Chapter 456 Gu Kai answers questions

Malico's statement can be described as simple and crude, but it also accurately describes the current cooperation model between Haihan and Daming businessmen in large-scale development projects.

In the various joint-stock projects led by Haihan, Daming businessmen often only play the role of investors and sales terminals, and are rarely directly involved in the specific operations of the project - of course, some of them are indeed Haihan projects.

Due to the need for confidentiality, Han has consciously eliminated the opportunity for external forces to participate in the operation. The promotion content of many projects often only contains an overview of the project, the investment amount and share allocation ratio, the investment return period and the expected rate of return. As for the process during this process

As for how to implement it, the commercial department intentionally obscures the details most of the time.

Of course, in order to reassure the bosses who contribute money, the commercial department will usually set up symbolic supervisory positions, with several representatives publicly elected by Da Ming shareholders to serve. However, this so-called supervision can only control the account books.

, the representatives do not have the right to intervene in the specific affairs of the project implementation process. Especially for some projects with confidential technology, it is difficult for outsiders to get a glimpse of the secrets.

The content of this kind of agreement, which is similar to the overlord clause, seems to be seriously lacking in fairness. If you are a savvy businessman, you can easily find many disadvantages to the investors. But even such an explicit agreement still makes Ming Dynasty feel uncomfortable today.

Businessmen flock to it, and the reason is very simple: the return on investment in Haihan is high, and there is enough security to ensure the smooth progress of the project.

The first group of Ming Dynasty businessmen who invested in Sanya have basically recovered their investment and started to realize profits by the first half of this year. Even based on the operating conditions reflected in the current accounts, more than three times the investment amount should be recovered within five years.

The problem is not big. This kind of rate of return is quite good in today's era, and the investment in Haihansheng is stable. The past operating records and good business reputation of Haihan people are excellent guarantees. Of course, the most powerful guarantee

It is also the powerful private armed force under the Haihan Executive Committee, which makes every businessman participating in the Haihan trading system full of confidence in the prospects of cooperation.

For example, this time we organized a business inspection group to go south to Hong Kong Island. For this purpose, the Guangdong Office specially transferred a large "exploration-class" warship and a platoon of army escort from Wanshan Port. Although the current waters of the Pearl River Estuary have long been

Without the trace of pirates, there won't be much of a security problem, but the Guangdong Office still insists on making such an arrangement. The reason is very simple and clear, that is, it is a way to show off its force - after all, this inspection

There are also some new customers in the group who are not so familiar with the Haihan Militia. Letting them see the powerful power of the Haihan Militia will also help them correct their understanding and attitude before cooperation.

The huge "exploration-class" warship will undoubtedly give a great visual impact to anyone who sees it for the first time. The hull of this warship is one-third larger than the largest civilian ship currently.

The neat rows of gun windows on the side of the ship and the tall sail masts that are clearly different from Chinese sails increase its recognition, so that onlookers will not mistake this big thing for a warship of the Ming Dynasty Navy.

Of course, in addition to its eye-catching appearance, the good maneuverability and fast speed of this warship on the sea also greatly impressed the business representatives who saw this kind of ship for the first time.

It is said that the Haihan people relied on a dozen of these warships to defeat the menacing Fujian pirates outside the Pearl River Estuary last year. After seeing the real thing, people who were originally skeptical about it had to admit that this kind of warship

The power of the ship - let alone those pirates equipped with only a few cannons, even if the Ming Navy encountered such a warship one-on-one, it would be difficult for them to end well.

As for the Haihan Militia Army, which is armed with live ammunition and has strict military discipline, its mental outlook is much better than that of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty Guards who are sallow and thin and lack training. Even if people who don't understand see them, they will think that this so-called private armed force is absolutely

It will not be just the level of an ordinary housekeeper, but a military force with real combat effectiveness.

Some smart-minded people, after arriving on Hong Kong Island, have already asked people to inquire about whether they can pay Haihan to build ships on his behalf, and whether the Haihan Militia accepts private employment, etc. But what most people pay attention to is still

After all, no matter how powerful the Haihan Militia is, there are still certain limits on the area and intensity that the Haihan Militia's military power can protect, and the size of this range is directly related to the Ming merchants' confidence in Haihan's security capabilities.

Confidence gained.

In view of the fact that many Ming merchants are concerned about maritime escort, Gu Kai also announced Haihan’s armed escort plan for trade waterways in the next two to three years at the public Q&A session: “Currently our armed escort is mainly concentrated in the waters from Guangzhou to the Pearl River Estuary.

After the opening of Hong Kong Island, we will further expand the armed escort sea area on the existing basis, from Jieshi Guard in the east to Guanghai Guard in the west. Maritime security in this area will gradually be provided by our militia.

Responsible for taking charge. As for the armed guards on land that you are concerned about, you can go to Jindun Escort to discuss it in detail after returning to Guangzhou."

"If you send ships to patrol the sea, will there be any trouble if you encounter the Ming Navy?" someone asked below.

Gu Kai gently waved his hand and said: "You don't need to worry about this issue. We did not set up the armed forces to fight against the Ming Dynasty. What we are guarding against are only those pirate gangs that do evil at sea. If the conditions and timing are right, we will

Cooperate with the Ming Dynasty Navy to jointly combat pirates along the coasts of Guangdong and Guangxi!"

When Gu Kai stood up to answer questions about the military, it was not that he was acting on his behalf. It was not that the Executive Committee had no ideas about Hong Kong Island. Some strategic plans had already been ahead of the curve. As for the mainland strategy after gaining a stronghold at the Pearl River Estuary,

The Executive Committee also had many discussions, so Gu Kai could just pick it up casually and directly define the scope of future activities of the armed forces.

Guanghaiwei to the west of the Pearl River Estuary and Jieshiwei to the east are both about 100 nautical miles away from Hong Kong Island. With the speed of the Haihan warship, it can achieve same-day departure and arrival, and the actual control effect will be greater than blindly drawing out

The area is better. As for the waters near Hainan Island, Gu Kai does not need to explain any more. Now, except for Qiongzhou Fucheng, Hainanwei, Lingao and Danzhou in the north of Hainan Island, transportation is running on the other three coastlines.

Seventy-eight out of ten sea-going ships are either directly subordinate to the Haihan Shipping Department, or are ships hired by Haihan. The navy's warships have completed the first battle fleet three months ago.

Theoretically speaking, the entire coastline of Hainan Island can be regarded as within the reach of the Haihan militia for sailing training around the island. In time, this area will probably gradually become under actual control.

"All your local investments and property, whether gold, silver or real estate, will be properly protected by the Haihan Militia. If you still have doubts about this, you can ask the bosses who have invested in property in Sanya.

, what did we Haihan promise, how did we implement it, and whether there is any discrepancy between what we said and the actual situation." Gu Kai also understood that he probably wouldn't be able to find out the truth when he came to Hong Kong Island this time, so he simply discussed the situation in front of him first.

It has turned into an investment meeting. Try to attract as many investors as you can. Anyway, once you get into the big pit of Haihan, you can't easily climb out again - of course, those who have tasted the benefits will probably kick them.

Can't kick it away.

"Excuse me, Mr. Gu, how much money do you need to raise for your construction plan on Hong Kong Island? How will you allocate the equity? When will it be implemented?" There are already impatient people in the audience below who can't help but start asking the question. After all, they are here.

The purpose is to invest, and the main issues of concern are how much money to invest, how to do it, and when will there be returns.

This question stumped Gu Kai. As for the military plan, he could fool these business representatives with the previous draft plan, but when it came to the specific development plan, he was blind. The engineering plan was not

In his area of ​​responsibility, the main technical staff of the Ministry of Construction are still directing road construction at the construction site in Changhua, and have not prepared a construction plan for Hong Kong Island in advance. When it comes to specific project budget issues, Gu Kai must not be able to make random nonsense anymore.

Already.

"Well... this question... we are still studying it now. After all, the money to be spent is jointly funded by everyone. How to make the most use of this money and get the most returns is our Haihan organization.

The party must fulfill its responsibilities. This time we came from Sanya and also brought with us personnel responsible for project planning. The questions raised by the boss just now cannot be given a clear answer until the professionals come up with a plan.

.Please give us some time and let us work out a development plan that takes into account the interests of everyone as much as possible." Gu Kai is also one of the big talkers on the executive committee. Although he knows nothing about engineering matters, he still talks

He used his official accent to get through this series of questions.

Of course, the person who raised this question did not really need to get a clear answer immediately. The more important factor was to confirm the official attitude of Haihan. Gu Kai's answer was quite satisfactory and impeccable.

"In the next two or three days, I hope you can join me to take a closer look at the local situation and come up with ideas to see how this place can be developed better," Gu Kai said calmly.

This statement immediately won the favor of most small and medium-sized merchants. For these merchants who are not very strong, the biggest worry is not whether they can make money after investing, but whether they have invested the money, but they are not there because of their strength.

There is still no status or voice in this system. Gu Kai's attitude is obviously that he treats everyone equally and does not treat big bosses and small businesses differently, which makes people who were a little uneasy about this feel relieved.

Accommodation that night was not a big problem. Since the local floating population is not large, there are no hotels or other facilities here. The only small hotel has only six rooms in total, and only business representatives

There were dozens of them, and they couldn't be accommodated at all. Fortunately, the Liaison Office in Guangzhou had somewhat anticipated this situation. When mobilizing the troops stationed in Wanshan Port, they were asked to bring a batch of military tents, and at this time they were sent

Used.

The navy and army worked together to clear an area on the shore and then set up more than ten large military tents. The wartime living standard for these tents was that each platoon of soldiers could live in them, which could barely accommodate the inspection team.

People. But forget about beds. Although the Haihan Militia also distributed some iron camp beds to the troops, the number is very limited. When marching, only officers above the platoon level can enjoy them. Ordinary soldiers can only use them.

Use bedding or even hay mats on the floor.

Of course, if you are stationed in one place for a long time, the logistics department will still make some simple wooden camp beds for transportation with the army. For example, the wooden beds used in the barracks at Wanshan Port are double-decker camp beds made by the Shengli Port Woodworking Workshop.

, shipped to the local area in the form of parts, and then assembled and used by trained soldiers themselves.

The inspection team obviously does not have such conditions, and it is impossible for the Guangdong Office to specially pull out all the military equipment in Wanshan Port for them. Therefore, most people can only solve the problem of accommodation here by building bunks on the ground.

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Travelers naturally do not need to face this kind of trouble. Each warship has a high-end cabin specially used by time-traveling officers, which can accommodate four people at the same time. This kind of high-end cabin is actually similar to a soft sleeper on a train.

There are only two upper and lower bunks plus a small desk. Luggage and other things have to be stuffed under the bottom bunk bed. The only thing worthy of praise is that the bed board is covered with thick brown mats. The logistics department has only recently begun mass production of this thing, and its raw materials are

It comes from the coconut trees grown everywhere on the coast of Sanya by the Ministry of Agriculture, and is made from the processed fruit skin fibers.

Haihan's existing industrial capacity can produce steel wire springs, but since steel production is still quite limited, the industrial sector will not use precious raw materials to make mattress springs, so almost all the products made of coconut palm

It is the highest standard that time-travelers can enjoy now. Moreover, most of the processes of this thing currently have to rely on manual production, and the production capacity is not enough to commercialize it. Therefore, in addition to supplying time-travelers, there is only the military.

Only special departments can enjoy this treatment.

Except for the warship, other travelers basically chose to rest in the cabins of the "Lightning". The accommodation conditions on this ship are probably the best in the entire Pearl River Estuary area. It is not an exaggeration to call it luxurious. However,

In order to be able to carry more weapons when traveling through time, some of the non-essential equipment on the ship were removed, such as bathtubs and the like. Now the only ones you can enjoy are those high-end mattresses.
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