Chapter 1482 Interest comes first

Achieving foreign expansion through various methods such as military expedition, economic trade, and cultural export has been an important national policy since the founding of Haihan. What means should be used, in which time period, which areas should be controlled, and what purpose should be achieved?

The executive committee has corresponding plans. However, He Li and others' business identities limited their vision and information sources, so it was naturally difficult to understand Haihan's long-term plan and strategic purpose of conquering Liaodong.

But it doesn't matter. Haihan arranged for them to come here not to recruit them to participate in the war with Houjin, but to inject funds and professionals into Liaodong, provide long-distance transportation capacity, and build a solid foundation for the development process here.

A better environment. As long as they can be sure that the environment here is safe enough and the business projects prepared by the Haihan people can bring them huge profits in the future, then other things are not so important. As for the future ownership of this place,

Who really cares about the nationality of the people, since those things cannot bring them direct actual benefits?

He Li and others may understand this truth, but they will definitely not delve into it. Liu Shang knows better, but he does not dare to leak "state secrets" casually. The senior officials of Haihan who really know the secrets will not

Promote it to the outside world. In order to achieve their own goals on this land, everyone maintains a tacit understanding.

He Li and others stayed in Sujiabao for the next three days, the closest fortress to Jinzhou City occupied by Hou Jin. However, Gao Qiaonan did not arrange for them to go out to the vicinity of Jinzhou City because Hou Jin

Jin seemed to have noticed Haihan's unusual arrangement, and arranged for no less than a thousand troops to be stationed outside the city in the north. The superiors did not want to risk the lives of these southern businessmen, so they no longer arranged for them to go to dangerous places.

Regional activities.

Although this suppressed the curiosity of the merchants seeking excitement, it also gave them more time to calm down and observe the daily operations of the Haihan Army.

Since this area is too close to the enemy camp, the garrison troops have to maintain a fighting state for a long time. In order to prevent the small troops patrolling the outer area of ​​the fort from being caught by the enemy, the change of defense time is changed almost every day.

, and in order to ensure that the soldiers and war horses are always in good mental and physical condition, the patrol time generally does not last more than half a day. Therefore, there are troops coming in and out of Sujiapu almost at any time, and the same area

While one unit is gathering on the field, another unit that has just returned may be disbanding next to it.

Maintaining this high frequency of defense changes can certainly allow soldiers to get more rest time, but it will put greater pressure on the Haihan command system. The frontline command must formulate more complex combat plans for this purpose to ensure that the troops

While changing defenses frequently, it is still possible to maintain a sufficient density of armed forces within several miles of the fortress to prevent sneak attacks that the enemy may launch at any time.

Of course, the Haihan Army has never been an army that can only defend passively. These patrol arrangements are just routine operations. To really hit the enemy, you still have to take the initiative. Although Haihan has fewer troops deployed on the front line than its opponents

Much more, but the obvious advantage of individual combat effectiveness gives Haihan full confidence to use some special tactics.

Haihan captured a large number of war horses during the battle in the Liaodong area. Coupled with the harvest in Shandong last year, it is enough to form two more cavalry battalions in the north. But the number of war horses is not the problem that troubles the top military leaders now.

The problem is that there are not enough qualified cavalry.

It's not difficult to just learn to ride a horse, but to reach the combat level of Harugong's cavalry battalion, you need at least two or three years of intensive training and multiple practical combat experience accumulations. This is a real gold medal for the Ministry of National Defense.

An elite team built from a pile of silver cannot be fake at all.

Since the cavalry battalion model cannot be copied quickly, the military can only settle for the second best, with the main purpose of making up for the lack of mobility of the infantry. As for cavalry combat, it is better not to force the novice cavalry anymore. Fortunately, there are enough war horses now, so now

Each unit on the front line is equipped with a considerable number of war horses, and their mobility has indeed been greatly improved. In this way, infantry units such as special operations battalions can also pass between the positions of the two armies in a very short period of time.

This distance allows them to reach areas where infantry units would not otherwise risk attacking to perform combat missions.

As a result, the defensive pressure faced by the opponent Houjin Army has also been greatly increased. The mobility advantage they originally had became less useful under Haihan's new tactics. Haihan Cavalry

Originally there were only a few hundred knights, but now this number has increased several times. Areas where you didn't have to worry about being attacked by the opponent's large forces now have to be extra careful.

Such tactical changes have made Hou Jin's advantage become weaker and weaker. Now, except for the superiority of troops, it seems that there is nothing else that can be called an absolute advantage. But against the opponent Haihan, in the end,

The useless advantage is probably the military strength. Even if there are several times more troops, it will be difficult to make up for the gap in combat effectiveness.

However, it is difficult for the southern merchants staying in Sujiapu to directly feel this strategic level. What they can directly see is the state of each attacking force when it returns. Observe it

Whether the enemy's heads, flags, or even prisoners were brought back, you will know how successful this unit was. Occasionally, there will be units that bring back their own casualties when they return. This usually means that they were frustrated during the operation.

Just when He Li and others thought that this inspection trip might end in such a peaceful rhythm, things took a new turn. On the afternoon of the fourth day after the southern business group arrived at the isthmus front line, there was a new visiting team

Arrive at Sujiapu.

He Li and others were packing their bags. After staying for a few days, they saw that the Haihan military seemed to have no plans to visit combat missions anymore, so they prepared to take the initiative to leave and go back to the south to deal with trade matters. After all, they wanted to invest in Liaodong.

If so, there is still a lot of preparation work to be negotiated with Sha Xi and his officials. No matter how smooth it is, five or six days will have to be set aside. However, the arrival of this new team seems to have an impact on their acceptance.

The trip down is over.

"Minnan accent? Are they from Lingnan?" He Li's first reaction after hearing the news was that he was from the Fu-Guang area. Although this place is far away from Fu-Guang provinces, Haihan's trade in those two provinces

With more partners, it seems reasonable to come to Liaodong for inspection.

But for this inspection team from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, there will be a very direct competitive relationship with their colleagues from the Fuguang region. If you are not careful, they may take the lead and you will be in Liaodong.

Your investment plan may not be so smooth.

"If it's really someone from Fuguang, I think it's better to stay for two more days to see the situation." Someone also immediately expressed concern about the appearance of colleagues from other provinces here.

"How about we go meet people for a while first and see who they are. If they are just ordinary merchants, there is no need to be too nervous." He Li made a relatively safe suggestion, which was unanimously approved by everyone. So the merchant

They all put down what they were doing and went to see who the new team was.

In order to avoid being too abrupt, He Li first found Liu Shang, the official responsible for intermediary liaison, and explained his intentions to him. Liu Shang had been dealing with these businessmen for a long time, how could he not guess what they were thinking, and smiled

Asked: "Boss He is worried that friends from Fuguang will steal your business?"

He Li responded quickly: "How can this happen? He just heard that a colleague was coming and wanted to get acquainted with him. Mr. Liu, don't make fun of the villain."

Liu Shang nodded and said: "Since you are interested in making friends, of course I will help you. But first, after everyone has exchanged identities, don't say anything that is embarrassing. We invite you to come to Liaodong because we hope that you can come together.

Those who have made a fortune, don’t start getting jealous before getting down to business.”

He Li and others didn't even dare to say that. This was not a polite word. They also knew that many big businessmen in the Fuguang area made their fortunes because of Haihan's thigh. They were deeply entangled with Haihan's interests. To some extent,

It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the spokespersons supported by Haihan. Their relationship is far beyond that of businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang who have only squeezed into this circle in the past two years. If you choose the wrong opponent, you really don't know which side Haihan will help.

Liu Shang said again: "You should go back to the camp and rest for a while. I have to ask the leader for instructions on this matter. If it is successful, I will inform you."

After everyone thanked them, they said goodbye. After returning to the tent to rest for about a cup of tea, Liu Shang came and said he wanted to take them to meet the new visitors. Everyone quickly arranged their clothes and then followed.

Liu Shang went.

The number of people in this new team was much larger than that of businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, with more than 20 people. The official responsible for receiving this team was Qin Wei, the army propaganda officer who was transferred from Shandong to Liaodong with Liu Shang.

After Liu Shang explained his intention to Qin Wei, Qin Wei came forward to call the Fuguang merchants to gather, and then met with the team led by Liu Shang.

However, there was no special meeting place in Sujiabao, so everyone had to complete the meeting in the open air. As official representatives, Liu Shang and Qin Wei had the obligation to play the role of host.

Naturally, the first step was to introduce the identities of both parties one by one. The businessmen were very supportive. When introducing the other team, they all said "Jiu Yang" and bowed their hands repeatedly, as if they had really heard the other party's name. Facts

Based on the level of information dissemination in this era, let alone other provinces, even if you just leave the state capital where you live, the number of celebrities you can count is very limited. Although there are many big businessmen in Fuguang, for the equally wealthy businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang,

, there are only a few of them who are truly famous.

After Qin Wei introduced the identities of the Fuguang businessmen one by one, he had heard the names of some of them, but none of them were big bosses. They were often just his deputies, confidants or nephews, and they were not considered big shots.

It also gave the businessmen in Jiangsu and Zhejiang a little peace of mind. At least in the field of status, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang teams did not lose to each other on the scene.

However, one of them has obviously a bigger background than the others. Even people like He Li, who have never been out of Zhejiang before, have heard of this person. When he went to Zhoushan Island to do business, he met him many times at the dock.

I have seen merchant ships with a huge and eye-catching shield logo painted on the sails, and these merchant ships are all from the same trading firm - Golden Shield Escort. The boss who runs this firm is the man standing in front of everyone at this time.

Li Nai, a man who looks not too old.

Golden Shield Escort is probably the only armed escort agency on the southeast coast that has been recognized by both Ming Dynasty and Haihan. Although its nominal boss is Guangdong businessman Li Nai, a considerable number of people who actually work for this escort agency

They are all veterans from Haihan, as well as special agencies such as the Ministry of Security. The main business of Golden Shield is to provide security for Haihan's trade routes that continue to expand inland, and at the same time, it will also handle matters for Haihan officials.

For some matters that are difficult to deal with directly, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is Haihan's peripheral secret service agency.

To put it simply, Golden Shield Escort is actually a white glove that serves Haihan. Relevant departments support it openly or covertly. Therefore, its personnel and equipment configuration far exceed the standards of an escort agency, and it can transform itself when necessary.

, it is a militia with strong combat effectiveness. For the sake of interests, the Fuguang local government has acquiesced in the existence of this kind of paramilitary organization. As long as the goods are escorted by the Golden Shield, not to mention the government does not dare to conduct random inspections.

Even the bandits and pirates who robbed homes and houses did not dare to take action. As long as they saw the shining golden shield flag, they would stay away. The green forest heroes who had no idea how to attack them in the early days now have grass on their graves three feet high.

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Precisely because of this privilege, Golden Shield Escort will also accept some private escort missions, but the price is quite high. However, such a safe, reliable and guaranteed service will still make some wealthy people willing to pay for it. Even just

Even the Haihan military would occasionally assign tasks such as escorting ordnance to the Golden Shield Convoy.

A boss like Li Nai almost doesn't need to expand his business at all. Business will naturally line up to come to his door. And this visit to Liaodong for inspection is actually more of Li Nai's own intention. He doesn't really intend to do it.

He opened the semicolon here in Liaodong just because he was bored and wanted to wander around to relax. He was old acquaintances with Qian Tiandun, Morgan, Harugong, Wang Tom, Chen Yixin and others who were in Liaodong at that time.

Once here, there was no need to worry about no one taking care of him, so he took a chance and slipped out of Guangdong, and transferred a golden shield escort sailing ship to join the fleet of merchants from Fuguang and Guangdong going north.
Chapter completed!