Chapter 771 Sanya’s New Look

With a history of nearly three hundred years of rule, a vast territory and a large population, it seems that there is nothing that can be done against a local force entrenched on the island. Li Nai believes that this is the current situation between the Ming Dynasty and Haihan. If it were five years ago

Li Nai would probably feel unwilling and sad about this situation, but after several years of contact with the Haihan people, he has been able to face this reality with a more peaceful perspective and attitude. The Haihan people have used affirmation more than once

He told him in a tone that there was a gap of several hundred years in civilization between Haihan and the Ming Dynasty. This was why Haihan, who had no foundation, was able to occupy a territory and hundreds of thousands of people in the southern border of the Ming Dynasty in just five years.

root cause.

The degree of civilization among the Haihan people does not refer to achievements such as poetry and poetry, but to the gap in social systems, structures, productivity, etc. Li Nai believes that the Haihan people's statement is not an unfounded disparagement, because they are indeed

They have shown capabilities that far exceed those of their competitors at the same time. Even the Western Fans such as Folangji and Holland, which in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty are very powerful in terms of force, the Haihan people also claim to be hundreds of years ahead of them.

The Haihan people started with a few hundred people on Qiongzhou Island, and it only took them five years to reach the current scale, and the expansion rate is getting faster and faster every year. It is difficult for Li Nai to imagine that they will have ten times the land in the future.

After that, what kind of development speed will be achieved after increasing the population? By then, not to mention the Ming Dynasty, the surrounding countries and the Spanish will be tied together, and they will not be the opponents of the Haihan people. Anyone should be amazed by this situation.

But the Haihan people themselves take all this as a matter of course. Li Nai once heard more than one Haihan people say that the purpose of their coming here is to do something big like opening up territory and establishing national power. For them,

It is just one step in the whole plan.

Of course, according to the Haihan people, there is no "king" or "emperor" in this country. The person who leads and manages the entire country will still be a political model consistent with the existing system. If you haven't witnessed Haihan with your own eyes,

Considering the history of the Han Dynasty, it is difficult for anyone to believe that this ridiculous-sounding model can actually work well.

Li Nai once discussed this issue with Tao Donglai - if the civilization of Haihan is hundreds of years ahead of the Ming Dynasty and other contemporaneous countries, then after a few hundred years, will the monarchy countries no longer

Got it?

"Yes, there are, but the remaining royal family will basically become a decoration." Tao Donglai's answer at the time, he still remembers clearly: "Any country that wants to become more powerful must eventually get rid of the monarchy.

However, this process requires the blood and lives of many people, and may even require many iterations. Fortunately, our Haihan civilization has already passed this step. Therefore, in the future, this world will not be the same.

No country will be able to catch up with us."

Although Tao Donglai's words were not particularly straightforward, he made his meaning very clear - as long as it is a monarchy, it is impossible to become a comparable opponent to Haihan. And in the foreseeable future, this will

It is probably unlikely that any country will appear in the surrounding area of ​​Haihan.

"Master, we've arrived!" After the attendant reminded him softly, Li Nai came to his senses from his endless contemplation and got up and got out of the car.

Before leaving the station, the mixed aroma of various foods filled the air. Outside Sanya Station is the Sanya Port Center on the banks of the Linchun River, which is the area around Luhuitou Square in Sanya City in the future. Ships and people entering and leaving Sanya Port are all...

It is necessary to register and go through various procedures at the Port Center. People who go to Victory Port and Victory Fort also need to take a bus here. Therefore, the flow of people in this place is huge, which has spawned a large number of service industries, including vendors and vendors supplying various types of catering.

There are even more restaurants than there are shops on the pier.

In addition, various goods unloaded from Sanya Port also need to be transferred here to surrounding areas by trains, packhorses, manpower, etc. You can see flatbed fleets and packhorse teams running in parallel on the streets at any time. Fortunately, Haihan Executive

The committee had already taken future development into consideration when planning, and built the road very wide. There were policemen in black waving batons at every other section of the road to direct traffic. Even newcomers who had just arrived quickly learned the ropes under the training of batons.

Basic traffic rules such as staying on the right and leaving a lane.

In terms of market prosperity alone, Sanya Port is on par with the Pearl River Pier outside Guangzhou, and it is far more tidy and orderly than the Pearl River Pier. You can see people carrying bamboo baskets and brooms sweeping the streets at any time.

The cleaners who collect garbage, and the animals carrying goods all have dung bags hanging on their butts, making outsiders marvel at the clean environment here.

In addition, the social order here is much better than that of the ports under the Ming Dynasty. A team of five policemen can be seen patrolling on foot on the streets at any time. The strong police equipment ensures that it is difficult for sneaky criminals to

Anyone who is caught committing a thief or other criminal act will be sentenced to at least three months of hard labor. Anyone who is not mentally damaged will not stir up trouble in this place.

The villa that Li Nai purchased was still some distance from the station, and the entourage very considerately asked Li Nai if he needed to take a rickshaw or horse-drawn carriage on the street to reach his destination.

Li Nai waved his hand and rejected the entourage's suggestion: "I haven't been here for more than half a year, so this section of the road is just a walk, just to see how Sanya Port has changed in the past six months."

To the north of the station square, you basically leave the port area and enter the town. Haihan has built a lot of commercial properties here in recent years, which are provided to outsiders on a lease and sale basis. Some Haihan returnees with higher incomes

Huamin also bought real estate here. When Li Nai bought a house here, the scale of real estate development was only two to three hundred households, but now the population living here alone has exceeded 2,000 households. Most of them

Some of them are outsiders, like the members of the "Qiong Lianfa" group that Li Nai is familiar with, almost all of them have purchased real estate here, and some large households have even purchased several properties. People like Zhan Gui, the owner of a boat shop, moved their families to Sanya to settle down.

There are many examples.

However, Li Nai knew that the senior officials of Haihan did not live here. Some of them still lived in Victory Fort. In addition, on the coastline of Yalong Bay east of Victory Port, it is said that many buildings were built specifically for the residence of Chief Haihan.

A large villa, but Li Nai has not yet gone to see it in person, and is not sure what the specific situation is like.

When we got here, there were obviously more people who knew Li Nai. He couldn't walk far before someone greeted him and then stopped to say a few words. Most of them were businessmen traveling between Guangdong and Sanya. Even if they were not

I know those big shots in the Haihan Executive Committee who don’t often show up, and I’m sure I’ll recognize the third young master of Guangzhou’s “Fu Ruifeng” Trading Company, and the big boss of “Golden Shield Escort”, Li Nai. After all, the packages are now shipped from Guangzhou to all parts of the province.

At least 70% of the valuable money and escort business are taken over by "Golden Shield Escort". Being able to make friends with Li Nai, not to mention how much the business will be cheaper, will at least make the other party more interested in the corresponding business.

Some.

Of course, there is another reason that everyone knows but will not be easily announced, and that is the close relationship between Li Nai and the Haihan people. There are rumors in the world that "Fu Ruifeng" was able to ride on the smooth sailing ship of Haihan and rise to great heights.

Mainly because of the results of the negotiation between Mr. Li Sanya and the Haihan people in Sanya. Although I don’t know the specific terms of exchange between the two parties, Haihan has been bringing "Fu Ruifeng" with him along the way.

The Li family has become the most popular family in Guangzhou. The most valuable items produced by Haihan have always been controlled by the Li family in the Guangdong and Guangxi areas. This has not changed in the past few years. This alone is enough for the Li family to make a profit.

The bowls are full, making people envious and jealous.

Moreover, Haihan's support for the Li family was not only reflected in business. In the first year of Chongzhen, he sent hundreds of soldiers to Lijiazhuang to rescue the siege without saying a word, and defeated the army of rogues who besieged the local area. After that, he assisted the Li family in starting a siege.

The bodyguard business, with the current strength of "Golden Shield Luck", can pull out seven to eight hundred fully armed bodyguard teams at any time. As long as there is no rebellion, self-protection is definitely safe. People with a discerning eye can naturally see clearly.

Except for the uniforms they wear, the bodyguard team of the "Golden Shield Luck" are basically the same as the militiamen of the Haihan people. Most of the bodyguards leading the team are veterans who have retired from the Haihan militia. This bodyguard team only needs

If you change your skin, you can instantly transform into a Haihan militia.

Even if no one in the Ming Dynasty knows the name "Leading Party", anyone with a certain status in the shopping mall officialdom of Guangdong and Guangxi can at least see that the interest relationship between Haihan and the Li family is extraordinary. He is familiar with the third young master of the Li family.

, maybe if you encounter something in Sanya and need help, just ask Master Li San to come out and say hello to the Haihan people and it will be done.

Li Nai himself has been a shopkeeper for more than two years, and his edges have smoothed out a lot. He is not as self-conscious as before. When people he knows or doesn't know greet him, he will respond to them all with a smile. Although he

He also knew that many people just wanted to get acquainted with him, or use his name to build relationships with Haihan's senior management, but this did not make him appear impatient.

From the station square to the villa where Li Nai stayed, it was only a little more than two miles and less than three miles away. He greeted people all the way, and it actually took him more than an hour to get there. By the time he reached the door of his yard, he was already holding the lamp.

At that time. Fortunately, when he got off the ship, he had sent other followers to come to the front station. At this time, he was already packed and ready. The three servants who were stationed here stood at the gate, bowing their heads to welcome his arrival.

Li Nai's two-story villa covers an area of ​​about one acre and is built entirely in Haihan's design style instead of a traditional Chinese courtyard. The first floor is the reception room, dining room, kitchen, servant quarters, etc., and the second floor is his

The private space includes two bedrooms with full Haihan bathroom equipment, a living room and a study room. The doors and windows of the villa use a large amount of locally produced plate glass, and the furniture and floor tiles are all shipped from Guangzhou.

, the money spent on this decoration alone is enough to buy a mid-range garden apartment in a nearby residential complex.

The villa faces south and faces north. When you open the window of one of the bedrooms, you can see the Linchun River just around the corner. Haihan people call this location a "river view room." This alone makes this villa more beautiful than the one facing the east.

Can't see Jiang's villa is 20% more expensive. Of course, this is just a small amount of money for Li Nai, who was already rich a few years ago. If he can spend a little money to make his body and mind feel happy, why not do it?

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Li Nai went upstairs to wash up, changed into a set of comfortable home clothes, and then went downstairs to eat. One of the three servants staying here is a specially selected cook who goes to the chef training class held by Haihan people every year.

He went through two further studies to ensure that the dishes he cooked taste exactly the same as those eaten by the Haihan leaders in Fort Victory. Of course, all the seasonings and spices used in the kitchen are basically copied from Fort Victory.

The standard equipment, even the stove in the kitchen, was built by Li Nai through his connections and Tao Donglai sent someone to supervise the construction, in order to ensure that the heat could reach the same standard.

Li Nai admired the people of Haihan who paid attention to quality in some details of life, so he would follow suit intentionally or unintentionally and try to keep his lifestyle consistent with that of the people he imitated. He believed that this would help him experience and learn

As for the way of thinking of the Haihan people, as to whether this has any actual effect, Li Nai believes that the reason why he came to Sanya this time is the best proof. If he did not fully understand the way of thinking of the Haihan people and start from their perspective,

Looking at the changes in the situation, it is indeed difficult to deduce Haihan's next plan.

Because Li Nai arrived in a hurry this time, the villa's chef did not purchase some fresh ingredients in advance, but he still overcame various difficulties and made a full Western-style steak set meal for Li Nai according to Li Nai's personal preferences.

Li Nai once had a steak cooked by Haihan's chief chef Fan Wei at Fort Victory. He immediately included it in his private menu and then sent a chef to Fort Victory to learn the dish. Of course, as a

In exchange, this dish cannot appear in restaurants under the name of the Li family, and can only be enjoyed as a private dish.

It is said that the cooking of this dish comes from the European continent where the country of Xifan is located. However, after being introduced to Haihan, many improvements were made, and the cooking techniques are somewhat different from those of Westerners. For example, the choice of steak

The location must be the sixth to eighth pair of ribs on the cow, and they must be cut along the bone. And many of the spices used to marinate the steak are not found in European recipes.
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