Philip's words immediately aroused Li Dou's interest, if it is really possible to specify the target of immigration, even if it is only a few rough screening conditions, and can ensure the scale of bringing in about 1,000 people every month, then the business is worth paying some financial price.

At present, there are three types of immigrants in Haihan, the first type is people with a certain cultural foundation, and the increasingly large Haihan official system has a large number of vacancies, and being able to read and write is often one of the basic requirements for these positions. Most of the scholars in the Ming Dynasty take the imperial examination as the direction of their lives, and the naturalization of Haihan is undoubtedly to make them give up this ideal of life, and the psychological obstacle is still very big. Although many local scholars on Hainan Island have chosen to work for Haihan, the gap is still very large compared to the number of talents needed in the area under Haihan's jurisdiction.

Of course, some people have thought about introducing literate Han Chinese from other countries, after all, many countries in East Asia during this period used Chinese characters as their official language, but due to objective reasons such as long distances and low literacy rates, the implementation effect was not ideal, and only a small number of literati were introduced from Annam. In the end, Haihan had to focus on the prisoners assigned to Yazhou by Daming, a group that not only had a high literacy rate, but also had lost their personal future in Daming, making it easier to attract them to take the initiative to choose to become naturalized Haihan.

The second group of immigrants are skilled craftsmen in various industries, and the demand gap in this area is also quite alarming. Only in the most common plasterers, carpenters, blacksmiths and other industries, Haihan currently has a shortage of more than 1,000 people. Although Haihan began to build a vocational training system a few years ago, the scale of its training is far from keeping up with the talent demand brought about by Haihan's rapid expansion. For example, the Penghu base, which has only been established for a few months, has a shortage of professional craftsmen.

After the capture of Penghu, the total number of craftsmen sent from the base camp was less than 20 people, and if it were not for the Fujian side sending a large number of people to Penghu to assist in the completion of the infrastructure project, the time for the Penghu base to be put into use would probably be delayed by at least three months. This shortage of professionals has only been slightly alleviated since the camps began to receive migrants from the north, and the local artisans have been quietly intercepted from the new immigrants during the process of registration and identification.

Although the Executive Committee is still turning a blind eye to this behavior of the Penghu base, dǐngdiǎn novel, .2≯3.↓os_(); But everyone is well aware that this interception is only a short-term measure and cannot be used in the long term. If the island of Taiwan is to be developed in the future, it is still necessary to find a way to bring in more professional craftsmen.

The third type of immigrants in short supply are all kinds of professional service personnel, such as Yahuan, who serves people with tea and water. For the traversers, the most difficult time has basically passed, and providing all the traversers with the necessary life enjoyment and personal welfare has gradually been put on the agenda, after all, the main purpose of the vast majority of people participating in the traversal is to come to this time and space to be a human being, and enjoy a good fortune. Although it is not yet the time to rank the marquis and pay homage to the prime minister, with the current economic conditions of Haihan, it is no longer too big a problem to equip all travelers with basic life service personnel.

If Philip is really able to provide these types of immigrants to Haihan for a long time, then the Executive Committee probably will not put too many obstacles to this kind of transaction, but may set aside special funds for this purpose to promote the scale of such transactions. However, Philip's identity is undoubtedly a noteworthy and sensitive diǎn, and although Li Dou is interested in what he proposes, he does not forget to figure out Philip's true purpose because of this.

"What do you want to trade terms for these immigrants in exchange for all kinds of goods we produce?"

"Yes, that's right, your glassware, porcelain, sugar, spices, liqueur...... There are many of them that are of interest to the contemptible person, and if necessary, the contemptible person can make a detailed list of alternatives. Philip replied excitedly: "You can swear by the reputation of the Philip family, and you will never lose money in the transaction." ”

Of course, Li Dou would not casually believe a foreigner who met for the first time, and he only laughed at Philip's gambling curse, and continued to ask: "Are you sure you won't propose other trading conditions?"

This time, Philip did not respond immediately after listening to the translation, but hesitated a little before speaking again: "Since the East India Company set foot in Formosa several years earlier than you, the ownership of the island should belong to the East India Company, and I hope that you will not lightly destroy the hard-won peace." ”

The Formosa that Philip refers to refers to is the island of Taiwan. The name is a transliteration of the word of wonder from the Portuguese sailors who arrived in the early mid-16th century, and was later used by Spanish and Dutch colonists. During the reign of the Dutch East India Company, Governor Anthony van Diemen, who had recently led his army to defeat the Mataran army in Batavia, also referred to the island of Taiwan as "Formosa" in the official document during his tenure.

Li Dou couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly when he heard this: "What do you want to say, you might as well say it directly." ”

"I heard that you have recently sent people into Formosa, and we consider this to be an extremely unfriendly action. I hope that you will do your best to stop this reckless behavior, which will not benefit either of us. Philip mustered up the courage to finally reveal his true purpose.

"Mr. Philip, first of all, I must point out that your statement itself contains many loopholes that are not acceptable. Li Dou's fingers tapped lightly on the table, and he thought about his words as he spoke: "Let's not mention the difference in the name of this island between our two sides, as far as I know, your current control area on the island is only about twenty miles around Dayuan Port, and the East India Company wants to use this to propose that it has control over an island that is more than seven hundred miles away from the north and south ends, will it be too reluctant?"

"No, no, no, we built a new church thirty miles from Dayuangang three months ago, because a new immigrant village has already appeared. Philip immediately spoke up to correct the inaccuracies in Lidou's words. However, he didn't seem to realize his anxious defense, but gave the other party more conclusive evidence.

"Compared to seven hundred li, is there a big difference between twenty li and thirty li?" Sure enough, Li Dou immediately seized the loophole in his words and mocked: "You just occupy a small harbor on the edge of this big island, and you want to claim sovereignty over the entire island, and you have to prohibit others from setting foot on it, this is too greedy, right?"

"This is an international practice......

Philip tried to argue strongly, but Li Dou didn't intend to let him finish his sentence: "I remember that the Anbuna Islands in the South China Sea were occupied by the Chinese hundreds of years ago, and when the East India Company seized the area more than ten years ago, no one seemed to care about any international conventions and other rules?"

"The Ambuna Islands are a special case...... Philip began to sweat beads on his forehead, he didn't expect that such a young Haihan official would be as difficult as an old fox, and every word was just right to pierce his shortcomings, and he was exhausted in a few words.

"The so-called international practice is only a code of conduct for the weak! When did your company establish a colony in the Far East ask the opinion of its original owner? Aren't they all turf forcibly seized by muskets and artillery? When you stepped on other people's faces in the past, you probably never thought that one day you would be stepped on in your own face by others, right?" Li Dou unceremoniously refuted Philip's "international practice."

Without waiting for Philip to come up with a rebuttal, Li Dou continued: "Your company has been settled in Dayuan Port for seven or eight years, and even the Fort of Geranza has not been completed, so what qualifications do you have to claim sovereignty over the whole island?"

Because the location of the island of Taiwan was too far away from Batavia, the headquarters of the East India Company, and the number of immigrants resettled by the Dutch was too small to produce enough, the port had to rely on the headquarters to provide various materials to maintain the operation of the colony for a long time, and the tight supply of materials made it impossible for the local colonial institutions to attract more foreign populations to settle in its jurisdiction. This vicious circle led to the completion of the first phase of the Fort of Geranza only a few years after the establishment of the colony of Dayuangang, which greatly slowed down the originally planned development process.

If the colony develops at a relatively normal pace, even if it cannot occupy the entire Hainan Island like the Haihan people in recent years, at least the controllable sphere of influence will not still be limited to the small area of Dayuangang. However, the slow infrastructure slowed down the development of the colony, and this situation did not seem to have brought much negative impact in the past, after all, the Dutch competitors in this area were not strong, the Portuguese and Spain were the same foreign colonists, and their influence on the island was far less than that of the Dutch, and the most powerful Ming had little interest in the island, and the only opponent was the natives on the island.

Of course, the armed Cheng dù possessed by the natives of the island was not enough to compete with the Dutch for territory. As long as the Dutch kept their feet under control and did not go deep into the mountains to provoke the warlike mountain natives, there would be no major trouble.

Not only that, but the Dutch also encircled the pirates of the Eighteen Zhi as their bodyguards, ensuring that no one in the region could challenge the authority of the East India Company - and it was not until the appearance of the Haihan that this form suddenly changed.

In July last year, the armed fleet sent by the Haihan people to help the Fujian Ming army defeated the fleet of the East India Company at Nanri Island, and the Dutch, who had never taken the Haihan as a rising hair, finally realized how big their mistake was, and this silent ethnic group that settled in the territory of the Ming Dynasty did not become parasites like the Portuguese, and its combat effectiveness was so high that the Dutch simply fell through the glasses. It was only at that time that they understood why the Portuguese would take the initiative to repair relations with the Haihan after suffering losses in Annam, and why the Fujian government would spare no effort to promote cooperation with the Haihan, and even wanted to worship the Haihan people as gods.

Less than a year later, the Eighteen Zhi, who had been defeated in successive battles, finally couldn't resist the military pressure of Haihan, and finally chose to abandon his nest and flee outside Haihan's sphere of influence. The escape of Shibazhi means that the only barrier between the island of Taiwan and the mainland has disappeared, which is equivalent to completely exposing Dayuangang to the guns of the Haihan warships. At this time, the Dutch in Dayuangang felt the real pressure, and they were worried all the time that the Haihan people would launch a surprise attack on Dayuangang. Although the first phase of the construction of the Fort of Geranza has been completed, the Dutch are also very aware that the current Fort Geranza can only deal with the backward and primitive natives, and the sparse Western counterparts, and if they want to deal with the professional army of the Haihan People's Regiment, which is extremely highly armed, it is far from enough to rely on the current Fort Geranza.

With the experience of last year's failure, Dayuangang did not dare to send an armed fleet to expel the Haihan people who occupied Penghu. The consequence of doing so will probably not be to sweep away the hidden danger of Haihan, but it is very likely to cause the evil result of setting himself on fire. The only hope was that the Haihan would strictly abide by the armistice signed last year and not take the initiative to encroach on the areas already occupied by the Dutch - and of course only in the hope that the Dutch themselves would not be convinced that such an armistice would last too long.

After all, in the process of marching into the Far East, they had signed many armistice agreements with the Portuguese, French, Spanish, and British, but small frictions and conflicts still occurred every year, and no one really let themselves be constrained by this paper agreement. In the final analysis, what everyone cares about is not how the agreement is, but whether they can defeat their opponents and obtain enough benefits.

What the Dutch had been worrying about for months finally happened recently. Through some sources, the Dutch learned that Haihan had sent a fleet to the central part of the island in October, and that a large number of armed men had landed and stayed there for several days.

What these armed men did on the ground, the Dutch did not know for the time being, but it was clear that the Haihan people did not turn a blind eye to the land around them, and they had not made any moves before, perhaps simply because they had not been prepared accordingly. And this landing is very likely to indicate that the Haihan people will make moves on this land next.