Chapter 1771 Everyone has their own plans

Tao Donglai could understand Annan and Fujian's desire for steam engines. After all, after seeing the effects of Haihan's extensive use of steam engines in social production and military fields in recent years, it would be difficult for anyone to remain unmoved.

Moreover, these two allies are both wealthy and willing to spend money. If they can obtain steam engine manufacturing technology by spending money, then they will definitely not hesitate to invest a lot of money in this field.

But even if they made such a request with full sincerity, they still couldn't make Haihan relent. After all, this is not a bargain in the trade field. You can make more or less this year or next, but the relationship between the application of steam engines is

When it comes to the development prospects and international status of Haihan in the next few decades or even longer, the later other countries master steam engine technology, the greater the first-mover advantage Haihan will have on the road to industrialization. Compared with this kind of

Compared with the long-term national interests, the immediate petty profits can only be ignored.

This is probably the case where Annan and Fujian, as allies, rarely receive special treatment from Haihan, and it is inevitable for them to feel a little frustrated. However, they do not get nothing, and may be regarded as compensation for rejecting this request, Schneider said.

Tariffs will be lowered on agricultural products exported to Haihan from the two places, and this is also the main area where Haihan purchases materials from the two places every year. This is equivalent to giving profits to them in disguise.

As for the plan to participate in the development of Liaodong, the two families actually did not have a strong desire. Annan was powerless because of the distance, while Fujian had to consider the feelings of the Ming court. After all, Xu Xinsu still cared about the Fujian General Soldier.

If he reaches out to Liaodong to cause trouble with Haihan, he will not be able to hide it from his superiors. Although Xu Xinsu cares less and less about the court's will, it is still easy to make people jealous, even if he is close to him.

In the nearby places of Guangdong and Zhejiang, Xu Xinsu exercised great restraint and did not compete for local sea trade shares.

If we want to send people to Liaodong, Xu Xinsu at this stage would rather send his elite troops to train on the battlefield there, instead of sending businessmen to the local area to seize the market. What the Fujian Xu family lacks now is not money, but the ability to make people

Xu's self-reliant armed force. This is not Xu Xinsu's plan to split the territory from the Ming Dynasty and establish himself as king, but if he wants to not be controlled by others, or to get the Ming court to give him and his family more privileges, such a powerful armed force is

An indispensable condition. This is just like when facing Haihan's strong ships and cannons, no one can say "no" calmly. After dealing with Haihan for so many years, Xu Xinsu has long understood that there must be something first.

Only with strength can you have confidence.

Of course Xu Yuzhuo was disappointed when he failed to get permission to buy a steam engine from Haihan, but this was basically what he expected. This is actually not the first time that Fujian has proposed to Haihan to buy a steam engine, but basically

The answer I received every time was the same, and Haihan never showed any signs of relenting in this regard. This time I made a request to Haihan with Zheng Zao, but it was actually just a matter of luck.

, it would be a good thing if luck comes true, but if Haihan sternly rejects it like in the past, it won’t hurt too much.

Except for the steam engine, other trade requests put forward by Fujian and Annan have basically been agreed to, which also slightly alleviated the unhappiness in the hearts of the two envoys. They did not know Haihan's long-term plan.

Han got some concessions from other aspects, which made his camp profitable, so there was no need to continue entangled with Hai Han over the steam engine issue.

Of course, they also understand that although Haihan has made some concessions in the field of trade, its dominant position will not change in any way. In fact, Haihan has always been extremely strong in international trade, just like the military

It is extremely aggressive, and only a few senior partners have the qualifications to sit down and bargain with senior officials of Haihan.

After the two companies put forward their conditions, it was Haihan's turn to put forward his own requirements. In fact, Haihan's requirements this year are not much new. They are still two things: one, to expand the distribution channels of Haihan's products;

, continue to expand the scale of recruiting immigrants. The former one is mainly proposed for Fujian, and the latter one is for Annan.

Haihan hopes that the distribution channels are not limited to Fujian Province, but also hopes that Xu can use his own business institutions to expand to inland provinces such as Jiangxi, Tuotu, Hunan, and Hubei, and sell Haihan products to the Ming Dynasty.

There are many places. This is not only a matter of pursuing sales, but also using this method to further increase Dahan's influence in Ming Dynasty.

The products that Schneider focuses on are not the most profitable daily necessities, but stationery and printed matter. The traditional flagship products glass stationery and various books published in recent years are the products that Haihan hopes to sell in large quantities in the Ming Dynasty at this stage, even if the profit is thin.

Even if we give up sales profits in some areas, we must strive to open up sales channels and occupy the Ming Dynasty's cultural market.

"If you don't make money...then what's the point of doing this business?" Xu Yuzhuo was a military general after all, and he didn't understand Haihan's purpose of operating these cultural items thoroughly, so he immediately raised a question.

The reason why Haihan planned to lose money and make a profit in this field is actually very simple. He wanted to increase his reputation in the circle of Ming literati, thereby exerting a subtle influence on the ruling class. At the same time, he also hoped to use this method to attract more great people.

Mingwen people immigrated to join Haihan, raising the average cultural level of the people.

Can scholars really be attracted to join Haihan through this method? The answer is actually yes. Haihan has recruited a lot of immigrants from Ming Dynasty in recent years. Anyone who can read and write will be asked about joining Haihan.

The main reason. In order to survive and earn a living, or to think about getting rich in the prosperous Haihan country are common reasons, but there are also some people who have a good impression of this country because of the cultural products produced by Haihan.

Haihan has always attached great importance to propaganda methods, using cultural supplies as a bridge to import ideology and values ​​​​to the Ming Dynasty, which is less likely to be resisted by Ming literati. And these Ming literati who used Haihan cultural supplies can play a role in society

Demonstration effect is also one of the publicity effects that Haihan wants to pursue.

However, Schneider would not reveal these calculations to Xu Yuzhuo. This kind of thing can be done, but if it is stated clearly, Fujian may not be willing to spend resources to help Haihan promote these less profitable businesses in the future.

So Schneider immediately changed it to a more acceptable statement: "We know that scholars in your country are often unable to buy books and the Four Treasures of the Study because of their poor family background, so we are happy to reduce the prices of these cultural supplies so that more Ming Dynasty scholars can

Scholars can afford it and use it. Of course, we also hope that such goodwill will be rewarded in the future. In the future, when these scholars become officials, they can also remember the favor they received from the country of Haihan during their hard studies.

"

Xu Yuzhuo couldn't tell for a moment whether Schneider was speaking from the bottom of his heart or a commercial excuse, but it still sounded reasonable. After all, the benefits of this kind of measure to the scholars of Ming Dynasty were indeed obvious. He clasped his fists and said: "Then Xu will first do it for Ming Dynasty scholars."

The scholar has thanked you for your kindness!"

Tao Donglai was secretly amused when he heard Schneider's high-sounding statement, but his expression was still very serious, and he supported Schneider: "The relationship between our country and the Ming Dynasty is complementary. As long as the Ming Dynasty is peaceful and prosperous, our country can also have more

Business opportunities.”

Zheng Zha next to him didn't have much special feelings about this. Haihan ran many businesses in Annan, and the cultural industry was one of them. Not only did he sell cultural supplies, he even opened schools in Annan's colonies to recruit Annan school-age children.

Students with excellent academic performance may also have the opportunity to study in Sanya

Study. As for whether this will have a negative impact on Annan in the long run, Zheng Zhi, who is in power, has not considered that much. In his opinion, this is not a bad thing for Annan. After all, it is good for more citizens to receive education.

Zheng Zha was also affected by this and was not wary of this kind of cultural penetration.

What Zheng Zha was concerned about was Haihan's second request, which was to expand the scale of immigration. In the early years, when people were exchanged for weapons, Annan had to deal with a large number of war refugees and prisoners of war, so he provided Haihan with a large number of immigrants.

, and they are happy and relaxed. However, the political situation in Annan has stabilized in recent years, and there are some small-scale armed conflicts between Annan and Siam to the west from time to time, and the demand for troops is also increasing year by year.

Nowadays, voluntary transfer of citizenship is officially allowed, but Annan will no longer take the initiative to provide large numbers of immigrants to Haihan. Haihan wants to expand the scale of immigrants. What kind of expansion law is this?

Tao Donglai gave the answer that Zheng Zha was concerned about: "Prisoners of war, all prisoners of war on your country's Western Front battlefield, as long as they are healthy and able to work, we can accept them for a fee."

There have been two waves of population explosions in Haihan's overseas immigration. The first wave mainly came around the Annan Civil War, and the second wave came after the opening of the Ming Dynasty Northern Route. These two waves of immigration brought tens of thousands of people to Haihan.

The most important components are war refugees and prisoners of war. However, in the past two years, as the situation in the north has stabilized, the number of immigrants from Shandong and Liaodong has also plummeted.

Trend. Although Haihan has occupied Jinzhou, the local Han people have long been emptied out. Although the soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town on Pi Island have been absorbed, these people will still retain Ming nationality in the near future - this is also the condition for the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ming Dynasty and Haihan

1. Moreover, the population of Dongjiang Town will not be sent to the south for the time being, so it will still not be able to fill the gap in the labor force needed for Hainan Island's industrial development.

The war in Manila captured many Spaniards, but Haihan still hoped to extract a generous ransom fee from them, and considering the safety issues in management, even if it was certain that there would be no oil and water, the prisoners of war would be sentenced to hard labor.

They will not all be sent to Hainan Island to serve their sentences, but will be dispersed to various overseas colonies to be used as labor force.

The prisoners of war obtained by Haihan's foreign wars alone are no longer enough to meet Haihan's development needs, so now the executive committee has turned its attention to its allies. Unless Xu Xinsu's side rebels, there is no big battle to fight.

, usually sending a small group of troops to follow the Haihan gangsters, and could not expect Fujian to provide a large number of prisoners of war. However, Annan has not been able to deal with Siam in the past two years, and the war between the two countries was regarded by the Executive Committee as a

Possible sources of population.

According to the information Haihan knows, Annan's treatment of prisoners of war is either to directly execute them, or to squeeze them to death as hard labor. In short, they will not provide for idlers. And if Annan sells these prisoners of war in a paid way,

The Executive Committee believes that this is an easy goal to achieve. After all, Annan had conducted similar operations with Annan in the early years. The now famous naval officer Wu Sen was a South Vietnamese prisoner of war that Annan handed over to Haihan for disposal.

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After listening to Tao Donglai's explanation, Zheng Zha felt a stone hanging in his heart fell to the ground. He was really worried that Haihan would ask Annan to provide him with a large number of civilians. This was no longer an easy task.

But if you just want to ask for Siamese prisoners of war, then

It is a little easier, not to mention that Yan Chujie made the conditions very clear, and will not let Annan work in vain. He will take these prisoners for a fee. Even if Annan does not want to ask for money directly, he can also follow the previous operation and use these prisoners of war to exchange for a discount.

Weapons and equipment produced in Haihan.

Zheng Zha thought for a while before responding: "However, there are not too many prisoners of war at present, probably more than 3,000 and less than 4,000. I wonder what your country's requirements for quantity are?"

"The more the better, naturally." When Tao Donglai heard that there were really thousands of people, he immediately decided to finalize the matter: "After the young prince returns to the country, he might as well arrange the handover and transportation of the prisoners of war as soon as possible. As for the cost, we can compare it with our two countries in the early years.

According to the standards for the transfer of prisoners of war."

Zheng Zha said: "Then if your country has a large demand for prisoners of war, if it is realized, there should be some extra rewards, right?"

Tao Donglai said: "This is easy to say, why not, for every thousand people, our country will give away an additional fifty rifles?"

Although fifty rifles is not a big number, it is still better than nothing. Zheng Zao just asked casually and did not really have any intention of getting it. He did not expect that Tao Donglai was so easy to talk to and agreed immediately, which was considered a good deal.

An unexpected harvest occurred.

Xu Yuzhuo next to him was moved when he heard this, and couldn't help but ask: "If Fujian can provide immigrants, can they also be used to exchange weapons and equipment?"

"Of course you can, but you'd better not rob civilians just because of this condition!" Tao Donglai reminded. This kind of thing may sound unbelievable, but for local warlords who hold military power, for the sake of

Benefits are definitely achievable.
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