in Haihan's trading system, this is definitely something that the Executive Committee is happy to hear.

This time the Guangdong Office wisely chose to invite investment in advance. So many businessmen organized a group to come to inspect the environment, which already indicates that the future development situation here is very good. Even if Gu Kai can find some faults in the actual situation here, write

The report questioned whether the timing of the opening of Hong Kong Island was reasonable, but it could not prevent the impact of such large-scale investment activities on the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee would naturally ignore the fact that the military's description was inconsistent with the facts.

, and focus on the actual benefits that can be brought to Haihan after successful investment.

There is no doubt that the profit-oriented executive committee will definitely stand on the side of the military, because this project has avoided the possibility of failure from the beginning - so many businessmen from the Ming Dynasty have participated, not to mention the private sector.

Even the Ming Dynasty officials would find it difficult to raise any voice of open opposition. When the situation was excellent, Gu Kai did not want to play a reckless man who did not understand the style, which would not leave a good impression in the hearts of other executive committee members.

Impression, on the contrary, this kind of delaying behavior may cause resentment.

Therefore, when Gu Kai met the business delegation from Guangzhou, his role became a propaganda machine for Haihan policy. When the business representatives who participated for the first time learned that this Haihan person was the famous Haihan Executive Committee

One of the nine principals immediately gathered around and started asking endless questions. For them, there were many details in the Haihan policy that required an authoritative person to explain it and help them understand its meaning.

For some content involving money transactions, they even hope to get the endorsement and commitment of Haihan's leading figure.

Because there were so many people asking questions, Gu Kai had to suspend his original mission and instead play the role of a business representative. Malico directed his men to build a large awning in the open space on the shore, and then held a temporary meeting

At the policy press conference, Gu Kailai answered the questions of concern to representatives of various merchants.

Most of the questions still focus on local investment projects and the future planned development direction of this area. Although Gu Kai has not done any relevant preparation work before, with his sharp tongue, he has to temporarily

It's not too difficult to fool the situation.

To be honest, the executive committee has not yet made a final decision on whether to develop this area immediately, and there is no talk of any development projects or specific development plans. However, referring to the past experience in developing ports in other places, Gu Kai

You can talk about a long paragraph casually.

Gu Kai spent more than two hours answering various questions raised by people from all walks of life, and did not stop until lunch time. At this time, Gu Kai felt that his throat was dry and hoarse for the first time in a long time, and then he realized that he had not had one for a long time.

So much has been said about sex.

During the meal, Gu Kai and Malik had another discussion to communicate their specific views on the Hong Kong Island project. Compared with Gu Kai's hypocritical answers to questions, Malik's views on the Hong Kong Island project seemed more important.

The reality is much more: "After this place is taken down, on the one hand, it can expand the existing trade volume and allow more merchants from the Ming Dynasty to participate. On the other hand, the military also needs a larger military port in the waters near the Pearl River Estuary.

We can use it as a springboard to explore the mainland in the future. Businesses who are willing to invest money in port infrastructure can give them certain preferential treatment, such as priority for docking in the port, renting warehouses, and loading and unloading goods. By analogy, they are willing to invest money.

Wherever we invest, we will give them a certain return from the corresponding aspect. These people don't care how much money they have to pay or what we will use the money for. They just care about the return, so we just need to tell them that in our

After investing here, it depends on what proportion of economic returns you can get."
Chapter completed!