Chapter 1878
Interest Transfer
Chapter 1878 Interest Transfer
Jin Shangjiu has been in Zhoushan for a long time, and he looks at the problem from a more comprehensive perspective than Li Min.He believes that the trade model dominated by Haihan has not only brought prosperity to some coastal areas of Ming Dynasty, but also the local government of Ming Dynasty has been continuously eroded in the process, and many officials of Ming Dynasty who hold real power have become frequent visitors to Zhoushan Island.Having said that, if it wasn't for the convenience given to Haihan by the local government in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it would have been difficult for even the supernatural Haihan to manage such a big situation in just one or two years.
Jiangsu and Zhejiang were originally a wealthy area of Ming Dynasty, and the officials here generally had a good family background, but they still couldn't stand up to Haihan's sugar-coated shells.If it was changed to North Korea, I am afraid that local officials will fall under the offensive of Haihan's interests faster.Jin Shangjiu thinks that he is still determined, but he has been in contact with the Haihan people for a long time, and he has received a lot of benefits from them. However, Haihan has never asked him to do anything to betray North Korea, so he can still feel at ease for the time being. I strongly advise Li Min not to have too high expectations for Haihan's business model.
"My son, the Haihan people are not only good at trade, but also good at using trade to open up joints and buy people's hearts. If you want to introduce this to our country, you must prevent the Haihan people from using it to win over our ministers." Luo is not very happy, but Jin Shangjiu's duty is to remind Li Luo to be careful of Haihan's methods.
Li Luo stopped writing and asked, "According to this, the military officers and generals of the Ming Dynasty we saw the day before yesterday should have benefited a lot from Haihan, so they appeared on the island collectively?"
Jin Shangjiu said: "Master's lesson! Most of these military officers of the Ming Dynasty have secretly traded with Haihan, and many of them have also controlled the sales authority of certain Haihan products in coastal prefectures, and they have made a lot of money every year. There are also some Ambitious people are trying to copy the Fujian Xu family's model to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and they want to win Haihan's support to become a hegemon."
Li Luo couldn't help frowning when he heard this. What he wanted to achieve was to make his country's international trade as prosperous as this place, but he really didn't carefully consider the possible side effects.He has also studied the history of the prosperity of the Fujian Xu family with the help of limited information at hand, and he knows how the warlord who dominated the south of the Ming Dynasty climbed up step by step with the help of Haihan as a backer.If people like this appear in North Korea in the future, it will undoubtedly be a huge threat to the rule of the court.
But even if Haihan's trade model is not introduced, can this kind of benefit transmission be completely cut off?Li Wei thinks that may not be the case.As far as he knows, there are quite a few people who flirt with Hai Han among high-ranking officials in the domestic court. It can be said that it was to ask Hai Han to send troops to save the country. When it comes to the Haihan people, the reason for this can only be profit.
After the war, North Korea not only faced the reconstruction work of the northern war zone, but also had many large-scale cooperation projects with Haihan, as well as a package of military aid and military purchase plans. There will be a lot of oil and water in it.And if you want to get benefits from those projects related to Haihan, the first priority is naturally to establish a good relationship with Haihan people, and there are many people who start their mental activities from this.
If it is just greedy for some oil and water from the engineering project, then it is not a big deal. Li Wei still understands the truth that when the water is clear, there will be no fish.But if someone has the audacity to imitate the Fujian Xu family and attach themselves to Haihan in exchange for support, thus becoming a warlord, then the court cannot tolerate it.
The Fujian Xu family is now too big to lose its tail, and no longer obeys the command of the Ming court. This matter has long been no news. From the fact that Xu Xinsu sent troops to Korea to participate in the war on his own, it can be seen that Xu Xinsu no longer takes the court's thoughts seriously.Although Li Lu was grateful to the Xu family in Fujian for sending troops, he did not hope that such a situation would appear in his own country a few years later.
"Jin Sen, then do you have any preventive measures against this situation where officials are being bribed?" Li Mo knew that Jin Shangjiu knew much more about Haihan than himself, and it would definitely not be helpful to listen to the other party's opinions. harm.
Jin Shangjiu responded with a wry smile: "To tell you the truth, I am afraid that there are no effective measures to prevent this matter, otherwise, how could Daming sit back and watch Haihan rise? The best way is to not have any contact with Haihan at all. But of course that’s not going to happen.”
The two countries completed a formal alliance last year, so how could it be possible to suddenly cut off exchanges.There are still thousands of Haihan troops stationed in North Korea, and a lot of cooperation projects waiting to start. The relationship between the two countries is in the honeymoon period. If Jin Shangjiu’s remonstrance is heard by Haihan people, he just It's hard to say whether he can keep the post of Li Cao's councilor who has been promoted.To be able to say these words to Li Wei is considered to be very loyal to the country.
After hearing this, Li Lu fell into silence again. When Jin Shangjiu said this, he could of course hear the seriousness of the problem.If, as Jin Shangjiu said, some officials in the country will inevitably be bribed by Haihan, then it is necessary to consider how to minimize the damage to the country.But for him, who has extremely limited political and diplomatic knowledge, this is undoubtedly a difficult problem to solve.
Since Jin Shangjiu couldn't give an effective solution to the problem, it didn't make much sense for Li Min to continue asking, so he sent him back to rest first.But Li Luo thought for a long time alone, but still couldn't figure it out. After thinking about it for a while, he still didn't write this part into the letter he was going to send back to China.Li Ji was worried that after his father knew about this situation, his attitude towards Hai Han would change, and that would cause Hai Han's dissatisfaction, which might not be a good thing for North Korea's future development, and the consequences might even be It is far more serious than the bribery of high-ranking officials in the imperial court and the emergence of several warlords in the local area.
"I still don't see enough of the world!"
Li Luo finally found a plausible reason for his helplessness.Indeed, for him who went abroad for the first time, everything he saw in Haihan seemed novel and full of challenges. He tried to gain more knowledge from Haihan to help his country, but now he found that things It seems that it is not as simple as expected, and the relationship between countries is not simply allies and opponents.
Li Lu now found that the experience he had been quite proud of in assisting his father in handling government affairs in the past was almost completely useless in the current situation, which also made him feel a little frustrated at the moment.
The next day, Shi Diwen still invited Li Wei to continue to visit the trading center and business district.Li Luo readily agreed, knowing that the more he knew about Hai Han, the more likely he would be able to find a solution for the two countries to live in harmony.And after I have a better understanding of Haihan's trade model, I may be able to deal with the hidden dangers raised by Jin Shangjiu.
The more he watched, the more Li Wei admired Haihan's production and R&D capabilities. He really couldn't imagine how Haihan people developed so many products of all kinds, and the Haihan people who used these things lived a life of their own. what a way of life.But there seems to be no doubt about one thing, the Haihan people who have the financial ability to afford these things are indeed worthy of the word rich.
During the visit accompanied by Shi Diwen, Li Wei happened to meet a businessman from Ming Dynasty who came to order the one-person-high full-length mirror that he had taken a fancy to yesterday.Li Lu was not ashamed to ask about the price yesterday, but when he saw that someone wanted to buy this mirror, he quietly moved closer.Shi Diwen guessed what Li Luo was thinking, but he didn't say anything, and let him eavesdrop on the quotation.
Li Luo quickly came back after turning around. Although his face was calm, he was still surprised by the high price of this mirror.The price of this mirror is enough to buy several thousand catties of grain in the North Korean market. If he had to pay for it himself, he would probably hesitate for a long time.However, there seemed to be a lot of rich people in Daming. The businessman who ordered the mirror did not counter the price at all. Instead, he asked if he could increase the price and deliver the goods in advance.
Li Yan had to secretly sigh that it is good to be rich, thinking that as the son of the Joseon Dynasty, the money he brought with him when he went abroad to study this time was only a few thousand taels.And half of them have been deposited in Haihan Bank in Zhoushan according to Jin Shangjiu's suggestion, and have been exchanged for banknotes that are more convenient to use in Haihan.Of course, Haihan was in charge of board and lodging for Li Luo on the way to Sanya. In addition, with a hospitable host like Shi Diwen, he could give him whatever he liked, but it didn't cost much.
At noon, Shi Diwen was still the host, but during the meeting, he declared to Li Min that he had other business matters in the afternoon, so he would not accompany Li Min to continue the visit.
Li Lu had noticed that several groups of officers came to Shi Diwen for instructions and reports this morning, so he asked curiously: "Master Shi, I dare to ask, is it possible that your country's army is going to take action?"
"Action? What action?" Shi Diwen was a little confused by this question, shook his head and denied: "Our army has not arranged any major military operations along the coast of Zhejiang recently, and there is no opponent who needs us to take military measures. Afternoon I want to meet the group of military officers of the Ming Dynasty that the prince met the day before yesterday. They didn't come to Zhoushan Island to visit the mountains and rivers. They have been bargaining with us for the past two days, and they are going to buy weapons and equipment. The discussion is almost done. I will talk to them in the afternoon. Let's meet to confirm the content of the transaction."
As soon as Li Lu heard that it was a weapon transaction, he immediately became interested, but he also knew that this kind of transaction was more sensitive. Shi Diwen might not be willing to let himself know the inside story, so he had to ask in another way: "Mr. , Can people other than the transaction party be on the sidelines?"
As soon as Shi Diwen heard his blatant question, he knew that Li Wei was curious about this matter, and immediately responded: "Considering the interests of customers, in principle, we will not let a third party watch the transaction process... But, my son It is a distinguished guest invited by our country, and there is no possibility of armed conflict between your country and Ming Dynasty, I think it should not be a big problem to arrange for the prince to watch."
Li Nao was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly thanked Shi Diwen.
In fact, it is not a secret that Haihan sells weapons and equipment to these military leaders in the coastal state capital, and Shi Diwen also knows that the weapons purchased by these military leaders are not all for their own use, and some of them will be handed over to the Command and Envoy of Zhejiang Capital For unified arrangement only.In other words, not all of these military leaders want to engage in armed separatism and become local warlords. Some of the weapons and equipment they bought from Zhoushan will enter the arsenal of the Ming military, and it is very likely that they will be transported to the north and distributed to suppress The Peasant Army or the troops stationed on the northern frontier.
It is precisely because of this that the amount of weapons and equipment sold from Zhoushan to Daming is quite considerable, even higher than the amount purchased by the Fujian Ming Army.Of course, as a loyal ally of Haihan, the weapons that Xu Xinsu can buy are more advanced than those sold here in Zhoushan.
Daming adopted such a curve to save the country, mainly because Haihan deliberately controlled the scale of official arms sales to Daming on the bright side, and the weapons that entered Daming through this method were higher than the prices that Daming purchased in batches in Sanya At least [-]% to [-]%, Haihan is also very happy to use this channel to make an extra fortune.
As for why the price is so high, the reason is also very simple. The channel through which these weapons are sold to the local garrisons does not comply with the laws of the Ming Dynasty. If you want to be a warlord, you can only spend more money.However, the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty wanted more Haihan weapons to arm the fighting forces in the north, and they had no way to obtain the supply of Haihan through official procurement channels, so they could only hold their noses and subscribe for such high-priced goods.
However, Haihan will not take the initiative to announce the specific transaction price of each buyer. After all, the relationship between each buyer and Haihan is different, and the purchase volume is also different, so the price will naturally vary.The reason why Shi Diwen agreed to let Li Luo go to watch was because the transaction in the afternoon did not involve the price that had already been negotiated and paid, it was just delivery acceptance, Li Luo could only watch the excitement , will not know the real transaction price of these weapons.
It is worth mentioning that the weapons sold in Zhoushan this time were rare in stock recently, which is why these Ming army generals were so active. They all went to Zhoushan Island to bid for them in person, lest they would be snapped up by other colleagues.Of course, since there is no need to wait for the delivery date, and the goods can be picked up and shipped immediately after purchase, the price of this batch of weapons and equipment is naturally higher than usual.
Of course, Li Lu didn't expect that there were so many inside information about this weapon transaction, but his purpose was actually relatively simple. Even if he couldn't know the specific price of the weapons Haihan sold to Daming, he could at least see the scale of weapons purchased by Daming's military. And grades, from the side to speculate on the gap in military strength between the country and the two countries.
(End of this chapter)
Jin Shangjiu has been in Zhoushan for a long time, and he looks at the problem from a more comprehensive perspective than Li Min.He believes that the trade model dominated by Haihan has not only brought prosperity to some coastal areas of Ming Dynasty, but also the local government of Ming Dynasty has been continuously eroded in the process, and many officials of Ming Dynasty who hold real power have become frequent visitors to Zhoushan Island.Having said that, if it wasn't for the convenience given to Haihan by the local government in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it would have been difficult for even the supernatural Haihan to manage such a big situation in just one or two years.
Jiangsu and Zhejiang were originally a wealthy area of Ming Dynasty, and the officials here generally had a good family background, but they still couldn't stand up to Haihan's sugar-coated shells.If it was changed to North Korea, I am afraid that local officials will fall under the offensive of Haihan's interests faster.Jin Shangjiu thinks that he is still determined, but he has been in contact with the Haihan people for a long time, and he has received a lot of benefits from them. However, Haihan has never asked him to do anything to betray North Korea, so he can still feel at ease for the time being. I strongly advise Li Min not to have too high expectations for Haihan's business model.
"My son, the Haihan people are not only good at trade, but also good at using trade to open up joints and buy people's hearts. If you want to introduce this to our country, you must prevent the Haihan people from using it to win over our ministers." Luo is not very happy, but Jin Shangjiu's duty is to remind Li Luo to be careful of Haihan's methods.
Li Luo stopped writing and asked, "According to this, the military officers and generals of the Ming Dynasty we saw the day before yesterday should have benefited a lot from Haihan, so they appeared on the island collectively?"
Jin Shangjiu said: "Master's lesson! Most of these military officers of the Ming Dynasty have secretly traded with Haihan, and many of them have also controlled the sales authority of certain Haihan products in coastal prefectures, and they have made a lot of money every year. There are also some Ambitious people are trying to copy the Fujian Xu family's model to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and they want to win Haihan's support to become a hegemon."
Li Luo couldn't help frowning when he heard this. What he wanted to achieve was to make his country's international trade as prosperous as this place, but he really didn't carefully consider the possible side effects.He has also studied the history of the prosperity of the Fujian Xu family with the help of limited information at hand, and he knows how the warlord who dominated the south of the Ming Dynasty climbed up step by step with the help of Haihan as a backer.If people like this appear in North Korea in the future, it will undoubtedly be a huge threat to the rule of the court.
But even if Haihan's trade model is not introduced, can this kind of benefit transmission be completely cut off?Li Wei thinks that may not be the case.As far as he knows, there are quite a few people who flirt with Hai Han among high-ranking officials in the domestic court. It can be said that it was to ask Hai Han to send troops to save the country. When it comes to the Haihan people, the reason for this can only be profit.
After the war, North Korea not only faced the reconstruction work of the northern war zone, but also had many large-scale cooperation projects with Haihan, as well as a package of military aid and military purchase plans. There will be a lot of oil and water in it.And if you want to get benefits from those projects related to Haihan, the first priority is naturally to establish a good relationship with Haihan people, and there are many people who start their mental activities from this.
If it is just greedy for some oil and water from the engineering project, then it is not a big deal. Li Wei still understands the truth that when the water is clear, there will be no fish.But if someone has the audacity to imitate the Fujian Xu family and attach themselves to Haihan in exchange for support, thus becoming a warlord, then the court cannot tolerate it.
The Fujian Xu family is now too big to lose its tail, and no longer obeys the command of the Ming court. This matter has long been no news. From the fact that Xu Xinsu sent troops to Korea to participate in the war on his own, it can be seen that Xu Xinsu no longer takes the court's thoughts seriously.Although Li Lu was grateful to the Xu family in Fujian for sending troops, he did not hope that such a situation would appear in his own country a few years later.
"Jin Sen, then do you have any preventive measures against this situation where officials are being bribed?" Li Mo knew that Jin Shangjiu knew much more about Haihan than himself, and it would definitely not be helpful to listen to the other party's opinions. harm.
Jin Shangjiu responded with a wry smile: "To tell you the truth, I am afraid that there are no effective measures to prevent this matter, otherwise, how could Daming sit back and watch Haihan rise? The best way is to not have any contact with Haihan at all. But of course that’s not going to happen.”
The two countries completed a formal alliance last year, so how could it be possible to suddenly cut off exchanges.There are still thousands of Haihan troops stationed in North Korea, and a lot of cooperation projects waiting to start. The relationship between the two countries is in the honeymoon period. If Jin Shangjiu’s remonstrance is heard by Haihan people, he just It's hard to say whether he can keep the post of Li Cao's councilor who has been promoted.To be able to say these words to Li Wei is considered to be very loyal to the country.
After hearing this, Li Lu fell into silence again. When Jin Shangjiu said this, he could of course hear the seriousness of the problem.If, as Jin Shangjiu said, some officials in the country will inevitably be bribed by Haihan, then it is necessary to consider how to minimize the damage to the country.But for him, who has extremely limited political and diplomatic knowledge, this is undoubtedly a difficult problem to solve.
Since Jin Shangjiu couldn't give an effective solution to the problem, it didn't make much sense for Li Min to continue asking, so he sent him back to rest first.But Li Luo thought for a long time alone, but still couldn't figure it out. After thinking about it for a while, he still didn't write this part into the letter he was going to send back to China.Li Ji was worried that after his father knew about this situation, his attitude towards Hai Han would change, and that would cause Hai Han's dissatisfaction, which might not be a good thing for North Korea's future development, and the consequences might even be It is far more serious than the bribery of high-ranking officials in the imperial court and the emergence of several warlords in the local area.
"I still don't see enough of the world!"
Li Luo finally found a plausible reason for his helplessness.Indeed, for him who went abroad for the first time, everything he saw in Haihan seemed novel and full of challenges. He tried to gain more knowledge from Haihan to help his country, but now he found that things It seems that it is not as simple as expected, and the relationship between countries is not simply allies and opponents.
Li Lu now found that the experience he had been quite proud of in assisting his father in handling government affairs in the past was almost completely useless in the current situation, which also made him feel a little frustrated at the moment.
The next day, Shi Diwen still invited Li Wei to continue to visit the trading center and business district.Li Luo readily agreed, knowing that the more he knew about Hai Han, the more likely he would be able to find a solution for the two countries to live in harmony.And after I have a better understanding of Haihan's trade model, I may be able to deal with the hidden dangers raised by Jin Shangjiu.
The more he watched, the more Li Wei admired Haihan's production and R&D capabilities. He really couldn't imagine how Haihan people developed so many products of all kinds, and the Haihan people who used these things lived a life of their own. what a way of life.But there seems to be no doubt about one thing, the Haihan people who have the financial ability to afford these things are indeed worthy of the word rich.
During the visit accompanied by Shi Diwen, Li Wei happened to meet a businessman from Ming Dynasty who came to order the one-person-high full-length mirror that he had taken a fancy to yesterday.Li Lu was not ashamed to ask about the price yesterday, but when he saw that someone wanted to buy this mirror, he quietly moved closer.Shi Diwen guessed what Li Luo was thinking, but he didn't say anything, and let him eavesdrop on the quotation.
Li Luo quickly came back after turning around. Although his face was calm, he was still surprised by the high price of this mirror.The price of this mirror is enough to buy several thousand catties of grain in the North Korean market. If he had to pay for it himself, he would probably hesitate for a long time.However, there seemed to be a lot of rich people in Daming. The businessman who ordered the mirror did not counter the price at all. Instead, he asked if he could increase the price and deliver the goods in advance.
Li Yan had to secretly sigh that it is good to be rich, thinking that as the son of the Joseon Dynasty, the money he brought with him when he went abroad to study this time was only a few thousand taels.And half of them have been deposited in Haihan Bank in Zhoushan according to Jin Shangjiu's suggestion, and have been exchanged for banknotes that are more convenient to use in Haihan.Of course, Haihan was in charge of board and lodging for Li Luo on the way to Sanya. In addition, with a hospitable host like Shi Diwen, he could give him whatever he liked, but it didn't cost much.
At noon, Shi Diwen was still the host, but during the meeting, he declared to Li Min that he had other business matters in the afternoon, so he would not accompany Li Min to continue the visit.
Li Lu had noticed that several groups of officers came to Shi Diwen for instructions and reports this morning, so he asked curiously: "Master Shi, I dare to ask, is it possible that your country's army is going to take action?"
"Action? What action?" Shi Diwen was a little confused by this question, shook his head and denied: "Our army has not arranged any major military operations along the coast of Zhejiang recently, and there is no opponent who needs us to take military measures. Afternoon I want to meet the group of military officers of the Ming Dynasty that the prince met the day before yesterday. They didn't come to Zhoushan Island to visit the mountains and rivers. They have been bargaining with us for the past two days, and they are going to buy weapons and equipment. The discussion is almost done. I will talk to them in the afternoon. Let's meet to confirm the content of the transaction."
As soon as Li Lu heard that it was a weapon transaction, he immediately became interested, but he also knew that this kind of transaction was more sensitive. Shi Diwen might not be willing to let himself know the inside story, so he had to ask in another way: "Mr. , Can people other than the transaction party be on the sidelines?"
As soon as Shi Diwen heard his blatant question, he knew that Li Wei was curious about this matter, and immediately responded: "Considering the interests of customers, in principle, we will not let a third party watch the transaction process... But, my son It is a distinguished guest invited by our country, and there is no possibility of armed conflict between your country and Ming Dynasty, I think it should not be a big problem to arrange for the prince to watch."
Li Nao was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly thanked Shi Diwen.
In fact, it is not a secret that Haihan sells weapons and equipment to these military leaders in the coastal state capital, and Shi Diwen also knows that the weapons purchased by these military leaders are not all for their own use, and some of them will be handed over to the Command and Envoy of Zhejiang Capital For unified arrangement only.In other words, not all of these military leaders want to engage in armed separatism and become local warlords. Some of the weapons and equipment they bought from Zhoushan will enter the arsenal of the Ming military, and it is very likely that they will be transported to the north and distributed to suppress The Peasant Army or the troops stationed on the northern frontier.
It is precisely because of this that the amount of weapons and equipment sold from Zhoushan to Daming is quite considerable, even higher than the amount purchased by the Fujian Ming Army.Of course, as a loyal ally of Haihan, the weapons that Xu Xinsu can buy are more advanced than those sold here in Zhoushan.
Daming adopted such a curve to save the country, mainly because Haihan deliberately controlled the scale of official arms sales to Daming on the bright side, and the weapons that entered Daming through this method were higher than the prices that Daming purchased in batches in Sanya At least [-]% to [-]%, Haihan is also very happy to use this channel to make an extra fortune.
As for why the price is so high, the reason is also very simple. The channel through which these weapons are sold to the local garrisons does not comply with the laws of the Ming Dynasty. If you want to be a warlord, you can only spend more money.However, the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty wanted more Haihan weapons to arm the fighting forces in the north, and they had no way to obtain the supply of Haihan through official procurement channels, so they could only hold their noses and subscribe for such high-priced goods.
However, Haihan will not take the initiative to announce the specific transaction price of each buyer. After all, the relationship between each buyer and Haihan is different, and the purchase volume is also different, so the price will naturally vary.The reason why Shi Diwen agreed to let Li Luo go to watch was because the transaction in the afternoon did not involve the price that had already been negotiated and paid, it was just delivery acceptance, Li Luo could only watch the excitement , will not know the real transaction price of these weapons.
It is worth mentioning that the weapons sold in Zhoushan this time were rare in stock recently, which is why these Ming army generals were so active. They all went to Zhoushan Island to bid for them in person, lest they would be snapped up by other colleagues.Of course, since there is no need to wait for the delivery date, and the goods can be picked up and shipped immediately after purchase, the price of this batch of weapons and equipment is naturally higher than usual.
Of course, Li Lu didn't expect that there were so many inside information about this weapon transaction, but his purpose was actually relatively simple. Even if he couldn't know the specific price of the weapons Haihan sold to Daming, he could at least see the scale of weapons purchased by Daming's military. And grades, from the side to speculate on the gap in military strength between the country and the two countries.
(End of this chapter)