Chapter 1541
Industrial Upgrade
Chapter 1541 Industrial Upgrade
Haihan's direct control area in Zhejiang is the Zhoushan Islands plus a Shipu Port. The land area is limited, and it is difficult to engage in long-term industrial projects such as plantations like other large-scale colonies. Even basic food production is difficult. Difficult to be completely self-sufficient.Although the trade situation is very good, and the number of import and export of goods is showing a rising trend month by month, but Shi Diwen is a traveler from later generations, and he knows that a prosperous market must be built on the basis of real industries. In the real industry, all commodities can only be shipped from Haihan and other colonies. The Zhejiang colonial area, which is only used as an entrepot trade port, does not actually have too high profits.
It is precisely because of this situation that the financial situation of the Zhejiang colony is completely different from the superficial prosperity. It looks like a bright future, but the accounts are tight, and there is not much money available for local construction and redevelopment.That's why the embarrassing situation in which Zhoushan Shipyard intends to expand its production scale has to rely on Sanya's funding to launch the project.In fact, Shi Diwen still has many ambitious construction plans, but if there is no money, it will be useless, and there will be many cumbersome procedures, procedures, cycles, and fund transfers when applying for funds from Victory Fort, so Shi Diwen has always hoped that Some manufacturing projects can be gradually created in the areas under the rule to realize the self-hematopoietic function of the Zhejiang colony.
The executive committee is actually very supportive of his idea. If overseas colonies can operate some local characteristic industries to earn income, and then bear the funds needed for daily operation and even development and construction, it will also reduce the burden on the national finance. .If the Zhejiang colony can develop some real industries on its own, especially the manufacturing industry, then the Executive Committee will of course be happy to see it.It's just that what the executive committee can give to Zhejiang is mainly based on support policies. As for the funding, it is relatively strict, as can be seen in the situation of Zhoushan Shipyard.
Since the land areas of the two ports are relatively limited, they can only mainly develop industries such as port terminals and shipbuilding that have certain requirements for natural conditions. However, Shi Diwen has more ideas, and he hopes to use the help of the two countries The opportunity of CCCC will expand and promote Haihan's influence in various industries in Zhejiang, grasp the right to speak in some industries, and become the industry standard setter.In this way, we can make full use of the land, manpower, upstream and downstream industrial chains and other conditions in Daming to develop some industrialized workshops whose property rights are completely in the hands of Haihan.
In terms of cost, the cost of manpower and land in Daming is lower than that of Haihan, and some low-tech manufacturing industries will not be too difficult to operate in Zhejiang, such as transportation, mining, weaving, In industries such as deep processing of agricultural products, Shi Diwen felt that he could give it a try.A few days ago, there was a small disturbance in Hangzhou surrounding Haihan's backdoor entry into the weaving industry, which was caused by Shi Diwen's plan during the implementation process.
Shi Diwen is actually not fully sure whether this backdoor landing method can be successful, but since Wang Yuan, a related household in Hangzhou, expressed his willingness to give it a try, Shi Diwen naturally does not want to miss this opportunity.Although in the middle of the process, due to the intervention of He Guanzhi, the prefect of Hangzhou, there were some extra problems, but fortunately, they did not escape from Haihan's control, and finally the problem was resolved relatively peacefully.Although there were inevitably a few unlucky ghosts who paid the price for this, in terms of the overall situation, the fate of these little people would not be in Shi Diwen's consideration at all.
After a series of meetings between Ningbo Prefecture and the main operators of several industries, the news of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Daming and Haihan gradually spread in a timely manner, which in turn promoted the pace of Haihan's industry integration in Ningbo.Except that the grain industry still has no good way to force the grain merchants to submit, under the operation of Haihan, several other industries have basically been implemented step by step according to the plan.The small businessmen who had no direct business relationship with Haihan originally sensed the business opportunity, and began to take the initiative to stand in line, hoping to get the opportunity to cooperate with Haihan.
Of course, Shi Diwen would not miss such an opportunity. He asked the Ministry of Commerce to send almost all the personnel to all parts of Ningbo to contact these small businessmen, and to select those who could be used by Haihan.In particular, those businessmen who own a certain area of land or real estate near towns need to focus on investigation.Because the transportation is relatively convenient and the land price is not too expensive, these places are just suitable for building factories and other facilities.
For the sake of prudence, Haihan will not buy these real estates, but adopt a cooperative management method as much as possible, allowing partners to convert real estate into shares.This is convenient for avoiding certain unfavorable policies. If Daming imposes restrictions on Haihan's industries in the coastal areas in the future, the relevant industries will become the property of the citizens of Daming.
An unremarkable ship came to Ningbo Xiangshan Port today, but the red and blue flags on the top of the mast showed that the owner of the ship was from Haihan.When the ship docked, several people waiting on the shore rushed forward and watched helplessly as the sailor lowered the gangplank, and after a while, finally saw the Lord appear.
"Special Envoy Yang!" "Master Yang!" "Director Yang!"
Everyone shouted at each other, but the target was the same person, a middle-aged man who was walking down the gangway at this time.Although this man still had a common bun on his head, he was dressed in Haihan-style double-breasted shorts and straight trousers, which looked somewhat nondescript.But in the eyes of the group of people on the shore, they don't think so. They spent a lot of effort and found a lot of contacts to invite this God of Wealth. In their eyes, this outfit is a symbol of status. Underestimated each other.
Yang Yunchao nodded slightly to everyone, and said "Everyone has worked hard", and everyone responded quickly.Yang Yun was the first batch of immigration cadres to work after the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce, and he can be regarded as an old man in the Ministry.At first, he was dispatched to the Penghu Office as the director. After Haihan took control of the Zhoushan Islands, he was immediately transferred to Zhoushan to serve as the director of the East China Sea Office of the Ministry of Commerce.Although it seems to be the same as the position in Penghu, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions are the richest places in Ming Dynasty, and Yang Yun's position authority here is much greater than that in Penghu.
Although Shi Diwen grasped Zhejiang's military, civil affairs and business in theory, he still focuses more on the military when dealing with practical affairs, while civil affairs and business affairs are just decisions, and the specific matters are basically handled by the officials below. .As the main person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Yang Yun naturally assumed most of the affairs.
Similar to Shi Diwen’s meeting with bigwigs from various industries in Ningbo City a few days ago, it was Yang Yun’s operation and arrangement to formulate the content strategy and schedule of each meeting, and finally allowed Shi Diwen to pass the short-term meeting. In just a few days of negotiations, most of the original goals were achieved.If you talk about the behind-the-scenes heroes who have made contributions in this process, Yang Yun is probably the first one to do his part.
However, although Yang Yun's contribution is not small, whether it is a promotion or a salary increase, it is not a reward that can be cashed immediately, so he still has to continue to be Shi Diwen's arm when dealing with business, pointing and hitting.After hearing the rumors about Ningbo Mansion a few days ago, a few rich men in Xiangshan County felt that there was something wrong with it, so they asked someone to send a message to Shi Diwen, expressing their willingness to vacate a hundred acres of land in Xiangshan County to share with the sea. Han joint business.As for what to do, the rich men didn't have a clear idea, and they probably relied on the Haihan people who are known for their business skills to come up with their ideas.
When Shi Diwen first got the news, he didn't pay much attention to it. Although the area of [-] mu of land is not small, [-]% of Xiangshan's territory is mountainous, hilly and sloping land, and there are not many plains suitable for agricultural development and human settlements. Well, if this hundred acres of land is located in the mountains, it can basically be equated with useless.So he instructed the Ministry of Commerce to contact the other party to obtain more information before researching.
After Yang Yun contacted here again, he found that the [-] mu of land that the other party was willing to take out turned out to be a good flat land near the Xiangshan Port. some ideas.Shi Diwen felt that Yang Yun's idea made some sense, so he sent him over to go there personally to confirm whether the local conditions are suitable for cooperation with these rich locals.
Although the date of the arrangement had been notified to the other party in advance, Yang Yun did not expect that these rich men would be so active, and even ran to the pier to greet him, which showed that he had great expectations for this cooperation.After disembarking, the rich men had already prepared soft sedan chairs and carriages, and they wanted to invite Yang Yun to go to Xiangshan County for a meal—they had inquired specifically, and Haihan people like to talk about business at the dinner table.
Naturally, Yang Yun couldn't refuse their kind invitation, so he followed them into Xiangshan County and came to the largest restaurant in the area.Several rich men had already reserved private rooms and banquets here, and before they had even had a sip of hot tea after they were seated, the dishes were passed on one after another.
"Master Yang, Xiangshan County is a small place, not as prosperous as Ningbo City. This is already the best restaurant in the area. Please don't dislike us for not taking good care of us."
Speaking of which, the rich man's name is Gu Qufei, and he has a reputation as a scholar. Compared with the other companions, he is a little more educated, so he has become the spokesperson of these rich men.Although Gu Qufei is a scholar, his family business is fishing business. There are dozens of fishing boats, large and small, and hundreds of sailors working for them. He can be regarded as the richest among these rich men.
Yang Yun responded with a smile: "Everyone is so polite. There are good wine and good food friends here. If Yang is still suspicious, isn't it because he doesn't know how to flatter him?"
Seeing that Yang Yun was easy to talk to, Gu Qufei felt relieved, and then continued, "Since Master Yang is so flattering, I will have the courage to toast to you first. If you are free, I will do it first as a respect."
Gu Qufei took the lead, and the other people at the same table naturally followed suit, and immediately raised their glasses to invite them, and then, regardless of whether Yang Yun drank or not, he raised his head and poured all the wine in the glass down his throat Besides.
Yang Yun had never dealt with these rich men before, so naturally he would not drink recklessly in front of strangers. After a round of toasting, he only tasted it, and he really achieved what the toasters call "casual".As the saying goes, character is judged by wine quality, and Yang Yun also wanted to take this opportunity to see if the character displayed by these rich men on the wine table is reliable.
Xiangshan County is said to be a small place, but there are three major fishing grounds: Dayuyang, Maotouyang, and Yushan. The fishery resources are very rich, and there are many types of seafood. The main ingredients of the various dishes on this banquet are also seafood. , Supplemented by mountain treasures.Although the cooking method is different from that of Haihan, fresh seafood is delicious even if it is boiled in white water. Yang Yun praised it while eating, which made the rich people feel honored and honored. When you check out later, tip a little more money to the restaurant cook.
After drinking for three rounds and eating five flavors, Gu Qufei saw that Yang Yun was in a good mood, and then he carefully brought up the business: "Master Yang, we are all locals from Xiangshan, and we can be regarded as a little family property. I heard that Haihan was in various counties. I want to try to recruit partners who are willing to invest in land. If Mr. Yang has a convenient schedule, he will stay in the county town tonight.
Yang Yun replied: "Don't, why wait for tomorrow, after this meal is over, let's drink tea and rest, and we can go see it in the afternoon."
Gu Qufei didn't expect Yang Yun to be so active, he nodded quickly and said: "Then follow your lord's wishes and go later."
Taking advantage of the relaxed atmosphere at the wine table, Yang Yun also had a general understanding of the situation of these rich men present during the chat.Except for Gu Qufei, the others are all serious landlords. The land under their names is basically used for planting and breeding. Although agricultural profits are not high, the advantage is that the long-term income is stable and they cannot make a fortune. Money will not starve to death.Of course, these landlords also have their own ambitions, and they are not willing to be just a rich man in the countryside, otherwise they would not have joined forces to discuss cooperation with Haihan.
During Yang Yun’s stay in Zhoushan, he also came into contact with some cases like this who took the initiative to come to the door, but before, those who could talk to Haihan for cooperation were either industry leaders whose business scale was qualified to negotiate conditions with Haihan, or those who had a relatively solid officialdom Background, cooperation in business will be escorted by the government to provide convenience.Like these guys, the highest-level officials they know are Qipin County magistrates, and the industries they operate are all in Xiangshan County. In the past, they would definitely not be regarded as inspection objects that required Yang Yun to go out in person.
(End of this chapter)
Haihan's direct control area in Zhejiang is the Zhoushan Islands plus a Shipu Port. The land area is limited, and it is difficult to engage in long-term industrial projects such as plantations like other large-scale colonies. Even basic food production is difficult. Difficult to be completely self-sufficient.Although the trade situation is very good, and the number of import and export of goods is showing a rising trend month by month, but Shi Diwen is a traveler from later generations, and he knows that a prosperous market must be built on the basis of real industries. In the real industry, all commodities can only be shipped from Haihan and other colonies. The Zhejiang colonial area, which is only used as an entrepot trade port, does not actually have too high profits.
It is precisely because of this situation that the financial situation of the Zhejiang colony is completely different from the superficial prosperity. It looks like a bright future, but the accounts are tight, and there is not much money available for local construction and redevelopment.That's why the embarrassing situation in which Zhoushan Shipyard intends to expand its production scale has to rely on Sanya's funding to launch the project.In fact, Shi Diwen still has many ambitious construction plans, but if there is no money, it will be useless, and there will be many cumbersome procedures, procedures, cycles, and fund transfers when applying for funds from Victory Fort, so Shi Diwen has always hoped that Some manufacturing projects can be gradually created in the areas under the rule to realize the self-hematopoietic function of the Zhejiang colony.
The executive committee is actually very supportive of his idea. If overseas colonies can operate some local characteristic industries to earn income, and then bear the funds needed for daily operation and even development and construction, it will also reduce the burden on the national finance. .If the Zhejiang colony can develop some real industries on its own, especially the manufacturing industry, then the Executive Committee will of course be happy to see it.It's just that what the executive committee can give to Zhejiang is mainly based on support policies. As for the funding, it is relatively strict, as can be seen in the situation of Zhoushan Shipyard.
Since the land areas of the two ports are relatively limited, they can only mainly develop industries such as port terminals and shipbuilding that have certain requirements for natural conditions. However, Shi Diwen has more ideas, and he hopes to use the help of the two countries The opportunity of CCCC will expand and promote Haihan's influence in various industries in Zhejiang, grasp the right to speak in some industries, and become the industry standard setter.In this way, we can make full use of the land, manpower, upstream and downstream industrial chains and other conditions in Daming to develop some industrialized workshops whose property rights are completely in the hands of Haihan.
In terms of cost, the cost of manpower and land in Daming is lower than that of Haihan, and some low-tech manufacturing industries will not be too difficult to operate in Zhejiang, such as transportation, mining, weaving, In industries such as deep processing of agricultural products, Shi Diwen felt that he could give it a try.A few days ago, there was a small disturbance in Hangzhou surrounding Haihan's backdoor entry into the weaving industry, which was caused by Shi Diwen's plan during the implementation process.
Shi Diwen is actually not fully sure whether this backdoor landing method can be successful, but since Wang Yuan, a related household in Hangzhou, expressed his willingness to give it a try, Shi Diwen naturally does not want to miss this opportunity.Although in the middle of the process, due to the intervention of He Guanzhi, the prefect of Hangzhou, there were some extra problems, but fortunately, they did not escape from Haihan's control, and finally the problem was resolved relatively peacefully.Although there were inevitably a few unlucky ghosts who paid the price for this, in terms of the overall situation, the fate of these little people would not be in Shi Diwen's consideration at all.
After a series of meetings between Ningbo Prefecture and the main operators of several industries, the news of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Daming and Haihan gradually spread in a timely manner, which in turn promoted the pace of Haihan's industry integration in Ningbo.Except that the grain industry still has no good way to force the grain merchants to submit, under the operation of Haihan, several other industries have basically been implemented step by step according to the plan.The small businessmen who had no direct business relationship with Haihan originally sensed the business opportunity, and began to take the initiative to stand in line, hoping to get the opportunity to cooperate with Haihan.
Of course, Shi Diwen would not miss such an opportunity. He asked the Ministry of Commerce to send almost all the personnel to all parts of Ningbo to contact these small businessmen, and to select those who could be used by Haihan.In particular, those businessmen who own a certain area of land or real estate near towns need to focus on investigation.Because the transportation is relatively convenient and the land price is not too expensive, these places are just suitable for building factories and other facilities.
For the sake of prudence, Haihan will not buy these real estates, but adopt a cooperative management method as much as possible, allowing partners to convert real estate into shares.This is convenient for avoiding certain unfavorable policies. If Daming imposes restrictions on Haihan's industries in the coastal areas in the future, the relevant industries will become the property of the citizens of Daming.
An unremarkable ship came to Ningbo Xiangshan Port today, but the red and blue flags on the top of the mast showed that the owner of the ship was from Haihan.When the ship docked, several people waiting on the shore rushed forward and watched helplessly as the sailor lowered the gangplank, and after a while, finally saw the Lord appear.
"Special Envoy Yang!" "Master Yang!" "Director Yang!"
Everyone shouted at each other, but the target was the same person, a middle-aged man who was walking down the gangway at this time.Although this man still had a common bun on his head, he was dressed in Haihan-style double-breasted shorts and straight trousers, which looked somewhat nondescript.But in the eyes of the group of people on the shore, they don't think so. They spent a lot of effort and found a lot of contacts to invite this God of Wealth. In their eyes, this outfit is a symbol of status. Underestimated each other.
Yang Yunchao nodded slightly to everyone, and said "Everyone has worked hard", and everyone responded quickly.Yang Yun was the first batch of immigration cadres to work after the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce, and he can be regarded as an old man in the Ministry.At first, he was dispatched to the Penghu Office as the director. After Haihan took control of the Zhoushan Islands, he was immediately transferred to Zhoushan to serve as the director of the East China Sea Office of the Ministry of Commerce.Although it seems to be the same as the position in Penghu, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions are the richest places in Ming Dynasty, and Yang Yun's position authority here is much greater than that in Penghu.
Although Shi Diwen grasped Zhejiang's military, civil affairs and business in theory, he still focuses more on the military when dealing with practical affairs, while civil affairs and business affairs are just decisions, and the specific matters are basically handled by the officials below. .As the main person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Yang Yun naturally assumed most of the affairs.
Similar to Shi Diwen’s meeting with bigwigs from various industries in Ningbo City a few days ago, it was Yang Yun’s operation and arrangement to formulate the content strategy and schedule of each meeting, and finally allowed Shi Diwen to pass the short-term meeting. In just a few days of negotiations, most of the original goals were achieved.If you talk about the behind-the-scenes heroes who have made contributions in this process, Yang Yun is probably the first one to do his part.
However, although Yang Yun's contribution is not small, whether it is a promotion or a salary increase, it is not a reward that can be cashed immediately, so he still has to continue to be Shi Diwen's arm when dealing with business, pointing and hitting.After hearing the rumors about Ningbo Mansion a few days ago, a few rich men in Xiangshan County felt that there was something wrong with it, so they asked someone to send a message to Shi Diwen, expressing their willingness to vacate a hundred acres of land in Xiangshan County to share with the sea. Han joint business.As for what to do, the rich men didn't have a clear idea, and they probably relied on the Haihan people who are known for their business skills to come up with their ideas.
When Shi Diwen first got the news, he didn't pay much attention to it. Although the area of [-] mu of land is not small, [-]% of Xiangshan's territory is mountainous, hilly and sloping land, and there are not many plains suitable for agricultural development and human settlements. Well, if this hundred acres of land is located in the mountains, it can basically be equated with useless.So he instructed the Ministry of Commerce to contact the other party to obtain more information before researching.
After Yang Yun contacted here again, he found that the [-] mu of land that the other party was willing to take out turned out to be a good flat land near the Xiangshan Port. some ideas.Shi Diwen felt that Yang Yun's idea made some sense, so he sent him over to go there personally to confirm whether the local conditions are suitable for cooperation with these rich locals.
Although the date of the arrangement had been notified to the other party in advance, Yang Yun did not expect that these rich men would be so active, and even ran to the pier to greet him, which showed that he had great expectations for this cooperation.After disembarking, the rich men had already prepared soft sedan chairs and carriages, and they wanted to invite Yang Yun to go to Xiangshan County for a meal—they had inquired specifically, and Haihan people like to talk about business at the dinner table.
Naturally, Yang Yun couldn't refuse their kind invitation, so he followed them into Xiangshan County and came to the largest restaurant in the area.Several rich men had already reserved private rooms and banquets here, and before they had even had a sip of hot tea after they were seated, the dishes were passed on one after another.
"Master Yang, Xiangshan County is a small place, not as prosperous as Ningbo City. This is already the best restaurant in the area. Please don't dislike us for not taking good care of us."
Speaking of which, the rich man's name is Gu Qufei, and he has a reputation as a scholar. Compared with the other companions, he is a little more educated, so he has become the spokesperson of these rich men.Although Gu Qufei is a scholar, his family business is fishing business. There are dozens of fishing boats, large and small, and hundreds of sailors working for them. He can be regarded as the richest among these rich men.
Yang Yun responded with a smile: "Everyone is so polite. There are good wine and good food friends here. If Yang is still suspicious, isn't it because he doesn't know how to flatter him?"
Seeing that Yang Yun was easy to talk to, Gu Qufei felt relieved, and then continued, "Since Master Yang is so flattering, I will have the courage to toast to you first. If you are free, I will do it first as a respect."
Gu Qufei took the lead, and the other people at the same table naturally followed suit, and immediately raised their glasses to invite them, and then, regardless of whether Yang Yun drank or not, he raised his head and poured all the wine in the glass down his throat Besides.
Yang Yun had never dealt with these rich men before, so naturally he would not drink recklessly in front of strangers. After a round of toasting, he only tasted it, and he really achieved what the toasters call "casual".As the saying goes, character is judged by wine quality, and Yang Yun also wanted to take this opportunity to see if the character displayed by these rich men on the wine table is reliable.
Xiangshan County is said to be a small place, but there are three major fishing grounds: Dayuyang, Maotouyang, and Yushan. The fishery resources are very rich, and there are many types of seafood. The main ingredients of the various dishes on this banquet are also seafood. , Supplemented by mountain treasures.Although the cooking method is different from that of Haihan, fresh seafood is delicious even if it is boiled in white water. Yang Yun praised it while eating, which made the rich people feel honored and honored. When you check out later, tip a little more money to the restaurant cook.
After drinking for three rounds and eating five flavors, Gu Qufei saw that Yang Yun was in a good mood, and then he carefully brought up the business: "Master Yang, we are all locals from Xiangshan, and we can be regarded as a little family property. I heard that Haihan was in various counties. I want to try to recruit partners who are willing to invest in land. If Mr. Yang has a convenient schedule, he will stay in the county town tonight.
Yang Yun replied: "Don't, why wait for tomorrow, after this meal is over, let's drink tea and rest, and we can go see it in the afternoon."
Gu Qufei didn't expect Yang Yun to be so active, he nodded quickly and said: "Then follow your lord's wishes and go later."
Taking advantage of the relaxed atmosphere at the wine table, Yang Yun also had a general understanding of the situation of these rich men present during the chat.Except for Gu Qufei, the others are all serious landlords. The land under their names is basically used for planting and breeding. Although agricultural profits are not high, the advantage is that the long-term income is stable and they cannot make a fortune. Money will not starve to death.Of course, these landlords also have their own ambitions, and they are not willing to be just a rich man in the countryside, otherwise they would not have joined forces to discuss cooperation with Haihan.
During Yang Yun’s stay in Zhoushan, he also came into contact with some cases like this who took the initiative to come to the door, but before, those who could talk to Haihan for cooperation were either industry leaders whose business scale was qualified to negotiate conditions with Haihan, or those who had a relatively solid officialdom Background, cooperation in business will be escorted by the government to provide convenience.Like these guys, the highest-level officials they know are Qipin County magistrates, and the industries they operate are all in Xiangshan County. In the past, they would definitely not be regarded as inspection objects that required Yang Yun to go out in person.
(End of this chapter)