Chapter 1522: Profit and Loss

If we really want to implement measures regardless of cost, Haihan is not unable to deal with these unsightly adobe fortresses, such as using mortars to launch gasoline bombs into the fortresses to conduct fire attacks. But the problem lies in the Chusangkeng Oilfield operated by Haihan in Taiwan.

The production capacity is limited, and the industrial cost of refining gasoline from crude oil remains high. The occasional combat mission is okay, but if this method is used as a regular attack method, the money burning rate will far exceed the endurance of the Executive Committee.

Qian Tiandun did not need to send a report to Sanya to apply, as he would not have been able to pass the test with Bai Kesi, who was in charge of industry.

According to Bai Kesi, the crude oil produced by the Chusangkeng Oilfield has been planned for specific uses, and the various deep-processed products refined from it are strategic reserves that cannot be easily used. If the military wants to use these resources, it is better to

Then think of other options that are more practical.

Of course, Qian Tiandun also had some other alternative combat plans, but he did not plan to use them on the battlefield immediately. Taking advantage of Geng Zhongming's time to build the fortress honestly, he did not dare to send troops to put pressure on the isthmus defense line. Haihan

Here it is time to mobilize troops from the sea to go around the enemy's rear to cause trouble.

One of the advantages of the Haihan Army lies in its strong maneuverability. The use of large-scale troop mobilization to disorient Houjin's defense focus is the next step of the battle agreed upon by Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom. No matter how powerful Geng Zhongming is, his

The troops can only hold one place, and the coastline of Houjin's occupied area extends far beyond the Jinzhou Isthmus. As long as the Haihan fleet works a little harder, it can poke a hole in the north. When the rear is in chaos, then we can

Let’s see if Huang Taiji can stand Geng Zhongming’s step-by-step, slow-paced tactics.

Although only a few senior officials in their respective camps knew about the alliance between Ming Dynasty, North Korea, and Haihan, there is no airtight wall in the world. No matter how hard Haihan's military and security departments prepare themselves, there will still be some.

Relevant news spread through other channels. For example, although Hou Jin was temporarily unable to penetrate into the officialdom of Haihan, in the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, there were many eyes and ears deployed, but the intelligence control mechanisms of these two countries did not exist.

Haihan is so strict, it is only a matter of time before information related to the alliance leaks out.

Of course, even if Hou Jin learned about the alliance of the three countries at this time, it would have been too late to react. Even North Korea, which has the weakest military strength among the three countries, is not a weakling who can be defeated by the wind.

If Hou Jin wants to organize a comprehensive offensive that can make the other side give up the alliance plan, at least tens of thousands of troops must be mobilized to participate in the battle, and it will take at least several months until this side is ready. At that time, the three-nation alliance agreement was

It is estimated that the signing has been completed long ago, and taking action against North Korea will only lead to attacks from the other two countries.

That's all for the Ming Dynasty. Later Jin wished that the Ming army could leave the pass city and take the initiative to attack, but no one could ignore the existence of the Haihan army. If the attack on North Korea might provoke a retaliatory offensive from the Haihan army, no matter whether it was the frontline leaders

Neither the generals nor Huang Taiji, who was in charge of Shengjing City, wanted to see such a situation happen.

There is not much room for Hou Jin to make a comeback. If he threatens Ming and North Korea to terminate their alliance with Haihan, it will expose his guilty side and have the opposite effect. It is better to count on the domestic opposition voices of the two countries.

, after all, not everyone can benefit from forming an alliance, and many people will even suffer from it. However, although these objective resistances exist, they are not controllable by Hou Jin, and most of them can only

We can just wait and see what happens. However, for the people involved, the impact of the Three Kingdoms Alliance led by Haihan cannot be ignored.

The team of the Minister of War, Kim Sang-heon, returned to the capital in mid-June. One day after entering the city, news of the incident had already spread from the Ministry of War through some special channels. Three days later, the verified news was sent out of the capital.

It was spread through private channels to the coastal areas south of the Yangtze River.

The reason why it was sent to the south of the Yangtze River instead of the north bordering Houjin was because the people who delivered these messages did not care so much about the changes in the northern war situation that the Ming Dynasty would face in the future. Their interests were in the south of the Yangtze River and not the north of Saibei. Haihan led

Although the alliance agreement seems to be mainly for military purposes on the surface, it actually also includes the establishment of diplomatic relations, trade and other aspects. Once the Ming Dynasty officially opens trade to Haihan, it will inevitably have a greater impact on the existing commercial system in the coastal areas.

A big impact. Those large merchants who originally relied on monopolizing Haihan products through smuggling channels will face fierce market competition. Even a few related households that have obtained regional agency rights through investment promotion activities will still be more or less affected.

If few places are affected by the decree in this regard, the profit level of cross-border trade is likely to see a significant decline.

Of course, before the imperial court officially announced it, even if this kind of news left Beijing, it would still only spread in a very small circle. Even officials at the state level may not have channels to access relevant information. And

The people who had access to these secret information during this period were almost all the top figures of the stakeholders.

The news from the capital arrived in Hangzhou at the end of June, and was delivered to the residence of He Guanzhi, the prefect of Hangzhou, after nightfall by a messenger who looked like a merchant. He Guanzhi was also shocked after confirming the content of the news. After sending the messenger, he immediately

All the masters he hired were invited to the study.

"Everyone, someone in the capital just now sent a secret report. After reading it, I felt very uneasy, so I invite you all to come over and discuss it together. However, this matter is very involved and may even affect the destiny of our country, so you must first take a solemn oath.

, please do not spread what is being discussed today out of this room, otherwise I will be punished for treason!"

He Guanzhi did not rush to announce the content of the news, but first gave a serious warning to his three masters, asking them to swear not to spread what they saw and heard today. He Guanzhi's description was not an exaggeration, and this caution was due.

meaning.

Seeing that their boss was so cautious, the three masters knew that the matter was serious, but it was definitely too late to back down at this time. They all swore a strong oath at the moment, saying that they would keep the secret and never let it out. Only then did He Guanzhi cut it off.

He Guanzhi informed them that Ming Dynasty was very likely to establish diplomatic relations with Haihan in the near future. As for the reason for this matter and why the imperial court suddenly wanted to establish diplomatic relations with Haihan, He Guanzhi did not explain in detail. The situation in Liaodong, for

It is a secret that is still unknown to most people in this country, and He Guanzhi does not want to expose too much secret information to his subordinates.

The three masters were named Li, Wang, and Dong. After hearing this, Master Li was the first to ask: "Sir, if the Ming Dynasty establishes diplomatic relations with Haihan and opens up trade, the situation in Jiangnan will definitely change! I don't know what you are worried about.

, is it the weaving business in Hangzhou?"

The weaving industry is one of the main industries of Hangzhou Prefecture. In the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court established the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau near Fengshan Gate in the south of Hangzhou. In the second year of Yongle, the office space of the Weaving Bureau was flooded and damp, so it was renamed the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau.

A new weaving bureau was built near Yongjinmen. This yamen was under the supervision of the admiral weaving eunuch and was responsible for weaving various clothing materials and making silk and imperial edicts and colorful silk ribbons for the royal family and the palace for sacrifices and awards. In addition,

In addition, because the Weaving Bureau was run by eunuchs, it also had secret privileges and could directly report money and grain, official administration, camp affairs, anti-theft, quelling chaos, recommendations, participation in impeachment, harvests, grain prices, scholar activities, etc. to the emperor.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is half a secret service agency.

The high-end products supplied to the royal family in the capital are actually only a small part of local fabric output. Tens of thousands of people in Hangzhou are engaged in textile and related upstream and downstream industries, and officials with certain powers are also willing to invest in this industry.

, even the prefect He Guanzhi was no exception.

With the help of his family members, students, and connections, He Guanzhi invested in three weaving shops in Hangzhou, specializing in the production of high-end fabrics such as silk and brocade. Today, his main sales target is the Haihan people who have never known what it means to be short of money.

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Yes, that's right. Although He Guanzhi was in a very passive situation due to the two fire cases in Hangzhou, and he was even humiliated in person by the Haihan army who came to the city. It can be said that he was a representative of local officials who swore against the Haihan people. But in the end, he

He still made a very realistic choice. After all, money is so attractive that it is difficult for him to refuse such benefits at his fingertips. After seeing that Wang Yuan, the general magistrate of Hangzhou Prefecture, made a lot of money by setting up two business houses.

After that, He Guanzhi followed suit and started a smuggling business.

Of course, He Guanzhi also understood that the Haihan people had selected the three weaving companies they controlled as procurement targets. They mainly wanted to maintain a good relationship with themselves as local officials, so they were willing to pay. Even if the goods were actually sold from these weaving companies.

The goods are not entirely produced by themselves, but are just resold through a one-time price increase. Haihan people will not hesitate because they paid 20 to 30% more money. Haihan paid a high price to buy more than just

These fabrics also provided various conveniences provided by He Guanzhi in terms of trade and immigration.

After the fire at the Hangzhou dock in early 1635, Haihan sent troops to Hangzhou Bay and forced the Zhejiang government to sign an armistice agreement, obtaining trade rights recognized by Zhejiang Province. However, this trade right was not really recognized by the court, and was not even submitted to the Zhejiang government.

The tax payment measures taken by the local government are actually just a smuggling trade recognized by the local government. But now that the imperial court has decided to establish diplomatic relations with Haihan and open up the trade rights of Haihan merchants in some coastal states of the Ming Dynasty, the nature of this is different.

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In the past, because He Guanzhi held special privileges, only his weaving shop had the right to export certain high-end fabrics. Therefore, in addition to the element of profit transfer, Haihan people could only buy certain permitted fabrics from his weaving shop.

Special fabrics for export. If trade rights are opened in the future, Haihan people can buy goods from anyone they want, but not all orders may be delivered here. Master Li was the person in charge of this matter.

Naturally, people immediately thought that the weaving business under the owner's name might be affected by the imperial decree.

He Guanzhidao: "Currently, only about 40% of the fabrics sold to the Haihan people are produced by our own weaving industry, and the other 60% are collected from other weaving houses at low prices and sold at high prices. Since then, the imperial court has liberalized trade rights, and this approach is afraid

It’s not easy to use. Haihan people are extremely smart. Once they find that other sources of goods can be freely sold, they will inevitably turn to other places to order.”

Master Li said: "It doesn't matter. After all, the government has the final say on matters in this place. When your Excellency comes, I will issue an order and limit the sales authority of these fabrics to our own weaving industry. Who dares to say otherwise?"

Character?"

Next to him, Mr. Wang objected loudly: "No! If you let me go against the imperial decree, wouldn't this give others an excuse? That Wang Tongpan has been eyeing your position for a long time. If he gets caught, he will go to Bu

The envoy has filed a complaint."

Although the general judge Wang Yuan is the third-in-command of Hangzhou Prefecture, and he is separated from He Guan by Zeng Sheng, the prefect, but it is said that Wang Yuan and Zhejiang Chief Envoy Wang Ji have a somewhat oblique relationship with each other, so if he is allowed to

After catching the handle, the chief envoy stepped forward to give him a push, and it was not impossible to seize the seat of Hangzhou prefect.

He Guanzhidao: "Wang Tongpan and the Haihan people have a history of secret communication. If there is a conflict between me and Wang Tongpan, the Haihan people might add fuel to the fire and replace them with Wang Tongpan, who is closer to them."

My position. Master Wang is right, this matter must be handled carefully and not be allowed to lie."

Master Dong, who had been silent until now, spoke up at this time: "Sir, I have heard recently that Wang Tongpan is also planning to find someone to co-open a weaving business. He thinks he is interested in the huge profits and is ready to get involved.

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He Guanzhi snorted coldly and said: "If he didn't have the support of Haihan behind him, he would have lost all his money in starting a weaving business! Do you have any ideas to stop him first?"

Master Li said: "If it is a private method, it is to find people to find bad luck in the business under his name, and to cause trouble every three days to make it impossible for him to do it. However, Wang Tong's job is to arrest all kinds of people.

Bandits, who control the prisons, will be asking for trouble if they use this old trick."

He Guanzhi said: "Stop being too pretentious and get to the point quickly."

Master Li quickly responded: "I don't dare because of my humble position. I personally think that in order to completely resolve Wang Tongpan's matter, we must first try to break the Haihan people's trust in him. If the Haihan people think that he is unreliable, then things will be easier to handle."

He Guanzhi said: "It's easier said than done. Do you have detailed plans for this matter? If you can handle this matter well, I will guarantee that you will be released as a county magistrate next year!"

Master Li's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly responded: "I am willing to try my best in this humble position!"
Chapter completed!