Chapter 1474 Investment and Development

He Li had already thought clearly about the causes and consequences on the way here. Haihan's journey of thousands of miles and hard work to capture Liaodong was definitely not for charity. The possibility of taking the initiative to return control to Ming was very slim. And even if Ming knew about Haihan, it was definitely not for charity.

The military methods implemented by the Han in Liaodong were not very likely to be used against them. Otherwise, it would have been enough to directly send troops to deal with the Jin people before. There was no need to wait for the big devil Haihan to appear and ask for trouble. So Sha Xi just said

He Li thought that what he said was just alarmist. It was unlikely that a large-scale war would break out between the two countries. In this way, the development of Liaodong was actually the next focus. Haihan would definitely try to learn from the process of running Liaodong.

Recovering the cost of military operations and attracting the injection of external capital will also be one of Haihan's business strategies.

Who does Liaodong belong to in the end? That is not something He Li is qualified to worry about. But what kind of substantial benefits Liaodong can bring to southern merchants is what He Li is bound to be concerned about. So his question does not involve it at all.

relations between the two countries, but went straight to the topic and asked Shaxi whether he could open up local trade rights.

"Boss He seems to be eager to invest here!" Sha Xi personally came out to greet these businessmen. The ultimate goal is to get them to settle here in Liaodong and use their maritime transportation capacity advantages to seek benefits for the development of Liaodong. Now

He Li jumped out on his own, which saved him a lot of saliva.

Sha Xi immediately explained to everyone: "Liaodong was a place that used to be rich in products, but after the Jin people occupied it, the various infrastructures here were severely damaged, and the fields were basically deserted. After our country took over, we only had everything

We have started from scratch, so as long as you are willing to join the development of Liaodong, we welcome friends regardless of their nationality."

While He Li nodded repeatedly, he was thinking in his mind that Mr. Sha was so slick and smooth. He always said nice things, but he didn't have any substantive content. He didn't seem to be an easy target. It's just that he was a southerner.

The businessmen who come here are not easy to fool, and I'm afraid they won't be able to pass the test just by talking about this kind of situation.

Sure enough, someone else immediately urged: "Can Sir Sha tell you in detail the details of the development of Liaodong? We can follow the rules and contribute to the reconstruction of the local area."

Sha Xi said: "Are you all so impatient? I don't think so. It's already dinner time, so let's change places and let's talk while we eat!"

Haihan's shopping mall culture is in the same vein as that of the Ming Dynasty. It has always been a common custom to talk about things at the dinner table. And it was not the first time for these southern maritime merchants to deal with Haihan people. Naturally, they understood what Sha Xi meant and followed him immediately.

When we got to the small tea shop, several more carriages were waiting outside. After everyone got on the carriages, the carriages drove directly to the nearby Lushun Fort.

Although Sha Xi came to Liaodong to rule for a short time, after he took office, he focused on the infrastructure projects in the area around Lushun Fort. The official road, which is about three miles long from Lushun Port to Lushun Fort, has been basically repaired.

Xi also arranged for workers to transplant trees one after another on both sides of the official road, and now it can be regarded as a local facade.

However, the renovation work inside Lushun Fort has not yet been completed, and most areas are still under construction. Sha Xi did not take it seriously. Instead, he used it as a talking point to introduce to the guests the scene when the Haihan Army captured this place. Although

He was not in Lushun at the time, but he generally knew that the Lushun Fort captured by Haihan was almost in ruins. Today, more than 80% of the various houses and living facilities in the fort were newly built after Haihan occupied this place.

The labor force in the entire Haihan occupied area is a scarce resource. Even if Sha Xi has great hands and eyes, he does not have the extra manpower to build banquet halls and other facilities in Lushun Fort, so the place where he entertains these southern businessmen can only be placed in the fort.

Officers' Mess. Of course, since a person of Sha Xi's level is hosting the reception, he will definitely not just serve these guests with a big pot of food. Sha Xi specifically asked his personal chef to go to the kitchen to take charge of the work and set up a table.

The standard Haihan flavor entertains everyone.

Because the fleet had arrived at Port Arthur last night, Sha Xi's chef had half a day to prepare the banquet, and it was quite decent. Although the environment was a bit simple, there was a senior official of Sha Xi's status present.

, the southern businessmen did not dare to object that the level of reception was not high enough.

The Haihan official who accompanied Sha Xi to attend this event was Liu Shang, who had been recruited by the military to Liaodong earlier, and was later sent to the rear of Lushun Fort to be responsible for logistics affairs.

For Liu Shang, he has worked on behalf of the Haihan official and Ming merchants quite a lot since he joined the company in Sanya, so he is already familiar with the business. Sha Xi asked him to come over today to participate in the reception work, so he naturally took a fancy to his ability in this area.

Work experience.

After Liu Shang came to Liaodong, he truly saw the power of Haihan's force. His stance and mentality changed more and more completely, and he began to truly put himself in the position of a Haihan official to deal with affairs and consider issues. His performance was also praised by Sha Sha.

Although in terms of administrative structure, he is still an official recruited by the military, in actual work, he has quietly become a subordinate official under the direct command of Sha Xi.

I have to say that Liu Shang's life is really good. Wherever he goes, he can meet noble people who will give him a thumbs up. When he was storytelling in Sanya, he met Jiang Han and Chang Degao, and he was lucky enough to sneak into the official Haihan organization.

He was appreciated by Yu Xiaobao by accident and took him around Hainan Island, which was equivalent to gilding his resume. After that, he jumped from the bottom of the Propaganda Department to the Youth League. After being sent to Shandong

Although he encountered some dangers in Majiazhuang, Zeng Xiaowen and Chen Yixin finally removed him from the suspect list and issued him an officially certified good person card, completely clearing his identity. After being transferred from Shandong to Liaodong, regardless of

Whether he was in the army or now transferred to the rear, Liu Shang was always at ease, quite comfortable.

Now Sha Xi is quite satisfied with his performance at work. He has even mentioned on more than one occasion that he intends to take him over from the military and stay in Lushun to focus on local development related matters. Today, he is asked to participate in the reception.

For carriers from the south, it is up to them to negotiate with them about investing in local affairs.

Of course, Sha Xi can also talk to the southern businessmen in person about these matters, but once he comes forward, there will be less room for maneuver. And if it is left to Liu Shang to handle, many things can be handled more flexibly. This way

Needless to say, Sha Xi knew Liu Shang well and maintained a tacit understanding between superiors and subordinates with him. This is one of the abilities that Sha Xi likes in Liu Shang.

Sure enough, after three rounds of drinking, an anxious businessman brought up the previous question again, wanting to know what specific investment plans and relevant rules there were in Liaodong. But this time, there was no need for Sha Xi to answer in person, Liu Shang took the initiative.

He took the question and said: "As for the investment promotion plan in Liaodong region, the leaders have a comprehensive concept. If you want to know more, Liu will give a brief introduction."

As soon as everyone heard that there was something going on, everyone put down their chopsticks and wine glasses and listened intently to Liu Shang's explanation of the matter that they were most interested in at the moment.

In fact, the formulation of the investment plan was basically Sha Xi's idea. The military generals are currently in the north directing the confrontation with the Jin Army and the project to rebuild the Jinzhou Isthmus defense line. They really don't have much thought about the development and construction of the rear.

In addition, the executive committee’s original intention was to let Sha Xilai come to Liaodong to handle development matters. In order to avoid suspicion, the military could not intervene directly, so they simply gave full power to Sha Xilai to handle it. Sha Xi knew that Liu Shang’s mouth was also quite good.

Yes, he is fully qualified to explain the work. We have communicated with him in advance and handed this task over to him.

"Since you are all carriers recruited by Haihan State, maritime transportation capacity is an inherent advantage for everyone who wants to invest and operate in Liaodong, and we will consider the projects we want to attract investment as much as possible.

At this point, make full use of the transportation capacity you have at hand.”

Liu Shang had already made a plan in his mind, and he talked to everyone: "There are many products in Liaodong that are not available in the south. As long as they can be transported to the south at a lower cost, the rest is just to make more money."

Question. The business our country plans to operate in Liaodong is generally based on this guiding ideology. This is mainly divided into two major categories, one is agriculture-related, including various plantations and farms, and the other is supporting services

categories, such as shops that provide basic necessities, food, housing and transportation to local people. You can choose the appropriate business category according to your own situation."

Someone asked Liu Shang: "I heard that the people here have been emptied by gold thieves. If we want to do these transactions, where do the hired workers come from, and to whom can the goods be sold?"

If the local population does not have a sufficient basic population, there will naturally be no consumption and circulation system, and the military alone is obviously unable to revitalize the economic situation here, so this question makes some sense.

Liu Shang's eyes touched Sha Xi's, and when he saw the other person's affirmative expression, he explained to the man: "The gold thieves indeed kidnapped all the local people, but after our country captured this place, it began to move Dongjiang Town overseas.

The soldiers and civilians have moved back in batches, and more than 10,000 people have been resettled near Lushun. What you are worried about will not become a problem that troubles everyone."

Everyone was a little surprised when they heard the news. It was an unconventional operation for Haihan to allow the Ming army from Dongjiang Town to participate in the Liaodong battle. After the war, he actually planned to move the overseas soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town back to Liaodong.

Are you really not afraid that the people in Dongjiang Town will take advantage of the opportunity and rebel?

As if he knew what everyone was thinking, Liu Shang continued to explain: "The combat troops in Dongjiang Town are currently deployed on the northern front, and their family members are stationed near Lushun. New villages are currently being built under our organization.

And began to cultivate fields and reclaim wasteland. I believe that for them, being able to regain their own homeland should be more important than rushing to distinguish which country the land they cultivate belongs to."

After hearing this, He Li also felt that what Liu Shang said made sense. He heard that the soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town had been living on deserted islands overseas for a long time. For these people, the chance of survival may even be much more important than nationality. By the way,

Coming back and regaining the lost territory for the country has been realized, at least in theory. Thinking of this, He Li suddenly realized that Haihan asked the soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town to move back to Liaodong. Part of the purpose may be to let the outside world recognize that Liaodong has returned to Liaodong.

Such a situation was under the control of the Ming Dynasty.

As for whether these soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town who returned to Liaodong will still be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and obey the instructions of the imperial court, the answer seems to be obvious. The Haihan people are so smart, how could they be stupid enough to raise tigers? There must be something that can control the Dongjiang River

He Li even thought pessimistically that the once world-famous Dongjiang Town might only have a shell left, and Haihan wanted to use this shell to

To complete the legal control of Liaodong. Maybe the Dongjiang Town troops participating in the war were actually just a certain unit of the Haihan Army that changed its banner.

Although He Li's idea was not entirely successful, it was not too far from the truth. The army participating in the war belonged to Dongjiang Town, but its training and equipment were provided by Haihan. In this new army,

Haihan's imprint is no less profound than that of Ming Dynasty.

However, this topic was quickly taken over by Liu Shang, who began to explain to them the local policies on taxes and apportionment. This was information closely related to the interests of investors, and the businessman's attention immediately skipped over the previous sensitive topics.

.While listening, everyone began to secretly figure out how to reasonably avoid taxes and increase the income from business.

Liu Shang saw the blurred eyes of these people, and he had already guessed their calculations, and was secretly amused. He had been in Haihan for a long time, and he knew very well the careful consideration of the relevant departments in Haihan when formulating these policies, and these measures were consistent with

Policies are all practical experience summed up after many years of operation in the colonies in the south. It is not so easy to find loopholes. These businessmen just invest money honestly and do business. After a few years of good business, they can definitely make a fortune.

I got it, but if someone really plans to test Haihan's bottom line, I'm afraid that if he doesn't succeed, he will lose a lot of rice.

The luncheon lasted from noon to the afternoon because of the introduction of investment promotion. Later, Sha Xi said he had official business and left first. By this time, everyone had no appetite, so Liu Shang simply ordered to withdraw.

After drinking tea at the banquet, he slowly discussed the details of the investment promotion measures with these businessmen. Although the half-day discussion did not finalize any projects on the spot, Liu Shang could also feel the investment enthusiasm of these businessmen, and he obviously did not want to miss it.

Liaodong is an undeveloped virgin land.
Chapter completed!