Chapter 2790

The northern and southern coastal areas were annexed by Haihan at different time points, so there are obvious differences between the north and the south in local merchants' understanding of Haihan-style commercial operations, especially the shipping system.

Merchants in the South have long tasted the benefits of expanding their business scope through shipping. They have made a lot of money in the development process of Hong Kong, Kaohsiung Port, Dinghai Port and other places. They are well aware of the benefits of having fixed operating facilities in the port, so as soon as they have

When such new big port projects appear, these capitals will flock in like sharks that smell fishy smell.

Merchants in the north entered the market late. Although they are also working hard to operate shipping, they are obviously not as clear as the southern merchants about the long-term benefits of investing in large-scale infrastructure projects outside the region. They also lack the courage to take investment risks. Therefore, when emerging port projects

When it arises, only a few people can decisively seize such an opportunity.

In addition to fixed facilities such as warehouses and commercial warehouses, the infrastructure projects that southern merchants love to invest in include exclusive terminal berths. In this way, merchants can customize the loading and unloading facilities and layout of the terminal according to their own business needs to improve the operational efficiency of the terminal.

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Jiang Jianzhang said: "Qingdao Port adopts a development model of exclusive terminals and warehouse areas. Every outsourced warehouse area you see has a corresponding exclusive terminal. There are currently fifteen exclusive terminals under construction.

There are more than 60 large and small berths, and it is expected that at least a dozen exclusive terminals will be started within the year."

As Jiang Jianzhang introduced, most of the completed and unfinished buildings in the port area have conspicuous advertising signs or cloth banners, indicating the identity of the owners. When everyone looks at them on the carriage, it is not difficult to find that many of them look familiar.

of southern merchants.

However, the largest exclusive wharf among them is not a foreign business as shown on the sign, but is owned by the local Denglai Chamber of Commerce in Shandong. The wharf is more than a hundred feet long and has more than ten large and small trestles. It is estimated that fifty or sixty ships can be docked casually.

Boat.

Ning Zijing subconsciously sighed: "This Denglai Chamber of Commerce is quite powerful!"

Hearing this, Jiang Jianzhang explained: "Neither the Ma family nor our Jiang family operate independently, but invest together in the name of Denglai Chamber of Commerce."

"So that's it." Ning Zijing suddenly realized. With these two companies as the backbone of the Denglai Chamber of Commerce, their strength cannot be underestimated, and they are bound to occupy a place in Qingdao Port.

Continuing to travel northeast along the coastline, there seems to be another port area under construction a few miles away from the built port area. Jiang Jianzhang took the initiative to introduce it without asking, "That's under construction over there."

The North Sea Fleet base has been stationed with naval troops one after another since last winter."

"Then let's stop by and take a look!" Bai Kesi didn't have much interest in this at first, but when he saw the eager eyes of the two young people, he immediately changed his mind.

Haihan has not launched any large-scale foreign wars in recent years. The younger generation such as Bai Letong and Ning Zijing have basically grown up in a peaceful environment. It is extremely rare for them to be interested in military facilities. Bai Kesi is also very interested.

Willing to fulfill them.

In fact, compared with commercial docks, the construction standards of naval bases are more consistent. In addition to the docks for warships, various facilities including roads, barracks, and weapons depots must be constructed according to unified standards.

Build.

This means that the naval base in Qingdao Port is very similar to the naval bases in Dinghai Port, Sasebo Port, Kaohsiung Port and other places. However, Bai Letong and Ning Zijing did not realize this until they entered the base.

, looking at the very familiar buildings and camp layout around them, they realized that everything here was actually a copy of the existing naval base.

There were no large warships as they expected to see on the pier, only a few comprehensive supply ships and exploration-class warships docked.

Jiang Jianzhang explained: "At present, the main base of the North Sea Fleet is still located in Port Arthur, Liaodong, so after the beginning of spring, most of the ships that spend the winter here have already gone north."

Ning Zijing asked: "After this base is completed, will it continue to be vacant for a long time?"

Jiang Jianzhang said: "That's not the case. The expansion of the North Sea Fleet is imminent. A regional command center will be set up at this base, and a fleet will be stationed in Qingdao Port. In addition, the Northern Naval Academy and the North Sea Fleet Training Center planned by Mr. Chen will also

The largest shipyard in Shandong will also be located here."

One of the main reasons why the Northern Region developed Qingdao Port is that the increasingly expanding North Sea Fleet needs to set up a military base relatively close to the south to meet the fleet's winter stationing needs. As for the location issue, the military

There is no need to choose, Qingdao Port is the best and only location.

From the Shandong Peninsula to the south to Hangzhou Bay, there is no other place that can meet the same conditions as Qingdao Port. Even Zhifu Port, which was built on the coast of Fushan County, Dengzhou in the early years, has far worse environmental conditions than Qingdao Port.

many.

After this place is completed, it can theoretically accommodate the entire North Sea Fleet's ships to enter the port for the winter. Even the naval forces stationed at North Korea's Datong River base will temporarily return to Qingdao Port by then.

However, given the current size of the North Sea Fleet, whether expansion is still necessary is still controversial among Haihan senior officials.

Haihan had almost completely controlled the coastline of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea more than ten years ago. There is no comparable opponent in this sea area. With the surrender of the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the past two years, the combat mission of the North Sea Fleet

There will only be fewer and fewer, and most of the time in the future, they may only serve as armed forces on combat readiness. Whether it is necessary to continue to maintain a large establishment is still controversial.

The opinion of some members of the Executive Committee is to maintain the current establishment of the North Sea Fleet and tilt naval military expenditures to the southern region. After all, south and west are the main directions of external expansion in the future. Gathering a large-scale navy in this narrow Yellow and Bohai Sea area

The armed fleet does not seem to bring additional benefits to Haihan.

Others believe that it is necessary to prepare for a rainy day so that the North Sea Fleet can maintain a strong enough deterrent force against the areas controlled by the Ming Dynasty, Manchu Qing Dynasty and North Korea. The large-scale armed fleet is undoubtedly a very intuitive display of strength.

As long as one or two large-scale military exercises are organized in the Yellow and Bohai areas every year, and the surrounding envoys are sent to observe the exercises, the peaceful international situation here can be effectively continued. Therefore, even if it is just a pretense, the large establishment of the North Sea Fleet should be continued.

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There is no clear distinction between the opinions of the two factions, so the expansion of the North Sea Fleet is actually still stuck at the stage of approval by the Executive Committee. However, Chen Yixin seems to have planned the future military use of Qingdao Port, and is obviously determined to promote the expansion of the fleet.

Implement this matter as soon as possible.
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