Whether it is for political, military or economic reasons, the imminent war between Annan and Lancang seems to be beneficial and harmless to Haihan, and from Haihan's standpoint, he should indeed encourage his allies to start this war. The best way to express www.biquge.info position is to meet the procurement needs of the Annamite people and sell them a sufficient amount of arms. As for the delivery date mentioned by Bai Kesi, this is not really a big problem in the eyes of others, and what the Annanites need now is a clear attitude from Haihan, rather than delivering all the contents of the order to them immediately. To put it mildly, even if Haihan now had a sufficient amount of ready-made arms to deliver immediately, the Annanites might not be able to come up with enough money to pay, and most of them would have to make mortgage installments like they did in the two years of the civil war.

On 7 March, Haihan Ordnance and Annam representative Zheng Zheng signed a written contract at Shengli Fort for this year's arms deal. According to the terms of the agreement, Haihan will sell 5,000 arquebuses, 1,000 flintlock pistols, 120 artillery pieces of various calibers, and ammunition equivalent to the amount consumed by Annam's army in the past three years. In addition, there are a large number of various weapons spare parts, individual equipment and other military supplies. Although there is no navy-related content in this arms order for the time being, the amount has exceeded the total amount of arms purchased by Annan from Haihan in the previous two years.

Bai Kesi, who attended the signing ceremony as a representative of Haihan Ordnance, was smiling almost the whole time, because the benefits that this order will bring to Haihan Ordnance Industry will indeed make people feel happy. Although the Annan side will not pay the goods in a lump sum, but will pay in batches according to Haihan's delivery progress, this is not a problem for the seller, although the Annan people have become accustomed to paying on credit, they will not repay the debt, and sooner or later they will still make up the money to pay. And if Annan can achieve an overwhelming victory in the national war with Lancang, presumably he will be able to scrape a lot of oil and water from Lancang after the war.

Zheng Zheng's expression didn't seem to feel pain because he spent a lot of money, but there was a kind of relief after completing the task. But think about it, Zheng Zheng probably didn't think that when he came, he probably didn't think that he could get the Haihan people to agree to sell all the contents of the order, and now it didn't take too much trouble to sign this agreement, which is already a surprise for Annan. As for the fact that the Ministry of War did not prepare enough military expenditures for this, Zheng Zheng was not worried, as long as the war went smoothly enough, after the battle, let the Lancang State cede land and pay compensation, naturally this hole could be filled.

Both parties made small calculations and signed the agreement. As for the cost of purchasing these arms, there is no need to count them on the spot, and Annan will directly transfer the account through the Haihan Bank office in Annan, which can be regarded as the trade facilitation brought by the Haihan financial system after entering the Annan market. Similar to this kind of business-to-business transactions, the two parties rarely use cash to settle anymore, and basically transfer accounts directly through Haihan Bank in Sanya and Thang Long, which is far more convenient and reliable than in the past.

In addition to arms procurement, Zheng Zheng also had other businesses of interest during his trip. For example, the last time I heard Schneider talk about turning the area into a leisure tourism paradise in the South China Sea, he became interested in this matter after he returned. Although the idea proposed by Haihan people seems a bit mysterious, and the investment must be very huge, and there will be a lot of business risks to participate in it, Zheng Zheng believes that participating in this project will help enhance Annan's international influence, after all, the customer groups received by this place in the future are mainly dignitaries and dignitaries from various countries, and there are still many benefits that can be imagined to be half a master in this circle.

After Zheng Zheng finished talking about the arms list, he went to visit Schneider and asked about the details of the relevant projects on Ambuna Island. After Schneider learned of his intentions, he gave his own advice: "If you invest in the name of Annan, I suggest that you can build a high-end hotel on the island at your own expense, and if you invest in your own name, then you might as well hand over the money to us to operate, and don't directly participate in specific business projects." ”

Zheng Zheng was puzzled: "I can understand running a hotel, but why don't you come forward when you personally contribute money?"

Schneider explained: "There are too many people who want to participate in the project on Ambuna Island, and there are at least twenty or thirty interested people like Xiao Wangye. However, everyone wants to invest money in the most profitable projects, but few people are willing to invest money in infrastructure projects that have no direct return, such as building docks and roads. We plan to make some changes in the operation model of Ambuna Island, only absorb funds for individual investors, and do not open specific business projects, and integrate these funds to operate together to improve the efficiency of capital utilization. Of course, for the invested funds, we will also promise a certain rate of return and return period, so that investors will not suffer. As for the specific operation, I will briefly explain it to you......"

Of course, Zheng Zheng doesn't know what financing is, and what is a financial term such as debt financing, and after listening to Schneider for a long time, he still hasn't completely figured out what kind of operation methods the Haihan people have. But there is one thing he heard very clearly, the invested funds are equivalent to lending to Haihan to operate the project, not only to repay the principal, but also to pay interest, and will also enjoy a certain number of years of dividend distribution according to the proportion of capital contribution. In this process, the investor does not participate in the operation, but asks for decision-making, does not take responsibility, in other words, does not have to do anything after the money, just wait for the next few years to get money from Haihan year by year, which does sound like a pretty good investment plan.

Being able to obtain stable income without taking additional risks, this kind of good thing seems to be really like a pie falling from the sky, Zheng Zheng was excited, and did not forget to ask: "Then why didn't Haihan's past investment projects adopt this method?"

Schneider sighed: "Easier said than done, the personnel, systems, and management models required for this operation method are not ready overnight." We have always paid attention to business reputation, and if we do not handle all aspects properly, we will not launch it to customers. If something goes wrong, wouldn't it be a smash of your own signboard?"

Zheng Zheng praised: "Sure enough, you are still thoughtful, this money is handed over to you to operate, and this king can rest assured." ”

With Schneider's deceptive skills, it is naturally not difficult to persuade Zheng Zheng to pay obediently, and the situations he mentioned, although there are elements of fabrication in the plot, but the way of operation is not false. The Ministry of Commerce of Haihan is ready to try a new way of financing operation in the development and operation of Ambuna Island, and the main purpose of this is to gradually put an end to the situation where investors were too involved in the operation in the past.

In the past, Haihan's investment projects were mostly divided into two types, one was an agricultural and forestry project based on plantations, and the other was a business organization based on commercial banks or business alliances. The former is generally funded by the funder to engage in development, and Haihan is responsible for technical support and sales during the production period, and the cooperation method is relatively simple. The latter involves complex issues such as share ratio, shareholders' rights and interests, etc., and there are often differences of opinion on the business direction and benefit distribution, and there are even shareholders with a large shareholding ratio who point fingers at Haihan's business strategy and try to interfere in the business direction.

Although Haihan was able to settle most of the disputes with his influence in the end, this situation arose because of the system of these institutions themselves, and the differences of opinion could not be fundamentally eliminated, and the only way to change them was to start from the most basic point, that is, to change the structure and nature of operating capital.

From shareholder contribution to debt financing, the change of capital sources will also bring about changes in the mode of operation and organizational structure, this new financing method allows investors to do not need to participate in the operation, which seems to make it easier for investors, but without the identity of shareholders, investors will naturally not be able to make irresponsible comments about the way of doing business. The Ministry of Commerce also wants to take advantage of this new mode of operation to slowly change some historical problems that have been forced to form due to the external environment in the past.

In the past, in order to attract businessmen from other countries to enter Haihan's trade network and become Haihan's distributors and allies, Haihan would organize shareholder-based operating institutions to develop projects, but with Haihan's prestige and influence today, there is no longer much need to rely on external forces. Haihan has been launching high-quality investment projects to attract more and more investors, such as the launch of the Anbuna Island project, although there are still many people in Haihan who think that the investment and risk of this project are too great, but there are still a large number of investors who are very interested in it, Zheng Zheng is relatively late.

The Ministry of Commerce intends to complete the bond financing of the first phase of the construction fund of 5 million yuan, and use the money to develop and build Ambuna Island. Judging from the number of large investors who have expressed interest in investing, at least more than half of the financing amount can be ensured. This financing model can also effectively ensure the independence of Ambuna Island in terms of operation in the future, and avoid some discordant notes in the island's business projects due to the entry of multiple funds.

As for Schneider's earlier mention of funding the construction of a high-end hotel in the name of Annanguo, he only mentioned it casually, and did not think that Zheng Zheng would be really interested in it. After all, this kind of project is laborious and laborious to operate, and it may not be possible to make much money, how can it be easy to hand over the business directly to Haihan to take care of. Political needs are certainly to be considered, but if they are compared with the economic benefits that can be obtained by individuals, it seems that they can also be put into the back. In fact, before Schneider finished his explanation, Zheng Zheng was already thinking about how to organize more funds from China and invest in the project on Ambuna Island in his own private name.

Of course, the investment projects prepared by the Ministry of Commerce for this event are far more than just Ambuna Island. Hong Kong Island in the Pearl River Estuary, Kaohsiung Port in Tainan, and Zhoushan Dinghai Port in Zhejiang Province are also investment financing projects. While investors in Annam may not be interested in these relatively distant places, other investors may not think so, such as Portugal's representative Thomas.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Portugal and Haihan after the end of the civil war in Annam, Thomas has served as the Portuguese representative in Sanya. In the past few years, he has not only witnessed the rapid changes here, but also gradually understood and became familiar with the rhythm and methods of Haihan's foreign expansion and development and construction of overseas colonies.

Unlike Portugal's overseas colonies, Haihan invests heavily in each colony, not only to improve the infrastructure, but also to develop some long-term profitable business projects in each colony. Portugal, on the other hand, was often limited to predatory exploitation in resource-producing areas, or to build supply ports and forts in strategically important areas for purely military use. There are very few regions in the Far East that have really been in business for as long as Macau.

Of course, there were many reasons for this, not only because Portugal was not strong enough to support the colonizers in the Far East, but also because of the fierce external competition they faced. Neither the Spaniards nor the Dutch were vegetarians, and the two countries had never stopped squeezing the Portuguese-controlled areas in the Far East, and if it weren't for the Portuguese's good sight and timely hugging Haihan's thigh, their situation in the Far East today would have been much worse than the actual situation now.

Thomas has seen a lot, and he also knows that the Portuguese can't learn this set of things, they can neither copy the business operation model of the Haihan, nor have a strong armed force as a guarantee, especially because of the relationship between race and culture, the Haihan can rely on a huge market like the Ming Dynasty to obtain labor and resources, and export high-value goods, which is simply the goal that the Western colonizers can never achieve. The Portuguese have been operating in Macao for decades, and the returns they have received are far less than the business profits of the Haihan people in Sanya in just a few years, and the quality of the means can also be seen.

It was after recognizing this situation that Thomas firmly chose to cooperate with Haihan, whether it was the Governor of Goa or the Macau Council, and the report he submitted back was always to urge the conclusion of various cooperation agreements with Haihan. Thomas's claim proved to be effective, and the Portuguese trade in the Far East had shown a clear upward trend in recent years, and the sources of goods that had previously been smuggled by smuggling were now able to be purchased openly - of course, these supplies had to be obtained by the Haihan in general. Although a sum of money will be swept away by Haihan because of this, it is much better than the past situation. What's more, the arms provided by Haihan in the past few years have also made the Portuguese earn a lot from it. (To be continued.) )