Chapter 2512

"Among the group of people who came to Sanya together, Marshal Chen and I, who was guarding the north, were one of the youngest. We were less than twenty at that time. Your parents took care of us, and we had all the opportunities we had later.

.Although I have met less with them over the years, I will always keep in mind all the support and care I received back then.”

When the conversation reached an emotional point, Li Dou put down his tea cup, pointed to the fields by the stream and said, "Do you know who the owner of this plantation is?"

Everyone looked at each other, unable to guess who was the owner of this place. When they came, there were fierce guards clearing the way, but they did not see the owner coming out to greet them. They must not be here at all. It is said that there are many plantations in Kaohsiung that are managed by trustees.

It was given to agricultural institutions under the government to operate it on their behalf, and it was not uncommon for the owner to be thousands of miles away.

Li Dou smiled and said, "To tell you the truth, this place is actually Lord Ning Qining's property."

"My father's property?" Ning Zijing asked in surprise, "Why have I never heard him talk about it?"

"What's there to say?" Li Dou said with a disapproving smile: "It's just a plantation with a few hundred acres of land. You don't think your father really relies on the official salary to support a large family, do you?

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Without waiting for Ning Zijing to answer, Li Dou continued: "Actually, not only your Ning family, but also everyone here has some industries here. This is actually a normal phenomenon. Every time our country opens a new colonial settlement,

Of course, high-level officials must take the lead in investment and show optimism about the development prospects of these areas in order to drive more private capital investment. Among the cultivated land and plantations currently operated in Kaohsiung, about one-fifth of the land is owned by

Over on Hainan Island. This situation is not unique to Kaohsiung. If you don’t believe me, ask Ha Jianyi. He is from Luzon Island and should know something about the situation there.”

Ha Jianyi was suddenly named by Li Dou and nodded: "As Uncle Li said, it is true. There is also a lot of land in Manila that is not owned by locals. The real owner is actually in places like Sanya. But my father

I don’t know if they have purchased land in Kaohsiung.”

Li Dou smiled and said: "Your father taught me how to ride a horse back then, but I am greedy for pleasure and still find riding a car comfortable... Your father's biggest hobby is raising horses, so he will circle any place suitable for raising horses.

Even if he doesn’t have time to take care of it himself, he will still try to maintain the operation of the racecourse. Such racecourses are found all over our country, and Kaohsiung is certainly no exception.”

Except for some armed conflicts with nearby indigenous tribes in the early days of construction, Kaohsiung has rarely seen any real wars. However, because there is a chain of horse farms under the name of Harugong, and a number of well-bred horses are domesticated, the locals have always retained them.

A cavalry company was formed. The main mission of this cavalry company was not to perform combat missions, but to act as a fierce personal guard and show off when traveling.

Compared with other agricultural projects, operating a horse farm requires high investment, low output, and very limited economic benefits. However, this project is also a target of key support from the military. Even if the military cannot make much money from selling war horses, the horse farm will not make much money.

He still had to continue operating. Therefore, whether it was for the sake of his personal relationship with Harugong or considering the needs of national defense and military, Li Dou had to keep the local racecourse in business for a long time.

But Li Dou probably didn't expect that he didn't wait for Harugong himself, but instead waited for Harugong's son first.

Ha Jianyi secretly thought that if he went by what Li Dou said, then he might have similar property on Luzon Island. It would be more reasonable to have such exchanges. However, Li Dou would not take the initiative to talk about this kind of problem.

, it was not easy to ask him face to face, so he planned to inquire about it by the way the next time he contacted his father.

Then Li Dou continued to say: "I see from your appearance that you didn't seem to know anything about these things before?"

Tao Hongfang responded: "I'm not afraid of Uncle Li's ridicule. This is the first time for several of us to travel far away. We have little knowledge. We really didn't know that our family had such an industry overseas."

Li Dou waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, my family will tell you these things sooner or later. But do you know why I took the initiative to mention this matter?"

The four young people shook their heads silently. They may have guesses in their minds, but they also understand that some words cannot be said openly. After all, these matters involve the interests of major families. If they understand it wrongly, it will inevitably lead to Li Dou and

His companions underestimated him.

Li Dou said in a deep voice: "When we, the Haihan clan, first arrived in Sanya, there were only more than 400 people in total. In less than thirty years, the Ming Dynasty has replaced it, and all the surrounding small countries have become vassals and paid tribute.

In addition to the various advanced technologies we have mastered, we can only accomplish great things if hundreds of us unite as one."

When everyone heard him suddenly talk about the history of the Haihan family, they all held their breath and listened carefully.

Although Li Dou was not one of those high-ranking generals who rode horses and carried guns to conquer the world, he was also one of the first batch of officials to go overseas to manage the colonies for Haihan. His qualifications and abilities were beyond doubt. As a senior, he lectured these young people.

Just have the proper respectful attitude.

Li Dou expressed his views on this topic, to the effect that Haihan's rapid development is inseparable from the joint efforts of the original group of people. Sharing risks and sharing benefits is what their generation achieved in the process of building a country.

consensus and tacit understanding, and Kaohsiung and other overseas colonies will have many private properties belonging to high-ranking Haihan officials. This is actually a manifestation of the internal interest relationships of the ruling class, and it is also an important link between overseas ruling areas and the Haihan mainland.

link.

"Your generation will rule a larger territory than ours in the future, but how to keep such a huge country from falling apart will test your political wisdom. But I hope you remember,

Your fathers are the patriarchs who built this country, and you must be united like your fathers, put the interests of the country first, and understand what the work you do means to this country."

Tao Hongfang and others actually understood what Li Dou said. When they began to remember, Haihan had already taken over the entire Hainan Island and owned many overseas colonies along the coastline of the East Asian continent.

Therefore, it is difficult to fully understand the hardships that our fathers went through when they created the situation, let alone what kind of capabilities it would take to rule a huge empire hundreds of times the area of ​​Hainan Island.

But one thing they understood clearly was that the group of people who originally founded this country have now become the rulers who hold the power of the country. In the future, whether the power can be successfully handed over to their generation, there may be many more

Uncertain variables require them to unite and deal with them together.
Chapter completed!