Chapter 1508
Interest Transfer
Chapter 1508 Interest Transfer
Mei Shengchuan had only heard about how big Haihan's business was in the past, but he had no real access to this information.He himself is an official of the Ministry of War, so he is not very familiar with trade affairs, but he heard that when he had dinner with friends from the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Households was responsible for collecting the salt tax, tea tax, market ship tax, Taxes, business taxes and other taxes, all added together, are only three or four million taels of silver, which is not as high as the value of goods that Haihan operates a port in the north for a year.Of course, this also shows from the side how big the scale of the sea trade operated by Haihan is.
In the past, Mei Shengchuan's legal income in a year was only three to four thousand taels of silver. Counting all kinds of gray income, it was only a fraction of the monthly goods in and out of this place.Even though Mei Shengchuan holds great power, he has been working in the government office for a long time, and there are actually not so many ways to make money that he can come into contact with. In addition, there have been frequent internal and external wars in the past few years, and the situation has always been tense. They were all much less. In the past year or so, only Dongjiang Town was still sending money to him continuously.
Of course, Mei Shengchuan didn't know the source of these silver coins at first, but then he gradually learned that Dongjiang Town was managing the joints for the Haihan people.And he couldn't stand the temptation of real money, and later came forward to help Haihan manage many people.Therefore, Mei Shengchuan has no objection to Haihan's use of non-public means of conveying benefits. As long as there are reasonable and safe means, why not accept it if it is beneficial?A fool would shut out the benefits.
Mei Shengchuan pondered his words in his heart, and then he responded: "This official has a few relatives and friends who are doing business in the private sector, but I don't know if there is any suitable way here?"
What Hao Wanqing wanted was for Mei Shengchuan to open his mouth, so that he could use other means.Haihan already has a relatively mature operation routine on how to deliver benefits to Daming officials through trade channels, and will prepare different business projects for different regions, and even how to hide people's eyes and eyes, how to ensure the safety of money and goods delivery, has a complete set of Options are available.It is no exaggeration to say that Haihan takes this special transaction seriously as an industry, and has specialized agencies and personnel to follow up from planning to operation.
Of course, the Daming officials who benefited from this will also be brought under the monitoring of the Haihan Security Department and become a pawn in the huge Haihan intelligence network.Mei Shengchuan is not the first, but it will never be the last.
Compared with the tension in the previous negotiation process, the content of the next conversation between the two was more relaxed and pleasant.Hao Wanqing introduced to Mei Shengchuan several business projects that are more suitable for Daming officials to operate. Of course, traditional and best-operated cash crop plantations are also indispensable.
"I don't dare to say that the plantation is profitable, but at least in the next ten or twenty years, there will be stable income, and it can be completely entrusted to us for operation. It is most suitable for long-term cooperation. To tell the truth, Mr. Mei, most of the local officials in the south It is the choice of this kind of project. If Mr. Mei has friends in the southern officialdom, he will know the truth after a little inquiry." Hao Wanqing enthusiastically introduced the advantages of the plantation project to Mei Shengchuan.
Long-term stable income, fully managed management, and solid agricultural economy, these conditions undoubtedly make Mei Shengchuan very excited, but there are still some scruples to ask clearly: "How to ensure that the annual income can be divided into a lot of money. Handover? Also, if this official resigns in a few years, or even dies of illness, or a war breaks out between the two countries, what should this plantation do?"
Hao Wanqing explained: "Mr. Mei can assign his cronies to stay in the local area and supervise the operation situation throughout the process, so you don't have to worry about the situation of black box operations. As for the plantations operated in my country's control areas, they are all private properties protected by my country's laws. Even if Mr. Mei resigns, retires and returns to his hometown in the future, or even dies of illness, it will not affect the distribution of the plantation's income. Even if you are dead, as long as the business agreement we signed has not expired, the income can also be transferred to your designation. As for the outbreak of war, as long as Mr. Mei can express his position to us and don’t do anything that is detrimental to Haihan’s interests, it will not have a big impact.”
No matter how cautious Mei Shengchuan is, he has to admit that these arrangements of Haihan are really attractive. If he can operate a few private properties with stable income overseas, it may allow the family to go to Haihan to spread their branches.In the future, if the imperial court wants to establish diplomatic relations with Haihan, then he will be ahead of the curve, and there will inevitably be many opportunities to take advantage of; if the two countries are in bad relations, then these assets will be overseas, so there is no need to worry about being confiscated by the imperial court.After all, this kind of business should be profitable.
However, Mei Shengchuan still has a question that must be answered: "The official invested money in, but only has the right to manage the land, and can't get the title deed. If there is a dispute over the ownership of the land in the future, what will happen? "
Hao Wanqing said: "Don't worry about this, the plantations in our country's control area are all developed on state-owned land, and this land is not private, so there will be no ownership disputes. Of course, if you want to spend money to buy the land, it's fine. But the price is not the level of operating a plantation, and you must be naturalized in my country before you can apply for land purchase. Mr. Mei has a magnanimous career in the Ming court, in fact, you don’t need to prepare for yourself so early.”
Mei Shengchuan couldn't help laughing and laughing, why did he prepare a way back for himself, just out of prudence, he had to inquire about every detail before making a decision.However, he didn't want to explain this misunderstanding. Since the Haihan people thought he was going to find a way back overseas, let them misunderstand, and maybe they could get more favorable conditions from them.
However, Hao Wanqing boldly put all the land in the occupied area under the ownership of Haihan State, which is still a bit unhappy for Mei Shengchuan. Among them, many places are still nominally owned by Daming, and Haihan's approach completely ignores Daming. in the eyes.Mei Shengchuan wanted to refute a few words, but after thinking about it, he dismissed the idea - the Haihan people wanted to give themselves money, didn't they just want to take the initiative in the negotiation process?If he does not admit that the ownership of these lands belongs to Haihan, the cooperative management project just mentioned will naturally cease to exist.For the sake of the large amount of income that can be expected in the future, it is better to shut up and say a few words less.
As for Haihan, the gains and losses of this kind of transaction have been clearly calculated for a long time. The management rights of several hundred acres of land can be exchanged for the cooperation of a senior official of the Ming Dynasty.Although some of the income from this land will be distributed to the other party in the next few years, in fact, Haihan's operating costs will be recovered through personnel commissions, taxes, seed procurement, sales links, etc., and even a small profit.Moreover, the production of these farms is only raw materials. The real money is still in the deep processing stage of raw materials. How can these Ming officials who don’t know how to know the secrets, they think they have taken advantage of Haihan.
Of course, compared to maritime trade, which requires a lot of human, material and financial resources, a special project like a plantation is indeed much easier in the operation stage.After the harvest season every year, Haihan will settle the accounts and send the ledger and the cheque from Haihan Bank directly to the host.It's not too comfortable to make such a hands-off shopkeeper, and it is most suitable for those Daming officials who are inconvenient to escape and have sensitive identities.
However, businesses that really operate plantations as investment projects often have their own sales channels or deep processing methods, and even the transportation is also their own responsibility.This can ensure that the output of the plantation is maximized, and the income will be much higher than this fully managed method.
For example, southern businessmen who plan to invest and develop plantations in Liaodong will not only operate these planting projects, but also build local mills, oil mills and other supporting processing facilities to process and process the local wheat, oil crops and other raw materials that will be produced in the future.And these agencies, less than the officials who are in contact with agricultural and commercial affairs, do not know at all, and Hao Wanqing will not mention these details prematurely.
In addition, Hao Wanqing is also ambush for the stability and continuity of this cooperative business relationship. If the other party gives up or betrays the cooperative relationship with Haihan at some point in the future, then Haihan will definitely take back his name immediately. industry below.This kind of thing has not happened before, and Haihan will never be soft-hearted in dealing with such incidents.In order to protect the industries they invested in the Haihan-controlled area, Daming officials often had to choose to compromise.
In this field of negotiation, Haihan's experience far exceeds that of Mei Shengchuan. Even if he considers himself cautious, he still can't avoid the well-prepared routine of the Haihan people.The two talked about the nature of the tea being removed from the table, but Mei Shengchuan only felt that he really didn't have a good time in the past few years. There is such a simple way to make money in the world.
The negotiating task he shoulders does not actually conflict with the current demands of the Haihan people. Regarding the various industries of Haihan in the Shandong occupied area, the court has no plan to forcibly revert to its own, nor does it even plan to adopt it. Forceful means to drive the Haihan people out of Shandong.As for the ownership of land, both parties have a tacit understanding not to actively discuss this issue, which is equivalent to tacitly acquiescing to the other party's ownership and control.As for the trade and immigration that the Haihan people are most concerned about, they already exist in fact, and Daming has never issued a ban on these behaviors, which can be regarded as tacit approval of their existence.Since the Haihan people did not continue to engage in affairs in the Shandong area, it would not be too difficult to wait for the court to give them a formal trade license after the incident.
In this way, there is nothing in the content of the negotiation that makes Mei Shengchuan really feel difficult, but in order to achieve such a result, the Haihan people took out the long-term income project of the plantation as a personal benefit to him.Although some capital needs to be invested in the early stage, but thinking of the huge returns that can be expected in the future, Mei Shengchuan believes that this is a very cost-effective transaction, and it can also use this to build a good relationship with the Haihan people.
The most important thing is that since there are many people in the government offices all over the south enjoying the same benefits, he feels that he has nothing to worry about, but just follows the local customs.In the future, if the court wants to check his words and deeds during the negotiation, it will not be able to grasp anything. After all, he did not receive any gold and silver jewelry from Haihan, and when investing in overseas projects, the Haihan people will have special means to hide from the public. His identity will not be revealed.
The two reached a unified view on the situation in Shandong on the same day, believing that maintaining a peaceful situation is the first priority at the moment. As for other details, they can be put aside first, and they can be resolved through negotiation after the situation is clear.The Ming court could allow Haihan to engage in commerce in Shandong, but it had to be managed by local officials—at least in theory.And Haihan must also promise not to use force first in Shandong, not to continue to expand the existing control area, and to recognize that Daming has absolute sovereignty over the area.
These conditions are basically within the scope of their respective expectations, but there is nothing out of the ordinary.However, Shandong was not originally the key goal of Mei Shengchuan's trip, but according to the itinerary, he first went to Shandong to determine the attitude of the Haihan people, and then went to Liaodong to investigate the local situation.
After staying at Zhifu Port for two days, Mei Shengchuan and his party set off again.However, before he left, he did not sign any written agreement on Zhifu Island, and the talks with Hao Wanqing only reached an intentional agreement on some basic issues.If the Liaodong side cannot reach an agreement, even if the Shandong side signs a written agreement, it can only be voided.Therefore, Mei Shengchuan prepared to deal with the affairs of Liaodong, and then deal with the affairs of Shandong.
Haihan sent an Exploration-class warship as a pilot ship to accompany Mei Shengchuan's fleet to Liaodong.The Exploration-class warship is considered the second largest warship in tonnage in the Haihan Navy, but it is already much larger than the Dafu Ship of the Daming Navy Division, and the firepower configuration on board is far from that of the Fu Ship.Although Mei Shengchuan is not a general who leads troops, as a military officer, he is naturally a knowledgeable person. He can see the obvious advantages of the Haihan warship in terms of weaponry, speed, and seaworthiness.
"It's not luck that the Haihan people can advance from the south to Shandong!" Mei Shengchuan had heard many stories of the Haihan Navy before, and he was also very curious about this naval armament that was invincible all over the South China Sea, although it started from Zhifu Island. There is only one warship that set off together, but in the eyes of experts, you can already see a lot of things.The battle report of Dongjiang Town stated that the Haihan Navy had wiped out Houjin's naval armed forces, and it seemed that he was not bragging.
(End of this chapter)
Mei Shengchuan had only heard about how big Haihan's business was in the past, but he had no real access to this information.He himself is an official of the Ministry of War, so he is not very familiar with trade affairs, but he heard that when he had dinner with friends from the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Households was responsible for collecting the salt tax, tea tax, market ship tax, Taxes, business taxes and other taxes, all added together, are only three or four million taels of silver, which is not as high as the value of goods that Haihan operates a port in the north for a year.Of course, this also shows from the side how big the scale of the sea trade operated by Haihan is.
In the past, Mei Shengchuan's legal income in a year was only three to four thousand taels of silver. Counting all kinds of gray income, it was only a fraction of the monthly goods in and out of this place.Even though Mei Shengchuan holds great power, he has been working in the government office for a long time, and there are actually not so many ways to make money that he can come into contact with. In addition, there have been frequent internal and external wars in the past few years, and the situation has always been tense. They were all much less. In the past year or so, only Dongjiang Town was still sending money to him continuously.
Of course, Mei Shengchuan didn't know the source of these silver coins at first, but then he gradually learned that Dongjiang Town was managing the joints for the Haihan people.And he couldn't stand the temptation of real money, and later came forward to help Haihan manage many people.Therefore, Mei Shengchuan has no objection to Haihan's use of non-public means of conveying benefits. As long as there are reasonable and safe means, why not accept it if it is beneficial?A fool would shut out the benefits.
Mei Shengchuan pondered his words in his heart, and then he responded: "This official has a few relatives and friends who are doing business in the private sector, but I don't know if there is any suitable way here?"
What Hao Wanqing wanted was for Mei Shengchuan to open his mouth, so that he could use other means.Haihan already has a relatively mature operation routine on how to deliver benefits to Daming officials through trade channels, and will prepare different business projects for different regions, and even how to hide people's eyes and eyes, how to ensure the safety of money and goods delivery, has a complete set of Options are available.It is no exaggeration to say that Haihan takes this special transaction seriously as an industry, and has specialized agencies and personnel to follow up from planning to operation.
Of course, the Daming officials who benefited from this will also be brought under the monitoring of the Haihan Security Department and become a pawn in the huge Haihan intelligence network.Mei Shengchuan is not the first, but it will never be the last.
Compared with the tension in the previous negotiation process, the content of the next conversation between the two was more relaxed and pleasant.Hao Wanqing introduced to Mei Shengchuan several business projects that are more suitable for Daming officials to operate. Of course, traditional and best-operated cash crop plantations are also indispensable.
"I don't dare to say that the plantation is profitable, but at least in the next ten or twenty years, there will be stable income, and it can be completely entrusted to us for operation. It is most suitable for long-term cooperation. To tell the truth, Mr. Mei, most of the local officials in the south It is the choice of this kind of project. If Mr. Mei has friends in the southern officialdom, he will know the truth after a little inquiry." Hao Wanqing enthusiastically introduced the advantages of the plantation project to Mei Shengchuan.
Long-term stable income, fully managed management, and solid agricultural economy, these conditions undoubtedly make Mei Shengchuan very excited, but there are still some scruples to ask clearly: "How to ensure that the annual income can be divided into a lot of money. Handover? Also, if this official resigns in a few years, or even dies of illness, or a war breaks out between the two countries, what should this plantation do?"
Hao Wanqing explained: "Mr. Mei can assign his cronies to stay in the local area and supervise the operation situation throughout the process, so you don't have to worry about the situation of black box operations. As for the plantations operated in my country's control areas, they are all private properties protected by my country's laws. Even if Mr. Mei resigns, retires and returns to his hometown in the future, or even dies of illness, it will not affect the distribution of the plantation's income. Even if you are dead, as long as the business agreement we signed has not expired, the income can also be transferred to your designation. As for the outbreak of war, as long as Mr. Mei can express his position to us and don’t do anything that is detrimental to Haihan’s interests, it will not have a big impact.”
No matter how cautious Mei Shengchuan is, he has to admit that these arrangements of Haihan are really attractive. If he can operate a few private properties with stable income overseas, it may allow the family to go to Haihan to spread their branches.In the future, if the imperial court wants to establish diplomatic relations with Haihan, then he will be ahead of the curve, and there will inevitably be many opportunities to take advantage of; if the two countries are in bad relations, then these assets will be overseas, so there is no need to worry about being confiscated by the imperial court.After all, this kind of business should be profitable.
However, Mei Shengchuan still has a question that must be answered: "The official invested money in, but only has the right to manage the land, and can't get the title deed. If there is a dispute over the ownership of the land in the future, what will happen? "
Hao Wanqing said: "Don't worry about this, the plantations in our country's control area are all developed on state-owned land, and this land is not private, so there will be no ownership disputes. Of course, if you want to spend money to buy the land, it's fine. But the price is not the level of operating a plantation, and you must be naturalized in my country before you can apply for land purchase. Mr. Mei has a magnanimous career in the Ming court, in fact, you don’t need to prepare for yourself so early.”
Mei Shengchuan couldn't help laughing and laughing, why did he prepare a way back for himself, just out of prudence, he had to inquire about every detail before making a decision.However, he didn't want to explain this misunderstanding. Since the Haihan people thought he was going to find a way back overseas, let them misunderstand, and maybe they could get more favorable conditions from them.
However, Hao Wanqing boldly put all the land in the occupied area under the ownership of Haihan State, which is still a bit unhappy for Mei Shengchuan. Among them, many places are still nominally owned by Daming, and Haihan's approach completely ignores Daming. in the eyes.Mei Shengchuan wanted to refute a few words, but after thinking about it, he dismissed the idea - the Haihan people wanted to give themselves money, didn't they just want to take the initiative in the negotiation process?If he does not admit that the ownership of these lands belongs to Haihan, the cooperative management project just mentioned will naturally cease to exist.For the sake of the large amount of income that can be expected in the future, it is better to shut up and say a few words less.
As for Haihan, the gains and losses of this kind of transaction have been clearly calculated for a long time. The management rights of several hundred acres of land can be exchanged for the cooperation of a senior official of the Ming Dynasty.Although some of the income from this land will be distributed to the other party in the next few years, in fact, Haihan's operating costs will be recovered through personnel commissions, taxes, seed procurement, sales links, etc., and even a small profit.Moreover, the production of these farms is only raw materials. The real money is still in the deep processing stage of raw materials. How can these Ming officials who don’t know how to know the secrets, they think they have taken advantage of Haihan.
Of course, compared to maritime trade, which requires a lot of human, material and financial resources, a special project like a plantation is indeed much easier in the operation stage.After the harvest season every year, Haihan will settle the accounts and send the ledger and the cheque from Haihan Bank directly to the host.It's not too comfortable to make such a hands-off shopkeeper, and it is most suitable for those Daming officials who are inconvenient to escape and have sensitive identities.
However, businesses that really operate plantations as investment projects often have their own sales channels or deep processing methods, and even the transportation is also their own responsibility.This can ensure that the output of the plantation is maximized, and the income will be much higher than this fully managed method.
For example, southern businessmen who plan to invest and develop plantations in Liaodong will not only operate these planting projects, but also build local mills, oil mills and other supporting processing facilities to process and process the local wheat, oil crops and other raw materials that will be produced in the future.And these agencies, less than the officials who are in contact with agricultural and commercial affairs, do not know at all, and Hao Wanqing will not mention these details prematurely.
In addition, Hao Wanqing is also ambush for the stability and continuity of this cooperative business relationship. If the other party gives up or betrays the cooperative relationship with Haihan at some point in the future, then Haihan will definitely take back his name immediately. industry below.This kind of thing has not happened before, and Haihan will never be soft-hearted in dealing with such incidents.In order to protect the industries they invested in the Haihan-controlled area, Daming officials often had to choose to compromise.
In this field of negotiation, Haihan's experience far exceeds that of Mei Shengchuan. Even if he considers himself cautious, he still can't avoid the well-prepared routine of the Haihan people.The two talked about the nature of the tea being removed from the table, but Mei Shengchuan only felt that he really didn't have a good time in the past few years. There is such a simple way to make money in the world.
The negotiating task he shoulders does not actually conflict with the current demands of the Haihan people. Regarding the various industries of Haihan in the Shandong occupied area, the court has no plan to forcibly revert to its own, nor does it even plan to adopt it. Forceful means to drive the Haihan people out of Shandong.As for the ownership of land, both parties have a tacit understanding not to actively discuss this issue, which is equivalent to tacitly acquiescing to the other party's ownership and control.As for the trade and immigration that the Haihan people are most concerned about, they already exist in fact, and Daming has never issued a ban on these behaviors, which can be regarded as tacit approval of their existence.Since the Haihan people did not continue to engage in affairs in the Shandong area, it would not be too difficult to wait for the court to give them a formal trade license after the incident.
In this way, there is nothing in the content of the negotiation that makes Mei Shengchuan really feel difficult, but in order to achieve such a result, the Haihan people took out the long-term income project of the plantation as a personal benefit to him.Although some capital needs to be invested in the early stage, but thinking of the huge returns that can be expected in the future, Mei Shengchuan believes that this is a very cost-effective transaction, and it can also use this to build a good relationship with the Haihan people.
The most important thing is that since there are many people in the government offices all over the south enjoying the same benefits, he feels that he has nothing to worry about, but just follows the local customs.In the future, if the court wants to check his words and deeds during the negotiation, it will not be able to grasp anything. After all, he did not receive any gold and silver jewelry from Haihan, and when investing in overseas projects, the Haihan people will have special means to hide from the public. His identity will not be revealed.
The two reached a unified view on the situation in Shandong on the same day, believing that maintaining a peaceful situation is the first priority at the moment. As for other details, they can be put aside first, and they can be resolved through negotiation after the situation is clear.The Ming court could allow Haihan to engage in commerce in Shandong, but it had to be managed by local officials—at least in theory.And Haihan must also promise not to use force first in Shandong, not to continue to expand the existing control area, and to recognize that Daming has absolute sovereignty over the area.
These conditions are basically within the scope of their respective expectations, but there is nothing out of the ordinary.However, Shandong was not originally the key goal of Mei Shengchuan's trip, but according to the itinerary, he first went to Shandong to determine the attitude of the Haihan people, and then went to Liaodong to investigate the local situation.
After staying at Zhifu Port for two days, Mei Shengchuan and his party set off again.However, before he left, he did not sign any written agreement on Zhifu Island, and the talks with Hao Wanqing only reached an intentional agreement on some basic issues.If the Liaodong side cannot reach an agreement, even if the Shandong side signs a written agreement, it can only be voided.Therefore, Mei Shengchuan prepared to deal with the affairs of Liaodong, and then deal with the affairs of Shandong.
Haihan sent an Exploration-class warship as a pilot ship to accompany Mei Shengchuan's fleet to Liaodong.The Exploration-class warship is considered the second largest warship in tonnage in the Haihan Navy, but it is already much larger than the Dafu Ship of the Daming Navy Division, and the firepower configuration on board is far from that of the Fu Ship.Although Mei Shengchuan is not a general who leads troops, as a military officer, he is naturally a knowledgeable person. He can see the obvious advantages of the Haihan warship in terms of weaponry, speed, and seaworthiness.
"It's not luck that the Haihan people can advance from the south to Shandong!" Mei Shengchuan had heard many stories of the Haihan Navy before, and he was also very curious about this naval armament that was invincible all over the South China Sea, although it started from Zhifu Island. There is only one warship that set off together, but in the eyes of experts, you can already see a lot of things.The battle report of Dongjiang Town stated that the Haihan Navy had wiped out Houjin's naval armed forces, and it seemed that he was not bragging.
(End of this chapter)