Chapter 2966
Chapter 2966
Chapter 2966
The Haihan Fleet left the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, headed south along the coast, and arrived at Pattani in the central part of the Malay Peninsula three days later.
Pattani is not so much a country as a city-state. The total population of its jurisdiction is less than [-], and more than [-]% of them live near the coastal city of Pattani.
There are one of the few large natural bays on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula. The Pattani River that passes through the city flows into the Gulf of Siam here, providing sufficient fresh water resources for the residents here. Production provides an excellent environment.
Because of these unique natural conditions, Pattani has naturally become a prosperous international trade port on the Malay Peninsula.
As early as the last century, the Portuguese took the lead in establishing business houses here.At the beginning of this century, the Dutch and the British also successively set up business offices here.The time when these western colonists entered Pattani was several decades earlier than that of Haihan.
Affected by this, Pattani is also one of the very few countries in the Gulf of Siam region where business operations are the main source of income, and the population engaged in business even exceeds the agricultural population.Such an employment ratio can only be realized in a few trading ports such as Sanya in Haihan.
Compared with the countries the fleet had visited before, Pattani seemed relatively calm about the arrival of the Haihan fleet.This is also due to the fact that there are a large number of Haihan industries in the local area. The merchant ships from Haihan and the warships of the South China Sea Fleet are no strangers to the people of Pattani.
Although the armed fleet that visited Pattani this time was large in scale, the King of Pattani had been informed several days in advance through official channels, so there was no panic in the local area.
The berths in the port outside Pattani City are limited, but the huge bay can accommodate the entire Haihan fleet.The Fleet Command announced that it will rest for three days in Pattani.After leaving the port of Vung Tau, the soldiers and sailors who have been wandering at sea for many days can finally set foot on land again.
The official reception level of Pattani was also very high. King Panchai personally came forward and led officials to the port to welcome Qian Tiandun and others.
Even though Pattani is an international trading port, such grand diplomatic activities are not often held. A large number of people flock to the port area to watch, which is even more lively than festivals.
"Why does the king of Pattani attach so much importance to our visit?"
Li Yuande's answer to the question raised by Qian Tiandun is very simple: "Benefits are all driven by interests. The various projects that our country operates in Beida Nian are already a very important source of income for this country. To put it bluntly, we are Beida Nian The big benefactor, you can't pay attention!"
Although Haihan is a latecomer, the scale of local projects has already surpassed that of its western counterparts.In particular, the opening of various economic crop plantations not only provided a large number of employment opportunities and high taxes for the local area, but also because these projects often included gifts of dry shares to the royal family, the people in power in Pattani became direct beneficiaries.
In order to maintain good communication with Hai Han, King Pattani even appointed a Han minister to be responsible for handling various affairs related to Hai Han.Such special treatment has already left Western counterparts far behind.
The visit of the Haihan Fleet this time can be regarded as a pivotal event for Pattani.Qian Tiandun is one of the most famous Haihan generals, and his arrival is equivalent to representing the attitude of the Haihan military. This is a win-win for Beida Nian, a small country in the South China Sea that has long accepted Haihan's protection. excellent opportunity.
On the morning of arriving in Pattani, Qian Tiandun saw the dark-skinned and fat King Panchai on the pier.
The king was very enthusiastic. After exchanging greetings with Qian Tiandun, he introduced his family and subordinate officials to him.
To Qian Tiandun's surprise, the person who interpreted the conversation between the two turned out to be the king's eldest prince.According to the king, the eldest prince went to Sanya to study abroad for two years in his early years, and he even took the Chinese name Wen Fu.
"Which school did Prince Wenfu go to study abroad?" Qian Tiandun couldn't help asking curiously when he heard this.
Wen Fu clasped his hands together and said, "I have studied in Sanya Agricultural College for two years and benefited a lot."
This answer was somewhat beyond Qian Tiandun's expectation.Usually, the first choice for the children of foreign politicians to study in Haihan is to enter the military academy to learn to lead troops to fight, such as Zheng Zuo and Zheng Ting in Annan.
The second choice is to travel to various places to increase knowledge and learn the means of governing the country, such as the current king of North Korea Li Yi and his son Li Bai.When they were studying in Haihan, they went to various places to inspect, walk around and see, and learn from Haihan's ruling experience, rather than studying at a certain school.
Sanya Agricultural College is the highest institution for cultivating agricultural talents in Haihan. It is not uncommon for overseas students to come to Haihan to learn agricultural knowledge, but it is indeed the first time Qian Tiandun has heard of a person of Prince's level.
It seems that either this Prince Wenfu loves agriculture very much, or King Panchai attaches great importance to agriculture and specially arranged this road for his son.
After the welcoming ceremony, the king invited Qian Tiandun to take the carriage with him to the palace in the city for the follow-up talks.
It is worth mentioning that when Qian Tiandun saw King Panchai's car, he recognized at a glance that it was a high-end custom-made carriage produced by Haihan.After all, this carriage is equipped with spring shock absorbers, rubber tires, and windows made of large sheets of plate glass. Only Hai Han can manufacture these special parts.
It is only about five or six miles from the port to the palace. The traffic has been temporarily blocked for the king to travel, and the road is unimpeded.On the way, you can see that there are all kinds of shops on both sides of the street, and the words on the signboards are also varied. It does have the atmosphere of an international trade port.
Although Pattani is only a small country on the Malay Peninsula, the scale of the palace is really not small, covering an area of over a thousand acres.The palace buildings are all white walls and golden roofs, covered with exquisite carved decorations, which look quite luxurious.
Being able to build such a magnificent palace also shows that the economic strength of Pattani, a small country, is not bad, and it can provide the royal family with a luxurious living environment.
In order to entertain Qian Tiandun and his party, the king had ordered someone to prepare a banquet.Local dishes use seafood as the main ingredient, and the taste is mainly hot and sour, which is quite refreshing.
What really interested everyone was the wine provided at the banquet, both in packaging and in taste, which were very similar to Sanya Special Brew, but the king claimed that this wine was a specialty of Pattani.
Later, it was Li Yuande who quietly told Qian Tiandun that Hai Han had opened a winery in Pattani, and the raw material was locally produced sugar cane.Of course, the sugarcane farms were also run by Haihan merchants.
This brewery has two shareholders, one is the South China Sea Affairs Department under the Haihan Ministry of Commerce, and the other is the Pattani royal family, which is equivalent to a special business project of official cooperation between the two countries.Therefore, the wine produced uses the brewing technology of Sanya Special Brew, but it is regarded as a local specialty by the royal family, and then becomes the wine for state banquets.
(End of this chapter)
The Haihan Fleet left the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, headed south along the coast, and arrived at Pattani in the central part of the Malay Peninsula three days later.
Pattani is not so much a country as a city-state. The total population of its jurisdiction is less than [-], and more than [-]% of them live near the coastal city of Pattani.
There are one of the few large natural bays on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula. The Pattani River that passes through the city flows into the Gulf of Siam here, providing sufficient fresh water resources for the residents here. Production provides an excellent environment.
Because of these unique natural conditions, Pattani has naturally become a prosperous international trade port on the Malay Peninsula.
As early as the last century, the Portuguese took the lead in establishing business houses here.At the beginning of this century, the Dutch and the British also successively set up business offices here.The time when these western colonists entered Pattani was several decades earlier than that of Haihan.
Affected by this, Pattani is also one of the very few countries in the Gulf of Siam region where business operations are the main source of income, and the population engaged in business even exceeds the agricultural population.Such an employment ratio can only be realized in a few trading ports such as Sanya in Haihan.
Compared with the countries the fleet had visited before, Pattani seemed relatively calm about the arrival of the Haihan fleet.This is also due to the fact that there are a large number of Haihan industries in the local area. The merchant ships from Haihan and the warships of the South China Sea Fleet are no strangers to the people of Pattani.
Although the armed fleet that visited Pattani this time was large in scale, the King of Pattani had been informed several days in advance through official channels, so there was no panic in the local area.
The berths in the port outside Pattani City are limited, but the huge bay can accommodate the entire Haihan fleet.The Fleet Command announced that it will rest for three days in Pattani.After leaving the port of Vung Tau, the soldiers and sailors who have been wandering at sea for many days can finally set foot on land again.
The official reception level of Pattani was also very high. King Panchai personally came forward and led officials to the port to welcome Qian Tiandun and others.
Even though Pattani is an international trading port, such grand diplomatic activities are not often held. A large number of people flock to the port area to watch, which is even more lively than festivals.
"Why does the king of Pattani attach so much importance to our visit?"
Li Yuande's answer to the question raised by Qian Tiandun is very simple: "Benefits are all driven by interests. The various projects that our country operates in Beida Nian are already a very important source of income for this country. To put it bluntly, we are Beida Nian The big benefactor, you can't pay attention!"
Although Haihan is a latecomer, the scale of local projects has already surpassed that of its western counterparts.In particular, the opening of various economic crop plantations not only provided a large number of employment opportunities and high taxes for the local area, but also because these projects often included gifts of dry shares to the royal family, the people in power in Pattani became direct beneficiaries.
In order to maintain good communication with Hai Han, King Pattani even appointed a Han minister to be responsible for handling various affairs related to Hai Han.Such special treatment has already left Western counterparts far behind.
The visit of the Haihan Fleet this time can be regarded as a pivotal event for Pattani.Qian Tiandun is one of the most famous Haihan generals, and his arrival is equivalent to representing the attitude of the Haihan military. This is a win-win for Beida Nian, a small country in the South China Sea that has long accepted Haihan's protection. excellent opportunity.
On the morning of arriving in Pattani, Qian Tiandun saw the dark-skinned and fat King Panchai on the pier.
The king was very enthusiastic. After exchanging greetings with Qian Tiandun, he introduced his family and subordinate officials to him.
To Qian Tiandun's surprise, the person who interpreted the conversation between the two turned out to be the king's eldest prince.According to the king, the eldest prince went to Sanya to study abroad for two years in his early years, and he even took the Chinese name Wen Fu.
"Which school did Prince Wenfu go to study abroad?" Qian Tiandun couldn't help asking curiously when he heard this.
Wen Fu clasped his hands together and said, "I have studied in Sanya Agricultural College for two years and benefited a lot."
This answer was somewhat beyond Qian Tiandun's expectation.Usually, the first choice for the children of foreign politicians to study in Haihan is to enter the military academy to learn to lead troops to fight, such as Zheng Zuo and Zheng Ting in Annan.
The second choice is to travel to various places to increase knowledge and learn the means of governing the country, such as the current king of North Korea Li Yi and his son Li Bai.When they were studying in Haihan, they went to various places to inspect, walk around and see, and learn from Haihan's ruling experience, rather than studying at a certain school.
Sanya Agricultural College is the highest institution for cultivating agricultural talents in Haihan. It is not uncommon for overseas students to come to Haihan to learn agricultural knowledge, but it is indeed the first time Qian Tiandun has heard of a person of Prince's level.
It seems that either this Prince Wenfu loves agriculture very much, or King Panchai attaches great importance to agriculture and specially arranged this road for his son.
After the welcoming ceremony, the king invited Qian Tiandun to take the carriage with him to the palace in the city for the follow-up talks.
It is worth mentioning that when Qian Tiandun saw King Panchai's car, he recognized at a glance that it was a high-end custom-made carriage produced by Haihan.After all, this carriage is equipped with spring shock absorbers, rubber tires, and windows made of large sheets of plate glass. Only Hai Han can manufacture these special parts.
It is only about five or six miles from the port to the palace. The traffic has been temporarily blocked for the king to travel, and the road is unimpeded.On the way, you can see that there are all kinds of shops on both sides of the street, and the words on the signboards are also varied. It does have the atmosphere of an international trade port.
Although Pattani is only a small country on the Malay Peninsula, the scale of the palace is really not small, covering an area of over a thousand acres.The palace buildings are all white walls and golden roofs, covered with exquisite carved decorations, which look quite luxurious.
Being able to build such a magnificent palace also shows that the economic strength of Pattani, a small country, is not bad, and it can provide the royal family with a luxurious living environment.
In order to entertain Qian Tiandun and his party, the king had ordered someone to prepare a banquet.Local dishes use seafood as the main ingredient, and the taste is mainly hot and sour, which is quite refreshing.
What really interested everyone was the wine provided at the banquet, both in packaging and in taste, which were very similar to Sanya Special Brew, but the king claimed that this wine was a specialty of Pattani.
Later, it was Li Yuande who quietly told Qian Tiandun that Hai Han had opened a winery in Pattani, and the raw material was locally produced sugar cane.Of course, the sugarcane farms were also run by Haihan merchants.
This brewery has two shareholders, one is the South China Sea Affairs Department under the Haihan Ministry of Commerce, and the other is the Pattani royal family, which is equivalent to a special business project of official cooperation between the two countries.Therefore, the wine produced uses the brewing technology of Sanya Special Brew, but it is regarded as a local specialty by the royal family, and then becomes the wine for state banquets.
(End of this chapter)