Although the Ming court did not attach much importance to the port of Quanzhou, Haihan was very interested in it. Quanzhou Port north to Quanzhou Meizhou Bay, south to Weitou Bay, coastline is more than 500 kilometers long, there are four bays and sixteen ports in history, the port conditions are very superior. Only 90 nautical miles from Penghu Magong Port and within 200 nautical miles of the west coast of Taiwan Island, Quanzhou Port was a very good trading port on the coast of Fujian Province for the Haihan regime that wanted to develop Taiwan Island into the next Hainan Island-style colony.

If the development of Haihan is smooth in the coming period and the Dutch can be destroyed and the Dutch can be driven out to take the island of Taiwan, then most likely they will negotiate with the Fujian government to take over part or all of the management rights of Quanzhou Port, or set up a local chamber of commerce similar to "Qiong Lianfa" to pull the local big families to take over this place and redevelop it. When the time comes, Fujian businessmen will be invited to Hainan Island and Annam to see the operation of the local port, and I believe it is not difficult to copy the successful model of the past to Fujian.

Of course, before achieving these long-term goals, the Haihan people must first pragmatically solve the immediate problems and completely eliminate the influence of Shibazhi in the coastal areas of Fujian.

Although Quanzhou Port is obviously going downhill at this time, many supporting facilities of the Millennium Commercial Port are still very complete, such as the accommodation arranged by Xu Xinsu for Shi Diwen and others near the port is quite good. This is a courtyard covering an area of more than 20 acres, but this is not a private house, but an inn open to the public, specially for those who go out with their families and a group of servants to serve the wealthy businessmen, and the cost of renting is by no means small. However, with Xu Xinsu, the head snake of the earth, there is no need for Haihan to pay out of his own pocket.

The courtyards here are all designed by famous artists from Suzhou and Hangzhou, although they are located in Lingnan, but they have an unusual Jiangnan atmosphere. Shi Diwen and Morgan moved in with a few personal attendants, and there were more than twice as many people arranged here as they were, as long as they wanted, even someone would wipe their butts for them. As long as everything is told, someone will run errands to do it, and it will be more comfortable than when they were leaders in Victory Harbor.

Shi Diwen and Morgan have been in Victory Harbor for a long time, even if they are on a business trip, most of the time they go to the battlefield or go to a deserted place to explore the new colony, and they rarely enjoy it like this. Morgan lay on the soft floor, enjoying the food delivered to his mouth by the maid, and couldn't help but sigh, "I find that our time in Victory Harbor is not as good as we think it is. ”

In order to prevent the content of the conversation from being passed on, most of the communication between the two on the road was done in English, and Shi Diwen also responded in English after listening to it: "Of course, if you look at the expatriates in the past few years, has anyone taken the initiative to apply for being transferred back to Shengli Port from outside? Even if the outside life is not so complete, it is easier and more comfortable than in Shengli Port!"

Morgan replied, "I should also consider applying for a foreign assignment." ”

"No, you don't expect it, it's better to give up early. Shi Diwen mercilessly poured cold water on Morgan: "You are the only expert in the entire team who specializes in cardiovascular diseases, do you think the executive committee will arrange you to stay away from Sanya for a long time?"

"You're right. Morgan himself was obviously well aware of this, and said with some frustration: "It seems that I have to bring out a few qualified apprentices as much as possible, otherwise I will never be able to get out of this confinement." One of the reasons I came here with you was because I didn't want to be stuck in the hospital, and I didn't want to come here and repeat my life all the time. ”

In the evening of the same day, the person in charge of Haihan's office in Quanzhou also rushed to Quanzhou Port to report to the chief who came here for the first time on the recent work and the situation in Quanzhou. The person in charge of the Quanzhou office is also a naturalized cadre, and he is also a native of Fujian -- Zhang Qianren, the eldest son of Zhang Tiangui, director of the Shengli Port Shipyard.

Zhang Tiangui's family was originally exiled to Guangdong from Fujian, and was recruited by Haihan from Guangdong to Shengli Port. Among Zhang Tiangui's five sons, except for the youngest son Zhang Qianzhi, who was appreciated by He Xi since he was a child and became the chief's personal attendant, the other four sons all followed Zhang Tiangui as a shipwright. However, Zhang Tiangui entered the Haihan system early, and he also has his own understanding of this social system that is different from the Ming Dynasty, he thinks that although his profession can mix well, it is a technical job after all, and if he wants future generations to get ahead, he still has to let them take another path like Zhang Qianzhi.

Therefore, at the initiative of Zhang Tiangui, Zhang Qianren, who was familiar with the customs and customs of Fujian, was sent to Quanzhou to be in charge of Haihan's local trade and foreign affairs. This is indeed a brand-new job for Zhang Qianren, who has been working as a carpenter for nearly ten years, fortunately, Haihan's local business affairs in Quanzhou are mainly based on the purchase of various industrial raw materials and the introduction of immigrants, and the large framework has long been coordinated between the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Fujian government, but there is no need for Zhang Qianren to be responsible for those foreign affairs work that is easy to blame, he just needs to do his part step by step. Although there are no bright spots in the work of the Quanzhou office, Zhang Qianren has not stabbed Haihan in the more than a year since he took office.

Zhang Qianren is no stranger to Shi Diwen and Morgan who led the Haihan warship to Quanzhou this time, when he was still working in the Shengli Port Shipyard, the North American Gang of these navigation experts are frequent visitors to the shipyard, from the "Exploration Class" to the "Expedition Class" to the latest "Majestic Class" sailing ship, they have participated in every new sailing ship manufactured by the Shengli Port Shipyard. And Zhang Qianren has also listened to their lectures on navigation knowledge more than once, and seriously speaking, the two sides still have a master-apprentice status.

After Zhang Qianren came to the study, he knelt down without waiting for the two to greet him, and gave the two of them a great gift of master and apprentice according to tradition, and then stood up and replied. Although Shi Diwen and Morgan have lived in this era for more than four years, they are still a little unacceptable to this kind of kneeling etiquette, but the two also know that Zhang Qianren just wants to pay tribute to himself, and it is not good to reprimand him again.

Shi Diwen said with a smile: "Zhang Qianren, you are also the leader of the overseas institutions now, don't kneel down at every turn, this is not the behavior that Haihan cadres should do." ”

Zhang Qianren said: "The identity of the lowly position is a Haihan cadre, and it is also a student of the two division commanders, if the public and then the private, then the lowly position has to do two salutes, it is better to do the big bow directly, and you can also save a little red tape trouble." ”

Shi Diwen couldn't laugh or cry when he heard it, so he had to compromise: "Don't bow down like this, don't do it in public, it won't have a good impact...... Well, this is an order I gave you as a division commander. ”

"Students follow the teachings. Zhang Qianren didn't argue, he just agreed, but looking at his appearance, he didn't seem to intend to obey Shi Diwen's order.

"During our visit to Fujian this time, Commissioner Ning was supposed to be in charge of commercial and foreign affairs, but because he wanted to stay in Zhangzhou to deal with some affairs, he didn't come with our fleet, so my routine report will be reviewed by me and Morgan. Shi Diwen quickly brought the topic back to business: "Let's talk about our business progress in Quanzhou first. ”

"Yes! Two written reports have been prepared, and the two chiefs are invited to look at them. Zhang Qianren came prepared, presented two hand-copied materials, and then began to explain the recent business situation to the two.

Quanzhou's local exports have always been dominated by silk fabrics and ceramics, while imports have been dominated by spices and medicines. After the establishment of commercial and trade ties between Haihan and Fujian, Quanzhou's catalogue of imported commodities has added the major item of Haihan commodities, and now the value of various industrial products produced by Haihan that are transported from Sanya to Quanzhou for sale every year has exceeded 700,000 taels of silver, in addition to being sold locally in Quanzhou, a considerable part of Haihan commodities will also be sold exclusively to Yanpingfu, Shaowufu, Jianning Mansion in the inland through guò, and even Jianchang, Fuzhou, Nanchang and other places in Jiangxi Province, which are adjacent to Fujian. Some of the goods will also be transported by sea to Fuzhou and Funing in the north, and even further north to the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

This may seem like a lot of trade, but for Fujian's local consumer market, it is far from ideal. This is not because the price of Haihan commodities is too high, and the sales volume is limited, but the main reason is that the supply of Haihan commodities is limited, and the vast majority of commodities are still in short supply.

Zhang Qianren pointed out in the written report that even if the quantity of goods supplied by Haihan doubles, there will definitely be no unsalable situation. Although it is only in the middle of the fourth year of Chongzhen, some merchants from other places have taken the initiative to pay a deposit for the next year to the Haihan Office in Quanquan in order to ensure the right of priority procurement.

In a similar situation, when the mission was in Zhangzhou, it was also mentioned by Gong Ping, who was in charge of commercial and trade affairs, that this was already a norm in Fujian. Xu Xinsu, Haihan's main partner in the local area, has almost monopolized the management rights of most Haihan products, which also makes Haihan products circulating in the market even more sought-after. However, this situation is unlikely to improve in the near future, and the Executive Committee believes that it will last at least two or three years before the production capacity explosion brought by Haihan's original accumulation to a certain extent can be expected to change this situation in the local market.

At present, Fujian can only rank third among the destinations of Haihan's export goods, followed by Guangdong and Annam. According to statistics from the Ministry of Commerce, only about 15 percent of Haihan's industrial products exported last year were sold to Fujian, and most of the export goods were used to meet the main market closer to Hainan Island.

However, the commodities purchased by Haihan locally are still mainly various industrial raw materials, and agricultural products also occupy a considerable share, especially some agricultural products produced in the north, and the prices purchased from Fujian are about one-third lower than those in Guangdong.

However, neither Shi Diwen nor Morgan are from the Ministry of Commerce, and they only know a little about the state of commerce, and most of the numbers provided by Zhang Qianren are not good or bad for a while, so they naturally cannot make any comments. They are more concerned about the progress of immigration than about the state of commerce.

"Let's talk about the recruitment of immigrants in the recent period. Finally, after Zhang Qianren finished introducing the situation in terms of business, Shi Diwen couldn't wait to change the topic.

Zhang Qianren continued: "After the establishment of the Quanzhou office, an immigration recruitment agency was set up immediately after. By the end of last year, a total of 7,351 migrants had been sent to Sanya. In the first three months of this year, 1,048 migrants have been sent to Sanya, of whom ...... are adult men."

On an average basis, Quanzhou's recruitment of migrants is probably only at the bottom of the list of foreign offices, and the number of migrants sent in the first three months of this year is not as large as the number of migrants sent in one month at the resettlement site in Lijiazhuang, Guangdong. But considering that Haihan's local influence is far less than that of Guangdong, it seems that such an effect is understandable.

Shi Diwen was obviously not satisfied with this situation, and after hearing this, he shook his head and said: "The number is too small! After calculating the number, there are only a few hundred people a month, and even the establishment of an administrative village is a bit reluctant. If it's just this level, when the work performance is inspected at the end of the year, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to report to the Ministry of Civil Affairs!"

Zhang Qianren smiled bitterly: "I also want to recruit more people, but it is not easy for people to abandon their homeland and settle in a foreign land thousands of miles away." In the past two years, the fighting in Fujian has subsided, and the number of times when Shibazhi harassed the localities has decreased considerably compared with before, and without the flow of refugees, it will be difficult to gather a large number of immigrants in a short period of time. ”

Zhang Qianren is not shirking responsibility, since Haihan implemented the strategy of military support for Fujian, the eighteen Zhi, which often disrupted the social order along the coast, has also been directly affected, the scope and frequency of activities have been greatly reduced compared with the past, and the corresponding number of victims has also decreased a lot compared with the previous years. In the absence of natural disasters, it will be much more difficult to recruit a large number of immigrants from a region, and the means of attracting hungry refugees to voluntarily sign up with white porridge from a large pot like Lijiazhuang will not work in Quanzhou.

Of course, if you have to find a way, it is not out of nowhere, such as promising good remuneration to immigrants, but this will lead to a significant increase in the cost of immigration, and such additional expenses will probably not be approved by the Executive Committee. Even if you want to spend money to recruit immigrants, the target will definitely be skilled jobs and professionals, and it will never be ordinary people recruited in batches.