Chapter 760 Transaction Conditions

Philip's words immediately aroused Li Dou's interest. If the target of immigrants can be specified, even if it is just some rough screening conditions, and the scale of bringing in about a thousand people every month can be guaranteed, then even if this business requires some financial investment,

The price is also worth it.

There are three categories of immigrants that Haihan currently needs most. The first category is people with a certain cultural foundation. The increasingly large official system of Haihan has a large number of vacant positions, and being able to read and write is often the basic requirement for holding these positions.

One of the requirements. Most of the scholars in the Ming Dynasty took the imperial examination as their life direction, and naturalizing as Haihan will undoubtedly make them give up this life ideal. The psychological barrier is still very big. Although many local scholars in Hainan Island have now chosen

In order to serve Haihan, but compared to the number of talents needed in the area under Haihan's jurisdiction, the gap is still very large.

Of course, some people have thought about introducing literate Han people from other countries. After all, many countries in East Asia used Chinese characters as their official languages ​​during this period. However, due to objective reasons such as long distances and low literacy rates, the implementation results were not ideal. Only from Annan

A small number of literati were introduced. In the end, Haihan had to focus on the prisoners sent to Yazhou in the Ming Dynasty. This group not only had a high literacy rate, but also had lost their personal future in the Ming Dynasty, making it easier to attract them to actively choose to naturalize Haihan.

The second type of immigrants are skilled craftsmen in various industries, and the demand gap in this area is also quite alarming. In the most common industries such as plasterers, carpenters, and blacksmiths, Haihan currently has a shortage of more than a thousand people. Although Haihan is in several

The construction of a vocational training system began a few years ago, but the scale of its training is far from keeping pace with the talent demand brought about by the rapid expansion of Shanghai. For example, the Penghu base, which was recently established only a few months ago, has a serious gap in professional craftsmen.

After the capture of Penghu, the total number of craftsmen dispatched from the base camp was less than twenty. If Fujian had not sent a large number of civilians to Penghu to assist in completing the infrastructure project, the time for the Penghu base to be put into use would have been delayed by at least three

More than a month. Since the immigration camps began to accept immigrants from the north, this shortage of professionals has been slightly alleviated. During the process of registration and identification of immigrant status, the local government has quietly carried out inspections of craftsmen among the new immigrants.

Cut off the flow.

Although the Executive Committee is still turning a blind eye to this behavior of the Penghu base, everyone knows that this kind of water interception is only a short-term means and cannot be used in the long term. If Taiwan Island is to be developed in the future, it must still find a way to introduce it

More professional craftsmen are needed.

The third type of immigrants who are in short supply are various professional service personnel, such as maids who serve people with tea and water. For the travelers, the most difficult time has basically passed, and all travelers are provided with

Necessary life enjoyment and personal welfare have gradually been put on the agenda. After all, the main purpose of most people participating in time travel is to come to this time and space to become a master and enjoy the glory and wealth. Although they have not yet reached the queuing position to be granted the title of Marquis.

At the same time, with Haihan's current economic conditions, it is no longer a big problem to provide basic life service personnel for all travelers.

If Philip can really provide these types of immigrants to Haihan on a long-term basis, then the Executive Committee probably will not set up too many obstacles to this kind of transaction. On the contrary, it may allocate special funds for this purpose to promote this kind of transaction.

The scale expanded. However, Philip's identity was undoubtedly a sensitive point worth noting. Although Li Dou was very interested in what he proposed, he did not forget to find out Philip's true purpose.

"The transaction terms you want are to exchange these immigrants for various commodities produced by us?" Li Dou had to confirm this from the West Coast before he could discuss the subsequent details with Philip.

"Yes, that's right. The glass products, porcelain, cane sugar, spices, liqueurs you produce...many of them are trading items that I am interested in. If necessary, I can make a detailed list of alternatives.

Philip responded excitedly: "I can swear on the reputation of the Philip family that you will never suffer a loss in the transaction."

Of course, Li Dou would not casually trust a foreigner whom he met for the first time. He just laughed off Philip's swearing and continued to ask, "Are you sure you won't put forward any other transaction conditions?"

This time Philip did not respond immediately after hearing what the translator said. Instead, he hesitated for a moment before speaking again: "Since the East India Company set foot in Formosa several years earlier than you did, the ownership of the island should belong to the East India Company."

Company, I hope you will not easily destroy the hard-won peace."

The Formosa mentioned by Philip refers to the island of Taiwan. This name is transliterated from the exclamation word Formosa uttered by the Portuguese sailors who arrived in the area in the early mid-16th century. Later, Spanish and Dutch colonists also used this name.

Title. During the historical rule of the Dutch East India Company, Governor-General Anthony van Diemen, who had just led the army to defeat the Materan army in Batavia not long ago, also used the name "Fu" in official documents during his tenure.

"Hermosa" is called Taiwan Island.

Li Dou couldn't help but raise his lips slightly when he heard this: "What exactly do you want to say? You might as well say it clearly directly."

"I heard that you recently sent people into Formosa. We think this is an extremely unfriendly action. We hope that you will stop this reckless behavior as soon as possible. This is not beneficial to both of us."

Philip plucked up the courage to finally reveal his true purpose.

"Mr. Philip, first of all, I must point out that there are many loopholes in your statement that people cannot agree with." Li Dou tapped his fingers lightly on the table, thinking about his words as he spoke: "Both of us

Let’s not mention the difference in the name of this island. As far as I know, your current control area on the island is only about 20 miles around Damuan Port. The East India Company wants to use this to propose a north-south settlement.

Isn’t it a bit too forced to have control over an island that is more than 700 miles away from both ends?”

"No, no, no, we built a new church three months ago thirty miles away from Taiyuan Port, because a new immigrant village has appeared there." Philip immediately corrected Li Dou's words.

Inaccuracies. However, he seemed not to be aware of his anxious defense, and instead gave the other party more solid evidence.

"Compared to seven hundred miles, is there a big difference between twenty miles and thirty miles?" Sure enough, Li Dou immediately seized the loophole in his words and ridiculed: "You just occupied the edge of this big island.

Isn’t it too greedy to claim sovereignty over the entire island from a small harbor and prohibit others from setting foot on it?”

"This is an internationally accepted practice..."

Philip continued to try to argue, but Li Dou was not going to let him finish his words: "I remember that the Ambrosia Islands in the South China Sea were already occupied by the Chinese hundreds of years ago. The East India Company seized the territory more than ten years ago.

At that time, no one seemed to care about international conventions or other rules?”

"The Ambuna Islands are a special situation..." Phillip began to sweat a little on his forehead. He didn't expect that such a young Haihan official would be as difficult to deal with as an old fox, and every word struck him just right.

The shortcomings are that I am at a loss for words in just a few words.

"The so-called international practices are just codes of conduct for the weak! When your company established a colony in the Far East, when did you ask for the opinion of the original owner? Aren't they all territories that were forcibly seized with muskets and cannons? In the past, you stepped on them

When you step on other people's faces, you probably never thought that one day someone would step on your own face, right?" Li Dou unceremoniously refuted Philip's "international practice."

Before Philip could think of words to refute, Li Dou continued: "It has been seven or eight years since your company settled in Damuan Port. It has not even completed the construction of Fort Relanja. What qualifications do you have to claim sovereignty over the entire island?"

?”

Li Dou's words undoubtedly hit the sore point of the East India Company. Since Taiwan Island is too far away from the East India Company's headquarters in Batavia, the number of immigrants resettled by the Dutch there is too small and it is difficult to have enough immigrants.

output, resulting in Taiyuan Port having to rely on the headquarters to provide various supplies to maintain the operation of the colony for a long time. The tight supply of supplies made it impossible for the local colonial institutions to attract more foreign populations to their jurisdiction.

Settlement. Such a vicious cycle led to the rough completion of the first phase of the Fort Jelandja project several years after the establishment of the Damuan Port Colony, which greatly slowed down the originally planned development process.

If we follow a relatively normal colonial development speed, even if the Haihan people cannot occupy the entire Hainan Island in these years, at least the controllable sphere of influence will not be limited to the small area of ​​Damuan Port. But it is slow.

The infrastructure slowed down the development of the colony. In the past, this situation did not seem to have much negative impact. After all, the Dutch's competitors in this area were not strong. Portugal and Spain were both foreign colonists.

The influence on the island is far less than that of the Netherlands, and the Ming Dynasty, which is the most powerful, has little interest in the island. The only opponents are the indigenous people on the island.

Of course, the degree of armed force possessed by the natives on the island is not enough to compete with the Dutch for territory. As long as the Dutch control their own feet and do not go deep into the mountains and actively provoke the warlike mountain natives, there will be no big trouble.

Appear.

Not only that, the Dutch also enlisted the pirates of Shibazhi as their bodyguards, ensuring that no one in this area could challenge the authority of the East India Company - until the appearance of the Haihan people, this situation suddenly changed

.

In July last year, the armed fleet sent by the Haihan people to assist the Fujian Ming army defeated the East India Company's fleet on Nanri Island. The Dutch, who had never noticed Haihan, a rising star, finally discovered how big their mistake was.

, this ethnic group that quietly settled in the territory of the Ming Dynasty did not become a parasite like the Portuguese. Its combat effectiveness was so high that the Dutch were simply stunned. It was not until that time that they understood why the Portuguese were eating in Annan.

After suffering a loss, he would take the initiative to repair the relationship with Haihan. Why would the Fujian government spare no effort to promote cooperation with Haihan, and even wanted to enshrine the Haihan people as gods.

Less than a year later, Shibazhi, who had lost consecutive battles, finally could not withstand Haihan's military pressure, and finally chose to abandon his hometown and flee outside Haihan's sphere of influence. And Shibazhi this time

Escape means that the only barrier between Taiwan Island and the mainland has disappeared, which is equivalent to completely exposing Damuan Port to the guns of the Haihan warship. At this time, the Dutch in Damuan Port felt the real pressure.

, they are always worried about the Haihan people launching a surprise attack on Damuan Port. Although the first phase of the Fort Relanja project has been completed, the Dutch are also very clear that the current Fort Relanja can only deal with the backward and primitive indigenous people.

, and their Western counterparts with sparse troops, if they want to deal with the highly armed professional army like the Haihan Militia, the current Fort Jelandia is not enough.

With the lessons learned from last year's failure, Taiyuan Port did not dare to send out armed fleets to expel the Haihan people who occupied Penghu. The consequences of doing so would probably not be to eliminate the hidden danger of the Haihan people, but would most likely lead to disasters.

The only hope is that the Haihan people can strictly abide by the armistice agreement signed last year and not take the initiative to interfere with the area occupied by the Dutch. Of course, this is just a hope. The Dutch themselves do not really believe that the validity period of this armistice agreement will last too long.

long time.

After all, in the process of marching into the Far East, they had signed many armistice agreements with the Portuguese, French, Spanish, and British. However, small-scale frictions and conflicts still occurred every year. No one would really care about this.

An agreement only ties oneself up. In the end, what everyone cares about is not how the agreement goes, but whether they can defeat their opponents and gain enough benefits.

What the Dutch have been worried about for several months finally happened recently. Through certain news channels, the Dutch learned that Haihan had sent a fleet to the center of Taiwan Island in October, and a large number of armed personnel landed ashore.

He stayed there for several days.

The Dutch have yet to find out what these armed men did there, but one thing is obvious. The Haihan people did not turn a blind eye to the land around them. They had not taken any action before, perhaps just because they had not done anything yet.

It's just a matter of preparation. And this landing is very likely to indicate that the Haihan people will take action on this land next.
Chapter completed!