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Regardless of what the viewers who watched the documentary really thought, the purpose of the Executive Committee to have the propaganda department work overtime to edit the film has been achieved. Because there is no more intuitive information dissemination channel, these spectators will add a lot of their own subjective opinions to the word of mouth, and then after a number of additions, when the news spreads, the Haihan militia will almost be mythologized as an invincible heavenly soldier.

However, during the period when the Haihan militia was on the march, the work of the base camp did not stop, and the Haihan jurisdiction was expanding outward at an alarming speed. In the first three months of this year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs brought in more than 6,500 immigrants from the mainland and more than 3,300 from Annam, and with the addition of other people who came to Sanya on their own through various means, the population growth in the first quarter of 1629 exceeded 10,000.

At present, the total population of the area under the jurisdiction of the Executive Committee has exceeded 30,000, and three-quarters of them have obtained Haihan naturalization. Although the Executive Committee verbally acknowledged the existence and validity of dual nationality, there is no doubt that a considerable number of naturalized persons have gradually abandoned their status as "Ming nationals". In particular, the Li and Miao tribes from the mountainous areas and the foreign population from Annam have a very high degree of identification with their new identity, and for them, the Haihan is a powerful and trustworthy regime, and as for the Ming or other regimes, sorry, the people have never felt the benefits of these regimes, only endless taxes and servitude.

For ordinary people, especially those refugees who came to Sanya because of famine and war, the social system of food, housing, birth, old age, sickness and death under the rule of the Executive Committee is simply heaven. For some, it is a pity that the policy of not allowing private land to be bought and sold here is a pity, but the good news is that under the rule of the Executive Committee, there is not only a way to survive on the land, but there are too many jobs for people to work in exchange for the means of subsistence. As long as the naturalized people have their place of origin, the people's living standards will not only be struggling to survive, they can see the hope of improving their living standards from the old naturalized people who joined the Haihan system in the early days, and even have the opportunity to evolve from laborers who govern people to laborers who govern people.

The southern part of Hainan Island, including Yazhou, has always been sparsely populated, and the majority of the naturalized people recruited in the early stage are from poor backgrounds, so that the Executive Committee has not encountered much resistance in implementing the land policy, which was originally regarded as a major problem. Some of the external civil forces that tried to fight against the Executive Committee were also uprooted by the vigilante groups before the climate could be formed. And the Daming local government, the only one that can support the landlord class, has long since become the spokesperson of the Haihan Executive Committee, and naturally it will not jump out to oppose the Executive Committee, the most powerful big landlord on the island.

It was on the basis of the land policy of collective ownership that the Executive Committee was able to organize efficient agricultural production, thereby freeing up more labour from the land and investing in manufacturing, commerce and service. Let Sanya enter the atmosphere of modern industrial society several years ahead of schedule.

With the gradual operation of the Sanya inland port, the maritime trade driven by the two ports of Sanya Port and Shengli Port has also become more and more prosperous. The Executive Committee's free port policy for the Sanya region has been implemented for almost two years. It has attracted a large number of Daming maritime merchants to gradually move the trading location from Guangzhou on the mainland to Sanya. Not only can you buy all kinds of goods from the West, but more importantly, the origin of Haihan goods, which has far more room to choose than Guangzhou, and can also be traded in a bartering way. There are no high taxes and no bullying of foreign races in Sanya, which is far better than Manila and Batavia, which are the ports where ghosts are in charge.

The maturing financial system of Haihan Bank has also provided great convenience for the development of maritime trade in Sanya, and maritime merchants with large trade volume can cross the sea with only a silver ticket issued by Haihan Bank, and will no longer be afraid of carrying boxes of gold and silver outside. Nowadays, in addition to Guangzhou, it is now in Huizhou, Chaozhou and Zhangzhou in Fujian. All of them have opened branches of Haihan Bank, which can provide financial services for local merchants through deposit and exchange. More and more maritime merchants began to get accustomed to using the banknotes of the Haihan Bank, and even among some businessmen who were familiar with each other, the freely transferable bearer banknotes of the Haihan Bank had the initial ability to pay in currency.

This meaning is much more than the negotiable bills used in the jurisdiction, and the role of negotiable bills is more to allow the financial sector to control the scale of the local economy and the price level, which is a mandatory financial measure. The silver ticket began to have the ability to pay externally, and its reliability came from the user's self-recognition. That means that the credit of Haihan Bank is enough to start absorbing more funds from Daming and investing in the construction of Hainan Island. As for how to absorb more funds, the operation of "Qiong Lianfa" in the past year has provided the best model.

At present, the capital invested by "Qionglianfa" in Sanya has far exceeded the principal of more than 100,000 yuan when it was established a year ago, and Schneider's latest amount is 420,000 yuan, which covers more than 20 investment projects, including infrastructure, water conservancy, transportation, grain, spices, sericulture, shipbuilding, transportation, manufacturing and other fields. Among them, infrastructure, spices, transportation and other projects that have achieved rapid results have begun to make considerable profits. Shareholders have long since forgotten their original scruples. Nowadays, as long as the Ministry of Commerce launches any new projects, "Qiong Lianfa" will not be subscribed to 3721 first. However, when the investment of "Qiong Lianfa" is still in the ascendant, the business leaders led by Schneider are already planning new investment areas.

"This is a spoonbill crab and chicken leg snail sent from Lingshui, and it is said that they are local specialties, so you will have a good time today. Tao Dong came to greet everyone: "Move the chopsticks, everyone will talk while eating!"

Angler crab, also known as "Qiong beast crab", is a rare straight crab. This strange-looking crab has a large body and fat flesh, and it is delicious. Commonly known as "beauty legs", the meat is tender and tender, but both of these seafood are only produced in the Lingshui area, and the current season is the peak fishing season. Lingshui County is only separated by a bay from Tielu Port, with a voyage of more than 10 nautical miles, and the local fishermen also know that the area under the rule of Haihan in the south is relatively wealthy, and since last year, the catch has been transported to Tielu Port and even Shengli Port for sale, and special products such as pipa crab and chicken leg snails will naturally not be missed.

Today's occasion was led by Tao Donglai, who gathered together the members of the executive committee and the responsible persons of some economic and trade units to hold an outdoor dinner on the foredeck of the "New World", with the theme of discussing the next investment direction. In other words, the next step in foreign expansion is more accurate.

After everyone ate and drank for a while, Tao Donglai led to the topic: "As you probably know, we have basically controlled the southern coastal areas of Hainan Island, and are gradually controlling the shipping lanes in and out of the Beibu Gulf. Our main goal in the next step is to gain de facto control of the sea area from Guangzhou to Hainan Island and south to the east of the Indochina Peninsula. Considering the long coastline of the east coast of Indochina, we are before this expedition. Four new port areas have been selected in the south as springboards. Now that we have finished the war, we need to consider how to build these places in a time-saving, labor-saving, and cost-effective way. I hope everyone can brainstorm about this matter. Let's figure out how to come up with ideas. ”

"Why don't we think about developing near the Pearl River Estuary first? We now have more than 50 percent of the migration and 60 percent of the maritime trade going through the waters of the Pearl River Estuary, but we only have a small Wanshan port there, and it is also used for both military and civilian purposes, so the actual protection role is very limited. Although we defeated Liu Xiang at the end of last year, the defeat was only Liu Xiang, and Eighteen Zhi had not yet lost to us. If they had pulled out of the Fujian battlefield, the garrison of Wanshan Port would probably not be able to stop them at the mouth of the Pearl River. Yue Zhiyun of the Ministry of Shipping first questioned Tao Donglai's opinion.

"The establishment of a large stronghold in the mouth of the Pearl River, especially one that is obviously of military use, is a relatively sensitive matter for the Ming Dynasty. We have to be more cautious. Tao Donglai explained: "Of course, this does not mean that we will not do anything, in fact, the Guangzhou Office has started to study the local situation this year to see if we can find a solution that can be approved by the Ming government, so that we can build a larger seaport base near Hong Kong Island." Don't worry, if this matter is clear, the first non-military unit to receive the news will definitely be your shipyard. ”

The idea of setting up a large military base at the mouth of the Pearl River has been around for a long time, and the emergence of Wanshan Port is more of a transitional measure. Hong Kong Island, which has a larger developable area and better comprehensive conditions, is what the Executive Committee really wants to touch. In order to achieve comprehensive control over the waters of the Pearl River estuary, the navy will inevitably have to continue to expand its scale on the existing basis, which is why Tao Donglai said that the shipyard will be the first non-military unit to get the news.

Ning Qi also added: "Whether it is the northern part of Hainan Island or the area near the Pearl River Estuary, at this stage, we have to take into account the reaction of the Ming Dynasty, and the measures should not be too radical." As you just said. Our main trade object and source of immigrants are still the Ming Dynasty, and the relationship with the Ming Dynasty must remain as peaceful as possible, it is easy to tear the face, but it is difficult to repair it again. ”

Gu Kai opened his mouth and asked: "If you want to develop the area of the Indochina Peninsula, this investment is much more than the development of Hainan Island, or is it the same as before, and you will also introduce foreign shareholders?"

"At present, the Ministry of Commerce's idea is to copy the previous practice of forming Qionglianfa. A similar agency was set up in Annam to invest in the development of the southern coastal areas of the Indochina Peninsula. Schneider explained: "However, given the actual situation in Annan, the shareholders of this institution probably do not have many real businessmen. ”

Whether it is South Vietnam or North Vietnam, foreign trade has always been firmly controlled by a very small number of privileged classes, so the merchants with a little strength in Annam basically have official backgrounds, and the vast majority of those who can participate in the development of Haihan will also come from this group. Most of the people here are more familiar with the situation in North Vietnam, and Schneider doesn't have to be too straightforward to understand the implications.

"If there is the intervention of the Annan official, will there be trouble in the future?" The question raised by Gu Kai undoubtedly represents the thoughts of most people present.

Although the shareholders of "Qiong Lianfa" are also inextricably linked with the Daming government, they have no foundation in Hainan Island, and how to operate the investment project of "Qiong Lianfa" in Hainan Island, the shareholders can basically only obey the arrangements of the Haihan side, and their background will not come in handy here. However, if development is carried out in a similar way in Annam, it is necessary to take into account the influence of the government in the operation of specific projects, after all, those places still nominally belong to the territory of Annam, and there are also a large number of manpower and materials that need to be obtained locally during the development period.

"I'm not so pessimistic. Schneider wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, and then explained his point seriously: "If there is a moderate official intervention, it will be much easier for us to obtain manpower and materials." At the same time, there will be more opportunities to promote our financial system and values to the Annam court. Don't forget, while they reach out, they leave room for us to reach in. If this kind of opportunity requires us to sacrifice modest interests in exchange, I think it is acceptable, after all, in the long run, it is still necessary to find ways to keep Annan's interests in line with us, so that the cooperation can go further. ”

"Of course. The intervention of the Annan government in the development project must be limited in advance from the contract. We need to ensure that our core interests are not infringed upon. As for the drafting of the provisions, please rest assured that it will be drafted by me and lawyer Gu Kai personally, and there will be absolutely no loopholes for them to exploit. Schneider said and gently patted Gu Kai's back next to him.

Gu Kai shrugged and said, "I have to explain that I didn't know in advance that this guy would drag me into the water, and I won't carry this pot!"

Everyone let out a burst of good-natured laughter, and Tao Donglai took over the topic and said: "I also had an argument with Mr. Shi about whether the advantages of this method outweigh the disadvantages or the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, but in the end I was persuaded by him, because if we want to rely on our own strength to recruit labor in the local area and prepare materials for development." It's no less difficult than repeating the process of developing the port of victory after we cross, but I don't think anyone wants to spend the same amount of time and energy to do the same thing all over again, and with the influence of official Annan, we can reduce the time required to a quarter or less, and I think it's worth taking a small risk. ”

For the Haihan group of traversers, there is no question of the feasibility of realizing the development of the Indochina Peninsula. It's just the length of time, but it is precisely this seemingly unimportant factor that the time-traveling people pay the most attention to - they choose to come to this time and space because they want to gain greater power, more benefits, and even be able to inherit the fame and wealth of future generations, and time. It is the biggest obstacle to their achievement.

Every traveler wants to see the day when the Haihan regime stands in the east of the world before they grow old, and it will take several years of struggle to achieve this goal, and if they can save a year and a half at every step of the outward expansion of their sphere of influence, then they may have the opportunity to see the rise of the Haihan in their prime.

The establishment of a stronghold in the Indochina Peninsula is a necessary springboard for the Haihan forces to compete for the Strait of Malacca, the Sunda Strait, the Lombok Strait and other golden waterways in the future. In this way, it will establish its own maritime exclusive economic zone and control the necessary shipping lanes for maritime trade between the East and the West. Of course, in order to achieve this goal, Haihan still has a lot of work to do, and even to prepare for the outbreak of a large-scale war, such as the Netherlands, Spain and other old Western maritime powers, will not consciously withdraw from the Far East because of the emergence of Haihan. The rise and fall of old and new forces in the region will inevitably be accompanied by the outbreak of war, and only force can determine the ultimate ownership of these regions.

The process of achieving this goal may take five years, or eight years and ten years, but if there is an opportunity to shorten the process, then even if there are some risks, it is worth bearing - Tao Donglai's point of view is that if the introduction of official power from Annam in the development of the four southern ports can help shorten the construction process, it will be a cost-effective solution for time-precious travelers.

After Schneider and others took turns to analyze and explain the pros and cons, no one questioned this general direction, after all, it is the common goal of all people to realize the rise of Haihan as soon as possible, and it is also a reasonable choice to make a little sacrifice and concession in interests for this purpose.

After the general direction is finalized, all that remains is to discuss the details of various operations. Prior to this, Haihan had already developed three ports in the Annam area, namely Heitu Port, Tushan Port and Yongan Port, and had accumulated some experience in the development of ports located overseas. However, the concession area of the four southern ports is significantly larger than that of the two ports of Tushan and Yong'an, and the development zone demarcated by Jinlan Port even exceeds that of the Heitu Port in the north, so it will still be quite difficult to operate.

After the commerce department has finalized the rough framework, Haihan will send an envoy to Thang Long to make a formal proposal for cooperation to the Annam court. If it is a qiē shun lì, then the construction of these four ports can be started in the first half of the year. m