Chapter 1890
Hong Kong Island
Chapter 1890 Hong Kong Island
The objectively huge gap in agriculture between the two countries did not make Li Mo feel discouraged, but instead made him realize that it was indeed a wise move to specially arrange agricultural technicians among the overseas students.What North Korea can learn from Haehan is not only military and trade, agriculture is also an area that cannot be ignored.Moreover, compared with those projects with a bigger gap, North Korea’s agriculture at least has a not too bad foundation. The agricultural population of up to one million alone far exceeds the total population of Haihan State, and the area of cultivated land in the country is also far away. Sheng Haihan, it can be said that the potential for development is huge.
Of course, the development potential is one thing, and the real practical level is another.Although Li Lu has never been to the countryside of his country to inspect agricultural production, the several overseas agricultural technicians who accompanied him this time are very clear about it.According to them, if the same scale of land is to be cultivated in North Korea, the labor force required may be two to three times that of Kaohsiung. How to improve the efficiency of agricultural operations in North Korea may be the farmer who studied abroad this time. Technicians need to focus on issues.
Regardless of whether Haihan arranged to visit Kaohsiung's agricultural areas for the purpose of showing off his muscles or for other purposes, Li Mo was grateful for it. If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, it would be hard for him to imagine that Haihan's overseas territories could achieve such a level. level of development.According to Li Dou, the agricultural development in Haihan is even better, which makes Li Wei even more impatient to go to Hainan Island to see that magical land as soon as possible.
After staying in Kaohsiung for a few days, Li Mo and his party set off again to Hong Kong, [-] miles away.And this time, Li Dou sent a lot of accompanying gifts on behalf of the local management committee. Almost all kinds of local seasonal souvenirs were packaged and shipped, which weighed several tons.Although the value of these agricultural products may not be very high, so much food is enough for the entire fleet to eat all the way to Hong Kong, which can be described as a very practical gift.
On the way to Hong Kong this time, Li Wei did his homework in advance. He not only checked and studied the geographical location of Hong Kong carefully on the chart, but also managed to learn about the local customs, history and culture from the accompanying Haihan diplomats.
However, to Li Lu's disappointment, although Hong Kong Island's geographical location is good, it was not considered an important military location or a trading hub in history. It really appeared in the public eye and attracted widespread attention. In fact, it was still occupied by Haihan. After development.
Haihan occupied Hong Kong Island as early as 1629 and began to develop it. It is worth mentioning that the first shareholder meeting of the commercial giant Qiong Lianfa was held in Hong Kong in 1630, so this place was later acquired There is a lot of capital investment, and the scale of infrastructure is also based on the standards of large commercial ports and regional trade hubs.Although it has been developed for less than ten years, its trade scale has almost equaled that of Guangzhou, and it has become an upstart in the Pearl River Estuary.
The current chief administrative officer of Hong Kong is You Yihan, who previously worked in the Guangzhou Office. Later, after the establishment of the Hong Kong Management Committee, the executive committee transferred You Yihan, who is engaged in freight management, to Hong Kong to be responsible for local management and development.As far as the executive committee's functional planning for Hong Kong Island is concerned, You Yihan's original major is undoubtedly very suitable, and the next few years are just in the period of Haihan's rapid expansion of the Daming coast. Ports and cargo distribution centers have thus obtained excellent development opportunities.
You Yihan actually didn't have any special feelings about the arrival of the son of the Joseon Dynasty. He had received too many important figures in Hong Kong Island. for political reasons.But he has been in the officialdom of Haihan for so many years, and he also deeply understands that political tasks are the top priority, and he still needs to do a good job of superficial skills.
So even though You Yihan had a lot of affairs to deal with, he still made a special trip to the port to meet Li Mo and his party.
Li Lu's first impression of Hong Kong is that he seems to have arrived at another Dinghai Port in a trance. The dock here is busy and orderly. The buildings on the port are exactly the same as Dinghai Port. The employees on the wharf wear vests of different colors according to the division of labor, which is exactly the same as in Dinghai Port and other places.
Of course, as long as you observe carefully, you can easily notice the difference between this place and Dinghai Port.Hong Kong Island is closer to the mainland than Zhoushan Island. Before passing by a strait called Leiyumen, Li Wei estimated that the closest distance between the two sides of the strait is only about a hundred feet. The coastal defense batteries erected on both sides can easily cover the strait The east end entrances and exits are blocked.
In Li Wei's view, the naturally formed bay here is similar to Zhoushan's conditions, but it is not as safe as the semi-enclosed seaports like Magong Port and Kaohsiung Port.But in terms of prosperity, this Hong Kong Island is indeed better than the few places that Li Wei has been to before. From the boat, you can see the urban area with row upon row of houses near the coast.
According to the homework Li Wei had done beforehand, the development of Hong Kong was so smooth that it was able to transform from a fishing port into a large trading port in just a few years, which is inseparable from the active investment of businessmen from Guangdong and Guangxi here.And this can also be seen from the identities of the people who participated in the reception at the pier today. Except for a few local civil and military officials such as You Yihan, the remaining large group of people are from a certain business company, boat company, cloth company, and rice company. The shopkeepers, stewards and other characters in the store have a much stronger commercial atmosphere than the previous stations.
However, Li Luo would not think that the participation of these folks was not enough respect for him. After these visits, he already had a better understanding of Haihan's social atmosphere. The social status of businessmen in Haihan was higher than that of Ming and North Korea. It is higher, and the backers behind many Haihan merchants are official figures, and even some commercial organizations will have official shares.Many of the Haihan businessmen who flocked to Seoul, North Korea to do business, came with letters of recommendation from the Ministry of Commerce of Haihan, and their official background was self-evident.
Compared with the several high-ranking Haihan officials who received him at the previous stations, Li Mo could feel that You Yihan had a stronger official flavor after a little contact with You Yihan, and his conversations with him were almost impeccable. It sounds comfortable but has no real content.
"Our place is small, and we don't have any special natural resources. The only advantage is that the geographical location is right at the mouth of the Pearl River, which is regarded as an important sea traffic. Therefore, for the local area, making full use of this advantage to start business and trade activities will become a success." the main direction of development."
On the carriage from the port to the station, You Yihan talked about some more essential topics, and briefly introduced the local situation to Li Luo.
Although the geographical location of Hong Kong Island has certain special advantages, the terrain on the island is dominated by mountains, and the space for development and fresh water resources are relatively limited.The agricultural development model commonly used in other Haihan colonies is not applicable here, and the Hong Kong Management Committee has never developed agriculture as a major local industry.
More than half of the executive committee's functional planning for Hong Kong is based on the model of later generations. It hopes to build this place into a maritime trade hub at the Pearl River Estuary, and concentrate part of the maritime trade between Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan Island to complete the delivery of goods. and transshipment.So far, the implementation effect of this development plan is relatively ideal, and the prosperity of the local port and urban area has confirmed the correctness of the executive committee's decision-making.
Li Lu originally thought that the business district he had seen on Zhoushan Island was big enough, but after coming here, he found that his knowledge was not enough. Hong Kong's business district is not only larger in size, but also more prosperous than Zhoushan.There are obviously more convoys carrying goods on the streets here, and the various shops along the streets are mostly large-scale commercial warehouses. It is conceivable that their daily transactions are not only maintained by retail sales.
"There are mainly two types of people who come to Hong Kong, one is businessmen and the other is sailors. At least half of the people I meet in the city are businessmen. Every day, hundreds of thousands of large transactions are concluded here, and the import and export of goods The number is more than double that of Dinghai Port in Zhoushan, Zhejiang. Many merchants in Guangzhou have shifted their pick-up and delivery locations here in order to save shipping costs and reduce taxes. Most of the merchant ships Shizi saw at the pier just now are from Daming maritime merchants in Fuzhou and Guangxi."
You Yihan has made no secrets about the main source of local income. In fact, this has long been an open secret. Although the Ming government has a maritime ban, these laws are not too binding on powerful and courageous maritime merchants. What's more, they are backed by Haihan, and the local officials who dare to intervene in such matters have basically disappeared from their positions of real power.
However, this kind of words still had quite an impact in Li Wei's ears. I remembered that when I visited Zhoushan before, I saw many military officers of the Ming Dynasty visiting the place. Chinese cooperation.Naturally, this kind of partnership based on personal interests would not be of much benefit to Daming, and the taxes evaded from this would all go into personal pockets.
The only benefit Daming got from it was probably the peaceful relationship between the two countries. Under the current harmonious trade environment, Haihan would definitely not take the initiative to launch military invasions against Daming.Last year, the two countries signed a formal diplomatic agreement, and Ming almost acquiesced in maintaining Haihan's privileges in maritime trade.
As an objective reflection of Hong Kong's economic conditions, the banquet hall here looks more advanced than the facilities in Dinghai Port, Zhoushan. The venue for parking carriages and soft sedans at the entrance is already larger than the banquet hall in Dinghai Port.
And the reception banquet held by You Yihan to receive Li Mo and his party was indeed larger than the previous stations in terms of scale and grade. The exquisite porcelain and glassware used in the banquet even made Li Mo feel a little jealous, because it was already bigger than the imperial use of Gyeongbokgung Palace. Appliances are even better.
Of course, this is only a basic operation for the Hong Kong Management Committee with superior economic conditions. After all, the daily welcome and delivery objects here are often wealthy businessmen, or high-ranking officials from various countries who hold great power. These details reflect Only the pomp and pomp will make these people satisfied with the reception work.
There are only two words for Li Lu's evaluation of this banquet: exquisite.Although there were no particularly outstanding dishes, every dish was indeed above the standard, and the atmosphere during the banquet was very calm. The toasts of both the host and the guest were ordered to the end, and there was no such scene as Li Luo was worried about.
This reminded Li Luo of the scenes of participating in various important banquets in Gyeongbokgung Palace in the past, and the atmosphere was probably similar to this. The only difference is that the banquets of the Haihan people are more generous, almost all of which are big fish. Big meat, quite willing to spend the capital.
The two parties finished the banquet politely, and then You Yihan accompanied Li Lu to his residence by car, and introduced to him the special features of the local guest house by the way.
"Our guest house here is basically a copy of the guest house in Sanya. It is all built against the mountain, and all the bedrooms face the bay, with a very wide view. It is not an exaggeration to say that the prince can actually feel it when he lives here. It’s the environment in Sanya.”
You Yihan’s statement is not an exaggeration. When choosing a site for the local guest house, he deliberately picked a location similar to the terrain of Sanya, and then directly took the architectural plan of the Sanya guest house and copied it according to the gourd painting. .The original purpose of doing this was to shorten the construction period and reduce the costs related to design and construction, but after the completion, this kind of imitation has become a feature instead.Even Li Nai, a Haihan passer, was very impressed after staying here, thinking that the living environment of this guest house really has the charm of Victory Harbor.
Li Lu has already stayed in several guest houses in several places on his way south, and he admires Haihan's ability to standardize the hardware and services of this kind of reception institution.But for Haihan, this is actually just a matter of how much money is spent. There are a large number of people who have a deep understanding of the environment and services of high-end chain hotels in the cross-travel crowd, but they just copied it in a localized form to This time and space, so that you can enjoy standard and unified services when you travel to various places.
However, the Guest House exists as a foreign-related reception institution, which is naturally a manifestation of Haihan's national strength in the eyes of foreigners like Li Luo.
After taking a hot bath, Li Lu changed into the nightgown prepared in the room, and went to the balcony to sit on the leisure chair. The slightly salty sea breeze blew in, which cleared his mind a lot.With the light of the windproof oil lamp behind him, Li Luo tore open an envelope, took out the letter paper and began to read.This is a personal letter sent by Lee Hee, the North Korean ambassador to Sanya. The content is actually nothing special. It just tells him some things to pay attention to after arriving in Sanya.
(End of this chapter)
The objectively huge gap in agriculture between the two countries did not make Li Mo feel discouraged, but instead made him realize that it was indeed a wise move to specially arrange agricultural technicians among the overseas students.What North Korea can learn from Haehan is not only military and trade, agriculture is also an area that cannot be ignored.Moreover, compared with those projects with a bigger gap, North Korea’s agriculture at least has a not too bad foundation. The agricultural population of up to one million alone far exceeds the total population of Haihan State, and the area of cultivated land in the country is also far away. Sheng Haihan, it can be said that the potential for development is huge.
Of course, the development potential is one thing, and the real practical level is another.Although Li Lu has never been to the countryside of his country to inspect agricultural production, the several overseas agricultural technicians who accompanied him this time are very clear about it.According to them, if the same scale of land is to be cultivated in North Korea, the labor force required may be two to three times that of Kaohsiung. How to improve the efficiency of agricultural operations in North Korea may be the farmer who studied abroad this time. Technicians need to focus on issues.
Regardless of whether Haihan arranged to visit Kaohsiung's agricultural areas for the purpose of showing off his muscles or for other purposes, Li Mo was grateful for it. If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, it would be hard for him to imagine that Haihan's overseas territories could achieve such a level. level of development.According to Li Dou, the agricultural development in Haihan is even better, which makes Li Wei even more impatient to go to Hainan Island to see that magical land as soon as possible.
After staying in Kaohsiung for a few days, Li Mo and his party set off again to Hong Kong, [-] miles away.And this time, Li Dou sent a lot of accompanying gifts on behalf of the local management committee. Almost all kinds of local seasonal souvenirs were packaged and shipped, which weighed several tons.Although the value of these agricultural products may not be very high, so much food is enough for the entire fleet to eat all the way to Hong Kong, which can be described as a very practical gift.
On the way to Hong Kong this time, Li Wei did his homework in advance. He not only checked and studied the geographical location of Hong Kong carefully on the chart, but also managed to learn about the local customs, history and culture from the accompanying Haihan diplomats.
However, to Li Lu's disappointment, although Hong Kong Island's geographical location is good, it was not considered an important military location or a trading hub in history. It really appeared in the public eye and attracted widespread attention. In fact, it was still occupied by Haihan. After development.
Haihan occupied Hong Kong Island as early as 1629 and began to develop it. It is worth mentioning that the first shareholder meeting of the commercial giant Qiong Lianfa was held in Hong Kong in 1630, so this place was later acquired There is a lot of capital investment, and the scale of infrastructure is also based on the standards of large commercial ports and regional trade hubs.Although it has been developed for less than ten years, its trade scale has almost equaled that of Guangzhou, and it has become an upstart in the Pearl River Estuary.
The current chief administrative officer of Hong Kong is You Yihan, who previously worked in the Guangzhou Office. Later, after the establishment of the Hong Kong Management Committee, the executive committee transferred You Yihan, who is engaged in freight management, to Hong Kong to be responsible for local management and development.As far as the executive committee's functional planning for Hong Kong Island is concerned, You Yihan's original major is undoubtedly very suitable, and the next few years are just in the period of Haihan's rapid expansion of the Daming coast. Ports and cargo distribution centers have thus obtained excellent development opportunities.
You Yihan actually didn't have any special feelings about the arrival of the son of the Joseon Dynasty. He had received too many important figures in Hong Kong Island. for political reasons.But he has been in the officialdom of Haihan for so many years, and he also deeply understands that political tasks are the top priority, and he still needs to do a good job of superficial skills.
So even though You Yihan had a lot of affairs to deal with, he still made a special trip to the port to meet Li Mo and his party.
Li Lu's first impression of Hong Kong is that he seems to have arrived at another Dinghai Port in a trance. The dock here is busy and orderly. The buildings on the port are exactly the same as Dinghai Port. The employees on the wharf wear vests of different colors according to the division of labor, which is exactly the same as in Dinghai Port and other places.
Of course, as long as you observe carefully, you can easily notice the difference between this place and Dinghai Port.Hong Kong Island is closer to the mainland than Zhoushan Island. Before passing by a strait called Leiyumen, Li Wei estimated that the closest distance between the two sides of the strait is only about a hundred feet. The coastal defense batteries erected on both sides can easily cover the strait The east end entrances and exits are blocked.
In Li Wei's view, the naturally formed bay here is similar to Zhoushan's conditions, but it is not as safe as the semi-enclosed seaports like Magong Port and Kaohsiung Port.But in terms of prosperity, this Hong Kong Island is indeed better than the few places that Li Wei has been to before. From the boat, you can see the urban area with row upon row of houses near the coast.
According to the homework Li Wei had done beforehand, the development of Hong Kong was so smooth that it was able to transform from a fishing port into a large trading port in just a few years, which is inseparable from the active investment of businessmen from Guangdong and Guangxi here.And this can also be seen from the identities of the people who participated in the reception at the pier today. Except for a few local civil and military officials such as You Yihan, the remaining large group of people are from a certain business company, boat company, cloth company, and rice company. The shopkeepers, stewards and other characters in the store have a much stronger commercial atmosphere than the previous stations.
However, Li Luo would not think that the participation of these folks was not enough respect for him. After these visits, he already had a better understanding of Haihan's social atmosphere. The social status of businessmen in Haihan was higher than that of Ming and North Korea. It is higher, and the backers behind many Haihan merchants are official figures, and even some commercial organizations will have official shares.Many of the Haihan businessmen who flocked to Seoul, North Korea to do business, came with letters of recommendation from the Ministry of Commerce of Haihan, and their official background was self-evident.
Compared with the several high-ranking Haihan officials who received him at the previous stations, Li Mo could feel that You Yihan had a stronger official flavor after a little contact with You Yihan, and his conversations with him were almost impeccable. It sounds comfortable but has no real content.
"Our place is small, and we don't have any special natural resources. The only advantage is that the geographical location is right at the mouth of the Pearl River, which is regarded as an important sea traffic. Therefore, for the local area, making full use of this advantage to start business and trade activities will become a success." the main direction of development."
On the carriage from the port to the station, You Yihan talked about some more essential topics, and briefly introduced the local situation to Li Luo.
Although the geographical location of Hong Kong Island has certain special advantages, the terrain on the island is dominated by mountains, and the space for development and fresh water resources are relatively limited.The agricultural development model commonly used in other Haihan colonies is not applicable here, and the Hong Kong Management Committee has never developed agriculture as a major local industry.
More than half of the executive committee's functional planning for Hong Kong is based on the model of later generations. It hopes to build this place into a maritime trade hub at the Pearl River Estuary, and concentrate part of the maritime trade between Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan Island to complete the delivery of goods. and transshipment.So far, the implementation effect of this development plan is relatively ideal, and the prosperity of the local port and urban area has confirmed the correctness of the executive committee's decision-making.
Li Lu originally thought that the business district he had seen on Zhoushan Island was big enough, but after coming here, he found that his knowledge was not enough. Hong Kong's business district is not only larger in size, but also more prosperous than Zhoushan.There are obviously more convoys carrying goods on the streets here, and the various shops along the streets are mostly large-scale commercial warehouses. It is conceivable that their daily transactions are not only maintained by retail sales.
"There are mainly two types of people who come to Hong Kong, one is businessmen and the other is sailors. At least half of the people I meet in the city are businessmen. Every day, hundreds of thousands of large transactions are concluded here, and the import and export of goods The number is more than double that of Dinghai Port in Zhoushan, Zhejiang. Many merchants in Guangzhou have shifted their pick-up and delivery locations here in order to save shipping costs and reduce taxes. Most of the merchant ships Shizi saw at the pier just now are from Daming maritime merchants in Fuzhou and Guangxi."
You Yihan has made no secrets about the main source of local income. In fact, this has long been an open secret. Although the Ming government has a maritime ban, these laws are not too binding on powerful and courageous maritime merchants. What's more, they are backed by Haihan, and the local officials who dare to intervene in such matters have basically disappeared from their positions of real power.
However, this kind of words still had quite an impact in Li Wei's ears. I remembered that when I visited Zhoushan before, I saw many military officers of the Ming Dynasty visiting the place. Chinese cooperation.Naturally, this kind of partnership based on personal interests would not be of much benefit to Daming, and the taxes evaded from this would all go into personal pockets.
The only benefit Daming got from it was probably the peaceful relationship between the two countries. Under the current harmonious trade environment, Haihan would definitely not take the initiative to launch military invasions against Daming.Last year, the two countries signed a formal diplomatic agreement, and Ming almost acquiesced in maintaining Haihan's privileges in maritime trade.
As an objective reflection of Hong Kong's economic conditions, the banquet hall here looks more advanced than the facilities in Dinghai Port, Zhoushan. The venue for parking carriages and soft sedans at the entrance is already larger than the banquet hall in Dinghai Port.
And the reception banquet held by You Yihan to receive Li Mo and his party was indeed larger than the previous stations in terms of scale and grade. The exquisite porcelain and glassware used in the banquet even made Li Mo feel a little jealous, because it was already bigger than the imperial use of Gyeongbokgung Palace. Appliances are even better.
Of course, this is only a basic operation for the Hong Kong Management Committee with superior economic conditions. After all, the daily welcome and delivery objects here are often wealthy businessmen, or high-ranking officials from various countries who hold great power. These details reflect Only the pomp and pomp will make these people satisfied with the reception work.
There are only two words for Li Lu's evaluation of this banquet: exquisite.Although there were no particularly outstanding dishes, every dish was indeed above the standard, and the atmosphere during the banquet was very calm. The toasts of both the host and the guest were ordered to the end, and there was no such scene as Li Luo was worried about.
This reminded Li Luo of the scenes of participating in various important banquets in Gyeongbokgung Palace in the past, and the atmosphere was probably similar to this. The only difference is that the banquets of the Haihan people are more generous, almost all of which are big fish. Big meat, quite willing to spend the capital.
The two parties finished the banquet politely, and then You Yihan accompanied Li Lu to his residence by car, and introduced to him the special features of the local guest house by the way.
"Our guest house here is basically a copy of the guest house in Sanya. It is all built against the mountain, and all the bedrooms face the bay, with a very wide view. It is not an exaggeration to say that the prince can actually feel it when he lives here. It’s the environment in Sanya.”
You Yihan’s statement is not an exaggeration. When choosing a site for the local guest house, he deliberately picked a location similar to the terrain of Sanya, and then directly took the architectural plan of the Sanya guest house and copied it according to the gourd painting. .The original purpose of doing this was to shorten the construction period and reduce the costs related to design and construction, but after the completion, this kind of imitation has become a feature instead.Even Li Nai, a Haihan passer, was very impressed after staying here, thinking that the living environment of this guest house really has the charm of Victory Harbor.
Li Lu has already stayed in several guest houses in several places on his way south, and he admires Haihan's ability to standardize the hardware and services of this kind of reception institution.But for Haihan, this is actually just a matter of how much money is spent. There are a large number of people who have a deep understanding of the environment and services of high-end chain hotels in the cross-travel crowd, but they just copied it in a localized form to This time and space, so that you can enjoy standard and unified services when you travel to various places.
However, the Guest House exists as a foreign-related reception institution, which is naturally a manifestation of Haihan's national strength in the eyes of foreigners like Li Luo.
After taking a hot bath, Li Lu changed into the nightgown prepared in the room, and went to the balcony to sit on the leisure chair. The slightly salty sea breeze blew in, which cleared his mind a lot.With the light of the windproof oil lamp behind him, Li Luo tore open an envelope, took out the letter paper and began to read.This is a personal letter sent by Lee Hee, the North Korean ambassador to Sanya. The content is actually nothing special. It just tells him some things to pay attention to after arriving in Sanya.
(End of this chapter)