Chapter 532 Surprise announcement

When talking about safeguarding maritime interests, the maritime merchants naturally understand that this is just a nice thing to say to their own group. The current scope of activities of the Haihan Fleet is not only to perform escort missions, but also to cover the entire Qiongzhou Island.

And "protected" it. Last month, the Guangdong Office of the People's Republic of China issued a suspension notice to various merchants. In order to prevent the pirates on Qiongzhou Island from escaping, all ports on the island are only allowed to enter but not to leave. Of course, this ban only applies to

Ordinary people and Haihan's own ship are not within the scope of this ban.

The current maritime force of the Haihan people is enough to control the waterway from the mainland to Qiongzhou Island. There is no other force in this sea area that can threaten Haihan's interests. However, the Haihan people do not seem to be satisfied with the status quo, claiming that they still have

They will continue to build this terrible huge gunboat. If they are not using this to brag, then their purpose is worth pondering.

Of course, no one dares to openly question the actions of the Haihan people. The government has turned a blind eye to this. Who is willing to jump out and offend the rich and powerful Haihan people? Besides, Haihan did this.

The intention is quite obvious, it is to let the people present know which side they should sit on. If they want to play tricks, they can consider whether their own fleet can defeat a terrifyingly large warship like Haihan.

After visiting the Haihan gunboats, various merchants returned to the venue with different thoughts and started this year's shareholders' meeting. After more than two years of operation, the current "Qiong Lianfa" has not only the original ten

In addition to the three major shareholders, there were more than 20 new small shareholders who joined later, and nearly a hundred people attended the meeting.

There are not many buildings in Zhennan Port that are suitable for use as a conference venue. In the end, Haihan managed to vacate a warehouse and then arranged it as a conference venue. Considering that the venue was a bit large, in order to allow participants who were sitting a little further away to

The speeches can be heard clearly, and the conference organizers have specially arranged loudspeakers in the four corners of the venue.

Although the venue is a little rough, the bosses and shopkeepers who come from all over the country don't mind this - the business discussed during the meeting are often big deals worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. It doesn't matter that the venue is rough, as real money falls into their pockets

The inside is the most important.

Of course, in order to keep the contents of the meeting confidential within a certain number of people, the organizers of the meeting asked the vigilante group to impose martial law on the periphery. No one was allowed to move within 30 meters around the venue. All meeting supplies, meals and tea supplies during the meeting were also provided.

Specialized personnel are assigned to take charge of everything.

These things are naturally nothing special in the Haihan system, which is tightly organized and has a clear division of labor. Everything has a corresponding system and person in charge, and the efficiency of operation is naturally much higher than that of the traditional employment system. But when new people join the Haihan system,

From the perspective of people in the Han business system, they were full of praise for this efficient work arrangement. Especially on occasions like this when discussing business, there were hundreds of soldiers standing guard outside with loaded weapons and ammunition, which was exactly like the treatment of high-ranking officials of the imperial court.

It is an unprecedented experience for many people.

The main content of the shareholders' meeting is actually not much different from the time and space before the time traveler came here. It also focuses on the consideration of various proposals. First, the meeting master announced the number of people attending the meeting, the main attendees, and the status of major shareholders.

attendance ratio to determine the effectiveness of the meeting.

Next comes the complicated review process. First is the work report proposal of the previous year, then the financial settlement proposal, profit distribution proposal, daily related transaction proposal, etc. There are more than ten proposals in total. These proposals are drafted by the drafters

After the announcement on stage, the shareholders and representatives present will vote on the spot, and then the voting data will be tallied to determine whether it is passed. The proposal of each motion will involve the opinions of most or even everyone present.

Because of the interests, no one would doze off on such an important occasion. They all raised their ears and listened carefully to the people on the stage reading the contents of the motion.

The Haihan Ministry of Commerce is basically responsible for drafting these proposals. When it comes to financial calculations, an audit team sent by the major shareholders conducts a special review. It can be said that the system is quite formal and rigorous.

Of course, shareholders can also put forward their own proposals, but the starting point of shareholders is basically for their own interests. It is difficult to propose proposals that can satisfy other shareholders, so the number is not large.

Since the system and power structure framework when "Qiong Lianfa" was founded was basically formulated by Haihan, it has a very high degree of control over the development direction of this joint-stock firm from the beginning. The content of the annual shareholders' meeting,

Basically everything is going according to the script prepared by the Ministry of Commerce. Although there are more than a dozen major shareholders, the actual control has always been in the hands of the Ministry of Commerce of Haihan.

The shareholders did not show any dissatisfaction with this situation. After all, Haihan's strength lies here. No matter whether he has more money or more courage and cruelty, no one dares to challenge Haihan's authority.

This general meeting of shareholders also followed the trend of the previous two years, and the discussion and review of proposals went relatively smoothly. Of course, part of the reason for this is that shareholders are focusing on surprise announcements that have become a common practice at general meetings.

, hoping to end the boring review process as quickly as possible.

The deliberation process on the first day was uneventful. The shareholders had nothing to criticize about the annual work report. Haihan people’s various commitments to investment projects in advance have basically been realized. Everyone is more concerned about how these projects will earn money for themselves.

How much money will be paid, and in what manner and proportion the profits will be distributed.

After the meeting that day, the organizers of the meeting opened more than a dozen banquets to entertain the attendees. The various exquisite glass tableware, cooking spices, drinks, and even some ingredients used at the banquet were specially shipped from Sanya.

Come here. This is undoubtedly a very high level of enjoyment for the wealthy people who have regarded the Haihan lifestyle as a new trend. Moreover, each participant received a beautiful souvenir after the banquet - a piece of

A glass paperweight engraved with the words "Commemoration of the Shareholders' Meeting of Qiongzhou United Development Group Company in the Third Year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty". Although this thing does not have high economic value, it is a limited edition product produced by Sanya Glass Products Factory and can show its persistence.

Due to the identity of the owner, the collection value is quite high.

The next day's deliberation was about the profit-related proposals that everyone was concerned about. According to different shareholding ratios and investment projects, the income received by dozens of shareholders also varied greatly. Of course, the income figures of each shareholder were specific.

It will not be announced at the meeting. The only public data is the total revenue of each project and the corresponding profit distribution ratio.

However, it is not difficult for an interested person to deduce the general business scale and profitability of "Qiong Lianfa" from the data released at the meeting. One thing that all business projects have in common is that the profitability is pretty good. Except for some crops with long profit cycles

In addition to the project, other projects related to industrial manufacturing, shipping, commerce, culture, etc. have almost all achieved good profits. Major shareholders like "Furuifeng" who have invested money in almost every project are also investing in every project.

After reading the income report of a project, you can get a notice of profit distribution, which is really enviable to many people.

Most of the deliberations on the third day were related to transaction methods. After Haihan successively developed Wanshan Port and Zhennang Port, there were more options for cargo delivery methods with maritime merchants from various places. This process involved warehousing.

Transshipment and other costs, therefore the relevant departments have made appropriate modifications to the previous transaction regulations.

At the end of the third day's agenda, the participants finally waited for the "surprise announcement" they had been waiting for. Of course, there was no surprise, because after the meeting, everyone's eyes were already fixed on Schneider's announcement.

As the chief manager of Haihan’s foreign trade, he is responsible for reading out the published contents every year.

Sure enough, this year Schneider lived up to expectations and stood up, holding a file book and walked to the podium in front of him.

Schneider raised his hand and raised the black document book in his hand and said: "I know it is actually it that you have been waiting for, not me!"

There was a burst of good-natured laughter from the audience, and Schneider continued: "Every year after the shareholders' meeting, we will publish some of the development projects for the next year, but every year it is like this, and there seems to be no surprises. And I heard that

This year everyone has already been speculating on the next area we are going to spend money on, and many people probably already have their own answers in their minds..."

Schneider looked around the crowd and said slowly: "But what I am going to read out next may be beyond the expectations of most of you. Whether you are surprised or happy, the investment projects we have prepared are all

It will, as always, bring considerable economic benefits to everyone. The investment projects announced below will start raising funds in three days and start implementation in thirty days. In all projects, Haihan Commercial Department will hold at least 51% of the shares.

If the public sale portion is not sold out, we will make up the difference."

Schneider opened the cover and began to read out the first project: "The new commercial port project at the mouth of the Nandu River north of Qiongzhou Fucheng has a total cost of 500,000 taels of silver and a total construction period of 18 months..."

Before Schneider finished reading, everyone in the audience was in an uproar. These people here had many conjectures and speculations about Haihan's next investment location, but no one thought that this location was actually placed on Qiongzhou Island.

Near the center.

For maritime merchants, Haikou Port near Fucheng is naturally a well-known place. Before the two ports in Sanya appeared, this place was the largest and most prosperous port on Qiongzhou Island and the trade distribution center of Qiongzhou Island. However, in recent years, due to

Due to the impact of Sanya, Haikou Port has gradually begun to decline. Its old port facilities and hydrological conditions of sedimentation are indeed inferior to the two large ports built by the Haihan people in Sanya. If it were not for the important Fucheng next to it,

There are tens of thousands of people living there, so the rate of desolation may be even faster.

But whether this place is prosperous or abandoned, it is a key area under the eyes of the Ming Dynasty government. It guards the important position of the Qiongzhou Strait in the north of Qiongzhou Island. How could the government leave it to a group of businessmen to run it? What's more, these people are not from the Ming Dynasty.

, but the remnants of the Han people who drifted from overseas.

Looking at the history of the Haihan people's fortune, it seems that they had not engaged in such radical behavior before. The areas where investment projects were implemented were almost all within their sphere of influence, such as the Sanya area in Qiongnan. This kind of place was famous in the Ming Dynasty.

The government is often beyond the reach of the government, so the Haihan people can implement their system of public ownership of land locally, concentrate the land in their own hands, and then carry out large-scale development. If this approach is moved to the capital, will the government still pretend to be deaf?

Turn a blind eye?

There are probably only two reasons for this uncharacteristic behavior of the Haihan people. One is that the fever burned out their brains, which is obviously not in line with their always rational behavior. The second possibility is that they have been able to control the situation in the surrounding areas of Fucheng. However,

This means that the Ming government has lost its ability to control the power of this region.

Of course, there have been similar situations before. The Yacheng government near Sanya has long been ignored by the Haihan people. This is not a secret in the maritime business circle. Anyone who has been to the local area in recent years knows that the Haihan people have owned a property in Qiongnan.

How much influence it has. But after all, Qiongnan is a vast and sparsely populated place. Even the Li and Miao natives have only a few tens of thousands of people. The Ming Dynasty’s local rule cannot be said to be particularly stable. Besides, after the Haihan people took control of the local area, there was no

He has done nothing excessive, and he has not done anything rebellious. He only cares about making money, making money, and making more money. Therefore, in the eyes of Daming Shipping, although Haihan's expansion is very strong, it does not seem to pose any threat.

It was not until recently that the Haihan people sent troops to Qiongbei and recovered several cities captured by the pirate army for the government. Most people realized that the power Haihan had at hand was far beyond simply controlling Qiongnan. As long as they were willing, they would control

It doesn't seem to be a problem to expand the territory several times outward.

However, before the convening of this conference, the vast majority of people still held a very optimistic attitude, believing that Haihan would rationally control its sphere of influence in the area dominated by Qiongnan. But now the Haihan people have publicly changed the "Qionglianfa"

"The investment and development location for the next year will be placed near Qiongzhou Fucheng, which seems to prove that this disturbing development direction is becoming a reality.

What did Schneider read next? The venue was noisy, and at least half of the people didn't hear it clearly. After Schneider finished reading this paragraph, he put down the document book and asked the attendees with a smile: "Everyone, are you interested in participating?

Are you coming to our new plan?"
Chapter completed!