Chapter 2361
Chapter 2361
Chapter 2361
As far as the North Korean cities Tom Wang has been to, the prosperity of Busan is basically at the same level as that of Seoul, even in the field of maritime trade.After all, Busan is an authentic seaport city, while Seoul is still dozens of miles away from the coastline, and the local censorship of foreigners is much stricter than Busan, which virtually limits Seoul's development prospects in the field of trade.
Of course, for those merchants with an official background or strong economic strength, the Seoul area, the capital of North Korea, is a better choice. The so-called threshold and regulatory measures will not be a problem for them. Opening shops in Seoul In order to better demonstrate its commercial strength.
Haihan merchants are obviously very adaptable to these two environments. Based on what Tom Wang saw and heard in Busan, the business conditions of Haihan merchants are not bad, which also makes him quite gratified.
According to Mu Guang's introduction, the Han people doing business in Busan, especially the businessmen from Haihan, are obviously better than competitors from other countries in terms of business methods.Similar to the use of various publicity and marketing methods, it will really set a few grades ahead of other peers.In addition, most of the products Haihan sells in Haihan are industrial products or agricultural products after deep processing. The cost of similar products on the market is too high, or the quality is too different, so it is difficult to compete with Haihan products. .
Therefore, after Haihan merchants entered Busan, they indeed crushed many of their peers, and quickly formed a monopoly on some high-end products.For example, the high-end wines sold in the market are now almost dominated by Haihan wine, so that some businessmen have moved to open local winemaking workshops, produce locally, pack and sell locally.
Compared with businessmen in other countries, Haihan's business system is more mature and advanced. It has advantages that its peers can't catch up with in most business projects, and it also has faster information feedback on the market conditions of various countries. Therefore, it can be used in business It should come as no surprise that they quickly gained the upper hand in the competition.
Compared with the glamorous Haihan shops, those Japanese shops inevitably look a bit old. Wang Tom picked two of them at random and walked around. The products they sell are basically some handicrafts made in Japan. Such as lacquerware, pottery and so on.Tom Wang is not very interested in these things, so he just gave up after looking at them.
Mu Guang introduced: "Some Japanese businessmen used to secretly go to Zhoushan to do business, but now many Haihan products can be bought in Busan. Not only is it closer here, but there are no restrictions on Japanese businessmen, so come to Busan and our country. There are also more and more Japanese businessmen doing business.”
From Nagasaki Port in Kitakyushu to Zhoushan Dinghai Port, the round-trip voyage is more than [-] miles, and from Nagasaki Port to Busan Port, the round-trip is only a few hundred miles, and Iki Island and Tsushima Island are much closer. .Considering the freight and navigation risks alone, it is obviously more cost-effective for Japanese merchants to trade in Busan.
This is actually equivalent to transferring part of Zhoushan's trade to Busan for completion, but this has no obvious impact on Zhoushan's trade situation. On the contrary, because of the entrepot port of Busan, the trade volume between Haihan and Japan has increased. Big, which also drives the export shipping of Zhoushan Port.
Based on the current development situation, Wang Tom believes that Haihan Bank and large commercial shipping companies will soon follow up and deploy operating agencies in Busan.When those Big Macs flood into Busan, the current market should undergo a round of reshuffle, and a considerable number of businesses in the same industry will probably be squeezed out of this market.
Of course, such cruel market competition does not only exist in Busan. In fact, it will appear in every market that Haihan merchants enter, and it will become more intense as the trade volume related to Haihan increases.Some smart people will quickly realize this momentum, seize the time to change their identities, and turn themselves into suppliers or distributors of Haihan, while those who are slow will probably be taken away before they have time to react , or went bankrupt, or was annexed and acquired, and became a victim of this commercial wave.
When Wang Tom visited Busan City, Shen Xueyi also followed him all the time, so that he could immediately reveal his identity and coordinate when encountering any problems.He also listened to all the information introduced by Mu Guang, and he couldn't help but feel that the Haihan people's business methods are so powerful that they were able to manage the current situation in just one or two years.
Shen Xueyi is not disgusted with these commercial activities of Haihan. He thinks that since the people of Haihan can make a lot of money here, can his family also benefit from the business environment in Busan.
After getting along for the past two months, Shen Xueyi's personal relationship with Wang Tom was passable. When the group stopped to rest, Shen Xueyi asked Wang Tom if there was any suitable business in Busan for him to start.
Shen Xueyi's question was so straightforward that Tom Wang couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard it, but he didn't seem to be asking for benefits from himself, but he really regarded himself as the object of consultation.
"You don't really plan to quit your job and go into business, do you?" Tom Wang shook his head and said, "Given your family background, I think it's better to go into an official career. Although you can make a lot of money in business, but at a certain stage, It still has to rely on the support of the contacts in the officialdom."
Shen Xueyi explained: "I have no intention of abandoning my official position. It just happens that someone in my family is engaged in business, so I want to hear the general's opinion."
Tom Wang suddenly realized when he heard this. Shen Xueyi felt a little itchy after seeing the prosperity of Busan, and wanted his family to enter this market to make money.But as an outsider, he probably wasn't sure what business to do here, so he wanted to ask for his own opinion, and by the way, see if Hai Han could provide him with some special help.
Tom Wang smiled and said, "I see. Then I'll tell you the simplest way. You can decide whether it's feasible or not."
Seeing that Tom Wang was willing to give advice, Shen Xueyi quickly handed over his hand and thanked him.
The method that Wang Tom taught him was indeed simple and rude, that is, he asked him to go to the official Haihan store outside the city after returning to Seoul, as an agent of Haihan products that he thought had a better prospect in the North Korean market.As for the specific conditions and operation methods, there will be a special person in charge of making arrangements at that time, and Shen Xueyi only needs to follow suit.
In addition to expanding the sales of commodities, one of the main purposes of Haihan's formulation of this business method was to use it as a way to transfer benefits, providing powerful people in various countries with a fast and clean channel for money.This routine has already had many successful examples in Daming, Annan and other countries. The Ministry of Commerce also has a mature operation plan. As long as an official with a background like Shen Xueyi speaks, Haihan will have a special person to tailor business for him. plan.
How did Shen Xueyi know Hai Han's routines, silently thinking about whether this approach can get his father's approval, if Shen Jingzhen thinks it is inappropriate, then no matter how good the prospects are, it is useless.
Tom Wang saw that Shen Xueyi was silent, and he could guess the other party's thoughts at the moment, so he comforted him: "You don't have to rush to make a decision right away. After you return to Seoul, you can make a good conclusion with your father."
Shen Xueyi managed to squeeze out a smile and said: "General Wang is right, there is no rush for this matter, we will talk about it when we return to Seoul."
The local officials finally got the news and came in a hurry when their group was about to turn around in the city.Although Shen Xueyi's official position is not high, he is still a Beijing official, not to mention his father is a military judge who holds great power.As for the general Haihan accompanying Shen Xueyi, the accompanying escort turned out to be an armed fleet of thousands of people, one can imagine how noble his status is.
However, Tom Wang had no intention of socializing with the local officials. He politely declined the banquet, saying that this time the fleet was passing through Busan for a short rest and he didn't want to disturb the place, so there was no need for those red tapes.
After the fleet lingered in Busan for two days, it set off again.It is worth mentioning that on the day of the fleet's departure, almost all the local Haihan people put down their work and rushed to the pier to see the fleet off. This is indeed an unprecedented scene in the local area.Although it is true that someone led the organization, the effect has far exceeded the meaning of the act of seeing off.
No matter which country people are from, after seeing the scene of seeing off at the pier, they will invariably think that Haihan's move is to show his muscles to the outside world, indicating that the Port of Busan is within the protection range of his armed fleet.Anyone who wants to do something unfavorable to Haihan in Busan must weigh the consequences.
As a military observer, Shen Xueyi saw the crowds of people seeing off at the pier, and he couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart, wondering whether his country's navy fleet would receive such courtesy in the future.
Tom Wang actually didn’t care much about these “performance links”. He waved his hands to the shore a few times symbolically when he left the port, then got into the captain’s cabin and began to sort out his sailing diary during the trip.
Although Wang Tom's writing level of Chinese characters is very ordinary, the handwriting can be said to be ugly, and most of the documents are usually written by the combat staff, but he still does not want to write such things as the sailing diary by other people's hands, and spends time every day. Finish.His nautical diary is also mixed with many terms and place names in English and Latin, and probably only he himself can understand the contents of these diaries.
After leaving Busan, the fleet did not rush westward, but sailed south to Tsushima Island first.A considerable number of Japanese businessmen in Busan are from Tsushima Island, which made Wang Tom also want to drop by to see this place.
Tsushima Island is about a hundred miles away from Busan, just in the middle of the strait between North Korea and Japan, with a long and narrow terrain and a land area of about [-] square kilometers.When the weather is fine, the skyline of Busan can be seen from the heights at the northern tip of Tsushima Island.
As early as the "Three Kingdoms" written by Chen Shou in the Jin Dynasty, there were relatively detailed records of this island.There is a saying in the book: The island where you live is more than four hundred miles away. The land is dangerous, the mountains are steep, there are many deep forests, and the roads are like the paths of birds and deer.There are more than a thousand households with no fertile land, and they live on their own with food from the sea.
This description basically explains the special environment of Tsushima Island. The island is full of mountains and forests, and there is no farmland for farming, so they basically make a living by fishing, while other living materials are obtained from North Korea through trade. and Japan to the south.
This island has been ruled by Japan for most of its history, and in the Yuan Dynasty's two wars across the sea against Japan, it captured Tsushima Island as a forward base for attacking Japan.
In the [-]th century, North Korea sent troops to Tsushima Island in the name of fighting Japanese pirates, and briefly occupied Tsushima Island. This period of history was called Yingyong Wai Bandits by Japan, and Jihai Eastern Expedition by North Korea. .This is also one of the few records in the history of North Korea that actively launched wars and won victories.
At that time, the Zong family who ruled Tsushima Island for generations even accepted the official position of North Korea, acting as an agent for transnational trade between North Korea and Japan.However, this situation did not last for too long, nor did it substantially change the ownership of Tsushima Island.North Korea had only prepared two months of food and grass for this operation, and it was impossible to garrison Tsushima Island for a long time to resist Japan's counterattack. Therefore, after receiving the peace promise from Tsushima daimyo Zong Zhensheng at that time, the North Korean army withdrew and returned home.
In 1471, Shin Shuzhou, the leader of the Korean government, also clearly recorded that Tsushima Island belonged to the West Kaido of Japan.And the one who rules the island is the Tsushima Domain, whose daimyo is the Zong family.
Of course, you have to pay back when you come out to mix. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent troops to attack North Korea in 1592, Tsushima Island became the advance base for Japan to land in North Korea.If it hadn't been for the Ming Dynasty to send troops to rescue, the Lee Dynasty Korea would have come to an end in that war.
After the war, the Tsushima Clan quickly won the support of both North Korea and Japan, and acted as a middleman to open Wakan in Busan to engage in trade activities.Most of Tsushima's fiscal revenue comes from trade activities between the two countries.
Objectively speaking, Tsushima Fan, which relies on the trade between the two countries to survive, has always maintained a relatively neutral position, and its attitude towards North Korea can even be described as friendly. Therefore, when Wang Tom's fleet approached Tsushima Island, it was not reckless. Instead of breaking into the port directly, they first sent a ship to the shore to communicate with the island's official.
However, perhaps it was the tragic end of the Hirado clan last year that made the Tsushima clan wary. The island government did not show a welcoming attitude towards the arrival of the Haihan group of uninvited guests. Small boats come in to get the supplies they need.
Such an attitude, of course, is to guard against the sudden landing of the Haihan fleet to attack Jinshi City, its seat.Tom Wang felt helpless after receiving the reply. It was not the first time he had received similar rejections during his trip. He had the same experience on Sado Island before. It can be seen that the Japanese are quite vigilant against foreign forces. , and Haihan has obviously become the object of the Ma Fan's key prevention.
(End of this chapter)
As far as the North Korean cities Tom Wang has been to, the prosperity of Busan is basically at the same level as that of Seoul, even in the field of maritime trade.After all, Busan is an authentic seaport city, while Seoul is still dozens of miles away from the coastline, and the local censorship of foreigners is much stricter than Busan, which virtually limits Seoul's development prospects in the field of trade.
Of course, for those merchants with an official background or strong economic strength, the Seoul area, the capital of North Korea, is a better choice. The so-called threshold and regulatory measures will not be a problem for them. Opening shops in Seoul In order to better demonstrate its commercial strength.
Haihan merchants are obviously very adaptable to these two environments. Based on what Tom Wang saw and heard in Busan, the business conditions of Haihan merchants are not bad, which also makes him quite gratified.
According to Mu Guang's introduction, the Han people doing business in Busan, especially the businessmen from Haihan, are obviously better than competitors from other countries in terms of business methods.Similar to the use of various publicity and marketing methods, it will really set a few grades ahead of other peers.In addition, most of the products Haihan sells in Haihan are industrial products or agricultural products after deep processing. The cost of similar products on the market is too high, or the quality is too different, so it is difficult to compete with Haihan products. .
Therefore, after Haihan merchants entered Busan, they indeed crushed many of their peers, and quickly formed a monopoly on some high-end products.For example, the high-end wines sold in the market are now almost dominated by Haihan wine, so that some businessmen have moved to open local winemaking workshops, produce locally, pack and sell locally.
Compared with businessmen in other countries, Haihan's business system is more mature and advanced. It has advantages that its peers can't catch up with in most business projects, and it also has faster information feedback on the market conditions of various countries. Therefore, it can be used in business It should come as no surprise that they quickly gained the upper hand in the competition.
Compared with the glamorous Haihan shops, those Japanese shops inevitably look a bit old. Wang Tom picked two of them at random and walked around. The products they sell are basically some handicrafts made in Japan. Such as lacquerware, pottery and so on.Tom Wang is not very interested in these things, so he just gave up after looking at them.
Mu Guang introduced: "Some Japanese businessmen used to secretly go to Zhoushan to do business, but now many Haihan products can be bought in Busan. Not only is it closer here, but there are no restrictions on Japanese businessmen, so come to Busan and our country. There are also more and more Japanese businessmen doing business.”
From Nagasaki Port in Kitakyushu to Zhoushan Dinghai Port, the round-trip voyage is more than [-] miles, and from Nagasaki Port to Busan Port, the round-trip is only a few hundred miles, and Iki Island and Tsushima Island are much closer. .Considering the freight and navigation risks alone, it is obviously more cost-effective for Japanese merchants to trade in Busan.
This is actually equivalent to transferring part of Zhoushan's trade to Busan for completion, but this has no obvious impact on Zhoushan's trade situation. On the contrary, because of the entrepot port of Busan, the trade volume between Haihan and Japan has increased. Big, which also drives the export shipping of Zhoushan Port.
Based on the current development situation, Wang Tom believes that Haihan Bank and large commercial shipping companies will soon follow up and deploy operating agencies in Busan.When those Big Macs flood into Busan, the current market should undergo a round of reshuffle, and a considerable number of businesses in the same industry will probably be squeezed out of this market.
Of course, such cruel market competition does not only exist in Busan. In fact, it will appear in every market that Haihan merchants enter, and it will become more intense as the trade volume related to Haihan increases.Some smart people will quickly realize this momentum, seize the time to change their identities, and turn themselves into suppliers or distributors of Haihan, while those who are slow will probably be taken away before they have time to react , or went bankrupt, or was annexed and acquired, and became a victim of this commercial wave.
When Wang Tom visited Busan City, Shen Xueyi also followed him all the time, so that he could immediately reveal his identity and coordinate when encountering any problems.He also listened to all the information introduced by Mu Guang, and he couldn't help but feel that the Haihan people's business methods are so powerful that they were able to manage the current situation in just one or two years.
Shen Xueyi is not disgusted with these commercial activities of Haihan. He thinks that since the people of Haihan can make a lot of money here, can his family also benefit from the business environment in Busan.
After getting along for the past two months, Shen Xueyi's personal relationship with Wang Tom was passable. When the group stopped to rest, Shen Xueyi asked Wang Tom if there was any suitable business in Busan for him to start.
Shen Xueyi's question was so straightforward that Tom Wang couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard it, but he didn't seem to be asking for benefits from himself, but he really regarded himself as the object of consultation.
"You don't really plan to quit your job and go into business, do you?" Tom Wang shook his head and said, "Given your family background, I think it's better to go into an official career. Although you can make a lot of money in business, but at a certain stage, It still has to rely on the support of the contacts in the officialdom."
Shen Xueyi explained: "I have no intention of abandoning my official position. It just happens that someone in my family is engaged in business, so I want to hear the general's opinion."
Tom Wang suddenly realized when he heard this. Shen Xueyi felt a little itchy after seeing the prosperity of Busan, and wanted his family to enter this market to make money.But as an outsider, he probably wasn't sure what business to do here, so he wanted to ask for his own opinion, and by the way, see if Hai Han could provide him with some special help.
Tom Wang smiled and said, "I see. Then I'll tell you the simplest way. You can decide whether it's feasible or not."
Seeing that Tom Wang was willing to give advice, Shen Xueyi quickly handed over his hand and thanked him.
The method that Wang Tom taught him was indeed simple and rude, that is, he asked him to go to the official Haihan store outside the city after returning to Seoul, as an agent of Haihan products that he thought had a better prospect in the North Korean market.As for the specific conditions and operation methods, there will be a special person in charge of making arrangements at that time, and Shen Xueyi only needs to follow suit.
In addition to expanding the sales of commodities, one of the main purposes of Haihan's formulation of this business method was to use it as a way to transfer benefits, providing powerful people in various countries with a fast and clean channel for money.This routine has already had many successful examples in Daming, Annan and other countries. The Ministry of Commerce also has a mature operation plan. As long as an official with a background like Shen Xueyi speaks, Haihan will have a special person to tailor business for him. plan.
How did Shen Xueyi know Hai Han's routines, silently thinking about whether this approach can get his father's approval, if Shen Jingzhen thinks it is inappropriate, then no matter how good the prospects are, it is useless.
Tom Wang saw that Shen Xueyi was silent, and he could guess the other party's thoughts at the moment, so he comforted him: "You don't have to rush to make a decision right away. After you return to Seoul, you can make a good conclusion with your father."
Shen Xueyi managed to squeeze out a smile and said: "General Wang is right, there is no rush for this matter, we will talk about it when we return to Seoul."
The local officials finally got the news and came in a hurry when their group was about to turn around in the city.Although Shen Xueyi's official position is not high, he is still a Beijing official, not to mention his father is a military judge who holds great power.As for the general Haihan accompanying Shen Xueyi, the accompanying escort turned out to be an armed fleet of thousands of people, one can imagine how noble his status is.
However, Tom Wang had no intention of socializing with the local officials. He politely declined the banquet, saying that this time the fleet was passing through Busan for a short rest and he didn't want to disturb the place, so there was no need for those red tapes.
After the fleet lingered in Busan for two days, it set off again.It is worth mentioning that on the day of the fleet's departure, almost all the local Haihan people put down their work and rushed to the pier to see the fleet off. This is indeed an unprecedented scene in the local area.Although it is true that someone led the organization, the effect has far exceeded the meaning of the act of seeing off.
No matter which country people are from, after seeing the scene of seeing off at the pier, they will invariably think that Haihan's move is to show his muscles to the outside world, indicating that the Port of Busan is within the protection range of his armed fleet.Anyone who wants to do something unfavorable to Haihan in Busan must weigh the consequences.
As a military observer, Shen Xueyi saw the crowds of people seeing off at the pier, and he couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart, wondering whether his country's navy fleet would receive such courtesy in the future.
Tom Wang actually didn’t care much about these “performance links”. He waved his hands to the shore a few times symbolically when he left the port, then got into the captain’s cabin and began to sort out his sailing diary during the trip.
Although Wang Tom's writing level of Chinese characters is very ordinary, the handwriting can be said to be ugly, and most of the documents are usually written by the combat staff, but he still does not want to write such things as the sailing diary by other people's hands, and spends time every day. Finish.His nautical diary is also mixed with many terms and place names in English and Latin, and probably only he himself can understand the contents of these diaries.
After leaving Busan, the fleet did not rush westward, but sailed south to Tsushima Island first.A considerable number of Japanese businessmen in Busan are from Tsushima Island, which made Wang Tom also want to drop by to see this place.
Tsushima Island is about a hundred miles away from Busan, just in the middle of the strait between North Korea and Japan, with a long and narrow terrain and a land area of about [-] square kilometers.When the weather is fine, the skyline of Busan can be seen from the heights at the northern tip of Tsushima Island.
As early as the "Three Kingdoms" written by Chen Shou in the Jin Dynasty, there were relatively detailed records of this island.There is a saying in the book: The island where you live is more than four hundred miles away. The land is dangerous, the mountains are steep, there are many deep forests, and the roads are like the paths of birds and deer.There are more than a thousand households with no fertile land, and they live on their own with food from the sea.
This description basically explains the special environment of Tsushima Island. The island is full of mountains and forests, and there is no farmland for farming, so they basically make a living by fishing, while other living materials are obtained from North Korea through trade. and Japan to the south.
This island has been ruled by Japan for most of its history, and in the Yuan Dynasty's two wars across the sea against Japan, it captured Tsushima Island as a forward base for attacking Japan.
In the [-]th century, North Korea sent troops to Tsushima Island in the name of fighting Japanese pirates, and briefly occupied Tsushima Island. This period of history was called Yingyong Wai Bandits by Japan, and Jihai Eastern Expedition by North Korea. .This is also one of the few records in the history of North Korea that actively launched wars and won victories.
At that time, the Zong family who ruled Tsushima Island for generations even accepted the official position of North Korea, acting as an agent for transnational trade between North Korea and Japan.However, this situation did not last for too long, nor did it substantially change the ownership of Tsushima Island.North Korea had only prepared two months of food and grass for this operation, and it was impossible to garrison Tsushima Island for a long time to resist Japan's counterattack. Therefore, after receiving the peace promise from Tsushima daimyo Zong Zhensheng at that time, the North Korean army withdrew and returned home.
In 1471, Shin Shuzhou, the leader of the Korean government, also clearly recorded that Tsushima Island belonged to the West Kaido of Japan.And the one who rules the island is the Tsushima Domain, whose daimyo is the Zong family.
Of course, you have to pay back when you come out to mix. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent troops to attack North Korea in 1592, Tsushima Island became the advance base for Japan to land in North Korea.If it hadn't been for the Ming Dynasty to send troops to rescue, the Lee Dynasty Korea would have come to an end in that war.
After the war, the Tsushima Clan quickly won the support of both North Korea and Japan, and acted as a middleman to open Wakan in Busan to engage in trade activities.Most of Tsushima's fiscal revenue comes from trade activities between the two countries.
Objectively speaking, Tsushima Fan, which relies on the trade between the two countries to survive, has always maintained a relatively neutral position, and its attitude towards North Korea can even be described as friendly. Therefore, when Wang Tom's fleet approached Tsushima Island, it was not reckless. Instead of breaking into the port directly, they first sent a ship to the shore to communicate with the island's official.
However, perhaps it was the tragic end of the Hirado clan last year that made the Tsushima clan wary. The island government did not show a welcoming attitude towards the arrival of the Haihan group of uninvited guests. Small boats come in to get the supplies they need.
Such an attitude, of course, is to guard against the sudden landing of the Haihan fleet to attack Jinshi City, its seat.Tom Wang felt helpless after receiving the reply. It was not the first time he had received similar rejections during his trip. He had the same experience on Sado Island before. It can be seen that the Japanese are quite vigilant against foreign forces. , and Haihan has obviously become the object of the Ma Fan's key prevention.
(End of this chapter)