Chapter 625 Where is the future competitive advantage of Tianjin Port?
Huang Chao and other high-ranking officials clearly see how big the prospects of the sugar industry are. The sugar the imperial army needs for a year is not enough to rely on the current local output of the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention, there is a vast overseas market.
More than a year has passed, and Western ships have appeared in the port of Taiwan. Maritime trade between Da Yuan and Western countries is resuming, which provides broader possibilities for the development of Da Yuan.
After the battle in Rejelan City, the navy drove away the Dutch near Jilong Port in the north of the island, and the entire island came under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. After the defeat, the Dutch organized a larger fleet, trying to find
Returned to the scene, but was defeated again in the naval battle, and finally had to accept the fact of defeat. The Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese and English who navigated this sea area had to seek communication with the Ming Dynasty officials and finally accepted the Ming Dynasty
The navigation conditions issued.
Penghu Island has a Daming Maritime Affairs Office jointly managed by the customs and the navy. All foreign ships entering the Taiyuan Strait and the Daming Inland Sea for navigation must first prepare a vessel on Penghu Island and obtain a flag before they can navigate freely. During the period of navigation, they must abide by the Daming Maritime Affairs
Management policy: obey cruise navy inspections, do not have any serious incidents with Ming ships, and pay taxes according to regulations.
Although this policy has caused a lot of troubles for Western ships and imposed many constraints and restrictions, it has also brought them great benefits. As long as they obtain a license, they can navigate freely in all foreign trade ports in the Ming Dynasty.
The entire Ming Dynasty's maritime trade market is open to them. This alone can hedge against all disadvantages.
Where is the Ming Dynasty market? Is there any other market in the world that can be compared with this big market? Yuegang, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Ningbo, Songjiang, Dengzhou, Tianjin, Lushun, Taiwan, and the new ones that are being built
Jilong Port, so many ports can be docked and traded, so you can buy the coveted Ming goods wherever you want. In recent years, the Ming people have also specially formulated policies to guide the import of large quantities of raw materials from the sea for trade.
You can make money going back and forth from both ends, and the dangers you encounter are much smaller than in other sea areas. It is simply a golden route.
Therefore, after the implementation of the navigation policy, the entire East Asian route ushered in a wave of explosion. In just a few months, there were nearly 2,000 foreign ships preparing for Penghu Island. Ocean-going ships from Western countries, Japan, and Champa
As trade ships from the East Asian waters swarm in, the traditional East Asian sea trade routes are extremely busy. As an intermediate supply station on the East Asian routes, Daman can naturally take advantage of this trend.
"After the opening of the sea this year, the number of foreign ships coming to Tianjin Port seems to be more than double that of previous years. The seaport seems a bit small. It seems that we need to find a way to expand it even more." Wang Zhifu, the prefect of Tianjin, visited the Tianjin Port Area for inspection.
Ke Li and the Commissioner of the Customs Department chatted at the dock while watching the ships passing by.
"Yes, since the implementation of the New Navigation Policy, a lot of overseas ships have arrived. Our Tianjin Port is not like those ports in the south. It cannot be opened to navigation after the sea is closed. The ships are naturally crowded into the spring. At this time, the pier is
It's obviously a bit congested." Whether to expand the wharf or not is a matter for the Tianjin government. People from the Customs Department don't have to worry about it, so their replies are vague.
Wang Keli ignored the Commissioner's words and said to himself: "Tianjin Port's business has been taken away a lot by other ports in recent years, but in the end it is relying on the capital and the two large factory areas.
With this in mind, no matter how hard they try, it will be difficult for them to do so. The wharf needs to be expanded, and the port trade area also needs to be greatly expanded. I hope the customs will make it easier for the expansion."
"Don't worry, Lord Prefect, what we are doing is collecting taxes for the country. To the best of our ability, we will definitely spare no effort to support the expansion of the wharf and port trade area in the prefecture. In this case, I will report to the General Administration and the newly expanded
A new branch office will be set up in the wharf and port trade area to make it easier for merchants to settle taxes."
This is the answer we are waiting for, otherwise Wang Keli will panic and come here to blow the sea breeze? The most important thing in the port area is whether the tax rate can keep up. The tax settlement efficiency is low and there are a lot of delays. Businessmen will not
He is willing to come. He says he is not afraid of other ports grabbing the business of Tianjin Port, but in his heart Wang Keli is worried. It is easier to say elsewhere. What he is most worried about now is the impact of Songjiang and Dengzhou ports.
Especially Songjiang Port.
Songjiang's industry has developed rapidly in recent years. It is almost the size of a large factory area. Even in some products, the competitiveness is even stronger than that of the Beijing-Tianjin Industrial Zone. It is definitely more convenient for overseas ships to go to Songjiang than to Tianjin. If
If we don't improve the port's services, there will be fewer and fewer ships coming to Tianjin over time. We have to prevent this. We can't let Tianjin Port decline just because we didn't do things well in this term, right? Which is right?
The impact on his future career will be great. As the prefect of Chongfu, he still has a great future, but he cannot leave behind a dark history of poor economic development and lack of foresight.
"The newly opened branch office of the Customs Administration will be built with funds from our Tianjin government. The Customs Administration should not have to go through troubles due to funds. As long as the General Administration of Customs receives the receipt, the Customs Commissioner will just put forward the request."
"This will cost the government money again. Your Excellency, I can't thank you enough for the Customs Department." Everyone was happy to hear about saving money. Liu Sansheng, the director of Tianjin Customs, quickly spoke politely. Wang Keli's
The proposal not only saves money for the General Administration, Liu Sansheng can definitely describe this matter as the result of his hard work in the report, which will definitely have a good influence on the General Administration.
"There is nothing to spend, it's just to build one more house. As long as the Customs and Excise Department supports our local construction more in the future."
After communicating with Liu Sansheng about the establishment of a new customs branch, Wang Keli hurried back to the prefect's office without even eating to worry about other matters related to the expansion of the port area. Today's Tianjin Port is not like in the early years, when the expansion of the port area involved
There are many more things to do than at that time. For example, land acquisition is much more troublesome than before. In the past, the wharf was basically built on unused land, but now the wharf is surrounded by various privately built warehouses, residential buildings and
It's a small factory. Not only will the government spend a lot of money to relocate them, but it also requires a lot of work.
Wang Keli is not afraid of spending money and doing work. What worries him is whether the newly expanded port area can produce benefits as expected after spending a lot of money. On the dock, watching the ships coming and going is okay, but in the end what will happen?
He still had no idea what to do. If the trade in the port area could not increase after the expansion, it would be a mistake. Not only would it affect his career, it would also be a problem to repay the large sum of money borrowed for the expansion of the wharf.
How can we better attract sea-going ships to Tianjin Port? We must come up with a plan and policy that is irreplaceable and irreplaceable in other places, so that people can feel at ease. But Wang Keli has not found one so far.