Of course, Qian Tiandun understood what Dong Yanyun meant, and said with a smile: "Please allow me to ask unceremoniously, Lord Xu is planning to step on our heads to win the opportunity to win the upper position?"

Although Xu Xinsu was born as a businessman, and his main business in his early years was smuggling, which was a criminal business, it can be seen from his later step of spending money to buy officials and laundering his land, that the goal of his life is not just money, and it is equally important for him to be able to obtain a glorious ancestor's fame. And Xu Xinsu climbed all the way from the sailor who was originally bought with money to the current position of the general soldier in Fujian, and it was only six years before and after, and this rocket-like promotion speed is enough to envy others.

Of course, a large part of the credit for this proud achievement has to be recorded on the side of the Haihan, if it were not for the military assistance of the Haihan people for several years, Xu Xinsu would not have been promoted all the way up with such a smooth accumulation of military exploits, I am afraid that as early as 1628, he would have died under the offensive of the Eighteen Zhi as in the original history, and the person who replaced him as a senior military official in Fujian was not someone else, it was his great enemy Zheng Zhilong.

Compared with the maritime merchants Li Dan, the Dutch and the Ming officials that Xu Xinsu has served in the past, Haihan's strong reinforcement is undoubtedly the most powerful pillar. Not only did he give guns and artillery, but he also helped Xu Xinsu train the army and train officers, which played a great role in promoting the combat effectiveness of the Fujian Navy Division. Before 1627, the Fujian army was rampant against the Eighteen Zhi, and every time they fought each battle, they would suffer more or less losses, and later they could only choose to retreat to avoid the war, and the dignified Fujian sailors did not even dare to openly patrol in the waters of the Fujian Strait.

Since the key to life and death must rely on Haihan's military assistance, Xu Xinsu has always been obedient to Haihan's words, and sometimes even his attitude can be described as low-voiced. In the history of cooperation between the two sides, Xu Xinsu did not make too many requests to Haihan other than military aid - dǐng is more than a few exclusive clauses in the details of commercial cooperation. And Haihan will also arrange for Xu Xinsu and his troops to take the opportunity to brush up their achievements, such as the Battle of Nanri Island the year before and the Battle of Penghu this year.

Dong Yanyun listened to Qian Tiandun's bad tone, and quickly explained: "Lord Xu doesn't have this intention, I just hope that your leaders can consider it more carefully-dǐng-diǎn-小-say,.2←3.▼os_();." You often say that cooperation should be a 'win-win' situation, and if you can push Mr. Xu again, you will definitely get corresponding rewards in the future. ”

"Lord Xu deserves the credit, we will naturally have arrangements. But what should be given and what should not be given, our Executive Committee also has a clear attitude. Qian Tiandun's tone did not improve much after listening to this explanation: "If you don't give it, you can't rob it!"

"General Qian misunderstood, the villain didn't mean it!" Dong Yanyun's heart trembled when he heard this, and he quickly stood up and bowed and apologized: "It's the villain who lost his words for a while, General Qian is not strange!"

Although it is very important to help Xu Xinsu win the support of the Haihan people on the issue of the nominal ownership of the island of Taiwan, if he offends the Haihan people, especially the Haihan generals stationed in Fujian, it will really outweigh the losses. Dong Yanyun has been dealing with the Haihan people for several years, and he also knows that before this General Qian came to Fujian, he opened up a situation for the Haihan to gain a foothold in Annam, and the country's military is almost always looking forward to Qian Tiandun, and almost all the policies implemented by the Haihan in Annam are decided by him, which also shows the trust of the Haihan Executive Committee in him. And after Qian Tiandun was transferred to Fujian, in addition to commanding the Haihan militia to fight, all of Haihan's institutions in Fujian were also assigned to him to be responsible for management, Dong Yanyun knew that as long as this master felt that something was inappropriate, then basically don't expect the Haihan Executive Committee to make a contrary decision.

Qian Tiandun's perception and attitude towards the Fujian government and Xu Xinsu will greatly affect the position of the Haihan Executive Committee. And this stance will directly affect Haihan's support for Xu Xinsu in the future, Dong Yanyun knows the severity, so he will immediately get up and apologize.

"I don't mean to blame you. Qian Tiandun's tone softened a little at this time: "People have to plan for themselves, Lord Xu is self-motivated, I can understand this, who doesn't want to have a day of being a supreme minister? Our Haihan's support for Lord Xu should also be obvious to all, but Taiwan Island, we don't plan to take it out as a bargaining condition." If Lord Xu wants to make a contribution, there will be other opportunities in the future. As you just said, we are thinking about how to achieve a 'win-win' result in cooperation, and if the benefits outweigh the disadvantages for us, we will also consider it if we don't need to ask for it." ”

"Yes, yes, or General Qian is thoughtful, Fang is the villain. Dong Yanyun hurriedly confessed.

Since this matter could not be discussed, and Qian Tiandun also expressed his attitude, Dong Yanyun had no choice but to give up his plan to continue to persuade the other party on this topic, and instead raised another topic: "Then can Fujian business people enter the port you set up on Taiwan Island to operate and trade?"

The so-called Fujian businessmen, in fact, mainly refer to the Xu family and the interest groups it represents, Qian Tiandun understood the meaning of the other party as soon as he heard it, and he had already prepared for this: "Of course, for normal business investment, we have always adhered to the attitude of welcome." We will build a large-scale integrated port city on the west coast of Taiwan Island that is no less than Zhangzhou Yuegang, and at the same time, it will also be the administrative and economic center of Haihan in the southeast coastal area of Daming in the coming period. If the businessmen in Fujian are interested, they can go to the local area now. ”

"Could it be that you have already broken ground on the island of Taiwan?" Dong Yanyun asked tentatively.

Qian Tiandun slightly diǎn diǎn head, which can be regarded as answering Dong Yanyun's question.

Dong Yanyun was a little anxious at this time, the Haihan people didn't leave time for a buffer, obviously they didn't want the Fujian side to meddle in this matter from the beginning. When the ground on the island of Taiwan has already been grounded, the matter will not come to light, and the Fujian side will certainly not be able to interfere in the local development process if it organizes personnel and materials.

Dong Yanyun asked tentatively, "Then are there merchants from other places who have already settled in the local area?"

"Li Dou, about the situation of commercial development, you can tell Mr. Dong about it. Qian Tiandun handed this matter over to the Li Dou in charge of civil affairs and commerce in a word.

"Since some of the materials and personnel we need to develop the island of Taiwan are from Guangzhou, the local merchants did get the news earlier than Fujian. Li Dou unabashedly admitted this matter, after all, it is useless to conceal it, after the Fujian people go to Kaohsiung, they will naturally find that their counterparts from Guangdong have already circled the land there and started to build houses.

"This ...... After all, this is the Fujian Sea, is it unfair for you to do this?" Dong Yanyun couldn't help but complain.

"Mr. Dong probably forgot that in the cooperation agreement signed between Lord Xu and us two years ago, it was already stated that after Penghu was recovered, the waters east of Penghu in the strait belonged to Haihan. We have the right to exercise maritime jurisdiction in this area, and as long as it does not harm the rights and interests of the Fujian government, we can carry out actions in this area. Moreover, the island of Taiwan is not the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and you have no reason to criticize us for doing so. Li Dou replied without giving an inch.

Li Dou's words are reasonable and well-founded, when Xu Xin asked Haihan for help, he did sign a lot of "unequal agreements". And Xu Xinsu, who couldn't see the future clearly at that time, naturally didn't expect that Haihan would develop and grow so quickly and extend his tentacles to Fujian. Penghu was still in the hands of the powerful Shibazhi at that time, and Xu Xinsu did not expect that the Haihan people would be able to directly expel him from the strait area after two years, and the various agreements signed before that would become a rope that bound the Fujian government.

Of course, if Xu Xinsu was strong enough, he could also ignore the agreements signed at that time, but his partner was such a force that Haihan could not provoke. Unilaterally tearing up the agreement at that time, Xu Xinsu must not dare to do this kind of thing, except for eating this secret loss with his head stuffy, there seems to be no other better way to deal with it.

Dong Yanyun's dumbfounded expression at this time was a direct reflection of this feeling, and he really didn't expect Haihan's attitude to change so quickly during this period. The fierce attitude shows at least one thing, Haihan does not want to see Xu Xinsu continue to maintain a dominant position in the trade system of this region, so he will take secret measures against Fujian on the issue of the development of Taiwan Island, and first introduce merchants from Guangdong. In this way, even if Fujian follows up, it will be difficult to completely eliminate the influence of Guangdong counterparts in the local area.

Dong Yanyun shook his head and said, "Your move is ...... Fujian's coastal trade has always been the responsibility of the chambers of commerce in the four coastal prefectures and one province, and even their counterparts from Guangzhou, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang have all followed Fujian's rules.

Dong Yanyun's four prefectures and one prefecture refer to the five seaside prefectures of Zhangzhou, Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Funing, and Xinghua, and more than ninety percent of Fujian's maritime merchants are from these regions, and in the course of long-term operation, they have gradually formed commercial alliances at all levels with strong local colors. And Haihan's approach is undoubtedly directly leaving aside the entire Fujian business district, which will naturally cause dissatisfaction among relevant people.

Li Dou responded: "We recognize and respect the rules of the Fujian Local Chamber of Commerce in the four coastal states and one prefecture of Fujian, but the port of Taiwan Island is not considered the coastal area of Fujian, and this place belongs to Haihan, so it will also operate in accordance with Haihan's consistent operation mode." Sanya Port, Danzhou Port, and Shengli Port, how these places operate, and the ports of Taiwan Island will be the same in the future. ”

The ports that Li Dou said are all in line with Haihan's free trade policy, which means that any person or vessel that complies with Haihan's laws and regulations can enter the port to engage in trade activities after obtaining permission. Even the Dutch and Portuguese, who had fought against the Han on the battlefield, were able to gain legal access to the Haihan ports for trade. As for the exclusive clauses that the Fujian side is counting on, there will be no such clauses in these places. Unless it is the Haihan who wants to exclude one party from their trading system, it is unlikely that anyone else will let the Haihan set the terms of exclusivity as they wish.

Dong Yanyun hurriedly said: "Your operation has allowed the friends in Guangdong to take the lead, and when the businessmen from Fujian go to the local area, I am afraid that there will be no dock for docking!"

Li Dou smiled and said, "Regarding this matter, Mr. Dong doesn't have to worry. The coastline of this place we selected for building a wharf is dozens of miles long, and the terrain is much better than that of Zhangzhou Yuegang, Mr. Dong knows after going to the field to see it. ”

"Is this true?" Dong Yanyun heard this description, and his anxious mood eased slightly. If all the ports built by the Haihan people in Taiwan were occupied by the Cantonese Yankees, then he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to bear Xu Xinsu's anger after he returned. If you can build your own exclusive dock and trading institution, then everyone can play according to their own skills.

"If Mr. Dong feels it is necessary, I can immediately arrange a boat to send you to the local area to have a look, seeing is believing. Li Dou replied unhurriedly. At present, a week has passed since the start of construction at Kaohsiung Port, and the first phase of the port project has basically completed the enclosure, so it doesn't hurt to let Dong Yanyun go over and have a look.

"Okay, well, then there will be Director Lao Li!" Dong Yanyun hurriedly stood up and took a deep look at Li Dou. Although this young Haihan official was estimated to be the same age as his child, Dong Yanyun still showed enough respect for him. After all, Haihan is famous for liking to appoint young officials, and the Haihan people stationed in Fuguang and Guangzhou provinces are relatively young, and no one dares to say whether these young people will enter the highest authority of Haihan in the future, so Dong Yanyun is also very careful in his attitude towards people.

The straight-line voyage from Magong Port to Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan is only 60 or 70 nautical miles, and it only takes half a day for Haihan's fast boat to arrive, and it can go back and forth between the two places on the same day, but it will not delay too much work. However, Dong Yanyun did not plan to wait until he returned from Taiwan Island to report to his superiors, but immediately wrote a letter and handed it to his subordinates, ordering him to immediately send it back to Zhangzhou and hand it over to Xu Xinsu.

One step is slow, one step is slow, in Guangdong counterparts have set off in advance to occupy the first place, no matter how much Fujian complains, it is useless, the top priority is to quickly organize personnel and materials, as far as possible to go to Haihan New Port on the island of Taiwan, while the gap between the two sides has not yet opened up to make up for the lost time.